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1 off-white
adjective (not quite white, eg slightly yellow etc: an off-white dress.) alburiu -
2 cream
[kri:m] 1. noun1) (the yellowish-white oily substance that forms on the top of milk, and from which butter and cheese are made.) smântână2) (any of many substances made of, or similar to, cream: ice-cream; face-cream.) cremă3) (the best part; the top people: the cream of the medical profession.) cremă4) (( also adjective) (of) a yellowish-white colour: cream paint.) (de culoare) crem2. verb1) (to make into a cream-like mixture: Cream the eggs, butter and sugar together.) a bate2) (to take the cream off: She creamed the milk.) a lua caimacul (de pe)3) ((with off) to select (the best): The best pupils will be creamed off for special training.) a selecta•- creamy- creaminess
- cream of tartar -
3 strip
[strip] 1. past tense, past participle - stripped; verb1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife.) a îndepărta, a scoate2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.) a (se) dezbrăca3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.) a goli4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.) a destitui2. noun1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) fâşie; bandă2) (a strip cartoon.) comics-uri, poveste în imagini3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) echipament•- strip-lighting
- strip-tease 3. adjectivea strip-tease show.) -
4 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) a se întorce3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) a o lua (la)4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) a-şi îndrepta5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) a se întoarce6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) a (se) transforma (în)7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) a (se) face2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) învârtire2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) spiră3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) cotitură; intersecţie4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) rând5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) număr•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up -
5 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) culoare2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) vopsea3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) culoare4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) culoare2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) color3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) a vopsi- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) persoană de culoare- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
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6 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) lumină2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) lumină3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) foc4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) lumină2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) luminos2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) deschis3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) a lumina2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) a (se) aprinde•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) uşor2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) uşor3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) uşor4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) mai uşor cu5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) uşor6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) suplu7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) uşor8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) uşor9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) moale, afânat•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
7 wall
[wo:l] 1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) zid2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) perete2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) a înconjura cu ziduri- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) a tapeta- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall
См. также в других словарях:
off-white — n [U] a white colour that has some yellow or grey in it >off white adj ▪ an off white blouse … Dictionary of contemporary English
off-white — (n.) white with a tinge of gray or yellow, 1927, from OFF (Cf. off) (adv.) + WHITE (Cf. white) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
off-white — adj. tending toward white; not pure white. Syn: whitish. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
off-white — n. a grayish white. Syn: tattletale gray, tattletale grey. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
off-white — adjective something that is off white is a white color that is slightly yellow or gray … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
off-white — off′ white′ adj. 1) white mixed with a small amount of gray, yellow, or other light color 2) an off white color • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
off-white — [ôf′hwīt΄, ôf′wīt΄] adj. of any of various shades of grayish white or yellowish white … English World dictionary
off-white — ► NOUN ▪ a white colour with a grey or yellowish tinge … English terms dictionary
Off White — For the color, see Off white. Off White Studio album by James White and the Blacks … Wikipedia
off-white — COLOUR Something that is off white is not pure white, but slightly grey or yellow. ...an off white shirt … English dictionary
off-white — noun (U) a white that has some yellow or grey in it off white adjective: an off white blouse … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
