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  • 1 from

    [from]
    1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) (norāda virzienu, atstatumu, laiku) no; kopš
    2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) (norāda uz avotu, izcelšanos) no
    3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) (norāda uz atņemšanu) no
    4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) (norāda iemeslu) no; aiz
    * * *
    kopš, no ; no, pēc; no ; aiz, no

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  • 2 take over

    1) (to take control (of): He has taken the business over (noun take-over).) pārņemt vadību
    2) ((often with from) to do (something) after someone else stops doing it: He retired last year, and I took over (his job) from him.) pārņemt (no kāda)

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  • 3 take apart

    (to separate (something) into the pieces from which it is made: He took the engine apart.) izjaukt

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  • 4 back

    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) mugura
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) mugura
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) otrā puse; aizmugure
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) aizsargs (futbolā u.tml.)
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) aizmugures; pakaļējais
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) atpakaļ
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) sāņus
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) [] pret
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) [] pretī
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) pirms; agrāk
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) braukt atpakaļgaitā
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) atbalstīt
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) derēt
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    - backbite
    - backbiting
    - backbone
    - backbreaking
    - backdate
    - backfire
    - background
    - backhand     5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.)
    - back-number
    - backpack
    - backpacking: go backpacking
    - backpacker
    - backside
    - backslash
    - backstroke
    - backup
    - backwash
    - backwater
    - backyard
    - back down
    - back of
    - back on to
    - back out
    - back up
    - have one's back to the wall
    - put someone's back up
    - take a back seat
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    mugura; aizmugure, mugurpuse; otrā puse; atzveltne; ķīlis; aizsargs; atbalstīt; nostiprināt; subsidēt, finansēt; derēt, likt; kāpties atpakaļ; kāpt zirgā; piekļauties; indosēt; pakaļējais; pretējs; nokavēts, novecojis; atpakaļ; sāņus; pirms, agrāk

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  • 5 heat

    [hi:t] 1. noun
    1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) karstums
    2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) karstums; svelme
    3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) svelme
    4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) kaisme; satraukums
    5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) priekšsacīkstes
    2. verb
    ((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) sakarsēt; sasildīt; sasilt
    - heatedly
    - heatedness
    - heater
    - heating
    - heat wave
    - in/on heat     See also:
    - hot
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    karstums, tveice, svelme; karstums, drudzis; siltums; kaisme, kvēle; kvēle; meklēšanās; skrējiens noteiktā distancē, hīts; priekšsacīkstes; sakarsēt, sasildīt; sakarst, sasilt; nokaitēt; kurināt; apkurināt; iekaist, iekarst

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  • 6 withdraw

    [wið'dro:]
    past tense - withdrew; verb
    1) (to (cause to) move back or away: The army withdrew from its position; He withdrew his troops; They withdrew from the competition.) atkāpties; atvilkt (karaspēku); izstāties
    2) (to take back (something one has said): She withdrew her remarks, and apologized; He later withdrew the charges he'd made against her.) ņemt atpakaļ; atsaukt
    3) (to remove (money from a bank account etc): I withdrew all my savings and went abroad.) izņemt; noņemt
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    - withdrawn
    * * *
    atvilkt; anulēt, atņemt; izņemt; attālināties, aiziet; atturēties; atvilkt, atkāpties

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  • 7 unpick

    (to take out stitches from (something sewn or knitted): She unpicked the seam of the dress.) izārdīt (šuvumu, adījumu)
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    izārdīt

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  • 8 pick

    I 1. [pik] verb
    1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) izvēlēties; izmeklēt
    2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) lasīt (ogas); plūkt (puķes)
    3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) pacelt
    4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) atmūķēt
    2. noun
    1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) izvēle; izraudzītais priekšmets
    2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) vislabākais
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    - pick-up
    - pick and choose
    - pick at
    - pick someone's brains
    - pick holes in
    - pick off
    - pick on
    - pick out
    - pick someone's pocket
    - pick a quarrel/fight with someone
    - pick a quarrel/fight with
    - pick up
    - pick up speed
    - pick one's way     II [pik] noun
    ((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) kaplis; cērte
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    cirtiens; izlase, izvēle; labākais; bakstāmais, irbulis; ievākums; izvēlēties, izmeklēt; kaplēt; kapāt, cirst; knābāt, knābt; urbināt, bakstīt; apskrubināt; lasīt, plūkt; plūkāt; atmūķēt; zagt; apzagt; spēlēt, strinkšķināt; vislabākais

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  • 9 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) atpūta
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) miegs; naktsmiers
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) []balsts
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) miera stāvoklis
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) atpūsties; atpūtināt
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) atpūsties; atlaisties
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) Viņas skatiens kavējās pie dārgakmeņiem.
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) rimties; likties mierā
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) būt atkarīgam no
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) (par pienākumu u.tml.) gulties uz
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    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest     II [rest]
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    atpūta, miers; atlikums; rezerves fonds; statnis, balsts; pārtraukums; miera stāvoklis, nekustīgums; pauze; brīvi!; palikt; atpūsties; atdusēties; atpūtināt, ļaut atpūsties; atstāt bez ievērības; likties mierā, neuztraukties; kavēties; balstīt; balstīties; gulties

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  • 10 part

    1. noun
    1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) daļa
    2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) daļa
    3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) loma
    4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) loma
    5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) partija
    6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) loma
    2. verb
    (to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) šķirt; dalīt; atvadīties
    - partly
    - part-time
    - in part
    - part company
    - part of speech
    - part with
    - take in good part
    - take someone's part
    - take part in
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    daļa; orgāns, daļa; līdzdalība; puse; loma; apvidus, puse; dotības, spējas; celiņš; matu celiņš; detaļa; balss, partija; atdalīt, sadalīt; sadalīties, atdalīties; izšķirt; atvadīties, šķirties; šķirt celiņu; pa daļai, daļēji

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  • 11 ease

    [i:z] 1. noun
    1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) dzīve bez raizēm un rūpēm
    2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) viegli; bez pūlēm
    3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) nepiespiestība; dabiskums
    2. verb
    1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) remdēt (sāpes); atvieglot (ciešanas u.tml.)
    2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) atslābt; atslābināt; mazināt (sāpes, saspringumu); samazināt (ātrumu, spiedienu)
    3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) pastumt; pārvietot
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    - easiness
    - easy     3. interjection
    (a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) uzmanīgi!
    - easy-going
    - at ease
    - easier said than done
    - go easy on
    - stand at ease
    - take it easy
    - take one's ease
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    bezrūpība, miers; dabiskums, nepiespiestība; vieglums; remdinājums, atvieglojums; remdēt, atvieglot; palaist vaļīgāk; palaist vaļīgāk, attīt; ievalkāt

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  • 12 cut

    1. present participle - cutting; verb
    1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)
    2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)
    3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)
    4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)
    5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)
    6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)
    7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)
    8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)
    9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')
    10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)
    11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)
    12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)
    13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)
    2. noun
    1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) cenu samazinājums
    2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) piegriezums; fasons
    3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) (gaļas) šķēle; atgriezums
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    - cutting 3. adjective
    (insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) dzēlīgs; aizvainojošs
    - cut-price
    - cut-throat     4. adjective
    (fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) nežēlīgs; uz dzīvību un nāvi
    - cut and dried
    - cut back
    - cut both ways
    - cut a dash
    - cut down
    - cut in
    - cut it fine
    - cut no ice
    - cut off
    - cut one's losses
    - cut one's teeth
    - cut out
    - cut short
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    grieziens; cirtiens; ievainojums, iegriezums; šķēle; nocirtums, cirpums; fasons, griezums, piegriezums; pazeminājums; samazinājums; pārtraukums; saīsinājums, izgriezums; pārtraukšana; apvainojums; ieskaņojums; profils, šķēlums; spēcīgs atsitiens; pārgriezt, sagriezt, griezt; ievainot; cirpt, pļaut, cirst; slīpēt, kalt; piegriezt; pazemināt; samazināt; krustoties; apvainot, aizskart; pārtraukt; saīsināt; pārtraukt; pārtraukt; neierasties, kavēt; šķilties, nākt; kastrēt; aizvākties; atšķaidīt; griezts; saīsināts; ar izgriezumiem; piedzēris

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  • 13 leave

    I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
    1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) aiziet; aizbraukt
    2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) atstāt; pamest
    3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) atstāt (kādā noteiktā stāvoklī)
    4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) atstāt (paša ziņā)
    5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) atstāt (kāda ziņā)
    6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) novēlēt; atstāt mantojumā
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    - leave out
    - left over     II [li:v] noun
    1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) atļauja
    2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) atvaļinājums
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    - take one's leave of
    - take one's leave
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    atļauja; atvaļinājums; īpašs atvaļinājums; aizbraukšana, aiziešana; atvadīšanās; pamest, atstāt; aizbraukt, aiziet, doties; atstāt kādā stāvoklī; novēlēt, atstāt mantojumā

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  • 14 relieve

    [-v]
    1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) atvieglot
    2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) nomainīt (darbā)
    3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) atbrīvot no darba, atlaist
    4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) atslogot; palīdzēt/aizstāt
    5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) pārraut aplenkumu
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    atvieglot; padarīt reljefu; būt reljefam, izcelties; atbrīvot; atslogot; sniegt palīdzību; nomainīt; atlaist; radīt pārmaiņu, dažādot; izbeigt aplenkumu

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  • 15 time

    1. noun
    1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) Cik pulkstenis?
    2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) laiks
    3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) laiks
    4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') laiks
    5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) laiks; brīdis
    6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) reize
    7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) laiks
    8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) temps; takts
    2. verb
    1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) uzņemt laiku
    2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) izvēlēties (īpašu) laiku
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    - timelessly
    - timelessness
    - timely
    - timeliness
    - timer
    - times
    - timing
    - time bomb
    - time-consuming
    - time limit
    - time off
    - time out
    - timetable
    - all in good time
    - all the time
    - at times
    - be behind time
    - for the time being
    - from time to time
    - in good time
    - in time
    - no time at all
    - no time
    - one
    - two at a time
    - on time
    - save
    - waste time
    - take one's time
    - time and time again
    - time and again
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    laiks; termiņš; laikmets, laiks; dzīves laiks, mūžs; darba laiks; reize; cietumlaiks; takts; izvēlēties piemērotu laiku; noteikt laiku; uzņemt laiku; ievērot ritmu, sist takti; regulēt

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  • 16 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) (rokas, kabatas) pulkstenis
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) sardze
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) sardze
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) skatīties; vērot
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) uzmanīt
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) uzmanīties; piesargāties
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) pieskatīt; apsargāt
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) būt nomodā; gaidīt
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    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over
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    sardze, sargs; vērošana, novērošana, uzraudzība; rokas pulkstenis; naktspatruļa; novērot, sargāt, sardze

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  • 17 pick up

    1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) iemācīties (pēc dzirdes, vērojuma)
    2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) uzņemt (kā pasažieri); aizvest
    3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) nejauši dabūt
    4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) atgūties; atžirgt
    5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) paņemt
    6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) uztvert
    7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) tikt uz pēdām; saņemt ciet

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  • 18 extract

    1. [ik'strækt] verb
    1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) izraut; izdabūt; izdibināt
    2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) izdalīt (fragmentu)
    3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) ekstrahēt; izspiest
    2. ['ekstrækt] noun
    1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) izvilkums (no grāmatas)
    2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) ekstrakts
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    ekstrakts; izvilkums, īss izklāsts; izraut; izdabūt, izdibināt; iegūt; izspiest; izvēlēties; izvilkt; ekstrahēt

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  • 19 suck

    1. verb
    1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) zīst; sūkt
    2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) sūkāt
    3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) iesūkt; uzsūkt
    4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.) riebties; būt pretīgam
    2. noun
    (an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) zīšana; sūkšana; sūkāšana
    - suck up to
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    zīšana; iesūkšana; neliels malks; izkrišana, izgāšanās; saldumi; zīst; sūkt; sūkāt

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  • 20 fall

    [fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
    1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) krist
    2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) nokrist
    3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) kristies; pazemināties
    4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) (par dienu) iekrist
    5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) iemīlēties
    6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) iekrist; būt kārtai
    2. noun
    1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) krišana; kritiens
    2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) nokrišņi
    3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) sabrukums; bojāeja
    4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) rudens
    •
    - fallout
    - his
    - her face fell
    - fall away
    - fall back
    - fall back on
    - fall behind
    - fall down
    - fall flat
    - fall for
    - fall in with
    - fall off
    - fall on/upon
    - fall out
    - fall short
    - fall through
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    krišana, kritiens; nokrišņi; ietece; ūdenskritums; krišanās, pazemināšanās; krišana, pagrimums; bojāeja, sabrukums; rudens; apjērošanās; ciršana; spēkošanās, cīņa; kadence; falle; krist; nokrist; krist, nokarāties; nolaisties; pazemināties, kristies; norimties; iet bojā, krist; sagāzties, sabrukt; iestāties; ietecēt; iegadīties, iekrist; kļūt

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