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1 straw
[stro:]1) (( also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) salms; salmi; salmu-2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) Viņu piedāvājums nav plika graša vērts.3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) (kokteiļu) salmiņš•* * *salmi, salms; salmiņš; salmu cepure; nieks; salmu; salmu krāsas -
2 straw bail
nedrošs galvojums -
3 straw in the wind
mājiens; norādījums -
4 straw poll
neoficiāla aptauja -
5 man of straw
putnubiedēklis; ieliktenis; neuzticams cilvēks -
6 not to care a straw
ne nieka nebēdāt -
7 not worth a straw
ne nieka vērts -
8 the last straw
(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) pēdējais salmiņš* * *pēdējais piliens, kas piepilda kausu -
9 to catch at a straw
ķerties pie salmiņa -
10 to clutch at a straw
ķerties pie salmiņa -
11 to find quarrel in a straw
piesieties sīkumiem -
12 to grasp at a straw
ķerties pie salmiņa -
13 to make bricks without straw
veltīgi pūlēties -
14 to thresh over old straw
kult tukšus salmus -
15 last
I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) pēdējais; beidzamais2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) iepriekšējais; pagājušais3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) pēdējais2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) beigās- lastly- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) ilgt; turpināties2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) saglabāties; pietikt; (par apģērbu) valkāties•- lasting- last out* * *lieste; lasts; beigas; uzstiept uz liestes; ilgt, turpināties; saglabāties, valkāties; pietikt; beidzamais, pēdējais; pagājušais, iepriekšējais; ārkārtīgs, sevišķs; visneiedomājamākais, visnepiemērotākais; beigās, pēdējā kārtā; pēdējoreiz -
16 litter
['litə(r)] 1. noun1) (an untidy mess of paper, rubbish etc: Put your litter in that bin.) izsvaidītas lietas/papīri; draza; nekārtība2) (a heap of straw etc for animals to lie on etc.) pakaiši3) (a number of animals born to the same mother at the same time: a litter of kittens.) (kucēnu, sivēnu) metiens2. verb(to cover (the ground etc) with scattered objects: Papers littered the table.) izsvaidīt; piemētāt; piegružot* * *nestuves; pakaiši; izmētāti papīri, izsvaidītas lietas, nekārtība; metiens; pakaisīt; piemētāt, piegružot, izsvaidīt; apbērnoties, atnesties -
17 panama
((often panama hat) a hat made of straw-like material, worn in hot weather.) panama* * *panama -
18 plait
1. noun1) (a length of hair arranged by dividing it into sections and passing these over one another in turn: She wore her hair in a long plait.) bize2) (a similar arrangement of any material: a plait of straw.) pīne2. verb(to arrange in this way: She plaited three strips of leather to make a belt; She plaited her hair.) []pīt* * *pīne; pīt; sapīt -
19 stack
[stæk] 1. noun1) (a large, usually neatly shaped, pile eg of hay, straw, wood etc: a haystack.) kaudze; grēda; stirpa2) (a set of shelves for books eg in a library.) stelāža; plauktu rinda2. verb(to arrange in a large, usually neat, pile: Stack the books up against the wall.) kraut/likt kaudzē; grēdā; stirpā* * *grēda, kaudze; liels daudzums, milzums; skurstenis; skursteņu rinda; sters; plauktenis; piramīda; kraut kaudzē -
20 suck
1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) zīst; sūkt2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) sūkāt3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) iesūkt; uzsūkt4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) riebties; būt pretīgam2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) zīšana; sūkšana; sūkāšana- sucker- suck up to* * *zīšana; iesūkšana; neliels malks; izkrišana, izgāšanās; saldumi; zīst; sūkt; sūkāt
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Straw — is an agricultural by product, the dry of a cereal plant, after the grain or seed has been removed. Straw makes up about half of the yield of cereal crops such as barley, oats, rice, rye and wheat. In times gone by, it was regarded as a useful by … Wikipedia
Straw — Straw, n. [OE. straw, stre, stree, AS. stre[ a]w, from the root of E. strew; akin to OFries. str[=e], D. stroo, G. stroh, OHG. str[=o], Icel. str[=a], Dan. straa, Sw. str[*a]. [root]166. See {Strew}.] 1. A stalk or stem of certain species of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
straw — S3 [stro: US stro:] n [: Old English; Origin: streaw] 1.) a) [U] the dried stems of wheat or similar plants that animals sleep on, and that are used for making things such as baskets, hats etc →↑hay ▪ a straw hat b) a single dried stem of stra … Dictionary of contemporary English
straw — [strô] n. [ME stra < OE streaw, akin to streawian: see STREW] 1. hollow stalks or stems of grain after threshing, collectively: used for fodder, for bedding, for making hats, etc. 2. a single one of such stalks 3. such a stalk or, now esp., a… … English World dictionary
straw — [ strɔ ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the yellow stems of dried crops such as wheat: bales of straw a straw hat 2. ) count a long thin paper or plastic tube that you use for drinking clutch/grasp at straws to try to find anything at all that will help… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
straw — straw; straw·berry; straw·ber·ry·ing; straw·en; straw·ish; straw·less; win·dle·straw; … English syllables
straw — ► NOUN 1) dried stalks of grain, used as fodder or for thatching, packing, or weaving. 2) a single dried stalk of grain. 3) a thin hollow tube of paper or plastic for sucking drink from a container. 4) a pale yellow colour. ● clutch at straws Cf … English terms dictionary
straw — (n.) O.E. streaw stems or stalks of certain cereals, lit. that which is scattered or strewn, related to streowian (see STREW (Cf. strew)), from P.Gmc. *strawam that which is scattered (Cf. O.N. stra, Dan. straa, Swed. strô, O.Fris. stre, O.Du., O … Etymology dictionary
Straw — ist der Name folgender Personen: Ezekiel A. Straw (1819–1882), US amerikanischer Politiker Jack Straw (* 1946), britischer Politiker der Labour Party Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselb … Deutsch Wikipedia
straw|y — «STR ee», adjective. 1. of, containing, or like straw. 2. strewn or thatched with straw … Useful english dictionary
Straw — Straw, v. t. To spread or scatter. See {Strew}, and {Strow}. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
