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1 look for
(to search for: She lost her handbag and wasted ten minutes looking for it.) a căuta, a se uita după -
2 look
[luk] 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) a privi, a se uita2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) a părea3) (to face: The house looks west.) a da spre2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) privire2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) privire3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) aspect•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to -
3 for all the world
(exactly, quite etc: What a mess you're in! You look for all the world as if you'd had an argument with an express train.) exact -
4 look up
1) (to improve: Things have been looking up lately.) a se îmbunătăţi2) (to pay a visit to: I looked up several old friends.) a trece pe la3) (to search for in a book of reference: You should look the word up (in a dictionary).) a căuta4) (to consult (a reference book): I looked up in the encyclopedia.) a consulta -
5 look out
1) ((usually with for) to watch: She was looking out for him from the window.) a urmări2) (to find by searching: I've looked out these books for you.) -
6 look forward to
(to wait with pleasure for: I am looking forward to seeing you / to the holidays.) a aştepta cu nerăbdare -
7 care for
1) (to look after (someone): The nurse will care for you.) a se ocupa de2) (to be fond of: I don't care for him enough to marry him.) a ţine la -
8 fend for oneself
(to look after oneself: He is old enough to fend for himself.) a se descurca (singur) -
9 do
[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) a face6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) a face, a termina7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) a se ocupa de8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) a merge, a se potrivi9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) a face, a studia10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) a face11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) a aranja12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) a se purta, a face13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) a arăta14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) a face15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) a vizita, a străbate2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) festivitate, serbare- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with -
10 search
[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) a căuta2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) a examina2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) cercetare; căutare- searcher- searching
- searchingly
- searchlight
- search party
- search warrant
- in search of -
11 refer
[rə'fə:] 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) a face aluzie/referire la2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) a trimite, a se referi3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) a trimite4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) a consulta•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) a arbitra- reference book
- reference library -
12 culprit
(a person responsible for something wrong, unpleasant etc: As soon as he saw the broken window he began to look for the culprit.) vinovat -
13 initiative
[-ʃətiv]1) (a first step or move that leads the way: He took the initiative in organizing a search party to look for the girl; A move to start peace talks is sometimes called a peace initiative.) iniţiativă2) (the ability to lead or make decisions for oneself: He is quite good at his job, but lacks initiative; My son actually went to the hairdresser's on his own initiative!) iniţiativă -
14 hide
I 1. past tense - hid; verb(to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found: I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.) a (se) ascunde2. noun(a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc.)- hidden- hide-and-seek
- hide-out- hidingII noun(the skin of an animal: He makes coats out of animal hides; cow-hide.) piele (de animal)- hiding -
15 mudskipper
noun (a small fish found in shallow coastal waters, able to jump about and climb low rocks to look for food.) -
16 quality
['kwoləti]plural - qualities; noun1) (the extent to which something has features which are good or bad etc, especially features which are good: We produce several different qualities of paper; In this firm, we look for quality rather than quantity; ( also adjective) quality goods.) (de) calitate2) (some (usually good) feature which makes a person or thing special or noticeable: Kindness is a human quality which everyone admires.) calitate -
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18 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) a păstra2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) a păstra3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) a ţine, a păstra4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) a continua să5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) a păstra6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) a avea grijă de7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) a se conserva, a se păstra8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) a păstra9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) a reţine (pe cineva)10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) a întreţine11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) a ţine (o promisiune)12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.)2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) întreţinere, hrană- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch -
19 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) a (se) opri2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) a împiedica3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) a se opri4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) a (se) astupa5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) a bloca; a astupa6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) a sta2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) oprire; haltă2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) staţie3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punct4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) cheie5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) ţăruş; tampon•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up -
20 gaze
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