[ə'bæk]

[ə'beit]

(to become less: The storm abated.) a se domoli; a se micşora

['æbes]

[ə'bri:vieit]

(to shorten (a word, phrase etc): Frederick is often abbreviated to Fred.) a abrevia

['æbdikeit]

1) (to leave or give up the position and authority of a king or queen: The king abdicated (the throne) in favour of his son.) a abdica

2) (to leave or give up (responsibility, power etc): He abdicated all responsibility for the work to his elder son.) a renunţa la

['æbdəmən]

(the part of the body between the hips and the lower ribs.) abdo­men

(to take (someone) away against his will usually by trickery or violence; to kidnap: The president has been abducted.) a răpi

(to put up with; to tolerate: I can't abide noisy people.) a suporta

['æb‹ekt]

(miserable; wretched: abject poverty.) (vrednic) de plâns

['eibl]

1) (having enough strength, knowledge etc to do something: He was able to open the door; He will come if he is able.) capabil

2) (clever and skilful; capable: a very able nurse.) competent

3) (legally competent: able to vote.)

[æb'no:məl]

(not normal: His behaviour is abnormal for a child of his age.) anormal

[ə'boliʃ]

(to put an end to (a custom, law etc): We must abolish the death penalty.) a aboli

[ə'bominəbl]

(very bad; terrible: What abominable weather!) îngro­zitor

[ə'bomineit]

(to detest: He abominates cruelty.) a detesta

[æbə'ri‹ini]

(an original inhabitant of a country, especially of Australia.) abo­­ri­gen

1. preposition

(on the subject of: We talked about our plans; What's the book about?) despre

2. preposition, adverb

1) ((sometimes round about) near (in place, time, size etc): about five miles away; (round) about six o'clock; just about big enough.) cam, aproximativ, în jur de

2) (in different directions; here and there: The children ran about (the garden).) în toate părţile; încolo şi încoace

3) (in or on some part (of a place etc): You'll find him somewhere about (the office).) aproape de, pe lângă

4) (around or surrounding: She wore a coat about her shoulders; He lay with his clothes scattered about.) în jur(ul)

3. adverb

((in military commands etc) in the opposite direction: About turn!) stânga-împre­jur

[ə'breiʒən]

1. noun

(an injury caused by scraping or grazing the skin: minor abrasions.) zgârietură

[ə'brest]

(side by side: They walked along the road three abreast.) unul lângă altul

[ə'bri‹]

(to make (especially a book) shorter.) a prescurta

1) (sudden; unexpected: The car came to an abrupt halt.) brusc; pe neaşteptate

2) ((of a person's manner of speaking etc) rude or sharp.) nepoliticos; ironic, sarcastic

3) (lacking in continuity.)

1. ['æbsənt]

(not present: Johnny was absent from school with a cold.) absent

2. [əb'sent]

(to keep (oneself) away: He absented himself from the meeting.) a lipsi

['æbsəlu:t]

(complete: absolute honesty.) absolut, deplin, total

[əb'stein]

((often with from) not to do, take etc: He abstained (from voting in the election); He abstained from alcohol.) a se abţine (de la)

['æbstinəns]

1) (the act or habit of abstaining, especially from alcohol.) absti­nenţă

2) (withdrawal from taking alcohol or addictive drugs: He is in heroin abstinence.)

[əb'stru:s]

(difficult to understand: abstruse reasoning.) abstrus, neclar, confuz

[əb'sə:d]

(unreasonable or ridiculous: These demands are absolutely absurd.) absurd, ridicol

(a large amount: an abundance of food; There was food in abundance.) abundenţă

1. [ə'bju:z]

1) (to use wrongly, usually with harmful results: She abused her privileges by taking too long a holiday.) a abuza (de)

2) (to insult or speak roughly to: She abused the servants.) a înjura; a insulta

2. [ə'bju:s]

1) (insulting language: He shouted abuse at her.) insultă, injurie

2) (the wrong use of something: This toy has been subjected to a lot of abuse.) utilizare greşită

[ə'bizməl]

(very great (in a bad sense); very bad: abysmal ignorance; The weather is abysmal.) abominabil; înspăimân­tător