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1 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) a evada2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) a scăpa (de)3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) a scăpa4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) a se scurge2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) evadare; scurgere- escapism- escapist -
2 fire-escape
noun (a means of escape from a building in case of fire, usually in the form of a metal staircase on the outside of the building: Hotels should have fire-escapes.) -
3 blowout
1) (the bursting of a car tyre: That's the second blowout I've had with this car.) explozie a unui pneu/cauciuc2) ((on eg an oil rig) a violent escape of gas etc.) erupţie -
4 captor
noun (a person who captures someone: He managed to escape from his captors.) răpitor -
5 checkmate
noun (in chess, a position from which the king cannot escape.) şah mat -
6 escapism
noun (the tendency to escape from unpleasant reality into day-dreams etc.) escapism -
7 sell-out
1) (an event, especially a concert, for which all the tickets are sold: His concert was a sell-out.) eveniment (concert etc.) cu casa închisă2) (a betrayal: The gang realized it was a sell-out and tried to escape.) trădare -
8 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) a aluneca2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) a-i scăpa printre degete3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) a fi în declin, a coborî4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) a se furişa5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) a se elibera (din)6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) a aluneca2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) eroare2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) gafă3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) combinezon, jupon4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) cală•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) bucăţică -
9 break out
1) (to appear or happen suddenly: War has broken out.) a izbucni2) (to escape (from prison, restrictions etc): A prisoner has broken out (noun breakout).) evadare) -
10 chimney
[' imni](a passage for the escape of smoke etc from a fireplace or furnace: a factory chimney.) coş; şemineu -
11 corner
['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) colţ2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) colţ3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) corner2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) a încolţi2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) a lua o curbă•- cornered- cut corners
- turn the corner -
12 estimate
1. ['estimeit] verb1) (to judge size, amount, value etc, especially roughly or without measuring: He estimated that the journey would take two hours.) a estima2) (to form an idea or judgement of how good etc something is: I estimated my chances of escape as very good.) a aprecia (ca)2. [-mət] noun(a calculation (eg of the probable cost etc of something): He gave us an estimate of the cost of repairing the stonework; a rough estimate.) estimare -
13 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 -
14 let down
1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) a coborî, a lăsa2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) dezamăgire)3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) a (pre)lungi4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) -
15 maroon
I [mə'ru:n] noun(a dark brownish-red colour: a deep shade of maroon; ( also adjective) a large maroon car.) castaniuII [mə'ru:n] verb1) (to put (someone) on shore on a lonely island from which he cannot escape.) a părăsi (pe cineva) pe o insulă pustie2) (to leave (someone) in a helpless, lonely or uncomfortable position: I was marooned on a lonely country road.) a părăsi -
16 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) ceas2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) gardă3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) cart2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) a se uita, a privi2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) a se uita (după)3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) a fi atent (la)4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) a supraveghea5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) a aştepta•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over
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