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2 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) a (se) crăpa2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) a sparge3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) a pocni4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) a spune (glume)5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) a sparge6) (to solve (a code).) a descifra7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) a ceda2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) crăpătură2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) deschizătură îngustă3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) pocnet4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) lovitură (tare)5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) banc6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) de calitatea întâi, de elită- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
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3 close
I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) aproape (de)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) strâns2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) apropiat2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) strâns3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) atent4) (tight: a close fit.) potrivit5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) închis6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) zgârcit7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) secretos•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) a se sfârşi3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) a încheia2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) sfârşit- close up -
4 conduct
1. verb1) (to lead or guide: We were conducted down a narrow path by the guide; He conducted the tour.) a conduce2) (to carry or allow to flow: Most metals conduct electricity.) a fi conducător/conductor de3) (to direct (an orchestra, choir etc).) a dirija4) (to behave (oneself): He conducted himself well at the reception.) a se comporta5) (to manage or carry on (a business).) a dirija2. noun1) (behaviour: His conduct at school was disgraceful.) conduită2) (the way in which something is managed, done etc: the conduct of the affair.) dirijare•- conduction
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5 ladder
['lædə] 1. noun1) (a set of rungs or steps between two long supports, for climbing up or down: She was standing on a ladder painting the ceiling; the ladder of success.) scară2) ((American run) a long, narrow flaw caused by the breaking of a stitch in a stocking or other knitted fabric.)2. verb(to (cause to) develop such a flaw: I laddered my best pair of tights today; Fine stockings ladder very easily.) -
6 pass
1. verb1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) a trece (de)2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) a transmite3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) a întrece4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) a depăşi5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) a petrece6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) a vota, a aproba7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) a pronunţa8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) a trece9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) a trece/a lua (un examen)2. noun1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) trecătoare2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) permis3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) notă de trecere4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) pasă•- passable- passing
- passer-by
- password
- in passing
- let something pass
- let pass
- pass as/for
- pass away
- pass the buck
- pass by
- pass off
- pass something or someone off as
- pass off as
- pass on
- pass out
- pass over
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7 passage
['pæsi‹]1) (a long narrow way through, eg a corridor through a building: There was a dark passage leading down to the river between tall buildings.)2) (a part of a piece of writing or music: That is my favourite passage from the Bible.) pasaj3) ((usually of time) the act of passing: the passage of time.) trecere4) (a journey by boat: He paid for his passage by working as a steward.) traversare -
8 runner
1) (a person who runs: There are five runners in this race.) alergător2) (the long narrow part on which a sledge etc moves: He polished the runners of the sledge; an ice-skate runner.) tălpică3) (a long stem of a plant which puts down roots.) stolon -
9 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) a aluneca2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) a-i scăpa printre degete3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) a fi în declin, a coborî4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) a se furişa5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) a se elibera (din)6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) a aluneca2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) eroare2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) gafă3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) combinezon, jupon4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) cală•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) bucăţică
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