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1 stick
I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) []durt; pārdurt2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) iedurties3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) pielīmēt; pielipt; salipt4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) iestrēgt; iestigt; iesprūst•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) žagars2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) svečturi3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) stublājs; garš gabals; stienītis•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick* * *spieķis, nūja; žagars; zizlis; stienītis, gabals; rokturis; stulbenis; mēbeles; sērija; masts; liknis; iedurt; pielīmēt; pielipt; uzturēties, palikt; iestrēgt; izbāzt; nobāzt, iebāzt; paciest, izturēt; atbalstīt ar kociņu -
2 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) pārprastEnglish-Latvian dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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3 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) pārprastEnglish-Latvian dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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4 drum
1. noun1) (a musical instrument constructed of skin etc stretched on a round frame and beaten with a stick: He plays the drums.) bungas2) (something shaped like a drum, especially a container: an oil-drum.) tvertne3) (an eardrum.) bungādiņa2. verb1) (to beat a drum.) sist bungas2) (to tap continuously especially with the fingers: Stop drumming (your fingers) on the table!) bungot (ar pirkstiem)3) (to make a sound like someone beating a drum: The rain drummed on the metal roof.) bungot•- drummer- drumstick
- drum in/into* * *bungas; bungu rīboņa; bungādiņa; korpuss, tvertne; cilindrs; sist bungas; bungot, dauzīt; dauzīties -
5 goad
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6 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) puse2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) puslaiks2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) pus-2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) pus-3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) daļējs; nepilns3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) pus-2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) daļēji; gandrīz•- half-- halve
- half-and-half
- half-back
- half-brother
- half-sister
- half-caste
- half-hearted
- half-heartedly
- half-heartedness
- half-holiday
- half-hourly
- half-term
- half-time
- half-way
- half-wit
- half-witted
- half-yearly
- at half mast
- by half
- do things by halves
- go halves with
- half past three
- four
- seven
- in half
- not half* * *daļa; pusgads, semestris; bērnu biļete par puscenu; puslaiks; puse; pus; nepilns, daļējs; pa pusei, pus -
7 poke
[pəuk] 1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) []bikstīt2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) []bakstīt; []durt3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) izbāzt[]; pabāzt[]2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) piebikstīšana; dunka; belziens- poker- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into* * *kule, maiss; bikstīšana; piebikstīšana; dunka, belziens; slaists; bikstīt; piebikstīt; iedunkāt, iebelzt; iebāzt, izbāzt -
8 slash
[slæʃ] 1. verb1) (to make long cuts in (cloth etc): He slashed his victim's face with a razor.) []šķelt; []cirst; sakapāt (ar nazi u.tml.)2) ((with at) to strike out violently at (something): He slashed at the bush angrily with a stick.) cirst; kapāt3) (to reduce greatly: A notice in the shop window read `Prices slashed!') ievērojami pazemināt/samazināt2. noun1) (a long cut or slit.) (zobena u.tml.) cirtiens2) (a sweeping blow.) sitiens* * *muklājs; cirtiens; šķēlums; cirsta brūce; cirsma; cirst; iešķelt, pāršķelt; asi kritizēt; pazemināt, samazināt; šļākties -
9 stake
[steik] I noun(a strong stick or post, especially a pointed one used as a support or as part of a fence.) stabs; mietsII 1. noun(a sum of money risked in betting: He and his friends enjoy playing cards for high stakes.) likme (kāršu spēlē u.tml.)2. verb(to bet or risk (money or something of value): I'm going to stake $5 on that horse.) likt (summu derībās u.tml.)- at stake* * *stabs, miets; kauna stabs; likme; ieguldījums; balva; atbalstīt ar mietu; uzdurt uz mieta; likt uz spēles, riskēt; finansēt -
10 sucker
1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) stulbenis2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) sūcējs; sūkātājs3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) piesūceknis4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) piesūceknis5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.) atzars* * *zīdējs; sūcējs; cukurgailītis; stulbenis; atzars; piesūceknis; iesūkšanas īscaurule
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