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21 hack
[hæk] 1. verb1) (to cut or chop up roughly: The butcher hacked the beef into large pieces.) a tăia; a ciopârţi2) (to cut (a path etc) roughly: He hacked his way through the jungle; He hacked (out) a path through the jungle.) a(-şi) croi (un drum/o cale)2. noun1) (a rough cut made in something: He marked the tree by making a few hacks on the trunk.) crestătură2) (a horse, or in the United States, a car, for hire.) cal de călărie; taxi•- hacker- hacking
- hacksaw -
22 homestead
[-sted]noun (a house, especially a farm, with the land and other buildings (eg barns) which belong to it, especially in the United States, Australia etc.) fermă -
23 mayor
[meə, ]( American[) 'meiər]((especially in England, Ireland and the United States) the chief public official of a city, town or borough.) primar- mayoress- lord mayor -
24 mediate
['mi:dieit](to try to settle a dispute between people who are disagreeing: The United States is trying to mediate (in the dispute) between these two countries.) a media- mediator -
25 melting pot
noun (a place where different peoples, races, cultures etc blend: The United States is often described as a melting pot.) -
26 parallel
['pærəlel] 1. adjective1) ((of straight lines) going in the same direction and always staying the same distance apart: The road is parallel to/with the river.) paralel (cu)2) (alike (in some way): There are parallel passages in the two books.) similar2. adverb(in the same direction but always about the same distance away: We sailed parallel to the coast for several days.) paralel cu3. noun1) (a line parallel to another: Draw a parallel to this line.) paralelă2) (a likeness or state of being alike: Is there a parallel between the British Empire and the Roman Empire?) analogie3) (a line drawn from east to west across a map etc at a fixed distance from the equator: The border between Canada and the United States follows the forty-ninth parallel.) paralelă4. verb(to be equal to: His stupidity can't be paralleled.) a egala -
27 ping-pong
['piŋpoŋ]1) (the game of table tennis: Do you play ping-pong?) ping-pong2) ( in the United States, the equipment used in table tennis.) ping-pong -
28 pint
(a unit for measuring liquids, one-eighth of a gallon (in Britain, 0.57 litre; in the United States, 0.47 litre): a pint of milk/beer.) pintă -
29 president
['prezidənt]1) (the leading member of a club, association etc: She was elected president of the Music Society.) preşedinte2) (the leader of a republic: the President of the United States.) preşedinte -
30 prince
[prins]1) (a male member of a royal family, especially the son of a king or queen: Prince Charles.) prinţ2) (the ruler of some states or countries: Prince Rainier of Monaco.) prinţ•- princely- princess
- principality -
31 quarter
['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) sfert2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) douăzeci şi cinci de cenţi3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) cartier4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) direcţie5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) milă6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) ciozvârtă7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) pătrar8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) sfert9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestru2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) a tăia în patru2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) a micşora de patru ori3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) a încartirui•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestrial4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) publicaţie trimestrială- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
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32 range
[rein‹] 1. noun1) (a selection or variety: a wide range of books for sale; He has a very wide range of interests.) gamă, varietate2) (the distance over which an object can be sent or thrown, sound can be heard etc: What is the range of this missile?; We are within range of / beyond the range of / out of range of their guns.) rază (de acţiune); bătaie3) (the amount between certain limits: I'm hoping for a salary within the range $30,000 to $34,000; the range of a person's voice between his highest and lowest notes.) (de) ordin(ul); registru vocal4) (a row or series: a mountain range.) lanţ5) (in the United States, land, usually without fences, on which cattle etc can graze.) păşune6) (a place where a person can practise shooting etc; a rifle-range.) teren (de tir)7) (a large kitchen stove with a flat top.) aragaz, maşină de gătit2. verb1) (to put in a row or rows: The two armies were ranged on opposite sides of the valley.) a se alinia2) (to vary between certain limits: Weather conditions here range between bad and dreadful / from bad to dreadful.) a varia (între...şi)3) (to go, move, extend etc: His talk ranged over a number of topics.) a se extinde asupra•- ranger -
33 republic
((a country with) a form of government in which there is no king or queen, the power of government, law-making etc being given to one or more elected representatives (eg a president, members of a parliament etc): The United States is a republic - the United Kingdom is not.) republică -
34 reservation
[rezə-]1) (the act of reserving: the reservation of a room.) rezervare2) (something (eg a table in a restaurant) which has been reserved: Have you a reservation, Sir?) rezervare3) (a doubt.) reţinere4) (a piece of land set aside for a particular purpose: an Indian reservation in the United States.) rezervaţie -
35 rodeo
['rəudiou]plural - rodeos; noun(especially in the United States, a show or contest of riding, lassoing etc.) -
36 seaboard
noun (the seacoast: the eastern seaboard of the United States.) litoral -
37 sheriff
['ʃerif](in the United States, the chief law officer of a county, concerned with maintaining peace and order.) şerif -
38 slave
[sleiv] 1. noun1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) sclav2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) sclav2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) a slugări- slavery -
39 state
I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) stare2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) (de) stat3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) (de) ceremonie•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) a declara, a formula -
40 subject
1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) supus2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) supus2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) subiect3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) materie4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) subiect (de)5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) subiect3. [səb'‹ekt] verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) a supune2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) a supune•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to
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