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1 prevent
[pri'vent](to stop (someone doing something or something happening): He prevented me from going.) a împiedica- preventive -
2 bar
1. noun1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) bară; bucată; lingou2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) dungă3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) drug4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) tejghea5) (a public house.) bar, pub6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) măsură7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) obstacol, piedică8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) bară2. verb1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) a zăvorî, a închide2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) a da afară3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) a împiedica3. preposition(except: All bar one of the family had measles.) cu excepţia- barmaid- barman
- bar code -
3 hold back
1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) a ascunde (ceva cuiva)2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) a reţine3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) a împiedica, a opri -
4 shield
[ʃi:ld] 1. noun1) (a broad piece of metal, wood etc carried as a protection against weapons.) scut2) (something or someone that protects: A thick steel plate acted as a heat shield.) pavăză3) (a trophy shaped like a shield won in a sporting competition etc: My son has won the archery shield.) trofeu2. verb1) (to protect: The goggles shielded the motorcyclist's eyes from dust.) a proteja2) (to prevent from being seen clearly: That group of trees shields the house from the road.) a ascunde -
5 restrain
[rə'strein](to prevent from doing something; to control: He was so angry he could hardly restrain himself; He had to be restrained from hitting the man; He restrained his anger with difficulty.) a (se) stăpâni; a împiedica -
6 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
- stop over
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7 dazzle
['dæzl]1) ((of a strong light) to prevent from seeing properly: I was dazzled by the car's headlights.) a orbi2) (to affect the ability of making correct judgements: She was dazzled by his charm.) a orbi•- dazzling -
8 do out of
(to prevent from getting, especially by using dishonest methods: My boss tried to do me out of a day's holiday.) a lipsi de -
9 hush up
(to prevent from becoming known to the general public: The affair was hushed up.) a muşamaliza -
10 keep off
1) (to stay away: There are notices round the bomb warning people to keep off; The rain kept off and we had sunshine for the wedding.) a se ţine departe de2) (to prevent from getting to or on to (something): This umbrella isn't pretty, but it keeps off the rain.) a proteja (de) -
11 lock in
(to prevent from getting out of a building etc by using a lock: She found she was locked in, and had to climb out of the window.) a încuia (înăuntru) -
12 lock out
(to prevent from getting into a building etc by using a lock: Don't lock yourself out (of the house) by forgetting to take your key with you.) a rămâne afară -
13 lock up
1) (to confine or prevent from leaving or being taken away by using a lock: to lock up a prisoner / one's jewellery.) a închide2) (to lock whatever should be locked: He locked up and left the shop about 5.30 p.m.) a încuia -
14 obliterate
[ə'blitəreit]1) (to cover, to prevent from being visible: The sand-storm obliterated his footprints.) a şterge2) (to destroy completely: The town was obliterated by the bombs.) a distruge -
15 put a stop to
(to prevent from continuing: We must put a stop to this waste.) a pune capăt la -
16 suppress
[sə'pres]1) (to defeat or put a stop to (eg a rebellion).) a reprima2) (to keep back or stifle: She suppressed a laugh.) a reprima3) (to prevent from being published, known etc: to suppress information.) a suprima; a interzice• -
17 save
I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.) a salva2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.) a economisi3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.) a scuti4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.) a apăra5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.) a elibera6) (to keep data in the computer.)2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.) oprire (a mingii)- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.) cu excepţia -
18 guard
1. verb1) (to protect from danger or attack: The soldiers were guarding the king/palace.) a apăra2) (to prevent (a person) escaping, (something) happening: The soldiers guarded their prisoners; to guard against mistakes.) a supraveghea2. noun1) (someone who or something which protects: a guard round the king; a guard in front of the fire.) gardă2) (someone whose job is to prevent (a person) escaping: There was a guard with the prisoner every hour of the day.) gardian3) ((American conductor) a person in charge of a train.) supraveghere4) (the act or duty of guarding.)•- guarded- guardedly
- guard of honour
- keep guard on
- keep guard
- off guard
- on guard
- stand guard -
19 suspend
[sə'spend]1) (to hang: The meat was suspended from a hook.) a atârna2) (to keep from falling or sinking: Particles of dust are suspended in the air.) a suspenda3) (to stop or discontinue temporarily: All business will be suspended until after the funeral.) a suspenda4) (to prevent (a person) temporarily from continuing his (professional) activities or having his usual privileges: Two footballers were suspended after yesterday's match.) a suspenda•- suspenders
- suspense
- suspension
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20 discourage
1) (to take away the confidence, hope etc of: His lack of success discouraged him.) a descuraja2) (to try to prevent (by showing disapproval etc): She discouraged all his attempts to get to know her.) a descuraja3) ((with from) to persuade against: The rain discouraged him from going camping.) a descuraja•
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