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1 elephant
['elifənt](a very large type of animal with very thick skin, a trunk and two tusks.) elefant -
2 white elephant
(a useless, unwanted possession.) obiect de prisos -
3 trumpet
1. noun1) (a brass musical wind instrument with a high, clear tone: He plays the trumpet; He played a tune on his trumpet.) trompetă2) (the cry of an elephant: The elephant gave a loud trumpet.) ţipăt de elefant2. verb(to play the trumpet.) a trâmbiţa- blow one's own trumpet -
4 trunk
1) (the main stem (of a tree): The trunk of this tree is five metres thick.) trunchi2) (a large box or chest for packing or keeping clothes etc in: He packed his trunk and sent it to Canada by sea.) cufăr; geamantan3) (an elephant's long nose: The elephant sucked up water into its trunk.) trompă4) (the body (not including the head, arms and legs) of a person (and certain animals): He had a powerful trunk, but thin arms.) trunchi5) ((American) a boot (of a car): Put your baggage in the trunk.) portbagaj•- trunks -
5 bull
[bul]1) (the male of the ox family and of the whale, walrus, elephant etc.) taur2) (a bull's-eye.) ţintă•- bullock- bullfight
- bullfighter
- bullring
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6 calf
I plural - calves; noun1) (the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc.) viţel; pui de elefant; pui de balenă2) ((also calfskin) leather made from the skin of the young of a cow.) piele de viţel•- calveII plural - calves; noun(the thick fleshy back part of the leg below the knee: She has slim ankles but fat calves.) pulpă -
7 cow
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8 ever
['evə] 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) vreodată2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) mereu3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?)•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) plantă perenă- everlastingly
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9 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) a fi disproporţionat; a nu respecta proporţiileEnglish-Romanian dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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10 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) a fi disproporţionat; a nu respecta proporţiileEnglish-Romanian dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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11 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) a fi disproporţionat; a nu respecta proporţiileEnglish-Romanian dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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12 get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
(to (cause to) have an incorrect relationship (to each other or something else): An elephant's tail seems out of (all) proportion to the rest of its body.) a fi disproporţionat; a nu respecta proporţiileEnglish-Romanian dictionary > get etc out of (all) proportion (to)
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13 herd
[hə:d] 1. noun(a group of animals of one kind that stay, or are kept, together: a herd of cattle; a herd of elephant(s).) turmă, cireadă2. verb(to gather together, or be brought together, in a group: The dogs herded the sheep together; The tourists were herded into a tiny room.) a (se) aduna (în grup)- - herd- herdsman
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14 ivory
noun, adjective((of) the hard white substance forming the tusks of an elephant, walrus etc: Ivory was formerly used to make piano keys; ivory chessmen.) (de/din) fildeş -
15 joke
[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) glumă2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) renghi2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) a glumi; a râde de2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) a glumi•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
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16 mammoth
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17 quadruped
['kwodruped](a four-footed animal: An elephant is a quadruped.) patruped -
18 savage
['sævi‹] 1. adjective1) (uncivilized: savage tribes.) primitiv2) (fierce and cruel: The elephant can be quite savage; bitter and savage remarks.) feroce, crud2. verb(to attack: He was savaged by wild animals.) a ataca; a sfâşia3. noun1) (a person in an uncivilized state: tribes of savages.) primitiv2) (a person who behaves in a cruel, uncivilized way: I hope the police catch the savages who attacked the old lady.) sălbatic•- savagely- savageness
- savagery -
19 squirt
[skwə:t](to (make a liquid etc) shoot out in a narrow jet: The elephant squirted water over itself; Water squirted from the hose.) a face să ţâşnească -
20 tusk
(one of a pair of large curved teeth which project from the mouth of certain animals eg the elephant, walrus, wild boar etc.) colţ (de elefant)
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