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1 competition
[kompə'tiʃən]1) (the act of competing; rivalry: Competition makes children try harder.) concurenţă2) (people competing for a prize etc: There's a lot of competition for this job.) concurenţă3) (a contest for a prize: Have you entered the tennis competition?) concurs, competiţie -
2 entrant
noun (one who enters (eg a competition): There were sixty entrants for the musical competition.) candidat -
3 contender
noun (a person who has entered a competition (for a title etc).) pretendent -
4 contestant
noun (a person who takes part in a contest: He is the youngest contestant in the swimming competition.) concurent -
5 cup-tie
noun (one of a series of games in a football competition in which the prize is a cup.) meci de/pentru cupă -
6 eighteenth
1) (one of eighteen equal parts: seventeen eighteenths.) al optsprezecilea2) (( also adjective) (the) last of eighteen (people, things etc); (the) next after the seventeenth: He was eighteenth in the competition; the eighteenth storey.) al optsprezecilea -
7 finalist
noun (a person who reaches the final stage in a competition: It was difficult to decide which of the two finalists was the better tennis player.) finalist -
8 games
noun plural (an athletic competition, sometimes with other sports: the Olympic Games.) jocuri -
9 medallist
noun (a person who has won a medal in a competition etc.) medaliat -
10 quarter-final
noun ((often in plural) the third-last round in a competition.) sfert de finală -
11 runner-up
noun (a person, thing etc that is second in a race or competition: My friend won the prize and I was the runner-up.) al doilea -
12 semi-final
(a match, round etc immediately before the final: She reached the semi-finals of the competition.) semifinală -
13 ski jump
1) (a competition between skiers to see who will jump furthest off a steep slope.)2) (a steep snow-covered slope before a sharp drop, to help skiers leap into the air.) -
14 tug-of-war
noun (a competition in which two people or teams pull at opposite ends of a rope, trying to pull their opponents over a centre line.) joc/luptă cu odgonul -
15 judge
1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) a judeca2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) a arbitra3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) a aprecia, a evalua4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) a critica, a dezaproba2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) judecător2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.)3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) cunoscător•- judgement- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
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16 entry
['entri]plural - entries; noun1) ((an) act of coming in or going in: They were silenced by the entry of the headmaster.) intrare2) (the right to enter: We can't go in - the sign says `No Entry'.) acces3) (place of entrance, especially a passage or small entrance hall: Don't bring your bike in here - leave it in the entry.) intrare, vestibul4) (a person or thing entered for a competition etc: There are forty-five entries for the painting competition.) concurent5) (something written in a list in a book etc: Some of the entries in the cash-book are inaccurate.) articol; intrare -
17 final
1. adjective1) (the very last: the final chapter of the book.) ultim2) ((of a decision etc) definite; decided and not to be changed: The judge's decision is final.) definitiv2. noun(the last part of a competition: The first parts of the competition will take place throughout the country, but the final will be in London.) finală- finally- finalist
- finality
- finalize
- finalise
- finalization
- finalisation
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18 handicap
['hændikæp] 1. noun1) (something that makes doing something more difficult: The loss of a finger would be a handicap for a pianist.) handicap2) ((in a race, competition etc) a disadvantage of some sort (eg having to run a greater distance in a race) given to the best competitors so that others have a better chance of winning.) handicap3) (a race, competition etc in which this happens.) handicap4) ((a form of) physical or mental disability: children with physical handicaps.) handicap2. verb(to make something (more) difficult for: He wanted to be a pianist, but was handicapped by his deafness.) a dezavantaja -
19 heat
[hi:t] 1. noun1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) temperatură2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) căldură3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) arşiţă4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) sub impulsul (momentului)5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) serie2. verb((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) a (se) încălzi- heated- heatedly
- heatedness
- heater
- heating
- heat wave
- in/on heat See also:- hot -
20 qualify
1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) a autoriza (să)2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) a obţine diploma de3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) a se califica4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) a califica•- qualified
- qualifying
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