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1 elect
[i'lekt] 1. verb1) (to choose by vote: He was elected chairman; elected to the committee.) a alege2) (to choose (to do something): They elected to go by taxi.) a alege2. adjective((placed immediately after noun) chosen for office but not yet in it: the president elect.) votat- election- electioneer
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2 re-elect
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3 poll
[pəul] 1. noun1) (an election: They organized a poll to elect a president.) alegeri2) (the number of votes: There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).) număr de voturi3) ((also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions.) sondaj2. verb(to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) a obţine (voturi)- polling-station
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4 return
[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) a reveni, a se întoarce2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) a înapoia; a pune la loc3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) a se întoarce4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) a întoarce5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) a alege, a vota6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) a da7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) a întoarce2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) (de) întoarcere2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) bilet dus-întors•- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns
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