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1 the high seas
(the open seas; far from land.) largul mării -
2 high
1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) înalt, de la înălţime2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) înalt (de)3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) mare; bun4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) înalt5) (noble; good: high ideals.) nobil, înalt6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) tare, puternic7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) înalt8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) ascuţit, strident9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) fezandat10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) mare2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) la înălţime- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) a scoate în evidenţă- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.)- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time -
3 high tide
(the time when the tide is farthest up the shore: High tide today is at 15.46; They set sail at high tide.) cotă maximă a fluxului -
4 high water
(the time at which the tide or other water (eg a river) is at its highest point.) cotă maximă a apei -
5 high and dry
1) ((of boats) on the shore; out of the water: The boat was left high and dry of the beach.) pe mal; eşuat2) (in difficulties: Her husband has left her high and dry without any money.) de izbelişte -
6 high-rise
adjective (with many storeys: She does not like living in a high-rise flat as the children cannot get out to play easily.) cu multe etaje -
7 high-tech
noun ((also hi-tech, high technology) the use of advanced machines and equipment in industry.) -
8 high street
((with capital when used as a name) the main street of a town etc, usually with shops etc.) -
9 the can-can
(a type of high-kicking dance.) -
10 sky-high
adverb, adjective (very high: The car was blown sky-high by the explosion; sky-high prices.) până în înaltul cerului/la cer -
11 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) a ridica2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) a arunca3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) a cădea4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) a avea tangaj5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) a cânta; a acorda2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) teren2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) înălţime3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) grad4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) lansare5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) tangaj6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.)•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) smoală- pitch-dark -
12 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 -
13 hit
[hit] 1. present participle - hitting; verb1) (to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with: The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!) a lovi, a răni2) (to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction: The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).) a trimite3) (to cause to suffer: The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.) a afecta4) (to find; to succeed in reaching: His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.) a ajunge la, a atinge2. noun1) (the act of hitting: That was a good hit.) lovitură2) (a point scored by hitting a target etc: He scored five hits.) lovitură reuşită3) (something which is popular or successful: The play/record is a hit; ( also adjective) a hit song.) hit, melodie de succes•- hit-or-miss
- hit back
- hit below the belt
- hit it off
- hit on
- hit out
- make a hit with -
14 jump
1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) a sări, a sălta, a face să salte2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) a sări3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) a tresări4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) a sări (peste)2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) săritură2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) obstacol3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) salt4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) tresărire5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) creştere bruscă•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it -
15 record
1. ['reko:d, -kəd, ]( American[) -kərd] noun1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) mărturie; proces-verbal2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) disc3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) record4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) dosar2. [rə'ko:d] verb1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) a consemna2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) a înregistra3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) a indica4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) a da•- recorder- recording
- record-player
- in record time
- off the record
- on record -
16 court
[ko:t] 1. noun1) (a place where legal cases are heard: a magistrates' court; the High Court.) curte, tribunal2) (the judges and officials of a legal court: The accused is to appear before the court on Friday.) tribunal3) (a marked-out space for certain games: a tennis-court; a squash court.) teren4) (the officials, councillors etc of a king or queen: the court of King James.) curte5) (the palace of a king or queen: Hampton Court.) palat6) (an open space surrounded by houses or by the parts of one house.) curte2. verb1) (to try to win the love of; to woo.) a curta, a face curte2) (to try to gain (admiration etc).) a căuta să atragă (simpatia)3) (to seem to be deliberately risking (disaster etc).) a o căuta (cu lumânarea)•- courtier- courtly
- courtliness
- courtship
- courthouse
- court-martial
- courtyard -
17 nerve
[nə:v] 1. noun1) (one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) nerv2) (courage: He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.) curaj3) (rudeness: What a nerve!) tupeu2. verb(to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something): He nerved himself to climb the high tower.) a(-şi) face curaj- nerves- nervous
- nervously
- nervousness
- nervy
- nerviness
- nerve-racking
- nervous breakdown
- nervous system
- get on someone's nerves -
18 piracy
noun (the act(s) of a pirate: He was accused of piracy on the high seas; Publishing that book under his own name was piracy.) piraterie; plagiat -
19 pipe
1. noun1) (a tube, usually made of metal, earthenware etc, through which water, gas etc can flow: a water pipe; a drainpipe.) ţeavă; conductă; tub2) (a small tube with a bowl at one end, in which tobacco is smoked: He smokes a pipe; ( also adjective) pipe tobacco.) (de) pipă3) (a musical instrument consisting of a hollow wooden, metal etc tube through which the player blows or causes air to be blown in order to make a sound: He played a tune on a bamboo pipe; an organ pipe.) fluier2. verb1) (to convey gas, water etc by a pipe: Water is piped to the town from the reservoir.) a transporta (printr-o conductă)2) (to play (music) on a pipe or pipes: He piped a tune.) a cânta (la fluier/caval)3) (to speak in a high voice, make a high-pitched sound: `Hallo,' the little girl piped.) a ciripi•- piper- pipes
- piping 3. adjective((of a sound) high-pitched: a piping voice.) ascuţit- pipeline
- piping hot -
20 perch
[pə: ] 1. noun1) (a branch etc on which a bird sits or stands: The pigeon would not fly down from its perch.) stinghie pe care stau păsările2) (any high seat or position: He looked down from his perch on the roof.) loc înalt2. verb1) ((of birds) to go to (a perch); to sit or stand on (a perch): The bird flew up and perched on the highest branch of the tree.) a se cocoţa2) (to put, or be, in a high seat or position: He perched the child on his shoulder; They perched on the fence.) a (se) urca
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