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1 discovery
plural - discoveries; noun a voyage of discovery; She made several startling discoveries.) atradimas -
2 milestone
1) (a stone set up to show distances in miles to various places.) mylias žymintis akmuo2) (a very important event: The discovery of penicillin was a milestone in medical history.) gairė, labai svarbus įvykis -
3 effect
[i'fekt] 1. noun1) (a result or consequence: He is suffering from the effects of over-eating; His discovery had little effect at first.) poveikis, pasekmė2) (an impression given or produced: The speech did not have much effect (on them); a pleasing effect.) įspūdis2. verb(to make happen; to bring about: He tried to effect a reconciliation between his parents.) pasiekti- effectively
- effects
- effectual
- come into effect
- for effect
- in effect
- put into effect
- take effect -
4 major
['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) pagrindinis, didesnis, svarbesnis2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) majoras2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.) pagrindinis specializacijos dalykas3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.) specializuotis- majority- major-general
- the age of majority -
5 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) mušti, trenkti, pataikyti į2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) pulti, prasiveržti3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) įžiebti4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) streikuoti5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) aptikti, užeiti6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) išgauti (garsą), išmušti7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) apstulbinti, nustebinti, patikti8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kaldinti, kalti9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) leistis, pasileisti10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) išardyti, nuleisti2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) streikas2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) aptikimas, suradimas•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
6 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) nuostaba, nustebimas2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) stebuklas3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) nuostabumas2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) stebėtis, nustebti2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) domėtis, pasidomėti3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) norėti žinoti•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder
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