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1 waiting-list
noun (a list of the names of people who are waiting for something: She is on the waiting-list for medical treatment.) (kandidātu, pacientu u.tml.) saraksts* * *kandidātu saraksts -
2 queue
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3 surprise
1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) pārsteigums; izbrīns; pārsteiguma-2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) pārsteigt2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) pārsteigt un likt (kaut ko) darīt3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) pārsteigt; pēkšņi uzbrukt•- surprising
- surprisingly
- take by surprise* * *izbrīns; pārsteigums; radīt izbrīnu; pārsteigt; negaidīts -
4 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) garš2) (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; ilgstošs3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) garš4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) ilgs5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) ilgs; garš2. adverb1) (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•- longways- 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- longing- longingly* * *ilgs laiks; ilgoties; garš; ilgs, ilgstošs; tāls, attāls; sens; ilgi; pirms ilgāka laika, sen
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