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  • 1 skulk

    (to wait about or keep oneself hidden (often for a bad purpose): Someone was skulking in the bushes.) slēpties; uzglūnēt; zagties
    * * *
    slēpties; izvairīties; zagties, lavīties

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  • 2 lie

    I 1. noun
    (a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) meli
    2. verb
    (to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) melot
    II present participle - lying; verb
    1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) gulēt
    2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) atrasties; būt izvietotam
    3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) palikt (noteiktā stāvoklī)
    4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) atrasties; būt ietvertam
    - lie down
    - lie in
    - lie in wait for
    - lie in wait
    - lie low
    - lie with
    - take lying down
    * * *
    meli; novietojums, stāvoklis; miga, midzenis, ala; melot; gulēt; atrasties, būt izvietotam; būt mānīgam

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  • 3 just

    I adjective
    1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) taisnīgs; pareizs
    2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) pamatots
    3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) pelnīts
    - justness II adverb
    1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) tieši tas/tā
    2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) tikpat
    3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) tikko
    4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) pašreiz; nupat
    5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) tieši, kad
    6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) tieši
    7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) acumirkli!
    8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) patiešām; tik tiešām
    9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) tiešām
    - just now
    - just then
    * * *
    taisnīgs; pelnīts; pamatots; precīzs, pareizs; tieši; nupat, tikko; tikai; tikko; tik tiešām, patiešām

    English-Latvian dictionary > just

  • 4 now

    1. adverb
    1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) tagad, pašlaik
    2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) tūlīt
    3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) šobrīd
    4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) tobrīd, toreiz
    5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) tagad, nu
    6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) nu, nu lūk
    2. conjunction
    ((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) tagad, kad
    - for now
    - just now
    - every now and then/again
    - now and then/again
    - now
    - now!
    - now then
    * * *
    pašreizējais brīdis, tagadne; pašlaik, šobrīd, tagad; nekavējoties, tūlīt; tad, toreiz; tagad kad

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