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1 sticky
1) (able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces: He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.) lipīgs; līpošs2) ((of a situation or person) difficult; awkward.) nepatīkams; grūts* * *lipīgs; nepatīkams; smacīgs; negribīgs; grūts, smags -
2 sticky tape
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3 sticky wicket
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4 sticky-fingered
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5 he was a bit sticky about lending me money
viņš negribēja man aizdot nauduEnglish-Latvian dictionary > he was a bit sticky about lending me money
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6 he will come to a sticky end
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7 come to a sticky end
(to have an unpleasant fate or death.) ņemt nelabu galu -
8 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 -
9 wax
I 1. [wæks] noun1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) vasks2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) sērs (ausī)3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) vasks; spodrināšanas ziede4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) vasks5) (sealing-wax.) zīmoglaka2. verb(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) []vaskot- waxed- waxen
- waxy
- waxwork
- waxworks II [wæks] verb1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) (par mēnesi) augt2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) augt un dilt* * *niknums, dusmu lēkme; vasks; sērs; skaņuplate; vaskot; augt, kļūt, tapt; aizzīmogot ar zīmoglaku; ierakstīt skaņuplatē -
10 adhesive
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11 clammy
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12 clay
[klei](a soft, sticky type of earth which is often baked into pottery, china, bricks etc.) māls* * *māli, māls; māla pīpe; pīšļi -
13 date
I 1. [deit] noun1) ((a statement on a letter etc giving) the day of the month, the month and year: I can't read the date on this letter.) datums2) (the day and month and/or the year in which something happened or is going to happen: What is your date of birth?) datums3) (an appointment or engagement, especially a social one with a member of the opposite sex: He asked her for a date.) satikšanās2. verb1) (to have or put a date on: This letter isn't dated.) datēt2) ((with from or back) to belong to; to have been made, written etc at (a certain time): Their quarrel dates back to last year.) attiecināt3) (to become obviously old-fashioned: His books haven't dated much.) novecot; kļūt nemodernam•- dated- dateline
- out of date
- to date
- up to date II [deit] noun(the brown, sticky fruit of the date palm, a kind of tree growing in the tropics.) datele* * *datele; datums; laikmets, periods; dateļpalma; termiņš; satikšanās; datēt; kļūt nemodernam, novecot; norunāt satikšanos -
14 glutinous
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15 gum
I noun((usually in plural) the firm flesh in which the teeth grow.) smaganas- gumboilII 1. noun1) (a sticky juice got from some trees and plants.) sveķi2) (a glue: We can stick these pictures into the book with gum.) līme3) (a type of sweet: a fruit gum.) ledene4) (chewing-gum: He chews gum when he is working.) košļājamā gumija2. verb(to glue with gum: I'll gum this bit on to the other one.) salīmēt- gummy- gumminess* * *smaganas; gumija; sveķi; sveķkoks; līme; posa; košļājamā gumija; ledene; galošas; izdalīt sveķus; salīmēt; salipt -
16 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) ievārījums; ievārījuma-- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) sablīvēties2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) iespiest; iegrūst; saspiest3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) iesprūst; ieķīlēties4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) traucēt (raidstaciju)2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) sablīvējums; sastrēgums; drūzma2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) ķeza•- jam on* * *džems, ievārījums; sablīvējums, sastrēgums, drūzma; iesprūdums, saķīlējums; traucējums; ķeza; iegrūst, iespiest; saspiest; piespiest; radīt sastrēgumu, sablīvēties; iesprūst, saķīlēties; traucēt; improvizēt -
17 lacquer
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18 nougat
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19 plaster
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) apmetums2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) ģipsis3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) plāksteris2. verb1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) apmest2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) uztriept•- plastic 3. adjective(easily made into different shapes.) plastisks* * *plāksteris; ģipsis; apmetums; sviests; banknote; uzlikt plāksteri; apmest; pārklāt; aplīmēt, nolīmēt; bombardēt, apšaudīt; sakaut; smagi sakaut -
20 resin
['rezin](a sticky substance produced by certain trees (eg firs, pines) and some other plants.) gumija- resinous* * *sveķi; sveķot
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