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1 before
[bi'fo:] 1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) înainte (de)2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) în faţă, înaintea (...)3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) înainte de2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) (mai) înainte3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) înainte (de) -
2 go back
(to return to an earlier time, topic of conversation etc: Let's go back for a minute to what we were talking about earlier.) a reveni la -
3 past
1. adjective1) (just finished: the past year.) trecut2) (over, finished or ended, of an earlier time than the present: The time for discussion is past.) terminat3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action in the past: In `He did it', the verb is in the past tense.) trecut2. preposition1) (up to and beyond; by: He ran past me.) pe lângă2) (after: It's past six o'clock.) peste3. adverb(up to and beyond (a particular place, person etc): The soldiers marched past.) mai departe (de), dincolo (de)4. noun1) (a person's earlier life or career, especially if secret or not respectable: He never spoke about his past.) trecut2) (the past tense: a verb in the past.) trecut•- the past -
4 above
1. preposition1) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) deasupra2) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) peste3) (too good for: The police must be above suspicion.) dincolo de2. adverb1) (higher up: seen from above.) de sus2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) mai sus•- above all -
5 aforesaid
[ə'fo:sed](said, named etc before (usually in an earlier part of a document).) mai sus amintit -
6 arise
past tense - arose; verb1) (to come into being: These problems have arisen as a result of your carelessness; Are there any matters arising from our earlier discussion?) a apărea, a surveni2) (to get up or stand up.) a se ridica -
7 backdate
1) (to put an earlier date on (a cheque etc): He should have paid his bill last month and so he has backdated the cheque.) a antedata2) (to make payable from a date in the past: Our rise in pay was backdated to April.) a plăti retroactiv -
8 bring forward
1) ((also put forward) to bring to people's attention; to cause to be discussed etc: They will consider the suggestions which you have brought/put forward.) a înainta2) (to make to happen at an earlier date; to advance in time: They have brought forward the date of their wedding by one week.) a devansa -
9 common law
noun (a system of unwritten laws based on old customs and on judges' earlier decisions.) -
10 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) în jos, jos2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) pe jos3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) până la4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) mai puţin/mic5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) mai jos de2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) de-a lungul, în josul3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) de-a lungul3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) a da pe gât- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) pur şi simplu- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) puf- downie®- downy -
11 excavate
['ekskəveit]1) (to dig up (a piece of ground etc) or to dig out (a hole) by doing this.) a săpa2) (in archaeology, to uncover or open up (a structure etc remaining from earlier times) by digging: The archaeologist excavated an ancient fortress.) a dezgropa•- excavator -
12 former
['fo:mə](of an earlier time: In former times people did not travel so much.) de altădată- formerly- the former -
13 formerly
adverb (in earlier times: Formerly this large town was a small village.) cândva -
14 highwayman
plural - highwaymen; noun (in earlier times, a man usually on horseback, who attacked and robbed people travelling in coaches etc on public roads.) hoţ la drumul mare -
15 knight
1. noun1) (in earlier times, a man of noble birth who is trained to fight, especially on horseback: King Arthur and his knights.) cavaler2) (a man of rank, having the title `Sir': Sir John Brown was made a knight in 1969.) cavaler3) (a piece used in chess, usually shaped like a horse's head.) cal (la şah)2. verb(to make (a person) a knight: He was knighted for his services to industry.) a acorda titlul de cavaler -
16 previous
['pri:viəs](earlier in time or order: on a previous occasion; the previous owner of the house.) precedent- previous to -
17 qualify
1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) a autoriza (să)2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) a obţine diploma de3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) a se califica4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) a califica•- qualified
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18 reveal
[rə'vi:l]1) (to make known: All their secrets have been revealed.) a dezvălui2) (to show; to allow to be seen: He scraped away the top layer of paint from the picture, revealing an earlier painting underneath.) a scoate la iveală• -
19 rock'n'roll
noun ((also rock-and-roll) a simpler, earlier form of rock music.) rock and roll -
20 sanctuary
['sæŋk uəri]plural - sanctuaries; noun1) (a holy or sacred place: the sanctuary of the god Apollo.) sanctuar, templu2) (a place of safety from eg arrest: In earlier times a criminal could use a church as a sanctuary.) refugiu3) (an area of land in which the killing of wild animals etc is forbidden: a bird sanctuary.) rezervaţie
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