apylanka

Meaning

detour

Example

Because of the road repairs I had to take a detour, so I got to work later.

Word forms

The spellings this word turns up in. There are 13 of them.

More words at level B2

• asmeninis augimas personal growth
• ateitis future
• atkarpa stretch, section
• atsargus careful, cautious
• atsigręžti to turn around, to look back
• atsispirti to resist, to withstand
• balanda lamb's quarters, goosefoot; bolivinė balanda = quinoa
• beje by the way, incidentally

How to learn a word, not just look it up

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