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1 let off
1) (to fire (a gun) or cause (a firework etc) to explode: He let the gun off accidentally.) a descărca2) (to allow to go without punishment etc: The policeman let him off (with a warning).) a da drumul -
2 let alone
(not to mention; without taking into consideration: There's no room for all the adults, let alone the children.) ca să nu mai vorbim de -
3 leave
I [li:v] past tense, past participle - left; verb1) (to go away or depart from, often without intending to return: He left the room for a moment; They left at about six o'clock; I have left that job.) a părăsi; a pleca2) (to go without taking: She left her gloves in the car; He left his children behind when he went to France.) a (-şi) lăsa3) (to allow to remain in a particular state or condition: She left the job half-finished.) a lăsa4) (to let (a person or a thing) do something without being helped or attended to: I'll leave the meat to cook for a while.) a lăsa5) (to allow to remain for someone to do, make etc: Leave that job to the experts!) a lăsa6) (to make a gift of in one's will: She left all her property to her son.) a lăsa•- leave out
- left over II [li:v] noun1) (permission to do something, eg to be absent: Have I your leave to go?) permisiune2) ((especially of soldiers, sailors etc) a holiday: He is home on leave at the moment.) permisie•- take one's leave of- take one's leave -
4 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) a prinde (din zbor)2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) a lua în3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) a găsi (din întâmplare)4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) a se ridica5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) a trece să ia6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) a recepţiona7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) a regăsi; a prinde -
5 slip
I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) a aluneca2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) a-i scăpa printre degete3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) a fi în declin, a coborî4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) a se furişa5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) a se elibera (din)6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) a aluneca2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.) eroare2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.) gafă3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.) combinezon, jupon4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.) cală•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) bucăţică -
6 straight
[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) drept; întins2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) cinstit, sincer3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) drept4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) în ordine; clar5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) fără apă; sec6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) imposibil7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramatic2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) (drept) înainte; direct2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) imediat3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) cinstit3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) linie dreaptă- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off
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