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1 surprise
1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) surpriză2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) a surprinde2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) a surprinde3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) a surprinde•- surprising
- surprisingly
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2 surprising
adjective (likely to cause surprise: surprising news; It is not surprising that he resigned.) surprinzător, uimitor -
3 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) a pleca2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) a începe3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) a demara, a face să pornească4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) a lansa2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) debut; start2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) avans•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) a tresări2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) tresărire2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) şoc -
4 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
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5 spin
[spin] 1. present participle - spinning; verb1) (to (cause to) go round and round rapidly: She spun round in surprise; He spun the revolving door round and round.) a roti; a face să se rotească2) (to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) a toarce2. noun1) (a whirling or turning motion: The patch of mud sent the car into a spin.) rotaţie2) (a ride, especially on wheels: After lunch we went for a spin in my new car.) tur•- spinner- spin-drier
- spin out
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