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21 beyond expectation
(much more or much better than expected: The plan succeeded beyond all expectations; The hotel was beyond our expectations.) -
22 brain drain
(the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc): As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors.) exod de creiere -
23 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) a sparge, a sfărâma2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) a sparge3) (to make or become unusable.) a (se) strica4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) a încălca5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) a bate, a depăşi6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) a întrerupe7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) a pune capăt, a rupe8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) a anunţa, a face cunoscut9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) a se înmuia10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) a slăbi11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) a izbucni2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pauză2) (a change: a break in the weather.) schimbare3) (an opening.) breşă, spărtură4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) şansă•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) obiect fragil- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it -
24 buck up
1) (to hurry: You'd better buck up if you want to catch the bus.) a (se) înviora2) (to cheer up: She bucked up when she heard the news.) -
25 capable
['keipəbl]1) (clever especially in practical ways: She'll manage somehow - she's so capable!) capabil2) ((with of) clever enough to; likely to; able to: He is capable of doing better; He is quite capable of cheating us.) capabil (să/de)•- capably- capability -
26 carry
['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) a purta; a duce2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) a trece; a ajunge (la); a se propaga3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) a (sus)ţine4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) a presupune5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) a susţine, a vota6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) a se purta•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight -
27 clear up
1) (to make clean, tidy etc: Clear up this mess!) a face curăţenie (în)2) (to become better etc: If the weather clears up, we'll go for a picnic.) a se însenina -
28 comfort
1) (a pleasant condition of being physically or mentally relaxed, happy, warm etc: They now live in comfort.) confort2) (anything that provides a little luxury, or makes one feel happier, or better able to bear misfortune: He enjoyed the comforts of the hotel; Her presence was a comfort to him in his grief; words of comfort.) tihnă; mângâiere•- comfortably
- comforting
- be comfortably off -
29 contrast
1. verb1) (to show marked difference from: His words contrast with his actions.) a contrasta (cu)2) (to compare so as to show differences: Contrast fresh and frozen vegetables and you'll find the fresh ones taste better.) a pune în contrast2. noun1) (difference(s) in things or people that are compared: The contrast between their attitudes is very marked.) contrast2) (a thing or person that shows a marked difference (to another): She's a complete contrast to her sister.) opus -
30 cool
[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) răcoros2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) calm3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) rece4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!)2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) a (se) răci2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) a (se) micşora3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) răcoare- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
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31 crawl
[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) a se târî2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) a merge de-a buşilea3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) a se mişca încet4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) a fi plin (de)2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) (la) pas2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) craul -
32 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 -
33 day by day
(every day: He's getting better day by day.) zi de zi, în fiecare zi -
34 deserving
1) (worthy or suitable (to be given charity etc): I only give money to deserving causes.) nobil2) ((with of) worthy of: He is deserving of better treatment than this.) demn (de) -
35 distance
['distəns]1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) distanţă2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) depărtare•- distant -
36 eclipse
[i'klips] 1. noun(the disappearance of the whole or part of the sun when the moon comes between it and the earth, or of the moon when the earth's shadow falls across it: When was the last total eclipse of the sun?) eclipsă2. verb1) (to obscure or cut off the light or sight of (the sun or moon): The sun was partially eclipsed at 9 a.m.) a eclipsa2) (to be much better than: His great success eclipsed his brother's achievements.) a eclipsa -
37 employ
[im'ploi]1) (to give (especially paid) work to: He employs three typists; She is employed as a teacher.) a angaja2) (to occupy the time or attention of: She was busily employed (in) writing letters.) a ocupa3) (to make use of: You should employ your time better.) a folosi•- employed- employee
- employee
- employer
- employment -
38 emulate
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39 enhance
(to make to appear greater or better.) a pune în valoare -
40 err on the side of
(to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) a păcătui prin exces de
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