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  • 61 reaction

    [-ʃən]
    1) (the act of reacting: What was his reaction to your remarks?; I get a bad reaction from penicillin; I'd like to ask you for your reactions to these suggestions.) reakcija; atbilde
    2) (a change of opinions, feelings etc (usually against someone or something): The new government was popular at first, but then a reaction began.) reakcija; pretdarbība
    3) (a process of change which occurs when two or more substances are put together: (a) nuclear reaction; a chemical reaction between iron and acid.) reakcija
    * * *
    reakcija

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  • 62 resist

    [rə'zist]
    1) (to fight against, usually successfully: The soldiers resisted the enemy attack; He tried to resist arrest; It's hard to resist temptation.) pretoties
    2) (to be able to stop oneself doing, taking etc (something): I couldn't resist kicking him when he bent down; I just can't resist strawberries.) atteikties no
    3) (to be unaffected or undamaged by: a metal that resists rust/acids.) būt izturīgam/noturīgam pret
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    - resistant
    * * *
    pretoties; nepadoties; izturēt

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  • 63 resistance

    1) (the act of resisting: The army offered strong resistance to the enemy; ( also adjective) a resistance force.) pretošanās; pretestība
    2) (the ability or power to be unaffected or undamaged by something: resistance to disease.) pretošanās spēja
    3) (the force that one object, substance etc exerts against the movement of another object etc.) (fizikā) pretestība
    * * *
    pretestība, pretošanās; pretošanās spēja; pretestība

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  • 64 rise

    1. past tense - rose; verb
    1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) []celties
    2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) []celties
    3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) celties
    4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) piecelties
    5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) []celties, aust; lēkt
    6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) slieties; iet augšup
    7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) sacelties
    8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) izvirzīties; tikt paaugstinātam (dienestā)
    9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) iztecēt; sākties
    10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) []celties
    11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) []celties, slieties
    12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) augšāmcelties
    2. noun
    1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) kāpums; celšanās
    2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) paaugstinājums; (algas) pielikums
    3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) []kalns
    4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) izcelšanās; pirmsākumi
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    3. adjective
    the rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) uzlecošs; kāpjošs; augošs; jauns
    - late riser
    - give rise to
    - rise to the occasion
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    paaugstinājums, pacēlums; pacelšanās; izvirzīšanās; paaugstinājums; lēkts; sākotne, sākums; izteka; uzpeldēšana; celties, kāpt; piecelties; uzlēkt; sacelties; tikt slēgtam, beigties; sākties, izcelties; izvirzīties; pieņemties; uzpeldēt; uzrūgt

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  • 65 scheme

    [ski:m] 1. noun
    1) (a plan or arrangement; a way of doing something: a colour scheme for the room; There are various schemes for improving the roads.) plāns; projekts
    2) (a (usually secret) dishonest plan: His schemes to steal the money were discovered.) intriga; ļauns nodoms
    2. verb
    (to make (especially dishonest) schemes: He was punished for scheming against the President; They have all been scheming for my dismissal.) vērpt intrigas
    - scheming
    * * *
    plāns, projekts; intriga; sistēma, struktūra; īss izklāsts, konspekts; projektēt, plānot; vērpt intrigas

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  • 66 shield

    [ʃi:ld] 1. noun
    1) (a broad piece of metal, wood etc carried as a protection against weapons.) vairogs
    2) (something or someone that protects: A thick steel plate acted as a heat shield.) aizsargs; ekrāns; aizsegs
    3) (a trophy shaped like a shield won in a sporting competition etc: My son has won the archery shield.) nozīme; zīmotne
    2. verb
    1) (to protect: The goggles shielded the motorcyclist's eyes from dust.) aizsargāt
    2) (to prevent from being seen clearly: That group of trees shields the house from the road.) aizsegt; aizklāt
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    vairogs; aizsardzība, aizsargs; ekrāns; policista zīmotne; pasargāt, aizsargāt; aizklāt; ekranizēt

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  • 67 skyline

    noun (the outline of buildings, hills etc seen against the sky: the New York skyline; I could see something moving on the skyline.) panorāma; kontūra; siluets (pret debesīm)
    * * *
    horizonts, apvārsnis; siluets pie debesīm

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  • 68 smear

    [smiə] 1. verb
    1) (to spread (something sticky or oily) over a surface: The little boy smeared jam on the chair.) []smērēt; notriept
    2) (to make or become blurred; to smudge: He brushed against the newly painted notice and smeared the lettering.) izsmērēt; izsmērēties
    3) (to try to discredit (a person etc) by slandering him: He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.) apmelot; celt neslavu
    2. noun
    1) (a mark made by smearing.) traips; smērējums
    2) (a piece of slander.) apmelojums
    * * *
    traips; uztriepe; apmelojums; notriept; apmelot; satriekt, sagraut

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  • 69 taboo

    [tə'bu:]
    plurals - taboos, tabus; noun, adjective
    ((something) forbidden for religious reasons or because it is against social custom: Alcohol is (a) taboo in Muslim societies.) tabu
    * * *
    svēts; aizliegts

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  • 70 testify

    1) (to give evidence, especially in a law court: He agreed to testify on behalf of / against the accused man.) liecināt; dot liecību
    2) (to show or give evidence of; to state that (something) is so: I will testify to her kindness.) apliecināt
    * * *
    nodot liecību, liecināt; liecināt, norādīt; deklarēt

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  • 71 vote

    [vəut] 1. noun
    ((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) balsošana; balsstiesības; balss
    2. verb
    1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) balsot
    2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) nobalsot
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    - vote of confidence
    - vote of thanks
    * * *
    balsošana; balss; balsu skaits; vēlēšanu biļetens; balsot; izlemt, izšķirt; likt priekšā, ierosināt

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  • 72 warning

    1) (an event, or something said or done, that warns: He gave her a warning against driving too fast; His heart attack will be a warning to him not to work so hard.) brīdinājums
    2) (advance notice or advance signs: The earthquake came without warning.) brīdinājums; pieteikums
    * * *
    brīdinājums; piezīme; brīdinājuma, brīdinošs

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  • 73 withdraw

    [wið'dro:]
    past tense - withdrew; verb
    1) (to (cause to) move back or away: The army withdrew from its position; He withdrew his troops; They withdrew from the competition.) atkāpties; atvilkt (karaspēku); izstāties
    2) (to take back (something one has said): She withdrew her remarks, and apologized; He later withdrew the charges he'd made against her.) ņemt atpakaļ; atsaukt
    3) (to remove (money from a bank account etc): I withdrew all my savings and went abroad.) izņemt; noņemt
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    - withdrawn
    * * *
    atvilkt; anulēt, atņemt; izņemt; attālināties, aiziet; atturēties; atvilkt, atkāpties

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  • 74 prop up

    (to support (something) in an upright position, or stop it from falling: We had to prop up the roof; He propped himself up against the wall.) []balstīt; balstīties, atspiesties

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  • 75 tabu

    [tə'bu:]
    plurals - taboos, tabus; noun, adjective
    ((something) forbidden for religious reasons or because it is against social custom: Alcohol is (a) taboo in Muslim societies.) tabu

    English-Latvian dictionary > tabu

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