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21 incoherent
[inkou'hiərənt](talking, writing etc in a way which is not easy to follow: He was quite incoherent with rage.) incoerent- incoherence -
22 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!)2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) a duce3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) a duce (la)4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) a conduce5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) a duce, a trăi2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) conducere; primul loc2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) întâietate3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) exemplu4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).)5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) lesă; căpăstru6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pistă7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) rol principal•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) plumb2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mină•- leaden -
23 listen
['lisn]1) ((often with to) to give attention so as to hear (what someone is saying etc): I told her three times, but she wasn't listening; Do listen to the music!) a asculta2) ((with to) to follow the advice of: If she'd listened to me, she wouldn't have got into trouble.) a asculta• -
24 method
['meƟəd]1) (the way in which one does something: I don't like his methods of training workers.) metodă2) (an orderly or fixed series of actions for doing something: Follow the method set down in the instruction book.) metodă3) (good sense and a definite plan: Her work seems to lack method.) metodă•- methodically -
25 navigate
['næviɡeit]1) (to direct, guide or move (a ship, aircraft etc) in a particular direction: He navigated the ship through the dangerous rocks.) a naviga2) (to find or follow one's route when in a ship, aircraft, car etc: If I drive will you navigate?) a urmări pe hartă•- navigation
- navigator -
26 pan
I [pæn] noun1) (a metal pot usually with a long handle, used for cooking food: a frying-pan; a saucepan.) tigaie; cratiţă2) ((American) a tin for baking or cooking food inside an oven: a cake pan.)•- pancakeII [pæn] past tense, past participle - panned; verb(to move (a film or television camera) so as to follow a moving object or show a wide view: The camera panned slowly across to the other side of the street.) a roti panoramic, a panorama -
27 phrase
[freiz] 1. noun1) (a small group of words (usually without a finite verb) which forms part of an actual or implied sentence: He arrived after dinner.) frază2) (a small group of musical notes which follow each other to make a definite individual section of a melody: the opening phrase of the overture.) frază (muzicală)2. verb(to express (something) in words: I phrased my explanations in simple language.) a exprima- phrasing
- phrase-book
- phrasal verb -
28 practise
['præktis]1) (to do exercises to improve one's performance in a particular skill etc: She practises the piano every day; You must practise more if you want to enter the competition.) a se antrena, a exersa2) (to make (something) a habit: to practise self-control.) a face exerciţii de3) (to do or follow (a profession, usually medicine or law): He practises (law) in London.) a practica, a profesa• -
29 proceed
[prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) a continua (să)2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) a proceda3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) a începe (să)4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) a proveni (din)5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) a acţiona în justiţie•- proceeds -
30 pursue
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31 road
[rəud]1) (a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on: This road takes you past the school; ( also adjective) road safety.) drum2) ((often abbreviated to Rd when written) used in the names of roads or streets: His address is 24 School Road.) stradă; şosea3) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) drum, rută4) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) cale (spre)•- road map
- roadside
- roadway
- roadworks
- roadworthy
- roadworthiness
- by road -
32 set the pace
(to go forward at a particular speed which everyone else has to follow: Her experiments set the pace for future research.) a imprima ritmul -
33 shadow
['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) umbră2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) obscuritate3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) cearcăne4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) urmă (de)2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) a umbri2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) a fila•- shadowy- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow -
34 succeed
[sək'si:d]1) (to manage to do what one is trying to do; to achieve one's aim or purpose: He succeeded in persuading her to do it; He's happy to have succeeded in his chosen career; She tried three times to pass her driving-test, and at last succeeded; Our new teaching methods seem to be succeeding.) a reuşi (să)2) (to follow next in order, and take the place of someone or something else: He succeeded his father as manager of the firm / as king; The cold summer was succeeded by a stormy autumn; If the duke has no children, who will succeed to (= inherit) his property?) a succeda la; a moşteni•- success- successful
- successfully
- succession
- successive
- successively
- successor
- in succession -
35 suit
[su:t] 1. noun1) (a set of clothes usually all of the same cloth etc, made to be worn together, eg a jacket, trousers (and waistcoat) for a man, or a jacket and skirt or trousers for a woman.) costum, taior2) (a piece of clothing for a particular purpose: a bathing-suit / diving-suit.) costum3) (a case in a law court: He won/lost his suit.) proces4) (an old word for a formal request, eg a proposal of marriage to a lady.) cerere în căsătorie5) (one of the four sets of playing-cards - spades, hearts, diamonds, clubs.) culoare2. verb1) (to satisfy the needs of, or be convenient for: The arrangements did not suit us; The climate suits me very well.) a conveni2) ((of clothes, styles, fashions etc) to be right or appropriate for: Long hair suits her; That dress doen't suit her.) a se potrivi (cu)3) (to adjust or make appropriate or suitable: He suited his speech to his audience.) a adapta (la)•- suited- suitor
- suitcase
- follow suit
- suit down to the ground
- suit oneself -
36 swarm
[swo:m] 1. noun1) (a great number (of insects or other small creatures) moving together: a swarm of ants.) roi2) ((often in plural) a great number or crowd: swarms of people.) ceată, trupă2. verb1) ((of bees) to follow a queen bee in a swarm.) a roi2) (to move in great numbers: The children swarmed out of the school.) a forfoti3) (to be full of moving crowds: The Tower of London was swarming with tourists.) a fi plin de -
37 tag along
( often with behind or with) (to follow or go (with someone), often when one is not wanted: We never get away from him - everywhere we go, he insists on tagging along (with us)!) a se ţine după -
38 tag on
1) ((usually with at or to) to attach (something) to something: These comments weren't part of his speech - he just tagged them on at the end.) a adăuga2) (to follow (someone) closely: The child always tags on to his elder brother.) -
39 tail
[teil] 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) coadă2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) coadă2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) a urmări îndeaproape- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) pajură!- tail-end- tail-light
- tail wind
- tail off -
40 trace
[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) urmă2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) urmă2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) a găsi/a lua urma2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.)•- tracing- trace elements
- tracing-paper
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