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1 make a point of
(to be especially careful to (do something): I'll make a point of asking her today.) pasistengti -
2 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) smaigalys2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) iškyšulys, ragas3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) taškas4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punktas5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momentas6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) taškas, laipsnis, temperatūra7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) rumbas, kryptis8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) taškas, balas9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) dalykas, klausimas, esmė10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) prasmė, tikslas11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) bruožas, ypatybė12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) kištukinis lizdas2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) (nu)taikyti, (nu)kreipti2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) (pa)rodyti, nurodyti3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) užglaistyti skiediniu•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes -
3 make one's point
(to state one's opinion persuasively.) išdėstyti savo nuomonę -
4 freeze
[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) užšalti2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) šalti3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) sušalti, sušaldyti4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) užšaldyti5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) sustingti6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) užšaldyti2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) šaltis, speigas- freezer- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
- freeze up -
5 even
I 1. [i:vən] adjective1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) lygus, vienodas2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) lygus3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) tolygus, vienodas4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) lyginis5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) lygus6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) ramus, santūrus2. verb1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.) sulyginti2) (to make smooth or level.) sulyginti•- evenly- evenness
- be/get even with
- an even chance
- even out
- even up II [i:vən] adverb1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) net2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) dar•- even if- even so
- even though -
6 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) sukti(s)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) apsigręžti, atsigręžti3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) sukti4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) nukreipti5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) pasukti už6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) paversti, pavirsti7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) pasidaryti (kitos spalvos), pakeisti spalvą2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) (pa)sukimas2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) vija3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) posūkis4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) eilė5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) numeris•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up -
7 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) trenkti, suduoti2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) smogti3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) padaryti nuostolių, sukelti skausmą4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) pataikyti2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) smūgis2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) pataikymas3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) hitas•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
8 join
[‹oin] 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) sujungti, prijungti2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) sujungti3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) stoti į4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) susijungti, susitikti5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) prisijungti prie2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) sujungimas- join hands
- join in
- join up -
9 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) vieta2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) vieta3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) aikštė, vieta4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) vieta5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) vieta6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) vieta7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) skaitoma vieta8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) pareiga9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) vieta10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) namas, namai11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) gatvė, aikštė12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) ženklas, skaitmuo2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) (pa)dėti, (pa)skirti2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) prisiminti, atpažinti•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of -
10 scratch
[skræ ] 1. verb1) (to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across: The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush.) įbrėžti, įdrėksti2) (to rub to relieve itching: You should try not to scratch insect bites.) kasyti(s)3) (to make by scratching: He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone.) įrėžti, išraižyti4) (to remove by scratching: She threatened to scratch his eyes out.) išlupti5) (to withdraw from a game, race etc: That horse has been scratched.) išbraukti (iš sąrašo), pašalinti2. noun1) (a mark, injury or sound made by scratching: covered in scratches; a scratch at the door.) įdrėskimas2) (a slight wound: I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch.) įdrėskimas3) (in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage.) bendras startas•- scratchy- scratchiness
- scratch the surface
- start from scratch
- up to scratch -
11 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) (pa)rodyti2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) matytis3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) rodyti, išstatyti4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) (pa)rodyti5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) palydėti, vedžioti6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) (pa)rodyti7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) (į)rodyti8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) (pa)rodyti2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) paroda, programa, šou, spektaklis2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstravimas3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) apsimetimas, vaizdavimas4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) norėjimas pasirodyti5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) (geras) pasirodymas•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up -
12 spur
[spə:]1) (a small instrument with a sharp point or points that a rider wears on his heels and digs into the horse's sides to make it go faster.) pentinas2) (anything that urges a person to make greater efforts: He was driven on by the spur of ambition.) paskata•- spur on -
13 tip
I 1. [tip] noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) galiukas, smaigalys, viršūnė2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) uždėti galiuką, nusmailinti- tipped- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) pasvirti, nusverti2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.) išpilti3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) pilti, versti2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) krūva, sąvartynas- tip overIII 1. [tip] noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) arbatpinigiai2. verb(to give such a gift to.) duoti arbatpinigiųIV [tip] noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) patarimas, informacija- tip off -
14 blunt
1. adjective1) ((of objects) having no point or sharp edge: a blunt knife.) atšipęs, bukas2) ((of people) (sometimes unpleasantly) straightforward or frank in speech: She was very blunt, and said that she did not like him.) tiesus, tiesmukiškas2. verb(to make less sharp: This knife has been blunted by years of use.) (at)šipinti, (at)bukinti- bluntly- bluntness -
15 emphasis
['emfəsis]plural - emphases; noun1) (stress put on certain words in speaking etc; greater force of voice used in words or parts of words to make them more noticeable: In writing we sometimes underline words to show emphasis.) pabrėžimas, akcentavimas2) (force; firmness: `I do not intend to go,' he said with emphasis.) tvirtumas3) (importance given to something: He placed great emphasis on this point.) svoris, svarumas•- emphasise
- emphatic
- emphatically -
16 get at
1) (to reach (a place, thing etc): The farm is very difficult to get at.) pasiekti2) (to suggest or imply (something): What are you getting at?) taikyti, norėti pasakyti3) (to point out (a person's faults) or make fun of (a person): He's always getting at me.) šaipytis -
17 hole
[həul] 1. noun1) (an opening or gap in or through something: a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.) skylė2) (a hollow in something solid: a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.) skylė, duobė, urvas3) ((in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens: He won by two holes; We played nine holes.) duobutė2. verb1) (to make a hole in: The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.) pramušti skylę (kur), prakiurdyti2) (to hit (a ball etc) into a hole: The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.) įmušti į duobutę•- hole out -
18 illustrate
['iləstreit]1) (to provide (a book, lecture etc) with pictures, diagrams etc.) iliustruoti2) (to make (a statement etc) clearer by providing examples etc: Let me illustrate my point; This diagram will illustrate what I mean.) pailiustruoti pavyzdžiu, paaiškinti•- illustration
- illustrative
- illustrator -
19 mark
1. noun1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.) markë2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.) paþymys3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.) dëmë4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.) þenklas5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.) þenklas, kryþelis6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.) þenklas, rodiklis2. verb1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.) (pa)þenklinti, (pa)þymëti, palikti dëmæ, teptis2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.) ávertinti paþymiu3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.) þymëti4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.) pasiþymëti, uþsiraðyti5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.) dengti, saugoti•- marked- markedly
- marker
- marksman
- marksmanship
- leave/make one's mark
- mark out
- mark time -
20 speculate
['spekjuleit](to make guesses: He's only speculating - he doesn't know; There's no point in speculating about what's going to happen.) spėlioti
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