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1 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) (nu)sausinti, drenuoti2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) nutekėti3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) nusunkti, išleisti (skystį), nutekėti4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) išgerti iki dugno5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) iščiulpti, išsiurbti, išeikvoti2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) drenažas, vandens nuotakas2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) eikvotojas, alintojas•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
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2 hedge
[he‹] 1. noun(a line of bushes etc planted so closely together that their branches form a solid mass, grown round the edges of gardens, fields etc.) gyvatvorė2. verb1) (to avoid giving a clear answer to a question.) išsisukinėti2) ((with in or off) to enclose (an area of land) with a hedge.) apsodinti gyvatvore•- hedgehog- hedgerow -
3 plain
[plein] 1. adjective1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) paprastas, kuklus2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) aiškus, suprantamas3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) atviras, tiesus4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) aiškus, akivaizdus5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) negražus2. noun1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) lyguma, plokštuma2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) lygus mezgimas•- plainly- plainness
- plain chocolate
- plain clothes
- plain sailing
- plain-spoken
- in plain English
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