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tik šiek tiek pritrūko iki

English translation: were only a little short of


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Lithuanian term or phrase:tik šiek tiek pritrūko iki
English translation: were only a little short of
Entered by: Gintautas Kaminskas
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09:20 May 24, 2011
Lithuanian to English translations [PRO]
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Lithuanian term or phrase: tik šiek tiek pritrūko iki
Metų gale mūsų jau buvo 90 ir šis kolektyvas pasiekė apyvartą 15‘106‘344 Lt ir tik šiek tiek pritrūko iki dvigubos 2002-ų metų apyvartos.
Olga Prisekina-Olrichs
Netherlands
Local time: 15:52
were only a little short of
Explanation:
Metų gale mūsų jau buvo 90 ir šis kolektyvas pasiekė apyvartą 15‘106‘344 Lt ir tik šiek tiek pritrūko iki dvigubos 2002-ų metų apyvartos.

By the end of the year there were already 90 of us and we achieved a group turnover of 15,106,344 LTL and were only a little short of doubling our 2002 turnover.
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Gintautas Kaminskas
Australia
Local time: 23:52
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Summary of answers provided
5were only a little short of
Gintautas Kaminskas
5only just failed to
Dr Lofthouse


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
only just failed to


Explanation:
ie they almost doubled their turnover, it was nearly 2 x the 2002 figure

Dr Lofthouse
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
were only a little short of


Explanation:
Metų gale mūsų jau buvo 90 ir šis kolektyvas pasiekė apyvartą 15‘106‘344 Lt ir tik šiek tiek pritrūko iki dvigubos 2002-ų metų apyvartos.

By the end of the year there were already 90 of us and we achieved a group turnover of 15,106,344 LTL and were only a little short of doubling our 2002 turnover.

Gintautas Kaminskas
Australia
Local time: 23:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in LithuanianLithuanian
PRO pts in category: 32
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May 31, 2011 - Changes made by Gintautas Kaminskas:
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