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1 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) uzņemties -
2 take (something) upon oneself
(to take responsibility for: I took it upon myself to make sure she arrived safely.) uzņemties -
3 assume
[ə'sju:m]1) (to take or accept as true: I assume (that) you'd like time to decide.) pieņemt; uzskatīt2) (to take upon oneself or accept (authority, responsibility etc): He assumed the rôle of leader in the emergency.) uzņemties3) (to put on (a particular appearance etc): He assumed a look of horror.) pieņemt•- assumed- assumption* * *pieņemt; uzņemties -
4 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) krist2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) nokrist3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) kristies; pazemināties4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) (par dienu) iekrist5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) iemīlēties6) ((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 kārtai2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) krišana; kritiens2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) nokrišņi3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) sabrukums; bojāeja4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) rudens•- falls- 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* * *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 -
5 happen
['hæpən]1) (to take place or occur; to occur by chance: What happened next?; It just so happens / As it happens, I have the key in my pocket.) notikt; nejauši gadīties2) ((usually with to) to be done to (a person, thing etc): She's late - something must have happened to her.) notikt3) (to do or be by chance: I happened to find him; He happens to be my friend.) izrādīties, gadīties•- happen upon
- happen on* * *notikt; nejauši gadīties -
6 surprise
1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) pārsteigums; izbrīns; pārsteiguma-2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) pārsteigt2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) pārsteigt un likt (kaut ko) darīt3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) pārsteigt; pēkšņi uzbrukt•- surprising
- surprisingly
- take by surprise* * *izbrīns; pārsteigums; radīt izbrīnu; pārsteigt; negaidīts
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