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  • 1 major

    ['mei‹ə] 1. adjective
    (great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) pagrindinis, didesnis, svarbesnis
    2. noun
    1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) majoras
    2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.) pagrindinis specializacijos dalykas
    3. verb
    ((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.) specializuotis
    - major-general
    - the age of majority

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > major

  • 2 carry

    ['kæri]
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) (per)nešti, gabenti
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) sklisti
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) (iš)laikyti
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) būti susijusiam
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) priimti
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) laikytis

    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.) nervingas elgesys, nereikalingas triukšmas

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.) rankinis bagažas

    - carry-cot
    - be/get carried away
    - carry forward
    - carry off
    - carry on
    - carry out
    - carry weight

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > carry

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