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1 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) a prinde2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) a ajunge la timp (pentru a prinde)3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) a (sur)prinde4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) a se îmbolnăvi (de)5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) a(-şi) prinde6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) a lovi7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) a înţelege8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) a lua (foc)2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) prindere2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) cârlig, zăvor, încuietoare3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) captură4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) schepsis, capcană•- catching- catchy
- catch-phrase
- catch-word
- catch someone's eye
- catch on
- catch out
- catch up -
2 catch (someone) on the hop
(to do something to (someone) when he is not prepared.) a lua pe neprăgătite -
3 catch (someone) on the hop
(to do something to (someone) when he is not prepared.) a lua pe neprăgătite -
4 wild-goose chase
(an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain.) -
5 release
[rə'li:s] 1. verb1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) a elibera2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) a da drumul3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) a decupla4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) a da spre publicare/difuzare5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) a difuza2. noun1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) eliberare; difuzare; (de) decuplare2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) noutate; comunicat -
6 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) foc2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) radiator3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) foc4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) înflăcărare5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) foc de armă2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) a arde2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) a înflăcăra3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) a trage (cu o armă de foc)4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) a trage5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) a trage (în)6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) a concedia•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire -
7 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) lumină2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) lumină3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) foc4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) lumină2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) luminos2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) deschis3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) a lumina2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) a (se) aprinde•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) uşor2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) uşor3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) uşor4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) mai uşor cu5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) uşor6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) suplu7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) uşor8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) uşor9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) moale, afânat•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
8 sight
1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vedere2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) câmp vizual3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) atracţie turistică4) (a view or glimpse.) viziune, vedenie5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) arătare6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) lunetă2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) a zări2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) a ochi•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of -
9 death
[deƟ]1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) moarte, deces2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) cauză a morţii3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) moarte•- deathly- death-bed
- death certificate
- at death's door
- catch one's death of cold
- catch one's death
- put to death
- to death -
10 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) morman, grămadă2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) idee (generală)2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) a fi purtat de vânt/de curent, a aluneca2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) a se lăsa în voia sorţii•- drifter- driftwood -
11 fly
I plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.)2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)•II past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) a zbura; a pilota2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) a fugi (din)3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) a trece repede•- flyer- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying -
12 hurry
1. verb1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) a se grăbi2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) a transporta de urgenţă2. noun1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) grabă2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) (motiv de) grabă•- hurried- hurriedly
- in a hurry
- hurry up -
13 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) a prinde (din zbor)2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) a lua în3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) a găsi (din întâmplare)4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) a se ridica5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) a trece să ia6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) a recepţiona7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) a regăsi; a prinde -
14 button
1. noun1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) nasture2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) buton2. verb((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) a încheia3. verb(to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) a ţine de vorbă -
15 decoy
['di:koi](anything intended to lead someone or something into a trap: The policewoman acted as a decoy when the police were trying to catch the murderer.) momeală -
16 dodge
[do‹] 1. verb(to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) a evita, a ocoli2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) ocolire, evitare2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) truc•- dodgy -
17 field
[fi:ld] 1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) câmp(ie)2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) teren3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) zăcământ4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) domeniu5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) câmp6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) câmp2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) a prinde şi a arunca înapoi- fieldwork
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