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101 squelch
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102 steam
[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) abur2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) (cu) aburi2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) a fuma2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) a avansa3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) a găti la aburi•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
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103 steeplechase
noun (a race on horseback or on foot across open country, over hedges etc, or over a course on which obstacles (eg fences, hedges etc) have been made.) cursă cu obstacole -
104 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) drept; întins2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) cinstit, sincer3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) drept4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) în ordine; clar5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) fără apă; sec6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) imposibil7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramatic2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) (drept) înainte; direct2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) imediat3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) cinstit3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) linie dreaptă- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
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105 stream
[stri:m] 1. noun1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) pârâu2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) aflux3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) curent4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) an de studiu2. verb1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) a curge şiroaie; a se revărsa; a flutura în vânt2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) a repartiza pe ani de studiu•- streamer- streamlined -
106 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) a lovi2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) a ataca3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) a scăpăra4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) a face grevă5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) a descoperi6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) a suna7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) a izbi8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) a bate9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) a apuca; a merge10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) a demonta; a coborî2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) grevă2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) descoperire•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
107 stumble
1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) a se împiedica2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) a se clătina3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) a se poticni la vorbă•- stumble across/on -
108 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.)2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.)3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.)4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.)2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) măturare, măturat2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gest larg3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) coşar4) (a sweepstake.) loto•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
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109 tennis
['tenis]((also lawn tennis) a game for two or four players who use rackets to hit a ball to each other over a net stretched across a tennis-court: Let's play (a game of) tennis; ( also adjective) a tennis match.) (de) tenis- tennis-racket
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110 the Milky Way
( also the Galaxy) (a huge collection of stars stretching across the sky.) Calea Lactee -
111 traffic island
(a small pavement in the middle of a road, for pedestrians to stand on on their way across.) refugiu (pentru pietoni) -
112 trail
[treil] 1. verb1) (to drag, or be dragged, along loosely: Garments were trailing from the suitcase.) a atârna2) (to walk slowly and usually wearily: He trailed down the road.) a-şi târşâi picioarele3) (to follow the track of: The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.) a urmări2. noun1) (a track (of an animal): The trail was easy for the hunters to follow.) urmă2) (a path through a forest or other wild area: a mountain trail.) potecă3) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) dâră•- trailer -
113 trampoline
['træmpəli:n](a horizontal framework across which a piece of canvas etc is stretched, attached by springs, for gymnasts etc to jump on: Children love jumping on trampolines.) plasă elastică (folosită ca trambulină) -
114 trans-
[træns, trænz](across or through.) trans- -
115 turf
[tə:f] 1. plural - turfs; noun1) (rough grass and the earth it grows out of: He walked across the springy turf.) gazon2) ((a usually square piece of) grass and earth: We laid turf in our garden to make a lawn.) brazdă de iarbă2. verb1) (to cover with turf(s): We are going to turf that part of the garden.) a acoperi cu gazon2) (to throw: We turfed him out of the house.) a arunca afară -
116 veer
[viə](to change direction suddenly: The car veered across the road to avoid hitting a small boy.) a vira -
117 waddle
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118 wade
[weid]1) (to go or walk (through water, mud etc) with some difficulty: He waded across the river towards me; I've finally managed to wade through that boring book I had to read.) a trece cu greu2) (to cross (a river etc) by wading: We'll wade the stream at its shallowest point.) a trece o apă•- wader -
119 wave
[weiv] 1. noun1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) val2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) undă3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) ondulaţie4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) val5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) semn cu mâna2. verb1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) a flutura (în vânt)2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) a ondula3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) a face semn cu mâna•- wavy- waviness
- waveband
- wave
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120 weir
[wiə](a dam across a river, with a drop on one side.) baraj
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