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1 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) vârf2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) cap3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punct4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punct5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) moment6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punct; grad7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) punct (cardinal)8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punct9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) idee (principală)10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sens, rost11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) calităţi; defecte12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?)2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) a îndrepta (o armă) spre2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) a arăta (cu degetul)3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.)•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes -
2 strain
I 1. [strein] verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) a (se) întinde puternic2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) a întinde3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) a pune la grea încercare4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) a cerne; a strecura2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) tracţiune, tensiune2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensiune (nervoasă)3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) entorsă, luxaţie4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) solicitare•- strained- strainer
- strain off II [strein] noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) rasă2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) predispoziţie la3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) acorduri, accente -
3 over
['əuvə] 1. preposition1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) peste; deasupra2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) peste, pe3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) acoperind4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) peste tot5) (about: a quarrel over money.) despre, asupra6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) la7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) în cursul8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) în timpul2. adverb1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)4) (downwards: He fell over.)5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)3. adjective(finished: The affair is over now.) deasupra4. noun((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) serie de... mingi5. as part of a word1) (too (much), as in overdo.)2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)3) (covering, as in overcoat.)4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)5) (completely, as in overcome.)•- over all
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4 marry
['mæri]1) (to take (a person) as one's husband or wife: John married my sister; They married in church.) a se căsători, a se însura2) ((of a clergyman etc) to perform the ceremony of marriage between (two people): The priest married them.) a cununa3) (to give (a son or daughter) as a husband or wife: He married his son to a rich woman.) a căsători•- married -
5 blow
I [bləu] noun1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) lovitură2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) lovitură (grea)II [bləu] past tense - blew; verb1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) a sufla2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) a lua pe sus3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) a fi împins de vânt4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) a sufla5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) a sufla în•- blowhole- blow-lamp
- blow-torch
- blowout
- blowpipe
- blow one's top
- blow out
- blow over
- blow up -
6 mate
[meit] 1. verb1) (to come, or bring (animals etc), together for breeding: The bears have mated and produced a cub.) a se împerechea2) ((chess) to checkmate (someone).) a face şah-mat (pe cineva)2. noun1) (an animal etc with which another is paired for breeding: Some birds sing in order to attract a mate.) mascul, femelă2) (a husband or wife.) soţ, soţie3) (a companion or friend: We've been mates for years.) tovarăş, prieten4) (a fellow workman or assistant: a carpenter's mate.) ucenic5) (a merchant ship's officer under the master or captain: the first mate.) secund6) (in chess, checkmate.) mat -
7 association
1) (a club, society etc.) asociaţie2) (a friendship or partnership.) prietenie; parteneriat3) (a connection in the mind: The house had associations with her dead husband.) asociere de idei -
8 fond
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9 gush
1. verb1) ((of liquids) to flow out suddenly and in large amounts: Blood gushed from his wound.) a ţâşni în şuvoi2) (to exaggerate one's enthusiasm etc while talking: The lady kept gushing about her husband's success.) a exagera2. noun(a sudden flowing (of a liquid): a gush of water.) şuvoi- gushing- gushingly -
10 hefty
['hefti]1) ((of people) big and strong: Her husband is pretty hefty.) voinic2) ((of punches etc) powerful: a hefty kick.) puternic -
11 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) a lovi, a răni2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) a trimite3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) a afecta4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) a ajunge la, a atinge2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) lovitură2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) lovitură reuşită3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) hit, melodie de succes•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
12 joint
[‹oint] 1. noun1) (the place where two or more things join: The plumber tightened up all the joints in the pipes.) încheietură, racord; racordare2) (a part of the body where two bones meet but are able to move in the manner of eg a hinge: The shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles are joints.) articulaţie3) (a piece of meat for cooking containing a bone: A leg of mutton is a fairly large joint.) pulpă de carne2. adjective1) (united; done together: the joint efforts of the whole team.) unit; îmbinat2) (shared by, or belonging to, two or more: She and her husband have a joint bank account.) comun3. verb(to divide (an animal etc for cooking) at the, or into, joints: Joint the chicken before cooking it.) a tranşa- jointed- jointly
- out of joint See also:- join -
13 reform
[rə'fo:m] 1. verb1) (to improve or remove faults from: The criminal's wife stated that she had made great efforts to reform her husband.) a îndrepta2) (to give up bad habits, improve one's behaviour etc: He admitted that he had been a criminal, but said that he intended to reform.) a se îndrepta2. noun1) (the act of improving: the reform of our political system.) reformare2) (an improvement: He intends to make several reforms in the prison system.) reformă•- reformed
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14 relish
['reliʃ] 1. verb(to enjoy greatly: He relishes his food; I relished the thought of telling my husband about my promotion.) a savura2. noun1) (pleasure; enjoyment: He ate the food with great relish; I have no relish for such a boring task.) plăcere2) (a strong flavour, or a sauce etc for adding flavour.) condiment, mirodenie -
15 so
[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) atât de2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) aşa3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) aceasta4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) la fel5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') într-adevăr2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.)- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak -
16 transport
1. [træns'po:t] verb(to carry (goods, passengers etc) from one place to another: The goods were transported by air; A bus transported us from the airport to the city.) a transporta2. noun(the process of transporting or being transported: road transport; My husband is using my car, so I have no (means of) transport.) (mijloc de) transport- transportation
- transporter
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