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21 day-dream
noun (a dreaming or imagining of pleasant events; the making of unreal plans etc while awake.) -
22 deputy
['depjuti]noun (someone appointed to help a person and take over some of his jobs if necessary: While the boss was ill, his deputy ran the office.) adjunct -
23 desk
[desk](a piece of furniture, often like a table, for sitting at while writing, reading etc: She kept the pile of letters in a drawer in her desk.) birou, pupitru -
24 distracted
1) (turned aside (from what one is doing or thinking): He had slipped out while her attention was distracted.) distras; neatent2) (out of one's mind; mad: a distracted old woman.) zăpăcit, nebun3) (distressed: The distracted mother couldn't reach her child in the burning house.) înnebunit -
25 doodle
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26 drink to / drink (to) the health of
(to offer good wishes to, or wish well, while drinking: to drink someone's health; Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and groom.) a bea pentru/în sănătateaEnglish-Romanian dictionary > drink to / drink (to) the health of
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27 drink to / drink (to) the health of
(to offer good wishes to, or wish well, while drinking: to drink someone's health; Raise your glasses and drink to the bride and groom.) a bea pentru/în sănătateaEnglish-Romanian dictionary > drink to / drink (to) the health of
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28 dripping
noun (fat obtained from meat while it is roasting etc.) grăsime (care se scurge când se frige carnea) -
29 drive-in
adjective ((of a cinema, café etc, especially in North America) catering for people who remain in their cars while watching a film, eating etc: a drive-in movie.) în aer liber -
30 egg-cup
noun (a small cup-shaped container for holding a boiled egg while it is being eaten.) -
31 escape
[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) a evada2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) a scăpa (de)3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) a scăpa4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) a se scurge2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) evadare; scurgere- escapism- escapist -
32 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) -
33 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) -
34 fiddle
['fidl] 1. noun1) (a violin: She played the fiddle.) vioară2) (a dishonest business arrangement: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.) escrocherie2. verb1) (to play a violin: He fiddled while they danced.) a cânta la vioară2) ((with with) to make restless, aimless movements: Stop fiddling with your pencil!) a se juca cu3) (to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.) a face mişculaţii (cu)•- fiddler- fiddler crab
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35 fidget
['fi‹it] 1. past tense, past participle - fidgeted; verb(to move (the hands, feet etc) restlessly: Stop fidgeting while I'm talking to you!) a se foi2. noun(a person who fidgets: She's a terrible fidget!) neastâmpărat -
36 fresco
['freskəu]plural - fresco(e)s; noun(a picture painted on a wall while the plaster is still wet.) frescă -
37 get busted
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38 gush
1. verb1) ((of liquids) to flow out suddenly and in large amounts: Blood gushed from his wound.) a ţâşni în şuvoi2) (to exaggerate one's enthusiasm etc while talking: The lady kept gushing about her husband's success.) a exagera2. noun(a sudden flowing (of a liquid): a gush of water.) şuvoi- gushing- gushingly -
39 hijack
1. verb1) (to take control of (an aeroplane) while it is moving and force the pilot to fly to a particular place.) a deturna2) (to stop and rob (a vehicle): Thieves hijacked a lorry carrying $20,000 worth of whisky.) a prăda3) (to steal (something) from a vehicle: Thieves hijacked $20,000 worth of whisky from a lorry.) a fura2. noun(the act of hijacking.) deturnare- hijacker -
40 hold on
1) ((often with to) to keep (a grip on) (something): She held on to me to stop herself slipping; I couldn't hold on any longer, so I let go of the rope.) a se ţine bine (de)2) (to stop or wait: Hold on - I'm not quite ready yet; The operator asked the caller to hold on while she connected him.) a aştepta
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