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1 the white scourge
dilonis -
2 to show the white feather
izrādīt gļēvulību -
3 to show the white flag
izkārt balto karogu -
4 white
1. adjective1) (of the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: The bride wore a white dress.) balts2) (having light-coloured skin, through being of European etc descent: the first white man to explore Africa.) baltais; baltādains3) (abnormally pale, because of fear, illness etc: He went white with shock.) bāls; nobālis4) (with milk in it: A white coffee, please.) (par tēju, kafiju) ar pienu2. noun1) (the colour of the paper on which these words are printed: White and black are opposites.) balts; balta krāsa2) (a white-skinned person: racial trouble between blacks and whites.) baltais; baltādainais3) ((also egg-white) the clear fluid in an egg, surrounding the yolk: This recipe tells you to separate the yolks from the whites.) (olas) baltums4) ((of an eye) the white part surrounding the pupil and iris: The whites of her eyes are bloodshot.) (acs) baltums•- whiten- whiteness
- whitening
- whitish
- white-collar
- white elephant
- white horse
- white-hot
- white lie
- whitewash 3. verb(to cover with whitewash.) balsināt- white wine* * *balta krāsa; baltums; balta drāna, balts tērps; baltais; balts; bāls; sirms; bezkrāsains, caurspīdīgs; nevainīgs, godīgs -
5 white lie
(a not very serious lie: I'd rather tell my mother a white lie than tell her the truth and upset her.) nevainīgi (saudzējoši) meli* * *nevainīgi meli -
6 the red, white and blue
Anglijas flote un armija -
7 pith
[piƟ]1) (the white substance between the peel of an orange, lemon etc and the fruit itself.) parenhīma2) (the soft substance in the centre of the stems of plants.) serde3) (the most important part of anything: the pith of the argument.) būtība; kodols* * *serde; kodols, būtība; enerģija, spars -
8 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) ātrumsacīkstes2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) piedalīties ātrumsacīkstēs2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) skrieties; noskriet (kādu)3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) traukties; drāzties•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) rase2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) rase3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) tauta[]; cilt[]s•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race* * *sakne; ātrumsacīkstes; rase; dzimta, cilts; traukšanās; izcelsme; zirgu skriešanās sacīkstes; plūsma, straume; suga, šķirne; buķete; dzīves ceļš; aptvere; sacensties; piedalīties zirgu skriešanās sacīkstēs; traukties; dzīt -
9 surf
[sə:f] 1. noun(the foam made as waves break on rocks or on the shore: The children were playing in the white surf.) banga; viļņu putas2. verb1) (to ride on a surfboard as a sport.) sērfot; nodarboties ar sērfingu2) (to look for interesting sites on the Internet.) sērfot pa Internetu•- surfer- surfing
- surfboard* * *banga; nodarboties ar sērfingu -
10 lime
I noun(the white substance left after heating limestone, used in making cement.) kaļķi- limelight: in the limelight II noun1) (a type of small, very sour, yellowish-green citrus fruit related to the lemon.) laims2) (( also adjective) (of) the colour of this fruit: lime walls.) dzeltenzaļa krāsa; dzeltenzaļš-III noun(a tree with rough bark and small heart-shaped leaves.) liepa* * *liepa; kaļķi; laims; kaļķot; balsināt -
11 yolk
[jouk]((also egg-yolk) the yellow part of an egg: The child will only eat the yolk of an egg - she won't eat the white.) (olas) dzeltenums* * *olas dzeltenums -
12 reflect
[rə'flekt]1) (to send back (light, heat etc): The white sand reflected the sun's heat.) atstarot2) ((of a mirror etc) to give an image of: She was reflected in the mirror/water.) atspoguļot; atspīdēt3) (to think carefully: Give him a minute to reflect (on what he should do).) apdomāt, apsvērt•- reflection
- reflexion
- reflective
- reflectively
- reflector* * *atstarot; atspoguļot; atspoguļoties; apdomāt, pārdomāt -
13 entitle
1) (to give (a person) a right (to, or to do, something): You are not entitled to free school lunches; He was not entitled to borrow money from the cash box.) dot tiesības; pilnvarot2) (to give to (a book etc) as a title or name: a story entitled `The White Horse'.) likt virsrakstu; dot nosaukumu•* * *likt virsrakstu, dot nosaukumu; dot tiesības -
14 hard-boiled
adjective ((of eggs) boiled until the white and the yolk are solid.) (par olu) cieti novārīta* * *cieti novārīta; skarbs -
15 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) griezt; griezties2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) pagriezties3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) pagriezties; iegriezties4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) pavērst; pievērst; pievērsties5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) apiet6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) pārvērst; pārveidot; pārvērsties7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) Viņas mati nosirmoja.2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) apgrieziens2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vijums; līkums3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) pagieziens4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) kārta; rinda5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) numurs; uzstāšanās•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up* * *apgrieziens; pagrieziens; pavērsiens, pārmaiņa; līkums; rinda, kārta; pakalpojums; uzstāšanās, numurs; pastaiga; dotības, spējas; maiņa; izbailes, uztraukums; laika sprīdis; veids; lēkme; teiciens; griezt; pagriezt; griezties; apiet; pievērst; apgriezt; kļūt; pārvērst; sakupt; sasniegt; izvirpot; uzart; sastiept; veidot -
16 cream
[kri:m] 1. noun1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) krējums2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) saldējums3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) (kaut kā) labākā daļa; augstākās aprindas4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) krējuma-; krēmkrāsas-2. verb1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) sakult; saputot2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) nokrejot3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) atsijāt labāko•- creamy- creaminess
- cream of tartar* * *krējums; krēms, ziede; labākā daļa; kulminācijas punkts; nostāties; nokrejot; sakult, saputot; pagatavot ar krējuma piedevu; uzvarēt, piekrāpt; viegli paveikt; krējuma; krēmkrāsas -
17 black
[blæk] 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) melns2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) tumšs3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) netīrs4) (without milk: black coffee.) (par kafiju) melna; bez piena5) (evil: black magic.) ļauns6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) melnādains7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) krāsains2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) melnā krāsa2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) melna krāsa; melnums3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) melnādainais; krāsainais3. verb(to make black.) krāsot melnu; nomelnot- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) ierakstīt melnajā sarakstā5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) šantāža- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white* * *melna krāsa, melnums; melns tērps; melnādainais, nēģeris; melns traips; krāsot melnu; spodrināt; nomelnot; melns; melnādains, nēģeru; tumšs; bezcerīgs, drūms; dusmīgs, ļauns; netīrs -
18 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) tumšs2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) tumšs; patumšs3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) (par nodomu u.tml.) ļauns; slepens2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) tumsa; neziņa- darken- darkness
- keep it dark* * *tumsa; neziņa, neskaidrība; slepenība; tumša krāsa, ēna; tumšs; tumšmatains; netīrs, ļauns; slepens, neskaidrs; neizglītots; bezcerīgs, drūms; slēgts -
19 snow
[snəu] 1. noun(frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes: We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.) sniegs2. verb(to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow: It's snowing heavily.) snigt- snowy- snowball
- snowboard
- snow-capped
- snowdrift
- snowfall
- snowflake
- snowstorm
- snow-white
- snowed under* * *sniegs; sirmums, sarma; kokaīns; snigt; birt; ieputināt; pārliecināt -
20 snowy
1) (full of, or producing a lot of, snow: The weather has been very snowy recently.) sniegains; sniegots; sniegpilns2) (white like snow: the old man's snowy (white) hair.) sniegbalts* * *sniega, sniegains; sniegbalts
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