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1 press forward/on
(to continue (in spite of difficulties): She pressed on with her work.) a se ţine de -
2 jam
[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.) plin de/gem- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.) a bloca2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.) a strivi3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.) a bloca4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.) a bruia2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.) ambuteiaj, blocarea traficului rutier2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.) încurcătură•- jam on -
3 nip
[nip] 1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) a ciupi; a muşca2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) a tăia3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) a înţepa4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) a da o fugă (până la)5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) a distruge2. noun1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) ciupitură; muşcătură2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) frig înţepător3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) păhărel•- nippy- nip something in the bud
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4 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) a (se) opri2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) a împiedica3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) a se opri4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) a (se) astupa5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) a bloca; a astupa6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) a sta2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) oprire; haltă2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) staţie3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punct4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) cheie5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) ţăruş; tampon•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
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5 knead
[ni:d](to press together and work (dough etc) with the fingers: His mother was kneading (dough) in the kitchen.) a frământa (aluat) -
6 link
[liŋk] 1. noun1) (a ring of a chain: There was a worn link in the chain and it broke; an important link in the chain of the evidence.) verigă, za2) (anything connecting two things: His job was to act as a link between the government and the press.) legătură, intermediar2. verb(to connect as by a link: The new train service links the suburbs with the heart of the city.) a face legătura (între)- link up -
7 mill
[mil] 1. noun1) (a machine, sometimes now electrical, for grinding coffee, pepper etc by crushing it between rough, hard surfaces: a coffee-mill; a pepper-mill.) râşniţă2) (a building where grain is ground: The farmer took his corn to the mill.) moară3) (a building where certain types of things are manufactured: A woollen-mill; a steel-mill.) fabrică2. verb1) (to grind or press: This flour was milled locally.) a măcina2) ((usually with about or around) (of crowds) to move about in a disorganized way: There's a huge crowd of people milling around outside.) a merge încolo şi încoace•- miller- millstone
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8 nuzzle
(to press, rub or caress with the nose: The horse nuzzled (against) her cheek.) a-şi freca nasul/botul de -
9 push
[puʃ] 1. verb1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) a împinge2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) a îndemna (să)3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) a vinde droguri2. noun1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) ghiont; împingere2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) energie; determinare•- push-chair
- pushover
- be pushed for
- push around
- push off
- push on
- push over -
10 sandwich
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11 squash
[skwoʃ] 1. verb1) (to press, squeeze or crush: He tried to squash too many clothes into his case; The tomatoes got squashed (flat) at the bottom of the shopping-bag.) a strivi; a zdrobi2) (to defeat (a rebellion etc).) a reprima2. noun1) (a state of being squashed or crowded: There was a great squash in the doorway.) înghesuială2) ((a particular flavour of) a drink containing the juice of crushed fruit: Have some orange squash!) suc de fructe3) ((also squash rackets) a type of game played in a walled court with rackets and a rubber ball.) squash4) (a vegetable or plant of the gourd family.)•- squashy
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