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1 the best of both worlds
(the advantages of both the alternatives in a situation etc in which one can normally only expect to have one: A woman has the best of both worlds when she has a good job and a happy family life.) labākais, ko dzīve var sniegt -
2 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) []celties2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) []celties3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) celties4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) piecelties5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) []celties, aust; lēkt6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) slieties; iet augšup7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) sacelties8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) izvirzīties; tikt paaugstinātam (dienestā)9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) iztecēt; sākties10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) []celties11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) []celties, slieties12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) augšāmcelties2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) kāpums; celšanās2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) paaugstinājums; (algas) pielikums3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) []kalns4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) izcelšanās; pirmsākumi•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) uzlecošs; kāpjošs; augošs; jauns- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion* * *paaugstinājums, pacēlums; pacelšanās; izvirzīšanās; paaugstinājums; lēkts; sākotne, sākums; izteka; uzpeldēšana; celties, kāpt; piecelties; uzlēkt; sacelties; tikt slēgtam, beigties; sākties, izcelties; izvirzīties; pieņemties; uzpeldēt; uzrūgt -
3 moral
['morəl] 1. adjective(of, or relating to, character or behaviour especially right behaviour: high moral standards; He leads a very moral (= good) life.) morāls; ētisks2. noun(the lesson to be learned from something that happens, or from a story: The moral of this story is that crime doesn't pay.) morāle; pamācība- morally- morality
- morals* * *morāle, pamācība; tikumība, tikumi; morāls; tikumisks, ētisks -
4 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) dzīvot; eksistēt2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) izturēt; izdzīvot3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) dzīvot; mājot4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) dzīvot5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) dzīvot; iztikt•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) uzturs; iztika- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) dzīvs2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) (par pārraidi) tiešs3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) enerģisks; darbīgs; (par šāviņu, bumbu u.tml.) neizšauts; nesprādzis4) (burning: a live coal.) degošs; liesmojošs; kvēlojošs2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) (par pārraidi) tieši- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire* * *dzīvot, eksistēt; mājot, dzīvot; izdzīvot, izturēt; dzīvs; spēkpilns, darbīgs, enerģisks; aktuāls, svarīgs; degošs, liesmojošs; zemsprieguma; neizšauts; tiešs -
5 time
1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) Cik pulkstenis?2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) laiks3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) laiks4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') laiks5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) laiks; brīdis6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) reize7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) laiks8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) temps; takts2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) uzņemt laiku2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) izvēlēties (īpašu) laiku•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again* * *laiks; termiņš; laikmets, laiks; dzīves laiks, mūžs; darba laiks; reize; cietumlaiks; takts; izvēlēties piemērotu laiku; noteikt laiku; uzņemt laiku; ievērot ritmu, sist takti; regulēt -
6 taste
[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) just garšu2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) []garšot; nobaudīt3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) garšot4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) baudīt (ēdienu, dzērienu)5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) []baudīt; izjust2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) garša2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) garša3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) nogaršošana4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) gaume; garša5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) gaume•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- - tasting
- tasty
- tastiness* * *garšas sajūta; garša; nogaršošana; nosliece, tieksme; gaume; stils; nokrāsa, pieskaņa; priekšstats; nogaršot; garšot; sajust garšu; nobaudīt; izbaudīt, piedzīvot -
7 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) ceļš; eja2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) dzelzceļš3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) svētku iela; ceļš4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) ceļš; attālums5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) metode; veids; paņēmiens6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) savā ziņā7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) ieradums8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) tikt galā ar ēdienu2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) tālu priekšā/pāri/virs- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means* * *ceļš; puse, virziens; atstatums, attālums; metode, veids; ieraža, paradums; dzīvesveids; darba lauks, arods; stāvoklis -
8 world
[wə:ld]1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) pasaule; zeme2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) pasaule; cilvēce; cilvēki visā pasaulē3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) pasaule; planēta4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) pasaule5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) pasaule; vide6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) milzums7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) pasaule; pasaulīgā dzīve•- worldly- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the world* * *pasaule; aprindas, pasaule, vide, sabiedrība; milzums -
9 change
[ ein‹] 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) mainīt; pārmainīt; pārmainīties2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) apmainīt3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) pārģērbt; pārģērbties4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) pārvērsties par5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) samainīt (naudu)2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) pārmaiņas2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) izmaiņas3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) pārģērbšanās4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) sīknauda5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) atlikums; izdotā nauda6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) apstākļu maiņa•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change* * *birža; pārmaiņa; kārta, maiņa; izdotā nauda, sīknauda; pārsēšanās; aizvietotājs, aizstājējs; jauna mēness fāze; pārmainīt, apmainīt, mainīt; mainīties; ap mainīties; pārģērbties; izmainīt; pārsēsties; pārslēgt -
10 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) darbs2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) darbs3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) darbs4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) sacerējums; ražojums; darbs5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) darbs; darba rezultāts6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) darbs; darbavieta2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) strādāt2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) strādāt3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) strādāt; darboties; darbināt4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) īstenoties; tikt veiktam/realizētam5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) ar pūlēm tikt uz priekšu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) Ritenis atskrūvējās.7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) izstrādāt; darināt•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mehānisms2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) darbi•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *darbs; nodarbošanās, darbs; darbība, rīcība; sacerējums, ražojums, darbs; izšuvums, rokdarbs; putas; apstrāde; nocietinājumi; strādāt; darboties; strādināt; nostrādināt; izmantot; darbināt; iedarbināt; izrakstīt, izšūt -
11 order
['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) pavēle; norādījums2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) pasūtījums3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) pasūtījums; pieprasījums4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) kārtība5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) kārtība; sistēma6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) kārtība; secība7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) kārtība8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) orderis, rīkojums9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) šķira; klase; kārta; slānis10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) ordenis2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) pavēlēt; []rīkot2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) pasūtīt3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) sakārtot•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) sanitārs2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) dieninieks•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order* * *secība, kārtība; sabiedriskā iekārta; ierinda; sociālā grupa, slānis; ordenis; kārta; apakšklase, kārta; pakāpe; īpašība, šķira; pavēle, rīkojums; pasūtījums; orderis, atļauja; orderis; norīkot, pavēlēt; pasūtīt -
12 represent
[reprə'zent] 1. verb1) (to speak or act on behalf of: You have been chosen to represent our association at the conference.) reprezentēt; pārstāvēt2) (to be a sign, symbol, picture etc of: In this play, the man in black represents Death and the young girl Life.) simbolizēt; nozīmēt3) (to be a good example of; to show or illustrate: What he said represents the feelings of many people.) atspoguļot; izteikt•- representative 2. noun1) ((also rep [rep]) a person who represents a business; a travelling salesman: Our representative will call on you this afternoon.) pārstāvis2) (a person who represents a person or group of people: A Member of Parliament is the representative of the people in his constituency.) pārstāvis* * *iesniegt no jauna; attēlot; simbolizēt; tēlot; uzvest; pārstāvēt -
13 story
I ['sto:ri] plural - stories; noun1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) stāsts; stāstījums2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) blēņas; pasakas; nieki•- a tall story II see storey* * *stāsts; stāstījums; fabula, sižets; meli; laikraksta materiāls -
14 holy
['həuli]1) ((worthy of worship or respect because) associated with God, Jesus, a saint etc; sacred: the Holy Bible; holy ground.) svēts; svētīts2) (good; pure; following the rules of religion: a holy life.) svēts•- holiness- the Holy Father
- Holy Thursday* * *svētums; svētīts, svēts -
15 simple
['simpl]1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) viegls2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) vienkāršs3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) vienkāršs4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) tīrs; skaidrs5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) naivs; lētticīgs6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) ne visai gudrs; vientiesīgs•- simplicity
- simplification
- simplified
- simplify
- simply
- simple-minded
- simple-mindedness* * *nesarežģīts, vienkāršs; nemākslots, dabisks; vientiesīgs; zemas kārtas, vienkāršs; īsts, skaidrs; ārstniecības augs -
16 element
['eləmənt]1) (an essential part of anything: Sound teaching of grammar is one of the elements of a good education.) elements; daļa2) (a substance that cannot be split by chemical means into simpler substances: Hydrogen, chlorine, iron and uranium are elements.) elements3) (surroundings necessary for life: Water is a fish's natural element.) stihija4) (a slight amount: an element of doubt.) daļa5) (the heating part in an electric kettle etc.) sekcija•- elements
- in one's element* * *elements, daļa; stihija, elements; apakšvienība -
17 enjoy
[in'‹oi]1) (to find pleasure in: He enjoyed the meal.) gūt prieku; baudīt2) (to experience; to be in the habit of having (especially a benefit): he enjoyed good health all his life.) būt veselam•- enjoyment
- enjoy oneself* * *gūt prieku, baudīt -
18 dedicate
['dedikeit]1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) veltīt2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) veltīt3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) veltīt•- dedication* * *veltīt, novēlēt; svinīgi atklāt
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