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1 swan
[swon](a large, usually white, water-bird of the duck family, with a long graceful neck.) gulbis* * *gulbis; bards, dzejnieks; ceļot; Gulbis -
2 snow
[snəu] 1. noun(frozen water vapour that falls to the ground in soft white flakes: We woke up to find snow on the ground; We were caught in a heavy snow-shower; About 15 centimetres of snow had fallen overnight.) sniegs2. verb(to shower down in, or like, flakes of snow: It's snowing heavily.) snigt- snowy- snowball
- snowboard
- snow-capped
- snowdrift
- snowfall
- snowflake
- snowstorm
- snow-white
- snowed under* * *sniegs; sirmums, sarma; kokaīns; snigt; birt; ieputināt; pārliecināt -
3 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) griezt; griezties2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) pagriezties3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) pagriezties; iegriezties4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) pavērst; pievērst; pievērsties5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) apiet6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) pārvērst; pārveidot; pārvērsties7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) Viņas mati nosirmoja.2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) apgrieziens2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vijums; līkums3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) pagieziens4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) kārta; rinda5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) numurs; uzstāšanās•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up* * *apgrieziens; pagrieziens; pavērsiens, pārmaiņa; līkums; rinda, kārta; pakalpojums; uzstāšanās, numurs; pastaiga; dotības, spējas; maiņa; izbailes, uztraukums; laika sprīdis; veids; lēkme; teiciens; griezt; pagriezt; griezties; apiet; pievērst; apgriezt; kļūt; pārvērst; sakupt; sasniegt; izvirpot; uzart; sastiept; veidot -
4 cloud
1.1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) mākonis2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) mākonis; bars3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) ēna; aptumšojums2. verb1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) apmākties2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) apēnot; aizmiglot3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) sadrūmt•- cloudy
- cloudburst
- under a cloud* * *mākonis; aizsegs; ēna; duļķes; duļķojums; apmākties; apēnot; sadrūmt; saduļķot; aptumšot -
5 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) krāsa; nokrāsa2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) krāsa; krāsviela3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) sejas krāsa4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) kolorīts2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) krāsu-3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) krāsot- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) tumšādainais- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours* * *nokrāsa, krāsa; krāsviela, krāsa; sejas krāsa; kolorīts; rase; priekšstats; tembrs; izkrāsot, nokrāsot, krāsot; iekrāsoties; nosarkt; izpušķot -
6 icing
noun (a mixture of sugar, white of egg, water etc used to cover or decorate cakes.) (cukura) glazūra* * *glazūra; apledojums -
7 reflect
[rə'flekt]1) (to send back (light, heat etc): The white sand reflected the sun's heat.) atstarot2) ((of a mirror etc) to give an image of: She was reflected in the mirror/water.) atspoguļot; atspīdēt3) (to think carefully: Give him a minute to reflect (on what he should do).) apdomāt, apsvērt•- reflection
- reflexion
- reflective
- reflectively
- reflector* * *atstarot; atspoguļot; atspoguļoties; apdomāt, pārdomāt -
8 salt
[so:lt] 1. noun1) ((also common salt) sodium chloride, a white substance frequently used for seasoning: The soup needs more salt.) sāls2) (any other substance formed, like common salt, from a metal and an acid.) sāls3) (a sailor, especially an experienced one: an old salt.) pieredzējis jūrnieks; jūras vilks2. adjective(containing, tasting of, preserved in salt: salt water; salt pork.) sāļš3. verb(to put salt on or in: Have you salted the potatoes?) sālīt; pielikt sāli- salted- saltness
- salty
- saltiness
- bath salts
- the salt of the earth
- take something with a grain/pinch of salt
- take with a grain/pinch of salt* * *sāls; sālstrauks; pikantums; asprātība, atjautība; vecs jūrnieks, jūras vilks -
9 strip
[strip] 1. past tense, past participle - stripped; verb1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife.)2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.)3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.)4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.)2. noun1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) sloksne; strēmele2) (a strip cartoon.) komiks3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) futbolista tērps•- strip-lighting
- strip-tease 3. adjectivea strip-tease show.) striptīza-* * *sloksne, strēmele; tērpi; striptīzs; skrejceļš; noplēst, novilkt; izģērbt; izģērbties; izjaukt; noraut vītni
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