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1 neither ... nor
(used to introduce alternatives which are both negative: Neither John nor David could come; He can neither read nor write.) nei... nei -
2 neither
adjective, pronoun(not the one nor the other (of two things or people): Neither window faces the sea; Neither of them could understand Italian.) nei vienas (nei kitas) -
3 neither here nor there
(not important; not relevant: His opinion is neither here nor there.) visai nesvarbu -
4 nor
[no:](and not; neither: He did not know then what had happened, nor did he ever find out; I'm not going, nor is John.) taip ir... ne-, taip pat ne- -
5 neuter
['nju:tə]1) (in certain languages, of the gender which is neither masculine nor feminine: a neuter noun.) niekatrosios, bevardės giminės2) (without sex: Worker bees are neuter, being neither male nor female.) belytis -
6 slope
[sləup] 1. noun1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) nuolydis, nuožulnumas2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) šlaitas2. verb(to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) leistis- sloping -
7 drawn
1) ((of curtains) pulled together or closed: The curtains were drawn, although it was still daylight.) užtrauktas2) ((of a game etc) neither won nor lost: a drawn match.) pasibaigęs lygiosiomis3) ((of a blade etc) pulled out of its sheath: a drawn sword.) nuogas4) ((of a person) strained and tired: His face was pale and drawn.) išvargęs, sunykęs -
8 fair
I [feə] adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) šviesus, šviesiaplaukis2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) teisingas, sąžiningas3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) puikus4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) šiaip sau, neblogas5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) gana didelis6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) gražus•- fairness- fairly
- fair play II [feə] noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) atrakcionų parkas2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) mugė3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) mugė -
9 here
[hiə] 1. adverb1) ((at, in or to) this place: He's here; Come here; He lives not far from here; Here they come; Here is / Here's your lost book.) čia2) (at this time; at this point in an argument: Here she stopped speaking to wipe her eyes; Here is where I disagree with you.) čia3) (beside one: My colleague here will deal with the matter.) čia2. interjection1) (a shout of surprise, disapproval etc: Here! what do you think you're doing?) ei!2) (a shout used to show that one is present: Shout `Here!' when I call your name.) esu!•- hereabouts- hereabout
- hereafter
- the hereafter
- hereby
- herein
- herewith
- here and there
- here goes
- here's to
- here
- there and everywhere
- here you are
- neither here nor there -
10 middling
adjective (average: He's neither tall nor short, but of middling height.) vidutinis, vidutiniškas -
11 neutral
['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) neutralus2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) neutralus, neaiškus3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) neutralus, neįelektrintas2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) neutrali valstybė, neutralios valstybės pilietis2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) neutralioji padėtis•- neutralize
- neutralise -
12 sexless
adjective (neither male nor female.) belytis -
13 so-so
adjective (neither very good nor very bad: His health is so-so.) šiaip sau -
14 temperate
['tempərət]((of climate) neither too hot nor too cold.) vidutinis
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