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1 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) mažas2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) nedidelis3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) menkas2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) nedaug3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) mažai2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) menkai, mažai3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) visai ne•- a little- little by little
- make little of -
2 such
1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) toks2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) toks3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) toks4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) toks2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) toks- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is -
3 contact
['kontækt] 1. noun1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) kontaktas, sąlytis2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) ryšys3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) (naudinga) pažintis4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) kontaktas5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) infekcijos nešiotojas6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) ryšys2. verb(to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) susisiekti su -
4 lunatic
[-tik]adjective, noun (( abbreviation (usually unkind) loony ['lu:ni] - plural loonies) (a person who is) insane or crazy: Only a lunatic would do such a thing!) beprotis, pamišėlis -
5 partial
1) (not complete; in part only: a partial success; partial payment.) dalinis2) (having a liking for (a person or thing): He is very partial to cheese.) mėgstantis, turintis silpnybę• -
6 possible
['posəbl]1) (able to happen or be done: It's possible that the train will be delayed; We'll come as soon as possible; I'll do everything possible; She did the only possible thing in the circumstances.) galimas, įmanomas2) (satisfactory; acceptable: I've thought of a possible solution to the problem.) galimas, tinkamas•- possibly -
7 proportion
[prə'po:ʃən]1) (a part (of a total amount): Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.) dalis2) (the (correct) quantity, size, number etc (of one thing compared with that of another): For this dish, the butter and flour should be in the proportion of three to four (=eg 300 grammes of butter with every 400 grammes of flour).) proporcija, santykis•- proportionally
- proportionate
- proportionately
- be
- get in proportion to
- get in proportion
- be
- get out of all proportion to
- get out of proportion to
- get out of all proportion
- get out of proportion
- in proportion to -
8 simile
['siməli](a form of expression using `like' or `as', in which one thing is compared to another which it only resembles in one or a small number of ways: `Her hair was like silk' is a simile.) palyginimas -
9 worst
[wə:st] 1. adjective(bad to the greatest extent: That is the worst book I have ever read.) blogiausias2. adverb(in the worst way or manner: This group performed worst (of all) in the test.) blogiausiai3. pronoun(the thing, person etc which is bad to the greatest extent: the worst of the three; His behaviour is at its worst when he's with strangers; At the worst they can only fine you.) kas blogiausias, blogiausias atvejis- get the worst of
- if the worst comes to the worst
- the worst of it is that
- the worst of it is
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