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  • 1 to drive a hard bargain

    prasīt augstu cenu

    English-Latvian dictionary > to drive a hard bargain

  • 2 drive

    1. past tense - drove; verb
    1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) vadīt (automašīnu)
    2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) []vest; transportēt (ar automašīnu)
    3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) dzīt; trenkt
    4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) iesist; iedzīt (naglu u.tml.); izdarīt sitienu (golfa spēlē)
    5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) darbināt
    2. noun
    1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) izbraukums (ar automašīnu)
    2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) piebraucamais ceļš
    3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) spars
    4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampaņa
    5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) sitiens (ar golfa nūju u.tml.)
    6) ((computers) a disk drive.) diskdzinis
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    - driver's license
    - drive-in
    - drive-through
    - driving licence
    - be driving at
    - drive off
    - drive on
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    braukšana; izbraukums; piebraucamais ceļš; dzīšana, vajāšana; uzbrukums, trieciens; dzinulis; spars; kampaņa; sitiens; piedziņa, pievads, pārnesums; trenkt, dzīt; iedzīt; vadīt pajūgu; braukt, vadīt; transportēt, aizvest; darbināt; traukties, drāzties; novest; izbūvēt; pārslogot; atlikt

    English-Latvian dictionary > drive

  • 3 can

    [kæn] I negative - can't; verb
    1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.) varēt
    2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?) prast
    3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.) drīkstēt
    4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?) varētu
    II 1. noun
    (a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.) kanna; skārda trauks; konservu kārba
    2. verb
    (to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.) konservēt
    - cannery
    * * *
    kanna; konservu kārba; skārda trauks, tvertne; dolārs; cietums; ateja; cisterna; konservēt; izslēgt no skolas; atlaist no darba; ierakstīt; varēt, prast, spēt; būt iespējamam; drīkstēt

    English-Latvian dictionary > can

  • 4 crash

    [kræʃ] 1. noun
    1) (a noise as of heavy things breaking or falling on something hard: I heard a crash, and looked round to see that he'd dropped all the plates.) blīkšķis; rībiens
    2) (a collision: There was a crash involving three cars.) avārija
    3) (a failure of a business etc: the Wall Street crash.) bankrots
    4) (a sudden failure of a computer: A computer crash is very costly.)
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) fall with a loud noise: The glass crashed to the floor.) sagāzties; sabrukt; (ar troksni) saplīst
    2) (to drive or be driven violently (against, into): He crashed (his car); His car crashed into a wall.) ciest avāriju
    3) ((of aircraft) to land or be landed in such a way as to be damaged or destroyed: His plane crashed in the mountains.) nogāzties (par lidmašīnu)
    4) ((of a business) to fail.) bankrotēt
    5) (to force one's way noisily (through, into): He crashed through the undergrowth.) (ar troksni) []drāzties
    6) ((of a computer) to stop working suddenly: If the computer crashes, we may lose all our files.)
    3. adjective
    (rapid and concentrated: a crash course in computer technology.) intensīvs; pastiprināts
    - crash-land
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    trinītis; blīkšķis, rībiens; sabrukums; bankrots; avārija; iemīlēšanās; sabrukt, sagrūt; salauzt, sagraut; rībināt; ciest avāriju; notriekt; bankrotēt; ierasties viesībās; intensīvs, pastiprināts; avārijas

    English-Latvian dictionary > crash

См. также в других словарях:

  • drive a hard bargain — To bargain vigorously and uncompromisingly before coming to an agreement • • • Main Entry: ↑bargain * * * be uncompromising in making a deal * * * drive a hard bargain ◇ If you drive a hard bargain, you do not agree easily to what other people… …   Useful english dictionary

  • drive a hard bargain — See: DRIVE A BARGAIN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • drive a hard bargain — See: DRIVE A BARGAIN …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • drive a hard bargain — ► to expect a lot in exchange for what you pay or agree to: »The unions are driving a hard bargain on pay. Main Entry: ↑drive …   Financial and business terms

  • drive a hard bargain — ► drive a hard bargain press forcefully for a deal in one s favour. Main Entry: ↑bargain …   English terms dictionary

  • drive a hard bargain — to demand a lot or refuse to give much when making an agreement with someone. I m impressed that you got Ј2000 for that car. You certainly drive a hard bargain …   New idioms dictionary

  • drive a hard bargain —    A person who drives a hard bargain always makes sure they gain advantage in a business deal.     Be prepared for tough negotiations with Dan. He drives a hard bargain …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • drive\ a\ hard\ bargain — See: drive a bargain …   Словарь американских идиом

  • drive a hard bargain — pay a low price, negotiate firmly    When buying land, Cal drives a hard bargain. He pays low prices …   English idioms

  • drive a hard bargain — conclude a bargain without making any concessions Although he drives a hard bargain I like doing business with him …   Idioms and examples

  • drive a hard bargain — negotiate unyieldingly, not compromise in bargaining …   English contemporary dictionary

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