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• es pazinu arī ķēniņmeitu, ko velns turēja savā varā un ko Arājdēlam vajadzēja atpestīt
  • I know also a princess whom the devil kept in his power and whom Arājdēls had to liberate
• tilta balsti neturēs ledus spiedienu
  • the fundament of the bridge will not hold the pressure of the ice
• Jānim nebija veselības, nevarēja smago lauku darbu turēt
  • Jānis didn't have (good) health, he could not keep the heavy farm work
• vienīga saite, kas viņu vēl turēja pie dzīves, bija Paulis
  • the only link that still kept him (connected to) life, was Paulis
• visas lietas turēja citu pie citas kā piesietas desmit saitēm
  • all things were held together (lit. one by the other) like ten ropes tied (to each other)
• karalis grib, lai viņa kalpus tur tā, ka tie neaizmirst drebēt
  • the king wants that his servants be kept so (= in such a way) that they don't forget (how to) tremble (= to be afraid)
• pavadoņu uztveršnas aparatūra turēs radiokontrolē praktiski visu zemeslodes virsmu
  • the satellite's reception engine will keep practically the entire surface of the earth under radio control
• tīri apģērbtus viņa turēja savus bērnus
  • she kept her children cleanly dressed (= in clean clothes)
• turēt kārtībā
  • to keep (something) in order, tidy
• večuka skatiens mani turēja savā varā
  • the old man's look kept me in his power
• darbs turpinājās līdz vēlam vakaram; Ojārs dūšīgi turēja līdz galam
  • work continued till late at night; Ojārs bravely held, kept
• Kristaps gribēja apprecēties; nekas taču 'neturēja'
  • abi brīvi cilvēki, arī mīlestība pietiekami pārbauditā grūtās dienās — Kristaps wanted to get married; nothing held/kept (= prevented) him (from it): both (were) free people, (and) their love had been sufficiently tested in difficult days
• Ieva vēl gan turēja un turēja Trīni, kamēr galu galā tak atlaida
  • Ieva indeed kept holding (lit. held and held) Trīni, but in the end she let her go
• “tā turēt!” atskan komanda no kapteiņa tiltiņa
  • “keep like that!” (= hold course, do not change direction), the command came from the captain's bridge
• turot kursu uz Rīgu, franču tvaikonis ātri attālinās
  • holding course toward Rīga, the French steamer went quickly away
• turēt laivu vairāk pa labi
  • to keep the ship on the right
• Kate tika turēta nevis kā saimnieku audžu meita, bet itin kā kad būtu viņu pašu bērns
  • Kate was kept not as the landlord's foster daughter, but as if she were his own child
• turēt kalponi, aukli
  • to keep a maid, a nanny
• pirms kara saimnieks turējis kādas desmit piecpadsmit govis
  • before the war the famer (had) kept some ten, fifteen cows
• pirms kara viņš bija turējis viesnīcu
  • before the war he had kept, run a hotel
• turēdams cilvēkus labākus, nekā viņi tiesām ir, tapsi dažu labu reizi pievilts
  • (by) considering people to be better than they really are, one is often disappointed
• turēt aizdomās (kādu)
  • to hold someone in suspicion (= to suspect someone)
• turēt runu, sprediķi
  • to hold (= pronounce) a speech, a sermon
• vienīgi māte, es un sētas suns turējam mājas sardzi
  • only mother, I and the fence dog kept guard (in the) house
• Saleniek, jums ir jātur eksāmens uz otro klasi
  • Salenieks, you must hold (= take) the exam in the other class
• turēt solījumu, zvērestu
  • to keep a promise, an oath
• šur tur kāds rīstījās, turēdams smieklus, dažs vairs nespēja valdīties un smējās, iespiedis muti spilvenā
  • here and there someone (= some people) choked, holding (their) laugh, some could not control themselves and laughed, pressing their mouths against the pillow(s)
• turēt rūpi (par kādu, par ko)
  • to worry (lit. keep worries) about someone, something
• turēt naudu
  • to hold, keep hatred (= to go on hating)
• turēt dusmas (uz kādu)
  • to hold (= feel) anger (at someone)
• turēt terārijos rāpuļus
  • to keep reptiles in a terrarium
• kas tā bija par milzīgu naudu! par tik bagātu Mālnieku neviens neturēja
  • what an enormous amount of money! nobody had thought that Mālnieks was so rich
• turēt (ko) zem sava goda
  • to consider (something) beneath one's honor (= to believe it not consistent with one's moral standards)
• turēt kaimiņu par zagli
  • to consider the neighbor a thief
• turēt darbu par pienākumu
  • to consider work as a duty
• turēt grāmatu par vajadzīgu
  • to hold the book to be important
• sienām vēsums velk cauri, un jumts labi lietu netur
  • the cold pulled through the walls, and the roof did not hold the rain well (= did not keep it out completely)
• vecās turpes neturēja mitrumu
  • the old shoes did not keep humidity (out)
• drīz vien ilkss ir salabota: “nez vai turēs?” šaubīdamies ieminos... “turēs! tikpat kā jauna...”
  • soon the limb was repaired: “will it hold?” (he) asked doubtfully... “(yes), it will hold! just like new...”
• turēt pie rokas bērnu
  • to hold a child by the hand
• turēt arestēto apsardzībā
  • to keep the arrested person in custody
• turēt ausis ciet
  • to keep (one's) ears closed (with one's hands)
• neturēt muti vaļā
  • to not keep (one's) mouth open
• turēt acis vaļa
  • to keep (one's) eyes open
• turēt rokas kabatās
  • to keep (one's) hands on (one's) pockets
• turēt ķermeni taisni
  • to keep (one's) body straight
• saulainās dienās viņš valkāja tikai īsas bikšeles, tās turēja pāri sīkajiem pleciem pārmestas lences
  • in sunny days he wore only shorts, held (in place) (by) straps (= suspenders) over his little shoulders
• turēt aiz saites suni
  • to keep (lit. hold) a dog on a leash
• turēt kādu aiz rokas
  • to hold someone by the hand
• turēt aitas kūtī
  • to keep the sheep in the barn
• viņš rokā turēja lielu, dzeltenu ādas čemodānu
  • he had (lit. held) a big, yellow leather suitcade in (his) hand(s)
• turēt padusē mapi
  • to hold a folder under one's arm
• turēt uz muguras maisu
  • to hold a sack on (one's) back
• turēt uz rokas bērnu
  • to hold a child in (one's) hand(s)
• turēt klēpī grozu
  • to hold a basket in (one's) lap
• turēt zobos
  • to hold (something) in (one's) teeth
• turēt grožus
  • to hold the reins
• turēt rokā fotoaparātu
  • to hold the camera in (one's) hands
• turēt ieroci gatavībā
  • to keep (one's) weapon ready
• turēt zosis
  • to keep, raise geese
• turēt akcijas
  • to hold, to have stocks
• turēt lauku mājas
  • to keep, to have a farmhouse
• viņš bija turējis prātā līdzību, kurā stāstīts par saules un vētras derību
  • he had kept in mind the parable in which (one) tells about the bet between the sun and the storm
• kādu laiku turēju šo sarunu atmiņā
  • for a while I kept this conversation in (my) memory
• prece, kuru viņš turēja nebija no sliktākajām
  • the product(s) which he kept, had (in his shop) were not of the worst (kind)
• kāpēc jūs neturat savā veikalā līgavas tērpus?
  • why don't you keep bridal clothes in your shop?
• turēt telpas kārtībā
  • to keep the rooms in order, tidy
• turēt produktus aukstumā
  • to keep the vegetables cold
• turēt sveci rokā
  • to hold the candle in (one's) hands
• turēt logus vaļa
  • to keep the window open
• turēt durvis atvērtas
  • to keep the door open
• krāsns netur siltumu
  • the oven doesn't keep the warmth (i.e., it doesn't keep the food inside warm for long if it is turned off)
• visu ciemu viņi turēja zem ložmetēju uguns
  • he kept the whole village under machine gun fire
• nevar taču cilvēku turēt cietumā tikai tāpēc, ka viņš nespēj pierādīt, ka nav vainīgs
  • after all, one cannot keep a person in prison only because he cannot prove that he is not guilty
• zosis var turēt nelielos iežogojumos
  • geese can be kept in small enclosures
• nebēdājieties, bez vajadzības slimnīcā neturēsim'
  • don't worry, we won't keep (him) in hospital without need
• turēt govis pa nakti laukā
  • to keep the cows in the field overnight