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1 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) a ajunge (la)2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) a ajunge (la)3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.)4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) a lua legătura cu5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) a se întinde2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) distanţă mică (de); aproape (de)2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) distanţă la care se poate ajunge cu mâna; alonjă3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) porţiune (dreaptă) din albia unui râu -
2 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) a sparge, a sfărâma2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) a sparge3) (to make or become unusable.) a (se) strica4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) a încălca5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) a bate, a depăşi6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) a întrerupe7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) a pune capăt, a rupe8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) a anunţa, a face cunoscut9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) a se înmuia10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) a slăbi11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) a izbucni2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pauză2) (a change: a break in the weather.) schimbare3) (an opening.) breşă, spărtură4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) şansă•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) obiect fragil- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it -
3 crown
1. noun1) (a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour: the queen's crown.) coroană2) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) Coroană3) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) creastă; vârf4) ((an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen.) coroană2. verb1) (to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head: The archbishop crowned the queen.) a încorona2) (to form the top part of (something): an iced cake crowned with a cherry.) a acoperi3) (to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).) a pune o coroană (dentară)4) (to hit (someone) on the head: If you do that again, I'll crown you!) a da (una) la cap•- crown princess -
4 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) a judeca2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) a arbitra3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) a aprecia, a evalua4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) a critica, a dezaproba2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) judecător2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.)3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) cunoscător•- judgement- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement -
5 leap
[li:p] 1. past tense, past participles - leapt; verb1) (to jump: He leapt into the boat.) a sări2) (to jump over: The dog leapt the wall.) a sări peste3) (to rush eagerly: She leaped into his arms.) a sări (în)2. noun(an act of leaping: The cat jumped from the roof and reached the ground in two leaps.) săritură- leap year
- by leaps and bounds -
6 merit
['merit] 1. noun1) (the quality of worth, excellence or praiseworthiness: He reached his present position through merit.) merit2) (a good point or quality: His speech had at least the merit of being short.) merit2. verb(to deserve as reward or punishment: Your case merits careful consideration.) a merita -
7 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) a ridica2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) a arunca3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) a cădea4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) a avea tangaj5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) a cânta; a acorda2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) teren2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) înălţime3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) grad4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) lansare5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) tangaj6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.)•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) smoală- pitch-dark -
8 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) vârf2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) cap3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punct4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punct5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) moment6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punct; grad7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) punct (cardinal)8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punct9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) idee (principală)10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sens, rost11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) calităţi; defecte12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?)2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) a îndrepta (o armă) spre2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) a arăta (cu degetul)3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.)•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes -
9 save
I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) a salva2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) a economisi3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) a scuti4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) a apăra5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) a elibera6) (to keep data in the computer.)2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) oprire (a mingii)- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) cu excepţia -
10 tape
[teip] 1. noun1) ((a piece of) a narrow strip or band of cloth used for tying etc: bundles of letters tied with tape.) bandă; sfoară2) (a piece of this or something similar, eg a string, stretched above the finishing line on a race track: The two runners reached the tape together.) panglică3) (a narrow strip of paper, plastic, metal etc used for sticking materials together, recording sounds etc: adhesive tape; insulating tape; I recorded the concert on tape.) bandă (magnetică)4) (a tape-measure.) ruletă (de măsurat)2. verb1) (to fasten or seal with tape.) a lega cu sfoară/panglică2) (to record (the sound of something) on tape: He taped the concert.) a înregistra (pe bandă magnetică)•- measuring-tape
- tape-recorder
- tape-record
- tape-recording -
11 understand
1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.)2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.)3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.)•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.)2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.)3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.)•- make oneself understood- make understood
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