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41 round
1. adjective1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) rotund2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) rotunjor; grăsuţ2. adverb1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.)2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.)3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.)4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.)5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.)6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?)3. preposition1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.)2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.)3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.)4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.)4. noun1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) rotund2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) tură3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salvă4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) glonţ; obuz5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) manşă, rundă6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canon5. verb(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) a se întoarce (la)- rounded- roundly
- roundness
- rounds
- all-round
- all-rounder
- roundabout 6. adjective(not direct: a roundabout route.)- round-shouldered
- round trip
- all round
- round about
- round off
- round on
- round up -
42 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 -
43 arms
1) (weapons: Does the police force carry arms?) arme2) (a design etc which is used as the symbol of the town, family etc (see also coat of arms).) blazon -
44 block
[blok] 1. noun1) (a flat-sided mass of wood or stone etc: blocks of stone.) bloc2) (a piece of wood used for certain purposes: a chopping-block.) buştean3) (a connected group of houses, offices etc: a block of flats; an office block.) bloc, imobil4) (a barrier: a road block.) baraj rutier5) ((especially American) a group of buildings bounded by four streets: a walk round the block.) lot de case2. verb(to make (progress) difficult or impossible: The crashed cars blocked the road.) a bloca- blockade3. verbThe ships blockaded the town.) a supune unei blocade- blockage- blocked
- block capital/letter
- blockhead -
45 cross
[kros] I adjective(angry: I get very cross when I lose something.) supărat- crosslyII 1. plural - crosses; noun1) (a symbol formed by two lines placed across each other, eg + or x.) cruce2) (two wooden beams placed thus (+), on which Christ was nailed.) cruce3) (the symbol of the Christian religion.) cruce4) (a lasting cause of suffering etc: Your rheumatism is a cross you will have to bear.) cruce5) (the result of breeding two varieties of animal or plant: This dog is a cross between an alsatian and a labrador.) hibrid6) (a monument in the shape of a cross.) cruce7) (any of several types of medal given for bravery etc: the Victoria Cross.) cruce2. verb1) (to go from one side to the other: Let's cross (the street); This road crosses the swamp.) a traversa2) ((negative uncross) to place (two things) across each other: He sat down and crossed his legs.) a încrucişa3) (to go or be placed across (each other): The roads cross in the centre of town.) a se încrucişa4) (to meet and pass: Our letters must have crossed in the post.) a se încrucişa5) (to put a line across: Cross your `t's'.) a şterge (cu o linie)6) (to make (a cheque or postal order) payable only through a bank by drawing two parallel lines across it.) a încrucişa7) (to breed (something) from two different varieties: I've crossed two varieties of rose.) a se pune în calea8) (to go against the wishes of: If you cross me, you'll regret it!)•- cross-- crossing
- crossbow
- cross-breed
- cross-bred
- crosscheck 3. noun(the act of crosschecking.)- cross-country skiing
- cross-examine
- cross-examination
- cross-eyed
- cross-fire
- at cross-purposes
- cross-refer
- cross-reference
- crossroads
- cross-section
- crossword puzzle
- crossword
- cross one's fingers
- cross out -
46 light
I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) lumină2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) lumină3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) foc4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) lumină2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) luminos2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) deschis3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) a lumina2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) a (se) aprinde•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) uşor2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) uşor3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) uşor4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) mai uşor cu5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) uşor6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) suplu7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) uşor8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) uşor9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) moale, afânat•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
47 ravage
['rævi‹](of enemies, invaders etc) to cause great damage or destruction in, or to plunder (a town, country etc). a devasta; a face ravagii -
48 strong
[stroŋ]1) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) puternic, plin de forţă2) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) puternic, intens3) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) tare4) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) număr de•- strongly- strength
- strengthen
- strongbox
- strong drink
- stronghold
- strong language
- strong-minded
- strong point
- strongroom
- on the strength of -
49 advance
1. verb1) (to move forward: The army advanced towards the town; Our plans are advancing well; He married the boss's daughter to advance (= improve) his chances of promotion.) a avansa; a spori2) (to supply (someone) with (money) on credit: The bank will advance you $500.) a da un avans2. noun1) (moving forward or progressing: We've halted the enemy's advance; Great advances in medicine have been made in this century.) progres2) (a payment made before the normal time: Can I have an advance on my salary?) avans3) ((usually in plural) an attempt at (especially sexual) seduction.) avansuri3. adjective1) (made etc before the necessary or agreed time: an advance payment.) anticipat2) (made beforehand: an advance booking.) în avans3) (sent ahead of the main group or force: the advance guard.) avangardă•- advanced- in advance -
50 amenity
[ə'mi:nəti]plural - amenities; noun(something that makes life more pleasant or convenient: This part of town has a lot of amenities - good shops, parks etc.) atracţii; distracţii -
51 away
[ə'wei]1) (to or at a distance from the person speaking or the person or thing spoken about: He lives three miles away (from the town); Go away!; Take it away!) departe2) (in the opposite direction: She turned away so that he would not see her tears.) în altă parte3) ((gradually) into nothing: The noise died away.) de tot4) (continuously: They worked away until dark.) neîncetat5) ((of a football match etc) not on the home ground: The team is playing away this weekend; ( also adjective) an away match.) în deplasare -
52 bombard
1) (to attack with artillery: They bombarded the town.) a bombarda2) (to direct questions etc at: The reporters bombarded the film star with questions.) a asalta (cu)• -
53 branch
1. noun1) (an arm-like part of a tree: He cut some branches off the oak tree.) ramură2) (an offshoot from the main part (of a business, railway etc): There isn't a branch of that store in this town; ( also adjective) That train runs on the branch line.) sucursală; linie secundară2. verb((usually with out/off) to spread out like, or into, a branch or branches: The road to the coast branches off here.) a se bifurca -
54 distance
['distəns]1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) distanţă2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) depărtare•- distant -
55 ease
[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) tihnă; pace2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) uşurinţă, facilitate3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) naturaleţe2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) a alina2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) a slăbi; a încetini3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) a muta cu grijă•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) încet!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease -
56 fashionable
adjective (following, or in keeping with, the newest style of dress, way of living etc: a fashionable woman; a fashionable part of town.) la modă -
57 frontier
1) (a boundary between countries: We crossed the frontier; ( also adjective) a frontier town.) (de) frontieră2) (the farthest area of land on which people live and work, before the country becomes wild and deserted: Many families went to make a new life on the frontier.) frontieră3) (the limits or boundaries (of knowledge etc): the frontiers of scientific knowledge.) limită -
58 go up
1) (to increase in size, value etc: The temperature/price has gone up.) a creşte2) (to be built: There are office blocks going up all over town.) a se construi -
59 half-hourly
adjective, adverb (done etc every half-hour: at half-hourly intervals; The buses to town run half-hourly.) o dată la jumătate de oră -
60 near
[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) aproape2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) apropiat2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) aproape2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) aproape de3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) aproape4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) a (se) apropia- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss
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