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1 infertile
1) ((of soil etc) not fertile or producing good crops: The land was stony and infertile.) nefertil2) ((of persons or animals) unable to have young.) steril• -
2 level
['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivel2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) nivel, etaj3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) poloboc4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) platou; şes2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) plan; ras2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) la acelaşi nivel; la egalitate (cu)3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) imperturbabil3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) a nivela2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) a egala3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) a îndrepta (spre)4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) a face una cu pământul•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
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3 manure
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4 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.) -
5 moor
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6 mould
I [mould] noun1) ((soil which is full of) rotted leaves etc.) pământ afânat; humus2) (a growth on stale food etc: This bread is covered with mould.) mucegai•- mouldy- mouldiness II 1. [məuld] noun1) (a shape into which a substance in liquid form is poured so that it may take on that shape when it cools and hardens: a jelly mould.) formă, tipar2) (something, especially a food, formed in a mould.) prăjitură; ceva (mai ales mâncare) turnat într-o formă2. verb1) (to form in a mould: The metal is moulded into long bars.) a turna2) (to work into a shape: He moulded the clay into a ball.) a modela3) (to make the shape of (something): She moulded the figure out of/in clay.) a modela -
7 rake
[reik] 1. noun1) (a tool which consists of a usually metal bar with teeth at the end of a long handle, used for smoothing earth, gathering eg leaves together etc.) greblă2) (any similar tool: a croupier's rake in a casino.) lopăţică (a crupierului)3) (the act of raking: to give the soil a rake.) greblare2. verb1) (to smooth or gather with a rake: I'll rake these grass-cuttings up later.) a grebla2) ((often with out) to remove the ashes from (a fire) with a poker etc.) a scoate cenuşa din foc3) (to fire guns at (a target) from one end of it to the other: The soldiers raked the entire village with machine-gun fire.) a mitralia•- rake up -
8 stony
1) (full of, or covered with, stones: stony soil; a stony path/beach; It's very stony around here.) pietros2) ((of a person's expression etc) like stone in coldness, hardness etc: He gave me a stony stare.) rece, glacial -
9 suck
1. verb1) (to draw liquid etc into the mouth: As soon as they are born, young animals learn to suck (milk from their mothers); She sucked up the lemonade through a straw.) a suge; a bea2) (to hold something between the lips or inside the mouth, as though drawing liquid from it: I told him to take the sweet out of his mouth, but he just went on sucking; He sucked the end of his pencil.) a suge3) (to pull or draw in a particular direction with a sucking or similar action: The vacuum cleaner sucked up all the dirt from the carpet; A plant sucks up moisture from the soil.) a aspira; a absorbi4) ((American) (slang) to be awful, boring, disgusting etc: Her singing sucks; This job sucks.)2. noun(an act of sucking: I gave him a suck of my lollipop.) supt- sucker- suck up to -
10 barren
['bærən](not able to produce crops, fruit, young etc: barren soil; a barren fruit-tree; a barren woman.) sterp, neroditor; steril -
11 grow
[ɡrəu]past tense - grew; verb1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) a creşte2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) a se mări3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) a lăsa să crească4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) a deveni5) (to become: It's growing dark.) a se face•- grower- grown
- growth
- grown-up
- grown-up
- grow on
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12 permeate
['pə:mieit]((of a liquid, gas etc) to pass or spread into or through: The water had permeated (through/into) the soil.) a se infiltra -
13 plough
1. noun(a type of farm tool pulled through the top layer of the soil to turn it over.) plug2. verb1) (to turn over (the earth) with such a tool: The farmer was ploughing (in) a field.) a ara2) (to travel with difficulty, force a way etc: The ship ploughed through the rough sea; I've all this work to plough through.) a înainta cu greu3) (to crash: The lorry ploughed into the back of a bus.) a intra (în) -
14 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rădăcină2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rădăcină3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) origine, cauză4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) origini, rădăcini2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) a prinde rădăcini; a planta- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) a râma (cu râtul)2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) a cotrobăi
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