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1 to take action
rīkoties; rīkoties nekavējoties -
2 action
['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) darbība; rīcība2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) kustība3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) prāva4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) (lugas u.tml.) darbība5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) kauja•- out of action* * *darbība, rīcība; iedarbība; darbība; streiks; noziedzīga darbība; tiesas process, prāva; kauja; ierosināt lietu -
3 to be bound to take an action
būt spiestam rīkoties -
4 to take an action
sākt streiku; uzsākt streiku -
5 to take an industrial action
uzsākt streiku; sākt streiku -
6 to take concerted action
rīkoties saskaņoti -
7 to take immediate action
rīkoties nekavējoties -
8 to take industrial action
streikot -
9 to take on action against somebody
ierosināt lietu pret kāduEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to take on action against somebody
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10 to take prompt action
rīkoties nekavējoties; rīkoties -
11 deal with
1) (to be concerned with: This book deals with methods of teaching English.) aplūkot; nodarboties ar2) (to take action about, especially in order to solve a problem, get rid of a person, complete a piece of business etc: She deals with all the inquiries.) slēgt darījumu; rīkoties; izšķirt -
12 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) kauties; karot2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) cīnīties; aizstāvēt (cīņā)3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) strīdēties2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) kautiņš2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) cīņa3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) cīņas gars4) (a boxing-match.) boksa mačs•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight* * *cīņa, kauja; kautiņš; cīņas gars; karot, kauties, cīnīties; izcīnīt; aizstāvēt, atbalstīt; uzrīdīt citu citam -
13 liberty
['libəti]1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) brīvība2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) brīvība3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) vaļība; familiaritāte•- take the liberty of* * *brīvība; privilēģija; familiaritāte, vaļība -
14 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) mērs; mērinstruments2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) mērs; mērvienība3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) mērs4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) pasākums5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) zināms daudzums/daļa6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) takts2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) []mērīt2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) mērīt3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) novērtēt; samērot4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) būt (zināma) lieluma•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *mērs; pakāpe, robeža; mēraukla, mērogs; pasākums, līdzeklis; dalītājs; pantmērs, pēda; takts; slejas platums; slāņi; mērīt; noņemt mēru; novērtēt -
15 proceed
[prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) turpināt; virzīties tālāk2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) rīkoties; darboties3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) []sākt; ķerties pie4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) celties, rasties5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) ierosināt tiesas prāvu/lietu•- proceeds* * *iet uz priekšu; atsākt; risināties, attīstīties; rīkoties, darboties; rasties, izcelties; ķerties, pāriet; iegūt zinātnisko grādu; ierosināt lietu, iesūdzēt -
16 screw
[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) skrūve2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) skrūves pagriešana/pievilkšana2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) []skrūvēt; skrūvēties2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) pieskrūvēt; atskrūvēt; pieskrūvēties; atskrūvēties3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).) drātēt; drātēties4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.) piešmaukt•- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
- screw up one's courage* * *skrūve; gliemezis; propelleris; dzenskrūve; skrūves pagriešana; vīstoklis; cietumsargs; sīkstulis, skopulis; kleperis; alga; sīkumains eksaminētājs; pieskrūvēt, saskrūvēt; izspiest; griezt; griezties; skopoties; piešmaukt, piekrāpt; stingri pārbaudīt -
17 step
[step] 1. noun1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) solis2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) neliels attālums; pāris soļu3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) soļi4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) dejas solis, raksts5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) pakāpiens6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) solis; pakāpiens7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) rīcība; pasākums; solis2. verb(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) likt soli; soļot- steps- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step* * *solis; soļi, gaita; pēda; dejas solis; rīcība; pakāpiens; sastatņu kāpnes; pakāpe; pēdu nospiedums; soļot; likt soli -
18 arrest
[ə'rest] 1. verb1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) arestēt2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) aizkavēt; bremzēt; apturēt2. noun1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) arests2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) aizture; apturēšana•* * *apcietinājums, arests; apcietināšana, aresta uzlikšana, arestēšana; apturēšana, aizkavēšana; apcietināt, uzlikt arestu, arestēt; apturēt, aizkavēt; saistīt -
19 choose
[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) izvēlēties; izmeklēt2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) vēlēties; gribēt•* * *izvēlēties, izmeklēt; izraudzīt, izvēlēt; vēlēties, gribēt -
20 drastic
['dræstik](violent, severe and having a wide effect: At this point they decided to take drastic action.) radikāls; krass* * *krass, radikāls; iedarbīgs, stiprs
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