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1 the less ... the less/more
(etc: The less I see of him, the better (pleased I'll be)!; The less I practise, the less confident I become; The less I try, the more I succeed.) jo mazāk... jo mazāk/vairāk/labāk -
2 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) mazāks2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) mazāk3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mazāk4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) bez; atskaitot- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mazāk- no less a person than* * *mazākais daudzums; mazāks; mazāk; bez -
3 the more ... the more/less
The more I see her, the more/less I like her.) jo vairāk... jo vairāk/mazāk -
4 more or less
(approximately or almost: They've more or less finished the job; The distance is ten kilometres, more or less.) daudzmaz* * *daudzmaz -
5 pretty much the same
(more or less the same, alike etc.) gandrīz tāpat/tikpat; visai līdzīgi -
6 lie
I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) meli2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) melot- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) gulēt2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) atrasties; būt izvietotam3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) palikt (noteiktā stāvoklī)4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) atrasties; būt ietvertam•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down* * *meli; novietojums, stāvoklis; miga, midzenis, ala; melot; gulēt; atrasties, būt izvietotam; būt mānīgam -
7 negative
['neɡətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) noliedzošs; noraidošs2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) negatīvs, noraidošs3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) negatīvs, mīnus-4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) negatīvs2. noun1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) noliegums2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) negatīvs•* * *noliegums, noraidījums; negatīva īpašība, trūkums; negācija; negatīvs lielums; negatīvs, noliedzošs -
8 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) varētu2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) iespējams, ka; (lūgumos) vai drīkstu...?3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) varētu•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) spēks; varenība- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *drīkstēt -
9 mug
I noun(a type of cup with usually tall, more or less vertical sides: a mug of coffee.) krūze, krūka- mugfulII noun(a slang word for the face.) ģīmis; purnsIII past tense, past participle - mugged; verb(to attack and usually rob: He was mugged when coming home late at night.)- mugger* * *vientiesis, muļķis; zubrītājs; krūze, krūka; ģīmis, purns; zubrīt, iekalt; taisīt grimases, vaibstīties; grimēties; uzbrukt, aplaupīt; fotografēt
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