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  • 1 to give an idea of something

    dot priekšstatu par kaut ko

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  • 2 idea

    1) (opinion; belief: I have an idea that it won't work.) ideja; doma
    2) (a plan: I've an idea for solving this problem.) nodoms; plāns
    3) (mental picture: This will give you an idea of what I mean.) priekšstats
    * * *
    ideja, doma; priekšstats; nodoms, plāns

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  • 3 way

    [wei] 1. noun
    1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) ceļš; eja
    2) (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.) dzelzceļš
    3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) svētku iela; ceļš
    4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) ceļš; attālums
    5) (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; paņēmiens
    6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) savā ziņā
    7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) ieradums
    8) (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 ēdienu
    2. 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
    - 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

    English-Latvian dictionary > way

  • 4 belie

    present participle - belying; verb
    (to give a false idea or impression of (something): His innocent face belies his cunning.) radīt nepatiesu priekšstatu; runāt pretī
    * * *
    radīt nepatiesu priekšstatu; runāt pretī, atspēkot; neattaisnot

    English-Latvian dictionary > belie

  • 5 drop

    [drop] 1. noun
    1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) piliens
    2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) pilīte
    3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) pazemināšanās; krišanās
    4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) stāvs kritums
    2. verb
    1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) (nejauši) nomest
    2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) []krist
    3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) atmest (paradumu, nodomu); pamest (draugu)
    4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) izlaist; izsēdināt (no transporta līdzekļa)
    5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) uzrakstīt zīmīti
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    - droppings
    - drop-out
    - drop a brick / drop a clanger
    - drop back
    - drop by
    - drop in
    - drop off
    - drop out
    * * *
    piliens; malks; auskars, kareklis; dražeja; krišanās, pazemināšanās; nomestais; sprauga; kukulis; pamests bērns; pilēt; krist; nokrist; pazemināties, kristies; nomest; iemest, izmest; izbeigt; atmest; pazemināt nodurt; izsēdināt; izlaist; nogāzt gar zemi, notriekt; nolaist valdziņu; priekšlaicīgi atnesties; izslēgt no; paspēlēt; atlaist

    English-Latvian dictionary > drop

  • 6 general

    ['‹enərəl] 1. adjective
    1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) vispārējs; vispārīgs
    2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) vispārējs; parasts
    3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) vispārējs
    4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) vadošais; galvenais; ģenerāl-
    2. noun
    (in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) ģenerālis
    - generalise
    - generalization
    - generalisation
    - generally
    - General Certificate of Education
    - general election
    - general practitioner
    - general store
    - as a general rule
    - in general
    - the general public
    * * *
    ģenerālis; vispārējs; vispārīgs; vispārpieņemts, parasts; vadošais, galvenais; nespecializēts, vispārēja rakstura

    English-Latvian dictionary > general

  • 7 mislead

    [mis'li:d]
    past tense, past participle - misled; verb
    (to give a wrong idea to: Her friendly attitude misled me into thinking I could trust her.) maldināt
    * * *
    maldināt; novest uz neceļiem

    English-Latvian dictionary > mislead

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