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1 tantalise
(to tease or torment (a person etc) by making him want something he cannot have and by keeping it just beyond his reach: The expensive clothes in the shop-window tantalized her.) a înnebuni, a ispiti- tantalising -
2 tantalize
(to tease or torment (a person etc) by making him want something he cannot have and by keeping it just beyond his reach: The expensive clothes in the shop-window tantalized her.) a înnebuni, a ispiti- tantalising -
3 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) a păstra2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) a păstra3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) a ţine, a păstra4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) a continua să5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) a păstra6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) a avea grijă de7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) a se conserva, a se păstra8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) a păstra9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) a reţine (pe cineva)10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) a întreţine11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) a ţine (o promisiune)12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.)2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) întreţinere, hrană- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch -
4 barricade
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5 care
[keə] 1. noun1) (close attention: Do it with care.) grijă2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) în grija3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) grijă4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.)2. verb1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) a-i păsa (de)2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) a dori•- careful- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of -
6 close
I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) aproape (de)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) strâns2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) apropiat2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) strâns3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) atent4) (tight: a close fit.) potrivit5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) închis6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) zgârcit7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) secretos•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) a se sfârşi3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) a încheia2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) sfârşit- close up -
7 delay
[di'lei] 1. verb1) (to put off to another time: We have delayed publication of the book till the spring.) a amâna, a întârzia2) (to keep or stay back or slow down: I was delayed by the traffic.) a întârzia2. noun((something which causes) keeping back or slowing down: He came without delay; My work is subject to delays.) întârziere -
8 deposit
[di'pozit] 1. verb1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) a depune2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) a depune, a pune la loc sigur2. noun1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) depunere2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) acont; avans3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) acont; avans4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) sediment5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) zăcământ -
9 farm
1. noun1) (an area of land, including buildings, used for growing crops, breeding and keeping cows, sheep, pigs etc: Much of England is good agricultural land and there are many farms.) fermă2) (the farmer's house and the buildings near it in such a place: We visited the farm; ( also adjective) a farm kitchen.) fermă2. verb(to cultivate (the land) in order to grow crops, breed and keep animals etc: He farms (5,000 acres) in the south.) a cultiva- farmer- farming
- farmhouse
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10 field
[fi:ld] 1. noun1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) câmp(ie)2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) teren3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) zăcământ4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) domeniu5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) câmp6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) câmp2. verb((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) a prinde şi a arunca înapoi- fieldwork -
11 honour
['onə] 1. noun1) (respect for truth, honesty etc: a man of honour.) onoare2) ((the keeping or increasing of) a person's, country's etc good reputation: We must fight for the honour of our country.) onoare3) (fame; glory: He won honour on the field of battle.) glorie4) (respect: This ceremony is being held in honour of those who died in the war.) în cinstea5) (something which a person feels to be a reason for pride etc: It is a great honour to be asked to address this meeting.) cinste6) (a title, degree etc given to a person as a mark of respect for his services, work, ability etc: He has received many honours for his research into cancer.) distincţie7) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title of respect used when talking to or about judges, mayors etc: My client wishes to plead guilty, Your Honour.) domnul(e) judecător2. verb1) (to show great respect to (a person, thing etc): We should honour the Queen.) a respecta2) (to do, say etc something which is a reason for pride, satisfaction etc to: Will you honour us with your presence at the meeting?) a onora (cu)3) (to give (someone) a title, degree etc as a mark of respect for his ability etc: He was honoured for his work with the mentally handicapped.) a conferi o distincţie4) (to fulfil (a promise etc): We'll honour our agreement.) a onora•- honorary- honourable
- honours
- in honour bound
- honour bound
- on one's honour
- word of honour -
12 incubate
['iŋkjubeit]1) (to produce (young birds) from eggs by sitting on them or by keeping them warm by some other means.) a cloci2) ((of germs or disease) to develop until signs of the disease appear: How long does chickenpox take to incubate?) a se incuba•- incubator -
13 moderate
1. ['modəreit] verb(to make or become less extreme: He was forced to moderate his demands; Gradually the pain moderated.) a (se) modera2. [-rət] adjective1) (keeping within reasonable limits; not extreme: The prices were moderate; moderate opinions.) moderat2) (medium or average; not particularly good: workmanship of moderate quality.) mediu3. noun(a person whose views are not extreme: Politically, she's a moderate.) moderat- moderateness
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14 quarantine
['kworənti:n] 1. noun1) (the keeping away from other people or animals of people or animals that might be carrying an infectious disease: My dog was in quarantine for six months.) carantină2) (the period in or for which this is done: The quarantine for a dog entering Britain from abroad is six months.) carantină2. verb(to put (a person or animal) in quarantine.) a băga în carantină -
15 slim
[slim] 1. adjective1) (not thick or fat; thin: She has a slim, graceful figure; Taking exercise is one way of keeping slim.) slab, zvelt2) (not good; slight: There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.) slab2. verb(to use means (such as eating less) in order to become slimmer: I mustn't eat cakes - I'm trying to slim.) a slăbi, a ţine cură de slăbire- slimming- slimness -
16 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) a (se) opri2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) a împiedica3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) a se opri4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) a (se) astupa5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) a bloca; a astupa6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) a sta2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) oprire; haltă2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) staţie3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punct4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) cheie5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) ţăruş; tampon•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
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17 store
[sto:] 1. noun1) (a supply of eg goods from which things are taken when required: They took a store of dried and canned food on the expedition; The quartermaster is the officer in charge of stores.) provizie2) (a (large) collected amount or quantity: He has a store of interesting facts in his head.) provizii; aprovizionare3) (a place where a supply of goods etc is kept; a storehouse or storeroom: It's in the store(s).) depozit4) (a shop: The post office here is also the village store; a department store.) magazin2. verb1) (to put into a place for keeping: We stored our furniture in the attic while the tenants used our house.) a depozita2) (to stock (a place etc) with goods etc: The museum is stored with interesting exhibits.) a conţine•- storage- storehouse
- storeroom
- in store
- set great store by
- set store by
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18 unbar
past tense, past participle - unbarred; verb(to open (a door, gate, entrance etc) by moving the bars that are keeping it closed: He unlocked and unbarred the door.)
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keep — [c]/kip / (say keep) verb (kept, keeping) –verb (t) 1. to maintain in one s action or conduct: to keep watch; to keep step; to keep silence. 2. to cause to continue in some place, position, state, course, or action specified: to keep a light… …
keep in — verb cause to stay indoors (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑confine, ↑detain • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody Something s somebody … Useful english dictionary
close out — verb 1. make impossible, especially beforehand • Syn: ↑preclude, ↑rule out • Derivationally related forms: ↑preclusive (for: ↑preclude) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hold on — verb 1. hold firmly (Freq. 5) • Syn: ↑grasp • Derivationally related forms: ↑grasp (for: ↑grasp), ↑grasping (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
keep going — verb 1. continue uninterrupted The disease will run on unchecked The party kept going until 4 A.M. • Syn: ↑run on • Hypernyms: ↑continue, ↑go on, ↑proceed, ↑go along, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
give over — verb Etymology: Middle English given over, from given to give + over transitive verb 1. : to bring to an end : put a stop to : cease, quit … Useful english dictionary
see — verb 1 become aware of sth using your eyes ADVERB ▪ clearly, easily, plainly ▪ dimly, faintly ▪ barely, hardly ▪ … Collocations dictionary
flipped, flipping — verb 1 (T) to turn something over or into a different position with a quick, sudden movement : flip sth open: Paula flipped the lid of the printer open. 2 (T) to make a flat object such as a coin go upwards and turn over in the air; toss 1 (4):… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
keep away — verb prevent from coming close (Freq. 2) I tried to keep the child away from the pool • Hypernyms: ↑prevent, ↑keep • Verb Frames: Somebody s something from somebody Somebody s somebody PP … Useful english dictionary
limber up — verb 1. attach the limber limber a cannon • Syn: ↑limber • Hypernyms: ↑attach • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. make one s body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous p … Useful english dictionary
drone on — verb talk in a monotonous voice • Syn: ↑drone • Derivationally related forms: ↑drone (for: ↑drone), ↑droning (for: ↑drone) … Useful english dictionary
