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1 bad
[bæd]comparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) prost, slab2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) rău, ticălos3) (unpleasant: bad news.) neplăcut4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) stricat, alterat5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) nociv, dăunător6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) bolnav7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) rău, prost8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) grav9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) îndoielnic•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
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2 hardly
1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) abia; nu prea2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) abia3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) puţin probabil -
3 hopeless
1) (not likely to be successful: It's hopeless to try to persuade him; a hopeless attempt; The future looks hopeless.) fără speranţă2) ((with at) not good: I'm a hopeless housewife; He's hopeless at French.) slab3) (unable to be stopped, cured etc: The doctors considered the patient's case hopeless; He's a hopeless liar/idiot.) incurabil -
4 improbable
[im'probəbl]1) (not likely to happen or exist; not probable: Although death at his age was improbable, he had already made his will.) improbabil2) (hard to believe: an improbable explanation.) neverosimil•- improbability -
5 interested
1) ((often with in) showing attention or having curiosity: He's not interested in politics; Don't tell me any more - I'm not interested; I'll be interested to see what happens next week.) interesat2) ((often with in) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc: Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car?) interesat (de)3) (personally involved in a particular business, project etc and therefore likely to be anxious about decisions made regarding it: You must consult the other interested parties (= the other people involved).) interesat -
6 rigid
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7 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) a sparge, a sfărâma2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) a sparge3) (to make or become unusable.) a (se) strica4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) a încălca5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) a bate, a depăşi6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) a întrerupe7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) a pune capăt, a rupe8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) a anunţa, a face cunoscut9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) a se înmuia10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) a slăbi11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) a izbucni2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pauză2) (a change: a break in the weather.) schimbare3) (an opening.) breşă, spărtură4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) şansă•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) obiect fragil- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
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8 commercial
[kə'mə:ʃəl]1) (connected with commerce: Private cars are allowed to use this road but not commercial vehicles.) comercial2) ((likely to be) profitable: a commercial proposition.) profitabil, comercial3) (paid for by advertisements: commercial television.) comercial -
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
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10 flimsy
['flimzi]1) (thin and light: You'll be cold in those flimsy clothes.) subţire2) (not very well made; likely to break: a flimsy boat.) fragil -
11 guess
[ɡes] 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) a ghici2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) a presupune2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) supoziţie- anybody's guess -
12 inexhaustible
[iniɡ'zo:stəbl](very large; not likely to be used up: an inexhaustible supply; Her energy seems inexhaustible.) inepuizabil- inexhaustibility -
13 inoffensive
[inə'fensiv](harmless; not likely to offend: an inoffensive remark.) inofensiv -
14 it
1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) (pe) el/ea, îl, o, -l, -o2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.)4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)•- its- itself -
15 liable
1) ((with to) tending to have, get, suffer from etc: This road is liable to flooding; He is liable to pneumonia.) expus la; susceptibil de2) (possibly or probably about (to do something or to happen): Watch the milk - it's liable to boil over.) care poate să3) (legally responsible (for): The airline is liable to you for any damage to your luggage.)4) (likely to get (a fine, a punishment): Do not litter! Offenders are liable to fines of up to $100.)• -
16 man of the world
(a sophisticated man who is not likely to be shocked or surprised by most things: You can speak freely - we're all men of the world.) om trecut prin viaţă/cu experienţă -
17 mean
[mi:n] I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) avar, zgârcit2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) rău, urât3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) răutăcios4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) mizerabil•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) mediu2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) medie2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) medie; mijlocIII 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) a însemna; a se referi (la)2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) a intenţiona; a-şi pune în gând•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) elocvent- meaningless
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18 meek
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19 might
I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) a (se) putea să2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) a (se) putea să3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) a putea cel puţin•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) forţă, putere- mighty- mightily
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20 noticeable
adjective ((likely to be) easily noticed: There's a slight stain on this dress but it's not really noticeable.) vizibil
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См. также в других словарях:
likely as not — phrasal see as likely as not … Useful english dictionary
as likely as not — phrasal or likely as not : as like as not * * * as likely as not Probably • • • Main Entry: ↑like * * * probably I won t take their pills because as likely as not they d poison me * * * as ˌlikely as ˈn … Useful english dictionary
as likely as not — ► as likely as not probably. Main Entry: ↑likely … English terms dictionary
as likely as not — {adv. phr.} Probably. * /As likely as not, he will disappear forever./ … Dictionary of American idioms
as likely as not — {adv. phr.} Probably. * /As likely as not, he will disappear forever./ … Dictionary of American idioms
as\ likely\ as\ not — adv. phr. Probably. As likely as not, he will disappear forever … Словарь американских идиом
as likely as not — probably. She didn t usually work all night, but she was as likely as not to be at the lab at any given time … New idioms dictionary
as likely as not — probably. → likely … English new terms dictionary
likely — ► ADJECTIVE (likelier, likeliest) 1) such as well might be the case; probable. 2) promising. ► ADVERB ▪ probably. ● a likely story! Cf. ↑a likely story! … English terms dictionary
likely — like|ly1 W1S1 [ˈlaıkli] adj comparative likelier superlative likeliest [Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: glikligr, from glikr like ] 1.) something that is likely will probably happen or is probably true ≠ ↑unlikely ▪ Snow showers are likely… … Dictionary of contemporary English
likely — 1 / laIkli/ adjective likelier, likeliest 1 something that is likely will probably happen or is probably true: Snow showers are likely in the next 24 hours. | the likely cost of the operation | the likeliest outcome of the talks | likely to do… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
