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1 uphill
adverb (up a slope: We travelled uphill for several hours.) kalnup; pret kalnu* * *kalnupejošs; grūts, smags; kalnup, pret kalnu -
2 uphill task
grūts uzdevums -
3 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) līmenis2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) līmenis; stāvs3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) līmeņrādis4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) līdzena virsma; līdzenums2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) līdzens2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) vienāds; vienādlīmeņa-3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) mierīgs; nosvērts3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) nolīdzināt; nogludināt2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) izlīdzināt3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) tēmēt; mērķēt4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) nolīdzināt līdz zemei; nopostīt•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *līmenis; līdzena virsma, līdzenums; līmeņrādis; nolīdzināt; nivelēt, noteikt augstumu; mērķēt, tēmēt; līdzens, horizontāls; vienādlīmeņa, vienāds; nosvērts, mierīgs; izturēts, nemainīgs; vienādā līmenī -
4 funicular (railway)
noun (a kind of railway in which carriages are pulled uphill by cable etc.) funikulieris
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