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101 excuse
1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) atvainot; piedot; attaisnot2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) atbrīvot (no pienākuma u.tml.)2. [ik'skju:s] noun(a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing: He has no excuse for being so late.) atvainošanās; attaisnojums; aizbildināšanās* * *atvainošanās; attaisnojums; atrunāšanās; atvainot, piedot; attaisnot; atbrīvot -
102 forward
['fo:wəd] 1. adjective1) (moving on; advancing: a forward movement.) uz priekšu virzošs2) (at or near the front: The forward part of a ship is called the `bows'.) priekšējais2. adverb1) ((also forwards) moving towards the front: A pendulum swings backward(s) and forward(s).) uz priekšu2) (to a later time: from this time forward.) sākot no šī brīža3. noun((in certain team games, eg football, hockey) a player in a forward position.) (sporta komandā) uzbrucējs4. verb(to send (letters etc) on to another address: I have asked the post office to forward my mail.) nosūtīt (pēc piederības)* * *uzbrucējs; paātrināt, sekmēt, veicināt; nosūtīt; priekšējais; pirmrindas, progresīvs; labākais, izcils; agrīns, priekšlaicīgs; gatavs; nekautrīgs, uzbāzīgs; radikāls, iedarbīgs; gaidāms; uz priekšu; turpmāk -
103 fuse
I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) []kausēt (metālu)2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) (par drošinātāju) izdegt2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) drošinātājs- fusionII [fju:z] noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) deglis* * *kausēšana; deglis; detonators; drošinātājs; īssavienojums; ielikt detonatoru; kausēt; sakausēt; izdegt; saplūst, apvienoties -
104 future
['fju: ə] 1. noun1) ((what is going to happen in) the time to come: He was afraid of what the future might bring; ( also adjective) his future wife.)2) ((a verb in) the future tense.) [] nākotne2. adjective((of a tense of a verb) indicating an action which will take place at a later time.) [] nākotnes-* * *nākamība; nākotne; preces; nākotnes -
105 instant
['instənt] 1. adjective1) (immediate: Anyone disobeying these rules will face instant dismissal; His latest play was an instant success.) tūlītējs; steidzams2) ((of food etc) able to be prepared etc almost immediately: instant coffee/potato.) šķīstošā kafija2. noun1) (a point in time: He climbed into bed and at that instant the telephone rang; He came the instant (that) he heard the news.) mirklis; brīdis2) (a moment or very short time: It all happened in an instant; I'll be there in an instant.) mirklis; acumirklis•- this instant* * *acumirklis, brīdis; tūlītējs; steidzams, neatliekams; pašreizējs; ātri pagatavojams -
106 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) []turēt2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) glabāt3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) []glabāt; noturēt4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) turpināt (kaut ko darīt)5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) paglabāt; turēt (krājumā)6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) []turēt7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) (par pārtiku) saglabāties (svaigam)8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) izdarīt ierakstus9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) aizkavēt10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) uzturēt (kādu)11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) turēt; ievērot12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) svinēt2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) iztika; uzturs- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch* * *uzturs, iztika; galvenais tornis; paturēt, turēt; glabāt; ievērot, turēt; noturēt, saglabāt; palikt; uzturēt; turpināt; sargāt; saglabāties; vest; aizkavēt; justies; svinēt -
107 length
[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) garums; ilgums2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) gabals; atgriezums3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) (korpusa) garums•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
- go to any lengths* * *garums; attālums; atgriezums, gabals; ilgums -
108 Lent
[lent](the time from Ash Wednesday to Easter (40 weekdays) observed as a time of fasting in commemoration of Christ's fast in the wilderness.) gavēnis* * *lielais gavēnis; aizdot; sniegt -
109 Mass
I 1. [mæs] noun1) (a large lump or quantity, gathered together: a mass of concrete/people.) liels daudzums; (ļaužu) masas2) (a large quantity: I've masses of work / things to do.) liels daudzums3) (the bulk, principal part or main body: The mass of people are in favour of peace.) vairums4) ((a) measure of the quantity of matter in an object: The mass of the rock is 500 kilos.) masa2. verb(to bring or come together in large numbers or quantities: The troops massed for an attack.) sapulcināt; sapulcēties3. adjective(of large quantities or numbers: mass murder; a mass meeting.) masveida-; masu-- mass-produce
- mass-production
- the mass media II [mæs] noun1) ((a) celebration, especially in the Roman Catholic church, of Christ's last meal (Last Supper) with his disciples: What time do you go to Mass?) mise2) (a setting to music of some of the words used in this service.) mesa* * *mise; mesa; liels daudzums, milzums; masas; ļaužu masas; lielākā daļa, vairums; masa; sapulcināt, savākt; sapulcēties; koncentrēt -
110 meal
I [mi:l] noun(the food taken at one time: She eats three meals a day.) ēdienreize; maltīte- make a meal of something
- make a meal of II [mi:l] noun(the edible parts of grain ground to a coarse powder: a sack of meal; oatmeal.) rupja maluma milti- mealy* * *rupja maluma milti; ēdienreize; maltīte, ēdiens -
111 minute
I ['minit] noun1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) minūte2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) minūte3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) mirklis4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) brīdis5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) protokols•- the minute that
- the minute
- to the minute
- up to the minute II adjective1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) ļoti mazs, sīks2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) pedantisks; detalizēts•- minutely- minuteness* * *minūte; mirklis, brīdis; piezīme, uzmetums; protokols; aprēķināt laiku līdz minūtei; piezīmēt, atzīmēt; protokolēt; ļoti mazs, sīks; nenozīmīgs; detalizēts, sīks -
112 moment
['məumənt]1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) moments; brīdis2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) moments•- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
- the moment* * *moments, brīdis, acumirklis; nozīmīgums, svarīgums; moments -
113 order
['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) pavēle; norādījums2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) pasūtījums3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) pasūtījums; pieprasījums4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) kārtība5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) kārtība; sistēma6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) kārtība; secība7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) kārtība8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) orderis, rīkojums9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) šķira; klase; kārta; slānis10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) ordenis2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) pavēlēt; []rīkot2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) pasūtīt3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) sakārtot•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) sanitārs2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) dieninieks•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order* * *secība, kārtība; sabiedriskā iekārta; ierinda; sociālā grupa, slānis; ordenis; kārta; apakšklase, kārta; pakāpe; īpašība, šķira; pavēle, rīkojums; pasūtījums; orderis, atļauja; orderis; norīkot, pavēlēt; pasūtīt -
114 part
1. noun1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) daļa2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) daļa3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) loma4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) loma5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) partija6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) loma2. verb(to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) šķirt; dalīt; atvadīties- parting- partly
- part-time
- in part
- part company
- part of speech
- part with
- take in good part
- take someone's part
- take part in* * *daļa; orgāns, daļa; līdzdalība; puse; loma; apvidus, puse; dotības, spējas; celiņš; matu celiņš; detaļa; balss, partija; atdalīt, sadalīt; sadalīties, atdalīties; izšķirt; atvadīties, šķirties; šķirt celiņu; pa daļai, daļēji -
115 passage
['pæsi‹]1) (a long narrow way through, eg a corridor through a building: There was a dark passage leading down to the river between tall buildings.) eja; gaitenis2) (a part of a piece of writing or music: That is my favourite passage from the Bible.) fragments; pasāža3) ((usually of time) the act of passing: the passage of time.) [] ritums, gaita4) (a journey by boat: He paid for his passage by working as a steward.) braukšanas maksa* * *brauciens, braukšana; braukšanas maksa; pāriešana, pāreja; pārlidojums; pasāža, galerija; pieņemšana; fragments; ritums, gaita; asa saruna, vārdu apmaiņa, saruna; pasāža; kanāls, vads; urīna iziešana; pagriezt sāņus; pagriezties sāņus -
116 past
1. adjective1) (just finished: the past year.) pagājis; aizritējis2) (over, finished or ended, of an earlier time than the present: The time for discussion is past.) beidzies; pagājis3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action in the past: In `He did it', the verb is in the past tense.) pagātnes-2. preposition1) (up to and beyond; by: He ran past me.) garām, gar2) (after: It's past six o'clock.) pāri3. adverb(up to and beyond (a particular place, person etc): The soldiers marched past.) garām4. noun1) (a person's earlier life or career, especially if secret or not respectable: He never spoke about his past.) pagātne2) (the past tense: a verb in the past.) pagātne, pagātnes laiks•- the past* * *pagātne; aizritējis, pagājis; pagātnes; garām; pāri, pēc; gar -
117 peak
[pi:k] 1. noun1) (the pointed top of a mountain or hill: snow-covered peaks.) virsotne, smaile2) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) augstākā pakāpe; virsotne; maksimums3) (the front part of a cap which shades the eyes: The boy wore a cap with a peak.) (cepures) nags2. verb(to reach the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: Prices peaked in July and then began to fall.) sasniegt augstāko pakāpi- peaked- peaky* * *smaile, virsotne; apogejs, augstākā pakāpe, kulminācijas punkts; nags; mugura; pīķis; sasniegt apogeju; izdēdēt, novājēt; pacelt; sagriezt vertikāli -
118 period
['piəriəd] 1. noun1) (any length of time: a period of three days; a period of waiting.) periods; laika posms2) (a stage in the Earth's development, an artist's development, in history etc: the Pleistocene period; the modern period.) periods; laikmets3) (the punctuation mark (.), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop.) punkts2. adjective(of furniture, costumes etc) of or from the same or appropriate time in history; antique or very old: period costumes; His house is full of period furniture (=antique furniture). vēsturisks; laikmeta-- periodic- periodically
- periodical 3. adjective(see periodic.)* * *laika posms, periods; laikmets; stunda; mācību stunda; punkts; teikums; menstruācijas; laikmeta, perioda -
119 pip
I [pip] noun(a seed of a fruit: an orange/apple pip.) (augļa) sēkla; kauliņšII [pip] noun(a short sharp sound on radio, a telephone etc, used eg to show the exact time: He put his watch right by the pips.) (pareiza laika) signāls* * *sēkla, kauliņš; pareiza laika signāls; acs; zvaigznīte; īgnums; sašaut; uzvarēt, pārspēt; izbrāķēt; izbalsot; izgāzt -
120 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) spēlēties; rotaļāties2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) spēlēt (spēli)3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) spēlēt, tēlot4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) tikt izrādītam, uzvestam5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) spēlēt (mūzikas instrumentu)6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) izspēlēt joku; izmuļķot7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) sacensties (spēlē); pretspēlēt8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) rotāties; zaigot; vizuļot9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) laist darbā; virzīt10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) izspēlēt (kārti)2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) atpūta; izklaide2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) luga3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) spēle4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) brīvgājiens•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up* * *rotaļa; spēles gaita, spēle; izspēle, gājiens; joks; luga; brīvība; aktivitāte, darbība; brīvkustība, brīvgājiens, tukšgaita; spēlēt; izdarīt gājienu, izspēlēt; noderēt spēlei; izmantot spēlē; rotaļāties; tēlot; rotāties, vizuļot, zaigot; iedarbināt; darbināt; laist darbā, darboties; izturēties, rīkoties
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