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1 the old
(old people: hospitals for the old.) bătrânii -
2 old
[əuld]1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) bătrân2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) în vârstă de3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) vechi4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) învechit5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) străvechi•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old -
3 old age
(the later part of a person's life: He wrote most of his poems in his old age.) bătrâneţe -
4 Old Testament
(the two main parts of the Bible.) Vechiul Testament; Noul Testament -
5 old boy/girl
(a former pupil (of a school): The new prime minister is an old boy of our school.) -
6 the aged
['ei‹id] (old people: care for the aged.) vârstnicii, bătrânii -
7 the elderly
(people who are (rather) old: It is important for the elderly to take some exercise.) oamenii în vârstă -
8 old maid
(an unmarried woman who is past the usual age of marriage.) fată bătrână -
9 ripe (old) age
(a very old age: He lived to the ripe (old) age of ninety-five.) vârstă foarte înaintată -
10 ripe (old) age
(a very old age: He lived to the ripe (old) age of ninety-five.) vârstă foarte înaintată -
11 do the trick
(to do or be what is necessary: I need a piece of paper. This old envelope will do the trick!) a avea efectul scontat -
12 heart failure
(the sudden stopping of the heart's beating: the old man died of heart failure.) stop cardiac -
13 Bible
1) ((with the) the sacred writings of the Christian Church, consisting of the Old and New Testaments.) Biblie2) (the Jewish Scriptures (the Old Testament).)•- biblical -
14 scrap
I 1. [skræp] noun1) (a small piece or fragment: a scrap of paper.) bucăţică2) ((usually in plural) a piece of food left over after a meal: They gave the scraps to the dog.) resturi3) (waste articles that are only valuable for the material they contain: The old car was sold as scrap; ( also adjective) scrap metal.) fiare vechi4) (a picture etc for sticking into a scrapbook.) extras din ziare2. verb(to discard: They scapped the old television set; She decided to scrap the whole plan.) a arunca la gunoi- scrappy- scrappily
- scrappiness
- scrapbook
- scrap heap II 1. [skræp] noun(a fight: He tore his jacket in a scrap with another boy.) bătaie2. verb(to fight: The dogs were scrapping over a bone.) a se bate -
15 strip
[strip] 1. past tense, past participle - stripped; verb1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife.) a îndepărta, a scoate2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.) a (se) dezbrăca3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.) a goli4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.) a destitui2. noun1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) fâşie; bandă2) (a strip cartoon.) comics-uri, poveste în imagini3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) echipament•- strip-lighting
- strip-tease 3. adjectivea strip-tease show.) -
16 crook
[kruk] 1. noun1) (a (shepherd's or bishop's) stick, bent at the end.) cârjă; băţ îndoit2) (a criminal: The two crooks stole the old woman's jewels.) pungaş, escroc, răufăcător3) (the inside of the bend (of one's arm at the elbow): She held the puppy in the crook of her arm.) scobitură2. verb(to bend (especially one's finger) into the shape of a hook: She crooked her finger to beckon him.) a îndoi- crooked- crookedly
- crookedness -
17 relieve
[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) a alina2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) a schimba3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) a elibera (din)4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) a degreva (de), a despovăra (de)5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) a veni în ajutorul -
18 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) a (se) întinde puternic2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) a întinde3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) a pune la grea încercare4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) a cerne; a strecura2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) tracţiune, tensiune2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensiune (nervoasă)3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) entorsă, luxaţie4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) solicitare•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) rasă2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) predispoziţie la3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) acorduri, accente -
19 attack
[ə'tæk] 1. verb1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) a ataca2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) a ataca3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) a ataca4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) a se pune pe2. noun1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) atac2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) criză, atac -
20 board
[bo:d] 1. noun1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) scândură2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) tablă3) (meals: board and lodging.) mâncare4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) consiliu2. verb1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) a intra în2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) a sta în pensiune la•- boarder- boarding-house
- boarding-school
- across the board
- go by the board
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