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1 pitch
I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) a ridica2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) a arunca3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) a cădea4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) a avea tangaj5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) a cânta; a acorda2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) teren2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) înălţime3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) grad4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) lansare5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) tangaj6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.)•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) smoală- pitch-dark -
2 stop
[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) a (se) opri2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) a împiedica3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) a se opri4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) a (se) astupa5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) a bloca; a astupa6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) a sta2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) oprire; haltă2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) staţie3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punct4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) cheie5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) ţăruş; tampon•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
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3 natural
['næ ərəl] 1. adjective1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) natural2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) înnăscut; natural3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) natural4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) normal5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) fără diezi/ bemoli2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) o persoană născută (pentru)2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.) becar•- naturally
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4 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) a sparge, a sfărâma2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) a sparge3) (to make or become unusable.) a (se) strica4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) a încălca5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) a bate, a depăşi6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) a întrerupe7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) a pune capăt, a rupe8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) a anunţa, a face cunoscut9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) a se înmuia10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) a slăbi11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) a izbucni2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pauză2) (a change: a break in the weather.) schimbare3) (an opening.) breşă, spărtură4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) şansă•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) obiect fragil- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it
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