adverb alarmant

[ə'læs]

(used to express grief: Alas, he died young!) vai!

['ælbəm]

1) (a book with blank pages for holding photographs, stamps etc.) album

2) (a long-playing gramophone record: I haven't got the group's latest album.) album, disc

noun (the condition suffered by an alcoholic.) alcoolism

['ælkəuv]

(a small section of a room etc formed by part of the wall being set back.) alcov

[eil]

(the name given to certain kinds of beer: two pints of ale.) bere

noun vioiciune; vigilenţă

(alga ['ælɡə] singular a group of simple plants which includes seaweed.)

['eiliəs]

1. noun

(a false name: What alias did the crook use this time?) supranume

2. adverb

(otherwise known as: John Smith, alias Peter Jones.) alias

(the fact or a statement that a person accused of a crime was somewhere else when it was committed: Has he an alibi for the night of the murder?) alibi

noun alienare, îndepărtare

1) (to get down from or out of: to alight from a bus.) a coborî (din)

2) ((with on) to settle or land on: The bird alighted on the fence.) a se aşeza pe

(burning; very bright: The bonfire was still alight; His eyes were alight with joy.) aprins

1. adjective

(like one another; similar: Twins are often very alike.) asemănător

2. adverb

(in the same way: He treated all his children alike.) la fel

(the whole time (that something was happening): I knew the answer all along.) de la început

1) (all at the same time: Don't eat those cakes all at once!) dintr-o dată

2) (suddenly: All at once the light went out.) deo­dată

adjective (very busy: It's all go in this office today.)

(with everything included: Is that the price all in?) inclus

(considering everything: We haven't done badly, all in all.) până la urmă

(soon enough.) toate la vre­mea lor

(all kinds of: He has all manner of problems.) tot felul de

(suddenly or unexpectedly: All of a sudden the lights went out.) brusc

(just the same: It's all one to me what she does.) totuna

1) (over the whole of (a person, thing etc): My car is dirty all over.) de la un capăt la altul

2) (finished: The excitement's all over now.) ter­­mi­nat

3) (everywhere: We've been looking all over for you!) peste tot

1) (unhurt; not ill or in difficulties etc: You look ill. Are you all right?) bine

2) (an expression of agreement to do something: `Will you come?' `Oh, all right.') de acord

(surrounding: There were people all round him.)

(often with to) (ready or prepared (to do something); just on the point of (doing something): We were all set to leave when the phone rang.) gata (de)

(very fashionable: Long skirts were all the fashion last year.) în mare vogă

(continually.) tot timpul

1) (from beginning to end of: The baby cried all through the night.) tot

2) (in every part of: Road conditions are bad all through the country.) pretutindeni în

noun ((usually with the) a signal or formal statement that a time of danger etc is over: They sounded the all-clear after the air-raid.) sfârşit al alertei

adjective (using the greatest effort possible: an all-out attempt.) suprem, nebunesc

1) (including or applying to every part, person, thing etc: an all-round pay rise.) complet

2) (good at all parts of a subject etc: an all-round sportsman.)

noun (a person who is good at many kinds of work, sport etc.) om bun la toate

[,o:l tə'rein 'vi:əkl]

noun ((also ATV) a small vehicle, looking like a small tractor, that can travel fast on rough ground.)

(nevertheless: I'm sure I locked the door, but, all the same, I think I'll go and check.) cu toate acestea

[ə'lei]

(to make less: He allayed her fears.) a domoli

[æli'ɡeiʃən]

noun afirmaţie (ne­do­vedită)

[-'lə:-]

adjective ((with to) affected in a bad way by (certain) things: He is allergic to certain flowers.) alergic

['æli]

1) ((often alleyway) a narrow street in a city etc (usually not wide enough for vehicles).) alee

2) (a long narrow area used for the games of bowling or skittles: a bowling alley.) culoar

['æloi]

(a mixture of two or more metals.) aliaj

[-ʒən]

noun ((the act of making) a mention or reference: The prime minister made no allusion to the war in his speech.) aluzie

(having complete power; very great: almighty God.) atotpu­ternic

1) ((also almond tree) a kind of tree related to the peach.) migdal

2) (the kernel of its fruit: The cake had raisins and almonds in it.) migdală

['o:lməust]

(nearly but not quite: She is almost five years old; She almost fell under a moving car.) aproape

(money etc given to the poor.) pomană

[ə'loft]

(high up; overhead: He held the banner aloft.) deasupra

(so as can be heard: He read the letter aloud.) cu voce tare

adverb alfabetic

(of the Alps or other high mountains: alpine flowers.) alpin

[o:l'redi]

1) (before a particular time; previously: I had already gone when Tom arrived; I don't want that book - I've read it already.) deja

2) (before the expected time: Are you leaving already?; He hasn't gone already, has he?) deja

['o:lsəu]

(in addition or besides; too: He is studying German but he is also studying French; They know him and I know him also.) de asemenea

['o:ltə]

1) (in some Christian churches the table on which the bread and wine are consecrated during the celebration of communion: The bride and groom stood before the priest at the altar.) altar

2) (a table etc on which offerings are made to a god.) altar

noun alternanţă

[o:l'ðəu]

(in spite of the fact that: Although he hurried, the shop was closed when he got there.) deşi, chiar dacă

['æltitju:d]

(height above sea-level: What is the altitude of the town?) altitudine

['æltəu]

((a singer having) a singing voice of the lowest pitch for a woman.) alto

[o:ltə'ɡeðə]

1) (completely: I'm not altogether satisfied.) pe deplin

2) (on the whole and considering everything: I'm wet, I'm tired and I'm cold. Altogether I'm not feeling very cheerful.) una peste alta

['o:lweiz]

1) (at all times: I always work hard; I'll always remember her.) întot­dea­una

2) (continually or repeatedly: He is always making mistakes.) (în)continuu, fără întreru­pere