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  • 1 sit

    [sit]
    present participle - sitting; verb
    1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sēdēt; nosēdināt
    2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) gulēt; atrasties
    3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) būt (organizācijas u.tml.) loceklim
    4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sēdēt; tupēt
    5) (to undergo (an examination).) kārtot eksāmenu
    6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) pozēt
    7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) noturēt sēdi; būt sēžu periodā
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    - sitting
    - sit-in
    - sitting-room
    - sitting target
    - sitting duck
    - sit back
    - sit down
    - sit out
    - sit tight
    - sit up
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    sēdēt; apsēdināt; atrasties; ietilpināt; būt loceklim; noturēt sēdi; perēt; apgrūtināt; piegulēt; pieskatīt bērnu

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  • 2 sit up

    1) (to rise to a sitting position: Can the patient sit up?) piecelties sēdus stāvoklī
    2) (to remain awake, not going to bed: I sat up until 3 a.m. waiting for you!) palikt nomodā

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  • 3 not for the life of me

    (not even if it was necessary in order to save my life: I couldn't for the life of me remember his name!) sit kaut nost, es nevaru

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  • 4 baby-sit

    verb (to remain in a house to look after a child while its parents are out: She baby-sits for her friends every Saturday.) uzraudzīt bērnu (vecāku prombūtnē)
    * * *
    uzraudzīt bērnu

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  • 5 he would sit for hours doing nothing

    viņš stundām sēdēja; neko nedarot

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  • 6 to sit for

    pārstāvēt parlamentā

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  • 7 to sit for an examination

    tikt eksaminētam

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  • 8 to sit for one's portrait

    pozēt portretam

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  • 9 seat

    [si:t] 1. noun
    1) (something for sitting on: Are there enough seats for everyone?) sēdvieta
    2) (the part of a chair etc on which the body sits: This chair-seat is broken.) sēdeklis
    3) ((the part of a garment covering) the buttocks: I've got a sore seat after all that horse riding; a hole in the seat of his trousers.) sēžamvieta; dibens
    4) (a place in which a person has a right to sit: two seats for the play; a seat in Parliament; a seat on the board of the company.) vieta
    5) (a place that is the centre of some activity etc: Universities are seats of learning.) centrs; vieta; sēdeklis
    2. verb
    1) (to cause to sit down: I seated him in the armchair.) apsēdināt
    2) (to have seats for: Our table seats eight.) ietilpināt; sasēdināt
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    - - seater
    - seating
    - seat belt
    - take a seat
    * * *
    sēdeklis; dibens, sēžamvieta; sēdvieta; amats, vieta; rezidence, sēdeklis; lauku muiža; perēklis; uzsēde; vārsta ligzda; nosēdināt; iecelt; ietilpināt; lāpīt sēdekli, ielikt jaunu sēdekli; ievietot

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  • 10 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) atpūta
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) miegs; naktsmiers
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) []balsts
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) miera stāvoklis
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) atpūsties; atpūtināt
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) atpūsties; atlaisties
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) Viņas skatiens kavējās pie dārgakmeņiem.
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) rimties; likties mierā
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) būt atkarīgam no
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) (par pienākumu u.tml.) gulties uz
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    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest     II [rest]
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    atpūta, miers; atlikums; rezerves fonds; statnis, balsts; pārtraukums; miera stāvoklis, nekustīgums; pauze; brīvi!; palikt; atpūsties; atdusēties; atpūtināt, ļaut atpūsties; atstāt bez ievērības; likties mierā, neuztraukties; kavēties; balstīt; balstīties; gulties

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  • 11 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) darīt; veikt
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) padarīt; paveikt
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) mazgāt veļu
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) derēt; pietikt
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) risināt aritmētikas uzdevumu
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) klāties; veikties
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) sakārtot
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) izturēties
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) parādīt (godu u.tml.)
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) nodarīt
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) apskatīt; aplūkot
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) sarīkojums
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with
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    blēdīšanās, krāpšana; lielas viesības; triks; darīt, veikt; sakārtot; gatavot; pakalpot; apkalpot; tēlot; pietikt, derēt; apieties, izturēties; klāties, veikties; studēt, mācīties; apskatīt, aplūkot; sadot; piemānīt

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  • 12 wish

    [wiʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) vēlēties
    2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) vajadzēt; gribēt
    3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) vēlēt
    2. noun
    1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) vēlēšanās
    2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) vēlēšanās
    3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) vēlējums
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    - wishing-well
    * * *
    vēlējums, vēlēšanās; vēlēties; vēlēt

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  • 13 slave

    [sleiv] 1. noun
    1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) vergs
    2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) vergs
    2. verb
    (to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) vergot
    * * *
    verdzene, vergs; vergot

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  • 14 lament

    [lə'ment] 1. verb
    (to feel or express regret for: We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures.) vaimanāt; žēloties; apraudāt
    2. noun
    1) (a poem or piece of music which laments something: This song is a lament for those killed in battle.) elēģija, sēru dziesma
    2) (a show of grief, regret etc: I'm not going to sit listening to her laments all day.) vaimanas; žēlabas
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    * * *
    žēlabas, vaimanas; sēru dziesma, elēģija; apraudāt; vaimanāt, žēloties

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  • 15 brood

    [bru:d] 1. verb
    1) ((of birds) to sit on eggs.) perēt
    2) (to think (about something) anxiously for some time: There's no point in brooding about what happened.) pārdomāt
    2. noun
    (the number of young hatched at one time.) perējums
    * * *
    perējums; bērni, pēcnācēji; perēt; pārdomāt; savilkties; nokauties, perināt; nospiest, nomākt

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  • 16 cushion

    ['kuʃən] 1. noun
    1) (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) spilvens
    2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) polsterējums; starplika
    2. 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

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  • 17 dream

    1. [dri:m] noun
    1) (thoughts and pictures in the mind that come mostly during sleep: I had a terrible dream last night.) sapnis
    2) (a state of being completely occupied by one's own thoughts: Don't sit there in a dream!) sapņošana
    3) (something perfect or very beautiful: Your house is a dream!) sapnis
    4) (an ambition or hope: It's my dream to win a Nobel Prize.) sapnis
    2. [dremt] verb
    ((sometimes with of) to see visions and pictures in the mind, especially when asleep: For years I dreamed of being a great artist; I dreamt last night that the house had burnt down.) sapņot
    - dreamless
    - dreamy
    - dreamily
    - dreaminess
    - dream up
    * * *
    sapnis; redzējums; sapņot; fantazēt, sapņot; iedomāties

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  • 18 lady

    ['leidi]
    1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) kundze; dāma
    2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) lēdija; dāma
    3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) lēdija (tituls)
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    - Ladyship
    - ladybird
    * * *
    dāma, kundze, lēdija; saimniece; lēdija

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  • 19 shade

    [ʃeid] 1. noun
    1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ēna
    2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) gaismēna
    3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) nojume; markīze; saulessargs
    4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) tonis; nokrāsa
    5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) mazumiņš
    2. verb
    1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) aizēnot; aizsegt (no gaismas)
    2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) ēnot; padarīt tumšāku
    3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) veidot krāsu pāreju; (par krāsām) pāriet
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    - shades
    - shading
    - shady
    - shadiness
    - put in the shade
    * * *
    ēna; nianse, nokrāsa; mazumiņš; pustumsa, krēsla; markīze; abažūrs; loga aizklājs; aizsargstikls; gars; aptumšot; aizēnot; ēnot; mainīt nokrāsu; izzust; mīkstināt; nedaudz pazemināt

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  • 20 still

    I 1. [stil] adjective
    1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) kluss; mierīgs; rāms
    2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) negāzēts
    2. noun
    (a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.) kadrs
    - stillborn II [stil] adverb
    1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) vēl
    2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) tomēr
    3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) vēl
    * * *
    klusums; destilators; degvīna dedzinātava; kinokadrs; destilēt; nomierināt; aprimt, pierimt; kluss, mierīgs; negāzēts; vēl aizvien; tomēr; vēl

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