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1 before
[bi'fo:] 1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) prieš2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) prieš, priešais3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) verčiau, negu2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) anksčiau3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) prieš -
2 go back
(to return to an earlier time, topic of conversation etc: Let's go back for a minute to what we were talking about earlier.) grįžti -
3 past
1. adjective1) (just finished: the past year.) praėjęs, ankstesnis, buvęs, paskutinis2) (over, finished or ended, of an earlier time than the present: The time for discussion is past.) pasibaigęs, praėjęs3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action in the past: In `He did it', the verb is in the past tense.) būtasis2. preposition1) (up to and beyond; by: He ran past me.) pro, už, virš2) (after: It's past six o'clock.) po3. adverb(up to and beyond (a particular place, person etc): The soldiers marched past.) pro šalį4. noun1) (a person's earlier life or career, especially if secret or not respectable: He never spoke about his past.) praeitis2) (the past tense: a verb in the past.) būtasis laikas•- the past -
4 above
1. preposition1) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) virš2) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) didesnis nei3) (too good for: The police must be above suspicion.) virš, aukščiau2. adverb1) (higher up: seen from above.) aukštai2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) aukščiau•- above all -
5 aforesaid
[ə'fo:sed](said, named etc before (usually in an earlier part of a document).) minėtas -
6 arise
past tense - arose; verb1) (to come into being: These problems have arisen as a result of your carelessness; Are there any matters arising from our earlier discussion?) (iš)kilti, pasirodyti2) (to get up or stand up.) atsistoti -
7 backdate
1) (to put an earlier date on (a cheque etc): He should have paid his bill last month and so he has backdated the cheque.) rašyti atgaline data2) (to make payable from a date in the past: Our rise in pay was backdated to April.) skaičiuoti nuo atgalinės datos -
8 bring forward
1) ((also put forward) to bring to people's attention; to cause to be discussed etc: They will consider the suggestions which you have brought/put forward.) iškelti, pasiūlyti2) (to make to happen at an earlier date; to advance in time: They have brought forward the date of their wedding by one week.) atkelti -
9 common law
noun (a system of unwritten laws based on old customs and on judges' earlier decisions.) bendroji teisė -
10 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) žemyn, žemai2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) žemyn, nu-3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) iš (kartos) į (kartą)4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) žemyn5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) žemyn2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) žemyn3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) išilgai, palei3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) išmesti, išlenkti- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) visiškas- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) pūkai- downie®- downy -
11 excavate
['ekskəveit]1) (to dig up (a piece of ground etc) or to dig out (a hole) by doing this.) iškasti2) (in archaeology, to uncover or open up (a structure etc remaining from earlier times) by digging: The archaeologist excavated an ancient fortress.) atkasti, kasinėti•- excavator -
12 former
['fo:mə](of an earlier time: In former times people did not travel so much.) ankstyvesnis- formerly- the former -
13 formerly
adverb (in earlier times: Formerly this large town was a small village.) anksčiau -
14 highwayman
plural - highwaymen; noun (in earlier times, a man usually on horseback, who attacked and robbed people travelling in coaches etc on public roads.) plėšikas -
15 knight
1. noun1) (in earlier times, a man of noble birth who is trained to fight, especially on horseback: King Arthur and his knights.) riteris2) (a man of rank, having the title `Sir': Sir John Brown was made a knight in 1969.) (toks titulas)3) (a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse's head.) žirgas2. verb(to make (a person) a knight: He was knighted for his services to industry.) (kam) suteikti „knight“ titulą -
16 previous
['pri:viəs](earlier in time or order: on a previous occasion; the previous owner of the house.) ankstesnis- previous to -
17 qualify
1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) suteikti teisę, būti pasirengusiam2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) įgyti (kokią nors) specialybę, gauti... diplomą3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) sėkmingai pasirodyti atrankos varžybose4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) apibrėžti•- qualified
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18 reveal
[rə'vi:l]1) (to make known: All their secrets have been revealed.) atskleisti2) (to show; to allow to be seen: He scraped away the top layer of paint from the picture, revealing an earlier painting underneath.) atidengti• -
19 rock'n'roll
noun ((also rock-and-roll) a simpler, earlier form of rock music.) rokenrolas -
20 sanctuary
['sæŋk uəri]plural - sanctuaries; noun1) (a holy or sacred place: the sanctuary of the god Apollo.) šventykla2) (a place of safety from eg arrest: In earlier times a criminal could use a church as a sanctuary.) prieglobstis3) (an area of land in which the killing of wild animals etc is forbidden: a bird sanctuary.) draustinis, rezervatas
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