American

[ə'merikən]

adjective

(of or from America: In this dictionary ``American'' refers to American English.) american

am

see be

amah

noun

1) (in Eastern Countries, a native female servant.)

2) (a baby's nurse, especially a wet-nurse.)

amass

[ə'mæs]

verb

(to gather or collect in a large quantity: He amassed an enormous quantity of information.) a acumula, a aduna

amateur

['æmətə, ](American[) - ər]

1. noun

1) (a person who takes part in a sport etc without being paid for it: The tennis tournament was open only to amateurs.) amator

2) (someone who does something for the love of it and not for money: For an amateur, he was quite a good photographer.) amator

2. adjective

an amateur golfer; amateur photography.) amator

- amateurish

amateurish

[-'tə:-]

adjective (not very skilful: an amateurish drawing.) de amator

amaze

[ə'meiz]

verb

(to surprise greatly: I was amazed at his stupidity.) a ului

- amazement

- amazing

- amazingly

amazement

noun (great surprise: To my amazement, he had never heard of her.) uluire, surprindere

amazing

adjective an amazing sight.) uluitor, extraordinar

amazingly

adverb (în mod) surprinzător

ambassador

feminine - ambassadress; noun

(the government minister appointed to act for his government in another country: the British Ambassador to Italy.)

- ambassadorial

ambassadorial

[-'do:-]

adjective de ambasador

ambassadress

feminine; see ambassador

amber

['æmbə]

noun, adjective

((of) a hard yellow or brownish substance, formed from resin, used in making jewellery etc: made of amber; an amber brooch.) (de) chihlimbar

ambiguity

[-'ɡju:-]

noun ambiguitate

ambiguous

[æm'biɡjuəs]

adjective

(having more than one possible meaning: After the cat caught the mouse, it died is an ambiguous statement (ie it is not clear whether it = the cat or = the mouse).) ambiguu

- ambiguously

- ambiguity

ambiguously

adverb (în mod) ambiguu

ambition

[æm'biʃən]

noun

1) (the desire for success, fame, power etc: He is full of ambition and energy.) ambiţie

2) (the desire eventually to become or do something special: His ambition is to be Prime Minister.) dorinţă

•

- ambitious

- ambitiously

- ambitiousness

ambitious

adjective He is very ambitious; That plan is too ambitious.) ambiţios

ambitiously

adverb ambiţios, cu ambiţie

ambitiousness

noun ambiţie

amble

['æmbl]

verb

(to walk without hurrying: We were ambling along enjoying the scenery.) a merge agale

ambulance

['æmbjuləns]

noun

(a vehicle for carrying the sick and injured to hospital etc: Call an ambulance - this man is very ill!) ambulanţă

ambush

['æmbuʃ]

1. verb

(to wait in hiding for and make a surprise attack on: They planned to ambush the enemy as they marched towards the capital.) a ataca prin surprindere

2. noun

1) (an attack made in this way.) ambuscadă

2) (the group of people making the attack.) unitate de ambuscadă

amen

interjection, noun

((usually Amen) said or sung by Jews or Christians to express a wish that the prayer should be fulfilled.)

amend

[ə'mend]

verb

(to correct or improve: We shall amend the error as soon as possible.) a îndrepta

- make amends

amenities

plural; see amenity

amenity

[ə'mi:nəti]

plural - amenities; noun

(something that makes life more pleasant or convenient: This part of town has a lot of amenities - good shops, parks etc.) atracţii; distracţii

amiability

noun

amiable

['eimiəbl]

adjective

(likeable; pleasant and good-tempered.) amabil

- amiability

- amiably

amiably

adverb (în mod) amabil

amicable

['æmikəbl]

adjective

(friendly: The dispute was finally settled in a very amicable manner.) amical

- amicably

amicably

adverb amical; amiabil

amid

[ə'mid(st)]

preposition

(in the middle of; among: Amid all the confusion, the real point of the meeting was lost; amidst the shadows.) în mijlocul; printre

amidst

[ə'mid(st)]

preposition

(in the middle of; among: Amid all the confusion, the real point of the meeting was lost; amidst the shadows.) în mijlocul; printre

amiss

[ə'mis]

adjective

(wrong: Their plans went amiss.) greşit, rău

ammo

['æməu]

(short for ammunition.)

ammonia

[ə'mouniə]

noun

1) (a strong-smelling gas made of hydrogen and nitrogen.) amoniac

2) (a solution of this gas in water, used for cleaning etc.) amoniac

ammunition

[æmju'niʃən]

noun

(things used in the firing of a gun etc (eg bullets, gunpowder, shells): How long will the soldiers' ammunition last?) muniţie

amnesia

[æm'ni:ziə]

noun

(loss of memory: After falling on his head he suffered from amnesia.) amnezie

amnesties

plural; see amnesty

amnesty

['æmnəsti]

plural - amnesties; noun

(a general pardon given to people who have done wrong especially against the government: The murderer was released under the amnesty declared by the new president.) amnistie

amok

[ə'mok]

noun

run amok / amuck to rush about madly, attacking everybody and everything: The prisoner ran amok and killed two prison officers.)

among

preposition

1) (in the middle of: a house among the trees.) printre

2) (in shares or parts to each person (in a group etc): Divide the chocolate amongst you.) între

amongst

preposition

1) (in the middle of: a house among the trees.) printre

2) (in shares or parts to each person (in a group etc): Divide the chocolate amongst you.) între

amount

1. verb

(with to)

1) (to add up to: The bill amounted to $15.) a se ridica la

2) (to be equal to: Borrowing money and not returning it amounts to stealing.) a echivala cu

2. noun

(a quantity, especially of money: a large amount of money in the bank.) sumă, cantitate

amphibian

[æm'fibiən]

noun

1) (a creature that spends part of its life on land and part in water: Frogs are amphibians.) amfibiu

2) (a vehicle designed to move on land or in the water.) vehicul amfibiu

3) (an aircraft designed to fly from land or water.) hidroavion

•

- amphibious

amphibious

adjective amfibiu

amphitheatre

noun

(an oval or circular building with rows of seats surrounding a central space, used as a theatre or arena.) amfiteatru

ample

['æmpl]

adjective

((more than) enough: There is ample space for four people.) suficient

- amply

amplification

[-fi-]

noun amplificator

amplifier

noun (a piece of equipment for increasing the strength or power-level of electric currents especially so as to increase loudness: You need a new amplifier for your stereo equipment.) amplificator

amplify

verb

1) (to make larger, especially by adding details to.) a dezvolta

2) (to make (the sound from a radio, record-player etc) louder by using an amplifier.) a amplifica

•

- amplification

- amplifier

amply

adverb amplu

amputate

['æmpjuteit]

verb

(of a surgeon etc) to cut off (an arm or leg etc): They are going to have to amputate (his left leg). a amputa

- amputation

amputation

noun amputare

ampère

['æmpeə]

noun

((also amp [æmp]) (often abbreviated to A when written) the unit by which an electric current is measured.)

amuse

[ə'mju:z]

verb

1) (to make (someone) laugh: I was amused at the monkey's antics.) a amuza

2) (to interest or give pleasure to (for a time): They amused themselves playing cards.) a (se) distra

•

- amusement

- amusing

- amusingly

amusement

noun

1) (the state of being amused or of finding something funny: a smile of amusement.) amuzament

2) (an entertainment or interest: surfing and other holiday amusements.) distracţie

amusing

adjective (rather funny or humorous: an amusing story.) amuzant

amusingly

adverb (în mod) amuzant