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1 raise
[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) iškelti, pakelti2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) pakelti, padidinti3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) auginti4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) išauginti5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) iškelti6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) surinkti7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) sukelti8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) sukelti9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) pastatyti10) (to give (a shout etc).) (pa)kelti (balsą)11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) susisiekti su2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) (algos) pakėlimas- raise hell/Cain / the roof
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2 snatch
[snæ ] 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) pastverti2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) nugriebti2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) bandymas stverti2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) nuotrupa
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try one's hand at — 1. To attempt 2. To test one s prowess at • • • Main Entry: ↑hand * * * attempt to do (something) for the first time, typically in order to find out if one is good at it a chance to try your hand at the ancient art of drystone walling … Useful english dictionary
try one's hand at — ► try one s hand at attempt to do for the first time. Main Entry: ↑try … English terms dictionary
try one's hand at — idi try one s hand at, to undertake so as to test one s aptitude for … From formal English to slang
try one's hand at — try for the first time, make a first attempt … English contemporary dictionary
try one's hand — MAKE AN ATTEMPT; attempt, try, try out, give something a try; informal have a go, have a stab, have a shot, have a bash, give something a whirl; formal essay. → hand * * * phrasal : to attempt something for the firs … Useful english dictionary
try one's hand at — I regret that I never tried my hand at waterskiing Syn: have a go at, make an attempt at, have a shot at; attempt, try, try out, give something a try; informal have a stab at, give something a whirl; formal essay … Thesaurus of popular words
try one's hand — {v. phr.} To make an inexperienced attempt (at something unfamiliar.) * /I thought I would try my hand at bowling, although I had never bowled before./ … Dictionary of American idioms
try one's hand — {v. phr.} To make an inexperienced attempt (at something unfamiliar.) * /I thought I would try my hand at bowling, although I had never bowled before./ … Dictionary of American idioms
try one's hand — verb to attempt a skill, craft, or trade possibly for the first time [ … Wiktionary
try\ one's\ hand — v. phr. To make an inexperienced attempt (at something unfamiliar.) I thought I would try my hand at bowling, although I had never bowled before … Словарь американских идиом
try one's hand — make an inexperienced attempt at something I have decided to try my hand at sailing a boat this summer … Idioms and examples
