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1 cake
[keik] 1. noun1) (a food made by baking a mixture of flour, fat, eggs, sugar etc: a piece of cake; a plate of cream cakes; a Christmas cake.) prăjitură2) (a piece of other food pressed into shape: fishcakes; oatcakes.) crochetă; turtă3) (a flattened hard mass: a cake of soap.) bucată; calup2. verb(to cover in the form of a dried mass: His shoes were caked with mud.) a prinde o crustă -
2 plum cake/pudding
((a) cake or pudding containing raisins, currants etc.) budincă cu stafide -
3 sponge cake
((a) very light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs and sugar etc.) prăjitură/biscuiţi de Savoia -
4 sponge
1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) burete de mare2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) burete (de baie)3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) prăjitură4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) a şterge cu buretele2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) a şterge2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) a stoarce pe cineva de bani•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding -
5 taste
[teist] 1. verb1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) a simţi gustul2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) a gusta3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) a avea gust (de)4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) a degusta5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) a gusta2. noun1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) gust2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) gust3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) înghiţitură4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) preferinţă, gusturi5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) gust•- tasteful- tastefully
- tastefulness
- tasteless
- tastelessly
- tastelessness
- - tasting
- tasty
- tastiness -
6 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) sfert2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) douăzeci şi cinci de cenţi3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) cartier4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direcţie5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milă6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) ciozvârtă7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) pătrar8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) sfert9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestru2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) a tăia în patru2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) a micşora de patru ori3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) a încartirui•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestrial4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) publicaţie trimestrială- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
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7 part
1. noun1) (something which, together with other things, makes a whole; a piece: We spent part of the time at home and part at the seaside.) parte2) (an equal division: He divided the cake into three parts.) parte3) (a character in a play etc: She played the part of the queen.) rol4) (the words, actions etc of a character in a play etc: He learned his part quickly.) rol5) (in music, the notes to be played or sung by a particular instrument or voice: the violin part.) partitură6) (a person's share, responsibility etc in doing something: He played a great part in the government's decision.) rol2. verb(to separate; to divide: They parted (from each other) at the gate.) a (se) despărţi- parting- partly
- part-time
- in part
- part company
- part of speech
- part with
- take in good part
- take someone's part
- take part in -
8 piece
[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) bucată2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) bucată; fragment3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) piesă; articol4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) monedă5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) piesă•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) împrăştiat, fără metodă- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
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9 share
[ʃeə] 1. noun1) (one of the parts of something that is divided among several people etc: We all had a share of the cake; We each paid our share of the bill.) parte2) (the part played by a person in something done etc by several people etc: I had no share in the decision.) contribuţie3) (a fixed sum of money invested in a business company by a shareholder.) acţiune2. verb1) ((usually with among, between, with) to divide among a number of people: We shared the money between us.) a împărţi2) (to have, use etc (something that another person has or uses); to allow someone to use (something one has or owns): The students share a sitting-room; The little boy hated sharing his toys.) a împărţi3) ((sometimes with in) to have a share of with someone else: He wouldn't let her share the cost of the taxi.) a împărţi•- share and share alike -
10 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) a ajunge (la)2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) a ajunge (la)3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.)4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) a lua legătura cu5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) a se întinde2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) distanţă mică (de); aproape (de)2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) distanţă la care se poate ajunge cu mâna; alonjă3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) porţiune (dreaptă) din albia unui râu -
11 baking powder
(a powder used to make cakes etc rise: This sponge cake is very flat - you can't have used enough baking powder.) praf de copt -
12 crown
1. noun1) (a circular, often jewelled, head-dress, especially one worn as a mark of royalty or honour: the queen's crown.) coroană2) ((with capital) the king or queen or governing power in a monarchy: revenue belonging to the Crown.) Coroană3) (the top eg of a head, hat, hill etc: We reached the crown of the hill.) creastă; vârf4) ((an artificial replacement for) the part of a tooth which can be seen.) coroană2. verb1) (to make (someone) king or queen by placing a crown on his or her head: The archbishop crowned the queen.) a încorona2) (to form the top part of (something): an iced cake crowned with a cherry.) a acoperi3) (to put an artificial crown on (a tooth).) a pune o coroană (dentară)4) (to hit (someone) on the head: If you do that again, I'll crown you!) a da (una) la cap•- crown princess -
13 finish off
1) (to complete: She finished off the job yesterday.) a termina2) (to use, eat etc the last of: We've finished off the cake.) a termina3) (to kill (a person): His last illness nearly finished him off.) a termina -
14 frost
[frost] 1. noun1) (frozen dew, vapour etc: The ground was covered with frost this morning.) îngheţ2) (the coldness of weather needed to form ice: There'll be (a) frost tomorrow.) ger2. verb1) (to become covered with frost: The windscreen of my car frosted up last night.) a îngheţa2) ((American) to cover a cake with frosting.)•- frosting- frosty
- frostily
- frostbite
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15 generous
['‹enərəs]1) (willing to give a lot of money, time etc for some purpose: a generous giver; It is very generous of you to pay for our holiday.) generos2) (large; larger than necessary: a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake.) generos3) (kind, willing to forgive: Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.) generos•- generosity -
16 help oneself
1) ((with to) to give oneself or take (food etc): Help yourself to another piece of cake; `Can I have a pencil?' `Certainly - help yourself; He helped himself to (= stole) my jewellery.) a (se) servi (de/cu)2) ((with cannot, could not) to be able to stop (oneself): I burst out laughing when he told me - I just couldn't help myself.) a nu se putea abţine -
17 pancake
noun (a thin cake usually made of milk, flour and eggs and fried in a pan etc.) clătită -
18 sift
[sift]1) (to separate by passing through a sieve etc: Sift the flour before making the cake.) a cerne2) (to examine closely: He sifted the evidence carefully.) a verifica minuţios -
19 sponge pudding
((a) very light cake or pudding made from flour, eggs and sugar etc.) prăjitură/biscuiţi de Savoia -
20 trifle
1) (anything of very little value: $100 is a trifle when one is very rich.) fleac, nimic2) ((a dish of) a sweet pudding made of sponge-cake, fruit, cream etc: I'm making a trifle for dessert.) (prăjitură) diplomat•- trifling
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