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1 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) džemas- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) pri(si)grūsti2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) (į)sprausti, (į)brukti3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) užstrigti, užsikirsti4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) trukdyti2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) grūstis2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) bėda, sunki padėtis•- jam on -
2 jam on
(to put (brakes etc) on with force and haste: When the dog ran in front of his car he jammed on his brakes and skidded.) smarkiai nuspausti -
3 he etc is likely to
(it is probable that he etc will: He is likely to fail.) jis (jam...) tikriausiai -
4 conserve
[kən'sə:v] 1. verb(to keep from changing, being damaged or lost: We must conserve the country's natural resources; This old building should be conserved.) (iš)saugoti, išlaikyti2. noun(something preserved, eg fruits in sugar, jam etc.) konservuoti- conservationist
- conservatism
- conservative -
5 quince
[kwins](a fruit with a sharp taste, used in making jam etc.) (paprastasis) svarainis -
6 preserve
[pri'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to keep safe from harm: (May) Heaven preserve us from danger!) (ap)saugoti2) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) išsaugoti, išlaikyti3) (to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad: What is the best method of preserving raspberries?) konservuoti2. noun1) (an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part.) išimtinai kam skirta sritis2) (a place where game animals, birds etc are protected: a game preserve.) draustinis3) (jam: blackberry jam and other preserves.) uogienė, konservai•- preservative -
7 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) pintis2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) kempinė3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) biskvitas4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) šluostymas/valymas kempine/drėgnu rankšluosčiu ir pan.2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) šluostyti/plauti kempine/drėgnu rankšluosčiu ir pan.2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) melžti, būti išlaikytiniu•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
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8 them
[ðəm, ðem]1) (people, animals, things etc already spoken about, being pointed out etc: Let's invite them to dinner; What will you do with them?) juos, jas2) (used instead of him, him or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to: If anyone touches that, I'll hit them.) jam, jai, jiems, já, jà, juos• -
9 be up to
1) (to be busy or occupied with (an activity etc): What is he up to now?) užsiimti, veikti2) (to be capable of: He isn't quite up to the job.) pajėgti susidoroti3) (to reach the standard of: This work isn't up to your best.) būti tam tikro lygio, prilygti4) (to be the duty or privilege of: It's up to you to decide; The final choice is up to him.) priklausyti nuo, (jam/jai) spręsti -
10 pot
[pot] 1. noun(any one of many kinds of deep container used in cooking, for holding food, liquids etc or for growing plants: a cooking-pot; a plant-pot; a jam-pot; The waiter brought her a pot of tea.) puodas, puodelis, indelis2. verb(to plant in a pot.) sodinti á vazonà- potted- pothole
- pot-shot
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11 smear
[smiə] 1. verb1) (to spread (something sticky or oily) over a surface: The little boy smeared jam on the chair.) išterlioti2) (to make or become blurred; to smudge: He brushed against the newly painted notice and smeared the lettering.) iš(si)terlioti, sutepti3) (to try to discredit (a person etc) by slandering him: He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.) sutepti gerą vardą, apjuodinti2. noun1) (a mark made by smearing.) dėmė2) (a piece of slander.) apkalba -
12 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) iš(si)tempti, iš(si)tiesti2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) tįsoti, driektis2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) rąžymasis, mankšta2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) kraštas, vieta, atkarpa, tarpsnis•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out -
13 traffic
['træfik] 1. noun1) (vehicles, aircraft, ships etc moving about: There's a lot of traffic on the roads / on the river.) eismas, judėjimas2) (trade, especially illegal or dishonest: the drug traffic.) prekyba2. verb(to deal or trade in, especially illegally or dishonestly: They were trafficking in smuggled goods.) prekiauti- traffic island
- traffic jam
- traffic lights
- traffic warden
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