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opportunity+(noun)

  • 1 opportunity

    [opə'tju:nəti]
    plural - opportunities; noun
    (a chance to do or a time for doing (something): an opportunity to go to Rome; You've had several opportunities to ask him.) izdevība
    * * *
    izdevība, izdevīgs gadījums

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  • 2 carpetbagger

    (politician who moves to a place where he/she sees an opportunity to promote his/her career.) (ārpus sava vēlēšanu apgabala dzīvojošs) deputāta kandidāts
    * * *
    deputāta kandidāts; politisks avantūrists

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  • 3 opening

    1) (a hole; a clear or open space: an opening in the fence/forest.) caurums; sprauga; izcirtums
    2) (a beginning: the opening of the film; ( also adjective) the chairman's opening remarks.) sākums; ievads
    3) (the act of becoming or making open, the ceremony of making open: the opening of a flower/shop/door; the opening of the new theatre.) atklāšana
    4) (an opportunity for work: There are good openings in the automobile industry.) iespējas; izredzes
    * * *
    caurums, sprauga, atvere; sākums; atklāšana; izdevība, izredzes; brīva vieta, vakance; cirsma, izcirtums; atklātne; sākuma, pirmais; atklāšanas, ievada

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  • 4 au pair

    [,ou 'pə(r)]
    (a young person from abroad employed by a family to look after the children and help with the housework in return for room, meals, pocket money and an opportunity to learn the language: a French au pair; an au pair girl.) bērnaukle-izpalīdze (ārzemniece)
    * * *
    izpalīdze saimniecībā

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  • 5 chance

    1. noun
    1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) gadījums; nejaušība
    2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) izdevība
    3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) iespēja
    4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) risks
    2. verb
    1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) riskēt
    2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) gadīties
    3. adjective
    (happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) nejaušs; gadījuma-
    - chance on
    - upon
    - by any chance
    - by chance
    - an even chance
    - the chances are
    * * *
    nejaušība, gadījums; veiksme, laime; izdevība, iespēja; risks; gadīties; riskēt; gadījuma, nejaušs

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  • 6 equality

    [i'kwoləti]
    noun (the state of being equal: Women want equality of opportunity with men.) vienlīdzība
    * * *
    vienādība, vienlīdzība

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  • 7 exercise

    1. noun
    1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) vingrošana; vingrojums
    2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) vingrinājums
    3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) manevri
    2. verb
    1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) trenēt; trenēties; vingrināt; vingrināties
    2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) izmantot
    * * *
    vingrinājums; vingrojums; izrādīšana, izpausme; trenēt, vingrināt; trenēties, vingrināties; izmantot; realizēt; izrādīt; raizēties; noturēt

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  • 8 gold

    [ɡould]
    1) (an element, a precious yellow metal used for making jewellery etc: This watch is made of gold; ( also adjective) a gold watch.) zelts; zelta-
    2) (coins, jewellery etc made of gold.) zelts
    3) (the colour of the metal: the shades of brown and gold of autumn leaves; ( also adjective) a gold carpet.) zelta krāsa; zelta krāsas-
    •
    - goldfish
    - gold-leaf
    - gold medal
    - gold-mine
    - gold-rush
    - goldsmith
    - as good as gold
    - golden opportunity
    * * *
    zelts; zelta monētas, zelts; zelta krāsa, zeltainums; mērķa centrs; zelta

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  • 9 grasp

    1. verb
    1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) satvert
    2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) aptvert
    2. noun
    1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) tvēriens
    2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) uztveres spēja; saprašana
    •
    * * *
    tvēriens; vara; saprašana, uztveres spēja; satvert, sagrābt; tvert; saprast, aptvert

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  • 10 say

    [sei] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb
    1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.) sacīt; teikt
    2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.) teikt
    3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.) atkārtot; skaitīt lūgšanu
    4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.) pateikt; noteikt
    2. noun
    (the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) sakāmais; [] vārds
    - have
    - I wouldn't say no to
    - let's say
    - say
    - say the word
    - that is to say
    * * *
    sakāmais, vārds; sacīt, teikt; rādīt

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  • 11 scope

    [skəup]
    1) ((often with for) the opportunity or chance to do, use or develop: There's no scope for originality in this job.) iespēja
    2) (the area or extent of an activity etc: Few things are beyond the scope of a child's imagination.) loks; lauks; sfēra
    * * *
    vēriens, iespēja; mikroskops; periskops; kompetence, redzesloks; sfēra; teleskops; nodoms, mērķis

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  • 12 snatch

    [snæ ] 1. verb
    1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) pakampt; paķert
    2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) tvert (iespēju)
    2. noun
    1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) mēģinājums satvert; kampiens
    2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) fragments
    * * *
    grābiens, kampiens; fragments; moments, mirklis; pagrābt, pakampt; notvert; nolaupīt

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  • 13 waste

    [weist] 1. verb
    (to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) tērēt; šķiest
    2. noun
    1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) paliekas; atkritumi
    2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) izšķiešana; velta tērēšana
    3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) tuksnesis; plašumi
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    - wasteful
    - wastefully
    - wastefulness
    - waste paper
    - wastepaper basket
    - waste pipe
    - waste away
    * * *
    tuksnesis, tukša vieta; izšķiešana; zudums, nožuvums, nodilums, noplūde; lūžņi, atgriezumi, makulatūra, paliekas, atkritumi; īpašuma bojāšana; izdalījumi; izšķiest; izputināt, izpostīt; novārdzināt; nīkt, vārgt; neapstrādāts, tuksnesīgs; nevajadzīgs, lieks; izmantots; nopostīts, izpostīts

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  • 14 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) (rokas, kabatas) pulkstenis
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) sardze
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) sardze
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) skatīties; vērot
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) uzmanīt
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) uzmanīties; piesargāties
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) pieskatīt; apsargāt
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) būt nomodā; gaidīt
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    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over
    * * *
    sardze, sargs; vērošana, novērošana, uzraudzība; rokas pulkstenis; naktspatruļa; novērot, sargāt, sardze

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