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41 knowledge
['noli‹]1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) cunoaştere2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) cunoştinţe3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) ştiinţă•- general knowledge -
42 lap
I [læp] past tense, past participle - lapped; verb1) (to drink by licking with the tongue: The cat lapped milk from a saucer.) a lipăi2) ((of a liquid) to wash or flow (against): Water lapped the side of the boat.) a clipoci•- lap upII [læp] noun1) (the part from waist to knees of a person who is sitting: The baby was lying in its mother's lap.) poală2) (one round of a racecourse or other competition track: The runners have completed five laps, with three still to run.) tur de pistă•- lap dog- the lap of luxury -
43 lead
I 1. [li:d] past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!)2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) a duce3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) a duce (la)4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) a conduce5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) a duce, a trăi2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) conducere; primul loc2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) întâietate3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) exemplu4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).)5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) lesă; căpăstru6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) pistă7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) rol principal•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II [led] noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) plumb2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) mină•- leaden -
44 leg
[leɡ]1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) picior2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) crac (de pantaloni)3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) picior4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etapă•- - legged- pull someone's leg -
45 licking
['likiŋ]( informal)1) (a beating as a punishment.)2) (a humiliating defeat in a sports competition.) -
46 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) a trăi2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) a supravieţui3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) a trăi, a locui4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) a trăi5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) a trăi (din)•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) (mijloace de) existenţă- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) viu2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) live, în direct, pe viu3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) amorsat, activ4) (burning: a live coal.) aprins2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) live, în direct- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire -
47 matched
adjective (paired or joined together, eg in marriage, or as contestants in a competition etc: a well-matched couple; The competitors were evenly matched.) potrivit -
48 medallist
noun (a person who has won a medal in a competition etc.) medaliat -
49 Olympic
[ə'limpik]= the Olympic Games (also the Olympics)(a sports competition held once every four years for amateur competitors from all parts of the world.) Jocurile Olimpice -
50 pentathlon
[pen'tæƟlən](a competition in the Olympic games etc which consists of contests in swimming, cross-country riding and running, fencing and pistol-shooting.) pentatlon -
51 pit
I 1. [pit] noun1) (a large hole in the ground: The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.) groapă2) (a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine: a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit.) carieră; mină; puţ3) (a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars: The leading car has gone into the pit(s).) stand2. verb((with against) to set (a person or thing) against another in a fight, competition etc: He was pitted against a much stronger man.) a provoca- pitfallII 1. [pit] noun(the hard stone of a peach, cherry etc.) sâmbure2. verb(to remove the stone from (a peach, cherry etc).) a scoate sâmburi din -
52 place
[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) loc2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) spaţiu (gol)3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) piaţă4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) loc5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) loc, poziţie6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) loc; rang7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) pagină; rând8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) treabă9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) post10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casă11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) piaţă12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) zecimală2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) a pune2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) a nu şti de unde să-l ia•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of -
53 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 -
54 practise
['præktis]1) (to do exercises to improve one's performance in a particular skill etc: She practises the piano every day; You must practise more if you want to enter the competition.) a se antrena, a exersa2) (to make (something) a habit: to practise self-control.) a face exerciţii de3) (to do or follow (a profession, usually medicine or law): He practises (law) in London.) a practica, a profesa• -
55 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) a apăsa; a (se) strânge2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) a stoarce3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) a presa4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) a insista pe/cu5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) a călca2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) strângere; călcat2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) tipar3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) (de) presă4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) presă5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) presă•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on -
56 print
[print] 1. noun1) (a mark made by pressure: a footprint; a fingerprint.) urmă; amprentă2) (printed lettering: I can't read the print in this book.) caractere3) (a photograph made from a negative: I entered three prints for the photographic competition.) fotografie (făcută după negativ)4) (a printed reproduction of a painting or drawing.) gravură2. verb1) (to mark (letters etc) on paper (by using a printing press etc): The invitations will be printed on white paper.) a tipări2) (to publish (a book, article etc) in printed form: His new novel will be printed next month.) a publica3) (to produce (a photographic image) on paper: He develops and prints his own photographs.) a scoate o fotografie4) (to mark designs on (cloth etc): When the cloth has been woven, it is dyed and printed.) a imprima5) (to write, using capital letters: Please print your name and address.) a scrie cu litere de tipar•- printer- printing
- printing-press
- print-out
- in / out of print -
57 prize
I 1. noun1) (a reward for good work etc: He was awarded a lot of prizes at school.) premiu2) (something won in a competition etc: I've won first prize!; ( also adjective) a prize (= having won, or worthy of, a prize) bull.) premiu; trofeu2. verb(to value highly: He prized my friendship above everything else.) a preţuiII see prise -
58 qualifying
adjective (in which players, teams etc attempt to qualify for a competition etc: Our team was beaten in the qualifying round.) de calificare -
59 quarter-final
noun ((often in plural) the third-last round in a competition.) sfert de finală -
60 quiz
[kwiz]plural - quizzes; noun1) (a game or competition in which knowledge is tested by asking questions: a television quiz; a general-knowledge quiz.) quiz, (joc-)concurs2) (a short test given to students.)•
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