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  • 1 act on behalf of / act for

    (to do something for (someone else); to act as the representative of (someone): My lawyer is acting on my behalf; He is also acting on behalf of my mother; She is acting for the headmaster in his absence.) a re­prezenta; a acţiona în numele

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  • 2 act

    [ækt] 1. verb
    1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) a acţiona
    2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) a se comporta
    3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) a juca/a interpreta (un rol); a juca (teatru)
    2. noun
    1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) act
    2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) lege
    3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) act al unei piese de teatru
    4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) spectacol
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    - actor
    - act as
    - act on
    - act on behalf of / act for
    - in the act of
    - in the act
    - put on an act

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  • 3 ambassador

    feminine - ambassadress; noun
    (the government minister appointed to act for his government in another country: the British Ambassador to Italy.)

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  • 4 attorney

    [ə'tə:ni]
    1) (a person who has the legal power to act for another person.) împu­ter­nicit, delegat
    2) ((American) a lawyer.) avocat

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  • 5 spoon-feed

    past tense, past participle - spoon-fed; verb
    1) (to feed with a spoon.) a hrăni cu lingura
    2) (to teach or treat (a person) in a way that does not allow him to think or act for himself.) a da mură în gură

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  • 6 run

    1. present participle - running; verb
    1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) a alerga
    2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) a merge
    3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) a curge
    4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) a porni; a funcţiona
    5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) a conduce
    6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) a alerga, a participa la o cursă
    7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) a merge; a veni
    8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) a (se) juca
    9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) a ad­mi­nistra, a con­duce; a merge
    10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) a ieşi
    11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) a(-şi) trece
    12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) a deveni
    13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) alergare
    2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) plimbare
    3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) pe­rioadă
    4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) gaură
    5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) drept de folosire
    6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) coteţ
    7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)
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    - running 3. adverb
    (one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) la rând
    - runaway
    - rundown
    - runner-up
    - runway
    - in
    - out of the running
    - on the run
    - run across
    - run after
    - run aground
    - run along
    - run away
    - run down
    - run for
    - run for it
    - run in
    - run into
    - run its course
    - run off
    - run out
    - run over
    - run a temperature
    - run through
    - run to
    - run up
    - run wild

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  • 7 taste

    [teist] 1. verb
    1) (to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something: I can taste ginger in this cake.) a simţi gustul
    2) (to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it: Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.) a gusta
    3) (to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting: This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.) a avea gust (de)
    4) (to eat (food) especially with enjoyment: I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.) a degusta
    5) (to experience: He tasted the delights of country life.) a gusta
    2. noun
    1) (one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour: one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.) gust
    2) (the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense: This wine has an unusual taste.) gust
    3) (an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting: Do have a taste of this cake!) înghi­ţitură
    4) (a liking or preference: a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.) pre­fe­rinţă, gusturi
    5) (the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful: She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.) gust
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    - tastefully
    - tastefulness
    - tasteless
    - tastelessly
    - tastelessness
    - - tasting
    - tasty
    - tastiness

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  • 8 appeal

    [ə:pi:l] 1. verb
    1) ((often with to) to ask earnestly for something: She appealed (to him) for help.) a apela (la); a cere
    2) (to take a case one has lost to a higher court etc; to ask (a referee, judge etc) for a new decision: He appealed against a three-year sentence.)
    3) ((with to) to be pleasing: This place appeals to me.) a plăcea
    2. noun
    1) ((the act of making) a request (for help, a decision etc): The appeal raised $500 for charity; a last appeal for help; The judge rejected his appeal.) apel, chemare
    2) (attraction: Music holds little appeal for me.) farmec
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  • 9 catch

    [kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb
    1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) a prinde
    2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) a ajunge la timp (pentru a prinde)
    3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) a (sur)prinde
    4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) a se îmbolnăvi (de)
    5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) a(-şi) prinde
    6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) a lovi
    7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) a înţelege
    8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) a lua (foc)
    2. noun
    1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) prindere
    2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) cârlig, zăvor, încuietoare
    3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) captură
    4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) schepsis, capcană
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    - catchy
    - catch-phrase
    - catch-word
    - catch someone's eye
    - catch on
    - catch out
    - catch up

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  • 10 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) a face
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) a face, a ter­­mina
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) a se ocupa de
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) a merge, a se potrivi
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) a face, a studia
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) a face
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) a aranja
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) a se purta, a face
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) a arăta
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) a face
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) a vizi­ta, a străbate
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) festivitate, serbare
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

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  • 11 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) a ţine
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) a ţine
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) a (sus)ţine
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) a rezista
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) a (re)ţine
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) a conţine, a ţine
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) a (se) ţine, a rămâne
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) a se menţine într-o stare
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) a ocupa
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) a crede, a socoti; a deţine
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) a fi valabil
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.)
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) a apăra
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) a rezista
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) a reţine
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) a se ţine
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) a deţine
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) a (se) menţine
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) a aştepta
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) a ţine
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) a păstra
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) a rezerva
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) apucare
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influenţă
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) priză
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    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with     II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) cală

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  • 12 keep

    [ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) a păstra
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) a păstra
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) a ţine, a păstra
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) a continua să
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) a păstra
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) a avea gri­jă de
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) a se conserva, a se păstra
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) a păs­tra
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) a reţine (pe cineva)
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) a între­ţine
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) a ţine (o promisiune)
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.)
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) întreţinere, hrană
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch

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  • 13 pitch

    I 1. [pi ] verb
    1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) a ridica
    2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) a arunca
    3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) a cădea
    4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) a avea tangaj
    5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) a cânta; a acorda
    2. noun
    1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) teren
    2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) înălţime
    3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) grad
    4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) lansare
    5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) tangaj
    6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.)
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    - pitcher
    - pitched battle
    - pitchfork     II [pi ] noun
    (a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) smoală
    - pitch-dark

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  • 14 play

    [plei] 1. verb
    1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) a se juca; a se distra
    2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) a juca
    3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) a juca
    4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) a juca
    5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) a cânta (la)
    6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) a juca (o festă)
    7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) a face umbre
    8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) a juca, a pune jos
    9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.)
    10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.)
    2. noun
    1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) joc, dis­trac­ţie
    2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) piesă de teatru
    3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) meci
    4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) joc
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    - playable
    - playful
    - playfully
    - playfulness
    - playboy
    - playground
    - playing-card
    - playing-field
    - playmate
    - playpen
    - playschool
    - plaything
    - playtime
    - playwright
    - at play
    - bring/come into play
    - child's play
    - in play
    - out of play
    - play at
    - play back
    - play down
    - play fair
    - play for time
    - play havoc with
    - play into someone's hands
    - play off
    - play off against
    - play on
    - play a
    - no part in
    - play safe
    - play the game
    - play up

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  • 15 set

    [set] 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) a aşeza
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) a pune
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) a fixa
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) a da
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) a declanşa
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) a apune
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) a (se) întări
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) a regla
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) a încreţi
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) a fixa
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) a pune la loc
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) sta­bilit
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) pregătit
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) bine determinat
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) împietrit
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) (bine) fixat
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) încrustat (cu)
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) set; colecţie
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) post
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grup
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) încreţire
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) decor
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set
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    - setback
    - set phrase
    - set-square
    - setting-lotion
    - set-to
    - set-up
    - all set
    - set about
    - set someone against someone
    - set against someone
    - set someone against
    - set against
    - set aside
    - set back
    - set down
    - set in
    - set off
    - set something or someone on someone
    - set on someone
    - set something or someone on
    - set on
    - set out
    - set to
    - set up
    - set up camp
    - set up house
    - set up shop
    - set upon

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  • 16 show

    [ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) a arăta
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) a se vedea
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) a (se) juca; a rula; a expune
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) a indica
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) a conduce
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) a demon­stra
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) a dovedi
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) a acorda
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) ex­po­ziţie, spectacol
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstraţie
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) demonstraţie
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) aparenţă
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) (a face) figură fru­moasă
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    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up

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  • 17 toast

    I 1. [təust] verb
    (to make (bread etc) brown in front of direct heat: We toasted slices of bread for tea.) a prăji
    2. noun
    (bread that has been toasted: He always has two pieces of toast for breakfast.) toast, pâine prăjită
    - toaster
    - toaster oven
    - toastrack     II 1. [təust] verb
    (to drink ceremonially in honour of, or to wish success to (someone or something): We toasted the bride and bridegroom / the new ship.) a toasta (pentru/în cinstea)
    2. noun
    1) (an act of toasting: Let's drink a toast to our friends!) toast
    2) (the wish conveyed, or the person etc honoured, by such an act.) toast; persoană sărbătorită

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  • 18 ring

    I 1. [riŋ] noun
    1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) inel
    2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) inel
    3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) cerc, inel
    4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) ring
    5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) grup, gaşcă
    2. verb
    ( verb)
    1) (to form a ring round.) a înconjura
    2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.) a încercui
    3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.) a aplica un inel (la piciorul păsărilor) pentru identificare
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    - ringlet
    - ring finger
    - ringleader
    - ringmaster
    - run rings round     II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb
    1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) a suna (la)
    2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) a telefona, a da un telefon
    3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) a suna
    4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) a (ră)suna
    5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) a răsuna (de)
    6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) a răsuna
    2. noun
    1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.) ţârâit, sunet
    2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.) telefon
    3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.) aparenţă, impresie
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    - ring back
    - ring off
    - ring true

    English-Romanian dictionary > ring

  • 19 serve

    [sə:v] 1. verb
    1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) a servi
    2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) a servi
    3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) a servi (de)
    4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) a sluji; a fi membru (al)
    5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) a ispăşi
    6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) a servi
    2. noun
    (act of serving (a ball).) serviciu
    - serving
    - it serves you right
    - serve an apprenticeship
    - serve out
    - serve up

    English-Romanian dictionary > serve

  • 20 stop

    [stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb
    1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) a (se) opri
    2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) a îm­pie­dica
    3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) a se opri
    4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) a (se) astupa
    5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) a bloca; a astupa
    6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) a sta
    2. noun
    1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) oprire; haltă
    2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) staţie
    3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punct
    4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) cheie
    5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) ţăruş; tampon
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    - stopper
    - stopping
    - stopcock
    - stopgap
    - stopwatch
    - put a stop to
    - stop at nothing
    - stop dead
    - stop off
    - stop over
    - stop up

    English-Romanian dictionary > stop

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