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1 trying
1) (difficult; causing strain or anxiety: Having to stay such a long time in hospital must be very trying.) chinuitor2) ((of people) stretching one's patience to the limit; annoying: She's a very trying woman!) obositor; plicticos, enervant -
2 trying
(th) încercare, probă -
3 get hold of
1) (to manage to speak to: I've been trying to get hold of you by phone all morning.)2) (to get, buy or obtain: I've been trying to get hold of a copy of that book for years.) a pune mâna pe, a face rost -
4 try
1. verb1) (to attempt or make an effort (to do, get etc): He tried to answer the questions; Let's try and climb that tree!) a încerca (să)2) (to test; to make an experiment (with) in order to find out whether something will be successful, satisfactory etc: She tried washing her hair with a new shampoo; Try one of these sweets.) a încerca, a proba3) (to judge (someone or their case) in a court of law: The prisoners were tried for murder.) a judeca4) (to test the limits of; to strain: You are trying my patience.) a pune la încercare2. noun1) (an attempt or effort: Have a try (at the exam). I'm sure you will pass.) încercare2) (in rugby football, an act of putting the ball on the ground behind the opponents' goal-line: Our team scored three tries.) încercare•- trier- trying
- try on
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5 a hard time (of it)
(trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) de furcă -
6 a hard time (of it)
(trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) de furcă -
7 abstemious
[əb'sti:miəs](taking little food, drink etc: She was being very abstemious as she was trying to lose weight; an abstemious young man.) cumpătat- abstemiousness -
8 be driving at
(to be trying to say or suggest: I don't know what you're driving at.) a vrea să ajungă (la) -
9 collect
[kə'lekt] 1. verb1) (to bring or come together; to gather: People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts.) a (se) strânge; a (se) aduna2) (to call for and take away: She collects the children from school each day.) a lua•- collection
- collective 2. noun(a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them.) colectiv- collector -
10 cure
[kjuə] 1. verb1) (to make better: That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits.) a vindeca2) (to get rid of (an illness etc): That pill cured my headache.) a îndepărta3) (to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc.) a săra; a usca; a afuma2. noun(something which cures: They're trying to find a cure for cancer.) remediu- curable- curative -
11 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) a potoli2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) a domoli -
12 decoy
['di:koi](anything intended to lead someone or something into a trap: The policewoman acted as a decoy when the police were trying to catch the murderer.) momeală -
13 denigrate
['deniɡreit](to attack the reputation etc of: I'm not trying to denigrate her achievement.) a denigra -
14 desert
I [di'zə:t] verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) a părăsi2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) a dezerta•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II ['dezət] noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) deşert; deşertic -
15 effort
['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) efort2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) efort3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) încercare•- effortlessly -
16 fall between two stools
(to lose both of two possibilities by hesitating between them or trying for both.) a alerga după doi iepuri -
17 fit
I 1. [fit] adjective1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) în formă2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) potrivit2. noun(the right size or shape for a particular person, purpose etc: Your dress is a very good fit.) lucru pe măsură3. verbpast tense, past participle fitted -)1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.) a-i veni2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.) a se potrivi (cu)3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.) a pune4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.) a dota (cu)•- fitness- fitter
- fitting 4. noun1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) accesorii2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) probă•- fit in- fit out
- see/think fit II [fit] noun1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) criză2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) acces• -
18 fume
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19 futility
[-'ti-]noun (uselessness: He realized the futility of trying to continue his journey.) zădărnicie -
20 generalise
1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) a generaliza2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) a spune generalităţi
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