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  • 1 to catch somebody in the act of doing something

    pieķert kādu notikuma vietā

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  • 2 to catch somebody in the very act of doing something

    pieķert kādu notikuma vietā

    English-Latvian dictionary > to catch somebody in the very act of doing something

  • 3 catch

    [kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb
    1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) saistīt kāda uzmanību
    2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) pagūt; paspēt
    3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) pieķert
    4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) saslimt
    5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) iespiest; ievērt
    6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) trāpīt
    7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) uztvert
    8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) aizdegties
    2. noun
    1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) ķeršana; ķēriens
    2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) aizbīdnis
    3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) loms
    4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) viltība; lamatas
    •
    - catchy
    - catch-phrase
    - catch-word
    - catch someone's eye
    - catch on
    - catch out
    - catch up
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    ķeršana; loms; izdevīgs guvums, ķēriens; lamatas, viltība; aizbīdnis; atturis, atduris; ķert; noķert; saķert, pieķert, notvert; aizķerties, iespiest; trāpīt; aizturēt; aplipt, saslimt; uztvert; pagūt; sākt darboties

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  • 4 catch red-handed

    (to find (a person) in the act of doing wrong: The police caught the thief red-handed.) pieķert nozieguma vietā

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  • 5 release

    [rə'li:s] 1. verb
    1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) atbrīvot
    2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) palaist vaļā, atlaist
    3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) atlaist
    4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) paziņot atklātībā
    5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) izlaist
    2. noun
    1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) atbrīvošana; izlaišana; paziņojums
    2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) izlaide; izlaidums
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    atbrīvošana; atlaišana; atvieglošana; nomešana; atbrīvošanas dokuments; filmas izlaidums; jauna filma; atļauja demonstrēt, atļauja publicēt; paziņojums; izlaide; demobilizācija; atvienotājmehānisms; atbrīvot; atvieglot; nomest; atļaut demonstrēt, atļaut publicēt; atlaist; izlaist; nodot publicēšanai; demobilizēt; atvienot

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  • 6 death

    [deƟ]
    1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) nāve
    2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) nāve; beigas
    3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) nāve
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    - death-bed
    - death certificate
    - at death's door
    - catch one's death of cold
    - catch one's death
    - put to death
    - to death
    * * *
    nāve; beigas, gals

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  • 7 hurry

    1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) []steigties; steidzināt
    2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) steidzoši nogādāt
    2. noun
    1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) steiga
    2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) steiga
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    - hurriedly
    - in a hurry
    - hurry up
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    steiga; steigties; skubināt, steidzināt

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  • 8 sight

    1. noun
    1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) redze
    2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) redzeslauks
    3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) ievērojama vieta
    4) (a view or glimpse.) skats; aina
    5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) izskats; paskats
    6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) tēmēklis
    2. verb
    1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) ieraudzīt; samanīt
    2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) []mērķēt (uz kaut ko); []tēmēt
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    - sight-seer
    - catch sight of
    - lose sight of
    * * *
    redze; redzeslauks; skatiens; aina, skats; uzskats; mērķēklis, tēmēklis; daudzums, milzums; ieraudzīt, saskatīt; vērot; mērķēt, tēmēt

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  • 9 chase

    [ eis] 1. verb
    1) (to run after; to pursue: He chased after them but did not catch them; We chased them by car.) dzīties pakaļ; vajāt
    2) ((with away, off etc) to cause to run away: I often have to chase the boys away from my fruit trees.) izdzīt; padzīt
    2. noun
    1) (an act of chasing: We caught him after a 120 kph chase.) vajāšana; pakaļdzīšanās
    2) (hunting (of animals): the pleasures of the chase.) dzīšana (medībās)
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    * * *
    pakaļdzīšanās, vajāšana; grope; stobra daļa; medījamais dzīvnieks, vajātais; uzstāšanās; dzīties pakaļ, vajāt; iegriezt vītnes, gropēt; gravēt; padzīt, izdzīt; dzīt pēdas; locīt; izkliedēt

    English-Latvian dictionary > chase

  • 10 dodge

    [do‹] 1. verb
    (to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) mesties ap stūri
    2. noun
    1) (an act of dodging.) izlocīšanās; izvairīšanās
    2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) triks; viltīgs paņēmiens
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    * * *
    izlocīšanās, izvairīšanās; viltīgs paņēmiens; māņu kustība; afēra; izlocīties, izvairīties

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