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1 plural
['pluərəl]noun, adjective((in) the form of a word which expresses more than one: `Mice' is the plural of `mouse'; a plural noun/verb; Is the verb in the singular or the plural?) plural -
2 singular
['siŋɡjulə]1) (( also adjective) (in) the form of a word which expresses only one: `Foot' is the singular of `feet'; a singular noun/verb; The noun `foot' is singular.) singular2) (the state of being singular: Is this noun in the singular or the plural?) singular -
3 Messrs
['mesəz]( abbreviation) (the plural of Mr (used especially in the names of businesses).) -
4 difficulty
plural - difficulties; noun1) (the state or quality of being hard (to do) or not easy: I have difficulty in understanding him.) dificultate2) (an obstacle or objection: He has a habit of foreseeing difficulties.) greutăţi3) ((especially in plural) trouble, especially money trouble: The firm was in difficulties.) strâmtorare -
5 goody
plural - goodies; noun ((usually in plural) any food (eg cake, ice-cream) which is particularly enjoyable to eat: the goodies at a children's party.) zaharicale -
6 life
plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) viaţă2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) viaţă3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vitalitate4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) viaţă, existenţă5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) perioadă6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) (forme de) viaţă7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografie8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) închisoare pe viaţă•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life -
7 sky
(the part of space above the earth, in which the sun, moon etc can be seen; the heavens: The sky was blue and cloudless; We had grey skies and rain throughout our holiday; The skies were grey all week.) cer- sky-blue- sky-diving
- sky-diver
- sky-high
- skyjack
- skyjacker
- skylight
- skyline - the sky's the limit -
8 country
plural - countries; noun1) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.) ţară, stat2) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.) ţară, stat3) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; ( also adjective) country districts.) (de) ţară4) (an area or stretch of land: hilly country.) regiune•- countryman
- countryside -
9 path
plural - paths; noun1) (a way made across the ground by the passing of people or animals: There is a path through the fields; a mountain path.) cărare2) ((any place on) the line along which someone or something is moving: She stood right in the path of the bus.) cale, drum•- pathway -
10 climax
plural - climaxes; noun(the highest point; the most dramatic moment: the climax of the novel.) punct culminant -
11 delivery
plural - deliveries; noun1) ((an act of) handing over (letters, parcels etc): There are two parcel deliveries a week.) livrare2) (the process of the birth of a child: the delivery of the twins.) moşire -
12 frequency
plural - frequencies; noun1) (the state of happening often: The frequency of her visits surprised him.) regularitate2) ((in electricity, radio etc) the number of waves, vibrations etc per second: At what frequency does the sound occur?) frecvenţă3) (a set wavelength on which radio stations regularly broadcast: I regularly listen to this frequency in order to hear my favourite music.) frecvenţă -
13 irony
plural - ironies; noun1) (a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true.) ironie2) (seeming mockery in a situation, words etc: The irony of the situation was that he stole the money which she had already planned to give him.) ironie•- ironical- ironic
- ironically -
14 war-cry
plural - war-cries; noun (a shout used in battle as an encouragement to the soldiers: `For king and country' was the war-cry of the troops as they faced the enemy.) -
15 artery
plural - arteries; noun1) (a blood-vessel that carries the blood from the heart through the body.) arteră2) (a main route of travel and transport.) arteră•- arterial -
16 boundary
plural - boundaries; noun1) (an often imaginary line separating one thing from another: the boundary between two towns.) graniţă2) ((in cricket) a hit which crosses the boundary line round the field, scoring four runs or six runs.) -
17 erratum
plural - errata; noun(an error in writing or printing: The errata are listed at the beginning of the book.) erată -
18 harmony
plural - harmonies; noun1) ((of musical sounds, colours etc) (the state of forming) a pleasing combination: The singers sang in harmony.) armonie2) (the agreement of people's feelings, opinions etc: Few married couples live in perfect harmony.) înţelegere•- harmonic- harmonious
- harmoniously
- harmoniousness
- harmonize
- harmonise
- harmonization
- harmonisation -
19 injury
plural - injuries; noun ((an instance of) harm or damage: Badly designed chairs can cause injury to the spine; The motorcyclist received severe injuries in the crash.) rană, leziune -
20 lay-by
plural - lay-bys; noun (especially in Britain, a short extra part at the side of a road for people to stop their cars in, out of the way of the traffic.)
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