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1 increase
1. [in'kri:s] verb(to (cause to) grow in size, number etc: The number of children in this school has increased greatly in recent years.) a creşte, a (se) mări2. ['inkri:s] noun((the amount, number etc added by) growth: There has been some increase in business; The increase in the population over the last ten years was 40,000.) creştere- on the increase -
2 build up
1) (to increase (the size or extent of): The traffic begins to build up around five o'clock.) a creşte2) (to strengthen gradually (a business, one's health, reputation etc): His father built up that grocery business from nothing.) a face/a realiza (treptat) -
3 go up
1) (to increase in size, value etc: The temperature/price has gone up.) a creşte2) (to be built: There are office blocks going up all over town.) a se construi -
4 measure
['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) (instrument de) măsură2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) unitate de măsură3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) sistem de măsurare4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) măsură (preventivă)5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) oarecare6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.)2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) a măsura2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) a indica3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) a măsura/a compara (cu)4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) a măsura•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
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5 spiral
1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) în spirală2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) în spirală2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) spirală2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) spirală3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) a creşte vertiginos- spirally -
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7 wax
I 1. [wæks] noun1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) ceară2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) cerumen3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) ceară de mobilă4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) de/în ceară5) (sealing-wax.) ceară pentru sigilii2. verb(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) a cerui- waxed- waxen
- waxy
- waxwork
- waxworks II [wæks] verb1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) a creşte2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) a creşte
См. также в других словарях:
increase in size — index development (progression) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
increase of size — index extension (expansion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
increase the size of — index magnify Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Size — Size, v. i. 1. To take greater size; to increase in size. [1913 Webster] Our desires give them fashion, and so, As they wax lesser, fall, as they size, grow. Donne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Univ. of Cambridge, Eng.) To order food or drink from the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
size — noun 1 how big or small sth is ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, enormous, fair, good, great, impressive, large, massive, substantial, vast … Collocations dictionary
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size — I UK [saɪz] / US noun Word forms size : singular size plural sizes *** 1) [countable/uncountable] how large or small something is size of: an engine size of 2000 cc Moscow s metro system is less than half the size of New York s. reduce/increase… … English dictionary
increase — noun / ɪnkri:s/ 1. an act of becoming larger ● There have been several increases in tax or tax increases in the last few years. ● There is an automatic 5% increase in price or price increase on January 1st. ● Profits showed a 10% increase or an… … Dictionary of banking and finance
increase — 1. verb 1) demand is likely to increase Syn: grow, get bigger, get larger, enlarge, expand, swell; rise, climb, escalate, soar, surge, rocket, shoot up, spiral; intensify, strengthen, extend … Thesaurus of popular words
increase — 1. verb 1) demand is likely to increase Syn: grow, get bigger, get larger, enlarge, expand, swell, rise, climb, mount, intensify, strengthen, extend, spread, widen 2) higher expectations will increase user dem … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
size — Nui. ♦ Increase in size, ho onui, ho oulu, lalahū … English-Hawaiian dictionary
