Lithuanian–English dictionary

pókštas

Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.

pokylis

A formal dance.

pokytis

(countable, uncountable) The process of becoming different.

polas

(uncountable) A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.

policija

(North America, &, _, historical) A department of local (usually municipal) government responsible for general law enforcement.

policininkė

(police) A female police officer.

poligamija

(often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”).

poliginija

The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.

poliglotas

(also, figuratively) One who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages.

poliglotė

(also, figuratively) One who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages.

Polinezija

A continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them.

politeizmas

The belief in the existence of multiple gods.

politika

(countable) A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement.

politikas

One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.

polìtikė

One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.

polonis

A rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84.

poltergeistas

(parapsychology) An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.

pomėgis

An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.

pomidoras

A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

pompa

A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.

pompastiškas

Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.

ponas

(North America, Philippines, formerly or traditionally UK) Abbreviation of Mister.

pone

A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown.

Ponia

Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.

ponis

A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.

popietė

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

popkornas

(chiefly, uncountable) A snack food made from corn or maize kernels popped by dry heating.

poplūdis

An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.

pora

Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.

porcelianas

(usually, uncountable) A hard white translucent ceramic, originally made by firing kaolin, quartz, and feldspar at high temperatures but now also inclusive of similar artificial materials; also often (figurative) such a material as a symbol of the fragility, elegance, etc. traditionally associated with porcelain goods.

poreikis

The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.

pornografas

One who is involved in the creation or dissemination of pornography. [from mid-19th c.]

pornografija

The explicit literary or visual depiction of sexual subject matter; any display of material of an erotic nature. [from mid-19th c.]

pornografinis

Containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity.

portfelis

A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.

portretas

(countable) A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.

Portsmutas

A city, unitary authority, and borough of Hampshire, in southern England.

portugalas

(chiefly, in the plural) A person native to, or living in, Portugal.

portugalė

(chiefly, in the plural) A person native to, or living in, Portugal.

Portugalija

A country in Southern Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula. Official name: Portuguese Republic. Capital and largest city: Lisbon.

portugališkai

A Romance language originating in Portugal, and now the official language of Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe, Guiné Bissau (Guinea-Bissau), Cape Verde, East Timor, and Brazil.

portugališkas

Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.

portugalų

Of or pertaining to the people of Portugal or their culture.

posėdis

An official meeting or term of a council, court, or other body to conduct its business; e.g. the annual or semiannual periods of a legislature (that together comprise the legislative term), whose individual meetings are also called sessions.

Poseidonas

(Greek god) The god of the sea and other waters, earthquakes and horses; corresponds to the Roman god Neptune.

potencinė energija

The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).

potraukis

(uncountable) Strong attraction, particularly romantic or sexual.

potvynis

An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.

potyris

The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and direct impressions as contrasted with description or fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or suffering.

povandeninis laivas

(watercraft) A boat that can go underwater.

poveržlė

A flat piece of material, often of metal and often an annulus, placed beneath a nut or at some joint, to distribute pressure, alleviate friction, provide directionally differentiated friction (e.g. making the nut turn counter-clockwise only with difficulty), or prevent leakage.

poza

Position, posture, arrangement (especially of the human body).

požymis

(medicine) A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a symptom is felt or experienced by the patient, while a sign can be detected by an observer.

PP

(Internet) Initialism of original post.

pr. m. e.

(chronology) Initialism of Before the Common Era, Before the Current Era, or Before the Christian Era.

pradėjimas

(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.

pradėti

(ergative) To start, to initiate or take the first step into something.

pradžia

(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.

pradžiamokslis

A children's book intended to teach literacy: how to read, write, and spell.

Pradžios knyga

(religion, book of the bible) The first book in the Hebrew Bible.

praeitis

The period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future.

pragaras

(countable, hyperbole, figuratively) A place or situation of great suffering in life.

pragmatika

(politics) The theory that political problems should be met with practical solutions rather than ideological ones.

Praha

The capital city of the Czech Republic; the former capital of Czechoslovakia; the former capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia.

prailginti

(transitive) To cause to last for a longer period of time.

prãkaitas

Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.

prakaitúoti

(intransitive) To emit sweat.

prakalba

(countable) A formal session of speaking, especially a long oral message given publicly by one person.

prakeikimas

A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.

prakeiksmas

A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.

prakeikta

(sometimes, vulgar) Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.

prakeiktas

(sometimes, vulgar) Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.

prakeikti

To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.

praktika

A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.

pralaidus

(by extension) Allowing the passage of persons, information, or other things, especially when such passage occurs despite hopes or expectations otherwise.

pralaimėjimas

The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.

praleisti

To consume, to use up (time).

pramoga

An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.

pramonė

(countable, business, economics) Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.

pranašas

One who foretells the future; a clairvoyant, prophet, soothsayer or diviner.

prancūzai

(chiefly, _, collective, and, in the plural) The people of France; groups of French people.

prancūzas

A man of French birth or nationality.

prancūzė

A French woman; a woman of French ancestry, descent or citizenship.

Prancūzija

A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.

Prancūziškai

(chiefly, _, uncountable) The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by former French colonies around the world.

prancūziškas

Of or relating to the people or culture of France.

prancūzų

Of or relating to the people or culture of France.

prancūzų kalba

Of or relating to the French language.

pranešimas

That which conveys what is announced.

pranešti

(transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).

prarajà

(frequently, figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

praràsti

(transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.

prašau

(often, with yes) Used as an affirmative to an offer.

prasiskverbti

To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

prasisunkti

(transitive) To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate and pass through without causing rupture or displacement; applied especially to fluids which pass through substances of loose texture

praskalauti

(transitive) To wash (something) quickly using water and no soap.

prasmė

The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.

prasmingas

Having meaning, significant.

prastova

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

prašymas

A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.

prašyti

(transitive, intransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question).

pratarmė

A beginning or introductory portion that comes before the main text of a document or book, typically serving to contextualize or explain the writing of the book and sometimes to acknowledge others' contributions; especially, such a discussion written by the work's own author.

pratimas

(countable) Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.

praustuvas

A basin used for holding water for washing.

pravardė

A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic.

prefektūra

The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.

preferencija

The option to so select, and the one selected.

prẽkė

(business) Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold. [from 15th c.]

prekyba

(business) The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.

prekybininkas

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

prekybos centras

(British, AU) A large retail outlet consisting of several shops.

prekyvietė

The sum total traded in a process of individuals trading for certain commodities.

prelatas

A clergyman of high rank and authority, having jurisdiction over an area or a group of people; normally a bishop.

premija

An honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.

premsai

(farriery) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.

prerija

An extensive area of relatively flat grassland with few, if any, trees, especially in North America.

prestižas

The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.

prezbiterija

The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.

prezidentas

The head of state of a republic.

prezidentė

The head of state of a republic.

prie

Near or next to.

prieblanda

The close of the day; the coming of night.

priedainis

A part of a song which is repeated between verses to emphasize the song's content; a refrain.

priedas

(uncountable, arithmetic) The arithmetic operation of adding.

priegalvio užvalkalas

A washable, easily removable cloth cover for pillows.

priegalvis

A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.

prieglauda

A place of safety or refuge.

prieglobstis

A place of safety or refuge.

prieinamas

Such as one may avail oneself of; capable of being used for the accomplishment of a purpose.

prieinamumas

(chiefly, uncountable) The quality of being available.

priekalas

A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.

priekis

The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.

prielinksnis

(grammar, strict sense) Any of a class of non-inflecting words and multiword terms typically employed to connect a following noun or a pronoun, in an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word: a particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other word.

priemiestis

A residential area located on the outskirts of a city or large town that usually includes businesses that cater to its residents; such as schools, grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, convenience stores, etc.

prieplauka

A harbour for small boats.

priesaga

(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added at the end of a word to modify the word's meaning.

priesaika

A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.

priešakys

The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.

priešas

Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.

priešdėlis

(grammar, linguistic morphology) A morpheme added to the beginning of a word to modify its meaning, for example as, pre- in prefix, con- in conjure, re- in reheat, etc.

priešė

Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.

priešinimasis

The act of resisting, or the capacity to resist.

priešintis

To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.

priešiškumas

(uncountable) The state of being hostile.

priešistorinis

(properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record.

prieskonis

(countable, uncountable) Aromatic or pungent plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavor food.

priešnuodis

A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.

priešpaskutinis

(UK, in, _, US, _, usually, formal) Next to last, second to last; immediately preceding the end of a sequence, list, etc.

priespauda

The act of oppressing, or the state of being oppressed.

prieštarauti

(intransitive) To fail to agree; to have a different opinion or belief.