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1 flatten
verb ((often with out) to make or become flat: The countryside flattened out as they came near the sea.) iš(si)lyginti, padaryti plokščią -
2 flat
[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) lygus, plokščias2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) nuobodus3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) kategoriškas4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) nuleistas, subliuškęs5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) išsivadėjęs, nusivadėjęs6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) pažemintas, per žemas2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) išsitiesęs (visu ūgiu)3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) butas2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemolis3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) plokštuma, plokščioji pusė4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) žemuma, sekluma•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
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3 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) padėti2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) paguldyti3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) padengti, sudaryti, pastatyti4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) nulenkti, išguldyti5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) nuvyti, išblaškyti6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) (pa)dėti7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) lažintis, kirsti lažybų•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) sudėti sluoksniais- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) pasaulietiškas2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) eilinis, ne tos profesijos, nespecialistas•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) epinė poemėlė, baladė -
4 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) spausti(s)2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) presuoti, spausti3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) raginti, skubinti4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) primygtinai reikalauti, spausti5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) lyginti2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) (pa)spaudimas, lyginimas2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) spausdinimo mašina3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) spauda4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) žurnalistai5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) presas•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on
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