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1 substitute
1. verb(to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else: I substituted your name for mine on the list.) aizvietot; aizstāt2. noun(a person or thing used or acting instead of another: Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; ( also adjective) I was substitute headmaster for a term.) aizvietotājs; aizstājējs* * *vietnieks; surogāts, aizstājējs; aizstāt -
2 make up for
(to supply a reward, substitute etc for disappointment, damage, loss (of money or time) etc: Next week we'll try to make up for lost time.) atlīdzināt; kompensēt -
3 rubber
1) (( also adjective) (of) a strong elastic substance made from the juice of certain plants (especially the rubber tree), or an artificial substitute for this: Tyres are made of rubber; rubber boots.) gumija2) ((also eraser) a piece of rubber used to rub out pencil etc marks: a pencil, a ruler and a rubber.) dzēšgumija3) ((slang) a condom.) prezervatīvs4) (a rubber band.) gumijas gredzentiņš (apsaitēšanai)•- rubbery- rubber band
- rubber stamp* * *gumija, kaučuks; dzēšamgumija; galošas; gumijas izstrādājumi; masiere, masieris; beržamais, skrāpis; ripa; gumijot, pārklāt ar gumiju; ziņkārīgi aplūkot -
4 surrogate
(a person or thing that is considered or used as a substitute for another person or thing.) aizvietotājs; aizstājējs* * *surogāts; aizvietotājs, aizstājējs; aizstāt, aizvietot -
5 soya bean
['soiəbi:n](a type of bean, processed and used as a substitute for meat etc.) sojas pupiņas- soya sauce- soy sauce -
6 take the place of
(to be used instead of, or to be a substitute for: I don't think television will ever take the place of books.) aizstāt; aizvietot -
7 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) sūklis2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) sūklis3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) biskvītkūka4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) beršana ar sūkli2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) []berzt ar sūkli; []tīrīt ar sūkli2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) dzīvot uz cita rēķina•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding* * *sūklis; noberšana ar sūkli; poraina viela; biskvītkūka; liekēdis; plencis, pļēgurs; tampons; noberzt ar sūkli; uzsūkt ar sūkli; zvejot sūkļus; dzīvot uz cita rēķina -
8 copper
I 1. ['kopə] noun1) (an element, a metal of a brownish-red colour: This pipe is made of copper.) varš2) ((a piece of) money made of copper or a substitute: Have you any coppers in your change?) sīknauda2. adjective1) (made of copper: a copper pipe.) vara-2) ((also copper-coloured) of the colour of copper.) vara krāsā; sarkanbrūnsII ['kopə] noun(a British nickname for a policeman: Run - there's a copper after you!)* * *varš; policists; denuncētājs; vara naudas gabals; vara katls; pārklāt ar varu; arestēt; denuncēt -
9 dummy
plural - dummies; noun1) (an artificial substitute looking like the real thing: The packets of cigarettes on display were dummies.) butaforija2) (a model of a human used for displaying clothes etc: a dressmaker's dummy.) manekens3) (an artificial teat put in a baby's mouth to comfort it.) knupītis* * *ieliktenis, marionete; manekens; putnubiedēklis; knupis; makets; butaforija; statists; fiktīvs, neīsts
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