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1 clap
[klæp] 1. past tense, past participle - clapped; verb1) (to strike the palms of the hands together eg to show approval, to mark a rhythm, or to gain attention etc: When the singer appeared, the audience started to clap loudly; They clapped the speech enthusiastically; Clap your hands in time to the music.) a aplauda; a bate din palme2) (to strike (someone) with the palm of the hand, often in a friendly way: He clapped him on the back and congratulated him.) a bate cu palma (pe)3) (to put suddenly (into prison, chains etc): They clapped him in jail.) a închide2. noun1) (a sudden noise (of thunder).) pocnet, bubuit2) (an act of clapping: They gave the performer a clap; He gave me a clap on the back.) palmă -
2 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) -
3 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) -
4 pawn
[po:n] 1. verb(to give (an article of value) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money (which may be repaid at a later time to get the article back): I had to pawn my watch to pay the bill.) a amaneta2. noun1) (in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank.) pion2) (a person who is used by another person for his own gain, advantage etc: She was a pawn in his ambitious plans.) unealtă•- pawnshop
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5 score
[sko:] 1. plurals - scores; noun1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) scor2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.) partitură3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.) grup de 202. verb1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) a marca2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) a şterge3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) a ţine scorul•- scorer- score-board
- on that score
- scores of
- scores
- settle old scores
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