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61 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 -
62 leave in the lurch
(to leave (a person etc) in a difficult situation and without help.) a lăsa baltă -
63 location
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64 make amends
(to do something to improve the situation after doing something wrong, stupid etc: He gave her a present to make amends for his rudeness.) a repara, a îndrepta -
65 masterly
adjective (showing the skill of a master: His handling of the situation was masterly.) magistral -
66 mess about/around
1) (to behave in a foolish or annoying way: The children were shouting and messing about.) a-şi face de cap2) (to work with no particular plan in a situation that involves mess: I love messing about in the kitchen.) a drege, a repara3) ((with with) to meddle or interfere with: Who's been messing about with my papers?) a se amesteca, a-şi băga nasul4) (to upset or put into a state of disorder or confusion: The wind messed her hair about.) a răvăşi -
67 mix-up
noun (a confused situation etc: a mix-up over the concert tickets.) -
68 nasty
1) (unpleasant to the senses: a nasty smell.) neplăcut2) (unfriendly or unpleasant in manner: The man was very nasty to me.) nepoliticos3) (wicked; evil: He has a nasty temper.) răutăcios4) ((of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc.) urât5) ((of a wound, cut etc) serious: That dog gave her a nasty bite.) serios6) (awkward or very difficult: a nasty situation.) neplăcut, penibil•- nastily- nastiness -
69 no-win
['nou win](that both sides will lose from it: a no-win situation.) -
70 objective
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71 out of mind
(an expression describing a situation in which someone is forgotten when he/she is not around: They used to be close friends, but since he left it has become a case of out of sight, out of mind.) -
72 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.)English-Romanian dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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73 perspective
[pə'spektiv]1) (the way of drawing solid objects, natural scenes etc on a flat surface, so that they appear to have the correct shape, distance from each other etc: Early medieval paintings lacked perspective.) perspectivă2) (a picture or view of something: I would like a clearer perspective of the situation.) descriere• -
74 pickle
['pikl] 1. noun1) (a vegetable or vegetables preserved in vinegar, salt water etc: Do you want some pickle(s) on your hamburger?) murături2) (trouble; an unpleasant situation: She got herself into a real pickle.) bucluc2. verb(to preserve in vinegar, salt water etc: I think I will pickle these cucumbers.) a pune la murat -
75 piquant
['pi:kənt](sharp in taste; appetizing: a piquant sauce; a piquant (= exciting or interesting) situation.) picant; nostim- piquancy -
76 plight
(a (bad) situation or state: She was in a terrible plight, as she had lost all her money.) situaţie proastă -
77 position
[ə'ziʃən] 1. noun1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) poziţie2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) loc3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) post4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) punct de vedere2. verb(to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) a pune- be in- out of position -
78 predicament
[pri'dikəmənt](an unfortunate or difficult situation.) situaţie dificilă -
79 present
I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) prezent2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) actual3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) prezent•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) a oferi2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) a prezenta3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) a prezenta4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) a prezenta5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) a (se) prezenta•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) cadou -
80 promise
['promis] 1. verb1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) a promite2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) a promite3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) a fi promiţător2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) promisiune2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) speranţă, promisiune•
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