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1 iridescent
[iri'desnt](shining or glittering with the colours of the rainbow: Soap bubbles are iridescent.) irizat -
2 colour
1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) culoare2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) vopsea3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) culoare4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) culoare2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) color3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) a vopsi- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) persoană de culoare- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
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3 clash
[klæʃ] 1. noun1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) ciocnire2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) conflict3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) încleştare4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.)2. verb1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) a (se) ciocni cu zgomot2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) a se ciocni3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) a se certa4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) a se suprapune5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) a nu se asorta -
4 prism
['prizm]1) (a solid figure whose sides are parallel and whose two ends are the same in shape and size.) prismă2) (a glass object of this shape, usually with triangular ends, which breaks up a beam of white light into the colours of the rainbow.) prismă• -
5 second
I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) al doilea, secund2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) al doilea, a doua3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) secundar2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) al doilea3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) al doilea2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) susţinător4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) a sprijini5. noun(a secondary school.) şcoală secundară- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) secundă2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) clipă -
6 quiet
1. adjective1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) liniştit2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) liniştit3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) liniştit4) ((of colours) not bright.) discret2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) linişte, calm3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) a (se) linişti- quieten- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
- on the quiet -
7 prime
I 1. adjective1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) prim2) (best: in prime condition.) perfect2. noun(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.) floarea vârstei- primary- primarily
- primary colours
- prime minister
- prime number
- prime time 3. adjectiveprime-time advertising.)II verb(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) a încărca; a grundui- primer -
8 onyx
['oniks](a type of precious stone with layers of different colours: The ashtray is made of onyx; ( also adjective) an onyx ashtray.) (de) onix -
9 palette
['pælit](a small flat piece of wood etc, with a hole for the thumb, on which an artist mixes his colours.) paletă
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