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1 juggle
(to keep throwing in the air and catching a number of objects (eg balls or clubs): He entertained the audience by juggling with four balls and four plates at once.) a jongla (cu)- juggler -
2 snooker
['snu:kə](a kind of game played on a billiard-table with fifteen red balls and seven balls of other colours: Do you play snooker?; Let's have a game of snooker; ( also adjective) a snooker match.) snooker, joc de biliard -
3 ball
I 1. [bo:l] noun1) (anything roughly round in shape: a ball of wool.) ghem2) (a round object used in games: a tennis ball.) minge, balon3) (balls (plural) (slang) testicles.)•- ballcock
- ballpoint 2. adjectivea ballpoint pen.) cu bilă- start/set
- keep the ball rolling II 1. [bo:l](a formal dance: a ball at the palace.) bal- ballroom2. adjectiveballroom dancing.) de bal -
4 ball-bearings
noun plural (in machinery etc, small steel balls that help the revolving of one part over another.) -
5 billiards
['biljə‹](a game played with long thin sticks (cues) and balls, on a table.) biliard -
6 croquet
['krəukei, ]( American[) krou'kei](a game in which wooden balls are driven by mallets through a series of hoops stuck in the ground.) crochet -
7 decorate
['dekəreit]1) (to add some kind of ornament etc to (something) to make more beautiful, striking etc: We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.) a împodobi2) (to put paint, paper etc on the walls, ceiling and woodwork of (a room): He spent a week decorating the living-room.) a zugrăvi; a tapeta3) (to give a medal or badge to (someone) as a mark of honour: He was decorated for his bravery.) a decora•- decorative
- decorator -
8 hail
I 1. [heil] noun1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.) grindină2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.) ploaie2. verb(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.) a bate grindinăII 1. [heil] verb1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.) a striga, a chema2) (to greet or welcome (a person, thing etc) as something: His discoveries were hailed as a great step forward in medicine.) a întâmpina, a saluta2. noun(a shout (to attract attention): Give that ship a hail.) chemare; salut3. interjection(an old word of greeting: Hail, O King!) salut(are)! -
9 over
['əuvə] 1. preposition1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) peste; deasupra2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) peste, pe3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) acoperind4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) peste tot5) (about: a quarrel over money.) despre, asupra6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) la7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) în cursul8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) în timpul2. adverb1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)4) (downwards: He fell over.)5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)3. adjective(finished: The affair is over now.) deasupra4. noun((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) serie de... mingi5. as part of a word1) (too (much), as in overdo.)2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)3) (covering, as in overcoat.)4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)5) (completely, as in overcome.)•- over all
- over and done with -
10 pocket
['pokit] 1. noun1) (a small bag sewn into or on to clothes, for carrying things in: He stood with his hands in his pockets; a coat-pocket; ( also adjective) a pocket-handkerchief, a pocket-knife.) (de) buzunar2) (a small bag attached to the corners and sides of a billiard-table etc to catch the balls.) gaură3) (a small isolated area or group: a pocket of warm air.) zonă4) ((a person's) income or amount of money available for spending: a range of prices to suit every pocket.) bani de buzunar2. verb1) (to put in a pocket: He pocketed his wallet; He pocketed the red ball.) a băga în buzunar2) (to steal: Be careful he doesn't pocket the silver.) a fura•- pocket-book
- pocket-money
- pocket-sized
- pocket-size -
11 wicket
['wikit]1) (a hoop through which the balls are driven in the game of croquet or at which the ball is bowled in cricket.)2) (the ground between two sets of these rods: The wicket has dried out well.)3) (the ending of a batsman's period of batting: They scored fifty runs for (the loss of) one wicket.)•
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