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1 target
1) (a marked board or other object aimed at in shooting practice, competitions etc with a rifle, bow and arrow etc: His shots hit the target every time.) ţintă2) (any object at which shots, bombs etc are directed: Their target was the royal palace.) ţintă3) (a person, thing etc against which unfriendly comment or behaviour is directed: the target of criticism.) ţintă -
2 foil
I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.) a împiedicaII [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.) foiţă de metal2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.) ceva/cineva care, prin contrast, pune în valoare altceva/ pe altcinevaIII [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.) floretă -
3 grindstone
noun (a wheel-shaped stone against which knives are sharpened as it turns.) polizor, piatră de ascuţit -
4 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) cursă2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) a participa la o cursă; a alerga într-o cursă2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) a se lua la întrecere (cu)3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) a merge în viteză•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) rasă; rasial2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) rasă3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) rasă; neam•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race -
5 pit
I 1. [pit] noun1) (a large hole in the ground: The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.) groapă2) (a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine: a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit.) carieră; mină; puţ3) (a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars: The leading car has gone into the pit(s).) stand2. verb((with against) to set (a person or thing) against another in a fight, competition etc: He was pitted against a much stronger man.) a provoca- pitfallII 1. [pit] noun(the hard stone of a peach, cherry etc.) sâmbure2. verb(to remove the stone from (a peach, cherry etc).) a scoate sâmburi din -
6 wash
[woʃ] 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) a (se) spăla2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) a putea fi spălat3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) a lovi (de)4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) a fi luat de apă2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) spălare2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) rufe date la spălat3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) ciocnire4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) apă (de spălat)5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) laviu; fond de acuarelă6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) curent făcut de elice; siaj•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
- wash up -
7 lathe
[leið](a machine for shaping wood, metal etc, which turns the piece of wood etc which is to be shaped round and round against a tool held steady by the operator.) strung -
8 seed
[si:d] 1. noun1) (the (part of) the fruit of a tree, plant etc from which a new plant may be grown: sunflower seeds; grass seed.) boabă, sămânţă2) (the beginning from which anything grows: There was already a seed of doubt in her mind.) germen3) ((in a sporting competition etc) a seeded player.) cap de serie2. verb1) ((of a plant) to produce seed: A plant seeds after it has flowered.) a germina2) (in golf, tennis etc, to arrange (good players) in a competition so that they do not compete against each other till the later rounds.) a clasifica•- seeded- seedling
- seedy
- seediness
- seedbed
- go to seed -
9 apron
['eiprən]1) (a piece of cloth, plastic etc worn over the front of the clothes for protection against dirt etc: She tied on her apron before preparing the dinner.) şorţ2) (something like an apron in shape, eg a hard surface for aircraft on an airfield.) arie de manevră3) ((also apron-stage) the part of the stage in a theatre which is in front of the curtain.) avanscenă -
10 asbestos
[æz'bestos]noun, adjective((of) a mineral that will not burn which can protect against fire: an asbestos suit.) azbest -
11 back
[bæk] 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) spate2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) spate3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) spate; fund4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.)2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) din spate3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) înapoi2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) înapoi; la o parte3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) jos4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) în schimb; înapoi5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) înapoi4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) a da înapoi, a merge în marşarier2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) a susţine3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) a miza pe, a pune pariu pe•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) backhand/ care are rever; aplecat spre stânga- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat -
12 bellyflop
noun (a bad jump into water in which the front of your body crashes flat against the water.) -
13 claim
[kleim] 1. verb1) (to say that something is a fact: He claims to be the best runner in the class.) a pretinde2) (to demand as a right: You must claim your money back if the goods are damaged.) a cere3) (to state that one is the owner of: Does anyone claim this book?) a revendica2. noun1) (a statement (that something is a fact): Her claim that she was the millionaire's daughter was disproved.) afirmaţie2) ((a demand for) a payment of compensation etc: a claim for damages against her employer.) revendicare, pretenţie3) (a demand for something which (one says) one owns or has a right to: a rightful claim to the money.) revendicaţie•- claimant -
14 cross
[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) supărat- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) cruce2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) cruce3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) cruce4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) cruce5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) hibrid6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) cruce7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) cruce2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) a traversa2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) a încrucişa3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) a se încrucişa4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) a se încrucişa5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) a şterge (cu o linie)6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) a încrucişa7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) a se pune în calea8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!)•- cross-- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.)- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
- cross out -
15 fort
[fo:t](a building which is built so that it can be defended against an enemy.) fort -
16 foul
1. adjective1) ((especially of smell or taste) causing disgust: a foul smell.) scabros2) (very unpleasant; nasty: a foul mess.) dezgustător2. noun(an action etc which breaks the rules of a game: The other team committed a foul.) infracţiune3. verb1) (to break the rules of a game (against): He fouled his opponent.) a faulta; a încălca regulamentul2) (to make dirty, especially with faeces: Dogs often foul the pavement.) a murdări• -
17 grain
[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) grăunte, bob2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) grâu3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) granulă4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) nervură5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) dram• -
18 guard
1. verb1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) a apăra2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) a supraveghea2. noun1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) gardă2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) gardian3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) supraveghere4) (the act or duty of guarding.)•- guarded- guardedly
- guard of honour
- keep guard on
- keep guard
- off guard
- on guard
- stand guard -
19 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) a lovi, a răni2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) a trimite3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) a afecta4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) a ajunge la, a atinge2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) lovitură2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) lovitură reuşită3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) hit, melodie de succes•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
20 law
[lo:]1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) lege2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) lege3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) lege•- lawful- lawfully
- lawless
- lawlessly
- lawlessness
- lawyer
- law-abiding
- law court
- lawsuit
- be a law unto oneself
- the law
- the law of the land
- lay down the law
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