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1 how
1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) kā; kādā veidā2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) Kā jums patīk...?3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) kādā veidā4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) kā; How are you? Kā [] klājas?5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) kā tad tā?•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) lai arī kā- how come
- how do you do?* * *kādā veidā?, kā ; cik?; cik -
2 afford
[ə'fo:d]1) ((usually with can, could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something: I can't afford (to buy) a new car.) atļauties2) ((usually with can, could) to be able to do (something) without causing oneself trouble, difficulty etc: She can't afford to be rude to her employer no matter how rude he is to her.) atļauties* * *atļauties; sniegt, dot -
3 go to any lengths
(to do anything, no matter how extreme, dishonest, wicked etc, to achieve a particular aim: She'd go to any lengths to get herself promoted.) neapstāties nekādu šķēršļu priekšā -
4 heart
1. noun1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) sirds; sirds-2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) lietas būtība3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) sirds; dvēsele4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) drosme; drošsirdība5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) sirsniņa6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) ercens•- - hearted- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) atklāta un sirsnīga saruna- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
- with all one's heart* * *sirds; sirds, dvēsele; drošsirdība, drosme; kodols, būtība; centrālā daļa, vidiene; auglība; serdenis, serde -
5 however
1) (in spite of that: It would be nice if we had more money. However, I suppose we'll manage with what we have.) tomēr; taču2) ((also how ever) in what way; by what means: However did you get here?; However did you do that?) kā gan3) (to no matter what extent: However hard I try, I still can't do it.) lai cik; vienalga kā* * *lai cik, lai kā; taču, tomēr -
6 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) jautājums2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) jautājums; problēma3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) jautājums; uzdevums4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) šaubas5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) iespēja; varbūtība2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) []taujāt; []prašņāt2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) apšaubīt•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question* * *jautājums; problēma; šaubas; nopratināšana; spīdzināšana; izvaicāt, iztaujāt; apšaubīt; pratināt -
7 stuff
I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) []viela; materiāls2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) grabažas; nieki3) (an old word for cloth.) audums•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) piebāzt; piekraut; pārēsties2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) pildīt3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) izbāzt; izgatavot izbāzeni•- stuffing- stuff up* * *materiāls, viela; lietas, mantas; draņķis; izrīkošanās; nauda; zagta manta; heroīns, marihuāna; audums; piebāzt; izbāzt; aizbāzt; plombēt; pārbarot; pārēsties; apkrāpt; pildīt
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