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1 pipe dream
(an idea which can only be imagined, and which would be impossible to carry out: For most people a journey round the world is only a pipe dream.) fantāzija; nepiepildāms sapnis -
2 spout
1. verb1) (to throw out or be thrown out in a jet: Water spouted from the hole in the tank.) []šļākt; []šļākties2) (to talk or say (something) loudly and dramatically: He started to spout poetry, of all things!) deklamēt2. noun1) (the part of a kettle, teapot, jug, water-pipe etc through which the liquid it contains is poured out.) (kannas) snīpis2) (a jet or strong flow (of water etc).) strūkla* * *ūdens tekne; snīpis; strūkla; izšļākt; izšļākties; deklamēt, skandēt; ieķīlāt -
3 bowl
I 1. [bəul] noun(a wooden ball rolled along the ground in playing bowls. See also bowls below.) [] bumba2. verb1) (to play bowls.) spēlēt bumbu ripināšanu2) (to deliver or send (a ball) towards the batsman in cricket.) padot bumbu (kriketā)3) (to put (a batsman) out by hitting the wicket with the ball: Smith was bowled for eighty-five (= Smith was put out after making eighty-five runs).)•- bowler- bowling
- bowls
- bowling-alley
- bowling-green
- bowl over II [bəul] noun1) (a round, deep dish eg for mixing or serving food etc: a baking-bowl; a soup bowl.) trauks; bļoda2) (a round hollow part, especially of a tobacco pipe, a spoon etc: The bowl of this spoon is dirty.) (karotes, pīpes u.tml.) galviņa* * *bļoda, trauks; koka bumba; vāze; pokāls, kauss; ieliekums; matu žāvējamais, rezervuārs; stadions, amfiteātris; ripināt; ripot; padot bumbu -
4 pull
[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) []vilkt; []raut2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) []vilkt; []vilkt3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) airēt4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) braukt (ar automašīnu u.tml.)2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) vilkšana;2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.)3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.)•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg* * *raušana, vilkšana; rāviens, vilciens; velkme; sasprindzinājums, piepūle; pievilkšanas spēks; aukla, rokturis; malks; priekšrocība; protekcija, sakari; airēšana; bumbas atsišana, bumbas dzīšana; paraugnovilkums; raut, stiept, vilkt; raustīt; saraut, saplēst -
5 through
[Ɵru:] 1. preposition1) (into from one direction and out of in the other: The water flows through a pipe.) caur; pa2) (from side to side or end to end of: He walked (right) through the town.) caur3) (from the beginning to the end of: She read through the magazine.) viscaur; līdz galam4) (because of: He lost his job through his own stupidity.) dēļ5) (by way of: He got the job through a friend.) ar (kaut kā) palīdzību6) ((American) from... to (inclusive): I work Monday through Friday.) no... līdz2. adverb(into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end: He went straight/right through.) cauri3. adjective1) ((of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one's destination, so that one doesn't have to change (buses or trains): There isn't a through train - you'll have to change.) tiešs; tiešas satiksmes-2) (finished: Are you through yet?) pabeidzis•4. adverb(in every part: The house was furnished throughout.) pilnīgi; pavisam- soaked
- wet through
- through and through
- through with* * *tiešs; netraucēts, brīvs; izbeigts, pabeigts; cauri; caurcaurēm, pilnīgi; pa, caur; dēļ; ar ; viscaur; ieskaitot -
6 check
[ ek] 1. verb1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) pārbaudīt; kontrolēt2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) pārbaudīt3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) apstādināt; aizturēt; iegrožot2. noun1) (an act of testing or checking.) pārbaudīšana; kontrole2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) kontrole; ierobežojumi3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) šahs (spēlē)4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) rūtis (uz auduma)5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) kvīts; talons6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) rēķins (restorānā)7) ((American) a cheque.) čeks•- checked- checkbook
- check-in
- checkmate 3. verb(to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) pieteikt matu (šahā)- checkout- checkpoint
- check-up
- check in
- check out
- check up on
- check up* * *šahs; rūtains audums; rūtiņa; pēkšņa apstāšanās, kavēklis; iegrožošana, savaldīšana; kontrole; kāsītis; numurs; slēgvārsts, noslēgvārstulis; rēķins; marka; pieteikt šahu; apstādināt, aizturēt; savaldīt, iegrožot; kontrolēt; atstāt glabāšanā -
7 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) izbēgt (no ieslodzījuma)2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) izvairīties3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) piemirst; izgaist (no atmiņas)4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) (par gāzi) noplūst2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) bēgšana; izglābšanās; gāzes (noplūde)- escapism- escapist* * *bēgšana; izglābšanās; vairīšanās; noplūde; izlaide; izbēgt; izglābties; vairīties; noplūst; izgaist; izsprukt, izlauzties -
8 hydrant
(a pipe connected to the main water supply especially in a street, to which a hose can be attached in order to draw water off eg to put out a fire.) hidrants* * *hidrants -
9 puff
1. noun1) (a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust: A puff of wind moved the branches.) pūsma2) (any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects: a powder puff; ( also adjective) puff sleeves.) pūderslotiņa; (pūku) kamoliņš; kupls; krokots2. verb1) (to blow in small blasts: Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.) pūst2) (to breathe quickly, after running etc: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.) elst, elsot•- puffed- puffy
- puff pastry
- puff out
- puff up* * *pūsma; elpa; mākonis, mutulis; pūderslotiņa; nepelnīta uzslava, uzpūsta reklāma; kuplkrokojums; kārtainā mīkla; pūst; uzpūst; pūst brāzmām; uzpūst brāzmām; izgrūst mutuļus; pūderēt, pūderēties; tusnīt, elst; saslavēt, reklamēt; lepoties, piepūsties, dižoties; sacelt -
10 siphon
1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) sifons2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) sifons2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) pārsūknēt* * *sifons -
11 tube
[tju:b]1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) caurule2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) (barības) vads3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) metro4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) tūbiņa•- tubing- tubular* * *caurule; tūbiņa; metro; kamera; elektronu lampa; televizors; ievietot caurulē; piešķirt caurules formu; braukt ar metro
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