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1 belt
[belt] 1. noun1) (a long (narrow) piece of leather, cloth etc worn round the waist: a trouser-belt; He tightened his belt.) curea2) (a similar object used to set wheels in motion: the belt of a vacuum-cleaner.) curea3) (a zone of country etc: a belt of trees; an industrial belt.) zonă2. verb1) (to fasten with a belt: He belted his trousers on.) a strânge cu cureaua2) (to strike (with or without a belt): He belted the disobedient dog.) a lovi (cu cureaua)•- belted -
2 joint
[‹oint] 1. noun1) (the place where two or more things join: The plumber tightened up all the joints in the pipes.) încheietură, racord; racordare2) (a part of the body where two bones meet but are able to move in the manner of eg a hinge: The shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles are joints.) articulaţie3) (a piece of meat for cooking containing a bone: A leg of mutton is a fairly large joint.) pulpă de carne2. adjective1) (united; done together: the joint efforts of the whole team.) unit; îmbinat2) (shared by, or belonging to, two or more: She and her husband have a joint bank account.) comun3. verb(to divide (an animal etc for cooking) at the, or into, joints: Joint the chicken before cooking it.) a tranşa- jointed- jointly
- out of joint See also:- join -
3 screw
[skru:] 1. noun1) (a type of nail that is driven into something by a firm twisting action: I need four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall.) şurub2) (an action of twisting a screw etc: He tightened it by giving it another screw.) strângere a şurubului2. verb1) (to fix, or be fixed, with a screw or screws: He screwed the handle to the door; The handle screws on with these screws.) a fixa2) (to fix or remove, or be fixed or removed, with a twisting movement: Make sure that the hook is fully screwed in; He screwed off the lid.) a înşuruba3) ((slang, vulgar) to fuck; to have sex (with).)4) ((slang) to cheat or take advantage of: They screwed you - these are not real diamonds.)•- be/get screwed
- have a screw loose
- put the screws on
- screw up
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4 slack
[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) neîncordat2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) nefixat3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) neglijent4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) inactiv•- slacken- slackly
- slackness
- slacks
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