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  • 1 crack

    [kræk] 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) ieplaisāt; ieplīst; iesprāgt
    2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) pāršķelt; pārsist
    3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) krakšķēt; brīkšķēt
    4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) jokot
    5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) ielauzties; uzlauzt
    6) (to solve (a code).) atšifrēt
    7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) salūzt
    2. noun
    1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) ieplaisājums; plaisa
    2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) sprauga
    3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) krakšķis; brīkšķis
    4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) belziens; pļauka
    5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) joks; asprātīga piezīme
    6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol) ´sniedziņš´ (kokaīns)
    3. adjective
    (expert: a crack racing-driver.) lielisks; pirmšķirīgs
    - crackdown
    - cracker
    - crackers
    - crack a book
    - crack down on
    - crack down
    - get cracking
    - have a crack at
    - have a crack
    * * *
    blīkšķis, krakšķis, rībiens; pļauka, belziens; plaisa, sprauga; iesprāgums, ieplaisājums; aizlūzums; pirmais solis; zādzība ar ielaušanos; asprātība, joks; supernarkotika; blīkšķēt, krakšķēt; plīkšķināt; ieplaisāt, iesprēgāt; pāršķelt; aizlūzt; iebelzt; frakcionēt; ielauzties; ierasties ciemos; pirmklasīgs

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  • 2 close

    I 1. [kləus] adverb
    1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) tuvu; tuvumā
    2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) cieši
    2. adjective
    1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) tuvs, ciešs
    2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) līdzvērtīgs
    3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) stingrs; pamatīgs; detalizēts
    4) (tight: a close fit.) blīvs; cieši piegulošs
    5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) smacīgs
    6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skops
    7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) mazrunīgs; [] noslēdzies
    - closeness
    - close call/shave
    - close-set
    - close-up
    - close at hand
    - close on
    - close to
    II 1. [kləuz] verb
    1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) aizvērt; slēgt (veikalu)
    2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) beigt; beigties
    3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) noslēgt (darījumu u.c.)
    2. noun
    (a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) beigas; noslēgums
    - close up
    * * *
    noslēgums, beigas; iežogots laukums; pagalms; kadence; aizvērt, slēgt; aizvērties; beigt; beigties; noslēgt; sakļauties; aizdzīt; saslēgt; ciešs, tuvs; blīvs, saspiests; slēgts; detalizēts, pamatīgs; noslēdzies, mazrunīgs, sevī noslēdzies; skops; smacīgs; stingrs; līdzvērtīgs; grūti dabūjams; tuvumā, tuvu; cieši; apmēram, gandrīz

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  • 3 conduct

    1. verb
    1) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) vest; pavadīt
    2) (to carry or allow to flow: Most metals conduct electricity.) vadīt (siltumu, enerģiju)
    3) (to direct (an orchestra, choir etc).) diriģēt
    4) (to behave (oneself): He conducted himself well at the reception.) uzvesties
    5) (to manage or carry on (a business).) vadīt (uzņēmumu)
    2. noun
    1) (behaviour: His conduct at school was disgraceful.)
    2) (the way in which something is managed, done etc: the conduct of the affair.)
    - conduction
    - conductor
    * * *
    vadīšana; uzvešanās; komandēt, vadīt; vest, pavadīt; diriģēt; vadīt

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  • 4 ladder

    ['lædə] 1. noun
    1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) (pieslienamās) kāpnes
    2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.) noiruši valdziņi (zeķei u.tml.)
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) (par valdziņiem) noirt
    * * *
    kāpnes; uzraut; noirt

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  • 5 pass

    1. verb
    1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) iet garām; braukt garām
    2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) pasniegt (apkārt); nodot; padot
    3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) sniegties pāri (kaut kam)
    4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) aizsteigties garām; apdzīt
    5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) pavadīt (laiku)
    6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) pieņemt/atbalstīt (lēmumu u.tml.)
    7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) pasludināt (spriedumu)
    8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) pāriet; []beigties
    9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) nokārtot (eksāmenu u.tml.)
    2. noun
    1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) pāreja
    2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) caurlaide
    3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) eksāmena nokārtošana; sekmīga atzīme
    4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) piespēle
    - passing
    - passer-by
    - password
    - in passing
    - let something pass
    - let pass
    - pass as/for
    - pass away
    - pass the buck
    - pass by
    - pass off
    - pass something or someone off as
    - pass off as
    - pass on
    - pass out
    - pass over
    - pass up
    * * *
    ceļš, eja; pāreja; šaurums; caurlaide; nokārtošana; kritisks stāvoklis; uzmācība; triks; piespēle; fārvaters, tacis, kuģu ceļš; īss atvaļinājums; iet garām; šķērsot; pārvērsties, pāriet; aizritēt, paiet; mitēties, beigties; pavadīt; nokārtot, izturēt; padot, pasniegt; pārsniegt; pāriet; pieņemt; pasēt

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  • 6 passage

    ['pæsi‹]
    1) (a long narrow way through, eg a corridor through a building: There was a dark passage leading down to the river between tall buildings.) eja; gaitenis
    2) (a part of a piece of writing or music: That is my favourite passage from the Bible.) fragments; pasāža
    3) ((usually of time) the act of passing: the passage of time.) [] ritums, gaita
    4) (a journey by boat: He paid for his passage by working as a steward.) braukšanas maksa
    * * *
    brauciens, braukšana; braukšanas maksa; pāriešana, pāreja; pārlidojums; pasāža, galerija; pieņemšana; fragments; ritums, gaita; asa saruna, vārdu apmaiņa, saruna; pasāža; kanāls, vads; urīna iziešana; pagriezt sāņus; pagriezties sāņus

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  • 7 runner

    1) (a person who runs: There are five runners in this race.) skrējējs
    2) (the long narrow part on which a sledge etc moves: He polished the runners of the sledge; an ice-skate runner.) sliece
    3) (a long stem of a plant which puts down roots.) atvase; dzinums
    * * *
    skrējējs; kurjers, izsūtāmais; rikšotājs; kontrabandists; celiņš; sliece; ložņaugs; rotors

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  • 8 slip

    I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) []slīdēt
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) izslīdēt
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) pasliktināties
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) izslīdēt; paslīdēt
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) izrauties; atbrīvoties; izbēgt
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) iebāzt; ieslidināt
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) paslīdēšana
    2) (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.) kombinē
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) elliņš; stāpelis
    - 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

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