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1 set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
(to want very much: He had set his heart on winning the prize; He had his heart set on winning.) a dori cu orice preţEnglish-Romanian dictionary > set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
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2 last
I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) ultim2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) ultim3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) ultim2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.) la urmă- lastly- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) a dura, a ţine2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) a rezista•- lasting- last out -
3 pit
I 1. [pit] noun1) (a large hole in the ground: The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.) groapă2) (a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine: a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit.) carieră; mină; puţ3) (a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars: The leading car has gone into the pit(s).) stand2. verb((with against) to set (a person or thing) against another in a fight, competition etc: He was pitted against a much stronger man.) a provoca- pitfallII 1. [pit] noun(the hard stone of a peach, cherry etc.) sâmbure2. verb(to remove the stone from (a peach, cherry etc).) a scoate sâmburi din -
4 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) a se lipsi de2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) a rezerva3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) a cruţa4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) a cruţa5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) a menaja6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) a scuti2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) disponibil2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) liber3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) piesă de schimb2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) roată de rezervă•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
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5 thin
[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) subţire2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) slab3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) apos, diluat4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) rărit5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) neconvingător2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) a (se) subţia, a (se) împrăştia- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out
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