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1 put all one's eggs in one basket
(to depend entirely on the success of one scheme, plan etc: You should apply for more than one job - don't put all your eggs in one basket.) likt visu uz vienas kārtsEnglish-Latvian dictionary > put all one's eggs in one basket
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2 beyond one's means
(too expensive(ly): A painting by Picasso is beyond my means; He lives well beyond his means (= he spends more money than he earns).) pāri kāda līdzekļiem -
3 come out of one's shell
(to become more confident and less shy.) izlīst no savas čaulas; atmest kautrību/atturību -
4 cut one's losses
(to decide to spend no more money, effort etc on something which is proving unprofitable.) pārtraukt (zaudējumus nesošu darbību) -
5 go out of one's way
(to do more than is really necessary: He went out of his way to help us.) pārcensties; līst no ādas ārā -
6 raise one's voice
(to speak more loudly than normal especially in anger: I don't want to have to raise my voice to you again.) pacelt balsi; iebilst -
7 teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) olai mācīt vistuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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8 this book is more interesting than that one
šī grāmata ir interesantāka par toEnglish-Latvian dictionary > this book is more interesting than that one
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9 to bite off more than one can chew
ķerties pie tā, kas nav pa spēkam; celt vairāk, nekā spēj nestEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to bite off more than one can chew
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10 partner
1. noun1) (a person who shares the ownership of a business etc with one or more others: She was made a partner in the firm.) partneris, kompanjons, līdzdalībnieks2) (one of two people who dance, play in a game etc together: a tennis/dancing partner.) partneris2. verb(to be a partner to (someone): He partnered his wife in the last dance.) būt par partneri/kompanjonu/līdzdalībnieku* * *kompanjons, līdzdalībnieks; partneris; draugs; būt par partneri; padarīt par partneri -
11 which
[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) kurš2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) (tas) kurš3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.) kas; kurš- which is which? - which is which* * *kāds, kurš; kas, kurš, kāds -
12 great-
[ɡreit](separated by one generation more than (an uncle, grandfather etc): A great-uncle is one's father's or mother's uncle; a great-grandchild.) vecvec-; mazmaz- -
13 bracket
['brækit] 1. noun1) ((usually in plural) marks (eg (),, etc) used to group together one or more words etc.) iekavas2) (a support for a shelf etc: The shelf fell down because the brackets were not strong enough.) kronšteins2. verb1) (to enclose (words etc) by brackets.) ieslēgt iekavās2) ((sometimes with together) to group together (similar or equal people or things).) pielīdzināt; sagrupēt•* * *atbalsts, pamats; iekava; kategorija, grupa; konsole, kronšteins; ieslēgt iekavās; pielīdzināt -
14 concerto
[kən' ə:təu]plural - concertos; noun(a piece of music written for one or more solo instruments and orchestra: a piano concerto.) koncerts (skaņdarbs)* * *koncerts -
15 raffle
['ræfl] 1. noun(a way of raising money by selling numbered tickets, one or more of which win a prize: I won this doll in a raffle; ( also adjective) raffle tickets.) loterija, izloze; loterijas-2. verb(to give as the prize in a raffle: They raffled a bottle of whisky to raise money for cancer research.) izlozēt; laimēt* * *izloze, loterija; izlozēt, laimēt; piedalīties loterijā -
16 republic
((a country with) a form of government in which there is no king or queen, the power of government, law-making etc being given to one or more elected representatives (eg a president, members of a parliament etc): The United States is a republic - the United Kingdom is not.) republika* * *republika; sabiedrības grupa -
17 roller
1) (any of a number of tube-shaped objects, or machines fitted with one or more such objects, for flattening, crushing, printing etc: a garden roller; a road-roller.) veltnis; rullis2) (a small tube-shaped object on which hair is wound to curl it.) matu rullītis3) (a small solid wheel or cylinder on which something can be rolled along.) cilindrs; spole4) (a long large wave on the sea.) banga* * *pārbaude; zāles pļaujmašīna; rullītis; banga; rotējošs cilindrs, veltnītis, rullītis -
18 scientist
noun (a person who studies one or more branches of science.) zinātnieks* * *zinātnieks; dabas zinātnieks -
19 together
[tə'ɡeðə]1) (with someone or something else; in company: They travelled together.) kopā2) (at the same time: They all arrived together.) kopā; vienlaicīgi3) (so as to be joined or united: He nailed/fitted/stuck the pieces of wood together.) cieši kopā4) (by action with one or more other people: Together we persuaded him.) kopā; kopīgi•- together with* * *nosvērts, mierīgs; kopā; viens ar otru; vienlaicīgi; nepārtraukti -
20 quoits
[koi, ]( American[) kwoi ](a game in which rings of metal, rope etc, called quoits, are thrown on to one or more small rods or hooks.) gredzenu mešana uz mērķi (spēle)
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