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1 happening
noun (an occurrence: strange happenings.) eveniment -
2 backwater
1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) braţ; răstoacă2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) loc izolat -
3 disturbance
1) (a noisy or disorderly happening: He was thrown out of the meeting for causing a disturbance.) scandal2) (an interruption: I've done quite a lot of work, despite several disturbances.) întrerupere3) (an act of disturbing: He was arrested for disturbance of the peace.) tulburare -
4 looker-on
noun (a person who is watching something happening; an onlooker.) spectator -
5 luck
1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.)2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!)•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
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6 narrator
1) (a person who tells a story.) povestitor, narator2) (a person who tells you what is happening or explains something in a film.) -
7 speculation
1) (a guess: Your speculations were all quite close to the truth.) speculaţie2) (the act of speculating: There was great speculation as to what was happening.) speculaţie -
8 clash
[klæʃ] 1. noun1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) ciocnire2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) conflict3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) încleştare4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.)2. verb1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) a (se) ciocni cu zgomot2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) a se ciocni3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) a se certa4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) a se suprapune5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) a nu se asorta -
9 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) obişnuit, banal2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) comun3) (publicly owned: common property.) public4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) vulgar5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) de rând6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) comun2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) teren comunal- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
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10 cycle
I 1. verb(to go by bicycle: He cycles to work every day.) a merge cu bicicleta2. noun(shortened form of bicycle: They bought the child a cycle for his birthday.) bicicletă- cyclistII noun1) (a number of events happening one after the other in a certain order: the life-cycle of the butterfly.) ciclu2) (a series of poems, songs etc written about one main event etc: a song cycle.) ciclu3) ((of alternating current, radio waves etc) one complete series of changes in a regularly varying supply, signal etc.) ciclu•- cyclic- cyclically -
11 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) a pleca2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) a începe3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) a demara, a face să pornească4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) a lansa2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) debut; start2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) avans•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) a tresări2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) tresărire2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) şoc -
12 accident
['æksidənt]1) (an unexpected happening, often harmful, causing injury etc: There has been a road accident.) accident2) (chance: I met her by accident.) (din) întâmplare•- accidentally -
13 annual
['ænjuəl] 1. adjective1) (happening every year: an annual event.) anual2) (of one year: What is his annual salary?) anual2. noun1) (a book of which a new edition is published every year: children's annuals.) publicaţie anuală2) (a plant that lives for only one year.) plantă care trăieşte un singur an•- annually -
14 chance
1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) întâmplare2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) ocazie3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) şansă4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) risc2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) a risca2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) a (se) întâmpla (să)3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) neaşteptat- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are -
15 coincidence
[kou'insidəns]noun ((an) accidental happening of one event at the same time as another: By a strange coincidence we were both on the same train.) coincidenţă -
16 contemporary
[kən'tempərəri] 1. adjective1) (living at, happening at or belonging to the same period: That chair and the painting are contemporary - they both date from the seventeenth century.) contemporan2) (of the present time; modern: contemporary art.) contemporan2. noun(a person living at the same time: She was one of my contemporaries at university.) contemporan -
17 contingency
plural - contingencies; noun (a chance happening: We're prepared for all contingencies.) -
18 daily
['deili] 1. adjective(happening etc every day: a daily walk; This is part of our daily lives.) zilnic2. adverb(every day: I get paid daily.) în fiecare zi3. noun1) (a newspaper published every day: We take three dailies.) cotidian2) ((also daily help) a person who is paid to come regularly and help with the housework: Our daily (help) comes on Mondays.) menajeră -
19 dark
1. adjective1) (without light: a dark room; It's getting dark; the dark (= not cheerful) side.) întunecat2) (blackish or closer to black than white: a dark red colour; a dark (= not very white or fair) complexion; Her hair is dark.) închis (la culoare)3) (evil and usually secret: dark deeds; a dark secret.) tenebros2. noun(absence of light: in the dark; afraid of the dark; He never goes out after dark; We are in the dark (= we have no knowledge) about what is happening.) întuneric- darken- darkness
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20 emergency
[i'mə:‹ənsi]plural - emergencies; noun(an unexpected, especially dangerous happening or situation: Call the doctor - it's an emergency; You must save some money for emergencies; ( also adjective) an emergency exit.) (caz de) pericol/urgenţă
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