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1 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) šviesa2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) šviesa, lempa3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) ugnis4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) šviesa2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) šviesus2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) šviesus3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) apšviesti2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) už(si)degti, užžiebti•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) lengvas2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lengvas3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) lengvas4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) lengvesnis5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) lengvas6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) guvus, greitas7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) linksmas, nerimtas8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) nedidelis, nesmarkus9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) lengvas, purus•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) užtikti, užeiti -
2 charge
1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) prašyti2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) užrašyti skolon3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) (ap)kaltinti4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) pulti5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) pasileisti6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) pakrauti7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) užtaisyti2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) mokestis2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) kaltinimas (kuo)3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) antpuolis4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) krūvis5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) globotinis6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) užtaisas•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge -
3 shine
1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) šviesti2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) blizgėti, spindėti3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) blizginti4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) (su)blizgėti2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) blizgesys, spindėjimas2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) blizginimas•- shining- shiny
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4 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) paunksnė, šešėlis2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) šešėlis3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) gaubtas, uždanga4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) atspalvis5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) truputis2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) apsaugoti nuo šviesos2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) užtamsinti3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) pereiti•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade -
5 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) ugnis, gaisras2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) reflektorius, krosnis, židinys3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) ugnis4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) užsidegimas, liepsna5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) ugnis, šaudymas2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) išdegti2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) uždegti, sužadinti3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) (iš)šauti iš4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) iššauti5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) šauti6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) išmesti (iš darbo)•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire -
6 pierce
[piəs]1) ((of pointed objects) to go into or through (something): The arrow pierced his arm; A sudden light pierced the darkness.) perdurti, perskrosti2) (to make a hole in or through (something) with a pointed object: Pierce the lid before removing it from the jar.) perdurti, padaryti (kur) skylę•- piercing- piercingly
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7 stimulus
['stimjuləs]plural - stimuli; noun1) (something that causes a reaction in a living thing: Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.) stimulas2) (something that rouses or encourages a person etc to action or greater effort: Many people think that children need the stimulus of competition to make them work better in school.) paskata, akstinas -
8 black
[blæk] 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) juodas2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) juodas3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) juodas4) (without milk: black coffee.) juodas5) (evil: black magic.) juodasis6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) juodaodis7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) spalvotasis2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) juoda spalva2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) juodumas, juodi dažai3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) juodaodis, spalvotasis3. verb(to make black.) juodinti- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) įtraukti į juodąjį sąrašą5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) šantažas- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
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9 blind
1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) aklas2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) aklas3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) užstojantis, dengiantis4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) aklųjų2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) žaliuzės, (pakeliama) užuolaida2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) priedanga, maskuotė3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) apakinti- blinding- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) užrišti akis5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) užrištomis akimis- the blind leading the blind -
10 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) (pa)rodyti2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) matytis3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) rodyti, išstatyti4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) (pa)rodyti5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) palydėti, vedžioti6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) (pa)rodyti7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) (į)rodyti8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) (pa)rodyti2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) paroda, programa, šou, spektaklis2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstravimas3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) apsimetimas, vaizdavimas4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) norėjimas pasirodyti5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) (geras) pasirodymas•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up -
11 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) mušti, trenkti, pataikyti į2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) pulti, prasiveržti3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) įžiebti4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) streikuoti5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) aptikti, užeiti6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) išgauti (garsą), išmušti7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) apstulbinti, nustebinti, patikti8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) kaldinti, kalti9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) leistis, pasileisti10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) išardyti, nuleisti2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) streikas2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) aptikimas, suradimas•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up
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