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1 he is only one remove from disaster
viņam draud nelaimeEnglish-Latvian dictionary > he is only one remove from disaster
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2 remove
[rə'mu:v]1) (to take away: Will someone please remove all this rubbish!; He removed all the evidence of his crimes; I can't remove this stain from my shirt; He has been removed from the post of minister of education.) aizvākt; novākt; atcelt (no amata)2) (to take off (a piece of clothing): Please remove your hat.) noņemt; novilkt3) (to move to a new house etc: He has removed to London.) pārcelties•- removal
- remover* * *pakāpiens, solis; paaudze; pārcelšana uz nākamo klasi; klase; aizvākt, pārvietot, noņemt; noņemt; novilkt; atcelt; attraipot; novērst; pārvākties, pārcelties; izoperēt, izgriezt -
3 dismiss
[dis'mis]1) (to send or put away: She dismissed him with a wave of the hand; Dismiss the idea from your mind!) aizraidīt; sūtīt prom; atteikties (no domas, idejas)2) (to remove from office or employment: He was dismissed from his post for being lazy.) atlaist (no darba)3) (to stop or close (a law-suit etc): Case dismissed!) izbeigt (lietu, apsūdzību)•* * *atlaist; dot komandu "izklīst!"; atbrīvot; slēgt; atvairīt; izbeigt, noraidīt -
4 depose
[di'pəuz](to remove from a high position (eg from that of a king): They have deposed the emperor.) atcelt (no augsta amata); gāzt (no troņa)* * *atcelt; gāzt; liecināt ar zvērestu -
5 shell
[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) čaumala; čaula; gliemežnīca2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) karkass3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) šāviņš2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) nolobīt; izlobīt2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) apšaudīt•- come out of one's shell
- shell out* * *čaumala, čaula; gliemežvāks; apvalks; bruņas; šāviņš; patrona; zārks; karkass, korpuss; viegla sacīkšu laiva; nauda; apšuvums, apvalks; lobīt; nolobīt; lobīties; apšaudīt -
6 detach
[di'tæ ](to unfasten or remove (from): I detached the bottom part of the form and sent it back.) atdalīt; atšķirt- detached
- detachment* * *atšķirt, atdalīt; atdalīt no galvenajiem spēkiem, norīkot -
7 tear up
1) (to remove from a fixed position by violence; The wind tore up several trees.) izraut2) (to tear into pieces: She tore up the letter.) saplēst gabalos -
8 strip
[strip] 1. past tense, past participle - stripped; verb1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife.)2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.)3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.)4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.)2. noun1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) sloksne; strēmele2) (a strip cartoon.) komiks3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) futbolista tērps•- strip-lighting
- strip-tease 3. adjectivea strip-tease show.) striptīza-* * *sloksne, strēmele; tērpi; striptīzs; skrejceļš; noplēst, novilkt; izģērbt; izģērbties; izjaukt; noraut vītni -
9 correct
[kə'rekt] 1. verb1) (to remove faults and errors from: These spectacles will correct his eye defect.) koriģēt; []labot; regulēt2) ((of a teacher etc) to mark errors in: I have fourteen exercise books to correct.) []labot2. adjective1) (free from faults or errors: This sum is correct.) pareizs2) (right; not wrong: Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct.) pareizs; korekts•- corrective
- correctly
- correctness* * *koriģēt, izlabot, labot; aizrādīt, norāt; izlīdzināt, neitralizēt; noregulēt; labot korektūru; pareizs; korekts -
10 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) cenu samazinājums2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) piegriezums; fasons3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) (gaļas) šķēle; atgriezums•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) dzēlīgs; aizvainojošs- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) nežēlīgs; uz dzīvību un nāvi- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *grieziens; cirtiens; ievainojums, iegriezums; šķēle; nocirtums, cirpums; fasons, griezums, piegriezums; pazeminājums; samazinājums; pārtraukums; saīsinājums, izgriezums; pārtraukšana; apvainojums; ieskaņojums; profils, šķēlums; spēcīgs atsitiens; pārgriezt, sagriezt, griezt; ievainot; cirpt, pļaut, cirst; slīpēt, kalt; piegriezt; pazemināt; samazināt; krustoties; apvainot, aizskart; pārtraukt; saīsināt; pārtraukt; pārtraukt; neierasties, kavēt; šķilties, nākt; kastrēt; aizvākties; atšķaidīt; griezts; saīsināts; ar izgriezumiem; piedzēris -
11 transfer
[træns'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - transferred; verb1) (to remove to another place: He transferred the letter from his briefcase to his pocket.)2) (to (cause to) move to another place, job, vehicle etc: I'm transferring / They're transferring me to the Bangkok office.)3) (to give to another person, especially legally: I intend to transfer the property to my son.)2. noun(['trænsfə:])1) (the act of transferring: The manager arranged for his transfer to another football club.) pārvietošana; pārcelšana2) (a design, picture etc that can be transferred from one surface to another, eg from paper to material as a guide for embroidery.) novelkams zīmējums•* * *pārvietošana; pārcelšana; pārsēšanās; novilkums, nospiedums; novelkamās bildītes; pārsēšanās biļete; nodošana; transferts; pārvietot; pārcelt; pāriet; pārsēsties; nodot; novilkt, nospiest -
12 withdraw
[wið'dro:]past tense - withdrew; verb1) (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); izstāties2) (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; atsaukt3) (to remove (money from a bank account etc): I withdrew all my savings and went abroad.) izņemt; noņemt•- withdrawn* * *atvilkt; anulēt, atņemt; izņemt; attālināties, aiziet; atturēties; atvilkt, atkāpties -
13 contrive
1) (to manage (to do something): He contrived to remove the money from her bag.) pamanīties; iemanīties2) (to make in a clever way: He contrived a tent from an old sack.) izgudrot; izdomāt•* * *izdomāt, izgudrot; iemanīties; perināt -
14 pit
I 1. [pit] noun1) (a large hole in the ground: The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.) bedre2) (a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine: a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit.) šahta; karjers; raktuves3) (a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars: The leading car has gone into the pit(s).) remontbedre2. verb((with against) to set (a person or thing) against another in a fight, competition etc: He was pitted against a much stronger man.) sarīdīt (pret kādu)- pitfallII 1. [pit] noun(the hard stone of a peach, cherry etc.) (augļa) kauliņš2. verb(to remove the stone from (a peach, cherry etc).) izņemt kauliņu* * *kauliņš; bedre; karjers, šahta; iedobums; bakurēta; remontbedre; remonta punkts; vilku bedre, lamatas; parters; skatītāji parterā; arēna; izņemt kauliņu; ierakt bedrē; atstāt rētas, pārklāt ar rētām -
15 rake
[reik] 1. noun1) (a tool which consists of a usually metal bar with teeth at the end of a long handle, used for smoothing earth, gathering eg leaves together etc.) grābeklis2) (any similar tool: a croupier's rake in a casino.) krupjē lāpstiņa3) (the act of raking: to give the soil a rake.) grābšana2. verb1) (to smooth or gather with a rake: I'll rake these grass-cuttings up later.) []grābt2) ((often with out) to remove the ashes from (a fire) with a poker etc.) []grābt3) (to fire guns at (a target) from one end of it to the other: The soldiers raked the entire village with machine-gun fire.) apšaudīt•- rake up* * *slīpums; grābeklis; kruķis; vājš cilvēks, skelets; noliekties; sagrābt; parakņāties, pārmeklēt; apšaudīt -
16 scratch
[skræ ] 1. verb1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) []skrāpēt; ieskrāpēt2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) kasīt3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) iekasīt; iegriezt4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) izskrāpēt5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) izsvītrot no (dalībnieku) saraksta2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) skramba; ieskrāpējums2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) skramba3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) kopējs/vienlaicīgs starts•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
- up to scratch* * *skramba; švīkāšana; čirkstēšana; kasīšanās; starta līnija; sacīkšu dalībnieks bez handikapa; spreijas; nauda; ieskrambāt; kasīt; kasīties; čirkstēt; izsvītrot no dalībnieku saraksta; uzšvīkāt; atteikties; steigā savākts -
17 sieve
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18 spot
[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) traips2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) plankums; punktiņš3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) pūtīte; izsitumi4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) vieta5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) neliels daudzums; šķipsniņa; drupatiņa2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) pamanīt; saskatīt2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) konstatēt; noteikt•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) apgaismot ar prožektoru2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) izcelt; izgaismot•- on the spot
- spot on* * *plankums, traips; pūtīte; lāse; vieta; grūtības; neliela porcija; raidījums, prožektors; notriept, notraipīt; notraipīties; ievērot, saskatīt; novietot; smidzināt; dot handikapu; koriģēt šaušanu; precīzi, tieši -
19 tear
I [tiə] noun(a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) asara- tearful- tearfully
- tearfulness
- tear gas
- tear-stained
- in tears II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) []plēst; saplēst; pārplēst2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) plēst3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) drāzties; joņot2. noun(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) plīsums- be torn between one thing and another- be torn between
- tear oneself away
- tear away
- tear one's hair
- tear up* * *plīsums, caurums; asara; lāse, piliens; traukšanās; plosīšanās, trakošana; saplēst, plītēšana, uzdzīve; ierāvums; plēst; pārplēst -
20 tip
I 1. [tip] noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) gals2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) uzlikt uzgali; nosmailināt- tipped- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.)2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.)3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.)2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) atkritumu izgāztuve- tip overIII 1. [tip] noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) dzeramnauda2. verb(to give such a gift to.) dot dzeramnauduIV [tip] noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) padoms; mājiens; informācija- tip off* * *gals; viegls pieskāriens; dzeramnauda; mājiens; noliekšana, sašķiebšana; uzgalis; atkritumu izgāztuve; viegli pieskarties; uzlikt uzgali; dot dzeramnaudu; dot mājienu; sašķiebt, noliekt; apgriezt; sašķiebties; padot, pasniegt; izgāzt
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