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21 ethics
['eƟiks] 1. noun singular(the study or the science of morals.) ētika2. noun plural(rules or principles of behaviour.) ētikas principi- ethical- ethically* * *ētika -
22 graffiti
[ɡrə'fi:ti](words or drawings scratched or painted on a wall etc.) grafīti; uzraksti uz sienām* * *grafīti -
23 phonetic
[fə'netik] 1. adjective(relating to the sounds of (a) language: He's making a phonetic study of the speech of the deaf.) fonētisks2. noun singular, noun plural((a system of) symbols used to show the pronunciation of words.) fonētiski apzīmējumi* * *fonētisks -
24 regalia
[rə'ɡeiliə]1) (objects (eg the crown and sceptre) which are a sign of royalty, used eg at a coronation.) regālijas2) (any ornaments, ceremonial clothes etc which are worn as a sign of a person's importance or authority.) regālijas* * *regālijas -
25 statistics
[stə'tistiks] 1. noun plural(figures giving information about something: There were 900 deaths and 20,000 injuries on the roads last year, but the statistics for the previous year were worse.) statistika2. noun singular(the study of such figures.) statistika- statistically
- statistician* * *statistika -
26 politics
['politiks](the science or business of, or ideas about, or affairs concerning, government.) politika- politically
- politically correct
- politician
- political asylum
- political prisoner
- political science* * *politika; politiskā pārliecība; politiskas mahinācijas -
27 tactics
['tæktiks]((sometimes in singular) the art of arranging troops, warships etc during a battle, in order to win or gain an advantage over one's opponents: They planned their tactics for the election/game/meeting.) taktika- tactical- tactically
- tactician* * *taktika -
28 barracks
['bærəks](a building or buildings for housing soldiers: confined to barracks (= not allowed to leave the barracks).) kazarmas -
29 bacteria
singular - bacterium; noun plural(organisms not able to be seen except under a microscope, found in rotting matter, in air, in soil and in living bodies, some being the germs of disease: a throat infection caused by bacteria.) baktērija- bacteriological
- bacteriologist* * *baktērija -
30 family
['fæməli]plural - families; noun1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; ( also adjective) a family holiday.) ģimene; ģimenes-2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; ( also adjective) the family home.) dzimta3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) (vienas ģimenes) bērni un sieva4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) (dzīvnieku, augu) dzimta; (valodu) saime•- family tree* * *naudas pabalsts ģimenei; ģimene; dzimta, cilts; bērni; dzimta; saime; sindikāts, ģimene -
31 draughts
, (American checkers) noun1) (singular a game for two people, played on a board (a draughtboard, (American) checkerboard) exactly like a chessboard, with twenty-four discs.) dambrete2) (plural the discs.) dambretes kauliņi* * *dambrete -
32 links
[liŋks]1) (a stretch of more or less flat ground along a seashore.) kāpas2) ((often with singular verb) a golf course.) golfa laukums* * *kāpas; golfa laukums -
33 torpedo
[to:'pi:dəu] 1. plural - torpedoes; noun(an underwater missile fired at ships: an enemy torpedo.) torpēda2. verb(3rd person singular present tense torpedoes: past tense, past participle torpedoed - to attack, damage or destroy with torpedoes: The ship was torpedoed.) torpedēt* * *torpēda; petarde; profesionāls slepkava; torpedēt; iznīcināt -
34 chequers
[' ekəz]1) (singular the game of draughts.) dambrete2) (plural the pieces used in this game.) dambretes kauliņi -
35 oats
[əu ](a type of cereal plant or its grain (seeds): a field of oats; Horses eat oats.) auzas
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