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1 pull
[pul] 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) (pa)traukti, nutraukti, traukyti2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) patraukti3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) irkluoti4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) įvažiuoti, išvažiuoti, pavažiuoti...2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) (pa)traukimas2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) trauka3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) įtaka•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
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2 pull through
(to (help to) survive an illness etc: He is very ill, but he'll pull through; The expert medical treatment pulled him through.) (padėti) išsikapstyti -
3 pull a face / faces (at)
(to make strange expressions with the face eg to show disgust, or to amuse: The children were pulling faces at each other; He pulled a face when he smelt the fish.) daryti grimasas, vaipytis -
4 pull a face / faces (at)
(to make strange expressions with the face eg to show disgust, or to amuse: The children were pulling faces at each other; He pulled a face when he smelt the fish.) daryti grimasas, vaipytis -
5 pull the strings
(to be the person who is really, though usually not apparently, controlling the actions of others.) viskam diriguoti -
6 pull up
((of a driver or vehicle) to stop: He pulled up at the traffic lights.) sustoti -
7 pull the wool over someone's eyes
(to deceive someone.) akis muilintiEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > pull the wool over someone's eyes
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8 make/pull a face
(to twist one's face into a strange expression: She pulled faces at the baby to make it laugh.) daryti grimasas -
9 magnetic field
(the area in which the pull of a magnet, or thing acting like a magnet, is felt: the earth's magnetic field.) magnetinis laukas -
10 pluck
1. verb1) (to pull: She plucked a grey hair from her head; He plucked at my sleeve.) išrauti, timptelėti2) (to pull the feathers off (a chicken etc) before cooking it.) nupešti3) (to pick (flowers etc).) nuskinti4) (to pull hairs out of (eyebrows) in order to improve their shape.) pešioti5) (to pull and let go (the strings of a musical instrument).) timpčioti2. noun(courage He showed a lot of pluck.) drąsa- plucky- pluckily
- pluckiness
- pluck up the courage
- pluck up courage
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11 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) tempti, traukti2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) tempti, vilkti3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) vilkti(s), driektis4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) graibyti5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) lėtai slinkti2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) kliūtis, stabdys2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) už(si)traukimas3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) nuobodybė4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) moteriški drabužiai -
12 string
1. [striŋ] noun1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) virvė, raištis2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) plaušas, skaidula3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; ( also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) styga4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) vėrinys, virtinė2. verb1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) suverti2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) átempti, sustyguoti, ádëti stygas3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) iðimti skaidulas ið4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) suverti•- strings- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
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13 haul
[ho:l] 1. verb1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) tempti, vilkti2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) gabenti2. noun1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) timptelėjimas2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) išvalka, grobis, laimikis•- haulage- haulier
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14 yank
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15 tug
1. past tense, past participle - tugged; verb(to pull (something) sharply and strongly: He tugged (at) the door but it wouldn't open.) trūktelėti2. noun1) (a strong, sharp pull: He gave the rope a tug.) trūktelėjimas2) (a tug-boat.) vilkikas•- tug-boat- tug-of-war -
16 wrench
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17 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) lygis, lygmuo2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) aukštas3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) gulsčiukas4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) lyguma, lygi vieta2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) plokščias, lygus, horizontalus2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) lygus3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) lygus, vienodas3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) (ið)lyginti, niveliuoti2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) iðlyginti3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) nutaikyti4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) sugriauti, sulyginti su þeme•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
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18 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) iš(si)tempti, stengtis iš visų jėgų2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) pertempti3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) išsekinti4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) iškošti2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) įtempimas2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) įtampa, krūvis3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) pertempimas4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) piktnaudžiavimas, per didelis krūvis•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) veislė2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) polinkis (į)3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) garsai, melodija -
19 stroke
[strəuk] I noun1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) smūgis2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) trenksmas, smūgis, netikėtas dalykas3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) dūžis4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) potėpis, brūkšnys, brūkštelėjimas5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) smūgis, smogimas6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) mostas, plaukimo stilius7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) pastanga8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) insultas•II 1. verb(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) glostyti2. noun(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) glostymas -
20 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) piešti2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) traukti3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) trauktis, artėti4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) sužaisti lygiosiomis5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) gauti6) (to open or close (curtains).) atitraukti7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) pritraukti2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) lygiosios2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atrakcionas3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) loterijos lošimas, burtų traukimas4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) traukimas•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out
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