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1 to shelter from the rain
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2 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 -
3 to shelter a plant from sunlight
aizsargāt augu pret saules gaismuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to shelter a plant from sunlight
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4 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 -
5 improvise
1) (to compose and perform (a poem, tune etc) without preparation: The pianist forgot his music and had to improvise.) improvizēt2) (to make (something) from materials that happen to be available, often materials that are not normally used for that purpose: They improvised a shelter from branches and blankets.) sameistarot•* * *improvizēt; uz ātru roku pagatavot -
6 shady
1) (sheltered or giving shelter from heat or light: a shady tree; a shady corner of the garden.) ēnains; ēnu dodošs2) (dishonest: a shady business.) apšaubāms; tumšs* * *ēnains; šaubīgs; slikts -
7 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 -
8 battered
adjective battered wives/children; She ran away from her husband to a shelter for battered women.) sadauzīts; piekauts* * *apdauzīts, sadauzīts; apbružāts, nodriskāts; saburzīts -
9 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 -
10 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 -
11 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 -
12 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
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