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1 watch
[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) ceas2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) gardă3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) cart2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) a se uita, a privi2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) a se uita (după)3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) a fi atent (la)4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) a supraveghea5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) a aştepta•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over -
2 clock
[klok] 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring time, but not worn on the wrist like a watch: We have five clocks in our house; an alarm clock (= a clock with a ringing device for waking one up in the morning).) ceas(ornic)2) (an instrument for measuring speed of a vehicle or distance travelled by a vehicle: My car has 120,000 miles on the clock.) vitezometru2. verb(to register (a time) on a stopwatch etc.) a cronometra- clockwork
- clock in
- out/on
- off
- clock up
- like clockwork
- round the clock -
3 digital clock/watch
(a clock or watch which shows the time in numbers instead of on a dial.) ceas digital -
4 hour hand
(the smaller of the two hands of a watch or clock, which shows the time in hours.) limbă de ceas -
5 dial
1. noun1) (the face of a watch or clock: My watch has a dial you can see in the dark.) cadran2) (the turning disc over the numbers on a telephone.) disc (cu numere)3) (any disc etc bearing numbers etc used to give information: the dial on a radio.) scală2. verb(to turn a telephone dial to get a number: She dialled the wrong number.) a forma (un număr) -
6 wind up
1) (to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil: My ball of wool has unravelled - could you wind it up again?) a învârti; a încolăci2) (to wind a clock, watch etc: She wound up the clock.) a întoarce (ceasul)3) (to end: I think it's time to wind the meeting up.) a sfârşi -
7 mainspring
noun (the chief spring, especially the spring that causes the wheels to move in a watch or clock.) arc motor -
8 minute hand
(the larger of the two pointers on a clock or watch, which shows the time in minutes past the hour.) minutar -
9 wind
I 1. [wind] noun1) ((an) outdoor current of air: The wind is strong today; There wasn't much wind yesterday; Cold winds blow across the desert.) vânt2) (breath: Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of me.) respiraţie, răsuflare3) (air or gas in the stomach or intestines: His stomach pains were due to wind.) gaz2. verb(to cause to be out of breath: The heavy blow winded him.) a tăia răsuflarea3. adjective((of a musical instrument) operated or played using air pressure, especially a person's breath.) de suflat- windy- windiness
- windfall
- windmill
- windpipe
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windscreen
- windsock
- windsurf
- windsurfer
- windsurfing
- windswept
- get the wind up
- get wind of
- get one's second wind
- in the wind
- like the wind II past tense, past participle - wound; verb1) (to wrap round in coils: He wound the rope around his waist and began to climb.) a înfăşura2) (to make into a ball or coil: to wind wool.) a încolăci3) ((of a road etc) to twist and turn: The road winds up the mountain.) a şerpui4) (to tighten the spring of (a clock, watch etc) by turning a knob, handle etc: I forgot to wind my watch.) a întoarce (ceasul)•- winder- winding
- wind up
- be/get wound up -
10 fast
I 1. adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) rapid2) (quick: a fast worker.) iute3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) înainte2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) repede- fastness- fast foods
- fast food II 1. verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) a posti2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) post- fastingIII adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) rezistent2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) fixat• -
11 tick
I 1. [tik] noun1) (a regular sound, especially that of a watch, clock etc.) tic-tac2) (a moment: Wait a tick!) moment2. verb(to make a sound like this: Your watch ticks very loudly!) a ticăiII 1. [tik] noun(a mark () used to show that something is correct, has been noted etc.) bifare2. verb((often with off) to put this mark beside an item or name on a list etc: She ticked everything off on the list.) a bifa- tick someone off- tick off
- give someone a ticking off
- give a ticking off
- tick someone off
- tick off
- tick over
- ticked off III [tik] noun(a type of small, blood-sucking insect: Our dog has ticks.) căpuşă -
12 hand
[hænd] 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) mână2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) limbă (de ceas)3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) lucrător; membru al echipajului4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) ajutor5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) mână6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) palmă7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) scris (de mână)2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) a da, a înmâna, a transmite2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) a încredinţa•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand -
13 work
[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) loc de muncă, serviciu2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) muncă3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) material de lucru4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) operă5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) muncă6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) loc de muncă2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) a munci2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) a lucra3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) a face să funcţioneze4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) a merge, a funcţiona5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) a progresa (încet)6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) a deveni încet-încet7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) a lucra de mână•- - work- workable
- worker
- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.) mecanism2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) opere•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders -
14 movement
1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) mişcare2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) activitate, acţiune3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) gestică; expresivitate corporală4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) organizaţie, asociaţie5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) mecanism6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) parte7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) mişcare -
15 slow
[sləu] 1. adjective1) (not fast; not moving quickly; taking a long time: a slow train; The service at that restaurant is very slow; He was very slow to offer help.) lent2) ((of a clock etc) showing a time earlier than the actual time; behind in time: My watch is five minutes slow.) în urmă3) (not clever; not quick at learning: He's particularly slow at arithmetic.) încet2. verb(to make, or become slower: The car slowed to take the corner.) a încetini- slowly- slowness
- slow motion
- slow down/up -
16 put right
1) (to repair; to remove faults etc in (something): There is something wrong with this kettle - can you put it right?) a repara2) (to put an end to or change (something that is wrong): You've made a mistake in that sum - you'd better put it right.) a corecta3) (to put (a watch, clock etc) to the correct time.) a potrivi4) (to correct (someone who has made a mistake): I thought the meeting was at 2.30, but he put me right.) a corecta5) (to make healthy again: That medicine will soon put you right.) a vindeca -
17 digit
['di‹it]1) (any of the figures 0 to 9: 105 is a number with three digits.) cifră2) (a finger or toe.) deget•- digital- digital clock/watch -
18 keep time
((of a clock etc) to show the time accurately: Does this watch keep (good) time?) a arăta ora exactă
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