again

[ə'ɡen]

adverb

(once more or another time: He never saw her again; He hit the child again and again; Don't do that again!; He has been abroad but he is home again now.) din nou, iar(ăşi)

against

[ə'ɡenst]

preposition

1) (in opposition to: They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).) împotriva

2) (in contrast to: The trees were black against the evening sky.) în contrast cu

3) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) pe; în

4) (in order to protect against: vaccination against tuberculosis.) împotriva

agar-agar

noun

((a jelly made from) seaweed, used in medicine, cooking etc.)

age

[ei‹]

1. noun

1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) vârstă

2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) epocă, ev

3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) bătrâneţe; vechime

4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) veşnicie

2. verb

(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) a îmbătrâni

- aged

- ageless

- age-old

- the aged

- come of age

- of age

age-old

adjective (done, known etc for a very long time: an age-old custom.) străvechi

aged

adjective

1) (['ei‹id] old: an aged man.) bătrân

2) ([ei‹d] of the age of: a child aged five.) în vârstă de

ageless

adjective (never growing old or never looking older: ageless beauty.) fără vârstă

agencies

plural; see agency

agency

see agent

agenda

[ə'‹endə]

noun

(a list of things to be done, especially at a meeting: What's on the agenda this morning?) ordinea de zi, agendă

agent

['ei‹ənt]

noun

1) (a person or thing that acts: detergents and other cleaning agents.) agent

2) (a person who acts for someone in business etc: our agent in London; a theatrical agent.) agent secret, spion

3) ((especially secret agent) a spy: an agent for the Russians.) agent

•

- agency

- by/through the agency of

aggravate

['æɡrəveit]

verb

1) (to make worse: His bad temper aggravated the situation.) a agrava

2) (to make (someone) angry or impatient: She was aggravated by the constant questions.) a exaspera

•

- aggravation

aggravation

noun exasperare

aggregate

['æɡriɡət]

noun

(a total: What is the aggregate of goals from the two football matches?) total

aggression

[-ʃən]

noun ((a feeling of) hostility.) agresiune

aggressive

[ə'ɡresiv]

adjective

(ready to attack or oppose; quarrelsome: He's a most aggressive boy - he is always fighting at school.) (în mod) agresiv

- aggressively

- aggressiveness

- aggression

- aggressor

aggressively

adverb agresiv

aggressiveness

noun agresivitate

aggressor

noun ((in a war etc) the party which attacks first.) agresor

aggrieved

[ə'ɡri:vd]

adjective

(unhappy or hurt because of unjust treatment: He felt aggrieved at his friend's distrust.) mâhnit

aghast

adjective

(struck with horror: She was aghast at the mess.) înspăimântat

agile

adjective

(able to move quickly and easily: The antelope is very agile.) agil

- agility

agility

[-'‹i-]

noun agilitate

agitate

['æ‹iteit]

verb

1) (to make (someone) excited and anxious: The news agitated her.) a tulbura

2) (to try to arouse public feeling and action: That group is agitating for prison reform.) a face propagandă

3) (to shake: The tree was agitated by the wind.) a zgâlţâi

•

- agitated

- agitation

- agitator

agitated

adjective agitat

agitation

noun agitaţie

agitator

noun (a person who tries constantly to stir up public feeling: a political agitator.) agitator

ago

[ə'ɡəu]

adverb

(at a certain time in the past: two years ago; Long ago, men lived in caves; How long ago did he leave?) în urmă (cu)

agog

[ə'ɡoɡ]

adjective

(eager and excited: We were all agog at the news.) nerăbdător

agonies

plural; see agony

agonised

adjective (showing agony: He had an agonized expression on his face as he lost the match.) chinuit

agonising

adjective (causing agony: an agonizing pain.) chinuitor

agonisingly

adverb în agonie

agonized

adjective (showing agony: He had an agonized expression on his face as he lost the match.) chinuit

agonizing

adjective (causing agony: an agonizing pain.) chinuitor

agonizingly

adverb în agonie

agony

['æɡəni]

plural - agonies; noun

(great pain or suffering: The dying man was in agony; agonies of regret.) agonie; chin

- agonized

- agonised

- agonizing

- agonising

- agonizingly

- agonisingly

agree

[ə'ɡri:]

past tense, past participle - agreed; verb

1) ((often with with) to think or say the same (as): I agreed with them that we should try again; The newspaper report does not agree with what he told us.) a fi de acord

2) (to say that one will do or allow something: He agreed to go; He agreed to our request.) a accepta

3) ((with with) to be good for (usually one's health): Cheese does not agree with me.) a face bine

4) (to be happy and friendly together: John and his wife don't agree.) a se înţelege

•

- agreeable

- agreeably

- agreement

agreeable

adjective (pleasant: She is a most agreeable person.) agreabil, plăcut

agreeably

adverb (în mod) plăcut

agreed

past tense, past participle; see agree

agreement

noun

1) (the state of agreeing: We are all in agreement.) acord

2) (a business, political etc arrangement, spoken or written: You have broken our agreement; We have signed an agreement.) înţelegere

agricultural

adjective agricol

agriculture

noun

((the science of) the cultivation of land: He is studying agriculture.) agronomie

- agricultural

aground

adjective, adverb

((of ships) (stuck) on the bed of the sea etc in shallow water: Our boat ran aground.) eşuat