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1 cloth
[kloƟ]plural - cloths; noun((a piece of) woven material from which clothes and many other items are made: a tablecloth; a face-cloth; a floor-cloth; Woollen cloth is often more expensive than other cloths.) pânză -
2 hard-back
noun (a book with a hard cover: Hard-backs are more expensive than paperbacks.) carte/volum cartonat(ă) -
3 pilot
1. noun1) (a person who flies an aeroplane: The pilot and crew were all killed in the air crash.) pilot2) (a person who directs a ship in and out of a harbour, river, or coastal waters.) cârmaci2. adjective(experimental: a pilot scheme (= one done on a small scale, eg to solve certain problems before a larger, more expensive project is started).) de probă3. verb(to guide as a pilot: He piloted the ship/plane.) a pilota -
4 beyond one's means
(too expensive(ly): A painting by Picasso is beyond my means; He lives well beyond his means (= he spends more money than he earns).) peste posibilităţile financiare (ale cuiva) -
5 lady
['leidi]1) (a more polite form of woman: Tell that child to stand up and let that lady sit down; The lady in the flower shop said that roses are expensive just now; Ladies' shoes are upstairs in this shop; ( also adjective) a lady doctor.) doamnă; femeie2) (a woman of good manners and refined behaviour: Be quiet! Ladies do not shout in public.) doamnă3) (in the United Kingdom, used as the title of, or a name for, a woman of noble rank: Sir James and Lady Brown; lords and ladies.) lady•- ladylike- Ladyship
- ladybird
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