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1 give up
1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) a abandona2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) a renunţa la3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) a preda, a ceda4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) a consacra5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) a considera -
2 stall
I [sto:l] noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) boxă de grajd2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) tarabă; stand•- stallsII 1. [sto:l] verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) a (se) cala2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) a pierde controlul3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) a (se) cala2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) pierdere a vitezeiIII [sto:l] verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) a amâna -
3 keep
[ki:p] 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) a păstra2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) a păstra3) (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 păstra4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) a continua să5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) a păstra6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) a avea grijă de7) (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 păstra8) (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 păstra9) (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 întreţine11) (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- keeper- 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
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4 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) lângă, alături de2) (past: going by the house.) pe lângă, prin faţa3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) pe4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) de (către)5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) prin, cu6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) din, prin7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) până la8) (during the time of.) în timpul9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) cu10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) pe, cu11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) la, cu12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) în apropiere2) (past: A dog ran by.) prin apropiere3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) de o parte•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) a ocoli- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way
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