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1 I would not touch him with a barge-pole
man pat riebjas skatīties uz viņuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > I would not touch him with a barge-pole
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2 touch-me-not
svētulis; aizliegts temats; sprigane -
3 out of touch (with)
1) (not in communication (with).) nekontaktēt; nebūt saskarē2) (not sympathetic or understanding (towards): Older people sometimes seem out of touch with the modern world.) neizprotošs -
4 out of touch (with)
1) (not in communication (with).) nekontaktēt; nebūt saskarē2) (not sympathetic or understanding (towards): Older people sometimes seem out of touch with the modern world.) neizprotošs -
5 hands off!
(do not touch!) neaiztikt!* * *rokas nost! -
6 soft
[soft]1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) mīksts2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) maigs; glāsmains3) (not loud: a soft voice.) maigs; liegs4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) maigs; mierīgs5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) nepietiekami stingrs6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) bezalkoholisks7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) bailīgs•- softly- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
- have a soft spot for* * *vientiesis; mīksts; liegs, maigs; kluss; mierīgs; neizteikts, neskaidrs; atsaucīgs, līdzjūtīgs; silts, maigs; gļēvs; vājš; pamuļķīgs, vientiesīgs; bezalkoholisks; viegls; palatalizēts; lokans; mīksti; maigi; klusi; klusu!; lēnām! -
7 insensitive
[in'sensətiv]( with to)1) (not noticing or not sympathetic towards (eg others' feelings): He was insensitive to her grief.) nejūtīgs2) ((with to) not feeling or not reacting to (touch, light etc): The dentist's injection numbed the nerves and made the tooth insensitive to the drill.) nejūtīgs•* * *nejutīgs; nejūtīgs, vienaldzīgs -
8 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) sasniegt; nonākt2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) aizsniegt3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) []sniegties; izstiept roku4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) []dabūt; sazināties5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) stiepties; plesties2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) (neliels) attālums; sasniedzamība2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) izstieptas rokas attālums/sasniedzamība3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) lejtece* * *sasniedzamība; redzesloks; izstiepšana; platība, izplatījums; rīstīties; izstiept; aizsniegt; sasniegt; pasniegt; sniegties; stiepties, plesties; sazināties -
9 coarse
[ko:s]1) (rough in texture or to touch; not fine: This coat is made of coarse material.) raupjš; neapstrādāts2) (rude, vulgar or unrefined: coarse jokes.) rupjš; vulgārs; piedauzīgs•- coarsely- coarseness
- coarsen* * *rupjš; raupjš; zemas kvalitātes; vulgārs -
10 handle
['hændl] 1. noun(the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped: I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.) rokturis; kāts; spals2. verb1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) ņemt/turēt rokās2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) izturēties3) (to buy or sell; to deal in: I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.) tirgot4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) apieties; rīkoties•- - handled- handler
- handlebars* * *kāts, rokturis, spals; ņemt rokās; apieties, rīkoties; izturēties; regulēt, vadīt; traktēt, aplūkot; tirgot -
11 harden
verb (to make or become hard: Don't touch the toffee till it hardens; Try not to harden your heart against him.) sacietēt; nocietināt (sirdi)* * *padarīt cietu; kļūt cietam, sacietēt; norūdīt; norūdīties; nocietināt -
12 tap
I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) viegls klauvējiens/piesitiens2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) viegli pieklauvēt/uzsist- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) krāns2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) sākt izmantot2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) ierīkot noklausīšanās aparātu* * *krāns; uzsitiens, klauvējiens; pasitnis; spunde, tapa; šķirne; signāls gaismas nodzēšanai; vakarblāzma; bārs, bufete; naudas izspiešana; ķeza; vītņurbis; atzarojums; noklausīšanās ierīce; pieklauvēt, uzsist; ielikt tapu; ieliet; piesist papēžus; iedzīt, iesist; izņemt tapu; pārdurt; tecināt sulu; uztvert; noklausīties; izvilināt, izspiest; iegriezt iekšējo vītni; izlaist kausētu metālu
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