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21 allowance
1) (a fixed sum or quantity given regularly: His father made him an allowance of $20 a month.) alocaţie2) (something (usually a quantity) allowed: This dress pattern has a seam allowance of 1 cm.) cantitate permisă; margine -
22 alter
['o:ltə](to make or become different; to change: Will you alter this dress (to fit me)?; The town has altered a lot in the last two years.) a (se) schimba -
23 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) a se certa (pentru/în legătură cu)2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) a pleda (pentru/împotriva)3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) a convinge (să/să nu)4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) a susţine•- arguable- argument
- argumentative -
24 array
[ə'rei] 1.1) (things, people etc arranged in some order: an impressive array of fabrics.) gamă2) (clothes: in fine array.) haine, veşminte2. verb1) (to put (things, people etc) in some order for show etc: goods arrayed on the counter.) a expune, a aranja2) (to dress (oneself) eg in fine clothes.) a se găti, a se aranja -
25 attire
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26 badly
comparative - worse; adverb1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) rău, prost2) (to a serious or severe extent: He badly needs a haircut; The dress is badly stained.) serios, tare -
27 bold
[bəuld]1) (daring or fearless: a bold plan of attack.) îndrăzneţ2) (striking and well-marked: a dress with bold stripes.) vizibil3) ((of type) thick and clear, like this.) bold•- boldly- boldness
- bold as brass -
28 bonnet
['bonit]1) ((usually baby's or (old) woman's) head-dress fastened under the chin eg by strings.) bonetă2) ((American hood) the cover of a motor-car engine.) -
29 bow
I 1. verb1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) a (se) apleca, a (se) înclina2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) a se înclina în faţa2. noun(a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.) plecăciune- bowedII 1. [bəu] noun1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) arc2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) arcuş3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) nod2. noun((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.) proră -
30 brand-new
adjective (completely new: a brand-new dress.) -
31 bride
(a woman about to be married, or newly married: The bride wore a white dress.) mireasă- bridal- bridegroom
- bridesmaid -
32 burn
[bə:n] 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.)2) (to use as fuel.)3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.)4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.)2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) arsură- burner -
33 caftan
['kæftæn](a type of long flowing dress or robe sometimes brightly-coloured.) caftan -
34 cajole
[kə'‹əul](to coax (someone into doing something), often by flattery: The little girl cajoled her father into buying her a new dress.) a convinge (prin linguşiri) -
35 carnival
(a public entertainment, often involving processions of people in fancy dress etc: a winter carnival.) carnaval -
36 chiffon
['ʃifon, ]( American[) ʃi'fon]noun, adjective((of) a thin, light material made from silk etc: a chiffon dress.) şifon -
37 classic
1) (standard or best: the classic example.) clasic2) ((of literature, art etc) of the highest quality.) clasic3) ((of dress etc) simple, elegant and traditional.) clasic -
38 clean
[kli:n] 1. adjective1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) curat2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) curat3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) imaculat4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) decent5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) iscusit2. adverb(completely: He got clean away.) complet3. verb(to (cause to) become free from dirt etc: Will you clean the windows?) a curăţa['klenli]
(clean in personal habits.)
curat- cleaner- cleanly- clean up
- a clean bill of health
- a clean slate
- come clean
- make a clean sweep -
39 close
I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) aproape (de)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) strâns2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) apropiat2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) strâns3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) atent4) (tight: a close fit.) potrivit5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) închis6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) zgârcit7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) secretos•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) a se sfârşi3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) a încheia2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) sfârşit- close up -
40 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) culoare2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) vopsea3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) culoare4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) culoare2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) color3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) a vopsi- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) persoană de culoare- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours
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