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1 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) a nu fi acelaşi lucruEnglish-Romanian dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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2 neither here nor there
(not important; not relevant: His opinion is neither here nor there.) fără importanţă -
3 round about
1) (surrounding: She sat with her children round about her.)2) (near: There are not many houses round about.)3) (approximately: There must have been round about a thousand people there.) -
4 shadow
['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) umbră2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) obscuritate3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) cearcăne4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) urmă (de)2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) a umbri2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) a fila•- shadowy- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow -
5 atom
['ætəm]1) (the smallest part of an element.) atom2) (anything very small: There's not an atom of truth in what she says.) pic, strop•- atomic- atomic bomb
- atom bomb
- atomic energy
- atomic power -
6 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) diferenţă2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) dezacord; neînţelegere3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) diferenţă•- differentiate
- differentiation -
7 immigrant
['imiɡrənt]noun, adjective((a person) who has come into a foreign country to live there permanently, not as a tourist or visitor: The eastern part of the city is inhabited by immigrants; the immigrant population.) imigrant -
8 inch
[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) inci2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) inci, centimetru2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) a înainta pas cu pas -
9 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) a sări, a sălta2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) a proveni din3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) a (se) întinde brusc2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) resort2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) primăvară3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) salt4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) elasticitate5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) izvor•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up -
10 stain
[stein] 1. verb1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) a păta2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) a se păta3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) a colora2. noun(a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) pată -
11 left over
(not used; extra: When everyone took a partner there was one person left over; We divided out the left-over food.) -
12 let alone
(not to mention; without taking into consideration: There's no room for all the adults, let alone the children.) ca să nu mai vorbim de -
13 hope
[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) a spera2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) speranţă2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) speranţă3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) speranţă•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes -
14 wrong
[roŋ] 1. adjective1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) greşit2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) incorect3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) rău4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) nepotrivit5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) în neregulă2. adverb(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) incorect3. noun(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) rău4. verb(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) a jigni pe nedrept- wrongful- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
- in the wrong -
15 nothing
1. pronoun(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) nimic2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) zero3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) deloc- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of -
16 picket
['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) pichet2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) (soldat de) pază2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) a picheta, a înconjura2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) a se organiza în pichete -
17 no
[nəu] 1. adjective1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) nici un, nici o2) (not allowed: No smoking.) interzis3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) nu2. adverb(not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) nu3. interjection(a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') nu4. noun plural( noes)1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) nu2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) nu•- nobody5. noun(a very unimportant person: She's just a nobody.) nimeni- no-one- there's no saying
- knowing -
18 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) mic, nesemnificativ2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) mic3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) puţin4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) mic•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small -
19 here
[hiə] 1. adverb1) ((at, in or to) this place: He's here; Come here; He lives not far from here; Here they come; Here is / Here's your lost book.) aici; iată2) (at this time; at this point in an argument: Here she stopped speaking to wipe her eyes; Here is where I disagree with you.) aici3) (beside one: My colleague here will deal with the matter.) care poate fi văzut aici2. interjection1) (a shout of surprise, disapproval etc: Here! what do you think you're doing?) Hei!2) (a shout used to show that one is present: Shout `Here!' when I call your name.) prezent!•- hereabouts- hereabout
- hereafter
- the hereafter
- hereby
- herein
- herewith
- here and there
- here goes
- here's to
- here
- there and everywhere
- here you are
- neither here nor there -
20 used to
['ju:stu]- negative short forms usedn't to, usen't to ['ju:sntu] (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc: I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there?)
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