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1 resist
[rə'zist]1) (to fight against, usually successfully: The soldiers resisted the enemy attack; He tried to resist arrest; It's hard to resist temptation.) pretoties2) (to be able to stop oneself doing, taking etc (something): I couldn't resist kicking him when he bent down; I just can't resist strawberries.) atteikties no3) (to be unaffected or undamaged by: a metal that resists rust/acids.) būt izturīgam/noturīgam pret•- resistant* * *pretoties; nepadoties; izturēt -
2 defy
1) (to dare (someone to act); to challenge: I defy you to try and stop me!) izaicināt2) (to resist boldly or openly: Are you defying my authority?) nepakļauties; ignorēt* * *mest izaicinājumu, izaicināt; nepakļauties, ignorēt; radīt grūtības, nepadoties -
3 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) kauties; karot2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) cīnīties; aizstāvēt (cīņā)3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) strīdēties2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) kautiņš2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) cīņa3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) cīņas gars4) (a boxing-match.) boksa mačs•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight* * *cīņa, kauja; kautiņš; cīņas gars; karot, kauties, cīnīties; izcīnīt; aizstāvēt, atbalstīt; uzrīdīt citu citam -
4 oppose
[ə'pəuz]1) (to resist or fight against (someone or something) by force or argument: We oppose the government on this matter.) protestēt; nepiekrist; uzstāties pret2) (to act or compete against: Who is opposing him in the election?) konkurēt; būt par pretinieku•* * *izrādīt pretestību, pretoties; pretstatīt -
5 repel
[rə'pel]past tense, past participle - repelled; verb1) (to resist or fight (an enemy) successfully: to repel invaders.)2) (to cause a feeling of dislike or disgust: She was repelled by his dirty appearance.)3) (to force to move away: Oil repels water.)* * *atvairīt; atraidīt; radīt riebumu; atstumt, atgrūst; uzvarēt -
6 to
1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) uz2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) līdz3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) līdz4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) (izsaka darbības vārda un papildinātāja sakarību)5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) (norāda dažādas attiecības)6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) (norāda stāvokli)7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) (izsaka salīdzinājumu)8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) (norāda darbības mērķi vai rezultātu)9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) (darbības vārda nenoteiksmes partikula)10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) (darbības vārda nenoteiksmes partikula)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) klāt; ciet2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) ķerties klāt•* * *uz, līdz; līdz -
7 withstand
[wið'stænd]past tense, past participle - withstood; verb(to oppose or resist (successfully): They withstood the siege for eight months.) pretoties; izturēt; nepadoties* * *izturēt, nepadoties
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