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strike a blow for

  • 1 strike a blow for

    (to make an effort on behalf of (a cause etc).) aizstāvēt kādu; aizbilst par kādu

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  • 2 strike

    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) []sist; uzsist
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) uzbrukt
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) aizdegt; uzšķilt dzirksti
    4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) streikot
    5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) uziet; atrast
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) izvilināt skaņu; zvanīt
    7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) atstāt iespaidu; ienākt prātā
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kalt
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) doties; nogriezties
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) nojaukt (telti); nolaist (karogu)
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) streiks
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) atradums
    - striking
    - strikingly
    - be out on strike
    - be on strike
    - call a strike
    - come out on strike
    - come
    - be within striking distance of
    - strike at
    - strike an attitude/pose
    - strike a balance
    - strike a bargain/agreement
    - strike a blow for
    - strike down
    - strike dumb
    - strike fear/terror into
    - strike home
    - strike it rich
    - strike lucky
    - strike out
    - strike up
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    streiks; atradums; uzlidojums; streikot; sist; šķilt uguni; nejauši atrast, uzdurties; kalt; nojaukt; nolaist; ienākt prātā; atstāt iespaidu; iedvest; satriekt; panākt, sasniegt; ieņemt; ielauzties, iespiesties; laist; dēstīt, stādīt; virzīties; šantažēt, izspiest; meklēt protekciju

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  • 3 clip

    I 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.)
    2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.)
    2. noun
    1) (an act of clipping.) cirpšana
    2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) belziens
    3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.) klips
    - clipping II 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb
    (to fasten with a clip: Clip these papers together.)
    2. noun
    (something for holding things together or in position: a paper-clip; a hair-clip; bicycle-clips (= round pieces of metal etc for holding the bottom of trouser legs close to the leg).) saspraude
    * * *
    spraude, saspraude; cirpšana; spaile; cirpums, nocirptā vilna; aptvere; belziens; liels ātrums; blēdis; cirpt; saspraust; aizspiest; apgriezt; izgriezt; norīt galotnes; kompostrēt; iebelzt; ierobežot; blēdīties

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  • 4 sock

    [sok] I noun
    (a (usually wool, cotton or nylon) covering for the foot and ankle, sometimes reaching to the knee, worn inside a shoe, boot etc: I need a new pair of socks.) (īsā) zeķe
    II 1. verb
    (slang) to strike someone hard with the fist: He socked the burglar (on the jaw). iezvelt
    2. noun
    ((slang) a strong blow with the fist: He gave me a sock on the jaw.) zvēliens
    * * *
    lemesis; kārumi, našķi; zeķe; ieliekamā zolīte; satriecošs notikums; iekraut; tieši

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  • 5 whack

    [wæk] 1. verb
    (to strike smartly, making a loud sound: His father whacked him for misbehaving.) []belzt; []vilkt
    2. noun
    (a blow: His father gave him a whack across the ear.) belziens; blieziens
    * * *
    belziens; tiesa, mēģinājums; daļa; līdzīga daļa; belzt; iebelzt; dalīt; sadalīt

    English-Latvian dictionary > whack

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