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21 crustacean
noun, adjective((of) any of a group of animals, including crabs, lobsters, shrimps etc, whose bodies are covered with a hard shell.) vēžveidīgais; vēžveidīga-* * *vēžveidīgais -
22 egg
I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) ola2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) ola3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) olšūna•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on* * *ola; olšūna; granāta, bumba; puisis -
23 kernel
['kə:nl]1) (the softer substance inside the shell of a nut, or the stone of a fruit such as a plum, peach etc.) (rieksta) kodols; (augļa) kauliņš2) (the central, most important part of a matter.) būtība* * *kodols, sēkliņa; kodols, būtība -
24 mussel
(a variety of edible shellfish with a shell in two parts.) divvāku gliemis; mīdija* * *divvāku gliemis -
25 nut
1) (a fruit consisting of a single seed in a hard shell: a hazel-nut; a walnut.) rieksts2) (a small round piece of metal with a hole through it, for screwing on the end of a bolt to hold pieces of wood, metal etc together: a nut and bolt.) uzgrieznis; uzmava•- nutty- nutcracker
- nutshell
- in a nutshell* * *rieksts; galva; savādnieks, dīvainis; uzmava; galviņa; malkogles; riekstot -
26 poach
I [pəu ] verb(to cook (eg an egg without its shell, a fish etc) in boiling liquid, especially water or milk.) vārīt (olu) bez čaumalas- poachedII [pəu ] verb(to hunt (game) or catch (fish) illegally on someone else's land.) nodarboties ar malumedniecību- poacher* * *vārīt bez čaumalas; nodarboties ar malumedniecību; aizskart otra tiesības, iejaukties; piesavināties; nobradāt, nomīdīt, atstāt pēdas; mīcīt -
27 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) apaļš, lodveida-2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) apaļš; tukls2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) apkārt2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) visu cauru gadu3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) no viena pie otra; apkārt4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) apkārt5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) apkārt; apkārtmērā6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) Vai jūs iegriezīsities?3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) []apkārt2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) ap; apkārt3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) ap4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) visur; viscaur4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) aplis; cikls; partija (spēlē)2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) apgaita; maršruts3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) aplausu vētra4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) šāviņš5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) raunds; kārta6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kanons5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) apiet; apbraukt- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) aplinku-; netiešs- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up* * *aplis; šķēle; apgaita; cikls, virkne; posms, kārta; pakāpiens; sfēra, loks; grupa; porcija; raunds; zalve; noapaļot; apstaigāt, apiet; nobeigt, pabeigt; apaļš; pilns, pilnīgs; apļveida; atklāts; veicīgs, ātrs; pilnskanīgs; noslīpēts, izkopts; apkārt, riņķī; ap ; aptuveni -
28 shellfish
plural - shellfish; noun (any of several kinds of sea animal covered with a shell (eg oyster, crab).) vēžveidīgais* * *mīkstmiesis, vēžveidīgais -
29 shrapnel
['ʃræpnəl](small pieces of metal from an explosive shell, bomb etc: His leg was torn open by shrapnel.) šrapnelis* * *šrapnelis -
30 snail
[sneil](a kind of soft-bodied small crawling animal with a coiled shell: Snails leave a silvery trail as they move along.) gliemezis* * *gliemezis; tūļa; spirāle -
31 spiral
1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) spirāles-; spirālveidīgs; vītņu-2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) spirālveidīgs2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) (cenu u.tml.) svārstības2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) spirāle; grīste3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) svārstīties; attīstīties spirālveidīgi- spirally* * *spirāle; svārstības; vīties spirālē; svārstīties; spirālveidīgs -
32 stone
[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) akmens; akmens-2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) akmens3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) tecīla; galoda4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) dārgakmens5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) kauliņš6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) stons (svara mērvienība)7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) akmens2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) apmētāt/nomētāt ar akmeņiem2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) izņemt kauliņus (no augļiem)•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw* * *dārgakmens; kauliņš; grauds; akmens; spēļu kauliņš; apmētāt ar akmeņiem; noklāt ar akmeņiem; izņemt kauliņu; keramikas, māla -
33 tortoise
['to:təs](a kind of four-footed, slow-moving reptile covered with a hard shell.) bruņurupucis* * *bruņurupucis -
34 winkle
I ['wiŋkl] verb(to force (something out of something) gradually and with difficulty: He winkled the shell out from the rock; He tried to winkle some information out of her.) izdabūt; izspiest; izvilkt (noslēpumu)II ['wiŋkl] noun((also periwinkle ['peri-]) a type of small shellfish, shaped like a small snail, eaten as food.) jūras gliemezis* * *ēdamais jūras gliemezis -
35 woodlouse
plural - woodlice; noun (a tiny creature with a jointed shell, found under stones etc.) mitrene* * *mitrene -
36 seashell
noun (the (empty) shell of a sea creature.) jūras gliemežnīca -
37 shoot down
(to hit (a plane) with eg a shell and cause it to crash.) notriekt
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