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81 even up
(to make equal: John did better in the maths exam than Jim and that evened up their marks.) a face egal, a egaliza -
82 facelift
1) (an operation to smooth and firm the face: She has had a facelift.) lifting facial, operaţie estetică2) (a process intended to make a building etc look better: This village will be given a facelift.) renovare -
83 fiddle
['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) vioară2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) escrocherie2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) a cânta la vioară2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) a se juca cu3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) a face mişculaţii (cu)•- fiddler- fiddler crab
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84 flag down
past tense, past participle - flagged; verb (to wave at (a car etc) in order to make it stop: We flagged down a taxi.) a face semn -
85 fly
I plural - fliesnou)1) (a type of small winged insect.)2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)•II past tense - flew; verb1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) a zbura; a pilota2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) a fugi (din)3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) a trece repede•- flyer- flier
- flying saucer
- flying visit
- frequent flyer/flier
- flyleaf
- flyover
- fly in the face of
- fly into
- fly off the handle
- get off to a flying start
- let fly
- send someone/something flying
- send flying -
86 frame
[freim] 1. noun1) (a hard main structure round which something is built or made: the steel frame of the aircraft.) structură2) (something made to enclose something: a picture-frame; a window-frame.) cadru; ramă3) (the human body: He has a slight frame.) osatură2. verb1) (to put a frame around: to frame a picture.) a înrăma2) (to act as a frame for: Her hair framed her face.) a încadra3) (to arrange false evidence so as to make (someone) seem guilty of a crime etc (noun frame-up).) a înscena•- frame of mind -
87 gesture
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88 harm
1. noun(damage; injury; distress: I'll make sure you come to no harm; He meant no harm; It'll do you no harm to go.) rău2. verb(to cause (a person) harm: There's no need to be frightened - he won't harm you.) a face rău, a dăuna- harmful- harmless
- harmlessly
- harmlessness
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89 jump
1. verb1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) a sări, a sălta, a face să salte2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) a sări3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) a tresări4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) a sări (peste)2. noun1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) săritură2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) obstacol3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) salt4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) tresărire5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) creştere bruscă•- jumpy- jump at
- jump for joy
- jump on
- jump the gun
- jump the queue
- jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
- jump to it -
90 motion
['məuʃən] 1. noun1) (the act or state of moving: the motion of the planets; He lost the power of motion.) mişcare2) (a single movement or gesture: He summoned the waiter with a motion of the hand.) gest3) (a proposal put before a meeting: She was asked to speak against the motion in the debate.) moţiune2. verb(to make a movement or sign eg directing a person or telling him to do something: He motioned (to) her to come nearer.) a face semn (să)- motion picture
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91 nauseate
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92 nod
[nod] 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) a încuviinţa din cap, a face semn cu capul2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) a moţăi2. noun(a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) semn de încuviinţare (din cap)- nod off -
93 pair
[peə] 1. noun1) (a set of two of the same thing which are (intended to be) used etc together: a pair of shoes/gloves.) pereche2) (a single thing made up of two parts: a pair of scissors; a pair of pants.) pereche3) (two people, animals etc, often one of either sex, who are thought of together for some reason: a pair of giant pandas; John and James are the guilty pair.) cuplu, pereche2. verb(to make into a pair: She was paired with my brother in the tennis match.) a face/a forma o pereche (cu) -
94 pioneer
1. noun1) (a person who goes to a new, often uninhabited or uncivilized (part of a) country to live and work there: The American pioneers; ( also adjective) a pioneer family.) pionier2) (a person who is the first to study some new subject, or use or develop a new technique etc: Joseph Lister was one of the pioneers of modern medicine; The Wright brothers were the pioneers of aeroplane flight.) pionier, precursor2. verb(to be the first to do or make: Who pioneered the use of vaccine for preventing polio?) a face/a folosi pentru prima oară -
95 plaster
1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) (de) mortar2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) (din) g(h)ips3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) plasture2. verb1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) a tencui2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) a pune un strat gros de•- plastic 3. adjective(easily made into different shapes.) plastic, maleabil -
96 poke
[pəuk] 1. verb1) (to push something into; to prod: He poked a stick into the hole; He poked her in the ribs with his elbow.) a împinge; a înghionti2) (to make (a hole) by doing this: She poked a hole in the sand with her finger.) a face (o gaură)3) (to (cause to) protrude or project: She poked her head in at the window; His foot was poking out of the blankets.) a scoate2. noun(an act of poking; a prod or nudge: He gave me a poke in the arm.) ghiont- poker- poky
- pokey
- poke about/around
- poke fun at
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97 portray
[po:'trei]1) (to make a portrait of: In this painting, the king is portrayed sitting on his throne.) a face un portret2) (to act the part of: the actor who portrays Hamlet.) a juca (în)• -
98 practise
['præktis]1) (to do exercises to improve one's performance in a particular skill etc: She practises the piano every day; You must practise more if you want to enter the competition.) a se antrena, a exersa2) (to make (something) a habit: to practise self-control.) a face exerciţii de3) (to do or follow (a profession, usually medicine or law): He practises (law) in London.) a practica, a profesa• -
99 publicise
verb (to make widely known; to advertise: We are publicizing a new product.) a face reclamă (pentru) -
100 publicize
verb (to make widely known; to advertise: We are publicizing a new product.) a face reclamă (pentru)
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