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1 make-believe
noun (the act or art of pretending and imagining: a world of make-believe; ( also adjective) a make-believe world.) fantezie; imaginar -
2 make believe
(to pretend (that): The children made believe they were animals.) a se preface -
3 make
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) a face2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) a face (să), a determina3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) a face4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) a câştiga5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) a face6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) a fi, a deveni7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) a estima8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) a numi9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) a face2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marcă- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
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4 pretend
[pri'tend]1) (to make believe that something is true, in play: Let's pretend that this room is a cave!; Pretend to be a lion!; He wasn't really angry - he was only pretending.) a-şi închipui; a pretinde; a se preface2) (to try to make it appear (that something is true), in order to deceive: He pretended that he had a headache; She was only pretending to be asleep; I pretended not to understand.) a pretinde; a se preface•- pretence- false pretences -
5 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) a trăi2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) a supravieţui3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) a trăi, a locui4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) a trăi5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) a trăi (din)•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) (mijloace de) existenţă- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) viu2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) live, în direct, pe viu3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) amorsat, activ4) (burning: a live coal.) aprins2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) live, în direct- lively- liveliness
- livestock
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6 pull someone's leg
(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) a păcăli
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