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  • 1 to stop short

    pēkšņi apklust; pēkšņi apstāties

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  • 2 cut short

    1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) saīsināt
    2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) pārtraukt kādu

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  • 3 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) atpūta
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) miegs; naktsmiers
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) []balsts
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) miera stāvoklis
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) atpūsties; atpūtināt
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) atpūsties; atlaisties
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) Viņas skatiens kavējās pie dārgakmeņiem.
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) rimties; likties mierā
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) būt atkarīgam no
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) (par pienākumu u.tml.) gulties uz
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    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest     II [rest]
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    atpūta, miers; atlikums; rezerves fonds; statnis, balsts; pārtraukums; miera stāvoklis, nekustīgums; pauze; brīvi!; palikt; atpūsties; atdusēties; atpūtināt, ļaut atpūsties; atstāt bez ievērības; likties mierā, neuztraukties; kavēties; balstīt; balstīties; gulties

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  • 4 pause

    [po:z] 1. noun
    1) (a short stop, break or interval (while doing something): There was a pause in the conversation.) pauze, pārtraukums
    2) (the act of making a musical note or rest slightly longer than normal, or a mark showing that this is to be done.) fermāta
    2. verb
    (to stop talking, working etc for a short time: They paused for a cup of tea.) pārtraukt uz brīdi; taisīt pauzi
    * * *
    pauze, pārtraukums; cezūra; fermāta, pauzes zīme; apstāties, taisīt pauzi; pauzēt

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  • 5 halt

    [ho:lt] 1. verb
    (to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) apstādināt; apstāties
    2. noun
    1) (a complete stop: the train came to a halt.) apstāties
    2) (a short stop (on a march etc).) apstāšanās
    3) (a small railway station.) piestātne; pietura
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    - call a halt to
    - call a halt
    * * *
    apstāšanās; pietura, piestātne; apstāties; šaubīties, svārstīties; stomīties; apstādināt; klibot; stāt!

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  • 6 cut

    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) cenu samazinājums
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) piegriezums; fasons
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) (gaļas) šķēle; atgriezums
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    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) dzēlīgs; aizvainojošs
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat     4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) nežēlīgs; uz dzīvību un nāvi
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short
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    grieziens; cirtiens; ievainojums, iegriezums; šķēle; nocirtums, cirpums; fasons, griezums, piegriezums; pazeminājums; samazinājums; pārtraukums; saīsinājums, izgriezums; pārtraukšana; apvainojums; ieskaņojums; profils, šķēlums; spēcīgs atsitiens; pārgriezt, sagriezt, griezt; ievainot; cirpt, pļaut, cirst; slīpēt, kalt; piegriezt; pazemināt; samazināt; krustoties; apvainot, aizskart; pārtraukt; saīsināt; pārtraukt; pārtraukt; neierasties, kavēt; šķilties, nākt; kastrēt; aizvākties; atšķaidīt; griezts; saīsināts; ar izgriezumiem; piedzēris

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  • 7 lay-by

    plural - lay-bys; noun (especially in Britain, a short extra part at the side of a road for people to stop their cars in, out of the way of the traffic.)
    * * *
    automašīnu stāvvieta

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  • 8 Nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) []kniebt; []kost
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) pārkniebt; nokniebt
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) kost
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) izskriet; aizskriet
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) []kost, []kniebt
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) kodiens; kniebiens
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) salta dvesma
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) malciņš
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    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud
    * * *
    japānis; kniebiens, kodiens; malciņš; iedzert malciņu

    English-Latvian dictionary > Nip

  • 9 nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) []kniebt; []kost
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) pārkniebt; nokniebt
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) kost
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) izskriet; aizskriet
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) []kost, []kniebt
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) kodiens; kniebiens
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) salta dvesma
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) malciņš
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    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud
    * * *
    kniebt, kost; iekniebt, iekost; sažņaugt, saspiest; nokost, nopostīt, iznīcināt; izskriet

    English-Latvian dictionary > nip

См. также в других словарях:

  • stop short — To come to a sudden standstill • • • Main Entry: ↑short * * * stop suddenly or abruptly * * * ˌstop ˈshort | ˌstop sb ˈshort idiom to suddenly stop, or make sb suddenly stop, doing sth • He stopped short when he heard his name. • …   Useful english dictionary

  • stop short — Ⅰ. ► stop dead (or short) suddenly cease moving, speaking, or acting. Main Entry: ↑stop Ⅱ. ► stop short stop suddenly or abruptly. Main Entry: ↑short …   English terms dictionary

  • stop short of — (something/doing something) to decide not to do something. I stopped short of telling him what I really felt about him …   New idioms dictionary

  • stop short — index balk, clog, halt Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • stop short — v. (d; intr.) to stop short of (they stop shortped short of imposing new taxes) * * * (d; intr.) to stop short of (they stop shortped short of imposing new taxes) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • stop short of (doing something) — 1. to decide not to do something. I stopped short of telling him what I really felt about him. 2. to almost do something, or partly do something without completing it. The punishments are quite severe but they stop short of losing your job. Usage …   New idioms dictionary

  • stop short of (doing) something — phrase to not do something, although you almost do it I stopped short of telling him what I really thought. Thesaurus: to not act, or to not do somethingsynonym Main entry: stop …   Useful english dictionary

  • stop short of something doing something — stop short of sth/of doing sth idiom to be unwilling to do sth because it may involve a risk, but to nearly do it • She stopped short of calling the president a liar. • The protest stopped short of a violent confrontation. Main entry: ↑stopidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • stop short of of doing something — stop short of sth/of doing sth idiom to be unwilling to do sth because it may involve a risk, but to nearly do it • She stopped short of calling the president a liar. • The protest stopped short of a violent confrontation. Main entry: ↑stopidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • stop short of something — stop short of (something/doing something) to decide not to do something. I stopped short of telling him what I really felt about him …   New idioms dictionary

  • stop short of doing something — stop short of (something/doing something) to decide not to do something. I stopped short of telling him what I really felt about him …   New idioms dictionary

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