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1 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) a(-şi) da ultimul bănuţEnglish-Romanian dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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2 be at the bottom of
(to be the cause of (usually something bad): Who's at the bottom of these rumours?) a fi la originea -
3 from the bottom of one's heart
(very sincerely: She thanked him from the bottom of her heart.) din sufletEnglish-Romanian dictionary > from the bottom of one's heart
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4 get to the bottom of
(to discover the explanation or the real facts of (a mystery etc).) a da de capăt -
5 bottom
['botəm]1) (the lowest part of anything: the bottom of the sea.) fund2) (the part of the body on which a person sits.) fund, dos•- be at the bottom of
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6 rock-bottom
noun, adjective ((at) the lowest level possible: Prices have reached rock-bottom; rock-bottom prices.) cel mai scăzut (nivel) posibil -
7 low
I 1. [ləu] adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) jos; scund, mic2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) jos3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) grav4) (small: a low price.) scăzut5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) scăzut6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) scăzut2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) aproape de- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.)- be low on II [ləu] verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) a mugi -
8 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 -
9 heart
1. noun1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) inimă2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) mijloc, miez3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) suflet4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) curaj5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) inimioară6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) cupă•- - hearted- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) discuţie deschisă- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
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10 deposit
[di'pozit] 1. verb1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) a depune2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) a depune, a pune la loc sigur2. noun1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) depunere2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) acont; avans3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) acont; avans4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) sediment5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) zăcământ -
11 down
I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) în jos, jos2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) pe jos3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) până la4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) mai puţin/mic5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) mai jos de2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) de-a lungul, în josul3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) de-a lungul3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) a da pe gât- downward- downwards
- downward
- down-and-out
- down-at-heel
- downcast
- downfall
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downhill
- downhill racing
- downhill skiing
- down-in-the-mouth
- down payment
- downpour
- downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) pur şi simplu- downstream
- down-to-earth
- downtown
- downtown
- down-trodden
- be/go down with
- down on one's luck
- down tools
- down with
- get down to
- suit someone down to the ground
- suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) puf- downie®- downy -
12 height
[hæit]1) (the distance from the bottom to the top of something: What is the height of this building?; He is 1.75 metres in height.) înălţime2) (the highest, greatest, strongest etc point: He is at the height of his career; The storm was at its height.) punct culminant, apogeu3) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) culme4) (a high place: We looked down from the heights at the valley beneath us.) culme, înălţime•- heighten -
13 pile
I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.) grămadă2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.) teanc2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.) a îngrămădi- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.) pilonIII noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.) păr; pluş; parte scămoşată (a unei stofe) -
14 scrape
[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) a zgâria2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) a răzui3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) a-şi târî picioarele, a târşâi4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) a atinge (uşor)5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) a scurma2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) zdrăngănit, scârţâit2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) zgârietură, julitură3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) încurcătură•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel
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15 wall
[wo:l] 1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) zid2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) perete2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) a înconjura cu ziduri- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) a tapeta- have one's back to the wall
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16 clip
I 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb1) (to cut (foliage, an animal's hair etc) with scissors or shears: The shepherd clipped the sheep; The hedge was clipped.) a tunde; a tăia2) (to strike sharply: She clipped him over the ear.) a plesni2. noun1) (an act of clipping.) tundere; tăiere2) (a sharp blow: a clip on the ear.) palmă3) (a short piece of film: a video clip.)•- clipper- clipping II 1. [klip] past tense, past participle - clipped; verb(to fasten with a clip: Clip these papers together.) a prinde2. noun(something for holding things together or in position: a paper-clip; a hair-clip; bicycle-clips (= round pieces of metal etc for holding the bottom of trouser legs close to the leg).) clamă, agrafă -
17 note
[nəut] 1. noun1) (a piece of writing to call attention to something: He left me a note about the meeting.) bilet2) ((in plural) ideas for a speech, details from a lecture etc written down in short form: The students took notes on the professor's lecture.) notiţe3) (a written or mental record: Have you kept a note of his name?) însemnare4) (a short explanation: There is a note at the bottom of the page about that difficult word.) notă5) (a short letter: She wrote a note to her friend.) bileţel6) ((American bill) a piece of paper used as money; a bank-note: a five-dollar note.) bancnotă7) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) notă8) (a written or printed symbol representing a musical note.) notă9) (an impression or feeling: The conference ended on a note of hope.) notă2. verb1) ((often with down) to write down: He noted (down) her telephone number in his diary.) a nota2) (to notice; to be aware of: He noted a change in her behaviour.) a remarca•- notable- notability
- notably
- noted
- notelet
- notebook
- notecase
- notepaper
- noteworthy
- noteworthiness
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18 sign
1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) simbol2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) panou; indicator3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) semn4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) semn2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) a iscăli2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) a semna3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) a face semn•- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up -
19 dregs
[dreɡz]1) (the solid matter which is left at the bottom of a container when the liquid is all used up: the dregs of the wine.) drojdie2) (anything worthless: the dregs of society.) drojdie -
20 left-hand
1) (at the left; to the left of something else: the bottom left-hand drawer of the desk.) din stânga2) (towards the left: a left-hand bend in the road.) spre stânga
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