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1 strangely enough
(it is strange (that): He lives next door, but strangely enough I rarely see him.) keista, bet -
2 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) nuostaba, nustebimas2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) stebuklas3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) nuostabumas2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) stebėtis, nustebti2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) domėtis, pasidomėti3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) norėti žinoti•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
- no wonder -
3 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 -
4 portent
['po:tent](something usually strange and remarkable that warns of some future happening: strange signs and portents.) (pranašingas) ženklas -
5 foreboding
[fo:'boudiŋ](a feeling that something bad is going to happen: He has a strange foreboding that he will die young.) bloga nuojauta -
6 freeze
[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) užšalti2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) šalti3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) sušalti, sušaldyti4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) užšaldyti5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) sustingti6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) užšaldyti2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) šaltis, speigas- freezer- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
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7 creak
[kri:k] 1. verb(to make a sharp grating sound: That chair is creaking beneath your weight.) girgždėti2. noun(such a sound: The strange creaks in the old house kept the girl awake.) girgždesys- creaky- creakiness -
8 curiosity
[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) smalsumas2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) keistenybė, retenybė -
9 fanciful
1) (inclined to have fancies, especially strange, unreal ideas: She's a very fanciful girl.) turintis vaizduotę2) (imaginary or unreal: That idea is rather fanciful.) nerealus, fantastiškas -
10 issue
['iʃu:] 1. verb1) (to give or send out, or to distribute, especially officially: The police issued a description of the criminal; Rifles were issued to the troops.) išleisti, išplatinti2) (to flow or come out (from something): A strange noise issued from the room.) sklisti2. noun1) (the act of issuing or process of being issued: Stamp collectors like to buy new stamps on the day of issue.) išleidimas2) (one number in the series of a newspaper, magazine etc: Have you seen the latest issue of that magazine?) numeris3) (a subject for discussion and argument: The question of pay is not an important issue at the moment.) problema, ginčijamas klausimas -
11 odd
[od]1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) keistas, neįprastas2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) nelyginis3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) netinkantis į porą, neporinis4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) atsitiktinis, laisvas•- oddity- oddly
- oddment
- odds
- odd jobs
- odd job man
- be at odds
- make no odds
- oddly enough
- odd man out / odd one out
- odds and ends
- what's the odds? -
12 oddly enough
(it is strange or remarkable (that): I saw John this morning. Oddly enough, I was just thinking I hadn't seen him for a long time.) keista, įsivaizduok sau -
13 uncanny
(strange or mysterious: She looks so like her sister that it's quite uncanny.) kraupus, nejaukus
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