551-560
551 Br. E. gutted - bitterly disappointed; devastated; shattered; utterly fed up - sarūgtināts, dziļi vīlies, bēdpilns (mans tulk.)
552 Br. E. double-glazed / Am. E. double-paned - a window with two panes of glass and a space between them - dubultstiklojuma-
553 dowdy - lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned; antiquated - (par sievieti) nevīžīgi (nolaidīgi ģērbusies); (par tērpu) noplucis, vecmodīgs
554 dole - (often in phrase 'on the dole'; British informal) benefit paid by the state to the unemployed - bezdarbnieka pabalsts (mans tulk.)
555 to leverage - use borrowed capital for (an investment) expecting the profits made to be greater than the interest payable
556 to subvert - undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution) - gāzt (valdību)
557 to demote - give a lower rank or a less senior position to, often as a punishment - pazemināt (dienesta pakāpē)
558 portfolio - a set of pieces of creative work intended to demonstrate a person's ability to a potential employer - portfelis, mape
559 farrago - a confused mixture - sajaukums
560 remit - (chiefly British) the task or area of activity oficially assigned to an individual or organization; an item referred for consideration - to remit: sūtīt pa pastu (naudu); atlaist (parādu, sodu)
552 Br. E. double-glazed / Am. E. double-paned - a window with two panes of glass and a space between them - dubultstiklojuma-
553 dowdy - lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby; old-fashioned; antiquated - (par sievieti) nevīžīgi (nolaidīgi ģērbusies); (par tērpu) noplucis, vecmodīgs
554 dole - (often in phrase 'on the dole'; British informal) benefit paid by the state to the unemployed - bezdarbnieka pabalsts (mans tulk.)
555 to leverage - use borrowed capital for (an investment) expecting the profits made to be greater than the interest payable
556 to subvert - undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution) - gāzt (valdību)
557 to demote - give a lower rank or a less senior position to, often as a punishment - pazemināt (dienesta pakāpē)
558 portfolio - a set of pieces of creative work intended to demonstrate a person's ability to a potential employer - portfelis, mape
559 farrago - a confused mixture - sajaukums
560 remit - (chiefly British) the task or area of activity oficially assigned to an individual or organization; an item referred for consideration - to remit: sūtīt pa pastu (naudu); atlaist (parādu, sodu)