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  • 21 mend

    [mend] 1. verb
    1) (to put (something broken, torn etc) into good condition again; to repair: Can you mend this broken chair?) (su)taisyti, (su)adyti
    2) (to grow better, especially in health: My broken leg is mending very well.) taisytis, gyti
    2. noun
    (a repaired place: This shirt has a mend in the sleeve.) susiūta/suadyta vieta

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  • 22 tilt

    [tilt] 1. verb
    (to go or put (something) into a sloping or slanting position: He tilted his chair backwards; The lamp tilted and fell.) pakreipti, pasvirti
    2. noun
    (a slant; a slanting position: The table is at a slight tilt.) pasvirimas
    - at full tilt
    - full tilt

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  • 23 translate

    [træns'leit]
    (to put (something said or written) into another language: He translated the book from French into English.) versti
    - translator

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  • 24 set

    [set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) (pa)dėti
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) (pa)dengti
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) nustatyti
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) duoti, skirti, rodyti
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) sukelti, paskatinti pradėti
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) nusileisti
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) (su)stingti, sukietėti
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) nustatyti
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) sudėti
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) įdėti
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) sustatyti
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) nustatytas
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) nusiteikęs
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) tyčinis, iš anksto apgalvotas
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) sustingęs
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) sustabarėjęs
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) papuoštas, nusagstytas
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) rinkinys
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) aparatas
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grupė
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) sudėjimas, sušukavimas
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) dekoracijos
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) setas
    - setback
    - set phrase
    - set-square
    - setting-lotion
    - set-to
    - set-up
    - all set
    - set about
    - set someone against someone
    - set against someone
    - set someone against
    - set against
    - set aside
    - set back
    - set down
    - set in
    - set off
    - set something or someone on someone
    - set on someone
    - set something or someone on
    - set on
    - set out
    - set to
    - set up
    - set up camp
    - set up house
    - set up shop
    - set upon

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  • 25 stop

    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) (su)stoti, (su)stabdyti
    2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) sulaikyti, sukliudyti
    3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) nustoti
    4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) už(si)kimšti
    5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) prispausti
    6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) viešėti, apsistoti
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) sustojimas
    2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) stotelė
    3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) taškas
    4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) vožtuvėlis, ventilis, klavišas
    5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) ribotuvas
    - stopper
    - stopping
    - stopcock
    - stopgap
    - stopwatch
    - put a stop to
    - stop at nothing
    - stop dead
    - stop off
    - stop over
    - stop up

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  • 26 right

    1. adjective
    1) (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.) dešinys
    2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) teisingas, tinkamas
    3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) geras,teisus
    4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) tinkamas
    2. noun
    1) (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.) teisė
    2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) teisingumas, teisumas
    3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) dešinė
    4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) dešinieji
    3. adverb
    1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) kaip tik, tiksliai
    2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) tuoj pat, nedelsiant
    3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) visiškai
    4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) tiesiai, kiaurai
    5) (to the right: Turn right.) į dešinę
    6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) teisingai, gerai
    4. verb
    1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) ištiesinti, išlyginti
    2) (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.) atitaisyti
    5. 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
    - right of way
    - serve right

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  • 27 back

    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) nugara
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) nugara
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) užpakalis, galas
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) gynėjas
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) užpakalinis
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) atgal
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) tolyn, šalin
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) arti atramos
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) atsilygindamas, atsikirsdamas, atgal
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) į praeitį, praeityje
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) eiti/važiuoti atbulom, varyti atgal
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) palaikyti, remti
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) lažintis, statyti sumą
    - backbite
    - backbiting
    - backbone
    - backbreaking
    - backdate
    - backfire
    - background
    - backhand
    5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) iš kairės, pakrypusia rašysena
    - back-number
    - backpack
    - backpacking: go backpacking
    - backpacker
    - backside
    - backslash
    - backstroke
    - backup
    - backwash
    - backwater
    - backyard
    - back down
    - back of
    - back on to
    - back out
    - back up
    - have one's back to the wall
    - put someone's back up
    - take a back seat

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  • 28 check

    [ ek] 1. verb
    1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) (pa)tikrinti
    2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) (pa)tikrinti
    3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) sulaikyti
    2. noun
    1) (an act of testing or checking.) (pa)tikrinimas, kontrolė
    2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) sulaikymas
    3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) šachas
    4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) languotas raštas
    5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) kvitas
    6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) sąskaita
    7) ((American) a cheque.) čekis
    - checkbook
    - check-in
    - checkmate
    3. verb
    (to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) duoti matą
    - checkpoint
    - check-up
    - check in
    - check out
    - check up on
    - check up

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  • 29 use

    I [ju:z] verb
    1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) naudoti
    2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) vartoti
    - used
    - user
    - user-friendly
    - user guide
    - be used to something
    - be used to
    - used to
    II [ju:s]
    1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) naudojimas
    2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) pritaikymas, panaudojimas
    3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) nauda, prasmė
    4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) galėjimas naudoti
    5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) teisė pasinaudoti
    - usefulness
    - usefully
    - useless
    - be in use
    - out of use
    - come in useful
    - have no use for
    - it's no use
    - make good use of
    - make use of
    - put to good use
    - put to use

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  • 30 repair

    [ri'peə] 1. verb
    1) (to mend; to make (something) that is damaged or has broken down work again; to restore to good condition: to repair a broken lock / torn jacket.) (pa)taisyti, (su)remontuoti
    2) (to put right or make up for: Nothing can repair the harm done by your foolish remarks.) atitaisyti, atlyginti
    2. noun
    1) ((often in plural) the act of repairing something damaged or broken down: I put my car into the garage for repairs; The bridge is under repair.) remontas, taisymas
    2) (a condition or state: The road is in bad repair; The house is in a good state of repair.) būklė
    - reparable
    - reparation
    - repairman

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  • 31 ring

    I 1. [riŋ] noun
    1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) žiedas
    2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) žiedas, lankelis
    3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) lankas, ratas
    4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) arena, ringas
    5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) gauja, šutvė
    2. verb
    ( verb)
    1) (to form a ring round.) apsupti, sustoti ratu
    2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) apvesti apskritimu
    3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) žieduoti
    - ringlet
    - ring finger
    - ringleader
    - ringmaster
    - run rings round
    II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb
    1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) (su)skambėti, (pa)skambinti
    2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) paskambinti
    3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) iškviesti skambučiu
    4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) skambtelėti
    5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) skardėti
    6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) (nu)skardėti
    2. noun
    1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) skambėjimas, skambinimas
    2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) skambutis, skambinimas telefonu
    3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) skambesys, įspūdis
    - ring back
    - ring off
    - ring true

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  • 32 charge

    1. verb
    1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) prašyti
    2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) užrašyti skolon
    3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) (ap)kaltinti
    4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) pulti
    5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) pasileisti
    6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) pakrauti
    7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) užtaisyti
    2. noun
    1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) mokestis
    2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) kaltinimas (kuo)
    3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) antpuolis
    4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) krūvis
    5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) globotinis
    6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) užtaisas
    - in charge of
    - in someone's charge
    - take charge

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  • 33 cover

    1. verb
    1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) (už)dengti, aptaškyti, paslėpti
    2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) padengti
    3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) įveikti, nukeliauti
    4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) apimti
    5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) apsaugoti
    6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) rašyti apie, daryti reportažą apie
    7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) laikyti ginklą nukreiptą į, taikyti į
    2. noun
    1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) užtiesalas, uždangalas, dangtis, viršelis
    2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) priedanga, apsauga
    3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) priedanga
    - covering
    - cover-girl
    - cover story
    - cover-up

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  • 34 tip

    I 1. [tip] noun
    (the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) galiukas, smaigalys, viršūnė
    2. verb
    (to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.) uždėti galiuką, nusmailinti
    - tip-top
    - be on the tip of one's tongue
    II 1. [tip] past tense, past participle - tipped; verb
    1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) pasvirti, nusverti
    2) (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.) išpilti
    3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) pilti, versti
    2. noun
    (a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.) krūva, sąvartynas
    III 1. [tip] noun
    (a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) arbatpinigiai
    2. verb
    (to give such a gift to.) duoti arbatpinigių
    IV [tip] noun
    (a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) patarimas, informacija

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  • 35 hang

    [hæŋ]
    past tense, past participle - hung; verb
    1) (to put or fix, or to be put or fixed, above the ground eg by a hook: We'll hang the picture on that wall; The picture is hanging on the wall.) kabinti, kaboti
    2) (to fasten (something), or to be fastened, at the top or side so that it can move freely but cannot fall: A door hangs by its hinges.) kabinti, kaboti
    3) ((past tense, past participle hanged) to kill, or to be killed, by having a rope put round the neck and being allowed to drop: Murderers used to be hanged in the United Kingdom, but no-one hangs for murder now.) karti
    4) ((often with down or out) to be bending, drooping or falling downwards: The dog's tongue was hanging out; Her hair was hanging down.) būti nukarusiam, karoti
    5) (to bow (one's head): He hung his head in shame.) nukabinti
    - hanging
    - hangings
    - hangman
    - hangover
    - get the hang of
    - hang about/around
    - hang back
    - hang in the balance
    - hang on
    - hang together
    - hang up

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  • 36 load

    [ləud] 1. noun
    1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) krovinys, našta
    2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) krovinys, įkrova
    3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) daug(ybė)
    4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) apkrova
    2. verb
    1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) (pa)krauti
    2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) uþtaisyti
    3) (to put film into (a camera).) ádëti filmà

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  • 37 design

    1. verb
    (to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) (su)projektuoti
    2. noun
    1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) eskizas, projektas
    2) (style; the way in which something has been made or put together: It is very modern in design; I don't like the design of that building.) dizainas, stilius
    3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) raštas, piešinys, ornamentas
    4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) sumanymas
    - designing

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  • 38 frame

    [freim] 1. noun
    1) (a hard main structure round which something is built or made: the steel frame of the aircraft.) karkasas, korpusas
    2) (something made to enclose something: a picture-frame; a window-frame.) rėmas
    3) (the human body: He has a slight frame.) kūno sudėjimas
    2. verb
    1) (to put a frame around: to frame a picture.) įrėminti
    2) (to act as a frame for: Her hair framed her face.) apjuosti
    3) (to arrange false evidence so as to make (someone) seem guilty of a crime etc (noun frame-up).) neteisingai iškelti bylą, sufabrikuoti bylą
    - frame of mind

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  • 39 measure

    ['meʒə] 1. noun
    1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) matas, saikas, matuoklis, ruletė
    2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) matavimo vienetas, matas
    3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) matai, saikai
    4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) priemonė
    5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) tam tikras kiekis/dydis/dozė
    6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) taktas
    2. verb
    1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) (iš)matuoti
    2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) rodyti, nustatyti
    3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) išbandyti (jėgas su)
    4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) būti tam tikro dydžio
    - beyond measure
    - for good measure
    - full measure
    - made to measure
    - measure out
    - measure up

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  • 40 order

    ['o:də] 1. noun
    1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) įsakymas, nurodymas
    2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) užsakymas
    3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) užsakymas
    4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) tvarka, gera būklė
    5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) tvarka
    6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) tvarka, seka
    7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) tvarka
    8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) pervedimas, perlaida
    9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) rūšis, rangas, padėtis
    10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) ordinas
    2. verb
    1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) liepti, įsakyti
    2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) užsakyti
    3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) sutvarkyti
    3. noun
    1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) sanitaras
    2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) pasiuntinys
    - order-form
    - in order
    - in order that
    - in order
    - in order to
    - made to order
    - on order
    - order about
    - out of order
    - a tall order

    English-Lithuanian dictionary > order

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