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1 electricity
[elek'trisəti](a form of energy used to give heat, light, power etc: worked by electricity; Don't waste electricity.) elektra- electric- electrical
- electrically
- electrician
- electrified
- electrify
- electrification
- electrifying
- electric chair -
2 static (electricity)
(electricity that accumulates on the surface of objects (eg hair, nylon garments etc).) statinė elektra -
3 meter
['mi:tə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring, especially quantities of electricity, gas, water etc: If you want to know how much electricity you have used you will have to look at the meter.) skaitiklis2) ((American) see metre1, metre2.)2. verb(to measure (especially electricity etc) by using a meter: This instrument meters rainfall.) matuoti -
4 charge
1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) prašyti2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) užrašyti skolon3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) (ap)kaltinti4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) pulti5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) pasileisti6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) pakrauti7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) užtaisyti2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) mokestis2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) kaltinimas (kuo)3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) antpuolis4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) krūvis5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) globotinis6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) užtaisas•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
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5 electrocute
[i'lektrəkju:t]1) (to kill or injure (a person etc) accidentally by electricity: The child was electrocuted when he touched an uncovered electric wire.) nutrenkti elektra2) (to put (a person) to death by means of electricity.) įvykdyti mirties bausmę elektros kėdėje -
6 turn off
1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) išjungti, užsukti2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) užsukti3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) išjungti -
7 atomic power
(power (for making electricity etc) obtained from atomic energy.) atominė energija -
8 be (out) on strike
((of workers) to be striking: The electricity workers are (out) on strike.) streikuoti -
9 be (out) on strike
((of workers) to be striking: The electricity workers are (out) on strike.) streikuoti -
10 bill
[bil] I noun(a bird's beak: a bird with a yellow bill.) snapasII 1. noun1) (an account of money owed for goods etc: an electricity bill.) sąskaita2) ((American) a banknote: a five-dollar bill.) banknotas3) (a poster used for advertising.) afiša, skelbimas2. verb(to send an account (to someone): We'll bill you next month for your purchases.) atsiųsti sąskaitą- billfold
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11 coil
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12 conduct
1. verb1) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) vesti, vadovauti2) (to carry or allow to flow: Most metals conduct electricity.) praleisti3) (to direct (an orchestra, choir etc).) diriguoti4) (to behave (oneself): He conducted himself well at the reception.) elgtis5) (to manage or carry on (a business).) atlikti, tvarkyti (reikalus)2. noun1) (behaviour: His conduct at school was disgraceful.) elgesys, elgsena2) (the way in which something is managed, done etc: the conduct of the affair.) tvarkymas•- conduction
- conductor -
13 conductor
1) (a thing that conducts heat or electricity: Copper is a good conductor of heat.) laidininkas2) (a director of an orchestra, choir etc.) dirigentas3) ((feminine conductress) a person who collects fares on a bus etc: a bus conductor.) konduktorius4) ((American) a guard on a train.) palydovas -
14 consume
[kən'sju:m]1) (to eat or drink: He consumes a huge amount of food.) suvalgyti, išgerti2) (to use: How much electricity do you consume per month?) sunaudoti, suvartoti3) (to destroy, eg by fire: The entire building was consumed by fire.) sunaikinti, sudeginti•- consumer- consumption
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15 current
1. adjective(of or belonging to the present: current affairs; the current month; the current temperature.) dabartinis, dabar esantis, einamasis2. noun1) ((the direction of) a stream of water or air: the current of a river.) srovė2) ((a) flow of electricity: an electrical current.) srovė•- current account -
16 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) vairuoti, važiuoti2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) nuvežti, atvežti3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) varyti4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) įvaryti, išvaryti5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) varyti2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) pasivažinėjimas2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) kelias, alėja3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energija, veržlumas4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampanija, žygis5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) smūgis6) ((computers) a disk drive.) diskavedis•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
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17 electric
[ə'lektrik]1) (of, produced by, or worked by electricity: electric light.) elektrinis, elektros2) (full of excitement: The atmosphere in the theatre was electric.) įkaitęs, įelektrintas -
18 electrical
adjective (related to electricity: electrical engineering; electrical appliances; an electrical fault.) elektrinis, elektros -
19 electrified
adjective (supplied or charged with electricity: an electrified fence.) elektrizuotas, elektrifikuotas -
20 electrify
1) (to convert (a railway etc) to the use of electricity as the moving power.) elektrifikuoti2) (to excite or astonish: The news electrified us.) pritrenkti
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