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1 remnant
['remnənt](a small piece or amount or a small number left over from a larger piece, amount or number: The shop is selling remnants of cloth at half price; the remnant of the army.) rest; cupon -
2 a few
(a small number (emphasizing that there are indeed some): There are a few books in this library about geology; We have only a few left.) câţiva, câteva -
3 few
[fju:]adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) puţin- a few- few and far between -
4 handful
1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) o mână de2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) o mână de3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) persoană dificilă/greu de stăpânit -
5 minority
[mi'no-, mæi'no-]noun (a small number; less than half: Only a minority of people live in the countryside; a racial/political minority.) minoritate -
6 privilege
['privəli‹]((a) favour or right available, or granted, to only one person, or to a small number of people: Senior students are usually allowed certain privileges.) privilegiu -
7 recital
1) (a public performance (of music or songs) usually by one person or a small number of people: a recital of Schubert's songs.) recital2) (the act of reciting.) recitare -
8 simile
['siməli](a form of expression using `like' or `as', in which one thing is compared to another which it only resembles in one or a small number of ways: `Her hair was like silk' is a simile.) comparaţie -
9 perforation
1) (a small hole, or a number or line of small holes, made in a sheet of paper etc: The purpose of the perforation(s) is to make the paper easier to tear.) perforaţie2) (the act of perforating or being perforated.) perforare -
10 roller
1) (any of a number of tube-shaped objects, or machines fitted with one or more such objects, for flattening, crushing, printing etc: a garden roller; a road-roller.) a se scurge2) (a small tube-shaped object on which hair is wound to curl it.) rulou; tăvălug; compresor3) (a small solid wheel or cylinder on which something can be rolled along.) bigudiu4) (a long large wave on the sea.) rolă -
11 swarm
[swo:m] 1. noun1) (a great number (of insects or other small creatures) moving together: a swarm of ants.) roi2) ((often in plural) a great number or crowd: swarms of people.) ceată, trupă2. verb1) ((of bees) to follow a queen bee in a swarm.) a roi2) (to move in great numbers: The children swarmed out of the school.) a forfoti3) (to be full of moving crowds: The Tower of London was swarming with tourists.) a fi plin de -
12 cloud
1.1) (a mass of tiny drops of water floating in the sky: white clouds in a blue sky; The hills were hidden in cloud.) nor2) (a great number or quantity of anything small moving together: a cloud of flies.) roi, nor3) (something causing fear, depression etc: a cloud of sadness.) umbră2. verb1) ((often with over) to become cloudy: The sky clouded over and it began to rain.) a se înnora2) (to (cause to) become blurred or not clear: Her eyes were clouded with tears.) a (se) umple (de)3) (to (cause to) become gloomy or troubled: His face clouded at the unhappy news.) a (se) întuneca•- cloudy
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13 fraction
['frækʃən]1) (a part; not a whole number eg 1/4, 3/8, 7/6 etc.) fracţie2) (a small part: She has only a fraction of her brother's intelligence.) mică parte• -
14 infinity
[-'fi-]1) (space, time or quantity that is without limit, or is immeasurably great or small.) infinitate2) (in mathematics, an indefinitely large number, quantity or distance: Parallel lines meet at infinity.) infinit -
15 jot
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16 large
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17 pack
[pæk] 1. noun1) (things tied up together or put in a container, especially to be carried on one's back: He carried his luggage in a pack on his back.) pachet, legătură2) (a set of (fifty-two) playing-cards: a pack of cards.) pachet (de cărţi)3) (a number or group of certain animals: a pack of wolves / a wolf-pack.) haită4) (a packet: a pack of cigarettes.) pachet2. verb1) (to put (clothes etc) into a bag, suitcase or trunk for a journey: I've packed all I need and I'm ready to go.) a împacheta2) (to come together in large numbers in a small space: They packed into the hall to hear his speech.) a se strânge•- packing- packing-case
- packed out
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18 picket
['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) pichet2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) (soldat de) pază2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) a picheta, a înconjura2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) a se organiza în pichete -
19 proportion
[prə'po:ʃən]1) (a part (of a total amount): Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.) proporţie, procentaj2) (the (correct) quantity, size, number etc (of one thing compared with that of another): For this dish, the butter and flour should be in the proportion of three to four (=eg 300 grammes of butter with every 400 grammes of flour).) proporţie•- proportionally
- proportionate
- proportionately
- be
- get in proportion to
- get in proportion
- be
- get out of all proportion to
- get out of proportion to
- get out of all proportion
- get out of proportion
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20 quantity
['kwontəti](the size, weight, number etc of something, especially a large size etc: What quantity of paper do you need?; I buy these goods in quantity; a small quantity of cement; large quantities of tinned food.) cantitate- an unknown quantity
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