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1 precious few/little
(very few/little: I've precious little money left.) foarte puţin -
2 think little of / not think much of
(to have a very low opinion of: He didn't think much of what I had done; He thought little of my work.) a avea o părere proastă despreEnglish-Romanian dictionary > think little of / not think much of
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3 ignorant
['iɡnərənt]1) (knowing very little: He's really very ignorant - he ought to read more; I'm ignorant about money matters.) ignorant2) ((with of) unaware: He continued on his way, ignorant of the dangers which lay ahead.) inconştient•- ignorance -
4 keep oneself to oneself
(to tell others very little about oneself, and not to be very friendly or sociable.) a se ţine la distanţă, a fi nesociabil -
5 pick at
(to eat very little of (something): He was not very hungry, and just picked at the food on his plate.) a ciuguli (din) -
6 trifle
1) (anything of very little value: $100 is a trifle when one is very rich.) fleac, nimic2) ((a dish of) a sweet pudding made of sponge-cake, fruit, cream etc: I'm making a trifle for dessert.) (prăjitură) diplomat•- trifling -
7 trivial
1) (of very little importance: trivial details.) neînsemnat2) ((especially of people) only interested in unimportant things; not at all serious: She's a very trivial person.) frivol -
8 curl
[kə:l] 1. verb1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) a (se) ondula2) ((sometimes with up) to move in curves; to bend or roll: The paper curled (up) at the edges.) a se îndoi2. noun1) (a coil of hair etc.) buclă2) (the quality of being curled: My hair has very little curl in it.) ondulaţie•- curler- curly
- curliness
- curl up -
9 desert
I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) a părăsi2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) a dezerta•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) deşert; deşertic -
10 grace
[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) graţie2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) tact, politeţe3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) rugăciune (la începutul sau la terminarea mesei)4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) amânare5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Înălţimea sa; Înalt preasfinţia sa6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) milă•- graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) Sfinte Dumnezeule!- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
- with good/bad grace -
11 in effect
1) ((of a rule etc) in operation: That law is no longer in effect.) în vigoare2) (in truth or in practical terms: In effect our opinions differed very little.) în realitate -
12 in reality
(really; actually: He pretends to be busy, but in reality he has very little to do.) de fapt, în realitate -
13 on a shoestring
(with or using very little money: He has to live on a shoestring.) cu puţine cheltuieli -
14 peck
[pek] 1. verb1) ((of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat: The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand.) a ciuguli2) (to eat very little: She just pecks (at) her food.) a ciuguli3) (to kiss quickly and briefly: She pecked her mother on the cheek.) a pupa2. noun1) (a tap or bite with the beak: The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand.) lovitură cu ciocul2) (a brief kiss: a peck on the cheek.) pupătură•- peckish -
15 petty
['peti]1) (of very little importance; trivial: petty details.) neînsemnat2) (deliberately nasty for a foolish or trivial reason: petty behaviour.) meschin•- pettily- pettiness
- petty cash -
16 remain
[rə'mein]1) (to be left: Only two tins of soup remain; Very little remained of the cinema after the fire; A great many things still remain to be done.) a rămâne2) (to stay; not to leave: I shall remain here.) a rămâne3) (to continue to be: The problem remains unsolved.) a rămâne•- remains -
17 zombie
['zombi](a slow-moving person of very little intelligence.) imbecil -
18 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) lumină2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) lumină3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) foc4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) lumină2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) luminos2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) deschis3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) a lumina2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) a (se) aprinde•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) uşor2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) uşor3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) uşor4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) mai uşor cu5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) uşor6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) suplu7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) uşor8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) uşor9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) moale, afânat•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
19 dear
[diə] 1. adjective1) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) scump2) (very lovable: He is such a dear little boy.) adorabil3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) drag4) (used as a polite way of addressing someone, especially in a letter: Dear Sir.) dragă2. noun1) (a person who is lovable or charming: He is such a dear!) drăguţ2) (a person who is loved or liked (especially used to address someone): Come in, dear.) dragă•- dearly- dear
- dear! / oh dear! -
20 dry
1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) uscat2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) neinteresant3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) rezervat, reţinut4) ((of wine) not sweet.)2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) a (se) usca; a (se) şterge- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
- dry up
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