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1 out of the/someone's way
((not) blocking someone's progress, or occupying space that is needed by someone: Don't leave your bicycle where it will get in the way of pedestrians; Will I be in the/your way if I work at this table?; `Get out of my way!' he said rudely.) a sta/a nu sta în calea cuiva -
2 out of control
(not under the authority or power of someone: The brakes failed and the car went out of control; Those children are completely out of control (= wild and disobedient).) necontrolat; neascultător -
3 out of mind
(an expression describing a situation in which someone is forgotten when he/she is not around: They used to be close friends, but since he left it has become a case of out of sight, out of mind.) -
4 turn out
1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) a (iz)goni2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) a produce3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) a goli4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) a se strânge, a veni5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) a închide; a stinge6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) a se dovedi -
5 catch out
1) (to put out (a batsman) at cricket by catching the ball after it has been hit and before it touches the ground.) a prinde mingea2) (to cause (someone) to fail by means of a trick, a difficult question etc: The last question in the exam caught them all out.) a prinde (pe nepregătite) -
6 find out
1) (to discover: I found out what was troubling her.) a descoperi2) (to discover the truth (about someone), usually that he has done wrong: He had been stealing for years, but eventually they found him out.) a demasca -
7 sound out
(to try to find out someone's thoughts and plans etc: Will you sound out your father on this?) a descoase (pe cineva) -
8 at someone's beck and call
(always ready to carry out someone's wishes: He has servants at his beck and call.) la cheremul cuiva -
9 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) a convinge (să/să nu)English-Romanian dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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10 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) a convinge (să/să nu)English-Romanian dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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11 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) a convinge (să/să nu)English-Romanian dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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12 talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
(to persuade (someone) (not) to do (something): He talked me into changing my job.) a convinge (să/să nu)English-Romanian dictionary > talk (someone) into / out of (doing)
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13 get (someone) into
(to make (a person) start or stop doing (something) as a habit: I wish I could get out of the habit of biting my nails; You must get your children into the habit of cleaning their teeth.) a (se) învăţa (să); a (se) dezvăţa (de) -
14 get (someone) into
(to make (a person) start or stop doing (something) as a habit: I wish I could get out of the habit of biting my nails; You must get your children into the habit of cleaning their teeth.) a (se) învăţa (să); a (se) dezvăţa (de) -
15 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) mână2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) limbă (de ceas)3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) lucrător; membru al echipajului4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) ajutor5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) mână6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) palmă7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) scris (de mână)2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) a da, a înmâna, a transmite2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) a încredinţa•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand -
16 set
[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) a aşeza2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) a pune3) (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 fixa4) (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 da5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) a declanşa6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) a apune7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) a (se) întări8) (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 regla9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) a încreţi10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) a fixa11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) a pune la loc2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) stabilit2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) pregătit3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) bine determinat4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) împietrit5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) (bine) fixat6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) încrustat (cu)3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) set; colecţie2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) post3) (a group of people: the musical set.) grup4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) încreţire5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) decor6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- 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
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17 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 -
18 talk
[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) a vorbi2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) a bârfi3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) a discuta2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) discuţie2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) prelegere3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) bârfă4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) vorbe-n vânt•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
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19 pick
I 1. [pik] verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) a alege2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) a culege3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) a ridica; a lua4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) a deschide/a sparge (o broască)2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.) alegere2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.) cel mai bun•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II [pik] noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) târnăcop -
20 send
[send]past tense, past participle - sent; verb1) (to cause or order to go or be taken: The teacher sent the disobedient boy to the headmaster; She sent me this book.) a trimite2) (to move rapidly or with force: He sent the ball right into the goal.) a trimite3) (to cause to go into a certain, usually bad, state: The news sent them into a panic.) a arunca•- sender- send away for
- send down
- send for
- send in
- send off
- send off for
- send out
- send someone packing / send someone about his business
- send packing / send someone about his business
- send someone packing / send about his business
- send packing / send about his business
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