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  • 1 hold off

    1) ((of weather) to stay away: I hope the rain holds off.) a nu începe
    2) (to keep off; to fight successfully against: The soldiers managed to hold off the enemy.) a ţine piept

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  • 2 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) a ţine
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) a ţine
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) a (sus)ţine
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) a rezista
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) a (re)ţine
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) a conţine, a ţine
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) a (se) ţine, a rămâne
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) a se menţine într-o stare
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) a ocupa
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) a crede, a socoti; a deţine
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) a fi valabil
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.)
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) a apăra
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) a rezista
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) a reţine
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) a se ţine
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) a deţine
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) a (se) menţine
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) a aştepta
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) a ţine
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) a păstra
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) a rezerva
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) apucare
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influenţă
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) priză
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) cală

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  • 3 hand

    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) mână
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) limbă (de ceas)
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) lucră­tor; membru al echipajului
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) ajutor
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) mână
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) palmă
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) scris (de mână)
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) a da, a înmâna, a transmite
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) a încredinţa
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    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off!
    - hands-on
    - hands up!
    - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand

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  • 4 carry

    ['kæri]
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) a purta; a duce
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) a trece; a ajunge (la); a se propaga
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) a (sus)ţine
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) a presupune
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) a susţine, a vota
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) a se purta
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    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)

    - carry-cot
    - be/get carried away
    - carry forward
    - carry off
    - carry on
    - carry out
    - carry weight

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  • 5 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) a păstra
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) a păstra
    3) (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 păstra
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) a continua să
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) a păstra
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) a avea gri­jă de
    7) (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 păstra
    8) (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 păs­tra
    9) (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 între­ţine
    11) (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
    - 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
    - keep watch

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  • 6 button

    1. noun
    1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) nasture
    2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) buton
    2. verb
    ((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) a încheia
    3. verb
    (to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) a ţine de vorbă

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  • 7 handle

    ['hændl] 1. noun
    (the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped: I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.) mâner
    2. verb
    1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) a pune mâna pe
    2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) a se purta/a umbla cu
    3) (to buy or sell; to deal in: I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.) a ţine, a vinde
    4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) a trata
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    - handler
    - handlebars

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  • 8 lock

    I 1. [lok] noun
    1) (a mechanism for fastening doors etc: He put the key in the lock.) lacăt
    2) (a closed part of a canal for raising or lowering boats to a higher or lower part of the canal.) ecluză
    3) (the part of a gun by which it is fired.) pie­dică
    4) (a tight hold (in wrestling etc).) ţinere
    2. verb
    (to fasten or become fastened with a lock: She locked the drawer; This door doesn't lock.) a (se) încuia
    - locket
    - locksmith
    - lock in
    - lock out
    - lock up     II [lok] noun
    1) (a piece of hair: She cut off a lock of his hair.) buclă
    2) ((in plural) hair: curly brown locks.) păr

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  • 9 release

    [rə'li:s] 1. verb
    1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) a elibera
    2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) a da dru­mul
    3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) a de­cupla
    4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) a da spre publicare/difuzare
    5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) a difuza
    2. noun
    1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) eliberare; difu­zare; (de) decuplare
    2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) noutate; comunicat

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  • 10 sponge

    1. noun
    1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) burete de mare
    2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) burete (de baie)
    3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) prăjitură
    4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) a şterge cu buretele
    2. verb
    1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) a şterge
    2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) a stoarce pe cineva de bani
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    - spongy
    - spongily
    - sponginess
    - sponge cake
    - sponge pudding

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  • 11 water

    ['wo:tə] 1. noun
    (a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) apă
    2. verb
    1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) a uda
    2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) a saliva
    3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) a plânge
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    - watery
    - wateriness
    - waterborne
    - water-closet
    - water-colour
    - watercress
    - waterfall
    - waterfowl
    - waterfront
    - waterhole
    - watering-can
    - water level
    - waterlily
    - waterlogged
    - water main
    - water-melon
    - waterproof     3. noun
    (a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) haină imper­meabilă
    4. verb
    (to make (material) waterproof.) a face impermeabil
    - water-skiing
    - water-ski
    - watertight
    - water vapour
    - waterway
    - waterwheel
    - waterworks
    - hold water
    - into deep water
    - in deep water
    - water down

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