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1 against
[ə'ɡenst]1) (in opposition to: They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).) prieš2) (in contrast to: The trees were black against the evening sky.) (ko) fone3) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) į4) (in order to protect against: vaccination against tuberculosis.) prieš -
2 turn against
(to become dissatisfied with or hostile to (people or things that one previously liked etc): He turned against his friends.) nusigręžti nuo, susipykti su -
3 side with
(to give support to in an argument etc: Don't side with him against us!) palaikyti kieno nors pusę -
4 contend
[kən'tend]1) ((usually with with) to struggle against.) kovoti, varžytis2) ((with that) to say or maintain (that).) tvirtinti•- contention
- contentious -
5 rape
[reip] 1. noun1) (the crime of having sexual intercourse with a woman against her will.) išprievartavimas2) (the act of causing great damage, destruction etc to land etc.) nuniokojimas2. verb1) (to force (a woman) to have sexual intercourse against her will.) išprievartauti2) (to cause great damage, destruction etc to (countryside etc).) nuniokoti•- rapist -
6 prevail
[pri'veil]1) ((with over or against) to win or succeed: With God's help we shall prevail over sin and wickedness; Truth must prevail in the end.) įveikti, nugalėti2) (to be most usual or common: This mistaken belief still prevails in some parts of the country.) vyrauti•- prevalent
- prevalence
- prevail on
- upon -
7 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) (pa)dėti2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) (pa)dengti3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) nustatyti4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) duoti, skirti, rodyti5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) sukelti, paskatinti pradėti6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) nusileisti7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) (su)stingti, sukietėti8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) nustatyti9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) sudėti10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) įdėti11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) sustatyti2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) nustatytas2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) nusiteikęs3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) tyčinis, iš anksto apgalvotas4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) sustingęs5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) sustabarėjęs6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) papuoštas, nusagstytas3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) rinkinys2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparatas3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grupė4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) sudėjimas, sušukavimas5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) dekoracijos6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) setas•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon -
8 secure
[si'kjuə] 1. adjective1) ((often with against or from) safe; free from danger, loss etc: Is your house secure against burglary?; He went on holiday, secure in the knowledge that he had done well in the exam.) apsaugotas, saugus, garantuotas2) (firm, fastened, or fixed: Is that door secure?) uždarytas3) (definite; not likely to be lost: She has had a secure offer of a job; He has a secure job.) patikimas, tvirtas2. verb1) ((with against or from (something bad)) to guarantee or make safe: Keep your jewellery in the bank to secure it against theft.) apsaugoti2) (to fasten or make firm: He secured the boat with a rope.) pritvirtinti•- securely- security
- security risk -
9 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) žaisti2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) žaisti, lošti3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) vaidinti, dėtis4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) būti vaidinamam5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) groti6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) iškrėsti7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) žaisti su8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) žaisti9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) nukreipti10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) lošti2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) pramoga2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) pjesė, drama3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) žaidimas4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) laisvumas•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up -
10 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) ginčytis2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) būti už/prieš3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) įkalbinėti, atkalbinėti4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) įrodinėti, teigti, pagrįsti•- arguable- argument
- argumentative -
11 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) laikyti2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) laikyti3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) laikyti4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) išlaikyti5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) laikyti6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) (kur) tilpti, laikyti7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) surengti8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) būti, laikytis9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) eiti (pareigas), užimti (vietą)10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) laikyti, manyti (kad), turėti11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) galioti12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) priversti, išpildyti13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) ginti14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) sulaikyti15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) patraukti, išlaikyti16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) laikyti17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) švęsti18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) turėti19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) išsilaikyti20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) palaukti21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) laikyti22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) laikyti23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) žadėti2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) laikymas, nusitvėrimas2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) galia3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) suėmimas•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) triumas -
12 rub
1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb(to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) trinti2. noun(an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) (pa)trynimas- rub down- rub it in
- rub out
- rub shoulders with
- rub up
- rub up the wrong way -
13 wash
[woʃ] 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) plauti, praustis2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) skalbti(s)3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) plauti, skalauti4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) nuplauti, nunešti2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) plovimas, prausimasis2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) skalbiniai3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) skalavimas, mūša4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) skystis5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) sluoksnis6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) bangos, kilvateris•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
- wash up -
14 react
[ri'ækt]1) (to behave in a certain way as a result of something: How did he react when you called him a fool?; He reacted angrily to the criticism; Hydrogen reacts with oxygen to form water.) reaguoti2) ((with against) to behave or act in a certain way in order to show rejection of: Young people tend to react against their parents.) priešgyniauti, priešintis3) ((with to) to be affected, usually badly, by (a drug etc): I react very badly to penicillin.) būti alergiškam•- reaction- reactionary
- reactor -
15 tack
[tæk] 1. noun1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) vinutė, smeigtukas2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) dygsnis, daigstymas3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) halsas4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) kryptis, vaga2. verb1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) prismeigti, sudaigstyti2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) plaukti prieš vėją kaitaliojant kryptį -
16 discriminate
[di'skrimineit]1) ((with between) to make or see a difference between: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.) (at)skirti2) ((often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.) diskriminuoti• -
17 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) matas, saikas, matuoklis, ruletė2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) matavimo vienetas, matas3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) matai, saikai4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) priemonė5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) tam tikras kiekis/dydis/dozė6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) taktas2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) (iš)matuoti2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) rodyti, nustatyti3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) išbandyti (jėgas su)4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) būti tam tikro dydžio•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up -
18 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) muštis, grumtis2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) kovoti3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) bartis2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) muštynės2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) kova3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) kovingumas4) (a boxing-match.) rungtynės•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
- put up a good fight -
19 knock
[nok] 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) belsti2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) nuversti, pargriauti3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) nutrenkti4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) atsitrenkti, susitrenkti2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) beldimas, trinktelėjimas2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) beldimas•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up -
20 pit
I 1. [pit] noun1) (a large hole in the ground: The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.) duobė2) (a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine: a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit.) šachta, kasykla3) (a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars: The leading car has gone into the pit(s).) autoremonto ir degalų papildymo punktas2. verb((with against) to set (a person or thing) against another in a fight, competition etc: He was pitted against a much stronger man.) priversti kovoti su, nukreipti prieš- pitfallII 1. [pit] noun(the hard stone of a peach, cherry etc.) kauliukas2. verb(to remove the stone from (a peach, cherry etc).) iðimti kauliukà
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