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1 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) mai mic decât; mai puţin2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) mai puţin3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mai puţin (decât)4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) fără; mai puţin- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mai puţin- no less a person than -
2 no less a person etc than
as great a person etc as: I had tea with no less a person than the Prime Minister) -
3 under
1. preposition1) (in or to a position lower than, or covered by: Your pencil is under the chair; Strange plants grow under the sea.)2) (less than, or lower in rank than: Children under five should not cross the street alone; You can do the job in under an hour.)3) (subject to the authority of: As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.)4) (used to express various states: The fort was under attack; The business improved under the new management; The matter is under consideration/discussion.)2. adverb(in or to a lower position, rank etc: The swimmer surfaced and went under again; children aged seven and under.)- under- -
4 negative
['neɡətiv] 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) negativ2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) negativ3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) negativ4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) negativ2. noun1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) negaţie2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) negativ• -
5 acute angle
(an angle of less than ninety degrees.) unghi ascuţit -
6 deficit
['defisit](the amount by which an amount (of money etc) is less than the amount required: a deficit of several hundred dollars.) deficit -
7 full measure
((no less than) the correct amount: We must ensure that customers get full measure.) cantitatea corectă -
8 inside
1. noun1) (the inner side, or the part or space within: The inside of this apple is quite rotten.) interior2) (the stomach and bowels: He ate too much and got a pain in his inside(s).) viscere; stomac2. adjective(being on or in the inside: the inside pages of the newspaper; The inside traffic lane is the one nearest to the kerb.) din interior3. adverb1) (to, in, or on, the inside: The door was open and he went inside; She shut the door but left her key inside by mistake.) înăuntru2) (in a house or building: You should stay inside in such bad weather.) înăuntru4. preposition1) ((sometimes (especially American) with of) within; to or on the inside of: She is inside the house; He went inside the shop.) înăuntrul; în (interiorul)2) ((sometimes with of) in less than, or within, a certain time: He finished the work inside (of) two days.) în mai puţin de• -
9 minority
[mi'no-, mæi'no-]noun (a small number; less than half: Only a minority of people live in the countryside; a racial/political minority.) minoritate -
10 minus
1. preposition(used to show subtraction: Ten minus two equals eight (10 - 2 = 8).) minus2. noun((also minus sign) a sign (-) used to show subtraction or negative quality.) minus3. adjective(negative or less than zero: a minus number; Twelve from ten equals minus two (10 - 12 = -2).) minus -
11 per
[pə:]1) (out of: We have less than one mistake per page.) pe2) (for each: The dinner will cost $15 per person.) de/pentru fiecare3) (in each: six times per week.) pe•- per cent -
12 restrict
[rə'strikt]1) (to keep within certain limits: I try to restrict myself / my smoking to five cigarettes a day; Use of the car-park is restricted to senior staff.) a limita, a restrânge2) (to make less than usual, desirable etc: He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.) a limita•- restriction
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13 underestimate
(to estimate (a person, a thing etc) at less than his or its real amount, value, strength etc: Never underestimate your opponent!) -
14 understate
(to state less than the truth about (something): She has understated her difficulties.) -
15 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) tihnă; pace2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) uşurinţă, facilitate3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) naturaleţe2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) a alina2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) a slăbi; a încetini3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) a muta cu grijă•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) încet!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease -
16 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) lumină2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) lumină3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) foc4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) lumină2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) luminos2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) deschis3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) a lumina2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) a (se) aprinde•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) uşor2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) uşor3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) uşor4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) mai uşor cu5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) uşor6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) suplu7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) uşor8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) uşor9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) moale, afânat•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
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18 backward
['bækwəd]1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) înapoi, îndărăt2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) retardat3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) înapoiat•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- bend/fall over backwards -
19 curtail
[kə'teil](make less, shorter etc (than was originally intended): I've had to curtail my visit.) a scurta -
20 cut corners
(to use less money, effort, time etc when doing something than was thought necessary, often giving a poorer result.) a face (ceva) de mântuială
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