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1 water
['wo:tə] 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) ūdens2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) []laistīt2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) (par siekalām) saskriet mutē3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) asarot•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) (impregnēts) lietusmētelis4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) impregnēt- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water down* * *ūdens; kvalitāte; šķidrie izdalījumi; laistīt; aplaistīt; apūdeņot; dzirdināt; peldināt; atšķaidīt; atšķaidīt ar ūdeni; izdalīties -
2 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) sakne2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) sakne3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) sakne; cēlonis4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) saknes; izcelšanās2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) apsakņot; iesakņoties- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) rakņāties2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) rakāties; vandīties* * *sakņaugs; cēlonis, pirmsākums; sakne; laist saknes; piesaistīt; rakņāties; ieviest -
3 wither
['wiðə]((of plants etc) to (cause to) fade, dry up, or decay: The plants withered because they had no water; The sun has withered my plants.) novīst; novītināt* * *nokalst, novīst; izgaist, izsīkt; iznīcināt -
4 oil
[oil] 1. noun(a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) eļļa2. verb(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) []eļļot- oils- oily
- oilfield
- oil paint
- oil painting
- oil palm
- oil-rig
- oil-tanker
- oil-well
- strike oil* * *eļļa; naftas produkts, nafta; eļļas krāsas; vaskadrānas tērps; ieeļļot, ietaukot; izkust -
5 sting
1. [stiŋ] noun1) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) dzelonis2) (an act of piercing with this part: Some spiders give a poisonous sting.) dzēliens3) (the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this: You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.) dzēlums2. verb1) (to wound or hurt by means of a sting: The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?) []dzelt; sadzelt2) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) grauzt; dzelt* * *dzelonis; dzēliens; kodiens; vieta; asas sāpes; spars; dzēlīgums; dzelt; iedzelt; sāpināt, mocīt; mudināt; piekrāpt -
6 tube
[tju:b]1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) caurule2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) (barības) vads3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) metro4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) tūbiņa•- tubing- tubular* * *caurule; tūbiņa; metro; kamera; elektronu lampa; televizors; ievietot caurulē; piešķirt caurules formu; braukt ar metro
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