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1 speed
[spi:d] 1. noun1) (rate of moving: a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed.) greitis2) (quickness of moving.) greitis2. verb1) ((past tense, past participles sped [sped] speeded) to (cause to) move or progress quickly; to hurry: The car sped/speeded along the motorway.) lėkti, dumti, skubėti2) ((past tense, past participle speeded) to drive very fast in a car etc, faster than is allowed by law: The policeman said that I had been speeding.) viršyti greitį•- speeding- speedy
- speedily
- speediness
- speed bump
- speed trap
- speedometer
- speed up -
2 speed up
past tense, past participle - speeded (-)1) (to increase speed: The car speeded up as it left the town.) padidinti greitá2) (to quicken the rate of: We are trying to speed up production.) pagreitinti, padidinti -
3 speed trap
noun (a device used by the police to catch drivers exceeding the speed limit.) greičio matuoklis -
4 speed bump
noun (a raised part across the road to make drivers slow down.) greičio ribojimo gūbrelis -
5 pick up speed
(to go faster; to accelerate: The car picked up speed as it ran down the hill.) padidinti greitį -
6 breakneck
adjective ((usually of speed) dangerous: He drove at breakneck speed.) pavojingas, nutrūktgalviškas -
7 sprint
[sprint] 1. noun1) (a run or running race performed at high speed over a short distance: Who won the 100 metres sprint?) sprintas2) (the pace of this: He ran up the road at a sprint.) didelis greitis2. verb(to run at full speed especially (in) a race: He sprinted (for) the last few hundred metres.) bėgti visu greičiu- sprinter -
8 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) gardas, pertvara2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) kioskas, prekystalis•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) užgesti, užspringti2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) netekti greičio3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) užgesinti2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) greičio netekimasIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) vilkinti -
9 accelerate
[ək'seləreit]1) (to increase speed: The driver accelerated to pass the other car.) padidinti greitį2) (to make (something) happen sooner: Worry accelerated his death.) pagreitinti•- accelerator -
10 accelerator
noun (a pedal, lever etc that controls the speed or acceleration of a machine.) akseleratorius -
11 approach
[ə'prəu ] 1. verb(to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) prisiartinti, priartėti2. noun1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) artinimasis2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) prieiga3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) bandymas kreiptis/užkalbinti•- approaching -
12 at
[æt]( showing)1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road)2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) į3) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.)4) (state or occupation: The countries are at war; She is at work.)5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.)6) (cost: bread at $1.20 a loaf.) po•- at all -
13 at full blast
(at full power, speed etc: He had the radio going at full blast (= as loud as possible).) visu tempu/galingumu/garsu -
14 (at) full tilt
(at full speed: He rushed down the street at full tilt.) iš visų jėgų -
15 clock
[klok] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring time, but not worn on the wrist like a watch: We have five clocks in our house; an alarm clock (= a clock with a ringing device for waking one up in the morning).) laikrodis2) (an instrument for measuring speed of a vehicle or distance travelled by a vehicle: My car has 120,000 miles on the clock.) spidometras, taksometras2. verb(to register (a time) on a stopwatch etc.) matuoti laiką- clockwork
- clock in
- out/on
- off
- clock up
- like clockwork
- round the clock -
16 crawl
[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) ropoti2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) rėplioti3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) slinkti4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) knibždėte knibždėti2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) slinkimas, ropojimas2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) kraulis, laisvasis stilius -
17 cruise
[kru:z] 1. verb1) (to sail for pleasure: We're going cruising in the Mediterranean.) plaukioti2) (to go at a steady, comfortable speed: The plane is cruising at an altitude of 10,000 metres.) judėti neskubant2. noun(a voyage from place to place made for pleasure and relaxation: They went on a cruise.) kruizas, kelionė jūra- cruiser -
18 cruiser
1) (a high-speed battleship.) kreiseris2) ((also cabin-cruiser) a motor yacht with living quarters.) jachta su kajutėmis -
19 dash
[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) pulti, mestis2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) sviesti, tėkšti3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) sudaužyti2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) puolimas, metimasis2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) truputis3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) brūkšnelis4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) veržlumas•- dashing- dash off -
20 exceed
[ik'si:d](to go beyond; to be greater than: His expenditure exceeds his income; He exceeded the speed limit on the motorway.) viršyti
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