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1 have/get/gain the upper hand
(to (begin to) win, beat the enemy etc: The enemy made a fierce attack but failed to get the upper hand.) turėti/paimti viršų, nugalėtiEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > have/get/gain the upper hand
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2 gain on
(to get or come closer to (a person, thing etc that one is chasing): Drive faster - the police car is gaining on us.) prisivyti, artintis -
3 win the day
(to gain a victory; to be successful.) laimėti, nugalėti -
4 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) ranka2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) rodyklė3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) pagalbinis darbininkas, matrosas4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) pagalba, padėjimas5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) (vieno žaidėjo) kortos6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) delnas7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) rašysena2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) duoti, (į)teikti2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) perduoti•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
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5 make up to
(to try to gain the favour or love of by flattery etc: She's always making up to the teacher by bringing him presents.) gerintis, pataikauti -
6 vie
present participle - vying; verb(to compete with: The two parents vied with each other in their attempts to gain the children's love.) lenktyniauti, varžytis -
7 suitor
noun (an old word for a man who tries to gain the love of a woman.) gerbėjas -
8 muscle in
( often with on) (to gain entry, or gain a share of something by force: The large firms have muscled in on all the important contracts.) jėga įsibrauti į, pasiglemžti -
9 clap
[klæp] 1. past tense, past participle - clapped; verb1) (to strike the palms of the hands together eg to show approval, to mark a rhythm, or to gain attention etc: When the singer appeared, the audience started to clap loudly; They clapped the speech enthusiastically; Clap your hands in time to the music.) ploti2) (to strike (someone) with the palm of the hand, often in a friendly way: He clapped him on the back and congratulated him.) paplekšnoti3) (to put suddenly (into prison, chains etc): They clapped him in jail.) įkišti2. noun1) (a sudden noise (of thunder).) trenksmas, griausmas2) (an act of clapping: They gave the performer a clap; He gave me a clap on the back.) plojimas, plekšnojimas -
10 court
[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) teismas2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) teismas3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) aikštė, kortas4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) dvariškiai5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) dvaras, rūmai6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) kiemas2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) merginti, pirštis, mylėtis2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) stengtis užsitarnauti3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) prisišaukti, užsitraukti•- courtier- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
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11 benefit
['benəfit] 1. noun(something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) nauda2. verb1) ((usually with from or by) to gain advantage: He benefited from the advice.) turėti naudos2) (to do good to: The long rest benefited her.) išeiti į naudą•- give someone the benefit of the doubt- give the benefit of the doubt -
12 make
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) (pa)daryti, (su)kurti, (pa)ruošti, sudaryti2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) (pri)versti3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) padaryti4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) uždirbti, gauti5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) būti, sudaryti6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) tapti, būti7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) apskaičiuoti, nustatyti (dydį)8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) paskirti, išrinkti9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) (pa)daryti2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) markė, fasonas, modelis- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
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13 price
1. noun1) (the amount of money for which a thing is or can be bought or sold; the cost: The price of the book was $10.) kaina2) (what one must give up or suffer in order to gain something: Loss of freedom is often the price of success.) kaina2. verb1) (to mark a price on: I haven't priced these articles yet.) pažymėti kainą ant2) (to find out the price of: He went into the furniture shop to price the beds.) sužinoti (ko) kainą•- pricey
- at a price
- beyond/without price -
14 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) pabėgti2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) išvengti3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) praslysti, išslysti4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) veržtis, nutekėti2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) pabėgimas, nutekėjimas- escapism- escapist -
15 sacrifice
1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) aukojimas2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) auka3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) pasiaukojimas2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) aukoti2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) paaukoti•- sacrificially -
16 score
[sko:] 1. plurals - scores; noun1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) rezultatas2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.) partitûra3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.) dvideðimt2. verb1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) ámuðti (ávartá), laimëti2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) iðbraukti3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) skaièiuoti taðkus, sumuoti rezultatus•- scorer- score-board
- on that score
- scores of
- scores
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17 advantage
1) ((a) gain or benefit: There are several advantages in being self-employed.) privalumas2) (in tennis, the first point gained after deuce.) daugiau•- advantageously
- have an/the advantage over
- have an/the advantage
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18 pawn
[po:n] 1. verb(to give (an article of value) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money (which may be repaid at a later time to get the article back): I had to pawn my watch to pay the bill.) užstatyti2. noun1) (in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank.) pėstininkas2) (a person who is used by another person for his own gain, advantage etc: She was a pawn in his ambitious plans.) marionetė, pastumdėlis•- pawnshop
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19 tactics
['tæktiks]((sometimes in singular) the art of arranging troops, warships etc during a battle, in order to win or gain an advantage over one's opponents: They planned their tactics for the election/game/meeting.) taktika- tactical- tactically
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20 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) krautis turtus, prisikimšti kišenes
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