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1 put all one's eggs in one basket
(to depend entirely on the success of one scheme, plan etc: You should apply for more than one job - don't put all your eggs in one basket.) viskuo rizikuotiEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > put all one's eggs in one basket
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2 go out of one's way
(to do more than is really necessary: He went out of his way to help us.) stengtis iš paskutiniųjų, nertis iš kailio -
3 beyond one's means
(too expensive(ly): A painting by Picasso is beyond my means; He lives well beyond his means (= he spends more money than he earns).) ne pagal kišenę -
4 raise one's voice
(to speak more loudly than normal especially in anger: I don't want to have to raise my voice to you again.) (pa)kelti balsą -
5 teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
(to try to show someone more experienced than oneself how to do something.) kiaušinis vištą mokoEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > teach one's grandmother to suck eggs
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6 ambiguous
[æm'biɡjuəs](having more than one possible meaning: After the cat caught the mouse, it died is an ambiguous statement (ie it is not clear whether it = the cat or = the mouse).) dviprasmiškas- ambiguity -
7 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) įprastas, plačiai paplitęs, dažnai pasitaikantis2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) bendras3) (publicly owned: common property.) visuomeninis4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) storžieviškas, stačiokiškas, nemandagus5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) eilinis, paprastas6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) bendrinis2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) bendruomenės žemė/pieva- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
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8 concubine
1) (an old word for a woman who lives with a man as his lover but is not his wife.) sugyventinė2) ((among peoples and religions that allow men to have more than one wife) a secondary wife.) jaunesnioji žmona -
9 hundred
1. noun1) ((plural hundred) the number 100: Ten times ten is a hundred; more than one/a hundred; There must be at least six hundred of them here.) šimtas2) (the figure 100.) šimtas3) (the age of 100: She's over a hundred; a man of a hundred.) šimtas metų4) ((plural hundred) a hundred pounds or dollars: I lost several hundred at the casino last night.) šimtas, šimtinė2. adjective1) (100 in number: six hundred people; a few hundred pounds.) šimtas2) (aged 100: He is a hundred today.) šimto metų•- hundred-- hundredfold
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10 metal
['metl]noun, adjective1) ((of) any of a group of substances, usually shiny, that can conduct heat and electricity and can be hammered into shape, or drawn out in sheets, bars etc: Gold, silver and iron are all metals.) metalas2) ((of) a combination of more than one of such substances: Brass is a metal made from copper and zinc.) metalas•- metallic -
11 plural
['pluərəl]noun, adjective((in) the form of a word which expresses more than one: `Mice' is the plural of `mouse'; a plural noun/verb; Is the verb in the singular or the plural?) daugiskaita -
12 profit
['profit] 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) pelnas2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) nauda2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) gauti pelno, pasinaudoti- profitably -
13 railway
1) (a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run: They're building a new railway; ( also adjective) a railway station.) geležinkelis2) ((sometimes in plural) the whole organization which is concerned with the running of trains, the building of tracks etc: He has a job on the railway; The railways are very badly run in some countries.) geležinkelis -
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15 rather
1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) gana, šiek tiek2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) verčiau, geriau, greičiau3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) tiksliau sakant, tikriau -
16 hog
[hoɡ] 1. noun((especially American) a pig.) kiaulė2. verb1) (to gobble up greedily.) šlemšti2) (to take or use more of than one ought to; to keep or use longer than one ought to: She's hogging the telephone and no-one else can use it.) pasiglemžti, pasičiupti•- hogwash- go the whole hog -
17 only
['əunli] 1. adjective(without any others of the same type: He has no brothers or sisters - he's an only child; the only book of its kind.) vienintelis2. adverb1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) tik2) (alone: Only you can do it.) tiktai3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) tik4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) dar5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) tik3. conjunction(except that, but: I'd like to go, only I have to work.) bet- only too -
18 just
I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) teisingas2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) teisus3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) teisėtas•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) kaip tik, tiksliai2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) toks pat3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) ką tik4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) kaip tik5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) kaip tik6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) vos7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) tik8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) tik9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) tiesiog•- just now
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19 great-
[ɡreit](separated by one generation more than (an uncle, grandfather etc): A great-uncle is one's father's or mother's uncle; a great-grandchild.) pro- -
20 favouritism
noun (preferring or supporting one person etc more than another: I can't be accused of favouritism - I voted for everyone!) šališkumas, favoritizmas
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