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41 inch
[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) inci2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) inci, centimetru2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) a înainta pas cu pas -
42 indefinite
[in'definit]1) (not fixed or exact; without clearly marked outlines or limits: She invited her mother to stay for an indefinite length of time.) neprecizat2) (vague; uncertain: His plans are indefinite at the moment.) vag•- indefinitely
- indefinite article -
43 kilometre
['kiləmi:tə, ki'lomitə](a unit of length, equal to 1,000 metres.) kilometru -
44 lengthways/lengthwise
adverb (in the direction of the length: She folded the towels lengthways.) în lungime -
45 lengthy
adjective (of great, often too great, length: This essay is interesting but lengthy.) (prea) lung -
46 life expectancy
(the (average) length of time a person can expect to live.) speranţă de viaţă -
47 lifelong
adjective (lasting the whole length of a life: a lifelong friendship.) pe viaţă -
48 line
I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) frânghie; fir2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) linie3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) linie; siluetă4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) rid, cută5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) şir, rând6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) rând7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) neam; dinastie8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) traseu; direcţie9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) (şină de) cale ferată10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) linie; conductă11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) rând; vers12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) companie13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) gamă de produse; domeniu14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) linie2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) a se alinia (de-a lungul)2) (to mark with lines.) a linia•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) a căptuşi, a tapiţa2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) a căptuşi•- lined- liner- lining -
49 longevity
[lon'‹evəti](great length of life.) longevitate -
50 longways
adverb (in the direction of the length: The planks had to go into the lorry longways.) -
51 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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52 measuring-tape
nouns (a length of eg plastic, cloth or metal tape, marked with centimetres, metres etc for measuring.) -
53 metre
I ['mi:tə] noun((often abbreviated m when written) the chief unit of length in the metric system, equal to 39.37 inches: This table is one metre broad.) metru- metric- the metric system II ['mi:tə] noun((in poetry) the regular arrangement of syllables that are stressed or unstressed, long or short: The metre of this passage is typical of Shakespeare.) metrică- metrical -
54 mile
((sometimes abbreviated to m when written) a measure of length equal to 1,760 yards (1.61 km): We walked ten miles today; 70 miles per hour (sometimes written mph); a ten-mile hike.) milă -
55 minim
['minim](a musical note roughly equal to a slow walking step in length.) doime -
56 month
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57 on and on
(used with certain verbs to emphasize the length of an activity: She kept on and on asking questions.) fără oprire -
58 period
['piəriəd] 1. noun1) (any length of time: a period of three days; a period of waiting.) perioadă2) (a stage in the Earth's development, an artist's development, in history etc: the Pleistocene period; the modern period.) eră, epocă3) (the punctuation mark (.), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop.) punct2. adjective(of furniture, costumes etc) of or from the same or appropriate time in history; antique or very old: period costumes; His house is full of period furniture (=antique furniture). de epocă- periodic- periodically
- periodical 3. adjective(see periodic.) -
59 piping
1) (the act of playing a musical pipe or pipes.) cântat la fluier/cimpoi2) ((the act or process of conveying water, gas etc by means of) a length of pipe or number of pipes: lead piping; Piping the oil ashore will not be easy.) conductă; canalizare -
60 plait
1. noun1) (a length of hair arranged by dividing it into sections and passing these over one another in turn: She wore her hair in a long plait.) coadă2) (a similar arrangement of any material: a plait of straw.) împletitură2. verb(to arrange in this way: She plaited three strips of leather to make a belt; She plaited her hair.) a împleti
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