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carry weight

  • 1 carry weight

    (to have influence: His opinion carries a lot of weight around here.) būti vertinamam

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > carry weight

  • 2 carry

    ['kæri]
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) (per)nešti, gabenti
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) sklisti
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) (iš)laikyti
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) būti susijusiam
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) priimti
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) laikytis
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    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.) nervingas elgesys, nereikalingas triukšmas

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.) rankinis bagažas

    - carry-cot
    - be/get carried away
    - carry forward
    - carry off
    - carry on
    - carry out
    - carry weight

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > carry

  • 3 light

    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) šviesa
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) šviesa, lempa
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ugnis
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) šviesa
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) šviesus
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) šviesus
    3. [lit] verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) apšviesti
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) už(si)degti, užžiebti
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    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to     II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lengvas
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lengvas
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lengvas
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lengvesnis
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lengvas
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) guvus, greitas
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) linksmas, nerimtas
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) nedidelis, nesmarkus
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lengvas, purus
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    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light     III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) užtikti, užeiti

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > light

  • 4 heavy

    ['hevi]
    1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) sunkus
    2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) (kokio) svorio
    3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) smarkus, didelis
    4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) didelis
    5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) niūrus, slogus, apsiniaukęs
    6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) sunkus
    7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) sunkiai virškinamas
    8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) sunkus
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    - heaviness
    - heavy-duty
    - heavy industry
    - heavyweight
    - heavy going
    - a heavy heart
    - make heavy weather of

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > heavy

  • 5 bear

    I [beə] past tense - bore; verb
    1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) pakelti, išlaikyti
    2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) išlaikyti
    3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) (pa)gimdyti
    4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) nešti
    5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) turėti
    6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) (pa)sukti, suktis, šakotis, atsišakoti
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    - bearer
    - bearing
    - bearings
    - bear down on
    - bear fruit
    - bear out
    - bear up
    - bear with
    - find/get one's bearings
    - lose one's bearings     II [beə] noun
    (a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) meška

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > bear

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  • carry weight — verb have influence to a specified degree Her opinion carries a lot of weight • Hypernyms: ↑determine, ↑shape, ↑mold, ↑influence, ↑regulate • Verb Frames: Something s …   Useful english dictionary

  • carry weight with — index prevail (persuade), prevail upon Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • carry weight — tv. to have influence. □ I don’t carry much weight around here, but Walter does. □ Tom carries weight with the mayor. Ask him …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • carry weight — to be respected and have influence Dr Watson has worked in the region for 40 years, and his opinions carry great weight …   English dictionary

  • carry weight — Synonyms and related words: amount to something, balance, be featured, be heavy, be influential, be persuasive, be prominent, be somebody, be something, count, counterbalance, cut ice, cut some ice, get top billing, have an in, have full play,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • carry weight —    If a person or organization carries weight, they are influential or important.     I m glad she s on our side her opinion carries a lot of weight …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • carry weight — if what you do or say carries weight with someone, it seems important to them and will influence what they do or think. Her opinion carries a lot of weight with the boss. (often + with) …   New idioms dictionary

  • carry weight — {n.} To be influential; have significance and/or clout; impress. * /A letter of recommendation from a full professor carries more weight than a letter from an assistant professor./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • carry weight — {n.} To be influential; have significance and/or clout; impress. * /A letter of recommendation from a full professor carries more weight than a letter from an assistant professor./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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