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121 steam
[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) tvaiks; garaiņi2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) tvaiks; tvaika enerģija2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) tvaikot; kūpēt2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) darboties ar tvaika enerģiju3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) tvaicēt; tvaikot•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
- under one's own steam* * *tvaiks; iztvaikošana; enerģija, spars; izlaist tvaiku; izdalīt tvaiku, tvaikot; darboties ar tvaiku; pārklāties ar tvaiku; tvaicēt; parādīt sparu -
122 sting
1. [stiŋ] noun1) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) dzelonis2) (an act of piercing with this part: Some spiders give a poisonous sting.) dzēliens3) (the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this: You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.) dzēlums2. verb1) (to wound or hurt by means of a sting: The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?) []dzelt; sadzelt2) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) grauzt; dzelt* * *dzelonis; dzēliens; kodiens; vieta; asas sāpes; spars; dzēlīgums; dzelt; iedzelt; sāpināt, mocīt; mudināt; piekrāpt -
123 subdivision
[-'viʒən]1) (subdividing or the parts resulting from doing this.) tālākiedalīšana; apakšgrupa; apakšnodaļa2) ((American) a portion of land divided up for housing etc; a zone.) mikrorajons3) ((American) a residential area on the outskirts of a city or town: professionals working from home by means of their computers and living in isolated subdivisions.) ārpilsētas dzīvojamais rajons* * *apakšgrupa -
124 surgical
['sə:‹ikəl]adjective (of, or by means of, surgery: surgical instruments; He is in need of surgical treatment.) ķirurģisks; ķirurģijas-* * *ķirurģisks -
125 surprise
1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) pārsteigums; izbrīns; pārsteiguma-2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) pārsteigt2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) pārsteigt un likt (kaut ko) darīt3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) pārsteigt; pēkšņi uzbrukt•- surprising
- surprisingly
- take by surprise* * *izbrīns; pārsteigums; radīt izbrīnu; pārsteigt; negaidīts -
126 thumbprint
noun (a mark made by pressing the thumb on to a surface, sometimes used as means of identification.) īkšķa nospiedums* * *īkšķa nospiedums -
127 trace
[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) pēdas; paliekas2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) paliekas; neliels daudzums2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) izsekot; sadzīt pēdas2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) kopēt; izzīmēt•- tracing- trace elements
- tracing-paper* * *atsaite, streņģe, vilksnis; pēdas; taciņa; neliels daudzums; pieraksts; novilkums uz pauspapīra; izsekot; skicēt; pausot, kopēt; izzīmēt, vilkt; fiksēt, reģistrēt -
128 transport
1. [træns'po:t] verb(to carry (goods, passengers etc) from one place to another: The goods were transported by air; A bus transported us from the airport to the city.) transportēt; pārvadāt2. noun(the process of transporting or being transported: road transport; My husband is using my car, so I have no (means of) transport.) transports; satiksme; satiksmes līdzeklis- transportation
- transporter* * *transports; transportlīdzekļi; sajūsma, aizrautība; katordznieks; transportēt; aizraut, sajūsmināt; izsūtīt katorgā
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