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  • 101 down

    I 1. adverb
    1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) apakšā; lejā
    2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) zemē
    3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) laikā; no... līdz
    4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) lejup
    5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)
    2. preposition
    1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) lejup
    2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) pa
    3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) pa
    3. verb
    (to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) ātri izdzert
    - downwards
    - downward
    - down-and-out
    - down-at-heel
    - downcast
    - downfall
    - downgrade
    - downhearted
    - downhill
    - downhill racing
    - downhill skiing
    - down-in-the-mouth
    - down payment
    - downpour
    - downright
    4. adjective
    He is a downright nuisance!) pilnīgs; galīgs
    - downstream
    - down-to-earth
    - downtown
    - downtown
    - down-trodden
    - be/go down with
    - down on one's luck
    - down tools
    - down with
    - get down to
    - suit someone down to the ground
    - suit down to the ground
    II noun
    (small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) dūna; pūka
    - downy
    * * *
    dūna, pūka; augstiene; pazemināšanās, pasliktināšanās; nepatika; kāpa; nomierinošs līdzeklis; noliekt; nogāzt; pieveikt; ātri izdzert; padot uz priekšu; lejupejošs; skumīgs; lejā, apakšā; uz leju, lejup; guļus, zemē; līdz galam, līdz pat; laikā no līdz; lejup pa; pa

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  • 102 dry

    1. adjective
    1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) sauss; izkaltis
    2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) sauss; neinteresants
    3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) garlaicīgs; neinteresants
    4) ((of wine) not sweet.) (par vīnu) sauss; nesaldināts
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) []slaucīt (pēc mazgāšanas); izkalst; izžūt; žāvēt
    - drier
    - dryer
    - drily
    - dryly
    - dryness
    - dry-clean
    - dry land
    - dry off
    - dry up
    * * *
    sausums; sauszeme; alkohola aizlieguma piekritējs; vītināt, kaltēt, žāvēt; slaucīt; noslaucīt; izkalst, izžūt; konservēt; apsīkt, izsīkt; izkaltis, sauss; neinteresants, sauss; nesaldināts, sauss; izslāpis; pretalkohola; dzedrs, vēss

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  • 103 dumpy

    (short and thick or fat: a dumpy little woman.) drukns
    * * *
    drukns

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  • 104 effect

    [i'fekt] 1. noun
    1) (a result or consequence: He is suffering from the effects of over-eating; His discovery had little effect at first.) sekas; rezultāts; ietekme
    2) (an impression given or produced: The speech did not have much effect (on them); a pleasing effect.) efekts; iespaids
    2. verb
    (to make happen; to bring about: He tried to effect a reconciliation between his parents.) panākt; realizēt
    - effectively
    - effects
    - effectual
    - come into effect
    - for effect
    - in effect
    - put into effect
    - take effect
    * * *
    rezultāts, sekas; iedarbība, ietekme; efekts, iespaids; nolūks, mērķis; ražošanas jauda, ražotspēja; izpildīt, realizēt

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  • 105 feeling

    1) (power and ability to feel: I have no feeling in my little finger.) sajūta
    2) (something that one feels physically: a feeling of great pain.) sajūta
    3) ((usually in plural) something that one feels in one's mind: His angry words hurt my feelings; a feeling of happiness.) jūtas; emocijas
    4) (an impression or belief: I have a feeling that the work is too hard.) nojauta; izjūta
    5) (affection: He has no feeling for her now.) līdzjūtība; simpātijas
    6) (emotion: He spoke with great feeling.) satraukums; uzbudinājums
    * * *
    sajūta; emocijas, jūtas; simpātijas, līdzjūtība; uzbudinājums, satraukums; gaisotne, noskaņojums; izjūta, izpratne; nojauta; jūtīgs; izjusts; līdzjūtīgs

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  • 106 filch

    [fil ]
    (to steal something, especially of little value: Who has filched my pen?) nočiept
    * * *
    nozagt, nočiept

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  • 107 formality

    [-'mæ-]
    1) (something which is done for appearance but has little meaning: The chairman's speech was only a formality.) formalitāte
    2) (unrelaxed correctness of behaviour: His formality made him appear unfriendly.) formāla izturēšanās
    * * *
    formalitāšu ievērošana; formalitāte; formāla attieksme, formālisms

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  • 108 glare

    [ɡleə] 1. verb
    1) (to stare fiercely and angrily: She glared at the little boy.) nikni skatīties
    2) (to shine very brightly, usually to an unpleasant extent: The sun glared down on us as we crossed the desert.) žilbināt
    2. noun
    1) (a fierce or angry look: a glare of displeasure.) nikns skatiens
    2) (unpleasantly bright light: the glare of the sun.) žilbinoša gaisma
    - glaringly
    * * *
    spilgta gaisma; nikns skatiens; žilbināt; nikni raudzīties

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  • 109 glib

    [ɡlib]
    1) (speaking persuasively but usually without sincerity: The salesman was a very glib talker.) (par valodu, runātāju) veikls
    2) ((of a reply etc) quick and ready, but showing little thought: glib excuses.) (par atbildi u.tml.) ātrs; veikls; paviršs
    * * *
    veikls; ticams, pieklājīgs

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  • 110 glow

    [ɡləu] 1. verb
    1) (to give out heat or light without any flame: The coal was glowing in the fire.) kvēlot
    2) (to have red cheeks because of heat, cold, emotion etc: The little boy glowed with pride.) (par vaigiem) degt; kvēlot
    2. noun
    (the state of glowing: the glow of the coal in the fire.) kvēle; kvēlošana; (vaigu) sārtums; (krāsu) spilgtums
    - glow-worm
    * * *
    svelme, kvēle; blāzma; spilgtums; sārtums; dedzīgums; blāzmot, kvēlot; degt, kvēlot; just patīkamu siltumu; starot

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  • 111 grace

    [ɡreis] 1. noun
    1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) grācija; pievilcība
    2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) pieklājība; takts
    3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) [] lūgšana
    4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) pagarinājums
    5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) augstība; gaišība
    6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) žēlastība
    - gracefully
    - gracefulness
    - gracious
    2. interjection
    (an exclamation of surprise.) ak vai! ak Dievs!
    - graciousness
    - with a good/bad grace
    - with good/bad grace
    * * *
    grācija, pievilcība; pievilcīgas īpašības, piemīlība; vēlība, labvēlība; pieklājība, laipnība; žēlastība, žēlsirdība; galda lūgšana; gaišība, augstība; atļauja; pagarinājums, atvieglojums; fioritūra; rotāt; apbalvot, apveltīt; pagodināt

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  • 112 grubby

    (dirty: a grubby little boy.) netīrs
    * * *
    netīrs, nevīžīgs

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  • 113 grudge

    1. verb
    1) (to be unwilling to do, give etc; to do, give etc unwillingly: I grudge wasting time on this, but I suppose I'll have to do it; She grudges the dog even the little food she gives it.)
    2) (to feel resentment against (someone) for: I grudge him his success.) skaust
    2. noun
    (a feeling of anger etc: He has a grudge against me.) nenovīdība
    - grudgingly
    * * *
    nenovīdība, nepatika; nenovēlēt, noskaust

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  • 114 heart

    1. noun
    1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) sirds; sirds-
    2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) lietas būtība
    3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) sirds; dvēsele
    4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) drosme; drošsirdība
    5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) sirsniņa
    6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) ercens
    - hearten
    - heartless
    - heartlessly
    - heartlessness
    - hearts
    - hearty
    - heartily
    - heartiness
    - heartache
    - heart attack
    - heartbeat
    - heartbreak
    - heartbroken
    - heartburn
    - heart failure
    - heartfelt
    - heart-to-heart
    2. noun
    (an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) atklāta un sirsnīga saruna
    - at heart
    - break someone's heart
    - by heart
    - from the bottom of one's heart
    - have a change of heart
    - have a heart!
    - have at heart
    - heart and soul
    - lose heart
    - not have the heart to
    - set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
    - take heart
    - take to heart
    - to one's heart's content
    - with all one's heart
    * * *
    sirds; sirds, dvēsele; drošsirdība, drosme; kodols, būtība; centrālā daļa, vidiene; auglība; serdenis, serde

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  • 115 heavy

    ['hevi]
    1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) smags
    2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) smags
    3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) stiprs; spēcīgs; (par cenu, nodokļiem) augsts
    4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) (par smēķētāju, dzērāju) kaislīgs; liels
    5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) drūms; apmācies
    6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) grūti saprotams
    7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) (par ēdienu) grūti gremojams
    8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) (par kustībām) smags; neveikls
    - heaviness
    - heavy-duty
    - heavy industry
    - heavyweight
    - heavy going
    - a heavy heart
    - make heavy weather of
    * * *
    biezs, trekns krējums; resnule; liels vilnis, banga; liels vīrs; smags; liels, smags; intensīvs, stiprs, spēcīgs; grūts, smags; kupls, biezs; bagātīgs; smags, neveikls; nomācošs, drūms; bargs, stingrs; nelikumīgs, netīrs; nopietns, svarīgs

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  • 116 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) turēt
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) []turēt
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) []turēt
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) izturēt (smagumu)
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) paturēt
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) ietvert; saturēt
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) notikt; noturēt
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) būt []; turēties
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) strādāt []
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) domāt; uzskatīt
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) būt spēkā
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) turēt kādu pie vārda
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) aizstāvēt
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aizturēt
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) saistīt (kāda uzmanību)
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) turēt kādu (noteiktā emocionālā stāvoklī)
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) svinēt
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) būt īpašniekam
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) (par laiku) pieturēties
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) gaidīt (nenoliekot telefona klausuli)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) izturēt
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) []glabāt
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) (par nākotni) būt padomā; nest
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) turēšana; satveršana
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) ietekme; vara
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) tvēriens
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with
    II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) (kuģa) kravas telpas
    * * *
    kravas telpas; tvēriens; ietekme, vara; osa, tveramais; pauze; aizkavēšanās pirms palaišanas; turēt; aizturēt, apvaldīt; ietvert, saturēt; būt īpašniekam, pārvaldīt; noturēt, organizēt; uzskatīt, domāt; būt spēkā; pieturēties; saistīt; ieturēt kursu; izturēt; svinēt

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  • 117 horror

    ['horə]
    1) (great fear or dislike: She has a horror of spiders; She looked at me in horror.) šausmas; riebums; pretīgums
    2) (a disagreeable person or thing: Her little boy is an absolute horror.) briesmonis
    - horribleness
    - horribly
    - horrid
    - horrific
    - horrify
    - horrifying
    * * *
    šausmas; riebums, pretīgums; baiļu lēkme, nomāktība, grūtsirdība

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  • 118 husband

    1. noun
    (a man to whom a woman is married.) vīrs; laulāts draugs
    2. verb
    (to spend or use carefully, a little at a time: He needs to husband his strength.) saglabāt
    * * *
    laulātais draugs, vīrs

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  • 119 ignorant

    ['iɡnərənt]
    1) (knowing very little: He's really very ignorant - he ought to read more; I'm ignorant about money matters.) neizglītots
    2) ((with of) unaware: He continued on his way, ignorant of the dangers which lay ahead.) nezinošs; nekompetents
    - ignorance
    * * *
    neizglītots; nekompetents, nezinošs; neaudzināts, rupjš

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  • 120 illiterate

    [i'litərət]
    1) (unable to read and write.) analfabētisks
    2) (having little or no education.) neizglītots
    * * *
    analfabēts; neizglītots cilvēks; analfabētisks; neizglītots

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