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1 whether ... or
(introducing alternatives: He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying.) dacă... sau (nu) -
2 toss up
(to toss a coin to decide a matter: We tossed up (to decide) whether to go to the play or the ballet.) a da cu banul -
3 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) a judeca2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) a arbitra3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) a aprecia, a evalua4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) a critica, a dezaproba2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) judecător2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.)3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) cunoscător•- judgement- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
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4 jury
['‹uəri]plural - juries; noun1) (a group of people legally selected to hear a case and to decide what are the facts, eg whether or not a prisoner accused of a crime is guilty: The verdict of the jury was that the prisoner was guilty of the crime.)2) (a group of judges for a competition, contest etc: The jury recorded their votes for the song contest.)•- juror- juryman
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whether\ ---\ or\ whether — • whether or • whether or whether 1. coord. conj. Used to introduce an indirect question. You must decide whether you should go or stay. I don t know whether Jack or Bill is a better player. Compare: either or 2. Used to show a choice of things,… … Словарь американских идиом
whether\ ---\ or — • whether or • whether or whether 1. coord. conj. Used to introduce an indirect question. You must decide whether you should go or stay. I don t know whether Jack or Bill is a better player. Compare: either or 2. Used to show a choice of things,… … Словарь американских идиом
decide — /dI saId/ verb 1 (I, T) to make a choice or judgment about something, especially after a period of not knowing what to do or in a way that ends disagreement: decide to do sth: Tina s decided to go to Prague for her holidays. | decide that: It was … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
whether — conjunction 1 used when talking about a choice you have to make or about two different possibilities: He asked me whether she was coming. | The decision whether to see her was mine alone. | whether or not: I coudn t decide whether or not to go to … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
decide — de|cide W1S1 [dıˈsaıd] v [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: décider, from Latin decidere to cut off, decide ] 1.) [I and T] to make a choice or judgment about something, especially after considering all the possibilities or arguments →↑decision… … Dictionary of contemporary English
decide */*/*/ — UK [dɪˈsaɪd] / US verb Word forms decide : present tense I/you/we/they decide he/she/it decides present participle deciding past tense decided past participle decided 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to make a choice about what you are going to do … English dictionary
decide — de|cide [ dı saıd ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to make a choice about what you are going to do: decide to do something: He decided to stay and see what would happen. The committee decided unanimously to accept the offer. decide that … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
decide — 01. They couldn t [decide] whether to have chocolate or vanilla ice cream. 02. We ve [decided] to go to an Italian restaurant for supper. 03. She has [decided] to go travelling for a year before starting university. 04. The game was finally… … Grammatical examples in English
decide — [[t]dɪsa͟ɪd[/t]] ♦ decides, deciding, decided 1) VERB If you decide to do something, you choose to do it, usually after you have thought carefully about the other possibilities. [V to inf] She decided to do a secretarial course... [V that] He has … English dictionary
whether */*/*/ — UK [ˈweðə(r)] / US [ˈweðər] / US [ˈhweðər] conjunction Collocations: Both whether and if can be used to introduce indirect questions of the type that expect a yes/no answer: She asked if/whether I liked jazz. Use whether, but not if, before an… … English dictionary
whether*/*/*/ — [ˈweðə] conjunction 1) used when someone does not know which of two possibilities is true They asked us whether we were married.[/ex] She doesn t even know whether her daughter is dead or alive.[/ex] 2) used when someone can choose between two… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
