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1 difference
['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) diferenţă2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) dezacord; neînţelegere3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) diferenţă•- differentiate
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2 a little
1) (a short time or distance: Move a little to the right!) puţin2) (a small quantity of something: He has a little money to spare; 'Is there any soup left?' `Yes, a little.') puţin3) (slightly: She was a little frightened.) puţin -
3 drink
[driŋk] 1. past tense - drank; verb1) (to swallow (a liquid): She drank a pint of water; He drank from a bottle.) a bea2) (to take alcoholic liquids, especially in too great a quantity.) a bea2. noun1) ((an act of drinking) a liquid suitable for swallowing: He had/took a drink of water; Lemonade is a refreshing drink.) băutură2) ((a glassful etc of) alcoholic liquor: He likes a drink when he returns home from work; Have we any drink in the house?) păhărel, băutură•- drink in- drink to / drink to the health of
- drink to / drink the health of
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4 flood
1. noun1) (a great overflow of water: If it continues to rain like this, we shall have floods.) inundaţie2) (any great quantity: a flood of fan mail.) potop2. verb(to (cause something to) overflow with water: She left the water running and flooded the kitchen.) a inunda3. [-lit] verb(to light with floodlights.) a lumina (cu reflectoare)- floodlit
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5 unit
['ju:nit]1) (a single thing, individual etc within a group: The building is divided into twelve different apartments or living units.)2) (an amount or quantity that is used as a standard in a system of measuring or coinage: The dollar is the standard unit of currency in America.)3) (the smallest whole number, 1, or any number between 1 and 9: In the number 23, 2 is a ten, and 3 is a unit.)
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