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1 opportunity
[opə'tju:nəti]plural - opportunities; noun(a chance to do or a time for doing (something): an opportunity to go to Rome; You've had several opportunities to ask him.) proga, galimybė -
2 golden opportunity
(a very good opportunity.) puiki proga -
3 au pair
[,ou 'pə(r)](a young person from abroad employed by a family to look after the children and help with the housework in return for room, meals, pocket money and an opportunity to learn the language: a French au pair; an au pair girl.) jaunuolis/jaunuolė iš užsienio, gaunanti(s) visą išlaikymą už vaikų priežiūrą ir namų ruošą -
4 bide one's time
(to wait for a good opportunity: I'm just biding my time until he makes a mistake.) laukti (tinkamos progos) -
5 carpetbagger
(politician who moves to a place where he/she sees an opportunity to promote his/her career.) politikas perėjūnas -
6 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) atsitiktinumas2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) proga3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) galimybė, šansas4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) rizika2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) rizikuoti2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) atsitiktinai turėti progos3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) atsitiktinis- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
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7 come into one's own
(to have the opportunity of showing what one can do etc: He has at last come into his own as a pop-singer.) surasti save -
8 equality
[i'kwoləti]noun (the state of being equal: Women want equality of opportunity with men.) lygybė -
9 exercise
1. noun1) (training or use (especially of the body) through action or effort: Swimming is one of the healthiest forms of exercise; Take more exercise.) pratimas, mankšta2) (an activity intended as training: ballet exercises; spelling exercises.) pratimas3) (a series of tasks, movements etc for training troops etc: His battalion is on an exercise in the mountains.) kariniai pratimai, manevrai2. verb1) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) mankštinti(s), treniruoti(s)2) (to use; to make use of: She was given the opportunity to exercise her skill as a pianist.) naudotis -
10 gold
[ɡould]1) (an element, a precious yellow metal used for making jewellery etc: This watch is made of gold; ( also adjective) a gold watch.) auksas; auksinis2) (coins, jewellery etc made of gold.) auksas3) (the colour of the metal: the shades of brown and gold of autumn leaves; ( also adjective) a gold carpet.) auksinė spalva•- golden- goldfish
- gold-leaf
- gold medal
- gold-mine
- gold-rush
- goldsmith
- as good as gold
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11 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) nutverti, sugriebti2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) suprasti, suvokti2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) nusitvėrimas, sugniaužimas2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) suvokimas•- grasping -
12 heaven-sent
adjective (very lucky or convenient: a heaven-sent opportunity.) Dievo siųstas -
13 let slip
1) (to miss (an opportunity etc): I let the chance slip, unfortunately.) pražiopsoti2) (to say (something) unintentionally: She let slip some remark about my daughter.) (kam) netyčia išsprūsti, leptelėti -
14 lost
1) (missing; no longer to be found: a lost ticket.) pamestas, dingęs2) (not won: The game is lost.) pralaimėtas, praloštas3) (wasted; not used properly: a lost opportunity.) prarastas4) (no longer knowing where one is, or in which direction to go: I don't know whether to turn left or right - I'm lost.) pasimetęs -
15 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) kiek įmanoma pasinaudotiEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > make the most of (something)
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16 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) kiek įmanoma pasinaudotiEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > make the most of (something)
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17 miss
[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) nepataikyti, prašauti2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) pavėluoti į3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) praleisti4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) ilgėtis5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) pasigesti6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) neužgirsti7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) praleisti8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) nesutikti, prasilenkti su9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) išvengti10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) užsikirsti, neužsivesti2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) nevykęs šūvis/metimas/praleidimas- missing- go missing
- miss out
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18 miss the boat
(to be left behind, miss an opportunity etc: I meant to send her a birthday card but I missed the boat - her birthday was last week.) praleisti, prarasti progą -
19 opening
1) (a hole; a clear or open space: an opening in the fence/forest.) anga, landa, proskyna2) (a beginning: the opening of the film; ( also adjective) the chairman's opening remarks.) pradžia, įžanga; įžanginis3) (the act of becoming or making open, the ceremony of making open: the opening of a flower/shop/door; the opening of the new theatre.) atidarymas4) (an opportunity for work: There are good openings in the automobile industry.) galimybė gauti darbą -
20 opportunities
plural; see opportunity
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