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1 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) krāsa; nokrāsa2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) krāsa; krāsviela3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) sejas krāsa4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) kolorīts2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) krāsu-3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) krāsot- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) tumšādainais- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours* * *nokrāsa, krāsa; krāsviela, krāsa; sejas krāsa; kolorīts; rase; priekšstats; tembrs; izkrāsot, nokrāsot, krāsot; iekrāsoties; nosarkt; izpušķot -
2 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) gaisma2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) apgaismojums3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) gaismas avots; uguns; liesma4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) aspekts; viedoklis2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) gaišs2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) gaišs3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) apgaismot2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) iedegt; aizdegt; iedegties; aizdegties•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) viegls2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) niecīgs; neievērojams3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) (par ēdienu) viegls4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) (par svaru) nepilns5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) viegls6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) veikls; žigls7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) nenopietns; viegls8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) niecīgs; sīks9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) (par augsni) viegls•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *apgaismojums, gaisma; gaismas avots; liesma, uguns; gaismas strēle, aile; aspekts, viedoklis; informācija, izskaidrojums, zināšanas; spējas; prāta spējas; nokāpt; aizdegt, iedegt; aizdegties, iedegties; apgaismot; gaišs; viegls; neievērojams, niecīgs; nenopietns, vieglprātīgs; viegli -
3 hazel
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4 sky-blue
adjective, noun ((of) the light blue colour of cloudless sky: She wore a sky-blue dress.) debeszila krāsa; debeszils* * *debess zilgme; debeszils -
5 tan
[tæn] 1. past tense, past participle - tanned; verb1) (to make an animal's skin into leather (by treating it with certain substances).) miecēt (ādu)2) (to (cause a person's skin to) become brown in the sun: She was tanned by the sun.) iedegt2. noun, adjective((of) a light brown colour: tan shoes.) dzeltenbrūna krāsa3. noun(suntan tanned skin: He came back from holiday with a tan.) iedegums- tanned- tanner
- tannery* * *miecmizas; tanīns; dzeltenbrūna krāsa; iedegums; cirks; miecēt; iedegt; dzeltenbrūns; tangent -
6 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ēna2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) gaismēna3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) nojume; markīze; saulessargs4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) tonis; nokrāsa5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) mazumiņš2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) aizēnot; aizsegt (no gaismas)2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) ēnot; padarīt tumšāku3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) veidot krāsu pāreju; (par krāsām) pāriet•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade* * *ēna; nianse, nokrāsa; mazumiņš; pustumsa, krēsla; markīze; abažūrs; loga aizklājs; aizsargstikls; gars; aptumšot; aizēnot; ēnot; mainīt nokrāsu; izzust; mīkstināt; nedaudz pazemināt -
7 black
[blæk] 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) melns2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) tumšs3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) netīrs4) (without milk: black coffee.) (par kafiju) melna; bez piena5) (evil: black magic.) ļauns6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) melnādains7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) krāsains2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) melnā krāsa2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) melna krāsa; melnums3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) melnādainais; krāsainais3. verb(to make black.) krāsot melnu; nomelnot- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) ierakstīt melnajā sarakstā5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) šantāža- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white* * *melna krāsa, melnums; melns tērps; melnādainais, nēģeris; melns traips; krāsot melnu; spodrināt; nomelnot; melns; melnādains, nēģeru; tumšs; bezcerīgs, drūms; dusmīgs, ļauns; netīrs -
8 green
[ɡri:n] 1. adjective1) (of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants: a green hat.) zaļš2) (not ripe: green bananas.) nenogatavojies3) (without experience: Only someone as green as you would believe a story like that.) nepieredzējis4) (looking as if one is about to be sick; very pale: He was green with envy (= very jealous).) zaļš aiz skaudības2. noun1) (the colour of grass or the leaves of plants: the green of the trees in summer.) zaļums2) (something (eg paint) green in colour: I've used up all my green.) zaļa krāsa3) (an area of grass: a village green.) maurs4) (an area of grass on a golf course with a small hole in the centre.) zāliens5) (concerned with the protection of the environment: green issues; a green political party.)•- greenish- greens
- greenfly
- greengage
- greengrocer
- greenhouse
- greenhouse effect
- the green light* * *zaļa krāsa; maurs, zāliens; lapotne; dārzeņi, zaļumi; zaļie zari; zaļoksnība, jaunība; zaļot; krāsot zaļā krāsā; piemuļķot, piekrāpt; zaļš; sazaļojis; nenogatavojies, zaļš; nepieredzējis, zaļš; zaļoksnējs, spēcīgs; veģetārs; nesadzijis, svaigs; neiebraukts; slimīgs, bāls -
9 white
1. adjective1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) balts2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) baltais; baltādains3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) bāls; nobālis4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) (par tēju, kafiju) ar pienu2. noun1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) balts; balta krāsa2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) baltais; baltādainais3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) (olas) baltums4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) (acs) baltums•- whiten- whiteness
- whitening
- whitish
- white-collar
- white elephant
- white horse
- white-hot
- white lie
- whitewash 3. verb(to cover with whitewash.) balsināt- white wine* * *balta krāsa; baltums; balta drāna, balts tērps; baltais; balts; bāls; sirms; bezkrāsains, caurspīdīgs; nevainīgs, godīgs -
10 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) tumšs2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) tumšs; patumšs3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) (par nodomu u.tml.) ļauns; slepens2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) tumsa; neziņa- darken- darkness
- keep it dark* * *tumsa; neziņa, neskaidrība; slepenība; tumša krāsa, ēna; tumšs; tumšmatains; netīrs, ļauns; slepens, neskaidrs; neizglītots; bezcerīgs, drūms; slēgts -
11 artificial
(made by man; not natural; not real: artificial flowers; Did you look at the colour in artificial light or in daylight?) mākslīgs; neīsts- artificiality
- artificial respiration* * *mākslīgs; nedabisks, mākslots, neīsts -
12 blaze
I 1. [bleiz] noun1) (a bright light or fire: A neighbour rescued her from the blaze.) liesma2) (an outburst (of anger, emotion etc): a blaze of fury.) (dusmu, kaislību u.tml.) uzliesmojums3) (a bright display: a blaze of colour.) spožums; mirdzums2. verb((of a fire, the sun) to burn, shine brightly.) liesmot; kvēlot; mirdzēt- blazingII [bleiz]* * *liesma; balts laukums; ierobojums, iezīme; spilgta gaisma; greznums, spožums, mirdzums; uzliesmojums; iezīmēt; liesmot, kvēlot; laistīties, mirdzēt -
13 bright
1) (shining with much light: bright sunshine.) spožs2) ((of a colour) strong and bold: a bright red car.) spilgts3) (cheerful: a bright smile.) līksms4) (clever: bright children.) prātīgs; atjautīgs•- brightly- brightness
- brighten* * *spilgts; spīdīgs, spožs; caurspīdīgs, dzidrs, skanīgs; prātīgs; saprātīgs; jautrs, dzīvs; spilgti, spoži -
14 fawn
I [fo:n] noun1) (a young deer.) jauns briedis2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) rūsgana krāsa; rūsgansII [fo:n] verb1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).) (par suni) luncināties2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) lišķēt; pieglaimoties* * *jauns briedis; dzeltenbrūna krāsa; luncināt asti, luncināties; pielišķēties, pieglaimoties; dzeltenbrūns -
15 mellow
['meləu] 1. adjective1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) lādzīgs2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) maigs; samtains3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) izturēts; nostāvējies; nogatavojies2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) vērst lādzīgāku; atmaigt* * *nogatavoties, nobriest; nostāvēties; kļūt labsirdīgam, atmaigt; ienācies, nogatavojies; izturēts, nostāvējies; lekns, auglīgs; samtains, sulīgs, maigs; labsirdīgs; ieskurbis, iereibis -
16 spot
[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) traips2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) plankums; punktiņš3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) pūtīte; izsitumi4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) vieta5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) neliels daudzums; šķipsniņa; drupatiņa2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) pamanīt; saskatīt2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) konstatēt; noteikt•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) apgaismot ar prožektoru2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) izcelt; izgaismot•- on the spot
- spot on* * *plankums, traips; pūtīte; lāse; vieta; grūtības; neliela porcija; raidījums, prožektors; notriept, notraipīt; notraipīties; ievērot, saskatīt; novietot; smidzināt; dot handikapu; koriģēt šaušanu; precīzi, tieši
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