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1 to blind the real state of affairs
noslēpt lietu īsto stāvokliEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to blind the real state of affairs
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2 real
[riəl] 1. adjective1) (which actually exists: There's a real monster in that cave.) īsts2) (not imitation; genuine: real leather; Is that diamond real?) īsts3) (actual: He may own the factory, but it's his manager who is the real boss.) īsts; patiess4) (great: a real surprise/problem.) īsts; patiess2. adverb((especially American) very; really: a real nice house.) patiesi- realist- realism
- realistic
- realistically
- reality
- really 3. interjection(an expression of surprise, protest, doubt etc: `I'm going to be the next manager.' `Oh really?'; Really! You mustn't be so rude!) []tiešām- for real
- in reality* * *reāls; realitāte, īstenība; reāls, īsts, patiess; nekustams; patiesi -
3 the be-all and end-all
(the final aim apart from which nothing is of any real importance: This job isn't the be-all and end-all of existence.) gals un sākums -
4 real estate
((the buying and selling of) land and houses.) nekustams īpašums* * *nekustams īpašums -
5 the play was a real clinker
luga pilnīgi izgāzās -
6 the sight was a real thrill
tas tik bija skats -
7 get to the bottom of
(to discover the explanation or the real facts of (a mystery etc).) izdibināt -
8 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.) no vilka bēg, uz lāci krītEnglish-Latvian dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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9 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) skala2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) skala3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) gamma4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) mērogs5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) mērogsII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) uzkāpt; pārkāptIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) zvīņa(s)- scaly* * *zvīņa, zvīņas; svaru kauss; mērogs; skala; zobakmens; svari; katlakmens; mēroga lineāls; līmenis, pakāpe; plāva; gamma, toņkārta; svērt; uzkāpt; notīrīt zvīņas; nolobīt; noteikt mērogu; nolobīties; pārklāties ar katlakmeni -
10 axis
['æksis]plural - axes; noun1) (the real or imaginary line on which a thing turns (as the axis of the earth, from North Pole to South Pole, around which the earth turns).) ass2) (a fixed line used as a reference, as in a graph: He plotted the temperatures on the horizontal axis.) ass* * *ass -
11 amid
[ə'mid(st)](in the middle of; among: Amid all the confusion, the real point of the meeting was lost; amidst the shadows.) starp; vidū* * *vidū, starp -
12 amidst
[ə'mid(st)](in the middle of; among: Amid all the confusion, the real point of the meeting was lost; amidst the shadows.) starp; vidū* * *vidū, starp -
13 keep back
1) (not to (allow to) move forward: She kept the child back on the edge of the crowd; Every body keep back from the door!) turēties sāņus/malā2) (not to tell or make known: I feel he's keeping the real story back for some reason.) slēpt; neizpaust3) (not to give or pay out: Part of my allowance is kept back to pay for my meals; Will they keep it back every week?) atvilkt (no algas) -
14 figurehead
1) (a person who is officially a leader but who does little or has little power: She is the real leader of the party - he is only a figurehead.) nomināls vadītājs2) (an ornamental figure (usually of carved wood) attached to the front of a ship.) rotājums kuģa priekšgalā* * *kuģa priekšgala rotājums; nomināls vadītājs -
15 dummy
plural - dummies; noun1) (an artificial substitute looking like the real thing: The packets of cigarettes on display were dummies.) butaforija2) (a model of a human used for displaying clothes etc: a dressmaker's dummy.) manekens3) (an artificial teat put in a baby's mouth to comfort it.) knupītis* * *ieliktenis, marionete; manekens; putnubiedēklis; knupis; makets; butaforija; statists; fiktīvs, neīsts -
16 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) mazs2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) neliels; niecīgs3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) nesvarīgs2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) maz3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) maz2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) maz; nedaudz3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) nemaz; nepavisam•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *neliels daudzums; neliels, mazs; nesvarīgs, niecīgs; sīkumains, aprobežots; maz, nedaudz; nemaz, nepavisam -
17 pretext
['pri:tekst](a reason given in order to hide the real reason; an excuse.) iegansts; atruna* * *atruna, iegansts; aizbildināties, uzdot par ieganstu -
18 make do
( with with) (to use something as a poor-quality or temporary alternative to the real thing: There's no meat, so we'll have to make do with potatoes.) iztikt ar -
19 put (someone) wise
(to tell, inform (someone) of the real facts.) atklāt patiesību; atvērt (kādam) acis -
20 put (someone) wise
(to tell, inform (someone) of the real facts.) atklāt patiesību; atvērt (kādam) acis
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