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1 talk down to
(to speak to (someone) as if he/she is much less important, clever etc: Children dislike being talked down to.) kalbėti iš aukšto -
2 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) kalbėti(s), šnekėti(s)2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) apkalbinėti, kalbėti3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) kalbėti apie2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) pokalbis, derybos2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) paskaita, pokalbis3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) apkalbos4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) kalbos•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop -
3 over
['əuvə] 1. preposition1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) virš2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) per, ant, virš, kitoje (ko) pusėje3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) ant4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) po5) (about: a quarrel over money.) dėl6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) per7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) per8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) per2. adverb1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.) viršum2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.) per(si)-3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.) pri-4) (downwards: He fell over.) žemyn, par-, nu-5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.) virš, daugiau, su viršum6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.) dar, be to7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.) dar kartą, iš naujo, rūpestingai3. adjective(finished: The affair is over now.) baigtas, pasibaigęs4. noun((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.)5. as part of a word1) (too (much), as in overdo.) virš2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)3) (covering, as in overcoat.)4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)5) (completely, as in overcome.)•- over all
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4 stoop
[stu:p] 1. verb1) (to bend the body forward and downward: The doorway was so low that he had to stoop (his head) to go through it; She stooped down to talk to the child.) nu(si)lenkti, susilenkti2) (to lower one's (moral) standards by doing something: Surely he wouldn't stoop to cheating!) nusižeminti, nusileisti, paminti savo principus2. noun(a stooping position of the body, shoulder etc: Many people develop a stoop as they grow older.) pakumpimas, susikūprinimas- stooped
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