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1 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) a (se) adapta -
2 sweep (someone) off his feet
(to affect (a person) with strong emotion or enthusiasm.) a impresiona teribil pe cineva -
3 sweep (someone) off his feet
(to affect (a person) with strong emotion or enthusiasm.) a impresiona teribil pe cineva -
4 sweep
[swi:p] 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.)2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.)3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.)4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.)2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) măturare, măturat2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gest larg3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) coşar4) (a sweepstake.) loto•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up -
5 step
[step] 1. noun1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) pas2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) pas3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) pas4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) pas5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) treaptă6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) pas7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) măsură2. verb(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) a păşi- steps- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step -
6 scramble
['skræmbl] 1. verb1) (to crawl or climb quickly, using arms and legs: They scrambled up the slope; He scrambled over the rocks.) a se căţăra2) (to move hastily: He scrambled to his feet.) a se grăbi3) ((with for) to rush, or struggle with others, to get: The boys scrambled for the ball.) a se precipita4) (to distort (a telephone message etc) so that it can only be received and understood with a special receiver.) a codifica2. noun((sometimes with for) an act of scrambling; a rush or struggle: There was a scramble for the best bargains.) busculadă- scrambled eggs
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7 cold
[kəuld] 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) rece2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) frig3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) rece, neprietenos2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) frig2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) răceală•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
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8 hobble
['hobl](to walk with difficulty, usually taking short steps (eg because one is lame or because one's feet are sore): The old lady hobbled along with a stick.) a merge şontâc-şontâc -
9 land
[lænd] 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) pământ2) (a country: foreign lands.) ţară3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) pământ4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) teren, pământ(uri)2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) a ateriza2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) a debarca; a aduce pe uscat3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) a se trezi (în)•[-rouvə]
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies -
10 scurry
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11 apart
(separated by a certain distance: The trees were planted three metres apart; with his feet apart; Their policies are far apart; She sat apart from the other people.) la distanţă (de); depărtat; diferit- come apart
- take apart
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12 attention
[ə'tenʃən]1) (notice: He tried to attract my attention; Pay attention to your teacher!) atenţie2) (care: That broken leg needs urgent attention.) îngrijire3) (concentration of the mind: His attention wanders.) atenţie4) ((in the army etc) a position in which one stands very straight with hands by the sides and feet together: He stood to attention.) poziţie de drepţi•- attentively
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13 biped
(an animal with two feet (eg man).) biped -
14 chafe
[ eif]1) (to make warm by rubbing with the hands.) a freca2) (to make or become sore by rubbing: These tight shoes chafe my feet.) a roade3) (to become impatient: Everyone's chafing at the delay.) a-şi pierde răbdarea -
15 clamber
['klæmbə](to climb by holding on with hands and feet: clambering over the rocks.) a se căţăra -
16 crack
[kræk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) break partly without falling to pieces: The window cracked down the middle.) a (se) crăpa2) (to break (open): He cracked the peanuts between his finger and thumb.) a sparge3) (to make a sudden sharp sound of breaking: The twig cracked as I stepped on it.) a pocni4) (to make (a joke): He's always cracking jokes.) a spune (glume)5) (to open (a safe) by illegal means.) a sparge6) (to solve (a code).) a descifra7) (to give in to torture or similar pressures: The spy finally cracked under their questioning and told them everything he knew.) a ceda2. noun1) (a split or break: There's a crack in this cup.) crăpătură2) (a narrow opening: The door opened a crack.) deschizătură îngustă3) (a sudden sharp sound: the crack of whip.) pocnet4) (a blow: a crack on the jaw.) lovitură (tare)5) (a joke: He made a crack about my big feet.) banc6) (a very addictive drug: He died of too much crack with alcohol)3. adjective(expert: a crack racing-driver.) de calitatea întâi, de elită- cracked- crackdown
- cracker
- crackers
- crack a book
- crack down on
- crack down
- get cracking
- have a crack at
- have a crack -
17 crunch
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18 fetter
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19 find
1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!)2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.)3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.)2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) descoperire- find out -
20 footsore
adjective (with painful feet from too much walking: He arrived, tired and footsore.) cu picioarele umflate, cu dureri de picioare
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