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61 take off
1) (to remove (clothes etc): He took off his coat.) a scoate2) ((of an aircraft) to leave the ground: The plane took off for Rome (noun take-off).) a decola3) (not to work during (a period of time): I'm taking tomorrow morning off.) a-şi lua liber4) (to imitate someone (often unkindly): He used to take off his teacher to make his friends laugh (noun take-off).) a imita -
62 trouble
1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) necaz, problemă2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) tulburări3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) boală2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) a tulbura2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) a deranja3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) a-şi da osteneala•- troubled- troublesome
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63 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) a se întorce3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) a o lua (la)4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) a-şi îndrepta5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) a se întoarce6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) a (se) transforma (în)7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) a (se) face2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) învârtire2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) spiră3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) cotitură; intersecţie4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) rând5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) număr•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
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64 turn on
1) (to make water, elekctric current etc flow: He turned on the water / the gas.) a deschide; a aprinde2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something works: I turned on the tap.) a deschide3) (to cause (something) to work by switching it on: He turned on the radio.) a deschide4) (to attack: The dog turned on him.) a ataca -
65 undermine
1) (to make (eg a building) insecure by digging away or destroying the base or foundations: The road was being undermined by a stream.)2) (to weaken (eg a person's health or authority): Constant hard work had undermined his health.)
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make-work — busy work, activity of no value, 1913 (adj.); 1937 (n.), Amer.Eng., from the verbal expression to make work (see MAKE (Cf. make) (v.) + WORK (Cf. work) (n.)). A big fire devoured a street; It will make work, I heard my father say; a ship was lost … Etymology dictionary
make-work — ˈmake work noun [uncountable] work that is not important but is given to people to keep them busy: • They want to move from their make work jobs into more challenging ones. * * * make work UK US noun [U] US ► jobs that are given to people,… … Financial and business terms
make-work — n. Active work of litle value, such as assignments given by teachers to students to keep them busy while the teacher performs other tasks, or chores performed to while away time; also called {busywork}. Syn: busywork. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
make-work — n [U] AmE work that is not important but is given to people to keep them busy … Dictionary of contemporary English
make-work — make ,work noun uncount work that is given to someone so that they have something to do … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
make-work — make′ work n. work created to keep a person busy • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
make-work — ☆ make work [māk′wʉrk΄ ] adj., n. (designating) a job, project, or assignment that serves no useful purpose other than to give an otherwise idle or unemployed person something to do … English World dictionary
make-work — /mayk werrk /, n. work, usually of little importance, created to keep a person from being idle or unemployed. [1935 40, Amer.; n. use of v. phrase make work] * * * … Universalium
make-work — noun An activity or task assigned or undertaken for the sake of activity or busy ness, rather than because of a particular need. The assignment was simply make work to keep them busy on a rainy day … Wiktionary
Make-work job — A make work job is a job that has less final benefit[to whom?] than the job costs to support. Make work jobs are similar to workfare but are publicly offered on the job market and have otherwise normal employment requirements (workfare jobs, in… … Wikipedia
make-work — noun active work of little value (Freq. 1) while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork • Syn: ↑busywork • Hypernyms: ↑work … Useful english dictionary
