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1 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) dīks; nenodarbināts2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) slinks; laisks3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) tukšs4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) nepamatots2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) slinkot; slaistīties2) (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)•- idler- idleness
- idly
- idle away* * *slinkot, slaistīties; strādāt tukšgaitā; dīks, nenodarbināts; laisks, slinks; brīvs; nepamatots, tukšs; tukšgaitas -
2 loaf
I [ləuf] plural - loaves; noun(a shaped mass of bread: a sliced loaf.) klaips; kukulisII [ləuf] verb(with about or around) to pass time without doing anything in particular: They were loafing about (the street). slinkot; slaistīties; klaiņot; klīst- loafer* * *klaips, kukulis; galva; prāts, galva; slinkot, slaistīties; klīst, klaiņot -
3 wait
[weit] 1. verb1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) gaidīt2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) gaidīt3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) apkalpot (pie galda)2. noun(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) gaidīšana- waiter- waiting-list
- waiting-room* * *gaidīšana; nogaidīšana, vilcināšanās; slēpnis; gaidīt; pagaidīt, nogaidīt; apkalpot -
4 stand by
1) (to watch something happening without doing anything: I couldn't just stand by while he was hitting the child.) pasīvi vērot2) (to be ready to act: The police are standing by in case of trouble.) būt klāt; būt gatavībā3) (to support; to stay loyal to: She stood by him throughout his trial.) būt blakus; atbalstīt; palikt uzticīgam -
5 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) darīt; veikt6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) padarīt; paveikt7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) mazgāt veļu8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) derēt; pietikt9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) risināt aritmētikas uzdevumu10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) klāties; veikties11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) sakārtot12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) izturēties13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) parādīt (godu u.tml.)14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) nodarīt15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) apskatīt; aplūkot2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) sarīkojums- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with* * *blēdīšanās, krāpšana; lielas viesības; triks; darīt, veikt; sakārtot; gatavot; pakalpot; apkalpot; tēlot; pietikt, derēt; apieties, izturēties; klāties, veikties; studēt, mācīties; apskatīt, aplūkot; sadot; piemānīt -
6 bellyache
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7 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) jautājums2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) jautājums; problēma3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) jautājums; uzdevums4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) šaubas5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) iespēja; varbūtība2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) []taujāt; []prašņāt2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) apšaubīt•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question* * *jautājums; problēma; šaubas; nopratināšana; spīdzināšana; izvaicāt, iztaujāt; apšaubīt; pratināt -
8 quick
[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) ātrs; īss (laikā)2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) ātrs; veikls3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) tūlītējs; bez kavēšanās2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) ātri; strauji- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
- quick-wittedness* * *dzīvie; jutīga vieta; jūtas; būtība; raits, ātrs; attapīgs, apķērīgs, vērīgs; ātri, raiti -
9 relentless
adjective (without pity; not allowing anything to keep one from what one is doing or trying to do: The police fight a relentless battle against crime.) nežēlīgs; nepielūdzams* * *nežēlīgs; nerimstošs -
10 surprise
1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) pārsteigums; izbrīns; pārsteiguma-2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) pārsteigt2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) pārsteigt un likt (kaut ko) darīt3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) pārsteigt; pēkšņi uzbrukt•- surprising
- surprisingly
- take by surprise* * *izbrīns; pārsteigums; radīt izbrīnu; pārsteigt; negaidīts -
11 in passing
(while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means: He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.) starp citu; garāmejot
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