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1 relatively
['relətivli]adverb (when compared to someone or something else: He seems relatively happy now; This is a fairly unimportant problem, relatively speaking.) daugmaž, palyginti -
2 continental shelf
noun (the part of a continent that is under a relatively shallow sea.) kontinentinis šelfas -
3 not to mention
(used to emphasize something important or to excuse oneself for mentioning something relatively unimportant: He is rich and clever, not to mention handsome.) jau nekalbant apie -
4 relate
[rə'leit] 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) (pa)pasakoti2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) būti skirtam kam/susijusiam su kuo3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) bendrauti su, pritapti prie•- related- relation
- relationship
- relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) santykinis, reliatyvus2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) santykinis• -
5 thick
[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) storas2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) storumo3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) tirštas4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) tankus5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) tirštas6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) pilnas7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) kvailas, bukas2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) tankmė, įkarštis- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin
См. также в других словарях:
Relatively — Rel a*tive*ly, adv. In a relative manner; in relation or respect to something else; not absolutely. [1913 Webster] Consider the absolute affections of any being as it is in itself, before you consider it relatively. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
relatively — like comparatively, is widely used as a ‘downtoning’ adverb meaning ‘fairly, somewhat’, without any real notion of relativity or comparison: • The natural question to pursue is whether the Chinese state has been able to maintain control in this… … Modern English usage
relatively — [rel′ə tivlē] adv. in a relative manner; in relation to or compared with something else; not absolutely [a relatively minor matter] … English World dictionary
relatively — in relation to something else, 1560s, from RELATIVE (Cf. relative) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
relatively — [adv] in or by comparison almost, approximately, comparably, comparatively, nearly, proportionately, rather, somewhat, to some extent; concepts 544,772 … New thesaurus
relatively — ► ADVERB 1) in relation, comparison, or proportion to something else. 2) viewed in comparison with something else rather than absolutely; quite … English terms dictionary
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relatively — rel|a|tive|ly [ relətıvli ] adverb *** in comparison with a similar thing, person, group, etc.: Relatively few women become airline pilots. a relatively small basement apartment relatively speaking used for saying that something is true when you… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
relatively — adverb 1 relatively easy/few/cheap fairly easy etc compared with other things: The drug has relatively few known side effects. 2 relatively speaking used when comparing something with all similar things: Relatively speaking, it s not important … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
relatively — [[t]re̱lətɪvli[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADV: ADV adj/adv Relatively means to a certain degree, especially when compared with other things of the same kind. The sums needed are relatively small... I like to think I m relatively easy to get along with. Syn:… … English dictionary