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1 course
[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) kurss; cikls2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) ēdiens3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) trase; korts4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) virziens5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) gaita; norise6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) rīcības veids•- in due course
- of course
- off
- on course* * *norise, gaita; kurss; kurss, virziens, ceļš; dzīties pakaļ; ritēt, tecēt; cikls, kurss; ēdiens; rāja -
2 earth
[ə:ð] 1. noun1) (the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live: Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.) Zeme; zemeslode2) (the world as opposed to heaven: heaven and earth.) zeme3) (soil: Fill the plant-pot with earth.) zeme, augsne4) (dry land; the ground: the earth, sea and sky.) cietzeme5) (a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox.) (zvēra) ala6) ((a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth.) iezemējums2. verb(to connect to earth electrically: Is your washing-machine properly earthed?) iezemēt- earthen- earthly
- earthenware
- earthquake
- earthworm
- on earth
- run to earth* * *augsne, zeme; pasaule, zemeslode; cietzeme; pīšļi; iezemējums; ala; milzu nauda; ierakt zemē; aprušināt; iezemēt; iedzīt alā; nosēdināt -
3 grain
[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) grauds2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) labība; graudi3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) (sāls, smilšu) graudiņš4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) šķiedra; dzīsla5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) kripata•* * *graudi, labība; grauds; graudiņš; drabiņas; grāns; oliņa; dzīsla, šķiedra; sadrumstalot, sasmalcināt, saberzt; piešķirt graudainību; dzīslot -
4 park
1. noun1) (a public piece of ground with grass and trees: The children go to the park every morning to play.) parks2) (the land surrounding a large country house: Deer run wild in the park surrounding the mansion.) parks2. verb(to stop and leave (a motor car etc) for a time: He parked in front of our house.) novietot automašīnu- parking-meter* * *parks; rezervāts, parks; stāvvieta, parks; iekārtot parku; novietot stāvvietā, atstāt; novietot; novietot drošā vietā -
5 rail
[reil] 1. noun1) (a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on: Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.) marga; šķērskoks; pakaramais2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) sliede[]2. verb((usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails: We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.) nožogot ar margām u.tml.- railing- railroad
- railway
- by rail* * *margas; sliede; dzelzceļa līnija, dzelzceļš; šķērskoks; pakaramais; dzelzceļa akcijas; izbārt, izlamāt; nožogot ar margām; likt sliedes; pārvadāt ar vilcienu, sūtīt pa dzelzceļu -
6 taxi
['tæksi] 1. plurals - taxis, taxies; noun((also taxi-cab: (American) cab) a car, usually fitted with a taximeter, that can be hired with its driver, especially for short journeys: I took a taxi from the hotel to the station.) taksometrs2. verb((of an aeroplane) to move slowly along the ground before beginning to run forward for take-off: The plane taxied along the runway.) (par lidmašīnu) braukt pa lidlauku- taxi rank* * *taksometrs; braukt ar taksometru; vest ar taksometru; vadīt lidmašīnu pa zemi
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