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21 drain
[drein] 1. verb1) (to clear (land) of water by the use of ditches and pipes: There are plans to drain the marsh.) a drena, a seca2) ((of water) to run away: The water drained away/off into the ditch.) a se scurge3) (to pour off the water etc from or allow the water etc to run off from: Would you drain the vegetables?; He drained the petrol tank; The blood drained from her face.) a drena; a (se) scurge; a (se) zvânta4) (to drink everything contained in: He drained his glass.) a goli5) (to use up completely (the money, strength etc of): The effort drained all his energy.) a epuiza2. noun1) (something (a ditch, trench, waterpipe etc) designed to carry away water: The heavy rain has caused several drains to overflow.) canal/ţeavă de scurgere2) (something which slowly exhausts a supply, especially of one's money or strength: His car is a constant drain on his money.) risipă, cheltuială•- drainage- draining-board
- drainpipe
- down the drain -
22 fault
[fo:lt] 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) greşeală2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) defect3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) fisură2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) a reproşa- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault -
23 fill
[fil] 1. verb1) (to put (something) into (until there is no room for more); to make full: to fill a cupboard with books; The news filled him with joy.) a umple2) (to become full: His eyes filled with tears.) a (se) umple3) (to satisfy (a condition, requirement etc): Does he fill all our requirements?) a îndeplini4) (to put something in a hole (in a tooth etc) to stop it up: The dentist filled two of my teeth yesterday.) a plomba; a astupa2. noun(as much as fills or satisfies someone: She ate her fill.) săturare- filled- filler
- filling
- filling-station
- fill in
- fill up -
24 float
[fləut] 1. verb(to (make something) stay on the surface of a liquid: A piece of wood was floating in the stream.) a pluti2. noun1) (something that floats on a fishing-line: If the float moves, there is probably a fish on the hook.) plută2) (a vehicle for transporting certain things: a milk-float; a cattle-float.)•- floating restaurant -
25 flourish
1. verb1) (to be healthy; to grow well; to thrive: My plants are flourishing.) a înflori2) (to be successful or active: His business is flourishing.) a prospera3) (to hold or wave something as a show, threat etc: He flourished his sword.) a flutura2. noun1) (an ornamental stroke of the pen in writing: His writing was full of flourishes.) înfloritură2) (an impressive, sweeping movement (with the hand or something held in it): He bowed and made a flourish with his hat.) gest teatral3) (an ornamental passage of music: There was a flourish on the trumpets.) preludiu; acord final• -
26 guard
1. verb1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) a apăra2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) a supraveghea2. noun1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) gardă2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) gardian3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) supraveghere4) (the act or duty of guarding.)•- guarded- guardedly
- guard of honour
- keep guard on
- keep guard
- off guard
- on guard
- stand guard -
27 hurry
1. verb1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) a se grăbi2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) a transporta de urgenţă2. noun1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) grabă2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) (motiv de) grabă•- hurried- hurriedly
- in a hurry
- hurry up -
28 imagine
[i'mæ‹in]1) (to form a mental picture of (something): I can imagine how you felt.) a(-şi) imagina2) (to see or hear etc (something which is not true or does not exist): Children often imagine that there are frightening animals under their beds; You're just imagining things!) a(-şi) imagina3) (to think; to suppose: I imagine (that) he will be late.) a presupune•- imagination
- imaginative -
29 practice
['præktis]1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) practică2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) obicei3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) antrenament, exerciţiu4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) cabinet; clientelă•- make a practice of
- put into practice -
30 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
- take by surprise -
31 want
[wont] 1. verb1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) a vrea2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) a avea nevoie de3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) a-i lipsi2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) pretenţii2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) sărăcie3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) lipsă•- wanted- want ad
- want for -
32 wish
[wiʃ] 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) a dori (ceva)2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) a vrea3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) a dori (cuiva ceva)2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) dorinţă2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) dorinţă3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) urare•- wishing-well -
33 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
- put up a good fight -
34 point
[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) vârf2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) cap3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punct4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punct5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) moment6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punct; grad7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) punct (cardinal)8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punct9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) idee (principală)10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sens, rost11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) calităţi; defecte12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?)2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) a îndrepta (o armă) spre2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) a arăta (cu degetul)3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.)•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes -
35 possibility
plural - possibilities; noun (something that is possible; the state of being possible; (a) likelihood: There isn't much possibility of that happening; There's a possibility of war; The plan has possibilities (= looks as if it may be a good one).) posibilitate -
36 question
['kwes ən] 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) întrebare2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) problemă3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) problemă4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) (fără nici o) îndoială5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) posibilitate2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) a interoga, a pune întrebări2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) a se îndoi de•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question -
37 room
[ru:m ]( in compounds rum, ( American[) ru:m)]1) (one part of a house or building, usually used for a particular purpose: This house has six rooms; a bedroom; a dining-room.) cameră (de); sală (de); sufragerie2) (the space or area in which a person, thing etc is or could be put etc: The bed takes up a lot of room; There's no room for you in our car; We'll move the bookcase to make room for the television.) loc3) (a need or possibility (for something): There is room for improvement in his work.) loc•- - roomed- roomful
- rooms
- roomy
- room-mate -
38 shut
1. present participle - shutting; verb1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) a închide2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) a se închide3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) a încuia4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) a încuia, a ţine departe de2. adjective(closed.) închis- shut off
- shut up -
39 trace
[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) urmă2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) urmă2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) a găsi/a lua urma2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.)•- tracing- trace elements
- tracing-paper -
40 a little
1) (a short time or distance: Move a little to the right!) puţin2) (a small quantity of something: He has a little money to spare; 'Is there any soup left?' `Yes, a little.') puţin3) (slightly: She was a little frightened.) puţin
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