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1 the ranks, the rank and file
ierindnieku sastāvs; ierindnieki; ierindas biedri; parasti ļaudis -
2 to reduce to the ranks
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3 to rise from the ranks
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4 to serve in the ranks
būt ierindniekam -
5 he ranks among the famous composers
viņš pieskaitāms slavenajiem komponistiemEnglish-Latvian dictionary > he ranks among the famous composers
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6 rank
I 1. [ræŋk] noun1) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.) ierinda; rinda2) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.) kategorija; (dienesta) pakāpe3) (a social class: the lower social ranks.) šķira; slānis2. verb(to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.) ierindot; ierindotiesII [ræŋk] adjective1) (complete; absolute: rank stupidity; The race was won by a rank outsider.) pilnīgs; galīgs2) (unpleasantly stale and strong: a rank smell of tobacco.) sasmacis; šķebīgs•- rankness* * *rinda; ierinda; dienesta pakāpe, rangs; kategorija, pakāpe; stāvoklis; nostādīt ierindā; nostāties ierindā; sarindot; ierindot, klasificēt; ierindoties; ieņemt augstāku stāvokli; kupls, sazēlis; lekns; sasmacis; riebīgs, pretīgs; pilnīgs
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the ranks — (in the armed forces) those who are not commissioned officers. → rank … English new terms dictionary
rise from the ranks — 1. To work one s way up from private soldier to commissioned officer 2. To become a self made man or woman • • • Main Entry: ↑rise * * * rise from/through the ranks phrase to start in a junior rank or position in an organization and gradually… … Useful english dictionary
swell the ranks — phrase to increase the number of people in a group Soldiers leave the army, only to end up swelling the ranks of the homeless. Thesaurus: club membership and joining a club, organization or grouphyponym to leave a club, organization or… … Useful english dictionary
rise from the ranks — rise from/through the ranks ► to keep moving up from a low position in an organization to higher ones: »He joined the company in 2000 and has been rising through the ranks ever since. Main Entry: ↑rank … Financial and business terms
rise from/through the ranks — ► to keep moving up from a low position in an organization to higher ones: »He joined the company in 2000 and has been rising through the ranks ever since. Main Entry: ↑rank … Financial and business terms
rise through the ranks — rise from/through the ranks ► to keep moving up from a low position in an organization to higher ones: »He joined the company in 2000 and has been rising through the ranks ever since. Main Entry: ↑rank … Financial and business terms
join the ranks of something — join the ranks of (something) to become part of a large group. Thousands of young people join the ranks of the unemployed each summer when they leave school … New idioms dictionary
join the ranks of — (something) to become part of a large group. Thousands of young people join the ranks of the unemployed each summer when they leave school … New idioms dictionary
swell the ranks — to increase the number of people in a group Soldiers leave the army, only to end up swelling the ranks of the homeless … English dictionary
reduce to the ranks — To demote, for misconduct, to the condition of a private soldier • • • Main Entry: ↑reduce … Useful english dictionary
reduce to the ranks — index demote, humiliate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
