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1 hitch up
(to pull up or raise with a sudden short pull: He hitched up his trousers.) uzvilkt; uzraut -
2 extract
1. [ik'strækt] verb1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) izraut; izdabūt; izdibināt2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) izdalīt (fragmentu)3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) ekstrahēt; izspiest2. ['ekstrækt] noun1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) izvilkums (no grāmatas)2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) ekstrakts•* * *ekstrakts; izvilkums, īss izklāsts; izraut; izdabūt, izdibināt; iegūt; izspiest; izvēlēties; izvilkt; ekstrahēt -
3 hitch
[hi ] 1. verb1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) piesiet; aizāķēt2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) braukt ar autostopu2. noun1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) aizķeršanās; kavēklis2) (a kind of knot.) mezgls; cilpa3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) rāviens; grūdiens•- hitch-hiker
- hitch a lift/ride
- hitch up* * *rāviens, grūdiens; aizķeršanās, kavēklis; mezgls; pagrūst, paraut; aizāķēt; aizķerties; piesiet; braukt ar autostopu -
4 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) vēziens; sitiens; cirtiens2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) (zibens) spēriens; liktenīgs/laimīgs gadījums3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) (pulksteņa) sitiens4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) vilciens; triepiens; vēziens5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) rāviens; vēziens; sitiens6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) peldēšana uz muguras7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) ne pirkstu nepakustināt8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) trieka•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) glāstīt2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) glāsts; glāstīšana* * *sitiens; vēziens; paņēmiens; vilciens; triepiens; trieka; virzuļa gājiens; glaudīt, glāstīt
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