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121 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) paslysti2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) išslysti, išsprūsti3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) nusivažiuoti, darytis niekam tikusiam4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) išslinkti5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) ištrūkti iš6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) įkišti2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) paslydimas2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) apsirikimas, klaida3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) apatinukas4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) slipas, stapelis•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) skiautelė -
122 approach
[ə'prəu ] 1. verb(to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) prisiartinti, priartėti2. noun1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) artinimasis2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) prieiga3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) bandymas kreiptis/užkalbinti•- approaching -
123 bridge
[bri‹] 1. noun1) (a structure carrying a road or railway over a river etc.) tiltas2) (the narrow raised platform for the captain of a ship.) kapitono tiltelis3) (the bony part (of the nose).) nosikaulis4) (the support of the strings of a violin etc.) tiltelis2. verb1) (to build a bridge over: They bridged the stream.) pastatyti tiltą per2) (to close a gap, pause etc: He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark.) užpildyti (tarpą) -
124 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) ilgas2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) ilgas3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) ilgumo4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) ilgai kuo užsiėmęs, išėjęs5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) toli siekiantis2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) daug laiko2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) ilgai•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) labai norėti, geisti, trokšti- longing- longingly -
125 map
[mæp] 1. noun1) (a drawing or plan, in outline, of (any part of) the surface of the earth, with various features shown (usually roads, rivers, seas, towns etc): a map of the world; a road map.) žemėlapis, planas2) (a similar type of drawing showing eg the surface of the moon, the position of the stars in the sky etc.) mėnlapis, žvaigždėlapis2. verb(to make a map of (an area): Africa was mapped by many different explorers.) pažymėti žemėlapyje- map out -
126 minor
1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) nedidelis, šalutinis2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.) ðalutinis specializacijos dalykas2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.) studijuoti kaip šalutinę specialybę3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) nepilnametis- minority- be in the minority -
127 sign
1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) ženklas2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) ženklas, iškaba, rodyklė3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) ženklas4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) ženklas, požymis2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) pasirašyti2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) parašyti3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) duoti ženklą•- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up -
128 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) iš(si)tempti, iš(si)tiesti2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) tįsoti, driektis2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) rąžymasis, mankšta2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) kraštas, vieta, atkarpa, tarpsnis•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
- stretch out
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