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  • 1 punctuation

    1) (the act of punctuating.) pieturzīmju lietošana
    2) (the use of punctuation marks.) interpunkcija
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    interpunkcija, pieturzīmju likšana; punktuācija

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  • 2 punctuation mark

    (any of the symbols used for punctuating, eg comma, full stop, question mark etc.) pieturzīme

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  • 3 punctuate

    (to divide up sentences etc by commas, full stops, colons etc.) likt pieturzīmes
    - punctuation mark
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    likt pieturzīmes; akcentēt, uzsvērt; pārtraukt

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  • 4 colon

    I ['kəulən] noun
    (the punctuation mark (:), used eg to separate sentence-like units within a sentence, or to introduce a list etc.) kols
    II ['kəulon] noun
    (a part of the large intestine.) resnā zarna
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    kols; resnā zarna

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  • 5 comma

    ['komə]
    (the punctuation mark (,) used to show a slight pause etc.) komats
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    komats

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  • 6 period

    ['piəriəd] 1. noun
    1) (any length of time: a period of three days; a period of waiting.) periods; laika posms
    2) (a stage in the Earth's development, an artist's development, in history etc: the Pleistocene period; the modern period.) periods; laikmets
    3) (the punctuation mark (.), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop.) punkts
    2. adjective
    (of furniture, costumes etc) of or from the same or appropriate time in history; antique or very old: period costumes; His house is full of period furniture (=antique furniture). vēsturisks; laikmeta-
    - periodically
    - periodical     3. adjective
    (see periodic.)
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    laika posms, periods; laikmets; stunda; mācību stunda; punkts; teikums; menstruācijas; laikmeta, perioda

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  • 7 point

    [point] 1. noun
    1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) smaile; (ass) gals
    2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) zemesrags
    3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punkts
    4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punkts; vieta
    5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) moments, mirklis
    6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) iedaļa; atzīme
    7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) debespuse
    8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punkts; balle
    9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) lieta; jautājums; lietas būtība
    10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) jēga; mērķis; nolūks
    11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) raksturīga iezīme
    12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) kontaktligzda
    2. verb
    1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) tēmēt, []vērst
    2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) norādīt
    3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) izšuvot šuves
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    - pointer
    - pointless
    - pointlessly
    - points
    - be on the point of
    - come to the point
    - make a point of
    - make one's point
    - point out
    - point one's toes
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    punkts; punkts, vieta; smaile, gals; zemesrags; jautājums, lieta; galvenais, būtība; nolūks, mērķis; brīdis; raksturīga iezīme, īpašība; iedaļa, atzīme; adata; kontaktligzda, rozete; punkts; ieskaites punkts; stacija, pietura; punkts; rumbs; priekšējais postenis, priekšējā patruļa; rādīt; norādīt; tēmēt, vērst; asināt; uzasināt; padarīt spilgtāku; apstāties un norādīt

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  • 8 semicolon

    [semi'kəulən, ]( American[) 'semikoulən]
    (the punctuation mark (;) used especially to separate parts of a sentence which have more independence than clauses separated by a comma: He wondered what to do. He couldn't go back; he couldn't borrow money.) semikols
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    semikols

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  • 9 stop

    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) apstāties; apturēt
    2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) aizkavēt; atturēt
    3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) pārstāt
    4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) bloķēt; nosprostot; aizbāzt
    5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) nospiest (vārstuli); piespiest (stīgu)
    6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) apmesties; uzturēties
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) apstāšanās; beigas
    2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) pietura; pieturvieta
    3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punkts
    4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) vārstulis; reģistrs
    5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) ķīlis; atturis; aizturis
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    - stopper
    - stopping
    - stopcock
    - stopgap
    - stopwatch
    - put a stop to
    - stop at nothing
    - stop dead
    - stop off
    - stop over
    - stop up
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    apstāšanās; apturēšana; pietura; pauze, pārtraukums; pieturzīme; runas veids; vārstulis; reģistrs; eksplozīvais līdzskanis; aizturis; diafragma; apstādināt; apstāties; ciemoties; atturēt, aizturēt

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  • punctuation — ► NOUN 1) the marks, such as full stop, comma, and brackets, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning. 2) the use of such marks. DERIVATIVES punctuational adjective …   English terms dictionary

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  • punctuation — UK [ˌpʌŋktʃuˈeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] 1) the use of marks such as full stops or commas in order to write in a clear style Mistakes in punctuation can be amended. The letter was brief and had no punctuation. 2) punctuation marks …   English dictionary

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