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1 long drawn out
(going on for a long time: The meeting was long drawn out; a long-drawn-out meeting/scream.) užsitęsęs, pratisas -
2 long-drawn-out
adjective (taking a needlessly long time: long-drawn-out discussions.) (per ilgai) užtrukęs -
3 drawn
1) ((of curtains) pulled together or closed: The curtains were drawn, although it was still daylight.) užtrauktas2) ((of a game etc) neither won nor lost: a drawn match.) pasibaigęs lygiosiomis3) ((of a blade etc) pulled out of its sheath: a drawn sword.) nuogas4) ((of a person) strained and tired: His face was pale and drawn.) išvargęs, sunykęs -
4 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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5 ductile
((of metals) able to be drawn out into wire etc.) tamprus, elastingas -
6 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) ilgas2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) ilgas3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) ilgumo4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) ilgai kuo užsiėmęs, išėjęs5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) toli siekiantis2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) daug laiko2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) ilgai•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) labai norėti, geisti, trokšti- longing- longingly -
7 metal
['metl]noun, adjective1) ((of) any of a group of substances, usually shiny, that can conduct heat and electricity and can be hammered into shape, or drawn out in sheets, bars etc: Gold, silver and iron are all metals.) metalas2) ((of) a combination of more than one of such substances: Brass is a metal made from copper and zinc.) metalas•- metallic -
8 wire
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) viela, laidas2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) laidas3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) telegrafas4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegrama2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) (kur) išvedžioti laidus2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) telegrafuoti3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) (nu)siųsti telegramą•- wireless- wiring
- high wire
- wire-netting -
9 breath
[breƟ]1) (the air drawn into, and then sent out from, the lungs: My dog's breath smells terrible.) kvapas2) (an act of breathing: Take a deep breath.) kvėpavimas•- breathlessly
- breathlessness
- hold one's breath
- out of breath
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10 siphon
1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) sifonas2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) sifonas2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) perpumpuoti
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