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1 piece
[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) dalis, gabalas, sklypas2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) lapas, vienetas, pavyzdys3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) kūrinys, straipsnis4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) moneta5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) figūra, šaškė•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) daromas dalimis/palaipsniui- go all to pieces- go to pieces
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- piece together
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2 eye-piece
noun (the part of a telescope etc to which one puts one's eye.) okuliaras -
3 shuttle
1) (in weaving, a piece of equipment for carrying the thread backwards and forwards across the other threads.) šaudyklė2) (a piece of machinery for making loops in the lower thread in a sewing-machine.) šaudyklė3) (an air, train or other transport service etc which operates constantly backwards and forwards between two places: an airline shuttle between London and Edinburgh; space shuttle (= a craft travelling between space stations).) reguliari transporto linija, reguliarus reisas• -
4 advice
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5 allotment
noun (a small part of a larger piece of public ground rented to a person to grow vegetables etc.) sklypelis -
6 amplifier
noun (a piece of equipment for increasing the strength or power-level of electric currents especially so as to increase loudness: You need a new amplifier for your stereo equipment.) stiprintuvas -
7 argument
1) (a quarrel or unfriendly discussion: They are having an argument about/over whose turn it is.) ginčas2) (a set of reasons; a piece of reasoning: The argument for/against going; a philosophical argument.) argumentas -
8 article
1) (a thing or an object: This shop sells articles of all kinds; articles of clothing.) daiktas, prekė2) (a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine: He has written an article on the new sports centre for a local magazine.) straipsnis3) (the (the definite article) or a/an (the indefinite article).) artikelis -
9 backup
1) (additional people who provide help when it is needed: The police officer requested some backup when the shooting began.) pastiprinimas, parama2) (a copy of a computer file that can be used in case the original is destroyed.) rezervinė kopija3) (( also adjective) a piece of equipment, a system etc that can be used when there is a problem with the original one: a backup plan; We have a backup generator in case the power fails.) atsarginė sistema; atsarginis -
10 Band-Aid
((American) (a piece of) sticking plaster with a dressing used to cover a wound etc: You should put a Band-Aid on that cut.) pleistras -
11 bank-note
noun (a piece of paper issued by a bank, used as money.) banknotas -
12 blindfold
noun (a piece of cloth etc put over the eyes to prevent someone from seeing: The kidnappers put a blindfold over the child's eyes.) akių raištis -
13 bombshell
1) (a piece of startling news: His resignation was a real bombshell.) bomba2) ((slang) a sexy woman.) seksbomba -
14 boomerang
(a curved piece of wood used by Australian aborigines which, when thrown, returns to the thrower.) bumerangas -
15 bowling-green
noun (a smooth piece of grass for playing bowls on.) pievelė žaisti rutuliais -
16 campsite
noun (a piece of land on which tents may be pitched.) stovyklavietė -
17 card
1) (thick paper or thin board: shapes cut out from card.) kartonas2) ((also playing card) a small piece of such paper etc with designs, used in playing certain games: a pack of cards.) korta3) (a similar object used for eg sending greetings, showing membership of an organization, storing information etc: a birthday card; a membership card; a business card.) kortelė, atvirukas, bilietas•- cards- cardboard -
18 cast-off
noun, adjective ((a piece of clothing etc) no longer needed: cast-off clothes; I don't want my sister's cast-offs.) padėvėtas (drabužis) -
19 castle
1) (a large building strengthened against attack: the Norman castles of England and Wales; Windsor Castle.) pilis2) ((also rook) a piece in chess.) bokštas -
20 catgut
noun (a kind of cord made from the intestines of sheep etc, used for violin strings etc.) žarninė styga(a small, thick piece of glass fixed in the surface of a road to reflect light and guide drivers at night.) katės akis
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