Lithuanian–English dictionary

deginti

(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.

degti

(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.

degtinė

A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.

degtukas

A device made of wood or paper, having the tip coated with chemicals that ignite with the friction of being dragged (struck) against a rough dry surface.

degutas

(uncountable) A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.

Deilė

River in Belgium, flowing through Leuven and Mechelen

Deividas

(rare) A en given name, often combined with a feminine middle name (e.g. David Ann).

deja

Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

dėkingas

Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.

dėkingumas

The state of being grateful.

deklaracija

An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.

dėklas

A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.

deklinacija

(grammar) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.

dėkoju

An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given. [from c. 1400]

dėkoti

To express appreciation or gratitude toward (someone or something).

dėkui

An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given. [from c. 1400]

dėl

In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.

delčia

(astronomy) The waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon.

delfinas

A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of the infraorder Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans.

deliktų teisė

(law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages. [from late 16th c.]

Delis

A megacity and union territory of India, containing the national capital New Delhi.

delnas

The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand or other primate hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.

delta

A landform at the mouth of a river where it empties into a body of water.

dėmė

A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.

demencija

Madness or insanity.

dėmesys

(uncountable) Mental focus.

demo-

people

demografinis

Of or pertaining to demography.

demokratas

A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).

demokratė

A supporter of democracy; an advocate of democratic politics (originally (historical) as opposed to the aristocrats in Revolutionary France).

demokratiškas

Pertaining to democracy; constructed upon or in line with the principle of government chosen by the people.

demokratizacija

The introduction of democracy, its functions or principles, to an area or country which did not have democracy previously.

demokratizuoti

(narrowly) To make democratic.

demonas

An evil spirit resident in or working for Hell; a devil. [from 10th c.]

demonstracija

A public display of group opinion, such as a protest march.

dendrariumas

A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.

dendrologinis sodas

A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.

dendroparkas

A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.

denis

Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.

deontologija

Synonym of ethics (“the study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct”). [from c. 1826]

deportacija

The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being deported; banishment; transportation.

deportuoti

(transitive) To evict, especially from a country.

depresija

(psychology, usually, uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this state of mind as a central feature.

deputatas

(Ireland, often, capitalized) A member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann.

derėtis

(intransitive) To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement.

derlingas

Of land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.

derva

(uncountable) A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.

derybos

The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

desantininkas

A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.

desertas

A sweet dish or confection served as the last course of a meal.

dešimt

The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X.

dešimta

The person or thing coming next after the ninth in a series; that which is in the tenth position.

dešimtadalis

(machining) A tenth of a mil; a ten-thousandth of an inch.

dešimtas

Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.

dešimtinė

(historical) The tenth part of the increase arising from the profits of land and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses; a tax taking ten percent of land or stock profits, used for religious or charitable purposes.

dešimtis

The number occurring after nine and before eleven, represented in Arabic numerals (base ten) as 10 and in Roman numerals as X.

dešinys

(geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river.

dėsnis

A statement (in physics, etc) of an (observed, established) order or sequence or relationship of phenomena which is invariable under certain conditions. (Compare theory.)

despotas

A ruler with absolute power; a tyrant.

despotizmas

Government by a despot or despots: rule by a singular authority, either a single person or a tight-knit group, which rules with absolute power, especially in a cruel and oppressive way.

dešra

A food made of ground meat (or meat substitute) and seasoning, packed in a section of the animal's intestine, or in a similarly cylindrical shaped synthetic casing; a length of this food.

dėstytoja

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.

dėstytojas

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school; preceptor.

detektyvas

(law enforcement) A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator.

determinantas

A member of a class of words functioning in a noun phrase to identify or distinguish a referent without describing or modifying it.

determinizmas

(philosophy) The doctrine that all actions are determined by the current state and immutable laws of the universe, with no possibility of choice.

dėti

To physically place (something or someone somewhere).

dėtis

To convey, imply, or profess (often falsely or inaccurately). [(usually) with to (+ infinitive)]

devinta

(music) The compound interval between any tone and the tone represented on the ninth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and two of the octave above; the octave of the second, consisting of 13 or 14 semitones (called minor and major ninth).

devintadalis

One of nine equal parts of a whole.

devintas

The ordinal form of the number nine.

devizas

(heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.

devyneri

Describing a group or set with nine elements.

devynerios

Describing a group or set with nine elements.

devynetas

The digit or figure 9.

devyni

A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.

devyniasdešimt

The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.

devyniolika

The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".

devynioliktas

The ordinal form of the number nineteen.

devynios

A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.

dėžė

A cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.

dezertyras

(military) A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving

dezertyravimas

The act of deserting.

dezinformacija

False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.

dezodorantas

An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.

diafragma

(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs.

diagnozė

The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of something (of any nature).

diagrama

A graph or chart.

diametras

(geometry) The length of such a line.

didelis

Of great size, large.

didinti

(transitive) To make (a quantity, etc.) larger.

didriestainis

A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.

didvyrė

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).

didvyriai

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).

didvyris

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).

didvyriškumas

The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.

didybės manija

A psychopathological condition characterized by delusional fantasies of wealth, power, or omnipotence.

didysis

Important, consequential.

didżioji antis

(countable) Anas platyrhynchos, a common and widespread dabbling duck, natively found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.

didžiuotis

(intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.

dienovidinis

(also, geography) In full terrestrial meridian: a great circle on the Earth's surface, passing through the geographic poles (the terrestrial North Pole and South Pole); also, half of such a circle extending from pole to pole, all points of which have the same longitude. [from 14th c.]

Dievas

A being such as a monotheistic God: a single divine creator and ruler of the universe.

dieviškas

Having the characteristics of a god.

difterija

(pathology) A serious infectious disease leading to inflammation of mucous membranes of the upper respiratory tract, caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae.

diktatorė

A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.

diktatorius

A totalitarian leader of a country, nation, or government.

diktatūra

A type of government where absolute sovereignty is allotted to an individual or a small clique.

diktorė

One who makes announcements.

diktorius

One who makes announcements.

dilbis

(anatomy) The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.

dildė

A tool consisting of a strip or rod of hardened and coarse metal, used for removing sharp edges, shaping, and cutting, especially through metal; usually a hand tool.

dilgėlė

Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, stinging nettles:

dimisija

The act of resigning.

dinamiškas

Changing; active; in motion.

dinamitas

A class of explosives made from nitroglycerine in an absorbent medium such as kieselguhr, used in mining and blasting.

dinastija

A series of rulers or dynasts from one family.

dinozauras

(proscribed) Any extinct reptile, not necessarily belonging to Dinosauria, that existed between about 230 million and 65 million years ago, as well as the stem-mammal Dimetrodon.

Dionisas

(Greek god) The god of wine, ivy and grapes, specifically its intoxication and social influence, but also the patron of agriculture and the theater. Also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication".

Dionizas

A en given name.

dioskorėjos

Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.

diplomas

A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.

diplomatas

A person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations

diplomatė

A person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations

diplomatinis

Concerning the relationships between the governments of countries.

dirbti

(intransitive) To do a specific task by employing physical or mental powers.

dirbtinis

Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.

dirbtuvė

A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.

direktorė

One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).

direktorius

One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).

dirginti

(intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.

dirigentas

(musician) A person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble; a professional whose occupation is conducting.

dirigento lazdelė

(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.

dirižablis

(aviation) A self-propelled airship that can be steered.

dìrti

To strip the skin off; to skin.

dirva

(uncountable) Soil.

diržas

(baseball) The part of the strike zone at the height of the batter's waist.

disciplina

A controlled behaviour; self-control.

disertacija

(by extension) A lengthy essay written to establish the validity of a thesis (sense 1.1), especially one submitted in order to complete the requirements for a non-doctoral degree in the US and a doctoral degree in the UK; a dissertation.

disfemizmas

(countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.

disidentas

A person who formally opposes the current political structure, the political group in power, the policies of the political group in power, or current laws.

diskas

A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.

diskoteka

(countable, slightly, dated) Clipping of discotheque (“nightclub for dancing”).

diskriminacija

(uncountable, countable, sometimes, with, "against") Differential treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage; treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality; prejudice; bigotry. [from early 19th c.]

diskusija

Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

distancija

(military) The amount of space between soldiers or cavalry riders marching or standing in a rank; also, the amount of space between such ranks.

distiliacija

(chemistry, chemical engineering) The separation of more volatile parts of a substance from less volatile ones by evaporation and condensation.

diversantas

A person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.

divertismentas

(music) composition that has several short movements, a style that composers started to use in the 18th century.

dividendas

(finance) A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (e.g., quarterly or annually).

dizainas

The art of designing