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41 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) (pa)rodyti2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) matytis3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) rodyti, išstatyti4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) (pa)rodyti5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) palydėti, vedžioti6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) (pa)rodyti7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) (į)rodyti8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) (pa)rodyti2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) paroda, programa, šou, spektaklis2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstravimas3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) apsimetimas, vaizdavimas4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) norėjimas pasirodyti5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) (geras) pasirodymas•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
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42 siege
[si:‹](an attempt to capture a fort or town by keeping it surrounded by an armed force until it surrenders: The town is under siege.) apgultis -
43 smear
[smiə] 1. verb1) (to spread (something sticky or oily) over a surface: The little boy smeared jam on the chair.) išterlioti2) (to make or become blurred; to smudge: He brushed against the newly painted notice and smeared the lettering.) iš(si)terlioti, sutepti3) (to try to discredit (a person etc) by slandering him: He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.) sutepti gerą vardą, apjuodinti2. noun1) (a mark made by smearing.) dėmė2) (a piece of slander.) apkalba -
44 snatch
[snæ ] 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) pastverti2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) nugriebti2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) bandymas stverti2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) nuotrupa -
45 sniff
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46 strike at
(to attempt to strike, or aim a blow at (a person etc): He struck at the dog with his stick.) užsimoti -
47 vain
[vein]1) (having too much pride in one's appearance, achievements etc; conceited: She's very vain about her good looks.) tuščiagarbis2) (unsuccessful: He made a vain attempt to reach the drowning woman.) tuščias, bergždžias3) (empty; meaningless: vain threats; vain promises.) tuščias•- vainly- vanity
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48 wild-goose chase
(an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain.) siekimas nepasiekiamo
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