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1 hiding-place
noun (a place where a person or thing can be or is hidden: We'll have to find a safe hiding-place for our jewels.) []slēptuve* * *slēptuve; paslēptuve -
2 locate
[lə'keit, ]( American[) 'loukeit]1) (to set in a particular place or position: The kitchen is located in the basement.) atrasties2) (to find the place or position of: He located the street he was looking for on the map.) noteikt atrašanās vietu* * *noteikt atrašanās vietu; dislocēt, izvietot; norādīt atrašanās vietu; apmesties uz dzīvi -
3 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) mājas; (auga, dzīvnieka) dzimtene2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) dzimtene; dzimtā vieta3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) patversme; mītne4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) māja5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) māja2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) mājas-; ģimenes-2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) iekšējs; iekšzemes-3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) (sportā) laukuma saimnieku-3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) mājās; mājup; uz mājām2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) iestāstīt kādam kaut ko; pārliecināt•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about* * *māja; mājas; dzimtā vieta, dzimtene; izplatības vieta, dzimtene; patversme, mītne; atgriezties mājās; mājas; iekšzemes, iekšējs; uz mājām, mājup -
4 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) par2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) gandrīz; aptuveni2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) tepat tuvumā3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) kaut kur šeit4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) ap3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) apkārt!* * *apkārt; aptuveni, apmēram; netālu, tuvumā; gandrīz; par; ap, apmēram; apkārt, pa ; klāt, līdzi -
5 accommodate
[ə'komədeit]1) (to find or be a place for: The house could accommodate two families.) izvietot2) (to oblige: They did their best to accommodate him by carrying out his wishes.) izpatikt•- accommodation* * *piemērot, pielāgot; nokārtot, noregulēt; apgādāt; dot pajumti, izvietot -
6 anywhere
adverb (in any place at all: Have you seen my gloves anywhere?; I can't find them anywhere; `Where will I put these?' `Anywhere will do.') kaut kur; jebkur* * *nekur, kaut kur; jebkur, kur vien, visur -
7 direction
[-ʃən]1) ((the) place or point to which one moves, looks etc: What direction did he go in?; They were heading in my direction (= towards me); I'll find my way all right - I've a good sense of direction.) virziens2) (guidance: They are under your direction.) vadība; vadīšana3) ((in plural) instructions (eg on how to get somewhere, use something etc): We asked the policeman for directions; I have lost the directions for this washing-machine.) norādījums; lietošanas pamācība4) (the act of aiming or turning (something or someone) towards a certain point.) virzīšana; norādīšana* * *vadīšana, vadība; valde, direkcija; norādījums; virziens; adrese -
8 foothold
noun (a place to put one's feet when climbing: to find footholds on the slippery rock.) atbalsts (kājai)* * *atbalsts; stabils stāvoklis, stingras pozīcijas; atbalstpunkts, placdarms -
9 happen
['hæpən]1) (to take place or occur; to occur by chance: What happened next?; It just so happens / As it happens, I have the key in my pocket.) notikt; nejauši gadīties2) ((usually with to) to be done to (a person, thing etc): She's late - something must have happened to her.) notikt3) (to do or be by chance: I happened to find him; He happens to be my friend.) izrādīties, gadīties•- happen upon
- happen on* * *notikt; nejauši gadīties -
10 impose
[im'pouz]1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) aplikt (ar nodokli u.tml.)2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) uzspiest; uztiept3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) uzbāzties; uzplīties•* * *aplikt; uztiept, uzspiest; uzplīties, uzbāzties; izmantot -
11 page
[pei‹] I noun(one side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine etc: page ninety-four; a three-page letter.) lappuseII 1. noun1) ((in hotels) a boy who takes messages, carries luggage etc.) izsūtāmais zēns2) ((also page boy) a boy servant.) pāžs2. verb(to try to find someone in a public place by calling out his name (often through a loud-speaker system): I could not see my friend in the hotel, so I had him paged.) izsaukt pēc vārda* * *lappuse; pāžs; izsūtāmais zēns; epizode; izsaukt; numurēt lappuses -
12 space
[speis] 1. noun1) (a gap; an empty or uncovered place: I couldn't find a space for my car.) vieta2) (room; the absence of objects; the area available for use: Have you enough space to turn round?; Is there space for one more?) vieta; telpa3) ((often outer space) the region outside the Earth's atmosphere, in which all stars and other planets etc are situated: travellers through space.) kosmoss; kosmiskā telpa2. verb((also space out) to set (things) apart from one another: He spaced the rows of potatoes half a metre apart.) izveidot ar atstarpēm- spacing- spacious
- spaciously
- spaciousness
- space-age
- spacecraft
- spaceship
- spacesuit* * *telpa; kosmoss; platība, laukums; atstarpe, attālums; laika sprīdis; vieta; rindu skaits; intervāls; smiga; izkārtot ar atstarpēm -
13 substitute
1. verb(to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else: I substituted your name for mine on the list.) aizvietot; aizstāt2. noun(a person or thing used or acting instead of another: Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; ( also adjective) I was substitute headmaster for a term.) aizvietotājs; aizstājējs* * *vietnieks; surogāts, aizstājējs; aizstāt -
14 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) darbs2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) darbs3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) darbs4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) sacerējums; ražojums; darbs5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) darbs; darba rezultāts6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) darbs; darbavieta2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) strādāt2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) strādāt3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) strādāt; darboties; darbināt4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) īstenoties; tikt veiktam/realizētam5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) ar pūlēm tikt uz priekšu6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) Ritenis atskrūvējās.7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) izstrādāt; darināt•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mehānisms2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) darbi•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *darbs; nodarbošanās, darbs; darbība, rīcība; sacerējums, ražojums, darbs; izšuvums, rokdarbs; putas; apstrāde; nocietinājumi; strādāt; darboties; strādināt; nostrādināt; izmantot; darbināt; iedarbināt; izrakstīt, izšūt
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