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1 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) gana, šiek tiek2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) verčiau, geriau, greičiau3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) tiksliau sakant, tikriau -
2 between you and me / between ourselves
(in confidence: Between you and me, I think he's rather nice.) tik tarp mūsų kalbantEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > between you and me / between ourselves
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3 how about
1) (I would like to suggest: `Where shall we go tonight?' `How about the cinema?') gal...?2) (what is he, are you etc going to do?; what does he, do you etc think?: We're going to the cinema tonight. How about you?; I rather like that picture. How about you?) o -
4 should
[ʃud]negative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.)2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) (kam) derėtų, reikėtų3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) turėčiau, turėtum ir t.t.4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.)5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.)6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).)7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) -
5 would
[wud]short forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.)2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.)3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.)4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!)•- would-be- would you -
6 reproach
[rə'prəu ] 1. verb(to rebuke or blame but usually with a feeling of sadness and disappointment rather than anger: She reproached me for not telling her about my money troubles; There is no need to reproach yourself - you did the best you could.) priekaištauti2. noun((an) act of reproaching: a look of reproach; He didn't deserve that reproach from you.) priekaištas- reproachfully -
7 change
[ ein‹] 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) pa(si)keisti2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) (pa)keisti3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) persirengti4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) paversti, pavirsti5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) iškeisti2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) keitimasis, kaita2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) pa(si)keitimas, pokytis3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) pakeitimas4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) smulkūs pinigai5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) grąža6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) aplinkos pakeitimas•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
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8 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) paprastas, kuklus2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) aiškus, suprantamas3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) atviras, tiesus4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) aiškus, akivaizdus5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) negražus2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) lyguma, plokštuma2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) lygus mezgimas•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
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9 prefer
[pri'fə:]past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) labiau norėti/mėgti- preferably
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10 snappy
1) (irritable; inclined to snap: He is always rather snappy on a Monday morning.) sudirgęs, irzlus2) (quick; prompt: You'll have to be snappy if you're catching that bus!) nesnaudžiantis, gyvas3) (smart: He's certainly a snappy dresser.) puošeiviškas -
11 before
[bi'fo:] 1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) prieš2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) prieš, priešais3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) verčiau, negu2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) anksčiau3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) prieš -
12 egg
I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) kiaušinis2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) kiaušinis3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) kiaušinėlis•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on -
13 formal
['fo:məl]1) (done etc according to a fixed and accepted way: a formal letter.) oficialus2) (suitable or correct for occasions when things are done according to a fixed and accepted way: You must wear formal dress.) oficialus3) ((of behaviour, attitude etc) not relaxed and friendly: formal behaviour.) oficialus, šaltas4) ((of language) exactly correct by grammatical etc rules but not conversational: Her English was very formal.) taisyklingas, knyginis5) ((of designs etc) precise and following a fixed pattern rather than occuring naturally: formal gardens.) geometriškai išplanuotas, simetriškas•- formally- formality -
14 go to seed
1) ((of a person) to become careless about one's clothes and appearance: Don't let yourself go to seed when you reach middle age!) apsileisti2) ((of a place) to become rather shabby and uncared for: This part of town has gone to seed recently.) apšepti, sunykti3) ((also run to seed) (of a plant) to produce seeds after flowering.) auginti sėklas -
15 middle
['midl] 1. noun1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) vidurys2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) juosmuo, talija2. adjective(equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) vidurinis- middling- middle age
- middle-aged
- Middle Ages
- Middle East
- middleman
- be in the middle of doing something
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16 plaster
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) tinkas; tinkuotas2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) gipsas; gipsinis3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) pleistras2. verb1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) (iš)tinkuoti, (su)gipsuoti2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) (už)tepti•- plastic 3. adjective(easily made into different shapes.) plastinis, plastiškas -
17 practical
['præktikəl]1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) praktinio pobūdžio2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) tinkamas, tikras3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) praktiškas•- practically
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18 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
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- round on
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19 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) paunksnė, šešėlis2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) šešėlis3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) gaubtas, uždanga4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) atspalvis5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) truputis2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) apsaugoti nuo šviesos2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) užtamsinti3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) pereiti•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
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20 shaky
1) (weak or trembling with age, illness etc: a shaky voice; shaky handwriting.) drebantis, virpantis2) (unsteady or likely to collapse: a shaky chair.) iškleręs, klibantis3) ((sometimes with at) not very good, accurate etc: He's a bit shaky at arithmetic; My arithmetic has always been very shaky; I'd be grateful if you would correct my rather shaky spelling.) silpnokas
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