tarsi

Meaning

as if, as though

Example

He talks about that city as if he had lived there all his life.

A way to remember it

Originally the conditional of tarti "to say": "you'd say" → as if, as though.

More words at level C1

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• trukdyti to disturb, to hinder
• užkerėti to bewitch, to enchant
• užuojauta compassion, sympathy
• užuot instead of
• vadinasi so, which means
• veikiau rather, more precisely
• veiksmingas effective, efficacious

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