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bi'e [1] · vi 1 to fall; fall down/off/away 2 to drop; sink 3 to hang down loosely 4 to diminish: lose force, abate, weaken, soften; decrease, lessen 5 to land up 6 to fall victim 7 to move in for the night, stay overnight 8 to strike (<>); strike (<>) suddenly, hit <>; descend with force (on <>); knock on <> 9 to come down hard on <>: reprimand <>, scold <> 10 to cause <>to vibrate; play 11 [Colloq] to do something quickly 12 to happen (to <>); come about by chance 13 to happen upon <>, come upon by chance <>, run into <> 14 to get through <>, pass over, traverse 15 to fall to <>, become charge, be business 16 to tell <> outright 17 [Colloq] to get deeply interested in <>, be caught up in <> 18 [Fig] to get tired of doing something repetitiously 19 [Fig] to fit <>, suit <> 20 [Fig Colloq] to cost (dear/cheap)
• bie [1] · [Colloq] to start polishing off <>
• <> bie [1] · {kinship relation} "fall into the classification of {} to <>" to be a {} of <> Agimi mė bie kushėri Agim is a cousin of mine
• <> bie [1] · alivan <> falls into a swoon: <> faints
• <> bie [1] · ashri <> falls lame
• s'i bie [1] · atij krah to pretend not to see the point
• i bie [1] · ballit me dorė "strike one's forehead with one's hand" to display strong emotion (surprise/repentance/anger)
• bie [1] · barkas to lie flat on the belly
• <> bie [1] ·3sg barku nė bela [Joke] "<>'s belly falls into trouble" <> eats a lot of good food
• <> bie [1] · bela to become burdensome to <>
• bie [1] ·3sg borė it snows

bi'e [2] · vt 1 to bring 2 [Fig] to bring about [ ], cause
• [ ] bie [2] · anepėrqark to give [ ] the runaround
• <>a bie [2] · fjalėn rrotull/vėrdallė//larg e larg to beat around the bush with <>
• e bie [2] · kokėn/kryet [Impol] (expressing displeasure at an arrival) to get one's damn self here: arrive
• [ ] bie [2] · nė dyzen to tune [a stringed musical instrument]
• i bie [2] · rreth 1 to approach a matter indirectly; speak indirectly 2 to go at things by a circuitous route
• i bie [2] · rrotull 1 to approach a matter indirectly; speak indirectly 2 to go at things by a circuitous route
• [ ] bie [2] · rrotull to give [ ] the runaround
• [ ] bie [2] ·3sg rruga "the road brings [ ] {somewhere}" chance takes [ ] {somewhere}, [ ] happens to be {somewhere}
• <>a bie [2] · shpirtin nė fyt//ndėr dhėmb "bring <>'s soul in <>'s throat//between <>'s teeth" to cause <> torment, be a pain in the neck to <>
• [ ] bie [2] ·3sg udha "the road brings [ ] {somewhere}" chance takes [ ] {somewhere}, [ ] happens to be {somewhere}

bie'llė nf (Tech) connecting rod