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life-work

  • 1 life-work

    mūža darbs

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  • 2 work

    [wə:k] 1. noun
    1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) darbs
    2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) darbs
    3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) darbs
    4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) sacerējums; ražojums; darbs
    5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) darbs; darba rezultāts
    6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) darbs; darbavieta
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) strādāt
    2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) strādāt
    3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) strādāt; darboties; darbināt
    4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) īstenoties; tikt veiktam/realizētam
    5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) ar pūlēm tikt uz priekšu
    6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) Ritenis atskrūvējās.
    7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) izstrādāt; darināt
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    - - work
    - workable
    - worker
    - works     3. noun plural
    1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mehānisms
    2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) darbi
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    - work-box
    - workbook
    - workforce
    - working class
    - working day
    - work-day
    - working hours
    - working-party
    - work-party
    - working week
    - workman
    - workmanlike
    - workmanship
    - workmate
    - workout
    - workshop
    - at work
    - get/set to work
    - go to work on
    - have one's work cut out
    - in working order
    - out of work
    - work of art
    - work off
    - work out
    - work up
    - work up to
    - work wonders
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    darbs; nodarbošanās, darbs; darbība, rīcība; sacerējums, ražojums, darbs; izšuvums, rokdarbs; putas; apstrāde; nocietinājumi; strādāt; darboties; strādināt; nostrādināt; izmantot; darbināt; iedarbināt; izrakstīt, izšūt

    English-Latvian dictionary > work

  • 3 the consummation of life's work

    mūža darbs

    English-Latvian dictionary > the consummation of life's work

  • 4 to put life into one's work

    strādāt ar sirdi un dvēseli

    English-Latvian dictionary > to put life into one's work

  • 5 retirement

    1) (the act of retiring from work: It is not long till his retirement.) pensija
    2) (a person's life after retiring from work: He's enjoying his retirement.) pensija
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    aiziešana pensijā; nošķirtība, vientulība; norakstīšana; atkāpšanās; izņemšana no apgrozības

    English-Latvian dictionary > retirement

  • 6 commute

    [kə'mju:t]
    1) (to travel regularly between two places, especially between home in the suburbs and work in the city.) regulāri braukāt
    2) (to change (a criminal sentence) for one less severe: His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.) mīkstināt (sodu)
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    aizstāt; mīkstināt; pārslēgt; komutēt; regulāri braukāt

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  • 7 curse

    [kə:s] 1. verb
    1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) nolādēt
    2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) lādēties; lamāties
    2. noun
    1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) lādēšanās; lamāšanās
    2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) lāsts; posts
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    lādēšanās, lamāšanās; lāsts; posts; mēnešreize; nolādēt; lamāties, lādēties

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  • 8 cycle

    I 1. verb
    (to go by bicycle: He cycles to work every day.) braukt ar velosipēdu
    2. noun
    (shortened form of bicycle: They bought the child a cycle for his birthday.) velosipēds
    II noun
    1) (a number of events happening one after the other in a certain order: the life-cycle of the butterfly.) cikls
    2) (a series of poems, songs etc written about one main event etc: a song cycle.) cikls
    3) ((of alternating current, radio waves etc) one complete series of changes in a regularly varying supply, signal etc.) cikls
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    - cyclically
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    cikls; cikliskums; motocikls, velosipēds; periodiski apgriezties; braukt ar velosipēdu

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  • 9 dead

    [ded] 1. adjective
    1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) miris; beigts; nedzīvs
    2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) (par mehānismu) nestrādājošs
    3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) pilnīgs
    2. adverb
    (completely: dead drunk.) pilnīgi
    - deadly 3. adverb
    (extremely: deadly dull; deadly serious.) briesmīgi; ārkārtīgi
    - dead-end
    - dead heat
    - dead language
    - deadline
    - deadlock
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    mirušie, mirušais; klusais laiks; pagalam, beigts, miris; nekustīgs, kluss; nespodrs, blāvs; monotons, drūms; izslēgts no spēles; kaut kas no ierindas izgājis; pilnīgs

    English-Latvian dictionary > dead

  • 10 frontier

    1) (a boundary between countries: We crossed the frontier; ( also adjective) a frontier town.) robeža; robežas-
    2) (the farthest area of land on which people live and work, before the country becomes wild and deserted: Many families went to make a new life on the frontier.) zemes vistālākā apgūtā teritorija
    3) (the limits or boundaries (of knowledge etc): the frontiers of scientific knowledge.) (zināšanu) robežas
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    pierobeža, robeža; pārceļotāju virzīšanās robeža; robežas

    English-Latvian dictionary > frontier

  • 11 obituary

    [ə'bitjuəri]
    plural - obituaries; noun
    (a notice (eg in a newspaper) of a person's death, often with an account of his life and work.) nekrologs
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    nekrologs; mirušo saraksts; miršanas, nāves; apbedīšanas

    English-Latvian dictionary > obituary

  • 12 pastoral

    1) (of country life: a pastoral scene.) pastorāls, lauku-
    2) (of a pastor, or his work: pastoral responsibilities.) mācītāja-
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    pastorāle; pastorāls, lauku; mācītāja

    English-Latvian dictionary > pastoral

  • 13 philosophize

    verb (to think about or discuss the nature of man, the purpose of life etc: He spends all his time philosophizing and never does any work.) filozofēt
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    filozofēt

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  • 14 positive

    ['pozətiv] 1. adjective
    1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) pozitīvs; apstiprinošs
    2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) noteikts; neapšaubāms
    3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) drošs; pārliecināts
    4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) pilnīgs; galīgs
    5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) pozitīvs; optimistisks; konstruktīvs
    6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) pamata-
    7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) pozitīvs (skaitlis)
    8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) pozitīvs
    2. noun
    1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) pozitīvs
    2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) pamatpakāpe
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    - positively
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    pamatpakāpe; pozitīvs lielums; pozitīvs; pārliecināts, drošs; kategorisks, noteikts, skaidrs; pašpārliecināts; galējs, pilnīgs; konstruktīvs

    English-Latvian dictionary > positive

  • 15 slave

    [sleiv] 1. noun
    1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) vergs
    2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) vergs
    2. verb
    (to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) vergot
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    verdzene, vergs; vergot

    English-Latvian dictionary > slave

  • 16 social

    ['səuʃəl] 1. adjective
    1) (concerning or belonging to the way of life and welfare of people in a community: social problems.) sociāls; sabiedrisks
    2) (concerning the system by which such a community is organized: social class.) sabiedrības-; sabiedrisks
    3) (living in communities: Ants are social insects.) sabiedrisks
    4) (concerning the gathering together of people for the purposes of recreation or amusement: a social club; His reasons for calling were purely social.) saviesīgs; draudzīgs
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    - socialist 2. adjective
    (of or concerning socialism: socialist policies/governments.) sociālistisks
    - socialise
    - socially
    - social work
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    sanāksme, sapulce; sarīkojums; sociāls; saviesīgs, sabiedrisks; draudzīgs; sabiedrības

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  • 17 theory

    ['Ɵiəri]
    plural - theories; noun
    1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teorija
    2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teorija
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    - theoretically
    - theorize
    - theorise
    - theorist
    * * *
    teorija; pieņēmums

    English-Latvian dictionary > theory

  • 18 philosophise

    verb (to think about or discuss the nature of man, the purpose of life etc: He spends all his time philosophizing and never does any work.) filozofēt

    English-Latvian dictionary > philosophise

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