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1 take apart
(to separate (something) into the pieces from which it is made: He took the engine apart.) a demonta -
2 take apart
(th) a demonta, a descompune; a desface -
3 apart
(separated by a certain distance: The trees were planted three metres apart; with his feet apart; Their policies are far apart; She sat apart from the other people.) la distanţă (de); depărtat; diferit- come apart
- take apart
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4 separate
1. ['sepəreit] verb1) ((sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart: He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.) a separa2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) a se despărţi3) ((of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.) a separa2. [-rət] adjective1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) separat (de)2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) distinct, separat•- separable
- separately
- separates
- separation
- separatist
- separatism
- separate off
- separate out
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5 joke
[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) glumă2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) renghi2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) a glumi; a râde de2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) a glumi•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke
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