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1 chop and change
(to keep changing (especially one's mind).) būt nenoteiktam; svārstīties -
2 to chop and change
būt nenoteiktam; svārstīties -
3 chop
I 1. [ op] past tense, past participle - chopped; verb((sometimes with up) to cut (into small pieces): He chopped up the vegetables.) sasmalcināt; sakapāt2. noun(a slice of mutton, pork etc containing a rib.) karbonāde- chopper- choppy
- choppiness
- chop and change
- chop down II [ op] noun((in plural) the jaws or mouth, especially of an animal: the wolf's chops.) žokļi* * *cirtiens; ņirbu vilnīši; žoklis; spiedogs; fabrikas zīme; asa piezīme; karbonāde; pārtraukums; kvalitātes zīme; gremde; atlaišana; skaldīt, cirst; mainīties, svārstīties; mētāties; sakapāt, sasmalcināt; skaldīt; pēkšņi pārtraukt; pārtraukt; gremdēt -
4 mince
[mins] 1. verb1) (to cut into small pieces or chop finely: Would you like me to mince the meat for you?) []malt; []kapāt2) (to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way: She minced over to him.) tipināt2. noun(meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces: mince and potatoes.) malta/kapāta gaļa- mincer- mincing
- mincingly
- mincemeat* * *kapāta gaļa; kapāt, malt; runāt afektēti; tipināt -
5 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) ceļš; eja2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) dzelzceļš3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) svētku iela; ceļš4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) ceļš; attālums5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) metode; veids; paņēmiens6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) savā ziņā7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) ieradums8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) tikt galā ar ēdienu2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) tālu priekšā/pāri/virs- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means* * *ceļš; puse, virziens; atstatums, attālums; metode, veids; ieraža, paradums; dzīvesveids; darba lauks, arods; stāvoklis
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