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41 nail
[neil] 1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) unghie2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) cui2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) a prinde în cuie- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head -
42 neck
I [nek] noun1) (the part of the body between the head and chest: She wore a scarf around her neck.)2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers that part of the body: The neck of that shirt is dirty.)3) (anything like a neck in shape or position: the neck of a bottle.)•- necklace- neckline
- necktie
- neck and neck II [nek] verb(to kiss, hug and caress (passionately); to pet.) -
43 pat
[pæt] 1. noun1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) bătaie uşoară2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) bucată2. verb(to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) a bate/a atinge uşor (cu palma)3. adverb((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) pregătit -
44 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) a alege2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) a culege3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) a ridica; a lua4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) a deschide/a sparge (o broască)2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) alegere2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) cel mai bun•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) târnăcop -
45 poke
[pəuk] 1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) a împinge; a înghionti2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) a face (o gaură)3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) a scoate2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) ghiont- poker- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
- poke one's nose into -
46 pop
I 1. [pop] noun1) (a sharp, quick, explosive noise, such as that made by a cork as it comes out of a bottle: The paper bag burst with a loud pop.) pocnet2) (fizzy drink: a bottle of pop.) băutură acidulată2. verb1) (to (cause to) make a pop: He popped the balloon; My balloon has popped.) a pocni2) (to spring upwards or outwards: His eyes nearly popped out of his head in amazement.) a ieşi3) (to go quickly and briefly somewhere: He popped out to buy a newspaper.) a ieşi4) (put quickly: He popped the letter into his pocket.) a vârî•- popcorn- pop-gun
- pop up II [pop] adjective1) ((of music) written, played etc in a modern style.) pop2) (of, or related to, pop music: a pop group; a pop singer; pop records.) (muzică) pop -
47 promote
[prə'məut]1) (to raise (to a higher rank or position): He was promoted to head teacher.) a promova2) (to encourage, organize, or help the progress of: He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme.) a susţine; a contribui la3) (to encourage the buying of; to advertise: We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder.) a promova; a face reclamă la; a lansa•- promoter- promotion -
48 protect
[prə'tekt](to guard or defend from danger; to keep safe: She protected the children from every danger; Which type of helmet protects the head best?; He wore a fur jacket to protect himself against the cold.) a proteja (de)- protection
- protective
- protector -
49 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
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest -
50 rub
1. past tense, past participle - rubbed; verb(to move against the surface of something else, pressing at the same time: He rubbed his eyes; The horse rubbed its head against my shoulder; The back of the shoe is rubbing against my heel.) a (se) freca2. noun(an act of rubbing: He gave the teapot a rub with a polishing cloth.) frecare- rub down- rub it in
- rub out
- rub shoulders with
- rub up
- rub up the wrong way -
51 seep
[si:p]((of liquids) to flow slowly eg through a very small opening: Blood seeped out through the bandage round his head; All his confidence seeped away.) a se prelinge -
52 shake
[ʃeik] 1. past tense - shook; verb1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) a scutura2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) a zgudui2. noun1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) zguduitură2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) shake•- shaking- shaky
- shakily
- shakiness
- shake-up
- no great shakes
- shake one's fist at
- shake one's head
- shake off
- shake up -
53 shell
[ʃel] 1. noun1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) scoică; cochilie; coajă; carapace2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) carcasă3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) obuz2. verb1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) a desface, a descoji2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) a bombarda•- come out of one's shell
- shell out -
54 shock
I 1. [ʃok] noun1) (a severe emotional disturbance: The news gave us all a shock.) şoc2) ((often electric shock) the effect on the body of an electric current: He got a slight shock when he touched the live wire.) şoc3) (a sudden blow coming with great force: the shock of an earthquake.) zguduitură4) (a medical condition caused by a severe mental or physical shock: He was suffering from shock after the crash.) şoc2. verb(to give a shock to; to upset or horrify: Everyone was shocked by his death; The amount of violence shown on television shocks me.) a bulversa; a şoca- shocker- shocking
- shockingly
- shock-absorber II [ʃok] noun(a bushy mass (of hair) on a person's head.) hălăciugă -
55 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) scurt2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) mic3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) scurt4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) lipsă5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) a duce lipsă6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) proaspăt2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) brusc2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) aproape•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.)- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of -
56 sign
1. noun1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) simbol2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) panou; indicator3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) semn4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) semn2. verb1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) a iscăli2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) a semna3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) a face semn•- signpost
- sign in/out
- sign up -
57 skip
[skip] 1. past tense, past participle - skipped; verb1) (to go along with a hop on each foot in turn: The little girl skipped up the path.) a sălta2) (to jump over a rope that is being turned under the feet and over the head (as a children's game).) a sări (coarda)3) (to miss out (a meal, part of a book etc): I skipped lunch and went shopping instead; Skip chapter two.) a sări2. noun(a hop on one foot in skipping.) mic salt; săritură -
58 somersault
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59 stoop
[stu:p] 1. verb1) (to bend the body forward and downward: The doorway was so low that he had to stoop (his head) to go through it; She stooped down to talk to the child.) a se apleca2) (to lower one's (moral) standards by doing something: Surely he wouldn't stoop to cheating!) a se coborî, a se înjosi2. noun(a stooping position of the body, shoulder etc: Many people develop a stoop as they grow older.) gârbovire- stooped -
60 store
[sto:] 1. noun1) (a supply of eg goods from which things are taken when required: They took a store of dried and canned food on the expedition; The quartermaster is the officer in charge of stores.) provizie2) (a (large) collected amount or quantity: He has a store of interesting facts in his head.) provizii; aprovizionare3) (a place where a supply of goods etc is kept; a storehouse or storeroom: It's in the store(s).) depozit4) (a shop: The post office here is also the village store; a department store.) magazin2. verb1) (to put into a place for keeping: We stored our furniture in the attic while the tenants used our house.) a depozita2) (to stock (a place etc) with goods etc: The museum is stored with interesting exhibits.) a conţine•- storage- storehouse
- storeroom
- in store
- set great store by
- set store by
- store up
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