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  • 1 hit the nail on the head

    (to be absolutely accurate (in one's description of something or someone, in an estimate of something etc).) trāpīt kā naglai uz galvas

    English-Latvian dictionary > hit the nail on the head

  • 2 to hit the nail on the head

    trāpīt naglai uz galvas

    English-Latvian dictionary > to hit the nail on the head

  • 3 to hit the right nail on the head

    trāpīt naglai uz galvas

    English-Latvian dictionary > to hit the right nail on the head

  • 4 nail

    [neil] 1. noun
    1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) nags
    2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) nagla
    2. verb
    (to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) pienaglot
    - nail-file
    - nail-polish
    - nail-varnish
    - nail-scissors
    - hit the nail on the head
    * * *
    nags; nagla; iesist naglu, pienaglot; saņemt ciet; pieķert

    English-Latvian dictionary > nail

  • 5 hammer

    ['hæmə] 1. noun
    1) (a tool with a heavy usually metal head, used for driving nails into wood, breaking hard substances etc: a joiner's hammer.) āmurs
    2) (the part of a bell, piano, clock etc that hits against some other part, so making a noise.) (mehānisma daļa) āmuriņš
    3) (in sport, a metal ball on a long steel handle for throwing.) (sportā) veseris
    2. verb
    1) (to hit, beat, break etc (something) with a hammer: He hammered the nail into the wood.) sist; dauzīt (ar āmuru)
    2) (to teach a person (something) with difficulty, by repetition: Grammar was hammered into us at school.) iedzīt galvā
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    - give someone a hammering
    - give a hammering
    - hammer home
    - hammer out
    * * *
    āmurs; gailis; āmuriņš; veseris; dauzīt, sist; kaldināt, kalt; noņemties, nopūlēties; sakaut, uzvarēt; pasludināt par maksātnespējīgu

    English-Latvian dictionary > hammer

  • 6 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
    * * *
    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

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  • hit the nail on the head — If someone hits the nail on the head, they are exactly right about something …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • hit the nail on the head — ► hit the nail on the head find exactly the right answer. Main Entry: ↑hit …   English terms dictionary

  • hit the nail on the head — phrasal : to perform effectively or be effective : be exactly right * * * hit the nail on the head see under ↑nail • • • Main Entry: ↑hit hit the nail on the head To touch the exact point • • • Main Entry: ↑nail * * * hit the nail on the head …   Useful english dictionary

  • hit the nail on the head — {v. phr.} To get something exactly right; speak or act in the most fitting or effective way. * /The mayor s talk on race relations hit the nail on the head./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hit the nail on the head — {v. phr.} To get something exactly right; speak or act in the most fitting or effective way. * /The mayor s talk on race relations hit the nail on the head./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hit the nail on the head — verb To identify something exactly; to arrive at exactly the right answer. He hit the nail on the head when he said the problem was the thermostat …   Wiktionary

  • hit\ the\ nail\ on\ the\ head — v. phr. To get something exactly right; speak or act in the most fitting or effective way. The mayor s talk on race relations hit the nail on the head …   Словарь американских идиом

  • hit the nail on the head — say the right word, suggest a good idea    Your comment hit the nail on the head. You spoke the truth …   English idioms

  • hit the nail on the head — make a correct guess or analysis He really hit the nail on the head when he wrote the report about the bank s problems …   Idioms and examples

  • hit the nail on the head — to be right about something. Mike hit the nail on the head when he said most people can use a computer without knowing how it works …   New idioms dictionary

  • hit the nail on the head — when Arthur said that Donna couldn t be trusted, he really hit the nail on the head Syn: get it right, get it, guess correctly, speak (the) truth …   Thesaurus of popular words

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