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  • 21 dash

    [dæʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) mesties; drāz-ties
    2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) mest; sviest
    3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) sagraut (cerības, plānus u.tml.)
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) mešanās; drāšanās
    2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) (neliels) piejaukums
    3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) domuzīme; svītra
    4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) spars
    •
    - dash off
    * * *
    mešanās, drāšanās; rāviens; izrāviens; šļaksti; spars; triepiens, vilciens; piejaukums, nokrāsa; domuzīme, svītra; neizdošanās; sviest, mest; mesties, drāzties; sagraut; apšļākt; piejaukt, sajaukt; uzskicēt, uzmest; pasvītrot; apmulsināt; lādēt; nolādēt

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  • 22 extract

    1. [ik'strækt] verb
    1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) izraut; izdabūt; izdibināt
    2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) izdalīt (fragmentu)
    3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) ekstrahēt; izspiest
    2. ['ekstrækt] noun
    1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) izvilkums (no grāmatas)
    2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) ekstrakts
    •
    * * *
    ekstrakts; izvilkums, īss izklāsts; izraut; izdabūt, izdibināt; iegūt; izspiest; izvēlēties; izvilkt; ekstrahēt

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  • 23 fall

    [fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
    1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) krist
    2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) nokrist
    3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) kristies; pazemināties
    4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) (par dienu) iekrist
    5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) iemīlēties
    6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) iekrist; būt kārtai
    2. noun
    1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) krišana; kritiens
    2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) nokrišņi
    3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) sabrukums; bojāeja
    4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) rudens
    •
    - fallout
    - his
    - her face fell
    - fall away
    - fall back
    - fall back on
    - fall behind
    - fall down
    - fall flat
    - fall for
    - fall in with
    - fall off
    - fall on/upon
    - fall out
    - fall short
    - fall through
    * * *
    krišana, kritiens; nokrišņi; ietece; ūdenskritums; krišanās, pazemināšanās; krišana, pagrimums; bojāeja, sabrukums; rudens; apjērošanās; ciršana; spēkošanās, cīņa; kadence; falle; krist; nokrist; krist, nokarāties; nolaisties; pazemināties, kristies; norimties; iet bojā, krist; sagāzties, sabrukt; iestāties; ietecēt; iegadīties, iekrist; kļūt

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  • 24 hitch

    [hi ] 1. verb
    1) (to fasten to something: He hitched his horse to the fence-post; He hitched his car to his caravan.) piesiet; aizāķēt
    2) (to hitch-hike: I can't afford the train-fare to London - I'll have to hitch.) braukt ar autostopu
    2. noun
    1) (an unexpected problem or delay: The job was completed without a hitch.) aizķeršanās; kavēklis
    2) (a kind of knot.) mezgls; cilpa
    3) (a sudden, short pull upwards: She gave her skirt a hitch.) rāviens; grūdiens
    •
    - hitch-hiker
    - hitch a lift/ride
    - hitch up
    * * *
    rāviens, grūdiens; aizķeršanās, kavēklis; mezgls; pagrūst, paraut; aizāķēt; aizķerties; piesiet; braukt ar autostopu

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  • 25 long

    I 1. [loŋ] adjective
    1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) garš
    2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) ilgs; ilgstošs
    3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) garš
    4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) ilgs
    5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) ilgs; garš
    2. adverb
    1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) sen; sen []
    2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) ilgi
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    - long-distance
    - long-drawn-out
    - longhand
    - long house
    - long jump
    - long-playing record
    - long-range
    - long-sighted
    - long-sightedness
    - long-suffering
    - long-winded
    - as long as / so long as
    - before very long
    - before long
    - in the long run
    - the long and the short of it
    - no longer
    - so long!     II [loŋ] verb
    ((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) ilgoties
    - longingly
    * * *
    ilgs laiks; ilgoties; garš; ilgs, ilgstošs; tāls, attāls; sens; ilgi; pirms ilgāka laika, sen

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  • 26 match

    [mæ ] I noun
    (a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.) sērkociņš
    II 1. noun
    1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.) sacīkstes, mačs
    2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.) pāris; pieskaņots priekšmets
    3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.) līdzvērtīgs pretinieks
    4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.) precības, partija (precībās)
    2. verb
    1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.) saskaņoties, piestāvēt
    2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.) []mērot
    •
    - matchless
    - matchmaker
    * * *
    sērkociņš; pāris, līdzinieks; deglis; precības; mačs, sacīkstes; pieskaņot; harmonēt, saskanēt; izprecināt, saprecināt; mēroties, līdzināties

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  • 27 must

    1. negative short form - mustn't; verb
    1) (used with another verb to express need: We must go to the shops to get milk.) (izsaka nepieciešamību)
    2) (used, usually with another verb, to suggest a probability: They must be finding it very difficult to live in such a small house.) (izsaka ticamu iespējamību)
    3) (used, usually with another verb, to express duty, an order, rule etc: You must come home before midnight; All competitors must be under 15 years of age.) (izsaka nepieciešamību pienākuma/kārtības u.tml. dēļ)
    2. noun
    (something necessary, essential, or not to be missed: This new tent is a must for the serious camper.) nepieciešamība; neatliekama vajadzība
    * * *
    pelējums; nenorūdzis vīnogu vīns; nepieciešamība

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  • 28 need

    [ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb
    1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) vajadzēt; just vajadzību
    2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) būt nepieciešamam, būt nepieciešamībai
    2. noun
    1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) vajadzība[]
    2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) trūkums; nabadzība
    3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) iemesls
    •
    - needlessly
    - needy
    - a need for
    - in need of
    * * *
    vajadzība; prasības, vajadzības; nabadzības, trūkums; grūtības, nelaime; just vajadzību

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  • 29 Nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) []kniebt; []kost
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) pārkniebt; nokniebt
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) kost
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) izskriet; aizskriet
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) []kost, []kniebt
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) kodiens; kniebiens
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) salta dvesma
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) malciņš
    •
    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud
    * * *
    japānis; kniebiens, kodiens; malciņš; iedzert malciņu

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  • 30 nip

    [nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb
    1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) []kniebt; []kost
    2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) pārkniebt; nokniebt
    3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) kost
    4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) izskriet; aizskriet
    5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) []kost, []kniebt
    2. noun
    1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) kodiens; kniebiens
    2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) salta dvesma
    3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) malciņš
    •
    - nip something in the bud
    - nip in the bud
    * * *
    kniebt, kost; iekniebt, iekost; sažņaugt, saspiest; nokost, nopostīt, iznīcināt; izskriet

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  • 31 notice

    ['nəutis] 1. noun
    1) (a written or printed statement to announce something publicly: He stuck a notice on the door, saying that he had gone home; They put a notice in the paper announcing the birth of their daughter.) paziņojums
    2) (attention: His skill attracted their notice; I'll bring the problem to his notice as soon as possible.) uzmanība
    3) (warning given especially before leaving a job or dismissing someone: Her employer gave her a month's notice; The cook gave in her notice; Please give notice of your intentions.) (darba u.tml.) uzteikums
    2. verb
    (to see, observe, or keep in one's mind: I noticed a book on the table; He noticed her leave the room; Did he say that? I didn't notice.) ievērot; pamanīt
    - noticeably
    - noticed
    - notice-board
    - at short notice
    - take notice of
    * * *
    brīdinājums, paziņojums; uzmanība; vērošana; apskats, recenzija; uzteikums; ievērot, pamanīt; pieminēt, atzīmēt; uzteikt

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  • 32 ought

    [o:t]
    negative short form - oughtn't; verb
    1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) (izsaka vajadzību, nepieciešamību)
    2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) (izsaka nožēlu, pārmetumu par kaut ko neizdarītu)
    * * *
    nulle

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  • 33 outline

    1. noun
    1) (the line forming, or showing, the outer edge of something: He drew the outline of the face first, then added the features.) kontūra, aprise
    2) (a short description of the main details of a plan etc: Don't tell me the whole story, just give me an outline.) īss izklāsts
    2. verb
    (to draw or give the outline of.) ieskicēt; īsi izklāstīt
    * * *
    aprise, kontūra; skice, uzmetums; īss satura izklāsts; pamatprincipi, pamati; iezīmēt aprises, uzvilkt kontūras; uzskicēt, uzmest; aprakstīt galvenajos vilcienos

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  • 34 passing

    1) (going past: a passing car.) garāmejošs; garāmbraucošs
    2) (lasting only a short time: a passing interest.) pārejošs; īslaicīgs
    3) ((of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject: a passing reference.) nejaušs
    * * *
    garāmbraukšana, garāmiešana; nāve; garāmbraucošs, garāmejošs; pārejošs, īslaicīgs; gadījuma, nejaušs; ļoti

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  • 35 peg

    [peɡ] 1. noun
    1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) mietiņš
    2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) vadzis, āķītis, pakaramais
    3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) knaģis
    2. verb
    (to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) nostiprināt ar mietiņu/knaģi
    - take someone down a peg or two
    - take down a peg or two
    - take someone down a peg
    - take down a peg
    * * *
    spunde, tapa; mietiņš; vadzis, pakaramais; kāja; mākslīgā kāja; iedzīt tapu, nostiprināt ar tapu; iežogot, norobežot; stabilizēt cenu

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  • 36 piece

    [pi:s] 1. noun
    1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) gabals; daļa
    2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) (papīra) lapa; ziņa
    3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) (literārs, mākslas u.tml.) darbs
    4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) monēta
    5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) (spēles) figūra; kauliņš
    •
    2. adjective
    (done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) pakāpenisks; veikts pa daļām
    - go all to pieces
    - go to pieces
    - in pieces
    - piece together
    - to pieces
    * * *
    gabals, daļa; darbs; monēta, naudas gabals; figūra; šaujamierocis; meiča; salikt pa gabaliem, savienot; lāpīt; salāpīt; savienot diegus

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  • 37 pin

    [pin] 1. noun
    1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) kniepadata; spraudīte
    2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.) piespraude; nozīmīte
    2. verb
    1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) saspraust; piespraust
    2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) piespiest; nospiest
    •
    - pinhole
    - pinpoint
    - pin-up
    - pin down
    - pins and needles
    * * *
    kniepadata; spraudīte; nozīmīte; rēdze, tapa; veļas knaģis; belzenis; piespraust, saspraust; piespiest; izdurt

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  • 38 ride

    1. past tense - rode; verb
    1) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) braukt (ar satiksmes līdzekli); jāt
    2) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) vadīt (transporta līdzekli); jāt
    3) (to take part (in a horse-race etc): He's riding in the first race.) piedalīties (zirgu u.tml.) skriešanās/ātruma sacīkstēs
    4) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) jāt; doties izjādē
    2. noun
    1) (a journey on horseback, on a bicycle etc: He likes to go for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon.) izbraukums; izjāde
    2) (a usually short period of riding on or in something: Can I have a ride on your bike?) īss brauciens; pavizināšanās
    •
    - riding-school
    * * *
    izbrauciens, izjājiens; ceļš, aleja; jājamzirgs; jāt; braukt; vizināties; slīdēt, peldēt; būt noenkurotam; būt derīgam jāšanai; svērt; ķircināt, kaitināt; nokritizēt; atstāt pašplūsmai; improvizēt

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  • 39 sale

    [seil]
    1) (the act of giving something to someone in exchange for money: the sale of a house; Sales of cars have increased.) pārdošana; tirdzniecība
    2) (in a shop etc, an offer of goods at lowered prices for a short time: I bought my dress in a sale.) izpārdošana
    3) (an event at which goods are sold: an auction sale; a book sale.) izsole; ūtrupe
    •
    - salesman
    - salesmanship
    - for sale
    - sale of work
    * * *
    pārdošana; ūtrupe; izpārdošana

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  • 40 second

    I 1. ['sekənd] adjective
    1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) otrs; otrais
    2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) vēl viens; otrs
    3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) otrs; zemākas pakāpes-
    2. adverb
    (next after the first: He came second in the race.) otrais; otrā vietā
    3. noun
    1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) otrais
    2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) sekundants
    4. verb
    (to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) atbalstīt
    5. noun
    (a secondary school.) vidusskola
    - secondly
    - secondary colours
    - secondary school
    - second-best
    - second-class
    - second-hand
    - second lieutenant
    - second-rate
    - second sight
    - second thoughts
    - at second hand
    - come off second best
    - every second week
    - month
    - second to none     II ['sekənd] noun
    1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekunde
    2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) mirklis; brītiņš
    * * *
    sekunde; palīgs; mirklis, moments; otrās godalgas ieguvējs; otrais datums; laba atzīme; otrās klases vagons; sekundants; otrās šķiras prece; rupja maluma milti; sekunda; komandēt; atbalstīt; apstiprināt; būt sekundantam; otrreizējs, otrs; otrais

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