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pėr|pje'tė
adv 1 uphill; upward 2 up; upright, erect
II§ prep (abl) up
III§ nf 1 uphill slope 2 men's circle dance with high kicks and leaps
IV§ adj (i) 1 uphill; sloping upward 2 [Fig] on the rise, rising
nf (e) uphill slope
{after an expression of amount} e pėrpjetė {} and up/more tetėmbėdhjetė vjeē e pėrpjetė eighteen years old and older njėqind lekė e e pėrpjetė a hundred leks and up
s'bė·n pėrpjetė (of someone/something in poor health/economic condition) {} will not get any better
nuk i hy·n asaj sė/tė pėrpjete to be unwilling to do anything that is not easy: not want to take on a hard task

pėr|pje't|ėm adj (i) 1 sloping up, uphill 2 (Bot) (of a plant stalk) that lies low to the ground and then rises sharply upward

pėr|pjet|o'·n vt to praise [ ] to the heavens: extol