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1 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) turēt2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) []turēt3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) []turēt4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) izturēt (smagumu)5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) paturēt6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) ietvert; saturēt7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) notikt; noturēt8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) būt []; turēties9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) strādāt []10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) domāt; uzskatīt11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) būt spēkā12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) turēt kādu pie vārda13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) aizstāvēt14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aizturēt15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) saistīt (kāda uzmanību)16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) turēt kādu (noteiktā emocionālā stāvoklī)17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) svinēt18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) būt īpašniekam19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) (par laiku) pieturēties20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) gaidīt (nenoliekot telefona klausuli)21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) izturēt22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) []glabāt23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) (par nākotni) būt padomā; nest2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) turēšana; satveršana2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) ietekme; vara3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) tvēriens•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) (kuģa) kravas telpas* * *kravas telpas; tvēriens; ietekme, vara; osa, tveramais; pauze; aizkavēšanās pirms palaišanas; turēt; aizturēt, apvaldīt; ietvert, saturēt; būt īpašniekam, pārvaldīt; noturēt, organizēt; uzskatīt, domāt; būt spēkā; pieturēties; saistīt; ieturēt kursu; izturēt; svinēt -
2 bi-weekly
adjective, adverb1) ((happening etc) once every two weeks.) reizi divās nedēļās (iznākošs / notiekošs)2) ((happening etc) twice each week.) divreiz nedēļā (iznākošs / notiekošs)* * *reizi divās nedēļās iznākošs žurnāls; reizi divās nedēļās iznākošs; divreiz nedēļā iznākošs; reizi divās nedēļās; divreiz nedēļā -
3 delivery
plural - deliveries; noun1) ((an act of) handing over (letters, parcels etc): There are two parcel deliveries a week.) (preču) piegāde; (pasta) iznēsāšana; (ziņu) nodošana2) (the process of the birth of a child: the delivery of the twins.) dzemdības* * *nodošana; iznēsāšana, piegāde -
4 invest
I [in'vest] verb((with in) to put (money) into (a firm or business) usually by buying shares in it, in order to make a profit: He invested (two hundred dollars) in a building firm.) investēt; ieguldīt- investor II [in'vest] verb(to establish (a person) officially in a position of authority etc: The governor will be invested next week.) ievadīt amatā* * *ieguldīt, investēt; pirkt; ielenkt, aplenkt -
5 last
I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) pēdējais; beidzamais2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) iepriekšējais; pagājušais3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) pēdējais2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) beigās- lastly- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) ilgt; turpināties2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) saglabāties; pietikt; (par apģērbu) valkāties•- lasting- last out* * *lieste; lasts; beigas; uzstiept uz liestes; ilgt, turpināties; saglabāties, valkāties; pietikt; beidzamais, pēdējais; pagājušais, iepriekšējais; ārkārtīgs, sevišķs; visneiedomājamākais, visnepiemērotākais; beigās, pēdējā kārtā; pēdējoreiz -
6 meet
[mi:t] 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) satikt2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) sanākt, sapulcēties3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) iepazīties4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) saiet kopā5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) apmierināt6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) pavērties (skatam u.tml.)7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) saskarties; uzdurties; sadurties8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) pārciest; sadurties9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) atbildēt; dot pretsparu2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) sanāksme; sacensība- meeting- meet someone halfway
- meet halfway* * *sapulcēšanās vieta; sacensības, sacīkstes; sastapt, satikt; sapulcēties, satikties; saiet kopā, saskarties; ietecēt; ierasties sagaidīt; iepazīties; apmierināt; apmaksāt, samaksāt; pamanīt, ieraudzīt; pārciest, pārvarēt; noliegt; duelēties; atbilstošs, derīgs, pareizs -
7 other
1.1) (adjective, pronoun the second of two: I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).) otrs2) (adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional: Some of them have arrived - where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.) citi3) ( adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.) kādudien, nesen•2. conjunction(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) vai arī- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
- somewhere or other* * *cits, vēl viens, citāds; citādi; cits -
8 puncture
1. verb(to make or get a small hole in: Some glass on the road punctured my new tyre.) izdurt (caurumu); pārdurt2. noun(a hole in a tyre: My car has had two punctures this week.) dūriens; caurums* * *dūriens; caurums; punkcija; izdurt caurumu, pārdurt; iegūt caurumu, tikt pārdurtam; izdarīt punkciju -
9 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) ceturtdaļa2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) divdesmit pieci centi3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvartāls4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) puse; mala; virziens5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) žēlastība6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) (kautķermeņa) ceturtdaļa; gurns7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) augošs/dilstošs mēness8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) (spēles) ceturtdaļa/periods9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) ceturksnis2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) sadalīt četrās daļās2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dalīt ar četri3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) izvietot; izmitināt•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) reizi ceturksnī/trijos mēnešos4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) ceturkšņa žurnāls- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *ceturtdaļa; ceturksnis; kvartāls, ceturksnis; divdesmit piecu centu monēta; ceturtdaļa; puse, vieta; kvartāls; dzīvoklis, mājoklis; kazarmas; aprindas; labvēlība, iecietība; ceturtdaļjūdze; ceturtdaļjūdzes skrējiens; kvarterklājs; sadalīt četrās daļās; izvietot pa dzīvokļiem; mitināties, dzīvot; meklēt; ieiet jaunā fāzē; sacirst gabalos -
10 second
I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) otrs; otrais2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) vēl viens; otrs3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) otrs; zemākas pakāpes-2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) otrais; otrā vietā3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) otrais2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) sekundants4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) atbalstīt5. noun(a secondary school.) vidusskola- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekunde2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) mirklis; brītiņš* * *sekunde; palīgs; mirklis, moments; otrās godalgas ieguvējs; otrais datums; laba atzīme; otrās klases vagons; sekundants; otrās šķiras prece; rupja maluma milti; sekunda; komandēt; atbalstīt; apstiprināt; būt sekundantam; otrreizējs, otrs; otrais -
11 then
[ðen] 1. adverb1) (at that time in the past or future: I was at school then; If you're coming next week, I'll see you then.) tad; toreiz; tobrīd2) (used with prepositions to mean that time in the past or future: John should be here by then; I'll need you before then; I have been ill since then; Until then; Goodbye till then!) līdz tam brīdim3) (after that: I had a drink, (and) then I went home.) pēc tam4) (in that case: He might not give us the money and then what would we do?) tādā gadījumā5) (often used especially at the end of sentences in which an explanation, opinion etc is asked for, or which show surprise etc: What do you think of that, then?) nu; ko6) (also; in addition: I have two brothers, and then I have a cousin in America.) vēl; bez tam2. conjunction(in that case; as a result: If you're tired, then you must rest.) tad; tādā gadījumā3. adjective(at that time (in the past): the then Prime Minister.) toreizējs* * *toreizējs; tad, toreiz; pēc tam; tādā gadījumā; vēl, bez tam
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