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1 small fry
(unimportant people or things: The local politicians are just small fry.) oameni/ lucruri fără importanţă -
2 pygmy
['piɡmi]plural - pygmies, pigmies; noun(a member of an African race of very small people.) pigmeu -
3 hop
I 1. [hop] past tense, past participle - hopped; verb1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) a sări (într-un picior)2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) a ţopăi3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) a sări4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) a urca/a coborî2. noun1) (a short jump on one leg.) săritură (într-un picor)2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) salt•- catch someone on the hop
- catch on the hop
- keep someone on the hop
- keep on the hop II [hop] noun(a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) hamei -
4 ring
I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) inel2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) inel3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) cerc, inel4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ring5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) grup, gaşcă2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.) a înconjura2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) a încercui3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) a aplica un inel (la piciorul păsărilor) pentru identificare•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) a suna (la)2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) a telefona, a da un telefon3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) a suna4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) a (ră)suna5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) a răsuna (de)6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) a răsuna2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) ţârâit, sunet2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefon3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) aparenţă, impresie•- ring back
- ring off
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5 trickle
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6 ferry
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7 in the know
(having information possessed only by a small group of people: People in the know tell me that she is the most likely person to get the job.) la curent (cu ceva) -
8 large
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9 nurse
[nə:s] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after sick or injured people in hospital: She wants to be a nurse.) infirmieră2) (a person, usually a woman, who looks after small children: The children have gone out with their nurse.) bonă2. verb1) (to look after sick or injured people, especially in a hospital: He was nursed back to health.) a îngriji2) (to give (a baby) milk from the breast.) a alăpta3) (to hold with care: She was nursing a kitten.) a avea grijă de4) (to have or encourage (feelings eg of anger or hope) in oneself.) a nutri•- nursery- nursing
- nursemaid
- nurseryman
- nursery rhyme
- nursery school
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10 odd jobs
((usually small) jobs of various kinds, often done for other people: He's unemployed, but earns some money by doing odd jobs for old people.) munci/treburi de tot felul -
11 stream
[stri:m] 1. noun1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) pârâu2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) aflux3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) curent4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) an de studiu2. verb1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) a curge şiroaie; a se revărsa; a flutura în vânt2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) a repartiza pe ani de studiu•- streamer- streamlined -
12 barrow
['bærəu]1) (a wheelbarrow.) roabă2) (a small (usually two-wheeled) cart.) cărucior3) (a mound of earth piled up over the graves of important people in prehistoric times.) -
13 classified ad
noun ((American want ad) a small advertisement that people put in a newspaper when they want to buy or sell something, offer or find a job etc.) -
14 few
[fju:]adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) puţin- a few- few and far between -
15 flea
[fli:](a type of small blood-sucking insect that jumps instead of flying and lives on the bodies of animals or people.) purice -
16 gather
['ɡæðə] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) come together in one place: A crowd of people gathered near the accident.) a se strânge, a se aduna2) (to learn (from what has been seen, heard etc): I gather you are leaving tomorrow.) a trage concluzia3) (to collect or get: He gathered strawberries from the garden; to gather information.) a strânge, a culege4) (to pull (material) into small folds and stitch together: She gathered the skirt at the waist.) a plisa2. noun(a fold in material, a piece of clothing etc.) pliseu- gather round
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17 handful
1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) o mână de2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) o mână de3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) persoană dificilă/greu de stăpânit -
18 hassle
['hæsl] 1. noun1) (trouble or fuss: It's such a hassle to get to work on time: Travelling with children is such a hassle.) chin, aventură2) (a fight or argument: I got into a bit of a hassle with a couple of thugs.) ciorovăială2. verb1) (to argue or fight: It seemed pointless to hassle over such a small matter.) a (se) certa2) (to annoy (a person): I don't like people hassling me.) a bate la cap -
19 hearing-aid
noun (a small electronic instrument which helps deaf people to hear better by making sounds louder by means of an amplifier.) -
20 inhaler
noun (a usually small apparatus by means of which people inhale certain medicines.) inhalator
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