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1 select
[sə'lekt] 1. verb(to choose or pick from among a number: She selected a blue dress from the wardrobe; You have been selected to represent us on the committee.) izvēlēties; izvirzīt (kandidātu)2. adjective1) (picked or chosen carefully: A select group of friends was invited.) tuvākie draugi2) (intended only for carefully chosen (usually rich or upper-class) people: That school is very select.) smalks; elitārs; izsmalcināts•- selective
- sellectively
- selectiveness
- selector* * *atlasīts, izmeklēts; izsmalcināts, smalks; atlasīt, izmeklēt; izvēlīgs -
2 cream
[kri:m] 1. noun1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) krējums2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) saldējums3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) (kaut kā) labākā daļa; augstākās aprindas4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) krējuma-; krēmkrāsas-2. verb1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) sakult; saputot2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) nokrejot3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) atsijāt labāko•- creamy- creaminess
- cream of tartar* * *krējums; krēms, ziede; labākā daļa; kulminācijas punkts; nostāties; nokrejot; sakult, saputot; pagatavot ar krējuma piedevu; uzvarēt, piekrāpt; viegli paveikt; krējuma; krēmkrāsas -
3 cull
1. verb1) (to gather or collect.) lasīt; atlasīt2) (to select and kill (surplus animals): They are culling the kangaroos.) (par mājdzīvniekiem) izbrāķēt un nokaut; atšaut (par meža dzīvniekiem)2. noun(an act of killing surplus animals.) izbrāķēšana un nokaušana; atšaušana* * *atlasīt; izbrāķēt un nokaut; atšaut -
4 extract
1. [ik'strækt] verb1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) izraut; izdabūt; izdibināt2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) izdalīt (fragmentu)3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) ekstrahēt; izspiest2. ['ekstrækt] noun1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) izvilkums (no grāmatas)2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) ekstrakts•* * *ekstrakts; izvilkums, īss izklāsts; izraut; izdabūt, izdibināt; iegūt; izspiest; izvēlēties; izvilkt; ekstrahēt -
5 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) izvēlēties; izmeklēt2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) lasīt (ogas); plūkt (puķes)3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) pacelt4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) atmūķēt2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) izvēle; izraudzītais priekšmets2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) vislabākais•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) kaplis; cērte* * *cirtiens; izlase, izvēle; labākais; bakstāmais, irbulis; ievākums; izvēlēties, izmeklēt; kaplēt; kapāt, cirst; knābāt, knābt; urbināt, bakstīt; apskrubināt; lasīt, plūkt; plūkāt; atmūķēt; zagt; apzagt; spēlēt, strinkšķināt; vislabākais
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