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1 fuse
I 1. [fju:z] verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) a (se) topi2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) a arde2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.) siguranţă- fusionII [fju:z] noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) fitil -
2 stretch
[stre ] 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) a (se) întinde2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) a se întinde2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) întindere2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) capăt; parte; perioadă•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
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3 square
[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) pătrat2) (something in the shape of this.) pătrat3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) piaţă4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) pătrat2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) pătrat2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) chit; la egalitate3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) pătrat4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) de modă veche3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) în unghi drept (cu)2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) în plin4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) a da o formă pătrată2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) a regla (conturile cu)3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) a se potrivi (cu)4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) a ridica la pătrat•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
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4 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) sfert2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) douăzeci şi cinci de cenţi3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) cartier4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direcţie5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milă6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) ciozvârtă7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) pătrar8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) sfert9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestru2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) a tăia în patru2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) a micşora de patru ori3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) a încartirui•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestrial4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) publicaţie trimestrială- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
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5 it
1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) (pe) el/ea, îl, o, -l, -o2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.)4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)•- its- itself -
6 index
['indeks]1) (an alphabetical list of names, subjects etc eg at the end of a book.) indice2) ((plural indices ['indisi:z]) in mathematics the figure which indicates the number of times a figure etc must be multiplied by itself etc: In 63 and 75, the figures 3 and 5 are the indices.) exponent• -
7 automatic
1. adjective1) ((of a machine etc) working by itself: an automatic washing-machine.) automat2) ((of an action) without thinking: an automatic response.) maşinal2. noun(a self-loading gun: He has two automatics and a rifle.) armă automată- automatically
- automation
- automaton -
8 lid
[lid]1) (a cover for a pot, box etc: He lifted the lid of the box and looked inside.) capac2) (an eyelid: The infection has not affected the eye itself although the lid is swollen.) pleoapă -
9 multiply
1) (to add a number to itself a given number of times and find the total: 4 + 4 + 4 or 4 multiplied by 3 or 4 × 3 = 12.) a înmulţi2) (to (cause to) increase in number, especially by breeding: Rabbits multiply very rapidly.) a (se) înmulţi• -
10 phoenix
['fi:niks](a mythological bird that burns itself and is born again from its own ashes.) phoenix -
11 pith
[piƟ]1) (the white substance between the peel of an orange, lemon etc and the fruit itself.) coajă (albă)2) (the soft substance in the centre of the stems of plants.) măduvă3) (the most important part of anything: the pith of the argument.) esenţă -
12 power
1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) putere, facultate2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) putere, energie (electrică)3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) putere4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) drept; putere5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) persoană influentă6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) putere7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) putere•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power -
13 prime number
(a number that can only be divided without a remainder by itself and 1, eg 3, 5, 7, 31.) număr prim -
14 rendezvous
['rondivu:]plural - rendezvous; noun1) (an agreement to meet someone somewhere: They had made a rendezvous to meet at midnight.) rendez-vous, întâlnire2) (the place where such a meeting is to be: The park was the lovers' usual rendezvous.) loc de întâlnire3) (the meeting itself: The rendezvous took place at midnight.) întâlnire4) (a place where a certain group of people meet or go regularly: This pub is the rendezvous for the local artists and poets.) loc de întâlnire -
15 right
1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) drept2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) potrivit3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) bine4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) potrivit2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) drept2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) dreptate3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) partea dreaptă, dreapta4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) dreapta3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) chiar2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) imediat3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) chiar4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) de tot5) (to the right: Turn right.) la dreapta6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) corect, bine4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) a (se) redresa2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) a îndrepta5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') bine- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) de dreapta- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right
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