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1 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) saistīt kāda uzmanību2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) pagūt; paspēt3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) pieķert4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) saslimt5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) iespiest; ievērt6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) trāpīt7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) uztvert8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) aizdegties2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) ķeršana; ķēriens2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) aizbīdnis3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) loms4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) viltība; lamatas•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up* * *ķeršana; loms; izdevīgs guvums, ķēriens; lamatas, viltība; aizbīdnis; atturis, atduris; ķert; noķert; saķert, pieķert, notvert; aizķerties, iespiest; trāpīt; aizturēt; aplipt, saslimt; uztvert; pagūt; sākt darboties -
2 to catch one's finger in the door
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3 death
[deƟ]1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) nāve2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) nāve; beigas3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) nāve•- deathly- death-bed
- death certificate
- at death's door
- catch one's death of cold
- catch one's death
- put to death
- to death* * *nāve; beigas, gals -
4 trap
[træp] 1. noun1) (a device for catching animals: He set a trap to catch the bear; a mousetrap.) slazds; lamatas2) (a plan or trick for taking a person by surprise: She led him into a trap; He fell straight into the trap.) slazds; lamatas2. verb(to catch in a trap or by a trick: He lives by trapping animals and selling their fur; She trapped him into admitting that he liked her.) ķert ar slazdu/lamatām; iemānīt- trapper- trap-door* * *slazdi, lamatas; lūka; divriči; okšķeris; mute; sitamie instrumenti; sifons; izlikt lamatas; iemānīt, ievilināt -
5 hook
[huk] 1. noun1) (a small piece of metal shaped like a J fixed at the end of a fishing-line used for catching fish etc: a fish-hook.) āķis2) (a bent piece of metal etc used for hanging coats, cups etc on, or a smaller one sewn on to a garment, for fastening it: Hang your jacket on that hook behind the door; hooks and eyes.) āķis3) (in boxing, a kind of punch with the elbow bent: a left hook.) (boksā) āķis2. verb1) (to catch (a fish etc) with a hook: He hooked a large salmon.) noķert (uz āķa zivi)2) (to fasten or to be fastened by a hook or hooks: He hooked the ladder on (to the branch); This bit hooks on to that bit; Could you hook my dress up down the back?) aizāķēt; saāķēt3) (in golf, to hit (the ball) far to the left of where it should be (or to the right if one is left-handed).)•- hooked- by hook or by crook
- off the hook* * *āķis; ķeksis; zaglis; aizāķēt, saāķēt; saliekt āķī; noķert; nozvejot; zagt -
6 latch
[læ ](a catch of wood or metal used to fasten a door etc: She lifted the latch and walked in.) bulta; aizšaujamais- latchkey* * *aizšaujamais, bulta; aizkritņa slēdzene; aizbultēt
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