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1 watched pot never boils
gaidot laiks velkas ļoti lēni -
2 his movements are watched
viņu novēro -
3 instead of reading he watched TV
viņš nevis lasīja, bet skatījās televīziju; viņš nevis lasījaEnglish-Latvian dictionary > instead of reading he watched TV
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4 beneath
[bi'ni:Ɵ] 1. preposition1) (in a lower position than; under; below: beneath the floorboards; beneath her coat.) apakšā; zem2) (not worthy of: It is beneath my dignity to do that.) zem2. adverb(below or underneath: They watched the boat breaking up on the rocks beneath.) apakšā* * *apakšā; zem -
5 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) pie; līdzās2) (past: going by the house.) garām3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) pa4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.)5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) (norāda darbības veidu) ar6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) nejauši; gadījuma pēc7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) (norāda laiku) līdz8) (during the time of.) laikā9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) (norāda attiecību starp salīdzināmiem lielumiem) par10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) (norāda izmērus)11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) (norāda svaru, garumu) pa12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) (norāda uz nodarbošanos) pēc2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) blakus; netālu2) (past: A dog ran by.) garām3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) blakus; sāņus•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) apbraukt- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *līdzās, blakus; garām; caur, pie; līdz, pa ; no, ar -
6 grandstand
noun (rows of raised seats at a sports ground etc: We watched the sports meeting from the grandstand; ( also adjective) grandstand seats; We had a grandstand (= a very good) view of the parade.) centrālā tribīne; centrālās tribīnes-* * *centrālā tribīne; radīt efektu; efektīgs, ārišķīgs -
7 hide
I 1. past tense - hid; verb(to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found: I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.) paslēpt; paslēpties2. noun(a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc.) slēpnis- hidden- hide-and-seek
- hide-out- hidingII noun(the skin of an animal: He makes coats out of animal hides; cow-hide.) (dzīvnieka) āda- hiding* * *āda; slēpnis; noglabāt, paslēpt; paslēpties -
8 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) dzīvot; eksistēt2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) izturēt; izdzīvot3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) dzīvot; mājot4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) dzīvot5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) dzīvot; iztikt•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) uzturs; iztika- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) dzīvs2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) (par pārraidi) tiešs3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) enerģisks; darbīgs; (par šāviņu, bumbu u.tml.) neizšauts; nesprādzis4) (burning: a live coal.) degošs; liesmojošs; kvēlojošs2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) (par pārraidi) tieši- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire* * *dzīvot, eksistēt; mājot, dzīvot; izdzīvot, izturēt; dzīvs; spēkpilns, darbīgs, enerģisks; aktuāls, svarīgs; degošs, liesmojošs; zemsprieguma; neizšauts; tiešs -
9 lounge
1. verb1) (to lie back in a casual manner: lounging on a sofa.) atlaisties; zvilnēt2) (to move about lazily; to be inactive: I spent the day lounging about the house.) laiskoties; slaistīties2. noun(a sitting-room, eg in a hotel: They watched television in the hotel lounge.) atpūtas telpa; viesistaba* * *dīkdienība; slinka gaita; atpūtas telpa, viesistaba; atpūtas krēsls, guļamkrēsls; atlaisties, zvilnēt; laiskoties, slaistīties -
10 manipulate
[mə'nipjuleit]1) (to handle especially skilfully: I watched him manipulating the controls of the aircraft.) prasmīgi apieties; manipulēt2) (to manage or influence cleverly (and dishonestly): A clever lawyer can manipulate a jury.) manipulēt; ietekmēt•- manipulator* * *manipulēt, prasmīgi apieties; ietekmēt -
11 materialize
1) (to take solid or bodily form: The figure materialized as we watched with astonishment.) materializēties2) ((of something expected or hoped for) to happen: I don't think her plans will materialize.) īstenoties* * *materializēt; īstenot, piepildīt, realizēt; īstenoties, piepildīties -
12 out of sight
1) (no longer visible; where you cannot see something or be seen: They watched the ship sailing until it was out of sight; Put it out of sight.) nozudis skatienam; ārpus redzamības2) (an old expression meaning wonderful, fantastic: The show was out of sight.) brīnišķīgs, neredzēts* * *dārgs; ārpus redzesloka -
13 pendulum
['pendjuləm, ]( American[) -‹u-](a swinging weight, eg that which operates the mechanism of a clock: The little girl watched the pendulum swing back and forwards; ( also adjective) a pendulum clock.) svārsts; svārsta-* * *svārsts -
14 probation
[prə'beiʃən, ]( American[) prou-]1) (the system allowing people who have broken the law to go free on condition that they commit no more crimes and report regularly to a social worker.) nosacīta atbrīvošana (no soda)2) ((in certain jobs) a period of time during which a person is carefully watched to see that he is capable of the job.) pārbaudes laiks•- probation officer
- be/put on probation* * *stažēšanās, pārbaude; pārbaudes laiks; nosacīta atbrīvošana -
15 ripple
['ripl] 1. noun(a little wave or movement on the surface of water etc: He threw the stone into the pond, and watched the ripples spread across the water.) ņirboņa; ņirba; vilnīši2. verb(to (cause to) have ripples: The grass rippled in the wind; The wind rippled the grass.) viļņot; viļņoties; ņirbēt* * *suseklis; ņirboņa, sīki vilnīši; urdzēšana; sprogainums; sukāt; pārklāties ņirbu vilnīšiem; urdzēt; sprogoties -
16 submerge
[səb'mə:‹](to cover with, or sink under, water or other liquid: I watched the submarine submerging.) iegremdēt; iegrimt- submergence
- submersion* * *iegremdēt; iegrimt; izzust -
17 swim
[swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) peldēt2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) []peldēt; nopeldēt3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) peldēt; reibt; iet raibam gar acīm2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) pelde; peldēšanās- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume* * *peldēšana; reibonis; peldēt; peldēties; pārpeldēt; peldināt; pārplūst; būt pārplūdinātam; reibt -
18 tread
[tred] 1. past tense - trod; verb1) (to place one's feet on: He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it.)2) (to walk on, along, over etc: He trod the streets looking for a job.)3) (to crush by putting one's feet on: We watched them treading the grapes.)2. noun1) (a way of walking or putting one's feet: I heard his heavy tread.) gaita; soļi2) (the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre: The tread has been worn away.) protektori3) (the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed.) pakāpiens•* * *soļi, gaita; pakāpiens; velšanās virsma; protektors; posms; spert soli, iet; uzmīt, uzkāpt; mīdīt kājām; iemīt -
19 vigilance
['vi‹iləns](watchfulness or readiness for danger: He watched her with the vigilance of a hawk.) modrība- vigilant* * *modrība, piesardzība -
20 with bated breath
(breathing only slightly, due to anxiety, excitement etc: The crowd watched the rescue of the child with bated breath.) elpu aizturējis* * *elpu aizturējis
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