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1 backwards
1) (towards the back: He glanced backwards.) atgal2) (with one's back facing the direction one is going in: The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.) atbulom, užpakaliu3) (in the opposite way to that which is usual: Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1).) atgal -
2 seafront
noun (a promenade or part of a town with its buildings facing the sea.) pajūrio bulvaras, miesto dalis prie jūros -
3 sweep under the carpet
(to avoid facing, or dealing with (an unpleasant situation etc) by pretending it does not exist.) stengtis nematyti, apsimesti, tarsi nieko nėra
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