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1 manner
['mænə]1) (a way in which anything is done etc: She greeted me in a friendly manner.) mod2) (the way in which a person behaves, speaks etc: I don't like her manner.) comportament3) ((in plural) (polite) behaviour, usually towards others: Why doesn't she teach her children (good) manners?) maniere•- - mannered- mannerism
- all manner of
- in a manner of speaking -
2 play the fool
(to act in a foolish manner, especially with the intention of amusing other people: He always played the fool when the teacher left the classroom.) a face pe clovnul -
3 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) a-i scăpa cuiva printre degete -
4 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) a-i scăpa cuiva printre degete -
5 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 -
6 presentation
[pre-]1) (the act of presenting: the presentation of the prizes; the presentation of a new play; ( also adjective) a presentation ceremony; a presentation gold watch.) (re)prezentare2) (the manner in which written work etc is presented or set out: Try to improve the presentation of your work.) (mod de) prezentare3) (a performance, or set of repeated performances, of a play, opera etc: This is the best presentation of `Macbeth' that I've ever seen.) reprezentare -
7 layout
noun (the manner in which something is displayed or laid out: the layout of the building.) plan, proiect -
8 wording
noun (the manner of expressing something, the choice of words etc.) formulare -
9 diction
['dikʃən](the manner of speaking: Her diction is always very clear.) dicţie -
10 phraseology
[freizi'olə‹i]noun (the manner of putting words and phrases together to express oneself: His phraseology shows that he is a foreigner.) mod de exprimare -
11 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) a ţine2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) a ţine3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) a (sus)ţine4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) a rezista5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) a (re)ţine6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) a conţine, a ţine7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) a (se) ţine, a rămâne8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) a se menţine într-o stare9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) a ocupa10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) a crede, a socoti; a deţine11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) a fi valabil12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.)13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) a apăra14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) a rezista15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) a reţine16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) a se ţine17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) a deţine18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) a (se) menţine19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) a aştepta20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) a ţine21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) a păstra22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) a rezerva23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) apucare2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influenţă3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) priză•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) cală -
12 knock about/around
1) (to treat in a rough and unkind manner, especially to hit repeatedly: I've heard that her husband knocks her about.) a maltrata2) (to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose: He spent six months knocking around before getting a job.) a vagabonda3) ((with with) to be friendly with: I don't like the boys he knocks about with.) a se ţine (cu cineva) -
13 way
[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) cale; drum2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) direcţie; drum; rută3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) Calea...4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) la o distanţă/depărtare de5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) manieră; mijloc6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) fel7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) manieră8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) a-şi face/a-şi croi drum2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) (de) departe- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means -
14 best
[best] 1. adjective, pronoun((something which is) good to the greatest extent: the best book on the subject; the best (that) I can do; She is my best friend; Which method is (the) best?; The flowers are at their best just now.)2. adverb(in the best manner: She sings best (of all).) cel mai bine3. verb(to defeat: He was bested in the argument.) a învinge- best man- bestseller
- the best part of
- do one's best
- for the best
- get the best of
- make the best of it -
15 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) picătură2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) strop3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) cădere; scădere4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) povârniş2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) a scăpa2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) a cădea3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) a abandona, a renunţa4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) a lăsa5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) a lăsa/a scrie un bilet•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out -
16 low
I 1. [ləu] adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) jos; scund, mic2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) jos3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) grav4) (small: a low price.) scăzut5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) scăzut6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) scăzut2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) aproape de- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.)- be low on II [ləu] verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) a mugi -
17 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.)2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.)3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.)4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.)2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) măturare, măturat2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gest larg3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) coşar4) (a sweepstake.) loto•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up -
18 swing
[swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) a (se) balansa2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) a merge cu paşi mari3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) a se întoarce2. noun1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) balansare2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) balansare3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) ritm antrenant4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) reviriment, schimbare (de opinie/de atitudine)5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) balansoar•- swinging- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swing -
19 worst
[wə:st] 1. adjective(bad to the greatest extent: That is the worst book I have ever read.) cel mai rău2. adverb(in the worst way or manner: This group performed worst (of all) in the test.) cel mai rău3. pronoun(the thing, person etc which is bad to the greatest extent: the worst of the three; His behaviour is at its worst when he's with strangers; At the worst they can only fine you.) cel mai rău, cea mai rea- get the worst of
- if the worst comes to the worst
- the worst of it is that
- the worst of it is -
20 direct
[di'rekt] 1. adjective1) (straight; following the quickest and shortest way: Is this the most direct route?) direct2) ((of manner etc) straightforward and honest: a direct answer.) sincer3) (occurring as an immediate result: His dismissal was a direct result of his rudeness to the manager.) direct4) (exact; complete: Her opinions are the direct opposite of his.) exact5) (in an unbroken line of descent from father to son etc: He is a direct descendant of Napoleon.) pe linie directă2. verb1) (to point, aim or turn in a particular direction: He directed my attention towards the notice.) a îndrepta2) (to show the way to: She directed him to the station.) a îndruma3) (to order or instruct: We will do as you direct.) a ordona4) (to control or organize: A policeman was directing the traffic; to direct a film.) a dirija; a regiza (un film)•- directional
- directive
- directly
- directness
- director
- directory
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