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1 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) a (se) întinde2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) a se întinde2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) întindere2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) capăt; parte; perioadă•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
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2 country
plural - countries; noun1) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.) ţară, stat2) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.) ţară, stat3) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.) (de) ţară4) (an area or stretch of land: hilly country.) regiune•- countryman
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3 territory
['teritəri]plural - territories; noun1) (a stretch of land; a region: They explored the territory around the North Pole.) teritoriu2) (the land under the control of a ruler or state: British territory.) teritoriu3) (an area of interest, knowledge etc: Ancient history is outside my territory.) domeniu•- territorial waters -
4 moor
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5 valley
['væli](a stretch of flat, low land between hills or mountains, usually drained by a river and its tributaries: a beautiful green valley between the mountains.) vale -
6 waste
[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) a irosi, a pierde2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) deşeuri, rebuturi2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) irosire3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) deşert•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
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7 woodland
noun (land covered with woods: a stretch of woodland.) regiune împădurită
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