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1 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) a se purta cu răceală (cu cineva)English-Romanian dictionary > give (someone) the cold shoulder
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2 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) a se purta cu răceală (cu cineva)English-Romanian dictionary > give (someone) the cold shoulder
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3 put on airs / give oneself airs
(to behave as if one is better or more important than others: She gives herself such airs that everyone dislikes her.) a-şi da aereEnglish-Romanian dictionary > put on airs / give oneself airs
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4 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
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5 lend
[lend]past tense, past participle - lent; verb1) (to give (someone) the use of for a time: She had forgotten her umbrella so I lent her mine to go home with.) a da cu împrumut2) (to give or add (a quality) to: Desperation lent him strength.) a da• -
6 notice
['nəutis] 1. noun1) (a written or printed statement to announce something publicly: He stuck a notice on the door, saying that he had gone home; They put a notice in the paper announcing the birth of their daughter.) anunţ, înştiinţare2) (attention: His skill attracted their notice; I'll bring the problem to his notice as soon as possible.) atenţie3) (warning given especially before leaving a job or dismissing someone: Her employer gave her a month's notice; The cook gave in her notice; Please give notice of your intentions.) preaviz, avertisment2. verb(to see, observe, or keep in one's mind: I noticed a book on the table; He noticed her leave the room; Did he say that? I didn't notice.) a observa, a remarca- noticeably
- noticed
- notice-board
- at short notice
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7 promise
['promis] 1. verb1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) a promite2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) a promite3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) a fi promiţător2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) promisiune2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) speranţă, promisiune• -
8 when
1. [wen] adverb(at what time(?): When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump.) când2. [wən, wen] conjunction1) ((at or during) the time at which: It happened when I was abroad; When you see her, give her this message; When I've finished, I'll telephone you.) când2) (in spite of the fact that; considering that: Why do you walk when you have a car?) când; deşi•- whence- whenever -
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10 benefit
['benəfit] 1. noun(something good to receive, an advantage: the benefit of experience; the benefits of fresh air and exercise.) beneficiu2. verb1) ((usually with from or by) to gain advantage: He benefited from the advice.) a beneficia2) (to do good to: The long rest benefited her.) a face bine•- give someone the benefit of the doubt- give the benefit of the doubt -
11 birth
[bə:Ɵ]1) ((an) act of coming into the world, being born: the birth of her son; deaf since birth.) naştere2) (the beginning: the birth of civilization.) început•- birthday
- birthmark
- birthplace
- birthrate
- give birth to
- give birth -
12 produce
1. [prə'dju:s] verb1) (to bring out: She produced a letter from her pocket.) a scoate (din)2) (to give birth to: A cow produces one or two calves a year.) a da naştere la3) (to cause: His joke produced a shriek of laughter from the children.) a provoca4) (to make or manufacture: The factory produces furniture.) a produce5) (to give or yield: The country produces enough food for the population.) a produce6) (to arrange and prepare (a theatre performance, film, television programme etc): The play was produced by Henry Dobson.) a regiza; a produce; a realiza2. ['prodju:s] noun(something that is produced, especially crops, eggs, milk etc from farms: agricultural/farm produce.) produse (alimentare/agricole)- producer- product
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13 return
[rə'tə:n] 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) a reveni, a se întoarce2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) a înapoia; a pune la loc3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) a se întoarce4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) a întoarce5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) a alege, a vota6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) a da7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) a întoarce2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) (de) întoarcere2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) bilet dus-întors•- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
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14 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 -
15 support
[sə'po:t] 1. verb1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) a susţine, a sprijini2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) a susţine3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) a corobora, a confirma4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) a creşte2. noun1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) sprijin, susţinere2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) suport•- supporting -
16 testify
1) (to give evidence, especially in a law court: He agreed to testify on behalf of / against the accused man.) a depune mărturie (pentru)2) (to show or give evidence of; to state that (something) is so: I will testify to her kindness.) a atesta -
17 wide
1. adjective1) (great in extent, especially from side to side: wide streets; Her eyes were wide with surprise.) larg2) (being a certain distance from one side to the other: This material is three metres wide; How wide is it?) larg3) (great or large: He won by a wide margin.) considerabil4) (covering a large and varied range of subjects etc: a wide experience of teaching.) mare2. adverb(with a great distance from top to bottom or side to side: He opened his eyes wide.) mare; larg- widely- widen
- wideness
- width
- wide-ranging
- widespread
- give a wide berth to
- give a wide berth
- wide apart
- wide awake
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18 attend
[ə'tend]1) (to go to or be present at: He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen.) a frecventa; a fi prezent la2) ((with to) to listen or give attention to: Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying!) a urmări (cu atenţie)3) (to deal with: I'll attend to that problem tomorrow.) a se ocupa de4) (to look after; to help or serve: Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies.) a îngriji, a sluji•- attendant
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19 betray
[bi'trei]1) (to act disloyally or treacherously towards (especially a person who trusts one): He betrayed his own brother (to the enemy).) a trăda2) (to give away (a secret etc): Never betray a confidence!) a trăda3) (to show (signs of): Her pale face betrayed her fear.) a trăda•- betrayal- betrayer -
20 compensate
['kompənseit]1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) a compensa2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) a compensa•- compensation
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