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1 put
[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) a pune2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) a pune; a expune3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) a exprima4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) a scrie5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) a naviga (spre)•- put-on- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
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2 switch
[swi ] 1. noun1) (a small lever, handle or other device eg for putting or turning an electric current on or off: The switch is down when the power is on and up when it's off; He couldn't find the light-switch.) întrerupător, comutator2) (an act of turning or changing: After several switches of direction they found themselves on the right road.) schimbare3) (a thin stick.) beţişor2. verb(to change, turn: He switched the lever to the `off' position; Let's switch over to another programme; Having considered that problem, they switched their attention to other matters.) a schimba; a deturna- switchboard
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3 score
[sko:] 1. plurals - scores; noun1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) scor2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.) partitură3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.) grup de 202. verb1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) a marca2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) a şterge3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) a ţine scorul•- scorer- score-board
- on that score
- scores of
- scores
- settle old scores
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off-putting — off .putting adj BrE if someone s behaviour or the appearance of something is off putting, you do not like it or you think it is unattractive ▪ Some women found the competitive style of the discussions off putting. >off puttingly adv →put… … Dictionary of contemporary English
off-putting — adj. 1. hard to deal with. Syn: awkward, disconcerting, embarrassing, sticky, tight, unenviable. [WordNet 1.5] 2. tending to repel. Syn: unappealing. [WordNet 1.5] The trappings of upper class life are off putting and sterile. Elizabeth Hess … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
off-putting — off put|ting [ ɔf,putıŋ ] adjective MAINLY BRITISH 1. ) used for describing something that you want to avoid because it is unpleasant and not attractive: It tasted OK but the smell was a little off putting. 2. ) used for describing something that … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
off-putting — off puttingly, adv. /awf poot ing, of /, adj. provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance; disturbing or disagreeable. [1820 30; OFF + PUTTING, after v. phrase put off] * * * … Universalium
off-putting — 1570s, procrastinating, from OFF (Cf. off) (adv.) + PUT (Cf. put) (v.). Meaning creating an unfavorable impression is first recorded 1894 … Etymology dictionary
off-putting — off′ put ting adj. cvb provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance: off putting remarks[/ex] • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
off-putting — [ôf′poot΄iŋ] adj. Chiefly Brit. tending to put one off; distracting, annoying, etc … English World dictionary
off-putting — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unpleasant or disconcerting … English terms dictionary
off-putting — adjective 1. causing annoyance or repugnance an off putting remark • Similar to: ↑displeasing 2. tending to repel The trappings of upper class life are off putting and sterile Elizabeth Hess • Similar to: ↑unappealing * * * ˈoff putting … Useful english dictionary
off-putting — adjective if someone s behaviour or the appearance of something is off putting, it is strange or unpleasant and stops you from liking or being interested in them: Jack s aggressiveness is really off putting. see also: put sb/sth off put off… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
off-putting — adj. (informal, esp. BrE) VERBS ▪ be ▪ find sth ▪ I find it very off putting when people don t look me in the eye. ADVERB ▪ extremely, fai … Collocations dictionary
