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  • 61 chest

    I [ est] noun
    (the part of the body between the neck and waist, containing the heart and the lungs: a severe pain in his chest.) krūškurvis; krūtis
    II [ est] noun
    (a large, strong wooden or metal box: The sheets were kept in a wooden chest.) kaste; lāde
    * * *
    kaste, lāde; krūškurvis; fonds, kase

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  • 62 dive

    1. verb
    1) (to plunge headfirst into water or down through the air: He dived off a rock into the sea.) nirt
    2) (to go quickly and suddenly out of sight: She dived down a back street and into a shop.) pēkšņi nozust
    2. noun
    (an act of diving: She did a beautiful dive into the deep end of the pool.) niršana
    - diving-board
    - great diving beetle
    * * *
    niršana; iegremdēšanās, iegrimšana; pikēšana; krodziņš; nirt; ienirt; mesties lejup; iegremdēties, iegrimt; pēkšņi nozust; iebāzt, iegrūst; pikēt

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  • 63 drive

    1. past tense - drove; verb
    1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) vadīt (automašīnu)
    2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) []vest; transportēt (ar automašīnu)
    3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) dzīt; trenkt
    4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) iesist; iedzīt (naglu u.tml.); izdarīt sitienu (golfa spēlē)
    5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) darbināt
    2. noun
    1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) izbraukums (ar automašīnu)
    2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) piebraucamais ceļš
    3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) spars
    4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampaņa
    5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) sitiens (ar golfa nūju u.tml.)
    6) ((computers) a disk drive.) diskdzinis
    •
    - driver's license
    - drive-in
    - drive-through
    - driving licence
    - be driving at
    - drive off
    - drive on
    * * *
    braukšana; izbraukums; piebraucamais ceļš; dzīšana, vajāšana; uzbrukums, trieciens; dzinulis; spars; kampaņa; sitiens; piedziņa, pievads, pārnesums; trenkt, dzīt; iedzīt; vadīt pajūgu; braukt, vadīt; transportēt, aizvest; darbināt; traukties, drāzties; novest; izbūvēt; pārslogot; atlikt

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  • 64 dry

    1. adjective
    1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) sauss; izkaltis
    2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) sauss; neinteresants
    3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) garlaicīgs; neinteresants
    4) ((of wine) not sweet.) (par vīnu) sauss; nesaldināts
    2. verb
    (to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) []slaucīt (pēc mazgāšanas); izkalst; izžūt; žāvēt
    - drier
    - dryer
    - drily
    - dryly
    - dryness
    - dry-clean
    - dry land
    - dry off
    - dry up
    * * *
    sausums; sauszeme; alkohola aizlieguma piekritējs; vītināt, kaltēt, žāvēt; slaucīt; noslaucīt; izkalst, izžūt; konservēt; apsīkt, izsīkt; izkaltis, sauss; neinteresants, sauss; nesaldināts, sauss; izslāpis; pretalkohola; dzedrs, vēss

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  • 65 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) []turēt
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) glabāt
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) []glabāt; noturēt
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) turpināt (kaut ko darīt)
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) paglabāt; turēt (krājumā)
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) []turēt
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) (par pārtiku) saglabāties (svaigam)
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) izdarīt ierakstus
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) aizkavēt
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) uzturēt (kādu)
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) turēt; ievērot
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) svinēt
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) iztika; uzturs
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch
    * * *
    uzturs, iztika; galvenais tornis; paturēt, turēt; glabāt; ievērot, turēt; noturēt, saglabāt; palikt; uzturēt; turpināt; sargāt; saglabāties; vest; aizkavēt; justies; svinēt

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  • 66 lift

    [lift] 1. verb
    1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) []celt
    2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) pacelt un aiznest
    3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) (par mākoņiem, miglu) izklīst
    4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) pacelties
    2. noun
    1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) []celšana
    2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) lifts; celtnis
    3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) aizvest (ar automašīnu)
    4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) uzmundrinājums
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    * * *
    celšana; pacelšana; pacelšanas augstums; celtspēja; celtspēks, spiediens augšup; lifts, celtnis; paaugstinājums; augsta vieta, augstiene; pieplūdums, pacēlums; celt; pacelt; atcelt izbeigt; izklīst; izrakt; zagt

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  • 67 one

    1. noun
    1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) viens; vieninieks
    2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) viena gada vecums
    2. pronoun
    1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) (iepriekšminēta lietvārda vietā) tas, tā
    2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) jebkurš
    3. adjective
    1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) viens
    2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) vienu gadu vecs
    3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) vienoti
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    - oneself
    - one-night stand
    - one-off
    - one-parent family
    - one-sided
    - one-way
    - one-year-old     4. adjective
    ((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) viengadīgs
    - be one up on a person
    - be one up on
    - not be oneself
    - one and all
    - one another
    - one by one
    - one or two
    * * *
    vieninieks, viens; vienots; viens; kāds

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  • 68 pick

    I 1. [pik] verb
    1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) izvēlēties; izmeklēt
    2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) lasīt (ogas); plūkt (puķes)
    3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) pacelt
    4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) atmūķēt
    2. noun
    1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) izvēle; izraudzītais priekšmets
    2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) vislabākais
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    - pick-up
    - pick and choose
    - pick at
    - pick someone's brains
    - pick holes in
    - pick off
    - pick on
    - pick out
    - pick someone's pocket
    - pick a quarrel/fight with someone
    - pick a quarrel/fight with
    - pick up
    - pick up speed
    - pick one's way     II [pik] noun
    ((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) kaplis; cērte
    * * *
    cirtiens; izlase, izvēle; labākais; bakstāmais, irbulis; ievākums; izvēlēties, izmeklēt; kaplēt; kapāt, cirst; knābāt, knābt; urbināt, bakstīt; apskrubināt; lasīt, plūkt; plūkāt; atmūķēt; zagt; apzagt; spēlēt, strinkšķināt; vislabākais

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  • 69 Polish

    ['poliʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) pulēt; spodrināt
    2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) atsvaidzināt; pilnveidot; slīpēt
    2. noun
    1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) pulējums; spodrinājums
    2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) spodrināšanas līdzeklis
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    - polish off
    * * *
    poļu valoda; poļu

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  • 70 polish

    ['poliʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) pulēt; spodrināt
    2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) atsvaidzināt; pilnveidot; slīpēt
    2. noun
    1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) pulējums; spodrinājums
    2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) spodrināšanas līdzeklis
    •
    - polish off
    * * *
    spodrinājums, pulējums; spodrināmais līdzeklis, politūra; slīpējums, elegance; pulēt, spodrināt; noslīpēt, atsvaidzināt

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  • 71 radar

    (a method of showing the direction and distance of an object by means of radio waves which bounce off the object and return to their source.) radars
    * * *
    radars, radiolokators; radiolokācija

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  • 72 round

    1. adjective
    1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) apaļš, lodveida-
    2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) apaļš; tukls
    2. adverb
    1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) apkārt
    2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) visu cauru gadu
    3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) no viena pie otra; apkārt
    4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) apkārt
    5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) apkārt; apkārtmērā
    6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) Vai jūs iegriezīsities?
    3. preposition
    1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) []apkārt
    2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) ap; apkārt
    3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) ap
    4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) visur; viscaur
    4. noun
    1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) aplis; cikls; partija (spēlē)
    2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) apgaita; maršruts
    3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) aplausu vētra
    4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) šāviņš
    5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) raunds; kārta
    6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kanons
    5. verb
    (to go round: The car rounded the corner.) apiet; apbraukt
    - roundly
    - roundness
    - rounds
    - all-round
    - all-rounder
    - roundabout     6. adjective
    (not direct: a roundabout route.) aplinku-; netiešs
    - round-shouldered
    - round trip
    - all round
    - round about
    - round off
    - round on
    - round up
    * * *
    aplis; šķēle; apgaita; cikls, virkne; posms, kārta; pakāpiens; sfēra, loks; grupa; porcija; raunds; zalve; noapaļot; apstaigāt, apiet; nobeigt, pabeigt; apaļš; pilns, pilnīgs; apļveida; atklāts; veicīgs, ātrs; pilnskanīgs; noslīpēts, izkopts; apkārt, riņķī; ap ; aptuveni

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  • 73 set

    [set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) []likt; novietot
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) []klāt galdu
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) noteikt
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) uzdot (darbu u.tml.)
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) izraisīt
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) norietēt
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) sacietēt; sastingt
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) uzgriezt modinātājpulksteni u.tml.
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) ieveidot matus
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) ielikt ietvarā; ietvert
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) salikt (kaulu fragmentus)
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) noteikts
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) aizrāvies; apņēmies
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) nodomāts; tīšs
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) sastindzis; kokains
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) nemainīgs; iesīkstējis
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) rotāts; greznots
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) komplekts; krājums; cikls
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) radiouztvērējs; televizors
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grupa; sabiedrība; kompānija
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) (matu) ieveidošana
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) dekorācija
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) sets
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    - setback
    - set phrase
    - set-square
    - setting-lotion
    - set-to
    - set-up
    - all set
    - set about
    - set someone against someone
    - set against someone
    - set someone against
    - set against
    - set aside
    - set back
    - set down
    - set in
    - set off
    - set something or someone on someone
    - set on someone
    - set something or someone on
    - set on
    - set out
    - set to
    - set up
    - set up camp
    - set up house
    - set up shop
    - set upon
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    kolekcija, komplekts; aprindas, sabiedrība; aparāts, ierīce; dēsts, stāds; dzinums, atvase; virziens; ievirze, sliecība; poza, stāja; piegulums; sabiezēšana, sacietēšana; ieveidošana; bruģakmens; riets; sets; dekorācija; uzņemšanas laukums; nolikt, novietot; pielikt; iestiprināt, ielikt; novest; dēstīt, stādīt; noteikt; rādīt; uzdot; norietēt; sakost; trīt, asināt; pagriezt, vērst; virzīties; sarecināt, sabiezināt; sabiezēt, sarecēt; ieveidot; piegulēt; komponēt; apstāties; izveidoties; aizmesties; peilēt; salikt; novietots; sastindzis; pārdomāts; nozīmēts, noteikts; iepriekš sastādīts; būvēts, veidots; nostabilizējies, pastāvīgs; apņēmīgs, nelokāms; sagatavojies, gatavs; sacietējis; sagājis; norietējis; nodevies, aizrāvies

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  • 74 ship

    [ʃip] 1. noun
    1) (a large boat: The ship sank and all the passengers and crew were drowned.) kuģis
    2) (any of certain types of transport that fly: a spaceship.) kosmosa kuģis
    2. verb
    (to send or transport by ship: The books were shipped to Australia.) nogādāt/transportēt ar kuģi
    - shipper
    - shipping
    - ship-broker
    - shipbuilder
    - shipbuilding
    - shipowner
    - shipshape
    - shipwreck     3. verb
    We were shipwrecked off the coast of Africa.) ciest kuģa avārijā; (par kuģi) avarēt
    - ship water
    * * *
    kuģis; kuģa apkalpe; kosmosa kuģis; sacīkšu laiva; lidmašīna; iekraut; nosūtīt; sēsties kuģī, uzkāpt uz kuģa; salīgt; salīgt par matrozi; uzstādīt; pielikt; ievilkt

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  • 75 shoulder

    ['ʃəuldə] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm: He was carrying the child on his shoulders.) plecs
    2) (anything that resembles a shoulder: the shoulder of the hill.) nogāze; izcilnis
    3) (the part of a garment that covers the shoulder: the shoulder of a coat.) (apģērba) pleca daļa
    4) (the upper part of the foreleg of an animal.) gurns; ciska; stilbs
    2. verb
    1) (to lift on to the shoulder: He shouldered his pack and set off on his walk.) uzlikt/uzmest plecos
    2) (to bear the full weight of: He must shoulder his responsibilities.) izturēt; uzņemties (atbildību u.tml.)
    3) (to make (one's way) by pushing with the shoulder: He shouldered his way through the crowd.) izspraukties; izlauzties
    •
    - put one's shoulder to the wheel
    - shoulder to shoulder
    * * *
    plecs; pakāpiens, izcilnis; nomale; izlauzt ceļu, izspraukties; uzņemties

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  • 76 shut

    1. present participle - shutting; verb
    1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) aizvērt
    2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) aizvērties
    3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) []slēgt
    4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) ieslēgt
    2. adjective
    (closed.) aizvērts; []slēgts
    - shut off
    - shut up
    * * *
    aiztaisīt, aizvērt; aiztaisīties, aizvērties; aizvērts, slēgts

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  • 77 sponge

    1. noun
    1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) sūklis
    2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) sūklis
    3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) biskvītkūka
    4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) beršana ar sūkli
    2. verb
    1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) []berzt ar sūkli; []tīrīt ar sūkli
    2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) dzīvot uz cita rēķina
    •
    - spongy
    - spongily
    - sponginess
    - sponge cake
    - sponge pudding
    * * *
    sūklis; noberšana ar sūkli; poraina viela; biskvītkūka; liekēdis; plencis, pļēgurs; tampons; noberzt ar sūkli; uzsūkt ar sūkli; zvejot sūkļus; dzīvot uz cita rēķina

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  • 78 straight

    [streit] 1. adjective
    1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) taisns
    2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) godīgs; tiešs; atklāts
    3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) pareizs; taisns
    4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) tīrs; sakārtots; precīzs
    5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) tīrs; neatšķaidīts
    6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nopietns
    7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) (par aktieri, lugu) parasts; klasisks
    2. adverb
    1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) taisni
    2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) taisni; tieši; nekavējoties
    3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) godīgi; atklāti
    3. noun
    (the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) taisne
    - straightness
    - straightforward
    - straightforwardly
    - straightforwardness
    - straight talking
    - go straight
    - straight away
    - straighten out/up
    - a straight fight
    - straight off
    * * *
    taisns stāvoklis; taisna līnija; finiša taisne; taisns; kārtīgs; godīgs; normāls, pareizs; ticams, drošs; neatšķaidīts; gabal; nopietns; uzticīgs; noteikta žanra; taisni; tieši; godīgi

    English-Latvian dictionary > straight

  • 79 undress

    1) (to take the clothes off (a person): She undressed the child; Undress yourself and get into bed.) noģērbt; izģērbt
    2) (to undress oneself: I undressed and went to bed.) noģērbties; izģērbties
    * * *
    mājas tērps, rītasvārki; ikdienas tērps; noģērbt; noģērbties

    English-Latvian dictionary > undress

  • 80 across

    [ə'kros] 1. preposition
    1) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) [] pāri
    2) (at the other side (of): The butcher's shop is across the street.) otrā pusē
    2. adverb
    (to the other side or to the speaker's side: He dived in off the river-bank and swam across.) [] pāri
    * * *
    viņā pusē, šķērsām; šķērsām pāri, pāri, viņā pusē; pāri; šķērsām pāri

    English-Latvian dictionary > across

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