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1 grumble
1. verb1) (to complain in a bad-tempered way: He grumbled at the way he had been treated.) kurnēt2) (to make a low and deep sound: Thunder grumbled in the distance.) (par pērkonu) dārdēt2. noun1) (a complaint made in a bad-tempered way.) kurnēšana2) (a low, deep sound: the grumble of thunder.) dārdoņa* * *kurnēšana, žēlošanās; īgns noskaņojums; dārdoņa; kurnēt, žēloties; dārdēt -
2 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) garastāvoklis; oma2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) raksturs; daba3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) dusmas2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) rūdīt2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) mīkstināt; mazināt•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper* * *raksturs, temperaments; oma, garastāvoklis; dusmas; sastāvs; cietības pakāpe; apvaldīt; mazināt, mīkstināt; atlaidināt, rūdīt; temperēt -
3 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) skops2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) zemisks; negodīgs3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) nejauks; niķīgs4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) nabadzīgs; pieticīgs•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) vidējais2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) vidējais2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) vidusIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) nozīmēt2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) gribēt; būt nodomājušam; būt domātam•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) zīmīgs, izteiksmīgs- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well* * *vidus; vidējais skaitlis; nozīmēt; būt nodomājušam; iecerēt, paredzēt; vidējais, vidus; viduvējs; nabadzīgs; sīkumains, skops; negodīgs, zemisks; niķīgs; mulstošs -
4 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) īss2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) neliels; maza auguma-3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) īss4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) 20 centu par maz5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) trūcīgs; nepietiekams6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) trausls2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) pēkšņi; spēji2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) tuvāk; ne tik tālu; par tuvu•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) ierakstīt kandidātu sarakstā- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *īsums; īss patskanis; īsa zilbe; īsuma zīme; īsmetrāžas filma; īssavienojums; alkoholisks dzēriens; smalkas klijas; atkritumi; tuvlidojums; aprauts, strups; strups; īss; maza auguma; nepietiekams; drupans, trausls; stiprs; spēji, pēkšņi -
5 sour
1. adjective1) (having a taste or smell similar in nature to that of lemon juice or vinegar: Unripe apples are/taste very sour.) skābs2) (having a similar taste as a stage in going bad: sour milk.) skābens; saskābis3) ((of a person, his character etc) discontented, bad-tempered or disagreeable: She was looking very sour this morning.) skābs; sapīcis2. verb(to make or become sour.) skābt; skābēt- sourly- sourness* * *sarūgt, saskābt; saskābēt; saīgt; padarīt īgnu; oksidēt; skābs; saskābis; sapīcis, īgns; mazvērtīgs, nepilnīgs; skābs, purvains
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