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1 pressure
['preʃə]1) ((the amount of force exerted by) the action of pressing: to apply pressure to a cut to stop bleeding; A barometer measures atmospheric pressure.) presiune2) ((a) strain or stress: The pressures of her work are sometimes too much for her.) stres3) (strong persuasion; compulsion or force: He agreed under pressure.) (sub) presiune•- pressurise
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2 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) a (se) întinde puternic2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) a întinde3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) a pune la grea încercare4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) a cerne; a strecura2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) tracţiune, tensiune2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensiune (nervoasă)3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) entorsă, luxaţie4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) solicitare•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) rasă2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) predispoziţie la3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) acorduri, accente -
3 active
['æktiv]1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) activ, energic2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) activ3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) activ4) (in force: The rule is still active.) în vigoare5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) activ6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) activ•- actively
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4 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) a conduce2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) a (con)duce cu maşina3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) a mâna4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) a lovi5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) a pune în mişcare2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) plimbare cu maşina2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) alee3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energie4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campanie5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) lovitură6) ((computers) a disk drive.)•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
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5 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) a forţa pe cineva să muncească non stop/continuuEnglish-Romanian dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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6 keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
(to (force someone to) work hard, without stopping.) a forţa pe cineva să muncească non stop/continuuEnglish-Romanian dictionary > keep (some)one's nose to the grindstone
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7 plough
1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) plug2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) a ara2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) a înainta cu greu3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) a intra (în) -
8 strike
1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) a lovi2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) a ataca3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) a scăpăra4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) a face grevă5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) a descoperi6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) a suna7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) a izbi8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) a bate9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) a apuca; a merge10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) a demonta; a coborî2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) grevă2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) descoperire•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
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9 take effect
(to begin to work; to come into force: When will the drug take effect?) a-şi face efectul; a intra în vigoare -
10 task
(a piece of especially hard work; a duty that must be done: household tasks.) sarcină, îndatorire -
11 volunteer
[volən'tiə] 1. verb1) (to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work): He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.) a se oferi de bună voie2) (to offer (eg an opinion, information etc): Two or three people volunteered suggestions.) a oferi2. noun(a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will: If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army.) voluntar
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