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1 beat about the bush
(to approach a subject in an indirect way, without coming to the point or making any decision.) runāt riņķī apkārt; runāt aplinkus -
2 a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
labāk zīle rokā nekā mednis kokāEnglish-Latvian dictionary > a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
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3 he is no beater about the bush
viņš ir taisns cilvēks -
4 to beat about the bush
runāt aplinkus -
5 to take to the bush
kļūt par klaidoni -
6 crouch
1) (to stand with the knees well bent; to squat: He crouched behind the bush.) pietupties; tupēt2) ((of animals) to lie close to the ground, in fear, readiness for action etc: The tiger was crouching ready to spring on its prey.) pieplakt (pie zemes)* * *pieplakt pie zemes; verdziski zemoties -
7 slash
[slæʃ] 1. verb1) (to make long cuts in (cloth etc): He slashed his victim's face with a razor.) []šķelt; []cirst; sakapāt (ar nazi u.tml.)2) ((with at) to strike out violently at (something): He slashed at the bush angrily with a stick.) cirst; kapāt3) (to reduce greatly: A notice in the shop window read `Prices slashed!') ievērojami pazemināt/samazināt2. noun1) (a long cut or slit.) (zobena u.tml.) cirtiens2) (a sweeping blow.) sitiens* * *muklājs; cirtiens; šķēlums; cirsta brūce; cirsma; cirst; iešķelt, pāršķelt; asi kritizēt; pazemināt, samazināt; šļākties -
8 bilberry
['bilbəri]plural - bilberries; noun(a dark-blue berry; the bush it grows on.) mellene; mellenājs* * *mellene -
9 transplant
1. verb1) (to remove (an organ of the body) and put it into another person or animal: Doctors are able to transplant kidneys.) pārstādīt2) (to remove (skin) and put it on another part of the body.) pārstādīt3) (to plant in another place: We transplanted the rose-bush (into the back garden).) pārstādīt2. noun1) (an operation in which an organ or skin is transplanted: He had to have a kidney transplant.) transplantācija; pārstādīšana2) (an organ, skin, or a plant that is transplanted: The transplant was rejected by the surrounding tissue.) transplantāts* * *transplantāts; transplantācija; pārdēstīt, pārstādīt; pārvietot; transplantēt -
10 scratch
[skræ ] 1. verb1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) []skrāpēt; ieskrāpēt2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) kasīt3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) iekasīt; iegriezt4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) izskrāpēt5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) izsvītrot no (dalībnieku) saraksta2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) skramba; ieskrāpējums2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) skramba3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) kopējs/vienlaicīgs starts•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
- up to scratch* * *skramba; švīkāšana; čirkstēšana; kasīšanās; starta līnija; sacīkšu dalībnieks bez handikapa; spreijas; nauda; ieskrambāt; kasīt; kasīties; čirkstēt; izsvītrot no dalībnieku saraksta; uzšvīkāt; atteikties; steigā savākts -
11 nest
[nest] 1. noun(a structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young: The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house; a wasp's nest.) ligzda; pūznis2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) ligzdot- nestling- nest-egg
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *ligzda, perēklis; miga, midzenis; kaktiņš; komplekts; ligzdot, vīt ligzdu; perēt; ievietot citu citā -
12 sprout up
((of plants or children) to grow: That fruit bush has sprouted up fast; At the age of fourteen he really began to sprout up.) strauji augt; stiepties
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