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1 self-important
[selfim'po:tənt](having too high an opinion of one's own importance: a self-important little man.) uzpūtīgs; iedomīgs -
2 bumptious
(full of one's own importance: a very bumptious young man.) pašapzinīgs; uzpūtīgs* * *pašapzinīgs, augstprātīgs, iedomīgs -
3 interest
['intrəst, ]( American[) 'intərist] 1. noun1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) interese2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) aizraušanās3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; ( also adjective) the interest rate.) procentu likme4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) (īpašuma) daļa; līdzdalība5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) intereses; labums2. verb1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) interesēt2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) ieinteresēt•- interesting
- interestingly
- in one's own interest
- in one's interest
- in the interests of
- in the interest of
- lose interest
- take an interest* * *interese; priekšrocības, labums; interese, aizraušanās; līdzdalība, daļa; procenti; ieinteresētie; interesēt; ieinteresēt -
4 sense
[sens] 1. noun1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) sajūta2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) apziņa; izjūta3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) izjūta4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) veselais saprāts5) (a meaning (of a word).) nozīme; jēga6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) jēga; būtība2. verb(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) just; nojaust; apzināties- senselessly
- senselessness
- senses
- sixth sense* * *sajūta; apziņa, saprāts; jēga, nozīme; noskaņa, gaisotne; izjust, sajust; apjēgt; uzrādīt -
5 dignity
['diɡnəti]1) (stateliness or seriousness of manner: Holding her head high, she retreated with dignity.) cieņa2) (importance or seriousness: the dignity of the occasion.) svarīgums; cienīgums3) (a privilege etc indicating rank: He had risen to the dignity of an office of his own.) augsts/cienīgs stāvoklis4) (one's personal pride: He had wounded her dignity.) gods; cieņa* * *gods, cieņa; tituls
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