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81 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rădăcină2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rădăcină3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) origine, cauză4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) origini, rădăcini2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) a prinde rădăcini; a planta- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) a râma (cu râtul)2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) a cotrobăi -
82 surprise
1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) surpriză2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) a surprinde2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) a surprinde3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) a surprinde•- surprising
- surprisingly
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83 tend
I [tend] verb(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) a avea grijă de- tenderII [tend] verb1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) a avea tendinţa (să)2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) a trage (spre)•- tendency -
84 wonder
1. noun1) (the state of mind produced by something unexpected or extraordinary: He was full of wonder at the amazing sight.) mirare2) (something strange, unexpected or extraordinary: the Seven Wonders of the World; You work late so often that it's a wonder you don't take a bed to the office!) minune3) (the quality of being strange or unexpected: The wonder of the discovery is that it was only made ten years ago.) revelaţie2. verb1) (to be surprised: Caroline is very fond of John - I shouldn't wonder if she married him.) a (se) mira2) (to feel curiosity or doubt: Have you ever wondered about his reasons for wanting this money?) a se întreba (dacă)3) (to feel a desire to know: I wonder what the news is.) a se întreba•- wonderfully
- wonderingly
- wonderland
- wondrous
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85 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) tihnă; pace2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) uşurinţă, facilitate3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) naturaleţe2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) a alina2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) a slăbi; a încetini3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) a muta cu grijă•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) încet!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
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86 lie
I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) minciună2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) a minţi- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) a sta întins; a se afla2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) a se afla, a consta (în)3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) a rămâne4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) a consta (în)•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
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87 serious
['siəriəs]1) (grave or solemn: a quiet, serious boy; You're looking very serious.) grav2) ((often with about) in earnest; sincere: Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?) serios3) (intended to make people think: He reads very serious books.) serios4) (causing worry; dangerous: a serious head injury; The situation is becoming serious.) serios, grav•- seriously
- take someone or something seriously
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88 action
['ækʃən]1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) fapte; acţiune2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) mişcare3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) acţiune (în justiţie)4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) acţiune5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) luptă•- out of action -
89 aim
[eim] 1. verb1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) a ţinti2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) a intenţiona2. noun1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) ţintă2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) ambiţie•- aimless- aimlessly
- aimlessness
- take aim -
90 appeal
[ə:pi:l] 1. verb1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) a apela (la); a cere2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.)3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) a plăcea2. noun1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) apel, chemare2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) farmec• -
91 blur
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92 bother
['boðə] 1. verb1) (to annoy or worry: The noise bothered the old man.) a deranja; a plictisi2) (to take the trouble: Don't bother to write - it isn't necessary.) a se deranja2. noun1) (trouble, nuisance or worry.) deranj; plictiseală2) (something or someone that causes bother: What a bother all this is!) deranj; plictiseală• -
93 core
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94 deduct
(to subtract; to take away: They deducted the expenses from his salary.) a deduce[-ʃən]
(something that has been deducted: There were a lot of deductions from my salary this month.)
scăzământ -
95 delight
1. verb1) (to please greatly: I was delighted by/at the news; They were delighted to accept the invitation.) a încânta2) (to have or take great pleasure (from): He delights in teasing me.) a-i plăcea (să)2. noun((something which causes) great pleasure: Peacefulness is one of the delights of country life.) plăcere- delightfully -
96 extract
1. [ik'strækt] verb1) (to pull out, or draw out, especially by force or with effort: I have to have a tooth extracted; Did you manage to extract the information from her?) a scoate2) (to select (passages from a book etc).) a extrage3) (to take out (a substance forming part of something else) by crushing or by chemical means: Vanilla essence is extracted from vanilla beans.) a extrage2. ['ekstrækt] noun1) (a passage selected from a book etc: a short extract from his novel.) extras2) (a substance obtained by an extracting process: beef/yeast extract; extract of malt.) extract• -
97 fall
[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) a cădea2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) a cădea3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) a scădea4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) a cădea5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) a ajunge (într-o stare de)6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) a-i rămâne să2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) cădere2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) cădere, prăbuşire3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) cădere4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) toamnă•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
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98 fight
1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) a (se) lupta2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) a lupta (împotriva)3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) a se certa2. noun1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) bătaie; bătălie2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) luptă3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) dârzenie4) (a boxing-match.) meci (de box)•- fighter- fight back
- fight it out
- fight off
- fight one's way
- fight shy of
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99 from
[from]1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.) de la; din; de2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) din3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.) de4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) de; din cauza -
100 gamble
['ɡæmbl] 1. verb(to risk losing money on the result of a horse-race etc.) a miza2. noun((something which involves) a risk: The whole business was a bit of a gamble.) acţiune riscantă- gambler- gambling
- take a gamble
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