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1 turn the corner
1) (to go round a corner.) pasukti už kampo2) (to get past a difficulty or danger: He was very ill but he's turned the corner now.) atsigauti, išsisukti iš bėdos -
2 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) sukti(s)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) apsigręžti, atsigręžti3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) sukti4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) nukreipti5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) pasukti už6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) paversti, pavirsti7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) pasidaryti (kitos spalvos), pakeisti spalvą2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) (pa)sukimas2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vija3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) posūkis4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) eilė5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) numeris•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
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3 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) apvalus, apskritas2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) apvalus2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.) aplink2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.) aplink, ratu3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.) iš rankų į rankas, aplink4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.) aplink, apylankom(is)5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.) aplink6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?) at(eiti), už(eiti)3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.) aplink, po2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.) aplink, apie3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.) iš už4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.) po visą4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) ciklas, ratas2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) apėjimas, ratas3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) pliūpsnis4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) šovinys, sviedinys5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) turas, raundas, etapas6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) kanonas5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) apsukti- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.) aplinkinis- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
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4 dog-eared
adjective ((of a book) having the pages turned down at the corner: dog-eared volumes; Several pages were dog-eared.) atspurusiais kampais
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