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1 reply
1. verb(to answer: `I don't know,' he replied; Should I reply to his letter?; She replied that she had never seen the man before; She replied by shrugging her shoulders.) atbildēt2. noun1) (an answer: `I don't know,' was his reply; I'll write a reply to his letter.) atbilde2) (the act of answering: What did he say in reply (to your question)?) atbilde* * *atbilde; atbildēt -
2 reply-paid
ar apmaksātu atbildi -
3 he did not deign to reply
viņš neuzskatīja par vajadzīgu atbildēt -
4 immediate reply
tūlītēja atbilde -
5 in anticipation of an early reply
cerot uz drīzu atbildiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > in anticipation of an early reply
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6 in reply
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7 in reply to your letter
atbildot uz jūsu vēstuli -
8 telling reply
trāpīga atbilde -
9 to laugh a reply
atbildēt ar smiekliem -
10 to reply for somebody
atbildēt kāda vietā -
11 to reply to a question
atbildēt uz jautājumu -
12 retort
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13 affirmative
[-tiv]adjective, noun (saying or indicating yes to a question, suggestion etc: He gave an affirmative nod; a reply in the affirmative.) apstiprinošs* * *apstiprinājums; pozitīvs, apstiprinošs; pozitīvs -
14 bark
I 1. noun(the short, sharp cry of a dog, fox etc.) riešana; rejas2. verb1) (to make this sound: The dog barked at the stranger.) riet2) (to utter abruptly: She barked a reply.) uzkliegt; uzbļautII 1. noun(the covering of the trunk and branches of a tree: He stripped the bark off the branch.) miza2. verb(to take the skin off (part of the body) by accident: I barked my shin on the table.) noplēst mizu/ādu* * *miza; riešana, rejas; barka; kuģis; āda; troksnis; klepus; noplēst mizu; riet; uzbļaut, uzkliegt; plēst; miecēt; skaļi klepot -
15 brusque
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16 couch
I noun(a type of sofa for sitting or lying on: The doctor asked him to lie on the couch.) kušete; dīvānsII verb(to express (in words): He couched his reply in vague terms.) izteikt (vārdos); formulēt* * *guļvieta; kušete, tahta; kosmonauta sēdeklis; miga; gruntējums; atgulties; pieplakt zemei; diedzēt sēklu; izdiedzēt sēklu; formulēt, izteikt -
17 counter-attack
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18 curt
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19 early
['ə:li] 1. adverb1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) agri2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) agri; pirms laika2. adjective1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) agrs2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) agrīns; sens3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) priekšlaicīgs; agrs4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) drīzs•- early bird* * *agrs; drīzs; agrīns; agri; drīz -
20 exactly
1) (just; quite; absolutely: He's exactly the right man for the job.) tieši2) (in accurate detail; precisely: Work out the prices exactly; What exactly did you say?) precīzi3) (used as a reply meaning `I quite agree'.) tieši tā* * *gluži, tieši; tieši tā
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reply — re·ply n: a plaintiff s or complainant s response to a plea, allegation, or counterclaim in the defendant s answer Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. reply … Law dictionary
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reply — ► VERB (replies, replied) 1) say or write something in response to something said or written. 2) respond with a similar action: they replied to the shelling with a mortar attack. ► NOUN (pl. replies) 1) the action of replying. 2) … English terms dictionary
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