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1 off and on
laiku pa laikam -
2 off and on / on and off
(sometimes; occasionally: I see him off and on at the club.) šad un tad; retumis -
3 off duty
not actually working and not liable to be asked to do so: The doctor's off duty this weekend; (also adjective) (She spends her off-duty hours at home.) brīvs no darba pienākumiem -
4 keep off
1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) turēties atstatu2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) turēt atstatu; atvairīt -
5 blast off
(of rockets, spacecraft etc) to take off and start to rise (noun blast-off) (raķetes, kosmosa kuģa) pacelšanās gaisā/starts -
6 strip off
(to remove clothes or a covering from a thing or person: He stripped (his clothes) off and had a shower; The doctor stripped his bandage off.) novilkt (apģērbu); noņemt (apsēju) -
7 pass off
((of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away: By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better.) pāriet, beigties -
8 throw off
1) (to get rid of: She finally managed to throw off her cold; They were following us but we threw them off.) tikt vaļā; atbrīvoties no2) (to take off very quickly: He threw off his coat and sat down.) nomest -
9 drive off
1) (to leave or go away in a car etc: He got into a van and drove off.) aizbraukt (ar automašīnu)2) (to keep away: to drive off flies.) aizdzīt3) (in golf, to make the first stroke from the tee.) (golfa spēlē) izdarīt pirmo sitienu -
10 glance off
(to hit and bounce off to one side: The ball glanced off the edge of his bat.) viegli skart -
11 pay off
1) (to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed: Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off.) samaksāt un atlaist no darba2) (to have good results: His hard work paid off.) atmaksāties -
12 walk off with
1) (to win easily: He walked off with all the prizes at the school sports.) gūt vieglu uzvaru2) (to steal: The thieves have walked off with my best silver and china.) nočiept -
13 dry off
(to make or become completely dry: She climbed out of the swimming-pool and dried off in the sun.) nožāvēt; nožāvēties -
14 pack off
(to send away, usually quickly and without wasting time: They packed the children off to bed early.) aizsūtīt (nekavējoties) -
15 rattle off
(to say quickly and usually without any feeling or expression: The boy rattled off the poem.) nobērt (sakāmo) -
16 reel off
(to say or repeat quickly and easily, without pausing: He reeled off the list of names.) []bērt kā pupas -
17 sell off
(to sell quickly and cheaply: They're selling off their old stock.) izpārdot -
18 on and off
laiku pa laikam -
19 to pay somebody off scot and lot
samaksāt kādam pilnīgiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to pay somebody off scot and lot
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20 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) steliņģis2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) stends; kiosks•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) (par dzinēju) apstāties; iestrēgt; noslāpt2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) (par lidmašīnu) zaudēt ātrumu3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) apstādināt2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) ātruma zaudēšanaIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) vilcināties; izvairīties* * *steliņģis; stends, kiosks; kabīne; vieta parterā; vieta altāra telpā; kanoniķa amats; stāvvieta; gumijas pirksts; ogļu cirtne; ātruma zaudēšana; izvairīšanās; novietot steliņģī; iestigt; apstādināt; apstāties; izvairīties; zaudēt ātrumu
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