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  • 1 touch off

    (to make (something) explode: a spark touched off the gunpowder; His remark touched off an argument.) izraisīt (sprādzienu, diskusiju u.tml.)

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  • 2 to touch off

    uzmest, uzskicēt; atzvanīt; izšaut; izraisīt

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  • 3 touch

    1. verb
    1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) saskarties; pieskarties
    2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) pieskarties
    3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) saviļņot; aizkustināt; aizskart
    4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) būt saskarsmē; nodarboties
    2. noun
    1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) pieskāriens
    2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tauste; saskare
    3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) apdare; pēdējie labojumi
    4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) prasme; maniere; (stila) īpatnība
    5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) laukums ārpus sānu līnijām
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    - touchingly
    - touchy
    - touchily
    - touchiness
    - touch screen
    - in touch with
    - in touch
    - lose touch with
    - lose touch
    - out of touch with
    - out of touch
    - a touch
    - touch down
    - touch off
    - touch up
    - touch wood
    * * *
    pieskaršanās; tauste; saskare, kontakts; neliela lēkme; maniere, paņēmiens; apdare; pieeja; īpatnība; piegarša, pieskaņa; pārbaude; sevišķs fasons; piesitiens; piedurties, pieskarties; attiekties; saviļņot; aizvainot, aizskart; būt līdzvērtīgam, līdzināties; iekrāsot, ietonēt; iedarboties; saņemt; aizņemties; tikt galā; aptīrīt kabatas, apzagt

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  • 4 hands off!

    (do not touch!) neaiztikt!
    * * *
    rokas nost!

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  • 5 Pat

    [pæt] 1. noun
    1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) glāsts; viegls pieskāriens/uzsitiens
    2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) pika, pikucis
    2. verb
    (to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) paplikšķināt; noglāstīt
    3. adverb
    ((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) gatavs, sagatavots (izteikšanai)
    * * *
    īrs; patents; paplikšķināšana; viegls uzsitiens; pika; paplikšķināt, viegli uzsist; piemērots; īstā laikā, īstā vietā; precīzi

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  • 6 shave

    [ʃeiv] 1. verb
    1) (to cut away (hair) from (usually oneself) with a razor: He only shaves once a week.) skūties; skūt
    2) ((sometimes with off) to scrape or cut away (the surface of wood etc): The joiner shaved a thin strip off the edge of the door.) ēvelēt; drāzt
    3) (to touch lightly in passing: The car shaved the wall.) aizķert; nobrāzt
    2. noun
    ((the result of) an act of shaving.) skūšana; skūšanās
    - shavings
    * * *
    skūšanās, skūšana; skaida; blēdība; skūt; skūties; cirpt, griezt; ēvelēt, drāzt; viegli aizķert; noblēdīt, apkrāpt; pazemināt

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  • 7 brush

    1. noun
    1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) suka
    2) (an act of brushing.) sukāšana; tīrīšana (ar suku)
    3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) (lapsas) aste
    4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) sadursme
    2. verb
    1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) tīrīt (ar suku)
    2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) slaucīt (ar slotu)
    3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) sukāt (matus)
    4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) aizskart (garāmejot)
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    - brush away
    - brush up
    - give
    - get the brush-off
    * * *
    suka; ota; aste; tīrīšana; nobrāzums, skramba; sadursme; zems krūmājs, biezoknis; staru kūlis; tīrīt; sukāt; aizskart; apstādīt ar krūmāju

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  • 8 finish

    ['finiʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) []beigt; beigties
    2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) apēst; izdzert
    2. noun
    1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) pabeigtība
    2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) beigas; nobeigums; finišs
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    - finish off
    - finish up
    * * *
    nobeigums, beigas; finišs; pabeigtība, pilnība; nostrādājums, apdare; apretūra; beigt; beigties; novest līdz galam, pabeigt; izdzert, apēst; nobeigt, nomocīt; finišēt; nostrādāt, apdarināt; apretēt

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  • 9 handle

    ['hændl] 1. noun
    (the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped: I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.) rokturis; kāts; spals
    2. verb
    1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) ņemt/turēt rokās
    2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) izturēties
    3) (to buy or sell; to deal in: I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.) tirgot
    4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) apieties; rīkoties
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    - handler
    - handlebars
    * * *
    kāts, rokturis, spals; ņemt rokās; apieties, rīkoties; izturēties; regulēt, vadīt; traktēt, aplūkot; tirgot

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  • 10 tap

    I 1. [tæp] noun
    (a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) viegls klauvējiens/piesitiens
    2. verb
    ((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) viegli pieklauvēt/uzsist
    - tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun
    ((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) krāns
    2. verb
    1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) sākt izmantot
    2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) ierīkot noklausīšanās aparātu
    * * *
    krāns; uzsitiens, klauvējiens; pasitnis; spunde, tapa; šķirne; signāls gaismas nodzēšanai; vakarblāzma; bārs, bufete; naudas izspiešana; ķeza; vītņurbis; atzarojums; noklausīšanās ierīce; pieklauvēt, uzsist; ielikt tapu; ieliet; piesist papēžus; iedzīt, iesist; izņemt tapu; pārdurt; tecināt sulu; uztvert; noklausīties; izvilināt, izspiest; iegriezt iekšējo vītni; izlaist kausētu metālu

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