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1 play for time
(to delay an action, decision etc in the hope that conditions will improve.) a încerca să câştige timp -
2 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) a păstra2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) a păstra3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) a ţine, a păstra4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) a continua să5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) a păstra6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) a avea grijă de7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) a se conserva, a se păstra8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) a păstra9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) a reţine (pe cineva)10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) a întreţine11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) a ţine (o promisiune)12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.)2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) întreţinere, hrană- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch -
3 wait
[weit] 1. verb1) ((with for) to remain or stay (in the same place or without doing anything): Wait (for) two minutes (here) while I go inside; I'm waiting for John (to arrive).) a aştepta2) ((with for) to expect: I was just waiting for that pile of dishes to fall!) a se aştepta (la)3) ((with on) to serve dishes, drinks etc (at table): This servant will wait on your guests; He waits at table.) a servi la masă2. noun(an act of waiting; a delay: There was a long wait before they could get on the train.) aşteptare- waiter- waiting-list
- waiting-room -
4 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lung2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lung3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lung de4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) care durează mult timp5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) bun2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) cu mult timp (înainte)2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) mult (timp)•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) a tânji (după)- longing- longingly -
5 hour
1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) oră2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) oră•- hourly- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour -
6 linger
['liŋɡə]1) (to remain, last or continue for a long time or after the expected time: The smell of the bad fish lingered for days.) a persista2) (to proceed slowly or delay: We lingered in the hall, looking at the pictures.) a zăbovi -
7 grace
[ɡreis] 1. noun1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) graţie2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) tact, politeţe3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) rugăciune (la începutul sau la terminarea mesei)4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) amânare5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Înălţimea sa; Înalt preasfinţia sa6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) milă•- graceful- gracefully
- gracefulness
- gracious 2. interjection(an exclamation of surprise.) Sfinte Dumnezeule!- graciousness
- with a good/bad grace
- with good/bad grace -
8 minute
I ['minit] noun1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) minut2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) minut3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) minut, moment4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) moment5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) proces-verbal, dare de seamă•- the minute that
- the minute
- to the minute
- up to the minute II adjective1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) minuscul2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) minuţios•- minutely- minuteness -
9 put off
1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) a amâna2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) a contramanda3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) a-i tăia pofta (de)4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) -
10 quick
[kwik] 1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) rapid2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) rapid, iute3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) rapid; ager2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) repede- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
- quick-wittedness -
11 year
[jiə] 1. noun1) (the period of time the earth takes to go once round the sun, about 365 days: We lived here for five years, from November 1968 to November 1973; a two-year delay.) an2) (the period from January 1 to December 31, being 365 days, except in a leap year, when it is 366 days: in the year 1945.) an•- yearly2. adverb(every year: The festival is held yearly.) anual, în fiecare an- all the year round
- all year round
- long
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