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1 prize
I 1. noun1) (a reward for good work etc: He was awarded a lot of prizes at school.) balva; godalga; prēmija; apbalvojums2) (something won in a competition etc: I've won first prize!; ( also adjective) a prize (= having won, or worthy of, a prize) bull.) balva; godalga2. verb(to value highly: He prized my friendship above everything else.) augstu vērtētII see prise* * *godalga, balva, prēmija; svira; laimests, vinnests; prīze, trofeja; uzlauzt; augstu vērtēt -
2 prize for excellence
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3 prize-money
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4 prize-ring
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5 booby prize
(a prize for the lowest score etc: John came last and got the booby prize.) godalga par vissliktāko rezultātu -
6 capital prize
lielākais laimests -
7 consolation prize
veicināšanas balva -
8 Nobel Prize winner
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9 to adjudge a prize to somebody
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10 to bear away the prize
iegūt godalgu -
11 to contest a prize
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12 to gain a prize
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13 to get a prize
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14 to land a prize
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15 to run a race with somebody for a prize
sacensties ar kādu par balvuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to run a race with somebody for a prize
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16 to win a prize
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17 приз
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18 award
[ə'wo:d] 1. verb1) (to give (someone something that he has won or deserved): They awarded her first prize.) piešķirt2) (to give: He was awarded damages of $5,000.) piespriest2. noun(a prize etc awarded: The film awards were presented annually.) piešķirtā godalga; piespriestais sods* * *lēmums; godalga; piešķirtā godalga; sods; piespriestais sods; piešķirt; piespriest -
19 competition
[kompə'tiʃən]1) (the act of competing; rivalry: Competition makes children try harder.) sacensība; konkurence2) (people competing for a prize etc: There's a lot of competition for this job.) konkurss; konkurence3) (a contest for a prize: Have you entered the tennis competition?) sacīkstes; turnīrs* * *sacensība; sacīkstes; konkurss; konkurence -
20 raffle
['ræfl] 1. noun(a way of raising money by selling numbered tickets, one or more of which win a prize: I won this doll in a raffle; ( also adjective) raffle tickets.) loterija, izloze; loterijas-2. verb(to give as the prize in a raffle: They raffled a bottle of whisky to raise money for cancer research.) izlozēt; laimēt* * *izloze, loterija; izlozēt, laimēt; piedalīties loterijā
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Prize — (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp, fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere; in some senses, as 2 (b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See {Prison}, {Prehensile}, and cf. {Pry}, and also {Price}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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prize — prize1 [prīz] vt. prized, prizing [ME pris: see PRICE] 1. Obs. to set a value upon; price 2. to value highly; esteem n. 1. something offered or given to the winner of a contest 2. something won in a game of cha … English World dictionary
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Prize — Prize, n. [F. prix price. See 3d {Prize}. ] Estimation; valuation. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prize — Prize, v. t. To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry. [Written also {prise}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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prize — n *spoil, booty, plunder, loot, swag … New Dictionary of Synonyms
prize — see prise … Modern English usage