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1 have one's work cut out
(to be faced with a difficult task: You'll have your work cut out to beat the champion.) a da piept cu greutăţile -
2 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) loc de muncă, serviciu2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) muncă3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) material de lucru4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) operă5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) muncă6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) loc de muncă2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) a munci2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) a lucra3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) a face să funcţioneze4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) a merge, a funcţiona5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) a progresa (încet)6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) a deveni încet-încet7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) a lucra de mână•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mecanism2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) opere•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders -
3 have a job
(to have difficulty: You'll have a job finishing all this work tonight.) a fi în dificultate -
4 work wonders
(to produce marvellous results: These pills have worked wonders on my rheumatism.) a face minuni -
5 get/set to work
(to start work: Could you get to work painting that ceiling?; I'll have to set to work on this mending this evening.) a se pune pe treabă -
6 donkey-work
noun (hard, uninteresting work: We have a computer now, which saves us a lot of donkey-work.) -
7 not to have a clue
(to be ignorant: `How does that work?' `I haven't a clue.') a nu avea nici o idee -
8 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 -
9 leisure
['leʒə, ]( American[) 'li:ʒər](time which one can spend as one likes, especially when one does not have to work: I seldom have leisure to watch television.) timp liber -
10 only
['əunli] 1. adjective(without any others of the same type: He has no brothers or sisters - he's an only child; the only book of its kind.) singur; unic2. adverb1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) doar2) (alone: Only you can do it.) numai, doar3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) doar4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) nu mai demult de5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) numai3. conjunction(except that, but: I'd like to go, only I have to work.) doar că- only too -
11 as long as / so long as
1) (provided only that: As/So long as you're happy, it doesn't matter what you do.) de vreme ce2) (while; during the time that: As long as he's here I'll have more work to do.) cât timp -
12 job
[‹ob]1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) job, ocupaţie, muncă2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) sarcină•- a good job
- have a job
- just the job
- make the best of a bad job -
13 start
I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) a pleca2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) a începe3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) a demara, a face să pornească4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) a lansa2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) debut; start2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) avans•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) a tresări2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) tresărire2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) şoc -
14 collaborate
[kə'læbəreit]1) (to work together (with someone) on a piece of work: He and his brother collaborated on a book about aeroplanes.) a colabora2) (to work along (with someone) to betray secrets etc: He was known to have collaborated with the enemy.) a colabora•- collaborator -
15 lose
[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) a pierde2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) a pierde3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) a rătăci4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) a pierde5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) a pierde•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on -
16 mind
1.(the power by which one thinks etc; the intelligence or understanding: The child already has the mind of an adult.) minte, inteligenţă2. verb1) (to look after or supervise (eg a child): mind the baby.) a avea grijă de2) (to be upset by; to object to: You must try not to mind when he criticizes your work.) a fi deranjat de, a se supăra (pentru)3) (to be careful of: Mind (= be careful not to trip over) the step!) atenţie la... !4) (to pay attention to or obey: You should mind your parents' words/advice.) a lua aminte3. interjection(be careful!: Mind! There's a car coming!) Atenţie!- - minded- mindful
- mindless
- mindlessly
- mindlessness
- mindreader
- at/in the back of one's mind
- change one's mind
- be out of one's mind
- do you mind!
- have a good mind to
- have half a mind to
- have a mind to
- in one's mind's eye
- in one's right mind
- keep one's mind on
- know one's own mind
- make up one's mind
- mind one's own business
- never mind
- on one's mind
- put someone in mind of
- put in mind of
- speak one's mind
- take/keep one's mind off
- to my mind -
17 finish
['finiʃ] 1. verb1) (to bring or come to an end: She's finished her work; The music finished.) a (se) termina2) (to use, eat, drink etc the last of: Have you finished your tea?) a termina2. noun1) (the last touch (of paint, polish etc) that makes the work perfect: The wood has a beautiful finish.) finisaj2) (the last part (of a race etc): It was a close finish.) final, finiş•- finished- finish off
- finish up -
18 mark
1. noun1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.)2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.)4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.)5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.)6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.)2. verb1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.)2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.)3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.)4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.)5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.)•- marked- markedly
- marker
- marksman
- marksmanship
- leave/make one's mark
- mark out
- mark time -
19 warrant
['worənt] 1. verb1) (to justify: A slight cold does not warrant your staying off work.) a justifica2) (an old word to state confidently or (be willing to) bet that: I'll warrant he's gone riding instead of doing his work.) a se asigura că2. noun(something that gives authority, especially a legal document giving the police the authority for searching someone's house, arresting someone etc: The police have a warrant for his arrest.) mandat -
20 desire
1. noun(a wish or longing: I have a sudden desire for a bar of chocolate; I have no desire ever to see him again.) dorinţă; poftă2. verb(to long for or feel desire for: After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.) a dori- desirability
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