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1 six of one and half a dozen of the other
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2 figure
['fiɡə, ]( American[) 'fiɡjər] 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) figūra; augums2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) (ģeometriska) figūra3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) cipars4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) zīmējums; diagramma2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) figurēt, parādīties2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) aprēķināt; iedomāties•- figuratively
- figurehead
- figure of speech
- figure out* * *augums, figūra; personība; statuja, portrets, attēls; ilustrācija, zīmējums, diagramma; cipars; aritmētika; figūra, ķermenis; retoriska figūra, trops; figūra, solis; raksts; cena; attēlot; iztēloties, iedomāties; figurēt; apzīmēt ar cipariem; aprēķināt; izrotāt ar rakstiem -
3 run
1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) skriet2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) ritēt; braukt3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) plūst; tecēt4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) darboties5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) organizēt; vadīt6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) piedalīties sacīkstēs7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) kursēt8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) tikt izrādītam9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) braukt; vadīt10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) noplukt11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) aizvest (ar mašīnu)12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) pārlaist; izbraukt (caur matiem u.tml.)13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) Man asinis sastinga dzīslās.2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) skrējiens2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) izbraukums; ceļojums; ekskursija3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) periods; posms; laiks4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) noiris valdziņš5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) rīcības/lietošanas brīvība6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) pārskrējiens7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) aploks•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) pēc kārtas- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild* * *skrējiens; reiss, brauciens; attālums; ekskursija, izbraukums; demonstrēšana; norise, gaita; darbība; periods, posms; sērija, partija; noiets, pieprasījums; vidējais līmenis; rīcības brīvība; urdziņa, strautiņš; bars; ganāmpulks; aploks; noiris valdziņš; trase, taka; rene, tekne; skriet; virzīties, iet; kursēt; plūst, tecēt; darboties; darbināt; klāties; piedalīties; tikt izrādītam; izvirzīt; aizritēt; skanēt; pakļauties; ātri izplatīties; vadīt; kļūt; izlauzties; pārvilkt, pārlaist; transportēt, aizvest; ielaist; būt spēkā; ievērt; nelegāli ievest; iedurt; liet, kausēt; kārtot; vajāt; noirt; izbalēt, noplukt; vīties -
4 slime
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5 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 -
6 squint
[skwint] 1. verb1) (to have the physical defect of having the eyes turning towards or away from each other or to cause the eyes to do this: The child squints; You squint when you look down at your nose.) šķielēt2) ((with at, up at, through etc) to look with half-shut or narrowed eyes: He squinted through the telescope.) skatīties, piemiedzot aci/piemiegtām acīm2. noun1) (a squinting position of the eyes: an eye-operation to correct her squint.) šķielēšana2) (a glance or look at something: Let me have a squint at that photograph.) acu uzmetiens; paskatīšanās3. adjective, adverb((placed etc) crookedly or not straight: Your hat is squint.) sašķiebies; šķībs* * *šķielēšana; acu uzmetiens; šķielēt; uzmest acis; piemiegt acis
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