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1 the worse for wear
(becoming worn out: These chairs are the worse for wear.) apsinešiojęs -
2 none the worse for
(not in any way harmed by: The child was lost in the supermarket but fortunately was none the worse for his experience.) šiaip ar taip, (neatsitiko) nieko blogo -
3 worse
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) pakrypti į gerąją/blogąją pusę -
4 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) tas1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!) tas2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the... -
5 take a turn for the better
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) pakrypti į gerąją/blogąją pusę -
6 go from bad to worse
(to get into an even worse condition etc than before: Things are going from bad to worse for the firm - not only are we losing money but there's going to be a strike as well.) eiti vis blogyn -
7 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.) nuo vilko bėgo, ant meškos užbėgoEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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8 not to be in the same street as
(to be completely different, usually worse, in quality than.) nepalyginamai blogesnis už, visiškai kitoks neguEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > not to be in the same street as
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9 none
1. pronoun(not one; not any: `How many tickets have you got?' `None'; She asked me for some sugar but there was none in the house; None of us have/has seen him; None of your cheek! (= Don't be cheeky!).) nė vienas, niekas, joks2. adverb(not at all: He is none the worse for his accident.) nė kiek ne- none but- nonetheless
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10 bad
[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) blogas2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) blogas, nedoras3) (unpleasant: bad news.) blogas, nemalonus4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) blogas, sugedęs5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) kenksmingas6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) nesveikas, skaudantis, silpnas7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) nesveikas, sergantis8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) didelis, rimtas9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) beviltiškas•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
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11 downhill
1) (down a slope: The road goes downhill all the way from our house to yours.) žemyn, pakalnėn2) (towards a worse and worse state: We expected him to die, I suppose, because he's been going steadily downhill for months.) blogyn, silpnyn -
12 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) sukti(s)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) apsigręžti, atsigręžti3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) sukti4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) nukreipti5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) pasukti už6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) paversti, pavirsti7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) pasidaryti (kitos spalvos), pakeisti spalvą2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) (pa)sukimas2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vija3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) posūkis4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) eilė5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) numeris•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
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13 still
I 1. [stil] adjective1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) ramus, stovintis, nejudantis2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) negazuotas, neputojantis2. noun(a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.) fotografija, kadras- stillborn II [stil] adverb1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) dar2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) vis vien, vis tiek3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) dar -
14 statistics
[stə'tistiks] 1. noun plural(figures giving information about something: There were 900 deaths and 20,000 injuries on the roads last year, but the statistics for the previous year were worse.) statistikos duomenys2. noun singular(the study of such figures.) statistika- statistically
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15 aggravate
['æɡrəveit]1) (to make worse: His bad temper aggravated the situation.) (pa)bloginti2) (to make (someone) angry or impatient: She was aggravated by the constant questions.) (su)pykinti• -
16 bronchitis
(inflammation of the air passages in the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing: Wet weather makes his bronchitis worse.) bronchitas -
17 luck
1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) atsitiktinumas, laimės dalykas2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) laimė, sėkmė•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
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18 badly
comparative - worse; adverb1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) blogai2) (to a serious or severe extent: He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.) labai, smarkiai -
19 complication
1) (something making a situation etc more difficult: Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication.) apsunkinimas2) (a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse.) komplikacija -
20 if
[if]1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) jei2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) jei3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) jei, kai4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) nors5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) ar•- if only
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