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81 mere
[miə](no more than or no better than: a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.) numai, doar- merely -
82 mount
1. verb1) (to get or climb up (on or on to): He mounted the platform; She mounted (the horse) and rode off.) a urca pe, a încăleca pe2) (to rise in level: Prices are mounting steeply.) a urca3) (to put (a picture etc) into a frame, or stick it on to card etc.) a înrăma4) (to hang or put up on a stand, support etc: He mounted the tiger's head on the wall.) a fixa, a pune (pe un suport)5) (to organize: The army mounted an attack; to mount an exhibition.) a organiza2. noun1) (a thing or animal that one rides, especially a horse.) lucru/animal pe care se încalecă2) (a support or backing on which anything is placed for display: Would this picture look better on a red mount or a black one?) suport; ramă; montură•- mounted- Mountie -
83 no
[nəu] 1. adjective1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) nici un, nici o2) (not allowed: No smoking.) interzis3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) nu2. adverb(not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) nu3. interjection(a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') nu4. noun plural( noes)1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) nu2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) nu•- nobody5. noun(a very unimportant person: She's just a nobody.) nimeni- no-one- there's no saying
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84 not be oneself
(to look or feel ill, anxious etc: I'd better go home - I'm not myself today.) a nu fi în apele sale -
85 now
1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) acum, în prezent2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) acum, imediat3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) (de) acum4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) în acel moment5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) (de) acum6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) uite!; acum!2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) acum că- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
- now then -
86 oil
[oil] 1. noun(a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) ulei2. verb(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) a unge cu ulei- oils- oily
- oilfield
- oil paint
- oil painting
- oil palm
- oil-rig
- oil-tanker
- oil-well
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87 on balance
(having taken everything into consideration: On balance I think Miss Smith is a better tennis player than my sister.) luare în considerare -
88 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) pe de o parte..., pe de altă parte...English-Romanian dictionary > (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
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89 oracle
['orəkl]1) (a very knowledgeable person: I don't know the answer to this problem, so I'd better go and ask the oracle.) atotştiutor2) (in former times, a holy place where a god was believed to give answers to questions: the oracle at Delphi.) oracol -
90 outdo
past tense - outdid; verb(to do better than: He worked very hard as he did not want to be outdone by anyone.) a întrece -
91 overrate
[əuvə'reit](to think that something is better, stronger, more valuable etc than it really is: Her beauty is overrated.) a supraaprecia -
92 overshadow
(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) a eclipsa -
93 pass off
((of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away: By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better.) a trece -
94 peerless
adjective (without equal; better than all others: Sir Galahad was a peerless knight.) fără pereche -
95 pep-talk
noun (a talk intended to arouse enthusiasm, or to make people work harder, better etc: The director gave all the staff a pep-talk.) -
96 prefer
[pri'fə:]past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) a prefera- preferably
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97 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) a apăsa; a (se) strânge2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) a stoarce3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) a presa4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) a insista pe/cu5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) a călca2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) strângere; călcat2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) tipar3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) (de) presă4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) presă5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) presă•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
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98 put on airs / give oneself airs
(to behave as if one is better or more important than others: She gives herself such airs that everyone dislikes her.) a-şi da aereEnglish-Romanian dictionary > put on airs / give oneself airs
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99 put right
1) (to repair; to remove faults etc in (something): There is something wrong with this kettle - can you put it right?) a repara2) (to put an end to or change (something that is wrong): You've made a mistake in that sum - you'd better put it right.) a corecta3) (to put (a watch, clock etc) to the correct time.) a potrivi4) (to correct (someone who has made a mistake): I thought the meeting was at 2.30, but he put me right.) a corecta5) (to make healthy again: That medicine will soon put you right.) a vindeca -
100 racialism
1) (the belief that some races of men are better than others.) rasism2) (prejudice against someone on the grounds of his race.) rasism
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