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1 neither ... nor
(used to introduce alternatives which are both negative: Neither John nor David could come; He can neither read nor write.) ne... ne...* * *ne... ne -
2 neither ... nor ...
ne... ne... -
3 neither
adjective, pronoun(not the one nor the other (of two things or people): Neither window faces the sea; Neither of them could understand Italian.) neviens* * *arī ne; ne viens, ne otrs, neviens -
4 neither here nor there
(not important; not relevant: His opinion is neither here nor there.) nesvarīgs; ne šis, ne tas* * *pavisam nevietā -
5 nor
[no:](and not; neither: He did not know then what had happened, nor did he ever find out; I'm not going, nor is John.) arī ne* * *arī ne -
6 neither bite nor sup
ne ēdis, ne dzēris -
7 neither fish nor flesh
ne cepts, ne vārīts; ne šis, ne tas -
8 neither hot nor cold
ne silts ne auksts -
9 neither more nor less than
ne vairāk ne mazāk kā -
10 neither rhyme nor reason, without rhyme or reason
bez jebkādas jēgasEnglish-Latvian dictionary > neither rhyme nor reason, without rhyme or reason
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11 I am neither for nor against
neesmu nedz par to; ne pret to -
12 neuter
['nju:tə]1) (in certain languages, of the gender which is neither masculine nor feminine: a neuter noun.) nekatrs; nekatras dzimtes-2) (without sex: Worker bees are neuter, being neither male nor female.) bezdzimuma* * *nekatra dzimte; nepārejošs darbības vārds; bezdzimuma augs; kastrēts dzīvnieks; kastrēt; nekatras dzimtes, nekatrs; nepārejošs; bezdzimuma -
13 slope
[sləup] 1. noun1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) slīpums; slīpne2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) nogāze2. verb(to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) būt nolaidenam/slīpam- sloping* * *slīpums; nokalne, nogāze; šautenes stāvoklis plecā; nošķiebties, noliekties; padarīt slīpu, piešķirt slīpumu -
14 drawn
1) ((of curtains) pulled together or closed: The curtains were drawn, although it was still daylight.) (par aizkaru) aizvilkts2) ((of a game etc) neither won nor lost: a drawn match.) (par spēli) neizšķirts3) ((of a blade etc) pulled out of its sheath: a drawn sword.) (par nazi, zobenu) izvilkts4) ((of a person) strained and tired: His face was pale and drawn.) (par seju) izmocīts* * *neizšķirts; savilkts -
15 fair
I [feə] adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) gaišs; gaišmatains2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) godīgs; taisnīgs3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) skaists; jauks (par laiku)4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) diezgan labs; apmierinošs5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) vidējs; mērens6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) skaists•- fairness- fairly
- fair play II [feə] noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) atrakciju parks2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) gadatirgus3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) gadatirgus; izstāde* * *mērens, vidējs; jauks, skaidrs; diezgan labs; gaišmatains, gaišs; neaptraipīts, tīrs; laipns, pieklājīgs; daiļš, taisnīgs, godīgs, skaists; taisnīgi, godīgi; tieši; tīri, skaidri; gadatirgus, izstāde -
16 here
[hiə] 1. adverb1) ((at, in or to) this place: He's here; Come here; He lives not far from here; Here they come; Here is / Here's your lost book.) šeit; šurp2) (at this time; at this point in an argument: Here she stopped speaking to wipe her eyes; Here is where I disagree with you.) šai brīdī; te (laika nozīmē)3) (beside one: My colleague here will deal with the matter.) šeit2. interjection1) (a shout of surprise, disapproval etc: Here! what do you think you're doing?) lūk! paklau!2) (a shout used to show that one is present: Shout `Here!' when I call your name.) šeit!•- hereabout
- hereafter
- the hereafter
- hereby
- herein
- herewith
- here and there
- here goes
- here's to
- here
- there and everywhere
- here you are
- neither here nor there* * *šeit; šurp; lūk; šai brīdī, te -
17 middling
adjective (average: He's neither tall nor short, but of middling height.) vidējs, vidusmēra-* * *vidusmēra, vidējs; otrās šķiras, viduvējs; viduvēji -
18 neutral
['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) neitrāls2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) neitrāls; neizteikts3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) neitrāls2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) neitrāla valsts; neitrālas valsts pilsonis2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) neitrāls stāvoklis•- neutralize
- neutralise* * *neitrāla valsts; neitrālas valsts pilsonis; pārnesumkārbas sviras neitrālais stāvoklis; neitrāls -
19 sexless
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20 so-so
adjective (neither very good nor very bad: His health is so-so.) viduvējs; tā pa vidam; ne šis, ne tas* * *viduvējs; puslīdz
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