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  • 1 pin down

    (to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise: I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival.) a spune cu precizie

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  • 2 pin

    [pin] 1. noun
    1) (a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes: The papers are fastened together by a pin.) ac (cu gămălie)
    2) (a similar but more ornamental object: a hat-pin.)
    2. verb
    1) (to fasten with a pin: She pinned the material together.) a prinde cu un ac
    2) (to hold by pressing against something: The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.) a ţintui
    •
    - pinhole
    - pinpoint
    - pin-up
    - pin down
    - pins and needles

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  • 3 ten-pin bowling

    noun (a game in which a ball is rolled at ten skittles in order to knock down as many as possible.) joc de popice

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  • 4 roll

    I 1. [rəul] noun
    1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rulou, sul
    2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) franzeluţă
    3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) rostogolire
    4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) (mişcare de) ruliu
    5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) bubuit
    6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) halcă
    7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) duruit
    2. verb
    1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) a (se) rostogoli
    2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) a se mişca/a merge pe roţi
    3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) a face sul
    4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) a (se) întoarce
    5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) a face în formă de minge
    6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) a înfăşura
    7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) a netezi; a întinde (cu un rulou)
    8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) a se legăna
    9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) a bubui; a durui
    10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) a roti
    11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) a rula, a merge cu maşina
    12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) a se rostogoli (pe)
    13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) a se scurge
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    - rolling
    - roller-skate     3. verb
    (to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.)
    - roll in
    - roll up     II
    (a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) catalog, listă

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  • 5 stick

    I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!)
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.)
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.)
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.)
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    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for     II [stik] noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) ră­mu­rică
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) baston; baghetă
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) tulpină
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    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick

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