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1 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) ne taip suprastiEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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2 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) ne taip suprastiEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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3 go wrong
1) (to go astray, badly, away from the intended plan etc: Everything has gone wrong for her in the past few years.) nesisekti2) (to stop functioning properly: The machine has gone wrong - I can't get it to stop!) sugesti3) (to make a mistake: Where did I go wrong in that sum?) suklysti -
4 stick
I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) (į)smeigti, (per)durti2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) kyšoti3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) klijuoti(s), priklijuoti, suklijuoti, prilipti4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) įstrigti, užsikirsti, įklimpti•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) pagalys, šakalys2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) lazda, lazdelė3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) lazda, stiebas•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick -
5 right
1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) dešinys2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) teisingas, tinkamas3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) geras,teisus4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) tinkamas2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) teisė2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) teisingumas, teisumas3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) dešinė4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) dešinieji3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) kaip tik, tiksliai2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) tuoj pat, nedelsiant3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) visiškai4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) tiesiai, kiaurai5) (to the right: Turn right.) į dešinę6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) teisingai, gerai4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) ištiesinti, išlyginti2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) atitaisyti5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') gerai, taip, klausau- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) dešinysis- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
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6 correct
[kə'rekt] 1. verb1) (to remove faults and errors from: These spectacles will correct his eye defect.) pataisyti, patikslinti, koreguoti, sureguliuoti2) ((of a teacher etc) to mark errors in: I have fourteen exercise books to correct.) (iš)taisyti2. adjective1) (free from faults or errors: This sum is correct.) teisingas, tikslus2) (right; not wrong: Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct.) teisingas, teisus, tinkamas•- corrective
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7 dial
1. noun1) (the face of a watch or clock: My watch has a dial you can see in the dark.) ciferblatas2) (the turning disc over the numbers on a telephone.) diskas3) (any disc etc bearing numbers etc used to give information: the dial on a radio.) skalė2. verb(to turn a telephone dial to get a number: She dialled the wrong number.) surinkti (telefono numerį)
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