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41 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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42 laborious
[lə'bo:riəs]adjective (difficult; requiring hard work: Moving house is always a laborious process.) trudnic, laborios -
43 live by one's wits
(to live by cunning rather than by hard work.) a trăi de pe o zi pe alta -
44 make good
1) (to be successful: Through hard work and ability, he soon made good.) a reuşi, a prospera2) (to repair or compensate for (loss, damages etc): The damage you caused to my car must be made good.) a compensa -
45 moan
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46 need
[ni:d] 1. negative short form - needn't; verb1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) a avea nevoie de2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) a trebui, a fi cazul2. noun1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) nevoie2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) nevoie3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) motiv•- needless- needlessly
- needy
- a need for
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47 overalls
noun plural (a type of trousers or suit made of hard-wearing materials worn usually over ordinary clothes by workmen etc to protect them from dirt etc: The painter put on his overalls before starting work; I'll need a clean pair of overalls tomorrow.) salopetă -
48 overworked
adjective (made to work too hard: His staff are overworked.) extenuat -
49 pay off
1) (to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed: Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off.) a concedia2) (to have good results: His hard work paid off.) a da rezultate; a fi rentabil -
50 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) a apăsa; a (se) strânge2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) a stoarce3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) a presa4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) a insista pe/cu5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) a călca2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) strângere; călcat2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) tipar3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) (de) presă4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) presă5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) presă•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
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51 put one's shoulder to the wheel
(to begin to work very hard.) a se pune pe treabăEnglish-Romanian dictionary > put one's shoulder to the wheel
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52 refresh
[rə'freʃ](to give new strength and energy to; to make (a person etc) feel less hot, tired etc, eg after or during a period of hard work: This glass of cool lemonade will refresh you.) a răcori; a revigora- refreshingly
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53 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) odihnă2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) somn, odihnă3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) suport; tetieră4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) (în) repaus2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) a (se) odihni2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) a se odihni3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) a (se) sprijini (pe); a-şi aţinti (asupra)4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) a se linişti, a avea tihnă5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) a depinde (de)6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) a aparţine•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
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54 restful
1) (bringing rest: a restful holiday.) odihnitor2) ((of colours, music etc) causing a person to feel calm and relaxed: Some people find blue a restful colour; After a hard day's work, I like to listen to some restful music.) liniştitor3) (relaxed: at rest: The patient seems more restful now.) liniştit, relaxat -
55 slavery
1) (the state of being a slave.) sclavie2) (the system of ownership of slaves.) sclavagism3) (very hard and badly-paid work: Her job is sheer slavery.) sclavie -
56 take it easy
(not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort: The doctor told him to take it easy.) a nu se obosi -
57 task
(a piece of especially hard work; a duty that must be done: household tasks.) sarcină, îndatorire -
58 tire out
(to tire or exhaust completely: The hard work tired her out.) a istovi -
59 undermine
1) (to make (eg a building) insecure by digging away or destroying the base or foundations: The road was being undermined by a stream.)2) (to weaken (eg a person's health or authority): Constant hard work had undermined his health.) -
60 unreasonable
1) (not guided by good sense or reason: It is unreasonable to expect children to work so hard.)2) (excessive, or too great: That butcher charges unreasonable prices.)
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