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1 to wrestle with one's conscience
cīnīties ar savu sirdsapziņuEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to wrestle with one's conscience
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2 wrestle
['resl]1) (to struggle physically (with someone), especially as a sport.) cīkstēties; lauzties2) (to struggle (with a problem etc): I've been wrestling with the office accounts.) cīnīties•- wrestler* * *cīkstēšanās, cīņa; cīņa; cīkstēties, lauzties; cīnīties -
3 throw
[Ɵrəu] 1. past tense - threw; verb1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.)2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.)3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.)4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.)2. noun(an act of throwing: That was a good throw!) metiens; sviediens- throw doubt on
- throw in
- throw light on
- throw oneself into
- throw off
- throw open
- throw out
- throw a party
- throw up
- throw one's voice
- throwaway* * *sviediens, metiens; metiena attālums; riskants pasākums, risks; pārklājs; lakats, šalle; podnieka ripa; vēziens, gājiens; sviest, mest; nomest; uzmest; noguldīt pretinieku; mest; mest ādu; atnesties; šķeterēt; veidot; satraukt; sarīkot; tīšām zaudēt; uzcelt; pārsviest
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