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  • 1 few

    [fju:]
    adjective, pronoun
    (not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) puţin
    - few and far between

    English-Romanian dictionary > few

  • 2 slack

    [slæk]
    1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) neîncordat
    2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) nefixat
    3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) neglijent
    4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) inactiv
    •
    - slackly
    - slackness
    - slacks

    English-Romanian dictionary > slack

  • 3 common

    ['komən] 1. adjective
    1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) obişnuit, banal
    2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) comun
    3) (publicly owned: common property.) public
    4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) vulgar
    5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) de rând
    6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) comun
    2. noun
    ((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) teren comunal
    - common knowledge
    - common law
    - common-law
    - commonplace
    - common-room
    - common sense
    - the Common Market
    - the House of Commons
    - the Commons
    - in common

    English-Romanian dictionary > common

  • 4 couple

    1. noun
    1) (two; a few: Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.) câţiva
    2) (a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend: a married couple; The young couple have a child.) cuplu
    2. verb
    (to join together: The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.) a cu­pla
    - coupling

    English-Romanian dictionary > couple

  • 5 dislike

    1. verb
    (not to like; to have strong feelings against: I know he dislikes me.) a nu putea suferi
    2. noun
    (strong feeling directed against a thing, person or idea: He doesn't go to football matches because of his dislike of crowds; He has few dislikes.)

    English-Romanian dictionary > dislike

  • 6 invalid

    I [in'vælid] adjective
    ((of a document or agreement etc) having no legal force; not valid: Your passport is out of date and therefore invalid.) lipsit de valabilitate/de valoare
    - invalidity II 1. ['invəlid] noun
    (a person who is ill or disabled: During his last few years, he was a permanent invalid.) invalid
    2. [-li:d] verb
    1) ((with out) to remove (especially a soldier) from service, because of illness: He was invalided out of the army.)
    2) (to cause (especially a soldier) to be disabled: He was invalided in the last war.)

    English-Romanian dictionary > invalid

  • 7 might

    I
    (-)
    1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) a (se) putea să
    2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) a (se) putea să
    3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) a putea cel puţin
    •
    - might have
    - I might have known     II
    (power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) forţă, putere
    - mightily
    - mightiness

    English-Romanian dictionary > might

  • 8 part-time

    adjective, adverb (not taking one's whole time; for only a few hours or days a week: a part-time job; She works part-time.) part-time

    English-Romanian dictionary > part-time

  • 9 scattered

    adjective (occasional; not close together: Scattered showers are forecast for this morning; The few houses in the valley are very scattered.) răzleţ

    English-Romanian dictionary > scattered

  • 10 several

    ['sevrəl] 1. adjective
    (more than one or two, but not a great many: Several weeks passed before he got a reply to his letter.) mai mulţi
    2. pronoun
    (some or a few: Several of them are ill; Of the eggs, several were broken.) mai mulţi; unii

    English-Romanian dictionary > several

  • 11 such

    1. adjective
    1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) la fel, echivalent, asemănător
    2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) astfel de
    3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) atât(a) (de)
    4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) atât de; aşa de
    2. pronoun
    (such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) ca atare
    - such-and-such
    - such as it is

    English-Romanian dictionary > such

См. также в других словарях:

  • not a few — ► not a few a considerable number. Main Entry: ↑few …   English terms dictionary

  • not a few — phrasal : quite a few not a few of the members were absent a custom followed in not a few countries * * * not a few A good number (of) • • • Main Entry: ↑few * * * a considerable number his fiction has caused not a few readers …   Useful english dictionary

  • not a few — quite a few or a good few or not a few a good few or not a few a fairly large number of people or things The letter arrived quite a few days ago. I ve turned down a good few job offers …   English dictionary

  • not a few — See: QUITE A FEW …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • not a few — See: QUITE A FEW …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • not\ a\ few — See: quite a few …   Словарь американских идиом

  • not a few — a considerable number. → few …   English new terms dictionary

  • few — W1S1 [fju:] determiner, pron, adj comparative fewer superlative fewest [: Old English; Origin: feawa] 1.) [no comparative] a small number of things or people a few ▪ I have to buy a few things at the supermarket. ▪ Pam called to say she s going… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • few — [ fju ] (comparative fewer; superlative fewest) function word, quantifier *** Few can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Few people live there now. There were a few animals in the barn. as a pronoun: Many… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • few — ► DETERMINER , PRONOUN , & ADJECTIVE 1) (a few) a small number of. 2) not many. ► NOUN (the few) ▪ a select minority. ● few and far between Cf. ↑few and far between …   English terms dictionary

  • few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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