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1 in relays
(in groups which perform some job, task etc one after another, one group starting when another group stops: During the flood, firemen and policemen worked in relays to rescue people who were trapped.) în schimburi -
2 menopause
['menə,po:z](the time when a woman's menstruation stops, around the age of 50.) -
3 narcotic
(a type of drug that stops pain or makes one sleep, often addictive when taken in large doses.) narcotic -
4 punctuate
(to divide up sentences etc by commas, full stops, colons etc.) a pune semne de punctuaţie- punctuation mark -
5 smooth
[smu:ð] 1. adjective1) (having an even surface; not rough: Her skin is as smooth as satin.) neted; fără riduri2) (without lumps: Mix the ingredients to a smooth paste.) omogen3) ((of movement) without breaks, stops or jolts: Did you have a smooth flight from New York?) confortabil4) (without problems or difficulties: a smooth journey; His progress towards promotion was smooth and rapid.) fără probleme5) ((too) agreeable and pleasant in manner etc: I don't trust those smooth salesmen.) mieros2. verb1) ((often with down, out etc) to make (something) smooth or flat: She tried to smooth the creases out.) a netezi2) ((with into or over): to rub (a liquid substance etc) gently over (a surface): Smooth the moisturizing cream into/over your face and neck.) a face să pătrundă•- smoothen- smoothly
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6 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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7 take on
1) (to agree to do (work etc); to undertake: He took on the job.) a accepta; a lua asupra sa2) (to employ: They are taking on five hundred more men at the factory.) a angaja3) ((with at) to challenge (someone) to a game etc: I'll take you on at tennis.) a juca (cu)4) (to get; to assume: His writing took on a completely new meaning.) a căpăta5) (to allow (passengers) to get on or in: The bus only stops here to take on passengers.) a lua6) (to be upset: Don't take on so!) a pune la inimă -
8 take over
1) (to take control (of): He has taken the business over (noun take-over).) a prelua2) ((often with from) to do (something) after someone else stops doing it: He retired last year, and I took over (his job) from him.) a prelua (ştafeta) -
9 turn off
1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) a închide2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) a închide3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) a închide, a stinge -
10 zebra crossing
(a place, marked in black and white stripes, where traffic stops for pedestrians to cross a street.) zebră, trecere de pietoni
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