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1 watershed
noun (an area of high land from which rivers flow in different directions into different basins.) ūdensšķirtne* * *ūdensšķirtne; pavērsiena punkts, pavērsiens -
2 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
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