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21 bolt(-)upright
adverb (absolutely upright: She sat bolt upright in the chair with her back very straight.) drept ca un par/ca un băţ -
22 bolt(-)upright
adverb (absolutely upright: She sat bolt upright in the chair with her back very straight.) drept ca un par/ca un băţ -
23 contemporary
[kən'tempərəri] 1. adjective1) (living at, happening at or belonging to the same period: That chair and the painting are contemporary - they both date from the seventeenth century.) contemporan2) (of the present time; modern: contemporary art.) contemporan2. noun(a person living at the same time: She was one of my contemporaries at university.) contemporan -
24 creak
[kri:k] 1. verb(to make a sharp grating sound: That chair is creaking beneath your weight.) a scârţâi2. noun(such a sound: The strange creaks in the old house kept the girl awake.) scârţâit- creaky- creakiness -
25 curiosity
[-'o-]1) (eagerness to learn: She was very unpopular because of her curiosity about other people's affairs.) curiozitate2) (something strange and rare: That old chair is quite a curiosity.) raritate -
26 deck
[dek]1) (a platform extending from one side of a ship etc to the other and forming the floor: The cars are on the lower deck.) punte2) (a floor in a bus: Let's go on the top deck.) imperială, etaj al unor mijloace de transport în comun3) (a pack of playing-cards: The gambler used his own deck of cards.) pachet de cărţi (de joc)• -
27 doze
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28 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) tihnă; pace2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) uşurinţă, facilitate3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) naturaleţe2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) a alina2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) a slăbi; a încetini3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) a muta cu grijă•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) încet!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease -
29 edge
[e‹] 1. noun1) (the part farthest from the middle of something; a border: Don't put that cup so near the edge of the table - it will fall off; the edge of the lake; the water's edge.) margine2) (the cutting side of something sharp, eg a knife or weapon: the edge of the sword.) tăiş3) (keenness; sharpness: The chocolate took the edge off his hunger.) a astâmpăra2. verb1) (to form a border to: a handkerchief edged with lace.) a garnisi cu o bordură2) (to move or push little by little: He edged his chair nearer to her; She edged her way through the crowd.) a împinge (încet); a (se) strecura•- edging- edgy
- edgily
- edginess
- have the edge on/over
- on edge -
30 electricity
[elek'trisəti](a form of energy used to give heat, light, power etc: worked by electricity; Don't waste electricity.) electricitate- electric- electrical
- electrically
- electrician
- electrified
- electrify
- electrification
- electrifying
- electric chair -
31 fireside
noun (a place beside a fireplace: The old man slept by the fireside; ( also adjective) a fireside chair.) loc lângă cămin -
32 folding
adjective (that can be folded: a folding chair.) pliant -
33 headrest
noun (a sort of small cushion which supports a person's head, eg as fitted to a dentist's chair, a car seat.) tetieră -
34 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) înalt, de la înălţime2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) înalt (de)3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) mare; bun4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) înalt5) (noble; good: high ideals.) nobil, înalt6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) tare, puternic7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) înalt8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) ascuţit, strident9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) fezandat10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) mare2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) la înălţime- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) a scoate în evidenţă- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.)- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time -
35 inelegant
[in'eliɡənt](not graceful; not elegant: She was sprawled in a chair in a most inelegant fashion.) lipsit de eleganţă- inelegance -
36 insecure
[insi'kjuə]1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) nesigur2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) şubred•- insecurity -
37 knock over
(to cause to fall from an upright position: The dog knocked over a chair as it rushed past.) a răsturna -
38 lay
I 1. [lei] past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) a pune, a depune2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) a culca3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) a pune, a pregăti4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) a culca5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) a îndepărta6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) a oua7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.)•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) a(-şi) aranja părul în şuviţe; a tunde în scări- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III [lei] adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laic2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) neprofesionist•- laymanIV [lei] noun(an epic poem.) -
39 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) picior2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) crac (de pantaloni)3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) picior4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapă•- - legged- pull someone's leg -
40 loll
[lol]1) (to sit or lie lazily: to loll in a chair; You'll get nothing done if you loll about all day.) a se tolăni2) ((of the tongue) to hang down or out: The dog lay down with his tongue lolling.) a atârna
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