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1 length
[leŋƟ]1) (the distance from one end to the other of an object, period of time etc: What is the length of your car?; Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.) ilgis, trukmė2) (a piece of something, especially cloth: I bought a (3-metre) length of silk.) gabalas3) (in racing, the measurement from end to end of a horse, boat etc: He won by a length; The other boat is several lengths in front.) (korpuso) ilgis•- lengthen- lengthways/lengthwise
- lengthy
- at length
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2 time limit
(a fixed length of time during which something must be done and finished: The examination has a time limit of three hours.) skirtas laikas -
3 at length
1) (in detail; taking a long time: She told us at length about her accident.) išsamiai2) (at last: At length the walkers arrived home.) pagaliau -
4 period
['piəriəd] 1. noun1) (any length of time: a period of three days; a period of waiting.) laikotarpis, metas2) (a stage in the Earth's development, an artist's development, in history etc: the Pleistocene period; the modern period.) periodas, epocha3) (the punctuation mark (.), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop.) taškas2. adjective(of furniture, costumes etc) of or from the same or appropriate time in history; antique or very old: period costumes; His house is full of period furniture (=antique furniture). senovinis, būdingas tam tikrai epochai- periodic- periodically
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5 cover
1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) (už)dengti, aptaškyti, paslėpti2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) padengti3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) įveikti, nukeliauti4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) apimti5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) apsaugoti6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) rašyti apie, daryti reportažą apie7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) laikyti ginklą nukreiptą į, taikyti į2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) užtiesalas, uždangalas, dangtis, viršelis2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) priedanga, apsauga3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) priedanga•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
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6 duration
[dju'reiʃən](the length of time anything continues: We all had to stay indoors for the duration of the storm.) trukmė -
7 indefinite
[in'definit]1) (not fixed or exact; without clearly marked outlines or limits: She invited her mother to stay for an indefinite length of time.) neapibrėžtas2) (vague; uncertain: His plans are indefinite at the moment.) miglotas, neaiškus•- indefinitely
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8 life expectancy
(the (average) length of time a person can expect to live.) vidutinė gyvenimo trukmė -
9 run
1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) bėgti, bėgioti2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) riedėti, važiuoti3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) tekėti, leisti4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) veikti, paleisti5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) organizuoti, vadovauti6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) dalyvauti lenktynėse, iškelti savo kandidatūrą7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) kursuoti8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) būti rodomam, trukti9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) važinėti10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) pasileisti11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) pavėžėti12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) perbėgti, perbraukti (kuo)13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) pasidaryti2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) bėgimas2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) išvyka, pasivažinėjimas3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) tarpsnis, laikotarpis4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) nubėgusi akis5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) naudojimasis, leidimas naudotis6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) perbėgimas7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) aptvaras, žardis•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) iš eilės, be perstojo- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild -
10 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) ketvirtis2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 centų moneta3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvartalas4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) pusė, šalis5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) pasigailėjimas6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) pasturgalis7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) jaunatis, delčia8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) vienas iš keturių kėlinių9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) ketvirtis2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) perpjauti į keturias dalis2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dalyti iš keturių3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) apgyvendinti•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kas ketvirtį4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) ketvirčio žurnalas- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters -
11 full
[ful] 1. adjective1) (holding or containing as much as possible: My basket is full.) pilnas2) (complete: a full year; a full account of what happened.) visas, išsamus3) ((of clothes) containing a large amount of material: a full skirt.) laisvas, platus2. adverb1) (completely: Fill the petrol tank full.) visiškai2) (exactly; directly: She hit him full in the face.) tiesiai•- fully- full-length
- full moon
- full-scale
- full stop
- full-time
- fully-fledged
- full of
- in full
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12 season
['si:zn] 1. noun1) (one of the main divisions of the year according to the regular variation of the weather, length of day etc: The four seasons are spring, summer, autumn and winter; The monsoon brings the rainy season.) metų laikas, sezonas2) (the usual, proper or suitable time for something: the football season.) sezonas2. verb1) (to add salt, pepper, mustard etc to: She seasoned the meat with plenty of pepper.) paskaninti2) (to let (wood) be affected by rain, sun etc until it is ready for use.) išlaikyti•- seasonal
- seasoned
- seasoning
- season ticket
- in season
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13 solstice
['solstis](the time of year when there is the greatest length of daylight (summer solstice) or the shortest (winter solstice).) solsticija, saulėgrįža -
14 span
[spæn] 1. noun1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) ilgis, atstumas tarp arkos atramų2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) trukmė2. verb(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) jungti (krantus)
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