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make headway

  • 1 make headway

    (to make progress: We're not making much headway with this new scheme.) virzīties uz priekšu

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  • 2 to make headway

    progresēt

    English-Latvian dictionary > to make headway

  • 3 head

    [hed] 1. noun
    1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) galva
    2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) []prāts
    3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) apsteigt par galvas tiesu (zirgu skriešanās sacīkstēs)
    4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) galva; vadītājs; priekšnieks; galvenais-; vecākais-
    5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) (kniepadatas u.tml.) galviņa
    6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) (upes) izteka
    7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) augša; augšdaļa
    8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) galvgalis; priekšgals
    9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) spējas; saprašana
    10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) (skolas) direktors; direktore
    11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.)
    12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) zemesrags
    13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) (alus) putas (glāzē)
    2. verb
    1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) atrasties priekšgalā
    2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) vadīt
    3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) virzīties
    4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) uzrakstīt virsrakstu; izdarīt uzrakstu/atzīmi (darba sākumā)
    5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) (futbolā) atsist bumbu ar galvu
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    - - headed
    - header
    - heading
    - heads
    - headache
    - headband
    - head-dress
    - headfirst
    - headgear
    - headlamp
    - headland
    - headlight
    - headline
    - headlines
    - headlong
    - head louse
    - headmaster
    - head-on
    - headphones
    - headquarters
    - headrest
    - headscarf
    - headsquare
    - headstone
    - headstrong
    - headwind
    - above someone's head
    - go to someone's head
    - head off
    - head over heels
    - heads or tails?
    - keep one's head
    - lose one's head
    - make head or tail of
    - make headway
    - off one's head
    * * *
    galva; prāts; saprāts; priekšnieks, spējas, vadītājs, galva; augšdaļa, augša; galvgalis; priekšgals; zemesrags; izteka; lapotne; galviņa; virspuse; cirtējdaļa, griezējdaļa; putas; izaugums; narkomāns; fanātiķis, ķertais; ateja; kopskaits; hidrostatisks spiediens; atrasties priekšgalā, vadīt; virzīties; atsist bumbu ar galvu; vecākais, galvenais

    English-Latvian dictionary > head

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