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1 prefer
[pri'fə:]past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) dot priekšroku- preferably
- preference* * *atzīt par labāku, dot priekšroku; paaugstināt; iesniegt, izvirzīt -
2 I prefer the theatre to TV
es dodu priekšroku teātrim, nevis televīzijai -
3 to prefer a man's room to this company
nevēlēties kādu redzētEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to prefer a man's room to this company
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4 ballad
['bæləd](a simple, often sentimental, song: Older people prefer ballads to pop music.) balāde* * *balāde -
5 brown
1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) brūns2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) iededzis2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) brūna krāsa2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) brūna krāsa3. verb(to make or become brown.) []brūnināt; iedegt* * *brūna krāsa; vara naudas gabals; mulats; kļūt brūnam; brūnināt; iedegt; oksidēt; brūns, tumšbrūns; iededzis, melnīgsnējs -
6 competitive
[kəm'petətiv]1) ((of a person) enjoying competition: a competitive child.) konkursa-2) ((of a price etc) not expensive, therefore able to compete successfully with the prices etc of rivals.) konkurētspējīgs3) ((of sport etc) organised in such a way as to produce a winner: I prefer hill-climbing to competitive sports.) konkurējošs; konkurences-* * *konkursa; konkurētspējīgs, konkurējošs -
7 dry
1. adjective1) (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; izkaltis2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) sauss; neinteresants3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) garlaicīgs; neinteresants4) ((of wine) not sweet.) (par vīnu) sauss; nesaldināts2. 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- dried- 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 -
8 euthanasia
[ju:Ɵə'neiziə](the painless killing of someone who is suffering from a painful and incurable illness: Many old people would prefer euthanasia to the suffering they have to endure.) eitanāzija* * *eitanāzija -
9 fiction
['fikʃən](stories etc which tell of imagined, not real, characters and events (see also non-fiction): I prefer reading fiction to hearing about real events.) daiļliteratūra; izdomājums- fictitious* * *izdomājums; daiļliteratūra, beletristika; fikcija -
10 personally
1) (in one's own opinion: Personally, I prefer the other.) personīgi2) (doing something oneself, not having or letting someone else do it on one's behalf: He thanked me personally.) personīgi; pats* * *personiski; personīgi -
11 production
1) (the act or process of producing something: car-production; The production of the film cost a million dollars.) ražošana; (filmas) uzņemšana; (lugas u.tml.) uzvedums2) (the amount produced, especially of manufactured goods: The new methods increased production.) produkcija; ražošana3) (a particular performance, or set of repeated performances, of a play etc: I prefer this production of `Hamlet' to the one I saw two years ago.) iestudējums* * *ražošana; ražojums, produkts; uzrādīšana; inscenējums, uzvedums; pagarinājums, turpinājums -
12 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ēna2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) gaismēna3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) nojume; markīze; saulessargs4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) tonis; nokrāsa5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) mazumiņš2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) aizēnot; aizsegt (no gaismas)2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) ēnot; padarīt tumšāku3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) veidot krāsu pāreju; (par krāsām) pāriet•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade* * *ēna; nianse, nokrāsa; mazumiņš; pustumsa, krēsla; markīze; abažūrs; loga aizklājs; aizsargstikls; gars; aptumšot; aizēnot; ēnot; mainīt nokrāsu; izzust; mīkstināt; nedaudz pazemināt -
13 stocking
['stokiŋ](one of a pair of close-fitting coverings for the legs and feet, reaching to or above the knee: Most women prefer tights to stockings nowadays.) zeķe* * *zeķe -
14 this
[ðis] 1. plural - these; adjective1) (used to indicate a person, thing etc nearby or close in time: This book is better than that (one); I prefer these trousers.) šis2) (used in stories to indicate a person, thing etc that one is describing or about to describe: Then this man arrived.) šis2. pronoun(used for a thing etc or a person nearby or close in time: Read this - you'll like it; This is my friend John Smith.) šis3. adverb(so; to this degree: I didn't think it would be this easy.) tik* * *tā, tik; šis, šī -
15 type
I noun(a kind, sort; variety: What type of house would you prefer to live in?; They are marketing a new type of washing powder.) tips; veids; modelisII 1. noun1) ((a particular variety of) metal blocks with letters, numbers etc used in printing: Can we have the headline printed in a different type?) burtu veids; druka2) (printed letters, words etc: I can't read the type - it's too small.) burtu raksts; druka2. verb(to write (something) using a typewriter: Can you type?; I'm typing a letter.) rakstīt ar rakstāmmašīnu- typing- typewriting
- typist
- typewriter* * *tips; veids; modelis, paraugs; burti, burtu raksts; rakstīt ar rakstāmmašīnu -
16 variety
plural - varieties; noun1) (the quality of being of many different kinds or of being varied: There's a great deal of variety in this job.) dažādība; daudzveidība2) (a mixed collection or range: The children got a variety of toys on their birthdays.) daudzums; milzums3) (a sort or kind: They grow fourteen different varieties of rose.) varietāte; pasuga4) (a type of mixed theatrical entertainment including dances, songs, short sketches etc: I much prefer operas to variety; ( also adjective) a variety show.) varietē* * *daudzveidība, dažādība; pasuga, varietāte -
17 as opposed to
(separate or distinct from; in contrast with: I would prefer it if we met in the morning, as opposed to the evening.) nevis; pretstatā -
18 oil paint
(paint made with oil: Some artists prefer to use oil paint(s).) eļļas krāsas -
19 preferred
past tense, past participle; see prefer -
20 would
[wud]short forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) (izsaka nākotni pagātnē)2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) (izsaka varbūtību, iespējamību)3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) (izsaka vēlēšanos, lūgumu)4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!) Vajadzēja ar tā notikt!•- would-be- would you
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