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21 play at
1) (to pretend to be etc: The children were playing at cowboys and Indians.) a se juca de-a...2) (used when asking angrily what someone is doing: What does he think he's playing at (=doing)?) a face -
22 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) vârf2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) cap3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punct4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punct5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) moment6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punct; grad7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) punct (cardinal)8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punct9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) idee (principală)10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sens, rost11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) calităţi; defecte12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?)2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) a îndrepta (o armă) spre2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) a arăta (cu degetul)3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.)•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
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23 poll
[pəul] 1. noun1) (an election: They organized a poll to elect a president.) alegeri2) (the number of votes: There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).) număr de voturi3) ((also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions.) sondaj2. verb(to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) a obţine (voturi)- polling-station
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24 pump
1. noun1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) pompă2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) pompă2. verb1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) a pompa2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) a trage de limbă•- pump up -
25 quiz
[kwiz]plural - quizzes; noun1) (a game or competition in which knowledge is tested by asking questions: a television quiz; a general-knowledge quiz.) quiz, (joc-)concurs2) (a short test given to students.)• -
26 request
[ri'kwest] 1. noun1) (the act of asking for something: I did that at his request; After frequent requests, he eventually agreed to sing.) rugăminte2) (something asked for: The next record I will play is a request.) cerere2. verb(to ask (for) something; People using this library are requested not to talk; Many people have requested this next song.) a cere- on request -
27 sit
[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) a se aşeza; a fi aşezat2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) a fi aşezat3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) a asista (la); a lua parte (la)4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) a sta cocoţat5) (to undergo (an examination).) susţine6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) a poza7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) a fi în sesiune, a lucra•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up -
28 sorry
['sori] 1. adjective1) (used when apologizing or expressing regret: I'm sorry (that) I forgot to return your book; Did I give you a fright? I'm sorry.) dezolat2) (apologetic or full of regret: I think he's really sorry for his bad behaviour; I'm sure you were sorry to hear about his death.) dezolat3) (unsatisfactory; poor; wretched: a sorry state of affairs.) trist2. interjection1) (used when apologizing: Did I tread on your toe? Sorry!) pardon!2) ((used when asking a person to repeat what he has said) I beg your pardon?: Sorry (, what did you say)?) pardon?, poftim?• -
29 what ... like?
(used when asking for information about someone or something: `What does it look like?' `It's small and square.'; `What's her mother like?' `Oh, she's quite nice.'; We may go - it depends (on) what the weather's like.) -
30 what in the world(?)
(used for emphasis when asking a question: What in the world have you done to your hair?) ce naiba! -
31 what in the world(?)
(used for emphasis when asking a question: What in the world have you done to your hair?) ce naiba! -
32 which
[wi ] 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) care; pe care; la care2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) care; pe care3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.)- which is which? - which is which -
33 without so much as
(without even: He took my umbrella without so much as asking.) fără măcar
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asking — asking; un·asking; … English syllables
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asking — n. (colloq.) for the asking (it s yours for the asking) * * * [ ɑːskɪŋ] (colloq.) for the asking (it s yours for the asking) … Combinatory dictionary
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asking — adj. Asking is used with these nouns: ↑price … Collocations dictionary
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Asking Alexandria — Asking Alexandria … Deutsch Wikipedia
asking price — asking prices N COUNT: usu sing The asking price of something is the price which the person selling it says that they want for it, although they may accept less. Offers 15% below the asking price are unlikely to be accepted … English dictionary
