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61 critical
1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) kritisks2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) kritizējošs3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) kritisks* * *kritisks -
62 cross
[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) dusmīgs; pikts- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) krustiņš2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) krusts3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) krusts; krucifikss4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) krusts5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) krustojums6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) krusts7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) krusts2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) krustot; šķērsot2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) sakrustot3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) krustoties4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) ceļā samainīties (par cilvēkiem, vēstulēm)5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) pārsvītrot (burtu)6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) pārsvītrot (čeku, pasta pārvedumu)7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) krustot8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!) iebilst; neklausīt•- cross-- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.) dubulta pārbaude- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
- cross out* * *krusts; krucifikss; krustiņš; krustojums; pārsvītrojums; sajaukums; krustot, šķērsot; sakrustot; krustot; apzīmēt ar krustiņu; izmainīties ceļā; pārsvītrot; darboties pretī, iebilst; krāpt; krusta, krustisks; pretējs; dusmīgs, īgns; negodīgs -
63 currant
1) (a small black raisin or dried seedless grape: This cake has currants in it.) korinte2) (any of several types of small berry: a redcurrant/blackcurrant.) jāņoga* * *korinte -
64 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) cenu samazinājums2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) piegriezums; fasons3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) (gaļas) šķēle; atgriezums•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) dzēlīgs; aizvainojošs- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) nežēlīgs; uz dzīvību un nāvi- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *grieziens; cirtiens; ievainojums, iegriezums; šķēle; nocirtums, cirpums; fasons, griezums, piegriezums; pazeminājums; samazinājums; pārtraukums; saīsinājums, izgriezums; pārtraukšana; apvainojums; ieskaņojums; profils, šķēlums; spēcīgs atsitiens; pārgriezt, sagriezt, griezt; ievainot; cirpt, pļaut, cirst; slīpēt, kalt; piegriezt; pazemināt; samazināt; krustoties; apvainot, aizskart; pārtraukt; saīsināt; pārtraukt; pārtraukt; neierasties, kavēt; šķilties, nākt; kastrēt; aizvākties; atšķaidīt; griezts; saīsināts; ar izgriezumiem; piedzēris -
65 cylinder
['silində]1) (a solid shape or object with a circular base and top and straight sides.) cilindrs2) (any of several pieces of machinery of this shape, solid or hollow: The brake cylinder of his car is leaking.) cilindrs3) (a container in the shape of a cylinder: two cylinders of oxygen.) balons (trauks)•* * *cilindrs; veltnis -
66 damage
['dæmi‹] 1. noun1) (injury or hurt, especially to a thing: The storm did/caused a lot of damage; She suffered brain-damage as a result of the accident.) bojājums; postījums2) ((in plural) payment for loss or injury suffered: The court awarded him $5,000 damages.) kompensācija par zaudējumiem2. verb(to make less effective or less usable etc; to spoil: The bomb damaged several buildings; The book was damaged in the post.) sabojāt; sasist; sapostīt- damaged* * *postījums, bojājums; defekts; maksa, izdevumi; kompensācija par zaudējumiem; sapostīt, sasist, sabojāt; radīt zaudējumus; diskreditēt, nomelnot -
67 dame
[deim]1) ((the status of) a lady of the same rank as a knight: There were several dames at the royal wedding.) dāma2) ((American) a woman.) kundzīte; sievišķis* * *dāma, kundze; skolas direktore, zēnu pansionāta īpašniece; padzīvojusi sieviete, kundzīte; sievišķis; Britu impērijas ordeņa kavalieres tituls -
68 death
[deƟ]1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) nāve2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) nāve; beigas3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) nāve•- deathly- death-bed
- death certificate
- at death's door
- catch one's death of cold
- catch one's death
- put to death
- to death* * *nāve; beigas, gals -
69 deficit
['defisit](the amount by which an amount (of money etc) is less than the amount required: a deficit of several hundred dollars.) deficīts, iztrūkums* * *iztrūkums, deficīts -
70 deposit
[di'pozit] 1. verb1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) nolikt2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) noguldīt; iemaksāt2. noun1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) iemaksa2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) ķīla3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) noguldījums4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) nogulsnes5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) slānis; atradne* * *deponējums, noguldījums; iemaksa, ķīla; nogulsnes; nogulumiezis, slānis; nolikt; deponēt, noguldīt; iemaksāt; nogulsnēt; iestrādāt -
71 dinosaur
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72 disadvantage
(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) neizdevīgs stāvoklis; traucējums; trūkums- at a disadvantage* * *neizdevīgs stāvoklis; traucējums, trūkums; zaudējums -
73 discovery
plural - discoveries; noun a voyage of discovery; She made several startling discoveries.) atklājums; atklāšana* * *atklāšana; atklājums -
74 distribute
[di'stribjut]1) (to divide (something) among several (people); to deal out: He distributed sweets to all the children in the class.) []dalīt; sadalīt2) (to spread out widely: Our shops are distributed all over the city.) izplatīt•* * *izsniegt, izdalīt, sadalīt; izplatīt; izsēt, noklāt; iedalīt, klasificēt -
75 disturbance
1) (a noisy or disorderly happening: He was thrown out of the meeting for causing a disturbance.) nekārtības2) (an interruption: I've done quite a lot of work, despite several disturbances.) traucējums3) (an act of disturbing: He was arrested for disturbance of the peace.) traucēšana* * *traucējums, traucēšana; nemiers, satraukums; tiesību aizskaršana, pārkāpums; dislokācija -
76 ditch
[di ] 1. noun(a long narrow hollow dug in the ground especially one to drain water from a field, road etc: He climbed over the fence and fell into a ditch.) grāvis2. verb(to get rid of: The stolen car had been ditched by the thieves several miles away.) pamest; atstāt* * *grāvis; tranšeja; rakt grāvi; tīrīt grāvi; atstāt, pamest; piespiedu kārtā nolaisties uz jūras -
77 document
['dokjumənt] 1. noun(a written statement giving information, proof, evidence etc: She signed several legal documents relating to the sale of her house.) dokuments2. noun(a film, programme etc giving information on a certain subject: a documentary on the political situation in Argentina.) dokumentāla filma* * *dokuments; dokumentēt; sagādāt dokumentus -
78 dog-eared
adjective ((of a book) having the pages turned down at the corner: dog-eared volumes; Several pages were dog-eared.) (par grāmatas lapas stūri) atlocīts; ielocīts* * *atlocīts -
79 dollar
['dolə]((usually abbreviated to $ when written) the standard unit of currency in several countries, eg the United States, Australia, Singapore: It costs ten dollars / $10.) dolārs* * *dolārs -
80 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) drenēt, nosusināt2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) notecēt; aizplūst3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) nosusināt; notecināt; tecēt4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) iztukšot5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) izsūkt (spēkus u.tml.)2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) drena; novadcaurule; noteka2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) (spēku, naudas) tērētājs; izsūcējs•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain* * *drena, novadcaurule; kanalizācijas caurule; kanalizācijas sistēma; drenāžas caurulīte; izsīkums; aizplūšana; glāzīte, malks; drenēt, nosusināt; nožāvēt; drenēt; izdzert tukšu, iztukšot; izsūkt
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