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1 match
[mæ ] I noun(a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) sērkociņš- matchboxII 1. noun1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) sacīkstes, mačs2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) pāris; pieskaņots priekšmets3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) līdzvērtīgs pretinieks4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) precības, partija (precībās)2. verb1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) saskaņoties, piestāvēt2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) []mērot•- matched- matchless
- matchmaker* * *sērkociņš; pāris, līdzinieks; deglis; precības; mačs, sacīkstes; pieskaņot; harmonēt, saskanēt; izprecināt, saprecināt; mēroties, līdzināties -
2 make
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) gatavot; taisīt; radīt2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) likt, piespiest3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) []darīt4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) pelnīt5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) veidot, sastādīt6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) kļūt7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) lēst; uzskatīt8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) iecelt (amatā)9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) veikt, []darīt2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) fasons; modelis; marka- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to* * *izgatavošana, ražošana; produkcija, ražojums; fasons, konstrukcija, modelis; uzbūve; veidojums; ieslēgšana, saslēgšana; jaukšana; identificēšana; gatavot, taisīt; sastādīt, veidot; pelnīt; veidot; iegūt; uzpost, sakārtot; lēst, uzskatīt; iecelt; gatavoties, grasīties; likt, piespiest; paspēt, pagūt; veikt; trāpīt mērķī, sasniegt mērķi; celties; jaukt un dalīt kārtis; dzīvot kopā; nozagt; pavest; identificēt -
3 like
I 1. adjective(the same or similar: They're as like as two peas.) līdzīgs2. preposition(the same as or similar to; in the same or a similar way as: He climbs like a cat; She is like her mother.) līdzīgs; kā3. noun(someone or something which is the same or as good etc as another: You won't see his like / their like again.) kaut kas līdzīgs4. conjunction((especially American) in the same or a similar way as: No-one does it like he does.) tāpat; līdzīgi- likely- likelihood
- liken
- likeness
- likewise
- like-minded
- a likely story!
- as likely as not
- be like someone
- feel like
- he is likely to
- look like
- not likely! II verb1) (to be pleased with; to find pleasant or agreeable: I like him very much; I like the way you've decorated this room.) patikt2) (to enjoy: I like gardening.) patikt•- likeable- likable
- liking
- should/would like
- take a liking to* * *kaut kas līdzīgs; patikt; vēlēties, gribēt; līdzīgs; līdzīgi, tāpat -
4 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) pakļauts; atkarīgs2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) pavalstnieks2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) temats; jautājums3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) mācību priekšmets; disciplīna4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) objekts; iemesls5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) teikuma priekšmets3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) pakļaut; paverdzināt2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) pakļaut•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to* * *jautājums, temats; cilvēks; pavalstnieks; mācību priekšmets, disciplīna; objekts, priekšmets; iemesls; līķis; subjekts; teikuma priekšmets; galvenā tēma; pakļaut; atkarīgs, pakļauts; padots, pakļauts -
5 tape
[teip] 1. noun1) ((a piece of) a narrow strip or band of cloth used for tying etc: bundles of letters tied with tape.) lentīte2) (a piece of this or something similar, eg a string, stretched above the finishing line on a race track: The two runners reached the tape together.) finiša lentīte3) (a narrow strip of paper, plastic, metal etc used for sticking materials together, recording sounds etc: adhesive tape; insulating tape; I recorded the concert on tape.) līmlente; izolācijas lente4) (a tape-measure.) mērlente; metramērs2. verb1) (to fasten or seal with tape.) sasiet/nostiprināt ar lenti2) (to record (the sound of something) on tape: He taped the concert.) ierakstīt magnetofona lentē•- measuring-tape
- tape-recorder
- tape-record
- tape-recording* * *lente; mērlente; birokrātisms; magnetofona ieraksts; alkoholisks dzēriens; sasiet ar lenti; mērīt ar mērlenti; ierakstīt magnetofona lentē -
6 wedge
[we‹] 1. noun1) (a piece of wood or metal, thick at one end and sloping to a thin edge at the other, used in splitting wood etc or in fixing something tightly in place: She used a wedge under the door to prevent it swinging shut.) ķīlis2) (something similar in shape: a wedge of cheese.) (trīsstūra) gabaliņš2. verb(to fix or become fixed by, or as if by, a wedge or wedges: He is so fat that he got wedged in the doorway.) ieķīlēt; noķīlēt; ieķīlēties; iespriesties* * *ķīlis; nostiprināt ar ķīļi; iedzīt ķīli -
7 brown
1. adjective1) (of a dark colour between red and yellow: brown paint; Her eyes are brown.) brūns2) (suntanned: She was very brown after her holiday in Greece.) iededzis2. noun1) ((any shade of) a colour similar to toasted bread, tanned skin, coffee etc.) brūna krāsa2) (something (eg paint, polish etc) brown in colour: I prefer the brown to the green.) brūna krāsa3. verb(to make or become brown.) []brūnināt; iedegt* * *brūna krāsa; vara naudas gabals; mulats; kļūt brūnam; brūnināt; iedegt; oksidēt; brūns, tumšbrūns; iededzis, melnīgsnējs -
8 column
['koləm]1) (a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building: the carved columns in the temple.) kolonna2) (something similar in shape: a column of smoke.) stabs; stabiņš3) (a vertical row (of numbers): He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.) sleja4) (a vertical section of a page of print: a newspaper column.) sleja5) (a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person: He writes a daily column about sport.) apskats (laikrakstā)6) (a long file of soldiers marching in short rows: a column of infantry.) kolonna7) (a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other.) kolonna; rinda•* * *stabiņš, stabs; sleja; kolonna -
9 metaphor
['metəfə](a form of expression (not using `like' or `as')in which a quality or characteristic is given to a person or thing by using a name, image, adjective etc normally used of something else which has similar qualities etc: `He's a tiger when he's angry' is an example of (a) metaphor.) metafora- metaphoric
- metaphorically* * *metafora -
10 pin
[pin] 1. noun1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) kniepadata; spraudīte2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.) piespraude; nozīmīte2. verb1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) saspraust; piespraust2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) piespiest; nospiest•- pinhole
- pinpoint
- pin-up
- pin down
- pins and needles* * *kniepadata; spraudīte; nozīmīte; rēdze, tapa; veļas knaģis; belzenis; piespraust, saspraust; piespiest; izdurt -
11 spectrum
['spektrəm]plurals - spectrums, spectra; noun1) (the visible spectrum.) spektrs2) (the full range (of something): The actress's voice was capable of expressing the whole spectrum of emotion.) diapazons; apjoms; gamma3) (the entire range of radiation of different wavelengths, part of which (the visible spectrum) is normally visible to the naked eye.) spektrs4) (a similar range of frequencies of sound (the sound spectrum).) diapazons* * *apjoms; spektrs -
12 suck
1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) zīst; sūkt2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) sūkāt3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) iesūkt; uzsūkt4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) riebties; būt pretīgam2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) zīšana; sūkšana; sūkāšana- sucker- suck up to* * *zīšana; iesūkšana; neliels malks; izkrišana, izgāšanās; saldumi; zīst; sūkt; sūkāt -
13 waist
[weist]1) ((the measurement round) the narrow part of the human body between the ribs and hips: She has a very small waist.) viduklis; jostasvieta2) (the narrow middle part of something similar, eg a violin, guitar etc.) šaurākā vieta; sašaurinājums3) (the part of an article of clothing which goes round one's waist: Can you take in the waist of these trousers?) viduklis•- waisted- waistband
- waistcoat* * *viduklis, jostasvieta; jaciņa, blūze, ņieburs; šaurākā vieta; kuģa vidusdaļa, midšips; fizelāžas vidusdaļa; lidmašīnas fizelāžas vidusdaļa -
14 bowling
noun ((see also ninepins) the game of skittles, bowls or something similar.) ķegļu spēle
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