-
1 save
I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) a salva2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) a economisi3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) a scuti4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) a apăra5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) a elibera6) (to keep data in the computer.)2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) oprire (a mingii)- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) cu excepţia -
2 save one's face
(to avoid appearing stupid or wrong: I refuse to accept the reponsibility for that error just to save your face - it's your fault.) a salva reputaţia -
3 save up
(to save: He's been saving up for a new bike.) a economisi, a face economii -
4 save etc for a rainy day
(to keep (especially money) until one needs it or in case one may need it.) a strânge (bani albi) pentru zile negre -
5 not for the life of me
(not even if it was necessary in order to save my life: I couldn't for the life of me remember his name!) nici în ruptul capului -
6 scrimp and save
(to be mean or very careful with money: She scrimps and saves for her sons' education.) a economisi, a strânge/a pune bani deoparte -
7 rain
[rein] 1. noun1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) ploaie2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) ploaie2. verb1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) a ploua2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) a cădea ca grindina•- rainy- raininess
- rainbow
- rain check: take a rain check
- raincoat
- raindrop
- rainfall
- rain forest
- rain-gauge
- keep
- save for a rainy day
- rain cats and dogs
- the rains
- as right as rain
- right as rain -
8 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) a se lipsi de2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) a rezerva3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) a cruţa4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) a cruţa5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) a menaja6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) a scuti2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) disponibil2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) liber3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) piesă de schimb2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) roată de rezervă•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare -
9 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) a conduce2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) a (con)duce cu maşina3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) a mâna4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) a lovi5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) a pune în mişcare2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) plimbare cu maşina2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) alee3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energie4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campanie5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) lovitură6) ((computers) a disk drive.)•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on -
10 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) viaţă2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) viaţă3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vitalitate4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) viaţă, existenţă5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) perioadă6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) (forme de) viaţă7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografie8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) închisoare pe viaţă•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life -
11 rally
['ræli] 1. verb1) (to come or bring together again: The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.) a (se) regrupa; a (se) strânge2) (to come or bring together for a joint action or effort: The supporters rallied to save the club from collapse; The politician asked his supporters to rally to the cause.) a-şi uni forţele3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) a-şi reveni2. noun1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) întrunire; miting2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) raliu3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) restabilire; însănătoşire4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) schimb (lung) de mingi• -
12 time
1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) oră2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) timp3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) moment, vreme4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') timp5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) moment6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) dată7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) moment, perioadă8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) a cronometra, a măsura2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) a-şi alege momentul•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again -
13 put by
(to save or preserve for the future: I have put by some money for emergencies.) -
14 risk
[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) risc2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) a risca2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) a risca (să)•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk -
15 sacrifice
1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) jertfă2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) ofrandă3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) sacrificiu2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) a jertfi2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) a sacrifica•- sacrificially -
16 emergency
[i'mə:‹ənsi]plural - emergencies; noun(an unexpected, especially dangerous happening or situation: Call the doctor - it's an emergency; You must save some money for emergencies; ( also adjective) an emergency exit.) (caz de) pericol/urgenţă -
17 go short
(to cause oneself not to have enough of something: Save this carton for tomorrow, or else we'll go short (of milk).) a rămâne fără -
18 thrift
[Ɵrift](careful spending of money, or using of food or other resources, so that one can save or have some left in reserve; economy: She is noted for her thrift but her husband is very extravagant.)- thrifty- thriftily
- thriftiness
См. также в других словарях:
save for — not including (someone or something) : except for (someone or something) The park was deserted save for a few joggers. • • • Main Entry: ↑save … Useful english dictionary
save for a rainy day — save for a time of need … English contemporary dictionary
save for a rainy day — save (something) for a rainy day to keep an amount of money for a time in the future when it might be needed. She has a couple of thousand pounds kept aside which she s saving for a rainy day … New idioms dictionary
save for a rainy day — save money for a time when you really need it Ed and Vi spend little money. They re saving for a rainy day … English idioms
save for a rainy day — See: RAINY DAY … Dictionary of American idioms
save for a rainy day — See: RAINY DAY … Dictionary of American idioms
save\ for\ a\ rainy\ day — See: rainy day … Словарь американских идиом
save — [seɪv] verb 1. also save something → up [intransitive, transitive] FINANCE to keep or collect money to use later, especially when you gradually add more money over a period of time: • She saves £200 a month from her salary. • We want to increase… … Financial and business terms
save — [v1] rescue bail out, come to rescue, defend, deliver, emancipate, extricate, free, get off the hook*, get out of hock*, give a break, liberate, pull out of fire*, ransom, recover, redeem, salvage, save one’s neck*, set free, spring, unchain,… … New thesaurus
save — save1 [ seıv ] verb *** ▸ 1 help someone/something avoid harm ▸ 2 avoid using something ▸ 3 help someone avoid doing something ▸ 4 keep something for future ▸ 5 in computing ▸ 6 stop point being scored ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to make it… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
save — I UK [seɪv] / US verb Word forms save : present tense I/you/we/they save he/she/it saves present participle saving past tense saved past participle saved *** 1) a) [transitive] to make it possible for someone or something to avoid danger, harm,… … English dictionary
