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101 atom
['ætəm]1) (the smallest part of an element.) atom2) (anything very small: There's not an atom of truth in what she says.) pic, strop•- atomic- atomic bomb
- atom bomb
- atomic energy
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102 attend
[ə'tend]1) (to go to or be present at: He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen.) a frecventa; a fi prezent la2) ((with to) to listen or give attention to: Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying!) a urmări (cu atenţie)3) (to deal with: I'll attend to that problem tomorrow.) a se ocupa de4) (to look after; to help or serve: Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies.) a îngriji, a sluji•- attendant
- in attendance -
103 attitude
['ætitju:d]1) (a way of thinking or acting etc: What is your attitude to politics?) atitudine (faţă de)2) (a position of the body: The artist painted the model in various attitudes.) postură -
104 babble
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105 backwater
1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) braţ; răstoacă2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) loc izolat -
106 be
present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.)2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) a fi4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) a urma (să)5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) a fi•- being- the be-all and end-all -
107 be after
(to be looking for something: What are you after?; The police are after him.) a urmări -
108 be driving at
(to be trying to say or suggest: I don't know what you're driving at.) a vrea să ajungă (la) -
109 be on tenterhooks
(to be uncertain and anxious about what is going to happen: He was on tenterhooks about the result of the exam.) (ca pe) ghimpi -
110 be the matter
( often with with) (to be the/a trouble, difficulty or thing that is wrong: Is anything the matter?; What's the matter with you?) a se întâmpla -
111 be up to
1) (to be busy or occupied with (an activity etc): What is he up to now?)2) (to be capable of: He isn't quite up to the job.)3) (to reach the standard of: This work isn't up to your best.)4) (to be the duty or privilege of: It's up to you to decide; The final choice is up to him.) -
112 bear out
(to support or confirm: This bears out what you said.) a confirma -
113 bear with
(to be patient with (someone): Bear with me for a minute, and you'll see what I mean.) a avea răbdare (cu) -
114 beastly
1) (like a beast.) bestial, animalic2) (disagreeable: What a beastly thing to do!) dezgustător -
115 behold
[bi'həuld]past tense, past participle - beheld; verb(to see: What a sight to behold!) a vedea -
116 believe
[bi'li:v]1) (to regard (something) as true: I believe his story.) a crede2) (to trust (a person), accepting what he says as true: I believe you.) a crede3) (to think (that): I believe he's ill.) a crede (că)•- belief
- believer
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117 bend
[bend] 1. past tense, past participle - bent; verb1) (to make, become, or be, angled or curved: Bend your arm; She bent down to pick up the coin; The road bends to the right; He could bend an iron bar.) a (se) îndoi; a (se) apleca2) (to force (someone) to do what one wants: He bent me to his will.) a supune2. noun(a curve or angle: a bend in the road.) curbă, cotitură- bent on -
118 blind
1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) orb2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) orb (la)3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) fără vizibilitate4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) pentru orbi2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) stor2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) înşelăciune3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) a orbi- blinding- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) a lega pe cineva la ochi cu o bandă5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.)- the blind leading the blind -
119 body language
noun (body movements, facial expressions etc that show what a person (really) feels or thinks.) -
120 boil down to
(to amount to; to indicate as a final analysis or judgement: It all boils down to money; What it boils down to is that you have to make a choice between family and career.)
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