-
81 opinion
[ə'pinjən]1) (what a person thinks or believes: My opinions about education have changed.) opinie, părere2) (a (professional) judgement, usually of a doctor, lawyer etc: He wanted a second opinion on his illness.) opinie, părere3) (what one thinks of the worth or value of someone or something: I have a very high opinion of his work.) părere•- be of the opinion that- be of the opinion
- in my
- your opinion
- a matter of opinion -
82 pirate
1. noun1) (a person who attacks and robs ships at sea: Their ship was attacked by pirates; ( also adjective) a pirate ship.) pirat2) (a person who does something without legal right, eg publishes someone else's work as his own or broadcasts without a licence: a pirate radio-station.) pirat2. verb(to publish, broadcast etc without the legal right to do so: The dictionary was pirated and sold abroad.) a pirata; a plagia- piracy -
83 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) a se juca; a se distra2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) a juca3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) a juca4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) a juca5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) a cânta (la)6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) a juca (o festă)7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) a face umbre8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) a juca, a pune jos9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.)10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.)2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) joc, distracţie2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) piesă de teatru3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) meci4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) joc•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up -
84 prize
I 1. noun1) (a reward for good work etc: He was awarded a lot of prizes at school.) premiu2) (something won in a competition etc: I've won first prize!; ( also adjective) a prize (= having won, or worthy of, a prize) bull.) premiu; trofeu2. verb(to value highly: He prized my friendship above everything else.) a preţuiII see prise -
85 proceed
[prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) a continua (să)2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) a proceda3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) a începe (să)4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) a proveni (din)5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) a acţiona în justiţie•- proceeds -
86 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) sfert2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) douăzeci şi cinci de cenţi3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) cartier4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direcţie5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milă6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) ciozvârtă7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) pătrar8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) sfert9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestru2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) a tăia în patru2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) a micşora de patru ori3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) a încartirui•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestrial4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) publicaţie trimestrială- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters -
87 redeem
[rə'di:m]1) (to buy back (something that has been pawned): I'm going to redeem my gold watch.) a recupera de la amanet2) (to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin.) a mântui3) (to compensate for or cancel out the faults of: His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.) a reabilita•- Redeemer- redemption
- past/beyond redemption
- redeeming feature -
88 representative
[-tətiv]1) (being a good example (of something); typical: We need opinions from a representative sample of people; Is this poem representative of his work?) reprezentativ2) (carried on by elected people: representative government.) ales -
89 requirement
noun (something that is needed, asked for, ordered etc: It is a legal requirement that all cars have brakes which work; Our firm will be able to supply all your requirements.) cerinţă; pretenţie -
90 ride
1. past tense - rode; verb1) (to travel or be carried (in a car, train etc or on a bicycle, horse etc): He rides to work every day on an old bicycle; The horsemen rode past.) a merge (cu bicicleta/ călare)2) (to (be able to) ride on and control (a horse, bicycle etc): Can you ride a bicycle?) a merge cu3) (to take part (in a horse-race etc): He's riding in the first race.) a participa (la)4) (to go out regularly on horseback (eg as a hobby): My daughter rides every Saturday morning.) a călări2. noun1) (a journey on horseback, on a bicycle etc: He likes to go for a long ride on a Sunday afternoon.) plimbare călare/cu bicicleta2) (a usually short period of riding on or in something: Can I have a ride on your bike?) tur•- rider- riding-school -
91 room
[ru:m ]( in compounds rum, ( American[) ru:m)]1) (one part of a house or building, usually used for a particular purpose: This house has six rooms; a bedroom; a dining-room.) cameră (de); sală (de); sufragerie2) (the space or area in which a person, thing etc is or could be put etc: The bed takes up a lot of room; There's no room for you in our car; We'll move the bookcase to make room for the television.) loc3) (a need or possibility (for something): There is room for improvement in his work.) loc•- - roomed- roomful
- rooms
- roomy
- room-mate -
92 sale
[seil]1) (the act of giving something to someone in exchange for money: the sale of a house; Sales of cars have increased.) vânzare2) (in a shop etc, an offer of goods at lowered prices for a short time: I bought my dress in a sale.) sold3) (an event at which goods are sold: an auction sale; a book sale.) târg•- saleroom- salesman
- salesmanship
- for sale
- sale of work -
93 sample
1. noun(a part taken from something to show the quality of the whole: samples of the artist's work; ( also adjective) a sample tube of ointment.) eşantion2. verb(to test a sample of: He sampled my cake.) a testa un eşantion -
94 scarcely
1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) abia2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) cu greu -
95 set to
(to start to do something (vigorously): They set to, and finished the work the same day.) a se porni (să) -
96 settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) a (se) calma2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) a se instala (confortabil), a se face confortabil3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) a se pune (serios) pe -
97 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) a arăta2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) a se vedea3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) a (se) juca; a rula; a expune4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) a indica5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) a conduce6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) a demonstra7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) a dovedi8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) a acorda2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) expoziţie, spectacol2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstraţie3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) demonstraţie4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) aparenţă5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) (a face) figură frumoasă•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up -
98 shut
1. present participle - shutting; verb1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) a închide2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) a se închide3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) a încuia4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) a încuia, a ţine departe de2. adjective(closed.) închis- shut off
- shut up -
99 sign up
1) (to join an organization or make an agreement to do something etc by writing one's name.) a înscrie2) (to engage for work by making a legal contract.) a angaja -
100 spell
I [spel] past tense, past participle - spelt; verb1) (to name or give in order the letters of (a word): I asked him to spell his name for me.) a spune pe litere, a face spelling2) ((of letters) to form (a word): C-a-t spells `cat'.) a da3) (to (be able to) spell words correctly: I can't spell!) a scrie/a spune pe litere4) (to mean or amount to: This spells disaster.) a însemna, a semnifica•- speller- spelling II [spel] noun1) (a set or words which, when spoken, is supposed to have magical power: The witch recited a spell and turned herself into a swan.) formulă magică2) (a strong influence: He was completely under her spell.) farmecIII [spel] noun1) (a turn (at work): Shortly afterwards I did another spell at the machine.) timp, interval (de lucru)2) (a period of time during which something lasts: a spell of bad health.) perioadă3) (a short time: We stayed in the country for a spell and then came home.) timp scurt
См. также в других словарях:
work out something — work out (something) to find a solution to something. The committee met today and worked out a statement that everyone liked. You can use a calculator to work out the problem, or you can work it out on paper … New idioms dictionary
work up something — work up (something) to develop something. It took me a month to work up an outline of my book. She made a sketch, and hoped to work it up into a full size painting when she got home … New idioms dictionary
work to something — ˈwork to sth derived to follow a plan, schedule, etc • to work to a budget • We re working to a very tight deadline (= we have little time in which to do the work). Main entry: ↑workderived … Useful english dictionary
work at something — ˈwork at sth derived to make great efforts to achieve sth or do sth well • He s working at losing weight. • Learning to play the piano isn t easy. You have to work at it. Main entry: ↑work … Useful english dictionary
work on something — ˈwork on sth derived to try hard to improve or achieve sth • You need to work on your pronunciation a bit more. • ‘Have you sorted out a babysitter yet?’ ‘No, but I m working on it.’ Main entry: ↑work … Useful english dictionary
work towards something — ˈwork towards sth derived to try to reach or achieve a goal Main entry: ↑workderived … Useful english dictionary
make short work of something — make short/light/quick/work of something phrase to deal with or get rid of something quickly and easily You made short work of that sandwich! Thesaurus: to do something quickly and/or easilysynonym … Useful english dictionary
make light work of something — make light work of (something/doing something) to do something quickly and easily. Heather made light work of painting the walls. You made light work of that chocolate cake! (= you ate it quickly) … New idioms dictionary
make quick work of something — make short/light/quick/work of something phrase to deal with or get rid of something quickly and easily You made short work of that sandwich! Thesaurus: to do something quickly and/or easilysynonym … Useful english dictionary
make hard work of something — make hard work of (something/doing something) to do something in a way which makes it more difficult than it should be. He s really making hard work of that ironing … New idioms dictionary
go to work on something — get/go/set/to work (on something) phrase to start doing something Let’s get to work on this right now. Thesaurus: to start doing somethingsynonym Main entry: work … Useful english dictionary
