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41 squeeze
[skwi:z] 1. verb1) (to press (something) together or from all sides tightly: He squeezed her hand affectionately; He squeezed the clay into a ball.) []spiest; paspiest2) (to force (eg oneself) eg into or through a narrow space: The dog squeezed himself / his body into the hole; We were all squeezed into the back seat of the car.) iespiest; saspiest; iespiesties; saspiesties3) (to force something, eg liquid, out of something by pressing: She squeezed the oranges (into a jug); We might be able to squeeze some more money/information out of him.) izspiest2. noun1) (an act of squeezing: He gave his sister an affectionate squeeze.) spiediens2) (a condition of being squeezed: We all got into the car, but it was a squeeze.) saspiešanās; drūzmēšanās3) (a few drops produced by squeezing.) izspiestais šķidrums4) (a time of financial restriction: an economic squeeze.) grūtības•- squeezer- squeeze up* * *spiešana; saspiešana; drūzmēšanās, spiešanās; piespiešana; šantāža, izspiešana; grūtības; nospiedums; spiest; saspiest; izspiest; iespiest; izspraukties; taisīt nospiedumu; radīt naudas grūtības -
42 sultan
(a ruler in certain Muslim countries.) sultāns(the mother, wife, sister or daughter of a sultan.)
sultāna māte/sieva/māsa/meita* * *sultāns -
43 trouble
1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) nepatikšanas; rūpes; raizes; grūtības2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) nemieri; sacelšanās; jukas3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) kaite; vaina2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) uztraukt; sagādāt rūpes/pūles2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) Vai drīkstu jums lūgt...3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) papūlēties; pacensties•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker* * *nepatikšanas; grūtības; raizes, rūpes; pūles; jukas, nemieri; kaite, slimība; avārija; sagādāt rūpes, uztraukt; uztraukties; traucēt, apgrūtināt; grūti padoties, neveikties; nomocīt; papūlēties; bojāt -
44 uncanny
(strange or mysterious: She looks so like her sister that it's quite uncanny.) savāds; mistisks* * *baismīgs, pārdabisks -
45 wavy
adjective ((of hair) full of waves: Her hair is wavy but her sister's hair is straight.) viļņains; cirtains* * *viļņojošs; viļņveidīgs, viļņains; cirtains -
46 behind someone's back
(without someone's knowledge or permission: He sometimes bullies his sister behind his mother's back.) slepus; slepeni -
47 fall for
1) (to be deceived by (something): I made up a story to explain why I had not been at work and he fell for it.) iekrist; uzķerties2) (to fall in love with (someone): He has fallen for your sister.) iemīlēties -
48 fall out
( sometimes with with) (to quarrel: I have fallen out with my sister.) []ķildoties -
49 firework
noun (a small exploding device giving off a colourful display of lights: Rockets are my favourite fireworks; ( also adjective) a firework display; If your sister finds out, there'll be fireworks (= a display of anger)!) uguņošana; (dusmu) uzliesmojums -
50 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) izturēties vēsi/nedraudzīgiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > give (someone) the cold shoulder
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51 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) izturēties vēsi/nedraudzīgiEnglish-Latvian dictionary > give (someone) the cold shoulder
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52 on balance
(having taken everything into consideration: On balance I think Miss Smith is a better tennis player than my sister.) visu apsverot -
53 peacemaker
noun (a person who tries to make peace between enemies, people who are quarrelling etc: When my brother and sister quarrel I act as peacemaker.) samierinātājs -
54 put in the shade
(to cause to seem unimportant: She is so beautiful that she puts her sister in the shade.) pārspēt/aizēnot kādu -
55 sisters-in-law
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56 step-
[step](showing a relationship not by blood but by another marriage.) (radniecībā) pus-; pa-; audžu-- step-mother
- step-sister
- step-brother
- step-son
- step-daughter
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57 take back
1) (to make (someone) remember or think about (something): Meeting my old friends took me back to my childhood.) atgādināt; atsaukt atmiņā2) (to admit that what one has said is not true: Take back what you said about my sister!) ņemt atpakaļ (vārdus) -
58 youth mentor
noun (someone who gives guidance and is like a big sister/brother to a young person who has social problems or is retarded.) jauniešu padomdevējs
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Sister — Sis ter, n. [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster, from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries. sweester, suster, LG. s[ u]ster, suster, D. zuster, OS. & OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan. s[ o]ster, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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sister — [sis′tər] n. [ME < ON systir (akin to OE sweoster > dial. suster), akin to Ger schwester < IE * swesor , sister (> Sans svasar, L soror, OIr siur) < * sewe , (one s) own, refl. pron. (see SUICIDE) + * sor , woman: hence, lit.,… … English World dictionary
sister — UK US /ˈsɪstər/ adjective [before noun] ► used to describe one of the organizations or companies in a pair or group of similar organizations when referring to it in relation to the others: »The competition is being run in conjunction with our… … Financial and business terms
sister — ► NOUN 1) a woman or girl in relation to other children of her parents. 2) a female friend or associate. 3) (before another noun ) denoting an organization or a place which bears a relationship to another of common origin or allegiance. 4) (often … English terms dictionary
Sister' s — (Темара,Марокко) Категория отеля: 2 звездочный отель Адрес: Plage Des Sables D or, 12040 Темара … Каталог отелей
Sister — Sis ter, v. t. To be sister to; to resemble closely. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sister — [n] female sibling blood sister, kin, kinsperson, relation, relative, twin; concepts 414,415 … New thesaurus
Sister — Sister, 1) (fr. Cistre), ein in Spielart u. Bau der Guitarre (s.d.) ähnliches Instrument, welches mit 7 Drahtsaiten, wovon die 3 tiefsten übersponnen sind, bezogen wird, welche in die Töne Gefgcēḡ gestimmt werden; 2) Getreidemaß in den… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
sister — O.E. sweostor, swuster, or a Scandinavian cognate (Cf. O.N. systir, Swed. syster, Dan. sèster), in either case from P.Gmc. *swestr (Cf. O.S. swestar, O.Fris. swester, M.Du. suster, Du. zuster, O.H.G. swester, Ger. Schwester, Goth. swistar), from… … Etymology dictionary
