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1 the three R's
rakstīšana; rēķināšana; lasīšana -
2 three
[Ɵri:] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 3.) trīs; trijnieks2) (the age of 3.) trīs gadu vecums2. adjective1) (3 in number.) trīs2) (aged 3.) trīsgadīgs•- three-- three-dimensional
- three-quarter
- three-year-old 3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is three years old.) trīsgadīgs* * *trijnieks; trīs -
3 the choice lies between these three
jāizvēlas viens no šiem trijiem; tikt pieļautamEnglish-Latvian dictionary > the choice lies between these three
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4 the hotel can sleep three hundred people
viesnīca var izguldināt trīssimt cilvēkuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > the hotel can sleep three hundred people
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5 the thermometer reads three degrees below freezing point
termometrs rāda trīs grādus zem nullesEnglish-Latvian dictionary > the thermometer reads three degrees below freezing point
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6 three miles distant from the station
trīs jūdžu attālumā no stacijasEnglish-Latvian dictionary > three miles distant from the station
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7 three sheets in the wind's eye
galīgi piedzēries -
8 on the hour
(at exactly one, two, three etc o'clock: Buses leave here for London on the hour until 10 o'clock in the evening.) veselā stundā -
9 half past three
(at thirty minutes past the hour stated: I'm leaving at half past six.) pus(-trijos, -četros, -septiņos u.tml.)* * *pusčetri -
10 run of three thousand copies of the book
grāmatas trīs tūkstošu eksemplāru metiensEnglish-Latvian dictionary > run of three thousand copies of the book
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11 to win three on the trot
laimēt trīs godalgas pēc kārtas -
12 worst
[wə:st] 1. adjective(bad to the greatest extent: That is the worst book I have ever read.) vissliktākais2. adverb(in the worst way or manner: This group performed worst (of all) in the test.) vissliktāk3. pronoun(the thing, person etc which is bad to the greatest extent: the worst of the three; His behaviour is at its worst when he's with strangers; At the worst they can only fine you.) vissliktākais; visļaunākais- get the worst of
- if the worst comes to the worst
- the worst of it is that
- the worst of it is* * *visļaunākais, vissliktākais; visļaunāk -
13 stump
1. noun1) (the part of a tree left in the ground after the trunk has been cut down: He sat on a (tree-)stump and ate his sandwiches.) celms2) (the part of a limb, tooth, pencil etc remaining after the main part has been cut or broken off, worn away etc.) gals; stumbenis3) (in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket.) mietiņš2. verb1) (to walk with heavy, stamping steps: He stumped angrily out of the room.) iet smagiem soļiem; lāčot2) (to puzzle or baffle completely: I'm stumped!) apmulsināt•- stumpy- stump up* * *celms; amputācijas stumbrs; nolūzis zobs; nodegulis; norakstīts zīmuļa gals; smags solis; kājas; improvizēta tribīne; izaicinājums uz sacensību; aģitācijas kampaņa; smagi soļot; izlauzt; iedzīt strupceļā; doties aģitācijas braucienā; izaicināt uz sacensību -
14 jack
[‹æk]1) (an instrument for lifting up a motor car or other heavy weight: You should always keep a jack in the car in case you need to change a wheel.) domkrats2) (the playing-card between the ten and queen, sometimes called the knave: The jack, queen and king are the three face cards.) kalps (kāršu spēlē)•- jack up* * *vienkāršs cilvēks, puisis; kalps; kalpiņš; karogs; domkrats; cinka māns; ābolu brendijs; kruķis, policists; nauda; pacelt ar domkratu -
15 Black Maria
(a prison van: The policeman took the three suspects to the police station in a Black Maria.)* * *cietuma mašīna -
16 kingdom
1) (a state having a king (or queen) as its head: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; He rules over a large kingdom.) karaliste; karaļvalsts2) (any of the three great divisions of natural objects: the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms.) (augu, dzīvnieku utt.) valsts* * *karaliste, karaļvalsts; valsts; valstība -
17 eldest
adjective (oldest: She is the eldest of the three children.) visvecākais (par ģimenes locekli)* * *visvecākais -
18 saboteur
[-'tə:]noun (a person who sabotages: The soldiers shot the three saboteurs.) sabotieris* * *sabotieris -
19 o'clock
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20 portion out
(to divide into portions or shares: The money was portioned out among the three children.) sadalīt daļās/porcijās
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