vresht|o'r nm guard of a vineyard, vineyard warden
vr|e't· vt 1 to kill, slay 2 to wound, injure 3 to hurt 4 [Colloq] to break/pick [ ] apart: toss [salad, spaghetti], knead [dough], break up [a clod of earth], crush [olives] 5 to modify [a color] (by adding another color) • vret· barkun nė hije "hurt one's belly in the shade (from lying there so long)" to dislike working, be lazy • vret· degė mė degė to act high and mighty • vret· e pret · (Pej) "kill and cut" 1 to talk and act mean, be a bully 2 to do whatever one likes, act without restraint • vret·3sg gjetkė "(what is said) strikes elsewhere" it actually means something other than what it says, that doesn't mean what it seems to say • vret·3sg gjetkė fjala e tij/saj/tyre "his/her/their word strikes elsewhere" what he/she/they say actually means something other than what it says; what he/she/they say is intended for a different target, what he/she/they say has something/someone else in mind • vret·3sg gjetkė fjala ime/jote/jonė/juaj "(my/your/our/your word) strikes elsewhere" what I/you/we/you say actually means something else; what I/you/we/you say is intended for a different target, what I/you/we/you say has something/someone else in mind • nuk <>a vret·3sg kėpuca kėmbėn "<>'s shoe doesn't pinch (hurt/squeeze) <>'s foot" <> is not desperately short of money • vret· kohėn "kill time" to waste time; kill time • e vret· kokėn pėr [ ] "hurt one's head for [ ]" to cudgel one's brains thinking about [ ] • vret· larg to have a distant/long-term goal; aim at something further
vrete'n nm [Old] measure of land area somewhat larger than a dynym
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