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1 situation
[sitju'eiʃən]1) (circumstances; a state of affairs: an awkward situation.) situaţie2) (the place where anything stands or lies: The house has a beautiful situation beside a lake.) amplasament3) (a job: the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.) slujbă•- situated -
2 actuality
[-'æ-]noun ((a) reality: the actuality of the situation.) realitate -
3 background
1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) background, fundal2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) context3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) origine; mediu (de provenienţă); educaţie -
4 backwash
1) (a backward current eg that following a ship's passage through the water: the backwash of the steamer.) contracurent2) (the unintentional results of an action, situation etc: The backwash of that firm's financial troubles affected several other firms.) urmări nedorite -
5 complication
1) (something making a situation etc more difficult: Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication.) complicaţie2) (a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse.) complicaţie -
6 deadlock
noun (a situation in which no further progress towards an agreement is possible: Talks between the two sides ended in deadlock.) impas -
7 dilemma
(a position or situation giving two choices, neither pleasant: His dilemma was whether to leave the party early so as to get a lift in his friend's car, or to stay and walk eight kilometres home.) dilemă -
8 farce
1) (a (kind of) comic play in which both the characters and the events shown are improbable and ridiculous: The play is a classic farce.) farsă2) (any funny or stupid situation in real life: The meeting was an absolute farce.) farsă•- farcical -
9 fellow-feeling
noun (sympathy (especially for someone in a similar situation, of similar tastes etc): I had a fellow-feeling for the other patient with the broken leg.) -
10 inflation
1) (the process of inflating or being inflated.) umflare2) (a situation in country's economy where prices and wages keep forcing each other to increase.) inflaţie -
11 mix-up
noun (a confused situation etc: a mix-up over the concert tickets.) -
12 plight
(a (bad) situation or state: She was in a terrible plight, as she had lost all her money.) situaţie proastă -
13 case
I [keis] noun1) (an instance or example: another case of child-beating; a bad case of measles.) caz2) (a particular situation: It's different in my case.) caz3) (a legal trial: The judge in this case is very fair.) caz, proces4) (an argument or reason: There's a good case for thinking he's wrong.) motiv5) ((usually with the) a fact: I don't think that's really the case.) caz6) (a form of a pronoun (eg he or him), noun or adjective showing its relation to other words in the sentence.) caz•- in case- in case of
- in that case II [keis] noun1) (a container or outer covering: a case of medical instruments; a suitcase.) cutie; valiză; trusă; toc; carcasă2) (a crate or box: six cases of whisky.) ladă3) (a piece of furniture for displaying or containing things: a glass case full of china; a bookcase.) vitrină; bibliotecă -
14 finesse
[fines](cleverness and skill in dealing with a situation etc: She managed that situation with great finesse.) fineţe -
15 irony
plural - ironies; noun1) (a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true.) ironie2) (seeming mockery in a situation, words etc: The irony of the situation was that he stole the money which she had already planned to give him.) ironie•- ironical- ironic
- ironically -
16 document
['dokjumənt] 1. noun(a written statement giving information, proof, evidence etc: She signed several legal documents relating to the sale of her house.) document2. noun(a film, programme etc giving information on a certain subject: a documentary on the political situation in Argentina.) documentar -
17 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) plin de/gem- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) a bloca2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) a strivi3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) a bloca4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) a bruia2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) ambuteiaj, blocarea traficului rutier2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) încurcătură•- jam on -
18 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) pământ2) (a country: foreign lands.) ţară3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) pământ4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) teren, pământ(uri)2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) a ateriza2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) a debarca; a aduce pe uscat3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) a se trezi (în)•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies -
19 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!)2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) a duce3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) a duce (la)4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) a conduce5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) a duce, a trăi2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) conducere; primul loc2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) întâietate3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) exemplu4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).)5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) lesă; căpăstru6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pistă7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) rol principal•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) plumb2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mină•- leaden -
20 aftermath
[-mæƟ]noun (the situation etc resulting from an important, especially unpleasant, event: The country is still suffering from the aftermath of the war.) urmare, consecinţă
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