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1 luxury
plural - luxuries; noun1) (great comfort usually amongst expensive things: They live in luxury; ( also adjective) gold jewellery and other luxury goods.) prabanga2) (something pleasant but not necessary, and often rare and expensive: We're going to give up all those luxuries and only spend money on essentials.) prabangos dalykas•- luxuriously
- luxuriousness -
2 the lap of luxury
(very luxurious conditions: living in the lap of luxury.) prabanga -
3 comfort
1) (a pleasant condition of being physically or mentally relaxed, happy, warm etc: They now live in comfort.) poilsis, ramybė, jaukumas2) (anything that provides a little luxury, or makes one feel happier, or better able to bear misfortune: He enjoyed the comforts of the hotel; Her presence was a comfort to him in his grief; words of comfort.) patogumai, paguoda•- comfortably
- comforting
- be comfortably off -
4 indulge
1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) pataikauti, nuolaidžiauti2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) leisti sau, tenkinti (savo norus)3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) leisti sau malonumą•- indulgent
- indulge in -
5 lap
I [læp] past tense, past participle - lapped; verb1) (to drink by licking with the tongue: The cat lapped milk from a saucer.) lakti2) ((of a liquid) to wash or flow (against): Water lapped the side of the boat.) pliaukšėti, tekšenti•- lap upII [læp] noun1) (the part from waist to knees of a person who is sitting: The baby was lying in its mother's lap.) sterblė2) (one round of a racecourse or other competition track: The runners have completed five laps, with three still to run.) ratas•- lap dog- the lap of luxury -
6 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) gyventi, būti gyvam2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) (iš)gyventi, patirti3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) gyventi4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) gyventi5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) gyventi (iš), verstis•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) pragyvenimas- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) gyvas2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?)3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb)4) (burning: a live coal.)2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.)- lively- liveliness
- livestock
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7 luxuries
plural; see luxury -
8 villa
['vilə](a type of detached or semi-detached (usually luxury) house, in the country or suburbs, or used for holidays at the seaside: They have a villa at the seaside.) vila
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