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1 shelter
['ʃeltə] 1. noun1) (protection against wind, rain, enemies etc: We gave the old man shelter for the night.) patvērums2) (a building etc designed to give such protection: a bus-shelter.) nojume2. verb1) (to be in, or go into, a place of shelter: He sheltered from the storm.) patverties; paslēpties2) (to give protection: That line of trees shelters my garden.) dot patvērumu; aizsargāt; aizsegt•* * *patvērums; nojume; patvertne; dot patvērumu; patverties -
2 bunker
1) (a hollow containing sand on a golf course.) bedrīte (golfa laukumā)2) (an underground shelter against bombs etc.) bunkurs; slēptuve* * *ogļu telpas; bedrīte; skābbarības tvertne; bunkurs; uzņemt ogles; iedzīt bedrē -
3 hut
(a small house or shelter, usually made of wood.) būda* * *būda; cietuma kamera; studentu kopmītne -
4 refugee
noun (a person who seeks shelter especially in another country, from war, disaster, or persecution: Refugees were pouring across the frontier; ( also adjective) a refugee camp.) bēglis* * *bēglis; emigrants -
5 sentry-box
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6 wheelhouse
noun (the shelter in which a ship's steering-wheel is placed.) stūresmāja* * *stūresmāja; kuģa stūresmāja -
7 crows-nest
noun (a shelter at the masthead of a ship, used as a lookout post.) novērošanas platforma (mastā) -
8 burrow
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9 harbour
1. noun(a place of shelter for ships: All the ships stayed in (the) harbour during the storm.) osta2. verb1) (to give shelter or refuge to (a person): It is against the law to harbour criminals.) dot patvērumu2) (to have (usually bad) thoughts in one's head: He harbours a grudge against me.) perināt (ļaunus nodomus)•* * *osta, patvērums; noenkuroties; dot patvērumu; perināt, turēt -
10 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) []lauzt; sasist2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) nolauzt; atlauzt3) (to make or become unusable.) saplīst; sabrukt; saplēst; sagraut4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) lauzt (solījumu); pārkāpt (likumu)5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) pārspēt (rekordu)6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) pārtraukt (ceļojumu)7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) pārtraukt (klusumu u.tml.)8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) paziņot; pavēstīt9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) (par balsi) aizlūzt10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) mazināt; mazināties11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) (par vētru) sākties2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pārtraukums; starpbrīdis2) (a change: a break in the weather.) []maiņa3) (an opening.) sprauga; plaisa4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) gadījums; iespēja•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) viegli plīstošas lietas- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *lūzums; robs, sprauga, plaisa, caurums; izlikšanās; starpbrīdis, pārtraukums; salūzt, saplīst, sasist; lauzt; salauzt; lauzt, pārkāpt; pārtraukt; atplēst, atkorķēt, attaisīt; pavēstīt, paziņot; izputēt, bankrotēt; degradēt, atlaist; izmainīt; aust; izklīst; aizlūzt; izlauzties; iedragāt, salauzt; pārspēt; kulstīt -
11 canopy
['kænəpi]plural - canopies; noun(a covering hung over a throne, bed etc or (on poles) as a shelter.) baldahīns; pārsegs* * *pārsegs, baldahīns; kupols -
12 cover
1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) apsegt; apklāt2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) aptvert; ietvert3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) noiet; nobraukt; noskriet4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) aptvert5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) apdrošināt; nodrošināties6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) rakstīt reportāžu; ziņot7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) mērķēt; turēt šāviena attālumā2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) apvalks; pārvalks; apsegs; apvāks; vāks; aploksne2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) paslēptuve; patvērums3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) aizsegs•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
- cover-up* * *apsegs, apvalks; sega; vāks; apvāks, iesējums; aploksne; paslēptuve, patvērums; aizsegs; apdrošinājums; galda piederumi; apklāt, apsegt; apslēpt, paveikt; slēpt; noslēpt; aptvert; nobraukt, noiet, noskriet; atbilst; izsmeļoši ziņot; segt; nosegt -
13 house
1. plural - houses; noun1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) māja; ēka; nams2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) māja; saimniecība3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) teātris; publika4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) dzimta; dinastija2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) izvietot; izmitināt2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) novietot•- housing- housing benefit
- house agent
- house arrest
- houseboat
- housebreaker
- housebreaking
- house-fly
- household
- householder
- household word
- housekeeper
- housekeeping
- houseman
- housetrain
- house-warming 3. adjectivea house-warming party.) jauna dzīvokļa iesvētīšanas-- housework
- like a house on fire* * *nams, māja, ēka; māja, saimniecība; dinastija, dzimta; palāta; firma; publika, teātris; internāts, pansija; izmitināt, izvietot; novietot -
14 refuge
['refju:‹]((a place which gives) shelter or protection from danger, trouble etc: The escaped prisoner sought refuge in the church.) glābiņš; patvērums- refugee* * *patvērums; drošības saliņa -
15 screen
[skri:n] 1. noun1) (a flat, movable, often folding, covered framework for preventing a person etc from being seen, for decoration, or for protection from heat, cold etc: Screens were put round the patient's bed; a tapestry fire-screen.) aizslietnis2) (anything that so protects etc a person etc: He hid behind the screen of bushes; a smokescreen.) aizsegs3) (the surface on which films or television pictures appear: cinema/television/radar screen.) ekrāns2. verb1) (to hide, protect or shelter: The tall grass screened him from view.) aizsegt; paslēpt2) (to make or show a cinema film.) uzņemt/demonstrēt filmu3) (to test for loyalty, reliability etc.) pārbaudīt uzticamību4) (to test for a disease: Women should be regularly screened for cancer.) veikt medicīnisko apskati•- the screen* * *aizslietnis; aizsargs, aizsegs; ekrāns; ziņojumu dēlis; moskītu tīkls; siets; konvojs; nodalīt; aizklāt, aizsegt; slēpt; sijāt; demonstrēt uz ekrāna; uzņemt filmu, ekranizēt; pārbaudīt politisko uzticamību; izdarīt jauniesaucamo atlasi -
16 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ēna2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) gaismēna3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) nojume; markīze; saulessargs4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) tonis; nokrāsa5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) mazumiņš2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) aizēnot; aizsegt (no gaismas)2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) ēnot; padarīt tumšāku3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) veidot krāsu pāreju; (par krāsām) pāriet•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade* * *ēna; nianse, nokrāsa; mazumiņš; pustumsa, krēsla; markīze; abažūrs; loga aizklājs; aizsargstikls; gars; aptumšot; aizēnot; ēnot; mainīt nokrāsu; izzust; mīkstināt; nedaudz pazemināt -
17 tent
[tent](a movable shelter made of canvas or other material, supported by poles or a frame and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs: When we go on holiday, we usually sleep in a tent.) telts* * *tampons; viegls spāņu sarkanvīns; telts; miteklis, mājoklis; ielikt tamponu; dzīvot teltī; uzcelt telti
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