pre'sh|tė adj (i) light green
presh|t|o'·n vi to grow verdant
pret · III§ vt 1 to cut; cut [ ] up/off/down; cut back [ ], prune 2 [Colloq] to slaughter,kill 3 to cut off <>'s [path]; get in [ ]'s way, cut [ ] off 4 to cut across [ ], take a shortcut through [ ] 5 [Fig] to interrupt [ ] 6 [Fig Colloq] to set, fix, establish 7 [Fig] to cut out [ ], give up [ ], discontinue, stop 8 [Fig] to cut down the strength of [ ]: weaken, decrease, check; tire [ ] out 9 to add something to congeal [a liquid]: curdle 10 to mint [money] 11 to get [a receipt] for payment; buy a [ticket] IV§ vi 1 to afflict <> with biting pain/cold 2 [Colloq] to take a shortcut 3 [Colloq] (of a mechanism) to engage/handle (well/badly); steer (to the left/right) • <>a pret · [Colloq] to cut <> short, not give <> the time of day • <> pret ·3sg {the cutting weapon} djathtas e majtas//nga tė dyja anėt "<>'s {} cuts both ways" <> does as <> likes because of special privileges • u pret · ballin to turn in a different direction • [ ] pret ·3sg barku pėr [ ] [Iron] "longing cuts [ ]'s belly" [ ] is really dying to see [ ] • <>a pret · bishtin to take away things from <> that <> does not deserve • e pret · bletėn to cut apart the beehive (in order to take out the combs of honey) • <>a pret · derėn "cut <>'s door" to close one's door to <> • <>a pret · ditėn "cut off <>'s hour/day/life" to bring <>'s life to an end: kill <> • i pret · drutė shkurt me [ ] to put matters bluntly to [ ] • <> pret · duart to deprive <> of <>'s main source of strength: cut off <>'s right arm
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