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1 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) varētu2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) iespējams, ka; (lūgumos) vai drīkstu...?3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) varētu•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) spēks; varenība- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *drīkstēt -
2 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) būtu varējis; iespējams, ka būtu...2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) būtu varējis3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) būtu varējis; bija iespējams4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') iespējams, varbūt -
3 might as well
(used to suggest that there is no good reason for not doing something: I might as well do it all at once.) tikpat labi varētu -
4 might-have-beens
neizmantotas iespējas; neveiksminieks -
5 pigs might fly
(said of something very unlikely to happen: `We might have fine weather for our holidays.' `Yes, and pigs might fly!') ja notiktu brīnums -
6 I etc might have known
((often used in annoyance) I etc ought to have known, thought, guessed etc that something was or would be the case: I might have known you would lose the key!) -
7 he came nearer that I might see him
viņš pienāca tuvāk, lai es viņu varētu saredzētEnglish-Latvian dictionary > he came nearer that I might see him
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8 he might pass in a crowd
viņš nav sliktāks par citiem -
9 I sort of felt you might come
es it kā jutu, ka jūs atnāksiet -
10 with might and main
no visa spēka -
11 may as well
(might as well.) drīkstēt/varēt tikpat labi -
12 hope
[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) cerēt2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) cerība2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) cerība3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) cerība•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes* * *cerība; cerēt -
13 anyway
adverb (nevertheless; in spite of what has been or might be said, done etc: My mother says I mustn't go but I'm going anyway; Anyway, she can't stop you.) vienalga kā; tā vai citādi* * *tā vai citādi, kaut kā; katrā gadījumā, katrā ziņā -
14 censor
['sensə] 1. noun1) (an official who examines films etc and has the power to remove any of the contents which might offend people: Part of his film has been banned by the censor.) cenzors2) (an official (eg in the army) who examines letters etc and removes information which the authorities do not wish to be made public for political reasons etc.) cenzors2. verbThis film has been censored; The soldiers' letters are censored.) cenzēt- censorship* * *cenzors; cenzēt -
15 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) auksts2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) auksts3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) vēss; nelaipns; nejūtīgs2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) aukstums2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) saaukstēšanās•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
- in cold blood* * *aukstums; saaukstēšanās; salts, auksts, vēss; nelaipns, vēss; nejūtīgs, vienaldzīgs; vājš; pilnīgi; noteikti; bez sagatavošanās -
16 conjecture
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17 contact
['kontækt] 1. noun1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) kontakts; saskare2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) sakars3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) pazīšanās; sakari4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) kontakts5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) baciļu nēsātājs6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) sakars2. verb(to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) sazināties* * *kontakts, saskare; kontakts; sakari; pieskares punkts; baciļu nesējs; nonākt saskarē; sazināties; kontakt -
18 discreet
[di'skri:t](wise, cautious and not saying anything which might cause trouble: My secretary won't let the secret out - she's very discreet.) diskrēts; piesardzīgs; apdomīgs- discretion* * *apdomīgs, piesardzīgs; diskrēts -
19 doubt
1. verb1) (to feel uncertain about, but inclined not to believe: I doubt if he'll come now; He might have a screwdriver, but I doubt it.) šaubīties2) (not to be sure of the reliability of: Sometimes I doubt your intelligence!) apšaubīt2. noun(a feeling of not being sure and sometimes of being suspicious: There is some doubt as to what happened; I have doubts about that place.) šaubas- doubtful- doubtfully
- doubtfulness
- doubtless
- beyond doubt
- in doubt
- no doubt* * *šaubas; šaubīties; apšaubīt -
20 enliven
(to make (more) lively: I tried to think of something that might enliven the class.) atdzīvināt* * *uzmundrināt, atdzīvināt
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