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1 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) înalt, de la înălţime2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) înalt (de)3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) mare; bun4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) înalt5) (noble; good: high ideals.) nobil, înalt6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) tare, puternic7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) înalt8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) ascuţit, strident9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) fezandat10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) mare2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) la înălţime- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) a scoate în evidenţă- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.)- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time -
2 society
plural - societies; noun1) (mankind considered as a whole: He was a danger to society.) societate2) (a particular group or part of mankind considered as a whole: middle-class society; modern western societies.) societate3) (an association or club: a model railway society.) asociaţie4) (the class of people who are wealthy, fashionable or of high rank in any area: high society.) protipendadă5) (company or companionship: I enjoy the society of young people.) companie -
3 class
1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.)2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.)3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.)4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.)5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.)6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.)2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) a categorisi- class-room -
4 basketball
noun (a game in which goals are scored by throwing a ball into a net on a high post.) baschet -
5 black market
((a place for) the illegal buying and selling, at high prices, of goods that are scarce, rationed etc: coffee on the black market.) la negru -
6 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) obişnuit, banal2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) comun3) (publicly owned: common property.) public4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) vulgar5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) de rând6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) comun2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) teren comunal- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common -
7 court
[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) curte, tribunal2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) tribunal3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) teren4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) curte5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) palat6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) curte2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) a curta, a face curte2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) a căuta să atragă (simpatia)3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) a o căuta (cu lumânarea)•- courtier- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
- courtyard -
8 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
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9 expect
[ik'spekt]1) (to think of as likely to happen or come: I'm expecting a letter today; We expect her on tomorrow's train.) a (se) aştepta2) (to think or believe (that something will happen): He expects to be home tomorrow; I expect that he will go; `Will she go too?' `I expect so' / `I don't expect so' / `I expect not.') a crede3) (to require: They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room.) a pretinde4) (to suppose or assume: I expect (that) you're tired.) a bănui•- expectant
- expectantly
- expectation -
10 extortionate
[-nət]adjective ((of a price) much too high: That restaurant's prices are extortionate!) exorbitant -
11 insignia
[in'siɡniə](symbols worn or carried as a mark of high office: The crown and sceptre are the insignia of a king.) însemne -
12 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivel2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) nivel, etaj3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) poloboc4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) platou; şes2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) plan; ras2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) la acelaşi nivel; la egalitate (cu)3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) imperturbabil3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) a nivela2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) a egala3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) a îndrepta (spre)4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) a face una cu pământul•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
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13 salary
['sæləri]plural - salaries; noun(a fixed, regular usually monthly payment for work: Secretarial salaries in London are quite high.) salariu
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