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21 send (someone/something) flying
(to hit or knock someone or something so that he or it falls down or falls backwards: She hit him and sent him flying.) a arunca pe spateEnglish-Romanian dictionary > send (someone/something) flying
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22 send (someone/something) flying
(to hit or knock someone or something so that he or it falls down or falls backwards: She hit him and sent him flying.) a arunca pe spateEnglish-Romanian dictionary > send (someone/something) flying
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23 swing
[swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) a (se) balansa2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) a merge cu paşi mari3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) a se întoarce2. noun1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) balansare2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) balansare3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) ritm antrenant4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) reviriment, schimbare (de opinie/de atitudine)5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) balansoar•- swinging- swing bridge
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24 tack
[tæk] 1. noun1) (a short nail with a broad flat head: a carpet-tack.) cuişor; ţintă2) (in sewing, a large, temporary stitch used to hold material together while it is being sewn together properly.) însăilare3) (in sailing, a movement diagonally against the wind: We sailed on an easterly tack.) schimbare de direcţie4) (a direction or course: After they moved, their lives took a different tack.) curs, direcţie2. verb1) ((with down, on etc) to fasten (with tacks): I tacked the carpet down; She tacked the material together.) a bate/a fixa în cuie2) ((of sailing-boats) to move diagonally (backwards and forwards) against the wind: The boat tacked into harbour.) a-şi schimba direcţia -
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26 to and fro
[tu:ən'frou] (backwards and forwards: they ran to and fro in the street.) încolo şi încoace -
27 wave
[weiv] 1. noun1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) val2) (a vibration travelling eg through the air: radio waves; sound waves; light waves.) undă3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) ondulaţie4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) val5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) semn cu mâna2. verb1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) a flutura (în vânt)2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) a ondula3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) a face semn cu mâna•- wavy- waviness
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28 weave
[wi:v]past tense - wove; verb1) (to make by crossing strands in a pattern: to weave cloth.) a ţese2) (to tell (an interesting story).) a inventa, a ţese3) ((past tense, past participle weaved) to move backwards and forwards or from side to side: The cyclist weaved in and out of the traffic.) a se strecura•- weaver
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