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1 main point
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2 talking-point
noun (something to talk about; a subject, especially an interesting one: Football is the main talking-point in my family.) sarunu temats -
3 centre
['sentə] 1. noun1) (the middle point, or middle of anything; the point or area farthest from the edge: the centre of a circle; the city centre.) centrs2) (a place having, or designed for, a particular activity, interest etc: a centre of industry; a shopping-centre; a sports-centre.) centrs3) (the main point (of interest etc): the centre of attention.) centrs2. verb1) (to place, or to be, at the centre.) koncentrēt; centrēt2) ((with on) to concentrate round: Her plans always centre on her child.) koncentrēties* * *centrs; centra spēlētājs; koncentrēt; koncentrēties; centrēt; piespēlēt centram -
4 red herring
1) (something that leads people away from the main point in a discussion.) maldinošs gājiens2) (a false clue or line of enquiry.) maldināšana* * *kūpināta siļķe; maldināšana -
5 base
I 1. [beis] noun1) (the foundation, support, or lowest part (of something), or the surface on which something is standing: the base of the statue; the base of the triangle; the base of the tree.) pamats; fundaments; postaments2) (the main ingredient of a mixture: This paint has oil as a base.) pamatsastāvdaļa3) (a headquarters, starting-point etc: an army base.) bāze; atbalsta punkts2. verb((often with on) to use as a foundation, starting-point etc: I base my opinion on evidence; Our group was based in Paris.) pamatot; balstīt; izmantot par atbalsta punktu- baselessII [beis] adjective(wicked or worthless: base desires.) zemisks; nekrietns- basely- baseness* * *bāze; atbalsta punkts, pamats; fundaments, pjedestāls, cokols; starta vieta, starts; saknes; likt pamatus; pamatot; nekrietns, zemisks; tāds, kas oksidējas, vienkāršs; neizkopts, piesārņots, vulgārs -
6 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) savienot; saistīt2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) savienot3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) pievienoties; iestāties4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) pievienoties; saplūst; piebiedroties5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) piebiedroties2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) savienojums; salaidums- join hands
- join in
- join up* * *savienojuma punkts, savienojums; saistīt, savienot; ieplūst, saplūst; pieslieties, pievienoties; iestāties; robežoties -
7 digress
(to wander from the point, or from the main subject in speaking or writing.) novirzīties (no temata)* * *novirzīties -
8 fork
[fo:k] 1. noun1) (an instrument with two or more pointed pieces for piercing and lifting things: We usually eat with a knife, fork and spoon.) dakšiņa; dakša; dakšas2) (the point at which a road, river etc divides into two or more branches or divisions: a fork in the river.) (ceļa, upes) sazarošanās3) (one of the branches or divisions of a road, river etc into which the road, river etc divides: Take the left fork (of the road).) (ceļa, upes) atzarojums2. verb1) ((of a road, river etc) to divide into (usually two) branches or divisions: The main road forks here.) (par ceļu, upi) sazaroties2) ((of a person or vehicle) to follow one of the branches or divisions into which a road has divided: The car forked left.) nogriezties (pa ceļa atzarojumu)3) (to lift or move with a fork: The farmer forked the hay.) celt ar dakšām; dakšot•- forked- fork-lift truck
- fork out* * *dakša, dakšiņa; sakumi, dakšas; atzarojums; dakša; kamertonis; šautra; strādāt ar dakšām; sazaroties
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