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1 figure of speech
(one of several devices (eg metaphor, simile) for using words not with their ordinary meanings but to make a striking effect.) stilistinė priemonė -
2 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) mušti, trenkti, pataikyti į2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) pulti, prasiveržti3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) įžiebti4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) streikuoti5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) aptikti, užeiti6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) išgauti (garsą), išmušti7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) apstulbinti, nustebinti, patikti8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kaldinti, kalti9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) leistis, pasileisti10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) išardyti, nuleisti2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) streikas2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) aptikimas, suradimas•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
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4 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
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5 knock
[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) belsti2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) nuversti, pargriauti3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) nutrenkti4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) atsitrenkti, susitrenkti2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) beldimas, trinktelėjimas2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) beldimas•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up
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