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1 put down
1) (to lower: The teacher asked the pupil to put his hand down.) a lăsa jos2) (to place on the floor or other surface, out of one's hands: Put that knife down immediately!) a pune jos3) (to subdue (a rebellion etc).) a reprima4) (to kill (an animal) painlessly when it is old or very ill.) a ucide un animal (pentru a-l cruţa de suferinţă) -
2 walking-stick
noun (a stick used (especially as an aid to balance) when walking: The old lady has been using a walking-stick since she hurt her leg.) -
3 spring
[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) a sări, a sălta2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) a proveni din3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) a (se) întinde brusc2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) resort2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) primăvară3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) salt4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) elasticitate5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) izvor•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up -
4 home
[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) casă; locuinţă2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) patrie3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) cămin4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) cămin5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) casă2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) de acasă2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) din ţară3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) care joacă acasă3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) acasă2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) unde trebuie; din plin•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about -
5 stuff
I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) lucru; produs; materie2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) chestii, prostii, fleacuri3) (an old word for cloth.) haine•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) a împinge; a îndesa2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) a umple3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) a împăia•- stuffing- stuff up -
6 as
[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) când, în timp ce2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) deoarece3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) cum4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) cum5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) deşi, chiar dacă6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) la fel2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) la fel de3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) ca2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) ca3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) ca (pe)4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) ca•- as for- as if / as though
- as to -
7 befriend
[bi'frend](to take as a friend: The old man befriended her when she was lonely.) a se purta prieteneşte -
8 compose
[kəm'pəuz]1) (to form by putting parts together: A word is composed of several letters.) a compune2) (to write (eg music, poetry etc): Mozart began to compose when he was six years old.) a compune3) (to control (oneself) after being upset.) a se calma•- composed- composer
- composition
- composure -
9 cry
1. verb1) (to let tears come from the eyes; to weep: She cried when she heard of the old man's death.) a plânge2) ((often with out) to shout out (a loud sound): She cried out for help.) a striga după2. noun1) (a shout: a cry of triumph.) strigăt2) (a time of weeping: The baby had a little cry before he went to sleep.) plâns3) (the sound made by some animals: the cry of a wolf.) urlet•- cry off -
10 hoard
[ho:d] 1. noun(a (sometimes hidden) store (of treasure, food etc): When she was supposed to be on a diet she secretly kept a hoard of potato crisps in a cupboard.) rezervă2. verb(to store up or keep large quantities of (something), often in secret: His mother told him to stop hoarding old newspapers.) a păstra- hoarder -
11 joke
[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) glumă2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) renghi2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) a glumi; a râde de2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) a glumi•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke -
12 milk tooth
(one of the first set of a baby's teeth: The child's milk teeth started to come out when he was six years old.) dinte de lapte -
13 regent
['ri:‹ent](a person who governs in place of a king or queen: The prince was only two years old when the king died, so his uncle was appointed regent.) regent -
14 square
[skweə] 1. noun1) (a four-sided two-dimensional figure with all sides equal in length and all angles right angles.) pătrat2) (something in the shape of this.) pătrat3) (an open place in a town, with the buildings round it.) piaţă4) (the resulting number when a number is multiplied by itself: 3 × 3, or 32 = 9, so 9 is the square of 3.) pătrat2. adjective1) (having the shape of a square or right angle: I need a square piece of paper; He has a short, square body / a square chin.) pătrat2) ((of business dealings, scores in games etc) level, even, fairly balanced etc: If I pay you an extra $5 shall we be (all) square?; Their scores are (all) square (= equal).) chit; la egalitate3) (measuring a particular amount on all four sides: This piece of wood is two metres square.) pătrat4) (old-fashioned: square ideas about clothes.) de modă veche3. adverb1) (at right angles, or in a square shape: The carpet is not cut square with the corner.) în unghi drept (cu)2) (firmly and directly: She hit him square on the point of the chin.) în plin4. verb1) (to give a square shape to or make square.) a da o formă pătrată2) (to settle, pay etc (an account, debt etc): I must square my account with you.) a regla (conturile cu)3) (to (cause to) fit or agree: His story doesn't square with the facts.) a se potrivi (cu)4) (to multiply a number by itself: Two squared is four.) a ridica la pătrat•- squared- squarely
- square centimetre
- metre
- square root
- fair and square
- go back to square one
- a square deal -
15 surrender
[sə'rendə] 1. verb1) (to yield: The general refused to surrender to the enemy; We shall never surrender!) a se preda2) (to give up or abandon: He surrendered his claim to the throne; You must surrender your old passport when applying for a new one.) a renunţa; a abandona2. noun((an) act of surrendering: The garrison was forced into surrender.) capitulare -
16 thee
[ði:](an old word for `you' used only when addressing one person, especially God (usually Thee), as the object of a verb: We thank Thee for Thy goodness.) ţie, îţi, ţi-; pe tine -
17 thou
(an old word for `you' used only when addressing one person, especially God (usually Thou), as the subject of a verb: Thou, O God.; Thou shalt not kill!) Tu, tu -
18 thy
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19 to pieces
(into separate, usually small pieces, or into the various parts from which (something) is made: It was so old, it fell to pieces when I touched it.) în bucăţi -
20 wax
I 1. [wæks] noun1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) ceară2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) cerumen3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) ceară de mobilă4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) de/în ceară5) (sealing-wax.) ceară pentru sigilii2. verb(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) a cerui- waxed- waxen
- waxy
- waxwork
- waxworks II [wæks] verb1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) a creşte2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) a creşte
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