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1 family
['fæməli]plural - families; noun1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; ( also adjective) a family holiday.) ģimene; ģimenes-2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; ( also adjective) the family home.) dzimta3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) (vienas ģimenes) bērni un sieva4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) (dzīvnieku, augu) dzimta; (valodu) saime•- family tree* * *naudas pabalsts ģimenei; ģimene; dzimta, cilts; bērni; dzimta; saime; sindikāts, ģimene -
2 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) tas1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...* * *jo -
3 means
I [mi:nz] noun singular or plural(the instrument(s), method(s) etc by which a thing is, or may be, done or made to happen: By what means can we find out?) līdzeklis; veids- by means of
- by no means II [mi:nz] noun plural(money available or necessary for living etc: She's a person of considerable means.) naudas līdzekļi* * *līdzeklis, veids; naudas līdzekļi -
4 woo
[wu:]3rd person singular present tense - woos; verb((of a man) to seek as a wife: He wooed the daughter of the king.) bildināt- wooer* * *bildināt, lūgt roku; parādīt uzmanību; censties iegūt
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Singular — Sin gu*lar (s[i^][ng] g[ u]*l[ e]r), a. [OE. singuler, F. singulier, fr. L. singularius, singularis, fr. singulus single. See {Single}, a.] 1. Separate or apart from others; single; distinct. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] And God forbid that all a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Singular point in a curve — Singular Sin gu*lar (s[i^][ng] g[ u]*l[ e]r), a. [OE. singuler, F. singulier, fr. L. singularius, singularis, fr. singulus single. See {Single}, a.] 1. Separate or apart from others; single; distinct. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] And God forbid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Singular proposition — Singular Sin gu*lar (s[i^][ng] g[ u]*l[ e]r), a. [OE. singuler, F. singulier, fr. L. singularius, singularis, fr. singulus single. See {Single}, a.] 1. Separate or apart from others; single; distinct. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] And God forbid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Singular succession — Singular Sin gu*lar (s[i^][ng] g[ u]*l[ e]r), a. [OE. singuler, F. singulier, fr. L. singularius, singularis, fr. singulus single. See {Single}, a.] 1. Separate or apart from others; single; distinct. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] And God forbid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Singular term — Singular Sin gu*lar (s[i^][ng] g[ u]*l[ e]r), a. [OE. singuler, F. singulier, fr. L. singularius, singularis, fr. singulus single. See {Single}, a.] 1. Separate or apart from others; single; distinct. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] And God forbid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
man of the people — UK US noun [countable] [singular man of the people plural ˌmen of the ˈpeople] a man who represents and understands ordinary people Thesaurus: general words for type of personsynonym … Useful english dictionary
man — I UK [mæn] / US noun Word forms man : singular man plural men UK [men] / US *** Words that may cause offence: man: Man and mankind are sometimes used to refer to humans in general, including both men and women. However, many people think that… … English dictionary
man of letters — noun a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑humanist * * * 1. : a learned man : scholar 2. : a literary man : author, littérateur * * * … Useful english dictionary
man-hour — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : a unit of one hour s work by one man used especially as a basis for cost finding and wages should save countless thousands of dollars and man hours Advt * * * /man oweur , ow euhr/, n. a unit of measurement, esp. in accountancy … Useful english dictionary
man of god — Usage: capitalized G Etymology: Middle English 1. : a godly man; specifically : saint 2. : a minister or other ecclesiastic a man of God and unquestionably a trustworthy man Earl Hamner * * * … Useful english dictionary
man of the cloth — noun a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church • Syn: ↑clergyman, ↑reverend • Ant: ↑layman (for: ↑clergyman) • Hypernyms: ↑spiritual lead … Useful english dictionary
