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1 attention
[ə'tenʃən]1) (notice: He tried to attract my attention; Pay attention to your teacher!) dėmesys2) (care: That broken leg needs urgent attention.) priežiūra3) (concentration of the mind: His attention wanders.) dėmesys, susikaupimas4) ((in the army etc) a position in which one stands very straight with hands by the sides and feet together: He stood to attention.) „ramiai“•- attentively
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2 attract
[ə'trækt]1) (to cause (someone or something) to come towards: A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention.) (pa)traukti2) (to arouse (someone's) liking or interest: She attracted all the young men in the neighbourhood.) traukti, masinti•- attractive
- attractively
- attractiveness -
3 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) švilpti2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) švilpti3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) zvimbti4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) švilpti2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) švilpimas2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) švilpukas, švilpynė, birbynė3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) švilpukas -
4 endeavour
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5 hail
I 1. [heil] noun1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.) kruša2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.) kruša2. verb(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.) kristi (apie krušą)II 1. [heil] verb1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.) šūktelėti, sveikinti2) (to greet or welcome (a person, thing etc) as something: His discoveries were hailed as a great step forward in medicine.) sveikinti2. noun(a shout (to attract attention): Give that ship a hail.) šūksnis, šūktelėjimas3. interjection(an old word of greeting: Hail, O King!) būk pasveikintas! sveikas! -
6 call
[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) vadinti2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) laikyti3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) (pa)šaukti4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) (pa)kviesti5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) užeiti6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) (pa)skambinti telefonu7) ((in card games) to bid.) siūlyti sumą2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) šauksmas2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) giesmė, čiulbėjimas3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) ap(si)lankymas4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) telefono skambutis, pokalbis telefonu5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) trauka6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) pareikalavimas7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) reikalas, poreikis•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
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7 draw
[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) piešti2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) traukti3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) trauktis, artėti4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) sužaisti lygiosiomis5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) gauti6) (to open or close (curtains).) atitraukti7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) pritraukti2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) lygiosios2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atrakcionas3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) loterijos lošimas, burtų traukimas4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) traukimas•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
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8 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
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9 snap one's fingers
(to make a sharp noise by moving the thumb quickly across the top joint of the middle finger, as an informal gesture eg to attract someone's attention, mark the rhythm in music etc.) spragtelti pirštais -
10 shy
1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) drovus2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) besišalinantis3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) baikštus2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) baidytis- shyly- shyness -
11 stunt
I verb(to prevent or check the full growth or development of: It is thought that smoking by a pregnant mother may stunt the baby's growth.) slopinti, stabdyti- stuntedII(something (daring or spectacular) done to attract attention etc: One of his stunts was to cross the Niagara Falls blindfolded on a tight rope.) fokusas, triukas- stuntman -
12 catch someone's eye
(to attract someone's attention: The advertisement caught my eye; I couldn't catch the waiter's eye and so we were last to be served.) atkreipti, patraukti dėmesį -
13 sidle
(to go or move in a manner intended not to attract attention or as if one is shy or uncertain: He sidled out of the room.) (iš)slinkti
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