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1 search
[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) []meklēt2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) pārmeklēt; izkratīt2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) meklēšana- searcher- searching
- searchingly
- searchlight
- search party
- search warrant
- in search of* * *meklēšana; aptvarste, pārmeklēšana; izpētīšana; meklēt; aptvarstīt, pārmeklēt; pētīt; izpētīt; iespiesties -
2 tout
(to go about in search of buyers, jobs, support, votes etc: The taxi-driver drove around touting for custom.) piedāvāt (preci); reklamēt; slavēt; aģitēt* * *cilvēks, kas uzbāzīgi piedāvā preci; biļešu spekulants; cilvēks, kas aicina klientus uz viesnīcu; cilvēks, kas pārdod informāciju pirms zirgu skriešanās sacīkstēm; uzvedinātājs; uzbāzīgi piedāvāt; aicināt; slavēt, reklamēt; iegūt un pārdot ziņas par zirgiem, kas piedalās zirgu skriešanās sacīkstēs; aģitēt par kandidātu; spiegot -
3 ferret (about)
verb (to search busily and persistently: He ferreted about in the cupboard.) rakņāties -
4 rummage
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5 nose
[nəuz] 1. noun1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) deguns2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) oža3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) priekšgals2. verb1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) piesardzīgi virzīties2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) ošņāt; okšķerēt•- - nosed- nosey
- nosy
- nosily
- nosiness
- nose-bag
- nosedive
- nose job 3. verb(to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.) pikēt- lead by the nose
- nose out
- pay through the nose
- turn up one's nose at
- under a person's very nose
- under very nose
- under a person's nose
- under nose* * *deguns; knābis, purns; snīpis; oža; smarža; priekšgals; zemesrags; okšķeris; ostīt, ošņāt; izokšķerēt; izsekot; piesardzīgi virzīties uz priekšu -
6 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) sakne2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) sakne3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) sakne; cēlonis4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) saknes; izcelšanās2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) apsakņot; iesakņoties- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rakņāties2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rakāties; vandīties* * *sakņaugs; cēlonis, pirmsākums; sakne; laist saknes; piesaistīt; rakņāties; ieviest -
7 scour
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8 aid
[eid] 1. noun(help: Rich countries give aid to developing countries; The teacher uses visual aids; He came to my aid when my car broke down.) palīdzība; []līdzekļi2. verb(to help: I was aided in my search by the library staff.) palīdzēt* * *palīdzība; palīgs; līdzekļi; palīglīdzekļi līdzekļi; adjutants -
9 browse
1. verb1) ((of animals) to feed (on shoots or leaves of plants).) pavirši lasīt, šķirstīt (grāmatu)2) ((of people) to glance through a book etc casually: I don't want to buy a book - I'm just browsing.) (par lopiem) grauzt lapas (dzinumus)3) (to search computer material, especially on a worldwide network.) pārlūkot2. noun1) (shoots, twigs or leaves as food for cattle.) šķirstīšana; graušana2) (an act of browsing.)* * *atvases, dzinumi; nograuzt dzinumus; apskatīt preces, pavirši lasīt, šķirstīt -
10 disappear
[disə'piə]1) (to vanish from sight: The sun disappeared slowly below the horizon.) pazust; nozust2) (to fade out of existence: This custom had disappeared by the end of the century.) izzust3) (to go away so that other people do not know where one is: A search is being carried out for the boy who disappeared from his home on Monday.) pazust•* * *nozust, pazust, izzust -
11 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) vilkt2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) vilkt3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vilkties4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) pārmeklēt (ūdens baseina dibenu)5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) (par laiku) lēni vilkties2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) bremze; kavēklis; šķērslis2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) dūmu ievilkšana (smēķējot)3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) garlaicīgs pasākums4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) sieviešu drēbes; pretējā dzimuma apģērbs* * *draga, bagars; bremze; smagās ecēšas; šķērslis, kavēklis; garlaicīgs pasākums; garš vilciena sastāvs; garš preču vilciena sastāvs; dūmu ievilkšana; vazāt, vilkt; vilkties; bagarēt; ecēt -
12 explore
[ik'splo:]1) (to search or travel through (a place) for the purpose of discovery: The oceans have not yet been fully explored; Let's go exploring in the caves.) pētīt2) (to examine carefully: I'll explore the possibilities of getting a job here.) izpētīt•- exploratory
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13 forage
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14 grope
[ɡrəup](to search for something by feeling with one's hands: He groped his way through the smoke; He groped for the door.) iet taustoties; taustīties; meklēt* * *iet taustoties; taustīt; meklēt; grābstīties -
15 grub
1. noun1) (the form of an insect after it hatches from its egg: A caterpillar is a grub.) kūniņa2) (a slang term for food: Is there any grub in the house?) rijamais2. verb(to search by digging: The pigs were grubbing around for roots.) rakņāties* * *kūniņa; uzrakt; izlauzt, izrakt; urķēties, rakņāties; ēdmaņa, ēdiens -
16 hunt
1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) medīt2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) vajāt; izsekot; meklēt2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) medības2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) meklējumi•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
- hunt out* * *medības; meklējumi; medīt; dzenāt, vajāt -
17 prospect
1. ['prospekt] noun1) (an outlook for the future; a view of what one may expect to happen: He didn't like the prospect of going abroad; a job with good prospects.) perspektīva; izredzes2) (a view or scene: a fine prospect.) skats2. [prə'spekt, ]( American[) 'prospekt] verb(to make a search (for gold etc): He is prospecting for gold.) meklēt (zeltu u.tml.)- prospectus* * *izpētīt, izlūkot, meklēt, pētīt; būt ienesīgam; izredzes; perspektīva; skats; atradne; paredzams klients -
18 ransack
['rænsæk, ]( American[) ræn'sæk]1) (to search thoroughly in: She ransacked the whole house for her keys.) pārmeklēt; izkratīt2) (loot, plunder: The army ransacked the conquered city.) aplaupīt; aptīrīt* * *izkratīt, pārmeklēt; aptīrīt, aplaupīt -
19 retrieve
[rə'tri:v]1) (to get back (something which was lost etc): My hat blew away, but I managed to retrieve it; Our team retrieved its lead in the second half.) atgūt2) ((of usually trained dogs) to search for and bring back (birds or animals that have been shot by a hunter).) (par suni) atrast un atnest (medījumu)•- retriever* * *atdabūt, atgūt; atjaunot; labot; atrast un atnest medījumu -
20 rifle
1. noun(a gun with a long barrel, fired from the shoulder: The soldiers are being taught to shoot with rifles.) šautene2. verb1) (to search (through something): The thief rifled through the drawers.) pārmeklēt; vandīties (lai laupītu)2) (to steal: The document had been rifled.) nozagt; nolaupīt•* * *šautene; strēlnieki, strēlnieku daļa; pārmeklēt; šaut ar šauteni; rievot
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