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1 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) []lauzt; sasist2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) nolauzt; atlauzt3) (to make or become unusable.) saplīst; sabrukt; saplēst; sagraut4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) lauzt (solījumu); pārkāpt (likumu)5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) pārspēt (rekordu)6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) pārtraukt (ceļojumu)7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) pārtraukt (klusumu u.tml.)8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) paziņot; pavēstīt9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) (par balsi) aizlūzt10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) mazināt; mazināties11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) (par vētru) sākties2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pārtraukums; starpbrīdis2) (a change: a break in the weather.) []maiņa3) (an opening.) sprauga; plaisa4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) gadījums; iespēja•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) viegli plīstošas lietas- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *lūzums; robs, sprauga, plaisa, caurums; izlikšanās; starpbrīdis, pārtraukums; salūzt, saplīst, sasist; lauzt; salauzt; lauzt, pārkāpt; pārtraukt; atplēst, atkorķēt, attaisīt; pavēstīt, paziņot; izputēt, bankrotēt; degradēt, atlaist; izmainīt; aust; izklīst; aizlūzt; izlauzties; iedragāt, salauzt; pārspēt; kulstīt -
2 chicken out
(to avoid doing something because of cowardice: He chickened out at the last minute.) izvairīties (aiz bailēm) -
3 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) taisnīgs; pareizs2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) pamatots3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) pelnīts•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) tieši tas/tā2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) tikpat3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) tikko4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) pašreiz; nupat5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) tieši, kad6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) tieši7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) acumirkli!8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) patiešām; tik tiešām9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) tiešām•- just now
- just then* * *taisnīgs; pelnīts; pamatots; precīzs, pareizs; tieši; nupat, tikko; tikai; tikko; tik tiešām, patiešām
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