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41 face up to
(to meet or accept boldly: She faced up to her difficult situation.) a privi (drept) în faţă -
42 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 -
43 feel like a fish out of water
(to feel uncomfortable or out of place in a situation.) a se simţi ca peştele pe uscat -
44 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.) -
45 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) a (se) adapta -
46 freeze
[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) a îngheţa2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) a da/a veni îngheţul3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) a îngheţa (de frig)4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) a congela5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) a îngheţa, a împietri6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) a îngheţa2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) îngheţ- freezer- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
- freeze up -
47 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) a nu înţelegeEnglish-Romanian dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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48 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) a nu înţelegeEnglish-Romanian dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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49 gravity
['ɡræ-]noun The gravity of the situation was clear to us all.) gravitate -
50 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) a fi la ananghie -
51 humorous
adjective (funny; amusing: a humorous situation/remark.) comic -
52 humour
['hju:mə] 1. noun1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) umor2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) comic2. verb(to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) a face pe plac- humorist- humorous
- humorously
- humorousness
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53 if you don't like it
(whether you like the situation or not, you will have to endure it.) că-ţi place sau nu, asta e! -
54 in control (of)
(in charge (of): She is very much in control (of the situation).) stăpân pe -
55 in control (of)
(in charge (of): She is very much in control (of the situation).) stăpân pe -
56 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 -
57 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 -
58 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
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59 land up
(to get into a particular, usually unfortunate, situation, especially through one's own fault: If you go on like that, you'll land up in jail.) a ajunge (la/în) -
60 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
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