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1 find
1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!)2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.)3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.)2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) descoperire- find out -
2 accommodation
1) (room(s) in a house or hotel in which to live, especially for a short time: It is difficult to find accommodation in London in August.) locuinţă2) (space for something: There is accommodation for your car behind the hotel.) loc -
3 blood test
noun (an analysis of a patient's blood to find out if he/she has any diseases. etc.) -
4 borehole
noun (a hole made by boring, especially to find oil etc.) săpătură; sondă -
5 classified ad
noun ((American want ad) a small advertisement that people put in a newspaper when they want to buy or sell something, offer or find a job etc.) -
6 compartment
(a separate part or division eg of a railway carriage: We couldn't find an empty compartment in the train; The drawer was divided into compartments.) compartiment -
7 compass
( noun)1) (an instrument with a magnetized needle, used to find directions: If he had carried a compass he would not have lost his way on the hills.)2) ((in plural) an instrument with two movable legs, for drawing circles etc.)3) (scope or range.)• -
8 diviner
noun (a person who has or claims a special ability to find hidden water or metals.) ghicitor, proroc -
9 foothold
noun (a place to put one's feet when climbing: to find footholds on the slippery rock.) (punct de) sprijin -
10 handout
1) (a leaflet or a copy of a piece of paper with information given to students in class, distributed at a meeting etc: You'll find the diagram on page four of your handout.)2) (money, clothes etc given to a very poor person or a beggar.) -
11 hiding-place
noun (a place where a person or thing can be or is hidden: We'll have to find a safe hiding-place for our jewels.) -
12 measurement
1) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) dimensiune; capacitate; volum2) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) dimensiuni3) (the act of measuring: We can find the size of something by means of measurement.) măsurare -
13 replacement
noun I must find a replacement for my secretary - she's leaving next week.) înlocuitor -
14 retriever
noun (a breed of dog trained to find and bring back birds and animals that have been shot.) câine de aport -
15 roll-call
noun (an act of calling names from a list, to find out if anyone is missing eg in a prison or school class.) -
16 sounding
1) ((a) measurement of depth of water etc.) sondaj2) (a depth measured.) sondaj3) ((an) act of trying to find out views etc.) sondaj -
17 tracker dog
noun (a dog that is trained to find people, drugs, explosives etc.) -
18 experiment
[ik'sperimənt] 1. noun(a test done in order to find out something, eg if an idea is correct: He performs chemical experiments; experiments in traffic control; We shall find out by experiment.) experiment2. verb((with on or with) to try to find out something by making tests: He experimented with various medicines to find the safest cure; The doctor experiments on animals.) a face experienţe- experimentally
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19 test
[test] 1. noun1) (a set of questions or exercises intended to find out a person's ability, knowledge etc; a short examination: an arithmetic/driving test.) test, examen2) (something done to find out whether a thing is good, strong, efficient etc: a blood test.) test, probă, încercare3) (an event, situation etc that shows how good or bad something is: a test of his courage.) test, probă, încercare4) (a way to find out if something exists or is present: a test for radioactivity.) test5) (a test match.) meci test2. verb(to carry out a test or tests on (someone or something): The students were tested on their French; They tested the new aircraft.) a testa, a încerca- test pilot
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20 fault
[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) greşeală2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) defect3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) fisură2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) a reproşa- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault
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find — [faɪnd] verb found PTandPP [faʊnd] [transitive] 1. if you find work or employment, you get a job or some work. If you find someone to do a job, you employ them to do that job: • Karen found a job with a major travel company after she completed… … Financial and business terms
find — ► VERB (past and past part. found) 1) discover by chance or deliberately. 2) recognize or discover to be present or to be the case. 3) ascertain by research or calculation. 4) Law (of a court) officially declare to be the case. 5) (find against… … English terms dictionary
find — (v.) O.E. findan come upon, meet with, discover; obtain by search or study (class III strong verb; past tense fand, pp. funden), from P.Gmc. *finthanan (Cf. O.S. findan, O.Fris. finda, O.N. finna, M.Du. vinden, O.H.G. findan, Ger. finden, Goth.… … Etymology dictionary
find-fault — findˈ fault noun (Shakespeare) A person who finds fault with another • • • Main Entry: ↑find … Useful english dictionary
find|er — «FYN duhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that finds. 2. a small, extra lens on the outside of a camera that shows what is being photographed; view finder. 3. a small telescope attached to a larger one to help find objects more easily. 4. a device… … Useful english dictionary
find — 1 /faInd/ past tense and past participle found /faUnd/ verb (T) 1 BY SEARCHING to discover or see something that you have been searching for : I can t find the car keys. | Let s hope we can find a parking space. | No one has found a solution to… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
find — find1 [ faınd ] (past tense and past participle found [ faund ] ) verb transitive *** ▸ 1 discover (by searching) ▸ 2 get something ▸ 3 experience emotion etc. ▸ 4 have as opinion ▸ 5 make formal decision ▸ 6 have enough of something ▸ + PHRASES… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
find — I UK [faɪnd] / US verb [transitive] Word forms find : present tense I/you/we/they find he/she/it finds present participle finding past tense found UK [faʊnd] / US past participle found *** 1) to discover something, or to see where it is by… … English dictionary
find — [c]/faɪnd / (say fuynd) verb (found, finding) –verb (t) 1. to come upon by chance; meet: to find a dollar in the street. 2. to learn, attain, or obtain by search or effort: to find wisdom. 3. to discover: to find gold. 4. to recover (something… …
find — I. verb (found; finding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English findan; akin to Old High German findan to find, Latin pont , pons bridge, Greek pontos sea, Sanskrit patha way, course Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to come… … New Collegiate Dictionary
find*/*/*/ — [faɪnd] (past tense and past participle found [faʊnd] ) verb [T] I 1) to discover or to notice something, often after searching Have you found your shoes?[/ex] We hope to find the answers to these questions.[/ex] I found her wandering in the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
