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21 strut
past tense, past participle - strutted; verb(to walk in a stiff, proud way: The cock strutted about the farmyard; The man was strutting along looking very pleased with himself.) cēli/cienīgi iet* * *cienīga gaita; statnis; balstīt; cienīgi soļot -
22 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) slaucīt (ar slotu)2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) noslaucīt; aizslaucīt3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) traukties; spēji brāzties4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) joņot; drāzties2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) slaucīšana2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) vēziens; mājiens3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) skursteņslauķis4) (a sweepstake.) totalizators•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up* * *slaucīšana; atvēziens; vēziens; ritums, plūdums; skursteņslauķis; izplatījums; pagrieziens, līkums; kritums; redzesloks; vinda; garš airis; spārns; atkritumi; totalizators; nelietis; slaucīt; izslaucīt; traukties; aiztraukt, aiznest; viegli pieskarties; pieskarties; sniegties, stiepties; pārlaist; pārmeklēt; cēli soļot; aizraut, sajūsmināt; gūt pilnīgu uzvaru; apšaudīt -
23 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) aplauzt kādam degunu; noņemt lielībuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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24 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) aplauzt kādam degunu; noņemt lielībuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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25 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) aplauzt kādam degunu; noņemt lielībuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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26 take (someone) down a peg (or two)
(to make (a proud person) more humble: We must find some way of taking her down a peg or two.) aplauzt kādam degunu; noņemt lielībuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > take (someone) down a peg (or two)
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