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1 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) odihnă2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) somn, odihnă3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) suport; tetieră4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) (în) repaus2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) a (se) odihni2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) a se odihni3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) a (se) sprijini (pe); a-şi aţinti (asupra)4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) a se linişti, a avea tihnă5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) a depinde (de)6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) a aparţine•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest -
2 change
[ ein‹] 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) a (se) schimba2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) a schimba3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) a (se) schimba4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) a (se) preschimba (în)5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) a schimba2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) schimbare2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) schimbare3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) schimbare4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) mărunt5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) rest6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) schimbare•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change -
3 settle
['setl]1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) a se instala (confortabil)2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) a se uita fix la; a-i cădea ochii pe3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) a calma4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) a se stabili5) (to reach a decision or agreement: Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.) a decide, a reglementa6) (to pay (a bill).) a achita•- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
- settle up -
4 sit
[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) a se aşeza; a fi aşezat2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) a fi aşezat3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) a asista (la); a lua parte (la)4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) a sta cocoţat5) (to undergo (an examination).) susţine6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) a poza7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) a fi în sesiune, a lucra•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up -
5 sleep
[sli:p] 1. past tense, past participle - slept; verb(to rest with the eyes closed and in a state of natural unconsciousness: Goodnight - sleep well!; I can't sleep - my mind is too active.) a dormi2. noun((a) rest in a state of natural unconsciousness: It is bad for you to have too little sleep, since it makes you tired; I had only four hours' sleep last night.) somn- sleeper- sleepless
- sleepy
- sleepily
- sleepiness
- sleeping-bag
- sleeping-pill / sleeping-tablet
- sleepwalk
- sleepwalker
- put to sleep
- sleep like a log/top
- sleep off
- sleep on -
6 box
I 1. [boks] noun1) (a case for holding something: a wooden box; a matchbox.) cutie2) (in a theatre etc, a group of seats separated from the rest of the audience.) lojă2. verb(to put (something) into boxes: Will you box these apples?) a ambala, a pune în cutie- box number
- box office II 1. [boks] verb(to fight (someone) with the fists: Years ago, fighters used to box without wearing padded gloves.) a boxa2. noun(a blow on the ear with the hand.) lovitură cu palma- boxer- boxing
- boxing-glove
- boxing-match -
7 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) a (se) opri2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) a împiedica3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) a se opri4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) a (se) astupa5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) a bloca; a astupa6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) a sta2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) oprire; haltă2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) staţie3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punct4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) cheie5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) ţăruş; tampon•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up -
8 wall
[wo:l] 1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) zid2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) perete2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) a înconjura cu ziduri- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) a tapeta- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall -
9 benefit
['benəfit] 1. noun(something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) beneficiu2. verb1) ((usually with from or by) to gain advantage: He benefited from the advice.) a beneficia2) (to do good to: The long rest benefited her.) a face bine•- give someone the benefit of the doubt- give the benefit of the doubt -
10 freeze
[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) a îngheţa2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) a da/a veni îngheţul3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) a îngheţa (de frig)4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) a congela5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) a îngheţa, a împietri6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) a îngheţa2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) îngheţ- freezer- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
- freeze up -
11 go easy on
(to be careful with: Go easy on the wine - there won't be enough for the rest of the guests.) a o lua încet (cu) -
12 in / out of perspective
1) ((of an object in a painting, photograph etc) having, or not having, the correct size, shape, distance etc in relation to the rest of the picture: These houses don't seem to be in perspective in your drawing.) în perspectivă; fără perspectivă, din lipsă de perspectivă2) (with, or without, a correct or sensible understanding of something's true importance: Try to get these problems in(to) perspective; Keep things in perspective.) în context -
13 infect
[in'fekt](to fill with germs that cause disease; to give a disease to: You must wash that cut on your knee in case it becomes infected; She had a bad cold last week and has infected the rest of the class.) a infecta- infectious
- infectiously -
14 lag
[læɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) a rămâne în urmă2. noun(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) decalaj -
15 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!)2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) a duce3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) a duce (la)4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) a conduce5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) a duce, a trăi2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) conducere; primul loc2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) întâietate3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) exemplu4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).)5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) lesă; căpăstru6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pistă7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) rol principal•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) plumb2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mină•- leaden -
16 peer
I [piə] noun1) (a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).) nobil2) (a person's equal in rank, merit or age: The child was disliked by his peers; ( also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group.) egal•- peerage- peeress
- peerless II [piə] verb(to look with difficulty: He peered at the small writing.) a se uita atent (la) -
17 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) vârf2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) cap3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punct4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punct5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) moment6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punct; grad7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) punct (cardinal)8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punct9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) idee (principală)10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sens, rost11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) calităţi; defecte12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?)2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) a îndrepta (o armă) spre2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) a arăta (cu degetul)3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.)•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes -
18 Sabbath
['sæbəƟ]((usually with the) a day of the week regularly set aside for religious services and rest - among the Jews, Saturday; among most Christians, Sunday.) sabat; duminică -
19 then
[ðen] 1. adverb1) (at that time in the past or future: I was at school then; If you're coming next week, I'll see you then.) atunci, în acel moment2) (used with prepositions to mean that time in the past or future: John should be here by then; I'll need you before then; I have been ill since then; Until then; Goodbye till then!) până atunci3) (after that: I had a drink, (and) then I went home.) după aceea, apoi4) (in that case: He might not give us the money and then what would we do?) atunci5) (often used especially at the end of sentences in which an explanation, opinion etc is asked for, or which show surprise etc: What do you think of that, then?) atunci6) (also; in addition: I have two brothers, and then I have a cousin in America.) apoi2. conjunction(in that case; as a result: If you're tired, then you must rest.) atunci3. adjective(at that time (in the past): the then Prime Minister.) de atunci -
20 wire
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) fir (de sârmă)2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) sârmă3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) telegraf4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) telegramă2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) a racorda la instalaţia electrică2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) a telegrafia (la)3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) a telegrafia•- wireless- wiring
- high wire
- wire-netting
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