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1 metre
I ['mi:tə] noun((often abbreviated m when written) the chief unit of length in the metric system, equal to 39.37 inches: This table is one metre broad.) metrs- metric- the metric system II ['mi:tə] noun((in poetry) the regular arrangement of syllables that are stressed or unstressed, long or short: The metre of this passage is typical of Shakespeare.) pantmērs- metrical* * *metrs; pantmērs -
2 solid metre
kubikmetrs -
3 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) mērs; mērinstruments2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) mērs; mērvienība3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mērs4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) pasākums5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) zināms daudzums/daļa6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takts2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) []mērīt2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) mērīt3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) novērtēt; samērot4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) būt (zināma) lieluma•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *mērs; pakāpe, robeža; mēraukla, mērogs; pasākums, līdzeklis; dalītājs; pantmērs, pēda; takts; slejas platums; slāņi; mērīt; noņemt mēru; novērtēt -
4 cubic centimetre
(abbreviation cc), metre etc (the volume of, or the volume equivalent to, a cube whose sides measure one centimetre, metre etc: This jug holds 500 cubic centimetres.) kubikcentimetrs; kubikmetrs -
5 centimetre
['sentimi:tə](a unit of length equal to one-hundredth of a metre.) centimetrs* * *centimetrs -
6 clearance
1) (the act of clearing or removing: The clearance of these trees from the front of the window will give you more light.) iztīrīšana; atbrīvošana; nojaukšana2) (the empty space between two objects: You can drive the lorry under the bridge - there's a clearance of half a metre.) sprauga3) ((a certificate) giving permission for something to be done.) nomuitojums; pārskaitījums* * *iztīrīšana, atbrīvošana; līdums, izcirtums; novēršana; nomuitošana; pārskaitījums; atstarpe -
7 draught
1) (a movement of air, especially one which causes discomfort in a room or which helps a fire to burn: We increase the heat in the furnace by increasing the draught; There's a dreadful draught in this room!)2) (a quantity of liquid drunk at once without stopping: He took a long draught of beer.) malks3) (the amount of water a ship requires to float it: a draught of half a metre.) (kuģa) iegrime•- draughts- draughty* * *vilkšana; caurvējš; loms; malks; iegrime; mikstūra -
8 equivalent
[i'kwivələnt] 1. adjective(equal in value, power, meaning etc: A metre is not quite equivalent to a yard; Would you say that `bravery' and `courage' are exactly equivalent?) ekvivalents, līdzvērtīgs2. noun(something or someone that is equivalent to something or someone else: This word has no equivalent in French.) ekvivalents; ekvivalence* * *ekvivalents; līdzvērtīgs, ekvivalents -
9 length
[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) garums; ilgums2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) gabals; atgriezums3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) (korpusa) garums•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths* * *garums; attālums; atgriezums, gabals; ilgums -
10 metric
['metrik]adjective (of the metre or metric system: Are these scales metric?) metrisks* * *metrisks -
11 millimetre
['milimi:te(r)]((American millimeter) ( abbreviation mm) a thousandth (= 1,000th) of a metre.) milimetrs* * *milimetrs -
12 scan
[skæn] 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) pētīt; vērot2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) pavirši apskatīt; pārlaist acis3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) kontrolēt ar radaru4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.) skenēt, nolasīt ar skeneri5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.) skenēt, caurskatīt6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.) būt pantmērā/ritmā2. nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.) skenēšana; caurskate; pārskats- scanner* * *vērot, pētīt; pavirši apskatīt; skandēt; skenēt; izvērst; izvērse -
13 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) tik; tādā mērā2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) tā; tādā veidā3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) tā (atsaucoties uz iepriekšminēto vārdu)4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) arī; tāpat5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') jā; pilnīgi pareizi2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.)- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *sol; tādā veidā, tā ; tādā mērā, tik; arī; apmēram; tā!, tiešām!; tāpēc, tādēļ; tātad -
14 space
[speis] 1. noun1) (a gap; an empty or uncovered place: I couldn't find a space for my car.) vieta2) (room; the absence of objects; the area available for use: Have you enough space to turn round?; Is there space for one more?) vieta; telpa3) ((often outer space) the region outside the Earth's atmosphere, in which all stars and other planets etc are situated: travellers through space.) kosmoss; kosmiskā telpa2. verb((also space out) to set (things) apart from one another: He spaced the rows of potatoes half a metre apart.) izveidot ar atstarpēm- spacing- spacious
- spaciously
- spaciousness
- space-age
- spacecraft
- spaceship
- spacesuit* * *telpa; kosmoss; platība, laukums; atstarpe, attālums; laika sprīdis; vieta; rindu skaits; intervāls; smiga; izkārtot ar atstarpēm -
15 square
[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) kvadrāts2) (something in the shape of this.) kvadrātveida priekšmets3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) laukums4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) kvadrāts, (skaitļa) otrā pakāpe2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) kvadrātveida-; taisnstūra-2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) vienāds; taisnīgs; godīgs3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) kvadrāta-; garumā un platumā4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) vecmodīgs3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) ar taisnu stūri; taisni2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) precīzi; tieši4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) veidot kvadrātu2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) nokārtot (rēķinus); nolīdzināt (parādu)3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) saskanēt; atbilst4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) kāpināt kvadrātā•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal* * *kvadrāts, taisnstūris; kvadrātveida priekšmets; skvērs, laukums; kvartāls; stūrenis, uzstūris; kvadrāts; veidot kvadrātu; nokārtot; saskaņot; saskanēt; uzpirkt, piekukuļot; izlīdzināt rezultātu; kāpināt kvadrātā; kvadrātveida, taisnstūra; paralēls; precīzs, pareizs; taisnīgs, godīgs; pamatīgs; plecīgs, drukns; vecmodīgs; taisni; godīgi -
16 m
1) (metre(s): the 800 m race.) metrs2) (million: a profit of $50m.) miljons -
17 m.
1) (metre(s): the 800 m race.) metrs2) (million: a profit of $50m.) miljons -
18 square centimetre
(often abbreviated to cm2, m2 etc when written) (an area equal to a square in which each side is one centimetre, metre etc: If the door is 3 metres high and 1.5 metres wide, its area is 4.5 square metres.) kvadrātcentimetrs; kvadrātmetrs u.tml. -
19 the metric system
(a system of weights and measures based on multiples of ten (eg 1 metre = 100 centimetres, 1 centimetre = 10 millimetres etc).) metriskā mēru sistēma
См. также в других словарях:
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Metre — Mètre Pour les articles homonymes, voir Mètre (homonymie) … Wikipédia en Français
-mètre — ♦ Élément, du gr. metrês, metros, metron, de metron « mesure » : géomètre, périmètre, baromètre, thermomètre. mètre, métrie, métrique, métro . éléments, du gr. metron, mesure, évaluation . I. ⇒ MÈTRE1, élém. formant Élém. entrant dans la constr.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
metre — me‧tre [ˈmiːtə ǁ ər] , meter written abbreviation m noun [countable] the basic unit for measuring length in the metric system: • This material is sold by the metre. * * * … Financial and business terms
metre — Adaptación gráfica propuesta para la voz francesa maître, ‘jefe de comedor de un restaurante’: «Le ocurre como al metre del gran restaurante, que parece siempre más distinguido que el más aseñorado de los comensales» (Época [Esp.] 11.8.97). Es… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
-metre — BrE meter AmE [mi:tə, mıtə US tər] suffix [in nouns] part of a metre, or a number of metres ▪ a millimetre ▪ a kilometer … Dictionary of contemporary English
metre — mettre; poser; placer ; admettre. Metre taula : mettre le couvert, mettre la table. Metem que li ague degun : admettons qu il n y ait personne. voir admetre … Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu
metre — Ⅰ. metre [1] (US meter) ► NOUN ▪ the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimetres (approx. 39.37 inches). ORIGIN French, from Greek metron measure . Ⅱ. metre [2] (US meter) … English terms dictionary
Metre — Me tre (m[=e] t[ e]r), n. See {Meter}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mètre — (Meter), die Einheit des in der Revolutionsperiode eingeführten gesammten neuen französischen Längen , Flächen u. Hohlmaßes u. in Folge davon die Grundlage des französischen Gewichts. Der M. ist nach dem Gesetz vom 10. Dec. 1799 der… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
