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1 look for
(to search for: She lost her handbag and wasted ten minutes looking for it.) meklēt -
2 to look for
meklēt; gaidīt; cerēt -
3 to look for a job
meklēt darbu -
4 to look for a needle in a haystack
meklēt adatu siena kaudzēEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to look for a needle in a haystack
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5 look
[luk] 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) skatīties; raudzīties2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) izskatīties; šķist3) (to face: The house looks west.) būt vērstam2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) skatīšanās; redzēšana2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) skatiens3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) izskats; āriene•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to* * *skatiens; izskats, izteiksme; āriene, izskats; raudzīties, skatīties; izskatīties; būt vērstam -
6 for all the world
(exactly, quite etc: What a mess you're in! You look for all the world as if you'd had an argument with an express train.) tieši tā; gluži kā -
7 look up
1) (to improve: Things have been looking up lately.) uzlaboties2) (to pay a visit to: I looked up several old friends.) apciemot3) (to search for in a book of reference: You should look the word up (in a dictionary).) uzmeklēt (vārdnīcā u.tml.)4) (to consult (a reference book): I looked up in the encyclopedia.) paskatīties (vārdnīcā u.tml.) -
8 look out
1) ((usually with for) to watch: She was looking out for him from the window.) meklēt (ar skatienu)2) (to find by searching: I've looked out these books for you.) izvēlēties; izmeklēt -
9 look forward to
(to wait with pleasure for: I am looking forward to seeing you / to the holidays.) gaidīt ar prieku -
10 look out for squalls!
esiet piesardzīgi! -
11 care for
1) (to look after (someone): The nurse will care for you.) rūpēties; gādāt2) (to be fond of: I don't care for him enough to marry him.) patikt -
12 fend for oneself
(to look after oneself: He is old enough to fend for himself.) gādāt/rūpēties par sevi -
13 things look nasty for me
mans stāvoklis kļūst draudīgs -
14 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) darīt; veikt6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) padarīt; paveikt7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) mazgāt veļu8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) derēt; pietikt9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) risināt aritmētikas uzdevumu10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) klāties; veikties11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) sakārtot12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) izturēties13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) parādīt (godu u.tml.)14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) nodarīt15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) apskatīt; aplūkot2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) sarīkojums- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with* * *blēdīšanās, krāpšana; lielas viesības; triks; darīt, veikt; sakārtot; gatavot; pakalpot; apkalpot; tēlot; pietikt, derēt; apieties, izturēties; klāties, veikties; studēt, mācīties; apskatīt, aplūkot; sadot; piemānīt -
15 search
[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) []meklēt2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) pārmeklēt; izkratīt2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) meklēšana- searcher- searching
- searchingly
- searchlight
- search party
- search warrant
- in search of* * *meklēšana; aptvarste, pārmeklēšana; izpētīšana; meklēt; aptvarstīt, pārmeklēt; pētīt; izpētīt; iespiesties -
16 refer
[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) norādīt; atsaukties (uz autoru u.tml.)2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) attiekties3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) nodot; pārsūtīt4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) konsultēties; meklēt uzziņu•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) tiesāt (sportā); būt par tiesnesi- reference book
- reference library* * *nosūtīt; attiecināt; attiekties; griezties; atsaukties; meklēt; nodot -
17 culprit
(a person responsible for something wrong, unpleasant etc: As soon as he saw the broken window he began to look for the culprit.) vainīgais; apsūdzētais* * *apsūdzētais, vainīgais -
18 initiative
[-ʃətiv]1) (a first step or move that leads the way: He took the initiative in organizing a search party to look for the girl; A move to start peace talks is sometimes called a peace initiative.) iniciatīva; ierosme2) (the ability to lead or make decisions for oneself: He is quite good at his job, but lacks initiative; My son actually went to the hairdresser's on his own initiative!) iniciatīva; ierosme* * *ierosme, iniciatīva; likumdošanas iniciatīvas tiesības -
19 hide
I 1. past tense - hid; verb(to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found: I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.) paslēpt; paslēpties2. noun(a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc.) slēpnis- hidden- hide-and-seek
- hide-out- hidingII noun(the skin of an animal: He makes coats out of animal hides; cow-hide.) (dzīvnieka) āda- hiding* * *āda; slēpnis; noglabāt, paslēpt; paslēpties -
20 quality
['kwoləti]plural - qualities; noun1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) kvalitāte; labums2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) īpašība* * *kvalitāte, labums; īpašība; tembrs; dižciltība
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