-
1 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) išvykti, leistis į kelionę2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) pra(si)dėti3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) už(si)vesti4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) įsteigti2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) pradžia2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) pranašumas, persvara•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) krūptelėti2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) krūptelėjimas2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) išgąstis -
2 get/set to work
(to start work: Could you get to work painting that ceiling?; I'll have to set to work on this mending this evening.) imtis (darbo) -
3 settle
['setl]1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) įsitaisyti2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) nusėsti3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) nuraminti4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) apsigyventi5) (to reach a decision or agreement: Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.) susitarti, išspręsti6) (to pay (a bill).) apmokėti•- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
- settle up -
4 successful
[-'ses-]adjective ((negative unsuccessful) having success: Were you successful in finding a new house?; The successful applicant for this job will be required to start work next month; a successful career.) sėkmingas -
5 attack
[ə'tæk] 1. verb1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) atakuoti, pulti2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) už(si)pulti3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) pereiti į puolimą4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) imtis, griebtis2. noun1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) ataka, antpuolis2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) priepuolis, susirgimas -
6 business
['biznis]1) (occupation; buying and selling: Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.) užsiėmimas, komercinė veikla, prekyba, verslas2) (a shop, a firm: He owns his own business.) firma3) (concern: Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).) reikalas•- businessman
- on business -
7 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) daryti6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) padaryti7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) atlikti8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) tikti, uþtekti9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) mokytis, studijuoti10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) sektis11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) tvarkyti12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) daryti13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) atiduoti, parodyti14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) padaryti15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) apþiûrëti2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) pobûvis, vakarëlis- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with -
8 down the drain
(wasted: We had to scrap everything and start again - six months' work down the drain!) šuniui ant uodegos -
9 inaugurate
[i'no:ɡjureit]1) (to place (a person) in an official position with great ceremony: to inaugurate a president.) inauguruoti, iškilmingai priimti į pareigas2) (to make a ceremonial start to: This meeting is to inaugurate our new Social Work scheme.) iškilmingai pradėti3) (to open (a building, exhibition etc) formally to the public: The Queen inaugurated the new university buildings.) iškilmingai atidaryti•- inaugural -
10 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) žaisti2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) žaisti, lošti3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) vaidinti, dėtis4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) būti vaidinamam5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) groti6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) iškrėsti7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) žaisti su8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) žaisti9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) nukreipti10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) lošti2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) pramoga2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) pjesė, drama3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) žaidimas4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) laisvumas•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up -
11 practice
['præktis]1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) praktika2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) įprotis3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) pratybos, treniravimasis4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) praktika•- make a practice of
- put into practice -
12 revise
1) (to correct faults and make improvements in (a book etc): This dictionary has been completely revised.) (pa)taisyti, (pa)keisti2) (to study one's previous work, notes etc in preparation for an examination etc: You'd better start revising (your Latin) for your exam.) kartoti, ruoštis (egzaminui)3) (to change (one's opinion etc).) pakeisti•- revision -
13 serve
[sə:v] 1. verb1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) tarnauti2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) patiekti3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) tikti, būti4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) tarnauti5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) atlikti (bausmę)6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) servuoti2. noun(act of serving (a ball).) servas- server- serving
- it serves you right
- serve an apprenticeship
- serve out
- serve up -
14 set to
(to start to do something (vigorously): They set to, and finished the work the same day.) kibti į (ką nors), imtis (ko)
См. также в других словарях:
start work — ► WORKPLACE to begin to be employed for the first time: »He started work at 16 in a local baker s. ► to begin your day at work: »I start work at 8.30 in the morning. Main Entry: ↑start … Financial and business terms
start */*/*/ — I UK [stɑː(r)t] / US [stɑrt] verb Word forms start : present tense I/you/we/they start he/she/it starts present participle starting past tense started past participle started 1) a) [intransitive] to begin to happen or take place Work has started… … English dictionary
start — ▪ I. start start 1 [stɑːt ǁ stɑːrt] verb 1. [intransitive] if prices start at or from a particular figure, that is the lowest figure at which you can buy something, for example for the most basic product, service etc in a range: start at/from •… … Financial and business terms
start — start1 [ start ] verb *** ▸ 1 begin to happen ▸ 2 begin to do something ▸ 3 begin a trip ▸ 4 be the limit of something ▸ 5 make something happen ▸ 6 make machine work ▸ 7 complain ▸ 8 jump with fright ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive to begin to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
start — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ auspicious, bright (esp. BrE), decent, encouraging, excellent, fine, flying, good, great, impressive … Collocations dictionary
start*/*/*/ — [stɑːt] verb I 1) to begin to happen The World Championships start in two weeks.[/ex] It s starting to rain.[/ex] The leaves have started falling off the trees.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to begin doing something Please start when you are ready.[/ex] The… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
work — work1 W1S1 [wə:k US wə:rk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do a job for money)¦ 2¦(do your job)¦ 3¦(help)¦ 4¦(do an activity)¦ 5¦(try to achieve something)¦ 6¦(machine/equipment)¦ 7¦(be effective/successful)¦ 8¦(have an effect)¦ 9¦(art/style/literature)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
work — 1 verb DO A JOB 1 (I) to do a job that you are paid for: Harry is 78, and still working. (+ for): David works for the BBC. | work as a secretary/builder etc: She works as a management consultant for a design company. | work long hours/nights etc … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
start — commence, begin, start 1. Commence is a more formal Latinate word for begin or start. Fowler s advice (1926) was to use begin and its derivatives except when these seem incongruous (which is in fact rare); occasions when commence is more… … Modern English usage
Start Here. Go Places. — Start Here. Go Places. is a student outreach campaign sponsored by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to engage high school and college students in pursuing careers in business and accounting, so that they ultimately… … Wikipedia
Start Up Citywide — is an agency funded through the British Government s Neighbourhood Renewal Fund and is located in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England.NRF monies, allocated to multi agency Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs) in areas assessed as suffering from … Wikipedia
