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1 wipe
1. verb1) (to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: Would you wipe the table for me?) a şterge2) (to remove by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: The child wiped her tears away with her handkerchief; Wipe that writing off (the blackboard); Please wipe up that spilt milk.) a şterge, a curăţa2. noun(an act of cleaning by rubbing: Give the table a wipe.) ştergere- wiper- wipe out -
2 scrape
[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) a zgâria2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) a răzui3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) a-şi târî picioarele, a târşâi4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) a atinge (uşor)5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) a scurma2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) zdrăngănit, scârţâit2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) zgârietură, julitură3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) încurcătură•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel
- scrape through
- scrape together/up -
3 pad
I 1. [pæd] noun1) (a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc: She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.) pernuţă2) (sheets of paper fixed together: a writing-pad.) bloc-notes3) (a platform from which rockets are sent off: a launching-pad.) rampă (de lansare)2. verb(to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc): The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool.) a umple, a căptuşi cu material- padding- pad out II [pæd] past tense, past participle - padded; verb(to walk softly: The dog padded along the road.) a merge tiptil -
4 polish
['poliʃ] 1. verb1) (to make smooth and shiny by rubbing: She polished her shoes.) a lustrui2) ((especially with up) to improve: Polish up your English!) a perfecţiona2. noun1) (smoothness and shininess: There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.) lustru2) (a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny: furniture polish; silver polish.) ceară•- polished- polish off -
5 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) a lovi2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) a ataca3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) a scăpăra4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) a face grevă5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) a descoperi6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) a suna7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) a izbi8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) a bate9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) a apuca; a merge10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) a demonta; a coborî2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) grevă2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) descoperire•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up
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