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1 off and on / on and off
(sometimes; occasionally: I see him off and on at the club.) câteodată -
2 off duty
not actually working and not liable to be asked to do so: The doctor's off duty this weekend; (also adjective) (She spends her off-duty hours at home.) liber -
3 keep off
1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) a se ţine departe de2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) a proteja (de) -
4 blast off
(of rockets, spacecraft etc) to take off and start to rise (noun blast-off) a se desprinde de pământ -
5 strip off
(to remove clothes or a covering from a thing or person: He stripped (his clothes) off and had a shower; The doctor stripped his bandage off.) a scoate -
6 pass off
((of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away: By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better.) a trece -
7 throw off
1) (to get rid of: She finally managed to throw off her cold; They were following us but we threw them off.) a scăpa de2) (to take off very quickly: He threw off his coat and sat down.) a dezbrăca -
8 drive off
1) (to leave or go away in a car etc: He got into a van and drove off.) a pleca (cu maşina)2) (to keep away: to drive off flies.) a alunga3) (in golf, to make the first stroke from the tee.) a lovi pentru prima dată -
9 glance off
(to hit and bounce off to one side: The ball glanced off the edge of his bat.) a ricoşa -
10 pay off
1) (to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed: Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off.) a concedia2) (to have good results: His hard work paid off.) a da rezultate; a fi rentabil -
11 walk off with
1) (to win easily: He walked off with all the prizes at the school sports.) a câştiga cu uşurinţă2) (to steal: The thieves have walked off with my best silver and china.) a fura, a şterpeli -
12 dry off
(to make or become completely dry: She climbed out of the swimming-pool and dried off in the sun.) a (se) usca -
13 pack off
(to send away, usually quickly and without wasting time: They packed the children off to bed early.) a trimite, a expedia -
14 rattle off
(to say quickly and usually without any feeling or expression: The boy rattled off the poem.) a spune/a debita (pe nerăsuflate) -
15 reel off
(to say or repeat quickly and easily, without pausing: He reeled off the list of names.) a debita -
16 sell off
(to sell quickly and cheaply: They're selling off their old stock.) a lichida -
17 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) boxă de grajd2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) tarabă; stand•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) a (se) cala2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) a pierde controlul3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) a (se) cala2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) pierdere a vitezeiIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) a amâna -
18 control-tower
noun (a building at an airport from which take-off and landing instructions are given.) -
19 cutting
1) (a piece of plant cut off and replanted to form another plant.) butaş2) (an article cut out from a newspaper etc: She collects cuttings about the Royal Family.) tăietură/ extras (dintr-un ziar)3) (a trench dug through a hillside etc, in which a railway, road etc is built.) tranşee -
20 give chase
(to chase: The thieves ran off and the policeman gave chase.) a urmări
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