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| Terms for subject Environment (6310 entries) |
| laika sadalījums | time allocation (The act of assigning various hours of one's day, week or year to particular activities, especially those falling within the categories of work and leisure) | |
| laiks | time (1. The dimension of the physical universe which, at a given place, orders the sequence of events. 2. A designated instant in this sequence, as the time of day. Also known as epoch) | |
| laiks | weather (The day-to-day meteorological conditions, especially temperature, cloudiness, and rainfall, affecting a specific place) | |
| laka | lacquer (A material which contains a substantial quantity of a cellulose derivative, most commonly nitrocellulose but sometimes a cellulose ester, such as cellulose acetate or cellulose butyrate, or a cellulose ether such as ethyl cellulose; used to give a glossy finish, especially on brass and other bright metals) | |
| laka | varnish (A transparent surface coating which is applied as a liquid and then changes to a hard solid; all varnishes are solutions of resinous materials in a solvent) | |
| lampa | lamp (A device that produces light, such as an electric lamp) | |
| lapa | leaf (The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants, usually consisting of a flat green blade attached to the stem directly or by a stalk) | |
| lapkoku mežs | deciduous forest (The temperate forests comprised of trees that seasonally shed their leaves, located in the east of the USA, in Western Europe from the Alps to Scandinavia, and in the eastern Asia. The hardwood of these forests have been exploited since the 16th century. The trees of deciduous forests usually produce nuts and winged seeds) | |
| lapotne | foliage (The green leaves of a plant) | |
| lapu koks | broad-leaved tree (Deciduous tree which has wide leaves, as opposed to the needles on conifers) | |
| lapu koks | deciduous tree (Tree losing its leaves in autumn and growing new ones in the spring) | |
| lapu koku mežs | deciduous wood | |
| laukaugu aizsardzība | crop protection (The problem of crop protection has changed dramatically since 1945. There is now a whole arsenal of chemicals with which to combat agricultural pests and diseases, but this development has itself many drawbacks. Such sophisticated techniques are available only to a minority of farmers; in most parts of the world the standard of crop protection remains abysmally low. In addition, modern crop protection methods have been criticized for relying too heavily on chemical control. Biological controls, both natural and contrived, have been neglected. In some cases involving misuse of agricultural chemicals, crops must be protected from the very measures intended for their protection. Meanwhile previously localized pests and diseases continue to spread worldwide) | |
| laukaugu atkritumi, labības atkritumi | crop waste (Any unusable portion of plant matter left in a field after harvest) | |
| laukaugu rotācija | crop rotation (An agricultural technique in which, season after season, each field is sown with crop plants in a regular rotation, each crop being repeated at intervals of several years. Crop rotation minimizes the risks of depleting the soil of particular nutrients. In rotation systems, a grain crop is often grown the first year, followed by a leafy-vegetable crop in the second year, and a pasture crop in the third. The last usually contains legumes; such plants can restore nitrogen to the soil. Notwithstanding, high yields tend to depend upon the continued addition of chemical fertilizers to the soil) | |
| lauksaimniecība | agriculture (The production of plants and animals useful to man, involving soil cultivation and the breeding and management of crops and livestock) | |
| lauksaimniecībā nodarbinātie iedzīvotāji | working population engaged in agriculture (The number of a particular region or nation's working population gainfully employed or otherwise occupied with the production of crops, livestock or poultry) | |
| lauksaimniecībai | land clearing (Removal of trees, undergrowth, etc. in preparation for ploughing, building, etc.) | |
| lauksaimniecības ainava | agricultural landscape (No definition needed) | |
| lauksaimniecības aprīkojums | agricultural equipment (Machines utilized for tillage, planting, cultivation, and harvesting of crops) |