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1 any
['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) nici un/o; vreun, vreo2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.)2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) orice3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) deloc- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
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2 hypocrisy
[hi'pokrəsi](the act or state of pretending to be better than one is or to have feelings or beliefs which one does not actually have.) ipocrizie- hypocritical
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3 this
[ðis] 1. plural - these; adjective1) (used to indicate a person, thing etc nearby or close in time: This book is better than that (one); I prefer these trousers.) acest, această, aceşti, aceste2) (used in stories to indicate a person, thing etc that one is describing or about to describe: Then this man arrived.) un, o; acest, aceasta2. pronoun(used for a thing etc or a person nearby or close in time: Read this - you'll like it; This is my friend John Smith.) asta; acesta, aceasta3. adverb(so; to this degree: I didn't think it would be this easy.) atât de -
4 flatter
['flætə]1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) a flata, a măguli2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) a avantaja3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) a (se) felicita (pentru)•- flattery -
5 street
[stri:t]1) (a road with houses, shops etc on one or both sides, in a town or village: the main shopping street; I met her in the street.) stradă2) ((abbreviated to St when written) used in the names of certain roads: Her address is 4 Shakespeare St.) stradă•- street directory
- be streets ahead of / better than
- be up someone's street
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6 no
[nəu] 1. adjective1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) nici un, nici o2) (not allowed: No smoking.) interzis3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) nu2. adverb(not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) nu3. interjection(a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') nu4. noun plural( noes)1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) nu2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) nu•- nobody5. noun(a very unimportant person: She's just a nobody.) nimeni- no-one- there's no saying
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7 put on airs / give oneself airs
(to behave as if one is better or more important than others: She gives herself such airs that everyone dislikes her.) a-şi da aereEnglish-Romanian dictionary > put on airs / give oneself airs
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8 shade
[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) umbră; umbrar2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) umbră3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) parasolar; abajur; jaluzea4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) ton5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) (un) pic, puţin2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) a (se) adăposti2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) a umbri3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) a se decolora•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade
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