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1 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) mažesnis2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) mažiau3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mažesnis kiekis4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) minus, atėmus, be- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mažiau- no less a person than -
2 more or less
(approximately or almost: They've more or less finished the job; The distance is ten kilometres, more or less.) daugmaž, daugiau ar mažiau -
3 the less ... the less/more
(etc: The less I see of him, the better (pleased I'll be)!; The less I practise, the less confident I become; The less I try, the more I succeed.) kuo mažiau... tuo mažiau/labiau -
4 the more ... the more/less
The more I see her, the more/less I like her.) juo daugiau... tuo daugiau/mažiau -
5 just about
(more or less: Is your watch just about right?) maždaug -
6 pretty much the same
(more or less the same, alike etc.) beveik toks pats, labai panašus -
7 approximately
adverb (nearly; more or less: There will be approximately five hundred people present.) apytikriai, maždaug -
8 come out of one's shell
(to become more confident and less shy.) išlįsti iš savo kiauto, įsidrąsinti -
9 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) prigesinti2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) prislopinti -
10 lie
I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) melas2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) meluoti, nesakyti tiesos- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) atsigulti, gulėti2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) būti3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) tebebūti4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) glūdėti, slypėti•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down -
11 links
[liŋks]1) (a stretch of more or less flat ground along a seashore.) plokščia jūros pakrantė2) ((often with singular verb) a golf course.) golfo aikštelė -
12 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) galëti2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) galëti3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) galëtum, galëtø•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) galia, jėga- mighty- mightily
- mightiness -
13 mug
I noun(a type of cup with usually tall, more or less vertical sides: a mug of coffee.) puodukas- mugfulII noun(a slang word for the face.) srėbtuvėIII past tense, past participle - mugged; verb(to attack and usually rob: He was mugged when coming home late at night.) užpulti ir apiplėšti- mugger -
14 negative
['neɡətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) neigiamas2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) negatyvus3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) neigiamas4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) neigiamas2. noun1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) neiginys2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) negatyvas• -
15 next to
1) (beside: She sat next to me.) šalia, prie2) (closest to: In height, George comes next to me.) einantis po3) (more or less; pretty well: His writing is next to illegible.) beveik -
16 virtually
['və: uəli](more or less, though not strictly speaking; in effect: He was virtually penniless.) faktiškai, tiesą sakant
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