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1 thumbprint
noun (a mark made by pressing the thumb on to a surface, sometimes used as means of identification.) īkšķa nospiedums* * *īkšķa nospiedums -
2 woodcut
noun (a print made by pressing a block of wood with design cut on it onto paper.) ksilogrāfija* * *kokgriezums; ksilogrāfija -
3 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) []spiest; []spiesties2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) []spiest3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) uzstāt; steidzināt4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) pieprasīt; uzstāt5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) presēt; gludināt2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) spiediens; spiešana; presēšana; gludināšana2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) iespiedmašīna3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) prese; preses-4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) žurnālisti5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) prese; spiedne•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on* * *spiešana; varmācīga vervēšana; rekvizēšana; spiediens; drūzmēšanās, spiešanās; neatliekamība, steiga; siena skapis; gludināšana; prese; žurnālisti; izdevniecība, tipogrāfija; iespiešana; iespiedmašīna; prese, spiedne; varmācīgi vervēt; spiest; nospiest, uzspiest, piespiest; rekvizēt; steidzināt; spiesties, drūzmēties; kategoriski prasīt, uzstāt; gludināt; presēt; štancēt -
4 piano
[pi'ænəu]plural - pianos; noun(a large musical instrument played by pressing keys which make hammers strike stretched wires: She plays the piano very well; ( also adjective) piano music.)- pianist- piano-accordion
- pianoforte
- grand piano* * *klavieres; klusināti, klusi -
5 pin
[pin] 1. noun1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) kniepadata; spraudīte2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.) piespraude; nozīmīte2. verb1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) saspraust; piespraust2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) piespiest; nospiest•- pinhole
- pinpoint
- pin-up
- pin down
- pins and needles* * *kniepadata; spraudīte; nozīmīte; rēdze, tapa; veļas knaģis; belzenis; piespraust, saspraust; piespiest; izdurt -
6 pressure
['preʃə]1) ((the amount of force exerted by) the action of pressing: to apply pressure to a cut to stop bleeding; A barometer measures atmospheric pressure.) spiediens2) ((a) strain or stress: The pressures of her work are sometimes too much for her.) slodze; spriedze3) (strong persuasion; compulsion or force: He agreed under pressure.) spiediens; uzstājība•- pressurise
- pressure cooker* * *spiediens; grūtības; presēšana; spriegums; hermetizēt; uzturēt paaugstinātu spiedienu -
7 rub
1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb(to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) berzt; []berzēt; berzties2. noun(an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) berzēšana; spodrināšana- rub down- rub it in
- rub out
- rub shoulders with
- rub up
- rub up the wrong way* * *berzēšana; noberzta vieta; šķērslis, kavēklis; berzēt; ieberzēt, ieziest; noberzt -
8 squeeze
[skwi:z] 1. verb1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) []spiest; paspiest2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) iespiest; saspiest; iespiesties; saspiesties3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) izspiest2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) spiediens2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) saspiešanās; drūzmēšanās3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) izspiestais šķidrums4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) grūtības•- squeezer- squeeze up* * *spiešana; saspiešana; drūzmēšanās, spiešanās; piespiešana; šantāža, izspiešana; grūtības; nospiedums; spiest; saspiest; izspiest; iespiest; izspraukties; taisīt nospiedumu; radīt naudas grūtības
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