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1 peace-offering
noun (something offered or given to make peace: She took him a drink as a peace-offering.) miera/izlīguma piedāvājums/zīme* * *miera piedāvājums; pateicības upuris -
2 sacrifice
1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) upurēšana; ziedošana2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) upuris; ziedojums3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) upuris; uzupurēšanās2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) upurēt; ziedot2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) upurēt; upurēties•- sacrificially* * *upuris; ziedošana, upurēšana; upurēt, ziedot -
3 offer
['ofə] 1. past tense, past participle - offered; verb1) (to put forward (a gift, suggestion etc) for acceptance or refusal: She offered the man a cup of tea; He offered her $20 for the picture.) piedāvāt2) (to say that one is willing: He offered to help.) piedāvāt (palīdzību), pieteikties2. noun1) (an act of offering: an offer of help.) piedāvājums2) (an offering of money as the price of something: They made an offer of $50,000 for the house.) cenas piedāvājums•- offering- on offer* * *piedāvājums; bildinājums; piesolīt, piedāvāt; izrādīt; mēģināt; gadīties; upurēt, ziedot -
4 use
I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) lietot; izmantot2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) lietot; []tērēt•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) lietošana; lietojums2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) pielietojums3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) derīgums; labums; jēga4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) spēja []lietot5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) atļauja/tiesības lietot•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use* * *lietojums, lietošana; jēga, derīgums, labums; ieradums, paraža; rituāls; izmantot, izlietot, lietot; izturēties; mēgt
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offering — [ôf′ər iŋ] n. 1. the act of making an offer 2. something offered; specif., a) a gift or contribution b) presentation in worship; oblation ☆ c) something offered for sale d) a theatrical presentation … English World dictionary
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offering — /aw feuhr ing, of euhr /, n. 1. something offered in worship or devotion, as to a deity; an oblation or sacrifice. 2. a contribution given to or through the church for a particular purpose, as at a religious service. 3. anything offered as a gift … Universalium
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offering — [[t]ɒ̱fərɪŋ, AM ɔ͟ːf [/t]] ♦♦♦ offerings 1) N COUNT An offering is something that is specially produced to be sold. It was very, very good, far better than vegetarian offerings in many a posh restaurant. 2) N COUNT An offering is a gift that… … English dictionary
offering — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. offertory; oblation, contribution, donation, charity. See giving. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Something contributed] Syn. contribution, donation, present; see gift 1 . 2. [Something offered to a deity] Syn … English dictionary for students
