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1 play off against
(to set (one person) against (another) in order to gain an advantage: He played his father off against his mother to get more pocket money.) (su)kurstyti prieš -
2 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) žaisti2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) žaisti, lošti3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) vaidinti, dėtis4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) būti vaidinamam5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) groti6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) iškrėsti7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) žaisti su8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) žaisti9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) nukreipti10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) lošti2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) pramoga2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) pjesė, drama3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) žaidimas4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) laisvumas•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up -
3 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) (pa)dėti2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) (pa)dengti3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) nustatyti4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) duoti, skirti, rodyti5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) sukelti, paskatinti pradėti6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) nusileisti7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) (su)stingti, sukietėti8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) nustatyti9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) sudėti10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) įdėti11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) sustatyti2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) nustatytas2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) nusiteikęs3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) tyčinis, iš anksto apgalvotas4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) sustingęs5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) sustabarėjęs6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) papuoštas, nusagstytas3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) rinkinys2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparatas3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grupė4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) sudėjimas, sušukavimas5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) dekoracijos6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) setas•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon -
4 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) trenkti, suduoti2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) smogti3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) padaryti nuostolių, sukelti skausmą4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) pataikyti2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) smūgis2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) pataikymas3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) hitas•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with
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