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1 humour
['hju:mə] 1. noun1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) umor2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) comic2. verb(to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) a face pe plac- humorist- humorous
- humorously
- humorousness
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2 brand
[brænd] 1. noun1) (a maker's name or trademark: a new brand; ( also adjective) a brand name.) marcă (de fabrică)2) (a variety: He has his own brand of humour.) gen3) (a mark on cattle etc to show who owns them, made with a hot iron.) semn2. verb1) (to mark cattle etc with a hot iron.) a însemna (cu fierul roşu)2) (to make a permanent impression on: His name is branded on my memory.) a grava3) (to attach (permanent) disgrace to: branded for life as a thief.) a eticheta, a stigmatiza• -
3 dry
1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) uscat2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) neinteresant3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) rezervat, reţinut4) ((of wine) not sweet.)2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) a (se) usca; a (se) şterge- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
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4 sense
[sens] 1. noun1) (one of the five powers (hearing, taste, sight, smell, touch) by which a person or animal feels or notices.) simţ2) (a feeling: He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.) sentiment3) (an awareness of (something): a well-developed musical sense; She has no sense of humour.) simţ4) (good judgement: You can rely on him - he has plenty of sense.) bun-simţ5) (a meaning (of a word).) sens6) (something which is meaningful: Can you make sense of her letter?) semnificaţie2. verb(to feel, become aware of, or realize: He sensed that she disapproved.) a simţi- senselessly
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5 spark
1. noun1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) scânteie2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) scânteie3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) scânteie2. verb1) (to give off sparks.) a face scântei2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) a declanşa -
6 temper
['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) dispoziţie2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) fire (irascibilă)3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) (acces de) furie2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) a căli2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) a tempera; a împăca (cu)•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper
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