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1 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) visai; diezgan2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) labāk; drīzāk3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) precīzāk []; drīzāk* * *drīzāk, labāk; diezgan; kā tad! -
2 a rather difficult task
diezgan grūts uzdevums -
3 his French is rather shaky
viņš slikti prot franču valodu -
4 I rather think
man šķiet -
5 I would rather have tea than coffee
es labāk dzeru tēju, nevis kafijuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > I would rather have tea than coffee
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6 I would rather stay here than go away
es labāk gribētu palikt šeit, nekā iet promEnglish-Latvian dictionary > I would rather stay here than go away
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7 I'd rather do it myself
es labāk izdarīšu to pats -
8 late at night or rather early in the morning
vēlu naktī vai drīzāk agri no rītaEnglish-Latvian dictionary > late at night or rather early in the morning
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9 my head's rather thick after the sleepless night
man ir smaga galva pēc negulētas naktsEnglish-Latvian dictionary > my head's rather thick after the sleepless night
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10 this is blue rather than green
tas drīzāk ir zils nekā zaļš -
11 to come it rather, a bit strong
iet pārāk tālu; pārāk daudz atļauties; pārspīlētEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to come it rather, a bit strong
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12 hard of hearing
(rather deaf: He is a bit hard of hearing now.) pakurls* * *pakurls -
13 sort of
(rather; in a way; to a certain extent: He was sort of peculiar!; I feel sort of worried about him.) zināmā mērā* * *zināmā mērā -
14 choose
[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) izvēlēties; izmeklēt2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) vēlēties; gribēt•* * *izvēlēties, izmeklēt; izraudzīt, izvēlēt; vēlēties, gribēt -
15 doubtful
1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) kaut ko apšaubīt2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) šaubīgs; apšaubāms3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) neskaidrs; apšaubāms4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) šaubīgs; aizdomīgs* * *apšaubāms; nenoteikts, neskaidrs; aizdomīgs, šaubīgs -
16 steep
I [sti:p] adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) stāvs; kraujš2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) pārāk augsts/liels; pārmērīgs•- steeply II [sti:p](to soak thoroughly.) izmirkt; iemērkt* * *krauja; iemērkt, iegremdēt; iegrimt; kraujš, stāvs; pārspīlēts -
17 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) plāns2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) tievs; vājš3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) šķidrs; plāns4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) rets; plāns5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) nepārliecinošs; vājš2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) novājēt; kļūt retākam/plānākam; (par pūli u.tml.) izklīst- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *padarīt vājāku, vājināt; novājēt; retināt; kļūt tukšam; plāns; tievs, vājš; šķidrs; rets; smalks, sīks; retināts; neliels, trūcīgs; nepārliecinošs; blāvs; smalks; nepatīkams; plāni -
18 tubby
adjective (rather fat; plump: She was rather tubby as a child but she is very slim now.) apaļīgs; dūšīgs* * *mucveidīgs; mazs un resns; ar dobju skaņu -
19 utilitarian
adjective (useful rather than ornamental: Our plates and glasses are utilitarian rather than beautiful.) utilitārs; pielietojams* * *utilitārists; utilitārs -
20 abstract
['æbstrækt] 1. adjective1) ((of a noun) referring to something which exists as an idea and which is not physically real: Truth, poverty and bravery are abstract nouns.) abstrakts2) ((of painting, sculpture etc) concerned with colour, shape, texture etc rather than showing things as they really appear: an abstract sketch of a vase of flowers.) abstrakts2. noun(a summary (of a book, article etc).) rezumējums; kopsavilkums* * *abstrakts jēdziens, abstrakcija; rezumējums, kopsavilkums; abstrahēt; nošķirt, atšķirt; novērst; atreferēt, rezumēt; nočiept, nozagt; vispārīgs, grūti saprotams, abstrakts; teorētisks; pārāk teorētisks
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