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1 want
[wont] 1. verb1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) a vrea2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) a avea nevoie de3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) a-i lipsi2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) pretenţii2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) sărăcie3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) lipsă•- wanted- want ad
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2 drag
[dræɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - dragged; verb1) (to pull, especially by force or roughly: She was dragged screaming from her car.) a trage, a târî2) (to pull (something) slowly (usually because heavy): He dragged the heavy table across the floor.) a târî3) (to (cause to) move along the ground: His coat was so long it dragged on the ground at the back.) a târî4) (to search (the bed of a lake etc) by using a net or hook: Police are dragging the canal to try to find the body.) a draga5) (to be slow-moving and boring: The evening dragged a bit.) a se scurge încet2. noun1) (something which slows something down: He felt that his lack of education was a drag on his progress.) piedică, frână2) (an act of drawing in smoke from a cigarette etc: He took a long drag at his cigarette.) fum (de ţigară)3) (something or someone that is dull and boring: Washing-up is a drag.) corvoadă4) (a slang word for women's clothes when worn by men.) travesti -
3 bar
1. noun1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) bară; bucată; lingou2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) dungă3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) drug4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) tejghea5) (a public house.) bar, pub6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) măsură7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) obstacol, piedică8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) bară2. verb1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) a zăvorî, a închide2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) a da afară3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) a împiedica3. preposition(except: All bar one of the family had measles.) cu excepţia- barmaid- barman
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4 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) a lovi, a răni2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) a trimite3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) a afecta4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) a ajunge la, a atinge2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) lovitură2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) lovitură reuşită3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) hit, melodie de succes•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
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5 method
['meƟəd]1) (the way in which one does something: I don't like his methods of training workers.) metodă2) (an orderly or fixed series of actions for doing something: Follow the method set down in the instruction book.) metodă3) (good sense and a definite plan: Her work seems to lack method.) metodă•- methodically -
6 charm
1. noun1) ((a) pleasant quality or attraction: Her charm made up for her lack of beauty.) farmec2) (a magical spell: The witch recited a charm.) descântec3) (something believed to have the power of magic or good luck: She wore a lucky charm.) amuletă4) (a small ornament that is worn on a chain or bracelet.)2. verb1) (to attract and delight: He can charm any woman.) a fermeca2) (to influence by magic: He charmed the snake from its basket.) a face vrăji•- charming- charmingly -
7 discomfort
1) (the state of being uncomfortable; pain: Her broken leg caused her great discomfort.) disconfort2) (something that causes lack of comfort: the discomforts of living in a tent.) lipsă de confort -
8 entertainment
1) (something that entertains, eg a theatrical show etc.) spectacol2) (the act of entertaining.) distracţie3) (amusement; interest: There is no lack of entertainment in the city at night.) divertisment -
9 headache
1) (a pain in the head: Bright lights give me a headache.) durere de cap2) (something worrying: Lack of money is a real headache.) problemă -
10 inability
[inə'biləti](the lack of power, means, ability etc (to do something): I was surprised at his inability to read.) neputinţă -
11 mistrust
1. verb(to have no confidence or trust in.) a nu avea încredere în2. noun(lack of confidence in something.) neîncredere- mistrustfully -
12 neglect
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13 support
[sə'po:t] 1. verb1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) a susţine, a sprijini2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) a susţine3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) a corobora, a confirma4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) a creşte2. noun1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) sprijin, susţinere2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) suport•- supporting -
14 thirst
[Ɵə:st] 1. noun1) (a feeling of dryness (in the mouth) caused by a lack of water or moisture: I have a terrible thirst.) sete2) (a strong and eager desire for something: thirst for knowledge.) sete2. verb(to have a great desire for: He's thirsting for revenge.) a-i fi sete de- thirsty- thirstily
- thirstiness
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