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  • 41 credit

    ['kredit] 1. noun
    1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) credit
    2) (money loaned (by a bank).) credit
    3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) încredere; solvabilitate
    4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) credit
    5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) cont
    6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) reputaţie
    7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) credit
    2. verb
    1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) a credita
    2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) a atribui
    3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) a crede
    - creditably
    - creditor
    - credits
    - credit card
    - be a credit to someone
    - be a credit to
    - do someone credit
    - do credit
    - give someone credit for something
    - give credit for something
    - give someone credit
    - give credit
    - on credit
    - take the credit for something
    - take credit for something
    - take the credit
    - take credit

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  • 42 pick

    I 1. [pik] verb
    1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) a alege
    2) (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 culege
    3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) a ridica; a lua
    4) (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. noun
    1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) ale­gere
    2) (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

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  • 43 hand

    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) mână
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) limbă (de ceas)
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) lucră­tor; membru al echipajului
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) ajutor
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) mână
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) palmă
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) scris (de mână)
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) a da, a înmâna, a transmite
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) a încredinţa
    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off!
    - hands-on
    - hands up!
    - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand

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  • 44 place

    [pleis] 1. noun
    1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) loc
    2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) spaţiu (gol)
    3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) piaţă
    4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) loc
    5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) loc, poziţie
    6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) loc; rang
    7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) pagină; rând
    8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) treabă
    9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) post
    10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casă
    11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) piaţă
    12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) zecimală
    2. verb
    1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) a pune
    2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) a nu şti de unde să-l ia
    - go places
    - in the first
    - second place
    - in place
    - in place of
    - out of place
    - put oneself in someone else's place
    - put someone in his place
    - put in his place
    - take place
    - take the place of

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  • 45 watch

    [wo ] 1. noun
    1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) ceas
    2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) gardă
    3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) cart
    2. verb
    1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) a se uita, a privi
    2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) a se uita (după)
    3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) a fi atent (la)
    4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) a su­pra­veghea
    5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) a aştepta
    - watchful
    - watchfully
    - watchfulness
    - watchdog
    - watchmaker
    - watchman
    - watchtower
    - watchword
    - keep watch
    - watch one's step
    - watch out
    - watch over

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  • 46 challenge

    [' ælin‹] 1. verb
    1) (to ask (someone) to take part in a contest: He challenged his brother to a round of golf.) a provoca
    2) (to question (someone's authority or right, the truth of a statement etc).) a pune la îndoială
    2. noun
    1) (an invitation to a contest: He accepted his brother's challenge to a fight.) provocare
    2) (the act of questioning someone's right, a statement etc.) punere sub semnul întrebării
    - challenging

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  • 47 turn

    [tə:n] 1. verb
    1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.)
    2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) a se întorce
    3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) a o lua (la)
    4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) a-şi îndrepta
    5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) a se întoarce
    6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) a (se) transfor­ma (în)
    7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) a (se) face
    2. noun
    1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) învârtire
    2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) spiră
    3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) coti­tură; intersecţie
    4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) rând
    5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) număr
    - turnover
    - turnstile
    - turntable
    - turn-up
    - by turns
    - do someone a good turn
    - do a good turn
    - in turn
    - by turns
    - out of turn
    - speak out of turn
    - take a turn for the better
    - worse
    - take turns
    - turn a blind eye
    - turn against
    - turn away
    - turn back
    - turn down
    - turn in
    - turn loose
    - turn off
    - turn on
    - turn out
    - turn over
    - turn up

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  • 48 charge

    1. verb
    1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) a cere (un preţ pentru)
    2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) a pune în contul cuiva
    3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) a învinui
    4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) a ataca
    5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) a se repezi
    6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) a încărca
    7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) a încărca
    2. noun
    1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) cost, preţ
    2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) acuzaţie
    3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) atac
    4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) sarcină (electrică)
    5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) (în) grijă
    6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) încărcătură
    - in charge of
    - in someone's charge
    - take charge

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  • 49 play

    [plei] 1. verb
    1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) a se juca; a se distra
    2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) a juca
    3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) a juca
    4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) a juca
    5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) a cânta (la)
    6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) a juca (o festă)
    7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) a face umbre
    8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) a juca, a pune jos
    9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.)
    10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.)
    2. noun
    1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) joc, dis­trac­ţie
    2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) piesă de teatru
    3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) meci
    4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) joc
    - playable
    - playful
    - playfully
    - playfulness
    - playboy
    - playground
    - playing-card
    - playing-field
    - playmate
    - playpen
    - playschool
    - plaything
    - playtime
    - playwright
    - at play
    - bring/come into play
    - child's play
    - in play
    - out of play
    - play at
    - play back
    - play down
    - play fair
    - play for time
    - play havoc with
    - play into someone's hands
    - play off
    - play off against
    - play on
    - play a
    - no part in
    - play safe
    - play the game
    - play up

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  • 50 tackle

    ['tækl] 1. noun
    1) (an act of tackling: a rugby tackle.) placaj
    2) (equipment, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.) scule
    3) (ropes, pulleys etc for lifting heavy weights: lifting tackle.) sistem de scripeţi
    4) (in sailing, the ropes, rigging etc of a boat.) ta­chelaj, greement
    2. verb
    1) (to try to grasp or seize (someone): The policeman tackled the thief.) a ţine
    2) (to deal with or try to solve (a problem); to ask (someone) about a problem: He tackled the problem; She tackled the teacher about her child's work.) a aborda; a întreba
    3) (in football, hockey etc, to (try to) take the ball etc from (a player in the other team): He tackled his opponent.) a placa

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  • 51 form

    I 1. [fo:m] noun
    1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.)
    2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?)
    3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.)
    4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.)
    5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.)
    2. verb
    1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.)
    2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.)
    3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.)
    4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.)
    - be in good form
    - in the form of
    II [fo:m] noun
    (a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.)

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  • 52 heart

    1. noun
    1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) inimă
    2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) mijloc, miez
    3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) suflet
    4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) curaj
    5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) inimioară
    6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) cupă
    - hearten
    - heartless
    - heartlessly
    - heartlessness
    - hearts
    - hearty
    - heartily
    - heartiness
    - heartache
    - heart attack
    - heartbeat
    - heartbreak
    - heartbroken
    - heartburn
    - heart failure
    - heartfelt
    - heart-to-heart
    2. noun
    (an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) discuţie deschisă
    - at heart
    - break someone's heart
    - by heart
    - from the bottom of one's heart
    - have a change of heart
    - have a heart!
    - have at heart
    - heart and soul
    - lose heart
    - not have the heart to
    - set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
    - take heart
    - take to heart
    - to one's heart's content
    - with all one's heart

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  • 53 leave

    I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb
    1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) a părăsi; a pleca
    2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) a (-şi) lăsa
    3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) a lăsa
    4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) a lăsa
    5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) a lăsa
    6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) a lăsa
    - leave out
    - left over
    II [li:v] noun
    1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) per­mi­­siune
    2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) permisie
    - take one's leave of
    - take one's leave

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  • 54 relieve

    [-v]
    1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) a alina
    2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) a schimba
    3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) a elibera (din)
    4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.) a degreva (de), a des­povăra (de)
    5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) a veni în ajutorul

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  • 55 remove

    [rə'mu:v]
    1) (to take away: Will someone please remove all this rubbish!; He removed all the evidence of his crimes; I can't remove this stain from my shirt; He has been removed from the post of minister of education.) a lua, a îndepărta
    2) (to take off (a piece of clothing): Please remove your hat.) a scoate
    3) (to move to a new house etc: He has removed to London.) a se muta
    - removal
    - remover

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  • 56 rest

    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) odihnă
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) somn, odihnă
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) suport; tetieră
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) (în) repaus
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) a (se) odihni
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) a se odihni
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) a (se) sprijini (pe); a-şi aţinti (asupra)
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) a se li­nişti, a avea tihnă
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) a depinde (de)
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) a aparţine
    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest
    II [rest]

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  • 57 step

    [step] 1. noun
    1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) pas
    2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) pas
    3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) pas
    4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) pas
    5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) treaptă
    6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) pas
    7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) măsură
    2. verb
    (to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) a păşi
    - stepladder
    - stepping-stones
    - in
    - out of step
    - step aside
    - step by step
    - step in
    - step out
    - step up
    - watch one's step

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  • 58 avenge

    [ə'ven‹]
    (to take revenge for a wrong on behalf of someone else: He avenged his brother / his brother's death.) a răzbuna

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  • 59 back

    [bæk] 1. noun
    1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) spate
    2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) spate
    3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) spate; fund
    4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.)
    2. adjective
    (of or at the back: the back door.) din spate
    3. adverb
    1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) înapoi
    2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) înapoi; la o parte
    3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) jos
    4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) în schimb; înapoi
    5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) înapoi
    4. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) a da îna­poi, a merge în marşarier
    2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) a susţine
    3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) a miza pe, a pune pariu pe
    - backbite
    - backbiting
    - backbone
    - backbreaking
    - backdate
    - backfire
    - background
    - backhand
    5. adverb
    (using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) back­hand/ care are rever; aplecat spre stânga
    - back-number
    - backpack
    - backpacking: go backpacking
    - backpacker
    - backside
    - backslash
    - backstroke
    - backup
    - backwash
    - backwater
    - backyard
    - back down
    - back of
    - back on to
    - back out
    - back up
    - have one's back to the wall
    - put someone's back up
    - take a back seat

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  • 60 board

    [bo:d] 1. noun
    1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) scân­dură
    2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) tablă
    3) (meals: board and lodging.) mâncare
    4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) con­siliu
    2. verb
    1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) a intra în
    2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) a sta în pensiune la
    - boarding-house
    - boarding-school
    - across the board
    - go by the board

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  • take someone up on — 1. To accept someone s offer or challenge with respect to 2. To challenge someone over (a statement, point, etc) • • • Main Entry: ↑take * * * 1) accept (an offer or challenge) from someone I d like to take you up on that offer 2) challenge or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • take someone — take someone) ● court …   Useful english dictionary

  • take someone up — 1》 adopt someone as a protégé. 2》 (usu. take someone up on) accept an offer or challenge from someone. → take …   English new terms dictionary

  • take someone for a ride — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cheat or swindle someone. * /Poor Joe Catwallender was taken for a ride./ 2. To kill someone after kidnapping. * /The criminals took the man for a ride./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take someone for a ride — {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To cheat or swindle someone. * /Poor Joe Catwallender was taken for a ride./ 2. To kill someone after kidnapping. * /The criminals took the man for a ride./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take someone's place — To act as substitute for, or successor to, someone • • • Main Entry: ↑place * * * take someone’s place take the place of someone phrase to do something instead of someone else No one could ever take the place of her father. Joe resigned as… …   Useful english dictionary

  • take someone's name in vain — take someone’s name in vain often humorous phrase to talk about someone in a way that shows a lack of respect for them Thesaurus: to show that you do not respect someone or somethingsynonym Main entry: vain * * * I see vain …   Useful english dictionary

  • take someone's life — To kill someone • • • Main Entry: ↑life * * * take someone’s life phrase to kill someone The earthquake took 26 lives and injured over 60. Thesaurus: to kill a person or animalsynonym to kill yourself …   Useful english dictionary

  • take someone's or something's place — (or take the place of (someone or something)) : to replace someone or something Who will take the king s place when he dies? We solved the original problem, but now a new one has taken its place. I was too busy to attend the meeting, so I had my… …   Useful english dictionary

  • take someone's fancy — To attract someone mildly in some way ● fancy * * * take/catch/someone’s fancy informal phrase if something takes or catches your fancy, you like it, or you want to have or do it I looked at quite a few dresses, but nothing really took my fancy …   Useful english dictionary

  • take someone for a ride — phrase to trick, cheat, or lie to someone I found out I’d been taken for a ride by someone I really trusted. Thesaurus: to cheat or trick someonesynonym to tell lies and deceive peoplesynonym Main entry: ride * * * 1) …   Useful english dictionary

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