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1 for the time being
(meanwhile: I am staying at home for the time being.) kol kas -
2 time
1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) laikas2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) laikas3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) metas4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') laikas5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) laikas, momentas6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) kartas7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) periodas, laikotarpis8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempas2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) skaičiuoti, užrašinėti (kieno) laiką/trukmę2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) pataikyti, laiku suspėti•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again -
3 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.)2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) į3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) per4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.)5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) už6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.)7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) atstovaujantis kam8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) už9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) už10) (because of: for this reason.) dėl11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.)12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.)13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.)14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).)15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) nežiūrint2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) nes -
4 have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
(to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time: I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being.) pasiaiškinti, pasakyti dėl toEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
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5 have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
(to keep (a plan etc) secret for possible use at a later time: I'm keeping this idea up my sleeve for the time being.) pasiaiškinti, pasakyti dėl toEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > have/keep (something) up one's sleeve
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6 keep/have an open mind
(to have a willingness to listen to or accept new ideas, other people's suggestions etc (eg before making a decision): It doesn't seem to be a very good plan, but I think we should keep an open mind about it for the time being.) būti linkusiam išklausyti/svarstyti -
7 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) apsieiti be2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) leisti sau3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) pasigailėti4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) pagailėti5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) gailėtis6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) apsaugoti2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) atliekamas2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) laisvas3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) atsarginė dalis2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) atsarginis ratas•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare -
8 excuse
1. [ik'skju:z] verb1) (to forgive or pardon: Excuse me - can you tell me the time?; I'll excuse your carelessness this time.) atleisti, dovanoti2) (to free (someone) from a task, duty etc: May I be excused from writing this essay?) atleisti2. [ik'skju:s] noun(a reason (given by oneself) for being excused, or a reason for excusing: He has no excuse for being so late.) pasiteisinimas, dingstis -
9 responsible
[-səbl]1) (having a duty to see that something is done etc: We'll make one person responsible for buying the food for the trip.) atsakingas2) ((of a job etc) having many duties eg the making of important decisions: The job of manager is a very responsible post.) atsakingas3) ((with for) being the cause of something: Who is responsible for the stain on the carpet?) kaltas4) ((of a person) able to be trusted; sensible: We need a responsible person for this job.) patikimas, protingas5) ((with for) able to control, and fully aware of (one's actions): The lawyer said that at the time of the murder, his client was not responsible for his actions.) atsakingas, pakaltinamas -
10 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) (su)stoti, (su)stabdyti2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) sulaikyti, sukliudyti3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) nustoti4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) už(si)kimšti5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) prispausti6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) viešėti, apsistoti2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) sustojimas2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) stotelė3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) taškas4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) vožtuvėlis, ventilis, klavišas5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) ribotuvas•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up -
11 come
1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) ateiti, atvykti2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) artėti3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) būti, eiti4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) atsitikti5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) pasiekti, susiklostyti6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) siekti2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) kas tai matė! kaip taip galima?!- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come -
12 reunion
[ri:ju:njən]1) (a meeting of people who have not met for some time: We attended a reunion of former pupils of our school.) susitikimas, susiėjimas2) (the act of reuniting or state of being reunited.) susijungimas•- reunite -
13 age
[ei‹] 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) amžius2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) amžius3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) amžius4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) šimtas metų, visas amžius2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) sen(din)ti- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age -
14 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) iš(si)tempti, iš(si)tiesti2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) tįsoti, driektis2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) rąžymasis, mankšta2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) kraštas, vieta, atkarpa, tarpsnis•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out -
15 miss
[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) nepataikyti, prašauti2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) pavėluoti į3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) praleisti4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) ilgėtis5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) pasigesti6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) neužgirsti7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) praleisti8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) nesutikti, prasilenkti su9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) išvengti10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) užsikirsti, neužsivesti2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) nevykęs šūvis/metimas/praleidimas- missing- go missing
- miss out
- miss the boat -
16 exact
[iɡ'zækt] 1. adjective1) (absolutely accurate or correct in every detail; the same in every detail; precise: What are the exact measurements of the room?; For this recipe the quantities must be absolutely exact; an exact copy; What is the exact time?; He walked in at that exact moment.) tikslus2) ((of a person, his mind etc) capable of being accurate over small details: Accountants have to be very exact.) tikslus, kruopštus2. verb(to force the payment of or giving of: We should exact fines from everyone who drops litter on the streets.) (iš)reikalauti- exacting- exactly
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17 load
[ləud] 1. noun1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) krovinys, našta2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) krovinys, įkrova3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) daug(ybė)4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) apkrova2. verb1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) (pa)krauti2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) uþtaisyti3) (to put film into (a camera).) ádëti filmà•- loaded -
18 year
[jiə] 1. noun1) (the period of time the earth takes to go once round the sun, about 365 days: We lived here for five years, from November 1968 to November 1973; a two-year delay.) metai2) (the period from January 1 to December 31, being 365 days, except in a leap year, when it is 366 days: in the year 1945.) metai•- yearly2. adverb(every year: The festival is held yearly.) kasmet- all the year round
- all year round
- long -
19 cram
[kræm]past tense, past participle crammed - verb1) (to fill very full: The drawer was crammed with papers.) prikimšti, prigrūsti2) (to push or force: He crammed food into his mouth.) grūsti, kimšti3) (to prepare (someone) in a short time for an examination: He is being crammed for his university entrance exam.) intensyviai ruošti(s), mokyti(s), kalti -
20 instalment
1) (one payment out of a number of payments into which an amount of money, especially a debt, is divided: The new carpet is being paid for by monthly instalments.) įmoka2) (a part of a story that is printed one part at a time eg in a weekly magazine, or read in parts on the radio: Did you hear the final instalment last week?) dalis
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