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1 understand
1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.)2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.)3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.)•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.)2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.)3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.)•- make oneself understood- make understood -
2 grasp
1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) a apuca, a înhăţa2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) a pricepe2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) înhăţare2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) înţelegere•- grasping -
3 above someone's head
(too difficult (for someone) to understand: His lecture was well above their heads.) care depăşeşte -
4 abstruse
[əb'stru:s](difficult to understand: abstruse reasoning.) abstrus, neclar, confuz -
5 appreciate
[ə'pri:ʃieit]1) (to be grateful for (something): I appreciate all your hard work.) a fi recunoscător (pentru)2) (to value (someone or something) highly: Mothers are very often not appreciated.) a aprecia (la adevărata valoare)3) (understand; to be aware of: I appreciate your difficulties but I cannot help.) a-şi da seama4) (to increase in value: My house has appreciated (in value) considerably over the last ten years.) a creşte (ca valoare)•- appreciably
- appreciation
- appreciative
- appreciatively -
6 apprehend
1) (to arrest: The police apprehended the thief.) a aresta2) (to understand.) a înţelege•- apprehensive
- apprehensively
- apprehensiveness -
7 catch on
1) (to become popular: The fashion caught on.) a prinde2) (to understand: He's a bit slow to catch on.) a se prinde -
8 clarity
['klærəti]1) (the state of being clear or easy to see through: water remarkable for its clarity.) limpezime2) (the state of being easy to see, hear or understand: She spoke with great clarity.) claritate -
9 clear
[kliə] 1. adjective1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) transparent2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) senin3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) clar4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) liber5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) curat6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) lămurit7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) departe de8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) liber2. verb1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) a curăţa2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) a achita3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) a se însenina4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) a trece peste•- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
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10 clever
['klevə]1) (quick to learn and understand: a clever child.) inteligent, isteţ2) (skilful: a clever carpenter.) îndemânatic3) ((of things) showing cleverness: a clever idea.) ingenios•- cleverly- cleverness -
11 complicated
adjective ((negative uncomplicated) difficult to understand: complicated instructions.) complicat -
12 comprehend
[kompri'hend]1) (to understand.) a înţelege2) (to include.) a cuprinde•- comprehension
- comprehensive
- comprehensively
- comprehensiveness
- comprehensive school -
13 consequently
adverb (therefore: She didn't explain it clearly - consequently, he didn't understand.) prin urmare -
14 considering
preposition (taking into account; despite: Considering his deafness he manages to understand very well.) având în vedere -
15 cotton on
verb (to understand: He'll soon cotton on (to what you mean).) a (se) înţelege -
16 cryptic
['kriptik](intentionally very difficult to understand or make sense of: a cryptic message.) criptic; enigmatic -
17 deaf
[def]1) (unable to hear: She has been deaf since birth.) surd2) ((with to) refusing to understand or to listen: He was deaf to all arguments.) surd•- deafness- deafen
- deafening
- deaf-mute
- fall on deaf ears
- turn a deaf ear to -
18 diagram
(a drawing used to explain something that is difficult to understand: This book has diagrams showing the parts of a car engine.) diagramă -
19 difficult
['difikəlt]1) (hard to do or understand; not easy: difficult sums; a difficult task; It is difficult to know what to do for the best.) dificil, greu; complicat2) (hard to deal with or needing to be treated etc in a special way: a difficult child.) dificil• -
20 dull
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