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1 talk round
1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.) įtikinti2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) kalbėti užuolankomis/be galo apie -
2 debate
[di'beit] 1. noun(a discussion or argument, especially a formal one in front of an audience: a Parliamentary debate.) debatai, diskusija2. verb1) (to hold a formal discussion (about): Parliament will debate the question tomorrow.) apsvarstyti, diskutuoti2) (to think about or talk about something before coming to a decision: We debated whether to go by bus or train.) svarstyti• -
3 so much for
(that's all that can be said about: So much for that - let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late - so much for his punctuality!) tai tiek apie -
4 end
[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) galas, galinis, paskutinis2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) pabaiga, galas3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) mirtis4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) tikslas5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) galiukas2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) baigti(s)- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
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5 generalise
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) apibendrinti2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) kalbėti apskritai, neapibrėžtai -
6 generalize
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) apibendrinti2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) kalbėti apskritai, neapibrėžtai -
7 passing
1) (going past: a passing car.) praeinantis, pravažiuojantis2) (lasting only a short time: a passing interest.) trumpalaikis3) ((of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject: a passing reference.) atsitiktinis -
8 talking-point
noun (something to talk about; a subject, especially an interesting one: Football is the main talking-point in my family.) pokalbio tema -
9 waffle
I 1. ['wofl] verb(to talk on and on foolishly, pretending that one knows something which one does not: This lecturer will waffle on for hours.) paistyti2. noun(talk of this kind: His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about.) paistalasII ['wofəl] noun(a flat cake baked in a special appliance that leaves a pattern of squares on it: Waffles are usually eaten with ice cream, syrup or jam.) vaflis -
10 refer
[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) kalbėti, užsiminti apie, nurodyti2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) sietis, būti susijusiam3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) perduoti, pasiųsti, nukreipti4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) pažiūrėti•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) teisėjauti- reference book
- reference library -
11 boast
[bəust] 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) girtis2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) gyrimasis- boastful- boastfully
- boastfulness
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12 joke
[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) juokas, pokštas2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) juokingas dalykas2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) juokauti, juoktis2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) juokauti•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke
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