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1 realistic
1) (showing things as they really are: a realistic painting.) realist2) (taking a sensible, practical view of life: I'd like to think we'd sell five of these a day, but it would be more realistic to say two.) realist -
2 free
[fri:] 1. adjective1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) liber2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) liber3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) generos4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) deschis5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratuit6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) liber7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) liber8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) eliberat de; gratuit2. verb1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) a elibera2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) a scuti/a (se) elibera de•- freedom- freely
- free-for-all
- freehand
- freehold
- freelance 3. verb(to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) a lucra pe cont propriu; a colabora- Freepost- free skating
- free speech
- free trade
- freeway
- freewheel
- free will
- a free hand
- set free -
3 how about
1) (I would like to suggest: `Where shall we go tonight?' `How about the cinema?') ce ai/aţi zice de2) (what is he, are you etc going to do?; what does he, do you etc think?: We're going to the cinema tonight. How about you?; I rather like that picture. How about you?) şi tu/voi -
4 rain
[rein] 1. noun1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) ploaie2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) ploaie2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) a ploua2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) a cădea ca grindina•- rainy- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain -
5 this
[ðis] 1. plural - these; adjective1) (used to indicate a person, thing etc nearby or close in time: This book is better than that (one); I prefer these trousers.) acest, această, aceşti, aceste2) (used in stories to indicate a person, thing etc that one is describing or about to describe: Then this man arrived.) un, o; acest, aceasta2. pronoun(used for a thing etc or a person nearby or close in time: Read this - you'll like it; This is my friend John Smith.) asta; acesta, aceasta3. adverb(so; to this degree: I didn't think it would be this easy.) atât de -
6 as a matter of fact
(actually or really: She doesn't like him much - in fact I think she hates him!) de fapt -
7 differ
['difə]past tense, past participle - differed; verb1) ((often with from) to be not like or alike: Our views differ; Her house differs from mine.)2) (to disagree (with): I think we will have to agree to differ.) -
8 feel
[fi:l]past tense, past participle - felt; verb1) (to become aware of (something) by the sense of touch: She felt his hand on her shoulder.) a simţi2) (to find out the shape, size, texture etc of something by touching, usually with the hands: She felt the parcel carefully.) a pipăi3) (to experience or be aware of (an emotion, sensation etc): He felt a sudden anger.) a simţi4) (to think (oneself) to be: She feels sick; How does she feel about her work?) a (se) simţi; a crede (despre)5) (to believe or consider: She feels that the firm treated her badly.) a avea senzaţia (că)•- feeler- feeling
- feel as if / as though
- feel like
- feel one's way
- get the feel of -
9 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 -
10 in fact
(actually or really: She doesn't like him much - in fact I think she hates him!) de fapt -
11 in point of fact
(actually or really: She doesn't like him much - in fact I think she hates him!) de fapt -
12 least
[li:st] 1. adjective, pronoun((something) which is the smallest or the smallest amount that exists, is possible etc: I think the least you can do is apologize!; She wanted to know how to do it with the least amount of bother.) cel mai mic; ultimul2. adverb((somethimes with the) to the smallest or lowest degree: I like her (the) least of all the girls; That is the least important of our problems.) cel mai puţin- at least- not in the least -
13 less
[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) mai mic decât; mai puţin2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) mai puţin3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mai puţin (decât)4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) fără; mai puţin- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mai puţin- no less a person than -
14 lord it over
(to act like a lord or master towards: Don't think you can lord it over us.) a trata cu aroganţă -
15 lump
1. noun1) (a small solid mass of no particular shape: The custard was full of lumps and no-one would eat it.) cocoloş2) (a swelling: She had a lump on her head where she had hit it.) umflătură3) (a small cube-shaped mass of sugar.) bucată de zahăr2. verb((usually with together) to treat or think of as (all) alike.) a băga în aceeaşi oală- lumpy- lumpiness
- lump sum
- if you don't like it
- you can lump it -
16 mistake
[mi'steik] 1. past tense - mistook; verb1) ((with for) to think that (one person or thing) is another: I mistook you for my brother in this bad light.) a confunda cu, a lua drept2) (to make an error about: They mistook the date, and arrived two days early.) a greşi2. noun(a wrong act or judgement: a spelling mistake; It was a mistake to trust him; I took your umbrella by mistake - it looks like mine.) greşeală, eroare- mistaken- mistakenly -
17 moreover
adverb (also; what is more important: I don't like the idea, and moreover, I think it's illegal.) în plus, mai mult -
18 nothing
1. pronoun(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) nimic2. noun(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) zero3. adverb(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) deloc- come to nothing
- for nothing
- have nothing to do with
- make nothing of
- mean nothing to
- next to nothing
- nothing but
- nothing doing!
- there is nothing to it
- think nothing of
- to say nothing of -
19 ordinary
['o:dənəri]1) (usual; normal: She was behaving in a perfectly ordinary manner.) obişnuit, normal2) (not unusually good etc: Some people like his poetry but I think it's rather ordinary.) comun, mediocru•- out of the ordinary -
20 quite
1. adverb1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) cu totul2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) destul de2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) într-adevăr, de acord
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