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1 holiday
['holədi]1) (a day when one does not have to work: Next Monday is a holiday.) zi de sărbătoare2) ((often in plural) a period of time when one does not have to work: The summer holidays will soon be here; We're going to Sweden for our holiday(s); I'm taking two weeks' holiday in June; ( also adjective) holiday clothes.) (de) vacanţă•- on holiday -
2 half-holiday
noun (a part of a day (usually the afternoon) during which no work is done: the school-children were given a half-holiday to celebrate the football team's success.) -
3 half-term
noun ((the period when students are given) a holiday about the middle of a term: We get a week's holiday at half-term; ( also adjective) a half-term holiday.) vacanţă la jumătatea semestrului -
4 singles
1) (( also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side: The men's singles are being played this week; ( also adjective) a singles match.) meciuri de simplu2) ((especially American) unmarried (usually young) people: a bar for singles; ( also adjective) a singles holiday/club.) (pentru) celibatari -
5 account
1) (an arrangement by which a person keeps his money in a bank: I have (opened) an account with the local bank.) acont2) (a statement of money owing: Send me an account.) facturi; carnet de cecuri3) (a description or explanation (of something that has happened): a full account of his holiday.) cont4) (an arrangement by which a person makes a regular (eg monthly) payment instead of paying at the time of buying: I have an account at Smiths.) cont5) ((usually in plural) a record of money received and spent: You must keep your accounts in order; ( also adjective) an account book.) relatare•- accountant
- account for
- on account of
- on my/his etc account
- on my/his account
- on no account
- take something into account
- take into account
- take account of something
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6 amusement
1) (the state of being amused or of finding something funny: a smile of amusement.) amuzament2) (an entertainment or interest: surfing and other holiday amusements.) distracţie -
7 complication
1) (something making a situation etc more difficult: Taking the dog with us on holiday will be an added complication.) complicaţie2) (a development (in an illness etc) which makes things worse.) complicaţie -
8 highlight
noun (the best or most memorable event, experience, part of something etc: The highlight of our holiday was a trip to a brewery.) marea atracţie -
9 holidaymaker
noun (a person who has gone eg to the seaside for a holiday.) -
10 honeymoon
noun (a holiday spent immediately after one's marriage: We went to London for our honeymoon; ( also adjective) a honeymoon couple.) (în) luna de miere -
11 interference
1) (the act of interfering: She was infuriated by his mother's interference in their holiday arrangements.) amestec2) ((the spoiling of radio or television reception by) the noise caused by programmes from another station, bad weather etc: This television set picks up a lot of interference.) paraziţi, bruiaj -
12 self-sacrifice
(the act of sacrificing one's own desires etc in order to help others: With great self-sacrifice, she gave up the holiday to care for her sick aunt.) abnegaţie, sacrificiu de sine -
13 sight-seeing
noun (visiting the chief buildings, places of interest etc of an area: They spent a lot of their holiday sight-seeing in London; ( also adjective) a sight-seeing tour.) -
14 skiing
noun Skiing is her favourite sport; ( also adjective) a skiing holiday.) (de) schi -
15 surcharge
(an extra amount of money charged: We paid for our holiday abroad in advance but we had to pay a surcharge because of the devaluation of the pound.) suprataxă, majorare -
16 vacation
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17 bank
I 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) movilă, troian2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) mal3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) banc2. verb1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.) a îngrămădi (lângă)2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.) a se înclina, a viraII 1. [bæŋk] noun1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) bancă2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) bancă2. verb(to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.) a depune la bancă- banker- bank book
- banker's card
- bank holiday
- bank-note
- bank on III [bæŋk] noun(a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) mulţime (de) -
18 content
I 1. [kən'tent] adjective(satisfied; quietly happy: He doesn't want more money - he's content with what he has.) satisfăcut2. noun(the state of being satisfied or quietly happy: You're on holiday - you can lie in the sun to your heart's content.) mulţumire3. verb(to satisfy: As the TV's broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.) a se mulţumi (cu)- contentedly
- contentment II ['kontent] noun1) (the subject matter (of a book, speech etc): the content of his speech.) conţinut2) (the amount of something contained: Oranges have a high vitamin C content.) conţinut•- contents -
19 tan
[tæn] 1. past tense, past participle - tanned; verb1) (to make an animal's skin into leather (by treating it with certain substances).) a tăbăci2) (to (cause a person's skin to) become brown in the sun: She was tanned by the sun.) a (se) bronza2. noun, adjective((of) a light brown colour: tan shoes.) cafeniu3. noun(suntan tanned skin: He came back from holiday with a tan.) bronz- tanned- tanner
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20 abuse
1. [ə'bju:z] verb1) (to use wrongly, usually with harmful results: She abused her privileges by taking too long a holiday.) a abuza (de)2) (to insult or speak roughly to: She abused the servants.) a înjura; a insulta2. [ə'bju:s] noun1) (insulting language: He shouted abuse at her.) insultă, injurie2) (the wrong use of something: This toy has been subjected to a lot of abuse.) utilizare greşită•- abusive- abusively
- abusiveness
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