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1 nearly
adverb (not far from; almost: nearly one o'clock; He has nearly finished.) gandrīz* * *gandrīz; aptuveni, apmēram; cieši, tuvu -
2 nearly related
tuvā radniecībā -
3 he hogged nearly all the caviare
viņš aprija gandrīz visu kaviāruEnglish-Latvian dictionary > he hogged nearly all the caviare
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4 I'm nearly through with the book
esmu jau gandrīz izlasījis grāmatuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > I'm nearly through with the book
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5 not nearly
nepavisam ne -
6 to be nearly interested
sevišķi interesēties -
7 pretty well
(nearly: I've pretty well finished.) gandrīz* * *gandrīz -
8 well-nigh
(nearly; almost: It was well-nigh midnight when he arrived.) gandrīz -
9 almost
['o:lməust](nearly but not quite: She is almost five years old; She almost fell under a moving car.) gandrīz* * *gandrīz -
10 approximate
[ə'proksimət](very nearly correct or accurate; not intended to be absolutely correct: Give me an approximate answer!; Can you give me an approximate price for the job?) aptuvens- approximation* * *aptuveni atbilst; tuvināt; aptuvens -
11 approximately
adverb (nearly; more or less: There will be approximately five hundred people present.) aptuveni* * *aptuveni, apmēram -
12 career
[kə'riə] 1. noun1) (a way of making a living (usually professional): a career in publishing.) karjera2) (course; progress (through life): The present government is nearly at the end of its career.) pro-gress; karjera2. verb(to move rapidly and dangerously: The brakes failed and the car careered down the hill.) drāzties* * *ātra gaita; karjera; profesija -
13 discount
1. noun(a (small) sum taken off the price of something: He gave me a discount of 20%.) atlaide2. verb(to leave aside as something not to be considered: You can discount most of what he says - it's nearly all lies!) samazināt cenu; neņemt vērā* * *atlaide; diskonts; nolaist cenu, samazināt vērtību; diskontēt; neņemt vērā -
14 extent
[-t]1) (the area or length to which something extends: The bird's wings measured 20 centimetres at their fullest extent; The garden is nearly a kilometre in extent; A vast extent of grassland.) apjoms; lielums; plašums2) (amount; degree: What is the extent of the damage?; To what extent can we trust him?) kādā mērā...?•* * *apjoms; pakāpe -
15 halve
1) (to divide (something) into two equal parts: He halved the apple.) dalīt uz pusēm2) (to make half as great as before; to reduce by half: By going away early in the year, we nearly halved the cost of our holiday.) samazināt uz pusi* * *dalīt uz pusēm; samazināt uz pusi -
16 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) gaisma2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) apgaismojums3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) gaismas avots; uguns; liesma4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) aspekts; viedoklis2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) gaišs2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) gaišs3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) apgaismot2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) iedegt; aizdegt; iedegties; aizdegties•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) viegls2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) niecīgs; neievērojams3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) (par ēdienu) viegls4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) (par svaru) nepilns5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) viegls6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) veikls; žigls7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) nenopietns; viegls8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) niecīgs; sīks9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) (par augsni) viegls•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *apgaismojums, gaisma; gaismas avots; liesma, uguns; gaismas strēle, aile; aspekts, viedoklis; informācija, izskaidrojums, zināšanas; spējas; prāta spējas; nokāpt; aizdegt, iedegt; aizdegties, iedegties; apgaismot; gaišs; viegls; neievērojams, niecīgs; nenopietns, vieglprātīgs; viegli -
17 light-year
noun (the distance light travels in a year (nearly 9.5 million million kilometres).) gaismas gads* * *gaismas gads -
18 near
[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) tuvs, netāls2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) tuvs2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) tuvu, netālu2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) tuvu, blakus3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) pie, tuvu; gandrīz4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) tuvoties- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss* * *netālu, tuvu; drīz, tuvu; tuvs; netāls, tuvējs; kreisais; skops; visīsākais, vistaisnākais; tik tikko; par mata tiesu; tuvu; ap -
19 nitrogen
(an element, a type of gas making up nearly four-fifths of the air we breathe.) slāpeklis- nitrate* * *slāpeklis -
20 nowhere near
(not nearly: We've nowhere near enough money to buy a car.) ne tuvu, nepavisam ne* * *ne tuvu; nepavisam
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