Easter

['i:stə]

noun

(a Christian festival held in the spring, to celebrate Christ's coming back to life after the Crucifixion.) Paşte

- Easter egg

Easter egg

(a decorated egg, especially one made of chocolate, eaten at Easter.) ou de Paşte

each

[i: ]

1. adjective

(every (thing, person etc) of two or more, considered separately: each house in this street.) fiecare

2. pronoun

(every single one, of two or more: They each have 50 cents.) fiecare

3. adverb

(to or for each one; apiece; I gave them an apple each.) (la) fiecare

- each other

each other

(used as the object when an action takes place between two (loosely, more than two) people etc: They wounded each other.) unul pe altul

eager

['i:ɡə]

adjective

(full of desire, interest etc; keen; enthusiastic: He is always eager to win.) dornic

- eagerness

- eagerly

eagerly

adverb cu ardoare

eagerness

noun dorinţă (puternică)

eagle

['i:ɡl]

noun

(a kind of large bird of prey noted for its good eyesight.) vultur

ear

I [iə]

noun

1) (the part of the head by means of which we hear, or its external part only: Her new hair-style covers her ears.) ureche

2) (the sense or power of hearing especially the ability to hear the difference between sounds: sharp ears; He has a good ear for music.) ureche; auz

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- earache

- eardrum

- earlobe

- earmark

- earring

- earshot

- be all ears

- go in one ear and out the other

- play by ear

- up to one's ears in

- up to one's ears

II [iə]

noun

(the part of a cereal plant which contains the seed: ears of corn.) spic

earache

noun (pain in the inner part of the ear.) durere de urechi

eardrum

noun (the layer of tissue separating the inner from the outer ear.) timpan

earl

[ə:l]

noun

(a British nobleman between a marquis and a viscount in rank.) conte

earliness

noun oră matinală; precocitate

earlobe

noun (the soft lower part of the ear.)

early

['ə:li]

1. adverb

1) (near the beginning (of a period of time etc): early in my life; early in the afternoon.) la început(ul)

2) (sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time: He arrived early; She came an hour early.) (mai) devreme

2. adjective

1) (belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc: early morning; in the early part of the century.) devreme; de (la) început

2) (belonging to the first stages of development: early musical instruments.) vechi

3) (happening etc sooner than usual or than expected: the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet.) prematur; (prea) devreme

4) (prompt: I hope for an early reply to my letter.) urgent

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- earliness

- early bird

early bird

(someone who gets up early or who acts before others do.) persoană matinală

earmark

verb (to set aside (for a particular purpose): This money is earmarked for our holiday.) a pune deoparte

earn

[ə:n]

verb

1) (to gain (money, wages, one's living) by working: He earns $200 a week; He earns his living by cleaning shoes; You can afford a car now that you're earning.)

2) (to deserve: I've earned a rest.) a merita

earnest

1) (serious or over-serious: an earnest student; She wore an earnest expression.) serios

2) (showing determination, sincerity or strong feeling: He made an earnest attempt to improve his work.) serios

earnestly

adverb cu seriozitate

earnestness

noun seriozitate

earnings

noun plural (money etc earned: His earnings are not sufficient to support his family.) câştiguri

earring

noun (an ornament worn attached to the ear: silver earrings.) cercel

earshot

noun (the distance at which sound can be heard: He did not hear her last remark as he was out of earshot.) distanţă de la care se poate auzi un sunet

earth

[ə:ð]

1. noun

1) (the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live: Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.) pământ

2) (the world as opposed to heaven: heaven and earth.) pământ, lumea pământească

3) (soil: Fill the plant-pot with earth.) pământ

4) (dry land; the ground: the earth, sea and sky.) pământ

5) (a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox.) vizuină

6) ((a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth.)

2. verb

(to connect to earth electrically: Is your washing-machine properly earthed?)

- earthly

earthen

adjective ((of a floor etc) made of earth.) de/din lut

earthenware

noun, adjective ((of) a kind of pottery coarser than china: an earthenware dish.) ceramică

earthly

adjective

1) (of or belonging to this world; not heavenly or spiritual: this earthly life.) lumesc, pământesc

2) (possible: This gadget has no earthly use.) posibil

earthquake

noun (a shaking of the earth's surface: The village was destroyed by an earthquake.) cutremur

earthworm

noun ((usually worm) a kind of small animal with a ringed body and no backbone, living in damp earth.) râmă

earwig

['iəwiɡ]

noun

(a kind of insect with pincers at the end of its body.) urechelniţă

ease

[i:z]

1. noun

1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) tihnă; pace

2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) uşurinţă, facilitate

3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) naturaleţe

2. verb

1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) a alina

2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) a slăbi; a încetini

3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) a muta cu grijă

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- easily

- easiness

- easy

3. interjection

(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) încet!

- easy chair

- easy-going

- at ease

- easier said than done

easel

noun

(a (hinged) stand for supporting a blackboard, an artist's picture etc.) şevalet

easier said than done

(more difficult than it at first seems: Getting seats for the theatre is easier said than done.) uşor de zis, (dar) greu de făcut

easily

adverb

1) (without difficulty: She won the race easily.) uşor

2) (by far: This is easily the best book I've read this year.) de departe

3) (very probably: It may easily rain tomorrow.) foarte bine/probabil

easiness

noun uşurinţă, facilitate

east

[i:st]

1. noun

1) (the direction from which the sun rises, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: The wind is blowing from the east; The village is to the east of Canton; in the east of England.) est

2) ((also E) one of the four main points of the compass: He took a direction 10° E of N / east of north.) est

2. adjective

1) (in the east: the east coast.) de est, oriental

2) (from the direction of the east: an east wind.) de/din est

3. adverb

(towards the east: The house faces east.) spre est

- eastern

easterly

1) ((of a wind, breeze etc) coming from the east: an easterly wind.) din est

2) (looking, lying etc towards the east: We are travelling in an easterly direction.) spre est

eastern

adjective (of the east or the East: an eastern custom.) oriental

easternmost

adjective (being furthest east: the easternmost city in America.) cel mai estic

eastward

adjective (towards the east: in an eastward direction.) spre est

eastward{(}s{)}

adverb (towards the east: They are travelling eastwards.) spre est

easy

adjective

1) (not difficult: This is an easy job (to do).) uşor

2) (free from pain, trouble, anxiety etc: He had an easy day at the office.) liniştit

3) (friendly: an easy manner/smile.) degajat; prietenos

4) (relaxed; leisurely: The farmer walked with an easy stride.) negrăbit

easy chair

(a chair that is soft and comfortable, eg an armchair.) fotoliu

easy-going

adjective (not inclined to worry.) calm

eat

[i:t]

1. past tense - ate; verb

(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) a mânca

- eatable

2. noun

((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) mâncăruri

- eat into

- eat one's words

eat into

(to destroy or waste gradually: Acid eats into metal; The school fees have eaten into our savings.) a ataca; a înghiţi

eat one's words

(to admit humbly that one was mistaken in saying something: I'll make him eat his words!) a-şi retrage cuvintele

eatable

(negative uneatable) adjective (fit to be eaten: The meal was scarcely eatable.) bun de mâncat

eau-de-cologne

[oudəkə'loun]

(also cologne) noun

(a type of perfume first made at Cologne.)

eaves

[i:vz]

noun plural

(the edge of the roof sticking out beyond the wall: There are birds nesting under the eaves.) streaşină

eavesdrop

['i:vzdrop]

past tense, past participle - eavesdropped; verb

((with on) to listen in order to overhear a private conversation: The child eavesdropped on her parents' discussion.) a trage cu urechea

- eavesdropper

eavesdropped

past tense, past participle; see eavesdrop

eavesdropper

noun persoană care trage cu urechea/indiscretă