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1 the long and the short of it
(the whole story in a few words.) povestea pe scurt/în câteva rânduri -
2 short circuit
the missing out by an electric current of a part of an electrical circuit (verb short-circuit) a scurtcircuita) -
3 short
[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) scurt2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) mic3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) scurt4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) lipsă5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) a duce lipsă6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) proaspăt2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) brusc2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) aproape•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.)- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of -
4 short-term
1) (concerned only with the near future: short-term plans.) pe termen scurt2) (lasting only a short time: a short-term loan.) de scurtă durată -
5 short-tempered
adjective (easily made angry: My husband is very short-tempered in the mornings.) irascibil -
6 short-list
noun (a list of candidates selected from the total number of applicants for a job etc.) -
7 cut short
1) (to make shorter than intended: He cut short his holiday to deal with the crisis.) a scurta2) (to cause (someone) to stop talking by interrupting them: I tried to apologize but he cut me short.) a întrerupe -
8 make short work of
(to dispose of very quickly: The children made short work of the ice-cream.) a termina rapid -
9 at short notice
(without much warning time for preparation etc: He had to make the speech at very short notice when his boss suddenly fell ill.) într-un timp scurt -
10 fall short
( often with of) (to be not enough or not good enough etc: The money we have falls short of what we need.) a nu fi de ajuns -
11 scrape the bottom of the barrel
(to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) a(-şi) da ultimul bănuţEnglish-Romanian dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel
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12 bark
I 1. noun(the short, sharp cry of a dog, fox etc.) lătrat2. verb1) (to make this sound: The dog barked at the stranger.) a lătra2) (to utter abruptly: She barked a reply.) a spune răstitII 1. noun(the covering of the trunk and branches of a tree: He stripped the bark off the branch.) scoarţă, coajă2. verb(to take the skin off (part of the body) by accident: I barked my shin on the table.) a jupui -
13 long
I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) lung2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) lung3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) lung de4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) care durează mult timp5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) bun2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) cu mult timp (înainte)2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) mult (timp)•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) a tânji (după)- longing- longingly -
14 thumb
1. noun1) (the short thick finger of the hand, set at a different angle from the other four.) deget mare2) (the part of a glove or mitten covering this finger.) deget mare2. verb((often with through) to turn over (the pages of a book) with the thumb or fingers: She was thumbing through the dictionary.) a răsfoi- thumbprint
- thumbs-up
- thumbtack
- under someone's thumb -
15 note
[nəut] 1. noun1) (a piece of writing to call attention to something: He left me a note about the meeting.) bilet2) ((in plural) ideas for a speech, details from a lecture etc written down in short form: The students took notes on the professor's lecture.) notiţe3) (a written or mental record: Have you kept a note of his name?) însemnare4) (a short explanation: There is a note at the bottom of the page about that difficult word.) notă5) (a short letter: She wrote a note to her friend.) bileţel6) ((American bill) a piece of paper used as money; a bank-note: a five-dollar note.) bancnotă7) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) notă8) (a written or printed symbol representing a musical note.) notă9) (an impression or feeling: The conference ended on a note of hope.) notă2. verb1) ((often with down) to write down: He noted (down) her telephone number in his diary.) a nota2) (to notice; to be aware of: He noted a change in her behaviour.) a remarca•- notable- notability
- notably
- noted
- notelet
- notebook
- notecase
- notepaper
- noteworthy
- noteworthiness
- take note of -
16 crop
[krop] 1. noun1) (a plant which is farmed and harvested: a fine crop of rice; We grow a variety of crops, including cabbages, wheat and barley.) recoltă; produse agricole2) (a short whip used when horse-riding.) cravaşă3) (a (short) haircut: a crop of red hair.) păr scurt4) ((of certain birds) the first stomach, which hangs like a bag from the neck.) guşă2. verb(to cut or nibble short: The sheep crop the grass.) a paşte- crop up -
17 cut
1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.)2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.)3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.)4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.)5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.)6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.)7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.)8) (to divide (a pack of cards).)9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!')10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.)11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.)12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.)13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.)2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) tăietură; întrerupere; reducere2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) tăietură3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) bucată•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) jignitor, ofensator; muşcător- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.)- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
18 hop
I 1. [hop] past tense, past participle - hopped; verb1) ((of people) to jump on one leg: The children had a competition to see who could hop the farthest; He hopped about in pain when the hammer fell on his foot.) a sări (într-un picior)2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) to jump on both or all legs: The sparrow/frog hopped across the lawn.) a ţopăi3) (to jump: He hopped (over) the fence and ran away; He hopped out of bed.) a sări4) ((with in(to), out (of)) to get into or out of a car etc: The car stopped and the driver told the hikers to hop in; I'll hop out of the car at the next crossroads.) a urca/a coborî2. noun1) (a short jump on one leg.) săritură (într-un picor)2) ((of certain small birds, animals and insects) a short jump on both or all legs: The sparrow crossed the lawn in a series of hops.) salt•- catch someone on the hop
- catch on the hop
- keep someone on the hop
- keep on the hop II [hop] noun(a climbing plant, the bitter fruits of which (hops) are used in brewing beer.) hamei -
19 rattle
[rætl] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) make a series of short, sharp noises by knocking together: The cups rattled as he carried the tray in; The strong wind rattled the windows.) a zăngăni; a zgâlţâi2) (to move quickly: The car was rattling along at top speed.) a goni3) (to upset and confuse (a person): Don't let him rattle you - he likes annoying people.) a tulbura/a bulversa (pe cineva)2. noun1) (a series of short, sharp noises: the rattle of cups.) zăngănit2) (a child's toy, or a wooden instrument, which makes a noise of this sort: The baby waved its rattle.) morişcă3) (the bony rings of a rattlesnake's tail.) clopoţel•- rattling- rattlesnake
- rattle off
- rattle through -
20 be
present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.)2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) a fi4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) a urma (să)5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) a fi•- being- the be-all and end-all
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