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1 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) tare2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) tare3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) puternic, robust4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) violent; periculos5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) dur; greu2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) persoană violentă/dură- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with -
2 recover
1) (to become well again; to return to good health etc: He is recovering from a serious illness; The country is recovering from an economic crisis.) a-şi reveni2) (to get back: The police have recovered the stolen jewels; He will recover the cost of the repairs through the insurance.) a recupera3) (to get control of (one's actions, emotions etc) again: The actor almost fell over but quickly recovered (his balance).) a recăpăta•- recovery -
3 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) a prinde2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) a ajunge la timp (pentru a prinde)3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) a (sur)prinde4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) a se îmbolnăvi (de)5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) a(-şi) prinde6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) a lovi7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) a înţelege8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) a lua (foc)2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) prindere2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) cârlig, zăvor, încuietoare3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) captură4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) schepsis, capcană•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up -
4 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) rece2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) frig3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) rece, neprietenos2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) frig2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) răceală•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
- in cold blood -
5 cure
[kjuə] 1. verb1) (to make better: That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits.) a vindeca2) (to get rid of (an illness etc): That pill cured my headache.) a îndepărta3) (to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc.) a săra; a usca; a afuma2. noun(something which cures: They're trying to find a cure for cancer.) remediu- curable- curative -
6 gain
[ɡein] 1. verb1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) a câştiga2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) a obţine3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) a prinde4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) a o lua înainte2. noun1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) câştig; spor2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) profit, câştig•- gain on
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