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61 pinnacle
['pinəkl]1) (a tall thin spire built on the roof of a church, castle etc.) turn cu vârf ascuţit2) (a high pointed rock or mountain: It was a dangerous pinnacle to climb.) stâncă (ascuţită)3) (a high point (of achievement, success etc): He has reached the pinnacle of his career.) apogeu -
62 plate
[pleit]1) (a shallow dish for holding food etc: china plates.) farfurie2) (a sheet of metal etc: The ship was built of steel plates.) foaie de metal/de tablă3) (articles made of, or plated with, usually gold or silver: a collection of gold plate.) veselă (de argint sau de aur)4) (a flat piece of metal inscribed with eg a name, for fixing to a door, or with a design etc, for use in printing.) plăcuţă5) (an illustration in a book, usually on glossy paper: The book has ten full-colour plates.) ilustraţie6) ((also dental plate) a piece of plastic that fits in the mouth with false teeth attached to it.) placă/proteză (dentară)7) (a sheet of glass etc coated with a sensitive film, used in photography.) placă (fotografică)•- plated- plateful
- plating
- plate glass -
63 purpose
['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) scop, obiectiv2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) utilitate3) (determination: a man of purpose.) voinţă; hotărâre•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purpose -
64 pyramid
['pirəmid]1) (a solid shape usually with a square or triangular base, and sloping triangular sides meeting in a point.) piramidă2) (an ancient tomb built in this shape in Egypt.) piramidă -
65 racer
noun (a car, bicycle etc built for competitive racing.) vehicul de curse -
66 racing-car
noun (a car specially designed and built for racing.) -
67 rambling
1) (aimless and confused; not keeping to the topic: a long, rambling speech.) dezlânat2) (built (as if) without any plan, stretching in various directions: a rambling old house.) construit fără a avea un plan/un proiect3) ((of plants, usually roses) climbing.) căţărător -
68 receiver
1) (the part of a telephone which is held to one's ear.) receptor2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals.) receptor3) (a person who receives stolen goods.) tăinuitor, persoană care ascunde (obiecte furate)4) (a person who is appointed to take control of the business of someone who has gone bankrupt.) administrator5) (a stereo amplifier with a built-in radio.) radio-receptor -
69 retain
[rə'tein]1) (to continue to have, use, remember etc; to keep in one's possession, memory etc: He finds it difficult to retain information; These dishes don't retain heat very well.) a reţine, a păstra2) (to hold (something) back or keep (something) in its place: This wall was built to retain the water from the river in order to prevent flooding.) a opri -
70 rickety
['rikəti](not well built; unsteady; likely to fall over or collapse: a rickety table.) -
71 rise
1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) a creşte, a se înălţa, a se umfla, a se ridica2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) a se ridica3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) a se trezi4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) a se ridica (în picioare)5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) a răsări6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) a se ridica7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) a se ridica (împotriva)8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) a ajunge9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) a izvorî10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) a începe; a se înteţi11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) a fi construit12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) a învia2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) ascensiune, creştere2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) coastă; deal3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) înflorire4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.)•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) care răsare; în creştere; în formare; în ascensiune- early- late riser
- give rise to
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72 rock
I [rok] noun1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) stâncă; piatră2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) bolovan3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) acadea•- rockery- rocky
- rockiness
- rock-bottom
- rock-garden
- rock-plant
- on the rocks II [rok] verb1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) a (se) legăna2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) a legăna3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) a zgudui•- rocker- rocky
- rockiness
- rocking-chair
- rocking-horse
- off one's rocker III [rok]((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; ( also adjective) a rock band.) (de) rock -
73 sandcastle
noun (a pile of sand, sometimes made to look like a castle, built especially by children on beaches.) castel de nisip -
74 seaworthy
adjective ((negative unseaworthy) (of a ship) suitably built and in good enough condition to sail at sea.) în stare bună de navigaţie -
75 shack
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76 shanty
['ʃænti]plural - shanties; noun1) (a roughly-built hut or shack.) baracă2) ((also sea shanty) a song that sailors used to sing while working.) -
77 shape
[ʃeip] 1. noun1) (the external form or outline of anything: People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.) formă2) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) formă indistinctă3) (condition or state: You're in better physical shape than I am.) formă2. verb1) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.) a da formă2) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.) a determina; a influenţa3) ((sometimes with up) to develop: The team is shaping (up) well.) a lua o turnură•- shaped- shapeless
- shapelessness
- shapely
- shapeliness
- in any shape or form
- in any shape
- out of shape
- take shape -
78 shipyard
noun (a place where ships are built or repaired.) şantier naval -
79 site
1) (a place where a building, town etc is, was, or is to be, built: He's got a job on a building-site; The site for the new factory has not been decided.) şantier; amplasament2) ((also Web site) a site on the Internet that gives information about a particular subject or person.) -
80 slightly
1) (to a small extent: I'm still slightly worried about it.) uşor, puţin2) (slenderly: slightly built.) mic
См. также в других словарях:
Built — Built, a. Formed; shaped; constructed; made; often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as, frigate built, clipper built, etc. [1913 Webster] Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen, strongly built. Landor. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
built-in — built′ in adj. 1) bui built so as to be an integral and permanent part of a larger construction: built in bookcases[/ex] 2) existing as a natural or characteristic part; inherent: a built in contempt for daydreamers[/ex] 3) bui a built in… … From formal English to slang
Built — (b[i^]lt), n. Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
built-up — adj a built up area has a lot of buildings and not many open spaces ▪ He was fined for speeding in a built up area … Dictionary of contemporary English
built-up — adjective a built up area has many buildings in it: This is the only built up area on 500 miles of coastline … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
built — pp. of BUILD (Cf. build). Meaning physically well developed is by 1940s (well built in reference to a woman is from 1871); Built in (adj.) is from 1898 … Etymology dictionary
built-up — built′ up′ adj. 1) built by the fastening together of several parts or enlarged by the addition of layers: a shoe with a built up heel[/ex] 2) (of an area) filled in with houses • Etymology: 1820–30 … From formal English to slang
built-in — UK US /ˌbɪltˈɪn/ adjective [before noun] (also inbuilt) ► included, made, or designed as part of something: »Most new laptops have built in Wi Fi … Financial and business terms
built-in — adj forming a part of something that cannot be separated from it →↑inbuilt ▪ a built in microphone … Dictionary of contemporary English
built-in — adjective forming part of something, and not separate from it: a word processor with a built in spellchecker … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
built-in — [adj] included congenital, constitutional, deep seated, essential, implicit, inborn, inbred, in built, incorporated, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, innate, inseparable, integral, part and parcel*; concept 549 Ant. added, extra, not included … New thesaurus
