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1 uncover
(to remove the cover from: His criminal activities were finally uncovered.) atklāt; atsegt* * *noņemt; atklāt -
2 unveil
1) (to remove a veil (from eg a face): After the marriage ceremony, the bride unveils (her face).) noņemt/pacelt plīvuru2) (to uncover (a new statue etc) ceremonially: The prime minister was asked to unveil the plaque on the wall of the new college.) atsegt; atklāt* * *noņemt plīvuru; svinīgi atklāt; atklāt -
3 bare
[beə] 1. adjective1) (uncovered or naked: bare skin; bare floors.) kails; neapsegts2) (empty: bare shelves.) tukšs3) (of trees etc, without leaves.) kails; bez lapām4) (worn thin: The carpet is a bit bare.) apvalkāts; nodilis5) (basic; essential: the bare necessities of life.) minimāls2. verb(to uncover: The dog bared its teeth in anger.) atsegt; atklāt- barely- bareness
- bareback
- barefaced
- barefooted
- barefoot
- bareheaded* * *atsegt; atklāt; kails, neapsegts; tukšs; nabadzīgs, trūcīgs; neizolēts -
4 disclose
[dis'kləuz](to uncover, reveal or make known: He refused to disclose his identity.) atklāt* * *atklāt -
5 excavate
['ekskəveit]1) (to dig up (a piece of ground etc) or to dig out (a hole) by doing this.) []rakt2) (in archaeology, to uncover or open up (a structure etc remaining from earlier times) by digging: The archaeologist excavated an ancient fortress.) izdarīt izrakumus•- excavator* * *izdobt, izrakt; izdarīt izrakumus -
6 expose
[ik'spəuz]1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) pakļaut (saules, vēja u. tml.) iedarbībai; atstāt neaizsargātu2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) atklāt; atmaskot3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) eksponēt, apgaismot (fotofilmu)•- exposure* * *pakļaut iedarbībai; atstāt neaizsargātu; izstādīt; izpaust; atmaskot, atklāt; eksponēt, izturēt
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