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1 shower
1. noun1) (a short fall (of rain): I got caught in a shower on my way here.) lietusgāze2) (anything resembling such a fall of rain: a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets.) birums; lietus; krusa3) (a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above: I'm just going to have/take a shower.) duša4) (the equipment used for such a bath: We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom.) duša2. verb1) (to pour down in large quantities (on): They showered confetti on the bride.) liet; bērt; bārstīt2) (to bathe in a shower: He showered and dressed.) []mazgāties dušā•- showery- showerproof* * *rādītājs; lietusgāze; duša; krusa; birums, pārpilnība; viesības pirms kāzām ar dāvanu pasniegšanu līgavai; apbērt, aplaistīt, apliet, gāzt, līt, nobārstīt, plūsma -
2 snow
[snəu] 1. noun(frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes: We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.) sniegs2. verb(to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow: It's snowing heavily.) snigt- snowy- snowball
- snowboard
- snow-capped
- snowdrift
- snowfall
- snowflake
- snowstorm
- snow-white
- snowed under* * *sniegs; sirmums, sarma; kokaīns; snigt; birt; ieputināt; pārliecināt -
3 soak
[səuk]1) (to (let) stand in a liquid: She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water.) iemērkt; mērcēt2) (to make very wet: That shower has completely soaked my clothes.) samērcēt3) ((with in, into, through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate: The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage.) izsūkties []; iesūkties•- soaked- - soaked
- soaking
- soaking wet
- soak up* * *mērcēšana; mirkšana; lietusgāze; žūpošana; žūpa; ieķīlāšana; izmērcēt, samērcēt; mirkt; izmērcēt; žūpot; uzsist cenu; ieķīlāt
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