(magic performed for evil reasons: He tries to practise black magic.) magie neagră

(a built-in machine for automatic recording of the details of a plane's flight: They found the black box two miles away from the wreckage of the crashed plane.) cutie neagră

(an eye with bad bruising around it (eg from a punch): George gave me a black eye.) ochi învineţit

((a place for) the illegal buying and selling, at high prices, of goods that are scarce, rationed etc: coffee on the black market.) la negru

(a person who sells goods on the black market.) traficant (la negru)

(to lose consciousness: He blacked out for almost a minute.) a-şi pierde cu­noştinţa

(a member of a family or group who is unsatisfactory in some way: My brother is the black sheep of the family.) oaie neagră

noun (a dark-coloured bird of the thrush family.) mierlă

noun (a dark-coloured board for writing on in chalk (used especially in schools).) tablă

1) (to make or become black: The sky blackened before the storm.) a (se) înne­gri; a (se) întuneca

2) (to make to seem bad: She blackened his character.) a ponegri

3) (to clean with black polish: He blackened his boots.) a lustrui

noun (a small black-topped lump in a pore of the skin, especially of the face.) punct negru

noun (a list of people who are out of favour etc.) listă negră

verb (to obtain money illegally from (a person), usually by threatening to make known something which the victim wants to keep secret.) a şantaja

noun şantajist

noun negreală

1) (a period of darkness produced by putting out all lights: Accidents increase during a blackout.) pană de curent

2) (a ban (on news etc): a blackout of news about the coup.) interzicere (a ştirilor)

3) (a period of unconsciousness: He has had several blackouts during his illness.) pierdere a cunoştinţei

4) (a brief, temporary loss of memory, as when an actor forgets his/her lines.)

5) ((also outage) a period of a general power failure.)

6) ((in the theatre) the putting out of the stage lights at the end of a scene etc.)

noun (a person who makes and repairs by hand things made of iron: The blacksmith made a new shoe for the horse.) fierar

['blædə]

(the bag-like part of the body in which the urine collects.) vezică

[bleid]

1) (the cutting part of a knife etc: His penknife has several different blades.) lamă

2) (the flat part of a leaf etc: a blade of grass.) fir (de iarbă)

3) (the flat part of an oar.) paletă

noun afabilitate

(a signed cheque on which the sum to be paid has not been entered.) cec în alb

['blæŋkit]

1. noun

1) (a warm covering made of wool etc: a blanket on the bed.) pătură

2) (something which covers like a blanket: a blanket of mist.) strat

2. adjective

(covering all of a group of things: a blanket instruction.) general

3. verb

(to cover, as if with a blanket: The hills were blanketed in mist.) a acoperi

adverb (with a blank expression: He looked at me blankly.)

noun goliciune

[bleə]

1. verb

(often with out) to make a loud, harsh sound: The radio blared (out music). a urla

2. noun

the blare of trumpets.) zgomot puternic

((of speech or writing about God, religion etc) irreverent and without respect.) blasfemiator

(of rockets, spacecraft etc) to take off and start to rise (noun blast-off) a se des­prinde de pământ

noun (in mining etc, the breaking up of rock etc by explosives.) spargere prin explozie

['bleizə]

(a type of jacket, often part of a school uniform.) blazer

1) (burning brightly: a blazing fire.) aprins

2) (extremely angry: a blazing row.) furios

[bli: ]

1. noun

(liquid etc used for whitening clothes etc.) înălbitor

2. verb

(to lose colour; to whiten: The sun has bleached his red shirt; His hair bleached in the sun.) a (se) decolora

[bli:k]

1) (cold and unsheltered: a bleak landscape.) pustiu

2) (not hopeful: a bleak outlook for the future.) sumbru

[bli:t]

(to make the noise of a sheep, lamb or goat: The lamb bleated for its mother.) a behăi

[bli:p]

1. noun

1) (a short, high-pitched burst of sound.) bip, semnal sonor

2) ((also bleeper) a small instrument for making this sound: Call Dr Smith on his bleep!) bip, dispozitiv care emite scurte semnale sonore

2. verb

(to make a short, high-pitched sound, usually by electronic means: Satellites bleep as they circle the earth.) a emite scurte semnale sonore

['blemiʃ]

1. noun

(a stain, mark or fault: a blemish on an apple.) defect; pată

2. verb

(to spoil.) a strica; a dezonora

[-sid-]

adverb binecuvântat

[-sid-]

noun stare de fericire

1) (a wish or prayer for happiness or success: The priest gave them his blessing.) binecuvântare

2) (any cause of happiness: Her son was a great blessing to her.) binecuvântare

3) (a prayer of thanks to God before and/or after a meal.)

1) (any matter about which one always shows lack of understanding: She seems to have a blind spot about physics.) problemă (per­ma­nentă)

2) (an area which is impossible or difficult to see due to an obstruction.) punct mort; fără vizi­bi­litate

noun (a piece of cloth etc put over the eyes to prevent someone from seeing: The kidnappers put a blindfold over the child's eyes.) bandă care acoperă ochii

1) (tending to make blind: a blinding light.) orbitor

2) (sudden: He realized, in a blinding flash, that she was the murderer.) de moment

adverb orbeşte

noun cecitate

[bliŋk]

1. verb

(to move (the eyelids) rapidly up and down: It is impossible to stare for a long time without blinking.) a clipi

2. noun

(a rapid movement of the eyelids.) clipit

adverb fericit

['blistə]

1. noun

1) (a thin bubble on the skin, containing liquid: My feet have blisters after walking so far.) băşică

2) (a similar spot on any surface: blisters on paintwork.) umflătură

2. verb

(to (cause to) rise in a blister or blisters.) a (se) băşica

[bli ]

1. noun

(a sudden, vigorous attack, originally in war.) război-fulger

2. verb

(to make an attack on (usually in war): They blitzed London during the war.) a ataca fulgerător

['blizəd]

(a blinding storm of wind and snow: Two climbers are missing after yesterday's blizzard.) viscol, furtună de ză­padă

[blob]

(a (usually small) shapeless mass of liquid etc: a blob of paint; a blob of wax.) picătură

[blok]

(a group of nations etc who have an interest or purpose in common: the European trade bloc.) bloc

[-'keid]

noun (something which blocks every approach to a place by land or sea.) blo­cadă

[-ki‹]

noun (something causing a pipe etc to be blocked: a blockage in the pipe.) înfundare

adjective (obstructed: I have a bad cold - my nose is blocked.) înfundat

noun (a stupid person.) dobitoc, cap de lemn

(any one of the types into which human blood is classified: Her blood group is O.) grupă sanguină

(the (amount of) pressure of the blood on the walls of the blood-vessels: The excitement will raise his blood pressure.) ten­siune arterială

noun (an analysis of a patient's blood to find out if he/she has any diseases. etc.)

noun (the process of giving blood to someone through the veins during an operation etc.)

noun (an infection of the blood: He is suffering from blood-poisoning.)

noun (any of the tubes in the body through which the blood flows: He has burst a blood-vessel.)

adjective (terrifying and horrible: a blood-curdling scream.) înspăi­mân­tător

1) (without the shedding of blood: a bloodless victory.) fără vărsare de sânge

2) (anaemic: She is definitely bloodless.) anemic

noun (deaths or shedding of blood: There was much bloodshed in the battle.) văr­sare de sânge

adjective ((of eyes) full of red lines and inflamed with blood.) injectat

adjective (stained with blood: a bloodstained bandage.) pătat de sânge

noun (the blood flowing through the body: The poison entered her bloodstream.) sistem sanguin

noun cruzime

1) (eager to kill people: a bloodthirsty warrior.) sângeros

2) ((of a film etc) full of scenes in which there is much killing.) cu scene sângeroase

1) (stained with blood: a bloody shirt; His clothes were torn and bloody.) pătat cu sânge

2) (bleeding: a bloody nose.) sângerând

3) (murderous and cruel: a bloody battle.) sân­geros

4) (used in slang vulgarly for emphasis: That bloody car ran over my foot!) nenorocit

[blu:m]

1. noun

1) (a flower: These blooms are withering now.) floare

2) (the state of flowering: The flowers are in bloom.) înflorire

3) (freshness: in the bloom of youth.) floare

2. verb

(to flower or flourish: Daffodils bloom in the spring.) a înflori

(to hide from sight: The rain blotted out the view.) a întuneca

[blo ]

(a discoloured mark: Those red blotches on her face are very ugly.) pată

noun (a pad or sheet of blotting-paper.) sugativă

noun (soft paper used for drying up ink.)

(a woman's (often loose) garment for the upper half of the body: a skirt and blouse.) bluză

(to become very angry: She blew her top when he arrived home late.) a-şi ieşi din fire

(to extinguish or put out (a flame etc) by blowing: The wind blew out the candle; The child blew out the match.) a stinge (suflând)

(to pass and become forgotten: The trouble will soon blow over.) a trece

1) (to break into pieces, or be broken into pieces, by an explosion: The bridge blew up / was blown up.) a sări în aer

2) (to fill with air or a gas: He blew up the balloon.) a umfla

3) (to lose one's temper: If he says that again I'll blow up.) a exploda

noun (a lamp for aiming a very hot flame at a particular spot: The painter burned off the old paint with a blow-lamp.)

noun (a lamp for aiming a very hot flame at a particular spot: The painter burned off the old paint with a blow-lamp.)

noun (a breathing-hole (through the ice for seals etc) or a nostril (especially on the head of a whale etc).) gură de aerisire

1) (the bursting of a car tyre: That's the second blowout I've had with this car.) explozie a unui pneu/cauciuc

2) ((on eg an oil rig) a violent escape of gas etc.) erupţie

noun (a tube from which a dart (often poisonous) is blown.) sarbacană

(the fat of whales and other sea animals.) untură de balenă

adjective ((of workers) wearing overalls and working in factories etc: Blue collar workers are demanding the same pay as office staff.) salahor, care munceşte cu braţele

noun albăstreală

noun (a detailed photographic plan of work to be carried out: the blueprints for a new aircraft.) plan, schiţă

I adjective

(rough, hearty and frank: a bluff and friendly manner.) direct

1. verb

(to try to deceive by pretending to have something that one does not have: He bluffed his way through the exam without actually knowing anything.)

2. noun

(an act of bluffing.)

adjective (quite blue; close to blue: a bluish green.) albăstrui, albăstriu

1. verb

1) (to stumble (about or into something): He blundered into the door.)

2) (to make a (bad) mistake: He really blundered when he insulted the boss's wife.)

2. noun

(a (bad) mistake.) gafă

noun brutalitate

[blə:]

1. noun

(something not clearly seen: Everything is just a blur when I take my spectacles off.) imagine neclară

2. verb

(to make or become unclear: The rain blurred my vision.) a estompa