Lithuanian–English dictionary

komitetas

A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.

komjaunimas

(historical) Young Communist League, the former youth wing of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

komoda

A chest of drawers.

kompanija

(countable) A specific commercial enterprise or establishment.

kompasas

A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).

kompiliatorius

(software) A computer program that transforms source code into object code.

kompiuteris

A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. [from 20th c.]

kompozitorius

Especially, one who composes music.

kompromisas

The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.

komunikacija

(uncountable) The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.

komunistas

(communism) An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism.

komunistė

(communism) An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism.

komunistinė

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.

komunistinis

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.

koncertas

(countable) A musical performance, usually public, in which several performers or instruments take part.

koncertina

A musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of the free-reed family of musical instruments, typically having buttons on both ends.

kondensatorius

(electronics) An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric.

konduktorius

(rail transport) A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.

konfederacija

A union or alliance of states or political organizations.

konfliktas

A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.

konformistas

Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.

konformistė

Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.

konformistinė

Conforming to established customs, etc.

konformistinis

Conforming to established customs, etc.

konfrontacija

The act of confronting or challenging another, especially face to face.

Konfucijus

An influential Chinese philosopher who lived 551 B.C.E. – 479 B.C.E.; personal name Kong Qiu (孔丘).

kongresas

(often, capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.

konjakas

A brandy distilled from white wine in the region around Cognac in France.

konjugacija

(grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs according to what inflections they take.

konklava

A closed assembly at which cardinals elect a pope.

konkurencija

(uncountable) The action of competing.

konkurentas

A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.

konkursas

(countable) A contest for a prize or award.

Konlėjus

(rare) A en given name, transferred from the surname.

konservatizmas

A political philosophy that advocates traditional values.

konsorciumas

An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.

Konstantinas

A en given name.

Konstantinopoliu

(historical) The former name, from 330–1930 C.E., of Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey; the former capital of the Ottoman Empire and of the Byzantine Empire before that.

konsulas

(by extension) An official residing in major foreign towns to represent and protect the interests of the merchants and citizens of their country.

konsultacija

The act of consulting.

kontekstas

(linguistics) The text in which a word or passage appears and which helps ascertain its meaning.

kontinentas

Each of the traditional main regions into which the Earth’s land surface is divided, including both an extent of mainland and various conventionally associated islands, etc; namely, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australasia/Oceania, North America, South America, and Antarctica.

kontora

A room, set of rooms, or building used for non-manual work, particularly:

kontrabandininkas

One who smuggles things.

kontraktas

(legal) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.

kontrolės punktas

A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection.

kooperacija

(usually, uncountable) The act of cooperating.

kopa

(geomorphology) A ridge or hill of sand piled up by currents of wind or water.

Kopenhaga

The capital city of Denmark.

kopija

The result of copying; an identical or nearly identical duplicate of an original.

kopijavimo aparatas

A machine which reproduces documents by photographing the original over a glass plate and printing duplicates.

koplyčia

(UK) A place of worship of a denomination not in conformity with the Church of England, usually Protestant.

koralinis

Made of coral.

koralų

Made of coral.

koralų spalva

(countable) A somewhat yellowish orange-pink color; the color of red coral (Corallium rubrum) of the Mediterranean Sea, commonly used as an ornament or gem.

koralų spalvos

Having the orange-pink color of coral.

Korėja

A geographic region consisting of two countries in East Asia, commonly known as South Korea and North Korea; formerly a single country.

korėjiečių

Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.

korėjiečių kalba

(uncountable) Official language of the people residing on the Korean Peninsula, and language of approximately 60 million people, in Asia, North America, and elsewhere.

korėjietė

(countable) A native or resident in North Korea or South Korea, or a person of Korean descent.

korėjietis

(countable) A native or resident in North Korea or South Korea, or a person of Korean descent.

korėjietiškas

Of or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising North Korea and South Korea.

koridorius

A narrow hall or passage with rooms leading off it, as in a building or in a railway carriage.

korimas

(countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).

Korintas

A port city in Greece.

Korkas

The principal city of County Cork, Ireland.

kormoranas

Any of various medium-large black seabirds of the family Phalacrocoracidae which dive into water for fish and other aquatic animals, found throughout the world except for islands in the centre of the Pacific Ocean; specifically, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo).

Kornelia

A en given name in quiet use since the 18th century.

kornetas

A musical instrument of the brass family, slightly smaller than a trumpet, usually in the musical key of B-flat.

korpusas

(military) A battlefield formation composed of two or more divisions.

Korsika

An island and administrative region of France, in the Mediterranean to the north of Sardinia.

korta

Any flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic, etc.

kortas

The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.

kortelė

Any flat, normally rectangular piece of stiff paper, plastic, etc.

korundas

(mineral) An extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al2O3, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.

korupcija

Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, embezzlement, and so on.

korvetė

(nautical) In a modern navy, a lightly armed and armoured blue water warship, smaller than a frigate, capable of transoceanic duty.

korys

(uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.

košė

A dish made of grain or legumes, milk or water, heated and stirred until thick and typically eaten for breakfast.

kosėti

Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

košmariškas

Resembling a nightmare.

kosminė erdvė

A region outside of explored space.

kosminis

Of or from or pertaining to the cosmos or universe.

kosminis laivas

(astronautics) A manned vehicle that flies through space.

kosmo-

universe, world

kosmogonija

The study of the origin, and sometimes the development, of the universe or the solar system, in astrophysics, religion, and other fields.

kosmonautas

An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one.

kosmonautė

An astronaut, especially a Russian or Soviet one.

kosmosas

(countable) The universe regarded as a system with harmony and order.

košti

(transitive) To sort, sift, or isolate.

kostiumas

(card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by colour and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.

kosulys

A sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.

Kotryna

A en given name.

kova

(military) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; a combat, an engagement.

kovarnis

A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.

kovas

The third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April, containing the northward equinox.

Koventris

A cathedral city and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, in central England, historically in Warwickshire.

kovinė galvutė

The part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage.

kovos kūjis

A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.

kovoti

(intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.

kovotoja

A person engaged in combat, often armed.

kovotojas

A person engaged in combat, often armed.

koziris

(cards) The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.

krabas

(uncountable) The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.

kraikūnis

Any plant of two species of the genus Panax (Panax ginseng and Panax quinquefolius), having forked roots supposed to have medicinal and aphrodisiac properties.

kraitis

Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.

krakmolas

(countable) Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener.

kramtyti

To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

kranas

A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.

kranklys

A large all-black passerine bird in the crow family, Corvus corax.

krantas

(hydrology) An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.

krapas

Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.

krapštukas

A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth.

kraštas

The territory of a nation; a sovereign state or a region once independent and still distinct in institutions, language, etc. [from 14th c.]

kraštietis

Somebody from one's own country.

kraštovaizdis

A portion of land or territory as defined by its landform, its geographical (and architectural) features.

kraujagyslė

(anatomy) A component of the circulatory system, such as an artery, capillary, or vein, that carries blood.

kraũjas

A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.

kraujo praliejimas

(literally) The shedding or spilling of blood.

kraujuoti

(intransitive, of a person, animal or body part) To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.

krauklis

(countable) Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven (Corvus corax).

kreditas

(uncountable, law, business, finance) A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's or lender's belief that what is given will be repaid.

kregždė

Many of the various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.

kreidinė lenta

A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.

kreiseris

(military, nautical) A class of fast warships of medium tonnage, having a long cruising range but less armour and firepower than a battleship.

kremas

(medicine) A viscous aqueous oil or fat emulsion with a medicament added, used to apply that medicament to the skin. (compare with ointment)

krematoriumas

A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.

Kremlius

The Moscow Kremlin; a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia that serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation.

kremzlė

(skeleton, uncountable) A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.

krepšelis

A dance movement in some line dances, where men put their arms round the women's lower backs, and the women put their arms over the men's shoulders, and the group (usually of four, any more is difficult) spins round, which should result in the women's feet leaving the ground.

krepšinis

(countable) The particular kind of ball used in the sport of basketball.

krepšys

(countable, uncountable) In certain phrases: money.

krėslas

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

Kreta

An island in the Mediterranean, and the largest in Greece.

krevetė

(Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.

kriauklė

The empty shell of a marine mollusk.

kriaušė

A type of fruit tree (Pyrus communis).

krienai

(uncountable) A pungent condiment made from the root of the plant.

krienas

(uncountable) A pungent condiment made from the root of the plant.

kriketas

A variant of the game of darts. See Cricket (darts).

krikščionė

(obsolete, England) A European, especially though not necessarily of the Christian religion.

krikščionis

(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.

krikščioniškas

(not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.

krikščionybė

An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.

krikštas

(Christianity) A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.

krikštasūnis

A male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.

kriminologija

The study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.

krioklys

(figuratively) A waterfall-like outpouring of liquid, smoke, etc.

kriptografija

(cryptography) The process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge, key files, or passwords.

kriptonas

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.