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1 take pleasure in
(to get enjoyment from: He takes great pleasure in annoying me.) jausti malonumą -
2 pleasure
['pleʒə](something that gives one enjoyment; joy or delight: the pleasures of country life; I get a lot of pleasure from listening to music.) malonumas- pleasurably
- pleasure-boat / pleasure-craft
- take pleasure in -
3 love
1. noun1) (a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing: She has a great love of music; her love for her children.) meilė, potraukis2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) įsimylėjimas, meilė3) (a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection): Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!) meilė, mylimasis4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) nulis2. verb1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) mylėti2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) mėgti•- lovable- lovely
- loveliness
- lover
- loving
- lovingly
- love affair
- love-letter
- lovesick
- fall in love with
- fall in love
- for love or money
- make love
- there's no love lost between them -
4 delight
1. verb1) (to please greatly: I was delighted by/at the news; They were delighted to accept the invitation.) žavėti, džiuginti2) (to have or take great pleasure (from): He delights in teasing me.) turėti malonumą2. noun((something which causes) great pleasure: Peacefulness is one of the delights of country life.) žavesys, malonumas- delightfully -
5 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) vairuoti, važiuoti2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) nuvežti, atvežti3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) varyti4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) įvaryti, išvaryti5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) varyti2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) pasivažinėjimas2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) kelias, alėja3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energija, veržlumas4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampanija, žygis5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) smūgis6) ((computers) a disk drive.) diskavedis•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
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6 glory
['ɡlo:ri] 1. plural - glories; noun1) (fame or honour: glory on the field of battle; He took part in the competition for the glory of the school.) šlovė, garbė2) (a source of pride, fame etc: This building is one of the many glories of Venice.) pažiba, puošmena3) (the quality of being magnificent: The sun rose in all its glory.) puikumas, didybė2. verb(to take great pleasure in: He glories in his work as an architect.) didžiuotis, džiūgauti iš pasigėrėjimo- glorify- glorification
- glorious
- gloriously -
7 pride
1) (a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, family etc: She looked with pride at her handsome sons.) pasididžiavimas2) (personal dignity: His pride was hurt by her criticism.) savigarba3) (a group (of lions or of peacocks): a pride of lions.) būrys•- the pride of
- pride of place
- pride oneself on
- take pride in
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