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1 fluff
1. noun(small pieces of soft, wool-like material from blankets etc: My coat is covered with fluff.) pūka2. verb1) ((often with out or up) to make full and soft like fluff: The bird fluffed out its feathers; Fluff up the pillows and make the invalid more comfortable.) uzbužināt; sabozt (spalvas)2) (to make a mistake in doing (something): The actress fluffed her lines; The golfer fluffed his stroke.) pieļaut kļūmi; (par aktieri) sajaukt tekstu•- fluffy* * *dūna, pūka; kļūme; slikti iestudēta loma; sabozt, uzbužināt; pieļaut kļūmi; slikti zināt lomu -
2 cushion
['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) (dīvāna) spilvens2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) polsterējums; starplika2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) mīkstināt* * *spilvens; polsterējums; blīve, starplika; ietaupījums; aplikt ar spilveniem; polsterēt; noklusēt -
3 mellow
['meləu] 1. adjective1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) lādzīgs2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) maigs; samtains3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) izturēts; nostāvējies; nogatavojies2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) vērst lādzīgāku; atmaigt* * *nogatavoties, nobriest; nostāvēties; kļūt labsirdīgam, atmaigt; ienācies, nogatavojies; izturēts, nostāvējies; lekns, auglīgs; samtains, sulīgs, maigs; labsirdīgs; ieskurbis, iereibis -
4 pad
I 1. [pæd] noun1) (a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc: She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.) polsteris2) (sheets of paper fixed together: a writing-pad.) bloks, bloknots3) (a platform from which rockets are sent off: a launching-pad.) starta vieta2. verb(to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc): The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool.) polsterēt, lietot polsteri- padding- pad out II [pæd] past tense, past participle - padded; verb(to walk softly: The dog padded along the road.) iet nedzirdamiem soļiem* * *polsteris; ceļš; zirgs ar vieglu gaitu; aizsargs; bloknots, bloks; zīmogspilventiņš; ķepas spilventiņš; ūdensauga peldošā lapa; miteklis, midzenis; automašīnas numurs; iet; polsterēt; izpušķot -
5 pulp
1. noun1) (the soft, fleshy part of a fruit.) mīkstums2) (a soft mass of other matter, eg of wood etc from which paper is made: wood-pulp.) pulpa; [] masa2. verb(to make into pulp: The fruit was pulped and bottled.) pārstrādāt masā- pulpy* * *mīksta masa, mīkstums; lēta literatūra, sensacionāla, makulatūra; pulpa; pārvērst mīkstā masā; izņemt mīkstumu -
6 rustle
1) (to (make something) make a soft, whispering sound: The wind rustled in the trees; She rustled her papers.) šalkt; čabēt; čabināt2) ((American) to steal (cattle etc).) nozagt (lopus)•- rustler- rustle up* * *čabēšana, čaukstēšana, šalkšana; čabēt, čaukstēt, šalkt; čaukstināt; nozagt; rosīties -
7 pad out
(to fill with a soft material to make the right size: The actor's costume was padded out to make him look fat.) izpolsterēt; uzpolsterēt -
8 mole
I [məul] noun(a small, permanent, usually dark, spot on the skin.) dzimumzīmeII [məul](a small burrowing animal with very small eyes and soft fur.) kurmis- molehill- make a mountain out of a molehill* * *dzimumzīme; kurmis; mols; grammolekula, mols -
9 mud
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10 pile
I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) kaudze; čupa2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) kaudze; žūksnis2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) kraut kaudzē- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) pālisIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) pūkas; vilna; uzkārsums* * *pālis; grēda, kaudze; dūnas, pūkas, spalvas, vilna; uzkārsums; sārts; ēku grupa, liela ēka, milzenis; kaudze naudas, manta, bagātība; baterija; kodolreaktors; iedzīt pāļus; dzīt pāļus; kraut kaudzē; sakraut kaudzē; sakrāt, uzkrāt; sakrāties, uzkrāties; blīvēties -
11 soften
['sofn]verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) mīkstināt; klusināt; vājināt* * *mīkstināt; kļūt mīkstākam -
12 whisper
['wispə] 1. verb1) (to speak or say very softly: You'll have to whisper or he'll hear you; `Don't tell him,' she whispered.) čukstēt2) ((of trees etc) to make a soft sound in the wind: The leaves whispered in the breeze.) čabēt2. noun(a very quiet sound, especially something said: They spoke in whispers.) čuksts; čukstēšana* * *čukstēšana, čuksti; čabēšana; čalošana, urdzēšana; čukstēt; čabēt; urdzēt, čalot; apmelot, izplatīt
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