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1 study
1. verb1) (to give time and attention to gaining knowledge of a subject: What subject is he studying?; He is studying French; He is studying for a degree in mathematics; She's studying to be a teacher.) studēt; mācīties2) (to look at or examine carefully: He studied the railway timetable; Give yourself time to study the problem in detail.) []studēt; []pētīt2. noun1) (the act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge: He spends all his evenings in study; She has made a study of the habits of bees.) studijas; mācības; pētniecība2) (a musical or artistic composition: a book of studies for the piano; The picture was entitled `Study in Grey'.) etīde3) (a room in a house etc, in which to study, read, write etc: The headmaster wants to speak to the senior pupils in his study.) (darba) kabinets* * *pētīšana; mācības, studijas; zinātnes nozare; pētījumu objekts; apcerējums, eseja; dziļas pārdomas; darbistaba, kabinets; cenšanās; studija; etīde; iemācīšanās; pētīt; studēt, mācīties; rūpēties -
2 crack a book
((slang) to open a book in order to read or study: He always gets high marks in his exams although he hardly cracks a textbook.) zubrīties -
3 dip into
1) (to withdraw amounts from (a supply, eg of money): I've been dipping into my savings recently.) ķerties pie (ietaupījumiem u.tml.)2) (to look briefly at (a book) or to study (a subject) in a casual manner: I've dipped into his book on Shakespeare, but I haven't read it right through.) pavirši iepazīties (ar grāmatu, tēmu) -
4 history
['histəri]plural - histories; noun1) (the study of events etc that happened in the past: She is studying British history; ( also adjective) a history lesson/book.) vēsture; vēstures-2) (a description usually in writing of past events, ways of life etc: I'm writing a history of Scotland.) vēsture3) ((the description of) the usually interesting events etc associated with (something): This desk/word has a very interesting history.) vēsture; pagātne•- historic
- historical
- historically
- make history* * *vēsture, vēsturiska zinātne; vēsture, pagātne -
5 revise
1) (to correct faults and make improvements in (a book etc): This dictionary has been completely revised.) izlabot (kļūdas); uzlabot; pārstrādāt2) (to study one's previous work, notes etc in preparation for an examination etc: You'd better start revising (your Latin) for your exam.) atkārtot3) (to change (one's opinion etc).) revidēt/mainīt uzskatus•- revision* * *otrā korektūra, revīzija; izlabot, pārstrādāt; mainīt; atkārtot mācību vielu
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