[ded]

1. adjective

1) (without life; not living: a dead body; Throw out those dead flowers.) mort

2) (not working and not giving any sign of being about to work: The phone/engine is dead.) stri­cat

3) (absolute or complete: There was dead silence at his words; He came to a dead stop.) total

2. adverb

(completely: dead drunk.) complet

[def]

1) (unable to hear: She has been deaf since birth.) surd

2) ((with to) refusing to understand or to listen: He was deaf to all arguments.) surd

1. [di:l]

1) (a bargain or arrangement: a business deal.) târg, afacere

2) (the act of dividing cards among players in a card game.) împărţire a cărţilor de joc

2. [delt]

1) (to do business, especially to buy and sell: I think he deals in stocks and shares.) a face afaceri

2) (to distribute (cards).) a împărţi (cărţile de joc)

[diə]

1. adjective

1) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) scump

2) (very lovable: He is such a dear little boy.) ado­rabil

3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) drag

4) (used as a polite way of addressing someone, especially in a letter: Dear Sir.) dragă

2. noun

1) (a person who is lovable or charming: He is such a dear!) drăguţ

2) (a person who is loved or liked (especially used to address someone): Come in, dear.) dragă

[deƟ]

1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) moarte, deces

2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) cauză a morţii

3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) moarte

[di'beit]

1. noun

(a discussion or argument, especially a formal one in front of an audience: a Parliamentary debate.) dezbatere

2. verb

1) (to hold a formal discussion (about): Parliament will debate the question tomorrow.) a dezbate

2) (to think about or talk about something before coming to a decision: We debated whether to go by bus or train.) a discuta, a dezbate

[di'biliteit]

(to make weak.) a slăbi

[det]

(what one person owes to another: His debts amount to over $3,000; a debt of gratitude.) datorie

['dekədəns]

1) (a falling from high to low standards in morals or the arts: the decadence of the late Roman empire.) deca­denţă

2) (the state of having low or incorrect standards of behaviour; immorality: He lived a life of decadence.) desfrânare

[di'kæpiteit]

(to cut the head from (especially a person): He was decapitated in the accident.) a decapita

[di'si:st]

(dead: His parents, now deceased, were very wealthy.) decedat

[di:'seləreit]

(to slow down, especially in a car etc: You must decelerate before a crossroads.) a încetini

['di:snt]

1) (fairly good; of fairly good quality: a decent standard of living.) ac­ceptabil

2) (kindly, tolerant or likeable: He's a decent enough fellow.) cumsecade

3) (not vulgar or immoral; modest: Keep your language decent!) decent

[di'sepʃən]

((an act of) deceiving: Deception is difficult in these circumstances.) înşelăciune

['desiməl]

1. adjective

(numbered by tens: the decimal system.) zecimal

2. noun

(a decimal fraction: Convert these fractions to decimals.) zecimală

['desimeit]

((of disease, battle etc) to reduce greatly in number: The population was decimated by the plague.) a decima

1) (final; putting an end to a contest, dispute etc: The battle was decisive.) decisiv

2) (showing decision and firmness: He's very decisive.) decis, hotărât

[dek]

1) (a platform extending from one side of a ship etc to the other and forming the floor: The cars are on the lower deck.) punte

2) (a floor in a bus: Let's go on the top deck.) imperială, etaj al unor mijloace de transport în comun

3) (a pack of playing-cards: The gambler used his own deck of cards.) pachet de cărţi (de joc)

[di'kleə]

1) (to announce publicly or formally: War was declared this morning.) a de­clara

2) (to say firmly: 'I don't like him at all,' she declared.) a afirma/a declara solemn

3) (to make known (goods on which duty must be paid, income on which tax should be paid etc): He decided to declare his untaxed earnings to the tax-office.) a declara

[di:kəm'pouz]

((of vegetable or animal matter) to (cause to) decay or rot: Corpses decompose quickly in heat.) a (se) des­compune

['dekəreit]

1) (to add some kind of ornament etc to (something) to make more beautiful, striking etc: We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.) a împodobi

2) (to put paint, paper etc on the walls, ceiling and woodwork of (a room): He spent a week decorating the living-room.) a zugrăvi; a ta­peta

3) (to give a medal or badge to (someone) as a mark of honour: He was decorated for his bravery.) a decora

['dekərəs]

((behaving in a manner which is) acceptable, especially quiet and dignified: behaving in a decorous manner.) demn

['dedikeit]

1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) a (se) dedica

2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) a închina

3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) a dedica

[di:p]

1. adjective

1) (going or being far down or far into: a deep lake; a deep wound.) adânc

2) (going or being far down by a named amount: a hole six feet deep.) adânc (de)

3) (occupied or involved to a great extent: He is deep in debt.) cufundat; afundat

4) (intense; strong: The sea is a deep blue colour; They are in a deep sleep.) intens

5) (low in pitch: His voice is very deep.) grav

2. adverb

(far down or into: deep into the wood.) adânc

[di'fi:t]

1. verb

(to win a victory over: They defeated our team by three goals; We will defeat the enemy eventually.) a obţine o vic­to­rie; a în­vinge

2. noun

(the loss of a game, battle, race etc: His defeat in the last race depressed him; We suffered yet another defeat.) înfrângere

1. ['di:fekt]

(a fault or flaw: It was a basic defect in her character; a defect in the china.) defect

2. [di'fekt]

(to leave a country, political party etc to go and join another; to desert: He defected to the West.) a dezerta; a fugi

[di'fens]

1) (the act or action of defending against attack: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.) apă­rare

2) (the method or equipment used to guard or protect: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.) (mijloc de) apărare

3) (a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court: What is your defence?) apărare

[di'fend]

1) (to guard or protect against attack: The soldiers defended the castle; I am prepared to defend my opinions.) a apăra

2) (to conduct the defence of (a person) in a law-court.) a apăra

I [di'fə:]

(to put off to another time: They can defer their departure.)

II [di'fə]

((with to) to act according to the wishes or opinions of another or the orders of authority: I defer to your greater knowledge of the matter.) a se pleca în faţa

[di'fiʃənt]

(lacking in what is needed: Their food is deficient in vitamins.) să­rac (în)

(to fix or state the exact meaning of: Words are defined in a dictionary.) a defini

[di'fleit]

1) (to let gas out of (a tyre etc).) a dezumfla

2) (to reduce (a person's) importance, self-confidence etc: He was completely deflated by his failure.) a decepţiona; a slăbi

[di'flekt]

(to turn aside (from a fixed course or direction): He deflected the blow with his arm.) a devia

[di'fo:m]

(to spoil the shape of: Heat deforms plastic.) a deforma

[deft]

(skilful, quick and neat: his deft handling of the situation.) abil

[di'ɡreid]

(to disgrace or make contemptible: He felt degraded by having to ask for money.) a umili

[di'ɡri:]

1) ((an) amount or extent: There is still a degree of uncertainty; The degree of skill varies considerably from person to person.) grad

2) (a unit of temperature: 20° (= 20 degrees) Celsius.) grad

3) (a unit by which angles are measured: at an angle of 90° (= 90 degrees).) grad

4) (a title or certificate given by a university etc: He took a degree in chemistry.) diplomă

[di'‹ektid]

(gloomy or miserable: He looked rather dejected.) deprimat

1. ['deləɡeit]

(to give (a piece of work, power etc) to someone else: He delegates a great deal of work to his assistant.) a încre­dinţa

2. [-ɡət, ](American[) -ɡeit]

(an elected representative (to a conference, Parliament, committee etc): The delegates met in the conference room.) delegat

[di'li:t]

(to rub or strike out (eg a piece of writing): Delete his name from the list.) a şterge

[di'libərət]

1) (intentional and not by accident: That was a deliberate insult.) intenţionat

2) (cautious and not hurried: He had a very deliberate way of walking.) domol

['delikət]

1) (requiring special treatment or careful handling: delicate china; a delicate situation/problem.) delicat

2) (of fine texture etc; dainty: a delicate pattern; the delicate skin of a child.) fin

3) (able to do fine, accurate work: a delicate instrument.) fin

4) (subtle: a delicate wine; a delicate shade of blue.) fin

[di'liʃəs]

(highly pleasing to the taste: a delicious meal.) delicios

1. verb

1) (to please greatly: I was delighted by/at the news; They were delighted to accept the invitation.) a încânta

2) (to have or take great pleasure (from): He delights in teasing me.) a-i plăcea (să)

2. noun

((something which causes) great pleasure: Peacefulness is one of the delights of country life.) plăcere

[di'liriəs]

1) (wandering in the mind and talking complete nonsense (usually as a result of fever): The sick man was delirious and nothing he said made sense.) delirant

2) (wild with excitement: She was delirious with happiness at the news.) nebun de bucurie

[di'livə]

1) (to give or hand over (something) to the person for whom it is intended: The postman delivers letters.) a (pre)da

2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) a rosti

3) (to assist (a woman) at the birth of (a child): The doctor delivered the twins safely.) a moşi

[di'lu:d]

(to deceive or mislead (usually without actually telling lies): She deluded herself into thinking he cared for her.) a (se) înşela

1. verb

1) (to ask or ask for firmly and sharply: I demanded an explanation.) a cere

2) (to require or need: This demands careful thought.) a pretinde

2. noun

1) (a request made so that it sounds like a command: They refused to meet the workers' demands for more money.) revendicare

2) (an urgent claim: The children make demands on my time.) solicitare

3) (willingness or desire to buy or obtain (certain goods etc); a need for (certain goods etc): There's no demand for books of this kind.) cerere

[di'moliʃ]

(to pull or tear down: They're demolishing the old buildings in the centre of town.) a demola

['demənstreit]

1) (to show clearly: This demonstrates his ignorance of the situation.) a demonstra

2) (to show how something works or is done: He demonstrated how the new vacuum cleaner worked.) a face o de­mon­straţie/o probă

3) (to express an opinion (usually political) by marching, showing banners etc in public: A crowd collected to demonstrate against the new taxes.) a manifesta, a demonstra

[di'mjuə]

(quiet, shy, modest and well behaved (sometimes deceptively): She looked too demure ever to do such a bold thing.) sfios, rezervat

['denim]

((of) a kind of cotton cloth, often blue, used for making jeans, overalls etc.) dril

(to accuse publicly (of a crime etc): He was denounced as a murderer.) a denunţa

['dentist]

(a person who cares for diseases etc of the teeth, by filling or removing them etc: Our dentist is very careful; I hate going to the dentist.) dentist, stomatolog

1) (to declare not to be true: He denied the charge of theft.) a nega

2) (to refuse (to give or grant someone something); to say `no' to: He was denied admission to the house.) a refuza

1) (to go away: The tour departed from the station at 9 a.m.) a pleca

2) ((with from) to cease to follow (a course of action): We departed from our original plan.) a se îndepărta de

[di'pend]

(with on)

1) (to rely on: You can't depend on his arriving on time.) a se baza pe

2) (to rely on receiving necessary (financial) support from: The school depends for its survival on money from the Church.) a depinde de

3) ((of a future happening etc) to be decided by: Our success depends on everyone working hard.) a fi condiţionat de

[di'pli:t]

(to make smaller in amount, number etc: Our supplies of food are rather depleted.) a reduce

[di'plo:]

(to express disapproval and regret about (something): We all deplore the actions of murderers.) a deplânge

[di'pres]

1) (to make sad or gloomy: I am always depressed by wet weather.) a de­pri­ma

2) (to make less active: This drug depresses the action of the heart.) a scădea

((with of) to take something away from: They deprived him of food and drink.) a priva (de)

[depƟ]

1) (the distance from the top downwards or from the surface inwards especially if great: Coal is mined at a depth of 1,000 m.) adâncime

2) (intensity or strength especially if great: The depth of colour was astonishing; The depth of his feeling prevented him from speaking.) in­ten­sitate

[di'pju:t]

1) (to appoint a person to take over a task etc.) a delega

2) (to hand over (a task etc) to someone else to do for one.) a delega

[di'rein‹d]

(insane: His mind had become deranged as a result of his ordeal; mentally deranged.) alienat

(to laugh at; to mock.) a râde de, a ridiculiza

1. verb

(with from)

1) (to come or develop from: The word `derives' is derived from an old French word.) a deriva (din)

2) (to draw or take from (a source or origin): We derive comfort from his presence.) a (pre)lua de la

[di'send]

1) (to go or climb down from a higher place or position: He descended the staircase.) a coborî

2) (to slope downwards: The hills descend to the sea.) a coborî

3) ((with on) to make a sudden attack on: The soldiers descended on the helpless villagers.) a se arunca (asupra)

1) (to give an account of in words; to tell in words what something or someone is like: He described what had happened; Would you describe her as beautiful?) a descrie

2) (to say that one is something: He describes himself as a salesman.) a se prezenta (ca)

I [di'zə:t]

1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) a părăsi

2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) a dezerta

[di'zə:v]

(to have earned as a right by one's actions; to be worthy of: He deserves recognition of his achievements.) a merita

1. verb

(to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) a pro­iecta

2. noun

1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) schiţă

2) (style; the way in which something has been made or put together: It is very modern in design; I don't like the design of that building.) design

3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) model

4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) intenţie

1. noun

(a wish or longing: I have a sudden desire for a bar of chocolate; I have no desire ever to see him again.) dorinţă; poftă

2. verb

(to long for or feel desire for: After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.) a dori

['desələt]

1) ((of landscapes, areas etc) very lonely or barren: desolate moorland.) pustiu

2) (very sad, lonely and unhappy.) părăsit

['despərət]

1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) disperat, capabil de orice

2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) disperat

3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) disperat

1) (to look upon with scorn and contempt: I know he despises me for failing my exam.) desconsidera

2) (to refuse to have, use etc; to scorn: She despises such luxuries as fur boots.) a dispreţui

[di'spondənt]

(feeling miserable, unhappy, gloomy etc: She was utterly despondent at her failure.) deznă­dăjduit

['despot, ](American[) -pət]

(a person (usually the king or ruler of a country) with absolute power, often a tyrant.) despot

[di'stroi]

1) (to put an end to or make useless; to ruin: Vandals destroyed the painting.) a distruge

2) (to kill (animals): This poison destroys rats.) a omorî

1) (the act or process of destroying or being destroyed: the destruction of the city.) distrugere, nimicire

2) (the state of being destroyed; ruin: a scene of destruction.) dărâmare

[di'tæ ]

(to unfasten or remove (from): I detached the bottom part of the form and sent it back.) a detaşa, a desprinde

['di:teil, ](American also[) di'teil]

1) (a small part or an item: She paid close attention to the small details.) detaliu

2) (all the small features and parts considered as a whole: Look at the amazing detail in this drawing!) detalii

[di'tein]

1) (to hold back and delay: I won't detain you - I can see you're in a hurry.) a reţine

2) ((of the police etc) to keep under guard: Three suspects were detained at the police station.) a reţine

[di'tekt]

(to notice or discover: She thought she could detect a smell of gas.) a detecta

[di'tiəriəreit]

(to grow worse: His work has deteriorated recently.) a (se) deteriora

[di'tə:min]

1) (to fix or settle; to decide: He determined his course of action.) a stabili

2) (to find out exactly: He tried to determine what had gone wrong.) a stabili

[di'test]

(to hate intensely: I detest cruelty.) a detesta

['detəneit]

(to (cause to) explode violently: This device detonates the bomb.) a de­tona

['detrimənt]

(harm, damage or disadvantage: to the detriment of his health.) detriment

[di:'vælju:]

(to reduce the value of (especially a currency): The government devalued the dollar.) a devaloriza

[di'veləp]

1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) a (se) dezvolta

2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) a căpăta

3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) a apărea; a se manifesta

4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) a developa

['di:vieit]

(to turn aside, especially from a right, normal or standard course: She will not deviate from her routine.) a se abate (de la)

['di:viəs]

(not direct; not straightforward: We climbed the hill by a devious route; He used devious methods to get what he wanted.) ocolit

[di'vəut]

((with to) to give up wholly to or use entirely for: She devotes her life to music.) a (se) consacra

[dek'sterəti]

(skill and/or quickness, especially with the hands: She showed her dexterity with a needle and thread.) dexteri­tate, îndemnare