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1 meals on wheels
(free meals delivered by car etc to the elderly and the sick.) -
2 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (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 întorce3) (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 îndrepta5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) a se întoarce6) (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) face2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) învârtire2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) spiră3) ((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; intersecţie4) (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.) rând5) (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
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3 friction
['frikʃən]1) (the rubbing together of two things: The friction between the head of the match and the matchbox causes a spark.) frecare2) (the resistance felt when one object is moved against another (or through liquid or gas): There is friction between the wheels of a car and the road-surface.) frecare3) (quarrelling; disagreement: There seems to be some friction between the workmen and the manager.) neînţelegere -
4 neutral
['nju:trəl] 1. adjective1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) neutru2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) neutru3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) neutru2. noun1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) (locuitor al unui) stat neutru2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) punct mort•- neutralize
- neutralise -
5 anticlockwise
adverb, adjective(moving in the opposite direction to that in which the hands of a clock move: The wheels turn anticlockwise; in an anticlockwise direction.) -
6 mainspring
noun (the chief spring, especially the spring that causes the wheels to move in a watch or clock.) arc motor -
7 wheel
[wi:l] 1. noun1) (a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground: A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four; a cartwheel.) roată; volan2) (any of several things similar in shape and action: a potter's wheel; He was found drunk at the wheel (= steering-wheel) of his car.) roată2. verb1) (to cause to move on wheels: He wheeled his bicycle along the path.) a merge cu bicicleta2) (to (cause to) turn quickly: He wheeled round and slapped me.) a (se) întoarce brusc3) ((of birds) to fly in circles.) a zbura în cerc•- wheeled- - wheeled
- wheelbarrow
- wheelchair
- wheelhouse
- wheelwright -
8 gear
[ɡiə]1) ((usually in plural) a set of toothed wheels which act together to carry motion: a car with automatic gears.) angrenaj2) (a combination of these wheels, eg in a car: The car is in first gear.) viteză3) (a mechanism used for a particular purpose: an aeroplane's landing-gear.) mecanism4) (the things needed for a particular job, sport etc: sports gear.) echipament•- gearbox- gear lever/change/stick -
9 roll
I 1. [rəul] noun1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rulou, sul2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) franzeluţă3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) rostogolire4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) (mişcare de) ruliu5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) bubuit6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) halcă7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) duruit2. verb1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) a (se) rostogoli2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) a se mişca/a merge pe roţi3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) a face sul4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) a (se) întoarce5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) a face în formă de minge6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) a înfăşura7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) a netezi; a întinde (cu un rulou)8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) a se legăna9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) a bubui; a durui10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) a roti11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) a rula, a merge cu maşina12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) a se rostogoli (pe)13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) a se scurge•- roller- rolling
- roller-skate 3. verb(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.)- roll in
- roll up II(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) catalog, listă -
10 rear
I 1. [riə] noun1) (the back part of something: There is a second bathroom at the rear of the house; The enemy attacked the army in the rear.) spate2) (the buttocks, bottom: The horse kicked him in his rear.) dos2. adjective(positioned behind: the rear wheels of the car.) din spate- rearguard II [riə] verb1) (to feed and care for (a family, animals etc while they grow up): She has reared six children; He rears cattle.) a creşte2) ((especially of a horse) to rise up on the hind legs: The horse reared in fright as the car passed.) a se cabra3) (to raise (the head etc): The snake reared its head.) a (se) ridica•- rear up -
11 corner
['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) colţ2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) colţ3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) corner2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) a încolţi2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) a lua o curbă•- cornered- cut corners
- turn the corner -
12 spin
[spin] 1. present participle - spinning; verb1) (to (cause to) go round and round rapidly: She spun round in surprise; He spun the revolving door round and round.) a roti; a face să se rotească2) (to form threads from (wool, cotton etc) by drawing out and twisting: The old woman was spinning (wool) in the corner of the room.) a toarce2. noun1) (a whirling or turning motion: The patch of mud sent the car into a spin.) rotaţie2) (a ride, especially on wheels: After lunch we went for a spin in my new car.) tur•- spinner- spin-drier
- spin out -
13 mesh
[meʃ] 1. noun1) ((one of) the openings between the threads of a net: a net of (a) very fine (= small) mesh.) ochi (de plasă)2) ((often in plural) a network: A fly was struggling in the meshes of the spider's web.) reţea; plasă2. verb((of teeth on eg gear wheels) to become engaged with each other: The teeth on these two cogwheels mesh when they go round.) a se angrena -
14 crunch
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15 trundle
(to (cause to) roll slowly and heavily along on wheels: He trundled the wheelbarrow down the garden; The huge lorry trundled along the road.) a (se) rostogoli -
16 belt
[belt] 1. noun1) (a long (narrow) piece of leather, cloth etc worn round the waist: a trouser-belt; He tightened his belt.) curea2) (a similar object used to set wheels in motion: the belt of a vacuum-cleaner.) curea3) (a zone of country etc: a belt of trees; an industrial belt.) zonă2. verb1) (to fasten with a belt: He belted his trousers on.) a strânge cu cureaua2) (to strike (with or without a belt): He belted the disobedient dog.) a lovi (cu cureaua)•- belted -
17 cog
[koɡ](one of a series of teeth around the edge of a wheel which fits into one of a similar series in a similar wheel (or into a chain as in a bicycle) causing motion: The cogs in the gear-wheels of a car get worn down.) zimţ, dinte -
18 machine
[mə'ʃi:n] 1. noun1) (a working arrangement of wheels, levers or other parts, driven eg by human power, electricity etc, or operating electronically, producing power and/or motion for a particular purpose: a sewing-machine.) maşină2) (a vehicle, especially a motorbike: That's a fine machine you have!) maşină; motocicletă2. verb1) (to shape, make or finish with a power-driven tool: The articles are machined to a smooth finish.) a prelucra2) (to sew with a sewing-machine: You should machine the seams.) a coase la maşină•- machinist
- machine-gun 3. verbHe machine-gunned a crowd of defenceless villagers.) -
19 meal
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20 bicycle
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