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1 attempt
[ə'tempt] 1. verb(to try: He attempted to reach the dying man, but did not succeed; He did not attempt the last question in the exam.) bandyti2. noun1) (a try: They failed in their attempt to climb the Everest; She made no attempt to run away.) bandymas2) (an attack: They made an attempt on his life but he survived.) pasikėsinimas -
2 attack
[ə'tæk] 1. verb1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) atakuoti, pulti2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) už(si)pulti3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) pereiti į puolimą4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) imtis, griebtis2. noun1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) ataka, antpuolis2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) priepuolis, susirgimas -
3 endeavour
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4 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) (pa)bandyti2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) išbandyti3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) teisti4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) bandyti2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) bandymas2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) ávartis•- trier- trying
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5 a race against time
(a desperate attempt to do something before a certain time.) karštligiškas skubėjimas -
6 abortive
[-tiv]adjective (unsuccessful: an abortive attempt to climb the mountain.) nepavykęs -
7 advance
1. verb1) (to move forward: The army advanced towards the town; Our plans are advancing well; He married the boss's daughter to advance (= improve) his chances of promotion.) žengti į priekį2) (to supply (someone) with (money) on credit: The bank will advance you $500.) duoti paskolą, išmokėti avansą2. noun1) (moving forward or progressing: We've halted the enemy's advance; Great advances in medicine have been made in this century.) žengimas pirmyn, pasiekimas2) (a payment made before the normal time: Can I have an advance on my salary?) avansas3) ((usually in plural) an attempt at (especially sexual) seduction.) meilinimasis3. adjective1) (made etc before the necessary or agreed time: an advance payment.) išankstinis2) (made beforehand: an advance booking.) išankstinis3) (sent ahead of the main group or force: the advance guard.) žvalgomasis•- advanced- in advance -
8 all-out
adjective (using the greatest effort possible: an all-out attempt.) didžiausias, visokeriopas -
9 approach
[ə'prəu ] 1. verb(to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) prisiartinti, priartėti2. noun1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) artinimasis2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) prieiga3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) bandymas kreiptis/užkalbinti•- approaching -
10 before/under one's very eyes
(in front of one, usually with no attempt at concealment: It happened before my very eyes.) kieno nors akyseEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > before/under one's very eyes
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11 bid
[bid] 1. verb1) (- past tense, past participle bid - to offer (an amount of money) at an auction: John bid ($1,000) for the painting.) siūlyti kainą2) ((with for) - past tense, past participle bid - to state a price (for a contract): My firm is bidding for the contract for the new road.) duoti paraišką3) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to tell (someone) to (do something): He bade me enter.) liepti, paprašyti4) (- past tense bade [bæd], past participle bidden - to express a greeting etc (to someone): He bade me farewell.) ištarti (sveikinimą, atsisveikinimo žodžius)2. noun1) (an offer of a price: a bid of $20.) siūloma kaina2) (an attempt (to obtain): a bid for freedom.) bandymas (pasiekti)•- bidder- bidding
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12 connive
((with at) to make no attempt to hinder (something wrong or illegal): Her mother connived at the child's truancy.) nuolaidžiauti, pro pirštus žiūrėti -
13 cover-up
noun (an attempt to hide or conceal (something illegal or dishonest).) dangstymas, (nu)slėpimas -
14 daring
adjective (bold; courageous: He was a daring pilot; a daring attempt to rescue the climber.) drąsus -
15 dishearten
(to take courage or hope away from: The failure of her first attempt disheartened her.) atimti pasitikėjimą/viltį -
16 earnest
['ə:nist]1) (serious or over-serious: an earnest student; She wore an earnest expression.) rimtas, stropus2) (showing determination, sincerity or strong feeling: He made an earnest attempt to improve his work.) nuoširdus•- earnestly
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17 effort
['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) pastanga2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) pastanga3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) bandymas•- effortlessly -
18 fail
[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) ko nors nepadaryti, nepavykti2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) sugesti3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) pritrūkti, neužtekti4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) parašyti nepatenkinamą pažymį5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) apvilti•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) nesant, nepavykus gauti- failure- without fail -
19 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) muštis, grumtis2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) kovoti3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) bartis2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) muštynės2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) kova3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) kovingumas4) (a boxing-match.) rungtynės•- fighter- fight back
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- fight off
- fight one's way
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20 foil
I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) (su)žlugdytiII [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) folija2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) fonas, kontrastasIII [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) rapyra
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