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1 to take the lid off
atklāt noslēpumu -
2 with the lid off
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3 lever
['li:və, ]( American[) 'levər] 1. noun1) (a bar of wood, metal etc used to lift heavy weights: A crowbar is a kind of lever; You must use a coin as a lever to get the lid of that tin off.) svira2) (a bar or handle for operating a machine etc: This is the lever that switches on the power.) vadības svira2. verb(to move with or as if with a lever: He levered the lid off with a coin.) celt ar sviru- leverage* * *svira; plecs; ietekmes līdzeklis, svira; celt ar sviru -
4 screw
[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) skrūve2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) skrūves pagriešana/pievilkšana2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) []skrūvēt; skrūvēties2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) pieskrūvēt; atskrūvēt; pieskrūvēties; atskrūvēties3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).) drātēt; drātēties4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.) piešmaukt•- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
- screw up one's courage* * *skrūve; gliemezis; propelleris; dzenskrūve; skrūves pagriešana; vīstoklis; cietumsargs; sīkstulis, skopulis; kleperis; alga; sīkumains eksaminētājs; pieskrūvēt, saskrūvēt; izspiest; griezt; griezties; skopoties; piešmaukt, piekrāpt; stingri pārbaudīt -
5 snap
[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.) kampt; ķert ar zobiem2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.) pārlauzt; nolauzt3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.) noplīkšķēt; aizcirsties4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.) atcirst; strupi atbildēt5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.) nofotografēt2. noun1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) krakšķis; plīkšķis; cirtiens2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) momentuzņēmums3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) kāršu spēle (bērniem)3. adjective(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) steidzīgs; steigā veikts- snappy- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
- snap up* * *kampiens; krakšķis, blīkšķis; aizdare, slēdzējs; spiedpoga; knipis; kraukšķīgs cepums, sauss; enerģija, spars; aukstuma vilnis; viegls darbiņš; cūcene, negaidīta veiksme; momentuzņēmums; kniedēšanas veseris; kampt; nolauzt; nolūzt; pārraut, saplēst; pārtrūkt, saplīst; plīkšķināt; aizcirst; aizcirsties; sist knipi; strupi atbildēt, atcirst; izdarīt momentuzņēmumu; sasteigts; viegls; negaidīti, pēkšņi; brīkšķot -
6 blow
I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) sitiens; trieciens2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) [] trieciensII [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) (par vēju) pūst2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) []pūst3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) []pūst4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) []pūst5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) pūst (mūzikas instrumentu)•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
- blow up* * *ziedēšana, zieds; trieciens, sitiens; plūsma, pūtiens, vēsma; trieciens; dižošanās, lielīšanās; kausēšana; plaukt, ziedēt; pūst; izpūst, uzpūst, pūst; smagi elpot, elst; plātīties; šķiest; nolādēt; aizšmaukt, aizlaisties -
7 shut
1. present participle - shutting; verb1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) aizvērt2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) aizvērties3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) []slēgt4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) ieslēgt2. adjective(closed.) aizvērts; []slēgts- shut off
- shut up* * *aiztaisīt, aizvērt; aiztaisīties, aizvērties; aizvērts, slēgts
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