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(one's+position)

  • 1 stick to one's guns

    (to hold to one's position in an argument etc: No-one believed her story but she stuck to her guns.) a se menţine pe po­ziţie

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  • 2 find/get one's bearings

    (to find one's position with reference to eg a known landmark: If we can find this hill, I'll be able to get my bearings.) a afla poziţia; a repera

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  • 3 lose one's bearings

    (to become uncertain of one's position: He's confused me so much that I've lost my bearings completely.) a fi dez­orientat

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  • 4 feather one's (own) nest

    (to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.)

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  • 5 feather one's (own) nest

    (to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.)

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  • 6 orientate

    ['o:riənteit]
    1) (to get (oneself) used to unfamiliar surroundings, conditions etc.) a (se) orienta
    2) (to find out one's position in relation to something else: The hikers tried to orientate themselves before continuing their walk.) a se ori­enta

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  • 7 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) a ţine
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) a ţine
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) a (sus)ţine
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) a rezista
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) a (re)ţine
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) a conţine, a ţine
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) a (se) ţine, a rămâne
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) a se menţine într-o stare
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) a ocupa
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) a crede, a socoti; a deţine
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) a fi valabil
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.)
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) a apăra
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) a rezista
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) a reţine
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) a se ţine
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) a deţine
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) a (se) menţine
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) a aştepta
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) a ţine
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) a păstra
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) a rezerva
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) apucare
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influenţă
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) priză
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with
    II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) cală

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  • 8 over

    ['əuvə] 1. preposition
    1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) peste; deasupra
    2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) peste, pe
    3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) acoperind
    4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) peste tot
    5) (about: a quarrel over money.) despre, asu­pra
    6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) la
    7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) în cursul
    8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) în timpul
    2. adverb
    1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)
    2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)
    3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)
    4) (downwards: He fell over.)
    5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)
    6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)
    7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)
    3. adjective
    (finished: The affair is over now.) deasupra
    4. noun
    ((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) serie de... mingi
    5. as part of a word
    1) (too (much), as in overdo.)
    2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)
    3) (covering, as in overcoat.)
    4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)
    5) (completely, as in overcome.)
    - over all
    - over and done with

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  • 9 down

    I 1. adverb
    1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) în jos, jos
    2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) pe jos
    3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) până la
    4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) mai puţin/mic
    5) (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. preposition
    1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) mai jos de
    2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) de-a lungul, în josul
    3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) de-a lungul
    3. verb
    (to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) a da pe gât
    - 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. adjective - 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
    - downy

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  • 10 sit

    [sit]
    present participle - sitting; verb
    1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) a se aşeza; a fi aşezat
    2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) a fi aşezat
    3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) a asista (la); a lua parte (la)
    4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) a sta cocoţat
    5) (to undergo (an examination).) susţine
    6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) a poza
    7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) a fi în sesiune, a lucra
    - sitting
    - sit-in
    - sitting-room
    - sitting target
    - sitting duck
    - sit back
    - sit down
    - sit out
    - sit tight
    - sit up

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  • 11 work

    [wə:k] 1. noun
    1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) loc de muncă, ser­viciu
    2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) muncă
    3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) ma­te­rial de lucru
    4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) operă
    5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) muncă
    6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) loc de muncă
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) a munci
    2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) a lucra
    3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) a face să funcţioneze
    4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) a merge, a funcţiona
    5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) a progresa (încet)
    6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) a deveni încet-încet
    7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) a lucra de mână
    - - work
    - workable
    - worker
    - works
    3. noun plural
    1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) meca­nism
    2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) opere
    - work-box
    - workbook
    - workforce
    - working class
    - working day
    - work-day
    - working hours
    - working-party
    - work-party
    - working week
    - workman
    - workmanlike
    - workmanship
    - workmate
    - workout
    - workshop
    - at work
    - get/set to work
    - go to work on
    - have one's work cut out
    - in working order
    - out of work
    - work of art
    - work off
    - work out
    - work up
    - work up to
    - work wonders

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  • 12 place

    [pleis] 1. noun
    1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) loc
    2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) spaţiu (gol)
    3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) piaţă
    4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) loc
    5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) loc, poziţie
    6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) loc; rang
    7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) pagină; rând
    8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) treabă
    9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) post
    10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casă
    11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) piaţă
    12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) zecimală
    2. verb
    1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) a pune
    2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) a nu şti de unde să-l ia
    - go places
    - in the first
    - second place
    - in place
    - in place of
    - out of place
    - put oneself in someone else's place
    - put someone in his place
    - put in his place
    - take place
    - take the place of

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  • 13 head

    [hed] 1. noun
    1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cap
    2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) minte
    3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) (o lungime de) cap
    4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) lider; şef
    5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) capăt
    6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) izvor
    7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) cap, partea de sus, început
    8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) în fruntea
    9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) aptitudine
    10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director
    11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) de fiecare
    12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) promontoriu
    13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) guler (de spumă)
    2. verb
    1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) a fi în fruntea
    2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) a con­duce
    3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) a se îndrepta (spre)
    4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) a intitula
    5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) a lovi cu capul
    - - headed
    - header
    - heading
    - heads
    - headache
    - headband
    - head-dress
    - headfirst
    - headgear
    - headlamp
    - headland
    - headlight
    - headline
    - headlines
    - headlong
    - head louse
    - headmaster
    - head-on
    - headphones
    - headquarters
    - headrest
    - headscarf
    - headsquare
    - headstone
    - headstrong
    - headwind
    - above someone's head
    - go to someone's head
    - head off
    - head over heels
    - heads or tails?
    - keep one's head
    - lose one's head
    - make head or tail of
    - make headway
    - off one's head

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  • 14 parent

    ['peərənt]
    1) (one of the two persons etc (one male and one female) who are jointly the cause of one's birth.) părinte
    2) (a person with the legal position of a mother or father eg by adoption.) părinte adoptiv
    - parental
    - parenthood

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  • 15 slope

    [sləup] 1. noun
    1) (a position or direction that is neither level nor upright; an upward or downward slant: The floor is on a slight slope.) pantă
    2) (a surface with one end higher than the other: The house stands on a gentle slope.) înclinare
    2. verb
    (to be in a position which is neither level nor upright: The field slopes towards the road.) a se înclina

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  • 16 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) a păstra
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) a păstra
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) a ţine, a păstra
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) a continua să
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) a păstra
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) a avea gri­jă de
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) a se conserva, a se păstra
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) a păs­tra
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) a reţine (pe cineva)
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) a între­ţine
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) a ţine (o promisiune)
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.)
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) întreţinere, hrană
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch

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  • 17 lay

    I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb
    1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) a pune, a de­pune
    2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) a culca
    3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) a pu­­ne, a pregăti
    4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) a culca
    5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) a îndepărta
    6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) a oua
    7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.)
    2. verb
    (to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) a(-şi) aranja părul în şuviţe; a tunde în scări
    - lay-by
    - layout
    - laid up
    - lay aside
    - lay bare
    - lay by
    - lay down
    - lay one's hands on
    - lay hands on
    - lay in
    - lay low
    - lay off
    - lay on
    - lay out
    - lay up
    - lay waste
    II see lie II III [lei] adjective
    1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laic
    2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) neprofesionist
    IV [lei] noun
    (an epic poem.)

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  • 18 nose

    [nəuz] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nas
    2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) miros
    3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) bot
    2. verb
    1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) a-şi croi drum cu grijă
    2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) a adulmeca
    - - nosed
    - nosey
    - nosy
    - nosily
    - nosiness
    - nose-bag
    - nosedive
    - nose job
    3. verb
    (to make such a dive: Suddenly the plane nosedived.)
    - lead by the nose
    - nose out
    - pay through the nose
    - turn up one's nose at
    - under a person's very nose
    - under very nose
    - under a person's nose
    - under nose

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  • 19 tear

    I [tiə] noun
    (a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) lacrimă
    - tearfully
    - tearfulness
    - tear gas
    - tear-stained
    - in tears
    II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb
    1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.) a rupe; a sfâşia
    2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.) a se rupe
    3) (to rush: He tore along the road.) a o lua la goană
    2. noun
    (a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.) gaură
    - be torn between one thing and another
    - be torn between
    - tear oneself away
    - tear away
    - tear one's hair
    - tear up

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  • 20 anchor

    ['æŋkə] 1. noun
    1) (something, usually a heavy piece of metal with points which dig into the sea-bed, used to hold a boat in one position.) ancoră
    2) (something that holds someone or something steady.) salvare, sprijin
    2. verb
    (to hold (a boat etc) steady (with an anchor): They have anchored (the boat) near the shore; He used a stone to anchor his papers.) a ancora
    - at anchor

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  • position — positional, adj. positionless, adj. /peuh zish euhn/, n. 1. condition with reference to place; location; situation. 2. a place occupied or to be occupied; site: a fortified position. 3. the proper, appropriate, or usual place: out of position. 4 …   Universalium

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