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# English :: Latvian dictionary extracted from http://en.wiktionary.org/
# License :: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License; GNU Free Documentation License
# Version :: 20200901
# Size :: 13625 English glosses; 14091 Latvian translations
# URL :: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/User:Matthias_Buchmeier
| a- {prefix} (not, without, opposite of) | :: a- |
| a {n} (name of the letter A, a) | :: a {m} |
| Aachen {prop} (city in North Rhine-Westphalia) | :: Āhene {f} |
| aardwolf {n} (the mammal species Proteles cristatus) | :: zemesvilks {m} |
| Aarhus {prop} (Danish city) | :: Orhūsa {f} |
| abaca {n} (fiber/fibre) SEE: Manila hemp | :: |
| aback {adv} | :: atpakaļ |
| aback {n} (abacus) SEE: abacus | :: |
| abacus {n} (device for performing arithmetical calculations) | :: skaitīkļi {p} |
| abaka {n} (fiber/fibre) SEE: Manila hemp | :: |
| abate {v} (to dull the edge or point of) SEE: blunt | :: |
| abattoir {n} (public slaughterhouse) | :: lopkautuve {f} |
| abbess {n} (female superior of a nunnery) | :: abate {f} |
| abbey {n} (monastery headed by an abbot) | :: abatija {f} |
| abbot {n} (superior or head of an abbey or monastery) | :: abats {m} |
| abbreviation {n} (shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase) | :: abreviatūra {f}, saīsinājums {m} |
| abbreviature {n} (abbreviation) SEE: abbreviation | :: |
| ABC {n} (alphabet) SEE: alphabet | :: |
| ABC book {n} (primer) SEE: primer | :: |
| abdomen {n} (belly) | :: vēders {m} |
| abdomen {n} (cavity) | :: vēdera dobums {m} |
| abearance {n} (behavior) SEE: behavior | :: |
| abecedarium {n} (a book used to teach the alphabet) SEE: primer | :: |
| Aberdeen {prop} (city in Scotland) | :: Aberdīna {f} |
| Abidjan {prop} (the largest city of Ivory Coast) | :: Abidžāna |
| abiogenesis {n} (origination of living organisms from lifeless matter) | :: abioģenēze {f} |
| a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush {proverb} (small but certain advantage is preferable) | :: labāk zīle, kas man ir rokā, nekā mednis, kas vēl sēd kokā, labāk zīle rokā, nekā mednis kokā (rather the titmouse that is in my hand than a wood grouse that is still sitting in the tree/ rather a titmouse in hand than a wood grouse in a tree) |
| a bit {adv} (a little) SEE: a little | :: |
| Abkhaz {prop} (a Northwest Caucasian language spoken in Abkhazia) | :: abhāzu valoda {?} |
| Abkhazia {prop} (territory in the Caucasus, see also: Republic of Abkhazia) | :: Abhāzija {f} |
| Abkhazian {adj} (Of or pertaining to Abkhazia) SEE: Abkhaz | :: |
| Abkhazian {n} (Abkhaz) SEE: Abkhaz | :: |
| Abkhazian {prop} (Abkhazian language) SEE: Abkhaz | :: |
| ablative {n} (ablative case) SEE: ablative case | :: |
| ablative case {n} (grammatical case used to indicate movement away from something, removal, separation, source) | :: ablatīvs {m} |
| ablaut {n} (substitution of one root vowel for another) | :: ablauts |
| able {adj} (permitted to) | :: spējīgs |
| able {adj} (skillful) | :: izdarīgs, veikls |
| able {adj} (healthy) SEE: healthy | :: |
| able {v} (enable) SEE: enable | :: |
| abnormality {n} (state of being abnormal) | :: nenormālums {m}, nenormālība {f}, neparastums {m}, neparastība {f} |
| abnormally {adv} (In an abnormal manner) | :: anormāli, nenormāli |
| abnormalness {n} (abnormality) SEE: abnormality | :: |
| abomasum {n} (fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant) | :: glumenieks {m} |
| A-bomb {n} (atomic bomb) | :: atombumba {f} |
| abort {n} (miscarriage) | :: aborts {m} |
| abortion {n} (induced abortion) | :: aborts {m} |
| about {prep} (on every side of) | :: apkārt |
| about {prep} (over or upon different parts of) | :: pa, apkārt |
| about {prep} (on the point or verge of) | :: tūlīt, tūliņ, tikpat kā |
| about {prep} (concerning) | :: par |
| about {prep} (concerned with, engaged in) | :: par |
| about {prep} (in the immediate neighborhood of) | :: pie |
| above {prep} (in or to a higher place) | :: virs |
| above {adj} (being located higher on the same page or on a preceding page) | :: augšā |
| above {n} (something mentioned previously in a document) | :: iepriekšminētais |
| abroad {adv} (in foreign countries) | :: [place] ārzemēs; [movement to] uz ārzemēm |
| abroad {adv} (at large; widely; broadly; over a wide space) | :: plaši, visur |
| abroad {adv} (without a certain confine; outside the house) | :: ārā, ārpus |
| abroad {n} (countries or lands abroad) | :: ārzemes {f-p} |
| Abruka {prop} (Estonian island located in the Gulf of Riga) | :: Abruka |
| absinthe {n} (liquor) | :: absints |
| absolute {adj} (free from limitations or conditions) | :: absolūts |
| absolute zero {n} (coldest possible temperature) | :: absolūtā nulle {f} |
| abstinent {adj} (refraining from indulgence) | :: atturēties |
| abstract {n} (an abridgement or summary) | :: rezumējums {m}, kopsavilkums {m} |
| abstract {n} (an abstraction) | :: abstrakcija {f}, abstrakts jēdziens {m} |
| abstract {adj} (apart from practice or reality; not concrete) | :: abstrakts |
| abstract {adj} (difficult to understand) | :: grūti saprotams |
| abstract {v} (to separate; to disengage) | :: atšķirt, nošķirt |
| abstract {v} (to steal) | :: nozagt, nočiept |
| abstraction {n} (act of abstracting) | :: abstrakcija {f} |
| abstractness {n} (the quality of being abstract) | :: abstraktums {m} |
| absurd {adj} (contrary to reason or propriety) | :: absurdais bezjēdzīgais |
| Abu Dhabi {prop} (capital of UAE) | :: Abū Dabī |
| Abuja {prop} (The capital city of Nigeria) | :: Abudža |
| abundant {adj} (fully sufficient; plentiful) | :: bagatīgs |
| abuse {n} (insulting speech) | :: lamāt |
| academic {adj} (belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning) | :: akadēmisks |
| academician {n} (member of an academy) | :: akadēmiķis {m}, akadēmiķe {f} |
| academicism {n} (A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.) | :: akadēmisms {m} |
| academicism {n} (art: traditional or orthodox formalism.) | :: akadēmisms {m} |
| academy {n} (learned society) | :: akadēmija {f} |
| academy {n} (specialized school) | :: akadēmija {f} |
| academy {n} (college or university) | :: akadēmija {f} |
| academy {n} (place of training, school) | :: akadēmija {f} |
| acceleration {n} ((physics)) | :: paātrinājums {m} |
| accent {n} (stronger articulation) | :: akcents {m}, uzsvars {m} |
| accent {n} (emphasis or importance in general) | :: uzsvars {m}, akcents {m} |
| accent {n} (distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.) | :: akcents {m} |
| accent {n} (prosody: stress on syllables of a verse) | :: akcents {m} |
| accent {n} (music: recurring stress on a tone) | :: akcents {m} |
| accent {n} (music: special emphasis on a tone) | :: akcents {m} |
| accent {n} (music: rhythmical accent) | :: akcents {m} |
| accent {n} (music: expressive emphasis of a passage) | :: akcents {m} |
| accent {n} (emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition) | :: akcents {m} |
| accent {v} (to emphasize) | :: akcentēt, uzsvērt |
| accent {v} (to express the accent of) SEE: accentuate | :: |
| accent {v} (to mark with written accents) SEE: accentuate | :: |
| accentology {n} (systematic analysis of word or phrase stress) | :: akcentoloģija {f} |
| accentuate {v} (to pronounce with an accent) | :: akcentēt, uzsvērt |
| accentuate {v} (to bring out distinctly) | :: akcentēt, uzsvērt |
| accentuation {n} (act of accentuating) | :: akcentuācija {f}, akcentēšana {f} |
| access {n} (way or means of approaching) | :: piekļuve |
| access {n} (onset, attack or fit of disease) | :: lēkme {f} |
| accident {n} (unexpected event with negative consequences) | :: gadījums {m} |
| accidentally {adv} (unexpectedly, unintentionally) | :: nejauši |
| accidently {adv} (unexpectedly, unintentionally) SEE: accidentally | :: |
| accoil {v} (nautical sense) SEE: coil | :: |
| accompany {v} (to attend as a companion) | :: pavadīt |
| account {n} (a registry of pecuniary transactions) | :: konts {m} |
| accountant {n} (a reckoner, or someone who maintains financial matters for a person(s)) | :: grāmatvedis {m} |
| accounting {n} (development and maintenance of system for recording and analyzing financial transactions) | :: grāmatvedība {f} |
| Accra {prop} (capital of Ghana) | :: Akra |
| accurate {adj} (exact or careful conformity to truth) | :: precīzs |
| accusative {adj} (related to accusative case) | :: akuzatīvs {m} |
| accusative case {n} (case used to mark the immediate object) SEE: accusative | :: |
| ace {n} (excellent military aircraft pilot) | :: ass {m} |
| acedia {n} (boredom) SEE: boredom | :: |
| Aceh {prop} (language) SEE: Acehnese | :: |
| Acehnese {prop} (language) | :: ačinu valoda {f} |
| acerola {n} (fruit) | :: malpīgiju |
| acetamide {n} (amide of acetic acid) | :: acetamīds, etānamīds |
| acetic acid {n} (clear colourless organic acid, CH3COOH) | :: etiķskābe {f} |
| Achilles {prop} (Greek mythical hero) | :: Achilas |
| Achilles tendon {n} (strong tendon in the calf of the leg) | :: Ahileja cīpsla {f} |
| achoo {interj} (the sound of a sneeze) | :: apčī |
| acid {adj} (sour, sharp, or biting to the taste) | :: skābs {m}, skāba {f} |
| acid {adj} (sour-tempered) | :: skābs {m}, skāba {f} |
| acid {n} (a sour substance) | :: skābe {f} |
| acid {n} (in chemistry) | :: skābe {f} |
| acidosis {n} (abnormally increased acidity of the blood) | :: acidoze {f} |
| acid rain {n} (unusually acidic rain) | :: skābais lietus {m} |
| acorn {n} (fruit of the oak tree) | :: zīle {f}, ozolzīle {f} |
| A Coruña {prop} (city in Galicia) | :: Akoruņa {f}, Akorunja {f}, Lakoruņa {f}, Lakorunja {f} |
| acoustic {adj} (pertaining to hearing or the science of sounds) | :: akustisks |
| acoustics {n} (quality of a space for doing music) | :: akustika {f} |
| acoustics {n} (physics: a science of sounds) | :: akustika {f} |
| acquaintance {n} (state of being acquainted, acquaintanceship) | :: pazīšanās {f-p} |
| acquaintance {n} (person) | :: paziņa {f} |
| acquaintanceship {n} (the state of being acquainted) SEE: acquaintance | :: |
| acquaintanceship {n} (acquaintance) SEE: acquaintance | :: |
| acquire {v} (to get) | :: iegūt |
| acromegaly {n} (chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones) | :: akromegālija {f} |
| acroterium {n} (small pedestal for a statue or ornament) | :: akrotērijs {m} |
| act {n} (drama: division of theatrical performance) | :: cēliens {m} |
| act {v} (to perform a theatrical role) | :: tēlot |
| actinium {n} (chemical element) | :: aktīnijs |
| action word {n} (verb) SEE: verb | :: |
| activate {v} (to activate a software functionality) SEE: enable | :: |
| active {adj} (having the quality or power of acting) | :: aktīvs, darbīgs |
| active {adj} (quick in physical movement) | :: aktīvs, darbīgs, kustīgs |
| active {adj} (in action) | :: aktīvs |
| active {adj} (given to action) | :: aktīvs, darbīgs, izdarīgs |
| active {adj} (requiring or implying action or exertion) | :: aktīvs |
| active {adj} (given to action rather than contemplation) | :: aktīvs, darbīgs |
| active {adj} (brisk; lively) | :: kustīgs, mundrs, možs, spirgts, žirgts, ņiprs |
| active {adj} (in grammar) | :: darāms |
| active voice {n} (the form in which the subject of a verb carries out some action) | :: darāmā kārta {f} |
| activity {n} (state or quality of being active) | :: aktivitāte {f} |
| act one's age {v} (to be mature and not childish) | :: uzvesties atbilstoši savam vecumam |
| actor {n} (person who performs in a theatrical play or film, see also: actress) | :: aktieris {m}, aktrise {f} [actress] |
| actress {n} (female actor, see also: actor) | :: aktrise {f} |
| Acts {prop} (Book of Acts) SEE: Acts of the Apostles | :: |
| Acts of the Apostles {prop} (fifth book of the New Testament) | :: Apustuļu darbi {m-p} |
| acupuncturation {n} (acupuncture) SEE: acupuncture | :: |
| acupuncture {n} (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) | :: akupunktūra {f} |
| Adam {prop} (first man in Abrahamic religions) | :: Ādams |
| Adam {prop} (male given name) | :: Ādams |
| Adangme {prop} (a Niger-Congo language spoken in southeastern Ghana) | :: adangmu valoda {f} |
| adaptation {n} | :: pielāgošana {f}, piemērošana {f} |
| add {v} (to append, as a statement) | :: pielikt, pievienot |
| adder {n} (viper) | :: odze {f} |
| Addis Ababa {prop} (capital of Ethiopia) | :: Adisabeba |
| addition {n} (act of adding) | :: pielikums {m} |
| addition {n} (arithmetic: process of adding) | :: saskaitīšana {f} |
| addled {adj} (rotten (of eggs)) | :: vanckars {m} [an egg with a half-developed dead embryo], sapuvusi {f} [rotten] |
| address {n} (direction for letters) | :: adrese {f} |
| addressee {n} (person or organization to which something is addressed or sent) | :: adresāts {m}, adresāte {f} |
| adenine {n} (base that pairs with thymine or uracil) | :: adenīns {m} |
| adequate {adj} (equal to some requirement) | :: atbilstošs, piemērots, piederīgs |
| ad hoc {adj} (special) SEE: special | :: |
| adieu {interj} (farewell, goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| adios {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| adipic acid {n} (crystalline dicarboxylic acid) | :: adipīnskābe {f} |
| adjective {n} ((grammar) a word that modifies a noun or describes a noun’s referent) | :: īpašības vārds {m}, adjektīvs {m} |
| administration {n} (the act of administering) | :: pārvalde {f}, administrācija {f}, vadība {f} |
| administrator {n} (one who administers affairs) | :: administrators {m}, pārvaldnieks {m}, direktors {m}, vadītājs {m} |
| admiral {n} (naval officer of the highest rank) | :: admirālis {m} |
| admiral {n} (the ship which carries the admiral, the flagship) | :: admirāļa kuģis {m} |
| admiration {n} (adoration; appreciation) | :: apbrīna |
| admire {v} (regard with wonder and delight) | :: apbrīnot |
| Adolf {prop} (male given name) SEE: Adolph | :: |
| Adolph {prop} (male given name) | :: Ādolfs {m} |
| Adolphus {prop} (male given name) SEE: Adolph | :: |
| Adrian {prop} (male given name) | :: Adrians {m} |
| adroit {adj} (dexterous) SEE: dexterous | :: |
| adult {n} (fully grown human) | :: pieaugušais {m} |
| adult {adj} (fully grown) | :: pieaudzis |
| advent {n} (Christianity) SEE: Advent | :: |
| Advent {prop} (season before Christmas) | :: Advente |
| adverb {n} (lexical category) | :: apstākļa vārds {m}, adverbs {m} |
| advert {n} (advertisement) SEE: advertisement | :: |
| advertisement {n} (commercial solicitation) | :: reklāma {f} |
| advertisement {n} (public notice) | :: sludinājums {m} |
| advice {n} (opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel) | :: padoms {m}, padoms |
| advise {v} (to give advice to; to offer an opinion; to counsel; to warn) | :: ieteikt |
| adware {n} (software application) | :: reklāmprogrammatūra {f} |
| Adygei {prop} (Adygei) SEE: Adyghe | :: |
| Adyghe {prop} (language spoken in the Republic of Adygea) | :: adigu valoda {f} |
| aerial {n} (device for receiving or transmitting) | :: antena {f} |
| aerophone {n} (musical instrument) | :: gaisskanis {m} |
| aeroplane {n} (airplane) SEE: airplane | :: |
| aesthetic {adj} (concerned with beauty) | :: estētisks |
| aesthetic {n} (the study of art or beauty) SEE: aesthetics | :: |
| aesthetics {n} (study or philosophy of beauty) | :: estētika {f} |
| Afar {prop} (language) | :: afāru valoda {f} |
| affection {n} (act of affecting) | :: ietekmēšana {f}, ietekme {f} |
| affection {n} (state of being affected) | :: ietekme {f} (in locative as to show that narrator is the object) |
| affection {n} (any emotion) | :: pieķeršanās {f}, mīlestība {f} |
| affection {n} (feeling of love or strong attachment) | :: pieķeršanās {f} |
| affection {n} (morbid symptom) | :: afekts {m} |
| affectionate {adj} (loving) | :: mīlīgs |
| affectionate {adj} (indicating love) | :: mīlīgs |
| affix {n} (linguistics: a bound morpheme added to a word’s stem) | :: dēklis {m} [dated] |
| affix {n} (suffix) SEE: suffix | :: |
| affluent {n} (tributary) SEE: tributary | :: |
| afford {v} (to incur, stand, or bear) | :: atļauties |
| Afghan {n} (person from Afghanistan) | :: afgānis {m}, afgāniete {f} |
| Afghan {n} (person of Pashtun ethnicity) | :: afgānis {m}, afgāniete {f}, puštuns {m} |
| Afghan {prop} (Pashto language) | :: afgāņu valoda {f}, afgāņu, puštunu valoda {f}, puštunu, puštu |
| Afghan {adj} (pertaining to Afghanistan) | :: afgāņu, afgānisks |
| Afghan {adj} (pertaining to Pashtun) | :: puštunu, afgāņu, afgānisks |
| Afghani {n} (citizen or native of Afghanistan) SEE: Afghan | :: |
| Afghani {adj} (relating to Afghanistan) SEE: Afghan | :: |
| Afghanistan {prop} (country) | :: Afganistāna {f} |
| afraid {adj} (impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive) | :: bail, bailīgs |
| afraid of one's own shadow {adj} (exceptionally timid) | :: baidīties pašam no savas ēnas |
| Africa {prop} (continent south of Europe) | :: Āfrika {f} |
| African {adj} (language) SEE: Afrikaans | :: |
| African {adj} (of or pertaining to Africa) | :: afrikāņu, afrikānis |
| African {n} (a native of Africa) | :: afrikānis {m}, afrikāniete {f} |
| African American {adj} (African-American) SEE: African-American | :: |
| African American {n} (African-American) SEE: African-American | :: |
| African-American {n} (A black American) | :: afroamerikānis {m}, afroamerikāne {f} |
| Afrikaans {prop} (language) | :: afrikānss {m}, afrikandu valoda {f}, būru valoda {f} |
| Afrikaans {prop} (Afrikaner) SEE: Afrikaner | :: |
| Afrikaner {n} (member of ethnic group) | :: afrikands {m}, afrikandiete {f}, būrs |
| Afro-American {n} (African-American) SEE: African-American | :: |
| Afro-American {adj} (African-American) SEE: African-American | :: |
| after {adv} (behind; later in time; following) | :: pēc |
| after all {prep} (in the end; anyway) | :: galu galā |
| afterbirth {n} (material expelled after childbirth) | :: placenta {f} |
| afternoon {n} (part of the day between noon and evening) | :: pēcpusdiena {f} |
| afternoon tea {n} (light meal or snack taken in the mid to late afternoon) | :: launags {m} |
| afterward {adv} (afterwards) SEE: afterwards | :: |
| afterwards {adv} (at a later or succeeding time) | :: pēc tam, vēlāk |
| again {adv} (another time) | :: atkal |
| against {prep} (in a contrary direction to) | :: pret |
| Agartala {prop} (capital of Tripura, India) | :: Agartala {f} |
| agate {n} (mineral) | :: ahāts {m} |
| Agatha {prop} (female given name) | :: Agate {f} |
| age {n} (century) SEE: century | :: |
| age {n} (one of the stages of life) | :: vecums {m} |
| ageful {n} (eternity) SEE: eternity | :: |
| agent {n} (one who acts in place of another) | :: aģents {m}, pārstāvis {m} |
| aggression {n} (act of initiating hostilities or invasion) | :: agresija {f} |
| aggressive {adj} (tending or disposed to aggress) | :: agresīvs |
| agile {adj} (having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs) | :: veikls, vingrs, knašs, ņiprs, žigls |
| agility {n} (quality of being agile) | :: veiklums {m}, veiklība {f}, vingrums {m} |
| Agnes {prop} (female given name) | :: Agnese {f} |
| ago {adv} (past; gone by; since) | :: pirms |
| agriculture {n} (the art or science of cultivating the ground) | :: lauksaimniecība {f} |
| Agrigento {prop} (province and city in Sicily) | :: Agridžento {m}, [obsolete] Džirdženti {m} |
| aide {n} (assistant) SEE: assistant | :: |
| AIDS {n} (acquired immune deficiency syndrome, see also: acquired immune deficiency syndrome) | :: AIDS |
| ail {v} (to be ill) | :: sirgt |
| ail {n} (An ailment; trouble; illness) | :: liga {f} |
| ailurophile {n} (cat-lover) | :: kaķu mīļotājs {m}, kaķu mīļotāja {f} |
| Ainu {prop} (language) | :: ainu valoda {f} |
| air {n} (historical: one of the basic elements) | :: gaiss {m} |
| air {n} (mixture of gases making up the atmosphere of the Earth) | :: gaiss {m} |
| air conditioner {n} (a machine that is used to control temperature and humidity in an enclosed space) | :: kondicionētājs {m} |
| aircraft {n} (machine capable of atmospheric flight) | :: lidmašīna {f}, lidaparāts {m} |
| aircraft carrier {n} (warship for launching aircraft) | :: aviācijas bāzeskuģis {m} |
| airfoil {n} (wing of an aircraft) SEE: wing | :: |
| air force {n} (branch of the military devoted to air warfare) | :: gaisa spēki {f-p} |
| airline {n} (company that flies airplanes) | :: lidsabiedrība {f} |
| airliner {n} (passenger aircraft) | :: gaisa laineris {m} |
| air mail {n} (airmail) SEE: airmail | :: |
| air mail {v} (airmail) SEE: airmail | :: |
| airmail {n} (the system of conveying mail using aircraft) | :: gaisa pasts, lidpasts |
| airplane {n} (powered aircraft) | :: lidmašīna {f} |
| airport {n} (place designated for airplanes) | :: lidosta {f} |
| airship {n} (aircraft) SEE: aircraft | :: |
| airship {n} (self-propelled lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered) SEE: dirigible | :: |
| airtime {n} (duration of transmission) | :: ētera laika |
| airway {n} (windpipe) SEE: windpipe | :: |
| airway {n} (trachea) SEE: trachea | :: |
| aitch {n} (name of the letter H, h) | :: hā |
| Aizawl {prop} (capital of Mizoram, India) | :: Āīzola {f} |
| Ajaccio {prop} (capital city of Corsica) | :: Ažaksjo, Ajačju |
| Akan {prop} (Niger-Congo language) | :: akanu valodas |
| Akan {prop} (language group spoken in Ghana) | :: akanu valoda {f} |
| Akhenaten {prop} (Pharaoh in 14th century BCE, founder of Atenism) | :: Ehnatons |
| alarm clock {n} (type of clock) | :: modinātājs {m}, modinātājpulkstenis {m} |
| Alaska {prop} (US state) | :: Aļaska |
| Albania {prop} (country in south-eastern Europe) | :: Albānija |
| Albanian {adj} (of or pertaining to Albania) | :: albāņu, albānisks |
| Albanian {n} (person from Albania) | :: albānis {m}, albāniete {f} |
| Albert {prop} (male given name) | :: Alberts {m} |
| alburn {n} (bleak) SEE: bleak | :: |
| alcohol {n} (organic chemistry sense) | :: alkohols {m}, spirts {m} |
| alcohol {n} (intoxicating beverage) | :: alkohols {m} |
| alcoholic {n} (a person addicted to alcohol) | :: alkoholiķis {m} |
| alcoholic {n} (one who abuses alcohol) | :: alkoholiķis {m} |
| alcoholic {adj} (of or pertaining to alcohol) | :: alkoholisks |
| alcoholic {adj} (having more than a trace amount of alcohol in its contents) | :: alkoholisks |
| Aldebaran {prop} (star) | :: Aldebarans |
| alder {n} (any tree or shrub of the genus Alnus) | :: alksnis {m} |
| Aleister {prop} (male given name) | :: Alisters {m} |
| Alejandro {prop} (cognates of Alejandro) SEE: Alexander | :: |
| alert {adj} (attentive) | :: modrs |
| alertness {n} (quality of being alert) | :: modrība {f}, modrums |
| Alexander {prop} (male given name) | :: Aleksandrs {m} |
| Alexandra {prop} (female given name) | :: Aleksandra {f} |
| Alexandria {prop} (city in Egypt) | :: Aleksandrija {f} |
| Alexandrina {prop} (female given name) | :: Aleksandrīna {f} |
| Alfonso {prop} (male given name) | :: Alfons {m} |
| Alfred {prop} (Male given name) | :: Alfrēds {m} |
| alga {n} (any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms) | :: aļģe {f} |
| algebra {n} (system for computation) | :: algebra {f} |
| Algeria {prop} (country) | :: Alžīrija {f} |
| Alghero {prop} (port town in Sardinia) | :: Algēro {m} |
| Algiers {prop} (the capital of Algeria) | :: Alžīra |
| algorithm {n} (well-defined procedure) | :: algoritms {m} |
| Alice {prop} (female given name) | :: Alise {f} |
| alienate {v} (to convey or transfer) | :: atsavināt |
| alienate {v} (to estrange) | :: atsvešināt |
| alienist {n} (psychiatrist) SEE: psychiatrist | :: |
| alienist {n} (psychologist) SEE: psychologist | :: |
| Alistair {prop} (male given name) | :: Alisters {m} |
| a little {adv} (to a small extent or degree) | :: nedaudz |
| alive {adj} (having life) | :: dzīvs |
| alkali {n} (class of caustic bases) | :: sārmi {m} |
| alkene {n} (unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds) | :: alkēns {m} |
| alkyne {n} (hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond) | :: alkīni |
| Allah {prop} (God, in Islam) | :: Allāhs {m} |
| allele {n} (variant of a gene) | :: alēle {f} |
| allelomorph {n} (allele) SEE: allele | :: |
| allergy {n} (disorder of the immune system) | :: alerģija {f} |
| alley {n} (narrow street) | :: aleja {f} |
| alleyway {n} (narrow street) SEE: alley | :: |
| alligator {n} (large amphibious reptile of genus Alligator) | :: aligators {m} |
| alligator pear {n} (avocado) SEE: avocado | :: |
| all of a sudden {adv} (colloquial: suddenly, see also: suddenly) | :: pēkšņi |
| all of the sudden {adv} (all of a sudden) SEE: all of a sudden | :: |
| allow {v} (to grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have) | :: ļaut |
| alloy {n} (metal combined of more elements) | :: sakausējums {m} |
| all roads lead to Rome {proverb} (different paths can take to the same goal) | :: visi ceļi ved uz Romu |
| all systems go {phrase} (everything is ready in the aerospace industry) | :: startam gatavs |
| all the sudden {adv} (all of a sudden) SEE: all of a sudden | :: |
| all the time {adv} (always) | :: arvien vēl, visu laiku |
| all too {adv} (way too) SEE: way too | :: |
| allusion {n} (indirect reference, hint) | :: alūzija {f}, mājiens {m} |
| alluvial plain {n} (plain formed by deposition of sediment of a river) | :: aluviālais līdzenums {m} |
| ally {n} (one united to another by treaty or league) | :: sabiedrotais {m} |
| Alma {prop} (female given name) | :: Alma |
| almanac {n} (book or table listing astronomical, nautical or other events for the year) | :: almanahs {m} |
| Almaty {prop} (Astana) SEE: Astana | :: |
| Almaty {prop} (city) | :: Almati |
| almond {n} (nut) | :: mandele {f} |
| almost {adv} (very close to) | :: gandrīz |
| almost doesn't count {proverb} (near success (or correctness) is not deemed success (or correctness)) SEE: close, but no cigar | :: |
| alms {n} (something given to the poor as charity) | :: dāvanas {m} |
| aloha {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| aloha {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| along {prep} (by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) | :: gar |
| along {adv} (in company, together) | :: kopā |
| along {adv} (onward, forward) | :: uz priekšu |
| a lot {pron} (a large amount) | :: daudz |
| Aloysius {prop} (male given name) | :: Aloizs {m} |
| alpha {n} (name of the letter Α, α) | :: alfa {f} |
| alphabet {n} (an ordered set of letters used in a language) | :: alfabēts {m} |
| Alpha Centauri {prop} (brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus) | :: Centaura Alfa |
| al-Quds {prop} (Jerusalem) SEE: Jerusalem | :: |
| already {adv} (prior to some time) | :: jau |
| Alsace {prop} (region on the west bank of the upper Rhine) | :: Elzasa {f} |
| also {adv} (in addition; besides; as well; further; too) | :: arī, tāpat |
| altar {n} (flat-topped structure used for religious rites) | :: altāris {m} |
| alternation {n} (ablaut) SEE: ablaut | :: |
| altruism {n} (policy that benefits others' interests) | :: altruisms |
| aluminium {n} (silvery metal) | :: alumīnijs {?} |
| aluminum {n} (aluminium) SEE: aluminium | :: |
| Alvina {prop} (female given name) | :: Alvīna {f} |
| always {adv} (at all times) | :: vienmēr |
| always {adv} (constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals) | :: vienmēr |
| amanita {n} (mushroom of the genus Amanita) | :: mušmire {f} |
| amazing {adj} (very good) SEE: good | :: |
| Amazon {prop} (river) | :: Amazone {f} |
| ambassador {n} (representative) | :: vēstnieks {m} |
| amber {n} (fossil resin) | :: dzintars {m} |
| amber {n} (traffic light colour) | :: dzeltena {f} |
| Amber {prop} (female given name) | :: Dzintra {f} |
| ambiance {n} | :: apkārtne |
| ambient {adj} (encompassing on all sides) | :: visaptverošs, ietverošs, apkārt esošs |
| ambient {adj} ((music) evoking or creating an atmosphere) | :: ambientā mūzika |
| ambient {n} (Type of modern music) | :: ambientā mūzika |
| ambition {n} (desire) | :: godkāre {f} |
| amblyopia {n} (dimness or blurring of the eyesight) | :: ambliopija {f} |
| ambulance {n} (emergency vehicle) | :: ātrās palīdzības mašīna {f}, ātrā palīdzība {f} |
| Amelia {prop} (female given name) | :: Amālija {f} |
| amen {adv} (so be it) | :: āmen |
| amenity {n} (convenience) SEE: convenience | :: |
| amerce {v} (to impose a fine on) SEE: fine | :: |
| America {prop} (United States of America) SEE: United States of America | :: |
| America {prop} (Americas) SEE: Americas | :: |
| American {n} (person born in, or a citizen of, the U.S.) | :: amerikānis {m}, amerikāniete {f} |
| American {adj} (of or pertaining to the Americas) | :: amerikānisks, amerikāņu |
| American {adj} (of or pertaining to the U.S. or its culture) | :: amerikānisks, amerikāņu |
| American bison {n} (mammal) | :: bizons |
| American black bear {n} (Ursus americanus) | :: Amerikas melnais lācis {m} |
| American football {n} (American football) | :: amerikāņu futbols {m} |
| American Indian {n} (a member of some indigenous peoples of the Americas) SEE: Indian | :: |
| Americanism {n} (linguistic feature) | :: amerikānisms |
| Americanness {n} (quality of being American) | :: amerikānisms {m} |
| American Samoa {prop} (US overseas territory in Oceania) | :: Amerikāņu Samoa {f} |
| Americas {prop} (North and South America) | :: Amerika {f} |
| americium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 95) | :: amerīcijs |
| Amerindian {n} (an American Indian) SEE: Indian | :: |
| amethyst {n} (gem) | :: ametists {m} |
| amigo {n} (friend) SEE: friend | :: |
| amino acid {n} (any organic compound containing amino and carboxylic acid) | :: aminoskābe {f} |
| amino acid {n} (any of the twenty α-amino acids) | :: aminoskābe {f} |
| amiss {adj} (wrong) SEE: wrong | :: |
| a miss is as good as a mile {proverb} (failure remains a failure) SEE: close, but no cigar | :: |
| a mite {adv} (to a small extent) SEE: a little | :: |
| Amman {prop} (the capital of Jordan) | :: Ammāna |
| ammeter {n} (device that measures an electric current) | :: ampērmetrs {m} |
| ammonia {n} (the compound NH3) | :: amonjaks {m} |
| amnesia {n} (forgetfulness) SEE: forgetfulness | :: |
| amnesty {n} (act of the sovereign power) | :: amnestija |
| among {prep} (mingling or intermixing) | :: starp, vidū |
| amorphous {adj} (physics: in the non-crystalline state of solid) | :: amorfs |
| Amos {prop} (figure mentioned in the Old Testament) | :: Āmos {m} |
| Amos {prop} (book of the Old Testament) | :: Āmos {m} |
| amount {n} (number of elements in a set) SEE: number | :: |
| amount {n} (total or sum of items) | :: summa {f}, daudzums {m} |
| amount {n} (quantity or volume) | :: daudzums {m} |
| amperage {n} (electric current) SEE: current | :: |
| ampere {n} (unit of electrical current) | :: ampērs {?} |
| ampersand {n} (the symbol &) | :: & zīme |
| amphibian {n} (vertebrate) | :: abinieks {m}, amfībija {f} |
| ampoule {n} (small glass vial hermetically sealed) | :: ampula {f} |
| Amsterdam {prop} (capital of the Netherlands) | :: Amsterdama |
| amulet {n} (protective charm) | :: amulets {m} |
| Amur {prop} (Heilongjiang) SEE: Heilongjiang | :: |
| amusement {n} (entertainment) | :: izprieca {f} |
| amusing {adj} (funny) | :: jocīgs, smieklīgs |
| amylum {n} (amylum) SEE: starch | :: |
| anabiosis {n} (state of suspended animation) | :: anabioze {f} |
| anagram {n} (word or phrase created by rearranging letters from another word or phrase) | :: anagramma {f} |
| anal {adj} (of, related to, intended for or involving the anus) | :: anāls |
| anal sex {n} (sex involving the anus) | :: anālais sekss {m} |
| analysis {n} (decomposition into components in order to study) | :: analīze {f} |
| analyst {n} (person who analyses) | :: analītiķis {m} |
| analytic {adj} (relating to analysis) | :: analītisks |
| analytic {adj} (able to analyze) | :: analītisks |
| analytical {adj} (analytic) SEE: analytic | :: |
| ananas {n} (pineapple) SEE: pineapple | :: |
| anarchism {n} (belief that proposes the absence and abolition of government in all forms) | :: anarhisms {?} |
| anarcho-capitalism {n} (philosophy that advocates the elimination of the state and a self-regulating free market) | :: anarhokapitālisms {m} |
| Anastasia {prop} (female given name) | :: Anastasija {f} |
| Anatoli {prop} (transliteration of Анато́лий) | :: Anatolijs {m} |
| anatomic {adj} (anatomical) SEE: anatomical | :: |
| anatomical {adj} (Of or relating to anatomy or dissection) | :: anatomisks, anatomisks |
| anatomist {n} (one involved in the science of anatomical structures) | :: anatom, anatome |
| anatomy {n} (art of studying the different parts of any organized body) | :: anatomija {f} |
| ancestor {n} (one from whom a person is descended) | :: sencis {m}, sence {f} |
| ancestor {n} (an earlier type) | :: sencis {m}, sence {f} |
| anchor {n} (tool to moor a vessel into sea bottom) | :: enkurs {m} |
| anchovy {n} (small saltwater fish) | :: anšovs {m} |
| ancient {adj} (having lasted from a remote period) | :: sens |
| ancient {adj} (existent or occurring in time long past) | :: sens |
| Ancient Greece {prop} (ancient civilization of the Mediterranean) | :: senā Grieķija {f} |
| Ancient Rome {prop} (civilization associated with Rome from the 9th century BC to the 5th century AD) | :: senā Roma {f} |
| and {conj} (used to connect two similar words, phrases, et cetera) | :: un, ir |
| Andalusia {prop} (autonomous community of Spain) | :: Andalūzija {f} |
| Andhra Pradesh {prop} (state in the union of India) | :: Āndhra Pradēša |
| Andorra {prop} (country) | :: Andora {f} |
| Andorran {n} (person from Andorra) | :: andorietis {m}, andoriete {f} |
| Andorran {adj} (pertaining to Andorra) | :: andoriešu, Andoras |
| Andrea {prop} (female given name) | :: Anda {f} |
| Andrew {prop} (the Apostle) | :: Andrejs {m} |
| Andrew {prop} (male given name) | :: Andrejs {m} |
| and so forth {phrase} (indicating a list continues similarly) | :: un tā tālāk, utt. |
| and so on {phrase} (indicating a list continues) SEE: and so forth | :: |
| anecdote {n} (short account of an incident) | :: anekdote {f} |
| anemia {n} (medical condition with decreased oxygen transport) | :: mazasinība |
| angel {n} (messenger from a deity) | :: eņģelis {m} |
| Angel {prop} (female given name) SEE: Angela | :: |
| Angela {prop} (female given name) | :: Anžela {f} |
| angelica {n} (plants of genus Angelica) | :: zirdzene {?} |
| Angelica {prop} (female given name) | :: Anželika {f} |
| anger {n} (A strong feeling of displeasure, hostility or antagonism towards someone or something) | :: piktums {m}, dusmas {f-p} |
| anger {v} (to cause such a feeling of antagonism) | :: piktoties |
| Angkor Wat {prop} (Cambodian temple complex) | :: Angkorvata |
| angle {n} (geometrical figure) | :: stūris {m}, leņķis {m} |
| angle {n} (viewpoint) | :: viedoklis {m} |
| angle {v} (to fish with hook and line) | :: makšķerēt |
| Anglican Communion {prop} (worldwide network of churches) | :: Anglikāņu Baznīca {f} |
| Anglicanism {n} (beliefs and practices of the Anglican Church) | :: anglikānisms {m} |
| ang moh {n} (white person) SEE: white | :: |
| Angola {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: Angola {f} |
| angry {adj} (displaying anger) | :: dusmīgs, pikts |
| angry {adj} (inflamed and painful) | :: iekaisis |
| Anguilla {prop} (British overseas territory in the Caribbean) | :: Angiļa {f} |
| Anhui {prop} (province of China) | :: Aņhui |
| animal {adj} (of animals) | :: dzīvnieka, dzīvniecisks |
| animal {adj} (unhindered by social codes) | :: dzīvniecisks |
| animal {n} (organism) | :: dzīvnieks {m} |
| animal {n} (organism other than man) | :: dzīvnieks {m} |
| animal {n} (person who behaves wildly) | :: zvērs {m}, dzīvnieks {m} |
| animal magnetism {n} (sexual attractiveness; charisma derived from non-intellectual characteristics) | :: kavorka |
| anime {n} (an animated work originated in Japan) | :: anime |
| Ankara {prop} (capital of Turkey) | :: Ankara {f} |
| ankle {n} (joint between foot and leg) | :: potīte {f} |
| Ann {prop} (female given name) | :: Anna {f} |
| Anna {prop} (given name) SEE: Ann | :: |
| Anne {prop} (given name) SEE: Ann | :: |
| annex {n} (addition of territory) SEE: annexation | :: |
| annexation {n} (addition or incorporation of something) | :: aneksija {f} |
| anniversary {n} (day an exact number of years since an event) | :: gadadiena {f} |
| anorexia {n} (anorexia nervosa) SEE: anorexia nervosa | :: |
| anorexia nervosa {n} (disorder) | :: anoreksija |
| answer {n} (response) | :: atbilde {f} |
| answer {v} (to make a reply or response to) | :: atbildēt |
| ant {n} (insect) | :: skudra {f} |
| Antananarivo {prop} (city) | :: Antananarivu |
| Antarctica {prop} (southernmost continent) | :: Antarktīda {f}, Antarktika {f} |
| Antarctic Circle {prop} (geographical line) | :: dienvidu polārais loks {m} |
| Antarctic Peninsula {prop} (the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica) | :: Antarktīdas pussala {f} |
| Antares {prop} (star) | :: Antaress |
| anteater {n} (mammal) | :: skudrlācis {m} |
| antebrachium {n} (forearm) SEE: forearm | :: |
| antelope {n} (mammal of the family Bovidae) | :: antilope {f} |
| antenna {n} (device to receive or transmit radio signals) SEE: aerial | :: |
| anterior chamber {n} (space between cornea and iris) | :: priekšējā acs kamera {f} |
| anthem {n} (national anthem) | :: himna {f} |
| anthology {n} (collection of literary works) | :: antoloģija {f} |
| Anthony {prop} (given name) | :: Antons {m} |
| anthropocentrism {n} (viewpoint) | :: antropocentrisms {m} |
| anthropologic {adj} (anthropological) SEE: anthropological | :: |
| anthropological {adj} (relating to anthropology) | :: antropoloģisks |
| anthropologist {n} (one who is versed in anthropology) | :: antropologs {m}, antropoloģe {f} |
| anthropology {n} (the study of humanity) | :: antropoloģija {f} |
| anthropomorphism {n} (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human) | :: antropomorfisms {m} |
| anthroposophy {n} (spiritual movement) | :: antropozofija {f} |
| anti- {prefix} (against, hostile to) | :: pret-, anti- |
| antibiotic {n} (substance that destroys or inhibits bacteria) | :: antibiotika {f} |
| antibrachium {n} (antibrachium) SEE: forearm | :: |
| antichrist {n} (someone that works against the teachings of Christ) | :: antikrists {m} |
| anticipate {v} (to know of something before it manifests) | :: paredzēt |
| anticyclone {n} (system of winds) | :: anticiklons {m} |
| Antigua and Barbuda {prop} (country) | :: Antigva un Barbuda |
| antimony {n} (chemical element) | :: antimons {m} |
| antiquity {n} (ancient times) | :: senatne {f} |
| antisemitism {n} (prejudice or hostility against Jews) | :: antisemītisms {m} |
| antlion {n} (nocturnal insects) | :: skudrlauva |
| Antonia {prop} (female given name) | :: Antonija {f} |
| Antonina {prop} (female given name) | :: Antoņina {f} |
| Antonio {prop} (male given name) SEE: Anthony | :: |
| Antony {prop} (male given name) SEE: Anthony | :: |
| antonym {n} (word which has the opposite meaning) | :: antonīms {m} |
| Antwerp {prop} (province) | :: Antverpene |
| Antwerp {prop} (city) | :: Antverpene |
| anus {n} (lower opening of the digestive tract) | :: tūplis {m}, anālā atvere {f} |
| anvil {n} (block used in blacksmithing) | :: lakta {f} |
| anxietude {n} (anxiety) SEE: anxiety | :: |
| anxiety {n} (pathological condition) | :: baisma |
| anxiousness {n} (anxiety) SEE: anxiety | :: |
| anytime {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| Aomen {prop} (Macau) SEE: Macau | :: |
| apartment {n} (domicile occupying part of a building) | :: dzīvoklis {m} |
| apartmentmate {n} (one who shares an apartment (US)) SEE: roommate | :: |
| apatheticness {n} (apathy) SEE: apathy | :: |
| apathy {n} (lack of emotion or motivation) | :: apātija {f} |
| aphorism {n} (short phrase conveying some principle or concept of thought) | :: aforisms {m} |
| Apia {prop} (capital of Samoa) | :: Apija {f} |
| apiarist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper | :: |
| apiary {n} (a place where bees and hives are kept) | :: drava {f} |
| apiculturalist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper | :: |
| apiculturist {n} (beekeeper) SEE: beekeeper | :: |
| Apocalypse {prop} (the written account of a revelation of hidden things given by God to a chosen prophet) | :: Atklāsmes {m} |
| Apocalypse {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Atklāsmes {m} |
| apogee {n} (a point in an orbit around the Earth) | :: apogejs {m} |
| apophony {n} (alternation of sounds within a word) SEE: ablaut | :: |
| apostle {n} (pioneer) SEE: pioneer | :: |
| apostrophe {n} (the character ’) | :: apostrofs {m} |
| apothecary {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| apparent {adj} (visible) | :: redzams |
| apparent {adj} (clear) | :: redzams, skaidrs |
| apparent {adj} (seeming) | :: redzams |
| apparently {adv} ((archaic) plainly) | :: acīm redzami, acīmredzot |
| apparently {adv} (seemingly) | :: redzams, redzami |
| apparently {adv} (according to what the speaker has read or been told) | :: šķietami |
| appear {v} (to appear, to seem) SEE: look | :: |
| appellative {n} (common noun) SEE: common noun | :: |
| appendicitis {n} (inflamation of the vermiform appendix) | :: apendicīts {m} |
| appetite {n} (desire of or relish for food) | :: ēstgriba {f}, apetīte {f} |
| applaud {v} (to express approval by clapping) | :: aplaudēt |
| applaud {v} (to praise, or express approval by words) | :: atzīt, apsveikt |
| applause {n} (act of applauding) | :: aplausi {p} |
| apple {n} (fruit) | :: ābols {m} |
| apple {n} (tree) SEE: apple tree | :: |
| apple blossom {n} (the flower of an apple tree) | :: ābeļzieds {m} |
| apple juice {n} (the juice of apples, often used as a drink) | :: ābolu sula {f} |
| apple tree {n} (tree that bears apples) | :: ābele {f} |
| applewood {n} (apple) SEE: apple | :: |
| application {n} (a computer program) | :: aplikācija {f}, lietotne {f}, lietojumprogrammatūra {f} |
| applique {n} (decorative design) | :: aplikācija {f} |
| apply {v} (employ, apply) SEE: use | :: |
| appreciate {v} (to be grateful for something) | :: vērtēt |
| appreciate {v} (to view as valuable) | :: augstu vērtēt |
| appreciate {v} (to be aware of) | :: saprast |
| appreciate {v} (to increase in value) | :: kļūt vērtīgākam; celties cenā |
| appropriate {adj} (peculiar, suitable, fit, proper) | :: piemērots, atbilstošs, piederīgs |
| approving {adj} (expressing approbation; commending) | :: apstiprinošs |
| approximately {adv} (imprecise but close to in quantity or amount) | :: apmēram |
| apricot {n} (fruit) | :: aprikoze {f} |
| apricot {n} (tree) | :: aprikoze {f} |
| apricot {n} (colour) | :: dzeltenoranža krāsa {f} |
| April {prop} (fourth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: aprīlis {m} |
| apron {n} (clothing) | :: priekšauts {m} |
| apse {n} (obsolete or dialectal: aspen tree) SEE: aspen | :: |
| Apulia {prop} (region of Italy) | :: Apūlija {f} |
| aqua fortis {n} (nitric acid) SEE: nitric acid | :: |
| aquamarine {n} (aquamarine colour) | :: akvamarīns {m} |
| Aquarian {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius | :: |
| aquarium {n} (tank for keeping fish) | :: akvārijs {m} |
| Aquarius {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Ūdensvīrs {m} |
| aqueduct {n} (an artificial channel conveying water) | :: ūdensvads {m}, akvedukts {m} |
| aqueduct {n} (a structure carrying water) | :: ūdensvads {m}, akvedukts {m} |
| aqueous {adj} (consisting mainly of water) | :: ūdeņains |
| Arab {adj} (of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations) | :: arābu, arābisks |
| Arab {n} (Semitic person) | :: arābs {m}, arābiete {f} |
| Arabia {prop} (a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf;) | :: Arābija {f} |
| Arabian {adj} (related to Arabia) | :: arābu, arābisks |
| Arabian {n} (person) | :: arābs {m}, arābiete {f} |
| Arabian camel {n} (dromedary) SEE: dromedary | :: |
| Arabian Sea {prop} (part of the Indian Ocean) | :: Arābijas jūra {f} |
| Arabic {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Arab countries or cultural behaviour) | :: arābu, arābisks |
| Arabic {prop} (language) | :: arābu valoda {f}, arābu |
| Arab Republic of Egypt {prop} (Official name of Egypt) | :: Ēģiptes Arābu Republika {f} |
| Arab Spring {prop} (movement) | :: Arābu pavasaris {m} |
| Aragon {prop} (an autonomous community in Spain) | :: Aragona {f} |
| aration {n} (ploughing) SEE: ploughing | :: |
| arboreous {adj} (woody) SEE: woody | :: |
| arborway {n} (avenue) SEE: avenue | :: |
| arch {n} (architectural element) | :: arka {f} |
| archaeologian {n} (archaeologist) SEE: archaeologist | :: |
| archaeologic {adj} (archaeological) SEE: archaeological | :: |
| archaeological {adj} (relating to the science or research of archaeology) | :: arheoloģisks |
| archaeologist {n} (someone who studies or practises archaeology) | :: arheologs {m}, arheoloģe {f} |
| archaeology {n} (scientific study of past remains) | :: arheoloģija {f} |
| archaic {adj} (old-fashioned or antiquated) | :: veclaicīgs |
| archbishop {n} (senior bishop) | :: arhibīskaps {m} |
| archduchess {n} (daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary) | :: erchercogiene {f} |
| archduchy {n} (territory of an archduke) | :: erchercogiste {f} |
| archduke {n} (rank) | :: erchercogs {m} |
| archebiosis {n} (abiogenesis) SEE: abiogenesis | :: |
| archeological {adj} (archaeological) SEE: archaeological | :: |
| archeology {n} (archaeology) SEE: archaeology | :: |
| archeopteryx {n} (ancient bird) | :: arheopterikss |
| archery {n} (the practice) | :: loka šaušana {f} |
| archfiend {n} (Satan) SEE: Satan | :: |
| archipelago {n} (group of islands) | :: arhipelāgs |
| architect {n} (designer of buildings) | :: arhitekts {m} |
| architecture {n} (art and science of designing buildings and other structures) | :: arhitektūra {f} |
| archive {n} (place for storing earlier material) | :: arhīvs {m} |
| archiver {n} (archivist) SEE: archivist | :: |
| archivist {n} (one who creates, maintains or controls archives) | :: arhivārs {m} |
| Arctic {prop} (a region of the Earth) | :: Arktika {f} |
| Arctic cod {n} (Arctogadus glacialis) | :: larktiskā ledus menca |
| arctic hare {n} (Lepus arcticus) | :: polārzaķis {m} |
| Arctic Ocean {prop} (the smallest of the five oceans of the Earth, on and around the North Pole) | :: Ziemeļu Ledus okeāns {m} |
| arctic raspberry {n} (Rubus arcticus) | :: ziemeļu kaulene |
| are {n} (unit of area) | :: ārs {m} |
| are {v} (be) SEE: be | :: |
| area {n} (maths: measure of extent of a surface) | :: laukums {m}, platība {f} |
| arenarious {adj} (sandy) SEE: sandy | :: |
| arenose {adj} (sandy) SEE: sandy | :: |
| Arezzo {prop} (capital city of Arezzo) | :: Areco {m} |
| argan {n} (tree) | :: argāns {m} |
| argan {n} (fruit) | :: argāns {m} |
| argent {n} (silver or metal tincture) | :: sudrabs |
| Argentina {prop} (Argentine Republic) | :: Argentīna {f} |
| Argentine {prop} (Argentina) SEE: Argentina | :: |
| Argentine {adj} (pertaining to Argentina) | :: argentīniešu |
| Argentine {n} (person from Argentina) | :: argentīnietis {m}, argentīniete {f} |
| Argentinian {n} (Argentine) SEE: Argentine | :: |
| Argentinian {adj} (Argentine) SEE: Argentine | :: |
| arginine {n} (an amino acid) | :: arginīns |
| argon {n} (a chemical element) | :: argons |
| arguing {n} (argument) SEE: argument | :: |
| argument {n} (fact or statement used to support a proposition; a reason) | :: arguments {m} |
| argument {n} (process of reasoning) | :: argumentācija {f} |
| argument {n} (independent variable) | :: arguments {m}, neatkarīgais mainīgais {m} |
| aria {n} (type of musical piece) | :: ārija {f} |
| Arian {n} (someone whose star sign is in Aries) SEE: Aries | :: |
| Aries {prop} (constellation) | :: Auns {m} |
| Aries {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Auns {m} |
| arithmetic {n} (mathematics of numbers, etc.) | :: aritmētika {f} |
| arithmetic {adj} (arithmetical) | :: aritmētisks |
| arithmetical {adj} (arithmetical) SEE: arithmetic | :: |
| arithmetic progression {n} (sequence) | :: aritmētiskā progresija {f} |
| ark {n} (Noah's ship) | :: arka {f} |
| ark at ee {phrase} (listen to you; listen to yourself; listen to it) | :: klausos tevi |
| arm {n} (upper limb from shoulder to elbow) SEE: upper arm | :: |
| arm {n} (upper appendage from shoulder to wrist) | :: roka {f} |
| armchair {n} (a chair with supports for the arms or elbows) | :: atpūtas krēsls {m} |
| armed forces {n} (the military forces of a nation) | :: bruņotie spēki {m-p}, armija {f} |
| armed police {n} (police) SEE: police | :: |
| Armenia {prop} (ancient kingdom and country) | :: Armēnija {f} |
| Armenian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Armenia, Armenians, the language or alphabet) | :: armēņu, armēnisks |
| Armenian {n} (person) | :: armēnis {m}, armēniete {f} |
| Armenian {prop} (language) | :: armēņu valoda, armēņu |
| armhole {n} (armpit) SEE: armpit | :: |
| armor {n} (tank) SEE: tank | :: |
| armor {n} (protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces) | :: bruņas {p} |
| armour {n} (tank) SEE: tank | :: |
| armour {n} (protective layer over a body, vehicle etc.) | :: bruņas {f-p} |
| armoured train {n} (railway train protected with armour) | :: bruņuvilciens |
| armpit {n} (cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder) | :: paduse {f} |
| arm up {v} (arm) SEE: arm | :: |
| army {n} (military force concerned mainly with ground operations) | :: armija {f}, karaspēks {m} |
| army {n} (large group of people working towards the same purpose) | :: armija {f} |
| Arnold {prop} (male given name) | :: Arnolds {m} |
| arrest {v} (to stay, remain) SEE: stay | :: |
| arrive {v} (to reach) | :: ierasties, atbraukt |
| arrogance {n} (act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner) | :: augstprātība {f}, augstprātīgums {m}, uzpūtība {f}, uzpūtīgums {m} |
| arrogant {adj} (having excessive pride) | :: augstprātīgs, iedomīgs, uzpūtīgs |
| arrow {n} (projectile) | :: bulta {f}, šautra {f}, strēle {f} |
| arrow {n} (symbol) | :: bulta |
| arse {n} (arse) SEE: ass | :: |
| arsenic {n} (chemical element) | :: arsēns {?} |
| art {n} (human effort) | :: māksla {f} |
| artefact {n} (artefact) SEE: artifact | :: |
| arteriosclerosis {n} (hardening, narrowing or loss of elasticity in arteries or blood vessel) | :: artēriju skleroze {f}, asinsvadu skleroze {f} |
| artery {n} (blood vessel from the heart) | :: artērija {f} |
| artery {n} (major transit corridor) | :: artērija {f} |
| art historian {n} (an expert in art history) | :: mākslas vēsturnieks {m}, mākslas vēsturniece {f} |
| arthropod {n} (animal of Arthropoda) | :: posmkāji {?} |
| Arthur {prop} (male given name) | :: Arturs {m}, Artūrs {m} |
| artichoke {n} (vegetable) | :: artišoks {m} |
| article {n} (story, report, or opinion piece) | :: raksts {m} |
| article {n} (part of speech that specifies a noun) | :: artikuls {m} |
| article {n} (object) SEE: object | :: |
| artifact {n} (object made or shaped by human hand) | :: artefakts {m} |
| artificial selection {n} (intervention by humans in the breeding of plants or animals) | :: mākslīgā izlase {f} |
| artist {n} (person who creates art) | :: mākslinieks {m}, māksliniece {f} |
| artistic {adv} (having creative skill) | :: māksliniecisks |
| artistic {adv} (relating to art or artists) | :: māksliniecisks |
| artistical {adj} (artistic) SEE: artistic | :: |
| artmaker {n} (artist) SEE: artist | :: |
| Aruküla {prop} (small borough in Estonia) | :: Arukila {f} |
| Arunachal Pradesh {prop} (Arunachal Pradesh) | :: Arunāčala Pradēša |
| Arvid {prop} (male given name) | :: Arvīds {m} |
| as {conj} (relative conjunction) SEE: that | :: |
| as {conj} (than) SEE: than | :: |
| as {adv} (for example) SEE: for example | :: |
| ASAP {adv} (as soon as possible) | :: cik vien drīz iespējams |
| asbestos {n} (any of several fibrous mineral forms of magnesium silicate) | :: azbests {m} |
| Ascension {prop} (holiday celebrating Ascension of Jesus) SEE: Ascension Day | :: |
| Ascension Day {prop} (the fortieth day of Easter) | :: Debesbraukšanas diena |
| asceticism {n} (the principles and practices of an ascetic) | :: askētisms {m}, askēze {f} |
| ASEAN {prop} (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) | :: ASEAN, Dienvidaustrumāzijas Nāciju Asociācija |
| asexuality {n} (state of not experiencing sexual attraction) | :: aseksualitāte {f} |
| Asgard {prop} (the abode of gods in Norse mythology) | :: Asgarda |
| ash {n} (solid remains of a fire) | :: pelni {m-p} |
| ash {n} (tree) SEE: ash tree | :: |
| Ashgabat {prop} (the capital of Turkmenistan) | :: Ašgabata |
| ashtray {n} (receptacle for ashes) | :: pelnu trauks |
| ash tree {n} (Fraxinus tree) | :: osis {m} |
| Ash Wednesday {n} (the Christian day of penitence 46 days before Easter) | :: Pelnu diena {f} |
| Asia {prop} (the continent of Asia) | :: Āzija {f} |
| Asian {n} (person from Asia) | :: aziāts {m}, aziāte {f} |
| Asian {adj} (of, relating to or from Asia) | :: Āzijas, aziāšu, aziātisks |
| Asian lion {n} (species of lion that inhabited Asia) | :: Āzijas lauva {?}, Indijas lauva {?}, Persijas lauva {?} |
| ask {v} (request an answer) | :: jautāt |
| ask {v} (make a request) | :: prasīt, lūgt, pieprasīt |
| ask for {v} (request) | :: lūgt, prasīt |
| Asmara {prop} (capital of Eritrea) | :: Asmera |
| asp {n} (aspen) SEE: aspen | :: |
| aspen {n} (tree of genus Populus sect. Populus) | :: apse {f} |
| Asperger's syndrome {n} (autism related developmental disorder) | :: Aspergera sindroms |
| asphalt {n} (sticky, black and highly viscous liquid) | :: asfalts {m} |
| asphalt {n} (asphalt concrete) | :: asfalts {m} |
| ass {n} (animal, see also: donkey) | :: ēzelis {m} |
| ass {n} (buttocks) | :: dirsa {f} |
| Assam {prop} (state in India) | :: Asama |
| assassin {n} (one who, motivated by political reasons, intentionally kills a particular person) | :: algots slepkava {f}, slepkava {f} |
| assassinate {n} (assassin) SEE: assassin | :: |
| asshole {n} (anus) | :: dirsas caurums |
| assistance {n} (aid; help; the act or result of assisting) | :: palīdzlība {f} |
| assistant {n} (an auxiliary software tool) SEE: wizard | :: |
| assistant {n} (person who assists) | :: asistents {m}, asistente {f}, palīgs {m}, palīdze {f} |
| as soon as {conj} (immediately after) | :: tiklīdz, līdzko |
| assured {adj} (confident) SEE: confident | :: |
| Astana {prop} (the capital of Kazakhstan) | :: Astana |
| astatine {n} (the chemical element) | :: astats {m} |
| asteroid {n} (astronomy) | :: asteroīds {m} |
| asthma {n} (chronic respiratory disease) | :: astma {f} |
| Astrid {prop} (female given name) | :: Astrīda {f} |
| astrological sign {n} (sign that is used as the basis of astrology) | :: zvaigznājs {m}, zīme {f} |
| astronaut {n} (member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft, or someone trained for that purpose) | :: astronauts {m} |
| astronomer {n} (one who studies astronomy) | :: astronoms {m}, astronome {f} |
| astronomic {adj} (pertaining to astronomy) SEE: astronomical | :: |
| astronomic {adj} (incredibly large) SEE: astronomical | :: |
| astronomical {adj} (of or relating to astronomy) | :: astronomisks |
| astronomical {adj} (very large) | :: astronomisks |
| astronomical unit {n} (measure of distance) | :: astronomiskā vienība {f} |
| astronomist {n} (astronomer) SEE: astronomer | :: |
| astronomy {n} (study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere) | :: astronomija {?} |
| astrophysical {adj} (of or pertaining to astrophysics) | :: astrofizikāls |
| astrophysicist {n} (one who studies astrophysics) | :: astrofiziķis {m}, astrofiziķe {f} |
| astrophysics {n} (interdisciplinary branch of astronomy and physics) | :: astrofizika |
| Asturias {prop} (autonomous community and province of Spain) | :: Astūrija |
| Asunción {prop} (capital of Paraguay) | :: Asunsjona |
| asylum {n} (place of safety) | :: patvērums {m} |
| at {prep} (in or very near a particular place) | :: pie |
| a tad {adv} (a little) SEE: a little | :: |
| at a glance {prep} (on cursory examination) | :: no pirmā acu uzmetiena |
| at a guess {prep} (at a glance) SEE: at a glance | :: |
| at all costs {prep} (sparing no effort) | :: par katru cenu |
| at first glance {prep} (after only a superficial examination or review) | :: no pirmā acu uzmetiena |
| at first sight {prep} (at first glance) SEE: at first glance | :: |
| atheism {n} (rejection of belief that any deities exist (with or without a belief that no deities exist)) | :: ateisms {m} |
| Athens {prop} (capital city of Greece) | :: Atēnas {f-p} |
| atherosclerosis {n} (clogging or hardening of blood vessels caused by plaques) | :: ateroskleroze |
| athlete {n} (person who actively participates in physical sports) | :: atlēts {m} |
| athleticness {n} (athletic state or quality) | :: sportiskums {m} |
| Atlantic herring {n} (Clupea harengus) | :: siļķe {f} |
| Atlantic Ocean {prop} (the ocean lying between the Americas to the west and Europe and Africa to the east) | :: Atlantijas okeāns {m} |
| Atlantic pomfret {n} (Brama brama) | :: jūras plaudis |
| Atlantic tomcod {n} (Microgadus tomcod) | :: atlantijas tomkods |
| atlas {n} (bound collection of maps) | :: atlants {m} |
| atlas {n} (bound collection of tables, illustrations, etc., on any subject) | :: atlants {m} |
| atlas {n} ((anatomy) The uppermost vertebra of the neck) | :: atlants {m}, pirmais kakla skriemelis {m} |
| at least {prep} (at a lower limit) | :: vismaz |
| at least {prep} (anyway) | :: vismaz |
| atmosphere {n} (gases surrounding the Earth) | :: atmosfēra {f} |
| at no time {prep} (never) SEE: never | :: |
| atoll {n} (island) | :: atols {m} |
| atom {n} (chemistry, physics: smallest possible amount of matter retaining its chemical properties) | :: atoms {m} |
| atom {n} (historical: theoretical particle of matter) | :: atoms {m} |
| atomic bomb {n} (nuclear weapon) | :: atombumba {f}, kodolbumba {f} |
| atomic number {n} (number of protons) | :: atomskaitlis {m} |
| attaché {n} (diplomatic officer) | :: atašejs {m} |
| attack {n} (attempt to cause damage or injury) | :: uzbrukums {m} |
| attack {v} (to apply violent force) | :: uzbrukt |
| attempt {v} (to try) | :: mēģināt |
| attempt {n} (the action of trying at something) | :: mēģinājums {m} |
| attention {n} (mental focus) | :: uzmanība {f} |
| attentive {adj} (paying attention) | :: uzmanīgs, rūpīgs |
| at the expense of {prep} | :: uz (kāda) rēķina |
| attic {n} (space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof) | :: mansards {m} |
| Attica {prop} (periphery) | :: Atika {f} |
| attractive {adj} (pleasing or appealing to the senses) | :: pievilcīgs |
| ATV {n} (all-terrain vehicle) | :: kvadracikls {m} |
| aubergine {n} (eggplant) SEE: eggplant | :: |
| auction {n} (public sales event) | :: ūtrupe, izsole |
| audiobook {n} (audiobook) | :: klausāmgrāmata {f}, audiogrāmata {f} |
| augend {n} (A quantity to which another is added) | :: saskaitāmais |
| augmentative {n} (a form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority) | :: augmentatīvs {m} |
| August {prop} (male given name) SEE: Augustus | :: |
| August {prop} (eighth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: augusts |
| Augustus {prop} (male given name) | :: Augusts {m} |
| aunt {n} (a parent’s sister or sister-in-law) | :: tante, (paternal) tēva māsa, (maternal) mātes māsa |
| aunt {n} (affectionate term for an older woman, by means of fictive kin) | :: tante |
| aurochs {n} (European bison) SEE: European bison | :: |
| aurochs {n} (Bos primigenius) | :: taurs {m} |
| aurora {n} (atmospheric phenomenon) | :: ziemeļblāzma, polārblāzma, kāvi |
| aurora borealis {n} (aurora of the northern hemisphere) SEE: northern lights | :: |
| auscultation {n} (diagnosis by stethoscope or similar auditory device) | :: auskultācija {f} |
| Austerlitz {prop} (former name of Slavkov u Brna) | :: Austerlica {f} |
| Australasia {prop} (Oceania) SEE: Oceania | :: |
| Australia {prop} (Commonwealth of Australia) | :: Austrālija {f} |
| Australian {n} (a person from the country of Australia or of Australian descent) | :: austrālietis {m}, austrāliete {f} |
| Australian magpie {n} (Australian magpie) | :: Austrālijas žagata {f} |
| Austria {prop} (country in Central Europe) | :: Austrija {f} |
| Austrian {adj} (related to Austria) | :: austrisks {m}, austriešu |
| Austrian {n} (Austrian person) | :: austrietis {m}, austriete {f} |
| authenticity {n} (the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original) | :: īstums {m} |
| author {n} (writer) SEE: writer | :: |
| author {n} (originator or creator of a work) | :: autors {m} |
| authoritarianism {n} (authoritarian form of government) | :: autoritārisms {m} |
| autobiography {n} (biography of oneself) | :: autobiogrāfija {f} |
| autograph {n} (signature) | :: autogrāfs {m} |
| automatic {adj} (capable of operating without external control) | :: automātisks {m} |
| automation {n} (converting the controlling of a machine to an automatic system) | :: automatizācija {f} |
| automobile {n} (passenger vehicle) | :: automobilis {m}, automašīna {f}, spēkrats {m} [informal] |
| autonomy {n} (self-government) | :: autonomija {f} |
| autophagy {n} (the process of self-digestion) | :: autofāgija {f} |
| autumn {n} (season) | :: rudens {m} |
| autumn {adj} (autumnal) SEE: autumnal | :: |
| autumnal {adj} (of or relating to autumn) | :: rudens |
| auxiliary {n} (auxiliary verb) SEE: auxiliary verb | :: |
| auxiliary verb {n} (a helping verb) | :: palīga darbības vārds {m} |
| avalanche {n} (large sliding mass of snow and ice) | :: lavīna {f} |
| Avar {prop} (language) | :: avāru valoda |
| aventurine {n} (variety of translucent quartz) | :: avanturīns {m} |
| avenue {n} (broad street) | :: aleja {f} |
| avocado {n} (fruit) | :: avokado {m} |
| avocado {n} (tree) | :: avokado {m} |
| Avogadro constant {n} (number of atoms present in 0.012 kilograms of isotopically pure carbon-12) SEE: Avogadro's number | :: |
| Avogadro's number {n} (number of atoms present in 0.012 kilograms of isotopically pure carbon-12) | :: Avogadro skaitlis {m} |
| await {v} (transitive: to wait for) | :: sagaidīt, gaidīt |
| awareness {n} (the state of consciousness) | :: apziņa {f}, samaņa {f} |
| awareness {n} (the state or quality of being aware of something) | :: apziņa {f}, samaņa, izpratne {f} |
| awful {adj} | :: šausmīgs |
| awfully {adv} (very) SEE: very | :: |
| awfully {adv} (badly) SEE: badly | :: |
| awkward {adj} (lacking dexterity in the use of the hands) | :: neveikls {m} |
| awkward {adj} (not easily managed or effected; embarrassing) | :: neveikls {m} |
| awkward {adj} (lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction) | :: neveikls {m} |
| awl {n} (pointed instrument) | :: īlens {m} |
| axe {n} (tool) | :: cirvis {m} |
| axe {n} (weapon) | :: cirvis {m} |
| axe {v} (fell or chop) | :: cirst |
| axis {n} (geometry: imaginary line) | :: ass {f} |
| axis {n} (basis of space or part of graph) | :: ass {f} |
| axis of evil {n} (states sponsoring terrorism and seeking weapons of mass destruction) | :: ļaunuma ass |
| axle {n} (the pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel) | :: ass |
| axle {n} (an axis) | :: ass |
| aye-aye {n} (nocturnal quadruped) | :: slaidpirkstainis |
| Aymara {prop} (language of South America) | :: aimaru valoda |
| Ayurveda {n} (traditional Hindu alternative medicine) | :: ājurvēda {f} |
| Azerbaijan {prop} (country) | :: Azerbaidžāna {f} |
| Azerbaijani {prop} (language of Azerbaijan) | :: azerbaidžāņu |
| Azerbaijani {adj} (pertaining to Azerbaijan) | :: azerbaidžāņu, azerbaidžānisks |
| Azeri {n} (Azerbaijani) SEE: Azerbaijani | :: |
| Azeri {prop} (Azerbaijani) SEE: Azerbaijani | :: |
| Baba Yaga {prop} (hag who flies through the air in a mortar) | :: Baba Jaga {f} |
| babble {v} (to utter words indistinctly) | :: murmināt |
| babble {v} (to talk incoherently) | :: vāvuļot |
| babble {v} (to talk much) | :: pļāpāt |
| babble {v} (to make a continuous murmuring noise) | :: murmulēt, murmuļot, murmināt |
| babble {v} (to disclose by too free talk) | :: izpļāpāties |
| babby {n} (baby) SEE: baby | :: |
| babe {n} (baby or infant) SEE: baby | :: |
| babe {n} (darling) SEE: baby | :: |
| babushka {n} (matryoshka) SEE: Russian doll | :: |
| baby {n} (very young human being) | :: zīdainis {m}, bēbis {m}, mazulis {m} |
| baby {n} (young animal) | :: mazulis {m} |
| baby {n} (immature or infantile person) | :: zīdainis {m}, zīdaine {f} |
| baby {n} (pet project) | :: rūpju bērns |
| baby {n} (lastborn of a family) | :: pastarītis {m}, pastaris {m} |
| baby bottle {n} (bottle with a teat) | :: pudele {f} |
| babysitter {n} (baby or child caretaker) | :: aukle |
| baby tooth {n} (tooth which will be replaced) SEE: milk tooth | :: |
| Bach {prop} (German composer) | :: Bahs |
| bachelor {n} (bachelor's degree) | :: bakalaurs {m} |
| bachelor {n} (person who has achieved bachelor's degree) | :: bakalaurs {m} |
| bacillus {n} (any bacteria in the genus Bacillus) | :: bacilis {m} |
| back {n} (the rear of body) | :: mugura {f} |
| backbend {n} (a gymnastics, contortion, or dance move) | :: tilts {m} |
| backbone {n} (series of vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord) | :: mugurkauls {m} |
| backbone {n} (courage, fortitude, or strength) | :: mugurkauls {m} |
| backbone {n} (backbone) SEE: spine | :: |
| backgammon {n} (board game) | :: nardi {p} |
| background {n} (part of picture) | :: fons {m} |
| backpack {n} (worn on a person's back, e.g., for hiking) | :: mugursoma {f} |
| backside {n} (buttocks) | :: dibens |
| bacon {n} (cut of meat) | :: speķis {m} |
| bacteria {n} (bacteria) | :: baktērija {f} |
| bacteriophage {n} (a virus that infects bacteria) | :: bakteriofāgs {m} |
| bacterium {n} (single celled organism with no nucleus or organelles) | :: baktērija {f} |
| bad {adj} (unfavorable; negative) | :: slikts, nelabs |
| bad {adj} (not suitable or fitting) | :: nepiemērots, slikts |
| bad {adj} (not appropriate, of manners etc.) | :: slikts |
| bad {adj} (tricky; stressful; unpleasant) | :: slikts |
| bad {adj} (evil, wicked) | :: ļauns, slikts |
| bad {adj} (faulty; not functional) | :: slikts |
| bad {adv} (badly) SEE: badly | :: |
| badge {n} (distinctive mark) | :: emblēma {f} |
| badger {v} (fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| badger {n} (mammal) | :: āpsis {m} |
| badly {adv} (in a bad manner) | :: slikti |
| badminton {n} (a racquet sport) | :: badmintons {m} |
| badware {n} (malware) SEE: malware | :: |
| bag {n} (flexible container) | :: soma {f}, maiss {m} |
| bag {n} (suitcase) SEE: suitcase | :: |
| bag {n} (backpack) SEE: backpack | :: |
| baggage {n} (luggage) SEE: luggage | :: |
| Baghdad {prop} (city) | :: Bagdāde |
| bagpipe {n} (bagpipes) SEE: bagpipes | :: |
| bagpipes {n} (musical wind instrument) | :: dūdas, somas stabules {f-p} |
| Bahamas {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Bahamas |
| Bahrain {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Bahreina {f} |
| Bahraini {n} (a person from Bahrain or of Bahraini descent) | :: bahreinietis {m}, bahreiniete {f} |
| Bahraini {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Bahrain or the Bahraini people) | :: Bahreinas, bahreiņu |
| bail out {v} (To remove water from a boat by scooping it out) | :: izsmelt |
| bail out {v} (To leave or not attend) | :: bastot [slang] |
| bake {v} (to cook in an oven) | :: cept |
| baked Alaska {n} (dessert of ice cream encased in cake and meringue and briefly baked) | :: suskajatis provejdis {m-p} |
| bakehouse {n} (bakehouse) | :: ceptuve {f} |
| baker {n} (person who bakes and sells bread, etc) | :: maiznieks {m} |
| baker's {n} (bakery) SEE: bakery | :: |
| baker's dozen {n} (cousin) SEE: cousin | :: |
| bakery {n} (a shop in which bread and such is baked and sold) | :: maiznīca {f} |
| balalaika {n} (Russian instrument) | :: balalajka {f} |
| balance {n} (equilibrium) | :: līdzsvars {m} |
| balance {n} (astrology: Libra) SEE: Libra | :: |
| balcony {n} (structure extending from a building) | :: balkons {m} |
| bald {adj} (having no hair) | :: plikgalvains |
| bald {adj} ((of tyre) whose surface is worn away) | :: nodilis |
| Balkans {prop} (geographical region in the southeast of Europe, see also: Balkan Peninsula) | :: Balkāni {m-p} |
| ball {n} (solid or hollow sphere) | :: lode {f}, bumba {f} |
| ball {n} (object, generally spherical, used for playing games) | :: bumba {f} |
| ball {n} (formal dance) | :: balle {f}, deju vakars {m} |
| ballad {n} (narrative poem) | :: balāde {f} |
| ball bearing {n} (bearing assembly with spherical balls) | :: lodīšu gultnis |
| ballet {n} (form of dance) | :: balets {m} |
| ballistic missile {n} (missile) | :: ballistiskā raķete {f} |
| balloon {n} (slang: woman’s breast) SEE: boob | :: |
| balloon {n} (inflatable and buoyant object) | :: balons {m} |
| balloon {n} (child’s toy) | :: balons {m} |
| balloon {n} (inflatable object to transport people through the air) | :: gaisa balons {m} |
| ball pen {n} (ballpoint pen) SEE: ballpoint pen | :: |
| ballpoint pen {n} (pen) | :: lodīšu pildspalva {f} |
| balls {n} (follow the translations in the entry "ball") SEE: ball | :: |
| Baltic {prop} (Baltic Sea) SEE: Baltic Sea | :: |
| Baltic {adj} (of the Baltic region or sea) | :: Baltijas, baltu {m-p} |
| Baltic {adj} (pertaining to the Baltic languages) | :: baltu |
| Baltic {adj} (pertaining to the Balts) | :: baltu |
| Baltic herring {n} (Clupea harengus membras) | :: strimala {f}, reņģe {f} |
| Balticism {n} (word) | :: baltisms {m} |
| Baltic Sea {prop} (a sea) | :: Baltijas jūra {f} |
| Bambara {prop} (language) | :: bambaru valoda |
| bamboo {n} (plant) | :: bambuss {m} |
| banality {n} (quality of being banal) | :: banāls |
| banana {n} (fruit) | :: banāns {m} |
| banana {n} (plant) | :: banāns {m} |
| banana peel {n} (outermost layer of the banana) | :: banāna miza {f} |
| bananaquit {n} (Coereba flaveola) | :: banānķauķis |
| banana republic {n} (country) | :: banānu republika {f} |
| banana skin {n} (banana skin) SEE: banana peel | :: |
| band {n} (strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together) | :: lente {f}, saite {f} |
| band {v} (to fasten with a band) | :: sasiet, apsiet |
| band {n} (group of musicians) | :: grupa {f} |
| bandage {n} (medical binding) | :: pārsējs {m} |
| Bandar Seri Begawan {prop} (capital of Brunei) | :: Bandarseribegavana |
| bandit {n} (one who robs others) | :: bandīts {m} |
| bane {v} (to (kill by) poison) SEE: poison | :: |
| bane {n} (killer) SEE: killer | :: |
| Bangalore {prop} (state capital of Karnataka, India) | :: Bengalūru {f} |
| banger {n} (woman's breast) SEE: breast | :: |
| Bangkok {prop} (the capital of Thailand) | :: Bangkoka |
| Bangla {prop} (Bengali) SEE: Bengali | :: |
| Bangladesh {prop} (country) | :: Bangladeša {f} |
| bangs {n} (hair that hangs down over the forehead) | :: čolka {f}, ponijs {m} |
| Bangui {prop} (capital of the Central African Republic) | :: Bangi |
| banjo {n} (a musical instrument) | :: bandžo |
| Banjul {prop} (capital of the Gambia) | :: Bandžula |
| bank {n} (institution) | :: banka {f} |
| bankable {adj} (reliable) SEE: reliable | :: |
| banknote {n} (paper currency) | :: banknote {f} |
| banner {n} (flag) | :: karogs {m} |
| banquet {n} (a large celebratory meal; a feast) | :: bankets {m} |
| baptism {n} (Christian sacrament) | :: kristības {m} |
| baptismal font {n} (a basin used for baptism) | :: kristāmtrauks {m} |
| bar {n} (vertical bar mark) SEE: pipe | :: |
| bar {n} (music: section of a staff) SEE: measure | :: |
| bar {n} (soccer: crossbar) SEE: crossbar | :: |
| bar {n} (metallurgy: solid object of round, square, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular section) | :: stienis {m} |
| bar {n} (business licensed to sell intoxicating beverages) | :: bārs {m}, krogs {m} |
| bar {n} (closet containing alcoholic beverages in a private house or a hotel room) | :: bāriņš {m} |
| bar {n} (unit of pressure) | :: bārs {m} |
| barb {n} (bit for a horse) SEE: bit | :: |
| barb {n} (beard or something that resembles a beard) SEE: beard | :: |
| Barbados {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Barbadosa {f} |
| Barbara {prop} (cognates and transliterations of female given name) | :: Baiba {f} |
| barbarian {n} (uncivilized person) | :: barbari |
| barbarism {n} (error in language use) | :: barbarisms {m} |
| barbarous {adj} (barbarian) SEE: barbarian | :: |
| barbed wire {n} (twisted strands of steel wire) | :: dzeloņstieple {f} |
| barbiturate {n} (derivative of barbituric acid that acts as a depressant of the central nervous system) | :: barbiturāti {m} |
| Barcelona {prop} (capital of Catalonia) | :: Barselona {f} |
| barcode {n} (set of machine-readable parallel bars) | :: svītrkods |
| bard {n} (professional poet and singer) | :: dziesminieks {m}, dziesminiece {f} |
| bare {adj} (naked, uncovered) | :: pliks |
| bare {adj} (having no decoration) | :: pliks |
| barf {n} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| barf {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| barium {n} (chemical element) | :: bārijs |
| bark {v} (to make a loud noise (dogs)) | :: riet |
| bark {n} (exterior covering of a tree) | :: miza, tāss [of a birch] |
| barley {n} (Hordeum vulgare or its grains) | :: mieži |
| barn {n} (child) SEE: child | :: |
| barn {n} (building) | :: kūts, klēts {f} |
| barn owl {n} (Tyto alba) | :: plīvurpūce |
| barn swallow {n} (species of swallow) | :: bezdelīga {f} |
| barometer {n} (an instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure) | :: barometrs {m} |
| baron {n} (male ruler of a barony) | :: barons, brīvkungs {m} |
| baroness {n} (female ruler of a barony) | :: baronese, brīvkundze |
| baroscope {n} (barometer) SEE: barometer | :: |
| barracuda {n} (predatory competitor) SEE: shark | :: |
| barre chord {n} (a guitar chord) | :: barē akords |
| barrel {n} (jar) SEE: jar | :: |
| barrel {n} (round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop) | :: muca |
| barrel {n} (quantity) | :: barels {m} |
| basalt {n} (hard rock) | :: bazalts {m} |
| base {adj} (low) | :: zems |
| base {adj} (immoral) | :: zems, zemisks, nekrietns, netikumisks, netikumīgs |
| base {adj} (vulgar, common) | :: zemisks, prasts |
| base {n} (bass) SEE: bass | :: |
| base {n} (apron) SEE: apron | :: |
| baseball {n} (ball game) | :: beisbols {m} |
| Basel {prop} (city in Switzerland) | :: Bāzele {f} |
| basement {n} (floor below ground level) | :: pagrabs {m} |
| baseness {n} (the state of being vile) | :: zemiskums {m} |
| bashful {adj} (inclined to avoid notice) | :: kaunīgs |
| Bashkir {prop} (language) | :: baškīru valoda |
| Bashkiria {prop} (Bashkortostan) SEE: Bashkortostan | :: |
| Bashkortostan {prop} (federal subject of Russia) | :: Baškortostāna {f}, Baškīrija |
| Bashkortostani {adj} (Bashkir) SEE: Bashkir | :: |
| Bashkortostani {n} (Bashkir) SEE: Bashkir | :: |
| basil {n} (plant) | :: baziliks {m} |
| Basil {prop} (male given name) | :: Basilijs {m} |
| basilica {n} (Christian church building having a nave) | :: bazilika {f} |
| basin {n} (wide bowl for washing) | :: bļoda {f} |
| basin {n} (area of land that drains into a common outlet) | :: baseins {m} |
| basket {n} (container) | :: grozs {m} |
| basketball {n} (the sport) | :: basketbols {m} |
| Basmachi {prop} (a rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia) | :: basmači {m-p} |
| Basque {n} (language) | :: basku valoda {f} |
| Basque {n} (member of a people) | :: basks {m} |
| Basque {adj} (relative to the Basque people or their language) | :: basku |
| bass {n} (perch) | :: asaris |
| Basse-Terre {prop} (capital city of Guadeloupe) | :: Bastēra |
| bassoon {n} (musical instrument in the woodwind family) | :: fagots {m} |
| bastille {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| bastille {n} (fortress) SEE: fortress | :: |
| bastille {n} (citadel) SEE: citadel | :: |
| bat {n} (small flying mammal) | :: sikspārnis |
| bate {v} (simple past of beat) SEE: beat | :: |
| bate {v} (masturbate) SEE: masturbate | :: |
| Bath {prop} (City in England) | :: Bāta |
| bathe {v} (to sunbathe) SEE: sunbathe | :: |
| bathhouse {n} (a building with baths for communal use) | :: pirts {m} |
| bathing suit {n} (tight fitting garment for swimming) SEE: swimsuit | :: |
| bathing trunks {n} (pair of shorts or briefs) SEE: swimming trunks | :: |
| bathos {n} (depth) SEE: depth | :: |
| bathrobe {n} (terrycloth robe) | :: halāts {m} |
| bathroom {n} (a room with a bathtub) | :: vannasistaba {f} |
| bathroom {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| bathtub {n} (large container in which a person may bathe) | :: vanna {f} |
| Batman {prop} (the bat-themed hero) | :: Betmens |
| baton {n} (music: conductor's stick) | :: zizlis {m} |
| baton {n} (sports: object transferred by relay runners) | :: nūjiņa {f} |
| baton {n} (club of the police) | :: steks {m} |
| battery {n} (device storing electricity) | :: baterija {f}, akumulators {m} [car] |
| battle {n} (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat) | :: kauja {f} |
| battlefield {n} (field of a land battle) | :: karalauks {m} |
| battleground {n} (location) SEE: battlefield | :: |
| Battle of Britain {prop} (series of air engagements between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe during World War II) | :: kauja par Britāniju {f} |
| Bavaria {prop} (region) | :: Bavārija {f} |
| Bavaria {prop} (state) | :: Bavārija |
| bay {n} (shrub) | :: lauru koks {m} |
| bay {n} (body of water) | :: līcis {m} |
| bay {n} (compartment) | :: niša {f} |
| bay {n} (excited barking) | :: rejas {f-p} |
| bay {adj} (of reddish-brown color) | :: bērs |
| bay {n} (reddish-brown horse) | :: bēris {m} |
| bayan {n} (a Russian accordion) | :: bajāns {m} |
| Bay of Bengal {prop} (Large bay in the northeastern Indian Ocean) | :: Bengālijas līcis {m} |
| bayonet {n} (weapon) | :: durklis {m} |
| bazaar {n} (marketplace) | :: tirgus {m}, bazārs {m} |
| be {v} (occupy a place) | :: būt |
| be {v} (exist) | :: būt |
| be {v} (elliptical form of "be here", or similar) | :: būt |
| be {v} (used to indicate that the subject and object are the same) | :: būt |
| be {v} (used to indicate that the values on either side of an equation are the same) | :: būt |
| be {v} (used to connect a noun to an adjective that describes it) | :: būt |
| be able to {v} (have ability to) | :: prast, varēt |
| beach {n} (sandy shore) | :: pludmale {f} |
| beak {n} (structure projecting from a bird's face) | :: knābis {m} |
| beam {n} (principal horizontal beam in a building) | :: sija {f} |
| bean {n} (seed) | :: pupa {f} |
| bean {n} (other bean-like seed) | :: pupa {f} |
| bear {v} (to give birth) SEE: give birth | :: |
| bear {v} (to carry) | :: nest |
| bear {n} (large mammal of family Ursidae) | :: lācis {m} |
| beard {n} (facial hair) | :: bārda {f} |
| bearing {n} (mechanical device) | :: gultnis {m} |
| beast {n} (non-human animal) | :: dzīvnieks {m}, zvērs {m} |
| beat {v} (to hit, to knock, to pound, to strike) | :: sist |
| Beatrice {prop} (female given name) | :: Beatrise {f} |
| Beaufort scale {prop} (measure for the intensity of the wind) | :: Boforta skala {f} |
| beautiful {adj} (possessing charm and attractive) | :: skaists, daiļš, glīts |
| beauty {n} (quality of pleasing appearance) | :: daiļums {m}, skaistums {m}, glītums {m} |
| beauty {n} (someone beautiful: male) | :: skaistulis {m} |
| beauty {n} (someone beautiful: female) | :: skaistule {f}, daiļava {f} |
| beauty {n} (something particularly good or pleasing) | :: skaistulis {m}, skaistums {m} |
| beauty contest {n} (beauty pageant) SEE: beauty pageant | :: |
| beauty mark {n} (dark spot on face) | :: dzimumzīme {f} |
| beauty pageant {n} (competition on attractiveness) | :: skaistuma konkurss {m} |
| beauty spot {n} (birthmark) SEE: mole | :: |
| beaver {n} (semiaquatic rodent) | :: bebrs {m} |
| be awake {v} (wake up) SEE: wake up | :: |
| be born {v} (to come into existence through birth) | :: dzimt, piedzimt |
| because {adv} (on account) | :: jo, tāpēc |
| because {conj} (by or for the cause that; on this account that; for the reason that) | :: jo, tāpēc, tāpēc ka, tādēļ, tādēļ ka |
| because of {prep} (on account of, by reason of, for the purpose of) | :: dēļ, pēc |
| become {v} (to begin to be) | :: kļūt, tapt, tikt |
| bed {n} (shaped piece of timber to hold a cask clear) SEE: pallet | :: |
| bed {n} (piece of furniture) | :: gulta {f} |
| bedbug {n} (small nocturnal insect) | :: blakts {f} |
| bedroom {n} (room in a house where a bed is kept for sleeping) | :: guļamistaba |
| bedsheet {n} (a sheet, a piece of cloth cut and finished as bedlinen) | :: palags |
| bedsore {n} (Lesion caused by pressure) | :: izgulējums {m} |
| bee {n} (insect) | :: bite {f} |
| beech {n} (tree of genus Fagus) | :: dižskābardis {f} |
| beef {n} (meat) | :: liellopa gaļa {f}, vērša gaļa {f} |
| beef {n} (cow, bull) SEE: cow | :: |
| beefsteak {n} (steak) | :: bifšteks {m} |
| beef up {v} (to strengthen or reinforce) SEE: strengthen | :: |
| beehive {n} (home of bees) | :: strops {m} |
| beekeeper {n} (someone who keeps bees) | :: biškopis {m}, biškope {f}, dravnieks {m}, dravniece {f}, bitenieks {m}, biteniece {f}, |
| beer {n} (alcoholic drink made of malt) | :: alus {m} |
| beeswax {n} (wax secreted by bees) | :: vasks {m} |
| beet {n} (Beta vulgaris) | :: biete |
| Beethoven {prop} (German surname) | :: Bēthovens |
| beetle {n} (insect) | :: vabole {f} |
| beetroot {n} (normally deep red coloured root vegetable) | :: biete {f} |
| before long {prep} (soon) SEE: soon | :: |
| beggar {n} (person who begs) | :: ubags {m} |
| beggar {n} (person suffering poverty) | :: ubags {m} |
| begin {v} (to start, to initiate or take the first step into something.) | :: sākt |
| behave {v} (to act in a specific manner) | :: uzvesties |
| behave oneself {v} (to act in a polite or proper way) SEE: behave | :: |
| behavior {n} (way an animal or human behaves or acts) | :: uzvedība {f} |
| behaviour {n} (behavior) SEE: behavior | :: |
| behest {n} (promise) SEE: promise | :: |
| behind {prep} (at the back of) | :: aiz |
| behind {prep} (to the back of) | :: aiz |
| behind {prep} (after, time- or motion-wise) | :: pirms |
| behind bars {prep} (in jail or prison) | :: aiz restēm |
| Beijing {prop} (capital of China) | :: Pekina {f} |
| being {n} (a living creature) | :: būtne, radījums |
| being {n} (the state or fact of existence) | :: eksistence, esamība |
| Beirut {prop} (capital of Lebanon) | :: Beirūta {f} |
| Belarus {prop} (country) | :: Baltkrievija {f} |
| Belarusian {adj} (pertaining to Belarus) | :: baltkrievu, baltkrievisks |
| Belarusian {n} (language) | :: baltkrievu valoda {f}, baltkrievu |
| Belarusian {n} (person from Belarus or of Belarusian descent) | :: baltkrievs {m}, baltkrieviete {f} |
| Belgian {n} (Belgian, person from Belgium) | :: beļģis {m}, beļģietis {m}, beļģiete {f} |
| Belgian {adj} (of or pertaining to Belgium) | :: Beļģijas, beļģisks |
| Belgian {adj} (of or pertaining to Belgians or Belgian people) | :: beļģu, beļģiešu, beļģisks |
| Belgium {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Beļģija {f} |
| Belgrade {prop} (capital of Serbia) | :: Belgrada {f} |
| belief {n} (mental acceptance of a claim as truth) | :: ticība {f} |
| believable {adj} (capable of being believed; credible) | :: ticams |
| believe {v} (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) | :: ticēt |
| believe {v} (to accept as true) | :: ticēt |
| Belize {prop} (country) | :: Beliza {f} |
| bell {n} (percussive instrument) | :: zvans {m} |
| bellows {n} (air blower) | :: plēšas {p} |
| bell pepper {n} (spicy-sweet vegetable) | :: paprika {f}, saldais pipars {m} |
| belly {n} (abdomen) | :: vēders {m} |
| bellybutton {n} (the navel or umbilicus) SEE: navel | :: |
| Belmopan {prop} (Belmopan) | :: Belmopana |
| belong {v} (be part of a group) | :: piederēt |
| belong {v} (be the property of) | :: piederēt |
| beloved {adj} (loved) | :: mīļots {m}, mīļota {f} |
| below {prep} (lower in spatial position than) | :: zem |
| belowstairs {adv} (downstairs) SEE: downstairs | :: |
| belt {n} (band worn around the waist) | :: josta {f}, siksna {f} |
| bench {n} (long seat) | :: sols {m} |
| bench {n} (sports: where players sit when not playing) | :: sols {m} |
| benchlet {n} (stool) SEE: stool | :: |
| benchmark {n} (standard) | :: etalons {m}, etalons {m} |
| bend {v} (to cause to shape into a curve) | :: saliekt |
| Benedict {prop} (male given name) | :: Benedikts {m} |
| Bengal {prop} (region in South Asia) | :: Bengālija {f} |
| Bengali {adj} (of or pertaining to Bengal) | :: bengāļu |
| Bengali {n} (person from Bengal) | :: bengālis {m}, bengāle {f} |
| Bengali {n} (language) | :: bengāļu valoda {f} |
| Benghazi {prop} (Benghazi, Libya) | :: Bengāzī |
| Benin {prop} (country) | :: Benina {f} |
| benumb {v} (make numb) SEE: numb | :: |
| benzene {n} (aromatic compound C6H6) | :: benzols |
| benzine {n} (benzene) SEE: benzene | :: |
| Beograd {prop} (Belgrade) SEE: Belgrade | :: |
| be quiet {interj} (remain silent) SEE: silence | :: |
| berate {v} (chide vehemently) | :: bārt, lamāt |
| bereavement {n} (The state of being bereaved; deprivation; especially the loss of a relative by death) | :: zaudējums {m} |
| beret {n} (type of brimless cap) | :: berete {f} |
| berkelium {n} (transuranic chemical element) | :: berklijs |
| Berlin {prop} (capital city of Germany) | :: Berlīne {f} |
| Berlin Wall {prop} (wall that parted Berlin) | :: Berlīnes mūris {m} |
| Bermuda {prop} (island group) | :: Bermudu salas |
| Bern {prop} (city) | :: Berne {f} |
| berry {n} (small fruit) | :: oga {f} |
| berth {n} (bunk) | :: koja {f} |
| Bertha {prop} (female given name) | :: Berta {f} |
| beryl {n} (gem) | :: berils |
| beryl {n} (colour) | :: berila krāsa {f} |
| beryl {adj} (of a dull bluish green colour) | :: berils, berila krāsas |
| beryllium {n} (chemical element) | :: berilijs {m} |
| be sick {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| be silent {v} (refrain from speaking) | :: klusēt |
| besom {n} (broom) | :: slota {f} |
| bestial {adj} (beast-like) | :: dzīvniecisks |
| bet {n} (a wager) | :: likme {f}, derības {f-p} |
| bet {v} (to stake or pledge upon the outcome of an event) | :: derēt, saderēt |
| bet {v} (to be sure of something) | :: būt pārliecinātam |
| bet {v} | :: nosaukt likmi |
| Bethlehem {prop} (City) | :: Bētleme {f} |
| betray {v} (to deliver into the hands of an enemy) | :: nodot |
| betrayal {n} (treason) SEE: treason | :: |
| better {adv} (comparative form of the adverb well) | :: labāk |
| better an egg today than a hen tomorrow {proverb} (a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush) SEE: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush | :: |
| Betty {prop} (female name) | :: Betija {f} |
| between {prep} (in the position or interval that separates two things) | :: starp, vidū |
| between {prep} (shared in confidence by) | :: starp |
| between {prep} (in transit from one to the other) | :: starp |
| between {prep} (one of, representing a choice) | :: starp |
| beverage {n} (drink) | :: dzēriens {m} |
| beyond {prep} (beyond) SEE: above | :: |
| beyond {n} (unknown) SEE: unknown | :: |
| Bharat {prop} (India) SEE: India | :: |
| Bhubaneshwar {prop} (Bhubaneswar) SEE: Bhubaneswar | :: |
| Bhubaneswar {prop} (capital of Odisha, India) | :: Bhubanešbara {f} |
| Bhutan {prop} (Himalayan country) | :: Butāna |
| biathlon {n} (winter sport) | :: biatlons {m} |
| Białystok {prop} (city) | :: Bjalistoka |
| bible {n} (comprehensive manual) | :: Bībele {f} |
| bible {n} (omasum) SEE: omasum | :: |
| Bible {prop} (Christian holy book) | :: Bībele |
| bicycle {n} (vehicle) | :: velosipēds {m}, divritenis {m} |
| bidet {n} (low-mounted plumbing fixture for cleaning the genitalia and anus) | :: bidē {m} |
| big {adj} (of a great size, see also: large) | :: liels |
| bigamy {n} (state of having two spouses simultaneously) | :: divlaulība |
| Big Ben {prop} (the hour bell in London) | :: Bigbens {m} |
| Bihar {prop} (a state in eastern India) | :: Bihāra |
| bikini {n} (bathing suit) | :: bikini |
| bilberry {n} (type of blueberry from the cowberry family, see also: blueberry) | :: mellene {f} |
| bile {n} (secretion produced by the liver) | :: žults {m} |
| bill {n} (draft of a law) | :: likumprojekts {m} |
| bill {n} (piece of paper money) SEE: banknote | :: |
| billfold {n} (wallet) SEE: wallet | :: |
| billiards {n} (a cue sport) | :: biljards {m} |
| billion {n} (a thousand million; 1,000,000,000; a milliard) | :: miljards {m} |
| Billy {prop} (William) SEE: William | :: |
| billy goat {n} (male goat) | :: āzis {m} |
| bin {n} (container used for storage) | :: tīne {f}, lāde {f} |
| bin {n} (container for rubbish) | :: atkritumu tvertne {f} |
| binge eating disorder {n} (medical disorder) | :: kompulsīva pārēšanās |
| binky {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier | :: |
| binoculars {n} (hand-held device for looking at a distance) | :: binoklis {m}, tālskatis {m} |
| biochemistry {n} (the chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism) | :: bioķīmija {f} |
| biography {n} (personal life story) | :: biogrāfija {f} |
| biologic {adj} (biological) SEE: biological | :: |
| biological {n} (of biology) | :: bioloģisks |
| biologist {n} (student of biology; one versed in the science of biology) | :: biologs {m}, bioloģe {f} |
| biology {n} (study of living matter) | :: bioloģija {f} |
| bipolar disorder {n} (psychiatric diagnostic category) | :: bipolārie traucējumi, bipolāri afektīvi traucējumi |
| birch {n} (tree) | :: bērzs {m} |
| birch {v} (to punish with a birch) | :: pērt, sukāt |
| birch {v} (to punish as if one were using a birch) | :: pērt, sukāt |
| bird {n} (animal) | :: putns {m} |
| bird cherry {n} (Prunus padus) | :: ieva {f} |
| birdlime {n} (serving of a prison sentence) SEE: time | :: |
| bird of prey {n} (carnivorous bird) | :: plēsējputns {m} |
| birds of a feather flock together {proverb} (people of similar character, etc. tend to associate) | :: tāds ar tādu saderas |
| birds of the feather flock together {proverb} (birds of a feather flock together) SEE: birds of a feather flock together | :: |
| Birmingham {prop} (city and borough in England) | :: Birmingema {f} |
| Birmingham {prop} (city in Alabama) | :: Birmingema {f} |
| biro {n} (ballpoint pen) SEE: ballpoint pen | :: |
| birth {n} (process of childbearing; beginning of life) | :: dzemdēšana, dzemdības |
| birth certificate {n} (official document certifying the details of a person's birth) | :: dzimšanas apliecība {f} |
| birthday {n} (anniversary) | :: dzimšanas diena {m} |
| birthmark {n} (a mark on the skin formed before birth) | :: dzimumzīme {f} |
| birthplace {n} (location where a person is born) | :: dzimšanas vieta {f} |
| birthrate {n} (rate of live births to population) | :: dzimstība {f} |
| biscuit {n} (small, flat baked good, see also: cookie; cracker) | :: biskvīts {m} |
| Bishkek {prop} (capital of Kyrgyzstan) | :: Biškeka {f} |
| bishop {n} (church official, supervisor of priests and congregations) | :: bīskaps |
| bismuth {n} (chemical element) | :: bismuts |
| bison {n} (wild ox, Bison bonasus) | :: sumbrs {m} |
| bit {n} (metal in horse's mouth) | :: laužņi {p}, mutes dzelži {p} |
| bit {n} (math: binary digit) | :: bits {m} |
| bit {n} (computing smallest unit of storage) | :: bits {m} |
| bit {n} (coin of a specified value) SEE: coin | :: |
| bitch {n} (female canine) | :: kuce {f} |
| bitch {n} (disagreeable, aggressive person, usually female) | :: kuce {f}, maita {f} |
| bitch {n} (difficult or confounding problem) | :: suņanagla pakaļā [vulgar], galvassāpes {f-p} |
| bitch {n} (complaint) SEE: complaint | :: |
| bitch {n} (playful variation on dog (sense "man")) SEE: dog | :: |
| bitch out {v} (to complain) SEE: bitch | :: |
| bite {v} (to cut into by clamping the teeth) | :: kost |
| bite {v} (to hold something by clamping one’s teeth) | :: kost |
| bite {n} (wound left behind after having been bitten) | :: kodums |
| Bitola {prop} (city) | :: Bitola |
| bitter {adj} (having an acrid taste) | :: rūgts, sīvs, sūrs |
| bittern {n} (bird of the subfamily Botaurinae) | :: dumpis {m} |
| bittersweet {n} (the bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara) | :: bebrukārkliņš |
| blabbermouth {n} (chatterbox) SEE: chatterbox | :: |
| black {adj} (absorbing all light) | :: melns |
| black {n} (colour/color) | :: melns, melna {f} |
| black alder {n} (Alnus glutinosa tree) | :: melnalksnis {m} |
| black-arched moth {n} (species of moth) | :: egļu mūķene {f} |
| black-backed jackal {n} (Canis mesomelas) | :: melnmuguras šakālis {m} |
| blackberry {n} (shrub) | :: kazene {f} |
| blackberry {n} (fruit) | :: kazene {f} |
| blackbird {n} (Turdus merula: blackbird) | :: melnais meža strazds {?} |
| blackboard {n} (a surface that can be written upon with chalk) | :: tāfele {f} |
| black box {n} (recorders in an aircraft) | :: melnā kaste {f} |
| blackcap {n} (Sylvia atricapilla) | :: melngalvas ķauķis {m} |
| black caraway {n} (Nigella sativa, see also: nigella) | :: melna ķimenes {f}, sējas melnsēklīte |
| black caraway {n} (spice) | :: melna ķimenes {f}, melnsēklīte |
| black child {n} (black child, see also: pickaninny) | :: nēģerēns {m} |
| black chokeberry {n} (Aronia melanocarpa) | :: melnaugļu aronija {f} |
| black-crested titmouse {n} (Baeolophus atricristatus) | :: [[ melncekula zīlīte]] |
| black-crowned night heron {n} (Nycticorax nycticorax) | :: nakts gārnis |
| black cumin {n} (Nigella sativa) SEE: nigella | :: |
| black currant {n} (berry) | :: upene |
| Black Death {prop} (14th century pandemic outbreak) | :: melnā nāve |
| black eye {n} (bruised eye) | :: zila acs {f} |
| blackfly {n} (fly of the Simuliidae) | :: knislis {m} |
| Black Forest {prop} (German forest and mountain range) | :: Švarcvalde {f} |
| black grouse {n} (Lyrurus tetrix) | :: rubenis, teteris {m} |
| black-haired {adj} (having black hair) | :: tumšmatains |
| black-headed gull {n} (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) | :: lielais ķīris {m} |
| black hole {n} (celestial body) | :: melnais caurums |
| black horse {n} | :: melnis {m} |
| black ice {n} (invisible film of ice) | :: apledojums {m} |
| blackish {adj} (somewhat black) | :: melngans, iemelns, melnīgs |
| blackmail {n} (extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure) | :: šantāža {f} |
| black market {n} (trade that is in violation of restrictions, rationing or price controls) | :: melnais tirgus {m} |
| black rhinoceros {n} (Diceros bicornis) | :: melnais degunradzis |
| Black Sea {prop} (an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor) | :: Melnā jūra |
| blackseed {n} (Nigella sativa) SEE: nigella | :: |
| black sheep {n} (nonconformist) | :: melnā avs {f}, baltais zvirbulis {m} |
| blacksmith {n} (iron forger, see also: smith) | :: kalējs {m}, kalvis {m} [poetic] |
| black woodpecker {n} (Dryocopus martius) | :: melnā dzilna |
| bladder {n} (urinary bladder) SEE: urinary bladder | :: |
| blade {n} (sharp-edged or pointed working end of a tool or utensil) | :: asmens {m}, [knife] ģelzis {m} |
| blade {n} (part of a propeller) | :: lāpstiņa {f} |
| Blagoevgrad {prop} (town in Bulgaria) | :: Blagojevgrada {f} |
| Blagoveshchensk {prop} (city in Siberia) | :: Blagoveščenska |
| blame {n} (responsibility) SEE: responsibility | :: |
| blanket {n} (fabric) | :: sega {f} |
| blay {n} (bleak) SEE: bleak | :: |
| blaze {v} (to be on fire) | :: liesmot |
| bleak {n} (small European river fish) | :: vīķe {f} |
| bleat {v} (to make the cry of a sheep or goat) | :: blēt |
| bleed {v} (lose blood) | :: asiņot |
| blend {n} (in linguistics) SEE: portmanteau word | :: |
| blender {n} (machine) | :: blenderis {m} |
| bless {v} (confer blessing on) | :: svētīt |
| blessed {adj} (having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing) | :: svētīts |
| bless you {interj} (said to somebody who has sneezed) | :: uz veselībām |
| bleuatre {adj} (bluish) SEE: bluish | :: |
| blind {adj} (unable to see) | :: akls, neredzīgs |
| blind {v} (make temporarily or permanently blind) | :: apžilbināt |
| blind alley {n} (street that leads nowhere) SEE: dead end | :: |
| blizzard {n} (severe snowstorm) | :: sniegputenis {m} |
| block {v} (to prevent passing) | :: bloķēt |
| block {v} (to prevent an action) | :: bloķēt |
| block {v} (to impede opponent) | :: bloķēt |
| blog {n} (a personal or corporate website) | :: emuārs {m}, tīmekļa žurnāls {m}, blogs {m}, tīmekļa dienasgrāmata {f} |
| blond {adj} (of a pale golden colour) | :: blonds |
| blond {adj} (having blond hair) | :: gaišmatains, blonds |
| blond {n} (fair-haired person) | :: gaišmatis {m}, gaišmate {f}, blondīns {m}, blondīne {f} |
| blonde {n} (blond) SEE: blond | :: |
| blonde {adj} (blond) SEE: blond | :: |
| blood {n} (vital liquid flowing in animal bodies) | :: asinis {f} |
| blood {n} (family relationship due to birth, e.g. between siblings) | :: asinis {f-p}, asins {f} |
| blood {n} (blood test or blood sample) | :: asins analīzes {f-p} |
| blood group {n} (blood type) SEE: blood type | :: |
| blood pudding {n} (blood sausage) SEE: blood sausage | :: |
| blood sausage {n} (type of sausage) | :: asinsdesa {f} |
| bloodsucker {n} (vampire) SEE: vampire | :: |
| bloodsucker {n} (parasite) SEE: parasite | :: |
| blood type {n} (blood classification) | :: asinsgrupa {f} |
| blood vessel {n} (component of the circulatory system that carries blood) | :: asinsvads {m} |
| bloody {adj} (covered in blood) | :: asiņains |
| bloody {adj} (characterised by great bloodshed) | :: asiņains |
| bloom {n} (flower) SEE: flower | :: |
| blotto {adj} ((very) drunk or intoxicated) SEE: drunk | :: |
| blow {v} (to produce an air current) | :: pūst |
| blow {v} (to explode) | :: sprāgt |
| blow {n} (cocaine) SEE: snow | :: |
| blower {n} (telephone) SEE: telephone | :: |
| blowjob {n} (the act of fellatio) | :: sūkāšana {f} |
| bludgeon {n} (short heavy club) | :: runga |
| blue {adj} (blue-colored, see also: dark blue; light blue) | :: zils |
| blue {n} (colour) | :: zils |
| blue {n} (argument) SEE: argument | :: |
| blue {n} (sky, literally or figuratively) SEE: sky | :: |
| blueberry {n} (fruit) | :: mellene {f} |
| bluebottle {n} (cornflower) SEE: cornflower | :: |
| blue-gray {adj} (color — see also the hyponyms listed above) | :: pelēkzilā |
| bluestone {n} (slate) SEE: slate | :: |
| bluestone {n} (limestone) SEE: limestone | :: |
| bluestone {n} (basalt) SEE: basalt | :: |
| bluethroat {n} (bird) | :: zilrīklīte {f} |
| Bluetooth {prop} (nickname of a Danish king) | :: Zilzobis {m} |
| bluish {adj} (somewhat blue in color) | :: iezils, zilgans, iezilgans |
| blunt {adj} (having a thick edge or point, not sharp) | :: truls, neass |
| bluntness {n} (the characteristic of being blunt) | :: trulums {m} |
| blush {n} (an act of blushing) | :: sarkst |
| blush {v} (to redden in the face from shame, excitement or embarrassment) | :: piesarkt |
| boar {n} (wild boar) SEE: wild boar | :: |
| boar {n} (male pig) | :: kuilis {m} |
| board {n} (long, wide and thin piece of wood or other material) | :: dēlis {m} |
| board {n} (short for blackboard, whiteboard, etc.) | :: tāfele {f} |
| board {n} (side of a ship) | :: borts {m} |
| board game {n} (game played on a board) | :: galda spēle {f} |
| boarding house {n} (private house for paying guests) | :: pansionāts {m} |
| boarding house {n} (boarding school building) | :: internāts {m} |
| boast {n} (brag) | :: lielīties, dižoties, plātīties [colloquialism] |
| boastful {adj} (tending to boast or brag) | :: lielīgs |
| boat {n} (water craft) | :: laiva {f} |
| bobcat {n} (North American wild cat) | :: rūsganais lūsis |
| Boche {n} (German) SEE: German | :: |
| bodice {n} (kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone) | :: ņieburs {m} |
| bodkin {n} (dagger) SEE: dagger | :: |
| body {n} (physical structure of a human or animal) | :: ķermenis {m} |
| body {n} (corpse) | :: mironis {m} |
| body corporate {n} (corporation) SEE: corporation | :: |
| bog {n} (expanse of marshland) | :: purvs {m}, purvājs {m}, muklājs {m}, staignums {m} |
| bogey {n} (standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at) SEE: benchmark | :: |
| bogeyman {n} (menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories) | :: bubulis |
| boggy {adj} (having the qualities of a bog) | :: staigns, purvains, muklains, mukls |
| bogie {n} (cigarette) SEE: cigarette | :: |
| bogie {n} (ghost) SEE: ghost | :: |
| bohemium {n} (rhenium) SEE: rhenium | :: |
| bohrium {n} (chemical element) | :: borijs {m} |
| boil {v} (heat (a liquid) until it begins to turn into a gas) | :: uzvārīt |
| boil {v} (cook in boiling water) | :: vārīt |
| boil {v} (begin to turn into a gas) | :: vārīties, virt |
| boiled {adj} (angry) SEE: angry | :: |
| boiled {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| Bokmål {n} (language) | :: būkmols {m} |
| bolete {n} (type of mushroom) | :: baravika {f} |
| Bolivia {prop} (country in South America) | :: Bolīvija {f} |
| Bologna {prop} (province) | :: Boloņa {f} |
| Bologna {prop} (city) | :: Boloņa {f} |
| Bolshevik {n} (a member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which seized power in the October Revolution of 1917) | :: boļševiks {m} |
| bolt {n} (metal fastener) | :: bulta {f} |
| bolt {n} (sliding pin or bar in a lock) | :: bulta {f} |
| bolt {n} (short, stout, blunt-headed arrow) | :: strēle {f}, šautra {f}, bulta {f} |
| bolt {n} (lightning spark) | :: šautra {f} |
| bolt {v} (to swallow food without chewing) | :: rīt |
| bolt from the blue {n} (something totally unexpected) | :: kā pērkons no skaidrām debesīm, kā sniegs uz galvas |
| bomb {n} (device filled with explosives) | :: bumba |
| bomb {n} (success) SEE: success | :: |
| Bombay {n} (Mumbai) SEE: Mumbai | :: |
| bon appétit {phrase} (used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat) | :: labu apetīti |
| Bonaventure {prop} (male given name) | :: Bonaventura |
| bone {n} (material) | :: kauls {m} |
| bone {n} (component of a skeleton) | :: kauls {m} |
| bone {n} (fishbone) | :: asaka {f} |
| bone marrow {n} (bone marrow) | :: kaulu smadzenes {p} |
| bone of contention {n} (Something that continues to be disputed) | :: strīda ābols {m} |
| bonfire {n} (large, outdoor controlled fire) | :: ugunskurs {m} |
| bonjour {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| bonnet {n} (second stomach of a ruminant) SEE: reticulum | :: |
| bon voyage {interj} (wish of good journey) | :: laimīgu ceļu |
| boob {n} (breast (colloquial)) | :: pups {m} |
| book {n} (collection of sheets of paper bound together containing printed or written material) | :: grāmata {f} |
| bookcase {n} (furniture displaying books) | :: grāmatu skapis {m}, grāmatskapis {m} |
| booklet {n} (small book) | :: grāmatiņa {f} |
| bookrack {n} (rack for books) SEE: bookshelf | :: |
| bookshelf {n} (shelf for storing books) | :: grāmatu plaukts {m}, grāmatplaukts {m} |
| bookshop {n} (shop that sells books) | :: grāmatnīca {f} |
| bookstore {n} (bookshop) SEE: bookshop | :: |
| boot {n} (heavy shoe that covers part of the leg) | :: zābaks {m} ({s}) |
| boot {n} (kick) SEE: kick | :: |
| boot {n} (luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car) SEE: trunk | :: |
| bootstrap {v} (to load the operating system) SEE: boot | :: |
| boot up {v} (to start computer by bootstrap procedure) SEE: boot | :: |
| bordello {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| border {n} (the outer edge of something) | :: robeža {f} |
| border {n} (the line or frontier area separating regions) | :: robeža {f} |
| border collie {n} (border collie) | :: borderkollijs {m} |
| Border Collie {n} (Border Collie) SEE: border collie | :: |
| boredom {n} (state of being bored) | :: garlaicība {f}, garlaiks {m} |
| borer {n} (a wood boring insect: the larval stage of the Anobium punctatum beetle) | :: ķirmis {m} |
| boringness {n} (state of being boring) | :: garlaicīgums |
| Boris {prop} (male given name) | :: Boriss {m} |
| born {v} (be born) SEE: be born | :: |
| born with a silver spoon in one's mouth {adj} (born rich or in a wealthy family) | :: piedzimis zem laimīgas zvaigznes {m} |
| boro {v} (borrow) SEE: borrow | :: |
| boron {n} (chemical element) | :: bors {m} |
| borrow {v} (receive temporarily) | :: aizņemties |
| borrowing {n} (loanword) SEE: loanword | :: |
| borscht {n} (beetroot soup) | :: borščs |
| Bosnia {prop} (northern part of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a geographic and historical entity) | :: Bosnija {f} |
| Bosnia {prop} (short for 'Bosnia and Herzegovina') | :: Bosnija {f} |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina {prop} (country on the Balkan peninsula) | :: Bosnija un Hercegovina {f} |
| Bosniak {n} | :: bosnietis {m}, bosniete {f} |
| Bosnian {adj} (of or pertaining to Bosnia) | :: Bosnijas, bosniešu, bosnisks |
| Bosnian {n} (the people) | :: bosnietis {m}, bosniete {f} |
| Bosnian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) | :: bosniešu valoda {f}, bosniešu, bosnisks |
| Bosphorus {prop} (a strait that passes through Istanbul) | :: Bosfors |
| Boston {prop} (city in Massachusetts) | :: Bostona |
| bot {n} (robot) SEE: robot | :: |
| bot {n} (a piece of software for doing repetitive tasks) | :: robotprogrammatūra {f}, bots {m} |
| botanic {adj} (pertaining to botany) SEE: botanical | :: |
| botanical {adj} (Of or pertaining to botany) | :: botānisks |
| botanist {n} (a person engaged in botany) | :: botāniķis {m}, botāniķe {f} |
| botany {n} (scientific study of plants) | :: botānika {f} |
| botfly {n} | :: dundurs {m} |
| both {determiner} (each of two; one and the other) | :: abi |
| bother {v} (to annoy, disturb) | :: traucēt |
| botheration {interj} (expression of annoyance) SEE: bother | :: |
| Botswana {prop} (Republic of Botswana) | :: Botsvana {f} |
| bottle {n} (container) | :: pudele {f} |
| bottle {n} (contents of such a container) | :: pudele {f} |
| bottle {n} (container with a rubber nipple) SEE: baby bottle | :: |
| bottom {n} (lowest part) | :: apakša {f} |
| boulder {n} (large mass of stone) | :: laukakmens {m} |
| boulevard {n} (broad, landscaped thoroughfare) | :: bulvāris {m} |
| bouquet {n} (bunch of flowers) | :: pušķis {m} |
| bourdon {n} (bumblebee) SEE: bumblebee | :: |
| bow {n} (weapon used for shooting arrows) | :: loks {m} |
| bow {n} (rod used for playing stringed instruments) | :: lociņš {m} |
| bow {v} (to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference) | :: paklanīties |
| bow {n} (gesture made by bending forward at the waist) | :: paklanīšanās |
| bow {n} (front of a boat or ship) | :: priekšgals {m} |
| bowhead {n} (Balaena mysticetus) | :: polārais valis, grenlandes valis |
| bowhead whale {n} (a whale, Balaena mysticetus) SEE: bowhead | :: |
| bowl {n} (container for food) | :: bļoda {f} |
| bowling {n} (a game played by rolling a ball down an alley) | :: boulings {m} |
| bowtie {n} (necktie shaped like a bow) | :: tauriņš {m} |
| box {n} (cuboid space; container) | :: kaste {f} |
| box {n} (shrub or tree of the genus Buxus) | :: buksuss {m} |
| boxing {n} (the sport of boxing) | :: bokss {m} |
| boy {n} (young male) | :: puika, zēns {m}, puisis {m}, puika {m} |
| boy {n} (male servant) | :: puisis {m} |
| bra {n} (brassiere) | :: krūšturis {m} |
| bracelet {n} (a band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry or an ornament) | :: aproce {f}, rokassprādze {f} |
| brachium {n} (upper arm) SEE: upper arm | :: |
| bracket {n} (round bracket) SEE: round bracket | :: |
| brag {n} (boast) SEE: boast | :: |
| braggardly {adj} (boastful) SEE: boastful | :: |
| braggart {adj} (characterized by boasting) SEE: boastful | :: |
| braid {v} (to intertwine) | :: pīt |
| braid {n} (weave of three or more strands) | :: pīne {f} |
| brain {n} (organ) | :: smadzenes {p} |
| brain {n} (brains: intellect) | :: prāts {m}, smadzenes {p} |
| brainpower {n} (mental ability) SEE: intelligence | :: |
| brainstorm {n} (brainstorming) SEE: brainstorming | :: |
| brainstorming {n} (method of problem solving) | :: prāta vētras metode {f} |
| brainwash {n} (effect upon one's memory, belief or ideas) | :: smadzeņu skalošana {f} |
| brake {n} (device used to slow or stop a vehicle) | :: bremze {f} |
| brake {v} (to operate brakes) | :: bremzēt |
| bramble {n} (diverse Rubus shrubs) SEE: blackberry | :: |
| brambling {n} (bird) | :: ziemas žubīte {f} |
| branch {n} (woody part of a tree arising from the trunk) | :: zars {m} |
| branch {n} | :: [part of a tree] zars {m} |
| Brandenburg {prop} (state) | :: Brandenburga |
| brass {n} (alloy of copper and zinc) | :: misiņš {m} |
| brassiere {n} (bra) SEE: bra | :: |
| Bratislava {prop} (The capital of Slovakia) | :: Bratislava {f} |
| brave {adj} (strong in the face of fear) | :: drosmīgs, drošs |
| bravery {n} (being brave) | :: drosme {f} |
| Brazil {prop} (Portuguese-speaking country in South America) | :: Brazīlija {f} |
| Brazilian {n} (person from Brazil) | :: brazīlietis {m}, brazīliete {f} |
| Brazilian {adj} (pertaining to Brazil) | :: brazīliešu, brazīlisks |
| bread {n} (baked dough made from cereals) | :: maize |
| bread {n} (slang: money) | :: kukuļ |
| breadbasket {n} (stomach) SEE: stomach | :: |
| breadmaker {n} (baker) SEE: baker | :: |
| breadth {n} (width) SEE: width | :: |
| break {v} (intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces) | :: salūzt, lūzt |
| break {v} (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces) | :: salauzt, lauzt |
| break {v} (intransitive, of a bone: to crack) | :: salūzt, lūzt |
| break {v} (transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack) | :: salauzt, lauzt |
| break {v} (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something)) | :: pārkāpt |
| break {v} (intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether) | :: salūzt, lūzt |
| break {v} (transitive: to cause to stop functioning) | :: salauzt, lauzt |
| break {v} (of a spell of weather: to end) | :: beigties |
| break {v} (to interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily) | :: paņemt pārtraukumu |
| break {v} | :: salauzt, lauzt |
| break {n} (instance of breaking something into pieces) | :: lūšana {f} |
| break {n} (physical space that opens up in something or between two things) | :: lūzums {m} |
| break {n} (rest or pause, usually from work) | :: pārtraukums {m} |
| breakable {adj} (fragile) SEE: fragile | :: |
| breakfast {n} (first meal of the day) | :: brokastis |
| breakfast {v} (to eat the morning meal) | :: brokastot |
| break out {v} (to escape, especially forcefully or defiantly) | :: izlauzties |
| break the ice {v} (to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness) | :: spert pirmo soli |
| bream {n} (fish of the genus Abramis) | :: plaudis |
| breast {n} (milk-producing organ) | :: krūts {f} |
| breastfeed {v} (feed a baby milk via the breasts) | :: zīdīt |
| breast milk {n} (milk produced by humans) | :: mātes piens |
| breath {n} (act or process of breathing) | :: elpošana {f}, dvašošana {f} |
| breath {n} (air expelled from the lungs) | :: dvaša {f}, elpa {f} |
| breathe {v} (to draw air in and out) | :: elpot |
| breathlessness {n} (difficult respiration) SEE: shortness of breath | :: |
| breeder {n} (slang, derogatory: person focussed on the rearing of their children) | :: vaislenieks {m} |
| breeding {n} (copulation) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| breeze {n} (a light, gentle wind) | :: vēsma {f} |
| breeze {v} (blow gently) | :: vēsmot |
| breezefly {n} (horsefly) SEE: horsefly | :: |
| Bremen {prop} (state) | :: Brēmene {f} |
| Bremen {prop} (city) | :: Brēmene {f} |
| Breslau {prop} (Wroclaw) SEE: Wroclaw | :: |
| Brest {prop} (a city in Belarus) | :: Bresta |
| Breton {n} (the language) | :: bretoņu |
| breviary {n} (a book containing prayers and hymns) | :: breviārs |
| brew {n} (beer) SEE: beer | :: |
| brew {n} (hill) SEE: hill | :: |
| brewer {n} (someone who brews) | :: aldaris {m}, aldare {f} |
| brewery {n} (building where beer is produced) | :: alus darītava {f} |
| brewing {n} (production of alcoholic beverages) | :: raudzēšana |
| bribe {n} (inducement to dishonesty) | :: kukulis {m} |
| bribe {v} (to give a bribe) | :: kukuļot |
| brick {n} (hardened block used for building) | :: ķieģelis {m} |
| brick {n} (a building material) | :: ķieģelis {m} |
| bride {n} (woman in the context of her own wedding) | :: līgava {f} |
| bridegroom {n} (bridegroom, groom) | :: līgavainis {m} |
| bridge {n} (construction or natural feature that spans a divide) | :: tilts {m} |
| bridge {n} (card game) | :: bridžs {m} |
| Bridget {prop} (female given name) | :: Brigita {f} |
| briefcase {n} (case used for carrying documents) | :: portfelis {m} |
| bright {adj} (visually dazzling, luminous, radiant) | :: gaišs, spožs, spilgts |
| brightness {n} (the perception elicited by the luminance of an object) | :: spilgtums {m}, spožums {m} |
| brilliant {adj} (of surpassing excellence) | :: spožs, spilgts, izcils |
| brilliant {adj} (magnificent or wonderful (primarily UK usage)) | :: spožs, spilgts, izcils |
| brilliant {adj} (highly intelligent) | :: izcils |
| brimstone {n} (sulfur) SEE: sulfur | :: |
| brimstone {n} (butterfly species) | :: citrontauriņš {m}, krūkļu baltenis {m} |
| bring {v} (to transport toward somebody/somewhere) | :: ienest, atnest |
| bring {v} | :: atnest |
| bring up {v} (to raise children) | :: audzināt |
| brinjal {n} (an aubergine) SEE: eggplant | :: |
| briny {n} (sea) SEE: sea | :: |
| brisk {adj} (full of liveliness and activity) | :: žirgts, spirgts, ņiprs, možs, mundrs, kustīgs |
| briskness {n} (property of being brisk) | :: žirgtums {m}, spirgtums {m}, možums {m}, mundrums {m}, mundrība {f} |
| Bristol {prop} (city in south-west England) | :: Bristole {f} |
| Brit {n} (British person) SEE: Briton | :: |
| Britain {prop} (United Kingdom) SEE: United Kingdom | :: |
| Britain {prop} (island, see also: Great Britain; British Isles) | :: Britānija {f} |
| Britain {prop} (Brittany) SEE: Brittany | :: |
| britches {n} (pants) SEE: pants | :: |
| British {adj} (of Britain) | :: britu, britisks |
| British Columbia {prop} (province of Canada) | :: Britu Kolumbija {f} |
| British Empire {prop} (empire) | :: Lielbritānijas impērija |
| British Isles {prop} (group of islands) | :: Britu salas {f-p} |
| British Virgin Islands {prop} (British overseas territory) | :: Britu Virdžīnas {f-p} |
| Briton {n} (inhabitant of Great Britain) | :: brits {m}, briti {m-p}, britiete {f} |
| Briton {n} (a Celtic inhabitant of southern Britain at the time of the Roman conquest) | :: brits {m}, briti {f-p} |
| Brittany {prop} (region of North West France) | :: Bretaņa {f} |
| bro {n} (a male sibling) SEE: brother | :: |
| broach {n} (spit) SEE: spit | :: |
| broad {adj} (wide) SEE: wide | :: |
| broad {n} (whore) SEE: whore | :: |
| broccoli {n} (plant Brassica oleracea var. italica) | :: brokoļi |
| brochure {n} (booklet of printed informational matter) | :: brošūra {f} |
| broker {n} (mediator between a buyer and seller) | :: mākleris {m}, brokeris {m} |
| bromine {n} (nonmetallic chemical element) | :: broms {m} |
| Bronx cheer {n} (synonym of raspberry) SEE: raspberry | :: |
| bronze {v} (to tan) SEE: tan | :: |
| bronze {n} (alloy) | :: bronza {f} |
| brood {n} (the young of certain animals) | :: vaisla {f} |
| broom {n} (domestic utensil) | :: slota {f} |
| brothel {n} (house of prostitution) | :: bordelis {m} |
| brother {n} (male sibling) | :: brālis {m} |
| brother {n} (male having parents in common) | :: brālis {m} |
| brother-in-law {n} (one's husband's brother) | :: dieveris {m} |
| brother-in-law {n} (one's wife's brother) | :: svainis {m} |
| brother-in-law {n} (one's sister's husband) | :: svainis {m} |
| brow {n} (forehead) SEE: forehead | :: |
| brow {n} (eyebrow) SEE: eyebrow | :: |
| brown {n} (colour) | :: brūns |
| brown {adj} (having a brown colour) | :: brūns |
| brown {v} (to tan) SEE: tan | :: |
| brown bear {n} (Ursus arctos) | :: brūnais lācis |
| brown coal {n} (lignite) SEE: lignite | :: |
| brown falcon {n} | :: brūnais piekūns {m} |
| brownish {adj} (of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown) | :: iebrūns, brūngans, brūnīgs |
| brown trout {n} (species of freshwater trout) | :: taimiņš |
| bruise {n} (medical: mark on the skin) | :: zilums {m} |
| brunch {n} (a meal) | :: vēlbrokastis {f-p} |
| Brunei {prop} (a country in Southeast Asia) | :: Bruneja {f} |
| brunette {adj} (having brown or black hair) | :: tumšmatains |
| brunette {n} (a person, especially female, with brown or black hair) | :: tumšmate {f}, tumšmatis {m}, brunete {f}, brunets {m} |
| Bruno {prop} (male given name) | :: Bruno {m} |
| brush {n} (implement) | :: suka {f}, (paint-) ota |
| Brussels {prop} (capital of Belgium) | :: Brisele |
| brutal {adj} (savagely violent) | :: dzīvniecisks, brutāls |
| brutishness {n} (the characteristic of being brutish) | :: dzīvnieciskums {m} |
| Bryansk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Brjanska |
| bubble {n} (Greek) SEE: Greek | :: |
| bubble {n} (spherically contained volume of air or other gas) | :: burbulis {m} |
| bubble {v} (to rise up in bubbles) | :: burbuļot |
| bubble {v} (to cry, weep) SEE: weep | :: |
| bubble {v} (to cheat, delude) SEE: cheat | :: |
| Bucharest {prop} (The capital of Romania) | :: Bukareste {f} |
| buck {n} (ram) SEE: ram | :: |
| bucket {n} (container) | :: spainis {m} |
| bucket {n} (amount held in this container) | :: spainis {m} |
| Buckingham Palace {prop} (the official London residence of the British monarch) | :: Bakingemas pils {m} |
| buckle {n} (belt clasp) | :: sprādze {f} |
| buckwheat {n} (fruit of this plant as cereal) | :: griķi {m-p} |
| bud {n} (newly formed leaf or flower that has not yet unfolded) | :: pumpurs {m} |
| Budapest {prop} (the capital city of Hungary) | :: Budapešta {f} |
| buddha {n} (marijuana) SEE: marijuana | :: |
| Buddha {prop} (spiritual and philosophical teacher) | :: Buda {m} |
| Buddhism {n} (religion and philosophy) | :: budisms {m} |
| budget {n} (the amount of money or resources earmarked for a particular institution, activity or time-frame) | :: budžets {m} |
| buffalo {n} (Old World mammals) | :: bifelis |
| Buffalo {prop} (a city in New York State) | :: Bufalo |
| bug {n} (an insect of the order Hemiptera) | :: blaktis {m} |
| bug {n} (a colloquial name for insect) | :: kukainis {m} |
| buggery {n} (anal sex) SEE: anal sex | :: |
| bugle {n} (music: simple brass instrument) | :: taure |
| build {v} ((transitive) to form by combining materials or parts) | :: celt |
| build {v} ((transitive) to develop or give form to according to a plan or process) | :: celt, veidot |
| building {n} (act or process of building) | :: celšana, būvēšana |
| building {n} (closed structure with walls and a roof) | :: celtne, ēka, būve |
| bulb {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb | :: |
| Bulgaria {prop} (country) | :: Bulgārija {f} |
| Bulgarian {adj} (relating to Bulgaria, its people or the Bulgarian language) | :: bulgāru, bulgārisks |
| Bulgarian {n} (native of Bulgaria) | :: bulgārs {m}, bulgāriete {f} |
| Bulgarian {n} (language) | :: bulgāru, bulgāru valoda {f} |
| bulk carrier {n} (watercraft) | :: balkeris {m} |
| bull {n} (uncastrated adult male bovine) | :: bullis {m} |
| bullcrap {n} (bullshit) SEE: bullshit | :: |
| bulldozer {n} (tractor) | :: buldozers {m} |
| bullet {n} (projectile) | :: lode {f} |
| bullet {n} (typography: printed symbol in the form of a solid circle) | :: punkts {m} |
| bullfinch {n} (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) | :: svilpis {m} |
| bullfrog {n} (bullfrog) | :: vērša varde {f} |
| bullshit {v} (to tell lies, exaggerate) | :: diršana |
| bullshit {v} (to have casual conversation with no real point) | :: sūdu gvelšana |
| bullshit {interj} (expression of disbelief) | :: nedirs |
| bully {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| bumblebee {n} (genus of bee) | :: kamene {f} |
| bumfodder {n} (toilet paper) SEE: toilet paper | :: |
| bun {n} (A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced) | :: maizīte {f}, bulciņa {f} |
| bung {n} (bribe) SEE: bribe | :: |
| bunting {n} (bird) | :: stērste {f} |
| burdock {n} (any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium) | :: dadzis |
| bureaucracy {n} (system of administration) | :: birokrātija {f} |
| Burgas {prop} (city in Bulgaria) | :: Burgasa |
| Burgundy {prop} (region) | :: Burgundija {f} |
| Burma {prop} (Southeast Asian country (former name), see also: Myanmar) | :: Birma {f} |
| Burmese {adj} (Of or relating to Burma) | :: birmiešu |
| Burmese {n} (a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent) | :: birmietis {m}, birmiete {f} |
| Burmese {prop} (language) | :: birmiešu valoda {f} |
| burn {v} (to cause to be consumed by fire) | :: dedzināt |
| burn {v} (to be consumed by fire) | :: degt |
| burning bush {n} (Euonymus in general) SEE: spindle | :: |
| burn the midnight oil {v} (work through the night) | :: strādāt pa naktīm |
| Burundi {prop} (a country in Eastern Africa) | :: Burundi |
| Buryatia {prop} (Buryatia, Russia) | :: Burjatija {f} |
| bus {n} (medical slang: ambulance) SEE: ambulance | :: |
| bus {n} (vehicle) | :: autobuss {m} |
| bush {n} (category of woody plant) | :: krūms {m} |
| Bush {prop} (surname) | :: Bušs |
| business {n} (commercial enterprise or establishment) | :: uzņēmums {m} |
| business {n} (occupation, work or trade of a person) | :: nodarbošanās {f-p} |
| business {n} (commercial, industrial or professional activity) | :: bizness {m} |
| businesslike {adj} (methodical and efficient in a way advantageous to business) | :: veikalniecisks |
| businessman {n} (a man in business, one who works at a commercial institution) | :: biznesmenis {m}, uzņēmējs {m} |
| bus station {n} (major bus stop, one that serves as a transfer point between a large number of routes) | :: autoosta {f} |
| bus stop {n} (a stop for public transport buses) | :: autobusa pietura {f} |
| bust {n} (sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders) | :: biste {f} |
| bustard {n} (any of several birds of the family Otididae) | :: sīga |
| bustle {n} (excited activity) | :: rosme {f}, možums {m} |
| busy {adj} (doing a great deal) | :: nodarbināts |
| but {conj} (rather) | :: bet, taču |
| but {conj} (although) | :: bet, taču |
| butcher {n} (a person who prepares and sells meat) | :: miesnieks {m}, miesniece {f} |
| butcher {v} (To slaughter animals and prepare meat for market) | :: kaut |
| butchery {n} (abattoir) SEE: abattoir | :: |
| butt {n} (remnant of a smoked cigarette or cigar) | :: izsmēķis {m} |
| butt {v} ((transitive) to strike bluntly) | :: badīt |
| butter {n} (soft foodstuff made from milk) | :: sviests {m} |
| buttercup {n} (flower of the genus Narcissus) SEE: daffodil | :: |
| butterfly {n} (insect) | :: taurenis |
| buttermilk {n} (traditional buttermilk) | :: paniņas {f-p} |
| butthole {n} (anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| butt-naked {adj} (naked) SEE: naked | :: |
| buttock {n} (each of the two large fleshy halves of the posterior part of the body) | :: sēžamvieta {f} [used for "buttocks"], vaigs |
| button {n} (knob or small disc serving as a fastener) | :: poga {f} |
| button {n} (a mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger) | :: poga {f} |
| button {n} (in computer software, an on-screen control that can be selected) | :: poga |
| butyric acid {n} (normal butyric acid) | :: sviestskābe {f} |
| buy {v} (to obtain something with money) | :: pirkt, nopirkt |
| buy {n} (purchase) SEE: purchase | :: |
| buzz {n} (continuous humming noise) | :: sanoņa |
| buzz {n} (whisper) SEE: whisper | :: |
| buzzard {n} (bird of the genus Buteo) | :: klijāns |
| buzzard {n} (scavenging bird) SEE: vulture | :: |
| by {prep} (indicates a means) | :: pa |
| by accident {adv} (accidentally) SEE: accidentally | :: |
| by and by {adv} (soon) SEE: soon | :: |
| Bydgoszcz {prop} (a city in Poland) | :: Bidgošča |
| by dint of {prep} (because of; by reason of) SEE: because of | :: |
| bye {interj} (short for goodbye, see also: goodbye) | :: atā, sveiks, uz redzēšanos |
| bye-bye {n} (goodbye, see also: bye; goodbye) | :: atā, sveiks |
| by foot {adv} (on foot) SEE: on foot | :: |
| bypass {n} (road) | :: apvedceļš {m} |
| byre {n} (a barn, especially one used for keeping cattle) | :: kuts |
| byte {n} (8-bit unit) | :: baits {m} |
| by the by {prep} (by the way) SEE: by the way | :: |
| by the Grace of God {prep} (By divine right) | :: no Dieva žēlastības |
| by the skin of one's teeth {prep} (barely, closely) | :: par mata tiesu |
| by the time {prep} (when) SEE: when | :: |
| by the way {prep} (incidentally) | :: starp citu |
| cab {n} (taxi) SEE: taxi | :: |
| cabbage {n} (plant) | :: kāposts {m} |
| cabinet {n} (group of ministers) | :: kabinets {m}, skapis {m} |
| cable {n} (large wire, rope) | :: trose {f} |
| cable {n} | :: kabelis {m} |
| cable car {n} (hanging carriage) | :: vagoniņš {m} |
| cable television {n} (television received through coaxial cables) | :: kabeļtelevīzija {f} |
| Cabo Verde {prop} (Cape Verde) SEE: Cape Verde | :: |
| cacao {n} (cacao tree) | :: kakao {m} |
| cachalot {n} (sperm whale) SEE: sperm whale | :: |
| cactus {n} (member of the Cactaceae) | :: kaktuss {m} |
| cadaver {n} (a dead body) | :: līķis |
| cadaverine {n} (foul-smelling diamine) | :: kadaverīns {m} |
| cadmium {n} (chemical element) | :: kadmijs {?} |
| Caesar {prop} (ancient Roman family name) | :: Cēzars {m} |
| Caesarean section {n} (incision in the womb) | :: ķeizargrieziens {m} |
| caesium {n} (a metallic chemical element) | :: cēzijs {?} |
| café {n} (coffee shop) | :: kafejnīca {f} |
| cafe {n} (café) SEE: café | :: |
| cafeteria {n} (restaurant) | :: ēdnīca {f}, kafetērija {f} |
| caffeine {n} (alkaloid found naturally in tea and coffee plants) | :: kofeīns {m} |
| cage {n} (enclosure) | :: būris {m} |
| Cairo {prop} (capital of Egypt) | :: Kaira {f} |
| cake {n} (a sweet dessert) | :: kūka {f}, torte {f} |
| calaboose {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| Calabria {prop} (region of Italy) | :: Kalabrija {f} |
| calamari {n} (as mollusk) SEE: squid | :: |
| calamus {n} (fistula) SEE: fistula | :: |
| calamus {n} (sweet flag) SEE: sweet flag | :: |
| calcite {n} (calcium carbonate mineral) | :: kalcīts {m} |
| calcium {n} (chemical element of atomic number 20) | :: kalcijs |
| calculate {v} ((transitive) to determine the value or solution of sth.) | :: aprēķināt |
| calculator {n} (electronic device that performs mathematical calculations) | :: kalkulators {m} |
| calendar {n} (system by which time is divided) | :: kalendārs {m} |
| calendar {n} (means to determine the date) | :: kalendārs {m} |
| calf {n} (young cow or bull) | :: teļš, telēns {m} |
| Cali {prop} (California) SEE: California | :: |
| California {prop} (US state) | :: Kalifornija {f} |
| californium {n} (chemical element) | :: kalifornijs |
| caliginous {adj} (dark, obscure) SEE: dark | :: |
| caliph {n} (political leader of the Muslim world) | :: kalifs {m} |
| caliphate {n} (Islamic government) | :: kalifāts {m} |
| calisthenics {n} (gymnastic exercises) | :: vingrošana {f} |
| call {n} (social visit) | :: apmeklējums {m}, vizīte {f} |
| call {n} (cry or shout) | :: kliedziens, sauciens |
| call {v} (to request, summon, or beckon) | :: saukt |
| call an ambulance {phrase} (request to call an ambulance) | :: izsaukt ātros, izsaukt ātro palīdzību |
| calligrapher {n} (one who practices calligraphy) | :: kaligrāfs {m}, kaligrāfe {f} |
| calligraphic {adj} (of calligraphy) | :: kaligrāfisks |
| calligraphic {adj} (written as calligraphy) | :: kaligrāfisks |
| calligraphy {n} (art of writing with decorative strokes) | :: kaligrāfija {f} |
| calling name {n} (nickname) SEE: nickname | :: |
| callow {adj} (bald) SEE: bald | :: |
| call the police {phrase} (call the police) | :: izsauciet policiju |
| calm {adj} (free from anger and anxiety) | :: rāms |
| calque {n} (word formed by word-for-word translation of a word in another language) | :: kalks {m} |
| calvous {adj} (lacking most or all of one's hair) SEE: bald | :: |
| cam {n} (camera) SEE: camera | :: |
| Cambodia {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Kambodža {f} |
| Cambrian symbol {n} (literary: vegetable emblematic of Wales) SEE: leek | :: |
| Cambridge {prop} (city) | :: Kembridža {f} |
| camel {n} (beast of burden) | :: kamielis {m} |
| camelopard {n} (giraffe) SEE: giraffe | :: |
| camera {n} (still camera) | :: fotoaparāts {m} |
| camera {n} (movie camera) | :: kamera {f}, kinokamera {f} |
| Cameroon {prop} (country in Central Africa) | :: Kamerūna {f} |
| Camilla {prop} (female given name) | :: Kamilla, Kamila |
| camouflage {n} | :: kamuflāža {f} |
| camp {n} (outdoor place) | :: nometne {f} |
| campaign {n} (series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal) | :: kampaņa {f} |
| camphor {n} (white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone) | :: kampars {m} |
| Canaan {prop} (historic region) | :: Kanaāna |
| Canada {prop} (country in North America) | :: Kanāda {f} |
| Canadian {adj} (of or pertaining to Canada) | :: kanādiešu |
| Canadian {n} (person from Canada) | :: kanādietis {m}, kanādiete {f} |
| Canadian football {n} (sport) | :: kanādiešu futbols {m} |
| canal {n} (artificial waterway) | :: kanāls {m} |
| Canberra {prop} (Capital of Australia) | :: Kanbera {f} |
| cancer {n} (disease of uncontrolled cellular proliferation) | :: vēzis |
| Cancer {prop} (constellation) | :: Vēzis {m} |
| Cancer {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Vēzis |
| candela {n} (unit of luminous intensity) | :: kandela {f} |
| candle {n} (a light source) | :: svece {f} |
| candle holder {n} (candle holder) SEE: candlestick | :: |
| candlestick {n} (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) | :: svečturis {m} |
| candlewick {n} SEE: candle | :: |
| candy {n} (piece of candy) | :: saldums {m}, konfekte {f} |
| candy {n} (confection) SEE: confectionery | :: |
| cane {n} (walking stick) SEE: walking stick | :: |
| canine {n} (pointy tooth) SEE: canine tooth | :: |
| canine tooth {n} (tooth) | :: acu zobs {m} |
| canna {v} (cannot) SEE: cannot | :: |
| cannabis {n} (marijuana) SEE: marijuana | :: |
| cannon {n} (artillery piece) | :: lielgabals {m} |
| cannot {v} (cannot, see also: can; not) | :: nevar, nespēj |
| canoe {n} (small long and narrow boat) | :: kanu laiva |
| can't {v} (cannot) SEE: cannot | :: |
| cantata {n} (cantata) | :: kantāte |
| canteen {n} (small cafeteria or snack bar) | :: ēdnīca {f} |
| Canterbury {prop} (cathedral city in England) | :: Kenterberija {f} |
| Canticle of Canticles {prop} (Song of Songs) SEE: Song of Songs | :: |
| Canticles {prop} (Song of Songs) SEE: Song of Songs | :: |
| canto {n} (one of the chief divisions of a long poem) | :: dziedājums {m} |
| canvass {v} (to campaign) SEE: campaign | :: |
| canyon {n} (a valley cut in rock by a river) | :: kanjons {m} |
| cap {n} (head covering) | :: cepure {f} |
| cap {n} (head-covering to indicate rank etc.) | :: cepure {f} |
| capable {adj} (able and efficient) | :: spējīgs |
| cape {n} (headland) | :: zemesrags {m} |
| caper {n} (crime) SEE: crime | :: |
| caper {n} (capercaillie) SEE: capercaillie | :: |
| capercaillie {n} (Tetrao urogallus) | :: mednis |
| Cape Town {prop} (legislative capital of South Africa) | :: Keiptauna {f} |
| Cape Verde {prop} (country in Western Africa) | :: Kaboverde |
| capillary {n} (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins) | :: kapilārs {m} |
| capital {n} (uppermost part of a column) | :: kapitelis {m} |
| capital {n} (capital city) SEE: capital city | :: |
| capital city {n} (city designated as seat of government) | :: galvaspilsēta {f} |
| capitalism {n} (socio-economic system based on private property rights) | :: kapitālisms {m} |
| capital punishment {n} (punishment by death) | :: nāvessods {m} |
| capitol {n} (Capitoline temple of Jupiter) SEE: Capitol | :: |
| capitol {n} (particular capitol buildings) SEE: Capitol | :: |
| Capitol {prop} (legislative building in Washington, D.C.) | :: Kapitolijs {m} |
| capon {n} (cockerel grown for food) | :: ramits gailis |
| Capricorn {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Mežāzis {m} |
| Capricornus {prop} (astrological sign) SEE: Capricorn | :: |
| capsicum {n} (plant of the genus Capsicum (only terms covering capsicum in general apply, NOT species-specific)) | :: paprika {f} |
| capsule {n} (weasel) SEE: weasel | :: |
| capsule {n} (botany: seed-case) | :: pogaļa {f} |
| captain {n} (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) | :: kapteinis {m} |
| captee {n} (captive) SEE: captive | :: |
| captive {n} (a person who has been captured) | :: gūsteknis {m}, sagūstītais {m} |
| captivity {n} (captives) SEE: captive | :: |
| captivity {n} (state of being captive) | :: gūsts |
| capybara {n} (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) | :: kapibara {f} |
| car {n} (automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver) | :: automašīna {f}, spēkrats {m} [informally], mašīna {f} |
| car {n} (railway car, railroad carriage) SEE: carriage | :: |
| caracal {n} (Caracal caracal) | :: karakals |
| Caracas {prop} (capital of Venezuela) | :: Karakasa {f} |
| carafe {n} (bottle for serving wine, water, or beverages) | :: karafe |
| caramel {n} (confection) | :: karamele {f} |
| caraway {n} (plant) | :: ķimene {f} |
| caraway {n} (seed/fruit) | :: ķimenes {f-p} |
| carbohydrate {n} (organic compounds such as sugar, starch or cellulose) | :: ogļhidrāts {m} |
| carbon {n} (chemical element) | :: ogleklis {m} |
| carbon {n} (impure carbon (e.g., coal, charcoal)) | :: ogle {f} |
| carbonado {v} (to cut or hack) SEE: cut | :: |
| carbonado {n} (impure form of polycrystalline diamond) | :: karbonādo |
| carbonate {n} (any salt or ester of carbonic acid) | :: karbonāti |
| carbon dioxide {n} (CO₂) | :: ogļskābā gāze, oglekļa dioksīds |
| carcass {n} (body of a dead animal) | :: maita {f} |
| carcass {n} (body of a dead human) SEE: corpse | :: |
| card {n} (flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic etc.) | :: karšu {m} |
| card {n} (playing card) SEE: playing card | :: |
| cardboard {n} (material resembling heavy paper) | :: kartons {m} |
| Cardiff {prop} (The capital city of Wales) | :: Kārdifa {f} |
| cardinal {n} (number indicating quantity) | :: kardināls |
| cardinal {n} (mulled wine) SEE: mulled wine | :: |
| care {n} (close attention, concern or responsibility) | :: rūpe {f}, gādība {f}, gādīgums {m}, rūpība {f}, rūpīgums {m} |
| care {n} (worry) | :: rūpe {f} |
| career {n} (one's calling in life; a person's occupation) | :: karjera {f} |
| carefree {adj} (worry free, light hearted, etc.) | :: bezrūpīgs, nebēdīgs |
| carefreeness {n} (the state of being lighthearted; joyous) | :: nebēda {f}, jautrība {f}, nebēdīgums {m}, nebēdība {f}, bezrūpīgums {m}, bezrūpība {f} |
| careful {adj} (cautious) | :: rūpīgs, uzmanīgs |
| careful {adj} (meticulous) | :: rūpīgs, uzmanīgs |
| caregiver {n} (carer) SEE: carer | :: |
| careless {adj} (not concerned or worried) SEE: carefree | :: |
| carer {n} (someone who regularly looks after another person) | :: aprūpētājs {m} |
| caress {v} (touch or kiss lovingly) | :: glāstīt |
| cargo {n} (freight carried by a ship) | :: krava {f} |
| Caribbean Sea {prop} (a tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere) | :: Karību jūra {f} |
| caring {adj} (kind, sensitive, empathetic) | :: gādīgs, rūpīgs |
| carious {adj} (decayed, rotten) SEE: rotten | :: |
| Carl {prop} (male given names cognate to Carl) SEE: Charles | :: |
| Carl {prop} (transliterations and equivalents of "Carl") | :: Kārls {m} |
| carnelian {n} (reddish brown chalcedony) | :: karneols |
| carnival {n} (festive occasion marked by parades) | :: karnevāls {m} |
| carpenter {n} (carpentry person) | :: galdnieks {m} |
| carpet {n} (a fabric used as a floor covering) | :: paklājs {m} |
| carpet bugle {n} (plant of the genus Ajuga) SEE: bugle | :: |
| carpet shark {n} (ferret) SEE: ferret | :: |
| carpet shark {n} (shark of the order Orectolobiformes) | :: paklājhaizivjveidīgās |
| carriage {n} (wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power) | :: kariete {f} |
| carriage {n} (railroad car) | :: vagons {m} |
| carrion {n} (dead flesh; carcasses) | :: maita {f} |
| carrion crow {n} (Corvus corone) | :: melnā vārna {f} |
| carrot {n} (Daucus carota ssp. sativus) | :: burkāns {m} |
| carry {v} (to carry) SEE: bear | :: |
| carry {v} (to transport by lifting) | :: nest |
| cart {n} (small, open, wheeled vehicle, see also: wagon) | :: rati {p} |
| Carthage {prop} (ancient city in North Africa) | :: Kartāga |
| cartilage {n} (dense connective tissue) | :: krimslis, skrimslis |
| cartographer {n} (one who makes maps or charts) | :: kartogrāfs {m}, kartogrāfe {f} |
| cartography {n} (creation of charts and maps) | :: kartogrāfija {f} |
| carving {n} (the object produced) | :: grebums {m}, kokgriezums {m} [wood carving] |
| car wash {n} (place at which a car is washed, often mechanically) | :: auto mazgātava {f} |
| Casablanca {prop} (city) | :: Kasablanka {f} |
| case {n} (grammatical case) SEE: grammatical case | :: |
| cash in {v} (to die) SEE: die | :: |
| Casimir {prop} (male given name) | :: Kazimirs {m} |
| casino {n} (public building or room for entertainment, especially gambling) | :: kazino |
| casket {n} (coffin) SEE: coffin | :: |
| Caspar {prop} (male given name) | :: Kaspars {m} |
| Caspian Sea {prop} (landlocked sea) | :: Kaspijas jūra {f} |
| cast a shadow {v} (idiomatic) | :: mest ēnu nost |
| caste {n} (hereditary social class) | :: kasta {f} |
| Castilian {prop} (Spanish) SEE: Spanish | :: |
| cast iron {n} (hard, brittle alloy of iron, carbon, silicon) | :: čuguns {m}, ķets {m} |
| castle {n} (fortified building) | :: pils {f} |
| castle {n} (chess piece) SEE: rook | :: |
| castling {n} (move in chess) | :: rokāde |
| castration {n} (act of removing the testicles) | :: kastrācija {f}, kastrēšana {f} |
| cat {n} (spiteful woman) SEE: bitch | :: |
| cat {n} (type of fish) SEE: catfish | :: |
| cat {n} (domestic species) | :: kaķis {m}, kaķene {f} |
| cat {n} (member of the family Felidae) | :: kaķis {m} |
| Catalan {n} (person from Catalonia) | :: katalānis {m}, katalāniete {f}, katalonis {m}, katalonietis {m}, kataloniete {f} |
| Catalan {prop} (language of Catalonia) | :: katalāņu, kataloņu, kataloniešu, katalāņu valoda, kataloņu valoda, kataloniešu valoda |
| Catalan {adj} (Of or pertaining to Catalonia) | :: katalāņu, kataloņu, katalānisks, katalonisks |
| catalepsy {n} (catalepsy) | :: katalepsija {f} |
| Catalonia {prop} (autonomous community in Spain) | :: Katalonija {f} |
| Catalonian {adj} (Catalan) SEE: Catalan | :: |
| Catalonian {n} (Catalan) SEE: Catalan | :: |
| catalysis {n} (chemistry: the increase of the rate of a chemical reaction induced by a catalyst) | :: katalīze {f} |
| catalyst {n} (substance which increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process) | :: katalizators |
| cat and dog life {n} (unhappy married life) | :: dzīvot kā sunim ar kaķi |
| catastrophe {n} (any large and disastrous event of great significance) | :: katastrofa {f} |
| catch {v} (to capture or snare) | :: ķert, tvert |
| catch a cold {v} (contract a cold) | :: saaukstēties |
| caterpillar {n} (larva of a butterfly) | :: kāpurs {m} |
| catfish {n} (type of fish, see also: sheatfish) | :: sams {m} |
| cat food {n} (type of food formulated for the feeding of cats) | :: kaķu barība {?} |
| Cathar {n} (a member of Christian sect) | :: katari {m-p} |
| cathedral {n} (principal church of a bishop's diocese) | :: katedrāle |
| Catherine {prop} (female given name) | :: Katrīna {f} |
| Catholic {n} (member of a Catholic church) | :: katolis {m}, katoliete {f} |
| Catholic Church {n} (24 particular churches in full communion with the Pope as the Bishop of Rome) | :: Katoļu baznīca {f} |
| Catholicism {n} (faiths, practices and doctrines of a Catholic Church) | :: katoļticība {f}, katolicisms {m} |
| catholicity {n} (Catholicism) SEE: Catholicism | :: |
| catslaughter {n} (killing of cats) | :: kaķa slepkava |
| cattle {n} (domesticated bovine animals) | :: liellopi {m-p} |
| Caucasus {prop} (geographic region) | :: Kaukāzs {m} |
| cauliflower {n} (vegetable) | :: ziedkāposts {m} |
| cauliflower {n} (edible head of a cauliflower plant) | :: ziedkāposts {m}, puķkāposts {m} |
| causate {v} (cause) SEE: cause | :: |
| cause {n} (source or reason of an event or action) | :: iemesls {m}, cēlonis {m} |
| cavalry {n} (military service that fights with riding horses) | :: kavalērija {f} |
| cave {n} (large, naturally occurring cavity formed underground) | :: ala {f} |
| caveman {n} (early humans or related species) | :: alu cilvēks {m}, troglodīts {m} |
| cavity {n} (hole or hollow depression) | :: dobums {m} |
| cavity {n} (hollow area within the body) | :: dobums {m} |
| cavy {n} (guinea pig) SEE: guinea pig | :: |
| caw {n} (cry of a crow) | :: krā [interjection], ķērciens {m} |
| caw {v} (to make the cry of a crow, rook, or raven) | :: ķērkt |
| Ceará {prop} (state in north-eastern Brazil) | :: Seara {f} |
| cedar {n} (coniferous tree in genus Cedrus) | :: ciedrs |
| ceil {n} (ceiling) SEE: ceiling | :: |
| ceiling {n} (upper limit of room) | :: griesti |
| celery {n} (herb) | :: selerija {f} |
| celestial sphere {n} (abstract sphere of infinite radius) | :: debess sfēra {f} |
| cell {n} (component of an electrical battery) | :: elements {m} |
| cell {n} (room in a prison for containing inmates) | :: kamera {f} |
| cell {n} (room in a monastery for sleeping one person) | :: celle {f} |
| cell {n} (basic unit of a living organism) | :: šūna {f} |
| cell {n} (biological cavity) | :: šūna {f} |
| cellar {n} (underground space) | :: pagrabs {m} |
| cell nucleus {n} (cytology: large organelle found in cells) SEE: nucleus | :: |
| cello {n} (musical instrument) | :: čells {m} |
| cell phone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| cellular {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| cellular phone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| Celt {prop} (ancient) | :: ķelts {m}, ķeltiete {f} |
| Celtic {prop} (branch of languages) | :: ķeltu |
| Celtic {adj} (of the Celts; of the style of the Celts) | :: ķeltu, ķeltisks |
| cembalo {n} (cembalo) SEE: harpsichord | :: |
| cement {n} (a powdered substance) | :: cements {m} |
| cemetery {n} (a place where the dead are buried) SEE: graveyard | :: |
| cenotaph {n} (monument to honor the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere) | :: kenotāfs {m}, piemeniklis {m} |
| censorship {n} (use of state or group power to control freedom of expression) | :: cenzūra {f} |
| centennial {n} (100th anniversary) | :: simtgadu |
| center {n} (point equidistant from all points on the perimeter of a circle) | :: centrs {m} |
| center {n} (point equidistant from all points on the surface of a sphere) | :: centrs {m} |
| center {n} (point on a line midway between the ends) | :: centrs {m}, viduspunkts {m} |
| center {n} (point in the interior of figure with mean coordinates) | :: centrs {m} |
| center {v} (cause to occupy the center) | :: centrēt |
| center {v} (concentrate on) | :: koncentrēt, koncentrēties |
| centipede {n} (a segmented arthropod of class Chilopoda) | :: simtkāji |
| Central Africa {prop} (region) | :: Centrālāfrika {f} |
| Central African Republic {prop} (country in Central Africa) | :: Centrālāfrikas Republika {f} |
| Central Asia {prop} (smaller area of Central Asia) | :: Centrālāzija {f} |
| central bank {n} (the principal monetary authority of a polity) | :: centrālā banka {f} |
| Central Europe {prop} (geographical region in the center of Europe) | :: Centrāleiropa {f} |
| centre {n} (center) SEE: center | :: |
| centre {v} (center) SEE: center | :: |
| centrism {n} (moderate political philosophy) | :: centrisms {m} |
| centromere {n} (region of a eukaryotic chromosome) | :: centromēra {f} |
| century {n} (100 years) | :: gadsimts {m} |
| cep {n} (Boletus edulis) SEE: porcini | :: |
| cepe {n} (Boletus edulis) SEE: porcini | :: |
| cephalopod {n} (mollusc) | :: galvkāji |
| Cephas {prop} (male given name) | :: Kēfas {m} |
| cereal {n} (type of grass) | :: labība {f} |
| cereal {n} (grains of such a grass) | :: labība {f} |
| cerebral palsy {n} (group of non-contagious conditions) | :: cerebrālā parēze {f}, cerebrālā trieka {f} |
| Ceres {prop} (dwarf planet) | :: Cerera {f} |
| cerium {n} (chemical element) | :: cērijs |
| certificate {n} (document containing a certified statement) | :: sertifikāts {m} |
| cerumen {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax | :: |
| cervix {n} (neck) SEE: neck | :: |
| cervix {n} (neck-like part) SEE: neck | :: |
| cervix {n} (lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina) | :: dzemdes kakls {m} |
| cesarean section {n} (Caesarean section) SEE: Caesarean section | :: |
| cf. {v} (compare) | :: sal. |
| Chad {prop} (country) | :: Čada {f} |
| chaffinch {n} (bird) | :: žubīte |
| chain {n} (series of interconnected rings or links) | :: ķēde {f} |
| chain {n} (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule) | :: virkne {f} |
| chain reaction {n} (type of nuclear reaction) | :: ķēdes reakcija {f} |
| chainsaw {n} (saw with a power-driven chain) | :: motorzāģis {m} |
| chair {n} (furniture) | :: krēsls {m} |
| chair {n} (chairperson) SEE: chairperson | :: |
| chairperson {n} (a person who presides over a meeting, a board) | :: priekšsēdētājs {m} |
| chalcedony {n} (form of fine-grained quartz) | :: halcedons |
| chalk {n} (a soft, white, powdery limestone) | :: krīts {m} |
| chalk {n} (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard) | :: krīts {m} |
| chalkboard {n} (slate board for writing on with chalk) | :: tāfele {f} |
| challenge {n} (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) | :: izaicinājums {m} |
| chameleon {n} (reptile) | :: hameleons {m} |
| Chamonix {prop} (town on the département of Haute-Savoie) | :: Šamonī {m} |
| champian {n} (field of inquiry or study) SEE: field | :: |
| champian {n} (flat expanse of land) SEE: plain | :: |
| champian {n} (species of landscape) SEE: plain | :: |
| champian {n} (level open countryside) SEE: plain | :: |
| champian {n} (battlefield) SEE: battlefield | :: |
| championship {n} (competition to determine a champion) | :: čempionāts {m} |
| chancel {n} (space around the altar in a church) | :: prezbitērija {f} |
| chancellor {n} (head of government in some German-speaking countries) | :: kanclers |
| chandelier {n} (branched, often ornate, lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling) | :: lustra {f} |
| change {v} (to become something different) | :: mainīties |
| change {v} (to make something into something different) | :: mainīt |
| change {v} (to replace) | :: nomainīt, aizstāt |
| change {v} (to replace one's own clothing) | :: pārģērbties |
| change {n} (the process of becoming different) | :: pārmaiņa {f}, izmaiņa {f} |
| change {n} (small denominations of money given in exchange for a larger denomination) | :: sīknauda {f} |
| change horses in midstream {v} (to change one's plan when an effort is already underway) | :: mainīt zirgus upes vidū |
| Chang Jiang {prop} (Yangtze) SEE: Yangtze | :: |
| chanoyu {n} (tea ceremony) SEE: tea ceremony | :: |
| chanterelle {n} (Cantharellus cibarius) | :: gailene {f} |
| chaos {n} (state of disorder) | :: haoss {m} |
| chapel {n} (place of worship) | :: kapela {f} |
| chapter {n} (section in a book) | :: nodaļa {f} |
| character {n} (being in a story) | :: tēls |
| character {n} (distinguishing feature) | :: raksturs {m} |
| character {n} (complex of mental and ethical traits marking a person or a group) | :: raksturs {m} |
| characteristic {adj} (being a distinguishing feature of a person or thing) | :: raksturīgs |
| characteristic {n} (integer part of a logarithm) | :: raksturojums {m} |
| characteristicness {n} (state or quality of being characteristic) | :: raksturīgums {m} |
| characterization {n} (act or process of characterizing) | :: raksturošana {f}, raksturojums {m} |
| charcoal {n} (substance) | :: ogles {p} |
| charcoal {n} (stick used for drawing) | :: ogle {f} |
| charcoal drawing {n} (charcoal drawing) SEE: charcoal | :: |
| chargecard {n} (credit card) SEE: credit card | :: |
| charity {n} (providing of goods or money) | :: labdarība {f} |
| charity shop {n} (shop to where goods are donated) | :: labdarības veikals |
| Charles {prop} (given name) | :: Kārlis {m} |
| Charles's law {prop} (physical law stating the density of an ideal gas is inversely proportional to its temperature at constant pressure) | :: Šarla likums {m} |
| Charlotte {prop} (female given name) | :: Šarlote {f} |
| chart {n} (map) SEE: map | :: |
| chart {n} (table) SEE: table | :: |
| chase {n} (hunt) SEE: hunt | :: |
| chase {v} (to hunt) SEE: hunt | :: |
| chase {n} (action of the verb "to chase") | :: vajāšana, pakaļdzīšanās |
| chase {v} (to pursue, to follow at speed) | :: dzīties pakaļ, vajāt |
| chasma {n} (aurora) SEE: aurora | :: |
| chaste {adj} (modest) SEE: modest | :: |
| chaste {adj} (innocent) SEE: innocent | :: |
| chasten {v} (discipline) SEE: discipline | :: |
| chatterbox {n} (one who chats or talks to excess) | :: pļāpa |
| chatty {adj} (chatting a lot or fond of chatting) | :: runīgs, valodīgs, mutīgs, pļāpīgs |
| chauffeur {n} (a person employed to drive a motor car) | :: vadītājs {m}, šoferis {m} |
| chauvinism {n} (excessive patriotism) | :: šovinisms {m} |
| cheap {adj} (low and/or reduced in price) | :: lēts |
| cheap {adj} (of poor quality) | :: lēts |
| cheap {adj} (of little worth) | :: lēts |
| cheaply {adv} (in a cheap manner) | :: lēti |
| cheapness {n} (state of being cheap) | :: lētums {m} |
| cheat {v} (violate rules to gain advantage) | :: krāpt, šmaukt, mānīt, maldināt |
| cheater {n} (cheat) SEE: cheat | :: |
| cheat sheet {n} (sheet of paper used to assist on a test) | :: špikeris |
| Chechen {prop} (language) | :: Čečenu valoda |
| Chechnya {prop} (republic of Russia) | :: Čečenija {f} |
| check {v} (to inspect, examine) | :: pārbaudīt |
| check {n} (bank order) SEE: cheque | :: |
| checkers {n} (draughts) SEE: draughts | :: |
| cheek {n} (part of face) | :: vaigs {m} |
| cheekbone {n} (bone) | :: vaiga kauls |
| cheerful {adj} (happy) | :: jautrs |
| cheerfulness {n} (the state of being cheerful; joy) | :: jautrība {f} |
| cheerleader {n} (person (usually female) who encourages applause) | :: karsējmeitene {f} |
| cheers {interj} (toast when drinking) | :: priekā |
| cheese {n} (dairy product) | :: siers {m} |
| cheetah {n} (Acinonyx jubatus) | :: gepards {m} |
| chemical {adj} (relating to chemistry) | :: ķīmisks |
| chemist {n} (person working in chemistry) | :: ķīmiķis {m}, ķīmiķe {f} |
| chemist {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| chemistry {n} (branch of natural science) | :: ķīmija {f} |
| chemistry {n} (application of chemical theory and method to a particular substance) | :: ķīmija {f} |
| chemistry {n} (mutual attraction between two people) | :: ķīmija {f} |
| chemist's {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| Chemnitz {prop} (city in Saxony) | :: Hemnica {f} |
| chemosynthesis {n} (production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds) | :: hemosintēze |
| Chennai {prop} (state capital of Tamil Nadu, India) | :: Čenaja |
| cheque {n} (a note promising to pay money to a named person or entity) | :: čeks {m} |
| cherry {n} (fruit) | :: ķirsis {m} |
| chess {n} (two-player board game) | :: šahs {m} |
| chessman {n} (chess piece) SEE: chess piece | :: |
| chess piece {n} (any of the 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess) | :: šaha figūra {f}, šaha kauliņš {m} |
| chesspiece {n} (chessman) SEE: chess piece | :: |
| chest {n} (strong box) | :: kaste {f}, lāde {f} |
| chest {n} (chest of drawers) | :: kumode {f} |
| chest {n} (thorax) | :: krūškurvis |
| chest {n} (coffin) SEE: coffin | :: |
| chestnut {n} (nut of the chestnut tree) | :: kastanis |
| chevy {v} (to chase or hunt) SEE: chase | :: |
| chew {v} (to crush food with teeth prior to swallowing) | :: košļāt |
| chewing gum {n} (flavoured preparation for chewing) | :: košļājamā gumija {f} |
| Cheyenne {prop} (city in Wyoming) | :: Šaiena {f} |
| Chhattisgarh {prop} (Chhattisgarh) | :: Čhatīsgarha |
| Chiang-hsi {prop} (Jiangxi) SEE: Jiangxi | :: |
| Chicago {prop} (large US city) | :: Čikāga {f} |
| chick {n} (young bird) | :: cālis {m}, cālēns {m} |
| chick {n} (young chicken) | :: cālis {m}, cālēns {m} |
| chicken {n} (bird) | :: cālis, vista |
| chicken {n} (meat) | :: cāļa gaļa {f} |
| chicory {n} (common chicory (Cichorium intybus)) | :: parastais cigoriņš |
| chief of state {n} (the titular head of a nation) SEE: head of state | :: |
| Chișinău {prop} (capital city and a municipality of Moldova) | :: Kišiņeva |
| child {n} (a female or male child, a daughter or son) | :: bērns {m} |
| child {n} (a minor) | :: bērns {m} |
| child {v} (to give birth) SEE: give birth | :: |
| childhood {n} (state of being a child) | :: bērnība {f} |
| childhood {n} (time when one is a child) | :: bērnība {f} |
| childhood {n} (early stages of development of something) | :: bērnība {f} |
| children's home {n} (public institution for care of children, see also: orphanage) | :: bērnu nams {m} |
| children's hospital {n} (hospital for children and adolescents) | :: bērnu slimnīca {f} |
| chile {n} (chili) SEE: chili | :: |
| Chile {prop} (country in South America) | :: Čīle |
| chili {n} (spicy fresh or dried fruit of capsicum) | :: čili |
| Chi-lin {prop} (Jilin) SEE: Jilin | :: |
| chilli {n} (chili) SEE: chili | :: |
| chimney {n} (vertical tube or hollow column; a flue) | :: dūmenis {m}, skurstenis {m} [germanism] |
| chimney sweep {n} (occupation) | :: skursteņslauķis {m} |
| chimpanzee {n} (ape) | :: šimpanze {f} |
| chin {n} (bottom of a face) | :: zods {m} |
| China {prop} (country in east Asia) | :: Ķīna {f} |
| China aster {n} (Callistephus chinensis) | :: Ķīnas astere {f} |
| Chinese {prop} (any language spoken in China, see also: Literary Chinese; Mandarin; Cantonese; Wu; Min Nan) | :: ķīniešu, ķīniešu valoda {f} |
| Chinese {adj} (relating to China) | :: ķīniešu, ķīnisks |
| Chinese Crested Dog {n} (Chinese Crested Dog) | :: Ķīnas cekulainais suns {m} |
| Ch'ing-hai {prop} (Qinghai) SEE: Qinghai | :: |
| chin up {phrase} (cheer up) | :: nenokar degunu, galvu augšā |
| chip {n} (fried strip of potato, french fry) | :: kartupeļi frī |
| chip {n} (thin, crisp, fried piece of potato or vegetable) | :: čipsis |
| chisel {v} (to cheat) SEE: cheat | :: |
| chisel {n} (tool consisting of a slim oblong block of metal) | :: kalts |
| chlorine {n} (chemical element) | :: hlors {?} |
| chlorophyll {n} (green pigment) | :: hlorofils {m} |
| chocolate {n} (food made from ground roasted cocoa beans) | :: šokolāde {f} |
| choice {n} (option or decision) | :: izvēle {f} |
| cholecyst {n} (gall bladder) SEE: gall bladder | :: |
| cholera {n} (infectious disease) | :: holera {f} |
| cholesterol {n} (an essential component of mammalian cell membranes) | :: holesterīns {m} |
| choose {v} (to choose) SEE: take | :: |
| choose {v} (to pick) | :: atlasīt |
| choose {v} (to elect) | :: izvēlēties |
| chop {n} (blow with an axe or similar utensil) | :: skaldīt |
| chop {v} (to cut into pieces) | :: skaldīt |
| chopper {n} (helicopter (formal translations)) SEE: helicopter | :: |
| chopper {n} (axe/ax) SEE: axe | :: |
| chord {n} (combination of three or more notes) | :: stīga |
| chordophone {n} (chordophone, see also: stringed instrument) | :: stīgskanis {m} |
| choroid {n} (vascular layer of the eye) | :: dzīslene {f} |
| Christ {prop} (title for Jesus of Nazareth) | :: Kristus {m} |
| Christa {prop} (female given name) | :: Krista |
| Christadelphian {n} (a member of a certain nontrinitarian Christian denomination) | :: kristadelfietis {m} |
| Christian {n} (member of the Christian religion) | :: kristietis {m} |
| Christian {prop} (male given name) | :: Krišjānis {m}, Kristiāns {m} |
| Christian {adj} (of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians) | :: kristīgs |
| Christiana {prop} (a female given name) | :: Kristiāna {f} |
| Christianity {prop} (monotheistic religion) | :: kristietība {f} |
| Christina {prop} (female given name) | :: Kristīna {f}, Kristīne {f} |
| Christine {prop} (female name) SEE: Christina | :: |
| Christmas {prop} (Christian holiday) | :: Ziemassvētki {m-p}, Ziemsvētki {m-p} |
| Christmas Island {prop} (non self-governing territory of Australia) | :: Ziemsvētku sala {f} |
| Christmas market {n} | :: Ziemassvētku tirdziņš |
| Christmas season {n} (Advent) SEE: Advent | :: |
| Christopher {prop} (a male given name) | :: Kristaps |
| chromium {n} (chemical element) | :: hroms {m} |
| chromosome {n} (structure in the cell nucleus) | :: hromosoma {f} |
| Chronicles {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Pirmā Laiku {m}, Otrā Laiku {m} |
| chronologic {adj} (chronological) SEE: chronological | :: |
| chronological {adj} (in order of time from the earliest to the latest) | :: hronoloģisks |
| chronology {n} (determining the order of events (an auxiliary science of history)) | :: hronoloģija {f} |
| chronology {n} (arrangement into chronological order) | :: hronoloģija {f} |
| chrysanthemum {n} (flower) | :: krizantēmas {m} |
| chuchotage {n} (interpretation of a speech in a whisper) | :: čuksttulkošana {f} |
| Chudskoye {prop} (a lake between Russia and Estonia) | :: Peipuss {m} |
| Chukotka {prop} (short for Chukchi Peninsula, see also: Chukchi Peninsula) | :: Čukotkas |
| Chukotka {prop} (short for Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, see also: Chukotka Autonomous Okrug) | :: Čukotkas |
| chur {interj} (voicing of thanks) SEE: thanks | :: |
| chur {interj} (parting salutation) SEE: bye | :: |
| church {n} (house of worship) | :: baznīca {f} |
| church {n} (a religious organization) | :: baznīca {f} |
| church {n} (a group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs) | :: baznīca {f} |
| church {n} (worship service) | :: dievkalpojums {m} |
| Church of England {prop} (established Christian church in England) | :: Anglijas Baznīca {f} |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints {prop} (major denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement) | :: Pēdējo dienu svēto Jēzus Kristus baznīca |
| Church of Scotland {prop} (national Presbyterian church of Scotland) | :: Skotijas Baznīca {f} |
| church service {n} (communal worship) | :: dievkalpojums {m} |
| churn {n} (vessel for churning) | :: ķērne {f} |
| Chuvash {n} (person) | :: čuvašs {m}, čuvašiete {f} |
| chyme {n} (partly digested food passed from the stomach to the duodenum) | :: hīms {m} |
| ciao {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| ciao {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| cicada {n} (any of several insects of the order Hemiptera) | :: cikāde {f} |
| cicatrice {n} (scar) SEE: scar | :: |
| cicatrix {n} (scar that remains after the development of new tissue) SEE: scar | :: |
| cider {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: sidrs |
| cigar {n} (tobacco product) | :: cigārs {m} |
| cigarette {n} (cigarette) | :: cigarete {f}, papiross {m} |
| cigarette lighter {n} (lighter) SEE: lighter | :: |
| ciliary body {n} (ciliary muscle + ciliary processes) | :: starene {f} |
| ciliary muscle {n} (muscle) | :: starenes muskulis {m} |
| Cincinnati {prop} (city in Ohio) | :: Sinsinati |
| Cinderella {prop} (main character in this fairy tale) | :: Pelnrušķīte |
| cinema {n} (movie) SEE: movie | :: |
| cinema {n} (a film/movie theatre) | :: kinoteātris {m}, kino {m} |
| cinema {n} (film or movies as a group) | :: kino {m} |
| cinema {n} (the film and movie industry) | :: kinematogrāfija {f} |
| cinema {n} (the art of making films and movies) | :: kinematogrāfija {f} |
| cinnamon {n} (spice) | :: kanēlis |
| cipher {n} (obsolete: zero) SEE: zero | :: |
| circle {n} (geometry: set of points that are equally distant from a center) | :: riņķis {m} |
| circle {n} (thin three-dimensional equivalent of these geometric figures) | :: lode {f} |
| circle {n} (specific group of persons) | :: loks {m} |
| circle {n} (orbit) SEE: orbit | :: |
| circumcision {n} (removal of foreskin from penis) | :: apgraizīšana |
| circumflex {n} (circumflex accent) | :: cirkumflekss |
| circumstance {n} (that which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects, a fact or event) | :: apstāklis {m} |
| circus {n} (company that travels) | :: cirks {m} |
| cirque {n} (something in the shape of a circle) SEE: circle | :: |
| cirrhosis {n} (chronic disease of the liver) | :: ciroze {f} |
| cirrus {n} (cloud) | :: spalvu mākonis {m} |
| CIS {prop} (Commonwealth of Independent States) | :: NVS |
| citadel {n} (a strong fortress that sits high above a city) | :: citadele {f} |
| citation needed {phrase} (A portion of a wiki needs to be validated by a source.) | :: nepieciešama atsauce |
| citizen {n} (legal member of a state) | :: pilsonis {m}, pilsone {f} |
| citizenship {n} (state of being a citizen) | :: pilsonība {f} |
| city {n} (large settlement) | :: pilsēta {f} (or lielpilsēta {f} if the distinction between city and town is important) |
| city state {n} (sovereign city) | :: pilsētvalsts {f} |
| civic {adj} (Having to do with a city or the people who live there) | :: pilsonisks |
| civil {adj} (related to people and government office as opposed to military or religion) | :: pilsonisks |
| civilization {n} (organized culture) | :: civilizācija {f} |
| clabber {n} (curdled milk) | :: rūgušpiens {m} |
| clairvoyance {n} (the power to perceive objects that are not accessible to the senses) | :: gaišredzība, tālredzība |
| clarity {n} (the state or measure of being clear) | :: skaidrība {f}, skaidrums {m} |
| class {n} (group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes) | :: klase {f} |
| class {n} (group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year) | :: klase {f} |
| classification {n} (act of forming into classes) | :: klasifikācija {f} |
| classifieds {n} (classified advertisements) | :: sludinājumi {m-p} |
| classroom {n} (room in a school) | :: klase {f} |
| Claude {prop} (male given name) | :: Klaudijs {m} |
| Claudia {prop} (female given name) | :: Klaudija {f} |
| claw {n} (curved horny nail) | :: nags {m} |
| claw {n} (foot equipped with such) | :: ķetna {f} |
| claw {n} | :: nags |
| clay {n} (mineral substance) | :: māls, māli, zeme |
| clean {adj} (not dirty) | :: tīrs |
| clean {v} ((transitive) to remove dirt from a place or object) | :: notirit, tīrīt |
| clean {v} | :: tīrīt |
| clean {adj} (empty) SEE: empty | :: |
| cleanliness {n} (the property of being cleanly) | :: tīrīgums {m} |
| cleanly {adj} (being habitually clean) | :: tīrīgs |
| cleanly {adv} (in a clean way) | :: tīri |
| cleanness {n} (state of being clean) | :: tīrība {f} |
| clear {adj} (transparent in colour) | :: dzidrs, skaidrs |
| clear {adj} (bright, not obscured) | :: dzidrs, skaidrs |
| clear {adj} (without clouds) | :: skaidrs, dzidrs |
| clear {adj} (free of ambiguity or doubt) | :: skaidrs |
| clearcutting {n} (forestry practice) | :: kailciršana |
| clearness {n} (the state or measure of being clear) | :: skaidrība {f}, skaidrums {m}, dzidrums {m} |
| clef {n} (musical symbol) | :: atslēga {f} |
| clemency {n} (moderation of the severity of a punishment) | :: apžēlošana {f} |
| clemency {n} (forgiveness or compassion) | :: piedošana {f} |
| Cleveland {prop} (city in Ohio) | :: Klīvlenda {f} |
| clever {adj} (mentally quick or sharp) | :: gudrs |
| client {n} (a customer or receiver of services) | :: klients {m} |
| cliff {n} (a (near) vertical rock face) | :: klints {m} |
| climate {n} (long-term atmospheric conditions) | :: klimats {m} |
| climate change {n} (changes in the Earth's climate) | :: klimata maiņa {f} |
| climatology {n} (science) | :: klimatoloģija {f} |
| climax {n} (the peak of sexual pleasure) SEE: orgasm | :: |
| clinic {n} (medical facility) | :: klīnika {f} |
| clinical death {n} (state in which usual vital signs are not present) | :: klīniskā nāve {f} |
| clinical psychology {n} (branch of psychology) | :: klīniskā psiholoģija {f} |
| clitoris {n} (elongated erectile organ) | :: klitors {m}, kuteklis {m} |
| cloakroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| clock {n} (instrument to measure or keep track of time) | :: pulkstenis {m}, laikrādis {m} |
| clog {n} (a type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole and an open heel) | :: klikata {f} |
| close {v} (obstruct (an opening)) | :: aiztaisīt, aizdarīt |
| close {v} (move (a door)) | :: aizvērt, aiztaisīt, aizdarīt |
| close {v} (put an end to) | :: slēgt |
| close {adj} (at a little distance) | :: tuvs |
| close, but no cigar {phrase} (that's almost correct, but not quite) | :: gandrīz neskaitās |
| close one's eyes {v} (to ignore) | :: pievērt acis, piemiegt acis |
| closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| cloth {n} (woven fabric) | :: audums {m} |
| clothes {n} (apparel) | :: drēbes {f-p} |
| clothing {n} (clothes) | :: apģērbs {f} |
| cloud {n} (visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air) | :: mākonis {m} |
| cloud {n} (mass of dust, steam or smoke) | :: mākonis {m} |
| cloudiness {n} (weather) | :: mākoņainums {m} |
| cloudy {adj} (covered with or characterised by clouds) | :: apmācies, mākoņains |
| clove {n} (constitutive bulb of garlic) | :: daiva {f} |
| clover {n} (plant in genus Trifolium) | :: āboliņš {m} |
| clown {n} (performance artist working in a circus) | :: klauns {m} |
| club {n} (weapon) | :: milna {f}, vāle {f} |
| club {n} (association of members) | :: klubs {m} |
| clubs {n} (plural of club) SEE: club | :: |
| clubs {n} (one of the four suits of playing cards, marked with the symbol ♣) | :: krusts {m} |
| clumsy {adj} | :: neveikls |
| clutch {n} (A device to interrupt power transmission) | :: sajūgs {m}, uzmava {f} |
| clutch {n} (The pedal in a car that disengages power transmission) | :: sajūgs {m} |
| c'mere {contraction} (come) SEE: come | :: |
| c'mere {contraction} (here) SEE: here | :: |
| coach {n} (wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power) | :: kariete {f}, rati {m-p} |
| coadjutor {n} (assistant) SEE: assistant | :: |
| coal {n} (uncountable: carbon rock) | :: ogle {f}, akmeņogle {f} |
| coal {n} | :: ogle |
| coal tit {n} (coal tit) | :: meža zīlīte |
| coarse {adj} (of inferior quality) | :: rupjš |
| coarse {adj} (not refined) | :: rupjš |
| coarsely {adv} (in a coarse manner) | :: rupi, rupji |
| coast {n} (edge of land meeting ocean, sea, gulf, bay) | :: krasts, piekraste |
| coat {n} (outer garment covering the upper torso and arms) | :: mētelis {m}, svārki {m-p} |
| coat hanger {n} (device used to hang up coats, shirts, etc) | :: pakaramais |
| coat of arms {n} (hereditary design depicted on an escutcheon) | :: ģerbonis {m} |
| coauthor {n} (author who collaborate with another to write something) | :: līdzautors {m}, līdzautore {f} |
| cob {n} (gull) SEE: gull | :: |
| cobalt {n} (chemical element) | :: kobalts {m} |
| cobble {n} (cobblestone) SEE: cobblestone | :: |
| cobbler {n} (person who makes and repairs shoes) | :: kurpnieks {m}, kurpniece {f}, apavnieks {m}, apavniece {f} |
| cobblestone {n} (a rounded stone) | :: bruģakmens {m} |
| cobweb {n} (a spider’s web) SEE: spiderweb | :: |
| cock {n} (slang: penis) SEE: dick | :: |
| cock {n} (any male bird) | :: gailis {m} |
| cock {n} (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird) SEE: rooster | :: |
| cock-a-doodle-doo {interj} (cry of the rooster) | :: kikerigū |
| cockchafer {n} (beetle of genus Melolontha) | :: maijvabole {f} |
| cockerel {n} (young male chicken) | :: gailēns {m} |
| cockeyed {adj} (absurd, silly, or stupid) SEE: absurd | :: |
| cockeyed {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| cockroach {n} (type of insect) | :: prusaks, tarakāns {m} |
| cocktail {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: kokteilis {m} |
| cocoon {n} (protective case) | :: kokons {m} |
| co-counselling {n} (form of self-help counselling) | :: atbalsta konsultēšanas |
| cod {n} (marine fish of the family Gadidae) | :: menca {f} |
| codfish {n} (cod) SEE: cod | :: |
| cod liver oil {n} (nutritional supplement) | :: mencu aknu eļļa {f} |
| coexist {v} (Exist contemporaneously) | :: līdzāspastāvēt |
| coffee {n} (beverage) | :: kafija {f} |
| coffee bar {n} (establishment that sells coffee) SEE: café | :: |
| coffeehouse {n} (café) SEE: café | :: |
| coffeemaker {n} (kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee) | :: kafijas vārāmais |
| coffee shop {n} (café) SEE: café | :: |
| coffin {n} (box in which a dead person is buried) | :: zārks {m} |
| cognitive psychology {n} (branch of psychology) | :: kognitīvā psiholoģija |
| cohort {n} (colleague) SEE: colleague | :: |
| coiffure {n} (hairstyle) SEE: hairstyle | :: |
| coil {n} (something wound) | :: ritulis {m} |
| Coimbra {prop} (city and municipality in Coimbra, Portugal) | :: Koimbra |
| coin {n} ((currency) a piece of currency) | :: monēta {f} |
| coinage {n} (currency) SEE: currency | :: |
| coinage {n} (neologism) SEE: neologism | :: |
| cold {adj} (having a low temperature) | :: auksts, salts |
| cold {adj} (of the weather) | :: salts |
| cold {n} (low temperature) | :: aukstums {m}, saltums {m} |
| cold {n} (illness) | :: saaukstēšanās {f} |
| cold-blooded {adj} (having an unregulated body temperature) SEE: ectothermic | :: |
| cold war {n} (a period of hostile relations) | :: aukstais karš |
| Cold War {prop} (a period of history from 1945–1991) | :: Aukstais karš |
| cole {n} (cabbage) SEE: cabbage | :: |
| collaborate {v} (to work together on a piece of work) | :: sadarboties; līdzdarboties |
| collaborate {v} (to cooperate treasonably) | :: sadarboties (ar ienaidnieku) |
| collar {n} (fabric garment part fitting around throat) | :: apkakle {f} |
| colleague {n} (fellow member of a profession) | :: kolēģis {m}, kolēģe {f} |
| collect {v} (to gather together) | :: vākt, lasīt |
| collect {v} (to accumulate items for a hobby) | :: kolekcionēt |
| collection {n} (set of items) | :: krājums, kolekcija |
| collection {n} (multiple related objects) | :: krājums, kolekcija |
| collection {n} (activity of collecting) | :: vākšana, ievākšana |
| collectivization {n} (the act of collectivizing) | :: kolektivizācija {f} |
| collector {n} (person or thing that collects) | :: kolekcionārs {m}, kolekcionāre {f}, krājējs {m}, krājēja {f} |
| collector {n} (amplified terminal on a bipolar junction transistor) | :: kolektors {m} |
| colloquialism {n} (colloquial expression) | :: vienkāršruna {f}, sarunvalodas izteiciens {m}, sarunvalodas vārds {m} |
| cologne {n} (eau de Cologne) | :: odekolons {m} |
| Colombia {prop} (country in South America) | :: Kolumbija {f} |
| colon {n} (punctuation mark) | :: kols {m} |
| colonialism {n} (colonial domination policy) | :: koloniālisms |
| colonization {n} (process of establishing a colony) | :: kolonizācija {f} |
| colony {n} (region or governmental unit) | :: kolonija {f} |
| colophon {n} (printer notice at the end of a book) | :: kolofons {m} |
| colophony {n} (rosin) SEE: rosin | :: |
| color {n} (spectral composition of visible light) | :: krāsa |
| Colorado {prop} (US state) | :: Kolorādo |
| Colorado beetle {n} (beetle) | :: kolorādo vabole {f} |
| color blindness {n} (condition in which the ability to see colors is impaired) | :: daltonismu, krāsu aklums {m} |
| Colosseum {prop} (ancient stadium in Rome) | :: Kolizejs {m} |
| Colossians {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Kolosiešiem {m-p} |
| colt {n} (young male horse) | :: kumeļš {m} |
| columbine {n} (any plant of the genus Aquilegia) | :: ozolīte |
| column {n} (upright supporting member) | :: kolonna {f} |
| coma {n} (Deep sleep) | :: koma {f} |
| comb {n} (toothed implement for grooming the hair) | :: ķemme {f}, suka {f} |
| comb {n} (fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles) | :: sekste {f} |
| comb {v} (to groom the hair with a toothed implement) | :: ķemmēt, sukāt |
| comb {n} (structure of cells made by bees) SEE: honeycomb | :: |
| combatant {n} (person engaged in combat, often armed) | :: cīnītājs {m}, cīnītāja {f} |
| combine {v} (bring two or more things or activities together) | :: apvienot, savienot |
| combine {v} (have two or more things or properties that function together) | :: apvienot, savienot |
| combine {n} (combine harvester) SEE: combine harvester | :: |
| combine harvester {n} (combine) | :: kombains {m} |
| combust {v} (be consumed by fire) SEE: burn | :: |
| come {v} (to move nearer) | :: nākt |
| comedian {n} (entertainer) | :: komiķis {m}, komiķe {f}, humorists {m}, humoriste {f} |
| come down with {v} (to show symptoms of an illness) | :: sasirgt |
| comedy {n} (a choric song of celebration or revel) | :: komēdija {f} |
| comedy {n} (dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone) | :: komēdija {f} |
| come in {v} (to enter) SEE: enter | :: |
| comet {n} (a celestial body, generally with a tail) | :: komēta {f} |
| come together {v} (to assemble, congregate) | :: sapulcēties |
| comfort {n} (contentment, ease) | :: ērtība {f} |
| comfort {n} | :: mierinājums |
| comfortable {adj} (providing physical comfort and ease) | :: ērts, komfortabls |
| comfortable {adj} (in a state of comfort) | :: ērts |
| comforter {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier | :: |
| comic {n} (cartoon story) | :: komikss {m} |
| comical {adj} (relating to comedy) | :: komisks, komēdijas |
| comical {adj} (being funny, whimsically amusing) | :: komisks, jocīgs, smieklīgs, humoristisks |
| comicality {n} (state of being comical) | :: komiskums {m} |
| comma {n} (punctuation mark ',') | :: komats {m} |
| command {n} (order) | :: pavēle {f} |
| command {v} (to order) | :: pavēlēt |
| commensurate {adj} (proportionate; of a similar measurable standard) | :: samērojams |
| comment {v} (to comment) SEE: observe | :: |
| comment {n} (spoken remark) | :: komentārs {m} |
| commerce {n} (large scale trade) | :: komercija {f}, tirdzniecība {f} |
| commercial {adj} (of or pertaining to commerce) | :: tirdzniecisks, veikalniecisks |
| commie {n} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| committee {n} (group of persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose) | :: komiteja {f} |
| commo {n} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| common {adj} (mutual) | :: kopīgs {m}, kopīga {f} |
| common alder {n} (black alder) SEE: black alder | :: |
| common blackbird {n} (Turdus merula) SEE: blackbird | :: |
| common buzzard {n} (Buteo buteo) | :: peļu klijāns |
| common gull {n} (Larus canus) | :: kajaks |
| common noun {n} (noun that denotes any member or all members of a class) | :: sugas vārds {m} |
| common sense {n} (ordinary understanding) | :: veselais saprāts {m} |
| common shrew {n} (Sorex araneus) | :: meža cirslis {m} |
| common snipe {n} (the species Gallinago gallinago) | :: mērkaziņa {f} |
| Commonwealth of Independent States {prop} (alliance of former Soviet republics) | :: Neatkarīgo Valstu Sadraudzība, NVS |
| common whitefish {n} (Coregonus lavaretus) | :: sīga |
| communism {n} (philosophy) | :: komunisms {m} |
| communism {n} (society) | :: komunisms {m} |
| communist {adj} (of or relating to communism) | :: komunistisks |
| Communist {n} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| Communist {adj} (communist) SEE: communist | :: |
| community {n} (group sharing a common understanding) | :: kopiena {f} |
| community college {n} (secondary school) SEE: secondary school | :: |
| company {n} (in legal context, a corporation) | :: sabiedrība {f}, kompānija {f}, firma {f} |
| company {n} (military unit) | :: rota {f} |
| comparable {adj} (similar) SEE: similar | :: |
| compare {v} (to assess the similarities between two things or between one thing and another) | :: salīdzināt |
| comparison {n} (act of comparing or the state of being compared) | :: salīdzināšana {f}, salīdzinājums {m} |
| compass {n} (instrument to determine cardinal directions) | :: kompass {m} |
| compass {n} (pair of compasses) SEE: pair of compasses | :: |
| compassion {n} (deep awareness of the suffering of another) | :: līdzjūtība {f} |
| compass point {n} (any of the horizontal directions indicated on a compass) | :: debespuse {f} |
| compete {v} (to contend) | :: konkurēt |
| competency {n} | :: kompetence |
| competition {n} (action of competing) | :: konkurence {f} |
| competition {n} (contest for a prize or award) | :: konkurss {m} |
| complaint {n} (grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining) | :: sūdzība {f} |
| complete {adj} (with everything included) | :: pilnīgs |
| completely {adv} (in a complete manner) | :: pilnīgi, pilnām |
| completely {adv} (to the fullest extent or degree) | :: pilnīgi, pilnām |
| complex {n} (problem) SEE: problem | :: |
| complexity {n} (The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement) | :: sarežģītība {f} |
| complexity {n} (That which is complex; intricacy; complication) | :: komplicētība {f} |
| complimentary {adj} (in the nature of a compliment) | :: glaimojošs {m} |
| composer {n} (one who composes music) | :: komponists {m} |
| composition {n} (synthesis as opposed to analysis) SEE: synthesis | :: |
| comprador {n} (intermediary) SEE: intermediary | :: |
| compromise {n} (settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions) | :: kompromiss {m} |
| compute {v} (to reckon or calculate) | :: izskaitļot |
| computer {n} (device) | :: dators {m}, kompjūters {m} |
| computer program {n} (software) | :: datorprogramma {f} |
| comrade {n} (fellow socialist or communist) | :: biedrs {m} |
| comrade {n} (title used in leftist circles) | :: biedrs {m} |
| conceal {v} (to hide something) | :: slēpt |
| conceit {n} (overly high self-esteem) | :: iedomība {f}, uzpūtība {f}, uzpūtīgums {m} |
| conceited {adj} (vain and egotistic) | :: iedomīgs, uzpūtīgs |
| concentration camp {n} (camp where large numbers of persons are detained) | :: koncentrācijas nometne |
| concept {n} (something understood and retained in the mind) | :: jēdziens {m} |
| concern {n} (that which affects one’s welfare or happiness) | :: raizes |
| concert {n} (a musical entertainment in which several voices or instruments take part) | :: koncerts {m} |
| concrete {adj} (particular, perceivable, real) | :: konkrēts {m} |
| concrete {adj} (not abstract) | :: konkrēts {m} |
| concrete {adj} (made of concrete) | :: betona |
| concrete {n} (building material) | :: betons {m} |
| concreteness {n} (the state of being concrete) | :: konkrētums {m}, konkrētība {f} |
| concubine {n} (mistress) SEE: mistress | :: |
| condensed milk {n} (milk that has been reduced to syrup) | :: kondensētā piena, kondensēts piens |
| condescending {adj} (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude) | :: iecietīgs {m} |
| condition {n} (logical clause or phrase) | :: noteikums {m} |
| condition {n} (health status of a patient) | :: apstāklis {m} |
| condom {n} (flexible sleeve worn on the penis) | :: prezervatīvs {m} |
| cone {n} (fruit of conifers) | :: čiekurs {m} |
| confectionery {n} (sweet foodstuffs (collectively)) | :: saldumi {m-p} |
| confederacy {n} (a decentralized state made up of sovereign units) SEE: confederation | :: |
| confederation {n} (union or alliance of states) | :: konfederācija {f} |
| conference {n} (a meeting of people) | :: konference {f} |
| confident {adj} (being very sure of or positive about something) | :: pārliecināts |
| confidentiality {n} (something told in confidence) SEE: secret | :: |
| confirm {v} (to assure) | :: apstiprināt |
| confirmation {n} (verification) | :: apstiprinājums {m} |
| conflagration {n} (a large, ferocious, and destructive fire) | :: ugunsgrēks {m} |
| conflict {n} (clash or disagreement) | :: konflikts {m} |
| congratulate {v} (to express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for) | :: apsveikt |
| congratulations {interj} (expressing approbation) | :: apsveicam |
| congress {n} (sexual intercourse) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| conjugation {n} (in some languages, one of several classifications of verbs) | :: konjugācija {f} |
| conjugation {n} (act of conjugating a verb) | :: konjugācija {f} |
| conjunction {n} (grammar: word used to join words or phrases) | :: saiklis {m}, konjunkcija {f} |
| conjure {v} (to practice black magic) | :: burt |
| Conley {prop} (Transliterations of the surname) | :: Konlijs {m}, Konlija {f} |
| conqueror {n} (someone who conquers) | :: uzvarētājs {m}, iekarotājs {m} |
| conscience {n} (moral sense) | :: sirdsapziņa {f} |
| conscientious {adj} (thorough, careful, or vigilant) | :: apzinīgi |
| conscious {adj} | :: apzinīgs |
| consciousness {n} (awareness) | :: samaņa {f}, apziņa {f} |
| consecution {n} (sequence) SEE: sequence | :: |
| consecutive {n} (consecutive interpretation) SEE: consecutive interpretation | :: |
| consecutive interpretation {n} (type of oral translation) | :: secīgā tulkošana {f} |
| consecutive interpreting {n} (consecutive interpretation) SEE: consecutive interpretation | :: |
| consequently {adv} (as a result or consequence) | :: tātad |
| conservatism {n} (political philosophy that favors maintaining limited government involvement) | :: konservatīvisms {m} |
| conservativism {n} (conservatism) SEE: conservatism | :: |
| considerable {adj} (worth considering) | :: redzams, ievērojams |
| consonant {n} (sound) | :: līdzskanis {m} |
| conspiracy {n} (act of working in secret to obtain some goal) | :: sazvērestība {f} |
| conspiracy theory {n} (hypothetical speculation) | :: sazvērestības teorija {f} |
| Constantine {prop} (male given name) | :: Konstantīns {m} |
| constellation {n} (formation of stars perceived as figure) | :: zvaigznājs {m} |
| constellation {n} (image associated with a group of stars) | :: zvaigznājs {m} |
| constellation {n} (modern astronomy: any of 88 officially recognized regions) | :: zvaigznājs {m} |
| constellation {n} (astrology: configuration of planets) | :: zvaigznājs {m} |
| constipation {n} (state of bowels) | :: aizcietējums {m} |
| constitution {n} (formal or informal system of primary principles and laws regulating a government or other institutions) | :: konstitūcija {f} |
| constitutional monarchy {n} (monarchy limited by laws and a constitution) | :: konstitucionālā monarhija {f} |
| construction {n} (structure) | :: būve |
| construe {v} (to translate) SEE: translate | :: |
| consul {n} (official who protects the interests of citizens) | :: konsuls {m} |
| consulate {n} (the residency of a consul) | :: konsulāts {m} |
| consultant {n} (person or party that is consulted) | :: konsultants {m}, konsultante {f} |
| contagious {adj} (of a disease, easily transmitted to others) | :: lipīgs |
| contain {v} (to contain) SEE: hold | :: |
| contamination {n} (The influence of a term (often foreign) on the development of another term) | :: kontaminēšanās {f}, kontaminācija {f} |
| contemporaneous {adj} (existing or created in the same period of time) | :: vienlaicīgs |
| contested {adj} (controversial) SEE: controversial | :: |
| continent {n} (each of main land-masses on earth's surface) | :: kontinents {m} |
| continent {adj} (exercising continence) | :: savaldīgs |
| continuation {n} (act or state of continuing) | :: turpinājums {m}, turpināšana {f} [act of continuing] |
| continue {v} (transitive: proceed) | :: turpināt |
| continue {v} (intransitive: resume) | :: turpināties |
| contract {n} (agreement that is legally binding) | :: līgums {m}, kontrakts {m} |
| contract {v} (gain or acquire (an illness)) | :: sasirgt |
| contradiction {n} (act of contradicting) | :: pretruna {f} |
| contradiction {n} (statement that contradicts itself) | :: pretruna {f} |
| contrast {n} (difference between two objects, people or concepts) | :: kontrasts {m}, pretstats {m} |
| control tower {n} (airport control tower) | :: vadības tornis {m} |
| controversial {adj} (arousing controversy) | :: pretrunīgs, strīdīgs, kontroversiāls |
| controversy {n} (debate, discussion of opposing opinions) | :: polemika {f}, kontroversija {f} |
| convenience {n} (quality of being suitable, useful or convenient) | :: ērtība {f} |
| convenience {n} (anything that makes for an easier life) | :: ērtība {f} |
| convenient {adj} (of or pertaining to convenience; simple; easy; expedient) | :: ērts |
| conversation {n} (expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people) | :: saruna {f} |
| cook {n} (person who prepares food) | :: pavārs {m} |
| cook {v} (to prepare (food) for eating) | :: vārīt, cept, gatavot |
| cook {v} (to prepare food) | :: gatavot, vārīt, cept |
| cooker {n} (appliance or utensil for cooking) | :: plīts {f}, krāsns {f} |
| cookie {n} (bun) SEE: bun | :: |
| cookie {n} (small, flat baked good, see also: biscuit) | :: sīkfails {m}, biskvīts {m} |
| cookie {n} (HTTP cookie) SEE: HTTP cookie | :: |
| cooking oil {n} (purified fat) | :: cepamo eļļu |
| Cook Islands {prop} (self-governing country in Oceania) | :: Kuka Salas {f-p} |
| cool {adj} (having a slightly low temperature) | :: vēss |
| cool {n} (moderate temperature) | :: vēsums {m} |
| cool {n} (calm temperament) | :: aukstasinība {f} |
| cooling glasses {n} (sunglasses) SEE: sunglasses | :: |
| coolness {n} (the state of being cool, chilly) | :: dzestrums {m}, vēsums {m}, spirgtums |
| cooperation {n} (act of cooperating or being cooperative) | :: sadarbība {f} |
| coordinating conjunction {n} (type of conjunction) | :: sakārtojuma saiklis {m}, sakārtojuma saikļi {m-p} |
| coot {n} (bird) | :: laucis {m} |
| cootie {n} (louse) SEE: louse | :: |
| cooze {n} (vagina) SEE: vagina | :: |
| Copenhagen {prop} (capital of Denmark) | :: Kopenhāgena {f} |
| copernicium {n} (chemical element) | :: kopernikijs {m} |
| copper {n} (chemical element Cu) | :: varš {m} |
| coppern {adj} (made of copper) SEE: copper | :: |
| copulate {v} (copulate) SEE: cover | :: |
| copulate {v} (to have sexual intercourse with) SEE: bed | :: |
| copulation {n} (copulation) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| copy {n} (result of copying) | :: kopija {f} |
| copycat {n} (one who imitates or plagiarizes others' work) | :: pakaļdarinātājs {m} |
| copyright {n} (right to publish) | :: autortiesības {f-p} |
| coral {n} (substance) | :: korallis {m} |
| coral {n} (colony) | :: korallis {m} |
| coral island {n} (coral island) | :: koraļļu sala {f} |
| cor anglais {n} (woodwind instrument) | :: angļu rags {m} |
| cord {n} (length of twisted strands) | :: virve {f} |
| core {n} (central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds) | :: serde |
| core {n} | :: serde {f} |
| Corfu {prop} (island) | :: Kerkīra, Korfu |
| Corinth {prop} (city in Greece) | :: Korintas {m} |
| Corinthians {prop} (book in the Bible) | :: Korintiešiem {m-p} |
| cork {n} (bark of the cork oak) | :: korķis {m} |
| cork {n} (bottle stopper) | :: korķis {m}, aizbāznis {m} |
| cork {n} (cork oak) SEE: cork oak | :: |
| Cork {prop} (city) | :: Corka |
| cork oak {n} (a type of evergreen oak tree, Quercus suber) | :: korķozols {m} |
| corkscrew {n} (implement for opening bottles sealed by a cork) | :: korķviļķis {m} |
| cormorant {n} (seabird) | :: jūras krauklis {m} |
| corn {n} (grain crop of species Zea mays) SEE: maize | :: |
| corncrake {n} (the bird Crex crex) | :: grieze {f} |
| cornea {n} (layer forming the front of the eye) | :: radzene {f} |
| Cornelia {prop} (female given name) | :: Kornēlija {f} |
| corner {n} (point where two converging lines meet) SEE: angle | :: |
| corner {n} (space in the angle between converging lines or walls) | :: stūris {m}, kakts {m} |
| cornfield {n} (a field of corn) | :: druva |
| cornflower {n} (Centaurea cyanus) | :: rudzupuķe {f} |
| coronation {n} (the act or solemnity of crowning) | :: kronēšana {f} |
| coronavirus {n} (member of the family Coronaviridae) | :: koronavīruss {m} |
| corporation {n} (public limited company) | :: akciju sabiedrība {f} |
| corps {n} (battlefield formation) | :: korpuss {m} |
| corpse {n} (dead body) | :: līķis {m} |
| corpus {n} (body) SEE: body | :: |
| correct {adj} (free from error) | :: pareizs |
| correctness {n} (freedom from error) | :: pareizība {f}, pareizums {m} |
| correctness {n} (conformity to the truth or to fact) | :: pareizība {f}, pareizums {m} |
| correctness {n} (conformity to recognized standards) | :: pareizība {f}, pareizums {m} |
| correspondent {adj} (corresponding) SEE: corresponding | :: |
| corresponding {adj} (that have a similar relationship) | :: atbilstošs, piederīgs |
| corridor {n} (narrow hall or passage) | :: koridors {m} |
| corruption {n} | :: korupcija {f} |
| Corsica {prop} (island in the Mediterranean) | :: Korsika {f} |
| Corsican {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Corsica) | :: korsikāņu |
| Corsican {prop} (language) | :: korsikāņu valoda {f} |
| Corunna {prop} (A Coruña) SEE: A Coruña | :: |
| corvee {n} (unpaid labor required by a feudal lord) | :: klaušas |
| corvee {n} (labor in lieu of taxes) | :: klaušas |
| cos {conj} (because) SEE: because | :: |
| cosmodrome {n} (a site for launching spacecraft) | :: kosmodroms {m} |
| cosmological {adj} (of or pertaining to cosmology, or to the overall structure of the universe) | :: kosmoloģisks |
| cosmology {n} (study of the physical universe) | :: kosmoloģija {f} |
| cosmos {n} (the universe) | :: kosmoss {m} |
| Cossack {n} (member of a population) | :: kazaks {m} |
| cost {v} (to incur a charge, a price) | :: maksāt |
| cost {n} (amount of money spent for a purpose) | :: maksa {f}, cena {f}, dārdzība {f} |
| cost {n} (negative consequence or loss) | :: maksa {f} |
| costa {n} (rib) SEE: rib | :: |
| Costa Rica {prop} (country) | :: Kostarika {f} |
| costly {adj} (expensive) | :: dārgs |
| cosy {adj} (affording comfort and warmth) | :: ērts |
| cottage cheese {n} (cheese curd product) | :: mājas siers {m} |
| cotton {n} (any plant yielding fiber like that of Gossypium) | :: kokvilna {f} |
| cotton {n} (fiber) | :: kokvilna |
| cotton {n} (fabric) | :: kokvilna {f} |
| cotton {adj} (made of cotton) | :: kokvilnas |
| cotton wool {n} (raw fibers of cotton) | :: vate {f} |
| couch {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| couch grass {n} (species of grass) | :: ložņu vārpata {m} |
| cough {v} (push air from the lungs) | :: klepot, kāsēt |
| cough {n} (expulsion of air from the lungs) | :: klepus, kāss |
| council {n} (committee that leads or governs) | :: dome {f}, padome {f} |
| count {v} (to enumerate or determine number) | :: skaitīt, rēķināt |
| count {n} (ruler of a county (male)) | :: grāfs {m} |
| Count Dracula {prop} (fictional vampire) | :: Grāfs Drakula |
| counterculture {n} (any culture whose values and lifestyles are opposed to those of the established mainstream culture, especially to western culture) | :: kontrkultūra {f} |
| countess {n} (wife of a count or earl) | :: grāfiene {f} |
| country {n} (region of land) | :: zeme {f} |
| country {n} (nation state) | :: valsts, zeme |
| country {n} (the country, rural area, as opposed to the town or city) | :: lauki {p} |
| country {n} (country music) | :: kantrī {m} |
| country {adj} (of, from or pertaining to the countryside (adjective)) | :: lauku, lauku- |
| county {n} (land ruled by a count or countess) | :: grāfiste {f} |
| county {n} (administrative region of various countries) | :: grāfiste {f} |
| coup {n} (coup d'état) SEE: coup d'état | :: |
| coup d'état {n} (sudden overthrow of a government) | :: valsts apvērsums {m}, pučs {m} |
| couple {n} (two partners) | :: pāris {m} |
| couple {n} (two of the same kind considered together) | :: pāris {m} |
| couple {n} (a small number of) | :: pāris {m} |
| coupling {n} (sexual intercourse) SEE: sexual intercourse | :: |
| courage {n} (quality of a confident character) | :: drosme |
| courageous {adj} (brave) SEE: brave | :: |
| courageous {adj} (of an action, that requires courage) | :: drosmīgs, drošs |
| courgette {n} (a small marrow/squash) | :: kabacis {m} |
| Courland {prop} (region in western Latvia) | :: Kurzeme {f} |
| Courlander {n} (someone from Courland) | :: kurzemnieks {m}, kurzemniece {f} |
| course {n} | :: gaita |
| court {n} (enclosed space; a courtyard) | :: sēta {f} |
| court {n} (hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered) | :: tiesa {f} |
| court {n} (tribunal established for the administration of justice) | :: tiesa |
| courtyard {n} (unroofed walled area) | :: sēta {f}, pagalms {m} |
| cousin {n} (nephew or niece of a parent) | :: [male] brālēns, [female] māsīca |
| Coventry {prop} (an industrial city in central England) | :: Koventri {f} |
| cover {n} (lid) | :: vāks {m} |
| cover {n} (front and back of a book or a magazine) | :: vāks {m} |
| cover {n} (top sheet) | :: apklājs, apsegs, sega |
| cover {v} (to conceal or protect) | :: segt |
| covertly {adv} (secretly) SEE: secretly | :: |
| cow {n} (female domesticated ox or other bovine) | :: govs {f} |
| cow {n} (derogatory: despicable woman) | :: govs {f} |
| cowabunga {interj} (expression of joy) SEE: yes | :: |
| coward {n} (a person who lacks courage) | :: gļēvulis {m} |
| cowardice {n} (the lack of courage) | :: gļēvulība {f} |
| cowberry {n} (shrub and berry Vaccinium vitis-idaea) SEE: lingonberry | :: |
| coyote {n} (canine) | :: koijots {m} |
| crab {n} (crustacean) | :: krabis {m} |
| crabapple {n} (tree) | :: mežābele {f} |
| crack {n} (thin space opened in a previously solid material) | :: plaisa |
| crack {n} (attempt at something) SEE: try | :: |
| crack of dawn {n} (sunrise) SEE: sunrise | :: |
| Cracow {prop} (city) | :: Krakova |
| cradle {n} (oscillating bed for a baby) | :: šūpulis {m} |
| cradle song {n} (lullaby) SEE: lullaby | :: |
| craft {n} (skilled practice of practical occupation) | :: amats {m} |
| craft {n} (device; means; art) SEE: device | :: |
| craft {n} (strength; power; might; force) SEE: strength | :: |
| cranberry {n} (shrub) | :: dzērvene {f} |
| crane {n} (bird) | :: dzērve {f} |
| crane {n} (machinery) | :: celtnis {m} |
| cranial orbit {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket | :: |
| cranium {n} (skull) SEE: skull | :: |
| crap {n} (feces) | :: sūds {m} |
| crater {n} (astronomy: hemispherical pit) | :: krāteris {m} |
| crave {n} (to want strongly) | :: alkt, kārot |
| craving {n} (strong desire; yearning) | :: alkas {f-p}, kāre {f} |
| crawdad {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish | :: |
| crawfish {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish | :: |
| crawl {v} (to move along the ground) | :: rāpot |
| crawldad {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish | :: |
| crawlfish {n} (crayfish) SEE: crayfish | :: |
| crayfish {n} (freshwater crustacean resembling lobster) | :: vēzis {m} |
| craziness {n} (madness) | :: vājprāts {m}, ārprāts {m}, trakums {m} |
| crazy {adj} (insane, demented) | :: traks, ārprātīgs, vājprātīgs |
| crazy {adj} | :: traks |
| Córdoba {prop} (city in Spain) | :: Kordova {f} |
| cream {n} (oily part of milk) | :: krējums |
| cream {n} (product to apply to the skin) | :: krēms {m} |
| creamery {n} (place where dairy products are prepared or sold) | :: krejotava {f} |
| create {v} (to put into existence) | :: radīt |
| credit card {n} (card connected to a credit account used to buy goods or services) | :: kredītkarte {f} |
| Cree {prop} (Algonquian language spoken by this people) | :: krī valoda |
| creep {v} (to move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground) SEE: crawl | :: |
| crematorium {n} (place where dead bodies are cremated) | :: krematorija {f} |
| crematory {n} (crematorium) SEE: crematorium | :: |
| crescent {n} (figure of the moon) | :: pusmēness {m} |
| Crete {prop} (island) | :: Krēta {f} |
| crew {n} (group of people operating a large facility or piece of equipment) | :: ekipāža {f} |
| crib note {n} (concealed reminder) SEE: cheat sheet | :: |
| crib sheet {n} (cheat sheet) SEE: cheat sheet | :: |
| cricket {n} (insect) | :: circenis {m} |
| cricket {n} (game) | :: krikets {m} |
| crime {n} (specific act committed in violation of the law) | :: noziegšanās {m}, noziegums {m} |
| Crimea {prop} (peninsula, see also: Crimean peninsula) | :: Krimas {m} |
| crime against humanity {n} (a large-scale persecution of, or atrocity against a body of people) | :: noziegumiem pret cilvēci {m-p} |
| Crimean {prop} (Crimea) SEE: Crimea | :: |
| criminal {n} (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) | :: noziedznieks {m} |
| criminal offence {n} (crime) SEE: crime | :: |
| criminology {n} (the study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour) | :: kriminoloģija {f} |
| crimson {v} (blush) SEE: blush | :: |
| crimson tide {n} (menstruation) SEE: menstruation | :: |
| crisis {n} (unstable situation in political, social, economic or military affairs) | :: krīze {f} |
| criterion {n} (standard for comparison and judgment) | :: kritērijs {m} |
| criticism {n} (act of criticising) | :: kritika {f} |
| croak {n} (the harsh cry of various birds, particularly the raven or crow) SEE: caw | :: |
| croak {v} (of a raven, to make its cry) SEE: caw | :: |
| Croat {n} (language) SEE: Croatian | :: |
| Croatia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Horvātija {f} |
| Croatian {adj} (of or pertaining to Croatia) | :: horvātu, horvātisks |
| Croatian {n} (person of Croatia) | :: horvāts {m}, horvātiete {f} |
| Croatian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) | :: horvātu |
| crocodile {n} (reptile) | :: krokodils {m} |
| croft {n} (cave or cavern) SEE: cave | :: |
| crop {n} (part of bird's or animal’s alimentary tract) | :: guza {f} |
| crop rotation {n} (farming practice) | :: augseka |
| crosier {n} (staff of a bishop or abbot) | :: gana zizlis |
| cross {n} (geometrical figure) | :: krusts {n} |
| cross {n} (in heraldry) | :: krusts {n} |
| cross {n} (wooden post with a perpendicular beam, used for crucifixion) | :: krusts {n} |
| cross {n} (definite: the cross on which Christ was crucified) | :: krusts {n} |
| cross {n} (gesture made by Christians) | :: krusts {n} |
| cross {v} (go from one side of something to the other) | :: krustot, šķērsot, pāriet |
| cross {v} (travel in a direction or path that will intersect with that another) | :: krustot, šķērsot |
| crossbar {n} (top of the goal structure) | :: pārliktnis {m} |
| crossbow {n} (mechanised weapon based on the bow) | :: stops {m}, arbalets {m} |
| crossroad {n} (crossroads) SEE: crossroads | :: |
| crossroads {n} (intersection) | :: krustojums {m} |
| cross section {n} (section formed by a plane cutting through an object) | :: šķēlums {m} |
| crosswise {adv} (transversely) | :: šķērsi, šķērsu, šķērsām |
| crotonic acid {n} (an unsaturated organic acid) | :: krotonskābe |
| crow {n} (any bird of the genus Corvus) | :: vārna {f} |
| crowbar {n} (iron or steel bar used as a lever to manually force things apart) | :: lauznis {m} |
| crowd {n} (group of people) | :: pūlis {m} |
| crown {n} (royal headdress) | :: kronis {m} |
| crown {n} (representation of such a headdress) | :: kronis {m} |
| crown {n} (wreath or band for the head) | :: vainags {m} |
| crowning {n} (act of crowning) SEE: coronation | :: |
| crownment {n} (act of crowning) SEE: coronation | :: |
| crucifix {n} (object) | :: krucifikss |
| cruel {adj} (that intentionally causes pain and suffering) | :: nežēlīgs |
| crusade {n} (grand concerted effort) | :: krusta karš |
| crustacean {n} (arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea) | :: vēžveidīgie |
| crutch {n} (device to assist in motion as a cane) | :: kruķis {m} |
| crux {n} ((heraldry) cross on a coat of arms) SEE: cross | :: |
| cry {v} (intransitive: to weep) | :: raudāt |
| cry {v} (intransitive: to shout, scream, yell) | :: kliegt, saukt |
| cry {n} (shedding of tears) | :: raudas {p}, raudāšana |
| cry {n} (shout or scream) | :: kliedziens {m}, sauciens {m} |
| cry one's eyes out {v} (to moan) SEE: moan | :: |
| crypto- {prefix} | :: kripto- |
| cryptodepression {n} (portion of a lake which lies below sea level) | :: kriptodepresija |
| cryptovirus {n} (malware) | :: šifrējošais vīruss {m}, šifrēšanas programmatūrā {f}, šifrējošā izspiedējprogrammatūra {f} |
| crystal {n} (array of atoms) | :: kristāls {m} |
| crystal {n} (mineral) | :: kristāls {m} |
| crystal {n} (glassware) | :: kristāls {m} |
| crystal {n} ((used attributively)) | :: kristāla |
| crystalline {adj} (relating to crystals) | :: kristālisks {m}, kristāliska {f} |
| C-section {n} (Caesarean section) SEE: Caesarean section | :: |
| Côte d'Ivoire {prop} (the Ivory Coast) | :: Kotdivuāra {f} |
| Cuba {prop} (country and largest island in Caribbean) | :: Kuba {f} |
| cube {n} (geometry: polyhedron having of six identical square faces) | :: kubs {m} |
| cube root {n} (number) | :: kubsakne {f} |
| cuckoo {n} (the bird) | :: dzeguze {f} |
| cuckoo {n} (the sound) | :: kūkot |
| cucumber {n} (plant) | :: gurķis {m} |
| cucumber {n} (edible fruit) | :: gurķis {m} |
| cue {n} (straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in games such as billiards, snooker, and pool) | :: kija {f} |
| cuisine {n} (characteristic style of preparing food) | :: kulinārija {f}, virtuve {f} |
| cul-de-sac {n} (blind alley) SEE: dead end | :: |
| culinary art {n} (cuisine) SEE: cuisine | :: |
| culprit {n} (culprit) | :: vaininieks {m}, vaininiece {f} |
| cult {n} (a sect) | :: kults {m} |
| cult of personality {n} (situation of being falsely idolized) | :: personības kults {m} |
| culture {n} (arts, customs and habits) | :: kultūra {f} |
| cumulus {n} (white puffy cloud) | :: gubu mākonis |
| cuneiform {n} (ancient writing system) | :: ķīļraksts {m} |
| Cuneo {prop} (city in Piedmont, Italy) | :: Kuneo {m} |
| cunning {adj} (sly) | :: viltīgs {m} |
| cunt {n} (genitalia) | :: peža {f}, pīzda {f} |
| cup {n} (drinking vessel) | :: kauss, krūzīte, tase |
| cup {n} (trophy) | :: kauss {m} |
| cup {n} (contest) | :: kauss {m} |
| cupboard {n} (enclosed storage) | :: skapis {m} |
| curd {n} (part of milk that coagulates) | :: biezpiens {m} |
| curd cheese {n} (cottage cheese) SEE: cottage cheese | :: |
| curfew {n} (a regulation requiring people to be off the streets and in their homes by a certain time) | :: policijas stunda {f}, komandanta stunda {f}, komandantstunda {f} |
| curfew {n} (the time when such restriction begins) | :: policijas stunda {f}, komandanta stunda {f}, komandantstunda {f} |
| curiosity {n} (inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask questions, investigate, or explore) | :: ziņkārība {f}, ziņkāre |
| curious {adj} (tending to ask questions, or to want to explore or investigate, see also: inquisitive) | :: ziņkārīgs, ziņkārs |
| Curitiba {prop} (State capital of Paraná) | :: Kuritiba |
| curium {n} (chemical element) | :: kirijs |
| curl {n} (lock of curling hair) | :: cirta |
| curlew {n} (migratory wading bird) | :: kuitila |
| curlew sandpiper {n} (Calidris ferruginea) | :: līkknābja šņībītis |
| currant {n} (fruit of the genus Ribes) | :: upene {f} |
| currency {n} (money or other item used to facilitate transactions) | :: valūta {f} |
| current {n} | :: straume {f} |
| current {n} (time rate of flow of electric charge) | :: strāva {f} |
| current {n} (tendency or a course of events) | :: gaita {f} |
| current {adj} (existing or occurring at the moment) | :: pašreizējs, esošs |
| current {adj} (generally accepted, used, practiced, or prevalent at the moment) | :: esošs |
| currently {adv} (at this moment) | :: tagad, patlaban, pašlaik, pašreiz |
| curriculum vitae {n} (written account of one's education, accomplishments, etc.) | :: rezumē {f} |
| curse {n} (supernatural detriment) | :: lāsts {m} |
| curtain {n} (piece of cloth covering a window) | :: aizkars {m} |
| curve {n} (gentle bend) | :: līkums {m} |
| curve {n} (geometry: one-dimensional figure) | :: līkne {f} |
| cushion {n} (soft material in cloth bag) | :: spilvens {m} |
| custard {n} (sauce) | :: olu krēms |
| custom {n} (frequent repetition of the same act) | :: paraža {f}, paradums {m} |
| customarily {adv} (normally) SEE: normally | :: |
| custom house {n} (official building, in a port, where customs are collected and shipping is cleared for entry and exit) | :: muita {f} |
| customs {n} (custom house) SEE: custom house | :: |
| cut {v} (to perform an incision) | :: griezt |
| cut {v} (to divide with a sharp instrument) | :: griezt |
| cut {n} (act of cutting) | :: cirtiens |
| cut one's teeth {v} (gain early experience) | :: bērnam nāk zobi |
| cutthroat {n} (murderer) | :: rīkļurāvējs {m} |
| cuttlefish {n} (any of various squidlike mollusks) | :: sēpija {f} |
| Cyclades {prop} (island chain) | :: Kikladas {f-p} |
| cycle {n} (complete rotation) | :: cikls {m} |
| cycle {n} (process that repeats itself) | :: cikls {m} |
| cycle {n} (program on a washing machine etc.) | :: cikls {m} |
| cycle {n} (imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens) SEE: celestial sphere | :: |
| cycling {n} (The sport of riding and racing bicycles) | :: riteņbraukšana {f} |
| Cygnus {prop} (constellation) | :: Gulbis {m} |
| cylinder {n} (geometry: surface) | :: cilindrs {m} |
| cymbal {n} (concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck) | :: šķīvji {m-p} |
| Cynthia {prop} (female given name) | :: Sintija {f} |
| cypress {n} (an evergreen coniferous tree) | :: ciprese {m} |
| Cypriot {n} (Person from Cyprus) | :: kiprietis {m}, kipriete {f} |
| Cypriot {adj} (Of, from or relating to Cyprus) | :: kipriešu, kiprisks |
| Cyprus {prop} (country) | :: Kipra {f} |
| Cyril {prop} (male given name) | :: Kirils {m} |
| Cyril {prop} (Kirill) SEE: Kirill | :: |
| Cyrillic {prop} (a script or alphabet) | :: kirilica {f} |
| Czech {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to the country, people, culture or language) | :: čehu, čehisks |
| Czech {n} (person) | :: čehs {m}, čehiete {f} |
| Czech {n} (language) | :: čehu, čehu valoda {f} |
| Czechia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Čehija {f} |
| Czechoslovakia {prop} (former country in Central Europe) | :: Čehoslovākija {m} |
| Czech Republic {prop} (country in Central Europe) | :: Čehijas Republika {f}, Čehija {f} |
| dachshund {n} (breed of dog) | :: taksis {m} |
| Dacia {prop} (ancient kingdom and Roman province) | :: Dāķija, Dākija {f} |
| dad {n} (informal: a father) | :: tētis {m} |
| daddy {n} (father) | :: tētis {m} |
| daddy {n} (male lover) | :: papucītis {m} |
| daffodil {n} (flower) | :: narcises {m} |
| daft {adj} (crazy, insane, see also: crazy; insane; mad) | :: jucis |
| daft {adj} (stupid, see also: stupid) | :: stulbs, muļķis, aušīgs |
| Dagestan {prop} (federal subject of Russia) | :: Dagestāna |
| dagga {n} (cement) SEE: cement | :: |
| dagger {n} (a stabbing weapon) | :: duncis |
| Dagmar {prop} (female given name) | :: Dagmāra {f} |
| daikon {n} (large white radish) | :: Japānas redīss {m} |
| dairy {n} (place, where milk is processed) | :: pienotava {f} |
| Dalmatia {prop} (region in Croatia) | :: Dalmācija |
| dam {n} (structure placed across a flowing body of water) | :: dambis {m}, aizsprosts {m} |
| damage {n} (abstract measure of something not being intact; harm) | :: bojājums {m}, postījums {m} |
| damage {v} (to make something less intact or even destroy it; to harm or cause destruction) | :: sabojāt, sasist, sapostīt |
| damage {v} | :: izdevumi |
| Damascus {prop} (the capital city of Syria) | :: Damaska |
| dammit {interj} (expression of anger or disappointment) | :: sasodīts |
| damp {adj} (Being in a state between dry and wet) | :: mitrs, mikls, valgans, valgs |
| dampness {n} (moderate humidity) | :: mitrums {m}, miklums {m}, valgums {m}, valganums |
| dance {n} (movements to music) | :: deja {f}, dancis {m} [dated, folkloric] |
| dance {v} (move rhythmically to music) | :: dejot, diet |
| dancer {n} (person who dances) | :: dejotājs {m} |
| dancer {n} (a female person who dances) | :: dejotāja {f} |
| dandelion {n} (plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum) | :: pienene {f} |
| dandruff {n} (skin flakes) | :: blaugzna {f} |
| Dane {n} (person from Denmark or of Danish descent) | :: dānis {m}, dāniete {f} |
| danger {n} (exposure to likely harm) | :: briesmas {m}, bīstamība {f} |
| dangerous {adj} (full of danger) | :: bīstams |
| Daniel {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Daniels {m} |
| Daniel {prop} (biblical person) | :: Daniels {m} |
| Daniel {prop} (male given name) | :: Daniels {m} |
| Danish {prop} (language) | :: Dāņu |
| Danish {adj} (of Denmark) | :: dāņu, dānisks |
| Danish {n} (native of Denmark) SEE: Dane | :: |
| Danish crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow | :: |
| dank {adj} (dark, damp and humid) | :: drēgns |
| Danube {prop} (river of Europe that flows to the Black Sea) | :: Donava |
| Danzig {prop} (Gdańsk) SEE: Gdańsk | :: |
| dare {v} (to have courage) | :: drīkstēt |
| dark {adj} (having an absolute or relative lack of light) | :: tumšs |
| dark {adj} (hidden, secret) | :: tumšs |
| dark {adj} (not bright or light, deeper in hue) | :: tumšs |
| dark {n} (a complete or partial absence of light) | :: tumsa {f} |
| dark-haired {adj} (brunette) SEE: brunette | :: |
| darkly {adv} (with a dark appearance) | :: tumši |
| dark matter {n} (particles of matter that cannot be detected by their radiation) | :: tumšā matērija {f} |
| darkness {n} (state of being dark) | :: tumsa {f} |
| darmstadtium {n} (transuranic chemical element with atomic number 110) | :: darmstadtis |
| dash {n} (colloquial: hyphen) SEE: hyphen | :: |
| data {n} (information) | :: dati {p} |
| data bank {n} (databank) SEE: databank | :: |
| databank {n} (database) SEE: database | :: |
| databank {n} | :: duomenų bankas |
| database {n} (collection of information) | :: datu bāze {f} |
| database {n} (software program) | :: datu bāze |
| data set {n} (modem) SEE: modem | :: |
| date {n} (fruit of the date palm) | :: datele {f} |
| date {n} (that which specifies the time of writing, inscription etc.) | :: datums {m} |
| date {n} (point of time at which a transaction or event takes place) | :: datums {m} |
| date {n} (point in time) | :: laiks {m} |
| date {n} (assigned end; conclusion) | :: termiņš {m} |
| date {n} (obsolete: given or assigned length of life) | :: termiņš {m} |
| date {n} (pre-arranged social meeting) | :: randiņš {m} [casual], tikšanās {f} [formal], satikšanās [general] |
| date {n} (meeting with a lover or potential lover; a person so met) | :: randiņš {m} |
| date of birth {n} (birthday) SEE: birthday | :: |
| dative {n} (dative case) SEE: dative case | :: |
| dative case {n} (case used to express direction towards an indirect object) | :: datīvs {m} |
| Daugava {prop} (river in Europe) | :: Daugava {f} |
| Daugavpils {prop} (city in Latvia) | :: Daugavpils {f} |
| daughter {n} (female offspring) | :: meita {f} |
| dauntlessness {n} (fearlessness) | :: bezbailība {f}, bezbailīgums {m} |
| David {prop} (king of Israel) | :: Dāvids {m} |
| David {prop} (male given name) | :: Dāvids {m} |
| daw {n} (Coloeus monedula) SEE: jackdaw | :: |
| day {n} (period of 24 hours) | :: diena {f}, diennakts |
| day {n} (period from midnight to the following midnight) | :: diena {f} |
| day {n} (rotational period of a planet) | :: diena {f}, diennakts |
| day {n} (part of a day period which one spends at one’s job, school, etc.) | :: diena {f} |
| day {n} (period between sunrise and sunset) | :: diena {f} |
| day after tomorrow {n} (day after tomorrow - translation entry) | :: parīt |
| day after tomorrow {adv} (on the day after tomorrow; in two days - translation entry) | :: parīt |
| day before yesterday {n} (day before yesterday - translation entry) | :: aizvakardiena, aizvakar {f} |
| day before yesterday {adv} (on the day before yesterday - translation entry) | :: aizvakar |
| daybook {n} (A daily chronicle; a diary) SEE: diary | :: |
| day lark {n} (early bird) SEE: early bird | :: |
| dazzle {v} (confuse the sight) | :: apžilbināt |
| dazzle {v} (figuratively) | :: apžilbināt |
| dead {adj} (no longer alive) | :: miris, nedzīvs |
| dead {n} (those who have died) | :: miruši |
| dead end {n} (street or path that goes nowhere) | :: strupceļš {m} |
| dead-end {n} (road with no exit) SEE: dead end | :: |
| deadfall {n} (cheap, rough bar or saloon) SEE: dive | :: |
| deadly {adj} (lethal) | :: nāvīgs, nāvējošs |
| deadly {adv} (Fatally, mortally) | :: nāvīgi |
| dead of night {n} (middle of the night) | :: dziļa nakts {f} |
| Dead Sea {prop} (lake in the Middle East) | :: Nāves jūra |
| deaf {adj} (unable to hear) | :: kurls {m}, nedzirdīgs |
| deafness {n} (condition of being deaf) | :: kurlums {m} |
| deal {v} (to conduct oneself) SEE: behave | :: |
| dear {adj} (loved; lovable) | :: dārgs, mīļš |
| dear {adj} (loving, affectionate, heartfelt) | :: mīļš |
| dear {adj} (formal way of addressing) | :: cienītais |
| dear {adj} (high in price; expensive) SEE: expensive | :: |
| dear {n} (beloved#noun) SEE: beloved | :: |
| death {n} (cessation of life) | :: nāve {f}, miršana {f} |
| death {n} (personification of death) | :: nāve {f} |
| deathlike {adj} (deadly) SEE: deadly | :: |
| death penalty {n} (state punishment of death) | :: nāvessods {m} |
| debate {n} (argument, or discussion, usually in an ordered or formal setting) | :: debates {f-p} |
| debate {n} (informal and spirited but generally civil discussion of opposing views) | :: debates {f-p}, pārrunas {f-p} |
| debate {n} (discussion of opposing views) | :: diskusija |
| debate {v} (participate in a debate) | :: debatēt |
| debt {n} (action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another) | :: parāds {m} |
| debt {n} (money that one person or entity owes or is required to pay to another) | :: parāds |
| decade {n} (period of ten years) | :: gadu desmits {m}, desmitgade {f} |
| Decalogue {prop} (the Ten Commandments) SEE: Ten Commandments | :: |
| Decameron {prop} (collection of 100 novellas by Boccaccio) | :: Dekamerons {m} |
| decay {v} (to rot) | :: pūt |
| deceive {v} (trick or mislead) | :: apmānīt, maldināt |
| December {prop} (twelfth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: decembris {m} |
| decibel {n} (a common measure of sound intensity) | :: decibels {m} |
| decide {v} (to resolve or settle) | :: lemt |
| decide {v} (give judgement) | :: lemt |
| deciduous tooth {n} (baby tooth) SEE: milk tooth | :: |
| decision {n} (choice or judgement) | :: lēmums {m}, apņemšanās |
| decision {n} (result arrived at by the judges) | :: spriedums {m} |
| decision {n} | :: lēmums |
| decisive {adj} (having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy) | :: izšķirošs |
| declension {n} (way of categorizing) | :: deklinācija {f} |
| declination {n} (declension) SEE: declension | :: |
| decubitus {n} (bedsore) SEE: bedsore | :: |
| deem {n} (an opinion, judgment) SEE: opinion | :: |
| deen {n} (religion) SEE: religion | :: |
| deen {n} (Islam) SEE: Islam | :: |
| deep {adj} (having its bottom far down) | :: dziļš {m}, dziļa {f} |
| deep blue {adj} (dark blue) SEE: navy | :: |
| deer {n} (animal of the family Cervidae) | :: briedis |
| defeat {v} (to overcome in battle or contest) | :: uzvarēt, sakaut, uzveikt |
| defeat {n} | :: sakāve |
| defence {n} (defence) SEE: defense | :: |
| defend {v} (ward off attacks against) | :: aizstāvēt |
| defender {n} (sports term) | :: aizsargs {m}, aizsardze {f} |
| defenestration {n} (act of throwing out a window) | :: defenestrācija {f} |
| defense {n} (action of protecting from attack) | :: aizsardzība {f} |
| definitely {adv} (without question and beyond doubt) | :: noteikti |
| definition {n} (statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol) | :: definīcija {f} |
| deft {adj} (skillful) | :: veikls |
| defy {n} (challenge) SEE: challenge | :: |
| degree {n} (in geometry: unit of angle) | :: grāds {m} |
| degree {n} (unit of temperature) | :: grāds {m} |
| degree {n} (amount, proportion, extent) | :: pakāpe {f} |
| Dei gratia {adv} (by the Grace of God) SEE: by the Grace of God | :: |
| deity {n} | :: dievība {f} |
| dekatron {n} (the gas-filled tube used as a decade counter) | :: dekatrons {m} |
| delegation {n} (a group of delegates) | :: delegācija {f} |
| Delhi {prop} (city in India) | :: Deli |
| delicacy {n} (something appealing, especially a pleasing food) | :: delikatese {f} |
| delicious {adj} (pleasing to taste) | :: garšīgs, gards |
| deliciousness {n} (state or quality of being delicious) | :: gardums {m}, garšīgums {m} |
| dell {n} (valley) SEE: valley | :: |
| delta {n} (fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet) | :: delta {f} |
| delta {n} (landform at the mouth of a river) | :: delta {f} |
| Demeter {prop} (Greek goddess of the harvest) | :: Dēmetra {f} |
| demiurge {n} (being that created the universe) | :: demiurgs {m} |
| democracy {n} (rule by the people) | :: demokrātija {f} |
| democracy {n} (government under the rule of its people) | :: demokrātija {f} |
| democrat {n} (supporter of democracy) | :: demokrāts {m} |
| democratic {adj} (pertaining to democracy) | :: demokrātisks |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea {prop} (country in East Asia (official name)) | :: Korejas Tautas Demokrātiskā Republika {f} |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo {prop} (large central African nation, formerly called Zaire) | :: Kongo Demokrātiskā Republika {f} |
| Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka {prop} (Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) | :: Šrilankas Demokrātiskā Sociālistiskā Republika {f} |
| democratization {n} (the introduction of democracy) | :: demokratizācija {f} |
| democratize {v} (to make democratic) | :: demokratizēt |
| demographic {adj} (of or pertaining to demography) | :: demogrāfisks |
| demographical {adj} (demographic) SEE: demographic | :: |
| demon {n} (evil spirit) | :: dēmons {m}, velns {m} |
| demoniacal {adj} (of a demon, evil, devilish) SEE: demonic | :: |
| demonic {adj} (Pertaining to evil spirits) | :: dēmonisks |
| demonstration {n} (public display of opinion) | :: demonstrācija {f} |
| demonstrator {n} (forefinger) SEE: forefinger | :: |
| den {n} (home of certain animals) | :: miga {f} |
| dendrochronology {n} (science of counting tree rings) | :: dendrohronoloģija {f} |
| dengue fever {n} (disease) | :: denge {f} |
| Denmark {prop} (country in Northern Europe) | :: Dānija {f} |
| dense {adj} (having relatively high density) | :: blīvs |
| density {n} (physics: amount of matter contained by a given volume) | :: blīvums {m} |
| dental calculus {n} (crust on the teeth) | :: zobakmens {m} |
| dentist {n} (specialized tooth doctor) | :: zobārsts {m}, zobārste {f}, stomatologs {m}, stomatoloģe {f} |
| dentistry {n} (translations to be checked) | :: zobārstniecība {f}, stomatoloģija {f} |
| deny {v} (disallow) SEE: forbid | :: |
| deodorant {n} (odor-controlling cosmetic for the underarm) | :: dezodorants {m} |
| deoxyribonucleic acid {n} (deoxyribonucleic acid) | :: dezoksiribonukleīnskābe |
| depart {v} (to leave) | :: doties, aiziet |
| department store {n} (store containing many departments) | :: universālveikals {m} |
| dependence {n} (state of being dependent) | :: atkarība {f} |
| dependence {n} (irresistible need) | :: atkarība {f} |
| dependent {adj} (relying upon; depending upon) | :: atkarīgs |
| dependent clause {n} (subordinate clause) SEE: subordinate clause | :: |
| depiction {n} (representation) | :: attēlojums {m} |
| depth {n} (vertical distance below a surface) | :: dziļums {m}, dzelme {f}, dzīle {f} |
| depths {n} (plural of depth) SEE: depth | :: |
| Derek {prop} (given name) | :: Didzis {m} |
| dernier {adj} (final, last) SEE: final | :: |
| describe {v} (to represent in words) | :: aprakstīt |
| description {n} (account in words) | :: apraksts {m}, attēlojums {m} |
| description word {n} (adjective) SEE: adjective | :: |
| descry {v} (see) SEE: see | :: |
| desert {n} (that which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward) | :: nopelns {m} |
| desert {n} (barren area) | :: tuksnesis {m} |
| desert {v} (to leave military service) | :: dezertēt |
| design {n} (art of designing) | :: dizains {m} |
| desire {v} (desire) SEE: want | :: |
| desire {v} (wish for earnestly) | :: vēlēties |
| desire {v} (want emotionally or sexually) | :: kāroties, kārot, alkt |
| desire {n} (something wished for) | :: vēlēšanās, vēlme |
| desire {n} (strong attraction) | :: iekāre {f}, alkas {p} |
| desire {n} (feeling of desire) | :: iekāre {f}, alkas {p}, kaisle {f}, kaislība {f} |
| desk {n} (table for writing and reading) | :: rakstāmgalds {m} |
| desk {n} (lectern) SEE: lectern | :: |
| Des Moines {prop} (the capital city of the state of Iowa) | :: Demoina {f} |
| despicable {adj} (deserving to be despised) | :: zemisks |
| despot {n} (ruler with absolute power; tyrant) | :: despots {m} |
| dessert {n} (sweet confection served as the last course of a meal) | :: deserts {m}, saldais ēdiens |
| destiny {n} (predetermined condition; fate; fixed order of things) SEE: fate | :: |
| destroy {v} (to damage beyond use or repair) | :: iznīcināt |
| desultory {adj} (out of course; by the way; not connected with the subject) | :: nesakarīgs {m} |
| detain {v} (to detain) SEE: hold | :: |
| detective {n} (police officer who looks for evidence) | :: detektīvs {m} |
| determinable {adj} (able to be determined or limited) | :: noteicams, konstatējams |
| dette {n} (debt) SEE: debt | :: |
| Deuteronomy {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Piektā Mozus grāmata {f}, Atkārtotā likumu grāmata {f} |
| Devanagari {prop} (abugida alphabet of India and Nepal) | :: dēvanāgarī {f}, dievanāgarī {f} |
| developer {n} (software programmer) | :: izstrādātājs {m}, izstrādātāja {f}, izstrādātāji {m-p}, izstrādātājas {f-p} |
| development {n} (process of developing) | :: attīstība {f} |
| device {n} (piece of equipment) | :: ierīce {f} |
| devil {n} (a creature of hell) | :: velns {m} |
| devote {v} (to commit oneself for a certain matter) | :: veltīt |
| dew {n} (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc) | :: rasa {f} |
| dexterous {adj} (skillful with one's hands) | :: veikls |
| dexterous {adj} (skillful in some specific thing) | :: veikls |
| dexterous {adj} (agile; flexible) | :: veikls, vingrs |
| Dhaka {prop} (capital of Bangladesh) | :: Daka {f} |
| diabetes mellitus {n} (medical disorder) | :: cukurslimība {f} |
| diabolic {adj} (showing wickedness typical of a devil) | :: velnišķs, velnišķīgs |
| diabolical {adj} (Of, or concerning the devil; satanic) | :: velnišķs, velnišķīgs |
| diabolically {adv} (In a diabolical manner) | :: velnišķi, velnišķīgi |
| diagnosis {n} (identification of the nature and cause of an illness) | :: diagnoze {f} |
| dial {n} (sundial) SEE: sundial | :: |
| dialect {n} (particular variety of a language) | :: dialekts {m} |
| dialog {n} (conversation or other discourse between individuals) SEE: dialogue | :: |
| dialog {n} (verbal part of a literary or dramatic work) SEE: dialogue | :: |
| dialog {n} (literary form resembling a conversation) SEE: dialogue | :: |
| dialog {n} (computing: dialogue box) SEE: dialogue | :: |
| dialogue {n} (conversation or other discourse between individuals) | :: dialogs {m}, saruna {f} |
| diameter {n} (line) | :: diametrs {m} |
| diamond {n} (rhombus) SEE: rhombus | :: |
| diamond {n} (uncountable: mineral) | :: dimants {m} |
| diamond {n} (gemstone) | :: briljants {m} |
| Diana {prop} (Roman goddess) | :: Diāna {f} |
| Diana {prop} (female given name) | :: Diāna {f} |
| diaper {n} (absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent) | :: autiņš {m} |
| diarrhea {n} (medical condition) | :: caureja {f} |
| diary {n} (daily log of experiences) | :: dienasgrāmata |
| dice {n} (polyhedron used in games of chance) SEE: die | :: |
| dick {n} (slang: penis) | :: vdaikts {m}, daikts {m}, pipele, pimpis |
| dickhead {n} (glans penis) SEE: glans penis | :: |
| dicotyledon {n} (in botany) | :: divdīgļlapji |
| dictator {n} (totalitarian leader of a dictatorship) | :: diktators {m} |
| dictatorship {n} (a government led by a dictator) | :: diktatūra {f} |
| dictionary {n} (publication that explains the meanings of an ordered list of words) | :: vārdnīca {f} |
| die {v} (to stop living) | :: mirt, nomirt |
| die {n} (polyhedron used in games of chance) | :: kauliņš |
| diencephalon {n} (region of the human brain) | :: starpsmadzenes |
| diesel {n} (fuel) | :: dīzelis |
| difference {n} (quality of being different) | :: atšķirība {f}, starpība {f} |
| difference {n} (characteristic of something that makes it different from something else) | :: atšķirība {f}, starpība {f} |
| different {adj} (not the same) | :: atšķirīgs |
| difficult {adj} (hard, not easy) | :: sarežģīts, grūts |
| dig {v} (to move hard-packed earth out of the way) | :: rakt |
| digestion {n} (process in gastrointestinal tract) | :: gremošana {f} |
| digger {n} (spade (playing card)) SEE: spade | :: |
| dignity {n} (quality or state) | :: cieņa {f} |
| digs {n} (clothes) SEE: clothes | :: |
| dilettantism {n} (the act of behaving like a dilettante, of being an amateur) | :: diletantisms |
| diligence {n} (carefulness) | :: gādīgums {m} |
| diligence {n} (qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, perseverance) | :: centība {f} |
| diligence {n} (public stage-coach) | :: diližanss {m} |
| diligent {adj} (hard-working and focused) | :: centīgs, cītīgs, uzcītīgs |
| dill {n} (fool) SEE: fool | :: |
| dill {n} (herb of the species Anethum graveolens) | :: dilles {m} |
| dim {adj} (not bright, not colourful) | :: blāvs |
| dim-bulb {adj} (slow-witted, stupid) SEE: stupid | :: |
| diminish {v} (To make smaller) | :: samazināt |
| dimness {n} (state of being dim) | :: blāvums |
| ding-a-ling {n} (dick) SEE: dick | :: |
| dining room {n} (room, in a home or hotel, where meals are eaten) | :: ēdamistaba {f} |
| dinner {n} (main meal of the day) | :: vakariņas {f-p} [evening meal; but, in Latvia, the main meal is the midday meal] |
| dinner {n} (midday meal) | :: pusdienas {f-p} |
| dinosaur {n} (extinct reptile) | :: dinozaurs {m} |
| diocese {n} (region administered by a bishop) | :: diecēzē {f} |
| dioxide {n} (any oxide containing two oxygen atoms in each molecule) | :: dioksīds {m} |
| dioxin {n} (toxic compound) | :: dioksīns {m} |
| diphtheria {n} (infectious disease of the upper respiratory tract) | :: difterija {f} |
| diphthong {n} (complex vowel sound) | :: divskanis {m}, diftongs {m} |
| diplodocus {n} (dinosaur) | :: diplodoks {m} |
| diploma {n} (certificate) | :: diploms {m} |
| diplomacy {n} (art of conducting international relations) | :: diplomātija {f} |
| diplomat {n} (person who is accredited to represent a government) | :: diplomāts {m} |
| diplomatics {n} (science of authenticating, dating, and interpreting old official documents) | :: diplomātika |
| diplomatist {n} (diplomat) SEE: diplomat | :: |
| diptych {n} (picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets) | :: diptihs {m} |
| dire {adj} (expressing bad consequences) | :: šausmīgs |
| direction {n} (indication of the point toward which an object is moving) | :: virziens {m} |
| direction {n} (work of the director (manager)) | :: vadīšana {f}, vadība {f} |
| directions {n} (direction) SEE: direction | :: |
| directly {adv} (in a direct manner) | :: tieši |
| directly {adv} (immediately) SEE: immediately | :: |
| director {n} (supervisor, manager, see also: film director) | :: direktors {m}, direktore {f} |
| dirigible {n} (a self-propelled airship that can be steered) | :: dirižablis {m} |
| dirt {n} (stain or spot (on clothes etc)) | :: netīrumi {m-p} |
| dirtiness {n} (state or quality of being dirty) | :: netīrība {f}, nespodrība {f} |
| dirty {adj} (covered with or containing dirt) | :: netīrs |
| dirty {adj} (morally unclean, obscene or indecent) | :: netīrs, nešķīsts, neķītrs |
| dirty {v} (to make dirty) | :: nosmērēt |
| disable {v} (to deactivate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) | :: izslēgt |
| disallow {v} (to refuse to allow) SEE: forbid | :: |
| disappointed {adj} (defeated of hope or expectation) | :: vīlušies, vīlies |
| disaster {n} (unexpected catastrophe causing physical damage, etc.) | :: posts |
| disc {n} (disk) SEE: disk | :: |
| discard {v} (to discard, set aside) SEE: remove | :: |
| discipline {n} (controlled behaviour, self-control) | :: disciplīna {f} |
| discipline {n} (enforced compliance or control) | :: disciplīna {f} |
| discipline {n} (systematic method) | :: disciplīna {f} |
| discipline {n} (state of order) | :: disciplīna {f} |
| discipline {n} (specific branch or knowledge or learning) | :: disciplīna {f} |
| discoloration {n} (discoloured spot) | :: blāvums {m}, nespodrums {m} |
| discount {n} (reduction in price) | :: atlaide |
| discovery {n} (something discovered) | :: atklāšana, atklājums {m} |
| discovery {n} (the discovering of new things) | :: atklāšana {f} |
| discrimination {n} (distinct treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage) | :: diskriminācija {f} |
| discus {n} (round plate-like object for throwing) | :: disks {m} |
| discuss {v} (to converse or debate concerning a particular topic) | :: pārrunāt, apspriest |
| discussion {n} (conversation or debate) | :: diskusija {f}, debates {f-p} |
| discus throw {n} (athletic event where a discus is thrown) | :: diska mešana {f} |
| disease {n} (an abnormal condition of the body causing discomfort or dysfunction) | :: slimība {f}, liga {f} |
| disgust {v} (to cause an intense dislike for something) | :: riebties |
| disgust {n} (an intense dislike or repugnance) | :: riebums {m} |
| dish {n} (vessel for holding/serving food) | :: šķīvis {m} |
| dishwasher {n} (machine) | :: trauku mazgājamā mašīna {f} |
| disk {n} (a thin, flat, circular plate) | :: disks {m} |
| disobedience {n} (refusal to obey) | :: nepaklausība {f} |
| disobedient {adj} (not obedient) | :: nepaklausīgs, nerātns |
| displacement {n} (the state of being displaced) | :: pārvietošanās {f} |
| displacement {n} (physics: vector quantity which denotes distance with a directional component) | :: pārvietojums {m} |
| dispute {n} (argument, failure to agree) | :: strīds |
| disrupt {v} (to throw into confusion or disorder) | :: traucēt |
| disrupt {v} (to interrupt or impede something) | :: traucēt |
| distance {n} (amount of space between two points) | :: attālums {m}, atstatums {m} |
| distance education {n} (distance learning) SEE: distance learning | :: |
| distance learning {n} (education obtained remotely) | :: tālmācība {f} |
| distant {adj} (far off) | :: tāls, attāls, nomaļš |
| district {n} (administrative division) | :: novads {m}, rajons {m} |
| disturb {v} (confuse or irritate) | :: traucēt |
| ditch {n} (trench) | :: grāvis {m} |
| divan {n} (sofa) | :: dīvāns {m} |
| dive {v} (to swim under water) | :: nirt, ņurkot |
| dive {v} (to jump into water) | :: nirt |
| diversity {n} (quality of being diverse; difference) | :: daudzveidība {f} |
| divide {v} (split into two or more parts) | :: dalīt |
| divine {n} (a deity) SEE: deity | :: |
| diving {n} (action of the verb "to dive") | :: niršana {f} |
| diving {n} (sport of jumping head first into water) | :: daiļlēkšana {f} |
| divinity {n} (deity) SEE: deity | :: |
| division {n} (arithmetic: process of dividing a number by another) | :: dalīšana {f} |
| divorce {n} (legal dissolution of a marriage) | :: šķiršanās {m} |
| divvy up {v} (divide) SEE: divide | :: |
| Djibouti {prop} (Republic of Djibouti) | :: Džibutija {f} |
| DNA {n} (abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid (see deoxyribonucleic acid for full forms)) | :: DNS |
| do {v} (perform, execute) | :: darīt, veikt |
| doctor {n} (person who has attained a doctorate) | :: doktors {m}, doktore {f} |
| doctor {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian | :: |
| doctor {n} (medical doctor) SEE: physician | :: |
| document {n} (original or official paper) | :: dokuments {m} |
| documentary {n} (documentary film) | :: dokumentālā filma {f} |
| documentation {n} (documents that explain the operation of a particular machine or software program) | :: dokumentācija |
| dodder {n} (parasitic plant (of about 100-170 species) of the genus Cuscuta) | :: vija {f} |
| dodecahedron {n} (a polyhedron with 12 faces) | :: dodekaedrs {m} |
| Dodecanese {prop} (an island chain consisting of twelve main islands) | :: Dodekanesa {f} |
| does anyone here speak English {phrase} (does anyone here speak English?) | :: vai te ir kāds, kurš runā angliski? |
| dog {n} (animal) | :: suns {m}, kuce {f} |
| dog {n} (male canine) | :: suns {m} |
| doge {n} (chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa) | :: dodžs |
| dog in the manger {n} (one who denies to others something that he or she cannot use) | :: suns uz siena kaudzes (dog on a haystock) |
| dogma {n} (authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion) | :: dogma {f} |
| dogma {n} (doctrine) | :: dogma {f}, doktrīna {f} |
| dog shit {n} (deceitful statements, etc) SEE: bullshit | :: |
| Dog Star {prop} (Sirius) SEE: Sirius | :: |
| do ill {v} (to harm, to injure) SEE: harm | :: |
| doll {n} (a toy in the form of a human) | :: lelle {f} |
| dollar {n} (designation for specific currency) | :: dolārs {m} |
| dolly {n} (doll) SEE: doll | :: |
| dolphin {n} (aquatic mammal) | :: delfīns {m} |
| dolphinarium {n} | :: delfinārijs {m} |
| dome {n} (architectural element) | :: kupols {m} |
| Dominic {prop} (male given name) | :: Dominiks {m} |
| Dominica {prop} (Commonwealth of Dominica) | :: Dominika {f} |
| Dominican Republic {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Dominikāna {f}, Dominikānas Republika {f} |
| Donald Duck {prop} (Disney character) | :: Donalds Daks {m} |
| donate {v} (to give away something of value) | :: ziedot |
| donation {n} (a voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause) | :: dāvana |
| done {adj} ((of food) ready, fully cooked) | :: gatavs {m} |
| donkey {n} (a domestic animal, see also: ass) | :: ēzelis {m} |
| Don Quixote {prop} (the protagonist of a famous Spanish novel) | :: Dons Kihots {m} |
| don't look a gift horse in the mouth {proverb} (a phrase referring to unappreciatively questioning of a gift or handout too closely) | :: dāvātam zirgam zobos neskatās, dāvinātam zirgam zobos neskatās |
| donut {n} (deep-fried piece of dough) SEE: doughnut | :: |
| door {n} (portal of entry into a building, room or vehicle) | :: durvis {f-p}, [rarer] duris {f-p} |
| do over {v} (to cover with; to smear or spread on to) | :: pārkrāsot |
| dopamine {n} (the neurotransmitter) | :: dofamīns {m} |
| Dordogne {prop} (department) | :: Dordoņa {f} |
| dormouse {n} (rodent) | :: susuris |
| Dorothea {prop} (female given name) SEE: Dorothy | :: |
| Dorothy {prop} (female given name) | :: Doroteja {f} |
| dot {n} (small spot or mark) | :: punkts {m} |
| dot {n} (punctuation mark) | :: punkts {m} |
| dot {n} (decimal point) | :: punkts {m} |
| dot {n} (morse code symbol) | :: punkts {m} |
| doubt {v} (to lack confidence in) | :: šaubīties |
| doubt {n} (disbelief or uncertainty (about something)) | :: šaubas {p} |
| dough {n} (mix of flour and other ingredients) | :: mīkla {f} |
| doughnut {n} (deep-fried piece of dough or batter) | :: virtulis {m} |
| Douro {prop} (river in northern Portugal and Spain) | :: Douru {m}, Dvero {m} |
| dove {n} (bird of the family Columbidae) | :: balodis {m}, dūja {f} |
| dove's-foot {n} (columbine) SEE: columbine | :: |
| down {adv} (from a high to a low position, downwards) | :: lejā, uz leju, lejup |
| down {adv} (in a lower position) | :: lejā |
| downcast {adj} (looking downwards) | :: lejup, zemup |
| downhill {adj} (easy) SEE: easy | :: |
| downing {n} (defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| downstairs {adv} (downstairs (adverb)) | :: lejup, lejā, apakšējā stāvā |
| downy {adj} (having down) | :: pūkains |
| dowry {n} (property or payment given at time of marriage) | :: pūrs {m} |
| do you believe in God {phrase} (do you believe in God?) | :: vai tu tici Dievam? |
| do you know {phrase} (do you know? (of knowledge)) | :: vai tu zini? |
| do you need help {phrase} (Do you need help?) | :: vai tev vajag palīdzēt, vai jums vajag palīdzēt |
| do you speak English {phrase} (do you speak English? (English specifically)) | :: [formal] vai jūs runājat angliski?, [informal] vai tu runā angliski? |
| do you speak English {phrase} (do you speak...? (fill with the name of the current foreign language)) | :: [formal] vai jūs runājat latviski?, [informal] vai tu runā latviski? |
| DPRK {prop} (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) SEE: Democratic People's Republic of Korea | :: |
| drafting table {n} (drafting table) SEE: drawing board | :: |
| drag {n} (street) SEE: street | :: |
| dragon {n} (mythical creature) | :: pūķis {m}, drakons {m} |
| dragonfly {n} (insect of the infraorder Anisoptera) | :: spāre {f} |
| dragon fruit {n} (fruit) | :: pitaija {f} |
| dragoon {n} (horse soldier) | :: dragūns {m} |
| drake {n} (male duck) | :: pīļtēviņš |
| dramatist {n} (playwright) SEE: playwright | :: |
| dramaturgy {n} (art of dramaturgic composition) | :: dramaturģija {f} |
| drape {n} (curtain, drapery) SEE: curtain | :: |
| draughts {n} (game for two players) | :: dambrete |
| draw {v} (to produce a picture) | :: zīmēt |
| draw {n} (tie as a result of a game) | :: neizšķirts |
| draw {v} (to cause) SEE: cause | :: |
| drawbridge {n} (bridge which can be raised) | :: paceļamais tilts {m} |
| drawer {n} (open-topped box in a cabinet used for storing) | :: atvilktne {f} |
| drawer {n} (one who draws something) | :: zīmētājs {m}, rasētājs {m} |
| drawers {n} (plural of drawer) SEE: drawer | :: |
| drawing {n} (picture, likeness, diagram or representation) | :: zīmējums {m} |
| drawing board {n} (plane surface or table to which paper can be fastened for drawing purposes) | :: rasējamais dēlis |
| dream {n} (imaginary events seen while sleeping) | :: sapnis {m} |
| dream {n} (hope or wish) | :: sapnis {m} |
| dream {v} (see imaginary events while sleeping) | :: sapņot |
| dreamer {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird | :: |
| dregs {n} (settled sediment) | :: duļķes {f-p} |
| Drenthe {prop} (province of the Netherlands) | :: Drente {f} |
| Dresden {prop} (capital city of the German Federal State of Saxony) | :: Drēzdene |
| dress {v} (to clothe (something or somebody)) | :: apģērbt, saģērbt |
| dress {v} (to clothe oneself) | :: apģērbties, saģērbties |
| dress {n} (item of clothing worn by a woman) | :: kleita {f} |
| dress {n} (apparel) | :: apģērbs {m}, tērps {m} |
| dressing gown {n} (item of clothing) | :: halāts {m} |
| drift {n} (shallow place in a river) SEE: ford | :: |
| drift {n} (act or motion of drifting) | :: dreifēt |
| drill {v} (to make a hole) | :: urbt |
| drink {v} (consume liquid through the mouth) | :: dzert |
| drink {v} (consume alcoholic beverages) | :: dzert |
| drink {n} (served beverage) | :: dzēriens |
| drink {n} (type of beverage) | :: dzēriens |
| drink {n} (served alcoholic beverage) | :: dzēriens |
| drink {n} (action of drinking) | :: malks, dzeršana |
| drink {v} (consume liquid through the mouth) | :: dzert |
| drink {v} (consume alcoholic beverages) | :: dzert |
| drinking straw {n} (a long plastic or paper tube through which a drink is drunk) | :: salmiņš {m} |
| drive {v} (operate (a wheeled motorized vehicle)) | :: vadīt, braukt |
| driver {n} (person who drives a motorized vehicle, such as a car or a bus) | :: vadītājs {m}, šoferis {m} |
| driver {n} (program acting as interface between an application and hardware) | :: draiveris {m}, dzinis {m} |
| driver's licence {n} (document) SEE: driver's license | :: |
| driver's license {n} (documenting permitting a person to drive) | :: vadītāja apliecība [official], braukšanas apliecība |
| driving licence {n} (document) SEE: driver's license | :: |
| dromedary {n} (single-humped camel) | :: dromedārs {m} |
| drone {n} (male bee) | :: trans {m} |
| drool {v} (secrete saliva) | :: siekaļot, siekaļoties |
| drop {n} (small mass of liquid) | :: piliens {m}, lāse {f} |
| droplet {n} (very small drop) | :: lāse {f} |
| drought {n} (period of unusually low rain fall) | :: sausums {m} |
| drown {v} (to be suffocated in fluid) | :: slīkt, noslīkt |
| drowsiness {n} (State of being drowsy) | :: miegainums {m}, miegainība {f} |
| drowsy {adj} (inclined to drowse) | :: miegains |
| drug {n} (psychoactive substance ingested for recreational use, especially illegal and addictive one) | :: narkotika {f} |
| drug addiction {n} (dependency on illegal drugs) | :: narkomānija {f} |
| drugstore {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| drum {n} (musical instrument) | :: bungas {f-p} |
| drumlin {n} (An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift) | :: drumlins {m} |
| drunk {adj} (intoxicated after drinking too much alcohol) | :: dzēris |
| drunkard {n} (person who is habitually drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| drunk as a lord {adj} (completely drunk) | :: pilns kā mārks |
| Druskininkai {prop} (town in Lithuania) | :: Druskininki {m-p} |
| dry {adj} (free from liquid or moisture) | :: sauss |
| dry {v} (to become dry) | :: žūt, izžūt |
| dry {v} (to make dry) | :: žāvēt |
| dry ice {n} (carbon dioxide frozen in the solid state) | :: sausais ledus |
| dry land {n} (Land as opposed to sea) | :: sauszeme {f}, cietzeme {f} |
| dryly {adv} (in a dry manner) | :: sausi |
| dryness {n} (a lack of moisture) | :: sausums {m} |
| dryness {n} (the degree to which something is dry) | :: sausums {m} |
| Dublin {prop} (the capital of the Republic of Ireland) | :: Dublina {f} |
| dubnium {n} (chemical element) | :: dubnijs {m} |
| duchess {n} (female spouse or widow of a duke) | :: hercogiene {f} |
| duchess {n} (female ruler of a duchy) | :: hercogiene {f} |
| duchy {n} (a dominion or region ruled by a duke or duchess) | :: hercogiste {f} |
| duck {n} (aquatic bird of the family Anatidae) | :: pīle {f} |
| Duckburg {prop} (fictional city where Donald Duck lives) | :: Dakburga {f} |
| duckling {n} (young duck) | :: pīlēns |
| ductus deferens {n} (vas deferens) SEE: vas deferens | :: |
| duke {n} (male ruler of a duchy) | :: hercogs |
| duke {n} (male holder of a dukedom) | :: hercogs {m} |
| duke {n} (grand duke) | :: lielhercogs {m}, erchercogs {m} |
| dulcour {n} (sweetness; dulcitude; suavitude) SEE: sweetness | :: |
| dull {adj} (lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp) | :: truls, neass |
| dull {adj} (not shiny) | :: blāvs, nespodrs |
| dullness {n} (quality of being slow to understand) | :: trulums {m} |
| dullness {n} (lack of visual brilliance) | :: blāvums {m}, nespodrums {m} |
| dullness {n} (bluntness of an edge) | :: trulums {m} |
| dumb {adj} (unable to speak) SEE: mute | :: |
| dumbbell {n} (a weight with two disks attached to a short bar) | :: hantele {f} |
| dumbledore {n} (beetle) SEE: beetle | :: |
| dumbledore {n} (bumblebee) SEE: bumblebee | :: |
| dumbledore {n} (dandelion) SEE: dandelion | :: |
| dummy {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier | :: |
| dumpling {n} (food) | :: ķiļķens {m}, klimpa {f} |
| dune {n} (a ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind) | :: kāpa {f} |
| dung {n} (manure) | :: mēsli {m-p} |
| dung beetle {n} (insect of the family Scarabaeidae) | :: mēslvabole {f} |
| Durex {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| durian {n} (fruit) | :: duriāns {m} |
| Durrës {prop} (Adriatic port city in Albania) | :: Duresi {m} |
| dusk {n} (period of time at the end of day when sun is below the horizon but before full onset of night) | :: krēsla {f} |
| dusk {v} (to grow dusk) | :: krēslot |
| dusky {adj} (dimly lit, as at dusk evening) | :: krēslains |
| dust {n} (fine, dry particles) | :: puteklis, putekļi {p} |
| dustcart {n} (rubbish collection vehicle) SEE: garbage truck | :: |
| Dutch {adj} (of the Netherlands, people, or language) | :: nīderlandiešu, nīderlandisks |
| Dutch {prop} (the Dutch language) | :: nīderlandiešu, nīderlandiešu valoda |
| Dutch clover {n} (Trifolium repens) SEE: white clover | :: |
| Dutchman {n} (a Dutch man) | :: holandietis {m}, nīderlandietis {m} |
| Dutchwoman {n} (a Dutch woman) | :: holandiete {f}, nīderlandiete {f} |
| duty {n} (that which one is morally or legally obligated to do) | :: pienākums {m} |
| Dvořák {prop} (Czech composer) | :: Dvoržāks {m} |
| dwarf {n} (being from folklore, underground dwelling nature spirit) | :: rūķis {m} |
| dwarf {n} (small person) | :: punduris {m} |
| dwarf {n} (something much smaller than the usual of its sort) | :: punduris {m} |
| dwarf {n} (astronomy: relatively small star) | :: punduris {m}, pundurzvaigzne {f} |
| dwarf planet {n} (a type of celestial body) | :: pundurplanēta {f} |
| dwarf star {n} (star that is a located in the main sequence) | :: pundurzvaigzne {f}, punduris {m} |
| dwell {v} (live, reside) | :: mist, dzīvot |
| dwell {v} (to linger on as thoughts) | :: gremdēties |
| dweller {n} (inhabitant) SEE: inhabitant | :: |
| dye {n} (a colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied) | :: krāsa, krāsviela |
| dye {v} (to colour with dye) | :: krāsot |
| dye {n} (die) SEE: die | :: |
| dyke {n} (ditch) SEE: ditch | :: |
| dynamite {n} (class of explosives) | :: dinamīts {f} |
| dynasty {n} (A series of rulers or dynasts from one family) | :: dinastija {f} |
| dysentery {n} (disease characterised by inflammation of the intestines) | :: dizentērija {f} |
| dyslexia {n} (learning disability) | :: disleksija {f} |
| dyspnea {n} (difficult respiration) | :: aizdusa {f} |
| dysprosium {n} (chemical element) | :: disprozijs |
| dzhigit {n} (a brave equestrian in the Caucasus and Central Asia) | :: džigits |
| each {determiner} (every) | :: katrs {m}, katra {f} |
| eagle {n} (any of several large carnivorous birds in the family Accipitridae) | :: ērglis {m} |
| eagle owl {n} (large owl of genus Bubo) | :: ūpis |
| ear {n} (fruiting body of a grain plant) | :: vārpa {f} |
| ear {v} (plough) SEE: plough | :: |
| ear {n} (acroterium) SEE: acroterium | :: |
| ear {n} (organ of hearing) | :: auss {f} |
| early {adj} (at a time in advance of the usual) | :: agrs |
| early {adv} (at a time before expected) | :: agri |
| early bird {n} (one who wakes early) | :: rīta putns {m}, cīrulis {m} |
| early riser {n} (early bird) SEE: early bird | :: |
| earring {n} (piece of jewelry) | :: auskars {m} |
| earth {n} (soil) | :: zeme, [soil] augsne |
| earth {n} (any general rock-based material) | :: zeme |
| earth {n} (the ground, land) | :: zeme |
| earth {n} (electrical connection) | :: iezemējums |
| earth {n} (one of the four basic elements) | :: zeme |
| earth {n} (one of the five basic elements) | :: zeme |
| earth {v} (connect electrically to the earth) | :: iezemēt |
| earth {prop} (our planet, third out from the Sun) SEE: Earth | :: |
| Earth {prop} (third planet of the Solar System) | :: Zeme, zeme {f} |
| earthquake {n} (shaking of the surface of a planet) | :: zemestrīce {f} |
| earthworm {n} (worm (animal)) | :: slieka {f} |
| earwax {n} (waxy substance secreted by the ear) | :: sērs {m}, auss sērs {m} |
| easel {n} (upright frame for displaying or supporting something) | :: molberts {m} |
| east {n} (compass point) | :: austrumi {m} |
| east {adj} (in or towards the east) | :: austrumu |
| east {adv} (towards the east) | :: uz austrumiem |
| Easter {n} (Christian holiday) | :: Lieldienas |
| Easter Island {prop} (Island in the Pacific) | :: Lieldienu sala |
| Eastern Europe {prop} (Eastern Europe) | :: Austrumeiropa |
| East Sea {prop} (Baltic sea) SEE: Baltic Sea | :: |
| East Sea {prop} (Sea of Japan) SEE: Sea of Japan | :: |
| East Sea {prop} (Dead Sea) SEE: Dead Sea | :: |
| East Timor {prop} (Country in Oceania) | :: Austrumtimora {f} |
| East Turkestan {prop} (Xinjiang) SEE: Xinjiang | :: |
| eastward {adv} (towards the east) | :: uz austrumiem |
| easy {adj} (comfortable) SEE: comfortable | :: |
| easy {adj} (requiring little skill or effort) | :: viegls |
| easy does it {phrase} (do something gently or slowly) | :: lēnāk brauksi, tālāk tiksi (the slower you go, the further you get) |
| eat {v} (to ingest, see also: consume; ingest) | :: ēst |
| eating disorder {n} (psychological disorder) | :: ēšanas traucējumi |
| eau de toilette {n} (lightly scented perfume) | :: tualetes ūdens {m} |
| ecchymosis {n} (skin discoloration) SEE: bruise | :: |
| Ecclesiastes {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Mācītājs {m} |
| echo {n} (reflected sound) | :: atbalss {m} |
| eclipse {n} (passage of a planetary object between others) | :: aptumsums {m} |
| ecliptic {n} (Earth's orbital plane) | :: ekliptika {f} |
| ecologic {adj} (related to ecology) SEE: ecological | :: |
| ecological {adj} (relating to ecology) | :: ekoloģisks |
| ecologist {n} (A scientist who studies ecology) | :: ekologs {m}, ekoloģe {f} |
| ecology {n} (branch of biology) | :: ekoloģija {f} |
| economic {adj} (pertaining to an economy) | :: ekonomisks |
| economical {adj} (relating to economy) SEE: economic | :: |
| economical {adj} (careful with money) | :: ekonomisks |
| economics {n} (study) | :: ekonomika {f} |
| economist {n} (expert in economics) | :: ekonomists {m}, ekonomiste {f} |
| economy {n} (effective management of the resources of a community or system) | :: ekonomika {f}, saimniecība {f} |
| economy {n} (frugal use of resources) | :: ekonomija {f} |
| economy {n} (production and distribution and consumption) | :: ekonomika {f} |
| ecosystem {n} (system of an ecological community and its environment) | :: ekosistēma {f} |
| ectoparasite {n} (parasite living on the surface of host organism) | :: ektoparazīts {m} |
| ectothermic {adj} (of or relating to ectotherm) | :: aukstasiņu, poikilotermisks |
| Ecuador {prop} (country in South America) | :: Ekvadora {f} |
| edema {n} (excessive accumulation of serum in tissue) | :: tūska {f} |
| edentate {adj} (toothless) SEE: toothless | :: |
| edentulous {adj} (toothless) SEE: toothless | :: |
| Edgar {prop} (male given name) | :: Edgars {m} |
| edge {n} (boundary line of a surface) | :: mala {f}, krasts {m} |
| edge {n} (place where two faces of a polyhedron meet) | :: šķautne {f} |
| edge {n} (thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument) | :: asmens {m}, asums {m} |
| Edinburgh {prop} (capital of Scotland) | :: Edinburga {f} |
| Edith {prop} (female given name) | :: Edīte {f} |
| Edmund {prop} (male given name) | :: Edmunds |
| educate {v} (to instruct or train) | :: audzināt |
| education {n} (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment) | :: audzināšana {f}, izglītība {f} |
| education {n} (facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, either formally or informally) | :: izglītība {f} |
| educator {n} (teacher) SEE: teacher | :: |
| Edward {prop} (male given name) | :: Eduards |
| Edwin {prop} (male given name) | :: Edvīns |
| eel {n} (any fish of the order Anguilliformes) | :: zutis {m} |
| effect {n} (result of an action) | :: efekts {m}, iedarbība {f}, iedarbe {f} |
| effective {adj} (having the power to produce a required effect or effects) | :: iedarbīgs |
| effective {adj} (producing a decided or decisive effect) | :: iedarbīgs |
| effectiveness {n} (property) | :: iedarbīgums, lietderīgums, efektivitāte |
| effort {n} (the amount of work involved in achieving something) | :: piepūle {f} |
| e.g. {adv} (abbreviation for “for example”) | :: [piemēram] piem. |
| egg {n} (body housing an embryo) | :: ola {f} |
| egg {n} (egg of domestic fowl as food item) | :: ola {f} |
| egg {n} (ovum) | :: olšūna {f} |
| egg cell {n} (ovum) SEE: ovum | :: |
| eggnog {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: olu liķieris {m} |
| eggplant {n} (edible fruit) | :: baklažāns {m} |
| eggshell {n} (object) | :: olas čaumala {f}, čaumala {f} |
| egg yolk {n} (central part of an egg) SEE: yolk | :: |
| eglantine {n} (Rosa eglanteria) | :: smaržlapu roze {f}, ego |
| egress {n} (exit) SEE: exit | :: |
| Egypt {prop} (country in North Africa) | :: Ēģipte {f} |
| Egyptian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Egypt) | :: ēģiptiešu, ēģiptisks |
| Egyptian {n} (person from Egypt) | :: ēģiptietis {m}, ēģiptiete {f} |
| Eiffel Tower {prop} (tower in Paris) | :: Eifeļa tornis {m} |
| eight {num} (cardinal number 8) | :: astoņi {m}, astoņas {f} |
| eight {n} (The digit/figure 8) | :: astoņnieks {m}, astotnieks {m} |
| eight {n} (Playing card with value 8) | :: astoņnieks {m}, astotnieks {m} |
| eighteen {num} (cardinal number) | :: astoņpadsmit |
| eighteenth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number eighteen, see also: 18th) | :: astoņpadsmitais |
| eighth {adj} (ordinal form of the number eight, see also: 8th) | :: astotais |
| eighth {n} (person or thing in the eighth position) | :: astotais {m}, astotā {f} |
| eight hundred {num} (cardinal number 800) | :: astoņi simti, astoņsimt |
| eightieth {adj} (ordinal form of the number eighty) | :: astoņdesmitais |
| eighty {num} (80) | :: astoņdesmit |
| einsteinium {n} (element with atomic number 99) | :: einšteinijs |
| ejaculate {v} (to eject semen or vaginal fluid) | :: ejakulēt |
| ejaculation {n} (ejection of semen through the urethra) | :: ejakulācija {f} |
| eke {adv} (also) SEE: also | :: |
| eke {n} (addition) SEE: addition | :: |
| Elbląg {prop} (a city in Poland) | :: Elblonga |
| elbow {n} (joint between upper arm and forearm) | :: elkonis {m} |
| elbow {n} (pipe fitting) | :: līkums {m} |
| Eleanor {prop} (female given name) | :: Eleonora {f} |
| elect {v} (to elect) SEE: choose | :: |
| election {n} (process of choosing a new leader or representatives) | :: vēlēšanas {f-p} |
| electric {adj} (electrical) | :: elektrisks |
| electrical {adj} (electric) SEE: electric | :: |
| electric car {n} (a car that uses electric motors) | :: elektromobilis {m} |
| electric circuit {n} (path or interconnected group of paths (at least one of which is closed) that can carry an electric current) | :: elektriskā ķēde {f} |
| electricity {n} (form of energy) | :: elektrība {f} |
| electrocardiography {n} (the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms) | :: elektrokardiogrāfija {f} |
| electromagnetic spectrum {n} (electromagnetic spectrum) | :: elektromagnētiskais spektrs {m} |
| electromagnetism {n} (a fundamental force) | :: elektromagnētisms {m} |
| electron {n} (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms) | :: elektrons {m} |
| electron hole {n} (lack of an electron) SEE: hole | :: |
| electronic {adj} (pertaining to electrons) | :: elektronisks |
| electronic mail {n} (email) SEE: email | :: |
| electronics {n} ((physics)) | :: elektronika {f} |
| electrum {n} (fossil resin) SEE: amber | :: |
| element {n} (simplest or essential part or principle of anything) | :: elements {m} |
| element {n} (chemistry: simplest chemical substance) | :: elements {m} |
| elementary school {n} (school for children) SEE: primary school | :: |
| elephant {n} (mammal) | :: zilonis {m} |
| elevator {n} (permanent construction) SEE: lift | :: |
| eleven {num} (the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve) | :: vienpadsmit |
| eleventh {adj} (ordinal form of eleven, see also: 11th) | :: vienpadsmitais |
| elf {n} (mythical, supernatural being) | :: elfs {m}, elfa {f} |
| elf {n} (very diminutive person) SEE: dwarf | :: |
| Elisabeth {prop} (female given name) SEE: Elizabeth | :: |
| Elizabeth {prop} (female given name) | :: Elizabete {f} |
| Elizabeth {prop} (mother of John the Baptist) | :: Elizabete {f} |
| elk {n} (Alces alces) SEE: moose | :: |
| ellipse {n} (curve) | :: elipse {f} |
| ellipsis {n} (typographic mark) | :: daudzpunkte {f} |
| elm {n} (tree of genus Ulmus) | :: goba {f}, vīksna {f} |
| Elmer {prop} (male given name) | :: Elmārs {m} |
| El Salvador {prop} (country in Central America) | :: Salvadora {f} |
| Elsinore {prop} (Danish city) | :: Helsingēra {f} |
| Elvira {prop} (female given name) | :: Elvīra {f} |
| e-mail {n} (email) SEE: email | :: |
| e-mail {v} (email) SEE: email | :: |
| email {n} (system for transferring messages from one computer to another) | :: e-pasts {m} |
| email {n} (message sent through email an email system) | :: e-pasts {m} |
| Emajõgi {prop} (river in Estonia) | :: Emajegi, Mētra |
| emancipation {n} (act of setting free from the power of another) | :: emancipācija {f}, atbrīvošana {f} |
| embassy {n} (organization representing a foreign state) | :: vēstniecība |
| emblem {n} (representative symbol) | :: emblēma {f} |
| embryo {n} (fertilized egg before developing into a fetus) | :: embrijs {m} |
| emerald {n} (gemstone) | :: smaragds {m} |
| emerald {n} (colour) | :: smaragdzaļa krāsa |
| emerald {adj} (of a rich green colour) | :: smaragdzaļš |
| Emil {prop} (male given name) | :: Emīls {m} |
| Emile {prop} (Emil) SEE: Emil | :: |
| Emily {prop} (given name) | :: Emīlija {f} |
| eminent {adj} (remarkable, great) | :: redzams, izcils |
| eminent {adj} (of a person: distinguished, noteworthy) | :: redzams, izcils |
| emir {n} (Islamic prince or leader) | :: emīrs {m} |
| emirate {n} (country ruled by an emir) | :: emirāts {m} |
| emotion {n} (person's internal state of being) | :: emocija {f} |
| emotional {adj} (of or relating to the emotions) | :: emocionāls |
| emotional {adj} (characterised by emotion) | :: emcionāls |
| emotional {adj} (appealing to or arousing emotion) | :: emocionāls |
| emotional {adj} (easily affected by emotion) | :: emocionāls |
| emotional {adj} (readily displaying emotion) | :: emocionāls |
| emperor {n} (ruler of an empire) | :: imperators {m}, ķeizars {m} |
| empire {n} (political unit, having numerous or extensive territories) | :: impērija {f} |
| empire {n} (political unit ruled by an emperor) | :: impērija {f} |
| empire {n} (group of states) | :: impērija {f} |
| empire {n} (enterprise under the control of one person) | :: impērija {f} |
| empire {n} | :: impērija {f} |
| employ {v} (employ, apply) SEE: use | :: |
| empress {n} (female monarch of an empire) | :: imperatore {f}, ķeizariene {f} |
| empress {n} (wife or widow of an emperor) | :: imperatrise {f}, ķeizariene {f} |
| empty {adj} (devoid of content) | :: tukšs |
| empty-handed {adj} (emptyhanded) SEE: emptyhanded | :: |
| emptyhanded {adj} (having nothing to give) | :: tukšā, bešā |
| emptyhanded {adj} (having given or received nothing) | :: tukšā, bešā |
| empty set {n} (unique set that contains no elements) | :: tukša kopa {f} |
| enable {v} (to activate a function of an electronic or mechanical device) | :: aktivizēt, ieslēgt |
| encyclopaedia {n} (encyclopedia) SEE: encyclopedia | :: |
| encyclopedia {n} (comprehensive reference with articles on a range of topics) | :: enciklopēdija {f} |
| end {n} (extreme part) | :: gals {m}, beigas |
| end {n} (death) | :: gals {m} |
| endless {adj} (having no end) | :: nebeidzams |
| endless {adj} (indefinite) | :: bezgalīgs |
| endosperm {n} (tissue) | :: endosperma {f}, miltums {m} |
| endothermic {adj} (zoology: of animal with regulated temperature) | :: siltasiņu |
| endure {v} (to endure) SEE: take | :: |
| endure {v} (endure, undergo) SEE: suffer | :: |
| enemy {n} (someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else) | :: ienaidnieks {m}, naidnieks {m} |
| energetic {adj} (Possessing, exerting, or displaying energy) | :: enerģisks, možs, mundrs, izdarīgs |
| energy {n} (impetus behind activity) | :: enerģija {f} |
| energy {n} (capacity to do work) | :: enerģija {f} |
| energy {n} (physics) | :: enerģija {f} |
| engaged {adj} (busy or employed) SEE: busy | :: |
| engine {n} (mechanical device) | :: dzinējs {m}, motors {m} |
| engine {n} (brain or heart) | :: motors {m} |
| engine {n} (locomotive) SEE: locomotive | :: |
| engineer {n} (person qualified or professionally engaged in engineering) | :: inženieris {m} |
| England {prop} (region of Great Britain) | :: Anglija {f} |
| English {adj} (of or pertaining to England) | :: angļu, anglisks |
| English {adj} (of or pertaining to the English language) | :: angļu, anglisks |
| English {adj} (of or pertaining to an Englishman, Englishwoman, the English) | :: angļu, anglisks |
| English {n} (people from England) | :: anglis {m}, angliete {f} |
| English {prop} (the English language) | :: angļu valoda {f} |
| English horn {n} (cor anglais) SEE: cor anglais | :: |
| Englishman {n} (male native or inhabitant of England) | :: anglis {m} |
| English sparrow {n} (house sparrow) SEE: house sparrow | :: |
| Englishwoman {n} (a female native or inhabitant of England) | :: angliete |
| enjoy your meal {phrase} (bon appétit) SEE: bon appétit | :: |
| ennead {n} (the number nine) SEE: nine | :: |
| enormity {n} (great size) | :: milzīgums {m}, gigantiskums {m} |
| enormous {adj} (extremely large) | :: milzīgs, gigantisks |
| enormousness {n} (great size) | :: milzīgums {m}, gigantiskums {m} |
| enough {determiner} (sufficient) | :: gana, diezgan |
| enough {adv} (sufficiently) | :: gana |
| enough {interj} (stop!) | :: gana! |
| en passant {n} (chess move) | :: sišana garāmejot {f} |
| enrich {v} (to make rich(er)) | :: bagātināt |
| enrich {v} (to add nutrients or fertilizer to the soil; to fertilize) | :: bagātināt |
| enrich {v} (to add nutrients to foodstuffs) | :: bagātināt |
| enter {v} (to go into (a room, etc.)) | :: ienākt, ieiet |
| enterprise {n} (company, business, organization, or endeavor) | :: uzņēmums {m} |
| entertainment {n} (activity designed to give pleasure or relaxation) | :: izklaide {f} |
| enthesis {n} (point at which a tendon, etc., inserts into a bone) | :: entēze {f} |
| entire {adj} (internal; interior) SEE: internal | :: |
| entire {n} (stallion) SEE: stallion | :: |
| entire {adj} (whole) | :: viss, vesels |
| entirety {n} (wholeness) | :: veselums {m} |
| entomology {n} (study of insects) | :: entomoloģija {f} |
| entrance {n} (action of entering, or going in) | :: ieiešana {f} |
| entrance {n} (place of entering) | :: ieeja |
| entrust {v} (To trust to the care of) | :: uzticēt |
| entry {n} (article in a dictionary or encyclopedia) | :: šķirklis {m} |
| entryway {n} (opening or hallway allowing entry into a structure) | :: ieeja {f} |
| envelope {n} (wrapper for mailing) | :: aploksne {f} |
| envious {adj} (feeling or exhibiting envy) | :: skaudīgs |
| envy {n} (resentful desire of something possessed by another) | :: skaudība {f} |
| enzyme {n} (catalytic protein) | :: enzīms {m} |
| Ephesians {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Efeziešiem {m-p} |
| epicentre {n} (point above earthquake) | :: epicentrs {m} |
| epicentre {n} (focal point of activity) | :: epicentrs {m} |
| epidemic {n} (widespread disease) | :: epidēmija {f} |
| epididymis {n} (tube) | :: sēklinieka piedēklis {m} |
| epiglottis {n} (cartilaginous organ in the throat) | :: uzbalsenis {m} |
| epigraphy {n} (study of inscriptions) | :: epigrāfika {f} |
| epiphany {n} (Epiphany) SEE: Epiphany | :: |
| Epiphany {n} (Christian feast) | :: Triju Ķēniņu diena, Zvaigznes diena |
| epiphysis {n} (pineal gland) SEE: pineal gland | :: |
| epistemological {adj} (of, or relating to, epistemology) | :: epistemoloģisks |
| epistemologist {n} (A person, especially a philosopher, who studies theory of knowledge) | :: epistemologs {m}, epistemoloģe {f} |
| epistemology {n} (branch of philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge) | :: epistemoloģija {f} |
| epithet {n} (term used to characterize a person or thing) | :: epitets {m} |
| epithet {n} (term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person) | :: epitets {m} |
| epithet {n} | :: epitets {m} |
| epoch {n} (particular period of history) | :: laikmets {m} |
| epopee {n} (an epic, saga) | :: epopeja {f} |
| equal {adj} (the same in all respects) | :: līdzīgs, vienāds |
| equal {adj} (mathematics: exactly identical) | :: līdzīgs, vienlīdzīgs |
| equality {n} (fact of being equal) | :: vienlīdzība {f} |
| equality {n} (equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences) | :: vienlīdzība {f} |
| equally {adv} (in an equal manner) | :: vienlīdz |
| equation {n} (mathematics: assertion) | :: vienādojums {m} |
| equator {n} (circle around the earth) | :: ekvators {m} |
| Equatorial Guinea {prop} (country in Western Africa) | :: Ekvatoriālā Gvineja |
| equestrian {adj} (of horseback riding or horseback riders) | :: jāšana {f} |
| equestrian {n} (an equestrian person; one who rides on horseback) | :: jātnieks {m} |
| equipment {n} (whatever is used in equipping) | :: iekārtas {m} |
| equivalence {n} (condition of being equivalent) | :: līdzvērtība {f} |
| equivalent {adj} (similar or identical in value) | :: līdzvērtīgs |
| -er {suffix} ((used to form agent nouns) person or thing that does...) | :: -ājs {m}, -āja {f}, -ējs {m}, -ēja {f}, -ents {m}, -ente {f}, -ists {m}, -iste {f}, -ors {m}, -ore {f}, -ers {m}, -eris {m}, -ere {f}, -ieris {m}, -iere {f} |
| -er {suffix} ((with numbers, measurements or quantified sets) ranked by or having...) | :: -nieks {m}, -niece {f} |
| era {n} (time period) | :: ēra {f}, laikmets {m} |
| eraser {n} (thing used to erase something written or drawn) | :: dzēšgumija {f} |
| erbium {n} (chemical element) | :: erbijs |
| ereyesterday {adv} (on the day before yesterday) SEE: day before yesterday | :: |
| ereyesterday {n} (the day before yesterday) SEE: day before yesterday | :: |
| ergo {conj} | :: tātad |
| Eric {prop} (male given name) | :: Ēriks |
| Erica {prop} (female given name) | :: Ērika {f} |
| Erika {prop} (female given name) SEE: Erica | :: |
| Eritrea {prop} (country in Eastern Africa) | :: Eritreja {f} |
| ermine {n} (Mustela erminea) | :: sermulis {m} |
| erne {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) SEE: white-tailed eagle | :: |
| Ernest {prop} (given name) | :: Ernests |
| Eros {prop} (God of love) | :: Erots {m} |
| erosion {n} (the result of having being eroded) | :: erozija {f} |
| erosion {n} (the changing of a surface by mechanical action) | :: erozija {f} |
| erotic {adj} (tending to arouse sexual desire) | :: erotisks |
| err {v} (sin) SEE: sin | :: |
| erroneous {adj} (containing an error; inaccurate) | :: nepareizs, kļūdains |
| erroneousness {n} (state of being in error) | :: nepareizība {f}, nepareizums {m} |
| error {n} (mistake) | :: kļūda {f} |
| error {n} (difference between a measured or calculated value and a true one) | :: novirze {f} |
| Erythraean Sea {prop} (Red Sea) SEE: Red Sea | :: |
| erythromycin {n} (any of a class of macrolide antibiotics) | :: eritromicīns {m} |
| erythronium {n} (vanadium) SEE: vanadium | :: |
| erythropoiesis {n} (production of red blood cells) | :: eritropoēze {f} |
| escape velocity {n} (minimum velocity) | :: kosmiskais ātrums {m} |
| Esdras {prop} (any of four books) | :: Ezra {m} |
| Espoo {prop} (city of Finland) | :: Espo |
| -est {suffix} (superlative of adjectives and adverbs) | :: -ākais {m}, -ākā {f} |
| estate {n} (historical: major social class or order of persons) | :: kārta {f} |
| estate {n} (law: nature and extent of a person's interest in, or ownership of, land) | :: īpašums {m} |
| estate {n} ((extensive) area of land under single ownership) | :: muiža {f} |
| Esther {prop} (female given name) | :: Estere {f} |
| Esther {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Estere {f} |
| Esther {prop} (the heroine of the Book of Esther) | :: Estere {f} |
| Estonia {prop} (country) | :: Igaunija {f} |
| Estonian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language) | :: igauņu, igaunisks |
| Estonian {n} (person) | :: igaunis {m}, igauniete {f} |
| Estonian {n} (language) | :: igauņu valoda {f}, igauņu |
| estuary {n} (place where ocean tides and river water merge) | :: grīva {f}, estuārijs |
| eSwatini {prop} (country in Southern Africa, see also: Swaziland) | :: Svatini |
| et al. {phrase} (and others) | :: un citi, u. c. |
| eternal life {n} (immortality) SEE: immortality | :: |
| eternity {n} (infinite time) | :: mūžība {f} |
| Ethan {prop} (male given name) | :: Ētans {m} |
| ethical {adj} (of or relating to the study of ethics) | :: ētisks |
| ethical {adj} (of or relating to the accepted principles of right and wrong, especially those of some organization or profession) | :: ētisks |
| ethical {adj} (morally approvable, when referring to an action that affects others; good) | :: ētisks |
| ethics {n} (study of principles governing right and wrong conduct) | :: ētika {f} |
| ethics {n} (standards of conduct) | :: ētika {f} |
| Ethiopia {prop} (country in Eastern Africa) | :: Etiopija {f} |
| ethnic {adj} (of or relating to a group of people) | :: etnisks |
| ethnic group {n} (ethnic group) | :: etniskā grupa {f}, etnoss {m} |
| ethnie {n} (ethnicity) SEE: ethnic group | :: |
| ethnographic {adj} (of, or relating to ethnography) | :: etnogrāfisks |
| ethnography {n} (branch of anthropology) | :: etnogrāfija {f} |
| ethnologic {adj} (ethnologic) SEE: ethnological | :: |
| ethnological {adj} (of or relating to ethnology) | :: etnoloģisks |
| ethnologist {n} (one who practices ethnology) | :: etnologs {m}, etnoloģe {f} |
| ethnology {n} (branch of anthropology) | :: etnoloģija {f} |
| ethylene oxide {n} (simplest epoxide) | :: etilēnoksīds |
| ethyne {n} (the compound C2H2) | :: etīns {m} {f} |
| etiquette {n} (forms to be observed in social or official life) | :: etiķete {f} |
| etude {n} (piece of music) | :: etīde |
| etymological {adj} (of or relating to etymology) | :: etimoloģisks |
| etymologist {n} (person who specializes in etymology) | :: etimologs {m}, etimoloģe {f} |
| etymology {n} (study of the historical development of languages, particularly of individual words) | :: etimoloģija {f} |
| etymology {n} (account of the origin and historical development of a word) | :: etimoloģija {f} |
| EU {prop} (European Union, see also: European Union; EUSSR) | :: ES {f} |
| eucalyptus {n} (any of many trees of genus Eucalyptus) | :: eikalipti {m} |
| Eugene {prop} (male given name) | :: Eižens {m} |
| Eugenia {prop} (female given name) | :: Eiženija {f} |
| eukaryote {n} (any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus) | :: eikariots |
| euonymus {n} (tree of the genus Euonymus) SEE: spindle | :: |
| euphemism {n} (use of a word or phrase to replace another word with one considered less offensive) | :: eifēmisms {f} |
| Eurasia {prop} (the largest landmass on Earth, consisting of Europe and Asia) | :: Eirāzija {f} |
| Eurasian sparrowhawk {n} (Accipiter nisus) | :: zvirbuļu vanags {?} |
| Eurasian woodcock {n} (Scolopax rusticola) | :: sloka |
| euro {n} (currency unit of the European Monetary Union) | :: eiro |
| euro area {n} (Eurozone) SEE: Eurozone | :: |
| Euroland {prop} (group of countries having Euro as currency) SEE: Eurozone | :: |
| Europe {prop} (European Union) SEE: European Union | :: |
| Europe {prop} (continent) | :: Eiropa {f} |
| European {adj} (relating to Europe or the European Union) | :: Eiropas, eiropiešu, eiropeisks |
| European {adj} (relating to a European or Europeans) | :: eiropiešu, eiropeisks |
| European {n} (person) | :: eiropietis {m}, eiropiete {f} |
| European alder {n} (black alder) SEE: black alder | :: |
| European beaver {n} (European beaver) | :: Eiropas bebrs {m}, parasts bebrs {m} |
| European bison {n} (the wisent species Bison bonasus) | :: sumbrs |
| European Central Bank {prop} (central bank for the European Union) | :: Eiropas Centrālā banka {f} |
| European hedgehog {n} (Erinaceus europaeus) | :: brūnkrūtainais ezis {m}, brūnkrūšu ezis {m}, Eiropas ezis {m} |
| European rowan {n} (Sorbus aucuparia) SEE: rowan | :: |
| European smelt {n} (Osmerus eperlanus) | :: salaka |
| European Union {prop} (European supranational organisation) | :: Eiropas Savienība {f} |
| europium {n} (chemical element) | :: eiropijs |
| Europol {prop} (the criminal intelligence agency of the European Union) | :: Eiropola |
| Euroscepticism {n} (scepticism of increasing powers of the EU) | :: eiroskeptisms |
| Eurozone {prop} (those European Union members whose official currency is the euro) | :: Eirozona |
| Euxine Sea {prop} SEE: Black Sea | :: |
| Eve {prop} (the first woman) | :: Ieva {f} |
| Eve {prop} (given name) | :: Ieva {f} |
| Evelyn {prop} (female given name) | :: Evelīna {f} |
| even {adj} (arithmetic: divisible by two) | :: pāra |
| even {adv} (implying extreme example) | :: pat |
| evening {n} (time of day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight) | :: vakars {m} |
| evening {n} (figurative: concluding time period) | :: vakars, riets |
| event {n} (occurrence) | :: notikums {m}, gadījums {m} |
| event {n} (point in spacetime (physics)) | :: notikums {m} |
| event horizon {n} (gravitational sphere within which light cannot escape) | :: notikumu horizonts {m} |
| even though {conj} (although) | :: kaut arī |
| ever {adv} (at any time) | :: jebkad |
| Everest {prop} (Mount Everest) SEE: Mount Everest | :: |
| every {determiner} (all of a countable group) | :: katrs |
| everybody {pron} (all people) | :: visi |
| evident {adj} (obviously true) | :: redzams, acīm redzams |
| evidently {adv} (obviously) | :: acīm redzami, acīmredzot |
| evil {adj} (intending to harm) | :: ļauns |
| evil {adj} (morally corrupt) | :: ļauns |
| evil {n} (moral badness, wickedness) | :: ļaunums |
| Evita {prop} | :: Evita |
| evolution {n} (general: a gradual process of development) | :: evolūcija {f} |
| evolution {n} (biology: change in the genetic composition of a population over time) | :: evolūcija {f} |
| evolutionary {adj} (of or relating to evolution) | :: evolucionārs |
| ewe {n} (female sheep) | :: avs {f} |
| exact {adj} (precisely agreeing) | :: precīzs |
| examination {n} (formal test) | :: eksāmens {m} |
| example {n} (something representative of a group) | :: piemērs {m}, paraugs {m} |
| example {n} (something serving to explain or illustrate a rule) | :: piemērs {m} |
| example {n} (something serving as a pattern of behaviour) | :: paraugs {m} |
| example {n} (person punished as a warning to others) | :: piemērs {m} |
| example {n} (parallel or closely similar case) | :: piemērs {m}, paraugs {m} |
| example {n} (instance as a problem to be solved) | :: piemērs {m} |
| excavator {n} (vehicle) | :: ekskavators {m} |
| excellent {adj} (of the highest quality) | :: izcils |
| exception {n} (that which is excepted or taken out from others) | :: izņēmums {m} |
| excessive {adj} (exceeding the bounds of something) | :: pārmērīgs, pārliecīgs |
| exchange {n} (act of exchanging or trading) | :: maiņa {f}, apmaiņa {f} |
| exchange {n} (place for conducting trading) | :: birža {f} |
| exclamation {n} (exclamation mark) SEE: exclamation mark | :: |
| exclamation mark {n} (punctuation “!”) | :: izsaukuma zīme {f} |
| exclamation point {n} (exclamation mark) SEE: exclamation mark | :: |
| excuse me {phrase} (sorry, as apology) | :: atvainojiet |
| execution {n} (act of putting to death or being put to death as a penalty) | :: sodīšana ar nāvi {f}, nāves soda izpildīšana {f} |
| executioner {n} (the person who carries out the execution) | :: bende {m} |
| exegesis {n} (formal written exposition or explanatory essay) | :: ekseģēze {f} |
| exercise {n} (any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability) | :: uzdevums {m} |
| exercise {n} (physical activity intended to improve strength and fitness) | :: vingrojums {m}, vingrinājums {m} |
| exercise {v} (exert for the sake of training) | :: vingrot, vingrināt |
| exercise {v} (take action, enforce) | :: izmantot, realizēt |
| Exeter {prop} (city) | :: Eksetera {f} |
| exhalation {n} (meteor) SEE: meteor | :: |
| exhibition {n} (large scale public showing of objects or products) | :: izstāde {f} |
| exile {n} (the state of being banished from one's home or country) | :: trimda {f}, izraidījums {m} |
| exile {n} (someone who is banished from one's home or country) | :: trimdinieks {m}, izraidītais {m} |
| exile {v} (to send into exile) | :: izraidīt |
| exist {v} (to be) | :: eksistēt, pastāvēt |
| existence {n} (state of being, existing, or occurring) | :: eksistence {f}, pastāvēšana {f}, esamība {f} |
| existentialism {n} (philosophical movement) | :: eksistenciālisms {m} |
| existentialist {n} (a person who adheres to the philosophy of existentialism) | :: eksistenciālists {m}, eksistenciāliste {f} |
| existentialist {adj} (of or pertaining to existentialism) | :: eksistenciālistisks |
| exit {n} (way out) | :: iziešana {f} |
| exit {n} (act of departing from life) SEE: death | :: |
| exit {v} (to depart from life) SEE: die | :: |
| Exodus {prop} (book of Torah and Old Testament) | :: Izceļošanas grāmata {f}, Otrā Mozus grāmata {f} |
| exonym {n} (name used by foreigners) | :: eksonīms {m} |
| exosphere {n} (the uppermost layer of a planet's atmosphere) | :: eksosfēra {f} |
| exotic {adj} (foreign, with the connotation of excitingly foreign) | :: eksotisks |
| expectorate {v} (spit) SEE: spit | :: |
| expensive {adj} (having a high price or cost) | :: dārgs |
| expensiveness {n} (quality of being expensive) | :: dārdzība {f}, dārgums {m} |
| experience {n} (event(s) of which one is cognizant) | :: pieredze {f} |
| experience {v} (to observe or undergo) | :: pieredzēt, piedzīvot |
| experiment {n} (test under controlled conditions) | :: eksperiments {m}, mēģinājums {m} |
| expire {v} (die) SEE: die | :: |
| expired {adj} (dead) SEE: dead | :: |
| expiry {n} (death) SEE: death | :: |
| explain {v} (report) | :: skaidrot |
| explanation {n} (the act or process of explaining) | :: skaidrojums {m} |
| explication {n} (explanation) SEE: explanation | :: |
| exploit {v} (use for one’s advantage) | :: izmantot, izkalpināt |
| explosion {n} (violent release of energy) | :: sprādziens {m} |
| express {v} (to convey meaning) | :: izteikt, izsacīt, izpaust |
| expression {n} (particular way of phrasing an idea) | :: izteiksme {f} |
| expression {n} (facial appearance) | :: izteiksme {f} |
| expression {n} (mathematics: arrangement of symbols) | :: izteiksme {f} |
| extension {n} (weightlifting: an exercise) | :: atliekšana |
| extension {n} (computing: file extension) | :: paplašinājums {m} |
| exterior {adj} (being from outside a country) SEE: foreign | :: |
| extraordinarily {adv} (in an extraordinary manner) | :: neparasti |
| extraordinariness {n} (state of being extraordinary) | :: neparastība {f}, neparastums {m} |
| extraordinary {adj} (not ordinary) | :: ārkārtas |
| extremism {n} (extreme ideas or actions) | :: ekstrēmisms {m} |
| extremity {n} (limb) SEE: limb | :: |
| eye {n} (organ) | :: acs {f} |
| eye {n} (hole in needle) | :: acs {f} |
| eye {n} (of a hurricane) | :: acs {f} |
| eye {n} (of a potato) | :: acs {f} |
| eyeball {n} (ball of the eye) | :: acs ābols {m} |
| eyebrow {n} (hair that grows over the bone ridge above the eye socket) | :: uzacs |
| eyeglasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| eyehole {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket | :: |
| eyelash {n} (hair growing on the edge of an eyelid) | :: skropsta |
| eyelid {n} ((anatomy) a thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye) | :: plakstiņš {m} |
| eyesight {n} (faculty of sight) | :: redze {f} |
| eye socket {n} (socket of eye) | :: acs dobums {m}, orbīta {f} |
| eye tooth {n} (canine tooth) SEE: canine tooth | :: |
| eyetooth {n} (canine tooth of the upper jaw) | :: acuzobs {m} |
| eyewitness {n} (person who has seen and can testify about an event) | :: aculiecinieks {m} |
| Ezekiel {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Ecēhiēl {m} |
| Ezekiel {prop} (prophet) | :: Ecēhiēl {m} |
| Ezekiel {prop} (male given name) | :: Ecēhiēl {m} |
| Ezra {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Ezra {m} |
| Ezra {prop} (Jewish high priest) | :: Ezra {m} |
| Ezra {prop} (male given name) | :: Ezra {m} |
| fable {n} (fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept) | :: fabula {f} |
| fabric {n} (material made of fibers) | :: audekls {m} |
| fabulosity {n} (quality of being fabulous) | :: pasakainība {f} |
| fabulous {adj} (mythical or legendary; incredible) | :: pasakains |
| fabulous {adj} (of the nature of a fable; unhistorical) | :: pasakains |
| fabulous {adj} (very good; wonderful) | :: pasakains |
| fabulously {adv} (in a fabulous manner) | :: pasakaini |
| fabulousness {n} (state or quality of being fictional) | :: pasakainība {f} |
| face {v} (to face) SEE: look | :: |
| face {n} (computing: interface) SEE: interface | :: |
| face {n} (one's complete facial cosmetic application) SEE: makeup | :: |
| face {n} (amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, etc.) SEE: face value | :: |
| face {n} (front part of head) | :: seja {f} |
| face {n} (public image) | :: tēls {m} |
| face value {n} (the stated value or amount) | :: nomināls {m}, nominālvērtība {f} |
| facsimile {n} (copy or reproduction) | :: faksimils |
| facsimile {v} (fax) SEE: fax | :: |
| fact {n} (an honest observation) | :: fakts {m}, notikums {m} |
| faction {n} (group of people) | :: frakcija {f} |
| factory {n} (manufacturing place) | :: rūpnīca {f}, fabrika {f} |
| fag {n} (homosexual man) | :: homiķis {m}, pediņš {m} |
| fag-end {n} (cigarette butt) SEE: butt | :: |
| faggot {n} (male homosexual) SEE: fag | :: |
| failure {n} (state or condition opposite of success) | :: neizdošanās, neveiksme |
| faintness {n} (property of being faint) | :: blāvums |
| fair-haired {adj} (blond) SEE: blond | :: |
| fairheaded {adj} (blond) SEE: blond | :: |
| fair-weather friend {n} (one who is friendly, etc., only when it is advantageous or convenient) | :: draugs pie pilnas bļodas (friend by the full bowl) |
| fairy {n} (mythical being) | :: feja {f} |
| fairy tale {n} (folktale) | :: pasaka {f} |
| fairy-tale {adj} (of the nature of a fairy tale; as if from a fairy tale) | :: pasakains |
| faith {n} (feeling that something is true) | :: pārliecība {f}, ticība {f} |
| faithful {adj} (loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause) | :: godprātīgs |
| falafel {n} (Middle Eastern food) | :: felāfels {m}, falafels {m} |
| falcon {n} (bird of the genus Falco) | :: lielais piekūns {m} |
| Falkland Islands {prop} (overseas territory of the UK in the South Atlantic) | :: Folklenda Salas {f-p} |
| fall {n} (season) SEE: autumn | :: |
| fall {v} (move to a lower position under the effect of gravity) | :: krist, nokrist |
| fall ill {v} (become ill) | :: saslimt |
| fallow {n} (ground left unseeded for a year) | :: papuve {f} |
| fallow {n} (uncultivated land) | :: papuve {f} |
| fallow deer {n} (Dama dama, a ruminant mammal) | :: dambriedis {m} |
| false {adj} (untrue, not factual, wrong) | :: nepareizs, kļūdains |
| false {adj} (spurious, artificial) | :: viltots, mākslīgs |
| false friend {n} (type of word) | :: viltusdraugs {m} |
| falsifiability {n} (quality of being falsifiable) | :: falsificējamība {f} |
| falter {v} (To stammer) SEE: stammer | :: |
| fame {n} (state of being famous) | :: slava |
| family {n} (immediate family [as a group], e.g. parents and their children) | :: ģimene {f}, saime {f} |
| family {n} (group of people related by blood, marriage, law, or custom) | :: ģimene, dzimta, radinieki |
| family {n} (rank in a taxonomic classification, above both genus and species) | :: dzimta {f} |
| family {n} (linguistics: a group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language) | :: saime {f} |
| family name {n} (surname) SEE: surname | :: |
| famine {n} (extreme shortage of food in a region) | :: bads {m} |
| famous {adj} (well known) | :: slavens |
| fan {n} (hand-held device) | :: vēdeklis {m} |
| fan {n} (electrical device) | :: ventilators {m}, fēns {m} |
| fan blade {n} (rotating blade of a fan) | :: ventilatora lāpstiņa {f} |
| fang {n} (canine tooth) | :: ilknis {m} |
| fanny {n} (buttocks) SEE: ass | :: |
| fanny {n} (vulva or vagina) SEE: pussy | :: |
| fanny {n} (Sexual intercourse with a woman) SEE: pussy | :: |
| far {adv} | :: tālu |
| far {adj} (remote in space) | :: tāls, tālu |
| farewell {n} (an act of departure) | :: atsveicināšanās {f-p} |
| farm {n} (a place where agricultural activities take place) | :: ferma {f}, saimniecība {f} |
| farmer {n} (person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock) | :: saimnieks {m}, lauksaimnieks {m} |
| farming {n} (agriculture) SEE: agriculture | :: |
| Faroe Islander {n} (inhabitant of the Faroe Islands) SEE: Faroese | :: |
| Faroe Islands {prop} (group of islands between Scotland and Iceland) | :: Fēru Salas {f-p} |
| Faroese {n} (language) | :: farēru |
| Faroish {n} (person from the Faroe Islands) SEE: Faroese | :: |
| Faroish {prop} (language) SEE: Faroese | :: |
| Farsi {n} (Persian language) SEE: Persian | :: |
| farsightedness {n} (condition of being unable to focus on near objects) | :: tālredzība {f}, hipermetropija {f} |
| fart {v} (to emit flatulent gases) | :: pirst |
| fart {n} (an emission of flatulent gases) | :: pirdiens {m} |
| fascism {n} (extreme totalitarian political regime) | :: fašisms {m} |
| fashion {n} (current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons) | :: mode {f} |
| fast {adj} (firmly or securely fixed in place) | :: stipri |
| fast {adj} (moving or capable of moving with great speed) | :: ātrs, ašs, straujš, knašs, žigls, nasks |
| fast {v} (to abstain from food) | :: gavēt |
| fast {n} (train that only calls at some stations) SEE: express | :: |
| fast {n} (fasting) SEE: fasting | :: |
| fast food {n} (type of meal that is often pre-prepared and served quickly) | :: ātrā ēdināšana {f} |
| fasting {n} (act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food) | :: gavēšana {f}, gavēnis {m} |
| fasting {n} (period of time when one abstains from or eats very little food) | :: gavēnis {m} |
| fat {adj} (carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body) | :: resns, trekns, tauks |
| fat {adj} (thick) | :: resns |
| fat {n} (specialized animal tissue) | :: tauki {p} |
| fat {n} (refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat) | :: tauki {m-p} |
| fatal {adj} (causing death) | :: nāvīgs, nāvējošs |
| fate {n} (that which predetermines events) | :: liktenis {m} |
| father {n} (male parent) | :: tēvs {m}, tētis {m} [dad], papucītis {m} [sexual, sarcastic] |
| father-in-law {n} (one's spouse's father) | :: ap' |
| fatherland {n} (country of one's ancestry) | :: tēvija {f}, tēvzeme {f}, dzimtene |
| Father's Day {n} (holiday in celebration of fatherhood) | :: tēva diena |
| fatigue {n} (weariness) | :: nogurums {m} |
| fatness {n} (state of being fat) | :: tuklība {f}, resnums {m} |
| fatty acid {n} (acid) | :: taukskābe {f} |
| faucet {n} (tap) SEE: tap | :: |
| fault {n} (mistake or error) | :: kļuda, vaina |
| faux ami {n} (false friend) SEE: false friend | :: |
| favourite {adj} (preferred) | :: mīļākais |
| fax {n} (document transmitted by telephone) | :: fakss {m}, faksimils {m} |
| fear {n} (uncountable: emotion caused by actual or perceived danger or threat) | :: bailes {p}, bažas {p} |
| fear {v} (feel fear about (something)) | :: baidīties, bīties, bažīties, baiļoties |
| fearful {adj} (frightening) | :: biedējošs, baismīgs |
| fearful {adj} (frightened, filled with terror) | :: nobijies |
| feather {n} (branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds) | :: spalva {f} |
| feature {n} (computing: beneficial capability of a piece of software) | :: funkcija {f}, iespēja, līdzeklis |
| February {prop} (second month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars) | :: februāris {m} |
| fecund {adj} (highly fertile; able to produce offspring) | :: vaislīgs, auglīgs |
| fecundity {n} (ability to produce offspring) | :: vaislība {f}, vaislīgums {m}, auglība {f}, auglīgums {m} |
| fecundity {n} (ability to cause growth) | :: auglība {f}, auglīgums {m}, rasma {f} [poetic], rasmīgums [poetic] |
| Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal {prop} (official name of Nepal) | :: Nepālas Federālā Demokrātiskā Republika {f} |
| federal government {n} (general term for a federal government) | :: federāla valdība {f} |
| Federal Republic of Germany {prop} (Germany's official name) | :: Vācijas Federatīvā Republika {f} |
| federation {n} (array of nations or states) | :: federācija {f} |
| Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina {prop} (Entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina) | :: Bosnijas un Hercegovinas Federācija {f} |
| fee {n} (monetary payment charged for professional services) | :: maksa {f} |
| feeble {adj} (deficient in physical strength) | :: vājš, niecīgs |
| feeble {adj} (wanting force, vigor or efficiency in action or expression) | :: vārgs, nespēcīgs |
| feel {v} (transitive: to sense by touch) | :: taustīt, just |
| feel {v} (transitive: to experience an emotion or other mental state about) | :: justies |
| feel {v} (intransitive: to search by touching) | :: taustīt |
| feel {v} | :: just , taustīt , aptaustīt , justies , taustīties |
| feeling {n} (sensation) | :: sajūta {f}, jūtas |
| feeling {n} (emotion) | :: jūtas {p}, emocija {f} |
| feldspar {n} (any of a large group of rock-forming minerals) | :: laukšpats {m} |
| felicide {n} (catslaughter) SEE: catslaughter | :: |
| felicitate {v} (congratulate) SEE: congratulate | :: |
| felicity {n} (happiness) SEE: happiness | :: |
| feline {n} (cat) SEE: cat | :: |
| felt-tip pen {n} (pen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib) | :: flomāsters {m} |
| female {adj} (belonging to the sex that typically produces eggs, or the gender typically associated with it) | :: sieviešu dzimtes- |
| female {n} (one of the feminine sex or gender) | :: sieviete {f}, [animal] mātīte {f} |
| feminine {adj} (of the female sex) | :: sievišķīgs, sievišķs, sieviešu |
| feminine {adj} (belonging to females) | :: sievišķīgs, sievišķs, sieviešu |
| feminine {adj} (having the qualities associated with women) | :: sievišķīgs, sievišķs, sieviešu |
| feminine {adj} (of the feminine grammatical gender distinction) | :: sieviešu, sieviešu dzimtes |
| feminine {n} (that which is feminine) | :: sievišķīgais |
| feminine {n} ((grammar)) | :: sieviešu dzimte {f} |
| feminine {n} (woman) SEE: woman | :: |
| femininity {n} (femininity) | :: sievišķīgums {m}, sievišķība {f} |
| feminism {n} (the social theory or political movement) | :: feminisms {m} |
| fence {n} (barrier) | :: žogs {m}, sēta {f} |
| fence {v} (to enclose by building a fence) | :: žogs {m} |
| fencer {n} (a participant in the sport of fencing) | :: paukotājs {m}, paukotāja {f} |
| fencing {n} (sport) | :: paukošana {f} |
| Fenrir {prop} (mythical wolf) | :: Fenrirs {m} |
| ferment {v} (to react using fermentation) | :: rūgt, raudzēt, rudzināt |
| fermium {n} (chemical element) | :: fermijs |
| fern {n} (plant) | :: paparde |
| ferret {n} (the mammal Mustela putorius furo) | :: sesks {m} |
| ferrous {adj} (of or containing iron) | :: dzelzs- |
| ferry {n} (boat) | :: prāmis {m} |
| fertile {adj} ((of land etc) capable of growing abundant crops) | :: auglīgs, ražīgs |
| fertile {adj} ((biology) capable of reproducing) | :: auglīgs, vaislīgs |
| fertility {n} (the condition, or the degree of being fertile) | :: auglīgums {m}, auglība {f}, vaislīgums {m}, vaislība {f} |
| fertilizer {n} (a natural substance that is used to make the ground more suitable for growing plants) | :: mēsli {m-p}, kūtsmēsli {m-p} |
| fertilizer {n} (a chemical compound created to have the same effect.) | :: mēslojums {m} |
| festival {n} (event or community gathering) | :: festivāls {m}, svētki |
| fetus {n} (fetus) | :: auglis {m} |
| fever {n} (higher than normal body temperature) | :: drudzis {m} |
| few {determiner} (indefinite, usually small number) | :: nedaudz, daži |
| fiancé {n} (man who is engaged to be married) | :: līgavainis {m} |
| fiancée {n} (woman who is engaged to be married) | :: līgava {f} |
| fiction {n} (literary type) | :: daiļliteratūra {f}, beletristika {f} |
| fiddle {n} (instrument) | :: vijole |
| fidget spinner {n} (stress-relieving toy) | :: grozāmgrābslis {m} |
| fidgety {adj} (Having, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget) | :: kustīgs |
| field {n} (land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country) | :: lauks {m}, tīrums {m} |
| field {n} (wide, open space used to grow crops or to hold farm animals) | :: lauks {m} |
| field {n} (place where a battle is fought) | :: lauks, karalauks, kaujas lauks |
| field {n} (physics: region affected by a particular force) | :: lauks {m} |
| field {n} (course of study or domain of knowledge or practice) | :: lauks {m}, nozare {f} |
| field {n} (sports: area reserved for playing a game) | :: laukums {m} |
| fieriness {n} (quality or state of being smiling) | :: ugunīgums |
| fifteen {num} (cardinal number) | :: piecpadsmit |
| fifteenth {adj} (ordinal form of number fifteen, see also: 15th) | :: piecpadsmitais |
| fifth {adj} (Ordinal form of the number 5, see also: 5th) | :: piektais |
| fifth {n} (person or thing in the fifth position) | :: piektais {m}, piektā {f} |
| fifth {n} (one of five equal parts of a whole) | :: piektdaļa {f}, piektā daļa {f} |
| fiftieth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number fifty) | :: piecdesmitais |
| fifty {num} (cardinal number) | :: piecdesmit |
| fig {n} (fruit) | :: vīģe {f} |
| fight {v} ((intransitive) to contend in physical conflict) | :: cīnīties, kauties |
| fight {v} (to strive for) | :: cīnīties |
| fight {v} ((transitive) to contend in physical conflict against) | :: cīnīties |
| fight {n} (occasion of fighting) | :: cīņa {f}, kauja {f} |
| fight {n} (battle) | :: kauja {f}, cīņa {f} |
| fight {n} (physical confrontation) | :: kautiņš |
| fighter {n} (person who fights) | :: cīnītājs {m}, cīnītāja {f} |
| fighter {n} (warrior) | :: karotājs {m}, cīnītājs {m}, karavīrs {m} |
| fighter aircraft {n} (fighter aircraft) SEE: fighter plane | :: |
| fighter plane {n} (military aircraft) | :: iznīcinātājs |
| fig tree {n} (fig tree) SEE: fig | :: |
| figure {n} (drawing) | :: attēls {m} |
| figure {n} (numeral) | :: cipars {m} |
| figure {n} (shape) | :: figūra {f} |
| figure out {v} (to calculate) SEE: calculate | :: |
| figure skating {n} (sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates) | :: daiļslidošana {f} |
| Fiji {prop} (Fiji - a country in Oceania comprising over 300 islands) | :: Fidži |
| filbert {n} (shrub) SEE: hazel | :: |
| filbert {n} (hazelnut) SEE: hazelnut | :: |
| filch {v} (to steal) | :: nozagt, nočiept |
| file {n} (computer terminology) | :: fails {m}, datne {f} |
| file {n} (column of people) | :: ierinda {f}, rinda {f} |
| file {n} (chess: vertical line of squares) | :: vertikāle {f} |
| file {n} (cutting or smoothing tool) | :: vīle {f} |
| file {v} (to smooth with a file) | :: vīlēt |
| Filipino {adj} (of or pertaining to the Philippines or its people) | :: Filipīniešu |
| fill {v} (occupy fully, take up all of) | :: pildīt |
| fill in {v} (fill) SEE: fill | :: |
| filling station {n} (gas station) SEE: gas station | :: |
| fillip {v} (to strike or tap smartly) SEE: strike | :: |
| film {n} (motion picture) SEE: movie | :: |
| film director {n} (person) | :: kinorežisors {m}, režisors {m} |
| film star {n} (movie star) SEE: movie star | :: |
| filter {n} (device for separating impurities from a fluid or other substance) | :: filtrs {m}, kāstuve {f} |
| filter {n} (electronics or software to separate unwanted signal) | :: filtrs {m} |
| filter {n} (any device or procedure that acts to separate or isolate) | :: filtrs {m}, kāstuve {f} |
| filter {v} (to sort, sift, or isolate) | :: filtrēt, kāst |
| filter {v} (to pass through a filter or to act as though passing through a filter) | :: filtrēties |
| filthiness {n} (dirtiness) SEE: dirtiness | :: |
| fin {n} (appendage of a fish) | :: spura {f} |
| fin {n} (aircraft component) | :: ķīlis {m}, stabilizators {m} |
| final {n} (sports: last round in a contest) | :: fināls {m}, finālspēle {f} |
| finance {n} (management of money and other assets) | :: finanses {p} |
| financially {adv} (in terms of finance or money) | :: finansiāli |
| find {v} (encounter, locate, discover) | :: atrast, rast |
| find out {v} (to discover) | :: uzzināt |
| fine {n} (payment for breaking the law) | :: naudassods {m}, sods {m} |
| finger {n} ((anatomy) extremity of the hand) | :: pirksts {m} |
| finger {n} (finger-shaped pieces of food) | :: pirksts |
| fingernail {n} (covering near the tip of finger) | :: nags {m} |
| finish {n} (end) | :: beigas {f} |
| finish {v} (to complete) | :: beigt, pabeigt |
| finish off {v} (to kill) SEE: kill | :: |
| Finland {prop} (Nordic country) | :: Somija {f} |
| Finn {n} (person from Finland) | :: soms {m}, somiete {f} |
| Finnic {adj} (Finnish) SEE: Finnish | :: |
| Finnish {adj} (of Finland) | :: somu, somisks |
| Finnish {adj} (of the Finnish language) | :: somu, somisks |
| Finnish {n} (language) | :: somu valoda {f}, somu {f} |
| fir {n} (conifer of the genus Abies) | :: baltegles |
| fire {v} (transitive: to shoot) | :: šaut |
| fire {v} (to set on fire) SEE: set on fire | :: |
| fire {n} (oxidation reaction) | :: uguns {f}, guns {m} [poetism] |
| fire {n} (instance of this chemical reaction) | :: uguns, liesma {f} |
| fire {n} (damaging occurrence of fire) | :: ugunsgrēks {m} |
| fire {n} (alchemy: one of the basic elements) | :: uguns {f} |
| fire {n} (heater or stove used in place of real fire) | :: krāsns {f} |
| fire brigade {n} (group within a corporation or industrial site) | :: ugunsdzēsēju komanda {f}, ugunsdzēsēji {m-p} |
| fire brigade {n} (organization for preventing and putting out fires) | :: ugunsdzēsēji {m-p} |
| fire extinguisher {n} (device for putting out a fire) | :: ugunsdzēsības aparāts |
| firefighter {n} (person who puts out fires) | :: ugunsdzēsējs {m} |
| firefly {n} (Lampyridae) | :: jāņtārpiņš {m} |
| fireman {n} (someone skilled in fighting fire) SEE: firefighter | :: |
| fireplace {n} (open hearth) | :: kamīns {m} |
| firewood {n} (wood intended to be burned, typically for heat) | :: malka {f} |
| firework {n} (exploding device) | :: uguņošana {f} |
| fireworks {n} (plural of firework) | :: uguņošana {f} |
| firm {adj} (steadfast, secure (position)) | :: stingrs |
| firm {adj} (fixed (in opinions)) | :: stingrs |
| firm {adj} (solid, rigid (material state)) | :: stings, stingrs |
| firm {v} (Australian, betting: to shorten) SEE: shorten | :: |
| firmament {n} (vault of the heavens, see also: heavens; sky) | :: debesjums {m} |
| firmness {n} (state of being firm) | :: cietība {f}, stingrums {m}, stingrība {f} |
| first {adj} (numeral first, see also: 1st) | :: pirmais, pirmā |
| first aid {n} (basic care) | :: pirmā palīdzība {f} |
| first cousin {n} (cousin) SEE: cousin | :: |
| First World War {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
| fish {v} (intransitive: to try to catch fish) | :: zvejot, makšķerēt |
| fish {n} (vertebrate animal) | :: zivs {f} |
| fish {n} (flesh of fish as food) | :: zivs {f} |
| fishbone {n} (bone of a fish) | :: asaka |
| fisherman {n} (person catching fish) | :: zvejnieks {m}, zvejniece {f} |
| fisherwoman {n} (woman catching fish) | :: zvejniece {f} |
| fishhook {n} (barbed hook for fishing) | :: āķis {m} |
| fishing {n} (act or sport of catching fish) | :: zveja {f} |
| fishing {n} (business of catching fish) | :: zvejniecība {f} |
| fishing {n} (place for catching fish) | :: zvejas vieta {f}, zvejasvieta {f} |
| fishing boat {n} (boat used for fishing) | :: zvejas kuģis |
| fishing hook {n} (fishhook) SEE: fishhook | :: |
| fishing rod {n} (rod used for angling) | :: makšķere {f} |
| fishing vessel {n} (fishing vessel) SEE: fishing boat | :: |
| fish trap {n} (contraption to catch fish) | :: veñteris {m} |
| fish-trap {n} (fish trap) SEE: fish trap | :: |
| fist {n} (clenched hand) | :: dūre {f} |
| fistula {n} (abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels) | :: fistula {f} |
| fit {adj} (suitable, proper) | :: piemērots {m}, atbilstošs {m}, atbilstīgs |
| fit {adj} (in good shape) | :: vingrs |
| fit {v} (to conform to in size and shape) | :: sakrist |
| fit {v} (to have right size and cut, as of clothing) | :: derēt |
| fit {n} (seizure) | :: lēkme |
| fit {n} (sudden and vigorous appearance of a symptom) | :: lēkme |
| fit {v} (make ready) SEE: prepare | :: |
| fitness {n} (cultivation of an attractive and healthy physique) | :: vingrums {m}, fitness {m} |
| five {num} (cardinal number) | :: pieci {m}, piecas {f} |
| five hundred {num} (cardinal number 500) | :: pieci simti, piecsimt |
| fivescore {n} (hundred) SEE: hundred | :: |
| flabby {adj} (yielding to the touch) | :: ļumīgs {m} |
| flag {n} (piece of cloth or often its representation) | :: karogs {m} |
| flag {v} (weaken) | :: nokārties, noliekties |
| flag {n} (plant with sword-shaped leaves) | :: skalbe {f}, īriss {m} |
| flag {n} (flagstone) | :: akmens plāksne |
| flagellum {n} (whip) SEE: whip | :: |
| flagpole {n} (pole for flags) | :: karoga kārts {f} |
| flagstaff {n} (flagpole) SEE: flagpole | :: |
| flail {n} (tool) | :: sprigulis {m} |
| flame {n} (visible part of fire) | :: liesma {f}, guns {f} [poetism] |
| flame {v} (to produce flames) | :: liesmot |
| flamethrower {n} (device that projects a flame) | :: liesmu metējs |
| Flanders {prop} | :: Flandrija |
| flange {n} (slang:vulva) SEE: vulva | :: |
| flapjack {n} (pancake) SEE: pancake | :: |
| flash memory {n} (rewritable memory) | :: zibatmiņa |
| flash mob {n} (group converging and dispersing quickly) | :: zibakcija {f}, flešmobs {m} |
| flat {n} (palm of the hand) SEE: palm | :: |
| flat {adj} (having no variations in altitude) | :: plakans, lēzens |
| flat {adv} (so as to be flat) | :: plakani, lēzeni |
| flat {n} (area of level ground) | :: plakana virsma {f} |
| flat {n} (music: note played a semitone lower than a natural) | :: bemols {m} |
| flat {n} (plural: ladies' shoes) | :: kurpes bez papēžiem {f-p} |
| flat {n} (apartment) SEE: apartment | :: |
| flatfish {n} (fish of the order Pleuronectiformes) | :: plekste {f} |
| flawless {adj} (without flaws, see also: perfect) | :: nevainojams, perfekts |
| flax {n} (plant) | :: lins {m} |
| flax {n} (the fibers) | :: lini {p} |
| flea {n} (parasitic insect) | :: blusa {f} |
| fleck {n} (lock) SEE: lock | :: |
| flee {v} (to run away; to escape) | :: bēgt |
| fleece {n} (hair or wool of a sheep) | :: vilna {f} |
| fleet {n} (group of vessels or vehicles) | :: flote {f} |
| flerovium {n} (chemical element) | :: flerovijs {m} |
| flesh {n} (body tissue) | :: miesa {f}, ķermenis {m} |
| flesh {n} (animal tissue as food) | :: gaļa {f} |
| flesh {n} (human body entity) | :: ķermenis {m} |
| flesh {n} (edible part of fruit/vegetable) | :: mīkstums {m} |
| Flevoland {prop} (province of the Netherlands) | :: Flevolande {f} |
| flick {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| flight {n} (act of flying) | :: lidošana {f}, lidojums {m} |
| flight {n} (journey made by an aircraft) | :: lidojums {m} |
| flight code {n} (flight number) SEE: flight number | :: |
| flight number {n} (callsign) | :: lidojuma numurs {m} |
| flint {n} (hard fine-grained quartz which generates sparks when struck) | :: krams |
| flittermouse {n} (bat) SEE: bat | :: |
| flog {v} (to sell) SEE: sell | :: |
| flog {v} (to defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| flog {v} (to whip or scourge someone or something as punishment) | :: pērt |
| flog {v} (to steal) SEE: steal | :: |
| flood {n} (overflow of water) | :: plūdi {m-p}, pali {m-p} |
| flood {v} (to overflow) | :: plūdi |
| floof {v} (fluff) SEE: fluff | :: |
| floor {n} (bottom part of a room) | :: grīda {f} |
| floor {n} (storey of a building) SEE: storey | :: |
| floral {adj} (of or pertaining to flowers) | :: puķains |
| floral {adj} (portraying flowers) | :: puķains |
| Florence {prop} (city in Tuscany, Italy) | :: Florence {f} |
| floriculture {n} (the farming of flowers) | :: puķkopība |
| Florida {prop} (US state) | :: Florida {f} |
| flotilla {n} (small fleet) | :: flotila {f} |
| flounce {v} (to make spastic motions) SEE: flounder | :: |
| flounder {n} (any flatfish) SEE: flatfish | :: |
| flounder {n} | :: bute {f} |
| flour {n} (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) | :: milti {m-p} |
| flow {v} (to flow) SEE: run | :: |
| flow {n} (the movement of a fluid) | :: plūsma {f} |
| flow {v} (to flow) SEE: stream | :: |
| flower {n} (reproductive structure in angiosperms) | :: zieds {m}, puķe {f} |
| flower {v} (to put forth blooms) | :: ziedēt |
| floweriness {n} (quality of being flowery) | :: puķainums |
| flowery {adj} (decorated with flowers) | :: puķains |
| flowery {adj} (of a speech or piece of writing) | :: puķains |
| flu {n} (influenza) | :: gripa {f} |
| fluff {n} (light fur etc) | :: pūka {f}, dūnas {f-p} |
| fluffiness {n} (being fluffy) | :: pūkainums {m} |
| fluffy {adj} (covered with fluff) | :: pūkains |
| fluffy {adj} (light; soft; airy) | :: pūkains |
| fluid {n} (any state of matter which can flow) | :: šķidrums {m} |
| fluid {adj} (of or relating to fluid) | :: šķidrs |
| flukey {adj} (lucky) SEE: lucky | :: |
| fluorine {n} (chemical element) | :: fluors {m} |
| flush toilet {n} (toilet that uses water to remove waste) | :: klozetpods |
| flute {n} (woodwind instrument) | :: fleite {f} |
| flute {n} (architecture: vertical groove in a pillar) | :: kanelūras {m} |
| fluted {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| fly {n} (insect of the family Muscidae) | :: muša {f} |
| fly {v} (to travel through air) | :: lidot |
| flying {n} (flying (noun)) SEE: flight | :: |
| Flying Dutchman {prop} (mythical ghost ship) | :: Klīstošais holandietis {m} |
| flying fox {n} | :: lidojošā lapsa |
| fly off the handle {v} (become very angry) | :: uzsprāgt gaisā |
| foal {n} (young horse) | :: kumeļš |
| foam {n} (substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains) | :: putas {f-p} |
| foam {v} (form or emit foam) | :: putot |
| foam rubber {n} (foam rubber) SEE: foam | :: |
| foe {n} (enemy) SEE: enemy | :: |
| foetus {n} (fetus) SEE: fetus | :: |
| fog {n} (cloud that forms at a low altitude and obscures vision) | :: migla {f}, dūmaka {f} |
| fog {n} (Scottish: moss) SEE: moss | :: |
| folder {n} (organizer) | :: mape {f}, vāks {m} |
| folder {n} (container of computer files) | :: mape {f} |
| folklore {n} (tales, legends and superstitions of a particular ethnic population) | :: folklora {f}, garamantas {f-p} |
| folkloristics {n} (formal academic study of folklore) | :: folkloristika |
| folk song {n} (song originating among the working people) | :: tautas dziesma {f} |
| folktale {n} (story that is part of the oral tradition of a people) | :: pasaka {f}, teika {f} |
| follow {v} (to go or come after in physical space) | :: sekot |
| follow {v} (to go or come after in a sequence) | :: sekot |
| follow {v} (to keep track of) | :: sekot |
| follow {v} (to be a logical consequence of) | :: sekot |
| folly {n} (foolishness) | :: neprātība {f}, neprātīgums {m} |
| folly {n} (thoughtless action) | :: neprātība {f} |
| fond {v} (be fond of, like) SEE: like | :: |
| food {n} (any substance consumed by living organisms to sustain life) | :: pārtika {f}, ēdiens {m} |
| food {n} (foodstuff) | :: pārtikas prece {f}, pārtikas produkts {m} |
| food chain {n} (feeding relationship between species) | :: mitybos grandinė {f} |
| fool {n} (person with poor judgement or little intelligence) | :: muļķis {m}, muļķe {f}, neprātis {m}, neprāte {f}, duraks {m} |
| foolish {adj} (lacking good sense or judgement; unwise) | :: muļķīgs, dumjš, neprātīgs |
| foolish {adj} (resembling or characteristic of a fool) | :: muļķīgs, dumjš, neprātīgs |
| foolishness {n} (state of being foolish) | :: muļķība {f}, neprātība {f}, dumjība |
| foolishness {n} (thing or event that is foolish) | :: muļķība, neprātība {f}, dumjība {f} |
| foot {n} (part of animal’s body) | :: pēda {f} |
| foot {n} (part of human body) | :: pēda {f}, kāja {f} |
| foot {n} (unit of measure) | :: pēda {f} |
| football {n} (Association football) | :: futbols {m} |
| football {n} (US game) SEE: American football | :: |
| football {n} (Canadian game) SEE: Canadian football | :: |
| footbridge {n} (bridge for pedestrians) | :: laipa |
| footwear {n} (an item of clothing that is worn on the foot) | :: apavs {m}, apavi {m-p} |
| foppery {n} (stupidity) SEE: stupidity | :: |
| forbid {v} (to disallow) | :: aizliegt |
| force {n} (anything that is able to make a big change in person or thing) | :: spēks {m}, vara {f} |
| force {n} (physical quantity) | :: spēks {m} |
| force {v} (compel (someone to do something)) | :: piespiest |
| force {n} (waterfall) SEE: waterfall | :: |
| ford {n} (crossing) | :: brasls {m} |
| ford {v} (to cross a stream) | :: brist, pārbrist |
| forearm {n} (part of the arm) | :: apakšdelms {m} |
| forebrain {n} (part of the brain) | :: priekšējās smadzenes |
| forefathers {n} (plural of forefather) | :: senči |
| forefinger {n} (first finger next to the thumb) | :: rādītājpirksts {m} |
| forehead {n} (part of face above eyebrows) | :: piere {f} |
| foreign {n} (foreigner) SEE: foreigner | :: |
| foreign {adj} (located outside one's own country or place) | :: svešs |
| foreign {adj} (originating from or characteristic of a different country) | :: ārzemju, svešs |
| foreign {adj} (relating to a different nation) | :: svešs, ārzemju |
| foreign {adj} (alien, strange) | :: svešs |
| foreigner {n} (person in a foreign land) | :: ārzemnieks {m}, ārzemniece {f} |
| foreign exchange {n} (exchange of currency from one country for currency from another country) | :: ārvalstu valūtas tirgus {m} |
| foreign language {n} (any language other than that spoken by the people of a specific place) | :: svešvaloda {f} |
| forenoon {n} (morning) SEE: morning | :: |
| forenoon {n} (forenoon - part of the day before noon) | :: priekšpusdiena {f} |
| foreskin {n} (prepuce / foreskin) | :: priekšāda {f} |
| forest {n} (dense collection of trees) | :: mežs {m} |
| forest {v} (to cover an area with trees) | :: apmežot |
| forested {adj} (covered in forest) | :: mežains |
| for example {prep} (as an example) | :: piemēram |
| for free {prep} (without paying) | :: par brīvu, bezmaksas |
| forge {n} (workshop) | :: kalve {f}, smēde {f} [Germanism] |
| forge {v} (to shape a metal) | :: kalt |
| forge {v} (to create a forgery of) | :: viltot |
| forger {n} (person who forges metals) | :: kalējs {m} |
| forgery {n} (invention) SEE: invention | :: |
| forget {v} (to lose remembrance of) | :: aizmirst |
| forget {v} (to unintentionally not do) | :: aizmirst |
| forget {v} (to cease remembering) | :: aizmirst |
| forgetful {adj} (liable to forget) | :: aizmāršīgs, aizmirsīgs |
| forgetfully {adv} (in a forgetful manner) | :: aizmāršīgi, aizmirsīgi |
| forgetfulness {n} (proneness to let slip from the mind) | :: aizmāršība {f} |
| forgetfulness {n} (loss of remembrance) | :: aizmirstība {f} |
| forgetfulness {n} (failure to bear in mind) | :: aizmirsība {f} |
| forget-me-not {n} (plant of the genus Myosotis) | :: neaizmirstule {f} |
| forgive {v} (transitive, to pardon) | :: piedot |
| for instance {adv} (as an example) SEE: for example | :: |
| fork {n} (pronged tool) | :: dakša {f} |
| fork {n} (eating utensil) | :: dakša {f}, dakšiņa {f} |
| fork {n} (intersection) | :: atzarojums {m} |
| fork {n} (chess: simultaneous attack) | :: dakša {f} |
| fork {n} (bicycle fork) | :: dakša {f} |
| fork {v} (to divide into two or more branches) | :: sazaroties |
| fork {n} (gallows) SEE: gallows | :: |
| form {n} (level of pre-collegiate education) SEE: grade | :: |
| formaldehyde {n} (organic compound) | :: formaldehīds {m} |
| formation {n} (act of assembling a group or structure) | :: veidošana {f} |
| formation {n} (process of influencing or guiding a person to a deeper understanding of a particular vocation) | :: izglītība {f} |
| former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia {prop} (provisional designation of the Republic of North Macedonia, see also: Republic of North Macedonia; North Macedonia) | :: Bijusī Dienvidslāvijas Republika Maķedonija |
| formic acid {n} (methanoic acid) | :: skudrskābe {f} |
| Formosa {prop} (Taiwan) SEE: Taiwan | :: |
| formula {n} (in mathematics) | :: formula {f} |
| formula {n} (in chemistry) | :: formula {f} |
| fort {n} (fortified defensive structure stationed with troops) | :: forts {m} |
| fortieth {adj} (ordinal form of forty, see also: 40th) | :: četrdesmitais |
| fortochka {n} (small ventilation window spanning the frame of a window) | :: vēdlodziņš {m} |
| fortress {n} (fortified place) | :: cietoksnis {m} |
| fortune {n} (destiny) | :: liktenis {m} |
| fortune {n} (good luck) | :: laime {f}, veiksme {f} |
| fortune {n} (lots of riches) | :: bagātība {f}, manta {f} |
| forty {num} (the cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine) | :: četrdesmit |
| found {v} (to start an organization) | :: dibināt |
| found {v} (melt) SEE: melt | :: |
| founder {n} (one who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author) | :: dibinātājs {m}, dibinātāja {f} |
| fountain {n} (spring) SEE: spring | :: |
| fountain {n} (artificial water feature) | :: strūklaka {f}, fontāns {m} |
| fountain {n} (structure from which a fountain issues) | :: strūklaka {f} |
| fountain pen {n} (pen containing a reservoir of ink) | :: tintes pildspalva {f} |
| four {num} (the cardinal number 4) | :: četri {m}, četras {f} |
| four by two {n} (Jew) SEE: Jew | :: |
| fourhorn sculpin {n} (a species of fish) | :: cetrragu bullzivs |
| four hundred {num} (cardinal number 400) | :: četri simti, četrsimt |
| fourteen {num} (cardinal number) | :: četrpadsmit |
| fourteenth {adj} (ordinal form of the number fourteen, see also: 14th) | :: četrpadsmitais |
| fourth {n} (quarter) SEE: quarter | :: |
| fourth {adj} (ordinal form of the number four, see also: 4th) | :: ceturtais |
| fourth {n} (person or thing in the fourth position) | :: ceturtais {m}, ceturtā {f} |
| fowl {n} (bird) SEE: bird | :: |
| fowl {n} (bird of the order Galliformes) | :: mājputns {m} |
| fox {n} (Vulpes) | :: lapsa {f} |
| foxberry {n} (plant and berry Vaccinium vitis-idaea) SEE: lingonberry | :: |
| foxglove {n} (plant of the genus Digitalis) | :: uzpirkstīte {f} |
| fraction {n} (part of a whole) | :: daļskaitlis {m} |
| fraction {n} (arithmetic: ratio) | :: daļskaitlis {m} |
| fragile {adj} (easily broken or destroyed) | :: trausls, plīstošs |
| fragrance {n} (pleasant smell or odour) | :: aromāts {m}, smarža {f} |
| France {prop} (country) | :: Francija {f} |
| Francis {prop} (male given name) | :: Francis {m} |
| francium {n} (chemical element) | :: francijs |
| frank {adj} (bluntly honest) | :: atklāts |
| frankenword {n} (portmanteau word) SEE: portmanteau word | :: |
| fraternal nephew {n} (brother's son) | :: brāļadēls {m} |
| fraternal niece {n} (brother's daughter) | :: brāļameita {f} |
| fraud {n} (an act of deception) | :: krāpšana {f} |
| freckle {n} (small pigmentation spot on the skin) | :: vasaras raibums {m} |
| Frederick {prop} (male given name) | :: Fridrihs {m} |
| free {adj} (not imprisoned) | :: brīvs |
| free {adj} (unconstrained) | :: brīvs |
| free {adj} (not in use) | :: brīvs |
| free {adj} (without obligations) | :: brīvs |
| free {adv} (without needing to pay) | :: bezmaksas |
| free {v} (make free) | :: atbrīvot, atsvabināt |
| free {adj} (obtainable without payment) SEE: free of charge | :: |
| freedom {n} (not being imprisoned or enslaved) | :: brīvība {f} |
| freedom of association {n} (right) | :: biedrošanās brīvība {f} |
| freedom of speech {n} (right to speak without fear of harm) SEE: free speech | :: |
| free kick {n} (kick played without interference of opposition) | :: brīvsitiens {m} |
| free of charge {adv} (without any payment - adverb) SEE: for free | :: |
| free of charge {adj} (not requiring any payment - adjective) | :: bezmaksas, brīvs |
| free speech {n} (right to express an opinion in public) | :: vārda brīvība {f} |
| French {prop} (principal language of France and other related countries) | :: franču valoda |
| French {n} (people of France, collectively) | :: franči |
| French {adj} (of or relating to France) | :: franču |
| French {adj} (of or relating to the French people) | :: franču |
| French {adj} (of or relating to the French language) | :: franču |
| French Guiana {prop} (Department of French Guiana) | :: Franču Gviāna {f} |
| French letter {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| Frenchman {n} (man of French birth or nationality) | :: francūzis {m}, franči |
| French Republic {prop} (country) | :: Francijas Republika {f} |
| Frenchwoman {n} (a French woman) | :: francūziete {f} |
| frenzy {n} (state of wild activity or panic) | :: trakums {m} |
| frequency {n} (number of occurrences divided by time) | :: frekvence {f} |
| frequent {adj} (done or occurring often) | :: biežs |
| fresh {adj} (new or clean) | :: svaigs |
| fresh {adj} (of produce, not from storage) | :: svaigs |
| fresh {adj} (refreshing or cool) | :: spirgts, svaigs |
| freshness {n} (freshness) | :: svaigums {m}, spirgtums {m} |
| Friday {n} (day of the week) | :: piektdiena {f} |
| Friday {adv} (on Friday) | :: piektdien |
| friend {n} (person whose company one enjoys) | :: draugs {m}, draudzene {f} |
| friendship {n} ((uncountable) condition of being friends) | :: draudzība {f} |
| Friesland {prop} (province of the Netherlands) | :: Frīzlande {f} |
| frieze {n} (architecture: space between architrave and cornice) | :: frīze {f} |
| frighten {v} (to disturb with fear) | :: baidīt, biedēt, biedināt |
| frightened {adj} (afraid, suffering from fear) | :: bail, bailīgs |
| Frisbee {n} (disk) | :: frisbija disks {m} |
| Friuli-Venezia Giulia {prop} (region) | :: Friuli-Venēcija Džūlija |
| frivolous {adj} (silly; especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner) | :: vieglprātīgs, viegls |
| frog {n} (amphibian) | :: varde {f}, naģe {f} [dialectism], kunna {f} [dialectism] |
| frog {n} (organ in a horse’s foot) | :: naga stars {m} |
| frog {n} (part of a railway) | :: pārmijas krustenis {m} |
| from now on {adv} (from now, indefinitely) | :: turpmāk |
| from the word go {adv} (from the very beginning) | :: no paša sākuma |
| front {n} (facing side) | :: priekša {f}, priekšpuse {f} |
| frontier {n} (part of a country that fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region) | :: robeža {f}, pierobeža {f} |
| frosh {n} (frog) SEE: frog | :: |
| frost {n} (cold weather that would cause frost) | :: sals {m} |
| frounce {v} (to curl) SEE: curl | :: |
| fruit {n} (part of plant) | :: auglis |
| fruit {n} (food) | :: auglis {m} |
| fruitful {adj} (favorable to the growth) | :: rasmīgs [poetic], auglīgs, ražīgs |
| fruitful {adj} (productive, yielding benefits) | :: produktīvs, ražīgs, auglīgs, rezultatīvs |
| fruitfulness {n} (the state or quality of being fruitful) | :: rasma {f} [poetic], auglīgums {m}, auglība {f}, ražība {f}, ražīgums {m} |
| fruit tree {n} (a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis) | :: augļu koks {m} |
| fry {v} (to cook (something) in hot fat or oil) | :: cept |
| frying pan {n} (long-handled, shallow pan used for frying food) | :: panna {f} |
| Fu-chien {prop} (Fujian) SEE: Fujian | :: |
| fuck {v} (to have sexual intercourse-obscene or vulgar) | :: pisties, drāzties, drātēties, ņemties |
| fuck {interj} (expression of dismay or discontent) | :: sasodīts! |
| fuck up {v} (to break or destroy [to be merged into injure or damage]) | :: sapist |
| fuel {n} (substance consumed to provide energy) | :: kurināmais {m} |
| Fujian {prop} (province of China) | :: Fudzjaņa |
| full {adj} (containing the maximum possible amount) | :: pilns |
| full {n} (phase of the moon) SEE: full moon | :: |
| full moon {n} (phase of moon when in opposition to sun) | :: pilnmēness {m}, pilnacis {m} |
| full stop {n} (The punctuation mark “.”) | :: punkts {m} |
| fully {adv} (in a full manner) | :: pilnīgi, pilnām |
| fully {adv} (to a full extent) | :: pilnīgi, pilnām |
| function {n} (what something does or is used for) | :: funkcija {f} |
| fundament {n} (anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| funeral {n} (ceremony to honour a deceased person) | :: bēres |
| fungibility {n} (property of a good or a commodity whereby individual units are capable of mutual substitution) | :: aizstājamība {f} |
| fungus {n} (any member of the kingdom Fungi) | :: sēnes |
| funicular {n} (rail transit system) | :: funikulers {m}, funikulieris {m} |
| funk {n} (spark) SEE: spark | :: |
| funnel {n} (smoke flue, chimney) SEE: chimney | :: |
| funny {adj} (amusing; comical) | :: jocīgs, smieklīgs |
| funny {adj} (strange; unusual) | :: jocīgs |
| fur {n} (hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick) | :: kažokāda {f} |
| fur coat {n} (coat made of animal fur) | :: kažoks {m} |
| furnace {n} (device for heating) SEE: oven | :: |
| furniture {n} (large movable items) | :: mēbeles {p} |
| furrow {n} (trench cut in the soil) | :: vaga {f} |
| furry {adj} (covered with fur) | :: pūkains, spalvains |
| further {adv} (comparative of far) | :: tuvāk |
| further {adv} (in addition) | :: tuvāk |
| further {adv} | :: tuvāk |
| furtive {adj} (stealthy) | :: zaglīgs |
| furtiveness {n} (quality of being furtive) | :: zaglīgums {m}, zaglība {f} |
| furuncle {n} (boil) SEE: boil | :: |
| fuselage {n} (main body of aerospace vehicle) | :: fizelāža {f} |
| future {n} (the time ahead) | :: nākotne |
| future {n} (something that will happen in moments yet to come) | :: nākotne {f} |
| future {adj} (having to do with or occurring in the future) | :: nākotnes |
| future {n} (grammar) SEE: future tense | :: |
| future tense {n} (time form of a verb) | :: nākotnes laiks {m} |
| fuzz {n} (police) SEE: police | :: |
| fylfot {n} (swastika) SEE: swastika | :: |
| Gabon {prop} (Gabonese Republic) | :: Gabona {f} |
| gadfly {n} (fly of the family Oestridae) SEE: botfly | :: |
| gadfly {n} (fly of the family Tabanidae) SEE: horsefly | :: |
| gadolinium {n} (chemical element) | :: gadolīnijs |
| gaffer {n} (baby) SEE: baby | :: |
| gage {v} (gauge) SEE: gauge | :: |
| gain {v} (acquire) | :: gūt, iegūt, dabūt |
| gainword {n} (a word a language has borrowed from another language) SEE: loanword | :: |
| galah {n} (fool) SEE: fool | :: |
| Galatians {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Galatiešiem {m-p} {f-p} |
| galaxy {n} (collection of billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc) | :: galaktika {f} |
| galaxy {n} (the Milky Way) SEE: Milky Way | :: |
| gale {n} (meteorology: a very strong wind) | :: auka {f} |
| Galicia {prop} (historical kingdom in Central Europe) | :: Galīcija {f} |
| Galilee {prop} (region of northern Israel) | :: Galileja {f} |
| gall {n} (bile) SEE: bile | :: |
| gall {n} (gall bladder) SEE: gall bladder | :: |
| gall bladder {n} (pear-shaped organ that stores bile) | :: žultspūslis {m} |
| gallery {n} (institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art) | :: galerija {f} |
| gallium {n} (chemical element) | :: gallijs {m} |
| gallows {n} (wooden framework on which persons are put to death by hanging) | :: kārtavas {f-p} |
| gallows humor {n} (comedy that still manages to be funny in the face of a perfectly hopeless situation) | :: karātavu humors {m} |
| gallstone {n} (small, hard object, that sometimes forms in the gall bladder) | :: žultsakmens {m} |
| galpal {n} (close female friend) SEE: girlfriend | :: |
| galvanization {n} (the process of galvanizing) | :: galvanizācija {f} |
| Galway {prop} (city in Ireland) | :: Golveja {f} |
| Gambia {prop} (The Republic of The Gambia) | :: Gambija {f} |
| gambling {n} (activity characterised by a balance between winning and losing that is governed by a mixture of skill and chance) | :: azartspēle {f} |
| game {n} (playful activity that may be unstructured, amusement, pastime) | :: spēle {f}, miesla {f} [dated] |
| game {n} (particular instance of playing a game; match) | :: spēle |
| game {n} (wild animals hunted for food) | :: medījums {m} |
| gameness {n} (courage) SEE: courage | :: |
| gang {n} (group of criminals who band together for mutual protection) | :: banda {f} |
| Ganges {prop} (the river) | :: Ganga {f} |
| Gangtok {prop} (capital of Sikkim) | :: Gangtoka |
| garage {n} (aviation: shed for housing an aircraft) SEE: hangar | :: |
| garage {n} (petrol filling station) SEE: gas station | :: |
| garage {n} (building or section of building to store a car, tools etc.) | :: garāža {f} |
| garbage {n} (waste material) | :: atkritumi {m-p} |
| garbage truck {n} (waste collection vehicle) | :: atkritumu vedējs {m} |
| garden {n} (piece of land outside with flowers and plants) | :: dārzs {m} |
| garden {n} (gardens with public access) | :: parks {m} |
| gardener {n} (one who gardens) | :: dārznieks {m}, dārzniece {f} |
| Garden of Eden {prop} (place where Adam and Eve first lived) | :: Ēdenes dārzs {m} |
| garden warbler {n} (Sylvia borin) | :: dārza ķauķis {m} |
| garland {n} (wreath of flowers) | :: vītne |
| garlic {n} (plant) | :: ķiploks {m} |
| garlic bread {n} (bread topped with garlic) | :: ķiploku maize {f} |
| garlic press {n} (ustensil) | :: ķiploku spiede {f} |
| gas {n} ((uncountable, chemistry) state of matter) | :: gāze {f} |
| gas {n} ((US) gas in digestion) | :: gāze {f}, gāzes {f-p} |
| gash {n} (vulva) SEE: vulva | :: |
| gasket {n} (mechanical seal) | :: blīve {f} |
| gasoline {n} (motor fuel) | :: benzīns {m} |
| gasp {v} (to breathe laboriously or convulsively) | :: elsot |
| gas station {n} (an establishment which sells gasoline to pump directly into a car) | :: degvielas uzpildes stacija {f}, DUS {f} |
| gastritis {n} (inflammation of the lining of the stomach) | :: gastrīts {m} |
| gastroenterology {n} (the study of the digestive system) | :: gastroenteroloģija {f} |
| gate {n} (door-like structure outside) | :: vārti {p} |
| gate {n} (movable barrier) | :: aizsargbarjera {f} |
| gather {v} (to bring together; to collect) | :: savākt |
| gauge {n} (a measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard) | :: mērogs {m} |
| gay {adj} (homosexual, see also: homosexual; lesbian) | :: gejs {m} |
| gay {n} (homosexual person, especially male, see also: lesbian; homosexual; fairy; fag; poof; bender; bugger) | :: gejs {m}, homoseksuāls {m} |
| Gaza {prop} (Gaza Strip) SEE: Gaza Strip | :: |
| Gaza Strip {prop} (Gaza Strip) | :: Gazas josla |
| Gdańsk {prop} (city of Poland) | :: Gdaņska |
| GDP {n} (abbreviation of gross domestic product, see also: gross domestic product) | :: IKP |
| gear {n} (a wheel with grooves) | :: zobrats {m} |
| gee {n} (name of the letter G, g) | :: gā |
| gee-gee {n} (colloquial, usually childish: a horse) | :: zirdziņš |
| geek {n} (Australian: look) SEE: look | :: |
| geezer {n} (device for boiling water) SEE: geyser | :: |
| geisha {n} (a Japanese entertainer) | :: geiša {f} |
| gel {n} (suspension of solid in liquid) | :: želeja {f} |
| geld {n} (money) SEE: money | :: |
| Gelderland {prop} (province of the Netherlands) | :: Gelderlande {f} |
| gem {n} (precious stone) | :: dārgakmens {m} |
| Gemini {prop} (constellation) | :: Dvīņi {m-p} |
| Gemini {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Dvīņi |
| gemstone {n} (a gem) | :: dārgakmens {m} |
| gender {n} (grammar: division of nouns and pronouns) | :: dzimte {f} |
| gender {n} (biological sex) | :: dzimte {f}, dzimums {m} |
| gender {n} (grammar: voice (of verbs)) SEE: voice | :: |
| gene {n} (unit of heredity) | :: gēns {m} |
| genealogy {n} (descent of a person, family or group from ancestors) | :: ģenealoģija {f} |
| genealogy {n} (study and recording of descents) | :: ģenealoģija {f} |
| general {adj} (involving every part or member, not specific or particular) | :: vispārējs |
| general {adj} (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category) | :: vispārīgs |
| general {n} (military rank) | :: ģenerālis {m} |
| General Assembly {prop} (United Nations General Assembly) SEE: United Nations General Assembly | :: |
| generation {n} (single step in the succession of natural descent) | :: paaudze |
| generous {adj} (willing to give and share unsparingly) | :: dāsns, devīgs |
| Genesis {prop} (the book of the Bible) | :: Radīšanas grāmata {f}, Pirmā Mozus grāmata {f} |
| Geneva {prop} (city) | :: Ženēva {f} |
| Genevieve {prop} (female given name) | :: Genovefa {f}, Genovaitė {f} |
| genitive {adj} (of or pertaining to the case of possession) | :: ģenitīvs |
| genitive {n} (inflection pattern) | :: ģenitīvs {m} |
| genitive case {n} (genitive) SEE: genitive | :: |
| genius {n} (someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill) | :: ģēnijs {m} |
| genius {n} (extraordinary mental capacity) | :: apdāvinātība {f}, ģenialitāte {f} |
| Genoa {prop} (Italian city) | :: Dženova {f} |
| genocide {n} (systematic killing of substantial numbers of people) | :: genocīds {m} |
| genome {n} (complete genetic information of an organism) | :: genoms {m} |
| genre {n} (kind; type; sort) | :: žanrs {m} |
| genticide {n} (killing of a race or nation of people) SEE: genocide | :: |
| genuine {adj} (real, authentic) | :: īsts, īstens |
| genuineness {n} (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) | :: īstums {m} |
| genus {n} (taxon at this rank) | :: ģints {m} |
| geographer {n} (a specialist in geography) | :: ģeogrāfs {m}, ģeogrāfe {f} |
| geographic {adj} (pertaining to geography) | :: ģeogrāfisks |
| geographical {adj} (geographic) SEE: geographic | :: |
| geography {n} (study of physical structure and inhabitants of the Earth) | :: ģeogrāfija {f} |
| geologic {adj} (relating to geology) | :: ģeoloģisks |
| geological {adj} (geologic) SEE: geologic | :: |
| geologist {n} (person skilled at geology) | :: ģeologs {m}, ģeoloģe {f} |
| geology {n} (the study of the earth) | :: ģeoloģija {f} |
| geometric {adj} (of or relating to geometry) | :: ģeometrisks |
| geometric {adj} (increasing or decreasing in a geometric progression) | :: ģeometrisks |
| geometric {adj} (using simple shapes) | :: ģeometrisks |
| geometrical {adj} (geometric) SEE: geometric | :: |
| geometric progression {n} (sequence) | :: ģeometriskā progresija {f} |
| geometry {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: ģeometrija {f} |
| geometry {n} (type of geometry) | :: ģeometrija {f} |
| geophysical {adj} (of or pertaining to geophysics) | :: ģeofizikāls |
| geophysicist {n} (one who studies geophysics) | :: ģeofiziķis {m}, ģeofiziķe {f} |
| geophysics {n} (branch of earth science) | :: ģeofizika {f} |
| George {prop} (male given name) | :: Juris, [transliteration] Džordžs {m} |
| Georgetown {prop} (capital of Guyana) | :: Džordžtauna |
| Georgia {prop} (country) | :: Gruzija {f} |
| Georgia {prop} (state of the USA) | :: Džordžija {f} |
| Georgia {prop} (female given name) | :: Džordžija {f} |
| Georgian {n} (person from the country of Georgia) | :: gruzīns {m}, gruzīniete {f} |
| Georgian {adj} (pertaining to the country, people or language of Georgia) | :: gruzīnu, gruzīnisks |
| ger {n} (yurt) SEE: yurt | :: |
| Gerard {prop} (male given name) | :: Ģirts {m} |
| German {n} (native or inhabitant of Germany; person of German citizenship or nationality) | :: vācietis {m}, vāciete {f}, fricis {m} [pejorative] |
| German {n} | :: vācietis {m}, vāciete {f}, (rare) vāci {p} |
| German {prop} (the German language) | :: vācu valoda {f}, vācu |
| German {adj} (of or relating to the country of Germany) | :: vācu |
| German {adj} (of or relating to the German people) | :: vācu |
| German {adj} (of or relating to the German language) | :: vācu |
| German Democratic Republic {prop} (East Germany from 1949-1990) | :: Vācijas Demokrātiskā Republika {f} |
| germanium {n} (chemical element) | :: germānijs {m} |
| German Shepherd {n} (breed of dog) | :: vācu aitu suns {m} |
| Germany {prop} (country in Central Europe) | :: Vācija {f} |
| Geronimo {prop} (prominent leader) | :: Džeronimo {m} |
| gesticulate {v} (to make gestures) | :: žestikulēt |
| gesticulate {v} (to express through gestures) | :: žestikulēt |
| gesture {n} (motion of the limbs or body) | :: žests {m} |
| gesture {n} (act or remark) | :: žests {m} |
| gesundheit {interj} (said to someone who has just sneezed) SEE: bless you | :: |
| get {v} (to obtain) | :: dabūt, iegūt |
| get {v} (to receive) | :: saņemt, iegūt, dabūt |
| get {v} (to become) | :: kļūt, tikt |
| get {v} (to fetch) | :: atnest, atvest |
| get at {v} (to manage to gain access to) SEE: access | :: |
| get at {v} (to attack verbally or physically) SEE: attack | :: |
| get away {v} (To start moving; to depart) SEE: depart | :: |
| get down {v} (bring down (transitive)) SEE: let down | :: |
| get married {v} (become married to someone) | :: precēties, iet pie altāra |
| get used {v} (to get accustomed (to)) | :: pierast, ierast, parast |
| geyser {n} (boiling spring) | :: geizers |
| Ghent {prop} (capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium) | :: Ģente |
| ghost {n} (spirit appearing after death) | :: parādība {f}, spoks {m}, gars, fantoms {m}, velis {m} |
| ghost {n} (soul) SEE: soul | :: |
| giant {n} (mythical human) | :: milzis {m}, milze {f}, gigants {m} |
| giant {n} (Greek mythological creature) | :: gigants {m} |
| giant {n} (very tall person) | :: milzis {m}, milze {f}, milzenis {m}, milzene {f}, gigants {m} |
| giant {n} (luminous star) | :: milzis {m} |
| giant {adj} (giant) | :: milzīgs, gigantisks |
| giantess {n} (female giant) | :: milze {f} |
| giantness {n} (the state of being giant) | :: gigantiskums {m}, milzīgums {m} |
| Gibraltar {prop} (British overseas territory) | :: Gibraltārs |
| gift {n} (something given to another voluntarily, without charge) | :: dāvana {f} |
| gift {n} (a talent or natural ability) | :: talants {m}, spējas {f-p} |
| gift card {n} (a card issued by retailers) | :: elektroniska dāvana karte {f} |
| gifted {adj} | :: apdāvināts |
| gig {n} (performing engagement by a musical group) | :: uzstāšanās {n} |
| gigantic {adj} (very large) | :: gigantisks, milzīgs |
| gigantism {n} (condition) | :: gigantisms {m} |
| gin {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: džins |
| ginger {n} (plant) | :: ingvers {m} |
| gingerbread {n} (type of cake) | :: piparkūka {f} |
| gingersnap {n} (type of biscuit seasoned with ginger) | :: piparkūka {f}, piparkūkas {m} |
| gingiva {n} (gum) SEE: gum | :: |
| ginseng {n} (any of several plants, of the genus Panax) | :: žeņšeņs {m} |
| gippo {n} (Egyptian) SEE: Egyptian | :: |
| giraffe {n} (mammal) | :: žirafe |
| girl {n} (young female person) | :: meitene {f}, meiča {f} [colloquial], skuķis {m} [colloquial], skuķe {f} [colloquial] |
| girl {n} (female servant) | :: kalpone {f}, sulaine {f} |
| girlfriend {n} (a female partner in a romantic relationship) | :: draudzene |
| girlfriend {n} (a female friend) | :: draudzene {f} |
| girlish {adj} (like a girl) | :: meitenīgs |
| girly {adj} (characteristic of a stereotypical girl) | :: meitenīgs |
| girya {n} (kettlebell) SEE: kettlebell | :: |
| give {v} (transfer the possession of something to someone else) | :: dot |
| give birth {v} (produce new life) | :: dzemdēt |
| give or take {adv} (approximately) SEE: approximately | :: |
| give someone a break {v} (rest) SEE: rest | :: |
| give someone five {v} (to slap someone's hand) | :: dot pieci |
| gizzard {n} (portion of the esophagus with ingested grit) | :: guza {f} |
| glacier {n} (a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill) | :: ledājs {m} |
| glaciology {n} (study of ice and its effect on the landscape) | :: glacioloģija |
| glad {adj} (pleased, happy, satisfied) | :: priecīgs |
| Glagolitic {n} (the oldest known Slavonic alphabet) | :: glagolica {f} |
| Glagolitic alphabet {n} (writing system) SEE: Glagolitic | :: |
| gland {n} (organ that synthesizes and secretes substance) | :: dziedzeris {m} |
| glans {n} (conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis) SEE: glans penis | :: |
| glans penis {n} (conical vascularized body forming the extremity of the penis) | :: dzimumlocekļa galviņa |
| Glasgow {prop} (the city Glasgow) | :: Glāzgova {f} |
| glass {n} (substance) | :: stikls |
| glass {n} (drinking vessel) | :: glāze {f} |
| glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror | :: |
| glass {n} (barometer) SEE: barometer | :: |
| glass cutter {n} (glazier) SEE: glazier | :: |
| glasses {n} (plural of "glass") SEE: glass | :: |
| glasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| glassy {adj} (of or like glass) | :: stiklveida |
| glaze {n} (coating on pottery) | :: glazūra {f} |
| glaze {n} (meteorology: smooth coating of ice caused by freezing rain) | :: atkala {f} |
| glazed {adj} (showing no liveliness) | :: glāžainas {f-p} |
| glazier {n} (craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc) | :: stiklinieks {m} |
| glider {n} (aircraft) | :: planieris {m} |
| globe {n} (model of Earth) | :: globuss {m} |
| glory {n} (honour and valour) | :: slava {f} |
| glove {n} (item of clothing) | :: cimds {m} |
| glucose {n} (simple monosaccharide sugar) | :: glikoze {f} |
| glue {n} (sticky adhesive substance) | :: līme {f} |
| gluten {n} (cereal protein) | :: lipeklis {m}, glutēns {m} |
| glutton {n} (wolverine) SEE: wolverine | :: |
| gnat {n} (any small insect of the order Diptera) | :: ods {m} |
| gnaw {v} (to bite something persistently) | :: kost, krimst |
| Gnosticism {n} (Gnosticism) | :: gnosticisms {m} |
| go {v} (to move through space (especially from one place to another)) | :: iet |
| go {n} (board game) | :: go |
| go {v} (leave) SEE: leave | :: |
| go {v} (attack) SEE: attack | :: |
| go {v} (change) SEE: change | :: |
| go {v} (walk) SEE: walk | :: |
| go {v} (lead (tend or reach in a certain direction)) SEE: lead | :: |
| go {v} (die) SEE: die | :: |
| Goa {prop} (state in western India) | :: Goa |
| goal {n} (result one is attempting to achieve) | :: mērķis {m} |
| goal {n} (in many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object) | :: vārti {m-p} |
| goat {n} (animal) | :: kaza {f}, āzis {m} |
| goatee {n} (beard at the center of the chin) | :: kazbārdiņa {f}, āža bārdiņa {f} |
| god {n} | :: dievs {m} |
| God {prop} | :: Dievs |
| godchild {n} (a child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent) | :: krustbērns |
| Goddard {prop} (male given name) | :: Gatis |
| goddaughter {n} (A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.) | :: krustmeita |
| goddess {n} (female deity) | :: dieviete {f}, dieve {f} |
| goddess {n} (adored or idealized woman) | :: dieviete {f}, dieve {f} |
| Goddess {prop} (single goddess of monotheism) | :: Dieviete {f} |
| Goddess {prop} (single goddess of ditheism) | :: Dieviete {f} |
| godfather {n} (man present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | :: krusttēvs |
| God forbid {interj} (Don't let it be) | :: lai Dievs dod |
| godhead {n} (deity) SEE: deity | :: |
| godhead {n} (God) SEE: God | :: |
| godmother {n} (woman present at the christening of a baby who promises to help raise the child in a Christian manner) | :: krustmāte |
| God's house {n} (church) SEE: church | :: |
| godson {n} (Male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.) | :: krustdēls |
| Godspeed {n} (wish that the outcome of someone's actions is positive for them) | :: ar Dievpalīgu |
| godwit {n} (Bird) | :: puskuitalas {m} |
| goer {n} (foot) SEE: foot | :: |
| gold {n} (element) | :: zelts {m} |
| golden eagle {n} (large bird of prey) | :: klinšu ērglis {m} |
| golden jackal {n} (Canis aureus) | :: zeltainais šakālis {m} |
| golden ratio {n} (irrational number) | :: zelta griezums |
| goldfinch {n} (any of several passerine birds) | :: dadzītis {m} |
| goldsmith {n} (person who makes things out of gold) | :: zeltkalis {m} |
| golf {n} (ball game) | :: golfs {m} |
| Golodomor {prop} (Holodomor) SEE: Holodomor | :: |
| Gomel {prop} (city) | :: Gomeļa {f} |
| gondolier {n} (Venetian boatman who propels a gondola) | :: gondoljers {m} |
| good {adj} (acting in the interest of good; ethical good intentions) | :: labs {m} |
| good {adj} (useful for a particular purpose) | :: labs {m} |
| good {adj} (of food, edible; not stale or rotten) | :: labs {m} |
| good {adj} (of food, having a particularly pleasant taste) | :: gards {m} |
| good {adj} (healthful) | :: labs {m}, vērtīgs {m}, veselīgs {m} |
| good {adj} (pleasant; enjoyable) | :: labs {m}, patīkams {m} |
| good {adj} (of people, competent or talented) | :: labs {m} |
| good {adj} (effective) | :: labs {m}, efektīvs {m} |
| good {adj} (favourable) | :: labs {m}, labvēlīgs {m} |
| good {adj} (beneficial; worthwhile) | :: labs {m}, vērtīgs {m} |
| good {n} (the forces of good) | :: labais {m} |
| good afternoon {phrase} (greeting said in the afternoon) | :: labvakar |
| goodbye {interj} (farewell, see also: bye) | :: atā, visu labu, uz redzēšanos, sveiks |
| good day {phrase} (greeting between sunrise and sunset) | :: labdien, laba diena |
| good-den {interj} (good evening) SEE: good evening | :: |
| good evening {n} (greeting said in the evening) | :: labvakar, labs vakars |
| good fortune {n} (good luck) SEE: good luck | :: |
| Good Friday {prop} (The Friday before Easter Sunday, the commemoration of the day on which Christ was crucified) | :: Lielā Piektdiena |
| good-looking {adj} (attractive) | :: glīts |
| good luck {interj} (wish of fortune or encouragement) | :: veiksmi! |
| good morning {interj} (when seeing someone for the first time in the morning) | :: labrīt, labs rīts |
| good night {phrase} (a farewell) | :: arlabunakti |
| good offices {n} (good offices) | :: pakalpojums {m} |
| goods {n} (that which is produced, traded, bought or sold) | :: prece {f} |
| good sense {n} (common sense) SEE: common sense | :: |
| Goofy {prop} (Disney character) | :: Spruksts {m} |
| googolplex {num} (ten to the power of a googol) | :: gugolplekss |
| goose {n} (a grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae) | :: zoss {f} |
| gooseberry {n} (fruit) | :: ērkšķoga {f}, krizdole {f}, stiķene {f} |
| go out {v} (to leave, especially a building) | :: iziet |
| Gorbachev {prop} (Russian surname) | :: Gorbačovs {m} |
| gorgeous {adj} (very beautiful) | :: krāšņs, grezns |
| goshawk {n} (bird of prey principally in the genus Accipiter) | :: vistu vanags |
| gospel {n} (first section of New Testament) | :: evaņģēlijs {m} |
| Gothenburg {prop} (city on the west coast of Sweden) | :: Gēteborga {f} |
| Gothic {prop} (extinct Germanic language) | :: gotu valoda {f} |
| go to work {v} (work) SEE: work | :: |
| gouge {v} (to cheat or impose upon) SEE: cheat | :: |
| gound {n} (mucus produced by the eyes during sleep) SEE: sleep | :: |
| gout {n} (arthritic disease) | :: podagra {f} |
| government {n} (body with the power to make and/or enforce laws) | :: valdība {f} |
| governor {n} (leader of a region or state) | :: valdnieks {m}, gubernators {m} |
| gown {n} (dressing gown) SEE: dressing gown | :: |
| grade {n} (level of pre-collegiate education) | :: klase {f} |
| grade school {n} (elementary or primary school) SEE: primary school | :: |
| grain {n} (harvested seeds of various grass-related food crops) | :: labība {f}, graudi {p} |
| grain {n} (single seed of grain) | :: grauds {m} |
| gram {n} (unit of mass) | :: grams {m} |
| gramarye {n} (mystical learning) SEE: magic | :: |
| grammar {n} (rules for speaking and writing a language) | :: gramatika {f} |
| grammar {n} (study of internal structure and use of words) | :: gramatika {f} |
| grammar {n} (book describing grammar) | :: gramatika {f} |
| grammary {n} (grammar) SEE: grammar | :: |
| grammatical case {n} (mode of inflection of a word) | :: locījums {m} |
| grammatical mood {n} (in grammar, type of the relationship) | :: izteiksme {f} |
| gram molecule {n} (mole) SEE: mole | :: |
| granary {n} (storage facility) | :: klēts {f}, klēts {m} |
| grandchild {n} (child of someone’s child) | :: mazbērns |
| granddaughter {n} (daughter of someone’s child) | :: mazmeita {f} |
| grand duchess {n} (grand duke’s consort) | :: lielhercogiene {f} |
| grand duchy {n} (a dominion or region ruled by a grand duke or grand duchess) | :: lielhercogiste {f} |
| Grand Duchy of Luxembourg {prop} (official name of Luxembourg) | :: Luksemburgas Lielhercogiste {f} |
| grand duke {n} (ruler or monarch of a grand duchy) | :: lielhercogs {m} |
| grandfather {n} (grandfather (from either side)) | :: vectēvs {m} |
| grandma {n} (grandmother (informal)) | :: oma {f}, ome {f} |
| grandmother {n} (mother of someone's parent) | :: vecāmāte {f}, vecmamma {f}, vecmāmiņa {f} |
| grandpa {n} (grandfather (informal)) | :: opis {m}, opaps {m} |
| grandson {n} (son of one's child) | :: mazdēls {m} |
| grand vizier {n} (greatest minister of a sultan) | :: lielvezīrs {m} |
| grape {n} (fruit) | :: vīnoga {f} |
| grapefruit {n} (fruit) | :: grejpfrūts {m} |
| graphene {n} (large-scale, one-atom thick layer of graphite) | :: grafēns |
| grasp {v} (to grasp) SEE: hold | :: |
| grass {n} (ground cover plant) | :: zāle {f} |
| grass {n} (lawn) | :: zāle {f}, zāliens {m} |
| grass {n} (marijuana) | :: zāle {f}, zālīte {f} |
| grass {n} (informer) | :: nosūdzētājs {m}, stukačs {m} |
| grasshopper {n} (an insect of the order Orthoptera) | :: sienāzis {m} |
| grass snake {n} (Natrix natrix) | :: zalktis {m} |
| grateful {adj} (showing gratitude) | :: pateicīgs |
| gratefulness {n} (the state of being grateful) | :: pateicība {f} |
| gratis {adv} (free, without charge) SEE: for free | :: |
| gratis {adj} (free of charge) SEE: free of charge | :: |
| gratitude {n} (state of being grateful) | :: pateicība {f} |
| grave {n} (excavation for burial) | :: kaps {m} |
| gravel {n} (small fragments of rock) | :: grants |
| graveyard {n} (tract of land in which the dead are buried) | :: kapsēta {f}, kapi {m} |
| gravitation {n} (fundamental force of attraction) | :: gravitācija {f} |
| gravitational wave {n} (fluctuation in spacetime that propagates as a wave at the speed of light) | :: gravitācijas viļņi |
| gravity {n} (resultant force on Earth's surface) | :: gravitācija {f} |
| gravity {n} (gravitation, gravity force on two mass bodies) | :: gravitācija {f} |
| gravy {n} (sauce) | :: vira {f} |
| gray {adj} (having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember) | :: pelēks, [of hair] sirms |
| gray {n} (colour) | :: pelēks |
| gray-blue {adj} (blue-gray) SEE: blue-gray | :: |
| grayish {adj} (somewhat gray) | :: pelēcīgs, iepelēks, pelēkgans, iesirms |
| grayling {n} (Thymallus thymallus) | :: alata {f} |
| great {adj} (important) SEE: important | :: |
| great {adj} (very big, large scale) | :: liels {m}, dižs {m}, varens {m} |
| great {adj} (very good) | :: lielisks, izcils |
| Great Britain {prop} (island) | :: Lielbritānija {f} |
| Great Britain {prop} (United Kingdom, see also: United Kingdom; Kingdom of Great Britain) | :: Lielbritānija {f} |
| Greater London {prop} (administrative area) | :: Lielā Londona {f} |
| Greater Poland {prop} (region of Poland) | :: Lielpolija {f} |
| greater scaup {n} (Aythya marila) | :: ķerra {f} |
| Great Game {prop} (the strategic rivalry and conflict) | :: Lielā spēle |
| great-granddaughter {n} (the daughter of someone's grandchild) | :: mazmazmeita |
| great-grandfather {n} (father of grandparent) | :: vecvectēvs |
| great-grandson {n} (son of a grandchild) | :: mazmazdēls |
| great spotted woodpecker {n} (species of woodpecker) | :: dižraibais dzenis |
| great tit {n} (bird) | :: lielā zīlīte |
| Greece {prop} (country in Southeastern Europe) | :: Grieķija {f} |
| Greek {prop} (language of the Greek people) | :: grieķu, grieķu valoda {f}, grieķu |
| Greek {n} (inhabitant, etc., of Greece) | :: grieķis {m}, grieķiete {f} |
| Greek {adj} (of the Greek language, people or country) | :: grieķisks, grieķu |
| Greek fire {n} (flammable substance) | :: grieķu uguns {f} |
| Greek Orthodox Church {prop} (Greek Orthodox Church) | :: Grieķu pareizticīgā baznīca {f} |
| green {adj} (having green as its colour) | :: zaļš |
| green {n} (colour) | :: zaļš |
| green {n} (member of a green party) | :: zaļais |
| greenery {n} (marijuana) SEE: marijuana | :: |
| greenhouse effect {n} (process by which a planet is warmed by its atmosphere) | :: siltumnīcas efekts {m} |
| greenish {adj} (somewhat green) | :: iezaļš, zaļgans, iezaļgans |
| Greenland {prop} (a large self-governing island in North America) | :: Grenlande {f} |
| green woodpecker {n} (Picus viridis) | :: zaļā dzilna {f} |
| greet {v} (to address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes) | :: sveikt, sveicināt |
| Gregorian calendar {prop} (calendar) | :: gregora kalendārs {m} |
| Gregory {prop} (male given name) | :: Gregors {m} |
| grenade {n} (pomegranate) SEE: pomegranate | :: |
| grey {adj} (having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember) | :: pelēks, [of hair] sirms |
| grey {n} (colour) | :: pelēks |
| grey-blue {adj} (blue-gray) SEE: blue-gray | :: |
| grey crested tit {n} (Lophophanes dichrous) | :: pelēkcekula zīlīte |
| grey crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow | :: |
| grey heron {n} (the Old World wading bird Ardea cinerea of the heron family) | :: zivju gārnis, dzēse |
| greyhound {n} (lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing) | :: kurts {m} |
| greylag {n} (large European goose) SEE: greylag goose | :: |
| greylag goose {n} (Anser anser) | :: meža zoss |
| grey seal {n} (Halichoerus grypus) | :: pelēkais ronis {m} |
| griddle {n} (flat plate for cooking) | :: cepešpanna {f} |
| griffin {n} (mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle) | :: grifs |
| griffon {n} (legendary creature) SEE: griffin | :: |
| griffon vulture {n} (Gyps fulvus) | :: baltgalvas grifs {?} |
| grind {v} (to reduce to smaller pieces) | :: malt |
| grip {v} (to take hold) | :: sagrābt, satvert |
| grip {n} (A hold or way of holding, particularly with the hand) | :: tvēriens |
| gripe {n} (Gyps fulvus) SEE: griffin | :: |
| grippe {n} (flu) SEE: flu | :: |
| grisly {adj} (horrifyingly repellent; terrifying, gruesome) | :: šaušalīgs |
| gristle {n} (cartilage) | :: skrimslis {m} |
| groat {n} (hulled grain) | :: putraimi {p} |
| Grodno {prop} (city) | :: Grodņa, Hrodna, Grodna |
| groin {n} (long narrow depression of the human body that separates the trunk from the legs) | :: cirksnis {m} |
| Groningen {prop} (province) | :: Groningena {f} |
| groom {n} (bridegroom) SEE: bridegroom | :: |
| gross national product {n} (economics) | :: nacionālais kopprodukts |
| ground pine {n} (Ajuga, Ajuga chamaepitys) SEE: bugle | :: |
| group {n} (number of things or persons being in some relation to each other) | :: grupa {f} |
| group sex {n} (sexual practice) | :: grupveida sekss {m}, [vulgar] grupņiks {m} |
| grouse {n} (any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae) | :: rubenis {m}, teteris {m} |
| grove {n} (small forest) | :: birzs {f}, birztala {f} [poeticism] |
| grove {n} (orchard) SEE: orchard | :: |
| grow {v} ((intransitive) to become bigger) | :: augt |
| grown-up {n} (adult) SEE: adult | :: |
| growth {n} (increase in size) | :: augšana {f} |
| Guadalajara {prop} (city in Spain) | :: Gvadalahara {f} |
| Guadalajara {prop} (city in Jalisco, Mexico) | :: Gvadalahara {f} |
| Guangdong {prop} (province of China) | :: Guanduna |
| Guangxi {prop} (province in China) | :: Guansji |
| guard {n} (person who or thing that protects something) | :: sargs |
| guard {v} (to protect from some offence) | :: sargāt |
| Guatemala {prop} (country in Central America) | :: Gvatemala {f} |
| guerrilla {n} (irregular soldier) | :: partizāns {m} |
| guest {v} (to receive or entertain hospitably as a guest) SEE: host | :: |
| guest {n} (recipient of hospitality) | :: viesis {m} |
| guest book {n} (ledger for visitors to leave comments about an establishment) | :: viesu grāmata {f} |
| guesthouse {n} (boarding house) SEE: boarding house | :: |
| guffaw {n} (a boisterous laugh) | :: tirpt |
| guide {n} (someone who guides) | :: gids {m}, pavadonis {m} |
| guide {n} (document, book) | :: ceļvedis {m}, rokasgrāmata {f} |
| guide book {n} (book that provides guidance) | :: ceļvedis {m} |
| guild {n} (association of tradespeople) | :: cunfte {f}, amats {m} |
| guilt {n} (responsibility for wrongdoing) | :: vaina, vainīgums {m}, vainība {f} |
| guilt {n} (legal) | :: vaina {f}, vainīgums {m}, vainība {f} |
| guilt {n} (the regret of having done wrong) | :: vaina {f}; vaina {f} |
| guiltiness {n} (state of being guilty) | :: vainīgums {m}, vainība {f} |
| guilty {adj} (responsible for a dishonest act) | :: vainīgs |
| guilty {adj} (judged to have committed a crime) | :: vainīgs, vaininieks {m}, vaininiece {f} |
| guilty {adj} (having a sense of guilt) | :: vainīgs |
| guilty {adj} (blameworthy) | :: vainīgs, atbildīgs |
| Guinea {prop} (short form of the Republic of Guinea) | :: Gvineja {f} |
| Guinea-Bissau {prop} (Republic of Guinea-Bissau) | :: Gvineja-Bisava {f} |
| guinea fowl {n} (bird) | :: pērļu vistiņa {?} |
| guinea pig {n} (rodent) | :: jūras cūciņa |
| guitar {n} (musical instrument) | :: ģitāra {f}, giča {f} [slang] |
| Guizhou {prop} (province of China) | :: Guidžou |
| Gujarat {prop} (state in India) | :: Gudžarāta |
| gulag {v} (Soviet labour camp) | :: Gulags {m} |
| gulch {n} (act of gulping) SEE: gulp | :: |
| gulf {n} (geography) | :: līcis {m} |
| Gulf of Finland {prop} (arm of the Baltic Sea) | :: Somu līcis |
| Gulf of Guinea {prop} (part of the Atlantic Ocean) | :: Gvinejas līcis {m} |
| Gulf of Mexico {prop} (gulf between USA and Mexico) | :: Meksikas līcis {m} |
| Gulf of Riga {prop} (inland body of water that is part of the Baltic Sea in eastern Europe and is near Latvia and Estonia) | :: Rīgas jūras līcis |
| gull {n} (seabird) | :: kaija {f} |
| gulp {n} (usual amount swallowed) | :: malks |
| gum {n} (chewing gum) SEE: chewing gum | :: |
| gum {n} (flesh around teeth) | :: smaganas {f-p} |
| gum arabic {n} (substance from acacia trees) | :: gumiarābiks |
| gun {n} (a very portable, short weapon, for hand use) | :: pistole {f}, revolveris {m} |
| gun {n} (a less portable, long weapon) | :: šautene {f}, bise {f} |
| gun {n} ((military) A cannon with relatively long barrel, operating with relatively low angle of fire, and having a high muzzle velocity) | :: lielgabals {m} |
| gunpowder {n} (explosive mixture) | :: šaujampulveris {m} |
| gunstock {n} (The rear part of a rifle or shotgun which is pressed into the shoulder) SEE: stock | :: |
| Gunter {prop} (male given name) | :: Guntars {m} |
| Gustav {prop} (given name) | :: Gustavs {m} |
| Gustave {prop} (Gustav) SEE: Gustav | :: |
| Gustavus {prop} (male given name) SEE: Gustav | :: |
| gut {n} (intestine) SEE: intestine | :: |
| Guy {prop} (male given name) | :: Gvido {m} |
| Guyana {prop} (country) | :: Gajāna {f} |
| gymnast {n} (one who performs gymnastics) | :: vingrotājs {m}, vingrotāja {f} |
| gymnastic {n} (gymnast) SEE: gymnast | :: |
| gymnastics {n} (a sport) | :: vingrošana {f} |
| gypsum {n} (mineral) | :: ģipsis {m} |
| gypsy {n} (member of the Rom people) SEE: Rom | :: |
| Gypsy {n} (a member of the Romani people) SEE: Rom | :: |
| gypsy moth {n} (species of moth) | :: ozolu mūķene {f} |
| gyrfalcon {n} (falcon) SEE: falcon | :: |
| gyrfalcon {n} (Falco rusticolus) | :: medību piekūns |
| Haapsalu {prop} (town) | :: Hāpsalu |
| Habacuc {prop} (Habakkuk) SEE: Habakkuk | :: |
| Habakkuk {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Habakuka {m} |
| Habakkuk {prop} (prophet) | :: Habakuka {m} |
| Habakkuk {prop} (male given name) | :: Habakuka {m} |
| habilitation {n} (postdoctoral academic qualification required for tenure) | :: habilitācija {f} |
| habit {n} (an action done on a regular basis) | :: ieradums {m}, paradums {m}, paradums {m} |
| habitat {n} (natural conditions in which a plant or animal lives) | :: dzīvotne {f} |
| hackberry {n} (Prunus padus) SEE: bird cherry | :: |
| hacker {n} (something which hacks) | :: urķis {m} |
| hackle {n} (an instrument with pins) | :: suseklis {m} |
| Hades {prop} (from Greek mythology) | :: Aīds |
| Hadrian {prop} (male given name) SEE: Adrian | :: |
| haematology {n} (scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs) | :: hematoloģija {f} |
| hafnium {n} (chemical element) | :: hafnijs |
| hag {n} (fruit of Prunus padus) SEE: bird cherry | :: |
| hagberry {n} (tree) SEE: bird cherry | :: |
| hagberry {n} (fruit) SEE: bird cherry | :: |
| Haggai {prop} (book of The Bible) | :: Hagaja {m} |
| ha-ha {interj} (approximation of the sound of laughter) | :: hahā |
| hail {n} (balls of ice) | :: krusa |
| Hai-nan {prop} (Hainan) SEE: Hainan | :: |
| Hainan {prop} (province of China) | :: Hainaņa |
| Hainaut {prop} (province) | :: Eno {m} |
| hair {n} (a pigmented keratinaceous growth on the human head) | :: mats {m}, mati {p} |
| hair {n} (the collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals) | :: [of animals] spalva {f}, vilna {f} |
| hair {n} (one of the above-mentioned filaments) | :: mats {m} |
| hairdresser {n} (professional for haircutting or hairstyling) | :: frizieris {m}, friziere {f} |
| hairless {adj} (bald) SEE: bald | :: |
| hairstyle {n} (the style in which someone's hair has been cut and arranged) | :: frizūra {f} |
| hairy {adj} (of a person) | :: matains, spalvains |
| hairy {adj} (of an animal) | :: spalvains |
| hairy {adj} (of a body part other than the head) | :: spalvains, matains |
| haitch {n} (name of the letter H) SEE: aitch | :: |
| Haiti {prop} (a country in the Caribbean) | :: Haiti |
| hajj {n} (pilgrimage to Mecca) | :: hadžs {m} |
| half {adj} (consisting of a half) | :: puse {f} |
| half {adj} (consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half) | :: puse |
| half brother {n} (a male half-sibling) | :: pusbrālis {m} |
| half-line {n} (ray) SEE: ray | :: |
| half-plane {n} (either half of an infinite plane) | :: pusplakne |
| halite {n} (NaCl) | :: halīts {m} |
| Halloween {prop} (October 31st) | :: Halovīns {m} |
| hallway {n} (corridor) SEE: corridor | :: |
| halo {n} (atmospheric phenomenon) | :: halo {m} |
| halogen {n} (any element of group 17) | :: halogēni {m-p}, sāļraži {m-p} |
| Halych {prop} (a historic city) | :: Haliča {f} |
| ham {n} (region back of the knee joint) | :: gurns {m} |
| ham {n} (thigh and buttock of any animal slaughtered for meat) | :: šķiņķis {m} |
| ham {n} (thigh of a hog cured for food) | :: šķiņķis {m} |
| hamartia {n} (sin) SEE: sin | :: |
| Hamburg {prop} (city and state of Germany) | :: Hamburga {f} |
| hamburger {n} (sandwich) | :: hamburgers {m} |
| hamlet {n} (small village) | :: sādža {f}, ciems {m} |
| Hamlet {prop} (the main character of the play Hamlet) | :: Hamlets {m} |
| hammer {n} (tool) | :: āmurs {m}, veseris {m} |
| hammer {n} (bone of the middle ear; see also malleus) | :: āmuriņš {m} |
| hammer and sickle {n} (symbol of communism) | :: sirpis un āmurs [sickle and hammer] |
| hammock {n} (swinging couch or bed) | :: šūpuļtīkls {m} |
| Hampshire {prop} (county in the south of England) | :: Hempšīra |
| hamster {n} (small, short-tailed European rodent) | :: kāmis {m} |
| Han Chinese {adj} (referring to the largest ethnic group indigenous to China) | :: haņu |
| Han Chinese {n} (the largest ethnic group indigenous to China) | :: haņi {m-p} |
| hand {n} (part of the fore limb) | :: roka {f}, plauksta {f} |
| hand {n} (pointer of an analogue/analog clock) | :: rādītājs {m} |
| hand {n} (handwriting; style of penmanship) | :: rokraksts {m} |
| handball {n} (team sport) | :: rokasbumba {f}, handbols {m} |
| handbook {n} (a book of reference) | :: rokasgrāmata {f} |
| hand fan {n} (hand-held device) | :: vēdeklis {m} |
| handful {n} (amount held in hand) | :: sauja |
| handkerchief {n} (cloth for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands) | :: kabatlakats {m}, kabatlakatiņš {m} [diminutive], mutautiņš {m} |
| handle {n} (part of an object held in the hand when used or moved) | :: kāts {m}, spals {m} |
| hands up {interj} (surrender!) | :: rokas augšā! |
| hand-to-mouth {adj} | :: (dzīvot) no rokas mutē |
| handwriting {n} (act or process of writing with the hand) | :: rokraksts {m} |
| handwriting {n} (text written by hand) | :: rokraksts {m} |
| hangar {n} (a large garage-like structure where aircraft are kept) | :: angārs {m} |
| hang by a thread {v} (to be in a precarious situation) | :: karāties mata galā |
| hanging {n} (means of execution) | :: kāršana {f}, pakāršana {f} |
| hangover {n} (illness caused by heavy drinking) | :: paģiras {f-p} |
| Hanseong {prop} (Seoul) SEE: Seoul | :: |
| Hanyang {prop} (Seoul) SEE: Seoul | :: |
| haply {adv} (perhaps) SEE: perhaps | :: |
| happen {v} (to occur) | :: notik |
| happening {n} (something that happens) | :: notikums {m} |
| happily ever after {adv} (happily until one's death) | :: un viņi dzīvoja ilgi un laimīgi |
| happiness {n} (emotion of being happy) | :: laime {f} |
| happiness {n} (good luck) | :: laime {f} |
| happiness {n} (agreeable feeling) | :: laime {f} |
| happy {adj} (contented, joyous) | :: laimīgs, priecīgs |
| happy birthday {interj} (good wishes for a birthday) | :: daudz laimes, daudz laimes dzimšanas dienā |
| happy Easter {phrase} (an expression used during Easter) | :: Priecĩgus Lieldienas svẽtkus |
| happy medium {n} (balanced position) | :: zelta vidusceļš {m} |
| happy New Year {phrase} (Happy New Year) | :: laimīgu jauno gadu |
| harbor {n} (for ships) | :: osta {f} |
| harbour {n} (harbor) SEE: harbor | :: |
| hard {adj} (resistant to pressure) | :: ciets |
| hard {adj} (requiring a lot of effort to do or understand) | :: grūts {m}, smags |
| hard {adj} (of drink: strong) | :: stiprs {m} |
| hard {adj} (of water, high in dissolved calcium compounds) | :: ciets |
| hard drive {n} (device used for storing large amounts of data) | :: cietais disks, cietnis |
| hardness {n} (quality of being hard) | :: cietība {f} |
| hard roe {n} (roe) SEE: roe | :: |
| hardware {n} (fixtures, equipment, tools and devices) | :: aparatūra {?} |
| hardware {n} (material part of a computer) | :: aparatūra |
| hard-working {adj} (tending to work with ardour) SEE: hardworking | :: |
| hardworking {adj} (taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly) | :: strādīgs, centīgs, cītīgs, uzcītīgs, čakls |
| hare {n} (animal) | :: zaķis {m} |
| harem {n} (the private part of an Arab household) | :: harēms {m} |
| harlequin {n} (pantomime fool) | :: arlekīns {m} |
| harm {n} (injury; hurt; damage) | :: bojājums {m}, ievainojums {m}, kaitējums {m} |
| harm {v} (cause damage) | :: kaitēt, bojāt |
| harmony {n} (agreement or accord) | :: harmonija {f}, saskaņa {f} |
| Harold {prop} (male given name) | :: Haralds {m} |
| harp {n} (musical instrument) | :: arfa {f} |
| harpsichord {n} (musical instrument) | :: klavesīns {m} |
| harpy eagle {n} (Harpia harpyja) | :: harpija |
| harrier {n} (birds of prey) | :: lija {?} |
| harrow {n} (device) | :: ecēšas {m} |
| Harry {prop} (male given name) | :: Harijs {m} |
| harsh {adj} (rough) | :: raupjš, rupjš |
| harvest {n} (autumn, fall) SEE: autumn | :: |
| harvest {n} (process of gathering the ripened crop) | :: raža {f} |
| harvest {n} (yield of harvesting) | :: raža {f} |
| Haryana {prop} (state) | :: Harjāna |
| Hashemite {n} (one claiming to be a direct descendent of Hashim) | :: hašimīts {m} |
| Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan {prop} (Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan) | :: Jordānijas Hašimītu Karaliste {f} |
| hashish {n} (dried leaves of the Indian hemp plant) | :: hašišs {m} |
| Hasidism {prop} (Jewish movement) | :: hasīdisms {m} |
| Hassidism {prop} (Hasidism) SEE: Hasidism | :: |
| hassium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 108) | :: hasijs {m} |
| hat {n} (a head covering) | :: cepure {f}, platmale {f}, mice {f} [colloquialism] |
| hate {v} (to dislike intensely) | :: ienīst, neciest |
| hate {n} (hatred) SEE: hatred | :: |
| hatred {n} (strong aversion) | :: naids {m}, ienaids {m} |
| Hattusa {prop} (city) | :: Hatušaša |
| haughtiness {n} (the property of being haughty) | :: lepnība {f} |
| haughty {adj} (disdainful, supercilious; in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority) | :: iedomīgs, uzpūtīgs |
| haul {v} (to carry or transport something heavy or difficult to move) | :: vilkt |
| haunt {n} (ghost) SEE: ghost | :: |
| have {v} (to possess) | :: būt with dative, piederēt with dative |
| have eyes on {v} (observe) SEE: observe | :: |
| have one's eye on {v} (watch) SEE: watch | :: |
| Hawaii {prop} (state of the United States) | :: Havajas {f-p} |
| Hawaii {prop} (chain of islands) | :: Havaju salas {f-p} |
| Hawaiian {n} (Hawaiian language) | :: havajiešu valoda {f} |
| Hawaiian goose {n} (Branta sandvicensis) SEE: nene | :: |
| hawfinch {n} (finch) | :: dižknābis {m}, svirpis {m} |
| hawk {n} (predatory bird of Accipitridae) | :: vanags {m} |
| hay {n} (grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder) | :: siens, gulta |
| haya {n} (beech) SEE: beech | :: |
| hay fever {n} (allergy to pollen) | :: siena drudzis |
| hazel {n} (tree / shrub) | :: lazda {f} |
| hazel {n} (hazelnut) SEE: hazelnut | :: |
| hazel grouse {n} (bird) | :: meža irbe {f} |
| hazelnut {n} (shrub) SEE: hazel | :: |
| hazelnut {n} (fruit) | :: rieksts, lazdu rieksts |
| he {pron} (personal pronoun "he") | :: viņš |
| head {n} (bow of a vessel) SEE: bow | :: |
| head {n} (part of the body) | :: galva {f} |
| header {n} (upper portion of a page layout) | :: galvene {f} |
| head of state {n} (the chief public representative of a nation) | :: valsts vadītājs {m} |
| headphones {n} (pair of speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound) | :: austiņas |
| headpiece {n} (helmet) SEE: helmet | :: |
| headscarf {n} (piece of material worn over the head) | :: galvas lakats {m}, lakats {m} |
| heads or tails {n} (heads or tails) | :: cipars vai ģerbonis |
| headword {n} (word used as the title of a section) | :: šķirklis {m} |
| health {n} (state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction) | :: veselība {f} |
| healthful {adj} (beneficial to health) | :: veselīgs |
| health insurance {n} (insurance against incurring medical expenses among individuals) | :: veselības apdrošināšana {f} |
| healthy {adj} (enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit: well) | :: vesels, veselīgs |
| healthy {adj} (conducive to health) | :: veselīgs |
| heap {n} (pile) | :: kaudze, grēda, čupa |
| hear {v} (to perceive with the ear) | :: dzirdēt |
| hearing {adj} (able to hear) | :: dzirdīgs |
| hearing {n} (sense) | :: dzirde {f} |
| hearse {n} (vehicle for transporting dead) | :: katafalks {m} |
| heart {n} (an organ) | :: sirds |
| heart {n} (seat of affections, understanding or will) | :: sirds |
| heart {n} (a shape or symbol) | :: sirds {f} |
| heart attack {n} (death) SEE: death | :: |
| heart attack {n} (failure) SEE: failure | :: |
| heart attack {n} (acute myocardial infarction) | :: miokarda infarkts {m} |
| hearts {n} (plural of "heart") SEE: heart | :: |
| heart valve {n} (valve in the heart) | :: sirds vārstulis {m} |
| heat {n} (thermal energy) | :: siltums {m} |
| heat {n} (condition or quality of being hot) | :: karstums {m}, svelme {f}, tveice {f} |
| heat {n} (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) | :: meklēšanās |
| heat {v} (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) | :: sildīt |
| heat {n} (heating system) SEE: heating | :: |
| heating {n} (system) | :: apkure {f} |
| heaven {n} (sky) | :: debesis {f-p} |
| heaven {n} (paradise and upper-world) | :: debesis {f-p} |
| Heaven {prop} (All meanings) SEE: heaven | :: |
| heavy {adj} (having great weight) | :: smags |
| hebdomad {n} (period of seven days) SEE: week | :: |
| Hebei {prop} (province of China) | :: Hebei |
| Hebrews {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Ebrejiem {m-p} |
| Hector {prop} (Trojan hero) | :: Hektors {m} |
| hedge {n} (thicket of bushes planted in a row) | :: dzīvžogs {m} |
| hedgehog {n} (animal) | :: ezis {m} |
| Hedwig {prop} (female given name) | :: Jadviga {f} |
| heel {n} (anatomy: part of the foot) | :: papēdis {m} |
| heel {n} (end-piece of a loaf of bread) | :: dona {f} |
| he-goat {n} (billy goat) SEE: billy goat | :: |
| heifer {n} (young cow) | :: tele {f} |
| height {n} (distance from bottom to top) | :: augstums {m} |
| height {n} (height of a standing person or animal) | :: augums {m} |
| Heijō {prop} (Pyongyang) SEE: Pyongyang | :: |
| Heilongjiang {prop} (province of China) | :: Heilundzjana |
| Hei-lung-chiang {prop} (Heilongjiang) SEE: Heilongjiang | :: |
| Helen {prop} (female given name) | :: Helēna {f} |
| Helga {prop} (female given name) | :: Elga {f} |
| helicopter {n} (aircraft) | :: helikopters {f} |
| helium {n} (chemical element) | :: hēlijs {m} |
| hell {prop} (abode for the condemned) | :: elle {f}, pekle {f} |
| hell {n} (place of suffering in life) | :: elle {f} |
| Hellenic Republic {prop} (official name of Greece) | :: Grieķijas Republika {f} |
| hello {interj} (greeting) | :: sveiki [informal to more than one person or people of indeterminate gender], sveiks [to a man], sveika [to a woman], čau [informal] |
| hello {interj} (when answering the telephone) | :: hallo |
| hellspawn {n} (monster) SEE: monster | :: |
| helmet {n} (protective head covering) | :: ķivere {f} |
| helot {n} (serf, slave) SEE: slave | :: |
| help {n} (action given to provide assistance) | :: palīdzība {f} |
| help {n} (person or persons who provides assistance with some task) | :: palīgs {m}, palīdze {f} |
| help {v} (transitive: provide assistance to (someone or something)) | :: līdzēt, palīdzēt |
| help {v} (contribute in some way to) | :: palīdzēt |
| help {v} (intransitive: provide assistance) | :: palīdzēt |
| help {interj} (cry of distress) | :: palīgā |
| helping verb {n} (auxiliary verb) SEE: auxiliary verb | :: |
| help out {v} (provide assistance) | :: izlīdzēt |
| Helsinki {prop} (the capital city of Finland) | :: Helsinki {m} |
| hematite {n} (mineral) | :: hematīts {m} |
| hematology {n} (study of blood and related organs) SEE: haematology | :: |
| hemisphere {n} (half of the Earth) | :: puslode {f} |
| hemp {n} (Cannabis sativa) | :: kaņepe {f} |
| hen {n} (female chicken) | :: vista {f} |
| Henan {prop} (Chinese province) | :: Henaņa |
| henbane {n} (Hyoscyamus niger) | :: driģene {f} |
| henceforward {adv} (from now on) SEE: from now on | :: |
| Henrietta {prop} (feminine form of Henry) | :: Indra {f}, Inta {f} |
| Henriette {prop} (female given name) SEE: Henrietta | :: |
| Henry {prop} (given name) | :: Henrijs {m}, Indriķis {m} |
| hepatectomy {n} (surgical removal of the liver) | :: hepatektomija {f} |
| her {determiner} (belonging to) | :: viņas |
| her {pron} (she) | :: viņu [accusative], viņai [dative] |
| heraldry {n} (the profession of devising and blazoning arms) | :: heraldika {f} |
| herbalism {n} ((obsolete) botany) SEE: botany | :: |
| herbarium {n} (collection of dried plants) | :: herbārijs {m}, herbārijs {m} |
| Herbert {prop} (male given name) | :: Herberts, Hērberts {m} |
| herd {n} (a number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper) | :: ganāmpulks {m} |
| herd {n} (any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company) | :: ganāmpulks {m} |
| herd {n} (herdsman) | :: gans |
| herd {v} (to act as a herdsman) | :: ganīt |
| here {adv} (in, on, or at this place) | :: šeit |
| here {n} | :: še, šeit |
| hereafter {adv} (from now on) SEE: from now on | :: |
| heresy {n} (dissension from religious dogma) | :: ķecerība {f} |
| Herman {prop} (given name) | :: Hermanis {m} |
| hermeneutics {n} (art and science of text interpretation) | :: hermeneitika {f} |
| Hermes {prop} (Greek god Hermes) | :: Hermejs |
| hero {n} (person of great bravery) | :: varonis {m} |
| heroin {n} (powerful and addictive drug) | :: heroīns |
| heroine {n} (female hero) | :: varone {f} |
| heron {n} (bird) | :: gārnis |
| herring {n} (fish in Clupea) | :: strimala {f}, reņģe {f}, siļķe {f} |
| hers {pron} (that which belongs to her) | :: viņas, viņējs, viņējais |
| herself {pron} ((as intensifier) she) | :: viņa pati {f} |
| hertz {n} (the derived unit of frequency) | :: hercs {m} |
| Hertzsprung-Russell diagram {n} (plot of the absolute magnitude of stars) | :: Hercšprunga—Rasela diagramma |
| Herzegovina {prop} (Southern wedge of the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina) | :: Hercegovina {f} |
| Hesse {prop} (state) | :: Hesene |
| heterogeneity {n} (diversity) SEE: diversity | :: |
| hew {v} (to chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down) | :: tēst |
| hexagon {n} (A polygon with six sides and six angles) | :: sešstūris {m} |
| hexapod {n} (insect) SEE: insect | :: |
| hey {interj} (exclamation to get attention) | :: klau, eu |
| hi {interj} (friendly, informal greeting) | :: [gender depending on the listener(s)] sveiks {m}, sveika {f}, sveiki {m-p}, sveikas {f-p} |
| hiccough {n} (hiccup) SEE: hiccup | :: |
| hiccough {v} (hiccup) SEE: hiccup | :: |
| hiccup {n} (spasm of the diaphragm) | :: žagas |
| hiccup {v} (to hiccup) | :: žagoties |
| hick {v} (hiccup) SEE: hiccup | :: |
| hide {v} ((transitive)) | :: slēpt |
| hide {v} ((intransitive)) | :: slēpties |
| hide and go seek {n} (hide and seek) SEE: hide and seek | :: |
| hide and seek {n} (game) | :: paslēpes {f-p} |
| hideout {n} (A place to hide) | :: slēptuve {f}, paslēptuve {f} |
| hiding place {n} (a place where something or someone may be hidden) | :: ̀slēptuve {f}, paslēptuve {f} |
| hierarchy {n} (body of authoritative officials organised by rank) | :: hierarhija {f} |
| hieroglyph {n} (element of ideographic writing system) | :: hieroglifs {m} |
| high {adj} (elevated; tall) | :: augsts |
| high {n} (anticyclone) SEE: anticyclone | :: |
| Highness {n} (form of address) | :: augstība {f} |
| high-priced {adj} (expensive) SEE: expensive | :: |
| high-spirited {adj} (energetic) SEE: energetic | :: |
| high street {n} (the main street of any town) | :: galvenā iela {f} |
| hight {v} (call) SEE: call | :: |
| hill {n} (elevated location) | :: paugurs {m} |
| him {pron} (himself) SEE: himself | :: |
| him {pron} (he) SEE: he | :: |
| Himachal Pradesh {prop} (Himachal Pradesh) | :: Himāčala Pradēša |
| Himalayas {prop} (a mountain range of south-central Asia) | :: Himalaji |
| himself {pron} ((emphatic, exclusive) he) | :: viņš pats {m} |
| Hindi {n} (language) | :: hindi |
| hindrance {n} (something which hinders) | :: šķērslis {m} |
| hindsight is 20/20 {proverb} (in hindsight things are obvious that were not obvious from the outset) | :: pēc kara visi gudri [after the war everyone is wise], pēc kaujas visi gudri [after the battle everyone is wise] |
| Hinduism {prop} (religion) | :: hinduisms {m} |
| hinny {n} (hybrid offspring of a male horse and a female donkey) | :: zirgēzelis {m}, zirgēzeļa {f} |
| hip {n} (joint) | :: gurns {m} |
| hippie {n} (1960s nonconformist) | :: hipijs {m} |
| hippopotamus {n} (large African mammal) | :: nīlzirgs, hipopotams, begemots~behemots |
| hire {v} (to employ) | :: algot, nolīgt |
| his {determiner} (attributive: belonging to him) | :: viņa |
| his {pron} (that which belongs to him) | :: viņa, viņējs, viņējais |
| historian {n} (writer of history) | :: vēsturnieks {m}, vēsturniece {f} |
| historian {n} (person who studies history) | :: vēsturnieks {m}, vēsturniece {f} |
| historic {adj} (historical) SEE: historical | :: |
| historic {adj} (having significance in history) | :: vēsturisks |
| historical {adj} (pertaining to history) | :: vēsturisks |
| history {n} (aggregate of past events) | :: vēsture {f} |
| history {n} (branch of knowledge that studies the past) | :: vēsture {f} |
| history {n} (record or narrative description of past events) | :: vēsture |
| history {n} (medicine: list of past and continuing medical conditions) | :: slimības vēsture {f} |
| hit {v} (to give a blow) | :: sist |
| hit {n} (blow, punch) | :: sitiens |
| hit {v} (to hit) SEE: strike | :: |
| hitchhike {v} (to try to get a ride in a passing vehicle while standing at the side of a road) | :: īkšķot, stopēt [jargon] |
| hitchhiker {n} (a person who hitchhikes) | :: īkšķotājs {m}, īkšķotāja {f} |
| Hitler {prop} (Austrian surname held by Adolf Hitler) | :: Hitlers {m} |
| hit the hay {v} (to go to bed) | :: likties uz auss |
| hive {n} (structure for housing a swarm of honeybees) SEE: beehive | :: |
| hoary {adj} (white or gray with age) | :: sirms |
| hobby {n} (activity done for enjoyment in spare time) | :: hobijs {m}, vaļasprieks {m} |
| hockey {n} (the sport) | :: hokejs {m} |
| hoe {n} (agricultural tool) | :: kaplis {m} |
| hog {n} (animal of the family Suidae) | :: vepris |
| Hogwarts {prop} (fictional school for learning magic) | :: Cūkkārpa |
| hogweed {n} (umbelliferous plant) | :: latvāņi {m} |
| hold {v} (to grasp) | :: turēt |
| hole {n} (hollow in some surface) | :: bedre {f}, dobums {m} |
| hole {n} (opening in a solid) | :: caurums {m} |
| hole {v} (to destroy) SEE: destroy | :: |
| holism {n} (theory or belief that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts) | :: holisms {m} |
| Holland {prop} (region of the Netherlands, see also: Netherlands) | :: Holande {f} |
| hollow {n} (hollow in some surface) SEE: hole | :: |
| hollow {n} (sunken area) | :: dobums {m} |
| hollow {adj} (having an empty space inside) | :: tukšs |
| hollowly {adv} (in a hollow manner) | :: dobji, dobi |
| holmium {n} (chemical element) | :: holmijs |
| Holocaust {prop} (the mass murder of 6 million Jews by Nazi Germany) | :: Holokausts, Šoā |
| Holocaust {prop} | :: holokausts |
| Holodomor {prop} (1932–33 famine in Ukraine) | :: Golodomors {m} |
| Holstein {prop} (region) | :: Holšteina |
| holy {adj} (dedicated to a religious purpose) | :: svēts |
| Holy Ghost {prop} (aspect of the Holy Trinity) SEE: Holy Spirit | :: |
| Holy See {prop} (episcopal see of the Catholic Church) | :: Svētais Krēsls {m} |
| holy shit {interj} (expression of surprise or the like) | :: pie velna, svētais sūds |
| Holy Spirit {prop} (Christian: aspect of the Holy Trinity) | :: Svētais Gars {m} |
| Holy Thursday {prop} (Maundy Thursday) SEE: Maundy Thursday | :: |
| Holy Thursday {prop} (Ascension Day) SEE: Ascension Day | :: |
| holy water {n} (water, sanctified) | :: svētais ūdens {m} |
| home {n} (house or structure in which someone lives) | :: nams {m} |
| home {n} (someone’s native land) | :: tēvija {f} |
| Homel {prop} (Gomel) SEE: Gomel | :: |
| homeland {n} (country which one regards as home) | :: dzimtene {f} |
| homicide {n} (the killing of one person by another) | :: slepkavība {f} |
| homo {n} (short form of homosexual) | :: homiķis {m} |
| homo- {prefix} (Same) | :: homo- |
| homoerotic {adj} (homosexual) SEE: homosexual | :: |
| homophobia {n} (fear, dislike, or hate of homosexuals) | :: homofobija {f} |
| homosexual {adj} (sexually attracted solely or primarily to the same sex) | :: homoseksuāls |
| homosexual {adj} (involving or relating to homosexuals) | :: homoseksuāls |
| homosexual {n} (person who is attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex) | :: homoseksuāls {m}, gejs {m} |
| homosexuality {n} (sexual orientation) | :: homoseksualitāte {f}, homoseksuālisms |
| Honduras {prop} (a country in Central America) | :: Hondurasa |
| honey {n} (sweet substance produced by bees) | :: medus {m} |
| honey {n} (term of affection) | :: mīļais {m}, mīļā {f} |
| honey badger {n} (Mellivora capensis) | :: medusāpsis {m} |
| honeybadger {n} (honey badger) SEE: honey badger | :: |
| honeycomb {n} (structure of cells made by bees) | :: kāre {f}, šūna {f} |
| honeycomb stomach {n} (reticulum) SEE: reticulum | :: |
| honeymoon {n} (period of time immediately following a marriage) | :: medus mēnesis |
| honey wine {n} (mead) SEE: mead | :: |
| Hong Kong {prop} (coastal administrative region in south-east China) | :: Honkonga {f}, Sjangana {f} |
| honor {n} (token of praise or respect) | :: gods {m} |
| honour {n} (honour) SEE: honor | :: |
| honour {v} (honour) SEE: honor | :: |
| hooded crow {n} (Corvus cornix) | :: pelēkā vārna {f} |
| hoodiecrow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow | :: |
| hoof {n} (tip of a toe of ungulates) | :: nags {m} |
| hook {n} (rod bent into a curved shape) | :: āķis {m}, ķeksis {m}, kāsis {m} |
| hook {v} (to steal) SEE: steal | :: |
| hook {n} (fishhook) SEE: fishhook | :: |
| hooker {n} (prostitute) SEE: whore | :: |
| hooligan {n} (person that causes trouble or violence) | :: huligāns {m} |
| hoopoe {n} (bird Upupa epops) | :: pupuķis {m} |
| hooter {n} (slang: penis) SEE: dick | :: |
| hooter {n} (owl) SEE: owl | :: |
| hoover {n} (vacuum cleaner) SEE: vacuum cleaner | :: |
| hop {n} (the plant whose flowers are used in brewing) | :: apinis |
| hop {n} ((plural) flowers of the hop plant) | :: apiņi {m-p} |
| hope {v} (to want something to happen, with expectation that it might) | :: cerēt |
| hope {n} (belief that something wished for can happen) | :: cerība {f} |
| hope {n} (person or thing that is a source of hope) | :: cerība {f} |
| hopeless {adj} (destitute of hope; having no expectation of good; despairing) | :: bezcerīgs |
| horizon {n} (line that appears to separate the Earth from the sky) | :: horizonts {m} |
| horizontal {adj} (parallel to the plane of the horizon) | :: horizontāls |
| horn {n} (growth on the heads of certain animals) | :: rags {m} |
| hornbeam {n} (tree of Carpinus) | :: skābardis |
| horned lark {n} (Eremophila alpestris) | :: ausainais cīrulis |
| hornet {n} (a large wasp, of the genus Vespa, with a brown-and-yellow-striped body) | :: sirsenis {m}, irsis {m} |
| Horn of Africa {prop} (peninsula in East Africa) | :: Āfrikas rags {m}, Somālijas pussala {f} |
| horrible {adj} (causing horror, terrible) | :: šausmīgs |
| horror {n} (intense distressing fear or repugnance) | :: šausmas {f} |
| horror movie {n} (motion picture which horrifies or frightens) | :: šausmu filma {f} |
| horse {n} (members of the species Equus ferus) | :: zirgs {m} |
| horsefly {n} (fly of the family Tabanidae) | :: dundurs {m} |
| horseling {n} (foal) SEE: foal | :: |
| horseling {n} (pony) SEE: pony | :: |
| horseman {n} (man who rides a horse) | :: jātnieks {m} |
| horsepower {n} (non-metric) | :: zirgspēks {m} |
| horsepower {n} (metric) | :: zirgspēks {m} |
| horseradish {n} (condiment) | :: mārrutki |
| horseshit {n} (bullshit) SEE: bullshit | :: |
| horseshoe {n} (metallic shoe of a horse) | :: pakavs {m} |
| horseshoe {n} (shape of a horseshoe) | :: pakavs {m} |
| horsetail {n} (plant of the order Equisetales) | :: kosa |
| horsy {n} (a child's term or name for a horse) | :: zirdziņš {m} |
| Hosea {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Hozeja |
| Hosea {prop} (prophet) | :: Hozeja |
| hospitability {n} (quality of being hospitable) | :: viesmīlība {f}, viesmīlīgums {m} |
| hospitableness {n} (quality of being hospitable) | :: viesmīlība {f}, viesmīlīgums {m} |
| hospitably {adv} (in a hospitable manner) | :: viesmīlīgi |
| hospital {n} (large medical facility) | :: slimnīca {f} |
| hospitality {n} (act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests) | :: viesmīlība {f} |
| host {n} (person who receives or entertains a guest) | :: saimnieks {m}, namatēvs {m}, namamāte {f} |
| host {n} (biology: cell or organism which harbors another organism) | :: saimnieks {m} |
| hostage {n} (person given as a pledge or security) | :: ķīlnieks {m} |
| hot {adj} (having a high temperature) | :: karsts |
| hot {adj} (of the weather) | :: karsts |
| hot {adj} (feeling the sensation of heat) | :: I am hot: man ir karsti |
| hot {adj} (spicy) | :: ass |
| hotel {n} (establishment providing accommodation) | :: viesnīca {f}, hotelis {m} |
| hothouse {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| hot tub {n} (large tub) | :: kubls {m} |
| hour {n} (time period of sixty minutes) | :: stunda {f} |
| house {n} (genre of music) SEE: house music | :: |
| house {n} (human abode) | :: māja, nams {m} |
| house {n} (dynasty, familiar descendance) | :: dzimta {f} |
| house music {n} (type of electronic dance music with an uptempo beat and recurring kickdrum) | :: hausmūzika {f}, hauss |
| house of ill fame {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| houseplant {n} (plant grown indoors) | :: telpaugs {m} |
| house sparrow {n} (Passer domesticus) | :: zvirbulis {m} |
| housewife {n} (female head of household) | :: mājsaimniece {f} |
| how {adv} (to what degree) | :: kā, cik |
| how are you {phrase} (greeting) | :: kā iet?, kā tev iet? [informal], kā klājas?, kā jums klājas? [formal] |
| how do I get to the airport {phrase} (how do I get to the airport?) | :: kā nokļūt līdz lidostai? |
| howdy {interj} (hi) SEE: hi | :: |
| howdy doody {interj} (hi) SEE: hi | :: |
| howitzer {n} (a cannon) | :: haubice {f} |
| how many {determiner} (what number) | :: cik |
| how much {determiner} (what quantity) | :: cik |
| how much {determiner} (what is the cost/price?) | :: cik |
| how much does it cost {phrase} (how much is it?) | :: cik tas maksā? |
| how much do you charge {phrase} (how much do you charge?) | :: Cik tas maksā? |
| how much is it {phrase} (how much does it cost) SEE: how much does it cost | :: |
| Hrodna {prop} (Grodno) SEE: Grodno | :: |
| Hsin-chiang {prop} (Xinjiang) SEE: Xinjiang | :: |
| HTTP cookie {n} (packet of information sent by a server to a World Wide Web browser and then returned by the browser each time it accesses that server) | :: sīkdatne {f} |
| Hubei {prop} (province in central China) | :: Hubei |
| hug {n} (affectionate embrace) | :: apkampiens {m} |
| hug {v} (embrace) | :: apkampt |
| huge {adj} (very large) | :: milzīgs |
| hugeness {n} (quality of being huge) | :: milzīgums {m}, gigantiskums {m} |
| Hugh {prop} (male given name) | :: Uģis {m} |
| Hugo {prop} (male given name) SEE: Hugh | :: |
| hullabaloo {n} (clamour, commotion, fuss or uproar) | :: brēka {f} |
| human {adj} (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) | :: cilvēcisks |
| human {adj} (having the nature or attributes of a human being) | :: cilvēcisks |
| human being {n} (a human being) SEE: human | :: |
| human being {n} (person) | :: cilvēks {m} |
| humane {adj} (with regard for the health and well-being of another) | :: cilvēcīgs, humāns |
| humaneness {n} (property of being humane) | :: cilvēcība {f}, cilvēcīgums {m}, humanitāte {f} |
| humanism {n} (ethical system) | :: humānisms |
| humanist {n} (person who believes in the philosophy of humanism) | :: humānists {m}, humāniste {f} |
| humanity {n} (human beings as a group) | :: cilvēce {f} |
| humanity {n} (quality of being benevolent) | :: cilvēcība {f}, cilvēcigums {m}, humanitāte {f} |
| humankind {n} (human race) SEE: mankind | :: |
| humankind {n} (the human race) | :: cilvēce {f} |
| human milk {n} (breast milk) SEE: breast milk | :: |
| human nature {n} (set of qualities shared by all humans) | :: cilvēka daba {f} |
| humanness {n} (quality of being human) | :: cilvēciskums {m} |
| human race {n} (the human race) SEE: humankind | :: |
| human rights {n} (basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed) | :: cilvēktiesības {?} |
| humble {adj} (thinking lowly of oneself) | :: vienkāršs {m}, vienkārša {f}, necils {m}, necila {f} |
| humid {adj} (slightly wet) | :: mitrs, mikls, valgs, valgans |
| humidity {n} (dampness, especially that of the air) | :: mitrums {m} |
| humidity {n} (amount of water vapour in the air) | :: mitrums {m} |
| hummingbird {n} (any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae) | :: kolibri {m} |
| humongous {adj} (extremely large) | :: milzīgs, gigantisks |
| humorist {n} (writer of humor) | :: humorists {m}, humoriste {f} |
| humoristic {adj} (pertaining to a humorist) | :: humoristisks |
| humorous {adj} (full of humor or arousing laughter; funny) | :: jocīgs, smieklīgs |
| humour {n} (something funny) | :: humors {m} |
| humour {n} (mood) | :: garastāvoklis {m} |
| Hun {n} (German) SEE: German | :: |
| Hunan {prop} (province of China) | :: Hunaņa |
| hundred {num} (cardinal number 100) | :: simts |
| hundredth {adj} (ordinal of 100, see also: 100th) | :: simtais |
| Hungarian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Hungary) | :: ungāru, ungārisks |
| Hungarian {n} (person from Hungary) | :: ungārs {m}, ungāriete {f} |
| Hungarian {n} (the language) | :: ungāru, ungāru valoda {f} |
| Hungary {prop} (the country) | :: Ungārija {f} |
| hunger {n} (need for food) | :: bads {m} |
| hungry {adj} (affected by hunger; desirous of food) | :: izsalcis |
| hunt {v} (to chase down prey) | :: medīt |
| hunt {n} (the act of hunting, shooting) | :: medības {m} |
| hunter {n} (person who hunts game) | :: mednieks {m}, medniece {f} |
| huntress {n} (female who hunts) | :: medniece {f} |
| hurricane {n} (weather phenomenon) | :: orkāns, viesuļvētra |
| hurry {n} (rushed action) | :: skuba {f} |
| hurt {v} (to be painful) | :: sāpēt |
| hurt {v} (to cause physical pain and/or injury) | :: sāpināt |
| hurt {v} (to cause emotional pain) | :: sāpināt |
| husband {n} (male partner in marriage) | :: vīrs {m}, dzīvesbiedrs {m} |
| hussy {n} ((obsolete) a housewife or housekeeper) SEE: housewife | :: |
| hustle {v} (to con or deceive) | :: [slang] razkruķīt |
| hustler {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute | :: |
| hutong {n} (alley) SEE: alley | :: |
| hyacinth {n} (plant of the genus Hyacinthus) | :: hiacinte {m} |
| hydrocarbon {n} (compound of carbon and hydrogen) | :: ogļūdeņradis {m} |
| hydrocephalus {n} (skull enlargement due to fluid) | :: hidrocefālija {f} |
| hydrogen {n} (chemical element) | :: ūdeņradis {m} |
| hydrogen bomb {n} (thermonuclear bomb) | :: ūdeņraža bumba {f} |
| hyena {n} (mammal) | :: hiēna {f} |
| hygiene {n} (conditions and practices that promote and preserve health) | :: higiēna {f} |
| hygrometer {n} (instrument that measures humidity) | :: higrometrs {m} |
| hymn {n} (a song of praise or worship) | :: himna {f} |
| hyperglycemia {n} (unusually high concentration of sugar in the blood) | :: hiperglikēmij |
| hyperlink {n} (link from one electronic document to another) | :: hipersaite {f} |
| hypermetropia {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: farsightedness | :: |
| hyperopia {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: farsightedness | :: |
| hyphen {n} (symbol used to join words or to indicate a word has been split) | :: defise {f} |
| hypnosis {n} (a trancelike state) | :: hipnoze {f} |
| hypocrite {n} (person practising hypocrisy) | :: liekulis, divkosis |
| hypothalamus {n} (a region of the brain, below the thalamus) | :: hipotalāms {m} |
| I {pron} (personal pronoun) | :: es |
| I am blind {phrase} (I'm blind) SEE: I'm blind | :: |
| I am English {phrase} (I am English) | :: es esmu anglis {m}, es esmu angliete {f} |
| I am hungry {phrase} (I'm hungry) SEE: I'm hungry | :: |
| Ian {prop} (male given name) | :: [transliteration] Jans {m} |
| Šiauliai {prop} (city in Lithuania) | :: Šauļi |
| Iberian Peninsula {prop} (peninsula) | :: Pireneju pussala {f} |
| ibex {n} (type of wild mountain goat) | :: kalnu āzis {?} |
| Ibiza {prop} (island) | :: Eivisa {f} |
| ice {n} (diamond) SEE: diamond | :: |
| ice {n} (water in frozen form) | :: ledus {m} |
| ice {n} (frozen dessert) | :: saldējums |
| ice bear {n} (polar bear) SEE: polar bear | :: |
| iceberg {n} (huge mass of floating ice) | :: aisbergs {m} |
| icebox {n} (refrigerator) SEE: refrigerator | :: |
| icebreaker {n} (ship designed to break through ice) | :: ledlauzis |
| ice cream {n} (dessert) | :: saldējums {m} |
| iced {adj} (with ice added) | :: ar ledu |
| iced {adj} (very cold) | :: ledains |
| iced {adj} (covered with icing) | :: glazēts |
| ice hockey {n} (hockey) | :: hokejs {m} |
| Iceland {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Islande {f}, Īslande {f} |
| Icelander {n} (person from Iceland or of Icelandic descent) | :: Islandieši |
| Icelandic {n} (language) | :: islandiešu |
| Icelandic {n} (Icelander) SEE: Icelander | :: |
| Icelandish {prop} (Icelandic) SEE: Icelandic | :: |
| Icelandish {adj} (Icelandic) SEE: Icelandic | :: |
| ice skating {n} (the act, or the sport, of skating on ice) | :: slidošana {f} [activity], daiļslidošana {f} [sport] |
| icicle {n} (a spear-shape of ice) | :: lāsteka {f} |
| icon {n} (religious painting) | :: ikona {f} |
| iconostasis {n} (a wall of icons) | :: ikonostass {m} |
| I could eat a horse {phrase} (I am very hungry) | :: es varētu apēst zirgu |
| Idaho {prop} (state of the United States) | :: Aidaho |
| -ide {suffix} (any of a group of related compounds) | :: -īds {m} |
| -ide {suffix} (binary compound of a nonmetal) | :: -īds {m} |
| -ide {suffix} (any of a group of several elements) | :: -īds {m}, -oīds {m} |
| idea {n} (an image of an object that is formed in the mind or recalled by the memory) | :: ideja {f}, doma {f} |
| ideal {adj} (being optimal) | :: ideāls |
| ideal gas {n} (hypothetical gas) | :: ideāla gāze |
| identity {n} (the sameness some individuals share to make up the same kind or universal) | :: tāpatība {f} |
| ideolog {n} (ideologue) SEE: ideologue | :: |
| ideologist {n} (ideologue) SEE: ideologue | :: |
| ideologue {n} (advocate of a particular ideology) | :: ideologs |
| ideology {n} (doctrine, body of ideas) | :: ideoloģija |
| idiom {n} (idiomatic expression) | :: idioma {f} |
| idiophone {n} (any musical instrument that produces its sound by its own vibration) | :: pašskanis {m} |
| idiot {n} (person of low general intelligence) | :: idiots {m}, idiote {f}, muļķis {m}, muļķe {f}, duraks {m} |
| idiot {n} (person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old) | :: idiots {m}, idiote {f} |
| idiot {adj} (idiotic) SEE: idiotic | :: |
| idiotic {adj} (pertaining to or resembling an idiot) | :: idiotisks |
| idiotic {adj} (having the quality of idiocy) | :: idiotisks |
| idol {n} (representation of anything revered) | :: elks |
| I don't know {phrase} (I don’t know) | :: es nezinu |
| I don't speak English {phrase} (I don't speak English (specifically English)) | :: es nerunāju angliski |
| I don't speak English {phrase} (I don't speak (fill with the name of the current foreign language)) | :: es nerunāju latvieski |
| I don't understand {phrase} (I don't understand) | :: nesaprotu, es nesaprotu |
| if {conj} (supposing that) | :: ja |
| if I were you {phrase} (advice introduction) | :: tavā vietā |
| Ignatius {prop} (male given name) | :: Ignats {m} |
| ignis fatuus {n} (will o' the wisp) SEE: will o' the wisp | :: |
| ignorance {n} (condition of being uninformed or uneducated) | :: nezināšana {f} |
| Igor {prop} (male given name) | :: Igors {m} |
| I have a question {phrase} (I have a question) | :: man ir jautājums |
| I know {phrase} (response indicating agreement with prior statement before it was made) | :: zinu, es zinu |
| I live in Melbourne {phrase} (I live in Melbourne (example city)) | :: es dzīvoju Melburnā |
| ill {adj} (bad) SEE: bad | :: |
| ill {adj} (in poor health, suffering from a disease) | :: slims, sasirdzis |
| illegal {adj} (contrary to or forbidden by law) | :: pretlikumīgs |
| illness {n} (an instance of a disease or poor health) | :: slimība {f} |
| illness {n} | :: slimība |
| illusion {n} (anything that seems to be something that it is not) | :: acu māns {m} |
| Illyria {prop} (region in the Balkan Peninsula) | :: Ilīrija |
| I love you {phrase} (affirmation of romantic feeling) | :: es mīlu tevi, es tevi mīlu |
| I'm a Christian {phrase} (I'm a Christian) | :: es esmu kristietis {m}, es esmu kristiete {f} |
| image {n} (graphical representation) | :: attēls {m} |
| imaginary {adj} (existing in the imagination) | :: iedomāts |
| imaginary {adj} (non-real part of a complex number) | :: imaginārs {m} |
| imaginary number {n} (number of the form bi) | :: imaginārs skaitlis |
| imagination {n} (image-making power of the mind) | :: iztēle {f} |
| imam {n} (Muslim leader) | :: imāms {m} |
| I'm a Muslim {phrase} (I'm a Muslim) | :: es esmu musulmanis {m}, es esmu musulmane {f} |
| imbecile {n} (person with limited mental capacity) | :: imbecils |
| imbecile {n} (fool) | :: imbecils, stulbs, muļķis {m}, muļķe {f} |
| I'm blind {phrase} (I'm blind) | :: es esmu akls {m}, es esmu akla {f} |
| imburse {v} (to save, to store up) SEE: save | :: |
| I'm deaf {phrase} (I'm deaf) | :: es esmu kurls {m}, es esmu kurla {f} |
| I'm hungry {phrase} (I'm hungry) | :: es esmu izsalcis |
| Immaculate Conception {prop} (doctrine) | :: šķīstā ieņemšana {f} |
| I'm married {phrase} (I'm married) | :: es esmu precējies |
| immediately {adv} (in an immediate manner) | :: tūlīt |
| immense {adj} (huge, gigantic, very large) | :: milzīgs, gigantisks |
| immensity {n} (the state or characteristic of being immense) | :: milzīgums {m}, gigantiskums {m} |
| immigrant {n} (person who comes to a country to settle) | :: imigrants {m} |
| immigration {n} (the act of immigrating) | :: imigrācija {f} |
| immortality {n} (condition of not being susceptible to death) | :: nemirstība {f} |
| immovable property {n} (real estate) SEE: real estate | :: |
| impasse {n} (road with no exit) SEE: dead end | :: |
| imperative {n} (imperative mood) SEE: imperative mood | :: |
| imperative mood {n} (imperative mood) | :: pavēles izteiksme {f}, pavēle {f} |
| imperialism {n} (the policy of extending power, by force) | :: imperiālisms {m} |
| imperialist {adj} (of or relating to imperialism) | :: imperiālistisks |
| imperialist {n} (advocate of imperialism) | :: imperiālists {m}, imperiāliste {f} |
| imperialistic {adj} (of or pertaining to imperialism) | :: imperiālistisks |
| imperium {n} (sovereignty) SEE: sovereignty | :: |
| implement {v} (bring about) | :: īstenot |
| importance {n} (quality or condition of being important or worthy of note) | :: svarīgums {m}, nozimība {f} |
| importance {n} (significance or prominence) | :: svarīgums {m}, nozimība {f} |
| importance {n} (personal status or standing) | :: svarīgums {m} |
| important {adj} (having relevant and crucial value) | :: svarīgs, nozīmīgs |
| importantness {n} (importance) SEE: importance | :: |
| impossible {adj} (not able to be done) | :: neiespējams {m}, neiespējama {f} |
| impoverish {v} (to make poor) | :: nabadzināt |
| impoverish {v} (to deprive of some strength or richness) | :: nabadzināt |
| impoverished {adj} (with no possessions or money) SEE: poor | :: |
| impression {n} (overall effect of something) | :: iespaids {m} |
| improper fraction {n} (arithmetic: a vulgar fraction) | :: apgrieztais daļskaitlis {m} |
| I'm sorry {phrase} (I'm sorry) | :: piedodiet |
| Ina {prop} (female given name) | :: Ina {f} |
| Inari {prop} (lake) | :: Inari {m} |
| in broad daylight {prep} (in blatant and visible manner) | :: gaišā dienas laikā |
| incandescent {n} (incandescent lamp) SEE: light bulb | :: |
| incest {n} (sexual relations between close relatives) | :: asinsgrēks {m} |
| inch {n} (unit of length) | :: colla {f} |
| incline {v} (bend (something) out of a given plane or direction) | :: liekt |
| inconvenience {v} (to bother or discomfort) | :: traucēt |
| incorrect {adj} (erroneous) | :: nepareizs, kļūdains |
| incorrectness {n} (the condition of being incorrect) | :: nepareizība {f}, nepareizums {m} |
| incus {n} (anvil) SEE: anvil | :: |
| indecipherable {adj} (not decipherable) | :: neatšifrējams |
| indeed {adv} (modal: truly; in fact; actually) | :: patiesībā, īstenībā, patiešām, faktiski |
| indefinite {adj} (undecided or uncertain) | :: nenoteikts |
| independence {n} (state or quality of being independent) | :: neatkarība {f} |
| independence {n} (state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood) | :: neatkarība {f} |
| independent {adj} (not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free) | :: neatkarīgs |
| independent {adj} (not aligned with any political party) | :: neatkarīgs |
| independently {adv} (in an independent manner) | :: neatkarīgi |
| index {n} (index finger) SEE: forefinger | :: |
| index finger {n} (index finger) SEE: forefinger | :: |
| India {prop} (the country) | :: Indija {f} |
| Indian {adj} (of or pertaining to India) | :: indiešu {m} |
| Indian {adj} (of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas) | :: indiāņu {m} |
| Indian {n} (a person from India) | :: indietis {m}, indiete {f} |
| Indian {n} (individual of, or related to, the aboriginal people of the Americas) | :: indiānis {m} |
| Indianapolis {prop} (capital of the State of Indiana, USA) | :: Indianapolis |
| Indian Ocean {prop} (the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica) | :: Indijas okeāns {m} |
| Indian summer {n} (stretch of warm days in autumn) | :: atvasara {f} |
| indicator {n} (pointer) | :: indikators {m} |
| indicator {n} (meter or gauge) | :: indikators {m} |
| indicator {n} (needle or dial on a meter) | :: rādītājs {m} |
| indicator {n} (chemical) | :: indikators {m} |
| indicator {n} (economic measure) | :: rādītājs {m}, indikators {m} |
| indicator {n} (turn signal) | :: gaismas signālierīce {f}, rādītājs {m} |
| indigestion {n} (condition caused by eating too quickly) | :: gremošanas traucējumi |
| indium {n} (metallic chemical element) | :: indijs {m} |
| individual {n} (person considered alone) | :: indivīds {m} |
| individualism {n} (moral stance) | :: individuālisms {m} |
| individuality {n} (person) SEE: person | :: |
| Indochina {prop} (part of Southeast Asia) | :: Indoķīna {f} |
| indoctrinate {v} (teach) SEE: teach | :: |
| Indo-European {n} (member of Proto-Indo-European ethnolinguistic group) | :: indoeiropietis {m}, indoeiropiete {f} |
| Indo-European {adj} (of or relating to languages originally spoken in Europe and Western Asia) | :: indoeiropiešu, indoeiropeisks |
| Indo-European {adj} (of or relating to hypothetical parent language of Indo-European language family, see also: Proto-Indo-European) | :: indoeiropiešu, indoeiropeisks |
| Indo-European {adj} (of or relating to hypothetical group of peoples having spread Indo-European languages) | :: indoeiropiešu, indoeiropeisks |
| Indonesia {prop} (country) | :: Indonēzija {f} |
| induced abortion {n} (procedure that terminates pregnancy by removing the fetus) SEE: abortion | :: |
| inductance {n} (property) | :: induktivitāte {f} |
| inductance {n} (quantity) | :: induktivitāte {f} |
| induration {n} (hardness) SEE: hardness | :: |
| Indus {prop} (the river) | :: Inda {f} |
| industrious {adj} (hard-working and persistent) | :: centīgs, cītīgs, uzcītīgs, strādīgs |
| industry {n} (tendency to work persistently) | :: strādīgums {m} |
| industry {n} (businesses of the same type) | :: rūpniecība {f}, industrija {f} |
| industry {n} (businesses that produce goods) | :: rūpniecība {f} |
| indweller {n} (inhabitant) SEE: inhabitant | :: |
| I need ... {phrase} (I need ... (something)) | :: man vajag ... |
| inert gas {n} (noble gas) SEE: noble gas | :: |
| Inez {prop} (female given name) | :: Inese {f} |
| infantry {n} (soldiers who fight on foot) | :: kājnieki {m-p} |
| infantry {n} (the part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers) | :: kājnieki {m-p} |
| infection {n} (uncontrolled growth of harmful microorganisms in a host) | :: infekcija {f} |
| infinitive {n} (uninflected verb form) | :: nenoteiksme {f} |
| infinity {n} (endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of end or limit) | :: bezgalība |
| inflation {n} (increase in the general level of prices or in the cost of living) | :: inflācija {f} |
| inflection {n} (change in the form of a word that reflects a change in grammatical function) | :: locīšana {f} |
| inflorescence {n} (flower cluster) | :: ziedkopa {f} |
| influence {n} (power to affect, control or manipulate) | :: ietekme {f}, iedarbība, iedarbe {f} |
| information {n} (communicable knowledge) | :: informācija {f} |
| in full swing {prep} (proceeding fully) | :: pilnā sparā |
| ingrate {adj} (ungrateful) SEE: ungrateful | :: |
| ingratitude {n} (thanklessness) | :: nepateicība {f}, nepateicīgums {m} |
| Ingrid {prop} (female given name) | :: Ingrīda {f} |
| Ingushetia {prop} (federal subject of Russia) | :: Ingušija {f} |
| inhabitant {n} (someone or thing who lives in a place) | :: iedzīvotājs {m} |
| inhumane {adj} (cruel and savage, not humane) | :: nehumāns |
| injury {n} (wound) SEE: wound | :: |
| injury {n} (damage or violation) | :: pārestība {f} |
| ink {n} (coloured fluid used for writing) | :: tinte {f} |
| ink bottle {n} (inkwell) SEE: inkwell | :: |
| inkling {n} (desire, inclination) SEE: desire | :: |
| inkpot {n} (inkwell) SEE: inkwell | :: |
| inkwell {n} (container for ink) | :: tintnīca {f} |
| in-law {n} (father-in-law) SEE: father-in-law | :: |
| in-line skate {n} (roller skate with all wheels aligned) SEE: rollerblade | :: |
| in living memory {prep} (within extant people's recorded history) | :: tagadējās paaudzes atmiņā |
| inn {n} (lodging) | :: viesnīca {f}, krogs {m} |
| Inner Mongolia {prop} (autonomous region in northern China) | :: Iekšējā Mongolija {f} |
| innocence {n} (absence of responsibility for a crime) | :: nevainība {f}, nevainīgums {m} |
| innocence {n} (lack of understanding about sensitive subjects such as sexuality and crime) | :: nevainība {f} |
| innocence {n} (lack of ability or intention to harm or damage) | :: nevainība {f} |
| innocent {adj} (pure, free from sin, untainted) | :: nevainīgs |
| innocent {adj} (not legally responsible for a wrongful act) | :: nevainīgs |
| innocent {adj} (harmless in intent) | :: nevainīgs |
| inquisitive {adj} (eager to acquire knowledge) | :: ziņkārīgs, ziņkārs |
| in recent memory {prep} (in living memory) SEE: in living memory | :: |
| insane {adj} (exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind) | :: ārprātīgs, traks, vājprātīgs |
| insanity {n} (state of being insane) | :: ārprāts, vājprāts {m}, trakums {m} |
| in secret {prep} (secretly) SEE: secretly | :: |
| insect {n} (arthropod of class Insecta) | :: kukainis {m}, insekts {m} |
| insect {n} (colloquial: any small arthropod) | :: kukainis {m} |
| inseminate {v} (to disperse or plant seds) SEE: sow | :: |
| inside {adv} (within the interior) | :: iekšā |
| insomnia {n} (sleeping disorder) | :: bezmiegs {m} |
| inspiration {n} (physiology: drawing of air) | :: ieelpa {f}, ieelpošana {f}, inspirācija {f} |
| inspiration {n} (a breath, a single inhalation) | :: ieelpa {f} |
| inspiration {n} (supernatural divine influence) | :: iedvesma {f}, inspirācija |
| inspiration {n} (stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions) | :: iedvesma {f}, inspirācija {f} |
| inspirator {n} (inspirer) SEE: inspirer | :: |
| inspire {v} (to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit) | :: inspirēt, iedvest, iedvesmot |
| inspire {v} (to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence) | :: inspirēt, iedvest, iedvesmot |
| inspirer {n} (someone who inspires) | :: inspirators {m}, inspiratore {f} |
| institute {n} (college) | :: institūts {m} |
| institution {n} (established organisation) | :: iestāde {f} |
| instructive case {n} (case used to indicate means) | :: instruktīvs {m} |
| instrument {n} (musical device) | :: instruments {m} |
| instrument {n} (tool) | :: rīks {m}, ierīce {f} |
| instrumental {n} (instrumental case) SEE: instrumental case | :: |
| instrumental case {n} (case to express agency or means) | :: instrumentālis |
| insulin {n} (polypeptide hormone) | :: insulīns |
| insurance {n} (indemnity) | :: apdrošināšana {f} |
| insurance {n} (business) | :: apdrošināšana {f} |
| insure {v} (to provide for compensation if some risk occurs) | :: apdrošināt |
| intel {n} (intelligence) SEE: intelligence | :: |
| intellectually {adv} (in an intellectual manner) | :: intelektuāli |
| intelligence {n} (capacity of mind) | :: saprāts {m}, gudrība {f} |
| intelligent {adj} (of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright) | :: prātīgs, saprātīgs, gudrs |
| intelligent design {prop} (intelligent design / Intelligent Design) | :: apzināta radīšana |
| intelligentsia {n} (intellectual élite) | :: inteliģence {f} |
| intended {n} (fiancé) SEE: fiancé | :: |
| intended {n} (fiancée) SEE: fiancée | :: |
| intention {n} (course intended to follow) | :: nodoms {m} |
| interaction {n} (situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another) | :: mijiedarbība {f} |
| interbank {adj} (of, pertaining to, or taking place between two or more banks) | :: starpbanku |
| intercity {adj} (that connects cities one with another) | :: starppilsētu |
| interdiction {n} (act of interdicting or something interdicted) SEE: prohibition | :: |
| interest {n} (finance: price of credit) | :: procenti {p}, augļi {m-p} |
| interest {n} (great attention and concern from someone) | :: interese {f} |
| interest {v} (to attract attention or concern) | :: interesēt, interesēties [reflexive] |
| interesting {adj} (arousing or holding the attention) | :: interesants |
| interface {n} (computing: connection between a user and a machine) | :: saskarne {f} |
| intergalactic {adj} (occurring between galaxies) | :: starpgalaktiku |
| interjection {n} (exclamation or filled pause in grammar) | :: izsauksmes vārds {m}, interjekcija {f} |
| interlibrary {adj} (between libraries) | :: starpbibliotēku |
| intermediary {n} (an agent acting as a mediator between sides that may disagree) | :: starpnieks {m}, videnieks {m}, vidutājs {m} |
| internal {adj} (inside of something) | :: iekšējs |
| internal {adj} (within the body) | :: iekšējs |
| internal {adj} (concerned with the domestic affairs of a nation, state etc.) | :: iekšējs |
| internal {adj} (concerned with the non-public affairs of a company or other organisation) | :: iekšējs |
| internal combustion engine {n} (a piston or a rotary heat engine) | :: iekšdedzes dzinējs |
| international {adj} (between, concerning, or transcending multiple nations) | :: starptautisks, internacionāls |
| International Court of Justice {prop} (UN court) | :: Starptautiskā tiesa {f} |
| Internationale {prop} (proletarian song) | :: Internacionāle |
| internationalism {n} (cooperation between nations) | :: internacionālisms {m}, starptautiskums {m} |
| internationalist {adj} (about internationalism) | :: internacionālistisks |
| internationalist {n} (advocate of internationalism) | :: internacionālists {m}, internacionāliste {f} |
| internationality {n} (internationalness) | :: starptautiskums {m}, internacionālisms {m} |
| internationalness {n} (state or condition of being international) | :: starptautiskums {m}, internacionālisms {m} |
| International Phonetic Alphabet {prop} (standardized symbols for speech) | :: starptautiskais fonētiskais alfabēts |
| internet {n} (the Internet, largest global internet) SEE: Internet | :: |
| Internet {prop} (specific internet consisting of the global network of computers) | :: internets {m}, starptīkls |
| interplanetary {adj} (existing or occurring between between planets) | :: starpplanētu |
| interpreter {n} (one who interprets speech) | :: tulks {m}, tulkotājs {m}, tulkotāja {f} |
| interrogation mark {n} (question mark) SEE: question mark | :: |
| interrogation point {n} (question mark) SEE: question mark | :: |
| intersection {n} (junction of two or more paths, etc) | :: krustošanās {m} |
| interstate {adv} (of, or relating to two or more states) | :: starpvalstu |
| interstellar {adj} (between stars) | :: starpzvaigžņu |
| interstellar {adj} (among stars) | :: starpzvaigžņu |
| intervention {n} (act of intervening) | :: iejaukšanās {f} |
| interview {n} (conversation with journalist etc.) | :: intervija {f} |
| interview {v} (to have an interview) | :: intervēt |
| interwar {adj} (relating to the time between two wars) | :: starpkaru periods {m} |
| intestine {n} (alimentary canal) | :: zarna {f}, zarnas {f-p} |
| intestine {n} (subdivision of the alimentary canal) | :: zarna {f} |
| in the event {conj} (if) SEE: if | :: |
| in the future {prep} (from now on) SEE: from now on | :: |
| intimacy {n} (feeling of closeness and openness towards someone else) | :: intimitāte {f} |
| intimate {adj} (closely acquainted; familiar) | :: intīms, tuvs |
| intimate {adj} (of or involved in a sexual relationship) | :: intīms |
| intimate {adj} (personal, private) | :: intīms, personisks |
| intonation {n} (the rise and fall of the voice in speaking) | :: intonācija {f} |
| intonational {adj} (pertaining to intonation) | :: intonatīvs |
| intoxication {n} (poisoning) | :: intoksikācija {f}, saindēšanās |
| intransitive verb {n} (action verb not taking a direct object, see also: neuter) | :: nepārejošs darbības vārds {m}, intransitīvs verbs {m} |
| invasion {n} (military action) | :: invāzija {f} |
| invented {adj} (imaginary) SEE: imaginary | :: |
| invention {n} (something invented) | :: izgudrojums {m} |
| invention {n} (act of inventing) | :: izgudrošana {f} |
| invert {n} (homosexual) SEE: homosexual | :: |
| invest {v} (to commit resources in the hope of financial gain) | :: ieguldīt |
| invest {v} (to spend money, time, effort into sthg) | :: ieguldīt |
| invest {v} (to make investments) | :: ieguldīt |
| invisible {adj} (unable to be seen) | :: neredzams {m}, neredzama {f} |
| invite {v} (ask for the presence or participation of someone) | :: aicināt, lūgt |
| invoice {n} (bill) | :: rēķins {m}, fraktūra {f} |
| iodine {n} (element) | :: jods {m} |
| ion {n} (atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge) | :: jons {m} |
| ionosphere {n} (part of Earth's atmosphere) | :: jonosfēra {f} |
| IPA {prop} (International Phonetic Alphabet) | :: SFA |
| Iran {prop} (country in Western Asia) | :: Irāna {f} |
| Iran {prop} (Persia) SEE: Persia | :: |
| Irani {adj} (Iranian) SEE: Iranian | :: |
| Irani {n} (Iranian) SEE: Iranian | :: |
| Iranian {n} (person from Iran or of Iranian descent) | :: irānietis {m}, irāniete {f} |
| Iranian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Iran, the people or Iranian languages) | :: irāniešu, irānisks |
| Iraq {prop} (country) | :: Irāka |
| Irbe Strait {prop} (strait) | :: Irbes šaurums {m} |
| Ireland {prop} (island) | :: Īrija {f} |
| Irene {prop} (female given name) | :: Irēna {f} |
| iridium {n} (chemical element) | :: irīdijs |
| iris {n} (plant of the genus Iris) | :: īriss {m} |
| iris {n} (part of the eye) | :: varavīksnene {f} |
| Irish {n} (the language) | :: īru valoda {f}, īru |
| Irish {n} (the people) | :: īrs {m}, īriete {f} |
| Irish {adj} (pertaining to or originating from Ireland or the Irish people) | :: īru, īrisks |
| Irish {adj} (pertaining to the language) | :: īru, īrisks |
| Irish coffee {n} (coffee with a dash of whiskey, topped with whipped cream) | :: īru kafija |
| Irishman {n} (man from Ireland) | :: īrs {m} |
| Irishwoman {n} (woman from Ireland) | :: īriete {f} |
| iron {adj} (made of iron) | :: dzelzs- |
| iron {v} (to pass an iron over clothing) | :: gludināt |
| iron {n} (chemical element Fe) | :: dzelzs {f} |
| iron {n} (for pressing clothes) | :: gludeklis {m} |
| Iron Age {prop} (archaeology) | :: dzelzs laikmets {m} |
| ironsmith {n} (blacksmith) SEE: blacksmith | :: |
| irony {n} | :: ironija {f} |
| irreplaceable {adj} (that cannot be replaced) | :: neaizstājams |
| irreversibly {adv} (In an irreversible manner) | :: neatgriežami |
| Isaac {prop} (son of Abraham and Sarah) | :: Īzāks {m} |
| Isabel {prop} (female given name) | :: Izabella |
| Isabella {prop} (female given name) SEE: Isabel | :: |
| Isaiah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Jesaja |
| Isaiah {prop} (prophet) | :: Jesaja |
| Isaiah {prop} (male given name) | :: Jesaja |
| Islam {prop} (religion) | :: islams {m} |
| Islamic Republic of Afghanistan {prop} (Official name of Afghanistan) | :: Afganistānas Islāma Republika {f} |
| Islamic Republic of Iran {prop} (full, official name of Iran) | :: Irānas Islāma Republika {f} |
| Islamic Republic of Pakistan {prop} (Islamic Republic of Pakistan) | :: Pakistānas Islāma Republika {f} |
| Islamophobia {n} (fear or hatred of Islam or Muslims) | :: islāmfobija {f} |
| island {n} (area of land completely surrounded by water) | :: sala {f} |
| island {n} (entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself) | :: sala {f} |
| island state {n} (state consisting of one or more islands) | :: salu valts {f} |
| isle {n} (isle) SEE: island | :: |
| -ism {suffix} (a principle, belief or movement) | :: -isms {m} |
| isn't {v} (is not) | :: nav |
| isobar {n} (A line on a map connecting places of equal pressures) | :: izobāra |
| isoleucine {n} (essential amino acid; C6H13NO2) | :: izoleicīns {m} |
| isotherm {n} (line representing equal temperature) | :: izoterma {f} |
| isothermal {n} (isotherm) SEE: isotherm | :: |
| isothermal {adj} (of or relating to an isotherm) | :: izotermāls {p} |
| Israel {prop} (the state) | :: Izraēla {f} |
| Israeli {n} (person from Israel or of Israeli descent) | :: izraēlietis {m}, izraēliete {f} |
| Israeli {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Israel, the Israeli people) | :: izraēliešu, izraēlisks |
| Istanbul {prop} (largest city of Turkey and last capital of Ottoman Empire) | :: Stambula |
| isthmus {n} (narrow strip of land) | :: zemesšaurums {m}, šaurums {m} |
| it {pron} (subject — inanimate thing) | :: tas {m}, tā {f} |
| Italian {adj} (of or pertaining to Italy) | :: itāļu, itāliešu, itālisks |
| Italian {adj} (of or pertaining to Italians) | :: itāliešu, itāļu, itālisks |
| Italian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Italian language) | :: itāļu, itāliešu, itālisks |
| Italian {n} (inhabitant of Italy) | :: itālis {m}, itālietis, itāliete {f} |
| Italian {n} (language) | :: itāļu valoda, itāliešu valoda {f} |
| Italian Republic {prop} (official name of Italy) | :: Itālijas Republika {f} |
| Italy {prop} (European country) | :: Itālija {f} |
| itch {v} (to feel the need to scratch) | :: niezēt |
| -ite {suffix} (used to form names of minerals and rocks) | :: -īts {m} |
| it's {contraction} (it is) | :: tas ir, tā ir |
| it's about time {interj} (expression of impatience) | :: beidzot!, sen jau bija laiks! |
| it's a pleasure {phrase} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| itself {pron} ((emphatic) it) | :: viņš pats {m}, viņa pati {f} |
| Ivan {prop} (male given name) | :: Ivans {m} |
| Ivo {prop} (male given name) | :: Ivo |
| Ivor {prop} (male given name) | :: Ivars {m} |
| Ivory Coast {prop} (Côte d'Ivoire) SEE: Côte d'Ivoire | :: |
| Izhevsk {prop} (capital of Udmurtia) | :: Iževska |
| jack {n} (device for raising and supporting a heavy object) | :: domkrats |
| jack {n} (freshwater pike) SEE: pike | :: |
| jackal {n} (wild canine) | :: šakālis {m} |
| jackdaw {n} (Coloeus monedula) | :: kovārnis {m} |
| jacket {n} (piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse) | :: jaka {f} |
| jacket {n} (piece of a person's suit) | :: svārki {m-p} |
| jackhammer {n} (portable percussive drill device) | :: pneimatiskais āmurs |
| jack of all trades {n} (one competent in many endeavors) | :: meistars visās lietās |
| Jackson {n} (transliterations of the surname) | :: Džeksons {m}, Džeksona {f} |
| Jack the Ripper {prop} (19th century murderer) | :: Džeks Uzšķērdējs {m} |
| Jacob {prop} (one of the sons of Isaac and Rebecca) | :: Jēkabs {m} |
| Jacob {prop} (male given name (the standard form)) | :: Jēkabs {m} |
| jaded {adj} (Worn out, wearied, or lacking enthusiasm; exhausted) | :: nodzīts {m} |
| jaded {adj} (Cynically insensitive; made callous by experience) | :: aprepējis |
| jaeger {n} (rifle) SEE: rifle | :: |
| Jaffa {prop} (a port in western Israel) | :: Jafa {f} |
| jagged {adj} (unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut) | :: robots |
| jaguar {n} (Panthera onca) | :: jaguārs {m} |
| Jah {prop} (God) SEE: God | :: |
| Jakarta {prop} (capital of Indonesia) | :: Džakarta |
| jalopy {n} (old, dilapidated car) | :: veca automašīna {f} |
| jam {n} (sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar) | :: ievārījums {m} |
| Jamaica {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Jamaika {f} |
| jamb {n} (vertical component that form the side of an opening in a wall) | :: stendere {f} |
| James {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Jēkaba vēstule {m} |
| James {prop} (one of two Apostles) | :: Jēkabs {m} |
| James {prop} (male given name (the standard form)) | :: Jēkabs {m}, [transliteration] Džeims {m} |
| jam jar {n} (car) SEE: car | :: |
| Jammu and Kashmir {prop} (portion of the territory which is governed by India) | :: Džammu un Kašmīra |
| January {prop} (first month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: janvāris {m} |
| Japan {prop} (a country in East Asia) | :: Japāna {f} |
| Japanese {adj} (of or relating to Japan) | :: japānisks, japāņu |
| Japanese {n} (person of Japan) | :: japānis {m}, japāniete {f} |
| Japanese {n} (Japanese language) | :: japāņu valoda {f} |
| jape {n} (joke or quip) SEE: joke | :: |
| jar {n} (small, approximately cylindrical container) | :: burka {f} |
| jargon {n} (technical terminology unique to a particular subject) | :: žargons {m} |
| jasper {n} (precious stone) | :: jašma |
| Jasper {prop} (male given name; one of the Magi) SEE: Caspar | :: |
| javelin {n} (spear used as a weapon) | :: šķēps {m} |
| javelin {n} (spear used in athletic competition) | :: šķēps {m} |
| javelin throw {n} (athletic event where a javelin is thrown) | :: šķēpa mešana {f} |
| jaw {n} (bone of the jaw) | :: žoklis {m} |
| jay {n} (bird) | :: sīlis |
| jealous {adj} (suspecting rivalry in love; fearful of being replaced, in position or in affection) | :: greizsirdīgs |
| jealousy {n} (jealous attitude (e.g. fear of infidelity)) | :: greizsirdība {f} |
| Jeanette {prop} (female given name) SEE: Jeannette | :: |
| Jeannette {prop} (female given name) | :: Žanete {f} |
| jeans {n} (denim trousers) | :: džinsi {p} |
| Jedi {n} (one of a fictional order of beings) | :: Džedaja |
| jeer {v} (to scoff or mock) | :: ņirgāties |
| Jehovah {n} (Jehovah's Witness) SEE: Jehovah's Witness | :: |
| Jehovah's Witness {n} (member of the Jehovah's Witnesses) | :: Jehovas liecinieks |
| Jehovah's Witnesses {prop} (denomination) | :: Jehovas liecinieki {p} |
| Jelgava {prop} (city in Latvia) | :: Jelgava {f} |
| jelly {n} (dessert) | :: želeja {f} |
| jellyfish {n} (aquatic animal) | :: medūza {f} |
| Jeremiah {prop} (biblical prophet) | :: Jeremija {m} |
| Jeremiah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Jeremija {m} |
| Jeremiah {prop} (male given name) | :: Jeremija {m} |
| Jeremy {prop} (Jeremiah) SEE: Jeremiah | :: |
| Jericho {prop} (city) | :: Jērika {f}, Jerihona {f} |
| Jerry {n} (German) SEE: German | :: |
| Jerusalem {prop} (city) | :: Jeruzāleme {f} |
| Jesus {prop} (the Christian Messiah) | :: Jēzus |
| Jesus Christ {prop} (Jesus of Nazareth) | :: Jēzus Kristus {m} |
| jet {n} (jet plane) SEE: jet plane | :: |
| jet plane {n} (an airplane that is powered by a jet engine) | :: reaktīvā lidmašīna {f} |
| jetty {n} (pier) SEE: pier | :: |
| Jew {n} (person of the Jewish faith) | :: jūds {m}, ebrejs {m} |
| Jew {n} (member or descendent of the Jewish people) | :: ebrejs {m}, žīds {m} |
| jewel {n} (gemstone) | :: dārgakmens {m} |
| jewel {n} (anything precious or valuable) | :: dārgums {m} |
| Jewish {adj} (Yiddish) SEE: Yiddish | :: |
| Jewish {adj} (of or relating to a Jew or Jews, their ethnicity, religion or culture) | :: ebreju |
| Jew's harp {n} (musical instrument) | :: vargāns |
| Jharkhand {prop} (state in eastern India) | :: Džhārkhanda |
| Jiangsu {prop} (Chinese province) | :: Dzjansu |
| Jiangxi {prop} (Chinese province) | :: Dzjansji |
| jihad {n} (holy war undertaken by Muslims) | :: džihāds {m} |
| Jilin {prop} (province of China) | :: Dzjiliņa |
| jingoism {n} (chauvinism) SEE: chauvinism | :: |
| jinn {n} (spirit) | :: džins {m} |
| Joan of Arc {prop} | :: Žanna d'Arka {f} |
| job {n} (economic role for which a person is paid) | :: darbs {m} |
| Job {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Ījaba {m} |
| Job {prop} (biblical and qur'anic character) | :: Ījaba {m} |
| jobless {adj} (lacking employment) SEE: unemployed | :: |
| jock {n} (jockstrap) SEE: jockstrap | :: |
| jock strap {n} (jockstrap) SEE: jockstrap | :: |
| jockstrap {n} (an athletic supporter) | :: suspensorijs {m} |
| Joel {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Joēl |
| Joel {prop} (male given name) | :: Joēl |
| John {prop} (male given name) | :: Jānis {m}, [transliteration] Džons {m} |
| John {prop} (biblical persons) | :: Jānis {m} |
| John {prop} (fourth gospel) | :: Jāņa evaņģēlijs {m} |
| John {prop} (one of the epistles of John) | :: Jāņa vēstule {f} |
| John the Baptist {prop} (biblical prophet) | :: Jānis Kristītājs {m} |
| joie de vivre {n} (enjoyment of living, zest for life) | :: dzīvesprieks {m}, dzīves prieks {m} |
| join {v} (to combine more than one item into one; to put together) | :: savienot, saistīt, apvienot |
| join {v} (to come together; to meet) | :: apvienoties, vienoties, savienoties |
| join {v} (to come into the company of) | :: pievienoties |
| join {v} (to become a member of) | :: iestāties |
| joint {n} (part of the body where bones join) | :: locītava {f} |
| joke {n} (amusing story) | :: joks {m} |
| joke {n} (something said or done for amusement) | :: joks {m} |
| joke {v} (do for amusement) | :: jokot |
| joker {n} (jester) SEE: fool | :: |
| joker {n} (person who makes jokes) | :: jokdaris {m} |
| Jonah {prop} (given name) | :: Jonas |
| Jonah {prop} (prophet) | :: Jonas |
| Jonah {prop} (Biblical: a book of the Old Testament) | :: Jonas |
| Jonah {prop} (tenth sūra of the Qurʾān) | :: Jonas |
| Jordan {prop} (country) | :: Jordānija {f} |
| Jordan {prop} (river) | :: Jordāna {f} |
| Jordan {prop} (male given name) | :: Džordans {m} |
| Jordanian {n} (person) | :: jordānietis {m}, jordāniete {f} |
| Jordanian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people) | :: jordāniešu |
| Joseph {prop} (favorite son of Jacob) | :: Jāzeps {m} |
| Joseph {prop} (husband of Virgin Mary) | :: Jāzeps {m} |
| Joseph {prop} (male given name) | :: Jāzeps |
| Joshua {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Jozuas grāmata |
| Joshua {prop} (male given name) | :: Jozua {m}, Džošua {m} |
| joule {n} (derived unit of energy, work and heat) | :: džouls |
| journalism {n} (activity or profession of being a journalist) | :: žurnālistika {f} |
| journalist {n} (one whose occupation or profession is journalism) | :: žurnālists {m}, žurnāliste {f} |
| journey {n} (trip, a voyage) | :: brauciens {m}, ceļojums {m} |
| journey {v} (to travel, to make a trip or voyage) | :: ceļot |
| joy {n} (feeling of happiness) | :: prieks {m} |
| joyful {adj} (feeling or causing joy) | :: dzīvespriecīgs, jautrs |
| Jūrmala {prop} (city in Latvia) | :: Jūrmala {f} |
| Judaism {prop} (world religion) | :: jūdaisms {m} |
| Judas {prop} (one of the Apostles) | :: Jūda {m} |
| Judas {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Jūdas vēstule {f} |
| judge {n} (public judicial official) | :: tiesnesis {m} |
| judge {v} (to sit in judgment on, pass sentence on) | :: tiesāt |
| judge {v} (to sit in judgment on, act as judge) | :: tiesāt |
| judgement day {n} (Last Judgement) | :: Pastardiena |
| Judges {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Soģu {m-p} |
| jug {n} (serving vessel) | :: krūze {f}, kanna {f} |
| juice {n} (liquid from a plant) | :: sula {f} |
| juice {n} (beverage made of juice) | :: sula {f} |
| juice joint {n} (nightclub) SEE: nightclub | :: |
| Julia {prop} (female given name) | :: Jūlija {f} |
| Julie {prop} (female given name) SEE: Julia | :: |
| Julius {prop} (male given name) | :: Jūlijs {m} |
| July {prop} (seventh month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: jūlijs {m} |
| jump {v} | :: lēkt, lēkāt; lekt |
| jump {n} | :: lēciens {m} |
| jumper {n} (someone or something that jumps) | :: lecējs lēcējs |
| jumper {n} (woolen sweater or pullover) | :: džemperis pulovers svīteris {m} |
| June {prop} (sixth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: jūnijs |
| jungle {adj} (large, undeveloped, humid forest) | :: džungļi {p} |
| juniper {n} (shrub or tree of the genus Juniperus) | :: kadiķis {m}, paeglis |
| juniper berry {n} (female seed cone of a juniper) | :: kadiķoga {f} |
| junk {n} (miscellaneous items of little value) | :: krāmi {m-p}, grabasti {m-p} [dialectism] |
| junk food {n} (food with little or no nutritional value) | :: nepilnvērtīga barība |
| Jupiter {prop} (planet) | :: Jupiters {m} |
| Jupiter {prop} (god) | :: Jupiters {m} |
| jurisdiction {n} (the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law) | :: jurisdikcija {f} |
| just {adj} | :: taisnīgs |
| just {adv} (only, simply, merely) | :: tikai |
| just {adv} (recently) | :: tikko |
| just {adv} (by a narrow margin, nearly) | :: tik tikko, gandrīz |
| just {adv} (exactly, precisely, perfectly) | :: tieši |
| justice {n} (fairness, especially with regard to punishment) | :: justīcija {f} |
| justice {n} (the civil power dealing with law) | :: taisnīgums {m}, justīcija {f} |
| Justine {prop} (female given name) | :: Justīne {f} |
| jute {n} (fiber of Corchorus olitorius) | :: džuta {f} |
| jynx {n} (a charm or spell) SEE: spell | :: |
| jynx {n} (Jynx torquilla) SEE: wryneck | :: |
| Kaliningrad {prop} (Kaliningrad, see also: Königsberg) | :: Kaļiņingrada |
| Kamchatka {prop} (peninsula in the Russian Far East) | :: Kamčatka {f} |
| kangaroo {n} (marsupial) | :: ķengurs {m} |
| Karachi {prop} (the capital of the province of Sindh, Pakistan) | :: Karāči |
| Karafuto {prop} (Sakhalin) SEE: Sakhalin | :: |
| karaoke {n} (a form of entertainment) | :: karaoke |
| Karelia {prop} | :: Karēlija |
| Karelian {prop} (the language) | :: Karēļu |
| Karl {prop} (cognates) SEE: Charles | :: |
| Karl {prop} (transliterations) SEE: Carl | :: |
| Karnataka {prop} (state in southern India) | :: Karnātaka |
| Kartvelian {n} (Georgian) SEE: Georgian | :: |
| Kartvelian {prop} (Georgian) SEE: Georgian | :: |
| Kartvelian {adj} (Georgian) SEE: Georgian | :: |
| Kathleen {prop} (Catherine) SEE: Catherine | :: |
| Kathmandu {prop} (Kathmandu) | :: Katmandu {m} |
| Kaunas {prop} (city) | :: Kauņa |
| kayak {n} (a type of small boat) | :: kajaks {m} |
| Kazakh {n} (a person of Kazakh descent) | :: kazahs {m}, kazahiete {f} |
| Kazakh {n} (language) | :: kazahu valoda {f}, kazahu |
| Kazakh {adj} (pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language) | :: kazahu, kazahisks |
| Kazakhstan {prop} (country in Central Asia) | :: Kazahstāna |
| Kazakhstani {n} (person of Kazakh origin) SEE: Kazakh | :: |
| Kazakhstani {adj} (of or pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kazakh language) SEE: Kazakh | :: |
| Keats {prop} (transliterations of the name Keats) | :: Kītss |
| keel over {v} (to die) SEE: die | :: |
| keep company {v} (court) SEE: court | :: |
| keep quiet {v} (remain silent) | :: klusēt |
| Keijō {prop} (Seoul) SEE: Seoul | :: |
| Kent {prop} (the English maritime county) | :: Kenta {f} |
| Kenya {prop} (country in Eastern Africa) | :: Kenija {f} |
| Kerala {prop} (state in southern India) | :: Kerala |
| Kerch {prop} (city) | :: Kerča {f} |
| kerosene {n} (thin, colorless fuel) | :: petroleja {f} |
| kestrel {n} | :: lauka piekūns |
| ketchup {n} (tomato-vinegar based sauce) | :: kečups {m} |
| kettle {n} (vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food) | :: katls |
| kettle {n} (teakettle) SEE: teakettle | :: |
| kettle {n} (steam locomotive) SEE: steam locomotive | :: |
| kettlebell {n} (a kind of weight) | :: svaru bumba {f} |
| key {n} (device designed to open and close a lock) | :: atslēga {f} |
| key {n} (button on a typewriter or computer keyboard) | :: taustiņš {m} |
| key {n} (part of a piano or musical keyboard) | :: taustiņš {m} |
| key {n} (scale of musical notes) | :: atslēga {f}, tonalitāte {f} |
| keyboard {n} (set of keys used to operate a typewriter, computer etc.) | :: tastatūra |
| keyhole surgery {n} (laparoscopy) SEE: laparoscopy | :: |
| khachapuri {n} (cheese pastry from Georgia) | :: hačapuri |
| khan {n} (a ruler over various Turkic, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages) | :: hans {m} |
| Khanty-Mansiysk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Hantimansijska |
| Kharkiv {prop} (city) | :: Harkova |
| Kharkov {prop} (Kharkiv) SEE: Kharkiv | :: |
| khat {n} (shrub (Catha edulis)) | :: katas koks |
| Khrushchev {prop} (surname) | :: Hruščovs {m} |
| kibbutz {n} (a community) | :: kibucs {m} |
| kick {v} (strike with or raise the foot or leg) | :: spert, spārdīt, spārdīties |
| kick {n} (hit or strike with the leg or foot) | :: spēriens {m} |
| kick scooter {n} (foot-propelled vehicle) SEE: scooter | :: |
| kick the bucket {v} (to die) | :: atdot galus [give up the ends], nolikt karoti [put down the spoon] |
| kid {n} (young goat) | :: kazlēns |
| kidnap {v} (to seize and detain a person unlawfully) | :: nolaupīšana {f} |
| kidnap {n} (an instance of kidnapping) | :: nolaupīt |
| kidney {n} (an organ in the body) | :: niere {f}, īkstis {f-p} [archaism] |
| Kiev {prop} (Ukrainian city) | :: Kijeva {f} |
| Kiev {prop} (Medieval principality) SEE: Kievan Rus | :: |
| Kievan Rus {prop} (medieval principality) | :: Kijevas Krievzeme {f} |
| Kihnu {prop} (island) | :: Kihnu, Ķīļu |
| kill {v} (to put to death) | :: nāvēt, nogalināt |
| killer {n} (murderer) | :: slepkava {f} |
| kill two birds with one stone {v} (solve two problems at once) | :: nošaut divus zaķus ar vienu šāvienu (to shoot two bunnies with one shot) |
| kiln {n} (oven, furnace or heated chamber) | :: ceplis {m} |
| kilo {n} | :: kilo {m} |
| kilo- {prefix} (prefix) | :: kilo- |
| kilogram {n} (unit of mass equal to 1000 grams) | :: kilograms {m}, kilo {m} |
| kin {n} (relative) SEE: relative | :: |
| kind {n} (type, race, category) | :: suga {f}, šķirne {f}, veids {m} |
| kind {adj} (affectionate, nice) | :: laipns, labs, mīļš |
| kindergarten {n} (educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6) | :: bērnudārzs {m} |
| kinesia {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness | :: |
| kinetic energy {n} (energy from motion) | :: kinētiskā enerģija |
| kinetosis {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness | :: |
| king {n} (a male of a royal family who is the supreme ruler of his nation) | :: karalis {m}, ķēniņš {m} |
| king {n} (a powerful or influential person) | :: karalis {m} |
| king {n} (a playing piece in chess) | :: karalis {m} |
| King Arthur {prop} (legendary king of Britain) | :: Karalis Arturs {m} |
| kingdom {n} (realm having as supreme ruler a king and/or queen) | :: karaliste {f}, valstība {f}, valstība {f} |
| kingdom {n} (taxonomic division, below Domain and above Phylum) | :: valsts {f} |
| Kingdom of Bahrain {prop} (official name of Bahrain) | :: Bahreinas Karaliste {f} |
| Kingdom of Belgium {prop} (official name of Belgium) | :: Beļģijas Karaliste {f} |
| Kingdom of Bhutan {prop} (official name of Bhutan) | :: Butānas Karaliste {f} |
| Kingdom of Cambodia {prop} (official name of Cambodia) | :: Kambodžas Karaliste {f} |
| Kingdom of Denmark {prop} (official name of Denmark) | :: Dānijas Karaliste {f} |
| Kingdom of England {prop} (Kingdom of England) | :: Anglijas Karaliste {f} |
| Kingdom of Great Britain {prop} | :: Lielbritānijas Karaliste {f} |
| Kingdom of Morocco {prop} (official name of Morocco) | :: Marokas karaliste {f} |
| Kingdom of Norway {prop} (official name of Norway) | :: Norvēģijas Karaliste {f} |
| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia {prop} (official name of Saudi Arabia) | :: Saūda Arābijas Karaliste {f} |
| Kingdom of Scotland {prop} (Kingdom of Scotland) | :: Skotijas Karaliste {f} |
| Kingdom of Spain {prop} (official name of Spain) | :: Spānijas Karaliste {f} |
| Kingdom of Sweden {prop} (official name of Sweden) | :: Zviedrijas Karaliste {f} |
| Kingdom of Thailand {prop} (official name of Thailand) | :: Taizemes Karaliste {f} |
| Kingdom of the Netherlands {prop} (monarchy consisting of the Netherlands and the Caribbean independent constituent countries) | :: Nīderlandes Karaliste {f} |
| Kingdom of Yugoslavia {prop} (official name of Yugoslavia, 1918-1943) | :: Dienvidslāvijas Karaliste |
| kingfisher {n} (any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines) | :: zivju dzenītis {m} |
| king of beasts {n} (the lion) | :: zvēru ķēniņš {m} |
| Kings {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Pirmā Ķēniņu {m}, Otrā Ķēniņu {m} |
| kiosk {n} (enclosed structure where cigarettes, magazines, etc are sold) | :: kiosks {m} |
| Kirill {prop} (Cyril) SEE: Cyril | :: |
| Kirill {prop} (Kirill, Russian male given name) | :: Kirils {m} |
| kisel {n} (dessert) | :: ķīselis {m} |
| kiss {v} (to touch with the lips) | :: skūpstīt, bučot |
| kiss {v} (to touch each other’s lips) | :: skūpstīties, bučoties |
| kiss {n} (touch with the lips) | :: skūpsts, buča |
| kit {n} (clothing) SEE: clothing | :: |
| kitchen {n} (room) | :: virtuve {f} |
| kite {n} (bird of prey of the family Accipitridae) | :: klija {f} |
| kite {n} (lightweight toy) | :: pūķis {m} |
| kite {v} (to move rapidly) SEE: rush | :: |
| kitsune {n} (Japanese fox spirit) | :: kicune |
| kitten {n} (a young cat) | :: kaķēns {m} |
| Klaipėda {prop} (city in Lithuania) | :: Klaipēda {f} |
| klaxon {n} (loud electric horn or alarm) | :: klaksons {m} |
| Kletsk {prop} (A city in Belarus) | :: Kļecka {f} |
| knee {n} (joint in the middle of the leg and area around it) | :: celis {m} |
| kneel {v} (to stoop down and rest on the knee) | :: nomesties ceļos |
| knife {n} (utensil or tool designed for cutting) | :: nazis {m} |
| knife {n} (weapon) | :: nazis {m} |
| knife {n} (any blade-like part designed for cutting) | :: nazis {m} |
| knight {n} (warrior, especially of the Middle Ages) | :: bruņinieks {m} |
| Königsberg {prop} (the former capital of East Prussia, see also: Kaliningrad) | :: Kēnigsberga {f}, Karaļauči {m} |
| knit {v} (to make fabric from thread or yarn) | :: adīt |
| knitwear {n} (knitted garments) | :: trikotāža {f} |
| knock {v} (to rap one's knuckles against something) | :: klauvēt |
| knot {n} (looping) | :: mezgls {m} |
| knot {n} (whorl in wood left by branch) | :: māzers {m} |
| knot {n} (nautical unit of speed) | :: mezgls {m} |
| knot {v} (form into a knot; tie with knot(s)) | :: sasiet mezglā |
| knotty {adj} (Full of knots) | :: mezglains |
| knout {n} (kind of whip) | :: pātaga {f} |
| know {v} (be certain or sure about (something)) | :: zināt |
| know {v} (be acquainted or familiar with) | :: pazīt |
| know {v} (have knowledge of) | :: prast |
| know {v} (understand (a subject)) | :: saprast, prast |
| know {v} (have sexual relations with) | :: iepazīt |
| know {v} (be informed about) | :: zināt |
| knowledge {n} (fact of knowing about something; understanding, familiarity with information) | :: zināšana {f} |
| koala {n} (a tree-dwelling marsupial that resembles a small bear) | :: koala |
| Kodiak bear {n} (large species of brown bear) | :: Kadjakas lācis {m} |
| kolkhoz {n} (farming collective) | :: kolhozs {m} |
| Komi {prop} (language) | :: komiešu {f} |
| Komi {n} (ethnic group) | :: komi {m-p} |
| Komsomol {prop} (Young Communist League in the USSR) | :: komjaunatne {f} |
| Koran {prop} (the Islamic holy book) SEE: Qur'an | :: |
| Korea {prop} (South Korea) SEE: South Korea | :: |
| Korea {prop} (North Korea) SEE: North Korea | :: |
| Korea {prop} (ancient country or both Koreas as a whole) | :: Koreja {f} |
| Korean {adj} (relating to the Korean Peninsula) | :: korejiešu, korejisks |
| Korean {n} (language) | :: korejiešu valoda |
| Korean {n} (person) | :: korejietis {m}, korejiete {f} |
| Kosovo {prop} (disputed region in the Balkans) | :: Kosova {f} |
| Kosovo and Metohia {prop} (province) | :: Kosova un Metohija |
| Krasnoyarsk {prop} (city) | :: Krasnojarska |
| Kraut {n} (German) SEE: German | :: |
| Kremlin {prop} (the Moscow Kremlin) | :: Kremlis {m} |
| Kırklareli {prop} (city of Turkey) | :: Kirklareli |
| Krung Thep {prop} (Bangkok) SEE: Bangkok | :: |
| Krym {prop} (Crimea) SEE: Crimea | :: |
| krypton {n} (a chemical element) | :: kriptons {m} |
| Kuala Lumpur {prop} (capital of Malaysia) | :: Kualalumpūra {f} |
| Kuang-tung {prop} (Guangdong) SEE: Guangdong | :: |
| kulak {n} (prosperous peasant) | :: budzis, kulaks {m} |
| Kurd {n} (a member of the people inhabiting Kurdistan) | :: kurds {m}, kurdiete {f} |
| Kurdish {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Kurdistan, the Kurdish people or the Kurdish language) | :: kurdu, kurdisks |
| Kurdish {n} (language of Kurdistan) | :: kurdu valoda |
| Kurgan {prop} (city) | :: Kurgana |
| Kursk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Kurska |
| Kuwait {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Kuveita {f} |
| kvass {n} (traditional Slavic drink) | :: kvass {m} |
| Kyrgyz {n} (member of a Turkic people) | :: kirgīzs {m}, kirgīziete {f} |
| Kyrgyz {prop} (language) | :: kirgīzu, kirgīzu valoda {f} |
| Kyrgyz {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language) | :: kirgīzu, kirgīzisks |
| Kyrgyz Republic {prop} (official name of Kyrgyzstan) | :: Kirgīzu Republika {f} |
| Kyrgyzstan {prop} (country in Central Asia) | :: Kirgizstāna {f} |
| Kyrgyzstani {n} (person of Kyrgyz origin) SEE: Kyrgyz | :: |
| Kyrgyzstani {adj} (of or pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Kyrgyz language) SEE: Kyrgyz | :: |
| Kyzyl {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Kizila {f} |
| laborious {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious | :: |
| labor union {n} (labor union) SEE: trade union | :: |
| Labrador retriever {n} (breed of dog) | :: Labradoras retrīvers {m} |
| lace {n} (cord for fastening a shoe) SEE: shoelace | :: |
| lackey {n} (liveried male servant) | :: lakijs {m} |
| lackluster {adj} (Having no shine or lustre; dull) | :: blāvs, nespodrs |
| La Coruña {prop} (A Coruña) SEE: A Coruña | :: |
| lactic acid {n} (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) | :: pienskābe {f} |
| lactose {n} (disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products) | :: laktoze |
| ladder {n} (climbing tool) | :: kāpnes {m} |
| Ladislaus {prop} (male given name) | :: Vladislavs {m} |
| lady {n} (mistress of a household) | :: saimniece {f} |
| lady {n} (woman of breeding and authority) | :: dāma {f} |
| lady {n} (wife of a lord) | :: lēdija {f} |
| lady {n} (polite term referring a woman) | :: dāma {f} |
| lady {n} (toilets intended for use by women) | :: sieviešu tualete {f} |
| ladybird {n} (member of Coccinellidae) | :: mārīte {f} |
| ladybug {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird | :: |
| lady's man {n} (womanizer) SEE: womanizer | :: |
| lair {n} (of an animal) | :: miga {f} |
| lake {n} (body of water) | :: ezers {m} |
| lamb {n} (young sheep) | :: jērs {m} |
| Lamentations {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Raudu Dziesmas {f-p} |
| lamp {n} (device producing light) | :: lampa {f} |
| lamprey {n} (a fish) | :: nēģis |
| lampshade {n} (cover over a lamp) | :: abažūrs {m} |
| land {n} (part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water) | :: zeme {f}, sauszeme {f}, cietzeme {f} |
| land {n} (country or region) | :: zeme {f} |
| land {v} (to descend to a surface, especially from the air) | :: nolaisties |
| landlady {n} (female landlord) | :: saimniece {f} |
| landlord {n} (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) | :: saimnieks {m}, saimniece {f} |
| landrail {n} (Crex crex) SEE: corncrake | :: |
| language {n} (body of words used as a form of communication) | :: valoda {f} |
| language {n} (the ability to communicate using words) | :: valoda {f} |
| language {n} (nonverbal communication) | :: valoda {f} |
| language {n} (particular words used) | :: izteiksme {f} |
| language {n} (computer language, see also: computer language) | :: valoda {f} |
| lantern {n} (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light) | :: laterna {m} |
| lanthanum {n} (metallic element) | :: lantāns |
| Laos {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Laosa {f} |
| lap {n} (upper legs of a seated person) | :: klēpis {m}, opa {f} [informal], ope {f} [informal] |
| lap {v} (to take liquid into the mouth with the tongue) | :: lakt |
| laparoscopy {n} (examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity) | :: laparoskopija {f} |
| lap dog {n} (small dog suited to resting in its master's lap) | :: klēpja sunītis {m} |
| lapel {n} (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) | :: atloks {m} |
| Lapland {prop} (region in Scandinavia) | :: Lapzeme {f} |
| Lappland {prop} (Lapland) SEE: Lapland | :: |
| laptop {n} (computing: a laptop computer) | :: klēpjdators {m} |
| laptop computer {n} (laptop) SEE: laptop | :: |
| larboard {n} (port) SEE: port | :: |
| lard {n} (bacon) SEE: bacon | :: |
| lard {n} (fat from the abdomen of a pig) | :: speķis {m} |
| large {adj} (of greater size, see also: big) | :: liels |
| lark {n} (bird) | :: cīrulis |
| larva {n} (a stage of growth) | :: kāpurs {m} |
| larva {n} (an animal in such stage of growth, see also: tadpole) | :: kāpurs {m} |
| larynx {n} (organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production) | :: balsene |
| laser {n} (device producing beam of light) | :: lāzers {m} |
| lash {n} (eyelash; hair growing from the eyelid) SEE: eyelash | :: |
| La Spezia {prop} (city in Liguria, Italy) | :: Spēcija {f} |
| last {adj} (final) | :: pēdējais |
| last name {n} (surname) SEE: surname | :: |
| last year {adv} (year before this one, see also: yesteryear) | :: pērn, pērngad |
| lat {n} (former currency of Latvia) | :: lats {m} |
| late {adj} (near the end of a period of time) | :: vēls, sebu [dated], sebs [dated] |
| late {adj} (euphemism for dead) | :: nelaiķis |
| late {adv} (proximate in time) | :: vēlu |
| later {adv} (more late) | :: vēlāk |
| later {adv} (afterward in time) | :: vēlāk |
| later on {adv} | :: pēc |
| Latgale {prop} (region of Latvia) | :: Latgale {f} |
| lathe {n} (machine tool used to shape a piece of material) | :: virpa |
| lathe {v} (to shape with a lathe) | :: virpot |
| Latin {adj} (Roman Catholic) SEE: Roman Catholic | :: |
| Latin {adj} (of the language) | :: latīņu |
| Latin {adj} (of the script) | :: latīņu |
| Latin {prop} (language of the ancient Romans) | :: latīņu valoda {f} |
| Latin America {prop} (parts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese) | :: Latīņamerika {f} |
| latitude {n} (angular distance north or south from the equator) | :: platums {m} |
| latter-day {adj} (modern, recent) SEE: modern | :: |
| Latvia {prop} (country) | :: Latvija {f} |
| Latvian {adj} (pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language) | :: Latvijas (of Latvia), latviešu (of people or language), latvju, latvisks |
| Latvian {n} (Baltic language of Latvia) | :: latviešu valoda {f}, latvju valoda {f} |
| Latvian {n} (person pertaining to Latvia) | :: latvietis {m}, latviete {f}, latvis {m}, latve {f} |
| Latvianness {n} (state of being Latvian) | :: latviskums {m} |
| Latvian SSR {prop} (Soviet republic) | :: Latvijas PSR |
| laugh {n} (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species) | :: smiekli {p} |
| laugh {v} (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds) | :: smieties, smiet |
| laugh on the other side of one's face {v} | :: pēc lieliem smiekliem nāk gaužas asaras |
| laughter {n} (sound (as) of laughing) | :: smiekli {m-p} |
| laundry {n} (place or room where laundering is done) | :: mazgātava {f} |
| Laura {prop} (female given name) | :: Laura {f} |
| Laurence {prop} (male given name) | :: Lauris |
| lava {n} (molten rock) | :: lava {f} |
| lava {n} (magma) SEE: magma | :: |
| lavash {n} (a soft, thin flatbread) | :: lavašs {m} |
| lavatory {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| lavatory {n} (sink) SEE: sink | :: |
| law {n} (body of rules established in a community by its authorities) | :: tiesības {m} |
| law {n} (any rule that must or should be obeyed) | :: likums {m} |
| law {n} (statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena) | :: likums {m} |
| lawful {adj} (conforming to or recognised by law or rules) | :: likumīgs |
| lawlessness {n} (lack of law and order) | :: nelikumība {f} |
| lawman {n} (lawyer) SEE: lawyer | :: |
| Lawrence {prop} (male given name) SEE: Laurence | :: |
| lawrencium {n} (chemical element) | :: lourensijs {m} |
| lawyer {n} (professional person authorized to practice law) | :: jurists {m}, advokāts {m} |
| lay {v} (to place something down in a position of rest) | :: likt |
| lay {v} (to install certain building materials) | :: klāt |
| lay {v} (to deposit an egg) | :: dēt |
| layer {n} (single thickness of some material covering a surface) | :: slānis {m} |
| lazily {adv} (in a lazy manner) | :: slinki |
| Lazio {prop} (Italian region) | :: Lacio |
| lazy {adj} (unwilling to work) | :: laisks |
| lazy eye {n} (amblyopia) SEE: amblyopia | :: |
| lead {n} (chemical element) | :: svins {m} |
| lead {v} (guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection) | :: vest |
| leader {n} (one having authority) | :: vadonis {m}, vadītājs {m}, līderis {m} |
| leader {n} (dominant animal in a group) | :: barvedis {m} |
| lead someone up the garden path {v} (to deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone) SEE: deceive | :: |
| leaf {n} (part of a plant) | :: lapa {f} |
| leaf {n} (sheet of a book) | :: lapa {f}, loksne {f} |
| leaf beetle {n} (chrysomelid beetle) | :: lapgrauzis {m} |
| leaf spring {n} (leaf spring) | :: slokšņu atspere {f}, atsperlāgs {m} |
| league {n} (a group or association of cooperating members) | :: līga {f} |
| league {n} (organization of sports teams) | :: līga {f} |
| League of Nations {prop} (international organization) | :: Tautu Savienība |
| leak {n} (hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape) | :: sūce {f} |
| leak {n} (entrance or escape of a fluid) | :: sūce {f}, tece {f} |
| lean {adj} (being slim, not fleshy) | :: kalsns |
| lean {adj} (of meat, having little fat) | :: liess |
| Leaning Tower of Pisa {prop} (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa) | :: Pizas tornis {m} |
| learn {v} (to acquire knowledge or ability) | :: mācīties |
| learn {v} | :: mācīties |
| least weasel {n} (Mustela nivalis) | :: zebiekste {?} |
| leather {n} (material produced by tanning animal skin) | :: āda {f} |
| leave {v} (to cause to remain as available, not take away, refrain from depleting) | :: atstāt |
| leave {v} (to transfer possession after death) | :: atstāt |
| leaven {n} (any agent used to make dough rise) | :: rauga {f} |
| leave of absence {n} (absence from work) SEE: leave | :: |
| Lebanese {n} (A person from Lebanon) | :: libānietis {m}, libāniete {f} |
| Lebanese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language) | :: libāniešu, libānisks |
| Lebanese Republic {prop} (official name of Lebanon) | :: Libānas Republika {f} |
| Lebanon {prop} (Lebanese Republic) | :: Libāna {f} |
| lectern {n} | :: kancele |
| lecture {n} (a spoken lesson) | :: lekcija {f} |
| leech {n} (annelid) | :: dēle {f} |
| leech {n} (physician) SEE: physician | :: |
| Leeds {prop} (city in England) | :: Līdsa {f} |
| leek {n} (vegetable) | :: puravs |
| leer {v} (to look with sexual desire or malicious intent) | :: glūnēt, lūrēt |
| left {adj} (the west side of the body when one is facing north) | :: kreiss |
| left {adj} (pertaining to the political left) | :: kreiss |
| left {adv} (on the left side) | :: kreisi, pa kreisi |
| left {adv} (towards the left side) | :: pa kreisi |
| left {n} (the left side) | :: kreisā puse , kreisais sāns |
| left {n} (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) | :: kreisā |
| left-hander {n} (a person who is left-handed) | :: kreilis |
| leftish {adj} (left-wing) SEE: left-wing | :: |
| left-wing {adj} (favoring social equality) | :: kreiss |
| lefty {n} (left-hander) SEE: left-hander | :: |
| leg {n} (lower limb from groin to ankle) | :: kāja |
| legal {adj} (relating to the law or to lawyers) | :: likumīgs |
| legal {adj} (having its basis in the law) | :: likumīgs |
| legal {adj} (allowed or prescribed by law) | :: likumīgs |
| legality {n} (lawfulness) | :: likumīgums {m}, likumība {f} |
| legend {n} (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events) | :: teika {f}, pasaka, leģenda {f} |
| legion {n} (the major unit or division of the Roman army) | :: leģions {m} |
| legitimate {adj} (genuine) | :: īsts, īstens |
| Leicester {prop} (city in England) | :: Lestera {f} |
| Leiden {prop} (city in South Holland) | :: Leidene {f} |
| Leipzig {prop} (city in Saxony, Germany) | :: Leipciga |
| lemon {n} (citrus fruit) | :: citrons {m} |
| lemon {n} (colour/color) | :: citrondzeltena krāsa {f} |
| lemon {adj} (having the colour/color of lemons) | :: citrondzeltens |
| lemon balm {n} (Melissa officinalis) | :: ārstniecības melisa {?} , citronmētra {?}, citronmelisa {?} |
| Lena {prop} (Lena River) | :: Ļena |
| lend {v} (to allow to be used temporarily) | :: aizdot |
| lend {v} ((proscribed) to borrow) SEE: borrow | :: |
| length {n} (distance along the longest dimension) | :: garums |
| Lenin {prop} (a Russian revolutionary and politician) | :: Ļeņins {m} |
| Leningrad {prop} (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) | :: Ļeņingrada {f} |
| Leninism {n} (the political philosophy named after Vladimir Lenin) | :: ļeņinisms {m} |
| lens {n} (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it) | :: lēca {f} |
| lens {n} (device which focuses or defocuses electron beams) | :: lēca {f} |
| lens {n} (biology: genus of the legume family; its bean) | :: lēcas {f-p} |
| lens {n} (anatomy: transparent crystalline structure in the eye) | :: lēca {f} |
| Lent {n} (Christian period of penitence before Easter) | :: Lielais gavēnis {m} |
| lentigo {n} (pigmented spot on the skin) SEE: freckle | :: |
| Leo {prop} (male given name) | :: Leons |
| Leo {prop} (constellation) | :: Lauva {m} |
| Leo {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Lauva {f} |
| Leonard {prop} (male given name) | :: Leonards {m} |
| leopard {n} (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) | :: leopards {m} |
| lesbian {n} (homosexual woman) | :: lesbiete {f} |
| Lesbian {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| Lesbian {adj} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| lesbo {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| Lesotho {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: Lesoto {f} |
| less {adv} (to a smaller extent or degree) | :: mazāk |
| -less {suffix} (lacking) | :: bez |
| lesser black-backed gull {n} (Larus fuscus) | :: reņģu kaija |
| lesser celandine {n} (a European perennial herb, Ranunculus ficaria) | :: mazpurenīte {f} |
| lesser spotted woodpecker {n} (Dendrocopoes minor) | :: mazais dzenis |
| lesson {n} (section of learning or teaching) | :: mācība {f}, stunda {f} |
| less-than-stellar {adj} (not very good) SEE: poor | :: |
| let {v} (to allow) | :: ļaut, laist |
| let {v} (to put up for rent) | :: izīrēt |
| let down {v} (to disappoint) | :: pievilt |
| letter {n} (a symbol in an alphabet) | :: burts {m} |
| letter {n} (written message) | :: vēstule {f} |
| Lettic {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| Lettish {n} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
| lettuce {n} (an edible plant, Lactuca) | :: salāti {f-p} |
| Letzeburgesh {prop} (Germanic language) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| level {adj} (same height at all places) | :: līdzens |
| level {n} (distance relative to a given reference elevation) | :: līmenis {m} |
| level {n} (degree or amount) | :: līmenis {m}, pakāpe {f} |
| level {v} (to destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze) | :: nolīdzināt līdz ar zemi |
| lever {adv} (rather) SEE: rather | :: |
| leveret {n} (a young hare) | :: zaķēns {m} |
| Leviticus {prop} (the book of the Bible and Torah) | :: Trešā Mozus grāmata {f}, Levitu grāmata {f} |
| Lewis {prop} (male given name) SEE: Louis | :: |
| Liaoning {prop} (province of China) | :: Liaonina |
| liar {n} (one who tells lies) | :: melis {m}, mele {f} |
| libation {n} (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice) | :: iedzeršana |
| libation {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: iedzeršana |
| liberalism {n} (political movement) | :: liberālisms {m} |
| liberate {v} (to free) | :: atbrīvot |
| liberation {n} (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) | :: atbrīvošana {f} |
| Liberia {prop} (country in Western Africa) | :: Libērija {f} |
| liberty {n} (condition of being free) | :: brīvība |
| Libra {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Svari |
| library {n} (institution which holds books etc.) | :: bibliotēka {f} |
| library {n} (collection of books) | :: bibliotēka {f} |
| libre {adj} ((software): with very few limitations on distribution or improvement) | :: brīvā |
| Libya {prop} (country in Northern Africa) | :: Lībija {f} |
| licence {n} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| licence {v} (license) SEE: license | :: |
| license {n} (legal document giving official permission to do something) | :: licence {f} |
| lichen {n} (something which spreads across something else, causing damage) SEE: cancer | :: |
| lichen {n} (symbiotic association of algae and fungi) | :: ķērpis {m} |
| lick {v} (to stroke with the tongue) | :: laizīt |
| lid {n} (top or cover) | :: vāks {m} |
| lie {v} (be in horizontal position) | :: gulēt |
| lie {v} (tell an intentional untruth) | :: melot |
| lie {n} (intentionally false statement) | :: meli {m-p} |
| Liechtenstein {prop} (Principality of Liechtenstein) | :: Lihtenšteina {f} |
| Liechtensteiner {n} (A person from Liechtenstein or of Liechtenstein descent) | :: liehtenšteinietis {m}, liehtenšteiniete {f} |
| Liepāja {prop} (city in Latvia) | :: Liepāja {f} |
| life {n} (the state of being alive) | :: dzīve {f}, mūžs {m} |
| life assurance {n} (insurance policy) SEE: life insurance | :: |
| lifeboat {n} (a boat to save shipwrecked people) | :: glābšanas laivas |
| life insurance {n} (form of insurance) | :: dzīvības apdrošināšana {f} |
| life style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| life-style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
| lifestyle {n} (style of living) | :: dzīvesveids {m} |
| lift {v} (to raise or rise) | :: celt |
| lift {n} (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people) | :: lifts {m} |
| lift {n} (thief) SEE: thief | :: |
| ligament {n} (band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position) | :: saite {f} |
| light {v} (to start (a fire)) | :: aizdedzināt, aizdegt, iedegt, uzdegt |
| light {v} (to illuminate) | :: apgaismot, izgaismot |
| light {adj} (having light) | :: gaišs |
| light {adj} (pale in colour) | :: gaišs |
| light {adj} (coffee: served with extra milk or cream) | :: balta {f} |
| light {adj} (of low weight) | :: viegls |
| light {n} (electromagnetic waves) | :: gaisma {f}, guns {m} [poetism] |
| lightboat {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| light bulb {n} (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light) | :: kvēlspuldze {f}, spuldze {f} |
| lighter {n} (fire making device) | :: šķiltavas {m}, dedzīklis {m} [archaism] |
| light globe {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb | :: |
| lighthouse {n} (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) | :: bāka {f} |
| light industry {n} (industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery) | :: vieglā rūpniecība {f} |
| light-minded {adj} (not given to heavy thoughts or thinking) | :: vieglprātīgs, viegls |
| lightning {n} (flash of light) | :: zibens {m} |
| lightning {n} (discharge) | :: zibens {m} |
| lightning bug {n} (firefly) SEE: firefly | :: |
| lightsaber {n} (a fictional type of sword) | :: gaismas zobens {m} |
| lightship {n} (lightship) | :: peldošā bāka {f} |
| light spectrum {n} (range of colors) SEE: spectrum | :: |
| lightspeed {n} (the speed of light) | :: gaismas ātrums |
| lightvessel {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
| light year {n} (astronomical distance) | :: gaismas gads |
| lignite {n} (coal) | :: lignīts {m}, brūnogles {m} |
| like {v} (enjoy) | :: patikt [subject and object reversed] |
| like a duck takes to water {prep} (Very naturally) | :: kā zivs ūdenī |
| likely {adv} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| likely {adj} (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring) | :: ticams, iespējams |
| likely {adj} (appropriate; believable; having a good potential) | :: ticams |
| likely {adj} (plausible; within the realm of credibility) | :: ticams |
| likewise {adv} (also; moreover; too) SEE: too | :: |
| lilac {n} (shrub) | :: ceriņš {m}, ceriņi {p} |
| lilac {n} (flower) | :: ceriņš {m}, ceriņi {p} |
| Lilith {prop} (mythological demon) | :: Lilita |
| Lilith {prop} (female given name) | :: Lilita |
| Lilongwe {prop} (capital of Malawi) | :: Lilongve {f} |
| Lily {prop} (female given name meaning "lily") | :: Lilija {f} |
| limb {n} (major appendage of human or animal) | :: loceklis {m} |
| Limburg {prop} (province of the Netherlands or Belgium) | :: Limburga |
| lime {n} (linden tree) SEE: linden | :: |
| lime {n} (inorganic material containing calcium) | :: kaļķis {m} |
| lime {n} (green citrus fruit) | :: laims {m} |
| limestone {n} (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments) | :: kaļķakmens {m} |
| limited {adj} (with certain limits placed upon it) | :: ierobežots |
| limited liability company {n} (type of company) | :: sabiedrība ar ierobežotu atbildību |
| limo {n} (limousine) SEE: limousine | :: |
| limousine {n} (luxury sedan/saloon car) | :: limuzīns |
| linden {n} (tree) | :: liepa {f} |
| linden {n} (wood from such tree) | :: liepkoks {m} |
| line {n} (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) | :: līnija {f} |
| linen {n} (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) | :: lini {p} |
| linen {n} (items) | :: veļa {f} |
| linen {n} (colour) | :: linkrāsa {f} |
| lingonberry {n} (shrub) | :: brūklene {f} |
| linguist {n} (one who studies linguistics) | :: valodnieks {m}, lingvists {m} |
| linguistics {n} (scientific study of language) | :: valodniecība {f}, lingvistika {f} |
| link {n} (connection) | :: saikne {f} |
| link {n} (element of a chain) | :: posms {m} |
| link {n} (computing: short for hyperlink, see also: hyperlink) | :: saite |
| link {n} (torch) | :: lāpa {f} |
| linkage {n} (connection or relation between things or ideas) SEE: link | :: |
| Linz {prop} (city) | :: Linca {f} |
| lion {n} (big cat Panthera leo) | :: lauva {m} |
| lioness {n} (female lion) | :: lauvene {f} |
| Lionheart {prop} (nickname of Richard I of England) | :: Lauvassirds |
| lip {n} (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth) | :: lūpa {f} |
| Lipetsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Ļipecka |
| liqueur {n} (a flavored alcoholic beverage) | :: liķieris {m} |
| liquid {n} (substance that is liquid) | :: šķidrums {m} |
| liquid {n} (sound) | :: plūdenis {m} |
| liquid {adj} (fluid; not solid and not gaseous) | :: šķidrs |
| liquid {adj} ((of an asset) easily sold or disposed of) | :: likvīds |
| liquor {n} (strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation) | :: liķieris, spirts |
| Lisbon {prop} (capital of Portugal) | :: Lisabona {f} |
| lisp {v} (to pronounce the sibilant letter ‘s’ imperfectly) | :: šļupstēt, svepstēt |
| list {n} (enumeration or compilation of items) | :: saraksts {m} |
| listen {v} (to pay attention to a sound) | :: klausīties |
| listen {v} (to expect or wait for a sound) | :: klausīties |
| listen {v} (to accept advice or obey instruction) | :: klausīt |
| listen {v} (to hear (something)) | :: dzirdēt |
| listener {n} (someone who listens) | :: klausītājs {m}, klausītāja {f} |
| litas {n} (currency of Lithuania) | :: lits {m} |
| liter {n} (cubic decimeter) SEE: litre | :: |
| literary language {n} (supraregional idiom, see also: standard language; standard) | :: literārā valoda {f} |
| literary science {n} (all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature) | :: literatūrzinātne |
| literature {n} (body of all written works) | :: literatūra {f} |
| lithe {adj} (slim) | :: slaids |
| lithium {n} (chemical element) | :: litijs {m} |
| lithography {n} (printing method) | :: litogrāfija {f} |
| lithosphere {n} (The outer layer of the Earth) | :: litosfēra {f} |
| Lithuania {prop} (country) | :: Lietuva {f} |
| Lithuanian {adj} (referring to Lithuania) | :: Lietuvas, Leišzemes [of Lithuania], lietuviešu, lietuvju, leišu [of Lithuanians] |
| Lithuanian {n} (language) | :: lietuviešu valoda {f}, lietuviešu, leišu valoda {f}, leišu, lietuvju valoda {f}, lietuvju |
| Lithuanian {n} (person from Lithuania) | :: lietuvietis {m}, lietuviete {f} |
| litre {n} (unit of fluid measure) | :: litrs {m} |
| litter {n} (animals born in one birth) | :: vaisla {f} |
| little {adj} (small in size) | :: mazs |
| little {determiner} (small amount) | :: maz |
| little owl {n} (species of owl) | :: mājas apogs |
| Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (a folktale) | :: Sarkangalvīte |
| Little Russia {prop} (a historical area) | :: Mazkrievija {f} |
| liturgic {adj} (liturgical) SEE: liturgical | :: |
| liturgical {adj} (Pertaining to liturgy) | :: liturģisks |
| liturgy {n} (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) | :: liturģija {f} |
| live {v} (be alive) | :: dzīvot |
| live {v} (have permanent residence) | :: dzīvot |
| live {adj} (having life) | :: dzīvs {m} |
| live {adj} | :: dzivēt |
| live-in son-in-law {n} (live-in son-in-law, man who marries and lives with his wife's family) | :: iegātnis |
| liveliness {n} (the quality of being lively) | :: možums {m}, mundrums {m}, mundrība {f}, žirgtums {m}, spirgtums {m} |
| lively {adj} (full of life) | :: možs, mundrs, žirgts, spirgts, ņiprs, kustīgs |
| lively {adv} (vibrantly, vividly) | :: moži, mundri, žirgti, spirgti, ņipri, kustīgi |
| liver {n} (organ of the body) | :: aknas {f-p} |
| liver {n} (organ as food) | :: aknas {f-p} |
| livermorium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 116) | :: livermorijs {m} |
| Liverpool {prop} (Liverpool, England) | :: Liverpūle |
| Liverpool {prop} (NY, Canada or Australia) | :: Liverpūle {f} |
| livestock {n} (farm animals) | :: lopi {m-p}, mājlopi {m-p} |
| live up {v} (to fulfil the expectations placed upon) | :: attaisnot cerības |
| Livia {prop} (female given name) | :: Līvija {f} |
| living room {n} (room in a private house) | :: viesistaba {f}, dzīvojamā istaba {f} |
| Livonia {prop} (historical region) | :: Livonija {f} |
| Livonian {prop} (language) | :: lībiešu valoda, līvu valoda |
| lizard {n} (reptile) | :: ķirzaka {f} |
| lizard {n} (coward) SEE: coward | :: |
| Ljubljana {prop} (Capital city of Slovenia) | :: Ļubļana {f} |
| lo {interj} (look, see, behold) | :: lūk, āre, re |
| load {v} (to put a load on or in) | :: kraut |
| loaf {n} (block of bread) | :: kukulis, klaips {m} |
| loaf {v} (do nothing) | :: slaistīties |
| loan {n} (borrowed sum of money or other property) | :: aizņēmums {m} |
| loan translation {n} (calque) SEE: calque | :: |
| loanword {n} (word taken from another language) | :: aizguvums |
| loath {adj} (angry, hostile) SEE: angry | :: |
| lobster {n} (crustacean) | :: omārs {m} |
| locative {n} (locative case) SEE: locative case | :: |
| locative case {n} (case used to indicate place, or the place where) | :: lokatīvs {m} |
| lochia {n} (post-partum vaginal discharge) | :: lochia {f-p} |
| lock {n} (something used for fastening) | :: atslēga {f}, slēdzene {f} |
| lock {v} (to fasten with a lock) | :: aizslēgt |
| locksmith {n} (one who practices locksmithing) | :: atslēdznieks |
| lockup {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
| locomotive {n} (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails) | :: lokomotīve {f} |
| locust {n} (type of grasshopper) | :: sisenis |
| Lode Star {prop} (Polaris) SEE: Polaris | :: |
| lodge {n} (inn) SEE: inn | :: |
| loftiness {n} (arrogance) SEE: arrogance | :: |
| log {n} (trunk of dead tree, cleared of branches) | :: baļķis {m}, bluķis {m} |
| log {n} | :: baļķis {m}; žurnāls {m} |
| logarithm {n} (The power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain a given number) | :: logaritms {m} |
| logarithmic {adj} (relating to logarithms) | :: logaritmisks |
| logic {n} (method of human thought) | :: loģika {f} |
| logical {adj} (in agreement with the principles of logic) | :: loģisks |
| logical {adj} (reasonable) | :: loģisks |
| logical {adj} (of or pertaining to logic) | :: loģisks |
| Logroño {prop} (capital city of La Rioja, Spain) | :: Logronjo {m} |
| -logy {suffix} (branch of learning) | :: -logija {f} |
| Lojban {prop} (artificial logical language based on Loglan) | :: Ložbans |
| lokun {n} (doctor) SEE: doctor | :: |
| lollipop {n} (confectionery on a stick) | :: ledenes {m} |
| lolly {n} (money) SEE: money | :: |
| lolly {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop | :: |
| Lomé {prop} (capital of Togo) | :: Lome {f} |
| Lombardy {prop} (region in northern Italy) | :: Lombardija {f} |
| London {prop} (in the United Kingdom) | :: Londona |
| Londonian {adj} (of or relating to London) | :: londonietis {m} |
| loneliness {n} (condition of being lonely) | :: vientulība {f} |
| long {adj} (having much distance from one point to another) | :: garš, gara {f} |
| long {adj} (having great duration) | :: ilgs |
| long {adj} (not short) SEE: tall | :: |
| long-eared owl {n} (Asio otus) | :: ausainā pūce |
| longing {n} (melancholic desire) | :: ilgas {f-p}, ilgošanās |
| longitude {n} (angular distance) | :: garums {m} |
| loo {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| look {v} (to try to see) | :: skats |
| look for {v} (search; seek) | :: meklēt |
| looking-glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror | :: |
| look out {v} (to be vigilant and aware) | :: uzmanies |
| loony {adj} (very silly) SEE: silly | :: |
| loop {n} (length of thread, line or rope) | :: cilpa {f} |
| loop {n} (shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself) | :: cilpa {f} |
| loquacity {n} (talkativeness) | :: runība {f}, valodība {f}, pļāpība {f}, pļāpīgums {m}, runīgums {m}, valodīgums {m} |
| Lord {prop} (God) | :: Kungs |
| Lord {prop} (Jesus) | :: Kungs |
| Lord {n} (British aristocratic title) | :: lords |
| Lord's Prayer {prop} (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples) | :: Tēvs musu, Tēvreize |
| Lorraine {prop} (region west of Alsace) | :: Lotringa {f} |
| lorry {n} (motor vehicle) SEE: truck | :: |
| lose {v} (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability) | :: zaudēt |
| lose {v} ((transitive) fail to win) | :: zaudēt |
| loss leader {n} (item sold at or below cost to stimulate sales) | :: prece par pazeminātu cenu {f} |
| lot {n} (large quantity or number) SEE: a lot | :: |
| lots {n} (lots) SEE: a lot | :: |
| lottery {n} (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) | :: loterija {f} |
| loud {adj} (of a sound) | :: skaļš, skanīgs |
| loudness {n} (perceptual strength or amplitude of sound pressure) | :: skaļums {m} |
| loudness {n} (the physical strength of the sound pressure level) | :: skaļums {m} |
| loudspeaker {n} (transducer) | :: skaļrunis {m}, reproduktors {m} |
| Louis {prop} (male given name) | :: Ludvigs {m} |
| Louisa {prop} (female given name) SEE: Louise | :: |
| Louise {prop} (feminine form of Louis) | :: Lavīze {f}, Luīze {f} |
| Louisiana {prop} (US state) | :: Luiziāna |
| louse {n} (insect) | :: uts {f} |
| lousy {adj} (Infested with lice) | :: utains |
| love {n} (strong affection) | :: mīlestība {f}, mīla {f} |
| love {n} (object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart) | :: mīļais {m}, mīļā {f}, mīļums {f}, mīla {m} |
| love {n} | :: mīlestība {f}, mīla {f} |
| love {v} (have a strong affection for) | :: mīlēt |
| love {v} (be strongly inclined towards doing) | :: patikt, mīlēt |
| love {v} ((euphemistic): to have sex with) | :: mīlēties |
| love at first sight {n} (an instantaneous attraction) | :: mīlestība no pirmā acu uzmetiena {f} |
| loveliness {n} (property of being lovely) | :: mīlīgums {m}, mīlība {f} |
| lovely {adj} (Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.) | :: mīlīgs |
| lovely {adj} (very nice, wonderful) | :: mīlīgs |
| low {adj} (in a position comparatively close to the ground) | :: zems |
| low {adj} (small in height) | :: zems |
| low {adj} (not high in amount or quantity) | :: zems |
| low {adj} (despicable) | :: zemisks, zems |
| low {adv} (close to the ground) | :: zemu, zemi |
| low {adv} (at a lower frequency) | :: zemu, zemi |
| low {adv} (with a low voice or sound) | :: zemu, zemi |
| low {n} (flame) SEE: flame | :: |
| low {v} (moo) SEE: moo | :: |
| lower arm {n} (section of an arm) SEE: forearm | :: |
| Lower Saxony {prop} (state) | :: Lejassaksija {f} |
| loyalness {n} (loyalty) SEE: loyalty | :: |
| loyalty {n} (the state of being loyal; fidelity) | :: lojalitāte {f} |
| Lublin {prop} (city in Poland) | :: Ļubļina |
| Lucan {prop} (a Roman poet) | :: Lukāns {m} |
| Lucas {prop} (male given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Lucerne {prop} (city) | :: Lucerna {f} |
| Lucia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lucy | :: |
| luck {n} (something that happens to someone by chance) | :: veiksme {f} |
| lucky {adj} (of people, having good fortune) | :: veiksmīgs |
| Lucy {prop} (female given name) | :: Lūcija |
| luggage {n} (traveller's containers) | :: bagāža {f} |
| Lukas {prop} (given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
| Luke {prop} (given name) | :: Lūkas {m}, Lūka {m} |
| Luke {prop} (evangelist) | :: Lūkas {m}, Lūka {m} |
| Luke {prop} (gospel of Luke) | :: Lūka {m} |
| lukewarm {adj} (temperature) | :: remdens |
| lullaby {n} (a soothing song to lull children to sleep) | :: šūpļa dziesma {f} |
| lumbermill {n} (mill for processing lumber) SEE: sawmill | :: |
| luminary {n} (one who is an inspiration to others) | :: spīdeklis {m}, spīdekle {f}, slavenība {f} |
| luminary {n} (body that gives light) | :: gaismeklis {m} |
| luminary {n} (artificial light) | :: gaismeklis {m} |
| Luna {prop} (Earth's moon) SEE: Moon | :: |
| lunar eclipse {n} (when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon) | :: Mēness aptumsums {m} |
| lunch {n} (meal around midday) | :: pusdienas {m} |
| lunch {v} (to eat lunch) | :: pusdienot |
| luncheon {n} (a formal term for lunch) SEE: lunch | :: |
| lung {n} (organ that extracts oxygen from the air) | :: plaušas {p} |
| lung cancer {n} (cancer of the lung(s)) | :: plaušu vēzis {m} |
| lust {n} (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature) | :: iekāre {f} |
| lustration {n} (restoration of credibility to a government by the purging earlier perpetrators) | :: lustrācija |
| lute {n} (stringed instrument) | :: lauta {f} |
| lutetium {n} (chemical element with atomic number of 71) | :: lutēcijs {m} |
| Lutheran {adj} (pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther or his followers, or the Lutheran church) | :: luterisks |
| Lutheran {n} (member of any Christian church identifying with the theology of Martin Luther) | :: luterānis {m} |
| Lutheranism {n} (branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther) | :: luterisms {m} |
| Luxembourg {prop} (country) | :: Luksemburga {f} |
| Luxembourger {n} (person from Luxembourg) | :: luksemburgietis {m}, luksemburgiete {f} |
| Luxembourgian {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger | :: |
| Luxembourgian {adj} (Luxembourgish) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
| Luxembourgish {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people) | :: luksemburgiešu, luksemburgisks |
| Luxembourgish {prop} (language of Luxembourg) | :: luksemburgiešu valoda {f}, luksemburgiešu |
| Luxemburger {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger | :: |
| Lviv {prop} (Lviv) | :: Ļvova {m} |
| -ly {suffix} (used to form adverbs from adjectives) | :: -i |
| lycanthrope {n} (werewolf) SEE: werewolf | :: |
| Lydia {prop} (biblical woman) | :: Lidija {f} |
| Lydia {prop} (female given name) | :: Lidija {f} |
| lynx {n} (wild cat) | :: lūsis {m} |
| Lyon {prop} (city in France) | :: Liona |
| lysine {n} (essential amino acid, C6H14N2O2) | :: lizīns |
| mañana {adv} (tomorrow) SEE: tomorrow | :: |
| mabe pearl {n} (a dome-shaped cultured pearl) | :: mabē pērle {f} |
| Macau {prop} (a city just west of Hong Kong) | :: Makao, Aomiņa |
| mace {n} (weapon) | :: vāle |
| Macedonia {prop} (Republic of North Macedonia, see also: Republic of North Macedonia) | :: Maķedonija {f} |
| Macedonian {adj} (of Macedonia or its people or language) | :: maķedonisks, maķedoniešu |
| macerate {v} (to soften or separate by immersion in a liquid) | :: atmiekšķēt |
| maceration {n} (act or process of macerating) | :: atmiekšķēšana {f} |
| machine {n} (mechanical or electrical device) | :: mašīna {f}, aparāts {m} |
| machine gun {n} (type of firearm) | :: ložmetējs {m} |
| machine-gunner {n} (someone who uses a machine gun) | :: ložmetējnieks |
| mackerel {n} (edible fish) | :: skumbrija, makrele |
| mackerel bird {n} (wryneck) SEE: wryneck | :: |
| macrocosm {n} (the universe) SEE: universe | :: |
| macron {n} (short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark) | :: garumzīme {f} |
| mad {adj} (insane (adj.)) | :: traks, ārprātīgs, vājprātīgs |
| Madagascar {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: Madagaskara {f} |
| madam {n} (polite term of address to a woman) | :: kundze {f} |
| madder {n} (plant) | :: madara {f} |
| Madhya Pradesh {prop} (Madhya Pradesh, India) | :: Madhja Pradēša |
| madman {n} (An insane man) | :: ārprātīgais {m}, neprātis {m} |
| madness {n} (insanity) | :: ārprāts {m}, vājprāts {m}, trakums {m} |
| Madrid {prop} (capital of Spain) | :: Madride {f} |
| mafia {n} (a crime syndicate) | :: mafija {f} |
| Magas {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: Magasa |
| magazine {n} (periodical) | :: žurnāls {m} |
| magazine {n} (ammunition storehouse) | :: arsenāls {m} |
| magazine {n} (ammunition clip or chamber enabling multiple rounds to be held before firing) | :: magazīna {f} |
| Magdalene {prop} (biblical character) SEE: Mary Magdalene | :: |
| maggot {n} (dipterous insect's larva that eats decomposing organic matter) | :: cirmenis {m} |
| magic {n} (use of supernatural rituals, forces etc.) | :: maģija {f} |
| magical {adj} (relating to magic) | :: maģisks |
| magician {n} (practitioner of allegedly supernatural magic) | :: burvis {m}, burve {f}, zintnieks {m} |
| magma {n} (molten matter) | :: magma {f} |
| Magna Carta {prop} (charter granted by King John to the barons at Runnymede in 1215) | :: Lielā brīvības harta |
| magnality {n} (great or wonderful thing) SEE: miracle | :: |
| magnesium {n} (chemical element) | :: magnijs {m} |
| magnet {n} (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism) | :: magnēts {m} |
| magnetic field {n} (a field of magnetic force) | :: magnētiskais lauks {m} |
| magnifying glass {n} (instrument) | :: palielināmais stikls {m}, lupa {f} |
| Magnitogorsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Magņitogorska |
| magpie {n} (bird of genus Pica) | :: žagata {f} |
| Magyar {adj} (Hungarian) SEE: Hungarian | :: |
| Maharashtra {prop} (state in western India) | :: Mahārāštra |
| Maharastra {prop} (Maharashtra) SEE: Maharashtra | :: |
| maiden {n} (female virgin) | :: jaunava {f} |
| maiden {adj} (virgin) SEE: virgin | :: |
| mail {n} (postal delivery system) | :: pasts {m} |
| mail {n} (organisation) | :: pasts |
| mail {n} (parcels and letters) | :: pasts |
| mail {n} (electronic mail) | :: e-pasts, [qoloquial] mails |
| mail lady {n} (woman who delivers the post or mail) | :: pastniece |
| mailman {n} (post office employee) | :: pastnieks |
| mail train {n} (mail train) | :: pasta vilciens |
| maintain {v} (to maintain, to consider) SEE: hold | :: |
| Mainz {prop} (the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate) | :: Mainca {f} |
| maize {n} (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays) | :: kukurūza {f} |
| major {n} (military rank) | :: majors {m} |
| major {v} | :: mažora |
| Majorca {prop} (island) | :: Maļorka {f} |
| make {v} (to force to do) | :: likt, piespiest |
| make ends meet {v} (get by financially) | :: savilkt galus kopā |
| make someone's blood run cold {v} (cause a person to feel fear) | :: likt kāda asinīm sastingt dzīslās |
| makeup {n} (cosmetics) | :: grims {m} |
| Malachi {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Maleahija {m} |
| Malachi {prop} (minor prophet) | :: Maleahija {m} |
| Malachi {prop} (male given name) | :: Maleahija {m} |
| malar {n} (cheekbone) SEE: cheekbone | :: |
| malar bone {n} (cheekbone) SEE: cheekbone | :: |
| malaria mosquito {n} (malaria-spreading mosquito of the genus Anopheles) | :: malārijas ods {m}, malārijods {m} |
| Malawi {prop} (Republic of Malawi) | :: Malāvija {f} |
| Malay {adj} | :: Malajiešu |
| Malay {n} | :: Malajiešu; Malajiešu |
| Malaysia {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Malaizija {f} |
| Malaysian {prop} (Malay) SEE: Malay | :: |
| male {adj} (grammatically masculine) SEE: masculine | :: |
| male {adj} (belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or the gender typically associated with it) | :: vīriešu-, vīriešu dzimuma- |
| male {n} (human of masculine sex or gender) | :: vīrietis {m} |
| male {n} (animal of masculine sex) | :: tēviņš {m} |
| maledict {v} (curse) SEE: curse | :: |
| maledict {v} (berate) SEE: berate | :: |
| malediction {n} (curse) SEE: curse | :: |
| malic acid {n} (the organic acid) | :: ābolskābe {m} |
| malkin {n} (cat) SEE: cat | :: |
| mallard {n} (a common and widespread dabbling duck, Anas platyrhynchos) | :: meža pīle, mercene |
| Malmö {prop} (city in Sweden) | :: Malme {f} |
| malt {n} (sprouted grain used in brewing) | :: iesals {m} |
| Malta {prop} (republic) | :: Malta {f} |
| Malta {prop} (island) | :: Malta {f}, Maltas sala {f} |
| Maltese {n} (Maltese people collectively: plural) | :: maltieši {m-p} |
| Maltese {n} (inhabitant of Malta) | :: maltietis {m}, maltiete {f} |
| Maltese {n} (language of Malta) | :: maltiešu valoda {f}, maltiešu |
| Maltese {adj} (pertaining to Malta or its language) | :: maltiešu, maltisks |
| malware {n} (software developed to cause harm to a computer system) | :: ļaunprogrammatūra {f}, ļaunatūra {f} |
| mama {n} (mum) SEE: mum | :: |
| mama {n} (mother) SEE: mother | :: |
| mamma {n} (mum) SEE: mum | :: |
| mamma {n} (mother) SEE: mother | :: |
| mammal {n} (animal of the class Mammalia) | :: zīdītājs {m} |
| mammalian {n} (any mammal) SEE: mammal | :: |
| mammoth {n} (elephant-like mammal) | :: mamuts {m} |
| man {n} (adult male human) | :: vīrs {m} |
| man {n} (human) | :: cilvēks {m} |
| management {n} (administration; the process or practice of managing) | :: vadībzinība {f} |
| manager {n} (person whose job is to manage something) | :: vadītājs {m}, direktors {m}, administrators {m}, pārvaldnieks {m} |
| manageress {n} (female manager) | :: administratore {f}, pārvaldniece {f}, direkotore {f}, vadītāja {f} |
| manatee {n} (any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae) | :: lamantīns {m}, manati {m} |
| Manchester {prop} (major city in the north-west of England) | :: Mančestra {f} |
| Manchuria {prop} (historical region in Northeast Asia) | :: Mandžūrija {f} |
| mandarin {n} (fruit) SEE: mandarin orange | :: |
| mandarin {n} (tree) SEE: mandarin orange | :: |
| mandarin orange {n} (tree) | :: mandarīns {m} |
| mandarin orange {n} (fruit) | :: mandarīns {m} |
| mandible {n} (lower jaw) | :: apakšžoklis {m} |
| mane {n} (longer hair growth on back of neck of a horse) | :: krēpes {m} |
| manga {n} (comic originated in Japan) | :: manga {f} |
| manga {n} (comic done in Japanese style) | :: manga {f} |
| manganese {n} (chemical element) | :: mangāns {?} |
| mango {n} (tropical fruit tree Mangifera indica) | :: mango {m} |
| mango {n} (fruit) | :: mango |
| manifold {n} (omasum) SEE: omasum | :: |
| Manila hemp {n} (the fibre of the abaca) | :: abaka {f}, Manilas kaņepāji {m-p} |
| Manipur {prop} (Manipur, India) | :: Manipura |
| mankind {n} (human race) | :: cilvēce {f} |
| mannequin {n} (model of the human body used for the displaying of clothes) | :: manekens {m} |
| manner {n} (way of performing or effecting; method or style) | :: veids {m} |
| manor {n} (landed estate) | :: muiža {f} |
| manor {n} (mansion) | :: muiža {f} |
| manure {n} (excrement) | :: mēsli {m-p} |
| manus {n} (hand) SEE: hand | :: |
| manuscript {n} (book, composition or any other document, written by hand) | :: rokraksts {m}, manuskripts {m} |
| manuscript {n} (book, article etc, submitted for reproductive publication) | :: rokraksts {m}, manuskripts {m} |
| manuscript {n} | :: rokraksts {m}, manuskripts {m} |
| many {determiner} (an indefinite large number of) | :: daudz (+ genitive), daudzi |
| many happy returns {n} (Many happy returns!) | :: daudz baltu dieniņu |
| manyplies {n} (omasum) SEE: omasum | :: |
| map {n} (visual representation of an area) | :: karte {f} |
| maple {n} (tree of the Acer genus) | :: kļava {f} |
| marauder {n} (one who moves about in roving fashion looking for plunder) | :: marodieris {m} |
| marble {n} (crystalline limestone) | :: marmors {m} |
| march {n} (formal, rhythmic way of walking) | :: maršs {m} |
| march {n} (song in the genre of music written for marching) | :: maršs {m} |
| March {prop} (third month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: marts {m} |
| mare {n} (female horse) | :: ķēve {f} |
| Margaret {prop} (female given name) | :: Margarita {f} |
| margarine {n} (spread) | :: margarīns {m} |
| Marie {prop} (female given name) SEE: Mary | :: |
| marijuana {n} (the drug) | :: marihuāna {f}, kaņepe {f} |
| Marina {prop} (female given name) | :: Marina {f} |
| marine biology {n} (branch of biology) | :: jūras bioloģija |
| mariner {n} (sailor) SEE: sailor | :: |
| mariner's compass {n} (compass) SEE: compass | :: |
| mark {n} (unit of currency) | :: marka {f} |
| Mark {prop} (male given name) | :: Marks {m} |
| Mark {prop} (the Evangelist) | :: Marks {m} |
| Mark {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Marks {m} |
| market {n} (spacious site for trading) | :: tirgus {m}, bazārs {m} |
| market {n} | :: tirgus {m} |
| market {v} (to sell) SEE: sell | :: |
| marketing {n} (the promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service) | :: tirgvedība {f}, tirgzinība {f}, mārketings {m} |
| marmalade {n} (jam) | :: marmelāde {f} |
| marmot {n} (rodent of the genera Marmota) | :: murkšķis {m} |
| marquess {n} (title of nobility) | :: marķīzs {m}, markgrāfs {m} |
| marquis {n} (nobleman) SEE: marquess | :: |
| marriage {n} (state of being married) | :: laulība {f} |
| marriage {n} (union of two people) | :: laulība {f} |
| marriage {n} (wedding) | :: vedības |
| marry {v} (to take a husband or wife) | :: precēties, precēt |
| marry up {v} (join) SEE: join | :: |
| Mars {prop} (planet) | :: Marss {m} |
| Mars {prop} (god of war) | :: Marss {m} |
| Mars {prop} (brand of chocolate bar) | :: Mars |
| Marseilles {prop} (city in France) | :: Marseļa {f} |
| marsh {n} (area of low, wet land) | :: purvs {m}, purvājs {m}, muklājs {m}, staignums {m} |
| Marshall Islands {prop} (Republic of the Marshall Islands) | :: Māršala Salas {f-p} |
| marshrutka {n} (share taxi) | :: maršruta taksometrs |
| marshy {adj} (of, or resembling a marsh; boggy) | :: staigns, purvains, muklains, mukls |
| marten {n} (mammal) | :: cauna {f} |
| Martha {prop} (female given name) | :: Marta {f} |
| Martha {prop} (biblical sister of Lazarus and Mary) | :: Marta {f} |
| martial {n} (soldier, warrior) SEE: soldier | :: |
| martial art {n} (fighting style) | :: cīņas māksla {f} |
| martin {n} (bird) | :: čurkste {f} |
| Martin {prop} (given name) | :: Mārtiņš {m} |
| Martinique {prop} (Department of Martinique) | :: Martinika {f} |
| martyr {v} (torture) SEE: torture | :: |
| marvel {n} (miracle) SEE: miracle | :: |
| Marxism {n} (philosophy) | :: marksisms {m} |
| Marxism {n} (ideology) | :: marksisms {m} |
| Mary {prop} (female given name) | :: [cognate] Marija {f}, [transliteration] Mērija {f} |
| Mary {prop} (biblical mother of Jesus) | :: Marija {f} |
| Mary Magdalene {prop} (female disciple of Jesus) | :: Marija Magdalēna {f} |
| marzipan {n} (confection of almond paste, sugar and egg white) | :: marcipāns {m} |
| masculine {adj} (of the male sex; biologically male, not female; manly) | :: vīrišķīgs, vīrišķs, vīriešu |
| masculine {adj} (belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males) | :: vīrišķīgs, vīrišķs, vīriešu |
| masculine {adj} (having male qualities, not feminine or effeminate) | :: vīrišķīgs, vīrišķs, vīriešu |
| masculine {adj} (grammar: being of the masculine class, being inflected in the masculine manner) | :: vīriešu dzimtes |
| masculine {n} ((grammar) the masculine gender) | :: vīriešu dzimte {f} |
| masculinity {n} (degree or property of being masculine) | :: vīrišķība {f}, vīrišķīgums {m} |
| masjid {n} (mosque) SEE: mosque | :: |
| mask {n} (cover for the face) | :: maska {f} |
| Masr {prop} (Egypt) SEE: Egypt | :: |
| mass {n} (quantity of matter cohering together to make one body) | :: masa {f} |
| mass {n} (physics: quantity of matter which a body contains) | :: masa {f} |
| mass {n} (lower classes) | :: masas {f-p} |
| mass {n} (religion: celebration of the Eucharist) | :: mise {f} |
| massacre {n} (intentional mass killing) | :: slaktiņš {m}, masveida slepkavība {f} |
| massage {n} (rubbing, kneading, or hitting muscled part of a body) | :: masāža {f} |
| massif {n} (principal mountain mass) | :: masīvs {m} |
| mass number {n} (number of protons and neutrons in an atomic nucleus) | :: masas skaitlis {m} |
| mast {n} (support of a sail) | :: masts {m} |
| master {n} (someone who has control over something or someone) | :: saimnieks {m}, saimniece {f} |
| master {n} (owner of an animal or slave) | :: saimnieks {m}, saimniece {f} |
| mastery {n} (philosopher's stone) SEE: philosopher's stone | :: |
| masticate {v} (chew) SEE: chew | :: |
| masturbate {v} (to masturbate) | :: masturbēt |
| masturbation {n} (manual erotic stimulation of the genitals) | :: masturbācija {f} |
| match {n} (sporting event) | :: mačs {m} |
| match {n} (device to make fire) | :: deglis |
| matchy-matchy {adj} (excessively color-coordinated) | :: saskaņots |
| material {n} (matter) | :: materiāls {m} |
| mathematical {adj} (of, or relating to mathematics) | :: matemātisks |
| mathematician {n} (expert in mathematics) | :: matemātiķis {m}, matemātiķe {f} |
| mathematics {n} (field of study) | :: matemātika {f} |
| maths {n} (short form of mathematics) | :: matene {f}, matemātika {f} |
| matrimony {n} (marriage or the state of being married) | :: laulība {f} |
| matrix {n} (womb) SEE: womb | :: |
| matryoshka {n} (Russian doll) SEE: Russian doll | :: |
| matter {n} (basic structural component of the universe) | :: matērija {f} |
| Matterhorn {prop} (mountain) | :: Materhorns |
| Matthew {prop} (male given name) | :: Matīss, Matejs {m} |
| Matthew {prop} (biblical disciple) | :: Matejs |
| Matthew {prop} (gospel of Matthew) | :: Matīss {m}, Matejs {m} |
| mattock {n} (agricultural tool) | :: kaplis {m} |
| mattress {n} (a pad on which a person can recline and sleep) | :: matracis |
| maul {n} (heavy, long-handled hammer) | :: veseris {m} |
| Maundy Thursday {prop} (Thursday before Easter) | :: Zaļā Ceturtdiena |
| Maurice {prop} (male given name) | :: Māris {m} |
| Mauritania {prop} (Islamic Republic of Mauritania) | :: Mauritānija {f} |
| Mauritius {prop} (country) | :: Maurīcija {f} |
| may {v} (have permission to) | :: drīkstēt |
| May {prop} (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: maijs {m} |
| May {prop} (given name) | :: Maija |
| maybe {adv} (indicating a lack of certainty) | :: varbūt |
| May bug {n} (cockchafer) SEE: cockchafer | :: |
| mayonnaise {n} (dressing) | :: majonēze {f} |
| mayor {n} (leader of a city) | :: mērs {m} |
| mayoress {n} (female mayor) | :: mēre {f} |
| Mayotte {prop} (Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte) | :: Majota {f} |
| may the Force be with you {phrase} (wish someone luck) | :: jā ieradīsies ar jums Spēks |
| McDonald's {prop} (fast-food restaurant) | :: McDonald's, Makdonalds {m} [spoken], maķītis {m} [slang] |
| me {pron} (myself) SEE: myself | :: |
| me {pron} (direct object of a verb) | :: mani |
| me {pron} (indirect object of a verb) | :: man |
| me {pron} (reflexive indirect object of a verb) | :: sev |
| mead {n} (alcoholic drink) | :: medus {m} |
| meadow {n} (field or pasture) | :: pļava {f} |
| meal {n} (food that is prepared and eaten) | :: ēdiens {f} |
| meal {n} (coarse-ground edible part of various grains) | :: ēdiens {f} |
| mean {v} (to convey, indicate) | :: nozīmēt |
| mean {adj} (low-minded; acting without consideration of others) | :: zemisks, nekrietns |
| meaning {n} (symbolic value of something) | :: jēga {f}, nozīme {f} |
| meaning {n} (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") | :: jēga {f} |
| meaning {n} (definition or connotation of a word) | :: nozīme {f} |
| meaningful {adj} (having meaning, significant) | :: jēdzīgs, nozīmīgs |
| meaningless {adj} (lacking meaning) | :: bezjēdzīgs |
| meaninglessness {n} (state of lacking meaning) | :: bezjēdzība {f}, bezjēdzīgums {m} |
| meanness {n} (the condition or quality of being mean) | :: zemiskums {m} |
| means of production {n} (combination of the means of labor and the subject of labor) | :: ražošanas llīdzekļi {m-p} |
| measles {n} (acute highly contagious viral disease) | :: masalas {f-p} |
| measure {n} (melody) SEE: melody | :: |
| measure {n} (act or result of measuring) | :: mērīšana {f} |
| measure {n} (size ascertained by measuring) | :: mērs {m} |
| measure {n} (action to achieve some purpose) | :: pasākums {m} |
| measure {v} (ascertain the quantity of a unit) | :: mērīt |
| measure {n} (dance) SEE: dance | :: |
| measure {n} (geology: bed or stratum) SEE: bed | :: |
| meat {n} (animal flesh used as food) | :: gaļa {f} |
| meat {n} (type of meat) | :: gaļa {f} |
| meat {n} (meathead) | :: cietpauris {m} |
| meatball {n} (meatball) | :: gaļas bumba |
| Mecca {prop} (city in Saudi Arabia) | :: Meka {f} |
| mechanic {n} (skilled worker on machinery) | :: mehāniķis {m}, mehāniķe {f} |
| mechanical {adj} (physics: related to mechanics) | :: mehānisks |
| mechanically {adv} (In a mechanical manner) | :: mehānisks {m} |
| mechanics {n} (a branch of physics) | :: mehānika {f} |
| mechanism {n} (mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion) | :: mehānisms {m} |
| mechanism {n} (mental, chemical, or physical process) | :: mehānisms {m} |
| medal {n} (stamped metal disc) | :: medaļa {f} |
| mediate {v} (act as communicative agent) | :: būt par vidutāju |
| medic {n} (doctor) SEE: doctor | :: |
| medical {adj} (of the practice of medicine) | :: medicīnisks |
| medicaster {n} (quack doctor) | :: pūšļotājs {m} |
| medicine {n} (substance which promotes healing) | :: zāles {f-p}, medikaments {m} |
| medicine {n} (treatment or cure) | :: [process of treatment] ārstēšana {f}, [treatment in general] ārstniecība {f}, [treatment with a supposed successful outcome] izārstēšana {f} |
| medicine {n} (field of study) | :: medicīna {f} |
| medicine {n} (profession) | :: medicīna {f} |
| medieval {adj} (brutal) SEE: brutal | :: |
| Mediterranean {prop} (Mediterranean Sea) SEE: Mediterranean Sea | :: |
| mediterranean sea {n} (mostly enclosed sea) | :: iekšējā jūra {f} |
| Mediterranean Sea {prop} (sea between Europe and Africa) | :: Vidusjūra {f} |
| meerkat {n} (small carnivorous mammal) | :: surikats {m} |
| meet {v} (encounter by accident) | :: sagaidīt |
| mega- {prefix} (multiplication factor one million) | :: mega- |
| megawatt {n} (one million watts) | :: megavats |
| Meghalaya {prop} (state) | :: Meghālaja |
| meitnerium {n} (chemical element) | :: meitnērijs {m} |
| melody {n} (sequence of notes that makes up a musical phrase) | :: melodija {f} |
| melomel {n} (A mead that contains fruit) | :: miestiņš |
| melon {n} (fruit) | :: melone {f} |
| melongene {n} (eggplant) SEE: eggplant | :: |
| melt {v} (intransitive: (of a solid) to become a liquid) | :: kust, kausēt |
| melt {n} (idiot) SEE: idiot | :: |
| member {n} (in set theory) SEE: element | :: |
| member {n} (one who officially belongs to a group) | :: biedrs {m}, loceklis {m} |
| member {n} (organ, limb) | :: loceklis {m} |
| membranophone {n} (instrument) | :: plēvskanis {m} |
| memoir {n} (book describing the personal experiences of an author) | :: memuāri {p} |
| memoirs {n} (autobiography) SEE: memoir | :: |
| memorial service {n} (funeral) SEE: funeral | :: |
| memory {n} (ability to recall) | :: atmiņa {f} |
| memory {n} (RAM or ROM) | :: atmiņa {f} |
| mendacious {adj} (false) SEE: false | :: |
| mendelevium {n} (chemical element) | :: mendelevijs |
| meningitis {n} (inflammation of the meninges) | :: meningīts {m} |
| meniscus {n} (the curved surface of liquids) | :: menisks {m} |
| meniscus {n} (either of two parts of the human knee) | :: menisks {m} |
| menstruation {n} (periodic discharging of the menses) | :: menstruācija {f} |
| mentality {n} (mindset) | :: mentalitāte {f} |
| mention {v} (mention) SEE: cover | :: |
| menu {n} (details of the food to be served at a banquet) | :: ēdienkarte {f} |
| menu {n} (printed list of dishes offered in a restaurant) | :: ēdienkarte {f} |
| menu {n} (list from which the user may select an operation to be performed) | :: izvēlne {f} |
| meow {interj} (cry of a cat) | :: ņau, mjau |
| meow {n} (cry of a cat) | :: ņaudiens {m} |
| meow {v} (of a cat, to make its cry) | :: ņaudēt |
| mercantile {adj} (related to the exchange of goods for profit) | :: tirdzniecisks, veikalniecisks |
| mercenary {n} (person employed to fight) | :: algotnis {m} |
| merchandise {n} (commodities offered for sale) | :: prece {f} |
| merchant {n} (person who traffics in commodities) | :: lieltirgotājs {m} |
| merchantman {n} (merchant) SEE: merchant | :: |
| merciful {adj} (showing mercy) | :: žēlīgs |
| mercury {n} (element) | :: dzīvsudrabs {m} |
| Mercury {prop} (planet) | :: Merkurs {m} |
| Mercury {prop} (Roman god) | :: Merkurs {m}, Merkūrijs {m} |
| mergirl {n} (mermaid) SEE: mermaid | :: |
| meridian {n} (imaginary great circle on the Earth's surface) | :: meridiāns {m} |
| merlon {n} (any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement) | :: dzeguļi |
| mermaid {n} (mythological woman with a fish's tail) | :: nāra {f} |
| Merry Andrew {n} (person who clowns publicly) SEE: clown | :: |
| merry Christmas {phrase} (good wishes at Christmas time) | :: priecīgus Ziemassvētkus |
| Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year {phrase} (traditional greeting for the Christmas and the new year) | :: Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus un laimīgu Jauno gadu! |
| mesentery {n} (the membrane that attaches the intestines to the wall of the abdomen) | :: taukplēve {f} |
| Mesolithic {n} (Mesolithic period) | :: Mesolīts |
| Mesopotamia {prop} (region between Euphrates and Tigris) | :: Divupe |
| message {n} (communication, concept or information conveyed) | :: ziņa {f} |
| message {n} | :: ziņa {f} |
| messenger {n} (one who brings messages) | :: ziņnesis {m}, kurjers {m} |
| Messiah {prop} ((Christianity) Jesus) | :: Mesija {m} |
| Messina {prop} (city) | :: Mesīna {f} |
| metabolism {n} (complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells) | :: vielmaiņa |
| metal {n} (atomic element or material made of such atoms) | :: metāls {m} |
| metal {n} (certain category of rock music) | :: metāls {m} |
| metalloid {n} (element) | :: pusmetāls {m} |
| metallurgy {n} (science of metals) | :: metalurģija {f} |
| metamorphic rock {n} (one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth) | :: metamorfais iezis |
| metaphor {n} (uncountable: figure of speech) | :: metafora {f} |
| metaphor {n} (countable: word or phrase used in metaphor) | :: metaforia {f} |
| metaphysical {adj} (of or pertaining to metaphysics) | :: metafizisks |
| metaphysics {n} (branch of philosophy that studies first principles) | :: metafizika {f} |
| metastasis {n} (transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body) | :: riesums {m}, metastāze {f} |
| meteor {n} (streak of light) | :: meteors {m} |
| meteorite {n} (remains of a meteor) | :: meteorīts {m} |
| meteorology {n} (science) | :: meteoroloģija {f} |
| meter {n} (measuring instrument) | :: mērītājs {m} |
| meter {n} (unit of length) SEE: metre | :: |
| meter {v} (to measure) SEE: measure | :: |
| methanal {n} (formaldehyde) SEE: formaldehyde | :: |
| methionine {n} (amino acid) | :: metionīns |
| method {n} (process by which a task is completed) | :: metode {f} |
| me too {phrase} (I agree) | :: es arī |
| metre {n} (unit of length) | :: [as unit of distance] metrs {m} |
| metro {n} (underground railway) SEE: subway | :: |
| metro {n} (train of underground railway) SEE: subway | :: |
| metronome {n} (a device used in music) | :: metronoms {m} |
| metropole {n} (city) SEE: metropolis | :: |
| metropolis {n} (colony’s mother city) | :: metropole {f} |
| metropolis {n} (large, busy city) | :: metropole {f} |
| mettle {n} (metal) SEE: metal | :: |
| mew {n} (crying sound of a cat) SEE: meow | :: |
| mew {v} (meow) SEE: meow | :: |
| mew {n} (gull or seagull) | :: kaija |
| Mexican {n} (person from Mexico or of Mexican descent) | :: meksikānis {m}, meksikāniete {f} |
| Mexican {adj} (of or pertaining to Mexico) | :: meksikāņu |
| Mexico {prop} (country) | :: Meksika {f} |
| Mexico {prop} (Mexico City) SEE: Mexico City | :: |
| Mexico City {prop} (capital of Mexico) | :: Mehiko |
| Miami {prop} (city in Florida, United States) | :: Maiami |
| Micah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Miha {m} |
| Micah {prop} (Biblical character: minor prophet and author) | :: Miha {m} |
| Micah {prop} (Biblical character: Ephraimite featured in Judges 17–18) | :: Miha {m} |
| Micah {prop} (male given name) | :: Miha {m} |
| Michael {prop} (male given name) | :: Miķelis {m}, [transliteration] Maikls {m} |
| Michael {prop} (archangel) | :: Miķelis {m} |
| Michigan {prop} (US state) | :: Mičigana |
| microbe {n} (microorganism) | :: mikrobs {m} |
| microbiology {n} (branch of biology dealing with microorganisms) | :: mikrobioloģija {f} |
| micrometer {n} (instrument) | :: mikrometrs {m} |
| micrometre {n} (micrometer) SEE: micrometer | :: |
| micron {n} (micrometer) | :: mikrons {m} |
| Micronesia {prop} (geographical region) | :: Mikronēzija {f} |
| Micronesia {prop} (country) | :: Mikronēzija {f} |
| microphone {n} (transducer of sound waves to electricity) | :: mikrofons {m} |
| microscope {n} (an optical instrument) | :: mikroskops {m} |
| microscopize {v} (microscope) SEE: microscope | :: |
| microwave {n} (microwave oven) SEE: microwave oven | :: |
| microwave oven {n} (oven using microwave energy) | :: mikroviļņu krāsns {m} |
| midday {n} (12 o'clock during the day) SEE: noon | :: |
| middle {n} (centre, midpoint) | :: vidus {m} |
| middle {n} (part between beginning and end) | :: vidus {m} |
| middle {n} (central part of human body) | :: vidus {m}, viduklis {m} |
| middle {n} | :: viduklis |
| middle {adj} (located in the middle; in between) | :: vidus, vidējs |
| middle {adj} (central) | :: vidējs, centrāls |
| Middle Earth {prop} (Earth) SEE: Earth | :: |
| middleman {n} (intermediary) SEE: intermediary | :: |
| Midgard {prop} (Earth) SEE: Earth | :: |
| midge {n} (fly of family Chironomidae or Ceratopogonidae) | :: miģele {f} |
| midnight {n} (12 o'clock) | :: pusnakts {m} |
| midwife {n} (person who assists women in childbirth) | :: vecmāte {f} |
| mielie {n} (maize) SEE: maize | :: |
| Milan {prop} (city and capital) | :: Milāna {f} |
| mild {adj} (gentle; pleasant; kind; soft) | :: mīksts, viegls |
| mildew {n} (growth of minute fungi) | :: pelējums {m} |
| mile {n} (measure of length) | :: jūdze {f} |
| military {adj} (characteristic of members of the armed forces) | :: militārs |
| military {n} (armed forces) | :: karaspēks {m} |
| militsia {n} (police) SEE: police | :: |
| militsia {n} ((Soviet Union) the police in the Soviet Union and related states) | :: milicija {f} |
| milk {v} (to express milk from mammal) | :: slaukt |
| milk {v} (to express any liquid) | :: slaukt, izspiest (sulu) |
| milk {v} (to take advantage of situation) | :: slaukt |
| milk {v} | :: liet |
| milk {n} (semen) SEE: semen | :: |
| milk {n} (liquid) | :: piens {m} |
| milkmaid {n} (a young woman who milks the cows on a farm) | :: slaucēja {f} |
| milkshake {n} (milk and ice cream beverage) | :: kokteilis {m} |
| milk tooth {n} (tooth of the first set of teeth) | :: piena zobs {m} |
| Milky Way {prop} (galaxy) | :: Piena Ceļš {m} |
| Milky Way {prop} (light in night sky) | :: Piena Ceļš {m} |
| mill {n} (grinding apparatus) | :: malējs |
| mill {n} (building housing a grinding apparatus) | :: dzirnavas {f-p} |
| mill {n} (building housing a manufacturing plant) | :: maltuve |
| mill {v} (grind or process using a mill or other machine) | :: malt |
| millennium {n} (thousand-year period) | :: tūkstošgade {f}, gadu tūkstotis {m} |
| milli- {prefix} (prefix) | :: mili- |
| milliard {num} (10^9) SEE: billion | :: |
| millimeter {n} (unit of measure) | :: milimetrs |
| millimetre {n} (millimeter) SEE: millimeter | :: |
| million {n} (cardinal number) | :: miljons {m} |
| millionaire {n} (somebody whose wealth is greater than one million) | :: miljonārs {m}, miljonāre {f} |
| millionairess {n} (woman whose wealth is greater than one million dollars) | :: miljonāre {f} |
| millipede {n} (elongated arthropod) | :: daudzkājis |
| milt {n} (the organ spleen) SEE: spleen | :: |
| mimic {v} (to imitate, especially in order to ridicule) | :: atdarināt |
| mind {n} (ability for rational thought) | :: prāts {m} |
| mind {n} (ability to be aware of things) | :: prāts {m}, apziņa {f} |
| mind {v} (to remember) SEE: remember | :: |
| mindfulness {n} (awareness) SEE: awareness | :: |
| mind like a sieve {n} (poor memory) | :: caura galva |
| mine {pron} (that which belongs to me) | :: mans {m}, manējs {f} |
| mine {n} (excavation from which ore is extracted) | :: raktuve {f} |
| mine {n} (military: exploding device) | :: mīna {f} |
| mine {v} (to remove ore from the ground) | :: iegūt |
| mine {v} (to sow mines in) | :: mīnēt |
| mine {v} (to damage with a mine) | :: mīnēt, spridzināt |
| miner {n} (person who works in a mine) | :: kalnracis {m}, ogļracis {m} |
| miner {n} (operator of mines and other explosives) | :: mīnētājs {m} |
| mineral {n} (in geology) | :: minerāls {m} |
| mineral {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water | :: |
| mineralogy {n} (the study or science of minerals) | :: mineraloģija |
| mineral water {n} (water containing dissolved minerals) | :: mineralūdens {m} |
| miniature {n} (a model of reduced scale) | :: miniatūra |
| minibus {n} (a small bus) | :: mikroautobuss {m} |
| minion {n} (loyal servant of another more powerful being) | :: mīlulis |
| minister {n} (politician who heads a ministry) | :: ministrs {m}, ministre {f} |
| ministry {n} (government department) | :: ministrija {f} |
| mink {n} (mammal) | :: ūdele {f} |
| minor {n} (someone below the legal age) | :: nepilngadīgs |
| Minorca {prop} (An island of Spain) | :: Menorka {f} |
| Minsk {prop} (capital of Belarus) | :: Minska {f} |
| mint {v} (to reproduce coins) | :: kalt |
| minute {n} (unit of time) | :: minūte {f} |
| minute {n} (unit of angular measure) | :: minūte {f} |
| miracle {n} (wonderful event attributed to supernatural powers) | :: brīnums {m} |
| mirage {n} (an optical phenomenon) | :: mirāža {f} |
| mirage {n} (illusion) SEE: illusion | :: |
| mire {n} (deep mud) | :: muklājs {m}, purvājs {m}, staignums {m} |
| mirror {n} (smooth reflecting surface) | :: spogulis {m} |
| mirror image {n} (reversed image) | :: spoguļattēls {m} |
| misanthropy {n} (hatred or dislike of people or mankind) | :: mizantropija {f} |
| miscarriage {n} (termination of pregnancy) | :: aborts {m} |
| misfit {n} (a badly adjusted person) | :: baltā vārna {f} [figuratively], baltais zvirbulis {m} [figuratively] |
| misfortune {n} (an undesirable event such as an accident) | :: bēda {f} |
| miss {v} (to fail to hit) | :: netrāpīt |
| miss {v} (to feel the absence of someone or something; to feel the want or need of) | :: trūkt |
| miss {n} (Miss) SEE: Miss | :: |
| Miss {n} (title) | :: jaunkundze {f} (Jk-dze) |
| missile {n} (self-propelled, guidable projectile) | :: raķete {f} |
| missionary {n} (person traveling to spread a religion) | :: misionārs {m} |
| Mississippi {n} (river) | :: Misisipi {f} |
| Missouri {prop} (US state) | :: Misūri |
| missus {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| mist {n} (Water or other liquid finely suspended in air) | :: migla {f}, dūmaka {f} |
| mistake {n} (an error) | :: kļūda {f} |
| mistaken {adj} (erroneous) SEE: erroneous | :: |
| mistletoe {n} (any of several hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales) | :: āmuļi {m} |
| mistress {n} (female teacher) | :: pasniedzēja {f}, skolotāja {f} |
| mistress {n} (woman in extramarital relationship) | :: mīļākā {f}, brūte {f} [informal] |
| mite {n} (arachnid) | :: ērce {f} |
| mitre {n} (a covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries) | :: mitra {f} |
| mitt {n} (mitten) SEE: mitten | :: |
| mitten {n} (type of glove) | :: dūrainis {m}, dūraiņi {m-p} |
| mix {v} (stir two or more substances together) | :: maisīt |
| Mizoram {prop} (state) | :: Mizorāma |
| Mjollnir {prop} (the hammer of Thor, Thor's hammer Mjollnir) | :: Mjelnirs {m} |
| moan {n} (a low cry of pain) | :: vaids |
| moan {v} (to make a moan or similar sound) | :: vaidēt |
| moat {n} (defensive ditch) | :: aizsarggrāvis |
| mob {n} (mafia) SEE: mafia | :: |
| mobile {adj} (capable of being moved) | :: mobils |
| mobile {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| mobile phone {n} (portable telephone) | :: mobilais tālrunis {m}, mobilais telefons {m}, mobilais {m} [colloquial] |
| mobile telephone {n} (mobile phone) SEE: mobile phone | :: |
| mobility {n} (ability to move) | :: mobilitāte {f}, kustīgums {m} |
| mode {n} (grammatical mood) SEE: grammatical mood | :: |
| modem {n} (device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals) | :: modems {m} |
| modern {adj} (pertaining to the current time and style) | :: moderns |
| modest {adj} (not bragging or boasting about oneself or one's achievements) | :: pieticīgs |
| Mohammad {prop} (male given name) SEE: Muhammad | :: |
| Mohammad {prop} (prophet) SEE: Muhammad | :: |
| moiety {n} (half) SEE: half | :: |
| moist {adj} (slightly wet) | :: mitrs, mikls, valgs, valgans |
| moisture {n} (a moderate degree of wetness) | :: mistrums {m}, miklums {m}, valgums {m}, valganums {m} |
| moisture {n} (that which moistens or makes damp) | :: mitrums {m}, miklums {m}, slapjums {m} |
| moisturising cream {n} (cream that moisturises the skin) | :: mitrinātājs {m} |
| moisturizer {n} (moisturising cream) SEE: moisturising cream | :: |
| molar {n} (back tooth) | :: dzeroklis {m} |
| molar {adj} (containing one mole of solute per litre of solution) | :: molārs |
| mold {n} (woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi) | :: pelējums {m} |
| Moldavia {prop} (Moldova) SEE: Moldova | :: |
| Moldavia {prop} (region) | :: Moldāvija {f} |
| Moldavian {n} (inhabitant of the Republic of Moldova) | :: moldāvs {m}, moldāvietis {m}, moldāviete {f} |
| Moldavian {prop} (language) | :: moldāvu valoda {f}, moldāviešu valoda {f}, moldāvu, moldāviešu |
| Moldavian {adj} (relating to Moldova) | :: moldāvu, moldāviešu, moldāvisks |
| Moldova {prop} (country) | :: Moldova {f} |
| Moldovan {n} (Moldavian) SEE: Moldavian | :: |
| Moldovan {prop} (Moldavian) SEE: Moldavian | :: |
| Moldovan {adj} (Moldavian) SEE: Moldavian | :: |
| mole {n} (burrowing insectivore) | :: kurmis {m} |
| mole {n} (mole rat) SEE: mole rat | :: |
| molecule {n} (group of atoms held together by chemical bonds) | :: molekula {f} |
| molehill {n} (A small mound of earth) | :: kurmja rakums {m} |
| mole rat {n} (rodent) | :: kurmis {m} |
| moll {adj} (minor) SEE: minor | :: |
| mollusc {n} (soft-bodied invertebrate of phylum Mollusca, see also: clam; oyster; mussel) | :: molusks {m}, gliemis {m} |
| molybdenum {n} (chemical element) | :: molibdens {m} |
| mom {v} (mother) SEE: mum | :: |
| moment {n} (very brief period of time) | :: moments {n}, mirklis {n}, brīdis {n} |
| moment {n} (moment of force) | :: moments {m} |
| mommy {n} (mum) SEE: mum | :: |
| Mona Lisa {prop} (painting by Leonardo da Vinci) | :: Mona Liza {f}, Džokonda {f} |
| monarch {n} (ruler) | :: monarhs {m} |
| monarchy {n} (form of government with a hereditary head of state) | :: monarhija {f} |
| monastery {n} (building for monks) | :: klosteris {m} |
| Monastir {prop} (former name of Bitola in Macedonia) | :: Bitola |
| Monday {n} (day of the week) | :: pirmdiena {f} |
| Monday {adv} (on Monday) | :: pirmdien |
| money {n} (means of exchange and measure of value) | :: nauda |
| money {n} (currency) | :: valūta {f} |
| money box {n} (tin with a slot in the top for depositing coins) SEE: piggy bank | :: |
| Mongol {n} (A person from Mongolia; a Mongolian) SEE: Mongolian | :: |
| Mongolia {prop} (East Asian country) | :: Mongolija {f} |
| Mongolian {adj} (of or relating to Mongolia or its peoples, languages, or cultures) | :: mongoļu |
| Mongolian {n} (native or inhabitant of Mongolia) | :: mongolis {m}, mongoliete {f} |
| Mongolian People's Republic {prop} (Mongolia) SEE: Mongolia | :: |
| Monica {prop} (female given name) | :: Monika {f} |
| Monika {prop} (female given name) SEE: Monica | :: |
| moniker {n} (signature) SEE: signature | :: |
| monitor {n} (computer display) | :: monitors {m} |
| monitor {n} (monitor lizard) SEE: monitor lizard | :: |
| monitor lizard {n} (lizard of the genus Varanus) | :: varāns {m} |
| monk {n} (slang: judge) SEE: judge | :: |
| monk {n} (male member of monastic order) | :: mūks {m} |
| monkey {n} (primate) | :: pērtiķis {m}, mērkaķis |
| monkey-house {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| monocotyledon {n} (Plant belonging to Monocotyledones or Liliopsida) | :: viendīgļlapji |
| monogram {n} (a design composed of one or more letters used as an identifying mark) | :: monogramma {f} |
| Monopoly {prop} (a board game) | :: Monopols |
| monopsony {n} (market situation in which there is only buyer for a product) | :: monopsons {m} |
| monster {n} (terrifying dangerous creature) | :: briesmonis {m}, šausmonis {m} |
| Montana {prop} (US state) | :: Montāna |
| Mont Blanc {prop} (the highest mountain in Europe) | :: Monblāns {m} |
| Montenegrin {adj} (relating to Montenegro) | :: Melnkalnes |
| Montenegrin {n} (person from Montenegro) | :: melnkalnietis {m}, melnkalniete {f} |
| Montenegro {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Melnkalne {f} |
| month {n} (period into which a year is divided) | :: mēnesis {m} |
| Montreal {prop} (a city in Quebec) | :: Monreāla |
| monument {n} (structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons) | :: piemineklis {m}, monuments {m} |
| moo {v} (to make a lowing sound) | :: maut |
| mood {n} (mental state) | :: oma {f} |
| mood {n} (grammatical mood) SEE: grammatical mood | :: |
| moon {n} (largest natural satellite of planet Earth) | :: mēness {m} |
| moon {n} (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet) | :: pavadonis {m}, satelīts {m}, mēness {m} |
| moon {n} (month) | :: mēnesis {m} |
| Moon {prop} (sole natural satellite of the Earth) | :: mēness {m}, Mēness {m} |
| moonbeam {n} (moonlight generally) SEE: moonlight | :: |
| moonlight {n} (light reflected from the moon) | :: mēness gaisma {f-d} |
| moonshine {n} (illicit liquor) | :: kandža {f} |
| moonshine {n} (shine of the moon) SEE: moonlight | :: |
| moonsickle {n} (thin crescent of the moon) | :: sirpis {m} |
| moose {n} (largest member of the deer family (Alces alces)) | :: alnis {m} |
| moot {n} (debate) SEE: debate | :: |
| moot {n} (discuss) SEE: discuss | :: |
| moped {n} (two-wheeled vehicle) | :: mopēds {m} |
| moraine {n} (accumulation of rocks and debris) | :: morēna {f} |
| moral {adj} (relating to principles of right and wrong) | :: morāls |
| moral {adj} (conforming to a standard of right behavior) | :: morāls |
| moral {n} (the moral significance or practical lesson) | :: morāle {f} |
| moral {n} (moral practices or teachings) | :: morāle {f} |
| moralism {n} (Act or practice of moralizing) | :: morālisms {m} |
| moralist {n} (one driven by perceived morals) | :: morālists {m}, morāliste {f} |
| morality {n} (recognition of / obedience to the rules of right conduct) | :: morāle {f} |
| morality {n} (personal guiding principles) | :: morāle {f} |
| morality {n} (set of customs, traditions, rules of conduct) | :: morāle {f} |
| morality {n} (lesson or pronouncement) | :: morāle {f} |
| morality {n} | :: morāle |
| moral philosophy {n} (ethics) SEE: ethics | :: |
| Moravia {prop} (historical region) | :: Morāvija {f} |
| more {determiner} (comparative of many) | :: vairāk |
| more {determiner} (comparative of much) | :: vēl |
| morel {n} (common morel or yellow morel, Morchella esculenta) | :: lāčpurns {m} |
| morgue {n} (place for dead people) | :: morgs {m} |
| morgue {n} (haughty attitude) SEE: arrogance | :: |
| Mormon {prop} (ancient prophet) | :: Mormons |
| Mormon {n} (member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) | :: mormoņu |
| Mormon {adj} (pertaining to the faith established by Joseph Smith, Jr) | :: mormoņu |
| morning {n} (part of the day between dawn and midday) | :: rīts {m} |
| morning {n} (the part of the day after midnight and before midday) | :: rīts {m} |
| morning after {n} (hangover) SEE: hangover | :: |
| morning person {n} (early bird) SEE: early bird | :: |
| Moroccan {n} (person from Morocco) | :: marokietis {m}, marokiete {f} |
| Moroccan {adj} (pertaining to Morocco) | :: marokiešu |
| Morocco {prop} (country) | :: Maroka {f} |
| moron {n} (idiot) SEE: idiot | :: |
| mortal {adj} (susceptible to death) | :: mirstīgs |
| mortal {adj} (causing death; deadly; fatal; killing) | :: nāvīgs, nāvējošs |
| mortal {n} (human; someone susceptible to death) | :: mirstīgais {m}, mirstīgā {f} |
| mortar {n} (mixture of lime or cement, sand and water) | :: java {f} |
| mortar {n} (vessel used to grind ingredients) | :: piesta {f} |
| mortgage {n} (special form of secured loan) | :: hipotēka |
| mortuary {n} (morgue) SEE: morgue | :: |
| mosaic {n} (artwork) | :: mozaīka {f} |
| moscovium {n} (115th element) | :: moskovijs {m} |
| Moscow {prop} (capital city of Russia) | :: Maskava {f} |
| Moses {prop} (the biblical patriarch) | :: Mozus |
| Moses {prop} (male given name) | :: Mozus {m} |
| mosque {n} (a place of worship for Muslims) | :: mošeja {f} |
| mosquito {n} (small flying insect of the family Culicidae, known for biting and sucking blood) | :: ods {m}, dzēlējods {m} [formal], knislis {m}, knausis {m} [dialectism], moskīts {m} |
| moss {n} (bog) SEE: bog | :: |
| moss {n} (plants of the division Bryophyta) | :: sūnas {f-p}, sūna {f} |
| moss-grown {adj} (old; old-fashioned, out of date) SEE: old | :: |
| most {adv} (almost) SEE: almost | :: |
| motel {n} (type of hotel) | :: motelis {m} |
| moth {n} (insect similar to a butterfly) | :: kode |
| mother {n} (female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant) | :: māte {f} |
| mother {n} (one’s female parent) | :: māte {f} |
| motherland {n} (the country of one's ancestors) | :: tēvija {f}, tēvzeme {f}, dzimtene {f} |
| motherland {n} (the country of one's birth) | :: dzimtene {f} |
| motherland {n} (country of origin) | :: dzimtene {f} |
| mother-of-pearl {n} (pearly layer) | :: perlamutrs {m} |
| mother's milk {n} (breast milk) SEE: breast milk | :: |
| mother tongue {n} (one's native tongue) | :: dzimtā valoda {f} |
| motion {n} (state of progression from one place to another) | :: kustība {f} |
| motion {n} (change of place or position) | :: pārvietošanās {f}, kustība {f} |
| motion picture {n} (movie) SEE: movie | :: |
| motion sickness {n} (nausea or dizziness in a moving vehicle) | :: kinetoze {f}; jūras slimība {f} [seasickness] |
| motivation {n} (willingness of action especially in behavior) | :: motivācija {f} |
| motor {n} (machine that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy) | :: dzinējs {m}, motors {m} |
| motorcar {n} (enclosed passenger vehicle powered by engine) SEE: automobile | :: |
| motorcycle {n} (open-seated motor vehicle with handlebars instead of a steering wheel) | :: motocikls {m} |
| motorway {n} (broad highway) | :: automaģistrāle {f} |
| motto {n} (sentence, phrase or word forming part of an heraldic achievement) | :: devīze {m} |
| mouflon {n} (sheep) | :: muflons |
| mould {n} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mould {v} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mould {n} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mould {v} (mould) SEE: mold | :: |
| mouldwarp {n} (mole) SEE: mole | :: |
| mound {n} (vulva) SEE: vulva | :: |
| mount {n} (mountain) SEE: mountain | :: |
| mountain {n} (large mass of earth and rock) | :: kalns |
| mountain ash {n} (Sorbus aucuparia) SEE: rowan | :: |
| Mount Everest {prop} (world’s highest mountain, located in the Himalayas) | :: Everests |
| mouse {n} (rodent of the genus Mus) | :: pele {f} |
| mouse {n} (shy person) | :: pele {f} |
| mouse {n} (computing: input device) | :: pele {f} |
| mousse {n} (dessert) | :: uzpūtenis {m} |
| moustache {n} (hair on upper lip) | :: ūsas {f-p} |
| mouth {n} (the opening of a creature through which food is ingested) | :: mute {f} |
| mouth {n} (an outlet, aperture or orifice) | :: atvere {f} |
| mouth {n} (the end of a river out of which water flows) | :: grīva {f} |
| move {v} (to change place or posture; to go) | :: kustināt, pārvietot |
| move {n} (the act of moving) SEE: movement | :: |
| movement {n} (physical motion) | :: kustība {f} |
| movement {n} (trend in various fields or social categories) | :: kustība {f} |
| movie {n} (motion picture) | :: filma {f}, kinofilma {f} |
| movie {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| moviehouse {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| movie star {n} (star of the cinema) | :: kinozvaigzne {f} |
| movie theater {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| moving {adj} (that moves or move) | :: kustīgs |
| mow {v} (to cut down) | :: pļaut |
| Mr {n} (abbreviation of mister) SEE: Mr. | :: |
| Mr. {n} (abbreviation of mister) | :: kgs |
| much {determiner} (a large amount of) | :: daudz |
| much {adv} (to a great extent) | :: daudz |
| much obliged {interj} (thank you) SEE: thank you | :: |
| much obliged {adj} (grateful) SEE: grateful | :: |
| mucus {n} (slippery secretion) | :: gļotas {m} |
| mud {n} (mixture of soil and water) | :: dubļi |
| muezzin {n} (person who issues call to prayer) | :: muedzins {m} |
| muffler {n} (part of exhaust pipe) | :: trokšņa slāpētājs {m} |
| muffler {n} (scarf) SEE: scarf | :: |
| mug {n} (large cup) | :: krūze {f} |
| Muhammad {prop} (the prophet who introduced Islam) | :: Muhameds {m} |
| Muhu {prop} (island) | :: Muhu |
| mulct {n} (pecuniary penalty) SEE: fine | :: |
| mule {n} (offspring of male donkey and female horse) | :: mūlis {m} |
| mulled wine {n} (wine with spices served hot) | :: karstvīns {m} |
| mullet {n} (hairstyle) | :: malets |
| multilingual {adj} (pertaining to multiple languages) | :: daudzvalodīgs |
| multiplication {n} (process) | :: reizināšana {f} |
| mum {n} (mother (informal, familiar)) | :: māmiņa {f}, mamma {f} |
| Mumbai {prop} (state capital of Maharashtra, see also: Bombay) | :: Mumbaja |
| mummy {n} (embalmed corpse) | :: mūmija {f} |
| mummy {n} (child's term for mother) | :: māmiņa {f}, mamma {f} |
| Munich {prop} (capital of Bavaria) | :: Minhene |
| murder {n} (an act of deliberate killing) | :: slepkavība {f} |
| murder {n} (the crime of deliberate killing) | :: slepkavība {f} |
| murder {v} (deliberately kill) | :: noslepkavot, slepkavot |
| murderer {n} (person who commits murder) | :: slepkava {f} |
| murderous {adj} (likely to commit murder, see also: homicidal) | :: slepkavīgs |
| Murmansk {prop} (city) | :: Murmanska |
| Muscat {prop} (capital city) | :: Maskata |
| muscle {n} (contractile tissue) | :: muskulis {m} |
| muscle {n} (organ composed of muscle tissue) | :: muskulis {m} |
| muscle {n} (strength, force) | :: spēks {m} |
| museum {n} (building or institution) | :: muzejs {m} |
| mushroom {n} (fruiting body of a fungus) | :: sēne {f} |
| music {n} (sound, organized in time in a melodious way) | :: mūzika {f} |
| music {n} | :: mūzika {f} |
| musical {n} (stage performance, show or film) | :: mūzikls {m} |
| musical instrument {n} (a device, object, contrivance or machine used to produce musical notes or sounds) | :: mūzikas instruments {m} |
| musicality {n} (condition of being musical) | :: muzikalitāte |
| musician {n} (person who performs or writes music) | :: mūziķis {m} |
| musicology {n} (study of music) | :: muzikoloģija {f} |
| musket {n} (firearm) | :: muskete {f} |
| muskrat {n} (Ondatra zibethicus) | :: ondatra |
| Muslim {n} (believer of Islam) | :: musulmanis {m} |
| muslin {n} (very different styles of fabric) SEE: fabric | :: |
| musquash {n} (Ondatra zibethicus) SEE: muskrat | :: |
| mustached {adj} (having a mustache) | :: ūsains |
| mustard {n} (condiment) | :: sinepes {f} |
| mustard gas {n} (vesicant gas) | :: iprīts |
| muster {v} (to show, exhibit) SEE: show | :: |
| mute {adj} (not having the power of speech) | :: mēms {m} |
| mute swan {n} (Cygnus olor) | :: paugurknābja gulbis {f} |
| my {determiner} (belonging to me) | :: mans |
| Myanmar {prop} (Southeast Asian country, see also: Burma) | :: Mjanma {f} |
| Myanmar {prop} (Burmese) SEE: Burmese | :: |
| mycelium {n} (vegetative part of a fungus) | :: sēņotne {f}, micēlijs {m} |
| my name is {phrase} (a way to identify oneself) | :: mani sauc |
| myocardial infarction {n} (heart attack) SEE: heart attack | :: |
| myopia {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: nearsightedness | :: |
| myself {pron} (in apposition with I; personally) | :: es pats {m}, es pati {f} |
| mysterious {adj} (of unknown origin) | :: mīklains, noslēpumains |
| mysterious {adj} (having unknown qualities) | :: noslēpumains, mīklains |
| mystery {n} (something secret or unexplainable) | :: noslēpums {m}, mistērija {f} |
| myth {n} (divine story) | :: mīts {m} |
| myth {n} (commonly-held but false belief) | :: mīts {m} |
| mythology {n} (myths of a people) | :: mitoloģija {f} |
| mythology {n} (myths concerning an event, person or institution) | :: mitoloģija {f} |
| mythology {n} (collection and study of myths) | :: mitoloģija {f} |
| nacre {n} (pearly substance on the interior of shells) SEE: mother-of-pearl | :: |
| nada {pron} (nothing) SEE: nothing | :: |
| Nadezhda {prop} (transliteration of Надежда) | :: Nadežda {f} |
| naevus {n} (abnormal area on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| nag {n} (small horse) | :: ponijs {m} |
| nag {n} (old useless horse) | :: kleperis {m} |
| Nagaland {prop} (state) | :: Nāgālenda |
| Nagorno-Karabakh {prop} (region in South Caucasus) | :: Kalnu Karabaha |
| Nagorny Karabakh {prop} (Nagorno-Karabakh) SEE: Nagorno-Karabakh | :: |
| Naha {prop} (city in Okinawa, Japan) | :: Naha {f} |
| Nahum {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Nahuma |
| nail {n} (on fingers and toes) | :: nags {m} |
| nail {n} (spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials) | :: nagla {f} |
| Naissaar {prop} (island in northern Estonia) | :: Naisāre |
| naive {adj} (lacking experience, wisdom, or judgement) | :: naivs |
| naivety {n} (naïveté) SEE: naïveté | :: |
| naked {adj} (not wearing any clothes) | :: kails, pliks |
| Nalchik {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Naļčika |
| namaz {n} (prayer) SEE: prayer | :: |
| name {n} (word or phrase indicating a particular person, place, class or thing) | :: vārds {m} |
| name day {n} (feast day of a saint) | :: vārda diena {f} |
| Namibia {prop} (Republic of Namibia) | :: Namībija |
| nancy {n} ((derogatory slang) effeminate male homosexual) SEE: fairy | :: |
| nanny {n} (child's nurse) | :: aukle {f} |
| nano- {prefix} (10-9) | :: nano- |
| nanometer {n} (nanometre) SEE: nanometre | :: |
| nanometre {n} (subunit of length) | :: nanometrs |
| nap {n} | :: snauda {f}, snaudiens {m} |
| nap {v} (to have a nap) | :: snaust |
| nap {n} (a soft or fuzzy surface on fabric or leather) | :: uzkārsums {m} |
| napkin {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| napkin {n} (serviette) | :: salvete {f}, servjete {f} |
| Naples {prop} (city in Italy) | :: Neapole {f} |
| nappy {n} (diaper) SEE: diaper | :: |
| Narnia {prop} (a fictional land) | :: Narnija |
| narration {n} (act of recounting or relating) | :: stāstīšana {f}, stāstījums {m} |
| narration {n} (orderly recital of the particulars of a transaction or event) | :: stāstījums {m}, stāsts {m} |
| narrative {n} (systematic recitation of an event) | :: stāstījums {m}, stāstīšana {f} |
| narrative {n} (which is narrated) | :: stāstījums {m}, stāsts {m} |
| narrator {n} (in story) | :: stāstītājs {m}, stāstītāja {f}, stāstnieks {m}, stāstniece {f} |
| narrow {adj} (having small width) | :: šaurs |
| narrow gauge {n} (a railway gauge that is less than the standard gauge) | :: šaursliežu |
| Narva {prop} (City in Estonia) | :: Narva |
| narwhal {n} (Arctic cetacean) | :: narvalis {m} |
| nasal {adj} (having a quality imparted by means of the nose) | :: nazāls |
| nasal {n} (vowel or consonant articulated with air flowing through the nose) | :: nāsenis {m} [consonant] |
| nasality {n} (state or quality of being nasal) | :: nazālums {m} |
| nasalization {n} (articulation such that air flows through the nose and mouth) | :: nazalizācija |
| nasalize {v} (allow air to flow through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound) | :: nazalizēt |
| nasalness {n} (quality of being nasal) | :: nazālums {m} |
| Natalia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Natalie | :: |
| Natalie {prop} (female given name) | :: Natālija {f} |
| natality {n} (ratio of live births to population) | :: dzimstība {f} |
| Nataraja {prop} (dancing posture of the Hindu god Shiva) | :: Nataradža |
| nation {n} (community of people) | :: nācija {f}, tauta {f} |
| nation {n} (sovereign state) | :: valsts {f} |
| national {adj} (of or having to do with a nation) | :: nacionāls |
| national anthem {n} (official song of a nation or country) | :: valsts himna {f} |
| nationalism {n} (idea of supporting one's country and culture) | :: nacionālisms {m} |
| nationality {n} (nationalism) SEE: nationalism | :: |
| nation-state {n} (nation state or nation-state) | :: nacionāla valsts {m} |
| Native American {adj} (of the American Indians) SEE: Indian | :: |
| native language {n} (one's first language learned in childhood) SEE: mother tongue | :: |
| NATO {prop} (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) | :: NATO |
| natural {adj} (relating to nature) | :: dabīgs, dabisks |
| natural {adj} (without additives) | :: dabīgs |
| natural {adj} (as expected) | :: normāls |
| natural {n} (musical note, symbol) | :: bekars {m} |
| natural child {n} (child born to unmarried parents) | :: ārlaulības bērns {m} |
| natural gas {n} (mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons associated with petroleum deposits) | :: dabasgāze {f} |
| natural selection {n} (natural selection) | :: dabiskā izlase {f} |
| nature {n} (the natural world) | :: vide {f}, daba {f} |
| nature {n} (essential characteristics) | :: daba {f} |
| nature {n} (primitive state of being) | :: daba {f} |
| nature {n} (everything related to biological and geographical states) | :: daba {f} |
| nature's scythe {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| naughty {adj} (bad; tending to misbehave or act badly) | :: nerātns |
| Nauru {prop} (Republic of Nauru) | :: Nauru |
| nausea {n} (feeling of physical unwellness, usually with the desire to vomit) | :: nelabums {m}, sliktums {m} |
| nausea {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness | :: |
| nautical mile {n} (nautical: a unit of measure equal to 1852 metres) | :: jūras jūdze (JJ) |
| Navarre {prop} (autonomous community of Spain) | :: Navarra |
| nave {n} (the middle or body of a church) | :: ratu rumba {f} |
| navel {n} (remnant of umbilical cord) | :: naba {f} |
| naïveté {n} (lack of sophistication, experience, judgement or worldliness; artlessness; gullibility; credulity) | :: naivitāte {f} |
| navigation {n} (canal) SEE: canal | :: |
| navy {n} (sea force) | :: kara flote {f} |
| Nazareth {prop} (a city in northern Israel) | :: Nācarete {f} |
| Nazism {prop} (the ideology of Adolf Hitler’s NSDAP) | :: nacisms {m} |
| near {adj} (physically close) | :: tuvu, klāt, tuvs |
| near {adv} (at or towards a position close in space or time) | :: tuvu |
| near {prep} (in close proximity to) | :: blakus |
| near {adv} (nearly) SEE: nearly | :: |
| nearly {adv} (almost, but not quite) | :: gandrīz |
| nearsightedness {n} (property of being nearsighted) | :: tuvredzība {f}, miopija {f} |
| neat {n} (cattle) SEE: cattle | :: |
| neat {adj} (tidy, free from dirt) | :: tīrs, tīrīgs |
| neat {adj} (having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful) | :: glīts |
| neat {adj} (well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise) | :: glīts |
| neat {adj} (colloquial: good, excellent, desirable) | :: glīts |
| neatness {n} (the state of being neat) | :: glītums {m} |
| nebula {n} (a space cloud) | :: miglājs {m} |
| nebulosity {n} (cloudiness) SEE: cloudiness | :: |
| necessary {adj} (needed, required) | :: vajadzīgs |
| necessity {n} (quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite) | :: vajadzība {f} |
| necessity {n} (that which is necessary) | :: vajadzība {f} |
| neck {n} (part of body connecting the head and the trunk) | :: kakls {m} |
| neck {n} (part of a shirt, dress etc.) | :: kakls {m} |
| neck {n} (tapered part of a bottle) | :: kakls {m} |
| necklace {n} (jewelry) | :: krelles {p} |
| necklet {n} (necklace) SEE: necklace | :: |
| necktie {n} (strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front) | :: kaklasaite {f} |
| necromancy {n} (divination involving the dead) | :: nekromantika |
| necrosis {n} (localized death of cells or tissue) | :: nekroze {f} |
| need {n} (something required) | :: vajadzība {f} |
| need {v} (to have an absolute requirement for) | :: vajadzēt |
| needle {n} (implement for sewing etc.) | :: adata {f} |
| needle {n} (indicating device) | :: adata {f} |
| needle {n} (sensor phonograph stylus) | :: adata {f} |
| needle {n} (leaf of conifer) | :: skujas {f-p} |
| negro {n} (Negro) SEE: Negro | :: |
| Negro {n} (person with dark skin) | :: nēģeris {m} |
| Nehemiah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Nehemija {m} |
| Nehemiah {prop} (male given name) | :: Nehemija {m} |
| neigh {n} (the cry of a horse) | :: zviedziens {m} |
| neigh {v} ((of a horse) to make its cry) | :: zviegt |
| neigh {v} (to make a sound similar to a horses' cry) | :: zviegt |
| neighbour {n} (a person living on adjacent or nearby land) | :: kaimiņš {m} |
| neighbour {n} (fellow human) | :: līdzcilvēks {m}, tuvākais {m} |
| Nei Mongol {prop} (Inner Mongolia) SEE: Inner Mongolia | :: |
| neither {pron} (not either one) | :: neviens |
| neither {conj} (not either (used with nor): neither X nor Y) | :: ne |
| Neman {prop} (river to the Baltic Sea) | :: Nemuna |
| nene {n} (Branta sandvicensis) | :: Havaju zoss {m} |
| neodymium {n} (chemical element) | :: neodīms |
| Neolithic {adj} (of or relating to the New Stone Age) | :: neolīts |
| neologism {n} (recently coined word) | :: jaunvārds {m}, neoloģisms {m} |
| neon {n} (element) | :: neons {m} |
| neo-Nazism {n} (the ideology held by neo-Nazis) | :: neonacisms {m} |
| Nepal {prop} (Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal) | :: Nepāla |
| Nepalese {adj} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepalese {n} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepalese {prop} (Nepali) SEE: Nepali | :: |
| Nepali {adj} (pertaining to Nepal) | :: Nepālas, nepāliešu |
| Nepali {n} (person) | :: nepālietis {m}, nepāliete {f} |
| Nepali {prop} (language) | :: nepāliešu valoda {f}, nepāliešu |
| Neptune {prop} (eighth planet of the solar system) | :: Neptūns {m} |
| Neptune {prop} (Roman god of the ocean) | :: Neptūns {m} |
| neptunium {n} (chemical element) | :: neptūnijs |
| nerve {n} (bundle of neurons) | :: nervs {m} |
| nerve {v} (strengthen) SEE: strengthen | :: |
| nest {n} (bird-built structure) | :: lizda {f}, ligzda {f}, [rare] lizda {f} |
| net {n} (mesh of string, cord or rope) | :: tīkls {m} |
| net {n} (device for catching fish, butterflies etc.) | :: tīkls {m} |
| net {n} (device for trapping something) | :: tīkls {m} |
| net {n} (interconnecting system) | :: tīkls {m} |
| netball {n} (team sport derived from basketball) | :: netbols |
| Netherlandic {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlandish {prop} (Dutch) SEE: Dutch | :: |
| Netherlands {prop} (country in northwestern Europe, see also: Holland) | :: Nīderlande {f} |
| Netherlands {adj} (pertaining to the Netherlands) | :: Nīderlandes |
| nettle {n} (stinging herb of genus Urtica) | :: nātre {f} |
| network {n} (multiple computers and other devices connected together) | :: tīkls {m} |
| neuter {adj} (neutral, neither one thing nor another) | :: neitrāls |
| neuter {adj} (grammar: having a form which is not masculine nor feminine) | :: nekatras dzimtes {f} [genitive] |
| neutral {adj} (not taking sides in a conflict) | :: neitrāls |
| neutral {adj} (neither beneficial nor harmful) | :: neitrāls |
| neutral {adj} (physics: possessing no charge) | :: neitrāls |
| neutral {adj} (chemistry: neither acidic nor alkaline) | :: neitrāls |
| neutralisation {n} (neutralisation) SEE: neutralization | :: |
| neutrality {n} (state of being neutral; taking no part on either side) | :: neitralitāte {f} |
| neutralization {n} (neutralization) | :: neitralizācija {f}, neitralizēšana {f} |
| neutralize {v} (to make even, inactive or ineffective) | :: neitralizēt |
| neutron {n} (subatomic particle) | :: neitrons {m} |
| never {adv} (at no time) | :: nekad |
| never say never {phrase} (never say never) | :: nekad nesaki nekad |
| nevus {n} (benign lesion on skin) SEE: mole | :: |
| new {adj} (recently made or created) | :: jauns |
| New Brunswick {prop} (province in eastern Canada) | :: Ņūbransvika |
| New Caledonia {prop} (overseas territory of France) | :: Jaunkaledonija {f} |
| Newcastle {prop} (city) | :: Ņūkāsla {f} |
| Newcastle upon Tyne {prop} (city in the county of Tyne and Wear) | :: Ņūkāsla pie Tainas {f} |
| newcomer {n} (one who has recently arrived in a community) | :: jaunatnācējs {m} |
| newcomer {n} (new participant in some activity) | :: jaunatnācējs {m} |
| New Delhi {prop} (capital of India) | :: Ņūdeli |
| New England {prop} (six states of the United States) | :: Jaunanglija {f} |
| New Guinea {prop} (large island) | :: Jaungvineja {f} |
| New Hebrides {prop} (archipelago forming the state of Vanuatu) | :: Jauni Hebrīdi |
| newness {n} (novelty) | :: jaunums {m} |
| news {n} (new information of interest) | :: ziņas {f-p} |
| news {n} (reports of current events) | :: ziņas {f-p}, jaunumi {f-p} |
| news conference {n} (press conference) SEE: press conference | :: |
| New Spain {prop} (historical colony) | :: Jaunspānija {f} |
| newspaper {n} (publication) | :: avīze {f}, laikraksts {m} |
| newspaper {n} (paper on which newspapers are printed) | :: avīžpapīrs {m}, avīze {f} |
| New Stone Age {prop} (Neolithic) SEE: Neolithic | :: |
| newt {n} (type of salamander) | :: tritons {m} |
| New Testament {prop} (second half of the Christian Bible) | :: Jaunā Derība {f} |
| newton {n} (derived unit of force) | :: ņūtons {m} |
| Newton {prop} (surname) | :: Ņūtons {m} |
| New Year {n} (January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and the days following) | :: jaunais gads {m} |
| New York {prop} (state) | :: Ņujorka |
| New York {prop} (city) SEE: New York City | :: |
| New York City {prop} (large city in the USA) | :: Ņujorka {f} |
| New Zealand {prop} (country in Oceania) | :: Jaunzēlande {f} |
| nib {n} (tip of a pen) | :: rakstāmspalva {f}, spalva {f} |
| nibble {v} (eat with small bites) | :: knibināt |
| Nicaragua {prop} (a country in Central America) | :: Nikaragva {f} |
| Nice {prop} (city in France) | :: Nica {f} |
| nice-looking {adj} (attractive) SEE: attractive | :: |
| Nicene Creed {prop} (official creed of the early Christian church stating tenets of the Christian faith) | :: Nīkajas-Konstantinopoles ticības apliecība {f} |
| nice to meet you {phrase} (pleased to meet you) SEE: pleased to meet you | :: |
| Nicholas {prop} (male given name) | :: Nikolajs |
| nickel {n} (element) | :: niķelis |
| nicker {v} (to neigh softly) | :: zviegt |
| nickname {n} (familiar, invented given name) | :: iesauka {f}, palama {f} |
| nief {n} (fist) SEE: fist | :: |
| Nietzsche {prop} (surname) | :: Nīče, Nīcše |
| nigella {n} (plant of the genus Nigella) | :: melnsēklīte |
| nigella {n} (spice) SEE: black caraway | :: |
| Niger {prop} (country) | :: Nigēra {f} |
| Nigeria {prop} (a country in Western Africa) | :: Nigērija {f} |
| night {n} (period between sunset and sunrise) | :: nakts {f} |
| nightclub {n} (establishment that is open late at night) | :: nakts klubs {m} |
| nightfall {n} (the close of the day; the coming of night) | :: krēsla; tumsas iestāšanās |
| nightingale {n} (bird) | :: lakstīgala {f} |
| nightmare {n} (dream) | :: murgi {m} |
| nightmarish {adj} (resembling a nightmare) | :: murgains {m} |
| nihilism {n} (doctrine grounded on the negation of one or more meaningful aspects of life) | :: nihilisms {m} |
| Nihongo {n} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| nihonium {n} | :: nihonijs {m} |
| nilas {n} (thin sheets of sea ice) | :: plânledus |
| Nile {prop} (river) | :: Nīla {f} |
| Nina {prop} (female given name) | :: Ņina {f} |
| nine {num} (cardinal number) | :: deviņi {m}, deviņas {f} |
| nine hundred {num} (cardinal number 900) | :: deviņi simti, deviņsimt |
| nineteen {num} (cardinal number) | :: deviņpadsmit |
| nineteenth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number nineteen, see also: 19th) | :: deviņpadsmitais |
| ninetieth {adj} (ordinal form of ninety) | :: deviņdesmitais |
| ninety {num} (90) | :: deviņdesmit |
| Ningxia {prop} (autonomous region of China) | :: Ninsja |
| ninth {adj} (ordinal form of nine, see also: 9th) | :: devītais |
| niobium {n} (chemical element) | :: niobijs |
| nipple {n} (projection of mammary gland) | :: krūts zirnītis {m} |
| Nippon {prop} (a country in East Asia) SEE: Japan | :: |
| Nipponese {adj} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| Nipponese {prop} (Japanese) SEE: Japanese | :: |
| nirvana {n} (Buddhism: cessation of suffering) | :: nirvāna {f} |
| nithing {n} (coward, dastard) SEE: coward | :: |
| nitric acid {n} (HNO3) | :: slāpekļskābe {f} |
| nitrogen {n} (chemical element) | :: slāpeklis {m} |
| nitty {adj} (foolish, inane) SEE: foolish | :: |
| Nizhny Novgorod {prop} (large city in Russia) | :: Ņižņijnovgoroda |
| no {determiner} (not any) | :: neviens |
| no {determiner} (used to show an activity is forbidden) | :: [followed by an infinitive] aizliegts |
| no {particle} (used to show disagreement or negation) | :: nē |
| no {n} (a negating expression) | :: nav, ne |
| No. {n} (abbreviation of "number") | :: nr. |
| Noah {prop} (biblical character) | :: Noass {m} |
| Noah {prop} (male given name) | :: Noass {m} |
| Noah's ark {prop} (the vessel built by Noah under God's instructions, as described in Genesis) | :: Noasa šķirsts {m} |
| nobelium {n} (chemical element) | :: nobelijs |
| noble gas {n} (element of group 18 of the periodic table) | :: cēlgāze {f} |
| nobody {pron} (not any person; the logical negation of somebody) SEE: no one | :: |
| nocturnal {adj} (primarily active during the night) | :: naksnīgs |
| nocturnal {adj} (taking place at night) | :: naksnīgs |
| node {n} (joint of a plant stem) | :: mezgls {m} |
| node {n} | :: mezgls {m} |
| no doubt {adv} (without a doubt) | :: protams, bez šaubām |
| nodule {n} (rounded mass) | :: mezgls |
| no entry {phrase} (entry is forbidden) | :: iebraukt aizliegts |
| noise {n} (various sounds, usually unwanted) | :: troksnis |
| no matter {adv} (it's unimportant) | :: vienalga |
| nominal {adj} (of or relating to a name or names) | :: nomināls |
| nominal {adj} (of or relating to the presumed or approximate value) | :: nomināls |
| nominal {adj} (of or relating to a noun) | :: nomināls |
| nominal {n} (part of speech that shares features with nouns and adjectives) | :: nomens |
| nominalization {n} (use of a verb or an adjective as a noun) | :: nominalizācija {f} |
| nominative {n} (the nominative case) SEE: nominative case | :: |
| nominative case {n} (case used to indicate the subject) | :: nominatīvs {m} |
| noncitizen {n} (someone who is not a citizen of the country in question) | :: nepilsonis {m}, nepilsone {f} |
| none {pron} (not any person) | :: neviens {m}, neviena {f} |
| none {pron} (not any thing) | :: nekāds {m}, nekāda {f} |
| nones {n} (midday) SEE: noon | :: |
| nones {n} (midday meal) SEE: lunch | :: |
| noodle {n} (fool) SEE: fool | :: |
| noodle {n} (string or strip of pasta) | :: nūdeles |
| noon {n} (midnight) SEE: midnight | :: |
| noon {n} (midday) | :: dienas vidus {m}, pusdiena {f} |
| no one {pron} (not even a single person) | :: neviens |
| noosphere {n} (noosphere, theoretical stage of evolutionary development) | :: noosfēra {f} |
| no parking {phrase} (no parking) | :: stāvēt aizliegts |
| nor {conj} (nor) | :: arī ne |
| normal {adj} (according to norms or rules) | :: normāls, parasts |
| normal {adj} (usual, ordinary) | :: parasts, ierasts, pierasts, normāls |
| normal {n} (mathematics: a line perpendicular to another) | :: perpendikuls {m}, normāle {f} |
| normalcy {n} (state of being normal) | :: normālums {m}, normalitāte {f}, parastums {m}, parastība {f} |
| normality {n} (state of being normal) | :: normālums {m}, normalitāte {f}, parastums {m}, parastība {f} |
| normality {n} ((chemistry) concentration of a solution) | :: normalitāte {f} |
| normally {adv} (under normal conditions or circumstances; usually; most of the time) | :: normāli, parasti |
| Normandy {prop} (region of France) | :: Normandija {f} |
| north {n} (compass point) | :: ziemeļi |
| north {adv} (towards the north) | :: uz ziemeļiem |
| North Africa {prop} (the northern part of Africa) | :: Ziemeļāfrika {f} |
| North America {prop} (continent) | :: Ziemeļamerika {f} |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization {prop} (intergovernmental military alliance) | :: Ziemeļatlantijas Līguma organizācija {f} |
| North Brabant {prop} (province) | :: Ziemeļbrabante {f} |
| North Carolina {prop} (state of the United States) | :: Ziemeļkarolīna {f} |
| Northern Europe {prop} (sociopolitical region of Europe) | :: Ziemeļeiropa |
| northern goshawk {n} (Accipiter gentilis) | :: vistu vanags |
| Northern Ireland {prop} (Northern Ireland) | :: Ziemeļīrija {f} |
| northern lapwing {n} (Vanellus vanellus) | :: ķīvīte |
| northern lights {n} (the aurora of the northern hemisphere) | :: kāvi {m-p}, ziemeļblāzma {f} |
| Northern Macedonia {prop} (country) SEE: North Macedonia | :: |
| Northern Marianas {prop} (Northern Marianas) | :: Ziemeļu Marianas Salas |
| northern raccoon {n} (Procyon lotor) SEE: raccoon | :: |
| Northern Territory {prop} (Territory in northern Australia) | :: Ziemeļu teritorija |
| North Holland {prop} (province of the Netherlands) | :: Ziemeļholande {f} |
| North Korea {prop} (North Korea) | :: Ziemeļkoreja {f} |
| North Macedonia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Ziemeļmaķedonija {f} |
| North Pole {prop} (northernmost point on Earth) | :: Ziemeļpols {m} |
| North Rhine-Westphalia {prop} (state) | :: Ziemeļreina-Vestfālene |
| North Sea {prop} (a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain, Scandinavia and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France) | :: Ziemeļjūra {f} |
| northward {adv} (towards the north) | :: uz ziemeļiem |
| Norway {prop} (Scandinavian country) | :: Norvēģija {f} |
| Norway maple {n} (Acer platanoides) | :: parastā kļava {f}, kļava {f} |
| Norwegian {n} (native of Norway) | :: norvēģis {m}, norvēģiete {f} |
| Norwegian {n} (language of Norway) | :: norvēģu valoda, norvēģu |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norway) | :: norvēģu, norvēģisks |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to Norwegians) | :: norvēģu |
| Norwegian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Norwegian language) | :: norvēģu |
| Norwegian Bokmål {n} (Bokmål) SEE: Bokmål | :: |
| Norwegian Nynorsk {n} (Nynorsk) SEE: Nynorsk | :: |
| Norwegian Sea {prop} (part of the Atlantic) | :: Norvēģu jūra |
| Norwich {prop} (Norwich) | :: Noridža {f} |
| nose {n} (protuberance on the face) | :: deguns {m} |
| nose {n} (snout, nose of an animal) | :: snuķis {m}, šņukurs {m} |
| nose-picker {n} (one who picks their nose) | :: deguna urbinātājs {m} |
| nose-picking {n} (insertion of a finger into one's nostril, especially to remove mucus.) | :: deguna urbināšana |
| nosh {n} (blowjob) SEE: blowjob | :: |
| nosh {v} (to perform fellatio (on)) SEE: blow | :: |
| no smoking {phrase} (phrase used in notices indicating that the smoking of cigarettes is not permitted) | :: smēķēt aizliegts |
| nostalgia {n} (bittersweet yearning for the things of the past) | :: nostaļģija {f} |
| nostril {n} (either of the two orifices located on the nose) | :: nāss {m} |
| not {adv} (negates meaning of verb) | :: ne- |
| notable {adj} (worthy of notice; remarkable) | :: redzams, ievērojams |
| notary {n} (notary public) | :: notārs {m} |
| not at all {interj} (conventional reply to expression of gratitude) | :: nav par ko |
| note {n} (marginal comment or explanation) | :: piezīme {f} |
| note {n} (memorandum) | :: zīmīte {f} |
| note {n} (musical sound) | :: nots {m} |
| note {v} (to record in writing) | :: pierakstīt |
| note {n} (banknote) SEE: banknote | :: |
| notebook {n} (empty book able to be used for notes) | :: burtnīca {f}, klade {f} |
| notebook {n} (notebook computer) | :: klēpjdators {m} |
| nothing {pron} (not any thing) | :: nekas |
| notion {n} (mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an idea; a conception) | :: priekšstats {m} |
| notion {n} (sentiment; an opinion) | :: priekšstats {m} |
| notion {n} (inclination; intention; disposition) | :: nodoms {m}, nolūks {m} |
| Nottingham {prop} (city) | :: Notingema {f} |
| noun {n} (grammatical category (narrow sense)) | :: lietvārds {m}, substantīvs {m} |
| noun {v} (convert into a noun) SEE: substantivise | :: |
| noun substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun | :: |
| Nova Scotia {prop} (province in eastern Canada) | :: Jaunskotija {f} |
| novel {n} (work of prose fiction) | :: romāns {m} |
| novelty {n} (state of being new) | :: jaunums {m} |
| novelty {n} (new product) | :: jaunums {m} |
| November {prop} (eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: novembris {m} |
| novity {n} (novity) SEE: novelty | :: |
| Novorossiya {prop} (an area north of the Black Sea) | :: Jaunkrievija {f} |
| Novorossiysk {prop} (city) | :: Novorosijska |
| Novosibirsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Novosibirska {f} |
| novuss {n} (humiliating initiation practices) | :: novuss |
| now {adv} (at the present time) | :: tagad |
| nowhere {adv} (in no place) | :: nekur |
| nowheres {adv} (nowhere) SEE: nowhere | :: |
| nowhither {adv} (to no place) SEE: nowhere | :: |
| no worries {interj} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| nuclear bomb {n} (nuclear bomb) | :: kodolbumba {f}, atombumba {f} |
| nuclear reaction {n} (process) | :: kodolreakcija {f} |
| nuclear reactor {n} (device) | :: kodolreaktors {m} |
| nucleolus {n} (part of nucleus of a cell) | :: kodoliņš |
| nucleus {n} (physics: massive, positively charged core of an atom) | :: kodols {m} |
| nude {adj} (without clothing or other covering) | :: kails, pliks |
| nude {n} (image depicting a human in a state of undress) | :: akts {m} |
| nudge {n} (a gentle push) | :: piebikstīšana {f} |
| nudge {v} (To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal) | :: piebikstīt |
| nudge {v} (To near or come close to something) | :: tuvoties |
| nugget {n} (small chunk or clump) | :: tīrradnis {m} |
| null set {n} (empty set) SEE: empty set | :: |
| numb {adj} (physically unable to feel) | :: nejutīgs, stings, stīvs |
| number {n} (abstract entity) | :: skaitlis {m} |
| number {n} (numeral) | :: numurs {m} |
| number {n} (mathematics: number) | :: skaitlis {m} |
| number {n} (used to show the rank of something in a list or sequence) | :: numurs {m} |
| number {n} (quantity) | :: skaits {m} |
| number {v} (label with numbers; assign numbers to) | :: numurēt |
| Numbers {prop} (fourth book of the Bible) | :: Ceturtā Mozus grāmata {f}, Skaitļu grāmata {f} |
| numbness {n} (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) | :: stingums {m}, stīvums {m}, nejutīgums {m} |
| numeral {n} (word or symbol representing a number, see also: noun numeral) | :: skaitļa vārds, numerālis {m} |
| numinous {adj} (of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity) | :: numinoziškumas |
| nun {n} (member of a Christian religious community of women) | :: mūķene {f} |
| Nunavut {prop} (territory in northern Canada) | :: Nunavuta {f} |
| nuncio {n} (one who bears a message) SEE: messenger | :: |
| nunnery {n} (brothel) SEE: brothel | :: |
| Nuremberg {prop} (city in Germany) | :: Nirnberga |
| nurse {n} (person who takes care of other people's young) | :: aukle {f} |
| nurse {n} (person trained to provide care for the sick) | :: medmāsa {f} |
| nurse {v} (to breast feed) | :: zīdīt |
| nurse {n} (wet nurse) SEE: wet nurse | :: |
| nursemaid {n} (child's nurse) | :: aukle {f} |
| Nur-Sultan {prop} (Astana) SEE: Astana | :: |
| Nur-Sultan {prop} (Almaty) SEE: Almaty | :: |
| nut {n} (hard-shelled fruit) | :: rieksts {m} |
| nut {n} (that fits on a bolt) | :: uzgrieznis {m} |
| nut {n} (slang: insane person) | :: trakais {m}, jucis {m} |
| nut {n} (slang: testicle) | :: pauti {m-p} |
| nutcracker {n} (implement for cracking nuts) | :: riekstu knaibles {f-p} |
| nutcracker {n} (bird of the genus Nucifraga) | :: riekstrozis {m} |
| nuthatch {n} (passerine bird from the family Sittidae) | :: dzilnītis {m} |
| nutrition {n} (nutrition) | :: uzturs {m} |
| nuts {n} (nut) SEE: nut | :: |
| Nynorsk {n} (one of the two major Norwegian (written) languages) | :: jaunnorvēģu valoda {f}, jaunnorvēģu |
| oak {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) | :: ozols {m} |
| oak {n} (wood) | :: ozols {m} |
| oak tree {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) SEE: oak | :: |
| oakwood {n} (wood populated with oaks) | :: ozolu birzs {f}, ozolu audze |
| oar {n} (implement used to row a boat) | :: airis {m} |
| oar {v} (row) SEE: row | :: |
| oat {n} (a widely cultivated cereal grass) | :: auzas {m} |
| oat {n} | :: auzu pārslas |
| oath {n} (curse) SEE: curse | :: |
| oath {n} (solemn pledge) | :: zvērests {m} |
| Ob {prop} (river in Russia) | :: Oba |
| Obadiah {prop} (book of the Old Testament) | :: Obadja {m} |
| obedience {n} (quality of being obedient) | :: paklausība, rātnība |
| obedient {adj} (willing to comply with commands) | :: paklausīgs, rātns |
| object {n} (in grammar) | :: papildinātājs {m} |
| objective {adj} (not influenced by emotions) | :: objektīvs |
| objective {adj} (based on observed fact) | :: objektīvs |
| oblivion {n} (state of forgetfulness or distraction) | :: aizmirstība {f}, aizmirsība {f} |
| oblivion {n} (state of being completely forgotten) | :: aizmirstība {f} |
| oboe {n} (wind instrument) | :: oboja {f} |
| observatory {n} (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) | :: observatorija {f} |
| observe {v} (to notice, to watch, see also: notice) | :: vērot |
| observer {n} (one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice) | :: apskatnieks {m} |
| obsession {n} (compulsive or irrational preoccupation) | :: apsēstība {f} |
| obsidian {adj} (poetic: black) | :: obsidiāns {m} |
| obsolete {adj} (no longer in use) | :: novecojis |
| obstacle {n} (something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress) | :: šķērslis {m} |
| obtain {v} (to get hold of, acquire) | :: dabūt, iegūt |
| obtain {v} (to hold, possess) | :: būt [with dative] |
| obvious {adj} (easily discovered or understood; self-explanatory) | :: acīm redzams |
| obviously {adv} (in an obvious manner; clearly apparent) | :: acīm redzami, acīmredzot |
| ocarina {n} (musical instrument) | :: okarīna |
| occasion {n} (occurrence or incident) SEE: occurrence | :: |
| occidental {adj} (of the occident:) | :: rietumu |
| occiput {n} (back of the head or skull) | :: pakausis |
| Occitan {prop} (the Romance language) | :: ocitāņu |
| occultation {n} (astronomical event) | :: aizklāšanās, okultācija |
| occupation {n} (control of a country or region by a hostile army) | :: okupācija {f} |
| occurrence {n} (actual instance where a situation arises) | :: notikums {m} |
| ocean {n} (one of the large bodies of water) | :: okeāns |
| Oceania {prop} (geographical region) | :: Okeānija {f} |
| ochre {n} (earth pigment) | :: okers {m} |
| octet {n} (byte of eight bits) SEE: byte | :: |
| October {prop} (tenth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: oktobris {m} |
| octopus {n} (mollusc) | :: astoņkājis |
| odd {adj} (strange) | :: dīvains |
| odd {adj} (indivisible by two) | :: nepāra |
| oddity {n} (strangeness) | :: dīvainība {f} |
| oddness {n} (the state or quality of being odd) | :: dīvainums {m}, dīvainība {f} |
| oddness {n} (the result or product of being odd) | :: dīvainība {f} |
| Odin {prop} (god in Norse mythology) | :: Odins |
| Odisha {prop} (state in India) | :: Orisa {f} |
| odometer {n} (instrument attached to the wheel) | :: odometrs {m} |
| oedema {n} (edema) SEE: edema | :: |
| Oedipus {prop} (son of Laius and Jocasta) | :: Edips {m} |
| oesophagus {n} (the tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach) | :: barības vads {m} |
| oeuvre {n} (complete body of works) | :: raža {f} |
| of course {adv} (naturally) | :: protams |
| of course {interj} (indication of enthusiastic agreement) | :: protams {m} |
| offal {n} (carrion) SEE: carrion | :: |
| offend {v} (sin) SEE: sin | :: |
| offer {n} (proposal) | :: piedāvājums {m} |
| offer {n} (something put forth) | :: piedāvājums {m} |
| offering {n} (that which has been offered; a sacrifice) | :: upuris {m} |
| offering {n} (oblation or presentation made as a religious act) | :: upuris {m} |
| office {n} (ceremonial religious duty or rite) | :: dievkalpojums {m}, ceremonija {f} |
| office {n} (position of responsibility) | :: amats {m}, postenis {m} |
| office {n} (room(s) or building used for non-manual work) | :: kantoris {m}, birojs {m} |
| office {n} (major governmental division) | :: ministrija {f}, pārvalde {f} |
| office {n} (kindness) SEE: good offices | :: |
| officer {n} (contraction of the term "commissioned officer") | :: virsnieks {m} |
| officially {adv} (in an official manner) | :: oficiāli |
| often {adv} (frequently, many times) | :: bieži |
| oftenly {adv} (often) SEE: often | :: |
| oganesson {n} (chemical element with atomic number 118) | :: oganesons {m} |
| ogre {n} (brutish giant) | :: cilvēkēdājs |
| oh {interj} (expression of surprise) | :: ak |
| Ohio {prop} (U.S. state) | :: Ohaio {m} |
| ohm {n} (the derived unit of electrical resistance) | :: oms |
| oi {interj} (exclamation to get attention) SEE: hey | :: |
| oil {n} (liquid fat) | :: eļļa {f} |
| oil {n} (petroleum-based liquid) | :: nafta {f} |
| oil {v} (lubricate with oil) | :: eļļot, ieeļļot |
| oil {v} (to grease with oil for cooking) | :: taukot, ietaukot |
| ointment {n} (viscous preparation, usually containing medication) | :: ziede {f} |
| Olaf {prop} (male given name) | :: Olafs {m} |
| old {adj} (of an object, concept, etc: having existed for a relatively long period of time) | :: sens, vecs |
| old {adj} (of a living being: having lived for relatively many years) | :: vecs |
| old {adj} (former) | :: vecs |
| old {adj} (having existed or lived for the specified time) | :: vecs |
| old age {n} (latter part of life) | :: vecums {m}, vecība {f} |
| Old Believer {n} (believer in Orthodoxy as it was before reforms) | :: vecticībnieks |
| old man {n} (elderly man) | :: vecis {m} |
| oldness {n} (state of being old) | :: vecība, vecums |
| Old Prussian {adj} (of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people) | :: prūšu {m-p} |
| Old Prussian {prop} (the Old Prussian language) | :: prūšu valoda {m} |
| Old Prussian {n} (member of the Baltic tribe that inhabited Prussia) | :: prūsis {m}, prūse {f} |
| Old Testament {prop} (first half of the Christian Bible) | :: Vecā Derība {f} |
| old woman {n} (elderly woman) | :: vecene {f} |
| olfaction {n} (the sense of smell) | :: oža {f} |
| Olga {prop} (female given name) | :: Olga {f} |
| oligarch {n} (a member of an oligarchy) | :: oligarhs {m} |
| oligarchy {n} (Government by only a few) | :: oligarhija {f} |
| oligarchy {n} (State ruled by such a government) | :: oligarhija {f} |
| olive {n} (fruit) | :: olīve {f} |
| olive oil {n} (oil pressed from olives) | :: olīveļļa {f} |
| Oliver {prop} (male given name) | :: Olivers {m} |
| Olsztyn {prop} (city in northeastern Poland) | :: Olština |
| Olympia {prop} (ancient city in Greece) | :: Olimpija {f} |
| Olympia {prop} (capital of Washington) | :: Olimpija {f} |
| Olympic Games {prop} (international multi-sport event inspired by the ancient festival, see also: Olympics) | :: Olimpiskās spēles {p} |
| Olympics {prop} (sport event, see also: Olympic Games) | :: olimpiāde {f} |
| Oman {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Omāna {f} |
| Omani {n} (person from Oman or of Omani descent) | :: omānietis {m}, omāniete {f} |
| Omani {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Oman, the Omani people or the Omani language) | :: omāniešu |
| omasum {n} (the third part of the stomach of a ruminant) | :: grāmatnieks {m} |
| on {prep} (positioned at the upper surface of) | :: uz |
| on account of {prep} (because of, owing to) | :: tādēļ ka, tādēļ, tāpēc ka, tāpēc |
| once {adv} (as soon as) SEE: as soon as | :: |
| once again {adv} (one more time) | :: vēlreiz, atkal, turklāt, papildus |
| once and for all {adv} (Finally, permanently, conclusively) | :: reiz par visām reizēm |
| once more {adv} (one more time) SEE: once again | :: |
| once upon a time {adv} (traditional beginning of children’s stories, especially fairy tales) | :: reiz sensenos laikos |
| oncology {n} (branch of medicine) | :: onkoloģija {f} |
| one {num} (ordinal number) SEE: first | :: |
| one {num} (cardinal number 1) | :: viens, [Latgalian] vīns, viena |
| one and a half {num} (one and a half) | :: pusotra |
| one hundred {num} (cardinal number 100) SEE: hundred | :: |
| one million {num} (cardinal number 1000000) SEE: million | :: |
| one thousand {num} (cardinal number 1000) SEE: thousand | :: |
| on foot {prep} (walking, jogging, running) | :: kājām |
| onion {n} (Allium cepa) | :: sīpols {m} |
| onion seed {n} (Nigella sativa) SEE: nigella | :: |
| only {adj} (alone in a category) | :: vienīgs |
| only {adv} (without others or anything further; exclusively) | :: tikai, vienīgi |
| on this side of {prep} (on this side of) | :: šaipus |
| ontological {adj} (of, or relating to, ontology) | :: ontoloģisks |
| ontologically {adv} (ontological manner) | :: ontoloģiski |
| ontology {n} (study of being) | :: ontoloģija {f} |
| ontology {n} (system model in computer science) | :: ontoloģija {f} |
| on top of the world {prep} (exceptionally pleased) | :: septītajās debesīs |
| onyx {n} (a banded variety of chalcedony) | :: onikss |
| oofless {adj} (poor) SEE: poor | :: |
| opacity {n} (state of being opaque; blocking light) | :: necaurredzamība {f}, necaurspīdīgums {m} |
| opaque {adj} (hindering light to pass through) | :: necaurredzams, necaurspīdīgs |
| open {adj} (not closed) | :: atvērts, attaisīts, atdarīts |
| open {adj} (prepared to conduct business) | :: atvērts |
| open {adj} (receptive) | :: atvērts |
| open {v} (to make something accessible) | :: atvērt |
| open {v} (to make accessible to customers) | :: atvērt |
| open {v} (to become open) | :: atvērt |
| open {n} (open space) | :: atklāta telpa |
| open {n} (sports event) | :: atklātais čempionāts {m} |
| opera {n} (theatrical work) | :: opera {f} |
| opera {n} (building) | :: opera {f}, operteātris {m} |
| operating system {n} (software which controls computer) | :: operacionālā sistēma |
| operation {n} (method or practice by which actions are done) | :: operācija {f} |
| operation {n} (surgical procedure) | :: operācija {f} |
| operation {n} (procedure for generating a value from one or more other values) | :: operācija {f} |
| operation {n} (military campaign) | :: operācija {f} |
| ophthalmology {n} (eye medicine) | :: oftalmoloģija {f} |
| opinion {n} (thought a person has formed about a topic) | :: doma {f} |
| opportunity {n} (chance for advancement, progress or profit) | :: iespēja {f} |
| opposite {n} (contrary thing) | :: pretstats {m} |
| opposition {n} (politics: party or movement opposed to government) | :: opozīcija {f} |
| optic nerve {n} (nerve) | :: redzes nervs {m} |
| optimist {n} (a person who expects a favourable outcome) | :: optimists {m} |
| or {conj} (conjunction) | :: vai, jeb |
| orach {n} (saltbush) SEE: saltbush | :: |
| orange {n} (fruit) | :: apelsīns {m} |
| orange {n} (colour) | :: oranžs |
| orange {adj} (having the colour of the fruit of an orange tree) | :: oranžs |
| orange juice {n} (juice of squeezed oranges) | :: apelsīnu sula |
| orangutan {n} (arboreal anthropoid ape) | :: orangutans {m} |
| oratorio {n} (a musical composition on a religious theme) | :: oratorija |
| orb {n} (period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body) SEE: year | :: |
| orb {n} (circle) SEE: circle | :: |
| orb {n} (orbit) SEE: orbit | :: |
| orbit {n} (path of one object around another) | :: orbīta {f} |
| orbit {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket | :: |
| orbital cavity {n} (eye socket) SEE: eye socket | :: |
| orc {n} (evil monstrous humanoid creature) | :: orks {m} |
| orchard {n} (land for cultivation of fruit or nut trees) | :: augļu dārzs {m} |
| orchard {n} (the trees in an orchard) | :: augļu dārzs {m} |
| orchestra {n} (large group of musicians who play together on various instruments) | :: orķestris {m} |
| order {n} (arrangement, disposition) | :: kārtība {f}, secība {f} |
| order {n} (good arrangement) | :: kārtība {f} |
| order {n} (command) | :: pavēle {f} |
| order {n} (biology: taxonomical classification) | :: kārta {f} |
| order {v} (to issue a command) | :: pavēlēt |
| ordinarily {adv} (usually or as a general rule) | :: parasti, normāli |
| ordinariness {n} (quality of being ordinary) | :: parastība {f}, parastums {m}, normālums {m} |
| ordinary {adj} (normal, routine) | :: parasts |
| ordure {n} (dirt, filth) SEE: dirt | :: |
| ore {n} (rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed) | :: rūda {f} |
| oregano {n} (plant) | :: raudene {f} |
| Orenburg {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Orenburga {m} |
| organ {n} (part of an organism) | :: orgāns {m} |
| organ {n} (musical instrument) | :: ērģeles {f-p} |
| organise {v} (organize) SEE: organize | :: |
| organism {n} (living thing) | :: organisms {m} |
| organization {n} (group of people or other legal entities with an explicit purpose and written rules) | :: organizācija {f} |
| organize {v} (to arrange in working order) | :: organizēt |
| orgasm {n} (the peak of sexual pleasure) | :: orgazmas |
| orienteering {n} (racing across unfamiliar place using a map and compass) | :: orientēšanās sports {m} |
| orifice {n} (orifice (see anus etc. for specific body cavities)) SEE: hole | :: |
| origin {n} (beginning of something) | :: cilme {f} |
| original sin {n} (state of sinfulness in each human) | :: iedzimtais grēks {m} |
| oriole {n} (any of the various colourful passerine birds) | :: vālodze {f} |
| Orion {prop} (in mythology) | :: Orions {m} |
| Orion {prop} (constellation) | :: Orions {m} |
| ornithological {adj} (of or pertaining to ornithology) | :: ornitoloģisks |
| ornithologically {adv} (in terms of ornithology) | :: ornitoloģiski |
| ornithologist {n} (expert in ornithology) | :: ornitologs {m}, ornitoloģe {f} |
| ornithology {n} (scientific study of birds) | :: ornitoloģija {f} |
| orphan {n} (person whose (parent or) parents have died) | :: bārenis {m} |
| orphanage {n} (a residential institution for the care and protection of orphans) | :: bērnu nams {m} |
| orphanarium {n} (orphanage) SEE: orphanage | :: |
| Orpheus {prop} (the musician who searched for Eurydice) | :: Orfejs {m} |
| Orthodox Church {n} (the Eastern body of Christendom) | :: pareizticīgā baznīca {f} |
| orthodoxy {n} (the beliefs and practices of the Eastern Orthodox Church) SEE: Orthodoxy | :: |
| Orthodoxy {prop} (the Eastern Orthodox Church and its foundations) | :: pareizticība {f} |
| orthoepy {n} (study of pronunciation) | :: ortoēpija {f} |
| orthography {n} (study of correct spelling) | :: ortogrāfija {f}, pareizrakstība {f} |
| orthography {n} (aspect of language study) | :: ortogrāfija {f}, pareizrakstība {f} |
| orthography {n} (method of representing a language by written symbols) | :: ortogrāfija |
| Orwell {prop} (surname) | :: Orvels |
| Oscar {prop} (male given name) | :: Oskars {m} |
| Oslo {prop} (Oslo (a county and municipality, the capital city of Norway)) | :: Oslo {f} |
| osmium {n} (chemical element) | :: osmijs {m} |
| Osmussaar {prop} (Island in northwest Estonia) | :: Osmusāre |
| osprey {n} (bird of prey) | :: zivjērglis |
| ossification {n} (process by which bone is formed) | :: osifikācija {f} |
| ostrich {n} (large flightless bird) | :: strauss {m} |
| Oswald {prop} (male given name) | :: Osvalds {m} |
| other {adj} (not the one previously referred to) | :: cits {m} |
| other {n} (an other one) | :: cits {m}, otrs {m} |
| other {determiner} (not the one referred to) | :: cits {m} |
| other {adv} (apart from) | :: savādāk, citādāk |
| otolaryngology {n} (medical study of the ear, nose and throat) | :: otorinolaringoloģija {f} |
| otorhinolaryngology {n} (otolaryngology) SEE: otolaryngology | :: |
| otter {n} (mammal) | :: ūdrs {m} |
| Otto {prop} (male given name) | :: Oto {m} |
| Ottoman Empire {prop} (Turkish empire) | :: Osmaņu impērija |
| Ouagadougou {prop} (capital of Burkina Faso) | :: Vagadugu |
| Ouija {n} (a board with letters of the alphabet and "yes" and "no") | :: vīdža |
| ounce {n} (28.3495 g) | :: unce {f} |
| our {determiner} (belonging to us) | :: mūsu |
| ours {pron} (that which belongs to us) | :: mūsu, mūsējs, mūsējais |
| ourselves {pron} (emphatic: we) | :: mēs paši {m-p}, mēs pašas {f-p} |
| out {adv} (away from the inside or the centre) | :: ārā |
| out {adv} (away from one's usual place or not indoors) | :: ārā |
| out {adv} (away from, at a distance) | :: ārā |
| out {prep} (away from the inside) | :: ārā + no |
| out {prep} | :: usually expressed by the prefix iz- |
| out {n} (means of exit) | :: izeja {f} |
| out of it {prep} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| out of work {prep} (unemployed) SEE: unemployed | :: |
| outside {n} (outer surface) | :: ārpuse {f} |
| outside {n} (the space beyond some limit or boundary) | :: ārs {m}, ārpuse {f} |
| outside {adj} | :: āra, ārējs |
| outside {adv} (in or to the outside) | :: ārā, laikā |
| outside {adv} (outdoors) | :: ārā, laikā |
| outside {prep} (on the outside of) | :: ārpus, ārā + no |
| outstanding {adj} (standing out from others) | :: izcils |
| outstanding {adj} (distinguished from others by its superiority) | :: izcils |
| oval {n} (shape like an egg or ellipse) | :: ovāls {m} |
| ovary {n} (female organ) | :: olnīca {f} |
| oven {n} (chamber used for baking or heating) | :: krāsns {f} |
| overcoat {n} (garment) | :: mētelis {m} |
| overheat {v} (overheat) SEE: burn | :: |
| Overijssel {prop} (province of the Netherlands) | :: Overeisela {f} |
| overlap {v} (to extend over and partly cover something) | :: pārklāties |
| overmorrow {adv} (on the day after tomorrow) SEE: day after tomorrow | :: |
| overmorrow {n} (day after tomorrow) SEE: day after tomorrow | :: |
| overshoe {n} (protective shoe) | :: bote {f} |
| ovum {n} (gamete) | :: olšūna {f} |
| owl {n} (bird) | :: pūce, apogs [some species], ūpis {m} [eagle-owl] |
| own {v} (defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| own {adj} (belonging to (determiner)) | :: savs |
| owner {n} (one who owns) | :: saimnieks {m}, saimniece {f} |
| ox {n} (an adult castrated male of cattle) | :: vērsis {m} |
| ox {n} (any bovine animal used as a beast of burden) | :: vērsis |
| oxeye {n} (titmouse) SEE: titmouse | :: |
| Oxford {prop} (city) | :: Oksforda {f} |
| oxide {n} (binary compound of oxygen) | :: oksīds {m}, skāblis {m} [dated] |
| oxygen {n} (chemical element) | :: skābeklis {m} |
| oyster {n} (mollusk, see also: clam; mollusc; mussel) | :: austere {f} |
| oystercatcher {n} (bird) | :: jūras žagatas |
| ozone {n} (O3) | :: ozons {m} |
| pabulum {n} (food or fodder) | :: barība {f} |
| pace {n} (step: step) | :: solis {m} |
| pace {n} (way of stepping: gait of a horse) | :: gaita {f} |
| Pacific Ocean {prop} (the world's largest body of water) | :: Klusais okeāns |
| pacifier {n} (for a baby) | :: māneklis {m} |
| pack {v} (to make a pack) | :: pakot |
| package {n} (something which is packed) | :: paka {f} |
| packet {n} (small pack) | :: paciņa {f}, paka {f} |
| packing needle {n} (large needle) | :: maisadata |
| paganism {n} (local religions practiced before the introduction of Christianity) | :: pagānisms {m} |
| page {n} (boy child) SEE: boy | :: |
| page {n} (one side of a leaf of a book) | :: lapa {f}, lappuse {f} |
| pageant {n} (beauty pageant) SEE: beauty pageant | :: |
| pagoda {n} (a tiered tower with multiple eaves) | :: pagoda {f} |
| pail {n} (bucket) SEE: bucket | :: |
| pain {n} (ache or bodily suffering) | :: sāpes {f-p} |
| paint {n} (substance) | :: krāsa {f} |
| paint {v} (apply paint to) | :: krāsot |
| paintbrush {n} (thin brush) | :: ota {f}, sarene {f} |
| painter {n} (artist) | :: gleznotājs {m}, krāsotājs {m} |
| painting {n} (an illustration or artwork using paint) | :: glezna {f} |
| pair {n} (number of things resembling one another, or belonging together) SEE: set | :: |
| pair {n} (two similar or identical things) | :: pāris {m} |
| pair {n} (two people in a relationship) | :: pāris {m} |
| pair {n} (used with binary nouns) | :: pāris {m} |
| pair of binoculars {n} (binoculars) SEE: binoculars | :: |
| pair of compasses {n} (tool used to draw circles) | :: cirkulis {m} |
| pair of eyeglasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| pair of glasses {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| pair of scissors {n} (scissors) SEE: scissors | :: |
| pair of specs {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| pair of spectacles {n} (spectacles) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| pajamas {n} (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) | :: pidžama {f} |
| Pakistan {prop} (country in South Asia) | :: Pakistāna {f} |
| Pakistani {n} (A person from Pakistan or of Pakistani descent) | :: pakistānietis {m}, pakistāniete {f} |
| Pakistani {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Pakistan, or its people) | :: pakistāniešu, pakistānisks |
| palace {n} (large, lavish residence) | :: pils {f} |
| Palace of Westminster {prop} (building in London housing the House of Commons and House of Lords) | :: Vestminsteras pils {m} |
| pale {adj} (light in color) | :: bāls |
| pale {v} (to become pale) | :: bālēt |
| paleness {n} (condition or degree of being pale or of lacking color) | :: bālums {m} |
| paleography {n} (study of old forms of writing) | :: paleogrāfija |
| Paleolithic {n} (Old Stone Age) | :: paleolīts |
| paleontological {adj} (of or pertaining to paleontology) | :: paleontoloģisks |
| paleontologist {n} (one who studies paleontology) | :: paleontologs {m}, paleontoloģe {f} |
| paleontology {n} (study of prehistoric forms of life) | :: paleontoloģija {f} |
| Palestine {prop} (geographic region) | :: Palestīna {f} |
| Palestine {prop} (West Bank and Gaza Strip collectively) | :: Palestīna {f} |
| Palestine {prop} (historical: Roman province) | :: Palestīna {f} |
| Palestine {prop} (historical: former British entity) | :: Palestīna {f} |
| Palestinian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Palestine and/or the Palestinian people) | :: palestīniešu, palestīnišks |
| Palestinian {n} (inhabitant of Palestine or Arab of Palestinian descent) | :: palestīnietis {m}, palestīniete {f} |
| palindrome {n} (a sequence of units that reads the same forwards as backwards) | :: palindroms {m} |
| palladium {n} (chemical element) | :: pallādijs {m} |
| pallet {n} (a portable platform) | :: paliktne |
| pallidity {n} (state of being) SEE: pallor | :: |
| pallor {n} (paleness; want of color; pallidity) | :: bālums {m} |
| palm {n} (inner, concave part of hand) | :: plauksta {f}, delna {f} |
| palm {n} (palm tree) SEE: palm tree | :: |
| palm oil {n} (edible plant oil) | :: palmu eļļa {f} |
| Palm Sunday {n} (Sunday before Easter) | :: Pūpolu diena |
| palm tree {n} (tropical tree) | :: palma {f} |
| pamphlet {n} (booklet) SEE: booklet | :: |
| Panama {prop} (country) | :: Panama {f} |
| pan-Arabism {n} (movement) | :: panarābisms |
| panarchism {n} | :: panarhisms |
| pancake {n} (thin batter cake) | :: pankūka {f} |
| pancreas {n} (gland near the stomach) | :: aizkuņģa dziedzeris {m} |
| pancreatic juice {n} (juice produced by the pancreas) | :: aizkuņģa dziedzera sula {f} |
| pandemic {adj} (general, widespread) SEE: general | :: |
| pandemic {n} (disease that affects a wide geographical area and a large proportion of the population) | :: pandēmija {f} |
| pander {n} (pimp or procurer) SEE: pimp | :: |
| panel {n} (rectangular section of a surface) | :: panelis {m} |
| Panevėžys {prop} (city in Lithuania) | :: Panevēža {f} |
| panic {n} (overpowering fright) | :: panika {f} |
| panpsychism {n} (the doctrine that all matter has a mental aspect) | :: panpsihisms {m} |
| pant {n} (a pair of pants) SEE: pants | :: |
| panther {n} (big cat with black fur) | :: melnā pantera |
| panther {n} (big cat of genus Panthera) | :: pantera {f} |
| pants {n} (garment covering the body from the waist downwards) | :: bikses {f-p} |
| pap {n} (porridge) SEE: porridge | :: |
| papa {n} (Father (familiar, conversational)) SEE: dad | :: |
| papaya {n} (fruit) | :: papaija {f} |
| paper {n} (sheet material) | :: papīrs {m} |
| paper {n} (newspaper) SEE: newspaper | :: |
| paper {n} (wallpaper) SEE: wallpaper | :: |
| paper {v} (to document) SEE: document | :: |
| papier-mâché {n} (paper mixed with glue to create a sculptural object) | :: papjēmašē {f} |
| Papua New Guinea {prop} (country in Oceania) | :: Papua-Jaungvineja {f} |
| papyrology {n} (the study of ancient texts written on papyrus) | :: papiroloģija {f} |
| parachute {n} (a device designed to control the fall of an object) | :: izpletnis {m} |
| parachutist {n} (parachute user) | :: izpletņlēcējs {m} |
| parade {n} (organized procession) | :: parāde {f} |
| paradise {n} (heaven) | :: paradīze {f} |
| paradox {n} (apparent contradiction which is nonetheless true) | :: paradokss {m} |
| paradox {n} (in logic: a self-contradictory statement) | :: paradokss {m} |
| paradoxical {adj} (having self-contradicting properties) | :: paradoksāls |
| paradoxicality {n} (quality of being paradoxical) | :: paradoksalitāte {f}, paradoksālums {m} |
| paraffin {n} (kerosene) SEE: kerosene | :: |
| paragraph {n} (passage in text) | :: rindkopa {f}, paragrāfs {m} |
| Paraguay {prop} (country in South America) | :: Paragvaja {f} |
| parallax {n} | :: paralakse |
| paranoid schizophrenia {n} (form of schizophrenia accompanied by delusions) | :: paranoja šizofrēnija {f} |
| parapsychology {n} (study of that which cannot yet be explained) | :: parapsiholoģija |
| parasite {n} ((generally undesirable) living organism that exists by stealing resources from another living organism) | :: parazīts {m} |
| parcel {n} (package wrapped for shipment) | :: paka {f} |
| parchment {n} (material) | :: pergaments {m} |
| parchment {n} (document) | :: pergaments {m} |
| parchment paper {n} (paper used in baking) | :: pergamentpapīrs {m} |
| parent {n} (person from whom one is descended) | :: vecāki {p}, tēvs {m}, māte {f} |
| parenthesis {n} (a clause, phrase or word inserted into a passage which is already grammatically complete) | :: iespraudums |
| parenthesis {n} (either of a pair of brackets ( )) | :: iekavas {f-p}, apaļās iekavas {f-p} |
| parents {n} (one's parents) | :: vecāki {m-p} |
| Paris {prop} (capital of France) | :: Parīze {f} |
| parish {n} (part of a diocese) | :: draudze {m} |
| parish church {n} (church that serves as the religious centre of a parish) | :: draudzes baznīca {f} |
| park {n} (ground for recreation) | :: parks {m} |
| park {v} (bring to a halt) | :: novietot stāvvietā |
| Parkinson's disease {n} (Parkinson's disease) | :: Pārkinsona slimība {f} |
| parliament {n} (institution with elected or appointed members) | :: parlaments {m} |
| Parliament {prop} (parliament) SEE: parliament | :: |
| parlous {adj} (attended with peril) SEE: dangerous | :: |
| parody {n} (expression making fun of something else) | :: parodija {f} |
| paroemia {n} (proverb) SEE: proverb | :: |
| parrot {n} (kind of bird) | :: papagailis {m} |
| parsley {n} (plant Petroselinum crispum) | :: pētersīlis {m} |
| parsnip {n} (the plant Pastinaca sativa) | :: pastinaks {m} |
| part {n} (fraction of a whole) | :: daļa {f} |
| part {n} (group inside a larger group) | :: daļa {f} |
| participial {n} (participle) SEE: participle | :: |
| participle {n} (verb form) | :: divdabis {m}, particips {m} |
| particle {n} (body with very small size) | :: daļiņa {f} |
| particle {n} (word that does not obviously belong to any particular part of speech) | :: partikula {f} |
| partisan {n} (member of a body of detached light troops) SEE: guerrilla | :: |
| partitive {n} (partitive case) | :: partitīvs {m} |
| partitive case {n} (case used to indicate that an object is affected only partially by the verb) SEE: partitive | :: |
| partner {n} (someone who is associated with another in a common activity or interest) | :: partneris {m} |
| part of speech {n} (the function a word or phrase performs) | :: vārdšķira {f} |
| partridge {n} (any bird of the genera Perdix or Alectoris) | :: laukirbe |
| partridgeberry {n} (Vaccinium vitis-idaea) SEE: lingonberry | :: |
| party {n} (political group) SEE: political party | :: |
| par value {n} (face value) SEE: face value | :: |
| Pashto {n} (official language of Afghanistan) | :: puštunu valoda {f}, puštu |
| Pashtun {prop} (Pashto) SEE: Pashto | :: |
| Pashtun {adj} (of or relating to the Pashtuns) | :: puštunu {m} |
| Pashtun {n} (Pashtun person) | :: puštuns {m} |
| pass {n} (password) SEE: password | :: |
| passacaglia {n} (historical Spanish dance) | :: pasakalja {f} |
| passenger {n} (one who rides or travels in a vehicle) | :: pasažieris {m}, pasažiere {f} |
| passer-by {n} (a person who is passing by) | :: garāmgājējs {m} |
| passion {n} (any great emotion) | :: kaislība {f} |
| passion {n} (fervor, determination) | :: kaislība {f} |
| passionate {adj} (fired with intense feeling) | :: kaislīgs |
| passion fruit {n} (edible fruit) | :: marakuja {f} |
| passive {n} (passive voice) SEE: passive voice | :: |
| passive voice {n} (grammatical term) | :: ciešamā kārta {f} |
| pass on {v} (To die) SEE: die | :: |
| passport {n} (official document) | :: pase {f} |
| password {n} (word used to gain admittance) | :: parole {f} |
| password {n} (computing: string of characters known only to a user) | :: parole {f} |
| past {adj} (ago) SEE: ago | :: |
| past {n} (period of time that has already happened) | :: pagātne {f} |
| past {n} ((grammar) past tense) | :: pagātne {f} |
| past {adj} (having already happened; in the past) | :: pagājis |
| pastor {n} (shepherd) SEE: shepherd | :: |
| past tense {n} (grammatical form) | :: pagātnes laiks {m} |
| patch {n} (figuratively: fit) SEE: fit | :: |
| patch {n} (paltry fellow) SEE: fool | :: |
| path {n} (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians) | :: taka |
| pathogen {n} (an organism or substance that causes disease) | :: patogēns {m} |
| patient {n} (someone who receives treatment from a doctor) | :: pacients |
| Patricia {prop} (female given name) | :: Patrīcija {f} |
| patriot {n} (person who loves, supports and defends their country) | :: patriots {m} |
| patriotism {n} (love of one's own country) | :: patriotisms {m} |
| patronising {adj} (offensively condescending) SEE: condescending | :: |
| patronizing {adj} (offensively condescending) SEE: condescending | :: |
| Paul {prop} (the Apostle) | :: Pāvils {m} |
| Paul {prop} (male given name) | :: Pauls {m} |
| Paula {prop} (female given name) | :: Paula {f} |
| pause {v} (to interrupt something) | :: pārtraukt |
| pause {n} (temporary stop or rest) | :: pārtraukums {m} |
| pavement {n} (footpath) | :: trotuārs {m} |
| paw {n} (soft foot of an animal) | :: ķepa {f} |
| pawnshop {n} (business premises of a pawnbroker) | :: lombards {m} |
| pay {v} (to give money in exchange for goods or services) | :: maksāt |
| pay through the nose {v} (To pay a high price) | :: maksāt baltu naudu , maksāt traku naudu |
| pea {n} (plant) | :: zirnis {m} |
| pea {n} (edible seed) | :: zirnis |
| peace {n} (tranquility, quiet, harmony; absence of violence) | :: miers {m} |
| peace {n} (state of being free from war) | :: miers {m} |
| peace of mind {n} (absence of mental stress) | :: dvēseles miers {m} |
| peach {n} (fruit) | :: persiks {m} |
| peachtree {n} (peach) SEE: peach | :: |
| peacock {n} (pheasant of one of the genera Pavo and Afropavo) | :: pāvs {m} |
| peanut {n} (a legume resembling a nut) | :: zemesrieksts {m} |
| pear {n} (fruit) | :: bumbieris {m}, krausis {m} |
| pear {n} (tree) | :: bumbiere {f}, krause {f} |
| pear cider {n} (perry) SEE: perry | :: |
| pearl {n} (mother-of-pearl) SEE: mother-of-pearl | :: |
| pearl {n} (rounded shelly concretion produced by certain mollusks) | :: pērle {f} |
| pearl diver {n} (dishwasher) SEE: dishwasher | :: |
| peasant {n} (member of the agriculture low class) | :: zemnieks {m} |
| pebble {n} (stone) | :: olis |
| pecker {n} (slang for penis) SEE: dick | :: |
| pecker {n} (slang for woodpecker) SEE: woodpecker | :: |
| pecker {n} (slang for courage) SEE: courage | :: |
| peckerwood {n} (woodpecker) SEE: woodpecker | :: |
| peculiar {adj} (out of the ordinary) | :: dīvains, savāds |
| ped {n} (pedestrian) SEE: pedestrian | :: |
| pedagogy {n} (profession of teaching) | :: pedagoģija |
| pedant {n} (person overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning) | :: pedants |
| pedestal {n} (the base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like) | :: pjedestāls {m} |
| pedestrian {n} (somebody walking rather than using a vehicle) | :: kājāmgājējs {m}, gājējs {m} |
| pee {n} | :: mīzali {p} |
| pee {v} | :: mīzt, čurāt |
| peel {v} (to remove skin) | :: mizot |
| peel {n} (skin of a fruit) | :: miza |
| peep {n} (sandpiper) SEE: sandpiper | :: |
| peer {n} (noble) | :: pērs {m} |
| Pei-ching {prop} (Beijing) SEE: Beijing | :: |
| Peipus {prop} (lake in Estonia/Russia) | :: Peipusa-Pleskavas ezers |
| Peking {prop} (Beijing) SEE: Beijing | :: |
| pelican {n} (any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae) | :: pelikāns {m} |
| pelmeni {n} (Russian dumplings) | :: pelmeņi |
| Peloponnese {prop} (region of Greece) | :: Peloponesa {f} |
| pen {n} (wing) SEE: wing | :: |
| pen {n} (writing tool) | :: pildspalva {f} |
| penalty {n} (legal sentence) | :: sods {m} |
| pencil {n} (graphite writing-instrument) | :: zīmulis {m} |
| pencil box {n} (container for stationery) SEE: pencil case | :: |
| pencil case {n} (object purposed to contain stationery) | :: penālis {m} |
| pendant {n} (a piece of jewellery hung from a chain worn around the neck) | :: kulons |
| penduline tit {n} (bird) | :: somzīlīšu dzimta |
| penguin {n} (flightless sea bird) | :: pingvīns {m} |
| peninsula {n} (piece of land projecting into water) | :: pussala {f} |
| penis {n} | :: dzimumloceklis, pipele, pimpis |
| penis {n} (penis) SEE: member | :: |
| penmanship {n} (art of good handwriting) | :: kaligrāfija {f} |
| Pennsylvania {prop} (US state) | :: Pensilvānija {f} |
| penny bun {n} (Boletus edulis) SEE: porcini | :: |
| pension {n} (regular payment due to a person in consideration of past services) | :: pensija {f} |
| pentagon {n} (a polygon with five sides and five angles) | :: piecstūris |
| pentagram {n} (shape of five-pointed star) | :: pentagramma {f} |
| pentane {n} (aliphatic hydrocarbon: C5H12) | :: pentāns {m} |
| pentazole {n} (Chemical compound) | :: pentazols |
| Pentecost {prop} (Christian festival) | :: Vasarsvētki |
| penthouse {n} (an outhouse or other structure attached to the outside wall of a building) | :: piebūve {f} |
| peony {n} (Paeonia genus of flowering plants) | :: peonija |
| people {n} (a body of human beings; a group of two or more persons) | :: cilvēki {p}, ļaudis {f} |
| people {n} (a group of persons forming or belonging to a particular nation etc.) | :: tauta {f}, ļaudis {p} |
| People's Democratic Republic of Algeria {prop} (official name of Algeria) | :: Alžīrijas Tautas Demokrātiskā Republika {f} |
| People's Republic of Bangladesh {prop} (People's Republic of Bangladesh) | :: Bangladešas Tautas Republika {f} |
| People's Republic of China {prop} (official name of China) | :: Ķīnas Tautas Republika {f} |
| pepper {n} (plant) | :: pipars {m} |
| pepper {n} (spice) | :: pipari {m-p} |
| percent {n} (a part or other object per hundred) | :: procents {m} |
| perception {n} (conscious understanding of something) | :: uztvere {f} |
| perch {n} (fish of the genus Perca) | :: asaris {m} |
| percolation {n} (seepage or filtration of a liquid) | :: perkolācija, caursūkšanās |
| peregrine falcon {n} (Falco peregrinus) | :: lielais piekūns |
| perestroika {prop} (reform in the Soviet Union in 1980s) | :: perestroika {f} |
| perfume {n} (pleasant smell) | :: aromāts {m}, smarža {f} |
| perfume {n} (substance providing a pleasant smell) | :: parfīms {m} |
| perhaps {adv} (indicating a lack of certainty) | :: varbūt |
| perigee {n} (closest point in an orbit about the Earth) | :: perigejs {m} |
| perineum {n} (anatomical term) | :: starpene {f} |
| period {n} (punctation mark “.”) | :: punkts {m} |
| period {n} (menstruation) SEE: menstruation | :: |
| periodic table {n} (tabular chart of the chemical elements) | :: ķīmisko elementu periodiskā tabula |
| perish {v} (to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing) | :: zust |
| perlustration {n} (thorough examination of a document or of correspondence) | :: perlustrācija {f} |
| permafrost {n} (permanently frozen ground) | :: mūžīgais sasalums {m} |
| permission {n} (authorisation) | :: atļauja {f} |
| perpendicular {adj} (at or forming a right angle to) | :: perpendikulārs |
| Perpignan {prop} (city in Pyrénées-Orientales, France) | :: Perpiņāna {f}, Perpiņa {f} |
| perry {n} (Beverage from pears) | :: perijs {m}, bumbieru sidrs {m} |
| Persephone {prop} (Greek goddess) | :: Persefone |
| Persia {prop} (Iran) SEE: Iran | :: |
| Persia {prop} (region of ancient Iran) | :: Persija {f} |
| Persian {n} (the Persian language) | :: persiešu |
| Persian {n} (person from Persia) | :: persietis {m}, persiete {f} |
| Persian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Persia) | :: persiešu |
| Persian Gulf {prop} (gulf between Iran and the Arabian peninsula) | :: Persijas līcis {m} |
| persimmon {n} (fruit) | :: hurma {f} |
| person {n} (individual) | :: persona {f} |
| personality {n} (set of qualities that make a person distinct from other people) | :: personība {f} |
| personality disorder {n} (class of mental disorders) | :: personības traucējumi {m-p} |
| persona non grata {n} (a person who is not welcome) | :: persona non grata |
| perspicacity {n} (Acute discernment or understanding; insight) | :: vērīgums |
| perspiration {n} (sweat) SEE: sweat | :: |
| perspire {v} (sweat) SEE: sweat | :: |
| Peru {prop} (country in South America) | :: Peru |
| petal {n} (one of the component parts of the corolla of a flower) | :: ziedlapa {f} |
| Peter {prop} (male given name) | :: Pēteris |
| Peter {prop} (the Apostle) | :: Pēteris {m} |
| Peter {prop} (one of the epistles of Peter) | :: Pēteris {m} |
| Petrarch {prop} (the scholar and poet Petrarca) | :: Petrarka {m} |
| Petrarchan sonnet {n} (type of sonnet) | :: Petrarkas sonets {m} |
| petrol {n} (gasoline) SEE: gasoline | :: |
| petroleum {n} (oil) SEE: oil | :: |
| petrol station {n} (gas station) SEE: gas station | :: |
| phaleristics {n} (the study of orders, fraternity, and award items) | :: faleristika |
| phallus {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| pharaoh {n} (supreme ruler of ancient Egypt) | :: faraons {m} |
| pharmaceutics {n} (pharmacy) SEE: pharmacy | :: |
| pharmacovigilance {n} (detection, assessment, understanding and prevention of adverse effects of medicines) | :: farmakovigilance |
| pharmacy {n} (a place where prescription drugs are dispensed) | :: aptieka {f} |
| phase {n} (distinguishable part of a sequence) | :: fāze {f} |
| pheasant {n} (bird of family Phasianidae, often hunted for food) | :: fazāns {m} |
| phenomenon {n} (observable fact or occurrence) | :: parādība {f} |
| phenomenon {n} (unusual, curious, or astonishing fact or event) | :: fenomens {m} |
| Philadelphia {prop} (largest city in Pennsylvania) | :: Filadelfija {f} |
| philanthropy {n} (charity) SEE: charity | :: |
| philanthropy {n} (benevolent altruism with the intention of increasing the well-being of mankind) | :: labdarība {f}, filantropija {f} |
| philately {n} (stamp collecting) | :: filatelija |
| philately {n} (the study of postage stamps, postal routes, postal history, etc.) | :: filatelija |
| Philemon {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Pāvila vēstule Filemonam, Filemonam {m} |
| Philemon {prop} (male given name) | :: Filemons {m} |
| philharmonic {n} (full-sized symphonic orchestra) SEE: symphony orchestra | :: |
| philharmonic orchestra {n} (symphony orchestra) SEE: symphony orchestra | :: |
| philia {n} (friendship) SEE: friendship | :: |
| Philip {prop} (biblical persons) | :: Filips {m} |
| Philip {prop} (male given name) | :: Filips {m} |
| Philippians {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Filipiešiem {m-p} |
| Philippine {adj} (Filipino) SEE: Filipino | :: |
| Philippines {prop} (Republic of the Philippines) | :: Filipīnas {m-p} |
| philological {adj} (pertaining to the history of literature) | :: filoloģisks |
| philologically {adv} (in a philological manner) | :: filoloģiski |
| philologist {n} (person who engages in philology) | :: filologs {m}, filoloģe {f} |
| philology {n} (historical linguistics) | :: filoloģija {f} |
| philosopher's stone {n} (philosopher's stone) | :: filozofu akmens {m} |
| philosophical {adj} (of or pertaining to philosophy) | :: filozofisks |
| philosophy {n} (academic discipline) | :: filozofija {f} |
| Phnom Penh {prop} (capital city of Cambodia) | :: Pnompeņa |
| phobia {n} (irrational or obsessive fear or anxiety) | :: fobija {f} |
| phoenix {n} (mythological bird) | :: fēnikss |
| Phoenix {prop} (capital city of Arizona, United States) | :: Fīniksa |
| phone {v} (to call (someone) on the telephone) | :: telefonēt, zvanīt, piezvanīt |
| phone {n} (telephone) SEE: telephone | :: |
| phoneme {n} (indivisible unit of sound) | :: fonēma {f} |
| phonetic {adj} (relating to sounds of spoken language) | :: fonētisks |
| phonetic {adj} (linguistics: relating to phones) | :: fonētisks |
| phonetician {n} (person who specializes in phonetics) | :: fonētiķis {m}, fonētiķe {f} |
| phonetics {n} (study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols) | :: fonētika {f} |
| phonics {n} (phonetics) SEE: phonetics | :: |
| phonics {n} (acoustics) SEE: acoustics | :: |
| phonograph record {n} (record) SEE: record | :: |
| phonological {adj} (of or relating to phonology) | :: fonoloģisks |
| phonology {n} (subfield of linguistics concerned with the way sounds function in languages) | :: fonoloģija {f} |
| phosphoric acid {n} (the colourless liquid; H3PO4) | :: fosforskābe {f} |
| phosphorus {n} (element) | :: fosfors {?} |
| photo {n} (photograph) SEE: photograph | :: |
| photogenic {adj} (looking good when photographed) | :: fotogēnisks {m} |
| photograph {n} (picture) | :: fotogrāfija {f} |
| photograph {v} (to take a photograph) | :: fotografēt |
| photographer {n} (one who takes photographs) | :: fotogrāfs {m}, fotogrāfe {f} |
| photographic {adj} (of or pertaining to photographs) | :: fotogrāfisks |
| photographic {adj} (of or pertaining to photography) | :: fotogrāfisks |
| photography {n} (art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces) | :: fotogrāfija {f} |
| photosynthesis {n} (biological process) | :: fotosintēze {f} |
| phrase {n} (short written or spoken expression) | :: frāze {f} |
| phylum {n} ((biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below kingdom and above class) | :: tips {m} |
| physical {adj} (having to do with the material world; tangible) | :: fizisks, fizikāls |
| physical {adj} (having to do with physics) | :: fizikāls |
| physical {adj} (having to do with the body; corporeal) | :: fizisks |
| physical {adj} (involving bodily force; vigorous) | :: fizisks |
| physical education {n} (curriculum component) | :: fiziskā audzināšana {f}, fiziskā kultūra {f}, fizkultūra {f} |
| physically {adv} (in a physical manner) | :: fiziski |
| physician {n} (medical doctor) | :: ārsts {m}, ārste {f} |
| physicist {n} (person whose occupation specializes in the science of physics) | :: fiziķis {m}, fiziķe {f} |
| physics {n} (branch of science) | :: fizika {f} |
| physiology {n} (branch of biology) | :: fizioloģija {f} |
| phytosanitary {adj} (concerning the health of plants) | :: fitosanitārs {m} |
| pi {n} (letter of Greek alphabet) | :: pī {m} |
| piano {n} (a keyboard musical instrument) | :: klavieres {f-p} |
| Picardy {prop} (region of France) | :: Pikardija {f} |
| pick {v} (to pick) SEE: choose | :: |
| pick {n} (music: plectrum) SEE: plectrum | :: |
| pickaxe {n} (heavy iron tool) | :: cērte {f}, kaplis {m} [dialectism] |
| pickle {v} (to preserve food in a salt, sugar or vinegar solution) | :: skābēt |
| picture {n} (representation of visible reality produced by drawing, etc) | :: attēls {m}, bilde {f} [informal] |
| picture {v} (to imagine or envision) | :: iztēloties |
| picture {n} (painting) SEE: painting | :: |
| pie {n} (type of pastry) | :: pīrāgs {m} |
| pie {n} (pizza) SEE: pizza | :: |
| piece {n} (part of a larger whole) | :: gabals {m} |
| piece {n} (distance) SEE: distance | :: |
| piece {n} (castle; a fortified building) SEE: castle | :: |
| piece {n} (pacifier) SEE: pacifier | :: |
| piece of furniture {n} (item of furniture) | :: mēbele {f} |
| piece of meat {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| pied {adj} (decorated or colored in blotches) | :: raibs |
| pie-eyed {adj} ((extremely) drunk or intoxicated) SEE: drunk | :: |
| pier {n} (raised platform built from the shore out over water) | :: piestātne {f}, mols {m} |
| piety {n} (reverence and devotion to God) | :: pietāte {f} |
| pig {n} (mammal of genus Sus) | :: cūka {f} |
| pig {n} (nasty or disgusting person) | :: cūka {f} |
| pig {n} (dirty or slovenly person) | :: cūka {f} |
| pig {n} (piglet) SEE: piglet | :: |
| pig {n} (pork) SEE: pork | :: |
| pigeon {n} (bird of the dove and pigeon family Columbidae) | :: balodis {m} |
| piggy bank {n} (small container to store small saved coins in) | :: krājkasīte {f} |
| pig in a poke {n} (something whose true value is concealed or unknown) | :: kaķis maisā {m} [cat in a bag], cūka maisā |
| piglet {n} (young pig) | :: sivēns {m} |
| pigling {n} (piglet) SEE: piglet | :: |
| pike {n} (fish of the genus Esox) | :: līdaka {f} |
| pilaf {n} (dish) | :: plovs {m} |
| pilaff {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| pilau {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| pile {n} (nap of a cloth) SEE: nap | :: |
| pileous {adj} (hairy) SEE: hairy | :: |
| pill {n} (small object for swallowing) | :: tablete {f}, pilula {f} |
| pillage {v} (loot or plunder by force) | :: sirot |
| pillage {n} (the act of pillaging) | :: sirojums {m} |
| pillow {n} (soft cushion used to support the head in bed) | :: spilvens {m}, pagalvis {m} |
| pillowcase {n} (sheet for covering a pillow) | :: spilvena pārvalks {m}, spilvendrāna {f} |
| pilot {n} (controller of aircraft) | :: pilots {m} |
| pilot {n} (person who helps navigate the harbor or coast) | :: locis {m} |
| pilot {adj} (made or used as a test) | :: eksperimentāls |
| pilot {v} (to control an aircraft or watercraft) | :: pilotēt, vadīt |
| pilot whale {n} (either of two species of whale) | :: grinda {f} |
| pimp {n} (prostitution solicitor) | :: suteners {m} |
| pimple {n} (inflamed spot on the surface of the skin) | :: pūte {f} |
| pin {n} (needle without an eye, used for fastening) | :: kniepadata {f} |
| pin {n} (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) | :: tapa |
| pine {n} (tree of the genus Pinus) | :: priede |
| pineal gland {n} (small endocrine gland) | :: epifīze {f} |
| pineapple {n} (plant) | :: ananass {m}, ananāss {m} |
| pineapple {n} (fruit) | :: ananass {m} |
| pinery {n} (pinewood) SEE: pinewood | :: |
| pine tree {n} (pine) SEE: pine | :: |
| pinewood {n} (forest or grove of pines) | :: sils {m} |
| ping pong {n} (table tennis) SEE: table tennis | :: |
| pink {n} (pale red colour) | :: rozā, rožains, sārts |
| pink {adj} (colored/coloured between red and white) | :: sārts {f} |
| pinkish {adj} (somewhat pink) | :: rožains, rozīgs, iesārts |
| Pinsk {prop} (city in Belarus) | :: Pinska |
| Pinyin {prop} (romanization of Mandarin Chinese) | :: piņjiņs {m} |
| pioneer {n} (member of a child organization in the Soviet bloc) | :: pionieris {m} |
| pip {n} (seed) | :: sēkla {f} |
| pipe {n} (wind instrument) | :: stabule {f}, birbīne {f} |
| pipe {n} (rigid tube) | :: caurule {f} |
| pipe {n} (smoking implement) SEE: tobacco pipe | :: |
| pirate {n} (one who plunders at sea) | :: pirāts {m} |
| pirog {n} (baked good) | :: pīrāgs {m} |
| Pisces {prop} (constellation) | :: Zivis |
| pismire {n} (ant) SEE: ant | :: |
| piss {v} | :: mīzt |
| pisser {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| piss off {v} (to annoy) | :: kaitināt |
| pistol {n} (handgun) | :: pistole {f} |
| piston {n} (solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder) | :: virzulis {m} |
| piston ring {n} (ring around a piston) | :: virzuļa gredzens {m} |
| piston rod {n} (rod or bar that connects a piston to a crosshead) | :: virzuļa pirksts {m} |
| pit {n} (mine) SEE: mine | :: |
| pit {n} (armpit) SEE: armpit | :: |
| pitaya {n} (dragon fruit) SEE: dragon fruit | :: |
| pith {n} (spinal cord; marrow) SEE: spinal cord | :: |
| pizza {n} (baked Italian dish) | :: pica {f} |
| pizza {n} (a single instance of that dish) | :: pica {f} |
| place {n} (location, position) | :: vieta {f} |
| place {n} (somewhere to sit) | :: sēdvieta {f} |
| place {v} (to put in a specific location) | :: likt, nolikt |
| place {v} (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) | :: iekārtot, iecelt |
| placement {n} (a location or position) | :: novietojums {m} |
| placenta {n} (anatomy: placenta) | :: placenta {f} |
| plagiarism {n} (copying of someone's ideas) | :: plaģiāts {m} |
| plague {n} (specific disease "the Plague") | :: mēris {m} |
| plague {n} | :: liksta |
| plain {n} (an expanse of land with relatively low relief) | :: līdzenums {m} |
| plain as a pikestaff {adj} (extremely clear and plain to see) | :: skaidrs kā diena |
| plait {n} (braid) SEE: braid | :: |
| plait {v} (to interweave) SEE: braid | :: |
| plan {n} (set of intended actions) | :: plāns {m} |
| Planck's constant {n} (constant) | :: Planka konstante |
| plane {adj} (of a surface: flat or level.) | :: līdzens, gluds |
| plane {n} (math: flat surface extending infinitely in all directions) | :: plakne {f} |
| plane {n} (a tool) | :: ēvele {f} |
| plane {v} (to smooth with a plane) | :: ēvelēt |
| plane {n} (airplane) | :: lidmašīna {f} |
| plane {v} (to glide) | :: planēt |
| plane {n} (deciduous tree) | :: platāna {f} |
| planet {n} (each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky) | :: planēta {f} |
| planet {n} (rocky or gaseous spherical bodies orbiting the Sun) | :: planēta {f} |
| planet {n} (similar body in orbit around a star) | :: planēta {f} |
| planetary nebula {n} (nebulosity) | :: planetārais miglājs |
| planetree {n} (plane) SEE: plane | :: |
| plank {n} (long, broad and thick piece of timber) | :: dēlis {m}, galds {m} [outdated] |
| plant {n} (factory) SEE: factory | :: |
| plant {n} (organism capable of photosynthesis) | :: augs {m} |
| plastic {n} (synthetic thermoplastic polymer) | :: plastmasa {f} |
| plat {n} (a braid; a plait) SEE: braid | :: |
| plat {v} (to braid, plait) SEE: braid | :: |
| plate {n} (Cockney rhyming slang: foot) SEE: foot | :: |
| plate {n} (flat dish) | :: šķīvis {m} |
| plate {n} (flat metallic object) | :: plāksne {f} |
| plate {n} (dental plate) | :: zobu plate {f} |
| plate {n} (prize given to the winner in a contest) SEE: prize | :: |
| platform {n} (travel: raised structure for passengers) | :: platforma {f}, perons {m} |
| platinum {n} (metal) | :: platīns {m} |
| platoon {n} (unit of 30-40 soldiers) | :: vads {m} |
| plausible {adj} (likely, acceptable) | :: iespējams, ticams |
| play {v} (act in a manner such that one has fun) | :: spēlēt |
| play {v} (produce music using a musical instrument (transitive sense), affecting a noun) | :: spēlēt |
| play {v} (act in a performance) | :: tēlot |
| play {v} (use a device to hear (a recording)) | :: atskaņot |
| play {n} (playful activity) | :: spēle {f}, rotaļa {f} |
| play {n} (literary composition intended to be represented) | :: luga |
| playful {adj} (liking or prone to play) | :: draisks, jautrs |
| playful {adj} (funny, humorous, jesting, frolicsome) | :: draisks, jautrs |
| playfulness {n} (quality of being playful) | :: draiskums, draiskulība {f} |
| playhouse {n} (venue for performing plays) SEE: theater | :: |
| playing card {n} (one of usually 52 rectangular pieces of card) | :: spēļu kārts {f} |
| play the fool {v} (behave in a foolish manner) | :: dzīt velnu, plēst velnu |
| playwright {n} (writer of plays for the theatre) | :: dramaturgs {m} |
| playwriter {n} (playwright) SEE: playwright | :: |
| plaza {n} (a towns' public square) | :: skvērs {m} |
| please {adv} (interjection to make a polite request) | :: lūdzu |
| pleased to meet you {phrase} (polite formula used when being introduced to somebody) | :: ļoti patīkami |
| please pass the salt {phrase} (please pass the salt) | :: lūdzu, padi sāli |
| pleasure {n} (a state of being pleased) | :: prieks {m} |
| plectrum {n} (music: small piece for plucking strings) | :: braucis {m} |
| pledge {v} (to deposit something as a security; to pawn) | :: ķīla |
| Pleiades {prop} (astronomy) | :: Plejādes, Sietiņš |
| pleonastic {adj} (redundant) SEE: redundant | :: |
| plot {n} (course of a story) | :: sižets {m} |
| plough {n} (device pulled through the ground) | :: arkls {m} |
| plough {v} (to use a plough on to prepare for planting) | :: art |
| ploughing {n} (breaking of the ground into furrows) | :: aršana |
| plov {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| plow {n} (plough) SEE: plough | :: |
| plow {v} (plough) SEE: plough | :: |
| plowman {n} (male plower) | :: arājs {m} |
| plowshare {n} (cutting edge of a plow) | :: lemesis {m} |
| pluck {v} (to pull something sharply; to pull something out) | :: plūkt [flowers], izraut |
| pluck {v} (to remove feathers from a bird) | :: plūkt |
| pluck {n} (instance of plucking) | :: plūkšana {f} |
| plug {n} (electric connecting device) | :: aizbāznis {m} |
| plum {n} (fruit of Prunus domestica) | :: plūme {f} |
| plum {n} (tree) | :: plūme {f} |
| plum {n} (raisin when used in pudding or cake) SEE: raisin | :: |
| plum tree {n} (tree that bears plums) SEE: plum | :: |
| plural {n} (word in plural form) | :: daudzskaitlis {m} |
| plurale tantum {n} (a noun without a singular form) | :: daudzskaitlinieks {m} |
| plus {prep} (arithmetic: sum) | :: plus |
| plutocracy {n} (government by the wealthy) | :: plutokrātija {f} |
| plutonium {n} (chemical element) | :: plutonijs {m} |
| Plymouth {prop} (a city in Devon, England) | :: Plimuta {f} |
| pneumatic drill {n} (pneumatic drill) SEE: jackhammer | :: |
| pneumonia {n} (inflammation of the lungs) | :: pneimonija {f}, plaušu karsonis {m} |
| pocket {n} (bag stitched to an item of clothing) | :: kabata {f}, ķeša {f} |
| pocketbook {n} (notebook) SEE: notebook | :: |
| pod {n} (seed case) | :: pāksts {f} |
| poem {n} (literary piece written in verse) | :: dzejolis {m}, poēma {f} |
| poem {n} | :: poēma |
| poet {n} (person who writes poems) | :: dzejnieks {m}, dzejniece {f} |
| poetess {n} (female poet) | :: dzejniece {f} |
| poetry {n} (literature composed in verse) | :: dzeja {f} |
| poetry {n} | :: dzeja |
| pogrom {n} (riot with the intent to massacre or terrorize a certain group, usually Jews) | :: pogroms {m} |
| pointer {n} (advice) SEE: advice | :: |
| pointless {adj} (having no prominent or important feature) | :: bezjēdzīgs |
| pointless {adj} (having no purpose) | :: bezjēdzīgs |
| pointlessness {n} (lack of purpose) | :: bezjēdzība {f}, bezjēdzīgums {m} |
| point of view {n} (position from which something is seen; outlook; standpoint) | :: viedoklis {m} |
| point of view {n} (attitude, opinion, or set of beliefs) | :: viedoklis {m} |
| point of view {n} (perspective from which a narrative is related) | :: viedoklis {m} |
| poison {n} (substance harmful to a living organism) | :: inde {f} |
| poison {v} (to use poison to kill or paralyse) | :: noindēt {impf} |
| poison {v} (pollute) | :: saindēt |
| poison {v} (make worse) | :: samaitāt |
| poisonous {adj} (containing sufficient poison to be dangerous) | :: indīgs |
| poisonousness {n} (state of being poisonous) | :: indīgums {m} |
| Poland {prop} (European country) | :: Polija {f} |
| polao {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| polar bear {n} (Ursus maritimus) | :: leduslācis {m}, polārlācis {m}, baltais lācis {m} |
| Polaris {prop} (star) | :: Polārzvaigzne |
| Pole {n} (person from Poland) | :: polis {m}, poliete {f} |
| polecat {n} (Mustela putorius) | :: sesks {?} |
| polecat {n} (skunk) SEE: skunk | :: |
| police {n} (an organisation that enforces the law) | :: policija {f} |
| policeman {n} (a member of a police force) | :: policists {m} |
| police officer {n} (an officer in a law enforcement agency) | :: policists {m} |
| police station {n} (building of police force) | :: policijas iecirknis {m} |
| policy {n} (principle of conduct) | :: politika {f} |
| policy {n} (law: insurance) SEE: insurance | :: |
| Polish {adj} (of Poland or its language) | :: poļu, polisks |
| Polish {n} (the language of Poland) | :: poļu, poļu valoda {f} |
| Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth {prop} (confederation of Poland and Lithuania) | :: Žečpospoļita {f} |
| polite {adj} (well-mannered) | :: pieklājīgs |
| political {adj} (concerning or relating to politics) | :: politisks |
| political {adj} (motivated by political calculation) | :: politisks |
| political {adj} (of or relating to views about social relationships that involve power or authority) | :: politisks |
| political party {n} (political organization) | :: partija {f}, politiska partija {f}, politiskā partija {f} |
| politician {n} (one engaged in politics) | :: politiķis {m}, politiķe {f} |
| politics {v} (a methodology and activities associated with running a government) | :: politika {f} |
| pollen {n} (fine granular substance produced in flowers) | :: ziedputekšņi {m-p}, putekšņi {m-p} |
| Polonism {n} (word or phrase characteristic of the Polish language) | :: polonisms {m}, polisms {m} |
| polonium {n} (chemical element) | :: polonijs |
| Polonization {n} (Polonization) | :: pārpoļošana {f} |
| poltergeist {n} (a disruptive ghost) | :: poltergeists |
| polyclinic {n} (a clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated) | :: poliklīnika {f} |
| polyethene {n} (polyethylene) SEE: polyethylene | :: |
| polyethylene {n} (polyethylene) | :: polietilēns {m} |
| polyglot {n} (one who masters, notably speaks, several languages) | :: poliglots {m}, poliglote {f} |
| polygon {n} (plane figure bounded by straight edges) | :: daudzstūris {m} |
| polyhedron {n} (geometry: solid figure) | :: daudzstūris |
| polymorphism {n} | :: polimorfizma |
| polysemy {n} (ability to have multiple meanings) | :: polisēmija {f} |
| polytheism {n} (belief in the existence of multiple gods) | :: politeisms |
| polythene {n} (polyethylene) SEE: polyethylene | :: |
| pomegranate {n} (fruit) | :: granātkoks {m}, granāts {m} |
| pomelo {n} (grapefruit) SEE: grapefruit | :: |
| poncy {adj} (gay, homosexual) SEE: gay | :: |
| pond {n} (small lake) | :: dīķis {m} |
| ponderous {adj} (dense) SEE: dense | :: |
| pony {n} (small horse) | :: ponijs {m} |
| poodle {n} (any of various breeds of poodle) | :: pūdels {m} |
| pool {n} (swimming pool) SEE: swimming pool | :: |
| poor {adj} (with little or no possessions or money) | :: nabags |
| poor {adj} (used to express pity) | :: nabags |
| poorly {adj} (ill) SEE: ill | :: |
| poor thing {n} (someone or something to be pitied) | :: nabadziņš {m}, nabadzīte {f} |
| pop {v} (to hit) SEE: hit | :: |
| pop {v} (to ejaculate) SEE: ejaculate | :: |
| popcorn {n} (a snack food made from corn kernels popped by dry heating) | :: popkorns {m} |
| pope {n} (head of the Roman Catholic Church) | :: pāvests {m} |
| popinjay {n} (Picus viridis) SEE: green woodpecker | :: |
| popinjay {n} (parrot) SEE: parrot | :: |
| poplar {n} (any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus) | :: papele {f} |
| poppy {n} (plant) | :: magone {f} |
| populace {n} (inhabitants of a nation) SEE: population | :: |
| popularity {n} (the quality or state of being popular) | :: popularitāte {f} |
| population {n} (all people living within a political or geographical boundary) | :: iedzīvotāji |
| porcelain {n} (hard white translucent ceramic) | :: porcelāns {m} |
| porch {n} (a covered and enclosed entrance to a building) | :: lievenis {m}, veranda {f} |
| porcini {n} (mushroom, Boletus edulis) | :: baravika |
| pork {n} (meat of a pig) | :: cūkgaļa {f} |
| porn {n} (pornography) SEE: pornography | :: |
| pornographer {n} (person involved in creation or dissemination of pornography) | :: pornogrāfs {m} |
| pornographic {adj} (containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity) | :: pornogrāfisks |
| pornography {n} (depiction of sexual subject matter with prurient intent) | :: pornogrāfija {f} |
| porridge {n} (breakfast cereal dish, see also: oatmeal) | :: putra {f} |
| port {n} (dock or harbour) | :: osta {f} |
| port {n} (port city) SEE: port city | :: |
| port city {n} (city built around a port) | :: ostas pilsēta {f} |
| portion {n} (wife's fortune) SEE: dowry | :: |
| portmanteau {n} (portmanteau word) SEE: portmanteau word | :: |
| portmanteau word {n} (word which combines the meaning of two words) | :: kontaminācija {f} |
| portrait {n} (painting of a person) | :: portrets {m} |
| Portsmouth {prop} (city in southern England) | :: Portsmuta {f} |
| Portugal {prop} (country) | :: Portugāle {f} |
| Portuguese {adj} (of or relating to the region of Portugal) | :: portugāļu, portugālisks |
| Portuguese {adj} (of or relating to the people of Portugal) | :: portugāļu, portugālisks |
| Portuguese {adj} (of or relating to the Portuguese language) | :: portugāļu, portugālisks |
| Portuguese {n} (person native to Portugal) | :: portugālis {m}, portugāliete {f} |
| Portuguese {n} (the language) | :: portugāļu, portugāļu valoda {f} |
| Portuguese Republic {prop} (official name of Portugal) | :: Portugāles Republika {f} |
| port wine {n} (A type of fortified wine traditionally made in Portugal) | :: portvīns {m} |
| pose {n} (position, arrangement (especially of the human body)) | :: poza {f} |
| position {n} (place, location) | :: pozīcija {f} |
| positive {adj} (mathematics: greater than zero) | :: pozitīvs {m} |
| positron {n} (positron) | :: pozitrons {m} |
| possessive pronoun {n} (pronoun which expresses possession) | :: piederības vietniekvārds {m} |
| possible {adj} (able but not certain to happen) | :: iespējams |
| possible {adj} (capable of being done or achieved; feasible) | :: iespējams, veicams |
| possibly {adv} (adverb indicating that a proposition may be true or false) SEE: perhaps | :: |
| post {n} (long dowel or plank protruding from the ground) | :: stabs {m} |
| postage stamp {n} (piece of paper indicating postage has been paid) | :: pastmarka {f}, marka {f} |
| postal code {n} (postcode) SEE: postcode | :: |
| postcard {n} (rectangular piece of thick paper to be mailed without an envelope) | :: pastkarte {f}, atklātne {f} |
| postcode {n} (sequence of letters and/or numbers added to a postal address) | :: pasta kods, pasta indeks |
| posterior chamber {n} (space between iris and lens) | :: mugurējā acs kamera {f} |
| post lady {n} (woman who delivers the post or mail) | :: pastniece |
| postman {n} (mailman) SEE: mailman | :: |
| postmark {n} (marking made by a postal service on a letter) | :: pasta zīmogs |
| postmark {v} (to apply a postmark on) | :: zīmogot |
| post office {n} (place) | :: pasta nodaļa |
| post-production {n} (stages of film production happening between the actual filming and the completed film) | :: pēcapstrāde {f} |
| post-Soviet {adj} (after the dissolution of the Soviet Union) | :: postpadomju |
| post-war {adj} (pertaining to a period following the end of a war) | :: pēckara |
| postwoman {n} (woman who delivers the post or mail) | :: pastniece |
| potable {n} (drinkable liquid) SEE: beverage | :: |
| potassium {n} (the chemical element) | :: kālijs |
| potato {n} (plant tuber eaten as starchy vegetable) | :: kartupelis {m}, tupenis {m} [dialectism], rācenis {m} [dialectism], pampalis {m} [dialectism] |
| potato beetle {n} (Colorado beetle) SEE: Colorado beetle | :: |
| potential energy {n} (energy possessed by an object because of its position) | :: potenciālā enerģija {f} |
| potter {n} (one who makes pots and ceramic wares) | :: podnieks {m}, podniece {f} |
| potty {n} (bathroom) SEE: bathroom | :: |
| potty {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| potty {adj} (insane) SEE: insane | :: |
| pound {n} (unit of currency) | :: mārciņa {f} |
| pound sterling {n} (currency of the UK) | :: sterliņu mārciņa {f} |
| poverty {n} (quality or state of being poor) | :: nabadzība {f} |
| powder {n} (fine particles of any dry substance) | :: pulveris {m} |
| powder {n} (gunpowder) SEE: gunpowder | :: |
| power {n} (capability or influence) | :: vara {f} |
| power {n} (physical force or strength) | :: spēks |
| power {n} (electricity, electricity supply) | :: elektrība {f} |
| power {n} (physics: rate to magnify an optical image) | :: jauda {f} |
| power plant {n} (power station) SEE: power station | :: |
| power station {n} (an industrial complex where electricity is produced) | :: elektrostacija {f} |
| pox {n} (syphilis) SEE: syphilis | :: |
| practice {n} (an ongoing pursuit of a craft or profession) | :: prakse {f} |
| practice {n} (customary action, habit, or behaviour) | :: prakse {f} |
| practice {n} (actual operation or experiment, in contrast to theory) | :: prakse {f} |
| Pradesh {n} (part of the name of a state of India) | :: pradēša {f} |
| Prague {prop} (capital of the Czech Republic) | :: Prāga {f} |
| praise {v} (to give praise to) | :: slavēt |
| prank {n} (practical joke or mischievous trick) | :: draiskulība {f}, nerātnība {f} |
| praseodymium {n} (chemical element) | :: prazeodīms |
| prawn {n} (large shrimp) | :: krevete {f}, garnele {f} |
| pray {v} (to petition a higher being) | :: lūgt |
| pray {v} | :: skaitīt lūgšanu |
| prayer {n} (practice of communicating with one's God) | :: lūgšana {f} |
| preacher {n} (one who preaches) | :: sludinātājs {m} |
| precious {adv} (intensifier) SEE: very | :: |
| precious {adj} (of high value or worth) | :: dārgs |
| precious stone {n} (gem) | :: dārgakmens {m} |
| precise {adj} (exact) | :: precīzs |
| preconception {n} (prejudice) SEE: prejudice | :: |
| preconception {n} (an opinion considered beforehand with adequate evidence) | :: aizspriedums {m} |
| precondition {n} (preexisting requirement) | :: priekšnoteikums {m} |
| predicate {n} ((grammar) part of sentence that states something about its subject) | :: izteicējs {m} |
| predict {v} (to state, or make something known in advance) | :: paredzēt |
| prefix {n} (morpheme at the beginning of a word) | :: priedēklis {m} |
| pregnancy {n} (condition) | :: grūtniecība {f} |
| pregnancy {n} (period of time) | :: grūtniecība {f} |
| pregnant {adj} (fertile) SEE: fertile | :: |
| pregnant {adj} (carrying developing offspring within the body) | :: grūts, grūsns |
| prejudice {n} (adverse judgement formed beforehand) | :: aizspriedums {m} |
| prejudice {n} (any preconceived opinion) | :: iepriekšēja noskaņošanās {f-p}, aizspriedums {m} |
| premier {n} (prime minister of a country) SEE: prime minister | :: |
| prepare {v} (to make ready for a specific future purpose) | :: gatavot, taisīt |
| prepare {v} (to make ready for eating or drinking) | :: gatavot |
| prepare {v} (to make oneself ready) | :: gatavoties |
| prepare {v} (to produce by combining elements) | :: gatavot |
| preposition {n} (grammar: a type of word like "of, from, for, by") | :: prievārds {m}, prepozīcija {f} |
| prepuce {n} (foreskin of certain animals) SEE: sheath | :: |
| prepuce {n} (foreskin) SEE: foreskin | :: |
| prerequisite {n} (Something that must be gained in order to gain something else) | :: priekšnoteikums {m} |
| prerogative {n} (right, generally) SEE: right | :: |
| Presbyterianism {n} (form of Protestantism) | :: prezbiteriānisms {m} |
| presbytery {n} (chancel) SEE: chancel | :: |
| prescriptivism {n} (prescribing idealistic language norms) | :: preskriptīvisms |
| present {n} (gift) SEE: gift | :: |
| present {n} (present tense) SEE: present tense | :: |
| present {adj} (pertaining to the current time) | :: tagadne |
| present {n} (current time) | :: tagadne {f} |
| present tense {n} (form of language) | :: tagadnes laiks {m} |
| president {n} (the head of state of a republic) | :: prezidents {m}, prezidente {f} |
| presidential palace {n} (White House) SEE: White House | :: |
| press {v} (to press) SEE: bear | :: |
| Pressburg {prop} (Bratislava) SEE: Bratislava | :: |
| press conference {n} (question and answer session with members of television, print and other media) | :: preses konference {f} |
| pressure {n} (a pressing; force applied to a surface) | :: spiediens {m} |
| pressure {n} (physics: amount of force divided by area) | :: spiediens {m} |
| pressure {n} | :: spiediens {m} |
| pressure ulcer {n} (bedsore) SEE: bedsore | :: |
| prettily {adv} (in a pretty manner) | :: glīti, glīši |
| pretty {adj} (especially of women and children: pleasant, attractive) | :: glīts, skaists |
| pretty {adj} (of objects: nice-looking) | :: glīts, skaists |
| pre-war {adj} (Before a war) | :: pirmskara |
| price {n} (cost required to gain possession of something) | :: cena {f} |
| pride {n} (quality or state of being proud; inordinate self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank etc.) | :: lepnība {f}, lepnums {m} |
| pride {n} (sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is beneath or unworthy of one) | :: lepnums {m} |
| pride {n} (proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct) | :: lepnība {f}, iedomība {f} |
| pride {n} (that of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem) | :: lepnums {m} |
| priest {n} (clergyman (clergywoman, clergyperson)) | :: priesteris {m} |
| priestess {n} (woman with religious duties) | :: priesteriene {f} |
| priesthood {n} (role or office) | :: priesterība {f} |
| primary school {n} (first formal, obligatory school) | :: sākumskola {m}, pamatskola {m} |
| prime minister {n} (chief member of the cabinet and head of the government) | :: premjerministrs {m}, premjerministre {f} |
| prime number {n} (natural number) | :: pirmskaitlis {m} |
| prime of life {n} (period of peak ability) | :: spēku briedums {m} |
| primer {n} (introductory textbook) | :: ābece {m} |
| prince {n} (male ruler or head of a principality) | :: princis {m} |
| prince {n} (son or male-line grandson of a reigning monarch) | :: princis {m} |
| Prince Charming {n} (the fictional character) | :: sapņu princis {m} |
| Prince of Wales {prop} (royal title) | :: Velsas princis {m} |
| princess {n} (female member of royal family) | :: princese {f} |
| principal {n} (essential point or rule) SEE: principle | :: |
| Principality of Andorra {prop} (official name of Andorra) | :: Andoras Firstiste {f} |
| Principality of Liechtenstein {prop} (official name of Liechtenstein) | :: Lihtenšteinas Firstiste {f} |
| Principality of Monaco {prop} (official name of Monaco) | :: Monako Firstiste {f} |
| principal root {n} (number) | :: aritmētiskā sakne {f} |
| principle {n} (fundamental assumption) | :: princips {m} |
| printer {n} (computing: device used to print text or images) | :: printeris {m} |
| printer's ink {n} (printing ink) SEE: printing ink | :: |
| printing ink {n} (ink used for printing) | :: tipogrāfijas krāsa {f} |
| prise {n} (prize) SEE: prize | :: |
| prison {n} (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes) | :: cietums {m} |
| prisoner {n} (person incarcerated in a prison) | :: ieslodzītais {m}, cietumnieks {m}, gūsteknis {m} |
| Pristina {prop} (city) | :: Priština {f} |
| privatization {n} (transfer from the government to private ownership) | :: privatizācija {f} |
| privet {interj} (hello) SEE: hello | :: |
| privy {n} (lavatory or toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| prize {n} (honor or reward striven for in a competitive contest) | :: balva |
| Pärnu {prop} (city in Estonia) | :: Pērnava {f} |
| probability {n} (state of being probable; likelihood) | :: varbūtība {f} |
| probability {n} (relative likelihood of an event happening) | :: varbūtība {f} |
| probability {n} (mathematical probability) | :: varbūtība {f} |
| probable {adj} (likely to be true) | :: ticams, iespējams |
| probably {adv} (in all likelihood) | :: droši vien |
| problem {n} (difficulty) | :: problēma {f} |
| problem {n} (schoolwork exercise) | :: uzdevums {m} |
| problematic {adj} (posing a problem) | :: problemātisks |
| problematical {adj} (problematic) SEE: problematic | :: |
| process {n} (series of events to produce a result) | :: process {m} |
| prodigal son {n} (one who returns) | :: izšķērdīgais dēls {m} |
| produce {v} (to make or manufacture) | :: ražot, taisīt, izstrādāt, izgatavot, pagatavot, producēt |
| produce {n} (that which is produced) | :: produkts {m}, produkcija {f}, ražojumi {m-p} |
| product {n} (commodity for sale) | :: produkts {m}, ražojums {m} |
| production {n} (the act of producing) | :: ražošana {f}, producēšana {f} |
| production {n} (the act of being produced) | :: ražošana {f}, producēšana {f} |
| production {n} (the total amount produced) | :: produkcija {f}, ražība {f} |
| productive {adj} (capable of producing something) | :: ražīgs, auglīgs, produktīvs |
| productive {adj} (yielding good or useful results; constructive) | :: ražīgs, produktīvs, rezultatīvs |
| productive {adj} (of, or relating to the creation of goods or services) | :: ražīgs |
| profession {n} (occupation) | :: amats {m}, profesija {f} |
| progenitor {n} (founder) SEE: founder | :: |
| program {n} (software application) | :: programma {f} |
| programme {n} (programme) SEE: program | :: |
| programmer {n} (one who writes computer programs) | :: programmētājs {m}, programmētāji {m-p}, programmētāja {f}, programmētājas {f-p} |
| programming language {n} (code of reserved words and symbols) | :: programmēšanas valoda {f} |
| program trading {n} (programmed trading) | :: ātrā datorizētā tirdzniecība {f} |
| progress {n} (advancement to a more developed state) | :: progress {m} |
| progress {n} (movement onwards or forwards) | :: progress {m} |
| progression {n} (mathematical sequence) | :: progresija {f} |
| prohibit {v} (to proscribe officially) | :: aizliegt |
| prohibition {n} (act of prohibiting) | :: aizliegums {m} |
| project {n} (planned endeavor) | :: projekts {m} |
| proletariat {n} (working class or lower class) | :: proletariāts {m} |
| prolix {adj} (long) SEE: long | :: |
| promethium {n} (chemical element) | :: prometijs |
| prominent {adj} (eminent, distinguished above others) | :: redzams, izcils |
| promise {n} (vow) | :: solījums {m} |
| promise {v} (to commit to something) | :: solīt |
| promissory note {n} (document saying that someone owes a specific amount of money) | :: parādzīme {f} |
| pronoun {n} (type of noun) | :: vietniekvārds {m} |
| pronounce {v} (to pronounce) SEE: say | :: |
| pronounce {v} (to sound out (a word or phrase); to articulate) | :: izrunāt |
| pronunciation {n} (sound of a word) | :: izruna {f} |
| pronunciation {n} (way in which words are pronounced) | :: izruna {f} |
| proof {n} (any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth) | :: pierādījums {m} |
| propaganda {n} (concerted set of messages) | :: propaganda {f} |
| propeller {n} (mechanical device used to propel) | :: propelleris {m} |
| proper noun {n} (the name of a particular person, place, organization or other individual entity) | :: īpašvārds {m} |
| property {n} (something owned) | :: īpašums |
| property {n} | :: īpašība {?} |
| prophet {n} (one who speaks by divine inspiration) | :: pravietis {m} |
| proportion {n} (size) SEE: size | :: |
| prose {n} (written language not intended as poetry) | :: proza {f} |
| prosecutor {n} (a person instituting criminal prosecution) | :: prokurors {m} |
| prostitute {v} (reflexive: to perform sexual activity for money) | :: prostituēties |
| prostitute {v} (to make another person, or organisation, prostitute themselves) | :: prostituēt |
| prostitute {n} (a person having sex for profit) | :: prostitūta {f} |
| prostitute {n} (promiscuous person) SEE: whore | :: |
| protactinium {n} (chemical element) | :: protaktīnijs |
| protect {v} (to keep safe) | :: saudzēt |
| protein {n} (biochemistry: complex molecule) | :: olbaltums {m}, olbaltumvielas {f-p} |
| protein {n} (class of food) | :: olbaltums {m}, olbaltumvielas {f-p} |
| Protestantism {n} (faith) | :: protestantisms {m} |
| proton {n} (positively charged nucleon) | :: protons {m} |
| protractor {n} (a circular or semicircular tool for measuring angles) | :: transportieris {m} |
| proud {adj} (gratified, feeling honoured, feeling satisfied) | :: lepns |
| proud {adj} (possessed of a due sense of what one is worth or deserves) | :: lepns |
| proud {adj} (having a too high opinion of oneself; arrogant, supercilious) | :: lepns, augstprātīgs |
| Provence {prop} (region in France) | :: Provansa {f} |
| proverb {n} (phrase expressing a basic truth) | :: sakāmvārds {m}, paruna {f} |
| Proverbs {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Pamācības {f-p} |
| province {n} (a subdivision of government usually one step below the national level) | :: province {f} |
| provocation {n} (act of provoking) | :: provokācija {f}, provocēšana {f} |
| provoke {v} (to cause to become angry) | :: provocēt |
| provoke {v} (to bring about a reaction) | :: provocēt |
| proximately {adv} (approximately) SEE: approximately | :: |
| proxy {n} (authority to act for another, especially when written) | :: uzdevums {m} |
| prune {v} (plum) SEE: plum | :: |
| Prussia {prop} (geographical area) | :: Prūsija {f} |
| Prussia {prop} (former Baltic country) | :: Prūsija {f} |
| Prussia {prop} (former German province) | :: Prūsija {f} |
| Prussian {prop} (language) | :: prūšu valoda |
| pry {n} (lever) | :: svira |
| psalm {n} (sacred song) | :: psalms {m} |
| Psalms {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Psalmi {m-p} |
| psalterium {n} (omasum) SEE: omasum | :: |
| pseudoscience {n} (purported science) | :: pseidozinātne |
| Pskov {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: Pleskava {f} |
| psychiatrist {n} (doctor specializing in psychiatry) | :: psihiatrs {m}, psihiatre {f} |
| psychiatry {n} (branch of medicine dealing with mental disorders) | :: psihiatrija {f} |
| psychologist {n} (expert in the field of psychology) | :: psihologs {m}, psiholoģe {f} |
| psychology {n} (study of the human mind) | :: psiholoģija {f} |
| psychology {n} (the study of the human behavior) | :: psiholoģija {f} |
| psychology {n} (the study of animal behavior) | :: psiholoģija {f} |
| psychology {n} (the mental characteristics of a particular individual) | :: psiholoģija {f} |
| psychopathy {n} (personality disorder) | :: psihopātija {f} |
| psychosis {n} (mental disorder) | :: psihoze {f} |
| ptomaine {n} (any of various amines formed by putrefactive bacteria) | :: ptomaīns {m} |
| pub {n} (public house) | :: krogs {m}, bārs {m} |
| public {n} (people in general) | :: sabiedrība {f}, publika {f} |
| public house {n} (pub) SEE: pub | :: |
| public law {n} (law) | :: publiskās tiesības |
| pudding {n} (any dessert) SEE: dessert | :: |
| puddle {n} (a small pool of water) | :: peļķe {f} |
| Puerto Rico {prop} (Caribbean Commonwealth) | :: Puertoriko {f} |
| puff pastry {n} (light, flaky pastry) | :: kārtainā mīkla {f} |
| puke {v} (to vomit) | :: vemt |
| pukka {adj} (genuine or authentic) | :: īsts, pirmklasīgs |
| pulao {n} (pilaf) SEE: pilaf | :: |
| pull {v} (transitive: apply force to (something) so it comes towards one) | :: vilkt |
| pullet {n} (spineless person) SEE: chicken | :: |
| pulpit {n} (raised platform in church) | :: kancele {f} |
| pulsar {n} (rotating neutron star) | :: pulsārs {m} |
| pump {n} (device for moving liquid or gas) | :: sūknis {m}, pumpis {m} |
| pumpkin {n} (plant) | :: ķirbis {m} |
| pumpkin {n} (fruit of this plant) | :: ķirbis {m} |
| punch {n} (hit or strike with one's fist) | :: sitiens {m}, belziens {m}, dunka {f} |
| punch {n} (power, strength, energy) | :: enerģija {f} |
| punch {v} (to strike something or someone with one's fist) | :: sist, belzt, dunkāt |
| punch {n} (mechanism for punching holes in paper) | :: caurumsitis {m} |
| punch {v} (to mark a ticket) | :: kompostrēt |
| punch {n} (beverage) | :: punšs {m} |
| punch {v} (to herd cattle) SEE: herd | :: |
| punctuation {n} (set of symbols) | :: interpunkcija {f} |
| punctuation mark {n} (symbol used in writing) | :: pieturzīme {f} |
| punishment {n} (the act of punishing) | :: sods {m}, sodīšana {f} |
| punishment {n} (penalty for wrongdoing) | :: sods {m} |
| Punjab {prop} (geographical region in South Asia) | :: Pendžāba |
| punk {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute | :: |
| pupa {n} (insect) | :: kūniņa {f} |
| pupil {n} (learner) | :: skolnieks {m}, skolniece {f} |
| pupil {n} (the hole in the middle of the iris of the eye) | :: zīlīte {f} |
| puppet {n} (movable model of a person or animal) | :: marionete {f}, lelle {f} |
| puppet {n} (doll) SEE: doll | :: |
| puppy {n} (young dog) | :: kucēns {m} |
| purchase {v} (to obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a price) | :: pirkt |
| pure {adj} (free of flaws or imperfections) | :: tīrs |
| pure {adj} (free of foreign material or pollutants) | :: tīrs |
| pure {adj} (free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean) | :: tīrs, šķīsts, nevainīgs |
| purely imaginary number {n} (imaginary number) SEE: imaginary number | :: |
| purity {n} (the state of being pure) | :: tīrība {f}, nevainība {f}, šķīstība {f}, šķīstums {m} |
| purple {n} (colour) | :: violets {m} |
| purple {adj} (colour) | :: purpurs, lillā, violets |
| purr {v} (cat to make a vibrating sound in its throat) | :: murrāt |
| purse {n} (small bag for carrying money) | :: maks {m} |
| pus {n} (fluid found in regions of infection) | :: strutas {f-p} |
| push {v} (to apply a force to something so that it moves away) | :: grūst |
| push {v} (to continually attempt to persuade into a particular action) | :: skubināt |
| push scooter {n} (a child's foot-operated vehicle) SEE: scooter | :: |
| pussy {n} (slang: female genitalia) | :: peža {f} |
| put {v} (to place something somewhere) | :: likt |
| put an end to {v} (terminate) | :: darīt galu |
| put away {v} (to kill someone) SEE: kill | :: |
| Putin {prop} (surname) | :: Putins |
| put on {v} (to don clothing) | :: vilkt, aut |
| putsch {n} (a coup; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government) | :: pučs {m} |
| put that in your pipe and smoke it {phrase} (emphasizes a statement) | :: liec to aiz auss |
| put the cart before the horse {v} (to put things in the wrong order) | :: jūgt vezumu zirgam priekšā |
| Pyongyang {prop} (capital of North Korea) | :: Phenjana {f} |
| pyramid {n} (ancient construction) | :: piramīda {f} |
| Pyrenees {prop} (the mountain range separating Spain from France) | :: Pireneji {m-p} |
| pyrite {n} (mineral iron disulfide) | :: pirīts {m} |
| pyrotechnics {n} (firework) SEE: firework | :: |
| Pythagoras {prop} (Ancient Greek mathematician and philosopher) | :: Pitagors |
| Pythagorean theorem {prop} (mathematical theorem) | :: Pitagora teorēma {f} |
| Qatar {prop} (a country in the Middle East) | :: Katara {f} |
| Qatari {n} (person from Qatar or of Qatari descent) | :: katarietis {m}, katariete {f} |
| Qatari {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Qatar or the Qatari people) | :: katariešu |
| Qinghai {prop} (a Chinese province) | :: Cjinhai |
| QR code {n} (2-D barcode) | :: kvadrātkods {m} |
| quackgrass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| quaffle {n} (ball used in Quidditch) | :: sviedenis {m} |
| quail {n} (any of several small game birds) | :: paipala {?} |
| quake {n} (earthquake) SEE: earthquake | :: |
| quakebuttock {n} (coward) SEE: coward | :: |
| quality {n} (level of excellence) | :: kādība {f}, kvalitāte {f} |
| quality of life {n} (general well-being of individuals and societies) | :: dzīves kvalitāte {f} |
| quantitative {adj} (of a measurement based on some quantity or number rather than on some quality) | :: kvantitatīvs |
| quantity {n} (fundamental, generic term used when referring to the measurement) | :: daudzums {m} |
| quantity {n} (indefinite amount of something) | :: daudzums {m} |
| quantity {n} (specific measured amount) | :: daudzums {m} |
| quantity {n} (considerable measure or amount) | :: daudzums {m} |
| quarantine {n} (sanitary measure isolating infected people) | :: karantīna {f} |
| quark {n} (soft creamy cheese) | :: biezpiens {m}, kupuša piens {m-p} [dated], kupināts piens {m-p} [dated] |
| quarrel {n} (verbal dispute or heated argument) | :: ķilda {f} |
| quart {n} (a unit of liquid capacity) | :: kvarta {f} |
| quarter {n} (one of four equal parts) | :: ceturtdaļa |
| quartz {n} (mineral) | :: kvarcs {m} |
| queen {n} (female monarch) | :: karaliene {f} |
| queen {n} (wife of a king) | :: karaliene {f} |
| queen {n} (chess piece) | :: dāma {f} |
| queen {n} (playing card) | :: dāma {f} |
| queen {n} (powerful or forceful female person) | :: karaliene {f} |
| queen {n} (reproductive female animal in a hive) | :: māte {f} |
| queen bee {n} (reproductive female bee) | :: bišu māte |
| queer {n} (slang: homosexual) SEE: fag | :: |
| quell {n} (transitive: to take the life of; to kill) SEE: kill | :: |
| quern {n} (mill) | :: dzir̃nas {f-p}, dzir̃nus {f-p} |
| question {n} (talk; conversation; speech) SEE: talk | :: |
| question {n} (sentence, phrase or word) | :: jautājums {m} |
| question mark {n} (punctuation mark) | :: jautājuma zīme {f} |
| queue {n} (line of people) | :: rinda {f} |
| quick {adj} (moving with speed) | :: ātrs, ašs, straujš, žigls, knašs, nasks |
| quicklime {n} (calcium oxide) | :: kaļķis {m} |
| quicksilver {n} (mercury) | :: dzīvsudrabs {m} |
| Quidditch {n} (fictitious ball game) | :: kalambols {m} |
| quiet {adj} (with little sound) | :: kluss |
| quiet {adj} (not busy) | :: lēns |
| quiet {adj} (not talking) | :: kluss |
| quiet {n} (absence of sound) | :: klusums {m} |
| quill {n} (music: plectrum) SEE: plectrum | :: |
| quilt {n} (bed covering) | :: vatēta sega |
| quincunx {n} (coin) SEE: coin | :: |
| quinone {n} (compound) | :: hinons {m} |
| quinquangle {n} (pentagon) SEE: pentagon | :: |
| quitch {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| quite {adv} (to the greatest extent; completely) | :: ļoti, gluži, visai |
| quite {adv} (in a fully justified sense; truly) | :: īsti |
| quotation mark {n} (quotation marks) SEE: quotation marks | :: |
| quotation marks {n} (Note: These languages use “◌”-style marks or other styles as indicated. Some are singular and some plural.) | :: pēdiņas [«◌»] or [„◌”] |
| Qur'an {prop} (the Islamic holy book) | :: Korāns {m} |
| Rabat {prop} (capital of Morocco) | :: Rabāta {f} |
| rabbi {n} (Jewish scholar or teacher) | :: rabīns {m} |
| rabbit {n} (mammal) | :: trusis {m} |
| raccoon {n} (nocturnal omnivore living in North America, Procyon lotor) | :: jenots |
| race {n} (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of a common heritage) | :: rase {f} |
| race {n} (a breed or strain of domesticated animal) | :: suga {f} |
| racialism {n} (racism) SEE: racism | :: |
| racism {n} (racial prejudice or discrimination) | :: rasisms {m} |
| racist {n} (person who believes a particular race is superior to others.) | :: rasists {m} |
| racoon {n} (raccoon) SEE: raccoon | :: |
| rada {n} (soviet) SEE: soviet | :: |
| radian {n} (unit) | :: radiāns {m} |
| radiator {n} (finned metal fixture that carries hot water or steam in order to heat a room) | :: radiators {m} |
| radical {adj} (mathematics: involving roots) | :: iracionāls |
| radicalization {n} (the process or result of radicalizing) | :: radikalizācija {f} |
| radicand {n} (number or expression whose square root or other root is being considered) | :: zemsaknes skaitlis {m} |
| radio {n} (technology) | :: radio |
| radio {n} (receiver) | :: radio, radiouztvērējs {m} |
| radio telescope {n} (astronomical device) | :: radioteleskops {m} |
| radish {n} (plant Raphanus sativus var. sativus) | :: redīss |
| radium {n} (chemical element with an atomic number of 88) | :: rādijs {m} |
| radius {n} (line segment) | :: rādiuss {m} |
| radix {n} (biology: root) SEE: root | :: |
| radon {n} (chemical element) | :: radons {m} |
| raft {n} (flat, floating structure) | :: plosts {m} |
| raftsman {n} (person who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill) | :: plostnieks {m} |
| rag {n} (piece of cloth) | :: lupata {f} |
| rag doll {n} (a doll made from cloth and rags) | :: lupatu lelle {f} |
| rail {n} (means of transportation) SEE: railway | :: |
| railcar {n} (any railway carriage) SEE: railroad car | :: |
| railman {n} (railwayman) SEE: railwayman | :: |
| railroad {n} (permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails) SEE: railway | :: |
| railroad {n} (transportation system) SEE: railway | :: |
| railroad car {n} (railroad vehicle) | :: vagons |
| railroad station {n} (place where trains stop for passengers) SEE: railway station | :: |
| railway {n} (track, consisting of parallel rails) | :: dzelzceļš {m} |
| railway {n} (transport system using these rails) | :: dzelzceļš {m} |
| railwayman {n} (man who works on a railway) | :: dzelzceļnieks {m} |
| railway station {n} (place where trains stop) | :: dzelzceļa stacija {f}, stacija {f} |
| rain {n} (condensed water from a cloud) | :: lietus {m} |
| rainbow {n} (multicoloured arch in the sky) | :: varavīksne {f}, dardedze {f} [dialectal] |
| raindrop {n} (droplet of rainwater) | :: lietus lāse |
| rain fire and brimstone {v} (to send horror and destruction) | :: līt ugunij un sēram |
| rainy {adj} (abounding with rain) | :: lietains |
| rainy day {n} (difficult period of need) | :: nebalta diena |
| rainy season {n} (portion of the year when rainfall amounts are greatest) | :: lietus periods {m}, lietainais gadalaiks {m} |
| raise {v} (to cause to rise) | :: celt |
| raisin {n} (dried grape) | :: rozīne {f} |
| Rajasthan {prop} (a state in western India) | :: Rādžastāna |
| rake {n} (garden tool) | :: grābeklis {m} |
| rake {v} (to act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake) | :: grābt |
| Rakvere {prop} (Town in Estonia) | :: Rakvere |
| rally {n} (demonstration) SEE: demonstration | :: |
| Ralph {prop} (male given name) | :: Ralfs {m} |
| ram {n} (male sheep) | :: auns {m}, tekulis {m} |
| Rangoon {prop} (Yangon) SEE: Yangon | :: |
| rank {n} (chess: one of the horizontal lines of squares) | :: horizontāle {f} |
| ransomware {n} (malware) | :: izspiedējprogrammatūra {f}, izspiedējvīruss {m}, izspiešanas ļaunprogrammatūra {f} |
| rape {n} (act of forcing sexual activity) | :: izvarošana {f} |
| rape {v} (force sexual intercourse) | :: izvarot |
| rapeseed {n} (rapeseed plant) | :: rapsis {m} |
| rapid {adj} (Very swift or quick) | :: ātrs, ašs, straujš, žigls, knašs |
| rapid {n} (section of river) | :: krāce {f}, straujums {f}, straujtece {f} |
| raping {n} (rape) SEE: rape | :: |
| raptor {n} (bird of prey) SEE: bird of prey | :: |
| rare {adj} (very uncommon) | :: rets |
| rarely {adv} (not occurring at a regular interval) | :: reti |
| rarity {n} (rare object) | :: retums {m} |
| raspberry {n} (plant) | :: avene {f} |
| raspberry {n} (fruit) | :: avene {f} |
| rat {n} (rodent) | :: žurka {f} |
| rate {n} (speed) SEE: speed | :: |
| rate {v} (berate) SEE: berate | :: |
| ratel {n} (Mellivora capensis) SEE: honey badger | :: |
| rather {adv} (somewhat, fairly) | :: diezgan, gluži |
| rationalism {n} (philosophical theory) | :: racionālisms {m} |
| rationalist {n} (person) | :: racionālists {m}, racionāliste {f} |
| rationalistic {adj} (relating to rationalism) | :: racionālistisks |
| rattler {n} (rattlesnake) SEE: rattlesnake | :: |
| rattlesnake {n} (venomous snake) | :: klaburčūska {f} |
| raven {n} (bird) | :: krauklis {m} |
| ravish {v} (rape) SEE: rape | :: |
| raw {adj} (uncooked) | :: jēls |
| raw material {n} (material in its unprocessed, natural state) | :: izejviela {f}, izejmateriāls {m} |
| ray {n} (beam of light or radiation) | :: stars {m} |
| ray {n} (mathematics: line extending indefinitely in one direction from a point) | :: stars {m} |
| ray {n} (marine fish with a flat body, large wing-like fins, and a whip-like tail) | :: raja {f} |
| Raymond {prop} (male given name) | :: Raimonds {m} |
| razor {n} (shaving knife) | :: skuveklis {m} |
| razor blade {n} (razor blade) | :: žilete |
| reach for the sky {interj} (surrender) SEE: hands up | :: |
| reaction {n} (action in response to an event) | :: reakcija {f} |
| read {v} (look at and interpret letters or other information) | :: lasīt |
| read {v} (speak aloud words or other information that is written) | :: lasīt |
| read {v} (have the ability to read text or other information) | :: lasīt |
| read between the lines {v} (infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly) | :: lasīt starp rindām |
| reader {n} (person who reads a publication) | :: lasītājs {m} |
| reading {n} (process of interpreting written language) | :: lasījums {m} |
| reading room {n} (space set aside for reading) | :: lasītava {f} |
| read-only memory {n} (memory chip that stores values but doesn't allow updates) | :: lasāmatmiņa {f} |
| ready {adj} (prepared for immediate action or use) | :: gatavs |
| real {adj} (true, genuine, not merely nominal) | :: reāls, īstens, īsts |
| real {adj} (genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake) | :: īsts, īstens, reāls |
| real {adj} (genuine, unfeigned, sincere) | :: īsts {m}, īstens, reāls |
| real {adj} (that has physical existence) | :: reāls, īstens, īsts |
| real {adj} (mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line) | :: reāls |
| real {adj} (absolute, complete, utter) | :: īsts, īstens, reāls |
| real {n} (mathematics: a real number) SEE: real number | :: |
| real {adv} (really) SEE: really | :: |
| real estate {n} (property that cannot easily be moved) | :: nekustamais īpašums {m} |
| reality {n} (state of being actual or real) | :: īstenība {f}, realitāte {f}, reālums {m}, reālība {f} |
| reality {n} (entirety of all that is real) | :: īstenība {f}, realitāte {f}, reālība |
| reality {n} (an individual observer's subjective perception) | :: realitāte {f} |
| realize {v} (to make real) | :: realizēt, īstenot |
| realize {v} (to convert into actual money) | :: realizēt |
| really {adv} (actually) | :: patiesi, patiešām, patiesībā, īstenībā, faktiski |
| real number {n} (limit of a convergent sequence of rational numbers) | :: reāls skaitlis {m} |
| real property {n} (real estate) SEE: real estate | :: |
| reap hook {n} (sickle) SEE: sickle | :: |
| reaping hook {n} (sickle) SEE: sickle | :: |
| rear {v} (to bring up to maturity) | :: audzināt |
| rearguard {n} (the rearmost part of a force) | :: arjergards {m} |
| reason {n} (that which causes: a cause) | :: cēlonis {m} |
| reason {n} ((the capacity of the human mind for) rational thinking) | :: saprāts {m} |
| reason {n} | :: iemesls {m}, cēlonis {m} |
| reason {v} (to arrange and present the reasons for or against; to examine, debate, discuss) SEE: debate | :: |
| reassure {v} (to assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt) | :: drošināt |
| rebel {n} (person who resists an established authority) | :: nemiernieks {m} |
| rebellion {n} (armed resistance) | :: sacelšanās {f-p} |
| recall {v} (to recall) SEE: reproduce | :: |
| receipt {n} (written acknowledgement) | :: kvīts |
| receive {v} (take what is offered, accept from another) | :: saņemt |
| recency {n} (newness) SEE: newness | :: |
| recent {adj} (having happened a short while ago) | :: nesens |
| recipe {n} (instructions for making or preparing food dishes) | :: recepte {f} |
| recital {n} (narration) SEE: narration | :: |
| recite {v} (to recite) SEE: say | :: |
| reckless {adj} (careless or heedless; headstrong or rash) | :: neapdomīgs, pārsteidzīgs |
| record {n} (most extreme known value of some achievement) | :: rekords {m} |
| recreate {v} (to produce again, to recreate) SEE: reproduce | :: |
| recreation {n} (activity that diverts, amuses or stimulates) | :: atpūta |
| rectangle {n} (quadrilateral) | :: taisnstūris |
| red {n} (colour) | :: sarkans {m} |
| red {adj} (having red as its colour) | :: sarkans |
| red {adj} (of hair: orange-brown) | :: ruds |
| red {adj} (left-wing, socialist or communist) | :: sarkans |
| Red Army man {n} (the lowest military rank of the Red Army) | :: sarkanarmietis |
| red beet {n} (beetroot) SEE: beetroot | :: |
| Red Crescent {prop} (branch of the Red Cross) | :: Sarkanā Pusmēness {m} |
| Red Cross {prop} (Red Cross) | :: Sarkanais Krusts {m} |
| red deer {n} (Cervus elaphus) | :: briedis |
| reddish {adj} (resembling the colour red) | :: iesarkans, sarkanīgs |
| red-haired {adj} (having red hair) SEE: redheaded | :: |
| redhead {n} (red-haired person) | :: rudmatis {m}, rudmate {f} |
| redheaded {adj} (having red hair) | :: rudmatains |
| red kite {n} (Milvus milvus) | :: sarkanā klija {f} |
| red lynx {n} (bobcat) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| redness {n} (quality of being red) | :: sarkanums {m} |
| redness {n} (red discoloration) | :: sarkanums {m}, sarkums {m} |
| Red Sea {prop} (sea between Africa and Arabia) | :: Sarkanā jūra {f} |
| Red Square {prop} (Moscow square) | :: Sarkanais laukums {m} |
| redstart {n} (ground-feeding bird) | :: erickiņš {m} |
| red-throated diver {n} (loon) | :: brūnkakla gārgale {f} |
| reduce {v} (to bring down) | :: mazināt, pamazināt, samazināt |
| reduction {n} (act, process, or result of reducing) | :: pamazinājums {m} |
| redundant {adj} (superfluous) | :: lieks |
| red wine {n} (red coloured wine) | :: sarkanvīns {m} |
| redwing {n} (Turdus iliacus) | :: plukšķis {m} |
| reed {n} (grass-like plant) | :: niedre |
| reefer {n} (marijuana) SEE: marijuana | :: |
| referendum {n} (direct popular vote) | :: referendums {m} |
| reform {n} (amendment) | :: reforma {f} |
| refrigerator {n} (appliance) | :: ledusskapis {m} |
| refugee {n} (person seeking political asylum) | :: bēglis {m} |
| Regensburg {prop} (city in Germany) | :: Rēgensburga |
| regent {n} (one who rules in place of the monarch) | :: reģents {m}, regente {f} |
| regime {n} (form of government) | :: režīms {m} |
| regiment {n} (army unit) | :: pulks {m} |
| Regina {prop} (female given name) | :: Regīna {f} |
| region {n} (any considerable and connected part of a space or surface) | :: reģions {m}, rajons {m} |
| register {n} (formal recording) | :: reģistrs {m} |
| register {n} (book of such entries) | :: reģistrs {m} |
| register {n} (computing: part of the central processing unit used to store and manipulate numbers) | :: reģistrs |
| register {n} (music: range of a voice or instrument) | :: reģistrs {m} |
| registration {n} (the act of signing up or registering for something) | :: reģistrācija {f}, reģistrēšana {f} |
| registration {n} (that which registers or makes something official) | :: reģistrācija {f}, reģistrēšana {f} |
| registration {n} (the location where guests register) | :: reģistratūra {f} |
| regularity {n} (condition or quality of being regular) | :: likumība {f}, likumsakarība {f} |
| regulation {n} (EU: self-effecting legislative act) | :: regula |
| reign {n} (The exercise of sovereign power) | :: valdīt |
| Reims {prop} (city) | :: Reimsa |
| reindeer {n} (Rangifer tarandus) | :: ziemeļbriedis {m} |
| relational {adj} (relative) SEE: relative | :: |
| relative {n} (someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption) | :: radinieks {m}, radiniece {f}, rads {m} |
| reliable {adj} (fit to be relied on) | :: uzticams |
| relief {n} (type of artwork) | :: reljefs {m}, cilnis {m} |
| relief {n} (difference of elevations on a surface) | :: reljefs {m} |
| religion {n} (system of beliefs dealing with soul, deity and/or life after death) | :: reliģija {f} |
| religiosity {n} (quality of being religious) | :: reliģiskums {m}, reliģiozitāte {f}, reliģiozums {m} |
| religious {adj} (concerning religion) | :: reliģisks |
| religious {adj} (committed to the practice of religion) | :: reliģiozs |
| religiousness {n} (religiosity) SEE: religiosity | :: |
| remarkable {adj} (worthy of being remarked) | :: redzams, ievērojams |
| remember {v} (to recall from one's memory) | :: atminēties, atcerēties |
| remember {v} (to memorize) | :: iegaumēt |
| remote {adj} (distant or otherwise unaccessible) | :: nomaļš, attāls, tāls |
| remove {v} (to take away) | :: noņemt, aizvākt |
| remove {v} (to change one's residence) | :: pārcelties, pārvākties |
| ren {n} (a kidney) SEE: kidney | :: |
| Renata {prop} (female given name) | :: Renāte {f} |
| Renée {prop} (female given name) SEE: Renata | :: |
| rennet stomach {n} (abomasum) SEE: abomasum | :: |
| rent {n} (payment made by a tenant) | :: noma {f} |
| rent {n} (payment made for the use of equipment or a service) | :: noma {f} |
| rent {v} (to occupy premises in exchange for rent) | :: nomāt |
| rep {n} (representative) SEE: representative | :: |
| rep {n} (repetition) SEE: repetition | :: |
| repair {n} (act of repairing something) | :: labot, taisīt |
| repeat {v} (do or say again) | :: atkārtot |
| repetition {n} (act or an instance of repeating or being repeated) | :: atkārtojums {m} |
| report {n} (information describing events) | :: ziņojums {m} |
| represent {v} (to stand in the place of, act on behalf of) | :: pārstāvēt |
| representative {n} (one who speaks for another) | :: pārstāvis {m} |
| repression {n} (act of repressing) | :: represija {f} |
| reprise {n} (repetition) SEE: repetition | :: |
| reproduce {v} (to produce an image or copy of something) | :: pavairot |
| reproduce {v} (to generate offspring) | :: vairoties |
| reproducibility {n} (quality of being reproducible) | :: pavairojamība |
| reptile {n} (a cold-blooded vertebrate) | :: rāpuļi |
| republic {n} (a type of state) | :: republika {f} |
| Republic of Albania {prop} (Official name of Albania) | :: Albānijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Armenia {prop} (official name of Armenia) | :: Armēnijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Austria {prop} (official name of Austria) | :: Austrijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Azerbaijan {prop} (official name of Azerbaijan) | :: Azerbaidžānas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Belarus {prop} (official name of Belarus) | :: Baltkrievijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Bulgaria {prop} (official name of Bulgaria) | :: Bulgārijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Croatia {prop} (official name of Croatia) | :: Horvātijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Cyprus {prop} (official name of Cyprus) | :: Kipras Republika {f} |
| Republic of Estonia {prop} (official name of Estonia) | :: Igaunijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Finland {prop} (official full name of Finland) | :: Somijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Hungary {prop} (former official name of Hungary) | :: Ungārijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Iceland {prop} (conventional descriptive name of Iceland) | :: Islandes Republika {f} |
| Republic of India {prop} (official name of India) | :: Indijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Indonesia {prop} (official name of Indonesia) | :: Indonēzijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Iraq {prop} (official name of Iraq) | :: Irākas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Ireland {prop} (country) | :: Īrijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Kazakhstan {prop} (sovereign state) | :: Kazahstānas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Korea {prop} (country) | :: Korejas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Kosovo {prop} (official name of Kosovo) | :: Kosovas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Latvia {prop} (Official name of Latvia) | :: Latvijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Lithuania {prop} (Official name of Lithuania) | :: Lietuvas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Macedonia {prop} (Republic of Macedonia, see also: Macedonia) | :: Maķedonijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Malta {prop} (official name of Malta) | :: Maltas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Moldova {prop} (official name of Moldova) | :: Moldovas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Mozambique {prop} (official name of Mozambique) | :: Mozambika {f} |
| Republic of North Macedonia {prop} (Republic of North Macedonia, see also: North Macedonia) | :: Ziemeļmaķedonijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Poland {prop} (official name of Poland) | :: Polijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of San Marino {prop} (official name of San Marino) | :: Sanmarīno Republika {f} |
| Republic of Serbia {prop} (official name of Serbia) | :: Serbijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Singapore {prop} (official name of Singapore) | :: Singapūras Republika {f} |
| Republic of Slovenia {prop} (official name of Slovenia) | :: Slovēnijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of South Africa {prop} (official name of South Africa) | :: Dienvidāfrikas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Tajikistan {prop} (official name of Tajikistan) | :: Tadžikistānas Republika {f} |
| Republic of the Congo {prop} (country) | :: Kongo Republika {f} |
| Republic of the Philippines {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Filipīnu Republika {f} |
| Republic of Turkey {prop} (official name of the country of Turkey) | :: Turcijas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Uzbekistan {prop} (official name of Uzbekistan) | :: Uzbekistānas Republika {f} |
| Republic of Yemen {prop} (Republic of Yemen) | :: Jemenas Republika {f} |
| Republika Srpska {prop} (Entity within Bosnia and Herzegovina) | :: Serbu Republika {f} |
| request {v} (to express the need or desire for) | :: prasīt, lūgt |
| request {v} (to ask somebody to do something) | :: prasīt, lūgt |
| request {n} (act of requesting) | :: prasīšana {f}, lūgšana {f} |
| request {n} (formal message requesting something) | :: prasība {f}, lūgums {m} |
| require {v} (ask) SEE: ask | :: |
| requirement {n} (necessity) | :: prasība {f}, nosacījums {m} |
| requirement {n} (something asked) | :: lūgums {m} |
| rescue {n} (liberation) SEE: liberation | :: |
| research {n} (inquiry or examination) | :: pētniecība {f} |
| research {v} (to examine with continued care) | :: pētīt |
| resemble {v} (compare) SEE: compare | :: |
| reserve {v} (to reserve) SEE: hold | :: |
| reserve bank {n} (reserve bank as a central bank) SEE: central bank | :: |
| resin {n} (secretion of plants) | :: sveķi {m-p} |
| resin {n} (viscous liquid of plant origin) | :: sveķi {m-p} |
| resource {n} (something that one uses to achieve an objective) | :: resurss {m} |
| respect {n} (admiration for a person or entity because of perceived merit) | :: cieņa {f} |
| respective {adj} (referencing two or more things as individuals) | :: attiecīgs, atbilstošs, piederīgs |
| respectively {adv} (in a relative manner) | :: attiecīgi |
| respiration {n} (breathing) | :: elpošana {f}, dvašošana {f} |
| respiratory system {n} (system of organs) | :: elpošanas sistēma {f} |
| responsibility {n} (the state of being responsible) | :: atbildība {f} |
| rest {n} (relief afforded by sleeping; sleep) | :: atpūta {f} |
| rest {v} (intransitive: take repose) | :: atpūsties |
| rest {n} (remainder) | :: atlikums {m} |
| restaurant {n} (an eating establishment in which diners are served food) | :: restorāns {m} |
| rest on one's laurels {v} (rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further) | :: atdusēties uz lauriem |
| restore {v} (To bring back to a previous condition or state) | :: restaurēt |
| restrictive {adj} (confining; limiting) | :: ierobežojošus |
| result {n} (that which results) | :: rezultāts {m} |
| resume {n} (curriculum vitae) SEE: curriculum vitae | :: |
| resurrection {n} (the act of arising from the dead) | :: augšāmcelšanās |
| Resurrection {prop} (resurrection of Jesus) | :: augšāmcelšanās |
| retard {n} (retardation; delay) | :: kavēšanās, vilcināšanās |
| retard {v} (keep delaying; impede; etc) | :: kavēt, vilcināt |
| retard {v} (put off; postpone) | :: jūgt ārā, jūgt nost |
| reticulum {n} (the second stomach of a ruminant) | :: aceknis {m} |
| retina {n} (thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball) | :: tīklene {f} |
| retort {n} (sharp or witty reply) | :: asa atbilde {f} |
| retort {v} (To say something sharp or witty in answer to a remark or accusation) | :: asi atbildēt, atcirst |
| retort {n} (flask used for distillation) | :: retorte {f} |
| retreat {n} (period of meditation, prayer, or study) | :: rekolekcija {f} |
| retreat {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| retreat {v} (retreat) SEE: withdraw | :: |
| return {n} (answer) SEE: answer | :: |
| revanchism {n} (political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory) | :: revanšisms {m} |
| revenge {n} (retaliatory action) | :: atriebe, atriebība |
| revolt {n} (act of revolting) | :: sacelšanās {m-p} |
| revolution {n} (political upheaval) | :: revolūcija {f} |
| revolutionary {adj} (of or pertaining to a revolution in government) | :: revolucionārs {m}, revolucionāra {f} |
| revolutionary {n} (A revolutionist; a person who revolts) | :: revolucionārs {m}, revolucionāre {f} |
| revolver {n} (a handgun with revolving chambers) | :: revolveris {m} |
| reward {v} (give a reward to) | :: apbalvot |
| rewarding {adj} (giving satisfaction) | :: pateicīgs |
| Reykjavik {prop} (capital of Iceland) | :: Reikjavīka {f} |
| Reynold {prop} (male given name) | :: Reinholds |
| rhenium {n} (chemical element) | :: rēnijs |
| rheumatology {n} (branch of medicine) | :: reimatoloģija {f} |
| Rhine {prop} (river that flows through Europe) | :: Reina {f} |
| Rhineland {prop} (land on both sides of the river Rhine) | :: Reinzeme {f} |
| Rhineland-Palatinate {prop} (state) | :: Reinzeme-Pfalca |
| rhinoceros {n} (herbivorous pachyderm with horn(s)) | :: degunradzis {m} |
| Rhodes {prop} (island) | :: Roda {f} |
| rhodium {n} (chemical element) | :: rodijs |
| rhododendron {n} (flowering shrub in the genus Rhododendron) | :: rododendri {m} |
| rhombus {n} (A parallelogram having all sides of equal length) | :: rombs {m} |
| rhyme {n} (word that rhymes with another) | :: atskaņa {f} |
| rhyme {n} (rime) SEE: rime | :: |
| rhythm {n} (variation of strong and weak elements of sounds over time) | :: ritms {m} |
| rhythm {n} (tempo or speed of a beat, song, or repeated event) | :: ritms {m} |
| rhythm {n} (flow, repetition or regularity) | :: ritms {m} |
| rib {n} (curved bone) | :: sānkauls {m}, riba {f} |
| rib {n} (cut of meat) | :: ribiņas {f-p} |
| ribbon {n} (long, narrow strip of material) | :: lente {f} |
| ribbon seal {n} (a species of true seal) | :: dryžuotasis ruonis |
| rice {n} (plants) | :: rīss {m} |
| rice {n} (seeds used as food) | :: rīsi, rīss {m}, rīsi {m-p} |
| Rice {prop} (transliteration of the English surname) | :: Raisa {f}, Raiss {m} |
| rich {adj} (having wealth) | :: bagāts, turīgs, mantīgs |
| Richard {prop} (male given name) | :: Rihards {m}, Ričards {m} |
| riches {n} (money, goods, wealth, treasure) | :: bagātība {f} |
| richness {n} (state or quality of being rich) | :: bagātība {f}, mantīgums {m} |
| ricochet {n} (an instance of ricocheting) | :: rikošets {m} |
| riddle {n} (sieve) SEE: sieve | :: |
| riddle {n} (verbal puzzle) | :: mīkla {f} |
| ride {v} (to transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, bicycle etc.) | :: jāt, [bike] braukt |
| ride {v} (to be transported in a vehicle as a passenger) | :: braukt |
| ride {n} (instance of riding) | :: brauciens {m} |
| rider {n} (robber) SEE: robber | :: |
| rider {n} (one who rides, see also: cyclist; driver) | :: jājējs, jātnieks |
| ridge {n} (highest point on a roof) | :: kore |
| ridiculously {adv} (in a ridiculous manner) | :: smieklīgi |
| rifle {n} (firearm with a rifled barrel) | :: šautene {f} |
| rifleman {n} (soldier) | :: strēlnieks {m}, strēlniece {f} |
| rift {n} (shallow place in a stream) SEE: ford | :: |
| Riga {prop} (capital of Latvia) | :: Rīga {f} |
| Rigan {adj} (from Riga) | :: Rīgas |
| Rigan {n} (someone from Riga) | :: rīdzinieks {m}, rīdziniece {f} |
| right {adj} (of direction, opposite of left) | :: labais |
| right {n} (legal or moral entitlement) | :: tiesības {m} |
| rightish {adj} (right-wing) SEE: right-wing | :: |
| right now {adv} (immediately) SEE: immediately | :: |
| right-wing {adj} (resisting political change) | :: labējs |
| rigid {adj} (stiff) | :: stings, stingrs, stīvs |
| rigid {adj} (fixed) | :: stings, stīvs |
| rigid {adj} (rigorous, unbending) | :: stingrs |
| rigid {adj} (uncompromising) | :: stingrs |
| rigidity {n} (The quality or state of being rigid) | :: stingums {m} |
| rigidity {n} (Stiffness of appearance or manner) | :: stingums {m} |
| rigidness {n} (rigidity) SEE: rigidity | :: |
| rime {n} (hoar frost) | :: sarma {f} |
| ring {n} (round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger) | :: gredzens {m} |
| ring down the curtain {v} (stop) SEE: stop | :: |
| rip {v} (to fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| rip {n} (tear) SEE: tear | :: |
| rip {v} (to divide or separate the parts of) | :: ārdīt |
| ripe {adj} (ready for reaping or gathering, of fruits and seeds) | :: nobriedis, nogatavojies, gatavs |
| rise {v} (to move upwards) | :: celt |
| rise {v} (of a celestial body: to appear to move from behind the horizon) | :: aust |
| rise with the lark {v} (be awake and out of bed early in the morning) | :: celties līdz ar gaiļiem |
| risk {n} (possible, usually negative, outcome) | :: risks {m} |
| rite {n} (ritual) | :: rits {m}, rituāls {m} |
| ritual {adj} (related to a rite) | :: rituāls |
| ritual {n} (rite) | :: rituāls {m}, rits {m} |
| river {n} (large stream which drains a landmass) | :: upe {f} |
| river horse {n} (hippopotamus) SEE: hippopotamus | :: |
| Riyadh {prop} (capital of Saudi Arabia) | :: Rijāda {f} |
| RNA {n} (abbreviation of ribonucleic acid) | :: RNS {f} (ribonukleīnskābe) |
| roach {n} (US: cockroach) SEE: cockroach | :: |
| road {n} (a way for travel) | :: ceļš {m}, šoseja {f} |
| road sign {n} (sign for traffic control or driver information) | :: ceļa rādītājs {m} |
| roan {adj} (having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in) | :: salns |
| roan {n} (animal) | :: salnis {m} |
| roar {v} (of animals, to make a loud deep noise) | :: rēkt |
| roast {v} (to cook food by heating in an oven or fire) | :: cept |
| roast {n} (cut of meat) | :: cepetis {m} |
| robber {n} (one who robs) | :: laupītājs {m} |
| Robert {prop} (given name) | :: Roberts |
| robin {n} (Erithacus rubecula) | :: sarkanrīklīte |
| Robin Hood {prop} (legendary outlaw) | :: Robins Huds {m} |
| robot {n} (intelligent mechanical being) | :: robots |
| robot {n} (traffic light) SEE: traffic light | :: |
| rock {n} (natural mineral aggregate) | :: ieži {m-p} |
| rock {n} (mass of projecting rock) | :: klints {f} |
| rock {n} (large stone or boulder) | :: laukakmens {m} |
| rock {n} (hill or island without vegetation) | :: klints {f} |
| rock {n} (distinctive composition of minerals) | :: iezis {m} |
| rock {n} (unintelligent person) | :: cietpauris {m}, aunapiere {f} |
| rock {v} (move gently back and forth) | :: šūpot [transitive], aijāt [an infant; transitive], šūpoties [reflexive] |
| rock {v} (cause to shake or sway violently) | :: sašūpināt |
| rock {v} (sway or tilt violently back and forth) | :: šūpoties |
| rock {v} (disturb the mental or emotional equilibrium) | :: satricināt |
| rock {n} (act of rocking) | :: šūpošanās |
| rock {n} (style of music) | :: roks {m} |
| rocket {n} (rocket engine) | :: raķete {f} |
| rock music {n} (popular music genre) | :: rokmūzika {f} |
| rock paper scissors {n} (popular child's game) | :: akmens, šķēres, papīrīt's {?} |
| rod {n} (straight round stick, shaft, or bar) | :: nūja {f}, stienis {m} |
| rod {n} (fishing rod or pole) | :: makšķerkāts {m} |
| rod {n} (stick or bundle used for punishment) | :: rīkste {f} |
| rod {n} (slang: pistol) SEE: pistol | :: |
| rodent {n} (mammal of the order Rodentia) | :: grauzējs {m} |
| roe {n} (roe deer) SEE: roe deer | :: |
| roe {n} (eggs of fish) | :: ikri |
| roe deer {n} (small deer species, Capreolus capreolus) | :: stirna |
| roentgenium {n} (chemical element) | :: rentgenijs {m} |
| Roland {prop} (male given name) | :: Rolands |
| role {n} (character or part) | :: loma {f} |
| rollerblade {n} (type of roller skate) | :: skrituļslidas {f-p} |
| rolling stone {n} (womanizer) SEE: womanizer | :: |
| Rom {n} (a member of the Romani people) | :: čigāns {m} |
| romaji {n} (romanization of Japanese) | :: rōmadži {f} |
| Roman {adj} (of or from Rome) | :: Romanum |
| Roman {prop} (male given name) | :: Romāns {m} |
| Roman Catholic {adj} | :: Romas katoļi |
| Roman Catholic {n} (person) | :: Romas katoļis |
| Roman Catholic Church {prop} (Catholic Church) | :: Romas Katoļu baznīca {f} |
| Roman Empire {prop} (ancient Latin empire) | :: Romas impērija {f} |
| Romani {n} (member of the Roma people) SEE: Rom | :: |
| Romania {prop} (South-Eastern European country) | :: Rumānija {f} |
| Romanian {adj} (of or relating to Romania, its people, or language) | :: rumāņu, rumānisks |
| Romanian {n} (native of Romania) | :: rumānis {m}, rumāniete {f} |
| Romanian {n} (official language of Romania) | :: rumāņu, rumāņu valoda {f} |
| Romans {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Romiešiem |
| Romans {prop} (30th sura of the Qur'an) | :: Romiešiem {m-p} |
| Rome {prop} (city) | :: Roma {f} |
| Ronald {prop} (male given name) | :: Ronalds {m} |
| roof {n} (the cover at the top of a building) | :: jumts {m} |
| roof {v} (to cover or furnish with a roof) | :: apjumt |
| rook {n} (chesspiece) | :: tornis {m} |
| room {n} (division in a building) | :: istaba {f} |
| roommate {n} (a person with whom one shares a room) | :: istabas biedrs, istabas biedrs {m}, istabas biedrene {f} |
| roost {n} (place for sleeping birds) | :: lakta {f} |
| rooster {n} (flower) SEE: violet | :: |
| rooster {n} (male chicken; male gallinaceous bird) | :: gailis {m} |
| root {n} (part of a plant) | :: sakne {f}, saknes {f-p} |
| root {n} (of a tooth) | :: sakne {f} |
| root {n} (primary source) | :: sakne {f} |
| root {n} (arithmetic: number or expression which when raised to a power gives the specified number or expression) | :: sakne {f} |
| root {n} (arithmetic: square root) SEE: square root | :: |
| rope {n} (thick, strong string) | :: aukla {f}, virve {f} |
| rope {n} (a length of this string) | :: aukla {f}, virve {f} |
| rose {n} (shrub) | :: roze {f} |
| rose {n} (flower) | :: roze {f} |
| rose {n} (colour) | :: sārtums {m} |
| rose {n} (nozzle) | :: rozete {f} |
| rose quartz {n} (pinkish to reddish-colored quartz) | :: rožu kvarcs {m} |
| rosin {n} (liquid resin) SEE: resin | :: |
| rosin {n} (solid form of resin) | :: kolofonijs {m} |
| roster {n} (schedule) SEE: schedule | :: |
| Rostov-na-Donu {prop} (a city in Russia) SEE: Rostov-on-Don | :: |
| Rostov-on-Don {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: Rostova pie Donas |
| rostrum {n} (zoology: beak) SEE: beak | :: |
| rosé wine {n} (pink coloured wine) | :: sārtvīns {m} |
| rot {v} ((intransitive) to suffer decomposition) | :: pūt |
| rotten {adj} (decayed, gone bad) | :: sapuvis |
| rotunda {n} (roundabout) SEE: roundabout | :: |
| rouge {n} (blush) SEE: blush | :: |
| rough {adj} (not smooth) | :: raupjš, rupjš, ass, negluds |
| rough {adj} (crude, unrefined) | :: raupjš, rupjš |
| rough {adj} (violent) | :: raupjš, rupjš |
| rough-legged buzzard {n} (Buteo lagopus) | :: bikšainais klijāns {m} |
| roughly {adv} (approximately) SEE: approximately | :: |
| roughness {n} (property of being rough) | :: raupjums {m}, negludums {m}, rupjums, rupjība {f} |
| roulette {n} (game of chance) | :: rulete {f} |
| round {adj} (circular or cylindrical) | :: apaļš {m} |
| roundabout {n} (road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island) | :: apļveida krustojums |
| round bracket {n} (parenthesis, bracket) | :: apaļās iekavas {f-p} |
| router {n} (device that connects local area networks to form a larger internet) | :: maršrutētājs {m} |
| row {n} (line of objects) | :: rinda {f} |
| row {v} (intransitive: to propel a boat or other craft over water using oars) | :: airēt |
| rowan {n} (Sorbus aucuparia) | :: parastais pīlādzis {m}, pucene {f} [dialectism] |
| rowan {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Sorbus) | :: pīlādzis {m}, sērmūkslis {m} |
| rowboat {n} (small boat that is rowed) | :: airu laiva |
| rowing boat {n} (rowboat) SEE: rowboat | :: |
| royal {adj} (of or relating to a monarch or their family) | :: karalisks, ķēnišķīgs |
| rub {v} (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area) | :: trīt |
| rubber {n} (pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree) | :: gumija {f} |
| rubber {n} (synthetic materials with the same properties) | :: gumija {f} |
| rubber {n} (eraser) SEE: eraser | :: |
| rubberneck {n} (tourist) SEE: tourist | :: |
| rubbish {n} (garbage) SEE: garbage | :: |
| rubeola {n} (measles) SEE: measles | :: |
| rubidium {n} (element with atomic number 37) | :: rubīdijs |
| Rubik's cube {n} (cubical mechanical puzzle) | :: Rubika kubs |
| ruble {n} (Russian monetary unit) | :: rublis {m} |
| rubric {n} (heading in a book highlighted in red) | :: rubrika {f} |
| rubric {n} (category or classification) | :: rubrika {f} |
| ruby {n} (type of gem) | :: rubīns {m} |
| ruby {n} (5½-point type) SEE: agate | :: |
| Rudolph {prop} (male given name) | :: Rūdolfs {m} |
| ruff {n} (the bird Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax)) | :: gugatnis |
| ruff {n} (fish of the genus Gymnocephalus) SEE: ruffe | :: |
| ruffe {n} (fish of the genus Gymnocephalus) | :: ķīsis |
| rug {n} (wig) SEE: wig | :: |
| rugby {n} (a sport where players can hold or kick an ovoid ball) | :: regbijs {m} |
| Ruhnu {prop} (island in the middle of the Gulf of Riga) | :: Roņu sala |
| ruin {v} (to cause the economical ruin of) | :: graut |
| rule {n} (regulation) | :: likums {m}, noteikums {m}, regula {f}, vadlīnija {f}, norma {f} |
| rule {v} (to regulate, be in charge of, make decisions for, reign over) | :: valdīt |
| rule {v} (slang: to excel) | :: rullēt |
| rule {v} (to mark with lines) | :: sagrafēt, savilkt līnijas |
| rule {n} (straight-edge) SEE: ruler | :: |
| ruler {n} (measuring or drawing device) | :: lineāls {m} |
| ruler {n} (person who rules or governs) | :: valdnieks {m} |
| ruler {n} (a female person who rules or governs) | :: valdniece {f} |
| rum {n} (distilled spirit) | :: rums |
| rumor {n} (statement or claim from no known reliable source) | :: bauma {f} |
| rumor {n} (uncountable: information) | :: baumas {f-p} |
| run {v} (to move quickly on two feet) | :: skriet |
| run {n} (the act of running) | :: skrējiens, skriet |
| run {n} (flow of liquid) | :: tecējums, straume {f} |
| run amok {v} (run amok) | :: skriet amoka skrējienā |
| Réunion {prop} (island in the Indian Ocean to the west of Mauritius and to the east of Madagascar) | :: Reinjona {f} |
| Réunion {prop} (Overseas department of France) | :: Reinjona {f} |
| runway {n} ((aviation) strip for airplanes to land on or take off from) | :: starta ceļš {m}, ieskrējiena ceļš {m} |
| rupture {v} (to burst, break through, or split, as under pressure) | :: trūkt |
| Rus {prop} (people) | :: Krievzeme {f} |
| Rus {prop} (medieval East Slavic state) | :: Krievzeme {f} |
| Rus {prop} (any of the medieval East Slavic principalities) | :: Krievzeme {f} |
| rush {v} (to hurry) | :: steigties |
| rusk {n} (light, soft bread, often toasted or crisped in an oven) | :: sausiņi {m-p} |
| Russia {prop} (country in Asia and Europe) | :: Krievija {f} |
| Russian {adj} (of or pertaining to Russia) | :: krievu, krievisks |
| Russian {n} (person from Russia) | :: krievs {m}, krieviete {f} |
| Russian {n} (ethnic Russian) | :: krievs {m}, krieviete {f} |
| Russian {n} (Russian (language)) | :: krievu, krievu valoda {f} |
| Russian doll {n} (wooden doll) | :: matrjoška {f} |
| Russian Empire {prop} (state) | :: Krievijas Impērija {f} |
| Russian Federation {prop} (alternative formal name of Russia) | :: Krievijas Federācija {f} |
| Russian Orthodox Church {prop} (one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Christian churches) | :: Krievu pareizticīgā baznīca {f} |
| russification {n} (Russification) SEE: Russification | :: |
| Russification {n} (process of making anything Russian) | :: pārkrievošana {f}, rusifikācija {f}, krieviskošana {f}, krievināšana {f} |
| rust {n} (result of oxidation) | :: rūsa {f} |
| rust {n} (colour) | :: ruds |
| rust {v} (to oxidise) | :: rūsēt |
| rut {n} (sexual desire or oestrus) | :: riests |
| rutabaga {n} (edible root) | :: kālis |
| Ruth {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Rute {f} |
| Ruth {prop} (female given name) | :: Ruta {f} |
| ruthenium {n} (chemical element) | :: rutēnijs |
| rutherfordium {n} (chemical element) | :: rezerfordijs {m} |
| rye {n} (the grass Secale cereale or its grains as food) | :: rudzi {m-p} |
| rye {n} (rye bread) SEE: rye bread | :: |
| rye bread {n} (type of bread) | :: rupjmaize {f}, rudzu maize {f}, [colloquial] melnā maize {f} |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (Poland) SEE: Poland | :: |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (republic) SEE: republic | :: |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (Republic of Poland) SEE: Republic of Poland | :: |
| Rzeczpospolita {prop} (Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth) | :: Žečpospoļita {f} |
| Rēzekne {prop} (city in Latvia) | :: Rēzekne |
| Rzeszów {prop} (city in Poland) | :: Žešova {f} |
| -'s {suffix} (-s) SEE: -s | :: |
| -s {suffix} (regular plurals of nouns) | :: -s |
| Saaremaa {prop} (island and county) | :: Sāmsala |
| Sabina {prop} (female given name) | :: Sabīne {f} |
| sable {n} (animal) | :: sabulis {m} |
| sable {n} (fur) | :: sabuļāda {f} |
| sack {n} (bag for commodities or items) | :: maiss {m} |
| sack {n} (amount that can be put in a sack) | :: maiss {m} |
| sacred {adj} (made holy) | :: svēts |
| sacrifice {v} (to offer as a gift to a deity) | :: upurēt, ziedot |
| sacrifice {n} (something offered to a god) | :: upuris {m} |
| sacrifice {n} (something sacrificed) | :: upuris {m} |
| sad {adj} (feeling sorrow) | :: skumjš, bēdīgs |
| sad {adj} (appearing sorrowful) | :: bēdīgs |
| sad {adj} (causing sorrow, lamentable) | :: bēdīgs |
| sad {adj} (poor in quality, deplorable) | :: bēdīgs |
| saddle {n} (seat on an animal) | :: segli |
| saddle {n} (harness saddle on an animal) | :: sedulka {f} |
| saddle {n} (seat on a bicycle etc) | :: sēdeklis {m} |
| saddle {v} (to put a saddle on) | :: seglot |
| saddlemaker {n} (saddler) SEE: saddler | :: |
| saddler {n} (someone who makes and repairs saddles) | :: seglinieks {m}, segliniece {f} |
| sadly {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately | :: |
| sadness {n} (state/emotion) | :: skumjas {f-p}, skumjums {m}, skumība {f} |
| sad to say {adv} (unfortunately) SEE: unfortunately | :: |
| safe {adj} (not in danger) | :: drošs, sveiks |
| safe {adj} (free from risk) | :: drošs, sveiks |
| safe {adj} (providing protection from danger) | :: drošs |
| safe {n} (box in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping) | :: seifs {m} |
| safe and sound {adj} (having come to no harm) | :: sveiks un vesels |
| safety {n} (condition or feeling of being safe) | :: drošība {f} |
| Sagittarius {prop} (constellation) | :: Strēlnieks {m} |
| Sahara {prop} (desert) | :: Sahāra {f} |
| sail {n} (a piece of fabric attached to a boat) | :: bura {f} |
| sailing ship {n} (type of ship) | :: burinieks |
| sailor {n} (worker on a ship, seaman, seawoman) | :: jūrnieks {m}, jūrniece {f}, kuģinieks {m}, kuģiniece {f}, matrozis {m} |
| sailor {n} (person who sails as a sport) | :: burātājs {m} |
| sailplane {n} (sailplane) SEE: glider | :: |
| saint {n} (person proclaimed as saint) | :: svēts {m}, svēta {f} |
| Saint Andrew's cross {n} (cross that has a form of two intersecting oblique bars) | :: Svētā Andreja krusts {m} |
| Saint George {prop} (Patron saint of England and several other places) | :: Svētais Juris {m}, Svētais Jurģis {m} |
| Saint Helena {prop} (island in the Atlantic Ocean) | :: Svētās Helēnas Sala {f} |
| Saint Helena {prop} (Christian saint) | :: Svētā Helēna {f} |
| Saint Mary {prop} (the mother of Jesus Christ) | :: Svēta Marija {f} |
| Saint Nicholas {prop} (4th-century Greek bishop, patron of children and marines) | :: Svētais Nikolajs {m} |
| Saint Petersburg {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Sanktpēterburga {f} |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines {prop} (country in the Caribbean) | :: Sentvinsenta un Grenadīnas {f} |
| Saka {prop} (village in Latvia) | :: Saka |
| Sakhalin {prop} (island in Russia) | :: Sahalīna |
| sakura {n} (cherry) SEE: cherry | :: |
| salad {n} (food) | :: salāti {m-p} |
| salad bowl {n} (bowl for salad) | :: salātu trauks |
| salamander {n} (amphibian) | :: salamandra {f} |
| salami {n} (penis) SEE: penis | :: |
| salami {n} (sausage) | :: salami {f} |
| salary {n} (fixed amount of money paid on monthly or annual basis) | :: alga {f} |
| sale {n} (exchange of goods or services for currency or credit) | :: pārdošana {f} |
| sale {n} (sale of goods at reduced prices) | :: izpārdošana {f} |
| sale {n} (act of putting up for auction to the highest bidder) | :: ūtrupe {f}, izpārdošana {f} |
| salineness {n} (salineness) SEE: salinity | :: |
| salinity {n} (quality of being saline) | :: sāļums {m} |
| salinity {n} (concentration of salt) | :: sāļums {m} |
| Salisbury {prop} (city in England) | :: Solsberi |
| saliva {n} (liquid secreted into the mouth) | :: siekalas |
| sally {n} (willow) SEE: willow | :: |
| salmon {n} (fish) | :: lasis {m} |
| salt {adj} (salty) | :: sāļš |
| salt {v} (to add salt to) | :: sālīt |
| salt {n} (salt marsh) SEE: salt marsh | :: |
| salt {n} (sodium chloride) | :: sāls {f} |
| salt {n} (compound of an acid and a base) | :: sāls {m} |
| saltbush {n} (plant of the genus Atriplex) | :: balodene {f} |
| saltiness {n} (property of being, or tasting, salty) | :: sāļums {m} |
| salting {n} (salt marsh) SEE: salt marsh | :: |
| saltire {n} (Saint Andrew's cross) SEE: Saint Andrew's cross | :: |
| salt marsh {n} (marsh of saline water) | :: solončaks {m} |
| salty {adj} (tasting of salt) | :: sāļš |
| salvation {n} (the process of being saved (religion)) | :: glābšana {f} |
| salve {n} (ointment, cream or balm) | :: ziede {f}, svaide {f} |
| salver {n} (tray used to display or serve food) | :: paplāte |
| Salzburg {prop} (city) | :: Zalcburga {f} |
| Samantha {prop} (female given name) | :: Samanta {f} |
| Samara {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Samara {f} |
| samarium {n} (chemical element) | :: samārijs |
| Samarkand {prop} (city in Uzbekistan) | :: Samarkanda {f} |
| same {adj} (not different as regards self; identical) | :: vienāds {m}, vienāda {f} |
| same {adj} (similar, alike) | :: tāds pats {m}, tāda pati {f} |
| same {pron} (the identical thing) | :: tas pats {m}, tā pati {f} |
| samizdat {n} (underground publishing) | :: samizdats {m} |
| Samoa {prop} (Independent State of Samoa) | :: Samoa {f} |
| Samogitia {prop} (Samogitia) | :: Žemaitija {f} |
| samogon {n} (moonshine) SEE: moonshine | :: |
| Samuel {prop} (male given name) | :: Samuēl {m} |
| Samuel {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Samuēl {m} |
| Samuel {prop} (biblical person) | :: Samuēl {m} |
| samurai {n} (feudal Japanese warrior) | :: samurajs {m} |
| -san {suffix} (Miss) SEE: Miss | :: |
| sanction {n} (penalty, coercive measure) | :: sankcija {f} |
| sand {n} (finely ground rock) | :: smiltis {f-p} |
| sandal {n} (type of footwear) | :: sandale {f} |
| sandcastle {n} (a sculpture made of sand and resembling a miniature castle) | :: smilšu pils {f} |
| sanding sheet {n} (sheet of sanding paper) | :: slīpēšanas loksne |
| sandpaper {n} (a sheet) | :: slīpēšanas loksne |
| sandpiper {n} (bird of the family Scolopacidae) | :: terekija {f} |
| sandwich {n} (snack consisting of two slices of bread) | :: sendvičs {m} |
| sandy {adj} (covered with sand) | :: smilšains |
| sandy {adj} (like sand) | :: smilšains |
| San Francisco {prop} (San Francisco, California city) | :: Sanfrancisko |
| San José {prop} (A city in California, USA) SEE: San Jose | :: |
| San Jose {prop} (a city in California, USA) | :: Sanhosē |
| San Marino {prop} (Republic of San Marino) | :: Sanmarīno {m} |
| sans {prep} (without) SEE: without | :: |
| Sanskrit {n} (language) | :: sanskrits |
| sapphire {n} (gem) | :: safīrs {m} |
| Sarajevo {prop} (city) | :: Sarajeva |
| Sardinia {prop} (island of Italy) | :: Sardīnija {f} |
| Satan {prop} (the Devil) | :: Sātans {m} |
| satanic {adj} (relating to Satan) | :: sātanisks |
| satanical {adj} (satanic) SEE: satanic | :: |
| Satanism {n} (devil worship) | :: sātanisms {m} |
| Satanism {n} (a religion founded by Anton Szandor LaVey) | :: sātanisms |
| satellite {n} (man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body) | :: pavadonis |
| satrap {n} (governor of a Persian province) | :: satraps {m} |
| Saturday {n} (day of the week) | :: sestdiena {f} |
| Saturday {adv} (on Saturday) | :: sestdien |
| Saturn {prop} (planet) | :: Saturns {m} |
| Saturn {prop} (god) | :: Saturns {m} |
| sauce {n} (liquid condiment) | :: mērce {f} |
| saucepan {n} (deep cooking vessel) | :: kastrolis {m} |
| Saudi {prop} (Saudi Arabia) SEE: Saudi Arabia | :: |
| Saudi Arabia {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Saūda Arābija {f} |
| sauerkraut {n} (a dish made by fermenting finely chopped cabbage) | :: skābi kāposti |
| sauna {n} (sauna room or house) | :: pirts {m} |
| sausage {n} (a food made of minced meat packed into a tubular casing) | :: desa {f} |
| sausage {n} (small, uncooked) | :: desa {f} |
| save {v} (to help someone to survive, or rescue someone) | :: glābt, izglābt |
| save {v} (to store for future use) | :: glabāt, taupīt |
| savior {n} (a person who saves someone, rescues another from harm) | :: glābējs {m}, glābēja {f} |
| saw {n} (tool) | :: zāģis {m} |
| saw {v} (cut with a saw) | :: zāģēt |
| sawmill {n} (machine, building or company) | :: zāģētava {f} |
| Saxony {prop} (state) | :: Saksija {f} |
| saxophone {n} (a musical instrument of the woodwind family) | :: saksofons {m} |
| say {v} (to pronounce) | :: sacīt |
| say {v} (to communicate verbally or in writing) | :: teikt |
| say {v} (to say) SEE: tell | :: |
| sayonara {interj} (goodbye, adieu) SEE: farewell | :: |
| scab {n} (incrustation over a wound) | :: krevele |
| scabbard {n} (the sheath of a sword) | :: maksts |
| scabrous {adj} (covered with scales or scabs; very coarse or rough) | :: grumbuļains, nelīdzens, raupjš |
| scabrous {adj} (disgusting, repellent, repulsive, vile) | :: neķītrs |
| scale {n} (size or scope) | :: mērogs {m} |
| scale {n} (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals) | :: zvīņas {f-p} |
| scale {n} (pine nut) | :: zvīņas {f-p} |
| scale {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder | :: |
| scale {n} (device) SEE: scales | :: |
| scales {n} (device for weighing goods for sale) | :: svari {m-p} |
| scalp {n} (part of head where the hair grows) | :: skalps {m} |
| scalp {v} (to remove part of the head) | :: noskalpēt |
| scaly {adj} (covered or abounding with scales) | :: zvīņains |
| Scandinavia {prop} (Denmark, Norway, and Sweden) | :: Skandināvija {f} |
| Scandinavia {prop} (Scandinavian Peninsula) SEE: Scandinavian Peninsula | :: |
| Scandinavian {n} (someone from Scandinavia) | :: skandināvs {m}, skandināviete {f} |
| Scandinavian {adj} (of Scandinavia) | :: skandināvu, skandināvisks |
| Scandinavian {adj} (of the North Germanic family of languages) | :: skandināvu, skandināvisks |
| Scandinavian Peninsula {prop} (peninsula in Northern Europe, see also: Scandinavia) | :: Skandināvija {f} |
| scandium {n} (chemical element) | :: skandijs {?} |
| scapegoat {n} (someone punished for someone else's error(s)) | :: grēkāzis {m} |
| scapula {n} (large flat bone) SEE: shoulder blade | :: |
| scar {n} (cliff) SEE: cliff | :: |
| scar {n} (permanent mark on the skin) | :: rēta |
| scarce {adj} | :: trūcīgs |
| scare {v} (to frighten) | :: baidīt, biedēt, biedināt |
| scarecrow {n} (an effigy made to scare the birds away) | :: biedēklis {m}, putnubiedēklis {m} |
| scared {adj} (afraid, frightened) | :: bail, bailīgs |
| scarf {n} (long garment worn around the neck) | :: šalle {f} |
| scarf {n} (headscarf) SEE: headscarf | :: |
| scary {adj} (causing, or able to cause, fright) | :: biedējoši, atbaidošs |
| scene {n} ((theater) the stage) SEE: stage | :: |
| schedule {n} (a procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur) | :: saraksts {m} |
| schizoid personality disorder {n} (personality disorder) | :: šizoīdas personības traucējumiem, šizoīda tipa personības traucējumi |
| schizophrenia {n} (mental disorder) | :: šizofrēnija {f} |
| Schlemm's canal {n} (channel in the eye) | :: Šlemma kanāls {f} |
| schlubby {adj} (unattractive or unkempt) SEE: unattractive | :: |
| scholar {n} (specialist in a particular branch of knowledge) | :: zinātnieks {m}, zinātniece {f} |
| scholarship {n} (study allowance) | :: stipendija {f} |
| school {n} (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning) | :: skola {f} |
| school {n} (an institution dedicated to teaching and learning before college or university) | :: skola {f} |
| school {n} ((collectively) the followers of a particular doctrine) | :: skola {f} |
| schoolboy {n} (young male student) | :: skolnieks {m} |
| schoolgirl {n} (girl attending school) | :: skolniece {f} |
| schoolie {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher | :: |
| schoolteacher {n} (schoolteacher) SEE: teacher | :: |
| schooner {n} (sailing ship) | :: šoneris {m} |
| Schwarzenegger {prop} (surname of German-speakers) | :: Švarcenegers |
| science {n} (collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method) | :: zinātne {f} |
| science {n} (particular discipline or branch of learning) | :: zinātne {f} |
| science {n} (fact of knowing something) | :: zinātne {f} |
| science {n} (knowledge gained through study or practice) | :: zinātne {f} |
| scientific {adj} (of or having to do with science) | :: zinātnisks |
| scientist {n} (one whose activities make use of the scientific method) | :: zinātnieks {m}, zinātniece {f} |
| scion {n} (descendant) | :: atvase {f}, pēcnācējs {f} |
| scissors {n} (tool used for cutting) | :: šķēres {f-p}, grieznes |
| sclera {n} (white of the eye) | :: sklēra {f}, acs baltums {m} |
| sclerosis {n} (abnormal hardening of body tissues) | :: skleroze {f} |
| scooter {n} (type of small two-wheeled vehicle, see also: motorscooter) | :: motorollers {m} |
| -scope {suffix} (suffix to name viewing instruments) | :: -skops {m} |
| score {v} (to score) SEE: strike | :: |
| scores {pron} (many) SEE: many | :: |
| scorpion {n} (any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones) | :: skorpions {m} |
| Scot {n} (a person born in or native to Scotland) | :: skots {m}, skotiete {f} |
| Scotch crow {n} (hooded crow) SEE: hooded crow | :: |
| Scotland {prop} (country in northwest Europe to the north of England) | :: Skotija {f} |
| Scotsman {n} (a man from Scotland) | :: skots {m} |
| Scotswoman {n} (a woman from Scotland) | :: skotiete {f} |
| Scottish {adj} (of a person) | :: skotu, skotisks |
| Scottish {adj} (of a thing or concept) | :: skotu, skotisks |
| Scottish {n} (the people of Scotland) | :: skoti |
| scream {n} (loud exclamation) | :: kliegt |
| screen {n} (viewing area of electronic output device) | :: ekrāns {m} |
| screw {n} (fastener) | :: skrūve {f} |
| screwdriver {n} (tool) | :: skrūvgriezis {m} |
| screwdriver {n} (drink) | :: skrūve {f} |
| Scripture {prop} (Bible) SEE: Bible | :: |
| scroll {n} (roll of paper or parchment) | :: tīstoklis {m} |
| scrotum {n} (the bag of the skin and muscle that contains the testicles) | :: sēklinieku maisiņš {m} |
| sculpture {n} (art of sculpting) | :: tēlniecība {f} |
| sculpture {n} (work of art created by sculpting) | :: skulptūra {f} |
| scumbag {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| scut {n} (short, erect tail) | :: ļipa {f} |
| scutch grass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| scythe {n} (farm tool) | :: izkapts {f} |
| scythe {v} (to cut with a scythe) | :: pļaut |
| sea {n} (body of water) | :: jūra {f} |
| seaborgium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 106) | :: sībordžijs {m} |
| sea buckthorn {n} (shrub of the genus Hippophae) | :: smiltsērkšķis {m} |
| sea eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) SEE: white-tailed eagle | :: |
| seafarer {n} (sailor) SEE: sailor | :: |
| seagull {n} (bird of the family Laridae) | :: kaija {f}, kaiva {f} [dialectal] |
| sea horse {n} (walrus) SEE: walrus | :: |
| sea horse {n} (fish) | :: jūras zirdziņš {m} |
| seal {n} (pinniped) | :: ronis {m} |
| sea level {n} (nominal height of the surface of the oceans above which heights of geographical features and aircraft flight levels are measured) | :: jūras līmenis {m} |
| seaman {n} (mariner or sailor) SEE: sailor | :: |
| Sea of Japan {prop} (the sea between Japan and the rest of Asia) | :: Japāņu jūra {f} |
| sea otter {n} (Enhydra lutris) | :: kalāns |
| search {v} (to search) SEE: look | :: |
| search {v} (to look throughout (a place) for something) | :: meklēt |
| seashell {n} (shell) | :: gliemežnīca {f} |
| seashore {n} (the coastal land bordering a sea or ocean) | :: jūrmala {f} |
| seasick {adj} (ill due to the motion of a ship at sea.) | :: jūrasslims |
| sea-sickness {n} (seasickness) SEE: seasickness | :: |
| seasickness {n} (a feeling of nausea caused by the motion of a ship) | :: jūras slimība |
| seaside {n} (the area by and around the sea) | :: jūrmala {f} |
| season {n} (quarter of a year) | :: gadalaiks {m}, sezona {f} |
| season {n} (part of year with something special) | :: sezona {f} |
| sea urchin {n} (any of many marine echinoderms of the class Echinoidea) | :: jūraseži {m} |
| second {adj} (second (numeral), see also: 2nd) | :: otrais |
| second {n} (one-sixtieth of a minute; SI unit of time) | :: sekunde {f} |
| second {n} (unit of angular measure) | :: sekunde {f} |
| secondary school {n} (school) | :: vidusskola {f} |
| second to none {n} (heroin) SEE: heroin | :: |
| Second World War {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II | :: |
| secret {n} (knowledge that is hidden) | :: noslēpums {m} |
| secretary {n} (person keeping records and handling clerical work) | :: sekretārs {m} |
| secretive {adj} (having an inclination to secrecy) | :: noslēpumains |
| secretly {adv} (in a secret manner) | :: slepeni |
| secret police {n} (police operating outside normal boundaries of law) | :: slepenpolicija {f} |
| sect {n} (religious movement) | :: sekta {f} |
| secure {adj} (free from attack or danger; protected) | :: drošs |
| secure {adj} (free from the danger of theft; safe) | :: drošs |
| secure {adj} (free from anxiety or doubt; unafraid) | :: drošs |
| security {n} (condition of not being threatened) | :: drošība {f} |
| security {n} (something that secures) | :: drošība {f} |
| security {n} (something that secures the fulfillment of an obligation) | :: drošība {f} |
| sedimentary rock {n} (one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth) | :: nogulumieži |
| see {v} (perceive with the eyes) | :: redzēt |
| see {v} (understand) | :: redzēt, saprast |
| seed {n} (fertilized grain) | :: sēkla {f} |
| seed {n} (semen) | :: sēkla {f} |
| seed {v} (to plant or sow seeds) | :: sēt |
| seedling {n} (young plant grown from seed) | :: stāds {m} |
| seedpod {n} (pouch-like form on a plant) SEE: pod | :: |
| seeing {adj} (having vision; not blind) | :: redzošs, redzīgs |
| seek {v} (to try to find) | :: meklēt |
| seel {v} (To blind) SEE: blind | :: |
| seem {v} (to appear, to seem) SEE: look | :: |
| seemingly {adv} (apparently) SEE: apparently | :: |
| see off {v} (to defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| seer {n} (someone who sees something; an eyewitness) | :: aculiecinieks {m} |
| seer {n} (someone who foretells the future) | :: pareģis, zīlētājs {m} |
| see-through {adj} (transparent) SEE: transparent | :: |
| seismology {n} (the study of the vibration of the Earth's interior) | :: seismoloģija {f} |
| sejunct {adj} (separate) SEE: separate | :: |
| seldom {adv} (infrequently, rarely) | :: reti |
| selective breeding {n} (artificial selection) SEE: artificial selection | :: |
| selenium {n} (chemical element) | :: selēns {m} |
| self {n} (individual person as the object of his own reflective consciousness) | :: patība {f} |
| self-awareness {n} (state of being self-aware) | :: apzinātība {f} |
| self-critical {adj} (capable of criticizing oneself) | :: paškritisks {m}, paškritiska {f} |
| self-criticism {n} (criticism of oneself) | :: paškritika {f} |
| selfie {n} (photographic self-portrait) | :: fotopašportrets {m}, pašfoto, pašbilde {f}, selfijs {m} |
| self-respect {n} (knowledge of one's own worth) | :: pašcieņa {f} |
| sell {v} (to agree to transfer goods or provide services) | :: pārdot |
| Selonia {prop} (A cultural region in Latvia) | :: Sēlija {f}, Sēla |
| semen {n} (semen (fluid)) SEE: sperm | :: |
| semen {n} (male reproductory fluid) | :: sēkla {f}, sperma {f} |
| semicolon {n} (punctuation mark ';') | :: semikols {m} |
| semiconductor {n} (substance with electrical properties between conductor and insulator) | :: pusvadītājs {m} |
| Semigallia {prop} (A region in southern Latvia) | :: Zemgale |
| senator {n} (member in the house or chamber of a legislature called a senate) | :: senators {m} |
| send {v} (make something go somewhere) | :: sūtīt |
| Senegal {prop} (Republic of Senegal) | :: Senegāla {f} |
| sense {n} (manner by which living beings perceive the physical world) | :: maņa {f} |
| sense {n} (conscious awareness) | :: sajūta |
| sense {n} (meaning or reason) | :: jēga {f} |
| senseless {adj} (lacking meaning or purpose) | :: bezjēdzīgs |
| senselessness {n} (being senseless) | :: bezjēdzība {f}, bezjēdzīgums {m} |
| sentence {n} (grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate) | :: teikums {m} |
| sentimental {adj} (characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion) | :: salds |
| Seoul {prop} (capital of South Korea) | :: Seula {f} |
| separate {v} (to divide itself) | :: sadalīties |
| separatism {n} (separatism) | :: separātisms {m} |
| sepia {n} (cuttlefish) SEE: cuttlefish | :: |
| September {prop} (ninth month of the Gregorian calendar) | :: septembris {m} |
| sequence {n} (set of things in a set order) | :: secība {f} |
| Serb {n} (person of Serb descent, see also: Serbian) | :: serbs {m}, serbiete {f} |
| Serb {adj} (of or pertaining to the Serbs or their culture) | :: serbu, serbisks |
| Serbia {prop} (a country in southeastern Europe) | :: Serbija {f} |
| Serbia and Montenegro {prop} (former country on the Balkan Peninsula) | :: Serbija un Melnkalne |
| Serbian {n} (person from Serbia, see also: Serb) | :: serbs {m}, serbiete {f} |
| Serbian {n} (the standardized variety of Serbo-Croatian) | :: serbu |
| Serbian {adj} (pertaining to Serbia and Serbians) | :: serbu, serbisks |
| Serbian {n} (Serb) SEE: Serb | :: |
| sergeant {n} (non-commissioned officer rank) | :: seržants {m} |
| Sergius {prop} (male given name) | :: Sergejs {m} |
| serial killer {n} (person who commits multiple murders) | :: sērijveida slepkava {m} |
| serious {adj} (without humor or expression of happiness) | :: nopietns |
| serious {adj} (important; weighty; not trifling; leaving no room for play) | :: svarīgs |
| serious {adj} (really intending what is said; being in earnest) | :: nopietns |
| sermon {n} (religious discourse) | :: sprediķis {m} |
| serpent {n} (snake) | :: čūska {f} |
| servant {n} (one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation) | :: kalps {m}, sulains {m} |
| server {n} (computing: a program which provides services to other programs or users) | :: serveris {m} |
| Servian {adj} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| Servian {n} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| Servian {prop} (Serbian) SEE: Serbian | :: |
| service {n} (practice of providing services as economic activity) | :: dienests {m} |
| service station {n} (gas station) SEE: gas station | :: |
| serviette {n} (napkin) SEE: napkin | :: |
| sesame oil {n} (oil extracted from sesame seeds) | :: sezama eļļa {f} |
| set {n} (device for receiving broadcast radio waves; a radio or television) | :: uztvērējs {m} |
| set {n} | :: [1] kolekcija |
| set {n} (collection of various objects for a particular purpose, such as a set of tools) | :: komplekts {m} |
| set {n} (set theory: collection of objects) | :: kopa {f} |
| set {v} (to sit) SEE: sit | :: |
| set on fire {v} (cause to begin to burn) | :: aizdedzināt |
| Sevastopol {prop} (city) | :: Sevastopole |
| seven {num} (cardinal number 7) | :: septiņi {m}, septiņas {f} |
| seven hundred {num} (cardinal number 700) | :: septiņi simti, septiņsimt |
| sevennight {n} (period of seven consecutive days and nights) SEE: week | :: |
| seventeen {num} (cardinal number) | :: septiņpadsmit |
| seventeenth {adj} (ordinal number, see also: 17th) | :: septiņpadsmitais |
| seventh {adj} (ordinal form of the number seven, see also: 7th) | :: septītais |
| seventh {n} (something in the seventh position) | :: septītais {m}, septītā {f} |
| seventh {n} (one of seven equal parts of a whole) | :: septītā daļa |
| seventieth {adj} (ordinal form of the number seventy (70)) | :: septiņdesmitais |
| seventy {num} (cardinal number) | :: septiņdesmit |
| sever {v} (to cut free) | :: saraut [ties], nogriezt [body part] |
| severe {adj} (very bad or intense) | :: nopietns, ārkārtējs |
| severe {adj} (strict or harsh) | :: bargs |
| Seville {prop} (city in Andalusia, Spain) | :: Sevilja {f} |
| sew {v} ((transitive) use a needle) | :: šūt |
| sewing machine {n} (device) | :: šujmašīna {f} |
| sex {n} (act of sexual intercourse) | :: sekss {m} |
| sex {n} (gender (female or male)) | :: dzimums {m}, sekss {m} |
| sex symbol {n} (person who embodies sexual ideals) | :: sekssimbols {m} |
| sext {n} (noon) SEE: noon | :: |
| sexual dimorphism {n} (physical difference between male and female individuals) | :: dzimumu dimorfisms {m} |
| sexual intercourse {n} (sexual interaction) | :: dzimumakts {m} |
| sexuality {n} (sexual orientation) SEE: sexual orientation | :: |
| sexualization {n} | :: seksualizēšana {f} |
| sexual orientation {n} (sexual orientation) | :: seksuālā orientācija {f} |
| sexual selection {n} (type of natural selection) | :: dzimumizlase {f} |
| Shaanxi {prop} (province of northwest China) | :: Šaaņsji |
| shadow {n} (dark image projected onto a surface) | :: ēna {f} |
| shadow {n} (spirit, ghost) SEE: ghost | :: |
| shah {n} (king of Persia) | :: šahs {m} |
| shahada {n} (Islamic declaration of belief) | :: šahāda {f} |
| Shakespeare {prop} (English playwright) | :: Šekspīrs {m} |
| Shakespearean sonnet {n} (type of sonnet) | :: Šekspīra sonets {m} |
| shallow {adj} (having little depth and significantly less deep than wide) | :: sekls |
| shallow {adj} (extending not far downward) | :: sekls |
| shallowness {n} (the property of being shallow) | :: seklums {m}, seklība {f} |
| shame {n} (uncomfortable or painful feeling) | :: kauns {m} |
| shame {n} (something to regret) | :: kauns {m} |
| shampoo {n} (product for washing the hair or other fibres) | :: šampūns {m} |
| shamrock {n} (any of several small plants, forms of clover) SEE: clover | :: |
| Shandong {prop} (province of China) | :: Šaņduna |
| Shang-hai {prop} (Shanghai) SEE: Shanghai | :: |
| Shanghai {prop} (Chinese city as provincial-level municipality) | :: Šanhaja |
| Shan-tung {prop} (Shandong) SEE: Shandong | :: |
| Shanxi {prop} (province of China) | :: Šaņsji |
| shape {n} (appearance or outline) | :: forma {f} |
| share {n} (financial instrument) | :: akcija {f} |
| share {n} (plowshare) SEE: plowshare | :: |
| shareholder {n} (one who owns shares of stock) | :: akcionārs {m} |
| shareowner {n} (shareholder) SEE: shareholder | :: |
| shari'a {n} (Islamic religious law) | :: šariats {m} |
| shark {n} (fish) | :: haizivs {f}, haizivis {p} |
| sharp {adj} (able to cut easily) | :: ass {m}, asa {f} |
| sharp {adj} (pointed, able to pierce easily) | :: ass {m}, asa {f} |
| sharp {adj} (musically higher-pitched than desired) | :: ass {m}, asa {f} |
| sharp {adj} (having an intense, acrid flavour) | :: ass {m}, asa {f} |
| sharp {adj} (intense and sudden (of pain)) | :: ass {m}, asa {f} |
| sharp {adj} (offensive, critical, or acrimonious) | :: ass {m}, asa {f} |
| sharpie {n} (felt-tipped marker pen) SEE: felt-tip pen | :: |
| sharp-tailed sandpiper {n} (Calidris acuminata) | :: smailastes šņibītis |
| shashlik {n} (skewered dish) | :: šašliks {m} |
| shave {v} (to remove hair from) | :: skūt |
| shave {v} (to remove hair from one's face) | :: skūt |
| shaver {n} (boy) SEE: boy | :: |
| shaving brush {n} (brush for applying shaving cream) | :: skūšanās ota {f} |
| shawl {n} (a square piece of cloth worn as a covering for the head, neck, and shoulders) | :: šalle {f} |
| she {pron} (person) | :: viņa |
| sheaf {n} (bundle of grain or straw) | :: kūlis {m} |
| shear {v} (to remove the fleece from a sheep) | :: cirpt |
| shears {n} (tool consisting of two blades with bevel edges) | :: dzirkles {f} |
| sheath {n} (scabbard) SEE: scabbard | :: |
| sheath {n} (condom) SEE: condom | :: |
| sheath {n} (long case) | :: maksts {f} |
| she-bear {n} (a female bear) | :: lācene {f} |
| shebop {v} (masturbate) SEE: masturbate | :: |
| she-cat {n} (female cat) | :: kaķene {f} |
| shed {n} (temporary structure to shelter something) | :: šķūnis {m} |
| sheep {n} (animal) | :: aita, avs {f} |
| sheepherder {n} (shepherd) SEE: shepherd | :: |
| sheer {adj} (pure) SEE: pure | :: |
| sheet {n} (sheet of paper) | :: lapa {f}, loksne {f} |
| sheet {n} (thin bed cloth) SEE: bedsheet | :: |
| Sheffield {prop} (city) | :: Šefīlda {f} |
| shekel {n} (sheqel) SEE: sheqel | :: |
| shelf {n} (structure) | :: plaukts {m} |
| shell {n} (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates) | :: čaula {f} |
| shell shock {n} (psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle) | :: kontūzija {f} |
| shepherd {n} (a person who tends sheep) | :: gans {m} |
| shepherd {v} (watch over; guide) | :: ganīt |
| shepherdess {n} (female shepherd) | :: gane |
| sheqel {n} (currency unit in Israel) | :: šekelis {m} |
| Shetland pony {n} (small horse) | :: Šetlandes ponijs {m} |
| shield {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| shield {n} (armor) | :: vairogs {m}, šķīda {f} [archaic] |
| shield {n} (anything that protects or defends) | :: aizsargs, ekrāns, aizsegs |
| shield {v} (to protect, to defend) | :: aizsargāt |
| shift {n} (type of women's undergarment) SEE: slip | :: |
| shine {n} (slang: moonshine) SEE: moonshine | :: |
| shiner {n} (black eye) SEE: black eye | :: |
| Shinto {prop} (religion) | :: sintoisms |
| Shintoism {prop} (Shinto) SEE: Shinto | :: |
| shiny {adj} (reflecting light) | :: dzidrs, gaišs, spodrs, spīdīgs, spožs |
| ship {n} (large water vessel) | :: kuģis {m} |
| shipbuilding {n} (construction of ships) | :: kuģubūve {f} |
| Shiraz {prop} (a city in southern Iran) | :: Šīrāza {f} |
| shirt {n} (article of clothing) | :: krekls |
| shit {n} | :: kaka {f}, sūds {m} |
| shit {n} (rubbish) | :: sūds {m} |
| shit {v} | :: kakāt, dirst |
| shithole {n} (anus) SEE: asshole | :: |
| shithole {n} (unpleasant person) SEE: asshole | :: |
| shitload {n} (vulgar slang: a large amount) | :: pilna dirsa, pilna pakaļa |
| shitter {n} (coarse slang for the anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| shitty {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| shitty {adj} (high) SEE: high | :: |
| Shiva {prop} (deity) | :: Šiva {m} |
| Shoah {prop} (the systematic mass murder of 6 million Jews) SEE: Holocaust | :: |
| shoal {n} (group of fish) SEE: school | :: |
| shoe {n} (protective covering for the foot) | :: kurpes {f-p}, kurpe {s} |
| shoe {n} (piece of metal designed to be attached to a horse’s foot) SEE: horseshoe | :: |
| shoebill {n} (wading bird) | :: tupeļknābis {m} |
| shoehorn {n} (tool used to assist the foot) | :: apavu lāpstiņa {f} |
| shoelace {n} (for fastening a shoe, see also: lace) | :: kurpju saite {f} |
| shoemaker {n} (a person who makes shoes) | :: kurpnieks {m}, kurpniece {f}, apavnieks {m}, apavniece {f} |
| shoestring {n} (the string or lace used to secure the shoe to the foot; a shoelace) SEE: shoelace | :: |
| shoot {v} (to fire a shot) | :: šaut |
| shop {n} (establishment that sells goods) | :: veikals {m} |
| shop assistant {n} (shop employee) | :: pārdevējs {m}, pārdevēja {f} |
| shoppe {n} (shop) SEE: shop | :: |
| shop window {n} (large window at the front of a shop) | :: vitrīna {f} |
| shore {n} (land adjoining a large body of water) | :: krasts {m} |
| short {adj} (having a small distance between ends or edges) | :: īss |
| short {adj} (of a person, of comparatively small height) | :: īss {m} |
| short {adj} (having little duration) | :: īss |
| shorten {v} (to make shorter) | :: īsināt, paīsināt, saīsināt |
| shortness of breath {n} (dyspnea) | :: aizdusa {f} |
| shorts {n} (plural of short) SEE: short | :: |
| shorts {n} (pants worn primarily in the summer that do not go lower than the knees) | :: šorti {p} |
| short-sightedness {n} (disorder of the vision) SEE: nearsightedness | :: |
| short story {n} (work of fiction) | :: stāsts {m}, novele {f} |
| short-tailed weasel {n} (Mustela erminea) SEE: ermine | :: |
| shortwave {adj} (of radio waves) | :: īsviļņi {m-p}, īsie viļņi {m-p} |
| shot put {n} (athletics event) | :: lodes grūšana {f} |
| shoulder {n} (joint between arm and torso) | :: plecs {m}, kamiesis {m} [dialectism] |
| shoulder blade {n} (bone) | :: lāpstiņa {f} |
| shoulder bone {n} (shoulder blade) SEE: shoulder blade | :: |
| shout {n} (a loud burst of voice) | :: kliegt |
| shout {v} (to utter a sudden and loud outcry) | :: kliegt |
| shout {v} (to utter with a shout) | :: kliegt |
| shovel {n} (spade) SEE: spade | :: |
| shovel {n} (tool for moving portions of material) | :: lāpsta {f} |
| show {v} (to display) | :: parādīt, rādīt |
| showcase {n} (a setting for displaying something favorably) | :: vitrīna {f} |
| shower {n} (device for bathing) | :: duša {f} |
| shrew {n} (mouselike animal) | :: cirslis {m} |
| shrike {n} (Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae) | :: čakste |
| shrill {adj} (high-pitched and piercing) | :: spalgs |
| shrimp {n} (decapod crustacean) | :: krevete {f}, garnele {f} |
| shrine {n} (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect) | :: svētnīca {f} |
| shroom {n} (mushroom) SEE: mushroom | :: |
| shrub {n} (woody plant) | :: krūms {m} |
| shut {v} ((transitive) to close) | :: aizvērt |
| shut one's trap {v} (shut up) SEE: shut up | :: |
| shut up {v} (imperative: "Shut up!", see also: hold one's tongue) | :: apklusti, aizver muti |
| shvitz {n} (sweat) SEE: sweat | :: |
| shy {adj} (easily frightened) | :: bikls, kautrīgs |
| shy {adj} (reserved) | :: bikls, kautrīgs |
| shy {adj} (embarrassed) | :: bikls, kautrīgs |
| shyly {adv} (in a shy manner) | :: bikli |
| shyness {n} (quality of being shy) | :: biklums {m}, biklība {f} |
| Siamese cat {n} (mammal) | :: siāmas kaķis |
| sib {n} (sibling) SEE: sibling | :: |
| Siberia {prop} (region of Russia) | :: Sibīrija {f} |
| Siberian {adj} (from, of or pertaining to Siberia) | :: sibīriešu, sibīrisks |
| Siberian {n} (person) | :: sibīrietis {m}, sibīriete {f} |
| sibling {n} (person who shares same parents) | :: brālis {m}, māsa {f} |
| siccity {n} (dryness) SEE: dryness | :: |
| Sicilian {n} (chess opening) SEE: Sicilian Defence | :: |
| Sicilian Defence {prop} (chess opening) | :: sicīliešu aizsardzība {f} |
| Sicily {prop} (island) | :: Sicīlija {f} |
| sick {adj} (colloquial: mentally unstable, disturbed) | :: slimīgs |
| sick {n} (sick people) | :: sirdzējs |
| sick {adj} (ill) SEE: ill | :: |
| sickle {n} (agricultural implement) | :: sirpis {m} |
| sick pay {n} (money paid to an employee during his or her sick leave) | :: slimības nauda {f} |
| side {n} (left or right half) | :: puse |
| sideboard {n} (sideburns) SEE: sideburns | :: |
| sideburn {n} (sideburns) SEE: sideburns | :: |
| sideburns {n} (facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin) | :: vaigu bārda {f} |
| side cap {n} (military cap) | :: laiviņcepure |
| side effect {n} (medicine: an adverse effect) | :: blakne {f} |
| side-striped jackal {n} (side-striped jackal) | :: svītrainais šakālis {m} |
| sidewalk {n} (paved footpath) | :: trotuārs {m}, ietve {f} |
| siege {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| Siena {prop} (province) | :: Sjēna {f} |
| Siena {prop} (city) | :: Sjēna {f} |
| Sierra Leone {prop} (Republic of Sierra Leone) | :: Sjerraleone {f} |
| sieve {n} (device to separate larger objects from smaller ones or from liquids) | :: siets {m} |
| sigh {n} (act of sighing) | :: nopūta {f} |
| sight {n} (eyesight) SEE: eyesight | :: |
| sighted {adj} (Not blind) SEE: seeing | :: |
| sign {n} (visible indication) | :: zīme {f} |
| sign {v} (to make (a document) official by writing one's signature) | :: parakstīt |
| signal {n} (sign made to give notice) | :: signāls {m} |
| signature {n} (person’s autograph name) | :: paraksts {m} |
| significant {adj} (signifying something; carrying meaning) | :: nozīmīgs |
| significant {adj} (having noticeable effect) | :: redzams, ievērojams |
| Sigrid {prop} (female given name) | :: Zigrīda {f} |
| Sikhism {prop} (religion) | :: sikhisms {m} |
| Sikkim {prop} (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) | :: Sikima |
| silence {n} (lack of any sound) | :: klusums {m} |
| silencer {n} (attachment) | :: slāpētājs {m}, klusinātājs {m} |
| silent {adj} (free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet) | :: kluss {m} |
| silent {adj} (to refrain from speaking) SEE: be silent | :: |
| Silesia {prop} (region) | :: Silēzija {f} |
| silhouette {n} (representation of the outlines of an object filled in with a black color) | :: siluets {m} |
| silicon {n} (non-metallic element) | :: silīcijs {?} |
| silicosis {n} (silica dust pneumoconiosis) | :: silikoze {f} |
| silk {n} (fiber) | :: zīds {m} |
| silk {n} (fabric) | :: zīds {m} |
| silkworm {n} (caterpillar) | :: zīdtauriņš {m}, zīdtārpiņš {m} |
| sill {n} (base of a window) | :: palodze |
| silliness {n} (that which is perceived as silly or frivolous) | :: muļķība {f}, dumjība {f} |
| silly {adj} (foolish, showing a lack of good sense and wisdom) | :: muļķīgs, dumjš |
| silt {n} (fine earth deposited by water) | :: dūņas {m} |
| silver {n} (metal) | :: sudrabs, sidrabs {m} |
| silvern {adj} (made from silver) SEE: silver | :: |
| Silvia {prop} (female given name) | :: Silvija {f} |
| SIM card {n} (small, removable card which stores mobile phone data) | :: SIM karte |
| Simferopol {prop} (city) | :: Simferopole |
| similar {adj} (having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable) | :: līdzīgs |
| Simone {prop} (female given name) | :: Simona {f} |
| Simonides {prop} (poet) | :: Simonīds |
| simple {adj} (uncomplicated) | :: prasts, vienkāršs |
| simpleton {n} (simple-minded naive person lacking common sense) | :: vientiesis {m} |
| simultaneous interpretation {n} (type of oral translation) | :: sinhronā tulkošana {f} |
| simultaneous interpreting {n} (simultaneous interpretation) SEE: simultaneous interpretation | :: |
| simultaneously {adv} (occurring at the same time) | :: vienlaikus |
| sin {n} (violation of religious law) | :: grēks {m} |
| sin {v} (to commit a sin) | :: grēkot |
| since {adv} (from a specified time in the past) | :: kopš tā laika |
| since {prep} (from (time)) | :: kopš |
| since {conj} (from the time that) | :: kopš |
| since {conj} (because) | :: tā kā |
| sinew {n} (cord or tendon of the body) SEE: tendon | :: |
| sinful {adj} (evil) SEE: evil | :: |
| sing {v} (to produce harmonious sounds with one’s voice) | :: dziedāt |
| Singapore {prop} (Republic of Singapore) | :: Singapūra {f} |
| Singaporean {n} (a person from Singapore) | :: singapūrietis {m}, singapūriete {f} |
| singer {n} (person who sings) | :: dziedātājs {m} |
| singer {n} (female person who sings) | :: dziedātāja {f} |
| single room {n} (a hotel room with one single bed) | :: vienvietīga istaba {f} |
| singular {n} (grammar: form of a word that refers to only one thing) | :: vienskaitlis {m} |
| sink {v} (descend into liquid, etc) | :: slīkt |
| Sinkiang {prop} (Xinjiang) SEE: Xinjiang | :: |
| Sion {prop} (capital of Valais, a canton in Switzerland) | :: Sjona |
| sip {n} (A small mouthful of drink) | :: malks {m} |
| sir {n} (man of a higher rank or position) | :: sers {m} |
| sir {n} (address to any male, especially if his name or proper address is unknown) | :: kungs {m} |
| Sirius {prop} | :: Sīriuss |
| sister {n} (woman or girl having the same parents) | :: māsa |
| sister {n} (a nun; a female member of a religious community) | :: māsa |
| sister {n} (senior nurse) | :: māsa, māsiņa, medmāsa |
| sister-in-law {n} (wife's sister) | :: svaine |
| sister-in-law {n} (husband's sister) | :: vīramāsa, māsīca |
| sister-in-law {n} (brother's wife) | :: mārša |
| sister-in-law {n} (husband's brother's wife) | :: ietaļa |
| sit {v} (of a person, be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported) | :: sēdēt |
| sitting room {n} (living room) SEE: living room | :: |
| situation {n} (position vis-à-vis surroundings) | :: stāvoklis {m} |
| situation {n} (location) | :: stāvoklis {m} |
| situation {n} (one's status with regard to circumstances) | :: stāvoklis {m} |
| situation {n} (state of affairs) | :: stāvoklis {m}, situācija {f} |
| six {num} (cardinal number) | :: seši, sešas |
| six hundred {num} (cardinal number 600) | :: seši simti, sešsimt |
| six of one, half a dozen of the other {proverb} (two alternatives are equivalent or indifferent) | :: cik garš, tik plats |
| sixteen {num} (cardinal number 16) | :: sešpadsmit |
| sixteenth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number sixteen, see also: 16th) | :: sešpadsmitais |
| sixth {adj} (ordinal form of the number six, see also: 6th) | :: sestais |
| sixth {n} (person or thing in sixth place) | :: sestais, sestā {f} |
| sixth {n} (one of six equal parts of a whole) | :: sestā daļa {f} |
| sixtieth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number sixty) | :: sešdesmitais |
| sixty {num} (cardinal number) | :: sešdesmit |
| sizable {adj} (fairly large) | :: prāvs {m} |
| size {n} (dimensions or magnitude of a thing) | :: lielums {m} |
| size {n} (a specific set of dimensions for clothing) | :: izmērs {m} |
| skate {n} (ice skate or roller skate) | :: slida {f} |
| skate {n} | :: slida {f} |
| skate {v} | :: slidot |
| skateboard {n} (platform on wheels) | :: skrituļdēlis {m} |
| skeeter {n} (mosquito) SEE: mosquito | :: |
| skeleton {n} (system that provides support to an organism) | :: skelets, ģindenis {m} |
| skeleton {n} (very thin person) | :: ģindenis {m}, kaulu kambaris {m} |
| skerry {n} (small rocky island) | :: šēra {f} |
| skewer {n} (pin used to secure food during cooking) | :: iesms {m} |
| ski {n} (one of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow) | :: slēpe {f} |
| ski {v} (to move on skis) | :: slēpot |
| ski jumping {n} (a winter sport) | :: tramplīnlēkšana {f}, lēkšana ar slēpēm no tramplīna {f} |
| skilful {adj} (possessing skill, skilled) SEE: skillful | :: |
| skill {n} (capacity to do something well) | :: prasme {f}, iemaņas {f-p} |
| skillful {adj} (possessing skill, skilled) | :: veikls, izdarīgs, izmanīgs |
| skin {n} (outer protective of the body of a person or animal) | :: āda {f} |
| skin {n} (skin and fur of an animal used by humans) | :: āda {f} |
| skin and bones {n} (emaciated; very skinny) | :: kauli un āda |
| skirt {n} (clothing) | :: svārki {m-p} |
| skirt {n} (part of dress) | :: svārki {m-p} |
| skirt {n} | :: stērbele {f} |
| Skopje {prop} (capital of North Macedonia) | :: Skopje |
| Skopje {prop} (North Macedonia) SEE: North Macedonia | :: |
| skua {n} (predatory seabird of the family Stercorariidae) | :: klijkaija {f} |
| skull {n} (bones of the head: cranium and mandible) | :: galvaskauss {m} |
| skunk {n} (animal) | :: skunkss {m} |
| skunk {n} (skunkweed) SEE: marijuana | :: |
| sky {n} (atmosphere above a point) | :: debesis {f-p} |
| sky {n} (specific view, condition) | :: debesis {f-p} |
| sky {n} (heaven) | :: debesis {f-p} |
| skyclad {adj} (nude) SEE: nude | :: |
| skylark {n} (small brown passerine bird) | :: lauku cīrulis |
| skyline {n} (horizon) SEE: horizon | :: |
| skyrocket {n} (pocket) SEE: pocket | :: |
| skyscraper {n} (tall building) | :: debesskrāpis {m} |
| slang {n} (jargon) SEE: jargon | :: |
| slang {n} (unconventional language ) | :: slengs {m} |
| slap someone five {v} (give someone five) SEE: give someone five | :: |
| slate {n} (tile) | :: šīferis {m} |
| slattern {n} (slut) SEE: slut | :: |
| slaughterhouse {n} (abattoir) SEE: abattoir | :: |
| Slav {n} (a member of a group of peoples in Eastern Europe speaking a Slavic language) | :: slāvs {m}, slāviete {f} |
| slave {n} (person owned by another) | :: vergs {m}, verdzene {f} |
| slave {n} (person forced to work for another) | :: vergs {m} |
| slave {n} (person forced to perform sexual acts; (nonconsensual) sex slave) | :: vergs {m} |
| slave {v} (to work hard) | :: vergot |
| slavery {n} (institution or practice of owning human beings) | :: verdzība {f} |
| slavery {n} (condition of servitude endured by a slave) | :: verdzība {f} |
| slavery {n} (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) | :: verdzība {f} |
| Slavic {adj} (of the Slavs, their culture or languages) | :: slāvu, slāvisks |
| Slavonic {adj} (Slavic) SEE: Slavic | :: |
| slay {v} (to kill, murder) | :: kaut |
| sled {n} (sledge) SEE: sledge | :: |
| sledge {n} (sleigh or sled) | :: kamanas {f-p}, ragavas {f-p} |
| sleep {v} (to rest in state of reduced consciousness) | :: gulēt, dusēt [poetic] |
| sleep {v} (to accommodate) | :: guldīt |
| sleep {n} (state of reduced consciousness) | :: miegs {m} |
| sleep {n} (substance found in the corner of the eyes (gound), sometimes as a figurative objectification of sleep, see also: ) | :: miegs {m} |
| sleep apnea {n} (brief interruptions of breathing during sleep) | :: miega apnoja {f} |
| sleep disorder {n} (medical disorder of sleep patterns) | :: miega traucējums {m} |
| sleepiness {n} (property of being sleepy) | :: miegainums {m}, miegainība {f} |
| sleeping {adj} | :: iemidzis {m}, iemigusi {f}, guļam- |
| sleeping {n} (state or act of being asleep) | :: gulēšana {f} |
| sleeping bag {n} (padded or insulated bag) | :: guļammaiss {m} |
| sleepy {adj} (feeling the need for sleep) | :: miegains |
| sleet {n} (glaze ice formed by freezing rain) | :: krusa |
| sleeve {n} (part of a garment that covers the arm) | :: piedurkne {f} |
| sleigh {n} (vehicle on runners) SEE: sledge | :: |
| slender {adj} (thin) | :: slaids |
| slenderness {n} (property of being slender) | :: slaidums {m}, slaikums {m} |
| slice {n} (thin, broad piece cut off) | :: rika {f} |
| slick {adj} (slippery due to a covering of liquid) | :: slidens |
| slide {v} (to cause to move in contact with a surface) | :: slīdēt |
| slide {v} (to pass along smoothly) | :: slīdēt |
| slide fastener {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener | :: |
| slide rule {n} (analog calculator) | :: logaritmiskais lineāls {m} |
| slim {adj} (slender) | :: slaids, tievs, smuidrs {m} |
| slip {n} (nautical: space for a ship to moor) SEE: berth | :: |
| slip {v} (to lose one's traction) | :: slīdēt, paslīdēt |
| slipper {n} (low shoe usually worn indoors) | :: čība {f} |
| slipperiness {n} (property of being slippery) | :: slidenums {m} |
| slippery {adj} (of a surface) | :: slidens |
| slipstick {n} (slide rule) SEE: slide rule | :: |
| sliver {n} (a long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment) | :: skaida {f} |
| sloth {n} (laziness) | :: slinkums {m} |
| sloth {n} (mammal) | :: sliņķis {m} |
| Slovak {adj} (of Slovakia or its language) | :: slovāku, slovākisks |
| Slovak {n} (native of Slovakia) | :: slovāks {m}, slovākiete {f} |
| Slovak {n} (language of Slovakia) | :: slovāku valoda {f}, slovāku |
| Slovakia {prop} (Slovakia) | :: Slovākija {f} |
| Slovakian {adj} (of or pertaining to Slovakia) SEE: Slovak | :: |
| Slovakian {n} (a person from Slovakia or of Slovakian descent) SEE: Slovak | :: |
| Slovak Republic {prop} (official name of Slovakia) | :: Slovākijas Republika {f} |
| Slovene {adj} (adjective) | :: slovēņu, slovēnisks |
| Slovene {n} (a person) | :: slovēnis {m}, slovēniete {f} |
| Slovene {prop} (the language) | :: slovēņu, slovēņu valoda {f} |
| Slovenia {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Slovēnija {f} |
| Slovenian {adj} (Slovene) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| Slovenian {n} (language) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| Slovenian {n} (person) SEE: Slovene | :: |
| slovenliness {n} (state or quality of being slovenly) | :: netīrīgums {m} |
| slovenly {adj} (having an untidy appearance; unkempt) | :: netīrīgs |
| slovenly {adj} (dirty, unwashed; disorderly) | :: netīrīgs |
| slow {adj} (not quick in motion) | :: lēns |
| slow {adj} (spread over a comparatively long time) | :: lēns |
| slow {adj} (not busy) | :: lēns |
| slowness {n} (quality of being slow) | :: lēnums {m} |
| slurry {n} (agriculture: mixture of animal waste, other organic material and sometimes water used as fertilizer) | :: virca, sīvs |
| slut {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute | :: |
| slut {n} (sexually promiscuous woman) | :: mauka {f}, palaistuve {f}, slampa {f} |
| slut {n} (a female dog) | :: kuce {f} |
| smack {n} ((slang) heroin) SEE: horse | :: |
| small {adj} (not large) | :: mazs {m} |
| small change {n} (a minor or insignificant amount of money) | :: sīknauda {f} |
| smallest room {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| smallpox {n} (disease) | :: bakas |
| smaragdine {n} (emerald) SEE: emerald | :: |
| smart {adj} (exhibiting social ability or cleverness) | :: gudrs |
| smart {adj} (exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books) | :: gudrs |
| smartphone {n} (electronic handheld device) | :: viedtālrunis {m} |
| smell {n} (sensation) | :: smarža {f} |
| smell {n} (sense of smell) | :: oža {f} |
| smell {v} (sense with nose) | :: ost |
| smell {v} (to have a particular smell, whether good or bad; if descriptive, followed by "like" or "of") | :: ost |
| smell you later {interj} (see you later; goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| smile {n} (a happy face expression using mouth, but without producing voice) | :: smaids |
| smile {v} (to have a smile on one's face) | :: smaidīt |
| smiling {adj} (that smiles or has a smile) | :: smaidīgs, smaidošs |
| smilingness {n} (quality or state of being smiling) | :: smaidīgums |
| smith {n} (craftsperson who works metal, see also: blacksmith) | :: kalvis {m}, kalējs {m} |
| Smith {prop} (transliterations of the name Smith) | :: Smits {m}, Smita {f} |
| Smith {prop} (surnames derived from the equivalents of “smith”) | :: Kalējs {m}, Kalēja {f} |
| Smith {prop} (most common surnames by language) | :: Bērziņš {m}, Bērziņa {f} |
| smithy {n} (forge) SEE: forge | :: |
| smock {n} (a loose garment worn as protection) | :: halāts {m} |
| smoke {v} (to inhale and exhale smoke from a burning cigarette) | :: smēķēt, pīpēt |
| smoke {v} (to give off smoke) | :: kūpēt |
| smoke {v} (to preserve or prepare by treating with smoke) | :: kūpināt |
| smoke {n} (visible particles and vapour given off by burning material) | :: dūmi {m-p} |
| smoke {n} (colloquial: cigarette) | :: smēķis {m} |
| smoke {n} (colloquial: instance of smoking) | :: smēķēšana {f} |
| smokescreen {n} (smoke used as a disguise, mask or cover) | :: dūmu aizsegs {m} |
| smokescreen {n} (anything used (metaphorically) to conceal or distract) | :: aizsegs {m} |
| smokestack {n} (a conduit or group of conduits atop a structure allowing smoke to flow out) SEE: chimney | :: |
| smoking {n} (smoking of tobacco) | :: smēķēšana {f} |
| smolder {v} (to burn with no flame and little smoke) | :: gruzdēt |
| Smolensk {prop} (city) | :: Smoļenska |
| smooth {adj} (lacking friction, not rough) | :: gluds |
| smoothness {n} (condition of being smooth) | :: gludums {m} |
| smorgasbord {n} (Swedish-style buffet comprising a variety of cold sandwiches and other dishes, see also: buffet) | :: zviedru galds {m} |
| SMS {n} (a text message sent on a cell phone) | :: īsziņa {f} |
| smut {n} (soot) SEE: soot | :: |
| snail {n} (any animal of the class Gastropoda having a shell) | :: gliemezis {m} |
| snake {n} (legless reptile) | :: čūska {f} |
| sneakiness {n} (state or quality of being sneaky) | :: zaglīgums {m}, zaglība {f} |
| sneaky {adj} (difficult to catch due to constantly outwitting the adversaries) | :: zaglīgs |
| sneeze {v} (expel air as a reflex) | :: šķaudīt |
| sneeze {n} (act of sneezing) | :: šķaudiens {m} |
| snipe {n} (bird of the family Scolopacidae) | :: sloka {f} |
| snooker {n} (cue sport) | :: snūkers |
| snore {v} (breathe during sleep with harsh noises) | :: krākt |
| snow {n} (precipitation) | :: sniegs {m} |
| snow {v} (have snow fall from the sky) | :: snigt |
| snowball {n} (ball of snow) | :: sniega pika |
| snow bunting {n} (bird) | :: sniedze {f} |
| snowflake {n} (crystal) | :: sniegpārsla {f} |
| snowflake {n} (Plectrophenax nivalis) SEE: snow bunting | :: |
| snow leopard {n} (a large feline mammal, Uncia uncia) | :: sniega leopards {m} |
| snowman {n} (figure made of snow) | :: sniegavīrs {m} |
| snow plow {n} (vehicle) | :: sniega arkls {m} |
| snow plow {n} (device) | :: sniega arkls {m} |
| snowstorm {n} (bad weather involving blowing winds and snow) | :: putenis |
| soak {v} (to be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it) | :: mirkt |
| soak {v} (to allow (especially a liquid) to be absorbed) | :: mērcēt, mērcēties |
| soap {n} (substance) | :: ziepes {f-p} |
| soap {v} (apply soap in washing) | :: ziepēt (ieziepēt, saziepēt) |
| soapwort {n} (herb) | :: ziepjusakne {f} |
| soapy {adj} (covered in soap) | :: ziepjains |
| sob {n} (a cry with a short, sudden expulsion of breath) | :: elsas {f-p}, šņuksti {m-p} |
| sob {v} (weep with convulsive gasps) | :: elsot |
| sob {v} (say (something) while sobbing) | :: šņukstēt |
| soccer {n} (game) | :: futbols {m} |
| Sochi {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Soči |
| socialism {n} (political philosophy of social and economic equality) | :: sociālisms {m} |
| Socialist Republic of Vietnam {prop} (official name of Vietnam) | :: Vjetnamas Sociālistiskā Republika {f} |
| social science {n} (branch of science) | :: sabiedriskā zinātne {f} |
| society {n} (group of people sharing culture) | :: sabiedrība {f} |
| sociolinguistics {n} (the study of social and cultural effects on language) | :: sociolingvistika {f} |
| sociological {adj} (of or pertaining to sociology) | :: socioloģisks |
| sociologist {n} (scientist studying the field of sociology) | :: sociologs {m}, socioloģe {f} |
| sociology {n} (study of society, human social interactions, etc.) | :: socioloģija {f} |
| sock {n} (covering for the foot) | :: zeķe {f} |
| socket {n} (mechanical opening) | :: kontaktligzdā {f}, ligzdā {f} |
| Socrates {prop} (Greek philosopher) | :: Sokrats |
| sodium {n} (reactive metal) | :: nātrijs |
| sofa {n} (upholstered seat) | :: dīvāns {m}, sofa {f} |
| Sofia {prop} (the capital city of Bulgaria) | :: Sofija |
| soft {adj} (foolish) SEE: foolish | :: |
| soft {adj} (giving way under pressure) | :: mīksts {m} |
| soft {adj} (of a cloth) | :: mīksts |
| soft {adj} (gentle) | :: mīksts |
| soft {adj} (of a sound) | :: mīksts |
| soft {adj} (lacking strength or resolve) | :: mīksts |
| soft {adj} (of water) | :: mīksts |
| softball {n} (game) | :: softbols {m} |
| softness {n} (the quality of being soft) | :: mīkstums {m} |
| software {n} (encoded computer instructions) | :: programmatūra {f} |
| soil {n} (mixture of sand and organic material) | :: augsne {f}, zeme {f} |
| solar eclipse {n} (when the Moon passes between the Earth and the sun) | :: saules aptumsums {m} |
| solar energy {n} (energy from the sun) | :: saules enerģija {f} |
| solar system {prop} (Solar System) SEE: Solar System | :: |
| Solar System {prop} (the Sun and all the heavenly bodies that orbit around it) | :: saules sistēma {f} |
| solar thermal collector {n} | :: saules kolektors |
| solar wind {n} (outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space) | :: saules vējš {m} |
| solder {n} (any of various alloys that are used to join small pieces of metal together) | :: lode {f} |
| solder {v} (to join with solder) | :: lodēt |
| soldering iron {n} (tool) | :: lodāmurs {m} |
| soldier {n} (member of an army) | :: kareivis {m}, karavīrs {m} |
| sole {adj} (only) | :: vienīgais |
| solid {adj} (in the solid state) | :: ciets |
| solid {adj} (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) | :: ciets |
| solidarity {n} (unifying bond between individuals with common goal or enemy) | :: solidaritāte {f} |
| solitude {n} (state of being alone) | :: vienatne {f}, vienatnība {f} |
| Solomon Islands {prop} (A country in Melanesia) | :: Zālamana Salas {f-p} |
| solonchak {n} (soil type) | :: solončaks {m} |
| solstice {n} (point where the earth stands at the extreme of its ellipsis around the sun) | :: saulgrieži {m-p} |
| solution {n} (liquid mixture) | :: šķīdums {m} |
| Somali {n} (a language) | :: somāļu valoda {f}, somāliešu valoda {f} |
| Somali {n} (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) | :: somālietis {m}, somāliete {f} |
| Somali {adj} (pertaining to Somalia) | :: somāļu, somāliešu |
| Somalia {prop} (country in the Horn of Africa) | :: Somālija {f} |
| Somalian {adj} (pertaining to Somalia) SEE: Somali | :: |
| Somalian {n} (someone from Somalia) SEE: Somali | :: |
| somehow {adv} (in one way or another; in some way not yet known or designated) | :: kaut kā |
| someone {pron} (some person) | :: kāds |
| somersault {n} (the act of going head over heels) | :: kūlenis |
| something {pron} (unspecified object) | :: kaut kas |
| sometime {adv} (obsolete: sometimes) SEE: sometimes | :: |
| sometime {adv} (at an unstated or indefinite time in the future) | :: kaut kad |
| sometime {adj} (former) | :: bijušais, kādreizējais |
| sometimes {adv} (on certain occasions, but not always) | :: dažreiz |
| somewhat {pron} (something) SEE: something | :: |
| somewhere {adv} (in some place) | :: kaut kur |
| somewhither {adv} (to some place) SEE: somewhere | :: |
| son {n} (a male person in relation to his parents) | :: dēls {m} |
| song {n} (music with words) | :: dziesma {m} |
| songbird {n} (bird) | :: dziedātājputns {m} |
| Song of Solomon {prop} (book of the Bible) SEE: Song of Songs | :: |
| Song of Songs {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Augstā Dziesma {m} |
| son-in-law {n} (son-in-law) | :: znots {m} |
| sonnet {n} (verse form consisting of fourteen lines) | :: sonets |
| son of a bitch {n} (objectionable person) | :: kuces dēls {m} |
| soon {adv} (within a short time) | :: drīz |
| sooner or later {adv} (set phrase; eventually) | :: agrāk vai vēlāk |
| soot {n} (fine black or dull brown particles) | :: sodrēji {m-p}, kvēpi {m-p} |
| sop {n} (gravy) SEE: gravy | :: |
| Sophia {prop} (female given name) | :: Sofija {f} |
| sorceress {n} (female wizard) | :: burve |
| sorghum {n} (cereal) | :: sorgo {m} |
| sororal nephew {n} (sister’s son) | :: māsasdēls {m} |
| sororal niece {n} (sister’s daughter) | :: māsasmeita {f} |
| sorrel {n} (plant) | :: skābenes {m} |
| sorrow {n} (unhappiness) | :: sēras, bēdas |
| sorry {interj} (expression of regret or sorrow) | :: piedodiet |
| sort {n} (type) | :: tips {m}, veids {m} |
| sort {n} ((typography) metal type) | :: burtstabiņi {m-p} |
| sort {v} (separate according to certain criteria) | :: atlasīt, šķirot |
| so that {conj} (in order to) | :: tāpēc, tāpēc ka |
| São Tomé and Príncipe {prop} (Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe) | :: Santome un Prinsipi |
| soul {n} (the spirit or essence of a person that is often believed to live on after the person's death) | :: dvēsele {f}, velis {m} |
| soul {n} (life, energy, vigour) | :: dvēsele {f} |
| soul music {n} (music genre) | :: soul mūzika |
| sound {n} (sensation perceived by the ear) | :: skaņa {f} |
| sound {n} (vibration capable of causing this) | :: skaņa {f} |
| sound {n} (cuttlefish) SEE: cuttlefish | :: |
| sounding board {n} (A thin board that forms part of the resonating chamber of a musical instrument and serves to reinforce its sound) | :: skaņgaldiņš {m} |
| sound wave {n} (longitudinal wave of pressure transmitted through any plastic material) | :: skaņas vilnis {m} |
| soup {n} (dish) | :: zupa {f}, vira {f}, streba {f} [dated] |
| souped-up {adj} (drunk, intoxicated) SEE: drunk | :: |
| soupçon {n} (suspicion, suggestion) SEE: suspicion | :: |
| sour {adj} (having an acidic, sharp or tangy taste) | :: skābs {m} |
| sour {adj} (made rancid by fermentation, etc.) | :: skābs, skābēts |
| sour {adj} (tasting or smelling rancid) | :: skābs, skābēts |
| sour {adj} (peevish or bad-tempered) | :: skābs |
| sour {adj} ((of soil) excessively acidic and thus infertile) | :: skābs |
| sour {v} (to become sour) | :: skābt |
| source {n} (person, place or thing) | :: avots {m} |
| source {n} (spring etc.) | :: avots {m} |
| sour cream {n} (cream which has been treated with a benign bacterium) | :: skābais krējums {m} |
| south {n} (compass point) | :: dienvidi {m-p} |
| South Africa {prop} (country) | :: Dienvidāfrika {f} |
| South America {prop} (continent that is the southern part of the Americas) | :: Dienvidamerika {f} |
| Southampton {prop} (city) | :: Sauthemptona {f} |
| South Asia {prop} (South Asia) | :: Dienvidāzija {f} |
| Southeast Asia {prop} (a subregion of Asia) | :: Dienvidaustrumāzija {f} |
| southern {adj} (of the south) | :: dienvidu |
| Southern Ocean {prop} (the ocean surrounding Antarctica) | :: Dienvidu okeāns {m}, Antarktīdas okeāns {m} |
| South Holland {prop} (province) | :: Dienvidholande {f} |
| South Korea {prop} (country in East Asia) | :: Dienvidkoreja {f} |
| South Ossetia {prop} (South Ossetia) | :: Dienvidosetija {f} |
| South Pole {prop} (the southernmost point on Earth) | :: Dienvidpols {m} |
| South Sea {prop} (Southern Ocean) SEE: Southern Ocean | :: |
| South Sudan {prop} (country in Africa) | :: Dienvidsudāna {f} |
| southward {adv} (towards the south) | :: uz dievidiem |
| souvenir {n} (item of sentimental value to remember an event or location) | :: suvenīrs {m} |
| sovereignty {n} (of a nation: the state of making laws and controlling resources without the coercion of other nations.) | :: suverenitāte {f} |
| soviet {n} (council) | :: padome |
| soviet {adj} (relating to the Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet | :: |
| Soviet {n} (soviet) SEE: soviet | :: |
| Soviet {adj} (pertaining to the Soviet Union or its republics) | :: padomju- |
| Soviet Russia {prop} (Russia) SEE: Russia | :: |
| Soviet Russia {prop} (Soviet Union) SEE: Soviet Union | :: |
| Soviet Socialist Republic {prop} (any of the republics belonging to the former Soviet Union, see also: SSR) | :: Padomju sociālistiskā republika |
| Soviet Union {prop} (USSR, see also: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR) | :: Padomju Savienība |
| sow {v} (disperse seeds) | :: sēt |
| Soyuz {n} (a Soviet/Russian spacecraft) | :: Sojuz {m} |
| space {n} (while) SEE: while | :: |
| space {n} (area beyond atmosphere of planets) | :: kosmoss {m} |
| spaceship {n} (vehicle that flies through space) | :: kosmosa kuģis {m} |
| space-time {n} (spacetime) SEE: spacetime | :: |
| spacetime {n} (four dimensional continuum) | :: laiktelpa {f} |
| spade {n} (a garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging) | :: lāpsta {f} |
| spades {n} (spade) SEE: spade | :: |
| Spain {prop} (country in Europe) | :: Spānija {f} |
| spam {n} (unsolicited bulk electronic messages) | :: mēstule {f} |
| Spaniard {n} (somebody from Spain) | :: spānis {m}, spānietis {m}, spāniete {f} |
| spaniel {n} (dog) | :: spaniels {m} |
| Spanish {adj} (of or pertaining to Spain) | :: spāņu, spāniešu, spānisks |
| Spanish {adj} (of or pertaining to the people or culture of Spain) | :: spāņu, spāniešu, spānisks |
| Spanish {adj} (of or pertaining to the Spanish language) | :: spāņu, spāniešu, spānisks |
| Spanish {prop} (Romance language of Spain and the Americas) | :: spāņu valoda {f}, spāņu |
| spark {n} (particle of glowing matter) | :: dzirkstele {f} |
| spark {n} (burst of electrical discharge) | :: dzirkstele {f} |
| spark {n} (figurative: small amount of something, which has the potential to become something greater) | :: dzirksts |
| sparrow {n} (bird of the family Passeridae) | :: zvirbulis {m} |
| sparrow {n} | :: zvirbulis {m} |
| sparrow {n} (Passer domesticus) SEE: house sparrow | :: |
| sparrow hawk {n} (Accipiter nisus) SEE: Eurasian sparrowhawk | :: |
| sparrowhawk {n} (Eurasian sparrowhawk) SEE: Eurasian sparrowhawk | :: |
| Sparta {prop} (ancient city-state in southern Greece) | :: Sparta |
| Spartacus {prop} (Thracian name) | :: Spartaks {m} |
| spasm {n} (contraction of a muscle) | :: krampji |
| spawn {v} (to produce or deposit (eggs) in water) | :: nārstot |
| spawn {v} (to deposit (numerous) eggs in water) | :: nārstot |
| spawn {n} (the numerous eggs of an aquatic organism) | :: ikri {m-p} |
| speak {v} (to communicate with one's voice using words) | :: runāt |
| speak {v} (to be able to communicate in a language) | :: runāt |
| spear {n} (long stick with a sharp tip) | :: šķēps {m} |
| special {adj} (distinguished by a unique or unusual quality) | :: īpašs |
| specialist {n} (expert) | :: speciālists {m}, speciāliste {f} |
| specialization {n} (biology: adaptation) | :: specializācija |
| species {n} (group of plants or animals having similar appearance) | :: suga {f} |
| spectacle {n} (optical instrument) SEE: spectacles | :: |
| spectacle {n} (something exciting or extraordinary) | :: izstāde {f}, ekspozīcija {f} |
| spectacled bear {n} (Tremarctos ornatus) | :: briļļainais lācis {m} |
| spectacles {n} (a pair of lenses set in a frame) | :: brilles {f}, acenes {f-p} [dated] |
| spectacles {n} (plural of spectacle) SEE: spectacle | :: |
| spectroscope {n} (optical instrument used for spectrographic analysis) | :: spektroskops {m} |
| spectrum {n} (range of colors) | :: spektrs {m} |
| speculative fiction {n} (class of fiction involving fantastic, supernatural or futuristic elements) | :: fantastika {f} |
| speech {n} (dialect or language) SEE: dialect | :: |
| speech {n} (vocal communication) | :: runa |
| speech {n} (an oration, session of speaking) | :: runa {f} |
| speed {n} (luck, success, prosperity) SEE: luck | :: |
| speed {n} (rapidity) | :: ātrums {m} |
| speed limit {n} (maximum speed permitted) | :: ātruma ierobežojums {m} |
| speed of light {n} (the speed of electromagnetic radiation in a perfect vacuum) | :: gaismas ātrums |
| speleological {adj} (pertaining to the exploration of caves) | :: speleoloģisks |
| spell {n} (magical incantation) | :: burvju vārdi {m-p} |
| spell {n} (magical effect of such incantation) | :: burvestība {f} |
| spell {v} (to write or say the letters that form a word) | :: uzrakstīt, izrunāt |
| spell {v} (to compose a word) | :: nosaukt pa burtiem |
| spell {v} (to work in place of someone) | :: aizvietot, nomainīt |
| spell {n} (indefinite period of time) | :: īss laika sprīdis {m} |
| spelunk {n} (cave, cavern, grotto) SEE: cave | :: |
| sperm {n} (semen (fluid)) | :: sēkla {f}, sperma {f} |
| sperm bank {n} (vulgar: vagina) SEE: cunt | :: |
| sperm whale {n} (sperm whale) | :: kašalots {m} |
| spew {n} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| spew {n} (ejaculate) SEE: ejaculate | :: |
| sphere {n} (mathematics: regular three-dimensional object) | :: sfēra {f} |
| sphere {n} (spherical physical object) | :: sfēra {f}, lode {f} |
| sphere {n} (region in which something or someone is active) | :: sfēra {f} |
| sphere {n} (astronomy: apparent outer limit of space) SEE: celestial sphere | :: |
| spice {n} (Yorkshire dialect: sweets, candy) SEE: sweet | :: |
| spice {n} (plant matter used to season or flavour food) | :: garšviela {f} |
| spicy {adj} (tangy or pungent) | :: ass |
| spider {n} (arthropod) | :: zirneklis {m} |
| spider {n} (computer program) | :: zirnekļprogramma {f} |
| spiderweb {n} (net-like construct of a spider) | :: zirnekļa tīkls {m}, zirnekļtīkls {m} |
| spigot {n} (faucet) SEE: tap | :: |
| spill one's guts {v} (vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| spin {v} (to make yarn) | :: vērpt |
| spinach {n} (a particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea) | :: spināti {p} |
| spinal cord {n} (thick, whitish cord of nerve tissue) | :: muguras smadzenes {f-p} |
| spindle {n} (dragonfly) SEE: dragonfly | :: |
| spindle {n} (rod in spinning and winding thread) | :: vārpsta {f} |
| spindle tree {n} (tree of the genus Euonymus) SEE: spindle | :: |
| spine {n} (backbone) | :: mugurkauls {m} |
| spine {n} (bound edge of a book) | :: mugura {f} |
| spine {n} (metaphor for courage or assertiveness) | :: mugurkauls {m} |
| spinning wheel {n} (device for spinning thread with a wheel and a spindle) | :: vērpjamais ratiņš {m}, ratiņš {m} |
| spiral {n} (geometry) | :: spirāle {f} |
| spirit {n} (soul) | :: gars, dvēsele |
| spirits {n} (strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation) | :: spirts {m} |
| spit {v} (to dig, to spade) SEE: dig | :: |
| spit {n} (thin rod on which meat is skewered for cooking) | :: iesms {m} |
| spit {n} (generally low, narrow, pointed, usually sandy peninsula) | :: nērija {f}, zemes strēle {f} |
| spit {v} (to evacuate (saliva or another substance) from the mouth, etc.) | :: spļaut, spļauties |
| spit {n} (saliva) | :: spļāviens {m}, siekalas {f-p} |
| spittle {n} (spit, usually frothy) | :: spļāviens {m}, siekalas {f-p} |
| spleen {n} (organ) | :: liesa {f} |
| splendid {adj} (possessing or displaying splendor) | :: krāšņs, grezns |
| splendid {adj} (showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous) | :: krāšņs, grezns |
| splice {v} (to unite in marriage) SEE: marry | :: |
| split {v} (divide along a more or less straight line) | :: šķelt |
| split {v} (divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach) SEE: peach | :: |
| spoke {n} (part of a wheel) | :: spieķis {m} |
| sponge {n} (marine invertebrate) | :: sūklis {m} |
| spoon {n} (scooped utensil for eating (or serving)) | :: karote {f} |
| sport {n} (any athletic activity that uses physical skills) | :: sports {m} |
| sportiness {n} (quality of being sporty) | :: sportiskums {m} |
| sporting {adj} (pertaining to sports) | :: sportisks |
| sportive {adj} (playful, coltish) SEE: playful | :: |
| sportive {adj} (good at sport) SEE: sporty | :: |
| sportsman {n} (male athlete) | :: sportists {m}, atlēts {m} |
| sportswoman {n} (woman who engages in sports) | :: sportiste {f} |
| sporty {adj} (favourable to sports) | :: sportisks |
| spot check {n} (a cursory inspection or examination or the inspection or examination of a sample of something) | :: izlases pārbaude {f} |
| spouse {n} (husband) SEE: husband | :: |
| spouse {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| spouse {n} (person in a marriage or marital relationship) | :: dzīvesbiedrs {m}, dzīvesbiedre {f}, dzīvesbiedrene {f} |
| sprightly {adj} (animated, vivacious or gay; lively) | :: spirgts, žirgts, ņiprs, možs, mundrs |
| spring {n} (season between winter and summer in temperate climates) | :: pavasaris {m} |
| spring {n} (water springing from the ground) | :: avots {m} |
| spring {n} (device made of flexible material) | :: atspere {f} |
| spring {v} (to jump) SEE: jump | :: |
| spring {n} (jump) SEE: jump | :: |
| spring {n} (people sharing the same origin) SEE: race | :: |
| spring {n} (shoot) SEE: shoot | :: |
| spring {n} (cluster of trees) SEE: grove | :: |
| spring {n} (youth) SEE: youth | :: |
| sprit {n} (supporting spar in spritsail rig) | :: šprits {m} |
| sprite {n} (the green woodpecker, or yaffle) SEE: green woodpecker | :: |
| sprout {n} (new growth on a plant) | :: dīgsts {m} |
| spruce {n} (tree from the genus Picea) | :: egle |
| spud {n} (a tool used for digging out weeds) | :: kaplis {m} |
| sputnik {n} (a Soviet robotic space satellite) | :: sputņiks {m} |
| spy {n} (person who secretly watches) | :: spiegs {m}, spiedze {f} |
| spy {v} (to act as a spy) | :: spiegot |
| spy {v} (to spot at a distance) | :: ieraudzīt, saskatīt |
| spyglass {n} (binoculars) SEE: binoculars | :: |
| spyware {n} (program) | :: spiegprogrammatūra {f} |
| squadron {n} (army: body of cavalry) | :: eskadrons {m} |
| squadron {n} (navy: detachment of vessels) | :: eskadra {f} |
| squadron {n} (air force: tactical unit of at least two flights) | :: eskadriļa {f} |
| square {n} (type of polygon) | :: kvadrāts {m} |
| square {n} (open space in a town) | :: skvērs {m} |
| square {n} (act quarrelling) SEE: quarrel | :: |
| square {v} (to take opposing sides) SEE: quarrel | :: |
| square metre {n} (standard unit of area) | :: kvadrātmetrs {m} |
| square root {n} (number) | :: kvadrātsakne {f} |
| squat {v} (to bend at the knees) | :: tupēt |
| squid {n} (sea animal) | :: kalmārs; paskvila |
| squirrel {n} (rodent) | :: vāvere {f} |
| Sri Lanka {prop} (a country in South Asia) | :: Šrilanka {f} |
| SSR {n} (abbreviation of Soviet Socialist Republic) | :: PSR |
| St. {n} (abbreviation of Saint) SEE: St | :: |
| St {n} (abbreviation of Saint) | :: Sv. {m} {f} |
| stab {n} (act of stabbing) | :: durt |
| stable {n} (building for animals with hoofs) | :: stallis {m} |
| stadium {n} (venue where sporting events are held) | :: stadions {m} |
| stag-beetle {n} (a large black beetle with a pair of strong mandibles) | :: briežvabole |
| stage {n} (in theatre) | :: skatuve {f} |
| stage {v} (to produce on a stage) | :: iestudēt |
| stagflation {n} (inflation accompanied by stagnant growth) | :: stagflācija {f} |
| stainless {adj} (describing an alloy that is resistant to corrosion and discoloration) | :: nerūsošs {m} |
| stair {n} (series of steps) | :: kāpnes {m} |
| staircase {n} (stairway) | :: kāpnes {m} |
| stairs {n} (contiguous set of steps) | :: kāpnes {f-p} |
| stake {n} (pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.) | :: miets {m} |
| stalactite {n} (mineral deposit hanging from the roof of a cave) | :: stalaktīts {m} |
| Stalin {prop} (Stalin) | :: Staļins |
| Stalinism {n} (Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin) | :: staļinisms {m} |
| Stalinist {n} (a person who accepts the philosophy of Stalinism) | :: staļinists {m}, staļiniste {f} |
| stalk {n} (stem or main axis of a plant) | :: stumbrs {m} |
| stallion {n} (uncastrated male horse) | :: ērzelis {m} |
| stammer {v} (to stutter) | :: stostīties |
| stamp {n} (postage stamp) SEE: postage stamp | :: |
| stamp collecting {n} (stamp hobby) SEE: philately | :: |
| stand {v} (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) | :: stāvēt |
| standard {n} (level of quality) | :: standarts {m} |
| standard language {n} (standard variety) | :: standarta valoda {f}, literārā valoda {f} |
| standpoint {n} (point of view) | :: viedoklis {m} |
| St. Andrew's Cross {prop} (Saint Andrew's cross) SEE: Saint Andrew's cross | :: |
| Stanislaus {prop} (male given name- the standard or most popular form) | :: Staņislavs |
| star {n} (luminous celestial body) | :: zvaigzne {f} |
| star {n} (celebrity) | :: zvaigzne |
| starch {n} (substance) | :: ciete, stērķele {f} [archaism] |
| starch {n} (carbohydrates) | :: ciete {f} |
| star chart {n} (star chart) | :: zvaigžņu karte |
| stardust {n} (particles) | :: kosmiskie putekļi {m-p} |
| starfish {n} (various echinoderms) | :: jūras zvaigzne {f} |
| starling {n} (bird) | :: mājas strazds {m} |
| Star of Bethlehem {prop} (star mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew) | :: Bētlemes zvaigzne {f} |
| Star of David {prop} (symbol of Jewish Community and Judaism) | :: Dāvida zvaigzne {f} |
| starring {v} (present participle of "to star") SEE: star | :: |
| Star Wars {prop} (Saga) | :: Zvaigžņu kari |
| stasis {n} (pathology: slackening of blood current) | :: stāze {f} |
| state {n} (any sovereign polity) | :: valsts {f} |
| state {n} (a political division of a federation retaining a degree of autonomy) | :: pavalsts {f} |
| state {n} (a condition) | :: stāvoklis {m} |
| statement {n} | :: paziņojums |
| State of Israel {prop} (country (official name)) | :: Izraēlas Valsts {f} |
| State of Qatar {prop} (Official name of Qatar.) | :: Kataras Valsts {f} |
| station {n} (place where a vehicle may stop) | :: stacija {f} |
| statistics {n} (mathematical science) | :: statistika {f} |
| statistics {n} (collection of measurements) | :: statistika {?} |
| statue {n} (three-dimensional work of art) | :: statuja {f} |
| statue {n} (portrait) SEE: portrait | :: |
| Statue of Liberty {prop} (large statue in New York harbor) | :: Brīvības statuja |
| stay {v} (to remain in a particular place) | :: palikt |
| steak {n} (slice of beef) | :: bifšteks {m} |
| steal {v} (to illegally take possession of) | :: zagt |
| stealthiness {n} (property of being stealthy) | :: zaglīgums {m}, zaglība {f} |
| stealthy {adj} (characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy) | :: zaglīgs |
| steam {n} (water vapor) | :: tvaiks {m}, garaiņi {p} |
| steam {n} (pressurized water vapor) | :: tvaiks {m} |
| steam {v} (cooking: to cook with steam) | :: sutināt |
| steam engine {n} (steam locomotive) SEE: steam locomotive | :: |
| steam locomotive {n} (locomotive powered by steam) | :: tvaika lokmotīve {f} |
| steel {n} (metal produced from iron) | :: tērauds {m} |
| steel mill {n} (steel mill) SEE: steelworks | :: |
| steelworks {n} (place where steel is manufactured and/or shaped) | :: tēraudlietuve {f} |
| steep {adj} (expensive) SEE: expensive | :: |
| steer {v} (intransitive: to guide the course) | :: vadīt, stūrēt |
| steer {v} (transitive: to guide the course of) | :: vadīt |
| steer {v} (to direct a group of animals) | :: virzīt |
| steer {v} (to maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action) | :: virzīt, vērst |
| steer {v} (to direct the conversation) | :: vērst |
| steer {n} (informal: suggestion about course of action) | :: mājiens {m} |
| steer {n} (castrated male of cattle) | :: jauns vērsis {m} |
| steering group {n} (A committee that arranges the schedule of business for a legislative assembly or other organization) | :: vadības grupa |
| steering wheel {n} (wheel-shaped control) | :: stūre {f}, stūres rats {m} |
| stela {n} (archaeology: an obelisk or upright stone pillar) SEE: stele | :: |
| stele {n} ((archaeology) tall, slender stone monument) | :: stēla {f} |
| stem {n} (botany: above-ground stalk of a vascular plant) | :: stiebrs {m}, stiebrs, stumbrs {m} |
| stench {n} (a strong foul smell, a stink) | :: smārds {m} |
| stencil {n} (utensil) | :: trafarets {m} |
| step {n} (pace) | :: solis |
| step {n} (one of a set of rests in a stair or ladder) | :: pakāpiens |
| step {v} (intransitive: to move the foot in walking) | :: soļot |
| stepdaughter {n} (daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself) | :: pameita {f} |
| stepfather {n} (husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father) | :: patēvs {m} |
| Stephen {prop} (biblical martyr) | :: Stefans {m} |
| Stephen {prop} (male given name) | :: Stefans {m} |
| step in {v} (To act) SEE: act | :: |
| stepmother {n} (wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother) | :: pamāte {f} |
| step on someone's toes {v} | :: uzmīt kādam uz varžacīm |
| stepparent {n} (stepfather or stepmother) | :: audžu vecāki {p} |
| stepson {n} (son of one's spouse and not of oneself) | :: audžu dēls {m}, padēls {m} |
| stereometry {n} (science of measuring solids) | :: stereometrija {f} |
| stethoscope {n} (medical instrument) | :: stetoskops {m} |
| Stettin {prop} (Szczecin) SEE: Szczecin | :: |
| steven {n} (command) SEE: command | :: |
| steven {n} (a prayer) SEE: prayer | :: |
| steven {n} (voice) SEE: voice | :: |
| Steven {prop} (male given name) SEE: Stephen | :: |
| stick {n} (twig or small branch) | :: žagars {m} |
| stick {n} (long piece of wood) | :: rīkste {f} |
| sticky {adj} (able or likely to stick) | :: lipīgs |
| stiff {adj} (of an object, rigid, hard to bend, inflexible) | :: stīvs, stings, stingrs |
| stiffly {adv} (in a stiff manner) | :: stīvi |
| stiffness {n} (rigidity) | :: stingums {m}, stīvums {m} |
| stiletto {n} (awl) SEE: awl | :: |
| still {adv} (up to a time, as in the preceding time) | :: vēl, arvien vēl, joprojām |
| still {adv} (to an even greater degree) | :: vēl |
| stilt {n} (crutch) SEE: crutch | :: |
| stilted {adj} (stiff and artificially formal) | :: stīvs |
| stilt sandpiper {n} (Calidris himantopus) | :: garstilbu šņibītis |
| sting {v} (to hurt) | :: dzelt |
| sting {v} (of an insect: to bite) | :: dzelt |
| sting {n} (pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack) SEE: stinger | :: |
| stinger {n} (pointed portion of an insect) | :: dzelonis {m} |
| stink {v} (have a strong bad smell) | :: smirdēt |
| stir {v} (to disturb the relative position of the particles of) | :: maisīt |
| stirrup {n} (footrest used by riders) | :: kāpslis {m} |
| stir up {v} (to cause (trouble etc)) | :: izraisit; sacelt |
| stitch {v} (form stitches in) SEE: sew | :: |
| stitch {v} (agriculture: to form land into ridges) SEE: plough | :: |
| stitch {n} (furrow) SEE: furrow | :: |
| Ústí nad Labem {prop} (city in the Czech republic) | :: Ūsti pie Labas |
| stoat {n} (stoat) SEE: ermine | :: |
| stock {n} (store of goods for sale) | :: prece {f} |
| stock {n} (part of gun, see also: butt) | :: laide {f} |
| stock dove {n} (stock dove, Columba oenas) | :: meža balodis {m} |
| stockholder {n} (one who owns stock) SEE: shareholder | :: |
| Stockholm {prop} (capital of Sweden) | :: Stokholma {f} |
| stocking {n} (garment (for translations of "sock", see sock)) | :: zeķe {f} |
| stoichiometry {n} (the study of the relationships of reactants and products in chemical reactions) | :: stehiometrija {f} |
| stomach {n} (digestive organ) | :: kuņģis {m} |
| stomach {n} (belly) | :: vēders {m} |
| stomach {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| stomach {n} (figuratively: desire, appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| stomach {n} (pride, haughtiness) SEE: haughtiness | :: |
| stomatologist {n} (practitioner of stomatology) | :: stomatologs {m}, stomatoloģe {f} |
| stomatology {n} (study of the mouth) | :: stomatoloģija {f} |
| stompie {n} (cigarette butt) SEE: butt | :: |
| stone {n} (substance) | :: akmens {m} |
| stone {n} (small piece of stone) | :: akmens {m} |
| stone {n} (gem stone) | :: dārgakmens {m}, akmens {m} |
| stone {n} (centre of some fruits) | :: kauliņš {m} |
| stone {n} (medical: hard, stone-like deposit) | :: akmens {m} |
| stone {v} (to intoxicate, especially with narcotics) | :: apreibināt , iedot galvā [slang] |
| stone {adj} (constructed of stone) | :: akmens {m} |
| Stone Age {prop} (prehistoric period) | :: Akmens laikmets |
| stoned {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| Stonehenge {prop} (ancient group of standing stones in England) | :: Stonhendža |
| stool {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| stool {n} (a seat) | :: ķeblis {m}, taburete {f} |
| stool {n} | :: izkārnījumi {m-p} |
| stop {v} (to cease moving) | :: apstāties |
| stop {n} (place to get on and off mass transport) | :: pietura {f} |
| stop {n} (punctuation symbol) | :: punkts {m} |
| stoplight {n} ((US) a traffic control signal) SEE: traffic light | :: |
| store {n} (in computing) SEE: memory | :: |
| store {n} (shop) SEE: shop | :: |
| store {n} (place where items may be kept) | :: noliktava {f} |
| store {n} (supply held in storage) | :: krājums {m} |
| storey {n} (floor, level) | :: stāvs {m} |
| stork {n} (large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae) | :: stārķis {m}, stārks {m} |
| storm {n} (disturbed state of the atmosphere) | :: vētra {f}, viesulis {m} |
| storm {n} (meteorology: wind scale for very strong wind) | :: vētra {f}, viesulis |
| story {n} (lie) SEE: lie | :: |
| story {n} (account of events) | :: stāsts {m}, stāstījums {m} |
| story {n} (storey) SEE: storey | :: |
| storyteller {n} (person who relates stories to an audience) | :: stāstnieks {m}, stāstniece {f}, stāstītājs {m}, stāstītāja {f} |
| stove {n} (heater) | :: krāsns {f} |
| stove {n} (device for heating food) | :: krāsns {f}, plīts {f} |
| strait {n} (narrow channel of water) | :: šaurums {m} |
| strand {n} (beach) | :: pludmale {f} |
| strange {adj} (not normal) | :: svešs, dīvains, svešāds |
| strangeness {n} ((uncountable) quality of being strange) | :: dīvainums {m}, dīvainība {f} |
| Strategic Defense Initiative {prop} (Star Wars) SEE: Star Wars | :: |
| straw {n} (a dried stalk of a cereal plant) | :: salms {m} |
| straw {n} (dried stalks considered collectively) | :: salms {m} |
| straw {n} (drinking straw) SEE: drinking straw | :: |
| strawberry {n} (fruit) | :: zemene {f} |
| strawberry {n} (plant) | :: zemenājs {m}, zemene {f} |
| stream {n} (small river) | :: strauts {m} |
| street {n} (paved part of road in a village or a town) | :: iela |
| streetcar {n} (tram) SEE: tram | :: |
| streetcleaner {n} (person) SEE: street sweeper | :: |
| street sweeper {n} (person employed to sweep streets, etc.) | :: sētnieks {m} |
| strength {n} (quality of being strong) | :: spēks {m}, stiprums {m}, spēcīgums {m} |
| strength {n} (intensity of a force or power) | :: stiprums |
| strengthen {v} (to make strong or stronger) | :: stiprināt |
| stress {n} (on a syllable) SEE: accent | :: |
| stress {n} ((physics) internal force across a boundary per area ) | :: spriegums {m} |
| stress {n} (when speaking) | :: uzsvars {m}, akcents {m} |
| stress {n} (on a point in an argument) | :: akcents {m}, uzsvars {m} |
| strict {adj} (governed or governing by exact rules) | :: stingrs |
| strict {adj} (rigidly interpreted) | :: stingrs |
| strike {n} (work stoppage) | :: streiks {m} |
| striking {adj} (of that which makes a strong impression) | :: spilgts |
| string {n} (long, thin structure made from twisted threads) | :: stīga {f}, aukla {f} |
| string {n} (any similar long, thin and flexible object) | :: stīga {f} |
| string {n} (stringed instrument) SEE: stringed instrument | :: |
| stringed instrument {n} (type of musical instrument) | :: stīgu instruments {m} |
| string instrument {n} (musical instrument that produces sound by strings) SEE: stringed instrument | :: |
| strip {n} (long, thin piece of land or material) | :: sloksne {f} |
| stripe {n} (long straight region of a colour) | :: svītra {f} |
| stripe {n} (badge) | :: uzšuve {f} |
| striped {adj} (having stripes, decorated or marked with bands differing in color) | :: svītrains, strīpains |
| stripy {adj} (striped) SEE: striped | :: |
| stroboscope {n} (instrument for studying or observing periodic movement by rendering a moving body visible only at regular intervals) | :: stroboskops {m} |
| stroke {v} (to move one's hand or an object over the surface of) | :: glaudīt |
| stroke {n} (appetite) SEE: appetite | :: |
| strong {adj} (capable of producing great physical force) | :: stiprs, varens, spēcīgs |
| strong {adj} (capable of withstanding great physical force) | :: stiprs, izturīgs |
| strong {adj} (having a high concentration of an essential or active ingredient) | :: stiprs, spēcīgs |
| strongbox {n} (sturdy box with a lock) SEE: safe | :: |
| strontium {n} (chemical element) | :: stroncijs {m} |
| structure {n} (cohesive whole built up of distinct parts) | :: struktūra {f} |
| student {n} (person who studies a subject) | :: students {m}, studente {f} |
| studio {n} (establishment where an art is taught) | :: studija {f} |
| study {n} (mental effort to acquire knowledge) | :: pētīšana {f} |
| study {n} (act of studying or examining) SEE: examination | :: |
| study {n} (music: piece for special practice) SEE: etude | :: |
| stumble {v} (to trip or fall) | :: klupt |
| stump {n} (remains of something that has been cut off) | :: celms {m} |
| stupid {adj} (lacking in intelligence) | :: stulbs, muļķīgs, dumjš |
| stupidity {n} (property of being stupid) | :: stulbums {m}, stulbība, muļķība {f} |
| stupidity {n} (act that is stupid) | :: stulbums {m}, stulbība {f}, muļķība |
| sturdiness {n} (the state or quality of being sturdy) | :: stingrums {m}, stingrība {f} |
| sturdy {adj} (of firm build) | :: stingrs, stiprs |
| sturdy {adj} (solid in structure or person) | :: stingrs |
| sturgeon {n} (fish of family Acipenseridae) | :: store {f} |
| stutter {v} (to speak with spasmodic repetition) SEE: stammer | :: |
| stutter {n} (speech disorder) | :: stostīšanās |
| sty {n} (ladder) SEE: ladder | :: |
| sty {n} (enclosure for swine) | :: cūkkūts {f}, cūku kūts {f} |
| sty {n} (messy or dirty place) | :: cūkkūts {f}, cūku kūts {f} |
| style {n} (manner of creating, doing, or presenting something, especially a work of architecture or art) | :: stils |
| stylist {n} (hairdresser) SEE: hairdresser | :: |
| subcontinent {n} (large landmass) | :: subkontinents {m} |
| subculture {n} (portion of a culture distinguished by its customs or other features) | :: subkultūra {f} |
| subject {n} (in grammar) | :: priekšmets {m}, subjekts {m} |
| submarine {adj} (undersea) | :: zemūdens |
| submarine {n} (undersea boat) | :: zemūdene {f} |
| subordinate clause {n} (a clause that cannot stand alone) | :: palīgteikums {m} |
| subscribe {v} (to sign up to receive a publication) | :: abonēt |
| Subscriber Identity Module {n} (component on a SIM card that stores information to identify a mobile phone user) | :: SIM karte |
| subsidy {n} (financial support) | :: subsīdija {f} |
| subspecies {n} (rank in the classification of organisms) | :: pasuga |
| substance {n} (physical matter; material, see also: matter) | :: viela {f} |
| substantive {n} (noun) SEE: noun | :: |
| substantivisation {n} (nominalization) SEE: nominalization | :: |
| substantivise {v} (convert into or use as a noun) | :: substantivēt |
| subtraction {n} (process) | :: atņemšana {f} |
| suburb {n} (area on the periphery of a city or large town) | :: priekšpilsēta {f}, piepilsēta {f} |
| subvention {n} (subsidy) SEE: subsidy | :: |
| subway {n} (underground railway) | :: metro |
| success {n} (achievement of one's aim or goal) | :: veiksme {f} |
| succinic acid {n} (colourless crystalline dicarboxylic acid, (CH2COOH)2) | :: dzintarskābe {f} |
| such {determiner} (used to make a comparison with something implied by context) | :: tāds |
| such as {prep} (for example) SEE: for example | :: |
| suck {v} (to use the mouth to pull in (liquid etc)) | :: sūkt |
| sucker {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop | :: |
| suckle {v} (to give suck to) | :: zīdīt |
| suckle {v} (to nurse; to suck) | :: zīst |
| sucrose {n} (a disaccharide) | :: saharoze {f} |
| Sudan {prop} (Republic of Sudan) | :: Sudāna {f} |
| sudden {n} (surprise) SEE: surprise | :: |
| sudden {adj} (happening quickly and with little or no warning) | :: pēkšņs, spējš |
| suddenly {adv} (happening quickly and with little or no warning) | :: pēkšņi |
| suffer {v} (undergo hardship) | :: ciest |
| suffering {n} (condition) | :: ciešanas {m} |
| suffix {n} (morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning) | :: piedēklis {m}, sufikss {m} |
| sugar {n} (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet and used to sweeten food and drink) | :: cukurs {m} |
| sugar {n} (any of a series of carbohydrates used by organisms to store energy) | :: cukurs {m} |
| sugar {n} (generic term for sucrose, glucose, fructose, etc) | :: cukurs {m} |
| suicide {n} (instance of killing oneself) | :: pašnāvība {f} |
| suit {n} (set of clothes) | :: kostīms {m} |
| suitable {adj} (appropriate to a certain occasion) | :: piemērots, atbilstošs, piederīgs |
| suitcase {n} (large piece of luggage) | :: čemodāns {m}, koferis {m} |
| sulfur {n} (element) | :: sērs {m} |
| sulfuric acid {n} (H2SO4) | :: sērskābe {f} |
| sulfur mustard {n} (mustard gas) SEE: mustard gas | :: |
| sulphuric acid {n} (sulfuric acid) SEE: sulfuric acid | :: |
| sultan {n} (ruler) | :: sultāns {m} |
| sultanate {n} (state ruled by a sultan) | :: sultanāts {m} |
| Sultanate of Oman {prop} (official name of Oman) | :: Omānas Sultanāts {m} |
| summer {n} (hottest season) | :: vasara {f} |
| sun {prop} (the star around which the Earth revolves, see also: Sun) | :: saule {f} |
| sun {n} (a star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system) | :: saule {f} |
| Sun {prop} (star) | :: Saule |
| sunbathe {v} (to expose one's body to the sun) | :: sauļoties, cepināties |
| Sunday {n} (day of the week) | :: svētdiena {f} |
| Sunday {adv} (on Sunday) | :: svētdien |
| sundial {n} (device noting the time of day by the position of a shadow) | :: saules pulkstenis {m} |
| sundown {n} (sunset) SEE: sunset | :: |
| sunfish {n} (fish of the family Molidae) | :: mēnesszivs |
| sunflower {n} (flower) | :: saulespuķe |
| sunglasses {n} (tinted glasses worn to protect the eyes from the sun) | :: saulesbrilles {f-p} |
| sunniness {n} (weather) | :: saulainums {m} |
| sunny {adj} (weather, day) | :: saulains |
| sunny {adj} (place) | :: saulains |
| sunny {adj} (cheerful) | :: saulains |
| sunrise {n} (time of day) | :: saullēkts {m} |
| sunset {n} (time of day) | :: saulriets {m} |
| sunspot {n} (region on the sun's surface) | :: saules plankums {f} |
| sunup {n} (time of day) SEE: sunrise | :: |
| sunup {n} (change in color of sky) SEE: sunrise | :: |
| supercilium {n} (arch of hair) SEE: eyebrow | :: |
| superhero {n} (a fictional crime-fighting character with superpowers) | :: supervaronis |
| superiority {n} (the state of being superior) | :: pārākums {m} |
| supermarket {n} (store) | :: lielveikals {m}, supermārkets {m} |
| supernova {n} (exploding star) | :: pārnova {f}, supernova {f} |
| superstition {n} (a belief that events may be influenced by one's behaviour in some magical or mystical way) | :: māņticība |
| supper {n} (food before going to bed) | :: vakariņas {f-p}, naksniņas {f-p} [very late] |
| supper {n} (dinner at night) | :: vakariņas {f-p} |
| supper {v} (to eat dinner) | :: vakariņot |
| suppletion {n} ((grammar) the use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking) | :: supletīvisms {m} |
| supply and demand {n} (economic model of pricing) | :: piedāvājums un pieprasījums {m} |
| sura {n} (chapter of the Qur'an) | :: sūra {f} |
| surface {n} (up-side of a flat object) | :: virsma {f} |
| surfing {n} (sport) | :: sērfings {m} |
| surf riding {n} (surfing) SEE: surfing | :: |
| Suriname {prop} (country) | :: Surinama {f} |
| surname {n} (name that indicates family) | :: uzvārds {m} |
| surprise {n} (something not expected) | :: pārsteigums {m} |
| survival of the fittest {n} (natural selection) | :: spēcīgāko izdzīvošana {n} |
| Susan {prop} (female given name) | :: Zuzanna {f} |
| Susanna {prop} (female given name) SEE: Susan | :: |
| sushi {n} (Japanese dish) | :: suši |
| suspension bridge {n} (bridge where the deck or roadway is suspended from cables) | :: iekārtais tilts {m} |
| suspicion {n} (act of suspecting something or someone, especially of something wrong) | :: aizdomas {f-p} |
| sustainable development {n} (development seeking to economic growth while ensuring future generations' ability to do the same, by not exceeding natural regenerative capacity) | :: ilgtspējīga attīstība {f} |
| swallow {v} (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach) | :: rīt |
| swallow {n} (bird) | :: bezdelīga |
| swamp {n} (type of wetland) | :: purvs {m}, purvājs {m}, muklājs {m}, staignums {m} |
| swampy {adj} (wet like a swamp) | :: staigns, purvains, muklains, mukls |
| swan {n} (waterfowl of the genus Cygnus) | :: gulbis {m} |
| swap {v} (exchange or give (something) in exchange for) | :: mainīt |
| swap {n} (exchange) | :: maiņa {f} |
| swarthy {adj} (dark) SEE: dark | :: |
| swarthy {adj} (dusky) SEE: dusky | :: |
| swastika {n} (a cross with arms of equal length all bent halfway along at a 90° angle) | :: svastika {f}, kāškrusts {n} |
| Swaziland {prop} (Kingdom of Swaziland, see also: eSwatini) | :: Svazilenda {f} |
| sweat {n} (fluid that exits the body through pores) | :: sviedri {p} |
| sweat {v} (to emit sweat) | :: svīst |
| sweater {n} (similar garment worn for warmth) | :: pulovers {m}, džemperis |
| swede {n} (turnip) SEE: turnip | :: |
| swede {n} (yellow root of Brassica napus) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| swede {n} (plant) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| Swede {n} (person from Sweden or of Swedish descent) | :: zviedrs {m}, zviedriete {f} |
| Sweden {prop} (Scandinavian country) | :: Zviedrija {f} |
| Swedish {prop} (language) | :: zviedru valoda {f}, zviedru |
| Swedish {adj} (of or pertaining to Sweden) | :: zviedru, zviedrisks |
| Swedish {adj} (of or pertaining to the Swedish language) | :: zviedru, zviedrisks |
| Swedish turnip {n} (Brassica napus var. napobrassica) SEE: rutabaga | :: |
| sweep {v} (to clean using a broom or brush) | :: slaucīt |
| sweep {n} (chimney sweep) SEE: chimney sweep | :: |
| sweet {adj} (having a pleasant taste) | :: salds |
| sweet {adj} (having a taste of sugar) | :: salds |
| sweet {adj} (containing a sweetening ingredient) | :: salds |
| sweet {n} (sugary confection) | :: saldums {m} |
| sweet {n} (food eaten for dessert) SEE: dessert | :: |
| sweet {n} (basic taste sensation induced by sugar) SEE: sweetness | :: |
| sweet dreams {phrase} (sweet dreams) | :: saldus sapņus |
| sweeten {v} (to make sweet to the taste) | :: saldināt |
| sweetener {n} (food additive) | :: saldinātājs {m} |
| sweet flag {n} (Acorus calamus) | :: kalme {f} |
| sweetly {adv} (in a sweet or pleasant manner) | :: saldi |
| sweetness {n} (condition of being sweet or sugary) | :: saldums {m} |
| sweetness {n} (pleasant disposition) | :: saldums {m} |
| sweet pepper {n} (fruit) SEE: bell pepper | :: |
| sweet potato {n} (yam) SEE: yam | :: |
| sweet potato {n} (ocarina) SEE: ocarina | :: |
| sweet potato {n} (tuber) | :: batāte {f} |
| swell {v} (intransitive: to become bigger, especially due to being engorged) | :: tūkt |
| swell {n} (series of waves, lasting after the wind has ceased) | :: bangas |
| swelter {n} (intense heat) | :: svelme |
| swift {adj} (fast; quick) | :: ātrs, ašs, straujš, knašs, žigls |
| swift {n} (bird) | :: svīre {f} |
| swim {v} (move through water) | :: peldēt |
| swimming costume {n} (garment for swimming) SEE: swimsuit | :: |
| swimming pool {n} (pool for swimming) | :: baseins {m}, peldbaseins {m} |
| swimming trunks {n} (a pair of shorts or briefs worn for swimming or bathing) | :: peldbikses {f-p} |
| swimsuit {n} | :: peldkostīms {m} |
| swimwear {n} (clothing for swimming) SEE: swimsuit | :: |
| swine {n} (pig) SEE: pig | :: |
| swing {n} (hanging seat) | :: šūpoles |
| swish {interj} (to make a rustling sound while moving) | :: žvīkstēt |
| Swiss {adj} (of or pertaining to Switzerland) | :: šveiciešu, šveicietis |
| Swiss {n} (Swiss person) | :: šveicietis {m}, šveiciete {f} |
| Swiss Confederation {prop} (Official name of Switzerland) | :: Šveices Konfederācija {f} |
| switch {n} (device to turn electric current on and off) | :: slēdzis {m} |
| switch {n} (movable section of railroad track) | :: pārmija {f} |
| switch {n} (thin rod used as a whip) | :: žagars {m} |
| switch off {v} (turn switch to off position) | :: izslēgt |
| Switzerland {prop} (sovereign country) | :: Šveice {f} |
| sword {n} (weapon) | :: zobens {m} |
| swordfish {n} (Xiphias gladius) | :: zobenzivs |
| Sydney {prop} (male given name) | :: Sidnijs {m} |
| Sydney {prop} (in Australia) | :: Sidneja {f} |
| Syktyvkar {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Siktivkara {f} |
| syllable {n} (unit of speech) | :: zilbe {f} |
| symbol {n} (character or glyph) | :: simbols {m} |
| symbol {n} (object meant to represent another) | :: simbols {m} |
| symbolic {adj} (pertaining to a symbol) | :: simbolisks |
| symbolic {adj} (implicitly referring to another thing) | :: simbolisks |
| symbolism {n} (representation of a concept) | :: simbolisms {m} |
| symbolist {n} (representation of a concept) | :: simbolistisks, simbolists {m}, simboliste {f} |
| symbolistic {adj} (representation of a concept) | :: simbolistisks |
| symbolistically {adv} (in a romantic way) | :: simbolistiski |
| symmetry {n} (correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis) | :: simetrija {f} |
| symphonic {adj} (characteristic of a symphony) | :: simfonisks |
| symphony {n} (piece of orchestral music) | :: simfonija {f}, simfōnija {f} [obsolete spelling] |
| symphony orchestra {n} (large orchestra that traditionally plays Western classical orchestral music) | :: simfoniskais orķestris {m} |
| symptom {n} (figuratively: indicator of something) | :: simptoms {m} |
| synagogue {n} (Jewish place of worship) | :: sinagoga {f} |
| synchronized swimming {n} (swimming event) | :: sinhronā peldēšana {f} |
| synonym {n} (word with same meaning as another) | :: sinonīms {m} |
| synonymous {adj} (having an identical meaning) | :: sinonīms, sinonīmisks |
| synonymous {adj} (having a similar meaning) | :: sinonīms, sinonīmisks |
| synonymous {adj} (of, or being a synonym) | :: sinonīms, sinonīmisks |
| synonymy {n} (quality of being synonymous) | :: sinonīmija {f} |
| synthesis {n} (formation of something complex or coherent) | :: sintēze {f} |
| syphilis {n} (sexual disease caused by Treponema pallidum) | :: sifiliss {m} |
| Syracuse {prop} (city in New York state) | :: Sirakjūsa |
| Syria {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Sīrija {f} |
| Syrian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language) | :: sīriešu, sīrisks |
| Syrian {n} (a person from Syria or of Syrian descent) | :: sīrietis {m}, sīriete {f} |
| Syrian Arab Republic {prop} (official name of Syria) | :: Sīrijas Arābu Republika {f} |
| syringe {n} (hypodermic syringe) | :: šļirce {f} |
| syrup {n} (thick liquid that has a high sugar content) | :: sīrups {m} |
| system {n} (collection of organized things; whole composed of relationships among its members) | :: sistēma {f} |
| systematics {n} (the systematic classification of organisms) | :: sistemātika {f} |
| Szczecin {prop} (city in Poland) | :: Ščecina |
| Szlachta {prop} (nobility of Poland, and Lithuania) | :: šļahta {f} |
| ta {interj} (thanks) SEE: thanks | :: |
| tab {n} (cigarette) SEE: cigarette | :: |
| tab {v} (navigational widget in a GUI) | :: cilne {f} |
| tabernacle {n} (portable tent used before the construction of the temple) | :: tabernākuls {m} |
| table {n} (item of furniture) | :: galds {m} |
| table {n} (grid of data in rows and columns) | :: tabula {f} |
| tablecloth {n} (a cloth used to cover and protect a table, especially for a dining table) | :: galdauts {m} |
| tablet {n} (pill) SEE: pill | :: |
| table tennis {n} (game similar to tennis) | :: galda teniss {m} |
| taboo {n} (inhibition or ban) | :: tabu {m} |
| tachycardia {n} (rapid resting heart rate) | :: tahikardija {f} |
| tack {n} (nautical: distance between these maneuvers) SEE: board | :: |
| tacky {adj} (slightly sticky) | :: lipīgs |
| tadpole {n} (toad or frog larva) | :: kurkulis {m} |
| taekwondo {n} (a martial art) | :: tekvondo |
| Taibei {prop} (Taipei) SEE: Taipei | :: |
| tail {n} (appendage of an animal) | :: aste {f} |
| tail {n} (comet tail) | :: aste {f} |
| tailor {n} (person who makes, repairs, or alters clothing as profession) | :: drēbnieks {m} |
| tailor {n} | :: drēbnieks |
| Tʻai-pei {prop} (Taipei) SEE: Taipei | :: |
| Taipei {prop} (Taipei) | :: Taibei {m} |
| Taiwan {prop} (East Asian country) | :: Taivāna {f} |
| Taiwan {prop} (East Asian island) | :: Taivāna {f} |
| Tajik {n} (person) | :: tadžiks {m}, tadžikiete {f} |
| Tajik {prop} (language) | :: tadžiku valoda {f}, tadžiku |
| Tajik {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Tajikistan, the Tajik people or the Tajik language) | :: tadžiku, tadžikisks |
| Tajiki {prop} (dialect of Persian) SEE: Tajik | :: |
| Tajikistan {prop} (Republic of Tajikistan) | :: Tadžikistāna {f} |
| Tajikistani {adj} (person of Tajik origin) SEE: Tajik | :: |
| Tajikistani {adj} (of or pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Tajik language) SEE: Tajik | :: |
| tajine {n} (stew originally from Morocco) | :: tadžīna |
| take {v} (to get into one's hands or control) | :: ņemt |
| take {v} (to exact) SEE: exact | :: |
| take apart {v} (defeat) SEE: defeat | :: |
| take at face value {v} | :: pieņemt par skaidru zeltu (accept as clear gold) |
| take away {v} (to take away) SEE: remove | :: |
| take back {v} (take back) SEE: withdraw | :: |
| take for {v} (to regard) | :: uzskatīt, turēt |
| take for {v} (to consider mistakenly) | :: noturēt |
| take for {v} (to defraud, to rip off) | :: apkrāpt, apkāst [slang], appist [vulgar] |
| take for a ride {v} (to deceive someone) | :: apkrāpt, apkāst [slang], appist [vulgar] |
| take one's leave {v} (depart) SEE: depart | :: |
| tale {n} (type of story) | :: stāsts {m}, pasaka {f} [fairy tale] |
| talent {n} (unit of weight and money) | :: talants {m} |
| talent {n} (marked ability or skill) | :: talants {m} |
| talent {n} (talented person) | :: talants {m} |
| talented {adj} (endowed with talents) | :: talantīgs |
| talisman {n} (magical protective charms) | :: talismans {m} |
| talk {v} (to communicate by speech) | :: runāt |
| talk {v} ((transitive) to discuss) SEE: discuss | :: |
| talkative {adj} (tending to talk or speak freely or often) | :: runīgs, valodīgs, mutīgs, pļāpīgs |
| talkativeness {n} (the state of being talkative) | :: runīgums {m}, runība {f}, pļāpība {f}, pļāpīgums {m}, valodība {f}, valodīgums {m} |
| talking book {n} (audiobook) SEE: audiobook | :: |
| talk over {v} (discuss) SEE: discuss | :: |
| tall {adj} (of a person) | :: garš |
| tall {adj} (of a building) | :: augsts |
| Tallinn {prop} (Capital of Estonia) | :: Tallina |
| Talmud {prop} (collection of Jewish writings) | :: Talmūds {m} |
| talon {n} (remaining stock of undealt cards) SEE: stock | :: |
| Tamara {prop} (female given name) | :: Tamāra {f} |
| tambour {n} (drum) SEE: drum | :: |
| Tambov {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: Tambova |
| Tamil Nadu {prop} (state in southern India) | :: Tamilnāda |
| tan {n} (colour) | :: dzeltenbrūna krāsa {f} |
| tan {n} (darkening of skin) | :: iedegums {m} |
| tan {n} (bark of tree) | :: miecmizas {f-p} |
| tan {adj} (colour) | :: dzeltenbrūns |
| tan {v} (to become tan due to exposure to sun) | :: iedegt |
| tan {v} (to turn animal hide into leather) | :: miecēt |
| tang {n} (tongue) SEE: tongue | :: |
| Tanganyika {prop} (lake) | :: Tanganjikas ezers |
| tangerine {n} (fruit) | :: mandarīns {m} |
| tangerine {n} (tree) | :: mandarīns {m} |
| tank {n} (closed container for fluids) | :: cisterna {f}, tvertne {f} |
| tank {n} (fuel reservoir) | :: cisterna {f} |
| tank {n} (armoured fighting vehicle) | :: tanks {m} |
| tanked {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| tantalum {n} (A metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 73.) | :: tantals |
| Tanzania {prop} (United Republic of Tanzania) | :: Tanzānija {f} |
| Taoism {n} (Chinese philosophy founded by Lao-tzu) | :: daoisms {m} |
| Taoism {n} (religion developed from Taoist philosophy) | :: daoisms {m} |
| tap {n} (spigot) | :: tapa {f}, spunde {f} |
| tap {n} (device to dispense liquid) | :: krāns {m} |
| tap {v} (to touch something, often repeatedly) | :: pieklauvēt |
| tapeworm {n} (parasitical worm of the class Cestoda) | :: lentenis {m} |
| tapir {n} (large odd-toed ungulate with a long prehensile upper lip of the family Tapiridae) | :: tapirs {m} |
| tar {n} (substance) | :: darva {f} |
| tardigrade {n} (water bear) SEE: water bear | :: |
| target {n} (butt or mark to shoot at) | :: mērķis {m} |
| target {n} (goal or objective) | :: mērķis {m} |
| tariff {n} (duties imposed) | :: tarifs {m} |
| tartar {n} (hard yellow deposit on the teeth) SEE: dental calculus | :: |
| tartaric acid {n} | :: vīnskābe {f} |
| Tartu {prop} (second-largest city in Estonia) | :: Tērbata |
| Tashkent {prop} (capital of Uzbekistan) | :: Taškenta {f} |
| task {n} (piece of work done as part of one’s duties) | :: uzdotais {m} |
| Tasmanian devil {n} (Sarcophilus harrisii) | :: tasmānijas velns {m}, velnsomainis {m} |
| Tasman Sea {prop} (part of the Pacific Ocean) | :: Tasmana jūra {f} |
| taste {n} (one of the sensations produced by the tongue) | :: garša {f} |
| taste {n} (implicit set of preferences) | :: gaume {f} |
| taste {v} (to sample the flavor of something) | :: garšot |
| taste {v} (to have a taste) | :: garšot |
| tastiness {n} (the quality of being tasty) | :: garšīgums {m} |
| tasty {adj} (having a pleasant or satisfying flavor) SEE: delicious | :: |
| tasty {adj} (having or showing good taste) | :: gaumīgs |
| tat {v} (slang: tattoo) SEE: tattoo | :: |
| ta ta {interj} (bye) SEE: bye | :: |
| Tatarstan {prop} (Tatarstan, Russia) | :: Tatarstāna {f} |
| Tatiana {prop} (female given name) | :: Tatjana |
| tatt {n} (tattoo) SEE: tattoo | :: |
| tattoo {n} (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle) | :: tetovējums {m} |
| tattoo {n} (method of decorating the skin by inserting colored substances under the surface) | :: tetovēšana {f} |
| tattoo {v} (to apply a tattoo) | :: tetovēt |
| tattoo {n} (military display or pageant) | :: paraugdemonstrējumi {m-p} |
| Taurus {prop} (constellation) | :: Vērsis {m} |
| Taurus {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Vērsis, Vērsis {m} |
| tawny owl {n} (Strix aluco) | :: meža pūce |
| tax {n} (money paid to government) | :: nodoklis {m} |
| tax haven {n} (country that levies low taxes on foreign businesses) | :: nodokļu paradīze {f} |
| taxi {n} (vehicle) | :: taksis {m} |
| Tbilisi {prop} (the capital city of Georgia (the country)) | :: Tbilisi |
| tea {n} (main evening meal) SEE: dinner | :: |
| tea {n} (dried leaves of tea plant) | :: tēja {f} |
| tea {n} (drink made from leaves of tea plant) | :: tēja {f} |
| tea {n} (cup of this drink) | :: tēja {f} |
| tea {n} (drink made from other plants) | :: tēja {f} |
| tea {n} (cup of drink made from other plants) | :: tēja {f} |
| tea {n} (light afternoon meal) | :: tēja {f} |
| tea ceremony {n} (detailed ritual in Japan or Asia for preparing, serving and drinking tea) | :: tējas ceremonija {f} |
| teach {v} (to pass on knowledge) | :: mācīt |
| teacher {n} (index finger) SEE: forefinger | :: |
| teacher {n} (person who teaches) | :: skolotājs {m} |
| teacher {n} (a female person who teaches) | :: skolotāja {f} |
| teacher's desk {n} (pulpit) SEE: pulpit | :: |
| teacher's desk {n} (lectern) SEE: lectern | :: |
| teahouse {n} (a cafe that sells tea) | :: tējnīca {f} |
| teak {n} (tree) | :: tīkkoks {m}, tīks {m} |
| teakettle {n} (a vessel for boiling water for tea) | :: tējkanna {f} |
| tea leaf {n} (thief) SEE: thief | :: |
| teapot {n} (vessel for tea) | :: tējkanna {f} |
| tear {v} (rend) | :: plēst, pārplēst |
| tear {v} (to demolish; to tear down) | :: saplēst |
| tear {v} (become torn) | :: plīst |
| tear {v} (move at excessive speed) | :: traukties |
| tear {n} (hole or break caused by tearing) | :: plīsums {m} |
| tear {n} (drop of clear salty liquid from the eyes) | :: asara {f} |
| tear {v} (to produce tears) | :: asarot |
| tearful {adj} (accompanied by tears) | :: raudulīgs |
| tearful {adj} (sorrowful) | :: raudulīgs |
| tearfulness {n} (quality of being tearful) | :: raudulīgums {m}, raudulība {f} |
| tearoom {n} (teahouse) SEE: teahouse | :: |
| tear up {v} (To damage) SEE: damage | :: |
| tea shop {n} (a shop where tea or coffee is served) SEE: teahouse | :: |
| technetium {n} (chemical element) | :: tehnēcijs |
| technical drawing {n} (depiction) | :: rasējums {m} |
| technical drawing {n} (act) | :: rasēšana |
| technical drawing {n} (art) | :: rasējums |
| technician {n} (occupation) | :: tehniķis {m}, tehniķe {f} |
| techno {n} (style of music) | :: tehno |
| technological {adj} (of, relating to, or involving technology) | :: tehnoloģisko {m} |
| technology {n} (the study of or a collection of techniques) | :: tehnoloģija {f}, tehnika {f} |
| teddy bear {n} (a stuffed toy bear) | :: lācītis |
| tedium {n} (boredom or tediousness; ennui) | :: garlaicība {f}, garlaiks {m} |
| teen {adj} (teenager) SEE: teenager | :: |
| -teen {suffix} (to form numbers 13 - 19) | :: -padsmit [11 to 19] |
| teenager {n} (person aged between thirteen and nineteen) | :: pusaudzis {m}, pusaudze {f}, tīnis {m}, tīne {f} |
| teens {n} (the numbers 13 to 19 inclusive) | :: padsmiti {m-p} [11 to 19] |
| teens {n} (time of life between 13 and 19 years old) | :: pusaudža gadi {m-p}, padsmitnieka gadi {m-p} |
| teens {n} (second decade of a century) | :: desmitie {m-p} [10's], tūkstoš deviņsimt desmitie {m-p} [1910's], divtūkstoš desmitie {m-p} [2010's] |
| Teheran {prop} (Tehran) SEE: Tehran | :: |
| Tehran {prop} (capital of Iran) | :: Teherāna {f} |
| tečka {n} (tečka diacritic) SEE: dot | :: |
| Telangana {prop} (A state of India) | :: Telangāna {f} |
| Tel Aviv {prop} (city in Israel) | :: Telaviva {f} |
| telegram {v} (telegraph) SEE: telegraph | :: |
| telegram {n} (message sent by telegraph) | :: telegramma {f} |
| telegraph {n} (apparatus, or a process, for communicating) | :: telegrāfs {m} |
| telepathy {n} (communication by psychic means) | :: telepātija {f} |
| telephone {n} (a device used for two-way talking with other people) | :: telefons {m}, tālrunis {m} |
| telephone {v} (to call someone) | :: telefonēt, zvanīt, piezvanīt |
| telephonic {adj} (of or relating to telephony) | :: teleonisks, telefona |
| telephony {n} (act of sound transmission via the electromagnetic spectrum) | :: telefonija {f} |
| telescope {n} (optical instrument that magnifies) | :: teleskops {m} |
| television {n} (medium) | :: televīzija {f}, tālrāde {f} |
| television {n} (device for receiving television signals) | :: televizors {m} tālrādis {m} |
| television set {n} (television) SEE: television | :: |
| tell {v} (to pass information) | :: stāstīt |
| tellurium {n} (chemical element) | :: telūrs |
| telly {n} (television set, see also: television) | :: teļļuks {m} |
| temblor {n} (earthquake) SEE: earthquake | :: |
| temperance {n} (state with regard to heat or cold) SEE: temperature | :: |
| temperature {n} (a measure of cold or heat) | :: temperatūra {f} |
| template {n} (physical object) | :: veidne {f} |
| temple {n} (place of worship, see also: church; mosque; synagogue) | :: templis {m} |
| temple {n} (region of skull) | :: deniņi |
| temporary tooth {n} (milk tooth) SEE: milk tooth | :: |
| tempt {v} (to provoke someone to do wrong) | :: kārdināt |
| tempt {v} (to attract, allure) | :: kārdināt |
| temptation {n} (condition of being tempted) | :: kārdinājums {m} |
| temptation {n} (something attractive, tempting or seductive) | :: kārdinājums {m} |
| ten {n} | :: desmit |
| ten {num} (the cardinal number occurring after 9 and before 11) | :: desmit |
| tench {n} (species of freshwater game fish) | :: līnis |
| Ten Commandments {prop} (religious ten commandments) | :: desmit baušļi {m-p} |
| tendon {n} (tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment) | :: cīpsla {f}, dzīsla {f} |
| Tennessee {prop} (state) | :: Tenesī {m} |
| tennessine {n} (chemical element with atomic number 117) | :: tenesīns {m} |
| tennis {n} (sport played by two or four players with strung racquets) | :: teniss {m} |
| tennis player {n} (a person who plays tennis) | :: tenisists {m} |
| tenpin bowling {n} (bowling) SEE: bowling | :: |
| tense {n} (verb forms distinguishing time) | :: laiks {m} |
| tension {n} (voltage) | :: spriegums {m} |
| tent {n} (portable lodge) | :: telts {f} |
| tentacle {n} (elongated, boneless, flexible appendage) | :: tausteklis {m} |
| tenth {adj} (ordinal form of ten, see also: 10th) | :: desmitais |
| terbium {n} (chemical element) | :: terbijs |
| Teresa {prop} (female given name) | :: Terēze {f} |
| terminology {n} (the doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms, a system of specialized terms) | :: terminoloģija {f} |
| terminology {n} (terms used in any business, art, etc) | :: terminoloģija {f} |
| Terra {prop} (the Planet Earth) SEE: Earth | :: |
| terrible {adv} (dreadful; causing alarm or fear) | :: šausmīgs |
| terrible {adv} | :: šausmīgs, briesmīgs |
| territory {n} (large tract of land) | :: teritorija {f} |
| terrorism {n} (use of terror as a means of coercion) | :: terorisms {m} |
| terrorist {n} (person who uses terror as a weapon in a political struggle) | :: terorists |
| testicle {n} (male sex gland) | :: sēklinieks {m} |
| test tube {n} (glass tube) | :: mēģene {f} |
| tetanus {n} (disease) | :: stingumkrampji {m-p}, tetāns {m} |
| Teutonic Knights {prop} (order) | :: Vācu ordenis |
| Texas {prop} (a state of the United States of America) | :: Teksasas {m} |
| text {n} (a written passage) | :: teksts {m} |
| textbook {n} (formal manual of instruction) | :: mācību grāmata {f} |
| Thai {adj} (of or pertaining to Thailand) | :: taizemiešu, tajisks, taizemisks |
| Thai {n} (person from Thailand or of Thai origin) | :: taizemietis {m}, taizemiete {f} |
| Thai {n} (language) | :: taju valoda {f}, taju, taizemiešu valoda {f}, taizemiešu |
| Thailand {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Taizeme {f} |
| thaler {n} (historical monetary unit) | :: dālderis |
| thallium {n} (chemical element) | :: tallijs |
| Thames {prop} (river through London) | :: Temza {f} |
| than {prep} (Introduces a comparison) | :: nekā |
| thank {v} (express gratitude or appreciation to someone) | :: pateikties |
| thankful {adj} (showing thanks) | :: pateicīgs |
| thankfulness {n} (state of showing thanks) | :: pateicība {f} |
| thanks {interj} (used to express appreciation or gratitude) | :: paldies |
| thank you {interj} (an expression of gratitude) | :: paldies |
| that {conj} (connecting a noun clause) | :: ka |
| that {conj} (connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final")) | :: lai |
| that {determiner} (what is being indicated) | :: tas {m}, tā {f}, tie {m-p}, tās {f-p} |
| that {pron} (that thing) | :: tas {m}, tā {f}, tie {m-p}, tās {f-p} |
| that {pron} (which) | :: kas, kurš |
| that {adv} (to a given extent or degree) | :: tik |
| that {adv} (to a great extent or degree, very) | :: tik |
| Thatcher {prop} (surname) | :: Tečere |
| thaw {v} (to melt, dissolve, or become fluid) | :: izkust |
| theater {n} (cinema) SEE: cinema | :: |
| theater {n} (place or building) | :: teātris {m} |
| theatre {n} (theater) SEE: theater | :: |
| Thecla {prop} (female given name) | :: Tekla {f} |
| thede {n} (nation) SEE: nation | :: |
| The End {n} (end of a story) | :: beigas |
| theft {n} (act of stealing property) | :: zādzība {f} |
| The Groyne {prop} (A Coruña) SEE: A Coruña | :: |
| The Hague {prop} (Dutch city) | :: Hāga {f} |
| their {determiner} (belonging to them (plural)) | :: viņu |
| theirs {pron} (that which belongs to them) | :: viņu, viņējs |
| theme {n} | :: tēma |
| themselves {pron} (emphatic: they) | :: viņi paši {m-p}, viņas pašas {f-p} |
| then {adv} (at that time) | :: tad |
| theocracy {n} (government under the control of a Church) | :: teokrātija {f} |
| Theodore {prop} (male given name) | :: Teodors {m} |
| theologic {adj} (theological) SEE: theological | :: |
| theological {adj} (of or relating to theology) | :: teoloģisks |
| theologically {adv} (in a theological manner) | :: teoloģiski |
| theology {n} (study of God, or a god, or gods) | :: teoloģija {f} |
| theory {n} (a coherent set of statements attempting to explain observed phenomena) | :: teorija {f} |
| therapy {n} (treatment of disease) | :: terapija {f} |
| there {adv} (in or at that place) | :: tur |
| there {adv} (to or into that place; thither) | :: tur, turp |
| there {n} (that place) | :: tur, turiene {f} |
| there is {v} (third-person singular simple present indicative form of there be) | :: ir |
| there is nothing new under the sun {proverb} (there is nothing new) | :: tas nav nekas jauns |
| Theresa {prop} (female given name) SEE: Teresa | :: |
| thermometer {n} (apparatus used to measure temperature) | :: termometrs {m} |
| thermonuclear {adj} (of, or relating to the fusion of atomic nuclei at high temperatures) | :: kodoltermisks |
| thermos {n} (vacuum flask) | :: termoss {m}, termospudele {f} |
| thermosphere {n} (layer of the Earth's atmosphere) | :: termosfēra |
| thermostat {n} (device which maintains the desired temperature) | :: termostats {m} |
| Thessalonians {prop} (books of the Bible) | :: Tesaloniķiešiem {m-p} |
| the whole while {n} (always) | :: arvien vēl, visu laiku |
| they {pron} (third-person plural pronoun) | :: viņi {m}, viņas {f} |
| thick {adj} (relatively great in extent from one surface to another) | :: resns, biezs |
| thick {adj} (densely crowded or packed) | :: biezs |
| thicken {v} ((transitive) to make more viscous) | :: biezināt |
| thickness {n} (layer) SEE: layer | :: |
| thickness {n} (property of being thick in dimension) | :: biezums {m}, resnums |
| thief {n} (one who carries out theft) | :: zaglis {m}, zagle {f} |
| thief in law {n} (high-status criminal in Russia, etc.) | :: zaglis likumā {m} |
| thigh {n} (upper leg) | :: ciska {f}, augšstilbs {m} |
| thimble {n} (a protective cap for the finger) | :: uzgalis {m} |
| thin {adj} (having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite) | :: tievs, plāns |
| thin {adj} (very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions) | :: tievs |
| thin {adj} (having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt) | :: tievs, slaids |
| thing {n} (that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept) | :: lieta |
| think {v} (communicate to oneself in one’s mind) | :: domāt |
| think nothing of it {phrase} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| think of {v} (think) SEE: think | :: |
| third {adj} (the ordinal form of the cardinal number three, see also: 3rd) | :: trešais {m}, trešā {f} |
| third {n} (person or thing in the third position) | :: trešais {m} |
| third {n} (one of three equal parts of a whole) | :: trešdaļa {f} |
| third {v} (divide into three parts) | :: dalīt trīs daļās |
| third person {n} (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is not the audience or the one making the statement) | :: trešā persona {f} |
| Third Reich {prop} (Germany under the Nazi regime) | :: Trešais reihs {m} |
| thirst {n} (dryness) | :: slāpes |
| thirsty {adj} (needing to drink) | :: izslāpis |
| thirteen {num} (the cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen) | :: trīspadsmit |
| thirteenth {adj} (ordinal form of thirteen, see also: 13th) | :: trīspadsmitais |
| thirtieth {adj} (the ordinal form of the number thirty, see also: 30th) | :: trīsdesmitais |
| thirty {num} (cardinal number) | :: trīsdesmit |
| this {determiner} (the (thing) here) | :: šis {m}, šī {f}, šie {m-p}, šīs, šās {f-p} |
| this {pron} (The thing, item, etc. being indicated) | :: šis {m}, šī {f} |
| this afternoon {adv} (during the afternoon of today) | :: šopēcpusdien, šajā pēcpusdienā |
| this evening {adv} (during the evening of today) | :: šovakar |
| this morning {n} (during the morning of today) | :: šorīt |
| thistle {n} (plant) | :: usne {f} |
| this year {adv} (during the current year) | :: šogad |
| thither {adv} (to that place) | :: tur, turp |
| thole {v} (to suffer) SEE: suffer | :: |
| Thomas {prop} (biblical Apostle) | :: Toms {m} |
| Thomas {prop} (given name) | :: Toms {m} |
| Thor {prop} (thunder god) | :: Tors |
| thorium {n} (chemical element) | :: torijs |
| thorn {n} (sharp protective spine of a plant) | :: ērkšķis {m}, dzelonis {m} |
| thorniness {n} (having thorns) | :: ērkšķainība |
| thorny {adj} (having thorns) | :: ērkšķains |
| thought {n} (form created in the mind) | :: doma {f} |
| thought {n} (process) | :: domāšana {f} |
| thousand {num} (cardinal number 1000) | :: tūkstotis |
| thrash {v} (to thresh) SEE: thresh | :: |
| thread {n} (long, thin and flexible form of material) | :: diegs {m} |
| threads {n} (clothes) SEE: clothes | :: |
| threads {n} (thread) SEE: thread | :: |
| three {num} (cardinal number 3) | :: trīs |
| three days ago {adv} (three days ago - translation entry) | :: aizaizvakar |
| three hundred {num} (cardinal number 300) | :: trīs simti, trīssimt |
| threesome {n} (a group of three people) | :: trijatā |
| three stops short of Dagenham {adj} (crazy; mad) SEE: crazy | :: |
| thresh {v} (to separate the grain from the straw or husks) | :: kult |
| thresher {n} (farm machine) | :: kuļmašīna {f} |
| threshing floor {n} (floor of a threshing house) | :: klons {m} |
| threshold {n} (bottom-most part of a doorway) | :: slieksnis {m} |
| thrive {v} (to prosper by industry) | :: plaukt |
| throat {n} (front part of the neck) | :: rīkle {f} |
| throat {n} (narrow opening in a vessel) | :: kakliņš {m} |
| thrombosis {n} (formation of thrombi, causing obstruction of circulation) | :: tromboze {f} |
| throne {n} (ornate seat) | :: tronis {m} |
| throne room {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| through {prep} (to or up to, until (and including)) SEE: to | :: |
| throughout {adv} (everywhere) | :: viscaur |
| throw {v} (to cause an object to move rapidly through the air) | :: mest, sviest |
| throw up {v} (to vomit) SEE: vomit | :: |
| thrush {n} (one of several species of songbirds of the family Turdidae) | :: strazds |
| thulium {n} (chemical element) | :: tūlijs |
| thumb {n} (digit) | :: īkšķis |
| thumbnail {n} (small picture) | :: sīktēls, miniatūra |
| Thun {prop} (city and municipality) | :: Tūna |
| thunder {n} (sound caused by lightning) | :: pērkons {m} |
| thunderstorm {n} (storm with thunder and lightning) | :: negaiss {m} |
| Thuringia {prop} (state) | :: Tīringene |
| Thursday {n} (day of the week) | :: ceturtdiena {f} |
| Thursday {adv} (on Thursday) | :: ceturtdien |
| Tibet {prop} (region in Inner Asia) | :: Tibeta {f} |
| Tibet {prop} (shorthand for the Tibet Autonomous Region) | :: Tibeta {f} |
| tick {n} (arachnid) | :: ērce {m} |
| ticket {n} (admission to entertainment) | :: biļete {f} |
| ticket {n} (pass for transportation) | :: biļete {f} |
| tickle {v} (to touch in a manner that causes tingling sensation) | :: kutināt |
| tidal wave {n} (large and sudden rise and fall in the tide) | :: paisuma vilnis {m} |
| tidal wave {n} (tsunami) | :: cunami |
| tiddlywinks {n} (game in which the objective is to shoot winks into a cup) | :: blusiņu spēle |
| tidiness {n} (the quality of being tidy) | :: tīrīgums {m}, spodrība {f}, kārtība {f} |
| tie {n} (necktie) SEE: necktie | :: |
| Tierra del Fuego {prop} (archipelago between Chile and Argentina) | :: Ugunszeme {f} |
| tiger {n} (The mammal Panthera tigris) | :: tīģeris {m} |
| tight {adj} (narrow) SEE: narrow | :: |
| tight {adj} (pushed/pulled together) | :: ciešs |
| tight {adj} (under high tension) | :: ciešs |
| tight {adv} (firmly) | :: cieši |
| tight {adv} (soundly) | :: cieši |
| Tijuana {prop} (city in Baja California, Mexico) | :: Tihuana {f} |
| tile {n} (mostly rectangular shaped sheet of ceramic or fired clay to cover surfaces) | :: flīze {f} |
| till {v} (to work or cultivate) | :: art |
| tillage {n} (cultivation of arable land) | :: aparšana {f} |
| till death do us part {adv} (phrase said as part of wedding vows indicating commitment) | :: līdz nāve mūs šķirs |
| time {n} (inevitable passing of events) | :: laiks {m} |
| time {n} (time of day, as indicated by a clock, etc) | :: laiks {m} |
| time {n} | :: reize {f}, laiks {m} |
| time of day {n} (time according to the clock) SEE: time | :: |
| Times Square {prop} (wide intersection in New York City) | :: Taimskvērs {m} |
| timid {adj} (lacking in courage or confidence) | :: bikls, kautrīgs |
| timidly {adv} (in a timid manner) | :: bikli |
| Timișoara {prop} (city in Romania) | :: Timišoara {f} |
| Timor-Leste {prop} (East Timor) SEE: East Timor | :: |
| Timothy {prop} (books in the New Testament) | :: Timotejam {m} |
| Timothy {prop} (companion of Paul) | :: Timotejam {m} |
| Timothy {prop} (male given name) | :: Timotejam {m} |
| tin {n} (element) | :: alva {f} |
| tin {n} (airtight container) | :: konservu kārba {f} |
| tingle {v} (to have a prickling or mildly stinging sensation) | :: tirpt |
| tingle {n} (prickling sensation) | :: notirpums {m}, tirpoņa {f}, tirpšana {f} |
| tiny {adj} (very small) | :: sīks |
| tip {n} (small amount of money left for a servant as a token of appreciation) | :: dzeramnauda {f} |
| tip-top {adj} (excellent) SEE: excellent | :: |
| Tirana {prop} (capital city of Albania) | :: Tirāna {f} |
| tire {n} (rubber covering on a wheel) SEE: tyre | :: |
| tired {adj} (in need of rest or sleep) | :: noguris |
| tiredness {n} (state of being tired) | :: nogurums {m} |
| tit {n} ((slang, vulgar) a woman's breast) | :: pups {m} |
| tit {n} | :: lielā zīlīte |
| Titanic {prop} (ship) | :: Titāniks {m} |
| titanium {n} (chemical element) | :: titāns {?} |
| titfer {n} (hat) SEE: hat | :: |
| tit for tat {n} (hat) SEE: hat | :: |
| tit for tat {n} (act of returning exactly what one gets) | :: dots pret dotu |
| tithe {n} (tenth) SEE: tenth | :: |
| Titian {prop} (sixteenth century Italian painter) | :: Ticiāns {m} |
| titmouse {n} (Any bird of the family Paridae) | :: zīlīte {f} |
| Titus {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Titam {m} |
| Titus {prop} (biblical character) | :: Titam {m} |
| Titus {prop} (male given name) | :: Titam {m} |
| Tōkyō {prop} (Tokyo) SEE: Tokyo | :: |
| to {prep} (in the direction of, and arriving at) | :: līdz |
| to {prep} (used to indicate ratios) | :: pret |
| toad {n} (amphibian similar to a frog) | :: krupis {m} |
| tobacco {n} (any plant of the genus Nicotiana) | :: tabaka {f} |
| tobacco {n} (leaves of certain varieties of tobacco plant) | :: tabaka |
| tobacco pipe {n} (smoking tool) | :: pīpe {f} |
| Tobago {prop} (island of the Caribbean) | :: Tobāgo {f} |
| today {adv} (on the current day) | :: šodien |
| today {adv} (nowadays) | :: šodien |
| today {n} (today (noun)) | :: šodiena {f} |
| toe {n} (each of the five digits on the end of the foot) | :: kājas pirksts {m} |
| to err is human {proverb} (Everybody makes mistakes) | :: kļūdīties ir cilvēcīgi |
| together {adv} (at the same time, in the same place) | :: kopā |
| Togo {prop} (Togolese Republic) | :: Togo {f} |
| toilet {n} (room used for urination and defecation, see also: bathroom; men's room; ladies' room; outhouse; portable toilet; latrine; shitter) | :: tualete |
| toilet {n} (fixture used for urination and defecation, see also: flush toilet; squat toilet; chemical toilet; urinal; latrine) | :: klozetpods |
| toilet paper {n} (paper to clean oneself after defecation or urination) | :: tualetes papīrs {m} |
| toilet water {n} (perfumed mixture of water and alcohol) SEE: eau de toilette | :: |
| token {n} (piece of stamped metal used as a substitute for money) | :: žetons |
| Tokyo {prop} (capital of Japan) | :: Tokija {f} |
| tolerance {n} (ability to tolerate) | :: tolerance {f} |
| Tolyatti {prop} (city) | :: Toljati {m} |
| tom {n} (prostitute) SEE: prostitute | :: |
| tom {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
| tom {n} (male cat) | :: runcis {m} |
| tom {n} (male of other animals) | :: tēviņš {m} |
| Tom {prop} (male diminutive) | :: [transliteration] Toms {m} |
| tomato {n} (tomato plant) | :: tomāts {m} |
| tomato {n} (fruit) | :: tomāts {m} |
| tomato sauce {n} (pasta sauce) | :: tomātu mērce {f} |
| tomato sauce {n} (ketchup) SEE: ketchup | :: |
| tom cat {n} (male cat) | :: runcis {m} |
| tomcat {n} (tom) SEE: tom | :: |
| tomorrow {adv} (on the day after the present day) | :: rīt |
| tomorrow {n} (the day after the present day) | :: rīt, rītdiena {f} |
| Tomsk {prop} (а city in Russia) | :: Tomska |
| ton {n} (unit of weight) | :: tonna {f} |
| tone {n} (specific pitch, quality and duration; a note) | :: tonis {m} |
| tone {n} (character of a sound, especially the timbre of an instrument or voice) | :: tonis {m} |
| tone {n} (pitch of a word that distinguishes a difference in meaning) | :: tonis {m}, intonācija {f} |
| tone {n} (manner in which speech or writing is expressed) | :: tonis {m} |
| tone {n} (shade or quality of a colour) | :: tonis {m} |
| tongue {n} (organ) | :: mēle {f} |
| tongue {n} (language) SEE: language | :: |
| tongue-twister {n} (phrase which is difficult to say) | :: ātrruna {f}, mēles mežģis {f} |
| tonight {adv} (during today's evening) | :: šovakar |
| tonight {adv} (during today's nighttime) | :: šonakt |
| tonight {n} (nighttime today) | :: šis vakars {m}, šī nakts {f} |
| too {adv} (likewise) | :: arī |
| too {adv} (more than enough; as too much) | :: līdz |
| toodeloo {interj} (goodbye) SEE: goodbye | :: |
| tool {n} (mechanical device intended to make a task easier) | :: instruments {m}, darbarīks {m} |
| toon {n} (town) SEE: town | :: |
| tooth {n} (biological tooth) | :: zobs {m} |
| tooth {n} (saw tooth) | :: zobs {m} |
| tooth {n} (gear tooth) | :: zobs {m} |
| tooth and nail {adv} (viciously) | :: ar nagiem un zobiem |
| toothbrush {n} (brush for cleaning the teeth and tongue) | :: zobu suka {f}, zobubirste, zobu birste {f} |
| toothless {adj} (Having no teeth) | :: bezzobains |
| toothpaste {n} (paste for cleaning the teeth) | :: zobu pasta {f} |
| top {n} (uppermost part) | :: galotne {f}, virsotne {f}, augša {f} |
| top {n} (child’s spinning toy) | :: vilciņš {m} |
| topaz {n} (gem) | :: topāzs {m} |
| topic {n} (discussion thread) SEE: thread | :: |
| topic {n} (subject; theme) | :: temats {m} |
| topographer {n} (A person who studies or records topography) | :: topogrāfs {m}, topogrāfe {f} |
| topographic {adj} (of, or relating to topography) | :: topogrāfisks |
| topography {n} (the features themselves (the terrain)) | :: topogrāfija {f} |
| topologic {adj} (topological) SEE: topological | :: |
| topological {adj} (of or relating to topology) | :: topoloģisks |
| topology {n} (study of geometric properties that are not changed by stretching etc.) | :: topoloģija {f} |
| tor {n} (hill) SEE: hill | :: |
| Torah {prop} (the Five Books of Moses - the full body of Jewish law) | :: Tora {f} |
| torch {n} (stick with flame at one end) | :: lāpa {f} |
| torment {n} (extreme pain) | :: mokas {m} |
| tornado {n} (violent windstorm) | :: virpuļviesulis {m} |
| Toronto {prop} (city in Canada) | :: Toronto {f} |
| torso {n} (body excluding the head and limbs) | :: rumpis {m}, torss {m} |
| tortoise {n} (land-dwelling reptile) | :: [tortoise or turtle] bruņurupucis {m} |
| torture {n} (intentional causing of somebody's experiencing agony) | :: spīdzināšana {f} |
| torture {v} (to intentionally inflict unnecessary pain or suffering on helpless victims) | :: mocīt |
| total {adj} (complete) | :: pilnīgs |
| to the max {prep} (very) SEE: very | :: |
| toucan {n} (Ramphastid) | :: tukāns {m} |
| touch {v} (make physical contact with) | :: skart |
| touch {v} (affect emotionally) | :: aizskart |
| tourism {n} (the act of travelling or sightseeing) | :: tūrisms {m} |
| tourist {n} (someone who travels for pleasure) | :: tūrists {m}, tūriste {f} |
| tovarish {n} (comrade) SEE: comrade | :: |
| tow {n} (act of towing) | :: vilkšana {f} |
| tow {n} (something that tows) | :: vilcējs {m} |
| tow {n} (cable used in towing) | :: virve {f} |
| tow {n} (bundle of fibers) | :: pakulas {f-p} |
| towel {n} (cloth used for wiping) | :: dvielis {m} |
| tower {n} (structure) | :: tornis {m} |
| Tower of Babel {prop} (tower erected at Babel) | :: Bābeles tornis {m} |
| Tower of London {prop} (a fortress in London) | :: Tauers {m} |
| Tower of Pisa {prop} (Leaning Tower of Pisa) SEE: Leaning Tower of Pisa | :: |
| town {n} (settlement) | :: pilsēta {f} |
| town hall {n} (a building that houses the local government offices of a town) | :: rātsnams {m} |
| townhouse {n} (town hall) SEE: town hall | :: |
| toxic {adj} (having a harmful chemical nature) | :: indīgs, toksisks |
| toxicity {n} (degree) | :: indīgums {m}, toksiskums {m} |
| toxicity {n} (quality) | :: indīgums {m}, toksiskums {m} |
| toxin {n} (a toxic or poisonous substance) | :: toksīns {m} |
| toy {n} (something to play with) | :: rotaļlieta {f} |
| trachea {n} (thin-walled, cartilaginous tube connecting the larynx to the bronchi) | :: elpvads {m}, traheja {f} |
| track and field {n} (group of athletic sports) | :: vieglatlētika {f} |
| tractor {n} (farm vehicle) | :: traktors {m} |
| trade {n} (buying and selling) | :: tirgošanās, tirdzniecība {f} |
| trade {n} (instance of bartering) | :: kaulēšanās |
| trader {n} (one who earns a living by trading) | :: tirgotājs {m} |
| trade union {n} (organization) | :: arodbiedrība {f} |
| tradition {n} (a part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation) | :: paraža {f}, tradīcija {f} |
| traductology {n} (translation studies) SEE: translation studies | :: |
| traffic {n} (pedestrians or vehicles on roads or on the air) | :: satiksme {f} |
| trafficator {n} (blinking light) SEE: indicator | :: |
| traffic jam {n} (situation in which all road traffic is stationary or very slow) | :: sastrēgums {m} |
| traffic light {n} (signalling device) | :: luksofors {m}, svetofors {m} [dated] |
| traffic sign {n} (traffic sign) | :: ceļazīme {f} |
| tragedy {n} (drama or similar work) | :: traģēdija {f} |
| train {n} (line of connected cars or carriages) | :: vilciens {m} |
| train {n} (group of animals, vehicles, or people) | :: karavāna {f} |
| train {v} (to practice an ability) | :: trenēties |
| train {v} (to teach a task) | :: apmācīt |
| train station {n} (place where trains stop for passengers) SEE: railway station | :: |
| traitor {n} (one who violates allegiance and betrays one's country) | :: nodevējs {m} |
| traitor {n} (a betrayer) | :: nodevējs |
| tram {n} (passenger vehicle) | :: tramvajs {m} |
| tramcar {n} (streetcar) SEE: tram | :: |
| tramp {v} (to hitchhike) SEE: hitchhike | :: |
| trance {n} (genre of electronic dance music) | :: transs |
| tranche {v} (slice) SEE: slice | :: |
| tranquil {adj} (free from emotional disturbance) | :: rāms, mierīgs |
| transcription {n} (in linguistics) | :: transkripcija {f} |
| transitive verb {n} (a verb that is accompanied by a direct object) | :: pārejošs darbības vārds {m}, transitīvs verbs {m} |
| translate {v} (to change text from one language to another) | :: tulkot |
| translation {n} (act of translating between languages) | :: tulkošana {f} |
| translation {n} (result of translating between languages) | :: tulkojums {m} |
| translation studies {n} (study of theory and practice of translating and interpreting) | :: tulkojumzinātne {f} |
| translatology {n} (study of theory and practice of translating and interpreting) SEE: translation studies | :: |
| translator {n} (someone who translates) | :: tulkotājs {m}, tulkotāja {f} |
| transliteration {n} (product of transliterating) | :: transliterācija {f} |
| transmitter {n} (electronic device) | :: raidītājs {m} |
| Transnistria {prop} (Transnistria, an autonomous territory in Moldova) | :: Piedņestra {f} |
| transparence {n} (quality of being transparent) | :: caurredzamība {f}, caurspīdība {f}, caurspīdīgums {m} |
| transparent {adj} (see-through, clear) | :: caurspīdīgs, caurredzams, transparents |
| transpire {v} (to happen, take place) SEE: happen | :: |
| transport {v} (carry or bear from one place to another) | :: transportēt, pārvest |
| transport {v} (historical: deport to a penal colony) | :: izsūtīt |
| transport {v} (move someone to strong emotion) | :: aizraut, sajūsmināt |
| transport {n} (act of transporting) | :: transports {m}, pārvešana {f} |
| transport {n} (state of being transported by emotion) | :: aizrautība {f}, sajūsma {f} |
| transport {n} (vehicle used to transport passengers, mail or freight) | :: transportlīdzeklis {m} |
| transport {n} (historical: deported convict) | :: katordznieks {m} |
| transsexualism {n} (transsexuality) SEE: transsexuality | :: |
| transsexuality {n} (the state, condition, or properties of being transsexual) | :: transseksuālisms |
| transversal {n} (a line which traverses or intersects) | :: šķērss, šķērsenisks, šķērsenisks |
| transverse {adj} (lying across) | :: šķērss, šķērsenisks |
| trap {n} (device designed to catch or kill animals) | :: lamatas {f-p}, slazds {m}, murds {m} |
| travel {v} (be on a journey) | :: ceļot |
| travel {v} (pass from here to there; transmit) | :: pārvietoties |
| travel {n} (act of traveling) | :: ceļojums {m} |
| traveler {n} (one who travels) SEE: traveller | :: |
| traveller {n} (one who travels) | :: ceļotājs {m}, ceļotāja {f} |
| travel sickness {n} (motion sickness) SEE: motion sickness | :: |
| tray {n} (object on which things are carried) | :: paplāte {f} |
| treachery {n} (treason) SEE: treason | :: |
| treason {n} (crime of betraying one’s country) | :: nodevība {f} |
| treasure {n} (collection of valuable things) | :: dārgums {m} |
| treaty {n} (a binding agreement under international law) | :: līgums {m} |
| tree {proverb} (large woody plant) | :: koks |
| tree hollow {n} (tree hollow) | :: koku dobums |
| tree trunk {n} (the main structural member of a tree) | :: stumbrs {m} |
| tremble {v} (to shake) | :: trīcēt |
| trepanation {n} (practice of drilling a hole in the skull) | :: trepanācija {f} |
| trespass {n} (sin) SEE: sin | :: |
| triangle {n} (polygon) | :: trīsstūris {m} |
| tribe {n} (group of people) | :: cilts {m} |
| triboluminescence {n} (production of light) | :: triboluminiscence {f} |
| tributary {n} (stream which flows into a larger one) | :: ieteka {f} |
| trickster {n} (fraud) SEE: fraud | :: |
| tricolour {n} (A flag with three stripes of different colours) | :: trikolors {m} |
| tricycle {n} (cycle with three wheels) | :: tricikls {m} |
| trigger finger {n} (forefinger) SEE: forefinger | :: |
| Trinidad {prop} (an island of the Caribbean) | :: Trinidāda {f} |
| Trinidad and Tobago {prop} (country) | :: Trinidāda un Tobāgo |
| Trinity {prop} (Christianity: three persons of the Godhead) | :: trīsvienība {f} |
| trip {n} (journey) | :: brauciens {m}, ceļojums {m}, reiss {m}, ceļojums {m}, reiss {m} |
| triphthong {n} (monosyllabic vowel combination involving movement from one vowel to another) | :: triftongs {m} |
| tripod {n} (a three-legged stand or mount) | :: trijkājis {m} |
| Tripoli {prop} (capital of Libya) | :: Tripole |
| triptych {n} (art: a picture or series of pictures painted on three tablets connected by hinges) | :: triptihs {m} |
| Tripura {prop} (state) | :: Tripura {f} |
| triumphal arch {n} (monumental arch that commemorates a victory) | :: triumfa arka {f} |
| trivia {n} (insignificant trifles of little importance) | :: nieki {m-p}, sīkumi {m-p} |
| troglodyte {n} (member of a supposed prehistoric race that lived in caves) | :: troglodīts {m}, alu cilvēks {m} |
| Trojan {n} (computer malware) SEE: Trojan horse | :: |
| Trojan horse {prop} (epic wooden horse) | :: Trojas zirgs {m} |
| Trojan War {prop} (mythological war) | :: Trojas karš {m} |
| troll {n} (person who provokes others) | :: trollis {m} |
| trolley bus {n} (bus powered via overhead electric cables) | :: trolejbuss {m} |
| trombone {n} (a musical instrument in the brass family) | :: trombrons {m}, bazūne |
| Tromsø {prop} (municipality in Norway) | :: Trumse |
| troops {n} (military personnel in uniform) | :: kareivji {m} |
| tropic {n} (either of the two parallels) | :: trops {m}, saulgriežu loks {m} |
| Tropic {n} (one of the two Tropics) SEE: tropic | :: |
| Tropic of Cancer {prop} (the parallel of latitude 23°30′ north of the equator) | :: Ziemeļu tropu loks {m} |
| Tropic of Capricorn {prop} (parallel of latitude 23°30' S) | :: Dienvidu tropu loks {m} |
| troth {n} (truth) SEE: truth | :: |
| trouble {v} (to bother; to annoy) | :: traucēt |
| trough {n} (a long, narrow, open container for feeding animals) | :: sile {f} |
| trough {n} (a gutter under the eaves of a building) | :: rene {f}, tekne {f}, notekrene |
| trough {n} (a long, narrow depression between waves or ridges) | :: dziļvaga {f} [ocean floor], ieplaka {f} |
| trouser {v} (to pocket) SEE: pocket | :: |
| trousers {n} (article of clothing for the lower body) SEE: pants | :: |
| trout {n} (fish) | :: forele {f} |
| Troy {prop} (an ancient city) | :: Troja {f} |
| Tórshavn {prop} (Capital of the Faroe Islands) | :: Touršhavna {f} |
| truck {v} (trade) SEE: trade | :: |
| truck {n} (vehicle designed for carrying cargo) | :: kravas automašīna |
| true {adj} (concurring with a given set of facts) | :: patiess |
| true {adj} (Genuine) | :: īsts, īstens |
| true {adj} (Legitimate) | :: īsts, īstens |
| trumpet {n} (brass instrument) | :: trompete {f} |
| trunk {n} (tree trunk) | :: stumbrs {m} |
| trunk {n} (luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car) | :: bagāžnieks {m} |
| trunk {n} (torso) SEE: torso | :: |
| trunk {n} (swimming trunks) SEE: swimming trunks | :: |
| trust {n} (confidence in or reliance on some person or quality) | :: uzticība {f} |
| trust {n} (a group of businessmen or traders) | :: trests {m} |
| truth {n} (state or quality of being true to someone or something) | :: patiesība {f}, taisnība {f}, tiesa |
| truth {n} (conformity to fact or reality) | :: patiesība {f} |
| truth {n} (something acknowledged to be true) | :: patiesība {f} |
| try {v} (to attempt) | :: mēģināt |
| tsar {n} (an emperor) | :: cars {m} |
| tsardom {n} (the territory ruled by a tsar) | :: cariste {f} |
| tsarina {n} (empress or wife of a tsar) | :: cariene {f} |
| tsarism {n} (system of government) | :: carisms {m} |
| tsarist {adj} (expressing support for a tsar) | :: carisks, cara |
| tsarist {adj} (from the time of the tsar) | :: carisks, cara |
| tsaritsa {n} (tsarina) SEE: tsarina | :: |
| Tsinghai {prop} (Qinghai) SEE: Qinghai | :: |
| tsunami {n} (large, destructive wave generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean) | :: cunami |
| tub {n} (broad, flat-bottomed vessel) | :: kubls {m} |
| tub {n} (contents or capacity of such a vessel) | :: kubls {m} |
| tub {n} (bathtub) SEE: bathtub | :: |
| Tuesday {n} (day of the week) | :: otrdiena |
| Tuesday {adv} (on Tuesday) | :: otrdien |
| tufted duck {n} (species of duck) | :: cekulpīle {f} |
| tug {n} (tugboat) SEE: tugboat | :: |
| tugboat {n} (small, powerful boat) | :: velkonis {m}, tālbraucējs {m} |
| tughra {n} (signature of an Ottoman sultan) | :: tugra |
| tulip {n} (plant) | :: tulpe {m} |
| tumor {n} (oncology, pathology: an abnormal growth) | :: audzējs {m} |
| tumour {n} (tumor) SEE: tumor | :: |
| tuna {n} (fish) | :: tuncis |
| tundra {n} (flat treeless arctic region) | :: tundra {f} |
| tungsten {n} (chemical element) | :: volframs {m} |
| Tunisia {prop} (Republic of Tunisia) | :: Tunisija {f} |
| Tunisian {n} (person from Tunisia) | :: tunisietis {m}, tunisiete {f} |
| Tunisian {adj} (pertaining to Tunisia) | :: tunisiešu |
| tunnel {n} (an underground or underwater passage) | :: tunelis {m} |
| tup {v} (fuck) SEE: fuck | :: |
| tup {n} (ram) SEE: ram | :: |
| turban {n} (man's head-dress) | :: turbāns {m} |
| turf {n} (a layer of earth covered with grass; sod) | :: velēna {f} |
| turf {n} (a piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn) | :: velēna {f} |
| Turk {n} (a person from Turkey) | :: turks {m}, turciete {f} |
| Turk {n} (Muslim) SEE: Muslim | :: |
| turkey {n} (bird) | :: tītars |
| turkey {n} (failure) | :: neveiksme {f} |
| turkey {n} (stupid person) | :: stulbenis {m} |
| Turkey {prop} (country at intersection of Europe and Asia) | :: Turcija {f} |
| Turkish {n} (official language of Turkey and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) | :: turku valoda {f}, turku |
| Turkish {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Turkey, the Turkish people or the Turkish language) | :: turku, turcisks |
| Turkman {n} (person from Turkmenistan) | :: turkmēnis {m}, turkmēniete {f} |
| Turkmen {n} (language spoken in Turkmenistan) | :: turkmēņu, turkmēņu valoda {f} |
| Turkmen {adj} (of or pertaining to Turkmenistan, the Turkmen people or the Turkmen language) | :: turkmēņu, turkmēnisks |
| Turkmen {n} (Turkman) SEE: Turkman | :: |
| Turkmenistan {prop} (Central Asian country) | :: Turkmenistāna {m} |
| Turkmenistani {adj} (person of Turkmen origin) SEE: Turkmen | :: |
| turnip {n} (white root of Brassica rapa) | :: rācenis {m} |
| turn off {v} (switch off appliance or light) | :: izslēgt |
| turn on {v} ((transitive) to activate an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.) | :: ieslēgt |
| turn signal {n} (turn signal) SEE: indicator | :: |
| turn the tide {v} (to make a change) | :: mainīt notikumu gaitu |
| turtle {n} (land or marine reptile with a shell) | :: bruņurupucis {m} |
| turtle {n} (turtle dove) SEE: turtle dove | :: |
| turtle dove {n} (bird in the genus Streptopelia) | :: parastā ūbele, ūbele |
| Tuscany {prop} (region in Italy) | :: Toskāna {f} |
| tussis {n} (cough) SEE: cough | :: |
| Tuzla {prop} (a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina) | :: Tuzla |
| TV {n} (abbreviation for television) | :: TV |
| Tver {prop} (city) | :: Tvera |
| twat {n} (vulgar slang, vagina) | :: petene |
| tweak {n} (promiscuous person) SEE: prostitute | :: |
| twelfth {adj} (ordinal form of twelve) | :: divpadsmitais |
| twelve {num} (cardinal number 12) | :: divpadsmit |
| twelveth {adj} (twelfth) SEE: twelfth | :: |
| twentieth {adj} (ordinal form of twenty, see also: 20th) | :: divdesmitais |
| twenty {num} (cardinal number) | :: divdesmit |
| twenty-one {num} (cardinal number) | :: divdesmit viens |
| twice {adv} (two times) | :: divreiz, divas reizes {f-p} |
| twilight {n} (light before rising and after the setting of the Sun) | :: krēsla {f} |
| twilight {n} (evening twilight) | :: krēsla {f} |
| twilight {n} (faint light; dubious medium) | :: krēsla {f} |
| twin {n} (either of two people who shared the same uterus, or of two similar or closely related objects) | :: dvīnis {m}, dvīne {f} |
| twine {n} (the act of twining) | :: šķeterēt |
| twitch {n} (Elymus repens) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| two {num} (numerical value) | :: divi, divas |
| two beers, please {phrase} (two beers, please) | :: divi alus, lūdzu |
| two days after tomorrow {n} | :: aizparīt |
| two hundred {num} (cardinal number 200) | :: divi simti, divsimt |
| two-line double pica {n} (meridian) SEE: meridian | :: |
| type {n} (blood group) SEE: blood type | :: |
| type {n} (grouping based on shared characteristics) | :: veids {m}, tips {m} |
| type {n} (individual that represents the ideal for its class) | :: tips {m} |
| type {n} (block with a raised letter or character on its surface) | :: burtstabiņš {m}, litera {f} |
| typewriter {n} (machine used to print text by pressing keys) | :: rakstāmmašīna {f} |
| typhoon {n} (hurricane in the Pacific) | :: taifūns {m} |
| typical {adj} (capturing the overall sense of a thing) | :: tipisks |
| typicalness {n} (state of being typical) | :: tipiskums {m} |
| typo {n} (error) | :: iespiedkļūda {f} |
| typographer {n} (typewriter) SEE: typewriter | :: |
| typography {n} (art and technique) | :: tipogrāfija {f} |
| typological {adj} (of or relating to typology) | :: tipoloģisks |
| typologist {n} (linguist who specializes in typology) | :: tipologs {m} |
| typology {n} (systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics) | :: tipoloģija {f} |
| typology {n} (result of the classification of things according to their characteristics) | :: tipoloģija {f} |
| Tyr {prop} (norse god) | :: Tīrs |
| tyranny {n} (government in which a single ruler has absolute power) | :: tirānija {f} |
| tyrant {n} (absolute ruler) | :: tirāns {m} |
| tyre {n} (wheel covering) | :: riepa {f} |
| Tyre {prop} (an ancient sea port and city state of Phoenicia) | :: Sūra |
| Tyumen {prop} (a city in Russia) | :: Tjumeņa |
| udarnik {n} (shock worker, super-productive worker in the Soviet Union and the other countries from the Soviet Block, see also: Stakhanovite) | :: trieciennieks |
| udder {n} (organ formed of the mammary glands of female quadruped mammals) | :: tesmenis {m} |
| Udine {prop} (capital) | :: Udīne |
| Udmurtia {prop} (a republic of Russia in the Caucasus region) | :: Udmurtija {f} |
| Ufa {prop} (city) | :: Ufa {f} |
| UFO {n} (an unidentified flying object) | :: NLO |
| Uganda {prop} (Republic of Uganda) | :: Uganda {f} |
| ugliness {n} (condition of being ugly) | :: neglītums {m} |
| ugly {adj} (displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing) | :: neglīts |
| Ukraine {prop} (Eastern European country) | :: Ukraina {f} |
| Ukrainian {n} (ethnic/citizen) | :: ukrainis {m}, ukrainiete {f} |
| Ukrainian {n} (language) | :: ukraiņu, ukraiņu valoda {f} |
| Ukrainian {adj} (relating to Ukraine or its people) | :: ukraiņu, ukrainisks |
| ukulele {n} (small four-stringed guitar) | :: ukulele {f}, havajiešu ģitāra {f} |
| ulp {interj} (sound of a person gulping in fear) SEE: gulp | :: |
| Ulric {prop} (male given name) | :: Uldis {m} |
| ultrasound {n} (sound) | :: ultraskaņa {f} |
| Ulyanovsk {prop} (city) | :: Uļjanovska |
| umber {n} (grayling) SEE: grayling | :: |
| umbilical cord {n} (cord between foetus and placenta) | :: nabassaite {f} |
| umbilicus {n} (navel) SEE: navel | :: |
| umbra {n} (a shadow) SEE: shadow | :: |
| umbrella {n} (cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun) | :: lietussargs {m} |
| UN {prop} (United Nations) | :: ANO |
| unattractive {adj} (not handsome or beautiful or appealing) | :: neglīts |
| unattractiveness {n} (the state of being unattractive) | :: neglītums {m} |
| unavoidable {adj} (impossible to avoid) | :: nenovēršams {m}, nenovēršama {f}, neizbēgams {m}, neizbēgama {f} |
| uncle {n} (brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent) | :: tēvocis, [paternal] tēva brālis, [maternal] mātes brālis |
| unclean {adj} (dirty, soiled or foul) | :: netīrs |
| unclean {adj} (not moral or chaste) | :: nešķīsts, neķītrs |
| uncleanliness {n} (state of being unclean, dirty) | :: netīrība, netīrīgums, nespodrība |
| uncleanly {adj} (not cleanly) | :: netīrīgs |
| uncleanly {adj} (morally or religiously impure) | :: nešķīsts, neķītrs |
| uncleanly {adv} (not cleanly) | :: netīri |
| Uncle Sam {prop} (personification of the US government) | :: Tēvocis Sems {m} |
| uncommonness {n} (state of being uncommon) | :: neparastība {f}, neparastums {m} |
| unconstrained {adj} (not constrained) | :: brīvs, drošs |
| uncountable {adj} (too many to be counted) | :: neskaitāmi {m-p}, neskaitāmas {f-p} |
| uncountable {adj} (linguistics: about a noun which cannot be counted) | :: vienskaitlinieks {m} |
| uncut {adj} (not cut) | :: negriezts |
| under {prep} (in a lower level than) | :: zem, apakš |
| under {prep} (beneath the surface of) | :: zem |
| underground {n} (subway) SEE: subway | :: |
| under lock and key {prep} (imprisoned) SEE: behind bars | :: |
| under one's hat {prep} (secret) SEE: secret | :: |
| understand {v} (to grasp the meaning of) | :: saprast |
| underwater {adj} (beneath the water surface) | :: zemūdens |
| unemployed {adj} (having no job) | :: bezdarbnieks |
| unemployment {n} (joblessness) | :: bezdarbs {m} |
| uneven {adj} (odd) SEE: odd | :: |
| unfamiliar {adj} (not familiar) | :: svešs, svešāds, neparasts |
| unfortunately {adv} (happening through bad luck) | :: diemžēl, per nelaimi |
| unfreeze {v} (thaw) SEE: thaw | :: |
| ungentlemanly {adj} (not gentlemanly) | :: nepieklājīgs |
| ungrateful {adj} (not grateful) | :: nepateicīgs |
| ungratefulness {n} (the state of being ungrateful) SEE: ingratitude | :: |
| unguent {n} (cream applied to the skin for a therapeutic purpose) SEE: ointment | :: |
| unharness {v} (to liberate) SEE: liberate | :: |
| unhealthy {adj} (sick or ill) SEE: sick | :: |
| Unicode {prop} (series of computer encoding standards) | :: Unikods {m} |
| unicorn {n} (mythical beast) | :: vienradzis {m} |
| unify {v} (cause to become one) | :: vienot |
| unify {v} (become one) | :: vienoties |
| union {n} (trade union) SEE: trade union | :: |
| union {n} (the act of uniting or the state of being united) | :: savienība {f} |
| Union of Soviet Socialist Republics {prop} (a confederation of Communist states, see also: Soviet Union; USSR) | :: Padomju Sociālistisko Republiku Savienība |
| unit {n} (standard measure of a quantity) | :: vienība {f} |
| unite {v} ((transitive) to bring together as one) | :: vienot, apvienot, savienot |
| United Arab Emirates {prop} (country in the Middle East) | :: Apvienotie Arābu Emirāti {m-p} |
| United Kingdom {prop} (Kingdom in Europe, see also: Great Britain) | :: Apvienotā Karaliste {f}, Lielbritānijas un Ziemeļīrijas Apvienotā Karaliste {f} |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain {prop} (United Kingdom of Great Britain) | :: Apvienotā Lielbritānijas Karaliste {f} |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland {prop} (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) | :: Lielbritānijas un Īrijas Apvienotā Karaliste {f} |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland {prop} (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) | :: Lielbritānijas un Ziemeļīrijas Apvienotā Karaliste {f} |
| United Nations {prop} (international coalition) | :: Apvienoto Nāciju Organizācija {f} |
| United Nations General Assembly {prop} (one of the six principal organs of the United Nations) | :: ANO Ģenerālā asambleja |
| United States {prop} (the United States) | :: Savienotās Valstis {f-p} |
| United States of America {prop} (country in North America) | :: Amerikas Savienotās Valstis, ASV, Amerika {f} |
| United States Virgin Islands {prop} (a US overseas territory in the Caribbean) | :: ASV Virdžīnas {f-p} |
| unity {n} (state of being one or undivided) | :: saliedētība {f}, vienotība {f} |
| universe {n} (the Universe) | :: visums {m} |
| university {n} (institution of higher education) | :: universitāte {f}, augstskola {f} |
| unknown {adj} (not known) | :: nepazīstams, svešs |
| unlock {v} (to undo or open a lock) | :: atbloķēt |
| UNO {prop} (United Nations) SEE: UN | :: |
| unreal {adj} (not real) | :: nereāls, ireāls |
| unreality {n} | :: irealitāte {f} |
| unrest {n} (state of trouble) | :: jukas |
| unseemly {adj} (inconsistent with standards, etc.) | :: nepieklājīgs {m}, nepiedienīgs {m} |
| unsolicited {adj} (not requested, welcome or invited) | :: nelūgts, neprasīts, nevēlams |
| until {prep} (up to the time of) | :: līdz |
| ununbium {n} (chemical element) | :: unūnbijs |
| ununpentium {n} (chemical element) | :: ununpentijs {m} |
| unusual {adj} (not usual) | :: neparasts, svešāds, savāds |
| unusually {adv} (in an unusual manner) | :: neparasti |
| unusualness {n} (state of being unusual) | :: neparastība {f}, neparastums {m} |
| unvisible {adj} (invisible) SEE: invisible | :: |
| unwittingly {adv} (in an unwitting manner) | :: neviļus, negribot |
| up {adv} (away from earth’s surface) | :: augšā |
| up {adv} (higher, louder) | :: augstāk |
| up {prep} (toward the top) | :: augšup |
| up {adj} (awake) | :: augšā |
| upbringing {n} (traits) | :: audzināšana {f} |
| update {v} (to make something up to date) | :: aktualizēt, atjaunināt |
| uphill {adv} (up a slope, towards higher ground) | :: kalnup |
| upper arm {n} (section of an arm) | :: augšdelms {m} |
| upper case {n} (upper case / uppercase (as a collective noun) or upper case letters (in the plural)) | :: lielie burti {m-p} |
| Uppsala {prop} (city in eastern central Sweden) | :: Upsāla {f} |
| uprising {n} (a popular revolt) | :: sacelšanās {m} |
| ups and downs {n} (idiomatic) | :: baltās un nebaltās dienas |
| Ural owl {n} (Strix uralensis) | :: Urālpūce {f}, garastes pūce {f} |
| Uranian {adj} (homosexual) SEE: homosexual | :: |
| Uranian {adj} (of or pertaining to astronomy) SEE: astronomical | :: |
| uranium {n} (uranium (element)) | :: urāns {m} |
| Uranus {prop} (god of the sky and heavens) | :: Urāns {m} |
| Uranus {prop} (planet) | :: Urāns {m} |
| urchin {n} (hedgehog) SEE: hedgehog | :: |
| urchin {n} (sea urchin) SEE: sea urchin | :: |
| ureter {n} (narrow duct that carries urine from the kidneys) | :: urīnvadi |
| urge {v} (to press, push, drive) | :: skubināt |
| urge {v} (to press the mind or will of) | :: skubināt |
| urinal {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| urinary bladder {n} (urinary bladder) | :: urīnpūslis {m} |
| urine {n} | :: urīns {m} |
| Ursa Major {prop} (large circumpolar constellation of the northern sky) | :: Lielie Greizie rati |
| Uruguay {prop} (country) | :: Urugvaja {f} |
| USA {prop} (United States of America) | :: ASV {f-p} |
| usage {n} | :: lietojums {m} |
| use {n} (act of using) | :: lietojums {m} |
| use {v} (employ, apply) | :: lietot, izmantot |
| useful {adj} (having a practical or beneficial use) | :: derīgs |
| user {n} (one who uses something, a consumer) | :: lietotājs {m}, jūzeris {m} |
| user {n} (one who uses drugs) | :: narkomāns {m} |
| user {n} (person who uses a computer) | :: lietotājs {m}, jūzeris {m} |
| user {n} (exploiter) | :: patērētājs {m} |
| USSR {prop} (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) | :: PSRS |
| usually {adv} (most of the time) | :: parasti |
| usually {adv} (under normal conditions) SEE: normally | :: |
| uterus {n} (womb) SEE: womb | :: |
| utopia {n} (world in perfect harmony) | :: utopija {f} |
| Utrecht {prop} (province of the Netherlands) | :: Utrehta {f} |
| Utrecht {prop} (city in the Netherlands) | :: Utrehta {f} |
| Uttarakhand {prop} (state in India) | :: Utarakhanda |
| Uttar Pradesh {prop} (state) | :: Utarpradēša |
| utterly {adv} (in complete manner) SEE: completely | :: |
| Uzbek {n} (person) | :: uzbeks {m}, uzbekiete {f} |
| Uzbek {n} (language) | :: uzbeku, uzbeku valoda {f} |
| Uzbek {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Uzbekistan, its people or language) | :: uzbeku, uzbekisks |
| Uzbekistan {prop} (Republic of Uzbekistan) | :: Uzbekistāna {f} |
| Uzbekistani {adj} (of or pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Uzbek language) SEE: Uzbek | :: |
| vacation {n} (holiday, period of leisure time) | :: brīvdiena {f} |
| vaccine {n} (substance meant to stimulate production of antibodies) | :: vakcīna {f} |
| vacuum {n} (vacuum cleaner) SEE: vacuum cleaner | :: |
| vacuum cleaner {n} (machine for cleaning) | :: putekļsūcējs {m} |
| vacuum flask {n} (a bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls) SEE: thermos | :: |
| vacuum tube {n} (electrical device) | :: elektronu lampa {f} |
| Vaduz {prop} (capital of Liechtenstein) | :: Vaduca {f} |
| vagina {n} (anatomical sense) | :: vagīna {f}, maksts {m} |
| vagina {n} (vulva) SEE: vulva | :: |
| Valentina {prop} (female given name) | :: Valentīna {f} |
| Valentine {n} (male given name) | :: Valentīns {m} |
| Valentine {n} (female given name) SEE: Valentina | :: |
| Valerie {prop} (female given name) | :: Valerija {f} |
| Valhalla {prop} (in Norse mythology, the home of warriors slain gloriously in battle) | :: Valhalla {f} |
| valise {n} (a piece of hand luggage such as a suitcase) SEE: suitcase | :: |
| valkyrie {n} (any of the female attendants, or handmaidens of Odin) | :: valkīras {f} |
| Valletta {prop} (capital of Malta) | :: Valleta {f} |
| valley {n} (elongated depression between hills or mountains) | :: ieleja {f} |
| Valmiera {prop} (city in Latvia) | :: Valmiera {f} |
| valor {n} (value, worth) SEE: value | :: |
| valour {n} (value) SEE: value | :: |
| value {n} (quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable) | :: vērtība {f} |
| value {n} (amount (of money, goods or services) that is considered to be a fair equivalent for something else) | :: vērtība {f} |
| value {n} (numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed) | :: vērtība {f} |
| value {n} (ideal accepted by some individual or group) | :: vērtība {f} |
| value {n} | :: vērtība |
| value {v} (to estimate the value of) | :: novērtēt, vērtēt |
| valve {n} (device that controls flow of gas or fluid) | :: ventilis {m}, krāns {m} |
| valve {n} (device in an internal combustion engine) | :: vārsts {m} |
| valve {n} (vacuum tube) SEE: vacuum tube | :: |
| vamp {v} (to seduce or exploit someone) SEE: exploit | :: |
| vampire {n} (mythological creature) | :: vampīrs {m} |
| vampire {n} (bat) | :: vampīrsikspārnis {?} |
| van {n} (a covered vehicle) | :: furgons {m} |
| vanadium {n} (chemical element) | :: vanādijs |
| Van Gogh {prop} (van Gogh) | :: van Gogs |
| vantage point {n} (point of view) SEE: point of view | :: |
| vapor {n} (the gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid) | :: tvaiks {m} |
| vapor {n} | :: tvaiks {m} |
| vapour {n} (vapor) SEE: vapor | :: |
| vapour {n} (steam) SEE: steam | :: |
| variant {n} (something slightly different) | :: variants {m} |
| varied tit {n} (Sittiparus varius) | :: raibā zīlīte |
| variegated {adj} (streaked or spotted with a variety of colours) | :: raibs |
| variety {n} (quality of being varied, diversity) | :: dažādība {f} |
| various {adj} (an eclectic range of) | :: dažādi |
| varnish {n} (transparent paint) | :: laka {f} |
| varsity {n} (university) SEE: university | :: |
| vas deferens {n} (vas deferens) | :: sēklvads {m}, sēklas vads {m} |
| vase {n} (container used mainly for displaying flowers) | :: vāze {f} |
| VAT {n} (value-added tax) | :: PVN |
| Vatican {prop} (state) | :: Vatikāns {m} |
| Vatican City {prop} (State of the Vatican City) | :: Vatikāns {m} |
| Vatican City State {prop} (official name of Vatican City) | :: Vatikāna Pilsētvalsts {f} |
| Vaticanian {adj} (Vatican) SEE: Vatican | :: |
| vaudeville {n} (a style of multi-act theatrical entertainment) | :: vodeviļa {f} |
| vaunt {v} (speak boastfully) SEE: boast | :: |
| veal {n} (flesh of a calf) | :: teļa gaļa {f} |
| Vecrīga {prop} (old, historic centre of Riga) | :: Vecrīga {f} |
| vector {n} (directed quantity) | :: vektors, vektōrs {m} |
| vector {n} (programming: one-dimensional array) | :: vektors {m} |
| vegetable {n} (any plant) | :: augs {m}, stāds {m} |
| vegetable {n} (a plant raised for some edible part of it) | :: dārzenis {m} |
| vegetable {n} (edible part of such a plant) | :: dārzeņi {m-p} |
| vegetable {n} (a person whose brain has been damaged) | :: dārzenis {m} |
| vegetarian {n} (person who does not eat any animal flesh) | :: veģetārietis {m} |
| vegetarian {adj} (relating to the type of diet eaten by vegetarians) | :: veģetārs |
| vegetation {n} (plants) | :: augājs {m} |
| vein {n} (blood vessel transporting blood towards the heart) | :: vēna {f} |
| veisalgia {n} (unpleasant after-effects of the consumption of alcohol) SEE: hangover | :: |
| Vela {prop} (constellation) | :: Buras |
| velocipede {n} (Early two-wheeled conveyance) | :: velosipēds {m} |
| velocity {n} (vector quantity) | :: ātrums {m} |
| velocity {n} (rapidity of motion) | :: ātrums {m} |
| velour {n} (a knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser) | :: plīšs {m} |
| velvet {n} (fabric) | :: samts {m} |
| vendace {n} (Coregonus albula) | :: repsis |
| Venezuela {prop} (country) | :: Venecuēla |
| Venice {prop} (city and province in Italy) | :: Venēcija {f} |
| Ventspils {prop} (city in Latvia) | :: Ventspils |
| venturi {n} (throat of a carburetor) SEE: throat | :: |
| Venus {prop} (planet) | :: Venera {f} |
| Venus {prop} (goddess) | :: Venera {f} |
| Vera {prop} (female given name) | :: Vera {f} |
| verb {n} ((grammar) a word that indicates an action, event, or a state) | :: darbības vārds {m}, verbs {m}, norisenis {m} [dated] |
| Veronica {prop} (female given name) | :: Veronika {f} |
| Versailles {prop} (suburb of Paris) | :: Versaļa {f} |
| version {n} (a specific form or variation of something) | :: versija {f}, variants {m} |
| version {n} (an account or description from a particular point of view) | :: versija {f}, variants {m} |
| versus {prep} (compared with) | :: salīdzinot ar |
| vertical {adj} (being perpendicular to horizontal) | :: vertikāls |
| vertical bar {n} (vertical bar) SEE: pipe | :: |
| very {adv} (to a high degree) | :: ļoti, gluži, visai |
| very {adv} (true, truly) | :: īsti |
| very much {adv} (indeed) SEE: indeed | :: |
| vessel {n} (container) | :: trauks |
| vestment {n} (clothing) SEE: clothing | :: |
| Vesuvius {prop} (volcano in Italy) | :: Vezuvs {m} |
| vet {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian | :: |
| veterinarian {n} (doctor who treats animals) | :: veterinārārsts {m} |
| veterinary {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian | :: |
| veterinary surgeon {n} (veterinarian) SEE: veterinarian | :: |
| vexillology {n} (study of flags) | :: veksiloloģija {f} |
| vibrant {adj} (pulsing with energy or activity) | :: enerģisks, možs, mundrs, kustīgs |
| vibrant {adj} (lively and vigorous) | :: možs, mundrs, žirgts, spirgts, kustīgs, ņiprs |
| vicious circle {n} (situation in which the solution to a problem creates another problem) | :: burvju loks |
| victim {n} (one who is harmed) | :: upuris {m} |
| victim {n} (a living being slain and offered as a sacrifice) | :: upuris {m} |
| Victor {prop} (male given name) | :: Viktors {m} |
| Victoria {prop} (female given name) | :: Viktorija {f} |
| victory {n} (an instance of having won a competition or battle) | :: uzvara {f} |
| Victory Day {n} (a day to commemorate victories in important battles or wars in the countries' history) | :: Uzvaras diena |
| videocassette {n} (cassette containing recorded videotape) | :: videokasete {f} |
| Vidzeme {prop} (A region in northeastern Latvia) | :: Vidzeme {f} |
| Vienna {prop} (capital of Austria) | :: Vīne |
| Vietnam {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Vjetnama {f} |
| Vietnamese {adj} (of or pertaining to Vietnam) | :: vjetnamiešu |
| Vietnamese {n} (Vietnamese person) | :: vjetnamietis {m}, vjetnamiete {f} |
| Vietnamese {n} (language) | :: vjetnamiešu |
| viewpoint {n} (point of view) SEE: point of view | :: |
| vigilance {n} (Alert watchfulness) | :: modrība {f}, modrums {m} |
| vigilant {adj} (watchful) | :: modrs |
| vigour {n} (active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force; energy) | :: spars {m} |
| vile {adj} (morally low) | :: zemisks, nekrietns, netikumisks, netikumīgs |
| vileness {n} (the state of being vile) | :: zemiskums {m} |
| village {n} (a rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town) | :: ciems {m} |
| Vilnius {prop} (capital of Lithuania) | :: Viļņa |
| Vincent {prop} (male given name) | :: Vincents |
| vinegar {n} (condiment) | :: etiķis |
| violation {n} (rape) SEE: rape | :: |
| violence {n} (action intended to cause destruction, pain or suffering) | :: vardarbība {f} |
| violent {adj} | :: spēcīgs |
| violet {n} (colour) | :: violets |
| violin {n} (string instrument) | :: vijole, smuika {f} [outdated] |
| violinist {n} (person who plays violin) | :: vijolnieks {m}, vijolniece {f} |
| violoncello {n} (cello) SEE: cello | :: |
| viper {n} (a poisonous snake in the family Viperidae) | :: odze |
| viper {n} (adder) SEE: adder | :: |
| Virgil {prop} (Roman writer) | :: Vergilijs {m} |
| virgin {n} (person who has never had sexual intercourse) | :: jaunava {f} |
| virgin {adj} (of a person, in a state of virginity) | :: jaunavīgs, nevainīgs |
| virginity {n} (state or characteristic of being a virgin) | :: jaunavība {f} |
| Virgo {prop} (constellation) | :: Jaunava {f} |
| Virgo {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Jaunava {f} |
| virility {n} (the state of being virile) | :: vīrišķība {f}, vīrišķīgums {m} |
| virtue {n} (excellence in morals) | :: tikums {m} |
| virtuous {adj} (full of virtue, having excellent moral character) | :: tikumīgs, šķīsts |
| virus {n} (infectious organism) | :: vīruss {m} |
| visa {n} (permit) | :: vīza {f} |
| Vishnu {prop} (the god) | :: Višnu |
| visible {adj} (able to be seen) | :: redzams |
| visibly {adv} (in a visible manner) | :: redzams, redzami |
| vision {n} (sense or ability of sight) | :: redze |
| visit {v} (to go and meet (someone)) | :: apmeklēt, apciemot |
| visit {n} (single act of visiting) | :: apmeklējums {m}, vizīte {f} |
| visitors' book {n} (a facility for visitors' comments) SEE: guest book | :: |
| visor {n} (mask) SEE: mask | :: |
| Vistula {prop} (Polish river) | :: Visla {f} |
| vitamin {n} (organic compound essential to human health) | :: vitamīns {m} |
| Vitebsk {prop} (city) | :: Vitebska |
| vitreous {adj} (glassy) | :: stiklveida |
| vitreous humor {n} (vitreous humour) SEE: vitreous humour | :: |
| vitreous humour {n} (clear gel) | :: stiklveida ķermenis {m} |
| vitriol {n} (sulfuric acid) SEE: sulfuric acid | :: |
| Vitsebsk {prop} (Vitebsk) SEE: Vitebsk | :: |
| vivacious {adj} (lively and animated) | :: spirgts, žirgts, možs, mundrs |
| vivacity {n} (the state of being vivacious) | :: žirgtums {m}, spirgtums {m}, možums {m}, mundrums {m}, mundrība {f} |
| vixen {n} (attractive woman) SEE: fox | :: |
| vizier {n} (high-ranking official) | :: viziris {m} |
| Vladimir {prop} (male given name) | :: Vladimirs |
| Vladimir {prop} (Russian city) | :: Vladimira |
| Vladivostok {prop} (seaport in Russia) | :: Vladivostoka |
| vlei {n} (marsh) SEE: marsh | :: |
| Vltava {prop} (a major river in the Czech Republic) | :: Vltava {f} |
| Vänern {prop} (Swedish lake) | :: Vēnerns |
| vocal {adj} (of or pertaining to the voice or speech) | :: vokāls, balss {f} [genitive] |
| vocal cord {n} (folds of mucous membrane) | :: balss saite {f} |
| vocal cords {n} (folds of tissue) | :: balss saites |
| vocalist {n} (singer) | :: vokālists {m}, vokāliste {f} |
| vocative {n} (grammatical case) SEE: vocative case | :: |
| vocative case {n} (case of address) | :: vokatīvs {m} |
| vodka {n} (clear distilled alcoholic liquor) | :: degvīns {m}, šņabis {m}, vodka {f} |
| voice {n} (sound uttered by the mouth) | :: balss {m} |
| voice box {n} (larynx) SEE: larynx | :: |
| voilà {interj} (behold!) | :: lūk, āre, re |
| voila {interj} (voilà) SEE: voilà | :: |
| voivode {n} (a local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe) | :: vojevoda {m} |
| Volapük {prop} (language) | :: volapiks {m} |
| volcano {n} (mountain containing a magma chamber) | :: vulkāns {m} |
| vole {n} | :: ūdensžurka, ūdeņu strupaste |
| Volhynia {prop} (region) | :: Volīnija {f} |
| volleyball {n} (game) | :: volejbols {m} |
| Volodymyr {prop} (Vladimir) SEE: Vladimir | :: |
| volt {n} (unit of measure) | :: volts {m} |
| voltage {n} (difference in electrostatic potential) | :: spriegums {m}, voltāža {f} |
| voluntary {adj} (done, given, or acting of one's own free will) | :: brīvprātīgs |
| volunteer {n} (one who voluntarily offers himself/herself for service) | :: brīvprātīgais {m}, brīvprātīgs |
| volunteer {n} (voluntary soldier) | :: brīvprātīgais |
| volunteer {n} (one who acts without legal obligation) | :: brīvprātīgais, brīvprātīgs |
| vomit {v} (to regurgitate the contents of a stomach) | :: vemt |
| vomit {n} (regurgitated former contents of a stomach) | :: vēmekļi {m-p} |
| vote {n} (formalised choice) | :: balsošana, balss |
| vote {v} (assert a formalised choice) | :: balsot |
| voter {n} (one who votes) | :: vēlētājs {m}, balsotājs {m} |
| Votic {prop} (language) | :: votu |
| vowel {n} (sound) | :: patskanis {m}, vokālis {m} |
| vowel {n} (letter) | :: patskanis {m}, vokālis {m} |
| vowel harmony {n} (phonological process) | :: patskaņu harmonija {f} |
| voyage {n} (long journey; especially by ship) | :: ceļojums {m}, brauciens {m}, reiss {m} |
| voyager {n} (traveller) SEE: traveller | :: |
| vulgarian {n} (vulgar individual) | :: vulgārs cilvēks, iznirelis |
| vulnerability {n} (security vulnerability) SEE: hole | :: |
| Vulpecula {prop} (autumn constellation) | :: Lapsiņa |
| vulture {n} (bird) | :: grifs {m}, maitu lija {f} |
| vulva {n} (collectively the external female sexual organs) | :: vulva {f} |
| wade {v} (to walk through water or something that impedes progress) | :: brist |
| wage {n} (money paid to a worker) | :: alga {f} |
| wagtail {n} (various small passerine birds) | :: cielava {f} |
| wail {n} (loud cry or shriek) | :: vaimana {f} |
| waist {n} (part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach) | :: viduklis {m}, jostasvieta {f} |
| wait {v} (delay until some event) | :: gaidīt |
| wait {v} (to serve customers) | :: apkalpot |
| wait {v} (transitive: delay until) SEE: await | :: |
| waiter {n} (a server in a restaurant or similar) | :: viesmīlis {m}, viesmīle {f}, oficiants {m}, oficiante {f} |
| wait for {v} (await) SEE: await | :: |
| waitress {n} (female waiter) | :: viesmīle {f}, oficiante {f} |
| wake up {v} (to (become) awake) | :: pamosties, atmosties |
| wake up {v} (to awaken (someone else)) | :: pamodināt, atmodināt |
| Waldemar {prop} (male given name) | :: Voldemārs {m}, Valdemārs {m} |
| Wales {prop} (a constituent nation of the UK) | :: Velsa {f} |
| walk {v} (to move on the feet) | :: iet, staigāt |
| walk {n} (distance walked) | :: ceļš |
| walking cane {n} (walking stick) SEE: walking stick | :: |
| walking stick {n} (cane) | :: nūja {f}, spieķis {m} |
| walkout {n} (stoppage of work) SEE: strike | :: |
| wall {n} (defensive rampart) | :: mūris {m}, valnis {m} |
| wall {n} (structure built for defense surrounding an area) | :: siena {f} |
| wall {n} (substantial structure acting as side or division in a building) | :: siena {f} |
| wall {n} (anatomy, zoology, botany: divisive or containing structure) | :: siena {f} |
| Wallachia {prop} (region in Romania) | :: Valahija {f} |
| wallet {n} (case for keeping money) | :: maks {m}, naudasmaks {m} |
| Wallis and Futuna {prop} (an overseas territory of France in Oceania) | :: Volisa un Futuna {f} |
| Wallonia {prop} (a region) | :: Valonija {f} |
| Walloon {prop} (Romance language) | :: valoņu valoda {f} |
| wallpaper {n} (decorative paper for walls) | :: tapetes {f-p} |
| walls have ears {proverb} (be careful about what you say) | :: sienām ir ausis |
| walrus {n} (large Arctic marine mammal) | :: valzirgs |
| Walter {prop} (male given name) | :: Valters {m} |
| wan {adj} (dim, faint) | :: blāvs, nespodrs |
| Wanda {prop} (female given name) | :: Vanda {f} |
| want {v} (desire) | :: gribēt, vēlēties |
| war {n} (conflict involving organized use of arms) | :: karš {m} |
| war criminal {n} (person guilty of a war crime) | :: kara noziedznieks {m} |
| wardrobe {n} (lavatory) SEE: toilet | :: |
| wardrobe {n} (movable furniture for storing clothes) | :: skapis {m} |
| wardrobe {n} | :: skapis |
| -wards {suffix} (forming adverbs) | :: -up |
| wares {n} (goods for sale) | :: prece {f} |
| warm {adj} (having a temperature slightly higher than usual) | :: silts |
| warm {adj} (being something that causes warmth) | :: silts, silts |
| warm {adj} (caring, of relation to another person) | :: silts |
| warm {v} (to make or keep warm) | :: sildīt |
| warm-blooded {adj} (maintaining constant body temperature) SEE: endothermic | :: |
| warmth {n} (moderate heat; sensation of being warm) | :: siltums {m} |
| Warner {prop} (male given name of Germanic origin) | :: Verners {m} |
| warning {n} (instance of warning someone) | :: brīdinājums |
| warrior {n} (person actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare) | :: karavīrs {m}, karotājs {m} |
| warrior {n} (person aggressively, courageously, or energetically involved in an activity) | :: cīnītājs {m} |
| Warsaw {prop} (capital city of Poland) | :: Varšava {f} |
| wart {n} (type of growth occurring on the skin) | :: kārpa {f} |
| wary {adj} (cautious of danger; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous) | :: piesardzīgs {m}, piesardzīga {f} |
| wash {v} (to clean with water) | :: mazgāt |
| washer {n} (flat disk) | :: paplāksne {f} |
| washing machine {n} (machine that washes clothes) | :: veļas mašīna {f} |
| Washington {prop} (name) | :: Vašingtona {f} |
| Washington, D.C. {prop} (federal capital of the United States of America) | :: Vašingtona {f} |
| washroom {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| wasp {n} (insect) | :: lapsene {f} |
| waste {n} (useless by-products, garbage) | :: atkritumi {m-p} |
| waste {v} (to destroy) | :: izpostīt, izputināt |
| waste {v} (to decay) | :: vārgt, nīkt |
| waste {v} (to squander) | :: izšķiest |
| waste {v} (to weaken) | :: novārdzināt |
| watch {n} (portable or wearable timepiece) | :: pulkstenis {m}, laikrādis {m} |
| watch {v} (to look at for a period of time) | :: skatīties |
| watcher {n} (guard) SEE: guard | :: |
| watchful {adj} (observant, vigilant and aware) | :: modrs |
| watchfulness {n} (alertness, vigilance or wakefulness) | :: modrība {f}, modrums {m} |
| water {n} (mineral water) SEE: mineral water | :: |
| water {v} (to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants)) | :: laistīt |
| water {v} (to provide (animals) with water) | :: dzirdīt |
| water {n} (clear liquid H₂O) | :: ūdens {m} |
| water {n} (one of the basic elements) | :: ūdens {m} |
| water {n} (body of water, or specific part of it) | :: ūdeņi {m-p} |
| water {n} (urine) | :: čura |
| water bear {n} (A member of the phylum Tardigrada) | :: gauskājis {m} |
| water buffalo {n} (large ungulate) | :: ūdens bifeļu |
| water carrier {n} (Aquarius) SEE: Aquarius | :: |
| water closet {n} (room with a toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| water closet {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
| water dog {n} (water dog) | :: ūdenssuns {m} |
| waterfall {n} (flow of water over the edge of a cliff) | :: ūdenskritums {m} |
| watering can {n} (utensil for watering plants) | :: lejkanna {f} |
| watering pot {n} (watering can) SEE: watering can | :: |
| waterish {adj} (watery) SEE: watery | :: |
| watermark {n} (translucent design impressed on paper) | :: ūdenszīme |
| watermelon {n} (fruit) | :: arbūzs {m} |
| water tower {n} (tank of water) | :: ūdenstornis {m} |
| water vapor {n} (water in a gaseous state) | :: ūdens tvaiks {m} |
| water vapor {n} (steam) | :: ūdens tvaiks {m} |
| watery {adj} (wet, soggy or soaked with water) | :: ūdeņains |
| watery {adj} (tearful) SEE: tearful | :: |
| watt {n} (derived unit of power) | :: vats |
| waulk {v} (full) SEE: full | :: |
| wave {v} (to move back and forth repeatedly) | :: viļņot |
| wave {v} (to wave one’s hand) | :: māt |
| wave {n} (moving disturbance, undulation) | :: vilnis {m} |
| wave {n} (moving disturbance in a field) | :: vilnis {m} |
| wave {n} (shape which alternatingly curves in opposite directions) | :: vilnis {m} |
| wave {n} (sudden unusually large amount of something) | :: vilnis {m} |
| wax {n} (oily, water-resistant substance) | :: vasks {m} |
| wax {n} (beeswax) SEE: beeswax | :: |
| wax {n} (earwax) SEE: earwax | :: |
| way {adv} (very) SEE: very | :: |
| way {adv} (far) SEE: far | :: |
| way {n} (road, direction, path) | :: ceļš {m} |
| way {n} (method or manner) | :: veids {m} |
| way {adv} (much) SEE: much | :: |
| wayfarer {n} (traveller) | :: ceļinieks {m}, ceļotāja {f} |
| way out {n} (exit) SEE: exit | :: |
| way too {adv} | :: ļoti, gluži, visai |
| we {pron} (the speakers, or the speaker(s) and other person(s) not being addressed (exclusive we: he or she or they and I)) | :: mēs |
| we {pron} (the speaker(s) and the listener(s) (inclusive we: you and I)) | :: mēs |
| weak {adj} (lacking in force or ability) | :: vārgs, vājš |
| weaken {v} (to make weaker) | :: vājināt |
| wealth {n} (riches; valuable material possessions) | :: bagātība {f}, turība {f} |
| wealth {n} (great amount; an abundance or plenty, usually of money) | :: mantība {f}, bagātība {f}, labklājība {f} |
| wealthy {adj} (rich) | :: turīgs, mantīgs |
| weapon {n} (instrument of attack or defense in combat) | :: ierocis {m} |
| wear {v} (to have on (clothes)) | :: valkāt, nēsāt |
| wear {n} (damage) | :: nolietojums {m}, nodilums {m} |
| wear and tear {n} (damage or depreciation) | :: laika zobs {m} |
| weasel {n} (least weasel, Mustela nivalis) | :: zebiekste {f} |
| weasel {n} (any mammal of the genus Mustela) | :: sermulis {m}, zebiekste |
| weather {n} (state of the atmosphere) | :: laiks, laikapstākļi {m-p} |
| weather {n} (situation) SEE: situation | :: |
| weave {v} (to form something by passing strands of material over and under one another) | :: aust |
| weave {v} (to spin a cocoon or a web) | :: aust |
| weaver {n} (one who weaves) | :: audējs {m}, audēja {f} |
| web {n} (spiderweb) SEE: spiderweb | :: |
| webinar {n} (interactive seminar conducted via Internet) | :: tīmekļseminārs {m}, tīmekļa seminārs {m}, vebinārs {m} |
| weblog {n} (blog) SEE: blog | :: |
| website {n} (a collection of pages on the World Wide Web) | :: tīmekļa vietne {f} |
| wedding {n} (marriage ceremony) | :: kāzas, vedības {p}, laulības |
| wedge {n} (simple machine) | :: ķīlis {m} |
| Wednesday {n} (day of the week) | :: trešdiena {f} |
| Wednesday {adv} (on Wednesday) | :: trešdien |
| weed {n} (cigar) SEE: cigar | :: |
| weed {n} (the weed) SEE: tobacco | :: |
| weed {n} (unwanted plant) | :: nezāle {f} |
| week {n} (period of seven days) | :: nedēļa {f} |
| weekend {n} (break in the working week) | :: vīkends {m} |
| weep {v} (to cry, shed tears) | :: raudāt |
| weight {n} (physics: mass) SEE: mass | :: |
| weight {n} (force due to gravity) | :: svars {m} |
| weight {n} (object to make something heavier) | :: svars {m}, atsvars {m} |
| Weimar Republic {prop} (Germany between 1919 and 1933) | :: Veimāras republika, Veimāras republika {f} |
| welcome {interj} (greeting given upon someone's arrival) | :: laipni lūdzam! {p} |
| weld {v} (to join materials (especially metals) by applying heat) | :: metināt, sametināt |
| welfare {n} (health, safety, well-being, happiness and prosperity) | :: labklājība {f} |
| welkin {n} (sky) SEE: sky | :: |
| well {adv} (to a significant degree) | :: lieti |
| well {n} (hole sunk into the ground) | :: aka {f} |
| well-behaved {adj} (having good manners and acting properly) | :: rātns |
| well-being {n} (state of health, happiness and/or prosperity) | :: labklājība {f} |
| well-disposed {adj} (friendly and sympathetic) | :: gaišs |
| Wellington {prop} (capital of New Zealand) | :: Velingtona {f} |
| wels catfish {n} (Silurus glanis) | :: sams {m} |
| Welshwoman {n} (woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales) | :: velsiete {f} |
| Wend {n} (Slav) SEE: Slav | :: |
| werewolf {n} (wolflike human) | :: vilkacis, vilkatis, vilkateks, kadars |
| west {n} (compass point) | :: rietumi, vakari {p} |
| west {adj} (western) | :: rietumu |
| west {adj} (occidental) | :: rietumu |
| west {adv} (towards the west) | :: uz rietumiem |
| West Bank {prop} (territory) | :: Rietumkrasts {m} |
| West Bengal {prop} (state) | :: Rietumbengāle |
| western cattle egret {n} (Bubulcus ibis) | :: lopu gārnis |
| Western Europe {prop} (Western Europe) | :: Rietumeiropa {f}, Vakareiropa {f} |
| western osprey {n} (Pandion haliaetus) SEE: osprey | :: |
| Western Sahara {prop} (a territory in northern Africa) | :: Rietumsahāra |
| Western Wall {prop} (ancient wall in Jerusalem, remnant of the Jewish Second Temple) | :: Raudu mūris {m} |
| Westminster Abbey {prop} (large Gothic church) | :: Vestminsteras abatija {f} |
| Westminster Cathedral {prop} (chuerch) | :: Vestminsteras katedrāle {f} |
| westward {adv} (towards the west) | :: uz rietumiem |
| wet {adj} (made of liquid or moisture) | :: slapjš |
| wet {adj} (of an object: covered with or impregnated with liquid) | :: slapjš, mitrs {m} |
| wet {adj} (of weather or a time period: rainy, see also: rainy) | :: drēgns |
| wet {v} (cover or impregnate with liquid) | :: saslapināt |
| wet behind the ears {adj} (inexperienced, not seasoned) | :: vēl slapjš aiz ausīm |
| wetness {n} (condition of being wet) | :: slapjums {m}, mitrums |
| wet nurse {n} (woman hired to suckle another woman's child) | :: zīdītāja {f} |
| wet season {n} (rainy season) SEE: rainy season | :: |
| whale {n} (large sea mammal) | :: valis {m} |
| what {pron} (what? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: kas [who and what] |
| what is that {phrase} (what is that?) | :: kas tas ir? |
| what time is it {phrase} (what is the time of day?) | :: cik ir pulkstenis? |
| wheat {n} (grain) | :: kvieši {m-p} |
| wheel {n} (a circular device facilitating movement or transportation) | :: ritenis {m}, rats {m} |
| wheel {n} (steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle) SEE: steering wheel | :: |
| wheelbarrow {n} (small cart) | :: ķerra {f} |
| wheelchair {n} (chair) | :: ratiņkrēsls {m} |
| wheelwright {n} (person who builds and repairs wheels) | :: ratnieks {m} |
| when {adv} (at what time, as a direct question) | :: kad |
| when {adv} (at what time, as an indirect question) | :: kad |
| when {conj} (as soon as, at the time that) | :: kad |
| when {conj} (during the time that) | :: kad |
| when {conj} (at what time; at which time) | :: kad |
| when {conj} | :: kad |
| when {n} (the time) | :: kad |
| whenever {conj} (when) SEE: when | :: |
| when pigs fly {adv} (never, expressed by an idiom) | :: kad cūkas lidos, kad pūcei aste ziedēs |
| where {conj} (at or in which place) | :: kur, kamī |
| where {conj} (to which place or situation) | :: kur, kurp |
| where {adv} (at what place; to what place; from what place) | :: kur |
| where {pron} (the place in which) | :: kur |
| where do you live {phrase} (where do you live?) | :: kur tu dzīvo, kur jūs dzīvojat |
| whetstone {n} (stone used to hone tools) | :: galoda {f}, tecīla {f} |
| which {determiner} ((interrogative) what, of those mentioned or implied) | :: kurš |
| whiff {n} (waft; brief, gentle breeze; light gust of air) | :: vēsma {f} |
| whiff {n} (odour carried briefly through the air) | :: vēsma {f} |
| while {conj} (during the same time that) | :: kamēr |
| while {conj} (until) SEE: until | :: |
| whinny {n} (a gentle neigh) | :: zviedziens {m} |
| whinny {v} (of a horse; to make a gentle neigh) | :: zviegt |
| whip {n} (rod or rope) | :: pātaga {f} |
| whirlwind {n} (a violent windstorm of limited extent characterised by an inward spiral motion of the air) | :: viesulis {m} |
| whiskey {n} (alcoholic drink) | :: viskijs {m} |
| whisky {n} (whiskey) SEE: whiskey | :: |
| whisper {n} (act of speaking in a quiet voice) | :: čuksts {m} |
| whisper {v} (to talk in a quiet voice) | :: čukstēt |
| whistle {n} (device used to make a whistling sound) | :: svilpe {f}, svilpe {f} |
| whistle {n} (act of whistling) | :: svilpošana {f} |
| whistle {n} (sound made by whistling) | :: svilpiens {m} |
| whistle {v} (to produce a whistling sound) | :: svilpt |
| whistle {n} (slang: a suit) SEE: suit | :: |
| white {n} (color/colour) | :: balts |
| white {n} (white wine) SEE: white wine | :: |
| white {adj} (bright and colourless) | :: balts {m} |
| white {adj} (of or relating to Caucasians) | :: baltais {m}, baltā {f} |
| white bear {n} (polar bear) SEE: polar bear | :: |
| whiteboard {n} (large vertical writing area) | :: tāfele {f} [any color] |
| white bread {n} (bread made from white flour) | :: baltmaize {f} |
| white cabbage {n} (Brassica oleracea var. capitata f. alba) | :: baltie galviņkāposti {m-p} |
| white clover {n} (Trifolium repens) | :: ložņu āboliņš {m} |
| white dwarf {n} (white dwarf star) | :: baltais punduris {m} |
| White House {prop} (the official residence of the President of the United States of America) | :: Baltais nams {m} |
| white lightning {n} (illegally distilled whiskey) SEE: moonshine | :: |
| White Russian {n} (Belarusian language) SEE: Belarusian | :: |
| white sauce {n} (mayonnaise) SEE: mayonnaise | :: |
| White Sea {prop} (a sea to the northwest of Russia) | :: Baltā jūra {f} |
| white-tailed eagle {n} (Haliaeetus albicilla) | :: jūras ērglis {m} |
| whitethroat {n} (Sylvia communis) | :: brūnspārnu ķauķis {m} |
| white wine {n} (light coloured wine) | :: baltvīns {m} |
| whither {adv} (to which place) | :: kur, kurp |
| whitish {adj} (somewhat white) | :: iebalts |
| who {pron} (who? (interrogative pronoun)) | :: kas [who and what] |
| who {pron} (who (relative pronoun)) | :: kas, kurš |
| whole {adj} (entire) | :: viss, vesels |
| whole {adv} (colloquial: in entirety) | :: viss, vesels |
| whole {n} (something complete) | :: vesels, veselais, veselums {m} |
| wholly {adv} (to the fullest extent) SEE: completely | :: |
| whom {pron} (what person; object of a verb (accusative)) | :: kam |
| whopper {n} (something remarkably large) | :: milzenis {m}, milzene {f} |
| whore {n} | :: mauka {f}, ielene {f} [especially a streetwalker] |
| whore {v} (to pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| whoremaster {n} (pimp) SEE: pimp | :: |
| why {adv} (for what reason) | :: kāpēc, kādēļ, kālab |
| why {adv} | :: kādēļ |
| why {n} (the reason) | :: kādēļ |
| wick {n} (the porous cord that draws up liquid fuel for burning) | :: dakts {m} |
| wicked {adj} (evil or mischevous) | :: ļauns |
| wide {adj} (having a large physical extent from side to side) | :: plats |
| widow {n} (woman whose spouse has died) | :: atraitne {f} |
| widower {n} (a man whose spouse has died and who has not remarried) | :: atraitnis {m} |
| width {n} (state of being wide) | :: platums {m} |
| width {n} (measurement of something from side to side) | :: platums {m} |
| wife {n} (married woman) | :: sieva, dzīvesbiedre {f}, dzīvesbiedrene {f} |
| wig {n} (head of artificial hair) | :: parūka {f} |
| wiki {n} (collaborative website) | :: viki {m} |
| wikify {v} (to adapt (text) to a wiki, see also: wiki; -ify) | :: wikificēt |
| Wikipedia {prop} (online encyclopedia) | :: Vikipēdija {f}, Wikipēdija {f} |
| Wiktionary {prop} (the collaborative project; a particular version of this project written in a certain language) | :: Vikivārdnīca {f} |
| wild boar {n} (Sus scrofa) | :: mežacūka |
| wild cat {n} (Felis silvestris) SEE: wildcat | :: |
| wild cat {n} (Lynx rufus) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| wildcat {n} | :: karstgalvis? |
| wildcat {n} (Felix rufus) SEE: bobcat | :: |
| wildfire {n} (Greek fire) SEE: Greek fire | :: |
| Wild Hunt {n} (folk myth) | :: Mežonīgās medības |
| will {n} (legal document) | :: testaments {m} |
| Will {prop} (diminutive of William) | :: Vilis |
| William {prop} (male given name) | :: Viljams |
| will o' the wisp {n} (strange light) | :: malduguns |
| willow {n} (tree) | :: vītols {m} |
| willow warbler {n} (Phylloscopus trochilus) | :: vītītes ķauķis |
| win {v} (transitive: achieve victory in) | :: uzvarēt |
| winch {n} (machine) | :: vinda |
| Winchester {prop} (city in England) | :: Vinčestera {f} |
| wind {n} (movement of air) | :: vējš {m} |
| windle {n} (redwing) SEE: redwing | :: |
| window {n} (opening for light and air) | :: logs {m} |
| window {n} (area on a computer screen) | :: logs {m} |
| window {n} (shop window) SEE: shop window | :: |
| windowsill {n} (the horizontal member protruding from the base of a window frame) | :: palodze {f} |
| windpipe {n} (anus) SEE: anus | :: |
| windpipe {n} (trachea) | :: traheja {f}, elpvads {m} |
| windstorm {n} (storm with strong violent winds) | :: auka {f} |
| wind turbine {n} (device) | :: vēja turbīnu |
| windy {n} (fart) SEE: fart | :: |
| windy {adj} (accompanied by wind) | :: vējains |
| wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from grapes) | :: vīns {m} |
| wine {n} (alcoholic beverage made from other fruit or vegetables) | :: vīns {m} |
| wing {n} (part of an animal) | :: spārns {m} |
| wing {n} (part of an aircraft) | :: spārns {m} |
| wing {n} (extension to a main body) | :: spārns {m} |
| wing {n} (fraction of a political movement) | :: spārns {m} |
| wing {v} (to fly) SEE: fly | :: |
| wing {v} (to throw) SEE: throw | :: |
| winged {adj} (having wings) | :: spārnots, spārnains |
| wink {v} (to blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion) | :: pamirkšķināt, mirkšķināt |
| wink {v} (to twinkle) | :: mirgot |
| wink {n} (a blink) | :: pamirkšķināšana {f}, mirkšķināšana {f} |
| wink {n} (an instant) | :: acumirklis {m}, mirklis |
| Winnie the Pooh {prop} (the fictional bear) | :: Vinnijs Pūks |
| winnow {v} (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) | :: vētīt |
| winter {n} (fourth season, marked by short days and lowest temperatures) | :: ziema {f} |
| winter {v} (spend the winter, as in a particular place on holiday) | :: pārziemot |
| wipe {v} (remove surface substance) | :: slaucīt |
| wire {n} (thin thread of metal) | :: stieple {f} |
| wire {n} (metal conductor that carries electricity) | :: stieple {f} |
| wire {n} (informal: telegraph) SEE: telegraph | :: |
| wire {n} (informal: message transmitted by telegraph) SEE: telegram | :: |
| wisdom {n} (element of personal character) | :: gudrība {f} |
| wisdom {n} (piece of wise advice) | :: gudrība {f} |
| wisdom {n} (discretionary use of knowledge for the greatest good) | :: gudrība {f} |
| wisdom {n} (ability to apply relevant knowledge in an insightful way) | :: gudrība {f} |
| wisdom {n} (ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding) | :: gudrība {f} |
| wisdom {n} (ability to know and apply spiritual truths) | :: gudrība {f} |
| wisdom tooth {n} (rearmost molar in humans) | :: gudrības zobs {m} |
| wise {adj} (showing good judgement) | :: gudrs |
| wise man {n} (wise man) | :: gudrinieks {m} |
| wiseness {n} (the quality of being wise) | :: gudrība {f} |
| wisent {n} (European bison, Bison bonasus) | :: sumbrs {m} |
| wish {n} (desire) | :: vēlme {f}, vēlēšanās {f} |
| wish {v} (to hope for an outcome) | :: vēlēties |
| wit {n} (mind; sanity) | :: prāts {m}, saprāts {m} |
| wit {n} (Ability to think quickly) | :: atjautība {f} |
| wit {n} (Spoken humour, particularly that thought of quickly) | :: asprātība {f}, facetiae {f-p} |
| wit {n} (A person who tells funny anecdotes or jokes) | :: asprātis {m} |
| wit {v} (Know, be aware of) | :: zināt, nojaust |
| wit {n} (intelligence) SEE: intelligence | :: |
| witch {n} (person who uses magic) | :: ragana, mačka [dialectal] |
| witchcraft {n} (the practice of witches) | :: raganošana |
| witchgrass {n} (couch grass) SEE: couch grass | :: |
| with {prep} (in the company of) | :: ar |
| withdraw {v} (take back) | :: atsaukt |
| withdraw {v} (remove, stop providing) | :: atsaukt |
| withdraw {v} (extract (money from an account)) | :: izņemt |
| withdraw {v} (retreat) | :: atkāpties |
| withdrawal {n} (receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them) | :: izņemšana {f} |
| withdrawal {n} (method of birth control) | :: pārtrauktais dzimumakts {m} |
| withdrawal {n} (type of metabolic shock) | :: abstinences simptomi {m-p}, lomkas {f-p} [colloquial] |
| withdrawal {n} (act of withdrawing) | :: izvešana {f} [troops], izņemšana {f} |
| within living memory {prep} (in living memory) SEE: in living memory | :: |
| without {prep} (not having) | :: bez |
| without a doubt {prep} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
| witness {n} (someone called to give evidence in a court) | :: liecinieks {m} |
| wizard {n} (person skilled with magic) | :: burvis, zintnieks {m} |
| wizard {n} (computing: program or script used to simplify complex operations) | :: vednis {m} |
| wizardess {n} (sorceress) SEE: sorceress | :: |
| wizardry {n} (art of a wizard; sorcery) | :: burvestība {f} |
| wizardry {n} (something that gives the appearance of magic) | :: burvestība {f} |
| wolf {n} (animal) | :: vilks {m} |
| wolf in sheep's clothing {n} (someone or something harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant) | :: vilks aitas ādā {m} |
| wolfram {n} (tungsten) SEE: tungsten | :: |
| Wolverhampton {prop} (city) | :: Vulverhemptona |
| wolverine {n} (Gulo gulo) | :: āmrija {f}, tīnis {m} |
| woman {n} (wife) SEE: wife | :: |
| woman {n} (adult female person) | :: sieviete {f} |
| womanhood {n} (qualities considered typical for a woman) | :: sievišķība {f} |
| womanizer {n} (habitual seducer of women) | :: brunču mednieks {m}, pavedējs {m}, donžuāns {m}, kazanova {m} |
| womanliness {n} (femininity) SEE: femininity | :: |
| womanly {adj} (having the characteristics of a woman) | :: sievišķīgs, sievišķs, sieviešu |
| womb {n} (uterus) | :: dzemde {f} |
| womb {n} (belly) SEE: belly | :: |
| wonderful {adj} (excellent, extremely impressive) | :: brīnišķīgs |
| wonder of the world {n} (something remarkable in the world) | :: pasaules brīnums {m} |
| wood {n} (substance) | :: koks {m}, koksne |
| wood {n} (firewood) | :: malka {f} |
| woodcock {n} (wading bird in the genus Scolopax) | :: sloka {f} |
| wood cudweed {n} (Gnaphalium sylvaticum) | :: meža zaķpēdiņa {f} |
| woodedness {n} (state or degree of being wooded) | :: mežainums {m} |
| woodpecker {n} (bird in Picinae) | :: [genus Dendrocopos] dzenis {m}, [genus Picus or Dryocopus] dzilna {f} |
| woods {n} (forest) SEE: forest | :: |
| wood warbler {n} (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) | :: svirlītis |
| woody {adj} (covered in woods) | :: mežains |
| wool {n} (hair of sheep, etc.) | :: vilna {f} |
| wool {n} (cloth or yarn) | :: dzija {f} |
| Worcester {prop} (city in England) | :: Vustera |
| word {n} (unit of language) | :: vārds |
| word {n} (proverb) SEE: proverb | :: |
| wordbook {n} (dictionary) SEE: dictionary | :: |
| wordster {n} (one who uses words instead of actions) SEE: hypocrite | :: |
| work {n} (labour, employment, occupation, job) | :: darbs {m} |
| work {n} (place where one is employed) | :: darbs {m} |
| work {n} (effort expended on a particular task) | :: darbs {m} |
| work {n} (literary, artistic, or intellectual production) | :: darbs {m} |
| work {n} (measure of energy expended in moving an object) | :: darbs {m} |
| work {n} (thermodynamics: energy in transit between one form or repository and another) | :: darbs {m} |
| work {v} (to do a specific task) | :: strādāt |
| workaholic {n} (person) | :: darbaholiks {m} |
| worker {n} (person who performs labor) | :: strādnieks {m} |
| workers of the world, unite {phrase} (workers of the world, unite) | :: visu zemju proletārieši, savienojieties! |
| working class {n} (social class doing physical work) | :: strādnieku šķira {f} |
| workshop {n} (small manufacturing room) | :: darbnīca {f}, cehs {m} |
| worksome {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious | :: |
| world {n} (human collective existence) | :: pasaule {f} |
| world {n} (the Earth) | :: pasaule {f} |
| world {n} (inhabited planet) | :: pasaule {f} |
| world {n} (individual or group perspective or social setting) | :: pasaule {f} |
| world's oldest profession {n} (euphemism for prostitution) | :: pasaules senākā profesija |
| World Trade Organization {prop} (World Trade Organization) | :: Pasaules Tirdzniecības organizācija {f} |
| World War I {prop} (war) | :: Pirmais pasaules karš {m} |
| World War II {prop} (war from 1939 to 1945) | :: Otrais pasaules karš |
| World War One {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
| World War Two {prop} (World War II) SEE: World War II | :: |
| worm {n} (animal) | :: tārps {m} |
| worry {v} (harass, irritate) | :: nelikt mieru, tirdīt |
| worry {v} (seize or shake by the throat) | :: plosīt |
| worthy {adj} (having worth, merit or value) | :: cienīgs |
| wound {n} (injury) | :: brūce {f} |
| wrath {n} (great anger) | :: dusmas |
| wrath {n} (punishment as a revenge) | :: atriebība {f} |
| wreath {n} (ornamental circular band) | :: vainags {m} |
| wrench {n} (screw) SEE: screw | :: |
| wrench {n} (hand tool) | :: atslēga {f} |
| wretch {n} (exile) SEE: exile | :: |
| wring {v} (to squeeze or twist tightly so that liquid is forced out) | :: griezt |
| wrist {n} (wrist) | :: plaukstas locītava {f} |
| write {v} (to form letters, etc.) | :: rakstīt |
| writer {n} (person who writes; an author) | :: rakstnieks {m}, autors {m} |
| writing {n} (written letters or symbols) | :: rakstīšana {f} |
| writing paper {n} (paper for writing on) | :: rakstāmpapīrs {m}, rakstāmais papīrs {m} |
| Wroclaw {prop} (a city in southwestern Poland) | :: Vroclava {f}, Breslava {f} [historical, signifying "Breslau"] |
| wrong {adj} (incorrect) | :: nepareizs, kļūdains |
| wrong {adj} (immoral) | :: netikumīgs, amorāls |
| wrongness {n} (the quality of being wrong) | :: nepareizība {f}, nepareizums {m} |
| wryneck {n} (either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis) | :: tītiņš {m} |
| WW1 {prop} (World War I) SEE: World War I | :: |
| Wyoming {prop} (US state) | :: Vaiominga |
| Xenia {prop} (female given name) | :: Ksenija {f} |
| xenon {n} (chemical element) | :: ksenons |
| Xenophanes {prop} (a Greek philosopher and a poet) | :: Ksenofans |
| xenophobe {n} (hater of foreigners) | :: ksenofobs |
| xenophobia {n} (a pathological fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners) | :: ksenofobija |
| xenophobic {n} (xenophobe) SEE: xenophobe | :: |
| Xianggang {prop} (Hong Kong) SEE: Hong Kong | :: |
| Xinjiang {prop} (autonomous region of China) | :: Siņdzjana |
| xiphias {n} (xiphias) SEE: swordfish | :: |
| Xizang {prop} (Tibet) SEE: Tibet | :: |
| xylophone {n} (musical instrument) | :: ksilofons {m} |
| yacht {n} (slick and light ship) | :: jahta {f} |
| yaffingale {n} (green woodpecker) SEE: green woodpecker | :: |
| yaffle {n} (green woodpecker) SEE: green woodpecker | :: |
| yaffler {n} (green woodpecker) SEE: green woodpecker | :: |
| yah {adv} (yes) SEE: yes | :: |
| Yakutsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Jakutska |
| Yalta {prop} (city in Crimea) | :: Jalta {f} |
| yam {n} (potato) SEE: potato | :: |
| yam {n} (any Dioscorea vine) | :: dioskorėja {f} |
| yam {n} (sweet potato) SEE: sweet potato | :: |
| Yangon {prop} (largest city in Myanmar) | :: Jangona {f} |
| Yang-tzŭ {prop} (Yangtze) SEE: Yangtze | :: |
| Yangtze {prop} (river) | :: Jandzi |
| Yankee {n} (native or inhabitant of the USA) | :: jenkijs {m}, jenkiete {f} |
| Yaoundé {prop} (capital of Cameroon) | :: Jaunde |
| yard {n} (land around a house) | :: pagalms {m} |
| Yard {prop} (Jamaica) SEE: Jamaica | :: |
| yarn {n} (fiber strand for knitting or weaving) | :: dzija {f} |
| Yaroslavl {prop} (city) | :: Jaroslavļa |
| yarrow {n} (any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea) | :: pelašķis |
| yawn {v} (open the mouth and take a deep breath) | :: žāvāties |
| yawn {n} (the action of yawning) | :: žāvas {f} |
| year {n} (time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun) | :: gads {m} |
| yearly {adj} (happening once every year) | :: gadskārtējs |
| yeast {n} (fungus) | :: raugs {m}, ieraugs {m} |
| yeast {n} (froth used in medicine, baking and brewing) | :: raugs {f} |
| Yekaterinburg {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Jekaterinburga |
| Yelena {prop} (Russian female name) | :: Jeļena {f} |
| yellow {adj} (having yellow as its colour) | :: dzeltens {m} |
| yellow {n} (colour) | :: dzeltens |
| yellow-billed loon {n} (Gavia adamsii) | :: dzeltenknābja gārgale {f} |
| yellowhammer {n} (a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) | :: dzeltenā stērste {f} |
| yellowish {adj} (somewhat yellow) | :: iedzeltens, dzeltengans, dzeltenīgs |
| yellow jersey {n} (shirt worn by the leader in the Tour de France) | :: dzeltenais krekliņš {m} |
| yellowness {n} (state or quality of being yellow) | :: dzeltenums {m} |
| Yellow Sea {prop} (Asian sea) | :: Dzeltenā jūra |
| Yeltsin {prop} (Russian surname) | :: Jeļcins {m} |
| Yemen {prop} (Republic of Yemen) | :: Jemena {f} |
| yen {n} (unit of Japanese currency) | :: jena {f} |
| Yerevan {prop} (the capital and largest city of Armenia) | :: Erevāna {f} |
| yes {particle} (word used to indicate agreement or acceptance) | :: jā |
| yesterday {n} (day before today) | :: vakar, vakardiena {f} |
| yesterday {adv} (on the day before today) | :: vakar |
| yesteryear {n} (last year, see also: last year) | :: pērn, pērngad |
| yet {adv} (thus far) | :: vēl |
| yet {adv} (continuously up to this point in time) | :: vēl |
| yet {adv} (at some future time) | :: vēl |
| yet {adv} (in addition) | :: vēl |
| yet {conj} (nevertheless; however) | :: taču, tomēr |
| yet {adv} (even) SEE: even | :: |
| yew {n} (Taxus baccata) | :: īve {f} |
| yew {n} (tree or shrub of the genus Taxus) | :: īve |
| Yggdrasil {prop} (the world tree in Norse mythology) | :: Igdrasils |
| Yiddish {prop} (language) | :: jidišs {m} |
| Yiddish {adj} (Jewish) SEE: Jewish | :: |
| yin-yang {n} (vagina) SEE: vagina | :: |
| Yitzchak {prop} (given name) SEE: Isaac | :: |
| Yün-nan {prop} (Yunnan) SEE: Yunnan | :: |
| yodel {n} (song) | :: jodelēt |
| yoga {n} (Hindu discipline) | :: joga {f} |
| yogurt {n} (a milk-based product thickened by a bacterium-aided curdling process) | :: jogurts {m} |
| yoke {n} (wooden bar) | :: jūgs {m}, iejūgs {m} |
| yokel {n} (unsophisticated person) | :: pāķis {m}, lauķis {m} |
| yokel {n} (person of rural background) | :: pāķis {m}, lauķis {m} |
| Yolanda {prop} (female given name) | :: Jolanta {f} |
| yolk {n} (yellow of egg) | :: dzeltenums {m} |
| Yonne {prop} (départment of Bourgogne) | :: Jona {f} |
| York {prop} (city in North Yorkshire) | :: Jorka {f} |
| Yorkshire {prop} (former large county) | :: Jorkšīra {f} |
| Yoshkar-Ola {prop} (capital of Mari El, Russia) | :: Joškarola {f} |
| yotta- {prefix} (SI prefix) | :: jota- |
| you {pron} (object pronoun: the group being addressed) | :: jūs |
| you {pron} (object pronoun: the person being addressed) | :: tevi, jūs |
| you {pron} (subject pronoun: the group being addressed) | :: [familiar] jūs, [polite] Jūs |
| you {pron} (subject pronoun: the person being addressed) | :: tu, [polite] jūs {p} |
| you {determiner} | :: tu [familiar], [familiar polite] Tu, [polite] Jūs |
| you are welcome {phrase} (you're welcome) SEE: you're welcome | :: |
| young {adj} (in the early part of life or growth) | :: jauns |
| young {adj} (having little experience) | :: nepiedzīvojis |
| young {n} (people who are young) | :: jaunieši |
| young man {n} (youth) SEE: youth | :: |
| your {determiner} (belonging to you (singular; one owner)) | :: tavs, jūsu [polite] |
| your {determiner} (belonging to you (plural; more owners)) | :: jūsu |
| you're welcome {phrase} (reply to thanks) | :: vienmēr lūdzu, lūdzu |
| yours {pron} (possessive pronoun, singular) | :: tavs, tavējs, tavējais, jūsu [polite], jūsējs [polite], jūsējais [polite] |
| yours {pron} (possessive pronoun, plural) | :: jūsu, jūsējs, jūsējais |
| yourself {pron} (you, used emphatically) | :: tu pats {m}, tu pati {f}, [singular formal] jūs pats {m}, jūs pati {f}, [plural informal or formal] jūs paši {m-p}, jūs pašas {f-p} |
| yourselves {pron} (intensifier) | :: jūs paši {m-p}, jūs pašas {f-p} |
| youth {n} (quality or state of being young) | :: jaunība {f} |
| youth {n} (part of life following childhood) | :: jaunība {f} |
| youth {n} (young person) | :: jaunietis {m}, jauniete {f} |
| youth {n} (young man) | :: jaunietis {m} |
| youth {n} (young persons, collectively) | :: jaunatne {f} |
| ytterbium {n} (chemical element) | :: iterbijs |
| yttrium {n} (chemical element) | :: itrijs {m} |
| yuan {n} (basic unit of money in China) | :: juaņs {m} |
| Yugoslav {adj} (Yugoslavian) SEE: Yugoslavian | :: |
| Yugoslav {n} (Yugoslavian) SEE: Yugoslavian | :: |
| Yugoslavia {prop} (former country in the Balkans) | :: Dienvidslāvija {f} |
| Yugoslavian {adj} (of or relating to Yugoslavia) | :: Dienvidslāvijas, dienvidslāvu, dienvidslāvisks |
| Yugoslavian {n} (a native of Yugoslavia) | :: dienvidslāvs {m}, dienvidslāviete {f} |
| Yunnan {prop} (a province in China) | :: Juņnaņa |
| yuppie {n} (young upwardly mobile urban professional person) | :: japijs {m}, jampijs {m} |
| yurt {n} (large, round tent with vertical walls and conical roof) | :: jurta {f} |
| Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Južnosahaļinska {m} |
| Yvette {prop} (female given name) | :: Iveta {f} |
| za {n} (pizza) SEE: pizza | :: |
| Zachariah {prop} (Zechariah) SEE: Zechariah | :: |
| Zachariah {prop} (male given name) SEE: Zachary | :: |
| Zacharias {prop} (Zechariah) SEE: Zechariah | :: |
| Zacharias {prop} (male given name) SEE: Zachary | :: |
| Zachary {prop} (male given name) | :: Caharija {m} |
| Zagreb {prop} (capital of Croatia) | :: Zagreba |
| Zanzibar {prop} (island region) | :: Zanzibāra {f} |
| Zealand {prop} (Dutch province) SEE: Zeeland | :: |
| zebra {n} (African animal) | :: zebra {f} |
| Zechariah {prop} (king of Israel) | :: Caharija {m} |
| Zechariah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Caharija {m} |
| Zechariah {prop} (Hebrew prophet traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah) | :: Caharija {m} |
| Zechariah {prop} (father of John the Baptist) | :: Caharija {m} |
| Zeeland {prop} (province) | :: Zēlande {f} |
| Zephaniah {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Sofonija grāmata {f}, Cefanjas grāmata {f} |
| zero {num} (cardinal number before 1, denoting nothing) | :: nulle {f} |
| zero {n} (digit zero) | :: nulle {f} |
| zero {n} (nothing, or none) | :: nulle {f} |
| zero {n} (point of origin on a scale) | :: nulle {f}, nullpunkts {m} |
| zero {n} (value of a function’s independent variables when the value of the function is zero) | :: nulle {f} |
| zero {n} (person of little importance) | :: nulle {f} |
| zero {v} (to set to zero) | :: iestādīt uz nulli, nullēt |
| Zhejiang {prop} (a province in China) | :: Džedzjana |
| Zhuang {n} (people) | :: džuans {m}, džuani {m-p} |
| Zhuang {prop} (language) | :: džuanu valoda {f} |
| Zhuang {prop} (surname) | :: Džuans {m}, Džuana {f} |
| Zimbabwe {prop} (Republic of Zimbabwe) | :: Zimbabve |
| zinc {n} (element) | :: cinks {m} |
| zip {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener | :: |
| zip code {n} (postcode) SEE: postcode | :: |
| zip fastener {n} (a fastener used in clothing, bags) | :: rāvējslēdzējs {m} |
| zipper {n} (zip fastener) SEE: zip fastener | :: |
| zippy {adj} (quick, speedy) SEE: quick | :: |
| zirconium {n} (chemical element) | :: cirkonijs {m} |
| zit {n} (pimple) | :: pumpa |
| Zoë {prop} (female given name) | :: Zoja {f} |
| zombify {v} (To turn into a zombie) | :: zombēt |
| zone {n} (area distinguished on the basis of a particular characteristic etc) | :: zona {f} |
| zonked {adj} (drunk) SEE: drunk | :: |
| zoo {n} (park where live animals are exhibited) | :: zooloģiskais dārzs {m}, zoodārzs {m} |
| zoologic {adj} (zoological) SEE: zoological | :: |
| zoological {adj} (of, or relating to animals) | :: zooloģisks |
| zoological {adj} (of, or relating to zoology) | :: zooloģisks |
| zoologist {n} (one who studies zoology) | :: zoologs {m}, zooloģe {f} |
| zoology {n} (science that studies the animal kingdom) | :: zooloģija {f} |
| Zoroastrianism {prop} (religion and philosophy ascribed to Zoroaster) | :: zoroastrisms {m} |
| zubr {n} (zubr) SEE: wisent | :: |
| zucchetto {n} (small skullcap worn by Catholic clergy) | :: piuska {f}, pileolusu {m} |
| zucchini {n} (courgette) SEE: courgette | :: |
| Zurich {prop} (city) | :: Cīrihe |
| zygoma {n} (cheekbone) SEE: cheekbone | :: |
| zygomatic bone {n} (cheekbone) SEE: cheekbone | :: |