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1 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 -
2 crawl
[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) līst; vilkties2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) rāpot3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) lēni vilkties4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) ņudzēt2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) lēna kustēšanās; rāpošana; līšana2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) krauls* * *lēna kustēšanās; līšana, rāpošana; krauls; lēni vilkties; rāpot, līst; ņudzēt; pieglaimoties; sajust tirpas; atsaukt -
3 exercise
1. noun1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) vingrošana; vingrojums2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) vingrinājums3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) manevri2. verb1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) trenēt; trenēties; vingrināt; vingrināties2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) izmantot* * *vingrinājums; vingrojums; izrādīšana, izpausme; trenēt, vingrināt; trenēties, vingrināties; izmantot; realizēt; izrādīt; raizēties; noturēt
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