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1 mass
I 1. [mæs] noun1) (a large lump or quantity, gathered together: a mass of concrete/people.) masă2) (a large quantity: I've masses of work / things to do.) grămadă (de)3) (the bulk, principal part or main body: The mass of people are in favour of peace.) cea mai mare parte4) ((a) measure of the quantity of matter in an object: The mass of the rock is 500 kilos.) masă2. verb(to bring or come together in large numbers or quantities: The troops massed for an attack.) a (se) comasa3. adjective(of large quantities or numbers: mass murder; a mass meeting.) de/în masă- mass-produce
- mass-production
- the mass media II [mæs] noun1) ((a) celebration, especially in the Roman Catholic church, of Christ's last meal (Last Supper) with his disciples: What time do you go to Mass?) mesă2) (a setting to music of some of the words used in this service.) mesă -
2 slaughter
['slo:tə] 1. noun1) (the killing of people or animals in large numbers, cruelly and usually unnecessarily: Many people protested at the annual slaughter of seals.) masacru2) (the killing of animals for food: Methods of slaughter must be humane.) tăiere2. verb1) (to kill (animals) for food: Thousands of cattle are slaughtered here every year.) a tăia2) (to kill in a cruel manner, especially in large numbers.) a masacra3) (to criticize unmercifully or defeat very thoroughly: Our team absolutely slaughtered the other side.) a masacra• -
3 massacre
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4 die off
(to die quickly or in large numbers: Herds of cattle were dying off because of the drought.) a muri unul câte unul -
5 factory
['fæktəri]plural - factories; noun(a workshop where manufactured articles are made in large numbers: a car factory; ( also adjective) a factory worker.) fabrică; uzină -
6 model
['modl] 1. noun1) (a copy or representation of something usually on a much smaller scale: a model of the Taj Mahal; ( also adjective) a model aeroplane.) machetă, (în) miniatură2) (a particular type or design of something, eg a car, that is manufactured in large numbers: Our car is a 1999 model.) model3) (a person who wears clothes etc so that possible buyers can see them being worn: He has a job as a male fashion model.) manechin, model4) (a person who is painted, sculpted, photographed etc by an artist, photographer etc: I work as an artist's model.) model5) (something that can be used to copy from.) model6) (a person or thing which is an excellent example: She is a model of politeness; ( also adjective) model behaviour.) model2. verb1) (to wear (clothes etc) to show them to possible buyers: They model (underwear) for a living.) a prezenta moda, a fi model/manechin2) (to work or pose as a model for an artist, photographer etc: She models at the local art school.) a poza, a fi model3) (to make models (of things or people): to model (the heads of famous people) in clay.) a modela4) (to form (something) into a (particular) shape: She modelled the clay into the shape of a penguin; She models herself on her older sister.) a (se) modela• -
7 mow down
(to kill in large numbers: Our troops were mown down by machine-gun fire.) a secera -
8 pack
[pæk] 1. noun1) (things tied up together or put in a container, especially to be carried on one's back: He carried his luggage in a pack on his back.) pachet, legătură2) (a set of (fifty-two) playing-cards: a pack of cards.) pachet (de cărţi)3) (a number or group of certain animals: a pack of wolves / a wolf-pack.) haită4) (a packet: a pack of cigarettes.) pachet2. verb1) (to put (clothes etc) into a bag, suitcase or trunk for a journey: I've packed all I need and I'm ready to go.) a împacheta2) (to come together in large numbers in a small space: They packed into the hall to hear his speech.) a se strânge•- packing- packing-case
- packed out
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9 roll in
verb (to come in or be got in large numbers or amounts: I'd like to own a chain store and watch the money rolling in.) a veni în număr mare -
10 the Black Death
noun (the plague that killed large numbers of people in Europe in the 14th to 18th centuries) -
11 the mass media
(those channels of communication (TV, radio, newspapers etc) that reach large numbers of people.) mass-media -
12 thick and fast
(frequently and in large numbers: The bullets/insults were flying thick and fast.) cu toptanul, în număr mare -
13 traffic jam
(a situation in which large numbers of road vehicles are prevented from proceeding freely.) ambuteiaj -
14 astronomic(al)
[æstrə'nomik(l)]1) ((of numbers or amounts) very large: The cost of the new building was astronomical.) astronomic2) (of astronomy: astronomical observations.) astronomic -
15 astronomic(al)
[æstrə'nomik(l)]1) ((of numbers or amounts) very large: The cost of the new building was astronomical.) astronomic2) (of astronomy: astronomical observations.) astronomic -
16 galore
[ɡə'lo:]((placed immediately after noun) in large amounts, numbers: There are book-shops galore in this town.) din belşug -
17 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) scară gradată2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) scară3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) gamă4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) scară5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) scarăII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) a escaladaIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) solz- scaly
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