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1 speed trap
noun (a device used by the police to catch drivers exceeding the speed limit.) -
2 speed bump
noun (a raised part across the road to make drivers slow down.) -
3 speed
[spi:d] 1. noun1) (rate of moving: a slow speed; The car was travelling at high speed.) viteză2) (quickness of moving.) viteză2. verb1) ((past tense, past participles sped [sped] speeded) to (cause to) move or progress quickly; to hurry: The car sped/speeded along the motorway.) a merge cu toată viteza2) ((past tense, past participle speeded) to drive very fast in a car etc, faster than is allowed by law: The policeman said that I had been speeding.) a face exces de viteză•- speeding- speedy
- speedily
- speediness
- speed bump
- speed trap
- speedometer
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4 accelerator
noun (a pedal, lever etc that controls the speed or acceleration of a machine.) accelerator -
5 cruiser
1) (a high-speed battleship.) crucişător2) ((also cabin-cruiser) a motor yacht with living quarters.) iaht -
6 pacemaker
1) (an electronic device to make the heart beats regular or stronger.) pacemaker, stimulator cardiac2) (a person who sets the speed of a race.) iepure -
7 speeding
noun (driving at (an illegally) high speed: He was fined for speeding.) exces de viteză -
8 urgency
noun (need for immediate action, speed etc: This is a matter of great urgency.) -
9 windsock
noun (a device for indicating the direction and speed of wind on an airfield.) indicator de vânt -
10 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) boxă de grajd2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) tarabă; stand•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) a (se) cala2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) a pierde controlul3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) a (se) cala2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) pierdere a vitezeiIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) a amâna -
11 sprint
[sprint] 1. noun1) (a run or running race performed at high speed over a short distance: Who won the 100 metres sprint?) sprint2) (the pace of this: He ran up the road at a sprint.) pas alergător2. verb(to run at full speed especially (in) a race: He sprinted (for) the last few hundred metres.) a sprinta- sprinter -
12 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) a alege2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) a culege3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) a ridica; a lua4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) a deschide/a sparge (o broască)2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) alegere2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) cel mai bun•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) târnăcop -
13 approach
[ə'prəu ] 1. verb(to come near (to): The car approached (the traffic lights) at top speed; Christmas is approaching.) a (se) apropia (de)2. noun1) (the act of coming near: The boys ran off at the approach of a policeman.) apropiere2) (a road, path etc leading to a place: All the approaches to the village were blocked by fallen rock.) cale de acces3) (an attempt to obtain or attract a person's help, interest etc: They have made an approach to the government for help; That fellow makes approaches to (= he tries to become friendly with) every woman he meets.) demers; avans(uri)•- approaching -
14 clock
[klok] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring time, but not worn on the wrist like a watch: We have five clocks in our house; an alarm clock (= a clock with a ringing device for waking one up in the morning).) ceas(ornic)2) (an instrument for measuring speed of a vehicle or distance travelled by a vehicle: My car has 120,000 miles on the clock.) vitezometru2. verb(to register (a time) on a stopwatch etc.) a cronometra- clockwork
- clock in
- out/on
- off
- clock up
- like clockwork
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15 crawl
[kro:l] 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) a se târî2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) a merge de-a buşilea3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) a se mişca încet4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) a fi plin (de)2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) (la) pas2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) craul -
16 cruise
[kru:z] 1. verb1) (to sail for pleasure: We're going cruising in the Mediterranean.) a face o croazieră2) (to go at a steady, comfortable speed: The plane is cruising at an altitude of 10,000 metres.) a se deplasa la viteză de croazieră2. noun(a voyage from place to place made for pleasure and relaxation: They went on a cruise.) croazieră- cruiser -
17 dash
[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) a se năpusti2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) a izbi3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) a spulbera, a distruge2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) săritură2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) pic3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) linie de pauză4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) zel•- dashing- dash off -
18 gauge
[ɡei‹] 1. verb1) (to measure (something) very accurately: They gauged the hours of sunshine.) a măsura2) (to estimate, judge: Can you gauge her willingness to help?) a evalua2. noun1) (an instrument for measuring amount, size, speed etc: a petrol gauge.) jojă2) (a standard size (of wire, bullets etc): gauge wire.) calibru3) (the distance between the rails of a railway line.) ecartament -
19 haste
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20 knot
[not] 1. noun1) (a lump or join made in string, rope etc by twisting the ends together and drawing tight the loops formed: She fastened the string round the parcel, tying it with a knot.) nod2) (a lump in wood at the join between a branch and the trunk: This wood is full of knots.) nod3) (a group or gathering: a small knot of people) grup4) (a measure of speed for ships (about 1.85 km per hour).) nod maritim2. verb(to tie in a knot: He knotted the rope around the post.) a înnoda- knotty
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