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1 mistake
[mi'steik] 1. past tense - mistook; verb1) ((with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another: I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.) pārskatīties; noturēt par citu2) (to make an error about: They mistook the date, and arrived two days early.) kļūdīties; pārprast2. noun(a wrong act or judgement: a spelling mistake; It was a mistake to trust him; I took your umbrella by mistake - it looks like mine.) kļūda- mistaken- mistakenly* * *kļūda, pārpratums; kļūdīties, maldīties; noturēt -
2 account for
(to give a reason for; to explain: I can account for the mistake.) atskaitīties par; izskaidrot; atbildēt par -
3 joke
[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) joks2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) joks2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) jokot2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) jokot•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke* * *joks; jokot -
4 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) []slīdēt2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) izslīdēt3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) pasliktināties4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) izslīdēt; paslīdēt5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) izrauties; atbrīvoties; izbēgt6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) iebāzt; ieslidināt2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) paslīdēšana2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) kļūda; pārskatīšanās; pārrakstīšanās u.tml.3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) kombinē4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) elliņš; stāpelis•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) strēmele* * *slīdēšana; paslīdēšana; kļūme, kļūda; kombinē; peldbikses; bērna priekšautiņš; spilvendrāna; siksnas, saites; strēmele, sloksne; kartīte, veidlapa; atvase; spraudeklis, potzars; kulises; izslīde, buksēšana; sleja; elliņš, stāpelis; slīdēt; paslīdēt; paslīdēt garām; aizsteigties, aizritēt -
5 bad
[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) slikts2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) ļauns; izvirtis3) (unpleasant: bad news.) slikts; nepatīkams4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) bojāts5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) kaitīgs6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) slims; nevesels7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) slims; nevesels8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) rupja kļūda9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) šaubīgi/ bezcerīgi []•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
- not bad
- too bad* * *ļaunums; zaudējums; slikts, ļauns; bojāts; netikls, izvirtis; slims, nevesels; stiprs, rupjš; viltots -
6 fault
[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) kļūda; vaina2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) trūkums; defekts; bojājums3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) plaisa2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) atrast kļūdu- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault* * *defekts, trūkums; vaina; kļūda; nepareiza serve; bojājums, avārija; pārtraukums; pārbaudījums; pēdu pazaudēšana; nosodīt; nepareizi servēt -
7 per
[pə:]1) (out of: We have less than one mistake per page.) uz/par (vienu vienību)2) (for each: The dinner will cost $15 per person.) vienam, katram3) (in each: six times per week.) vienā (vienībā)•- per cent* * *pa, caur; uz, par; sakarā ar, pēc -
8 seal
I 1. [si:l] noun1) (a piece of wax or other material bearing a design, attached to a document to show that it is genuine and legal.) zīmogs2) (a piece of wax etc used to seal a parcel etc.) zīmoglaka; plombe3) ((something that makes) a complete closure or covering: Paint and varnish act as protective seals for woodwork.) izolācija2. verb1) (to mark with a seal: The document was signed and sealed.) []zīmogot2) ((negative unseal) to close completely: He licked and sealed the envelope; All the air is removed from a can of food before it is sealed.) aizzīmogot; hermētiski noslēgt; izolēt3) (to settle or decide: This mistake sealed his fate.) izlemt; izšķirt•- seal of approval
- seal off
- set one's seal to II [si:l] noun(any of several types of sea animal, some furry, living partly on land.) ronis- sealskin* * *ronis; zīmogs; apstiprinājums; kotikāda; roņāda; izolācija; aizslēgs, aizvars; virzuļa gredzens; medīt roņus; apzīmogot; aizzīmogot; cieši noslēgt; apstiprināt; izšķirt, nolemt -
9 wrong
[roŋ] 1. adjective1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) nepareizs; aplams2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) kļūdījies3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) slikts; nepareizs; nosodāms4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) nepiemērots5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) Kas noticis?2. adverb(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) nepareizi; aplami3. noun(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) sliktais; ļaunais; ļaunums4. verb(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) apvainot; aizvainot; darīt pāri- wrongful- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
- in the wrong* * *netaisnība; darīt ļaunu, darīt pāri; aplams, nepareizs; maldīgs, kļūdains; aplam, nepareizi -
10 yet
[jet] 1. adverb1) (up till now: He hasn't telephoned yet; Have you finished yet?; We're not yet ready.) vēl ne2) (used for emphasis: He's made yet another mistake / yet more mistakes.) vēl3) ((with a comparative adjective) even: a yet more terrible experience.) vēl2. conjunction(but; however: He's pleasant enough, yet I don't like him.) tomēr; taču- as yet* * *vēl; jau; līdz šim; neskatoties uz to, tomēr -
11 bide one's time
(to wait for a good opportunity: I'm just biding my time until he makes a mistake.) nogaidīt; gaidīt izdevīgu brīdi -
12 blot one's copybook
(to make a bad mistake: He has really blotted his copybook by being late for the interview.) sabojāt reputāciju -
13 go wrong
1) (to go astray, badly, away from the intended plan etc: Everything has gone wrong for her in the past few years.) nesekmēties; neizdoties2) (to stop functioning properly: The machine has gone wrong - I can't get it to stop!) sabojāties3) (to make a mistake: Where did I go wrong in that sum?) kļūdīties
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