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1 eke out
1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.) skalsinti2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) sunkiai verstis -
2 shine
1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) šviesti2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) blizgėti, spindėti3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) blizginti4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) (su)blizgėti2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) blizgesys, spindėjimas2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) blizginimas•- shining- shiny
- shininess -
3 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) gyventi, būti gyvam2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) (iš)gyventi, patirti3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) gyventi4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) gyventi5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) gyventi (iš), verstis•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) pragyvenimas- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) gyvas2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?)3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb)4) (burning: a live coal.)2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.)- lively- liveliness
- livestock
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4 tailor
['teilə] 1. noun(a person who cuts and makes suits, overcoats etc: He has his clothes made by a London tailor.) siuvėjas2. verb1) (to make and fit (suits, coats etc): He has his suits tailored in London.) siūti2) (to make (something) fit the circumstances; to adapt: He tailored his way of living to his income.) pritaikyti• -
5 anglicise
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) padaryti panašų/panašesnį į anglą, anglizuoti -
6 anglicize
(to make English or more like English: After living in England for ten years, he had become very anglicized.) padaryti panašų/panašesnį į anglą, anglizuoti -
7 animate
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8 decorate
['dekəreit]1) (to add some kind of ornament etc to (something) to make more beautiful, striking etc: We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.) papuošti2) (to put paint, paper etc on the walls, ceiling and woodwork of (a room): He spent a week decorating the living-room.) atlikti vidaus apdailos darbus, remontuoti, dekoruoti3) (to give a medal or badge to (someone) as a mark of honour: He was decorated for his bravery.) apdovanoti garbės ženklu ar pan.•- decorative
- decorator -
9 elixir
[i'liksə](a liquid that would supposedly make people able to go on living for ever, or a substance that would turn the cheaper metals into gold: the elixir of life.) eliksyras -
10 hustle
1. verb1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) išgrūsti2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) skubinti, raginti3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.) išvilioti, apsukti4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.) verstis neteisėta prekyba, pardavinėti5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.) verstis prostitucija2. noun(quick and busy activity.) šurmulys- hustler -
11 model
['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) modelis, maketas2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) modelis3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) rūbų demonstruotojas, manekenas4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) modelis, pozuotojas5) (something that can be used to copy from.) šablonas6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) pavyzdys; pavyzdingas2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) demonstruoti (rūbus)2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) dirbti modeliu, pozuoti3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) modeliuoti, lipdyti4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) formuoti, kurti (ką) pagal pavyzdį• -
12 stimulus
['stimjuləs]plural - stimuli; noun1) (something that causes a reaction in a living thing: Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.) stimulas2) (something that rouses or encourages a person etc to action or greater effort: Many people think that children need the stimulus of competition to make them work better in school.) paskata, akstinas -
13 tame
[teim] 1. adjective1) ((of animals) used to living with people; not wild or dangerous: He kept a tame bear as a pet.) prijaukintas2) (dull; not exciting: My job is very tame.) nuobodus, neįdomus2. verb(to make tame: It is impossible to tame some animals.) prijaukinti- tamely- tameness
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14 tighten one's belt
(to make sacrifices and reduce one's standard of living: If the economy gets worse, we shall just have to tighten our belts.) suveržti diržą
См. также в других словарях:
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make a living — earn a living, earn money by working … English contemporary dictionary
make a living — verb To earn enough income to support oneself and, if applicable, ones family … Wiktionary
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