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1 old wives' tale
(a superstitious and misleading story.) poveşti de adormit copiii -
2 spin
[spin] 1. present participle - spinning; verb1) (to (cause to) go round and round rapidly: She spun round in surprise; He spun the revolving door round and round.) a roti; a face să se rotească2) (to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) a toarce2. noun1) (a whirling or turning motion: The patch of mud sent the car into a spin.) rotaţie2) (a ride, especially on wheels: After lunch we went for a spin in my new car.) tur•- spinner- spin-drier
- spin out -
3 curiosity
[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) curiozitate2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) raritate -
4 testament
['testəmənt](a written statement especially of what one wants to be done with one's personal property after one dies: This is his last will and testament.) testament- New Testament -
5 eight
[eit] 1. noun1) (the number or figure 8: Four and four are/is/make eight.) opt2) (the age of 8: children of eight and over.) opt ani3) (the crew of an eight-oared racing boat: Did the Cambridge eight win?) echipă de opt persoane2. adjective1) (8 in number: eight people; He is eight years old.) opt2) (aged 8: He is eight today.) (în vârstă de) opt ani•- eight-- eighth
- eight-year-old 3. adjectivean eight-year-old child.) de opt ani -
6 antique
[æn'ti:k] 1. adjective1) (old and usually valuable: an antique chair.) vechi (şi valoros)2) (old or old-fashioned: That car is positively antique.) demodat3) ((of a shop etc) dealing in antiques: an antique business.) de antichităţi2. noun(something made long ago (usually more than a hundred years ago) which is valuable or interesting: He collects antiques.) antichităţi- antiquity -
7 one
1. noun1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) unu; unul/una2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) un an2. pronoun1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.) acela2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.) oricine3. adjective1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) un, o2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) de un an3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) toţi ca unul•- one-- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old 4. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.)- all one- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
- one or two -
8 shabby
['ʃæbi]1) (looking old and worn: shabby curtains; shabby clothes.) uzat2) (wearing old or dirty clothes: a shabby old man; He used to be so smart but he looks shabby now.) jalnic3) ((of behaviour) unworthy or mean: That was a shabby thing to do.) meschin•- shabbily- shabbiness -
9 Bible
1) ((with the) the sacred writings of the Christian Church, consisting of the Old and New Testaments.) Biblie2) (the Jewish Scriptures (the Old Testament).)•- biblical -
10 crock
[krok]1) (an earthenware pot or jar.) urcior2) (an old and decrepit person or thing: That car's an old crock.) hârb -
11 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) casă; locuinţă2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) patrie3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) cămin4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) cămin5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) casă2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) de acasă2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) din ţară3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) care joacă acasă3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) acasă2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) unde trebuie; din plin•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about -
12 six
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13 over
['əuvə] 1. preposition1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) peste; deasupra2) (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, pe3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) acoperind4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) peste tot5) (about: a quarrel over money.) despre, asupra6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) la7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) în cursul8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) în timpul2. adverb1) (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.) deasupra4. noun((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) serie de... mingi5. as part of a word1) (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 -
14 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) când, în timp ce2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) deoarece3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) cum4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) cum5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) deşi, chiar dacă6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) la fel2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) la fel de3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) ca2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) ca3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) ca (pe)4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) ca•- as for- as if / as though
- as to -
15 date
I 1. [deit] noun1) ((a statement on a letter etc giving) the day of the month, the month and year: I can't read the date on this letter.) dată2) (the day and month and/or the year in which something happened or is going to happen: What is your date of birth?) dată (de naştere)3) (an appointment or engagement, especially a social one with a member of the opposite sex: He asked her for a date.) întâlnire2. verb1) (to have or put a date on: This letter isn't dated.) a data2) ((with from or back) to belong to; to have been made, written etc at (a certain time): Their quarrel dates back to last year.) a ţine (din)3) (to become obviously old-fashioned: His books haven't dated much.) a se demoda•- dated- dateline
- out of date
- to date
- up to date II [deit] noun(the brown, sticky fruit of the date palm, a kind of tree growing in the tropics.) curmală -
16 mellow
['meləu] 1. adjective1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) potolit2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) discret3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) catifelat2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) a (se) înmuia, a (se) potoli -
17 square
[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) pătrat2) (something in the shape of this.) pătrat3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) piaţă4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) pătrat2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) pătrat2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) chit; la egalitate3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) pătrat4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) de modă veche3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) în unghi drept (cu)2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) în plin4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) a da o formă pătrată2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) a regla (conturile cu)3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) a se potrivi (cu)4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) a ridica la pătrat•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal -
18 strip
[strip] 1. past tense, past participle - stripped; verb1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife.) a îndepărta, a scoate2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.) a (se) dezbrăca3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.) a goli4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.) a destitui2. noun1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) fâşie; bandă2) (a strip cartoon.) comics-uri, poveste în imagini3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) echipament•- strip-lighting
- strip-tease 3. adjectivea strip-tease show.) -
19 board
[bo:d] 1. noun1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) scândură2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) tablă3) (meals: board and lodging.) mâncare4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) consiliu2. verb1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) a intra în2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) a sta în pensiune la•- boarder- boarding-house
- boarding-school
- across the board
- go by the board -
20 break up
1) (to divide, separate or break into pieces: He broke up the old furniture and burnt it; John and Mary broke up (= separated from each other) last week.) a sparge; a se despărţi2) (to finish or end: The meeting broke up at 4.40.) a (se) încheia
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