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1 cut corners
(to use less money, effort, time etc when doing something than was thought necessary, often giving a poorer result.) daryti ką greičiau, paprasčiau -
2 cut it fine
(to allow barely enough time, money etc for something that must be done.) vos suspėti, vos ištekti pinigų -
3 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) ketvirtis2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) 25 centų moneta3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kvartalas4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) pusė, šalis5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) pasigailėjimas6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) pasturgalis7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) jaunatis, delčia8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) vienas iš keturių kėlinių9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) ketvirtis2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) perpjauti į keturias dalis2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dalyti iš keturių3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) apgyvendinti•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) kas ketvirtį4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) ketvirčio žurnalas- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
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5 dice with death
(to do something very risky (and dangerous): He diced with death every time he took a short cut across the main railway line.) žaisti su mirtimi -
6 reserve
[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) paprašyti, užsakyti2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) rezervuoti, paskirti2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) atsargos2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) draustinis, rezervatas3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) santūrumas4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) rezervas•- reserved
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7 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) mažas, smulkus2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) smulkus3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) nedidelis, nepakankamas4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) mažasis•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small
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