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1 to a great extent
lielā mērā -
2 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) smags2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) smags3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) stiprs; spēcīgs; (par cenu, nodokļiem) augsts4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) (par smēķētāju, dzērāju) kaislīgs; liels5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) drūms; apmācies6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) grūti saprotams7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) (par ēdienu) grūti gremojams8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) (par kustībām) smags; neveikls•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *biezs, trekns krējums; resnule; liels vilnis, banga; liels vīrs; smags; liels, smags; intensīvs, stiprs, spēcīgs; grūts, smags; kupls, biezs; bagātīgs; smags, neveikls; nomācošs, drūms; bargs, stingrs; nelikumīgs, netīrs; nopietns, svarīgs -
3 deep
[di:p] 1. adjective1) (going or being far down or far into: a deep lake; a deep wound.) dziļš2) (going or being far down by a named amount: a hole six feet deep.) dziļš3) (occupied or involved to a great extent: He is deep in debt.) (darbā, parādos) nogrimis; iegrimis4) (intense; strong: The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep.) (par krāsu) tumšs; piesātināts; dziļš5) (low in pitch: His voice is very deep.) (par skaņu, balsi) zems2. adverb(far down or into: deep into the wood.) dziļi; stipri- deepen- deeply
- deepness
- deep-freeze 3. verb(to freeze and keep (food) in this.) sasaldēt (produktus)- deep-sea- in deep water* * *dziļa vieta, dziļums; bezdibenis; dziļš; nopietns, dziļš; piesātināts, tumšs; zems; nogrimis; biezs, augsts; dziļi; stipri, ļoti -
4 largely
adverb (mainly; to a great extent: This success was largely due to her efforts; Our methods have been largely successful.) lielā mērā; galvenokārt* * *lielā mērā, galvenokārt; plašā mērogā -
5 tight
1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) ciešs; pieguļošs2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) savilkts; nostiepts3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) stingrs; ciešs4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) noslogots; blīvi plānots (laika ziņā)2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) cieši; blīvi- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt* * *savilkts, ciešs; pieguļošs, šaurs; kompakts, blīvs; necaurlaidīgs; grūts, smags; grūti pelnīts; nepietiekams; draudzīgs; skops; grūti dabūjams; akurāts, kārtīgs, tīrs; iedzēris, iereibis; cieši, stingri -
6 hard
1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) ciets2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) Viņam grūti izpatikt.3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) bargs; stingrs4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) (par laika apstākļiem) bargs5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) grūts; smags6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) (par ūdeni) ciets2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) grūti; smagi; cītīgi2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) stipri; spēcīgi3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) cieši4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) tuvu klāt•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up* * *ciets; grūts, smags; stiprs, spēcīgs; bargs, stingrs; strādīgs, centīgs; bargs; griezīgs, ass; noteikts, stingrs; alkoholisks, stiprs; ieradumu radošs; nebalsīgs; spēcīgi, stipri; centīgi, cītīgi, enerģiski; grūti, smagi; cieši, stingri; pārlieku, pārmērīgi; tuvu -
7 wide
1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) plats; plašs2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) plats3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) uzvarēt, atstājot citus tālu iepakaļ4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) plašs; daudzpusīgs2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) plati; plaši; tālu- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
- wide open* * *plats, plašs; daudzpusīgs, plašs; platleņķa, tālu; plaši, plati -
8 as far as
1) (to the place or point mentioned: We walked as far as the lake.) līdz2) ((also so far as) as great a distance as: He did not walk as far as his friends.) ciktāl3) ((also so far as) to the extent that: As far as I know she is well.) cik* * *līdz pat; līdz; cik -
9 gentility
[‹ən'tiləti](good manners, often to too great an extent: She was laughed at for her gentility.) manierīgums* * *izsmalcinātība, smalkums -
10 indulgent
adjective (willing to allow people to do or have what they wish (often to too great an extent): an indulgent parent.) iecietīgs* * *iecietīgs -
11 materially
adverb (to a great or important extent: Circumstances have changed materially.) būtiski* * *materiāli; būtībā; būtiski -
12 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) sasprindzināt; piepūlēt; sasprindzināties; pūlēties2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) sastiept; pārpūlēt3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) pārbaudīt kāda pacietību4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) izkāst; filtrēt2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) spriegojums; nostiepums; slodze2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) sasprindzinājums; piepūle3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) pārpūle4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) slodze•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) cilts; suga2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) tendence; tieksme; noslieksme3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) skaņas; melodija* * *dzimta, cilts; piepūle, sasprindzinājums; sastiepums; iedzimta īpašība; spriegums; rakstura īpašība; stils; deformācija; vārsmas, dzeja; melodija, motīvs; nostiept, izstiept; piepūlēt, sasprindzināt; nelietīgi izmantot; apskaut, apkampt -
13 to a fault
(to too great an extent: She was generous to a fault.) pārlieku* * *pārlieku
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