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1 proverb
['provə:b](a well-known saying that gives good advice or expresses a supposed truth: Two common proverbs are `Many hands make light work' and `Don't count your chickens before they're hatched!') patarlė- proverbially -
2 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 -
3 positive
['pozətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) teigiamas2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) aiškus3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) tikras4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) visiškas5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) optimistiškas, pozityvus6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) nelyginamasis7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) teigiamas8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) teigiamas2. noun1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) pozityvas2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) nelyginamasis laipsnis•- positively -
4 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
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5 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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