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1 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) pasiekti2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) pasiekti3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) ištiesti ranką, siekti ranka4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) pasiekti, susisiekti su5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) siekti2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) pasiekiamas nuotolis2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) ranka pasiekiamas atstumas3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) tiesus ruožas -
2 telephone
1. ['telifəun] noun((often abbreviated to phone) [foun] an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) telefonas2. [foun] verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) paskambinti (telefonu)2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) pranešti/užsakyti telefonu3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) paskambinti į•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
- telephone exchange
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