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1 short story
īsais stāsts; novele -
2 the long and the short of it
(the whole story in a few words.) vārdu sakot* * *vārdu sakot; vārdu sakot -
3 to cut a long story short
īsumā; vārdu sakot -
4 to cut the long story short
vārdu sakot -
5 to make a long story short
īsi sakot; vārdu sakot -
6 piece
[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) gabals; daļa2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) (papīra) lapa; ziņa3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) (literārs, mākslas u.tml.) darbs4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) monēta5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) (spēles) figūra; kauliņš•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) pakāpenisks; veikts pa daļām- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces* * *gabals, daļa; darbs; monēta, naudas gabals; figūra; šaujamierocis; meiča; salikt pa gabaliem, savienot; lāpīt; salāpīt; savienot diegus -
7 anecdote
['ænikdout](a short amusing story, especially a true one: He told us anecdotes about politicians that he knew.) anekdote* * *anekdote -
8 outline
1. noun1) (the line forming, or showing, the outer edge of something: He drew the outline of the face first, then added the features.) kontūra, aprise2) (a short description of the main details of a plan etc: Don't tell me the whole story, just give me an outline.) īss izklāsts2. verb(to draw or give the outline of.) ieskicēt; īsi izklāstīt* * *aprise, kontūra; skice, uzmetums; īss satura izklāsts; pamatprincipi, pamati; iezīmēt aprises, uzvilkt kontūras; uzskicēt, uzmest; aprakstīt galvenajos vilcienos -
9 square
[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) kvadrāts2) (something in the shape of this.) kvadrātveida priekšmets3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) laukums4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) kvadrāts, (skaitļa) otrā pakāpe2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) kvadrātveida-; taisnstūra-2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) vienāds; taisnīgs; godīgs3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) kvadrāta-; garumā un platumā4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) vecmodīgs3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) ar taisnu stūri; taisni2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) precīzi; tieši4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) veidot kvadrātu2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) nokārtot (rēķinus); nolīdzināt (parādu)3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) saskanēt; atbilst4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) kāpināt kvadrātā•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal* * *kvadrāts, taisnstūris; kvadrātveida priekšmets; skvērs, laukums; kvartāls; stūrenis, uzstūris; kvadrāts; veidot kvadrātu; nokārtot; saskaņot; saskanēt; uzpirkt, piekukuļot; izlīdzināt rezultātu; kāpināt kvadrātā; kvadrātveida, taisnstūra; paralēls; precīzs, pareizs; taisnīgs, godīgs; pamatīgs; plecīgs, drukns; vecmodīgs; taisni; godīgi
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