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1 inquire
1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) a întreba2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) a se interesa (de)3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) a se interesa (de)4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) a întreba (de)5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) a cere (să vadă)6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) a cerceta•- inquiry- make inquiries -
2 toss
[tos] 1. verb1) (to throw into or through the air: She tossed the ball up into the air.) a arunca2) ((often with about) to throw oneself restlessly from side to side: She tossed about all night, unable to sleep.) a se zvârcoli3) ((of a ship) to be thrown about: The boat tossed wildly in the rough sea.) a se legăna4) (to throw (a coin) into the air and decide a matter according to (a correct guess about) which side falls uppermost: They tossed a coin to decide which of them should go first.) a da (cu banul)2. noun(an act of tossing.) aruncare- toss up- win/lose the toss -
3 open
['əupən] 1. adjective1) (not shut, allowing entry or exit: an open box; The gate is wide open.) deschis2) (allowing the inside to be seen: an open book.) deschis3) (ready for business etc: The shop is open on Sunday afternoons; After the fog had cleared, the airport was soon open again; The gardens are open to the public.) deschis4) (not kept secret: an open show of affection.) deschis5) (frank: He was very open with me about his work.) sincer6) (still being considered etc: Leave the matter open.) nerezolvat7) (empty, with no trees, buildings etc: I like to be out in the open country; an open space.) deschis; viran2. verb1) (to make or become open: He opened the door; The door opened; The new shop opened last week.) a (se) deschide2) (to begin: He opened the meeting with a speech of welcome.) a deschide•- opener- opening
- openly
- open-air
- open-minded
- open-plan
- be an open secret
- bring something out into the open
- bring out into the open
- in the open
- in the open air
- keep/have an open mind
- open on to
- the open sea
- open to
- open up
- with open arms -
4 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
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5 it's no joke
(it is a serious or worrying matter: It's no joke when water gets into the petrol tank.) nu-i de glumit -
6 prime
I 1. adjective1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) prim2) (best: in prime condition.) perfect2. noun(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) floarea vârstei- primary- primarily
- primary colours
- prime minister
- prime number
- prime time 3. adjectiveprime-time advertising.)II verb(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) a încărca; a grundui- primer -
7 shame
[ʃeim] 1. noun1) ((often with at) an unpleasant feeling caused by awareness of guilt, fault, foolishness or failure: I was full of shame at my rudeness; He felt no shame at his behaviour.) ruşine2) (dishonour or disgrace: The news that he had accepted bribes brought shame on his whole family.) ruşine3) ((with a) a cause of disgrace or a matter for blame: It's a shame to treat a child so cruelly.) păcat4) ((with a) a pity: What a shame that he didn't get the job!) păcat2. verb1) ((often with into) to force or persuade to do something by making ashamed: He was shamed into paying his share.) a umili (pe cineva)2) (to cause to have a feeling of shame: His cowardice shamed his parents.) a ruşina•- shameful- shamefully
- shamefulness
- shameless
- shamelessly
- shamelessness
- shamefaced
- put to shame
- to my
- his shame -
8 deposit
[di'pozit] 1. verb1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) a depune2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) a depune, a pune la loc sigur2. noun1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) depunere2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) acont; avans3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) acont; avans4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) sediment5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) zăcământ -
9 pulp
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