8A words Flashcards

1
Q

Hold a rally

A

surengti mitingą

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2
Q

slogan

A

šūkis

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3
Q

famine

A

badas

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4
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to go to or into a place for shelter or protection from danger or trouble.

A

to seek/take refuge

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5
Q

run away from a place or situation of danger;
run away from (someone or something).

A

to flee the war; flee one’s home

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6
Q

move (someone) from their home or a familiar location;
to remove someone from his or her home or usual surroundings

A

uproot

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7
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a strong feeling of dislike or hatred

A

animosity/hostility
to feel animosity towards somebody

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8
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in support or to the advantage of;
“members have voted … of strike action”;
you support it and think that it is a good thing

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to be in favour of something or somebody

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9
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be in control of events or of other people’s actions;
to use your influence over important people to get something or help someone else

A

to pull the strings

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10
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someone who can be trusted with responsibility or a job

A

a safe pair of hands
(be in a safe pair of hands)

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11
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to provide something (such as an idea, a principle, or a fact) from which another thing develops or can develop.
“Her early research … for many important medical discoveries.”

A

To lay the foundations

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12
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done for another person’s benefit or support, or because you are representing the interests of that person

A

on one’s behalf

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13
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tinkamas, galintis buti isrinktas

A

eligible

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14
Q

metinis biudzetas

A

annual budget

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15
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to discriminate … somebody

A
  • agains -
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16
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tevystes, motinystes atostogos

A

paternity leave, maternity leave

17
Q

a person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others.

A

role models

18
Q

apčiuopiamos (realios, materialines) ekonominės ir politinės naudos

A

tangible economic and political benefits

19
Q

mainstream politics

A

vyraujanti politika

20
Q

public office

A

visuomene atstovaujantys pareigunai

21
Q

disarmament

A

nusiginklavimas

22
Q

candidates put themselves up for election

A

.

23
Q

to call fresh elections

A

skelbti naujus rinkimus

24
Q

rinkimų apylinkė;
a building, such as a school or community centre, where voting takes place during an election.

A

polling station

25
Q

susilaikyti nuo balsavimo

A

to abstain…

26
Q

rinkimų sistema

A

electoral system

27
Q

visuotiniai rinkimai;
rinkti

A

general election;
elect

28
Q

constituency

A

rinkimų apygarda

29
Q

karinis perėmimas

A

military takeover

30
Q

interim government

A

laikinoji vyriausybė

31
Q

minority government

A

mažumos valdžia

32
Q

the supreme commander of the armed forces

A

vyriausiasis ginkluotųjų pajėgų vadas

33
Q

pagal konstituciją

A

under the constitution

34
Q

to adopt and issue laws

A

priimti ir leisti įstatymus

35
Q

sittings

A

posėdžiai

36
Q

valdančioji koalicija

A

the ruling coalition

37
Q

disillusioned

A

nusivylęs

38
Q

to gauge public opinion

A

įvertinti

39
Q

to launch

A

pradėti, paleisti