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1 pipe dream
(an idea which can only be imagined, and which would be impossible to carry out: For most people a journey round the world is only a pipe dream.) vis irealizabil -
2 copper
I 1. ['kopə] noun1) (an element, a metal of a brownish-red colour: This pipe is made of copper.) aramă2) ((a piece of) money made of copper or a substitute: Have you any coppers in your change?) monedă2. adjective1) (made of copper: a copper pipe.) de aramă2) ((also copper-coloured) of the colour of copper.) arămiuII ['kopə] noun(a British nickname for a policeman: Run - there's a copper after you!) poliţai -
3 bowl
I 1. [bəul] noun(a wooden ball rolled along the ground in playing bowls. See also bowls below.) bilă (de popice)2. verb1) (to play bowls.) a juca popice2) (to deliver or send (a ball) towards the batsman in cricket.) a arunca mingea (spre)3) (to put (a batsman) out by hitting the wicket with the ball: Smith was bowled for eighty-five (= Smith was put out after making eighty-five runs).) a scoate din joc•- bowler- bowling
- bowls
- bowling-alley
- bowling-green
- bowl over II [bəul] noun1) (a round, deep dish eg for mixing or serving food etc: a baking-bowl; a soup bowl.) bol, castron2) (a round hollow part, especially of a tobacco pipe, a spoon etc: The bowl of this spoon is dirty.) scobitură, adâncitură -
4 outlet
(a way or passage outwards or for releasing: That pipe is an outlet from the main tank; an outlet for his energy.) debuşeu; piaţă de desfacere -
5 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) a fluiera2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) a fluiera3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) a şuiera4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) a sufla2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) fluierat2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) fluier3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) fluierat -
6 check
[ ek] 1. verb1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) a verifica2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) a verifica3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) a opri; a întrerupe2. noun1) (an act of testing or checking.) verificare2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) piedică3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) şah4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) carou5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) bon6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) (notă de) plată7) ((American) a cheque.) cec•- checked- checkbook
- check-in
- checkmate 3. verb(to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) a face şah mat- checkout- checkpoint
- check-up
- check in
- check out
- check up on
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7 duct
(a tube or pipe for fluids etc: a ventilation duct.) conductă -
8 plumber
(a person who fits and mends domestic water, gas and sewage pipes: Send for a plumber - we have a leaking pipe.) instalator- plumbing -
9 refill
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10 siphon
1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) sifon2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) sifon2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) a sifona -
11 stopcock
noun (a tap and valve for controlling flow of liquid through a pipe.) robinet de închidere -
12 tap
I 1. [tæp] noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) bătaie uşoară2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.) a lovi uşor- tap-dancer II 1. [tæp] noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) robinet; manetă2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.) a exploata2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) -
13 tube
[tju:b]1) (a long, low cylinder-shaped object through which liquid can pass; a pipe: The water flowed through a rubber tube; a glass tube.) tub, ţeavă2) (an organ of this kind in animals or plants.) tub3) (an underground railway (especially in London): I go to work on the tube / by tube; ( also adjective) a tube train/station.) (de) metrou4) (a container for a semi-liquid substance which is got out by squeezing: I must buy a tube of toothpaste.) tub•- tubing- tubular
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