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1 engine
['en‹in] 1. noun1) (a machine in which heat or other energy is used to produce motion: The car has a new engine.) motor2) (a railway engine: He likes to sit in a seat facing the engine.) locomotivă•- engineer 2. verb(to arrange by skill or by cunning means: He engineered my promotion.) a aranja -
2 choke
[ əuk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) a (se) sufoca; a (se) îneca2) (to block: This pipe was choked with dirt.) a astupa2. noun(an apparatus in a car engine etc to prevent the passage of too much air when starting the engine.) şoc -
3 idle
1. adjective1) (not working; not in use: ships lying idle in the harbour.) inactiv; degeaba2) (lazy: He has work to do, but he's idle and just sits around.) leneş3) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) van4) (unnecessary; without good reason or foundation: idle fears; idle gossip.) fără temei; inutil2. verb1) (to be idle or do nothing: On holiday they just idled from morning till night.) a trândăvi2) (of an engine etc, to run gently without doing any work: They kept the car engine idling while they checked their position with the map.) a merge în ralanti•- idler- idleness
- idly
- idle away -
4 rev
[rev](to increase the speed of revolution of (a car engine etc): He revved the engine (up); He was revving up in the yard.) a ambala motorul- revs -
5 antifreeze
['æntifri:z](a substance which is added to a liquid, usually water (eg in the radiator of a car engine), to prevent it from freezing.) antigel -
6 bonnet
['bonit]1) ((usually baby's or (old) woman's) head-dress fastened under the chin eg by strings.) bonetă2) ((American hood) the cover of a motor-car engine.) -
7 diagram
(a drawing used to explain something that is difficult to understand: This book has diagrams showing the parts of a car engine.) diagramă -
8 freeze up
(to stop moving or functioning because of extreme cold: The car engine froze up.) a îngheţa -
9 labour
['leibə] 1. noun1) (hard work: The building of the cathedral involved considerable labour over two centuries; People engaged in manual labour are often badly paid.) muncă2) (workmen on a job: The firm is having difficulty hiring labour.) mână de lucru3) ((in a pregnant woman etc) the process of childbirth: She was in labour for several hours before the baby was born.) travaliu4) (used (with capital) as a name for the Socialist party in the United Kingdom.) laburist2. verb1) (to be employed to do hard and unskilled work: He spends the summer labouring on a building site.) a munci2) (to move or work etc slowly or with difficulty: They laboured through the deep undergrowth in the jungle; the car engine labours a bit on steep hills.) a merge greu•- laboriously
- laboriousness
- labourer
- labour court
- labour dispute
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10 revs
noun plural (revolutions (of a car engine etc): thirty revs a second.) turaţii -
11 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) boxă de grajd2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) tarabă; stand•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) a (se) cala2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) a pierde controlul3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) a (se) cala2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) pierdere a vitezeiIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) a amâna -
12 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) a pleca2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) a începe3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) a demara, a face să pornească4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) a lansa2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) debut; start2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) avans•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) a tresări2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) tresărire2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) şoc -
13 internal combustion
(a means of producing power eg in the engine of a motor car by the burning of a fuel gas (eg petrol vapour) inside the cylinder(s) of the engine.) (cu) ardere internă -
14 hood
[hud]1) (a usually loose covering for the whole head, often attached to a coat, cloak etc: The monk pulled his hood over his head.) glugă2) (a folding cover on a car, pram etc: Put the hood of the pram up - the baby is getting wet.) acoperitoare3) ((American) the bonnet of a car: He raised the hood to look at the engine.) capotă4) (a fold of cloth representing a hood, worn by university graduates over their gowns on ceremonial occasions: The professors and lecturers all wore their gowns and hoods for the graduation ceremony.) semn distinctiv•- hooded -
15 ignition
[iɡ'niʃən]1) (the instrument in a car etc which ignites the petrol in the engine: He switched on the car's ignition.) aprindere; contact2) (the act of igniting.) aprindere -
16 motor
['məutə] 1. noun(a machine, usually a petrol engine or an electrical device, that gives motion or power: a washing-machine has an electric motor; ( also adjective) a motor boat/vehicle.) (cu) motor2. verb(to travel by car: We motored down to my mother's house at the weekend.)- motorist- motorize
- motorise
- motorcade
- motorway
- motorbike
- motorcycle
- motor car
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17 carriage
['kæri‹]1) (the act or cost of conveying and delivering goods: Does that price include carriage?) transport2) (a vehicle for carrying (especially in Britain, railway passengers): the carriage nearest the engine; a railway carriage.) vagon3) (especially formerly, a horse-drawn passenger vehicle.) trăsură4) (the part of a typewriter which moves back and forwards, carrying the paper.) car5) (posture; way of walking.) ţinută• -
18 clutch
1. verb1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) a apuca2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) a ţine strâns2. noun1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) (în) gheare(le)2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) ambreiaj• -
19 coast
[kəust] 1. noun(the side or border of land next to the sea: The coast was very rocky.) ţărm, coastă, litoral2. verb(to travel downhill (in a vehicle, on a bicycle etc) without the use of any power such as the engine or pedalling: He coasted for two miles after the car ran out of petrol.) a aluneca la vale- coastal- coaster
- coastguard -
20 exhaust
[iɡ'zo:st] 1. verb1) (to make very tired: She was exhausted by her long walk.) a epuiza2) (to use all of; to use completely: We have exhausted our supplies; You're exhausting my patience.) a epuiza3) (to say all that can be said about (a subject etc): We've exhausted that topic.) a epuiza2. noun((an outlet from the engine of a car, motorcycle etc for) fumes and other waste.) evacuare; eşapament- exhaustion
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