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21 reach
[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) a ajunge (la)2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) a ajunge (la)3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.)4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) a lua legătura cu5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) a se întinde2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) distanţă mică (de); aproape (de)2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) distanţă la care se poate ajunge cu mâna; alonjă3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) porţiune (dreaptă) din albia unui râu -
22 swing
[swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) a (se) balansa2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) a merge cu paşi mari3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) a se întoarce2. noun1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) balansare2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) balansare3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) ritm antrenant4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) reviriment, schimbare (de opinie/de atitudine)5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) balansoar•- swinging- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swing -
23 wall
[wo:l] 1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) zid2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) perete2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) a înconjura cu ziduri- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) a tapeta- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall -
24 distance
['distəns]1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) distanţă2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) depărtare•- distant -
25 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
- fall through -
26 form
I 1. [fo:m] noun1) ((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. verb1) (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.) -
27 hiss
[his] 1. verb((of snakes, geese, people etc) to make a sound like that of the letter s [s], eg to show anger or displeasure: The children hissed (at) the witch when she came on stage; The geese hissed at the dog.) a sâsâi2. noun(such a sound: The speaker ignored the hisses of the angry crowd.) fluierătură -
28 magic
['mæ‹ik] 1. noun1) ((the charms, spells etc used in) the art or practice of using supernatural forces: The prince was turned by magic into a frog.) magie, vrăjitorie2) (the art of producing illusions by tricks: The conjuror's magic delighted the children.) artă a magiei3) (fascination or great charm: the magic of Turner's paintings.) fascinaţie, încântare2. adjective(used in or using magic: a magic wand; a magic spell.) fermecat- magical- magically
- magician -
29 playtime
noun (a set time for children to play (at school etc): The children go outside at playtime.) recreaţie -
30 snap
[snæp] 1. past tense, past participle - snapped; verb1) ((with at) to make a biting movement, to try to grasp with the teeth: The dog snapped at his ankles.)2) (to break with a sudden sharp noise: He snapped the stick in half; The handle of the cup snapped off.)3) (to (cause to) make a sudden sharp noise, in moving etc: The lid snapped shut.)4) (to speak in a sharp especially angry way: `Mind your own business!' he snapped.)5) (to take a photograph of: He snapped the children playing in the garden.)2. noun1) ((the noise of) an act of snapping: There was a loud snap as his pencil broke.) zgomot sec2) (a photograph; a snapshot: He wanted to show us his holiday snaps.) fotografie (de amator)3) (a kind of simple card game: They were playing snap.) (joc de cărţi) război3. adjective(done, made etc quickly: a snap decision.) subit- snappy- snappily
- snappiness
- snapshot
- snap one's fingers
- snap up -
31 stuff
I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) lucru; produs; materie2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) chestii, prostii, fleacuri3) (an old word for cloth.) haine•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) a împinge; a îndesa2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) a umple3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) a împăia•- stuffing- stuff up -
32 about
1. preposition(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) despre2. preposition, adverb1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cam, aproximativ, în jur de2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) în toate părţile; încolo şi încoace3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) aproape de, pe lângă4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) în jur(ul)3. adverb((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) stânga-împrejur -
33 composition
[kompə'ziʃən]1) (something composed, eg music: his latest composition.) compoziţie2) (the act of composing: the difficulties of composition.) compunere3) (an essay written as a school exercise: The children had to write a composition about their holiday.) compunere4) (the parts of which a thing is made: Have you studied the composition of the chemical?) structură -
34 echo
['ekəu] 1. plural - echoes; noun(the repeating of a sound caused by its striking a surface and coming back: The children shouted loudly in the cave so that they could hear the echoes.) ecou2. verb1) (to send back an echo or echoes: The cave was echoing with shouts; The hills echoed his shout.) a răsuna2) (to repeat (a sound or a statement): She always echoes her husband's opinion.) a repeta -
35 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 -
36 pound
I noun1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.) liră sterlină2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) livrăII noun(an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.) îngrăditură, ţarcIII verb1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) a bate tare; a zdrăngăni2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) a merge cu paşi apăsaţi3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) a pisa (mărunt) -
37 sacrifice
1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) jertfă2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) ofrandă3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) sacrificiu2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) a jertfi2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) a sacrifica•- sacrificially -
38 small
[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) mic, nesemnificativ2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) mic3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) puţin4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) mic•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small -
39 smile
1. verb(to show pleasure, amusement etc by turning up the corners of the mouth: He smiled warmly at her as he shook hands; They all smiled politely at the joke; He asked her what she was smiling at.) a zâmbi2. noun(an act of smiling, or the resulting facial expression: `How do you do?' he said with a smile; the happy smiles of the children.) zâmbet, surâs- smiling- be all smiles -
40 swim
[swim] 1. present participle - swimming; verb1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) a înota2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) a înota3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) a se învârti2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) înot- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume
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