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21 run
1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) a alerga2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) a merge3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) a curge4) ((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 funcţiona5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) a conduce6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) a alerga, a participa la o cursă7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) a merge; a veni8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) a (se) juca9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) a administra, a conduce; a merge10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) a ieşi11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) a(-şi) trece12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) a deveni13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).)2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) alergare2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) plimbare3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) perioadă4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) gaură5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) drept de folosire6) (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.) coteţ7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.)•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) la rând- runny- 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 -
22 show
[ʃəu] 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (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 arăta2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) a se vedea3) (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 expune4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) a indica5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) a conduce6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) a demonstra7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) a dovedi8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) a acorda2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) expoziţie, spectacol2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) demonstraţie3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) demonstraţie4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) aparenţă5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) (a face) figură frumoasă•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up -
23 step
[step] 1. noun1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) pas2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) pas3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) pas4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) pas5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) treaptă6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) pas7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) măsură2. verb(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) a păşi- steps- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step -
24 drop
[drop] 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) picătură2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) strop3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) cădere; scădere4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) povârniş2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) a scăpa2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) a cădea3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) a abandona, a renunţa4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) a lăsa5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) a lăsa/a scrie un bilet•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out -
25 friction
['frikʃən]1) (the rubbing together of two things: The friction between the head of the match and the matchbox causes a spark.) frecare2) (the resistance felt when one object is moved against another (or through liquid or gas): There is friction between the wheels of a car and the road-surface.) frecare3) (quarrelling; disagreement: There seems to be some friction between the workmen and the manager.) neînţelegere -
26 race
I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) cursă2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) a participa la o cursă; a alerga într-o cursă2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) a se lua la întrecere (cu)3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) a merge în viteză•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.) rasă; rasial2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.) rasă3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.) rasă; neam•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race -
27 swing
[swiŋ] 1. past tense, past participle - swung; verb1) (to (cause to) move or sway in a curve (from side to side or forwards and backwards) from a fixed point: You swing your arms when you walk; The children were swinging on a rope hanging from a tree; The door swung open; He swung the load on to his shoulder.) a (se) balansa2) (to walk with a stride: He swung along the road.) a merge cu paşi mari3) (to turn suddenly: He swung round and stared at them; He is hoping to swing the voters in his favour.) a se întoarce2. noun1) (an act, period, or manner, of swinging: He was having a swing on the rope; Most golfers would like to improve their swing.) balansare2) (a swinging movement: the swing of the dancers' skirts.) balansare3) (a strong dancing rhythm: The music should be played with a swing.) ritm antrenant4) (a change in public opinion etc: a swing away from the government.) reviriment, schimbare (de opinie/de atitudine)5) (a seat for swinging, hung on ropes or chains from a supporting frame etc.) balansoar•- swinging- swing bridge
- swing door
- be in full swing
- get into the swing of things
- get into the swing
- go with a swing -
28 twist
[twist] 1. verb1) (to turn round (and round): He twisted the knob; The road twisted through the mountains.)2) (to wind around or together: He twisted the piece of string (together) to make a rope.) a răsuci3) (to force out of the correct shape or position: The heat of the fire twisted the metal; He twisted her arm painfully.) a îndoi, a răsuci2. noun1) (the act of twisting.) răsucire2) (a twisted piece of something: He added a twist of lemon to her drink.) bucăţică3) (a turn, coil etc: There's a twist in the rope.) buclă; îndoitură4) (a change in direction (of a story etc): The story had a strange twist at the end.) lovitură de teatru•- twisted- twister -
29 whistle
['wisl] 1. verb1) (to make a shrill, often musical, sound by forcing one's breath between the lips or teeth: Can you whistle?; He whistled to attract my attention; He whistled a happy tune.) a fluiera2) (to make such a sound with a device designed for this: The electric kettle's whistling; The referee whistled for half-time.) a fluiera3) (to make a shrill sound in passing through the air: The bullet whistled past his head.) a şuiera4) ((of the wind) to blow with a shrill sound.) a sufla2. noun1) (the sound made by whistling: He gave a loud whistle to his friend across the road.) fluierat2) (a musical pipe designed to make a whistling noise.) fluier3) (an instrument used by policemen, referees etc to make a whistling noise: The referee blew his whistle at the end of the game.) fluierat -
30 across
[ə'kros] 1. preposition1) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) pe partea cealaltă (a)2) (at the other side (of): The butcher's shop is across the street.) pe partea cealaltă (a)2. adverb(to the other side or to the speaker's side: He dived in off the river-bank and swam across.) partea cealaltă -
31 hire
1. verb1) ((often with from) to get the use of by paying money: He's hiring a car (from us) for the week.) a angaja2) ((often with out) to give (someone) the use of in exchange for money: Will you hire me your boat for the week-end?; Does this firm hire out cars?) a închiria3) ((especially American) to employ (a workman etc): They have hired a team of labourers to dig the road.)2. noun((money paid for) hiring: Is this hall for hire?; How much is the hire of the hall?; We don't own this crane - it's on hire.) închiriere- hirer- hire-purchase -
32 reel
[ri:l] 1. noun1) (a round wheel-shaped or cylindrical object of wood, metal etc on which thread, film, fishing-lines etc can be wound: a reel of sewing-cotton; He changed the reel in the projector.) mosor; bobină2) ((the music for) a type of lively Scottish, Irish or American dance: The fiddler played a reel; to dance a reel.) dans scoţian2. verb(to stagger; to sway; to move in an unsteady way: The drunk man reeled along the road; My brain was reeling with all the information that he gave me.)- reel in- reel off -
33 scatter
['skætə]1) (to (make) go or rush in different directions: The sudden noise scattered the birds; The crowds scattered when the bomb exploded.) a (se) risipi, a (se) dispersa2) (to throw loosely in different directions: The load from the overturned lorry was scattered over the road.) a (se) împrăştia•- scattering
- scatterbrain
- scatterbrained -
34 station
['steiʃən] 1. noun1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) staţie2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) post, cazarmă3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) post2. verb(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) a (se) posta -
35 trail
[treil] 1. verb1) (to drag, or be dragged, along loosely: Garments were trailing from the suitcase.) a atârna2) (to walk slowly and usually wearily: He trailed down the road.) a-şi târşâi picioarele3) (to follow the track of: The herd of reindeer was being trailed by a pack of wolves.) a urmări2. noun1) (a track (of an animal): The trail was easy for the hunters to follow.) urmă2) (a path through a forest or other wild area: a mountain trail.) potecă3) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) dâră•- trailer -
36 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) morman, grămadă2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) idee (generală)2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) a fi purtat de vânt/de curent, a aluneca2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) a se lăsa în voia sorţii•- drifter- driftwood -
37 dry up
1) (to lose water; to cease running etc completely: All the rivers dried up in the heat.) a seca2) (to become used up: Supplies of bandages have dried up.) a se epuiza3) (to make dry: The sun dried up the puddles in the road.) a usca4) ((of a speaker) to forget what he is going to say: He dried up in the middle of his speech.) a-şi pierde vorba -
38 lean
I [li:n] past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) a (se) apleca2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) a (se) sprijini (pe/de)•- leaningII [li:n] adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) uscăţiv2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) fără grăsime3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) sărac•- leanness -
39 left-hand
1) (at the left; to the left of something else: the bottom left-hand drawer of the desk.) din stânga2) (towards the left: a left-hand bend in the road.) spre stânga -
40 pound
I noun1) ((also pound sterling: usually abbreviated to $L when written with a number) the standard unit of British currency, 100 (new) pence.) liră sterlină2) ((usually abbreviated to lb(s) when written with a number) a measure of weight (0.454 kilograms).) livrăII noun(an enclosure or pen into which stray animals are put: a dog-pound.) îngrăditură, ţarcIII verb1) (to hit or strike heavily; to thump: He pounded at the door; The children were pounding on the piano.) a bate tare; a zdrăngăni2) (to walk or run heavily: He pounded down the road.) a merge cu paşi apăsaţi3) (to break up (a substance) into powder or liquid: She pounded the dried herbs.) a pisa (mărunt)
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