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  • 1 while away

    (to pass (time) without boredom: He whiled away the time by reading.) īsināt laiku

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  • 2 to while away one's time

    dīki pavadīt laiku

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  • 3 while

    1. conjunction
    1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) tobrīd, kad
    2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) lai gan
    2. noun
    (a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) labs brītiņš
    - worth one's while
    * * *
    brīdis, laika sprīdis; tajā laikā, kad, kamēr; kaut arī, lai gan; turpretim

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  • 4 escape

    [i'skeip] 1. verb
    1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) izbēgt (no ieslodzījuma)
    2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) izvairīties
    3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) piemirst; izgaist (no atmiņas)
    4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) (par gāzi) noplūst
    2. noun
    ((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) bēgšana; izglābšanās; gāzes (noplūde)
    - escapist
    * * *
    bēgšana; izglābšanās; vairīšanās; noplūde; izlaide; izbēgt; izglābties; vairīties; noplūst; izgaist; izsprukt, izlauzties

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  • 5 idle

    1. adjective
    1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) dīks; nenodarbināts
    2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) slinks; laisks
    3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) tukšs
    4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) nepamatots
    2. verb
    1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) slinkot; slaistīties
    2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) strādāt tukšgaitā (par motoru)
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    - idleness
    - idly
    - idle away
    * * *
    slinkot, slaistīties; strādāt tukšgaitā; dīks, nenodarbināts; laisks, slinks; brīvs; nepamatots, tukšs; tukšgaitas

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  • 6 leave

    I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
    1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) aiziet; aizbraukt
    2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) atstāt; pamest
    3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) atstāt (kādā noteiktā stāvoklī)
    4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) atstāt (paša ziņā)
    5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) atstāt (kāda ziņā)
    6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) novēlēt; atstāt mantojumā
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    - leave out
    - left over     II [li:v] noun
    1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) atļauja
    2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) atvaļinājums
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    - take one's leave of
    - take one's leave
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    atļauja; atvaļinājums; īpašs atvaļinājums; aizbraukšana, aiziešana; atvadīšanās; pamest, atstāt; aizbraukt, aiziet, doties; atstāt kādā stāvoklī; novēlēt, atstāt mantojumā

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  • 7 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) ritulis; rullis
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) maizīte
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) vāļāšanās; ripināšanās
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) šūpošanās; zvalstīšanās
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) duna; dārdi
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) kunkulis; pikucis
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) (bungu) rīboņa
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) ripināt; velt; ripināties; velties
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) ripināt
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) satīt; saritināt
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) []velt; []velties
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) saritināt; sarullēt
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) []vīstīt
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) nogludināt; izrullēt
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) šūpoties; zvalstīties
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) dunēt; dārdēt; rībēt
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) bolīt (acis)
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) braukt; vizināties
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) viļņoties; skaloties
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) aizritēt; paiet
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    - rolling
    - roller-skate     3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) skriet ar skrituļslidām
    - roll in
    - roll up     II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.)
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    rullis, vīstoklis; reģistrs, saraksts; ripināšana, velšana; vāļāšanās, velšanās; maizīte; rulete; līgošanās, šūpošanās; dārdi, dārdoņa; naudas vīstoklis; maiznieks; veltnis, cilindrs; ripot, velties; ripināt, velt; saritināt, satīt; rullēt; bangot, viļņoties; zvalstīties; iet gāzelējoties; rībēt, dārdēt; ieslēgt; būt kalnainam; apzagt; velmēt

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  • 8 slave

    [sleiv] 1. noun
    1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) vergs
    2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) vergs
    2. verb
    (to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) vergot
    * * *
    verdzene, vergs; vergot

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  • 9 stay

    [stei] 1. verb
    1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.) uzturēties; palikt
    2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) palikt; turēties
    2. noun
    (a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) uzturēšanās; apstāšanās; viesošanās
    - stay in
    - stay out
    - stay put
    - stay up
    * * *
    uzturēšanās; atbalsts; korsete; apstāšanās; izturība; linete; atlikšana; atbalstīt; palikt, uzkavēties; viesoties, uzturēties; apturēt; apmierināt; izturēt; kavēties, vilcināties; atlikt

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  • 10 straight

    [streit] 1. adjective
    1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) taisns
    2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) godīgs; tiešs; atklāts
    3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) pareizs; taisns
    4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) tīrs; sakārtots; precīzs
    5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) tīrs; neatšķaidīts
    6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) nopietns
    7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) (par aktieri, lugu) parasts; klasisks
    2. adverb
    1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) taisni
    2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) taisni; tieši; nekavējoties
    3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) godīgi; atklāti
    3. noun
    (the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) taisne
    - straightness
    - straightforward
    - straightforwardly
    - straightforwardness
    - straight talking
    - go straight
    - straight away
    - straighten out/up
    - a straight fight
    - straight off
    * * *
    taisns stāvoklis; taisna līnija; finiša taisne; taisns; kārtīgs; godīgs; normāls, pareizs; ticams, drošs; neatšķaidīts; gabal; nopietns; uzticīgs; noteikta žanra; taisni; tieši; godīgi

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  • 11 use

    I [ju:z] verb
    1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) lietot; izmantot
    2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) lietot; []tērēt
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    - used
    - user
    - user-friendly
    - user guide
    - be used to something
    - be used to
    - used to     II [ju:s]
    1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) lietošana; lietojums
    2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) pielietojums
    3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) derīgums; labums; jēga
    4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) spēja []lietot
    5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) atļauja/tiesības lietot
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    - usefulness
    - usefully
    - useless
    - be in use
    - out of use
    - come in useful
    - have no use for
    - it's no use
    - make good use of
    - make use of
    - put to good use
    - put to use
    * * *
    lietojums, lietošana; jēga, derīgums, labums; ieradums, paraža; rituāls; izmantot, izlietot, lietot; izturēties; mēgt

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  • 12 hover

    1) ((of a bird, insect etc) to remain in the air without moving in any direction.) (par putnu) lidināties
    2) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) grozīties apkārt
    3) ((with between) to be undecided: She hovered between leaving and staying.) svārstīties
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