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1 striking
adjective (noticeable or impressive: She is tall and striking; She wears striking clothes.) iespaidīgs; uzkrītošs* * *pārsteidzošs, uzkrītošs -
2 be within striking distance of
(to come very close to.) pienākt/būt visai tuvu -
3 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (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; uzsist2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) uzbrukt3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) aizdegt; uzšķilt dzirksti4) ((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.) streikot5) (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; atrast6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) izvilināt skaņu; zvanīt7) (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 prātā8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kalt9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) doties; nogriezties10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) nojaukt (telti); nolaist (karogu)2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) streiks2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) atradums•- striker- 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* * *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 -
4 percussion
1) ((in an orchestra, the group of people who play) musical instruments in which the sound is produced by striking them eg drums, cymbals etc: He plays (the) percussion in the orchestra; ( also adjective) a percussion instrument.) sitamie instrumenti; sitamais2) (the striking of one hard object against another: A gun is fired by means of percussion.) sitiens; trieciens•* * *sitiens; sitamais instruments; izklauvēšana, perkusija -
5 bat
I 1. [bæt] noun(a shaped piece of wood etc for striking the ball in cricket, baseball, table-tennis etc.) (kriketa u.tml.) nūja, rakete2. verb1) (to use a bat: He bats with his left hand.) sist ar nūju2) (to strike (the ball) with a bat: He batted the ball.) sist ar nūju•- batsman- off one's own bat II [bæt] noun(a mouse-like animal which flies, usually at night.) sikspārnis- batty* * *sikspārnis; uzdzīve; runga, nūja; nūja; sitējs; ass sitiens; temps, solis; sist ar nūju; uzdzīvot; mirkšķināt -
6 bold
[bəuld]1) (daring or fearless: a bold plan of attack.) drosmīgs; pārdrošs2) (striking and well-marked: a dress with bold stripes.) (par kontūrām) skaidrs; skaidri iezīmēts3) ((of type) thick and clear, like this.) (par burtiem) trekns; izcelts•- boldly- boldness
- bold as brass* * *pārdrošs, drošsirdīgs, drosmīgs; bezkaunīgs, nekaunīgs; pašapzinīgs; salasāms, noteikts, skaidrs; kraujš, stāvs -
7 clank
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8 clash
[klæʃ] 1. noun1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) žvadzoņa; dārdoņa2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) konflikts; nesaskaņa3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) sadursme4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.) konflikts2. verb1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) žvadzēt; dārdēt2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) nonākt sadursmē3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) nonākt konfliktā4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) sakrist vienā laikā5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) nesaskanēt (par krāsām)* * *žvadzoņa; konflikts, sadursme; žvadzēt; nonākt konfliktā; nesaskanēt; sakrist vienā laikā -
9 clatter
['klætə] 1. noun(a loud noise like hard objects falling, striking against each other etc: the clatter of pots falling off the shelf.) šķindoņa; klaboņa; dipoņa2. verb(to (cause to) make such a noise: The dishes clattered while I was washing them in the sink.) šķindēt; klabēt; dipēt* * *šķindoņa; klaboņa; čala; dipoņa; šķindēt; klabēt; čalot; dipēt -
10 collision
[kə'liʒən]noun (a crash; a violent striking together (of eg two vehicles): Ten people were injured in the collision between the bus and the car.) sadursme* * *saduršanās, sadursme; nesaskaņa -
11 decorate
['dekəreit]1) (to add some kind of ornament etc to (something) to make more beautiful, striking etc: We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.) izgreznot; dekorēt; rotāt2) (to put paint, paper etc on the walls, ceiling and woodwork of (a room): He spent a week decorating the living-room.) nokrāsot (sienas); tapsēt3) (to give a medal or badge to (someone) as a mark of honour: He was decorated for his bravery.) apbalvot (ar ordeni)•- decorative
- decorator* * *dekorēt, izgreznot; iztapsēt, nokrāsot -
12 dramatic
[drə'mætik]1) (of or in the form of a drama: a dramatic performance.) dramatisks2) (vivid or striking: a dramatic improvement; She made a dramatic entrance.) iespaidīgs; teatrāls3) ((of a person) showing (too) much feeling or emotion: She's very dramatic about everything.) emocionāls* * *dramatisks; teātra -
13 echo
['ekəu] 1. plural - echoes; noun(the repeating of a sound caused by its striking a surface and coming back: The children shouted loudly in the cave so that they could hear the echoes.) atbalss2. verb1) (to send back an echo or echoes: The cave was echoing with shouts; The hills echoed his shout.) atbalsot; atbalsoties2) (to repeat (a sound or a statement): She always echoes her husband's opinion.) atdarināt (skaņu); atkārtot (domu)* * *atbalss; atdarinājums; atbalsot; atbalsoties; atdarināt -
14 effective
[-tiv]1) (having power to produce, or producing, a desired result: These new teaching methods have proved very effective.) efektīvs, iedarbīgs2) (striking or pleasing: an effective display of flowers.) efektīgs, iespaidīgs3) (in operation; working; active: The new law becomes effective next week.) stāties spēkā* * *kareivis; metāla nauda; efektīvs, iedarbīgs; efektīgs; spēkā esošs; derīgs karadienestam -
15 knock
[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) klauvēt2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) []sist; []dauzīt3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) sist4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) atsisties []2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) klauvējiens; sitiens; trieciens; belziens2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) klauvējiens•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up* * *belziens, sitiens; klauvējiens; barga kritika, trieciens, uzbrukums; bumbas padeve; ūtrupe; detonācija; dauzīt, sist; sasist, sadauzīt; klauvēt; apstulbināt, pārsteigt; piekasīties, piesieties; saņemt ciet -
16 presence
['prezns]1) (the state, or fact, of being present: The committee requests your presence at Thursday's meeting.) klātbūtne2) (a striking, impressive manner or appearance: The headmistress certainly has presence.) izskats; stāja•- presence of mind* * *klātbūtne; izskats, stāja; sveša karaspēka klātbūtne -
17 showy
adjective (giving an impression of value by a bright and striking outward appearance: His clothes are too showy for my liking.) košs; kliedzošs* * *košs, efektīgs; uzkrītošs, kliedzošs -
18 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) vēziens; sitiens; cirtiens2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) (zibens) spēriens; liktenīgs/laimīgs gadījums3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) (pulksteņa) sitiens4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) vilciens; triepiens; vēziens5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) rāviens; vēziens; sitiens6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) peldēšana uz muguras7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) ne pirkstu nepakustināt8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) trieka•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) glāstīt2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) glāsts; glāstīšana* * *sitiens; vēziens; paņēmiens; vilciens; triepiens; trieka; virzuļa gājiens; glaudīt, glāstīt -
19 stub
1. noun1) (a stump or short remaining end of eg a cigarette, pencil etc: The ashtray contained seven cigarette stubs.) gals; galiņš2) (the counterfoil or retained section of a cheque etc.) (čeka, kvīts) pasaknis2. verb(to hurt (especially a toe) by striking it against something hard: She stubbed her toe(s) against the bedpost.) atsist (piem., kājas pirkstu) pret- stubby- stub out* * *celms; nolūzis zobs; nodegulis; norakstīts zīmuļa gals; pasaknis; izlauzt celmus; nodzēst cigaretes galu -
20 vivid
['vivid]1) ((of colours etc) brilliant; very bright: The door was painted a vivid yellow; The trees were vivid in their autumn colours.) spilgts2) (clear; striking: I have many vivid memories of that holiday; a vivid image/description.) spilgts3) ((of the imagination) active; lively: She has a vivid imagination.) dzīvs•- vividly- vividness* * *spilgts; dzīvs
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