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1 neighbourhood
1) (a district or area, especially in a town or city: a poor neighbourhood.) cartier2) (a district or area surrounding a particular place: He lives somewhere in the neighbourhood of the station.) apropiere, vecinătate -
2 neighbourhood
(mat) vecinătate -
3 neighbourhood watch
(American neighborhood watch; also sentry watch) noun (a system allowing organized groups of people to police their neighbourhoods to prevent crime.) -
4 neighbour
['neibə](a person who lives near oneself: my next-door neighbour.) vecin- neighbourhood watch
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5 attract
[ə'trækt]1) (to cause (someone or something) to come towards: A magnet attracts iron; I tried to attract her attention.) a atrage2) (to arouse (someone's) liking or interest: She attracted all the young men in the neighbourhood.) a atrage•- attractive
- attractively
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6 matron
['meitrən]1) (a senior nurse in charge of a hospital.) infirmieră-şefă2) (a dignified married woman: Her behaviour shocked all the middle-class matrons in the neighbourhood.) doamnă respectabilă•- matronly -
7 residential
[-'denʃəl]1) ((of an area of a town etc) containing houses rather than offices, shops etc: This district is mainly residential; a residential neighbourhood/area.) rezidenţial2) (requiring a person to live in the place where he works: a residential post.) care necesită domiciliu la locul de muncă3) (of, concerned with, living in a place.) rezidenţial -
8 sordid
['so:did]1) ((of a place etc) dirty, mean and poor: a very sordid neighbourhood.) sordid2) ((of a person's behaviour etc) showing low standards or ideals etc; not very pleasant or admirable: The whole affair was rather sordid.) murdar•- sordidly- sordidness -
9 tough
1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) tare2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) tare3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) puternic, robust4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) violent; periculos5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) dur; greu2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) persoană violentă/dură- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
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10 vicinity
[vi'sinəti](a neighbourhood or local area: Are there any cinemas in the/this vicinity?) vecinătate
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