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1 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) a fi pe cale să (...)English-Romanian dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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2 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) a fi pe cale să (...)English-Romanian dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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3 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) a se gândi de două ori (înainte de a face ceva)English-Romanian dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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4 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) a se gândi de două ori (înainte de a face ceva)English-Romanian dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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5 get into / out of the way of (doing) something
(to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing: They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.) a fi/a nu fi obişnuit săEnglish-Romanian dictionary > get into / out of the way of (doing) something
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6 get into / out of the way of (doing) something
(to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing: They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.) a fi/a nu fi obişnuit săEnglish-Romanian dictionary > get into / out of the way of (doing) something
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7 with an eye to something
(with something as an aim: He's doing this with an eye to promotion.) în vederea -
8 he etc could be doing with / could do with
(it would be better if I, he etc had or did (something): I could do with a cup of coffee.) a dori, a avea nevoie deEnglish-Romanian dictionary > he etc could be doing with / could do with
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9 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) a convinge (să/să nu)English-Romanian dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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10 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) a convinge (să/să nu)English-Romanian dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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11 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) a convinge (să/să nu)English-Romanian dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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12 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) a convinge (să/să nu)English-Romanian dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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13 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) a aşeza2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) a pune3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) a fixa4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) a da5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) a declanşa6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) a apune7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) a (se) întări8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) a regla9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) a încreţi10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) a fixa11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) a pune la loc2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) stabilit2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) pregătit3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) bine determinat4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) împietrit5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) (bine) fixat6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) încrustat (cu)3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) set; colecţie2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) post3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grup4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) încreţire5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) decor6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
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14 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) a (se) opri2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) a împiedica3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) a se opri4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) a (se) astupa5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) a bloca; a astupa6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) a sta2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) oprire; haltă2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) staţie3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punct4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) cheie5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) ţăruş; tampon•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
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- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
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15 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) cale; drum2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) direcţie; drum; rută3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) Calea...4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) la o distanţă/depărtare de5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) manieră; mijloc6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) fel7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) manieră8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) a-şi face/a-şi croi drum2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) (de) departe- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
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16 plan
1. noun1) (an idea of how to do something; a method of doing something: If everyone follows this plan, we will succeed; I have worked out a plan for making a lot of money.) plan, proiect2) (an intention or arrangement: My plan is to rob a bank and leave the country quickly; What are your plans for tomorrow?) plan, intenţie3) (a drawing, diagram etc showing a building, town etc as if seen from above: These are the plans of/for our new house; a street-plan.) schemă2. verb1) ((sometimes with on) to intend (to do something): We are planning on going to Italy this year; We were planning to go last year but we hadn't enough money; They are planning a trip to Italy.) a plănui2) (to decide how something is to be done; to arrange (something): We are planning a party; We'll have to plan very carefully if we are to succeed.) a pune la cale; a organiza3) (to design (a building, town etc): This is the architect who planned the building.) a proiecta•- planner- planning
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17 argue
1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) a se certa (pentru/în legătură cu)2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) a pleda (pentru/împotriva)3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) a convinge (să/să nu)4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) a susţine•- arguable- argument
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18 bar
1. noun1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) bară; bucată; lingou2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) dungă3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) drug4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) tejghea5) (a public house.) bar, pub6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) măsură7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) obstacol, piedică8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) bară2. verb1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) a zăvorî, a închide2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) a da afară3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) a împiedica3. preposition(except: All bar one of the family had measles.) cu excepţia- barmaid- barman
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19 gain
[ɡein] 1. verb1) (to obtain: He quickly gained experience.) a câştiga2) ((often with by or from) to get (something good) by doing something: What have I to gain by staying here?) a obţine3) (to have an increase in (something): He gained strength after his illness.) a prinde4) ((of a clock or watch) to go too fast: This clock gains (four minutes a day).) a o lua înainte2. noun1) (an increase (in weight etc): a gain of one kilo.) câştig; spor2) (profits, advantage, wealth etc: His loss was my gain; He'd do anything for gain.) profit, câştig•- gain on -
20 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
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go a long way towards doing something — phrase if something goes a long way towards doing something, it helps someone to achieve something The money raised will go a long way towards paying for Freddie’s medical treatment. Thesaurus: to be advantageous and yield benefitssynonym… … Useful english dictionary
wriggle out of (doing) something — showing disapproval phrase to avoid doing something by making excuses Don’t try and wriggle out of doing your homework. Thesaurus: to avoid doing something, or to avoid somethingsynonym Main entry: wriggle … Useful english dictionary
be within an ace of doing something — be within an ace of (something/doing something) come within an ace of (something/doing something) to almost achieve something. Her ambition to star in a musical is within an ace of being (= is almost) fulfilled following talks with a West End… … New idioms dictionary
have (your) heart set on doing something — have (your) heart set on (something/doing something) set (your) heart on (something/doing something) to decide to achieve something. John had his heart set on becoming a doctor … New idioms dictionary
have (your) sights set on doing something — have (your) sights set on (something/doing something) set (your) sights on (something/doing something) to decide to achieve something. I hear she has her sights set on becoming a journalist … New idioms dictionary
make a bad fist of doing something — make a bad/poor fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned make a good fist of (something/doing something) to do something well. Our lawyer made a poor fist of advising us … New idioms dictionary
make a poor fist of doing something — make a bad/poor fist of (something/doing something) British & Australian, old fashioned make a good fist of (something/doing something) to do something well. Our lawyer made a poor fist of advising us … New idioms dictionary
I wouldn't think of doing something — I wouldn’t think of doing something/I would never think of doing something/ phrase used for saying that you would not consider doing something, for any reason or in any situation She would never think of going against her father’s wishes.… … Useful english dictionary
