Lithuanian–English dictionary

galvoti

(intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.

galvotrūkčiais

The fastest gait of a horse, a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously.

gamalas

In the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.

gaminti

(transitive) To bring forth, to yield, make, manufacture, or otherwise generate.

gamintojas

A person or company that manufactures.

gamtinė aplinka

The natural world or ecosystem.

gamyba

The act of producing, making or creating something. [from 15th c.]

gamykla

A building or other place where manufacturing takes place. [from 17th c.]

Gana

A country in West Africa. Official name: Republic of Ghana.

gandas

(countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.

gandras

A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the order Ciconiiformes and its family Ciconiidae.

Ganešas

(Hinduism) A Hindu god of intellect, wisdom, gates, and beginnings, son of Parvati and Shiva.

Ganga

A river in India and Bangladesh, sacred within Hinduism.

gangsteris

A member of a criminal or street gang.

ganyklà

Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.

garai

The gaseous state of a substance that is normally a solid or liquid.

garantija

Anything that assures a certain outcome.

garas

The suspended condensate (cloud) formed by water vapour when it encounters colder air.

garažas

A building (or section of a building) used to store a car or cars, tools and other miscellaneous items.

garbė

(countable) A token of praise or respect; something that represents praiseworthiness or respect, such as a prize or award given by the state to a citizen.

gardinti

(transitive) To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt.

Garfildas

An English surname, thought to be habitational.

gargždas

A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.

garlaivis

A boat or vessel propelled by steam power.

garnizonas

A permanent military post.

garnys

Any long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae.

garsiakalbis

An electromechanical transducer that converts an electrical signal into audible sound.

garstyčia

The tomalley of a crab, which resembles the condiment.

garstyčios

The tomalley of a crab, which resembles the condiment.

garsumas

Strength of sound; loudness.

garsus

Well known.

gašlus

Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness.

gastronomija

The study of the relationship between food and culture.

gatvė

A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.

gatvelė

A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots of buildings.

gaublys

A spherical model of Earth or other planet.

gaubtinė žarna

(anatomy) Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)

gaudytojas

Someone or something that catches.

gauja

A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.

gaurai

(uncountable) The collection or mass of such growths growing from the skin of humans and animals, and forming a covering for a part of the head or for any part or the whole body.

gausus

Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

gausybės ragas

(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.

gauti

(transitive, dated) To take, as something that is offered; to accept.

Gavėnia

(Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

Gaza

A city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine in the Levant; in full, Gaza City.

gė

The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.

gebėjimas

(uncountable) The quality or state of being able; capacity to do or of doing something; having the necessary power. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

gebenė

Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.

gedimas

A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electrical power supply.

gėdos stulpas

A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.

gegnė

(architecture) One of a series of sloped beams that extend from the ridge or hip to the downslope perimeter or eave, designed to support the roof deck and its associated loads.

gegutė

Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae within the order Cuculiformes, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.

gegužė

The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June.

gegužis

The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June.

gegužraibė

An orchid; now specifically, a plant of the genus Orchis. [from 16th c.]

geidulingas

Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness.

geiša

A Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.

geismas

(uncountable) The feeling of desiring; an eager longing for something.

geisti

(ambitransitive) To desire strongly, so as to satisfy an appetite; to long or yearn for.

geizeris

(planetology, geology, volcanology) A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.

gėjus

(colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.

gėla

(countable, and, uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.

gelbėtoja

A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.

gelbėtojas

A person who saves someone, rescues another from harm.

gėlė

(botany) A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens and/or a pistil.

geležinis

Of an element: iron, or in certain ways similar to iron. (Said mainly of iron group elements, in any sense of that term.)

geležinkelis

(chiefly, UK, Ireland, and, Commonwealth) A transport system using rails used to move passengers or goods.

geležis

(not comparable) Made of the metal iron.

geležtė

The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.

gelis

A semi-solid to almost solid colloid of a solid and a liquid, such as jelly, cheese or opal.

gelsvai ruda

A light, brown-like colour.

gelta

(pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine. [from early 14th c.]

gelti

(transitive, of an insect or arachnid) To puncture with the stinger.

geltona

(British, AU) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, which when illuminated indicates that drivers should stop when safe to do so. See also yellow light.

geltonas

The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.

geluonis

A pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.

gemzė

A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.

genas

(genetics) A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.

generatorius

Especially, a machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

generolas

(military ranks) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. [from 16th c.]

genetika

(biology) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.

genitalijos

(by extension) Any sex organs, whether external or internal; body parts responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation.

genocidas

The systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people, typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, or nationality.

genomas

(genetics) The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism. [from 1930]

Genoveva

A en given name.

Gentas

The capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium.

gentis

(biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.

genys

Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.

geo-

Earth

geografija

The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.

geografinis

Pertaining to geography (or to geographics).

geografinis žinynas

(geography) A dictionary or index of geographical locations.

geologija

The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

gepardas

(cat) A distinctive member (Acinonyx jubatus) of the cat family, slightly smaller than the leopard, but with proportionately longer limbs and a smaller head; native to Africa and southeast Asia (where it is nearly extinct) and also credited with being the fastest terrestrial animal.

gera

(countable) The good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.

geradarys

Somebody who gives a gift, often money to a charity.

gerai

(transitive, computing) To confirm by activating a button marked OK.

gerai žinomas

Well known.

gerbėjas

A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.

gerbiamas

A formal way to start (possibly after my) addressing somebody at the beginning of a letter, memo etc.

gėrimas

A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water.

gerklos

(anatomy, zootomy) A hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and protection of the trachea, and, as it houses the vocal cords, sound production.

germanas

A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.

germanė

A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.

germanis

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group.

gero apetito

Used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat.

geros kelionė

Used to wish someone a good journey.

Gertrūda

A en given name.

gerumas

(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being good.

gervė

Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.

ger̃vinas

Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.

gervuogė

A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.

gerybinis

(medicine) Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.

gesinti

To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.

gestas

(obsolete) The manner of carrying the body; position of the body or limbs; posture.

getas

An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.)

Geteborgas

A city on the west coast of Sweden, in the province of Västergötland. It is the second-largest city in Sweden.

Gibraltaras

A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.

gidas

Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.

giedóti

(intransitive) To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.

giedras

Without clouds.

giesmė

(music) A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing.

giesmininkas

A bird having a melodious song or call.

gildija

A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific commercial interests and to provide mutual aid.

gilė

(nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.

gili

Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.

giljotina

(historical, also, figuratively) A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal-edged blade which is dropped onto the neck of the person to be executed; also, execution using this machine.

gilumas

the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep

gilus

Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.

gimda

(anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus. [from 8th c.]

gimdos kaklelis

(now, specifically) The cervix uteri, or lower, narrow portion of the uterus where it joins with the top end of the vagina.

gimdymas

(uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.

gimimas

(countable) An instance of childbirth.

giminaitė

Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.

giminaitis

Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.

giminė

A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.

giminingas

(linguistics) Descended from the same source lexemes (same etymons) of an ancestor language.

gimnãstas

One who performs (the sport of) gymnastics.

gimnãstė

One who performs (the sport of) gymnastics.

gimnazija

A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.

gimstamumas

(countable) The birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year.

gimtadienis

The anniversary of the day on which something is created.

gimtinė

The country that one regards as home.

ginekomastija

(diseases) Excessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women.

ginklas

An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.

gintaras

A hard, generally yellow to brown translucent or transparent fossil resin from extinct coniferous trees of the pine genus, used for jewellery, decoration and later dissolved as a binder in varnishes. One variety, blue amber, appears blue rather than yellow under direct sunlight. [from 15th c.]

gintarinė

A yellow-orange colour.

gintarinis

Of a brownish yellow colour, like that of most amber.

ginti

(transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.

gipsas

A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.