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1 run to earth
(to find (something or someone) after a long search: He ran his friend to earth in the pub.) atrast kādu -
2 earth
[ə:ð] 1. noun1) (the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live: Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.) Zeme; zemeslode2) (the world as opposed to heaven: heaven and earth.) zeme3) (soil: Fill the plant-pot with earth.) zeme, augsne4) (dry land; the ground: the earth, sea and sky.) cietzeme5) (a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox.) (zvēra) ala6) ((a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth.) iezemējums2. verb(to connect to earth electrically: Is your washing-machine properly earthed?) iezemēt- earthen- earthly
- earthenware
- earthquake
- earthworm
- on earth
- run to earth* * *augsne, zeme; pasaule, zemeslode; cietzeme; pīšļi; iezemējums; ala; milzu nauda; ierakt zemē; aprušināt; iezemēt; iedzīt alā; nosēdināt -
3 to run somebody to earth
dabūt kādu rokā; izsekot kādu -
4 steam
[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) tvaiks; garaiņi2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) tvaiks; tvaika enerģija2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) tvaikot; kūpēt2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) darboties ar tvaika enerģiju3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) tvaicēt; tvaikot•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
- under one's own steam* * *tvaiks; iztvaikošana; enerģija, spars; izlaist tvaiku; izdalīt tvaiku, tvaikot; darboties ar tvaiku; pārklāties ar tvaiku; tvaicēt; parādīt sparu
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run to earth — run (someone) to earth British & Australian to find someone after searching for them. The film star was run to earth by reporters in an exclusive golf complex … New idioms dictionary
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earth — /ɜθ / (say erth) noun 1. (often upper case) the planet which we inhabit, the third in order from the sun. Its period of revolution is 1 year, and its mean distance from the sun 149 597 870 km. Its diameter is 12 756 km. It has one satellite, the… …
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run down — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, ausgespielt, battered, beat up, beaten up, belittle, blow, break down, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, broken down, burn out, burned out, cachectic, calm, calm down, cease, collapse, collide,… … Moby Thesaurus
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