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1 used to
['ju:stu]- negative short forms usedn't to, usen't to ['ju:sntu] (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc: I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there?) kādreiz bija -
2 used
1) (employed or put to a purpose: This road is not used any more.) lietots; izmantots2) (not new: used cars.) palietots; vecs* * *izlietots; lietots, vecs; pieradis -
3 used adverbially
lietots adverbiāli -
4 used-car dealer
lietotu automašīnu uzpircējs -
5 be used to (something)
['ju:stu] (accustomed to: She isn't used to such hard work.) pieradis -
6 be used to (something)
['ju:stu] (accustomed to: She isn't used to such hard work.) pieradis -
7 all coffee is used up
visa kafija ir izdzerta; novārdzināt -
8 it used to be said
mēdza teikt -
9 Paris once used to be the bellwether of the fashion industry
kādreiz Parīze bija modes noteicējaEnglish-Latvian dictionary > Paris once used to be the bellwether of the fashion industry
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10 there used to be a cinema here
šeit kādreiz bija kinoteātris -
11 to feel used up
justies pilnīgi izvārgušam -
12 you'll get used it
jūs pieradīsiet pie tā -
13 as sure as
(used in various phrases that mean `without fail' or `without doubt': As sure as fate / anything / eggs are eggs, he'll be late again.) droši; kā divreiz divi ir četri* * *pavisam noteikti -
14 each other
(used as the object when an action takes place between two (loosely, more than two) people etc: They wounded each other.) viens otru; cits citu* * *cits citu, viens otru; cits citu; viens otru -
15 heads or tails?
(used when tossing a coin, eg to decide which of two people does, gets etc something: Heads or tails? Heads you do the dishes, tails I do them.) raksts vai ērglis?/cipars vai ģerbonis?* * *raksts vai ērglis? -
16 neither ... nor
(used to introduce alternatives which are both negative: Neither John nor David could come; He can neither read nor write.) ne... ne...* * *ne... ne -
17 on and on
(used with certain verbs to emphasize the length of an activity: She kept on and on asking questions.) nemitēties* * *un tā joprojām -
18 one another
(used as the object of a verb when an action takes place between people etc: They hit one another.) viens otram; viens otru* * *viens otru -
19 pure and simple
((used after a noun) nothing but: It was an accident pure and simple.) vienkāršs; nekas vairāk kā* * *nekas cits kā -
20 very well
(used to express (reluctant) agreement to a request etc: `Please be home before midnight.' `Very well.') labi; piekrītu* * *ļoti labi; labi; piekrītu
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used to — W2S1 [ˈju:st tu:] modal v 1.) if something used to happen, it happened regularly or all the time in the past, but does not happen now ▪ He used to go to our school. ▪ We re eating out more often than we used to. did not use to do sth ▪ You didn t … Dictionary of contemporary English
used to — used to1 [ just tu ] modal verb *** Used to is usually followed by an infinitive: We used to swim in the river. But sometimes the following infinitive is left out: I don t play golf now, but I used to. Used to only exists as a past tense.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Used — may refer to:*Used good, goods of any type that have been used before *Used (Huesca), a village in Huesca, Aragon, Spain *Used, Zaragoza, a town in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain *Used (song), a song by Rocket from the Crypt from their 1995 album Scream … Wikipedia
used — [juːzd] adjective used car/clothes etc cars, clothes etc that have had one or more previous owners; = pre owned AmE; SECOND HAND * * * used UK US /juːzd/ adjective ► COMMERCE used goods, cars, etc. have belonged to someone else and are not new… … Financial and business terms
used — [ juzd ] adjective *** 1. ) owned by someone else before you: SECOND HAND: a used car salesman 2. ) no longer completely clean because of having been used: a used towel … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
used — (adj.) second hand, 1590s, pp. adjective from USE (Cf. use) (v.). To be used to “accustomed, familiar” is recorded by 1520s. Verbal phrase used to formerly did or was (as in I used to love her) represents a construction attested from c.1300,… … Etymology dictionary
used to — (something/doing something) familiar with something. He s used to beginning without me because I m almost always late. His clothes and manners show he s used to being a celebrity. It s not easy getting used to cold weather if you ve been brought… … New idioms dictionary
used\ to\ be — • used to be • did use to be v. phr. Formerly or once was. Mary used to be small; but she has grown up. Dick used to be the best pitcher on the team last year; now two other pitchers are better than he is … Словарь американских идиом
used to — (do something) to have done something in the past. A young lady who used to work in my office had seven brothers! We used to visit our parents at Christmas every year … New idioms dictionary
used — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having already been used. 2) second hand … English terms dictionary
used — [yo͞ozd ]: see note at use vt., vi. pt. & pp. of USE adj. 1. that has been used 2. SECONDHAND … English World dictionary