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  • 1 to lead somebody up the garden path

    maldināt kādu

    English-Latvian dictionary > to lead somebody up the garden path

  • 2 lead up the garden path

    (to deceive.) vazāt aiz deguna

    English-Latvian dictionary > lead up the garden path

  • 3 lead

    I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb
    1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) vest; vadīt
    2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) vest; aizvest
    3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) novest (līdz kādam stāvoklim)
    4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) būt vadībā/priekšgalā
    5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) dzīvot
    2. noun
    1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) vadība
    2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) vadība; pārsvars
    3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) paraugs; piemērs
    4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) vadība; pārsvars
    5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) (suņa) saite
    6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pavediens (nozieguma u.tml. atklāšanai)
    7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) galvenā loma
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    - leadership
    - lead on
    - lead up the garden path
    - lead up to
    - lead the way     II [led] noun
    1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) svins
    2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) (zīmuļa) grafīts
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    svins; vadība; piemērs, paraugs; lote; svērtenis, lode; vadība, pārsvars; galvenā loma, galvenās lomas tēlotājs; skārds; plēksnes; izspēle; saite; grafīts; galvenā raksta ievaddaļa; pievads; taciņa, celiņš; mākslīgā gultne, kanāls; dzīsla; apstrādāt ar svinu; vest; būt priekšgalā, komandēt, vadīt; atdalīt ar plēksnēm; tikt apstrādātam ar svinu; būt vadībā, izvirzīties pirmajā vietā; aizvest, vest; diriģēt; izspēlēt pirmo kārti, pārliecināt, dzīvot, ietekmēt

    English-Latvian dictionary > lead

  • 4 concrete

    ['koŋkri:t] 1. adjective
    1) (made of concrete: concrete slabs.) betona-
    2) (able to be seen and felt; real or definite: A wooden table is a concrete object.) konkrēts; reāls
    2. noun
    (a mixture of cement with sand etc used in building.) betons
    3. verb
    (to spread with concrete: We'll have to concrete the garden path.) betonēt
    * * *
    betons; sacietēt; betonēt; konkrēts; betona

    English-Latvian dictionary > concrete

  • 5 gravel

    (very small stones: gravel for the garden path.) grants
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    grants; zelta smiltis; balasts; akmeņi; nobērt ar granti, nograntēt; apmulsināt

    English-Latvian dictionary > gravel

  • 6 pave

    [peiv]
    (to cover (a street, path etc) with (usually large) flat stones, concrete etc to make a flat surface for walking on etc: He wants to pave the garden.) bruģēt
    - paving-stone
    * * *
    bruģēt

    English-Latvian dictionary > pave

  • 7 shed

    I [ʃed] noun
    (a usually small building for working in, or for storage: a wooden shed; a garden shed.) šķūnītis; nojume
    II [ʃed] present participle - shedding; verb
    1) (to send out (light etc): The torch shed a bright light on the path ahead.) mest gaismu; izstarot
    2) (to cast off (clothing, skin, leaves etc): Many trees shed their leaves in autumn.) []mest
    3) (to produce (tears, blood): I don't think many tears were shed when she left.) liet
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    šķūnis, nojume; angārs; garāža; mest; nomest; liet; izplatīt, izstarot; atgrūst, atvairīt

    English-Latvian dictionary > shed

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  • lead someone down/up the garden path — see ↑lead, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑garden lead someone down/up the garden path informal : to deceive someone : to cause someone to go, think, or proceed wrongly He believes the average consumer is being led down the garden path by the promises in… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Up the Garden Path — was a 1984 novel by Sue Limb which was then adapted into a radio series by BBC Radio 4 and later into a television sitcom by Granada TV for ITV. Both the radio and television series comprising three seasons each, with the radio seasons broadcast… …   Wikipedia

  • lead someone down the garden path — lead (someone) down the garden path to deceive someone. Our country has been led down the garden path by the politicians in office. Etymology: based on the idea that a path in a garden is very pleasant, so someone who is brought along it can be… …   New idioms dictionary

  • lead down the garden path — lead (someone) down the garden path to deceive someone. Our country has been led down the garden path by the politicians in office. Etymology: based on the idea that a path in a garden is very pleasant, so someone who is brought along it can be… …   New idioms dictionary

  • lead someone up the garden path — If someone leads you up the garden path, they deceive you, or give you false information that causes you to waste your time. Lead someone down the garden path is also used …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • lead someone up the garden path — (informal) DECEIVE, mislead, delude, hoodwink, dupe, trick, entrap, beguile, take in, fool, pull the wool over someone s eyes, gull; informal con, pull a fast one on, string along, take for a ride, put one over on. → garden * * * lead someone up… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lead someone up the garden path — lead (someone) up the garden path British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal to deceive someone. We were led up the garden path about the cost of the building work it turned out really expensive …   New idioms dictionary

  • lead up the garden path — lead (someone) up the garden path British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal to deceive someone. We were led up the garden path about the cost of the building work it turned out really expensive …   New idioms dictionary

  • lead someone up the garden path —    If someone leads you up the garden path, they deceive you, or give you false information that causes you to waste your time. Lead someone down the garden path is also used.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Lead someone up the garden path —   If someone leads you up the garden path, they deceive you, or give you false information that causes you to waste your time. Lead someone down the garden path is also used …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • lead one up the garden path — phrasal also lead one up the garden Britain : to pull the wool over one s eyes : deceive, mislead so you led us up the garden path … you cooked up a beautiful story William Sansom …   Useful english dictionary

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