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1 play
[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) a se juca; a se distra2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) a juca3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) a juca4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) a juca5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) a cânta (la)6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) a juca (o festă)7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) a face umbre8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) a juca, a pune jos9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.)10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.)2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) joc, distracţie2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) piesă de teatru3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) meci4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) joc•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
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2 proceed
[prə'si:d, 'prousi:d]1) (to go on; to continue: They proceeded along the road; They proceeded with their work.) a continua (să)2) (to follow a course of action: I want to make a cupboard, but I don't know how to proceed.) a proceda3) (to begin (to do something): They proceeded to ask a lot of questions.) a începe (să)4) (to result: Fear often proceeds from ignorance.) a proveni (din)5) (to take legal action (against): The police decided not to proceed against her.) a acţiona în justiţie•- proceeds -
3 attack
[ə'tæk] 1. verb1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) a ataca2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) a ataca3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) a ataca4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) a se pune pe2. noun1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) atac2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) criză, atac -
4 grind
1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) a măcina, a râşni2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) a scrâşni3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) a hârşâi2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) corvoadă- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
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5 guarantee
1. noun1) (a statement by the maker that something will work for a certain period of time: This guarantee is valid for one year.) garanţie2) (a thing that makes something likely or certain: It is no guarantee against failure.) garanţie2. verb1) (to act as, or give, a guarantee: This watch is guaranteed for six months.) a garanta2) (to state that something is true, definite etc: I can't guarantee that what he told me is correct.) a garanta -
6 picket
['pikit] 1. noun1) ((any one of) a number of people employed at a factory etc who are on strike and who try to persuade workers not to go to work there, not to deliver goods there etc: The men set up a picket to stop lorries getting into the factory; ( also adjective) a picket line.) pichet2) (a soldier or a small group of soldiers on special duty, usually to guard against a sudden attack by the enemy: The commander placed pickets at various points round the camp; ( also adjective) picket duty.) (soldat de) pază2. verb1) (to place a group of soldiers, strikers etc somewhere as a picket: The strikers' leaders decided to picket the factory; The commander picketed the camp.) a picheta, a înconjura2) (to act as a picket (at): In this country, strikers have the legal right to picket; The soldiers picketed the camp.) a se organiza în pichete -
7 press
[pres] 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) a apăsa; a (se) strânge2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) a stoarce3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) a presa4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) a insista pe/cu5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) a călca2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) strângere; călcat2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) tipar3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) (de) presă4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) presă5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) presă•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
- press for
- press forward/on -
8 rest
I 1. [rest] noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) odihnă2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) somn, odihnă3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) suport; tetieră4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) (în) repaus2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) a (se) odihni2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) a se odihni3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) a (se) sprijini (pe); a-şi aţinti (asupra)4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) a se linişti, a avea tihnă5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) a depinde (de)6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) a aparţine•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II [rest]- the rest -
9 turn
[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.)2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) a se întorce3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) a o lua (la)4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) a-şi îndrepta5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) a se întoarce6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) a (se) transforma (în)7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) a (se) face2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) învârtire2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) spiră3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) cotitură; intersecţie4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) rând5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) număr•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
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11 warning
1) (an event, or something said or done, that warns: He gave her a warning against driving too fast; His heart attack will be a warning to him not to work so hard.) avertisment2) (advance notice or advance signs: The earthquake came without warning.) semn de avertizare
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