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1 period
['piəriəd] 1. noun1) (any length of time: a period of three days; a period of waiting.) perioadă2) (a stage in the Earth's development, an artist's development, in history etc: the Pleistocene period; the modern period.) eră, epocă3) (the punctuation mark (.), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop.) punct2. adjective(of furniture, costumes etc) of or from the same or appropriate time in history; antique or very old: period costumes; His house is full of period furniture (=antique furniture). de epocă- periodic- periodically
- periodical 3. adjective(see periodic.) -
2 blackout
1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) pană de curent2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) interzicere (a ştirilor)3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) pierdere a cunoştinţei4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.)5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.)6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.) -
3 eighties
1) (the period of time between one's eightieth and ninetieth birthdays: He is in his eighties.) vârstă cuprinsă între optzeci şi nouăzeci de ani2) (the range of temperatures between eighty and ninety degrees: It was in the eighties yesterday.) anii optzeci3) (the period of time between the eightieth and ninetieth years of a century: life in the 'eighties/'80s.) -
4 fifties
1) (the period of time between one's fiftieth and sixtieth birthdays.) (vârstă de) cincizeci (şi ceva) de ani2) (the range of temperatures between fifty and sixty degrees.) temperaturi între cincizeci şi şaptezeci de grade (Fahrenheit)3) (the period of time between the fiftieth and sixtieth years of a century.) anii cincizeci -
5 forties
1) (the period of time between one's fortieth and fiftieth birthdays.) (vârstă de) patruzeci (şi ceva) de ani2) (the range of temperatures between forty and fifty degrees.) anii patruzeci3) (the period of time between the fortieth and fiftieth years of a century.) -
6 nineties
1) (the period of time between one's ninetieth and one hundredth birthdays.) (trecut de) nouăzeci de ani2) (the range of temperatures between ninety and one hundred degrees.) peste nouăzeci de grade3) (the period of time between the ninetieth and one hundredth years of a century.) anii nouăzeci -
7 seventies
1) (the period of time between a person's seventieth and eightieth birthdays.) septuagenariat2) (the range of temperatures between seventy and eighty degrees.) şaptezeci şi ceva de grade3) (the period of time between the seventieth and eightieth years of a century.) anii şaptezeci -
8 sixties
1) (the period of time between one's sixtieth and seventieth birthdays.) sexagenariat2) (the range of temperatures between sixty and seventy degrees.) temperatură între şaizeci şi şaptezeci de grade3) (the period of time between the sixtieth and seventieth years of a century.) anii şaizeci -
9 thirties
1) (the period of time between one's thirtieth and fortieth birthdays.) vârstă de peste treizeci de ani2) (the range of temperatures between thirty and forty degrees.) temperatură între 30 şi 40 de grade3) (the period of time between the thirtieth and fortieth years of a century.) anii treizeci -
10 twenties
1) (the period of time between one's twentieth and thirtieth birthdays.) vârstă între douăzeci şi treizeci de ani2) (the range of temperatures between twenty and thirty degrees.) temperatură între douăzeci şi treizeci de grade3) (the period of time between the twentieth and thirtieth years of a century.) anii douăzeci -
11 birthrate
noun (the number of births per head of population over a given period.) natalitate -
12 bout
1) (a period (of): a bout of coughing.) acces2) (a (usually boxing) contest: a bout of fifteen five-minute rounds.) luptă -
13 ceasefire
(an agreement to stop fighting; a period of not fighting.) armistiţiu -
14 drought
((a period of) lack of rain: The reservoir dried up completely during the drought.) secetă -
15 expiry
noun (the end of a period of time or of an agreement etc with a time limit: The date of expiry is shown on your driving licence.) expirare -
16 fad
(a temporary fashion; a craze, interest or activity that (some) people follow enthusiastically, but lasts for a short period of time: What's the latest fad in dieting?; a health-food fad.) modă- faddish- faddishness -
17 half-term
noun ((the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term: We get a week's holiday at half-term; ( also adjective) a half-term holiday.) vacanţă la jumătatea semestrului -
18 jet-lag
noun (symptoms such as tiredness and lack of concentration caused by flying a long distance in a short period of time.) -
19 lifetime
noun (the period of a person's life: He saw many changes in his lifetime.) viaţă -
20 night
1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; ( also adjective) He is doing night work.) (de) noapte2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) noaptea•- nightly- night-club
- nightdress
- nightgown
- nightfall
- nightmare
- nightmarish
- night-school
- night shift
- night-time
- night-watchman
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