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troke' nm (Lit) trochee
tro'k|e nf 1 small squat bell worn by livestock, cowbell; small bell 2 door knocker; mill clapper
troke't·
III§ vi 1 to knock 2 to beat 3 to clatter 4 [Fig] to resound in <>'s head
IV§ vt to strike [a hard substance] lightly: tap
• <>[ ] troket· to hit <> with [the plain facts/truth], tell <> [ ] right out
• troket· nė derė to be knocking at the door; be just around the corner, be almost here, be at hand
• troket· nė derė/portė tė hapur to put forward something that is already known; reinvent the wheel
• troket· nė derėn/portėn e shurdhit "knock at the door/gate of the deaf man" to be wasting one's breath, be talking to the wall
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