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1 passive voice
ciešamā kārta, pasīvs -
2 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) pie; līdzās2) (past: going by the house.) garām3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) pa4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.)5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) (norāda darbības veidu) ar6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) nejauši; gadījuma pēc7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) (norāda laiku) līdz8) (during the time of.) laikā9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) (norāda attiecību starp salīdzināmiem lielumiem) par10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) (norāda izmērus)11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) (norāda svaru, garumu) pa12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) (norāda uz nodarbošanos) pēc2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) blakus; netālu2) (past: A dog ran by.) garām3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) blakus; sāņus•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) apbraukt- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *līdzās, blakus; garām; caur, pie; līdz, pa ; no, ar
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