1) (wonderful: a fabulous idea.) formidabil

2) (existing (only) in a fable: The phoenix is a fabulous bird.) fabulos

fabulously

adverb fabulos (de)

face

[feis]

1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) figură

2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) (supra)faţă

3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) front de abataj

1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) a fi orientat spre

2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) a se întoarce/a sta cu faţa spre

3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) a accepta; a înfrunta

(to accept punishment or responsibility for something one has done: The child had to face the music after being rude to the teacher.) a suporta consecinţele

- -faced

- facial

- facing

- put a good face on it

- save one's face

face the music

face to face

(in person; in the actual presence of one another: I'd like to meet him face to face some day - I've heard so much about him.) faţă în faţă

face up to

(to meet or accept boldly: She faced up to her difficult situation.) a privi (drept) în faţă

face value

(the value stated on the face of a coin etc: Some old coins are now worth a great deal more than their face value.) valoare nominală

face-powder

noun (a type of make-up in the form of a fine powder: She put on face-powder to stop her nose shining.)

face-saving

adjective (of something which helps a person not to look stupid or not to appear to be giving in: He agreed to everything we asked and as a face-saving exercise we offered to consult him occasionally.) care salvează reputaţia

facecloth

noun ((American washcloth) a piece of cloth for washing the face or body.)

facelift

noun

1) (an operation to smooth and firm the face: She has had a facelift.) lifting facial, operaţie estetică

2) (a process intended to make a building etc look better: This village will be given a facelift.) renovare

facet

noun

1) (a side of a many-sided object, especially a cut jewel: the facets of a diamond.) faţetă

2) (an aspect or view of a subject: There are several facets to this question.) aspect

facetious

[fə'si:ʃəs]

(not serious; intended to be funny or humorous: a facetious remark.) glumeţ

- facetiously

- facetiousness

facetiously

adverb pe un ton de glumă

facetiousness

noun neseriozitate

facial

['feiʃəl]

adjective (of the face: facial expressions.) facial

facility

[fə'siləti]

1) (ease or quickness: She showed great facility in learning languages.) uşurinţă

2) (a skill: He has a great facility for always being right.) îndemânare

2. noun plural

(facilities the means to do something: There are facilities for cooking.) condiţii; ustensile, accesorii

facing

preposition (opposite: The hotel is facing the church.) în faţa

facsimile

[fæk'siməli]

1) (an exact copy.) facsimil

2) (a fax.)

a facsimile edition of an eighteenth-century book.) în facsimil

fact

[fækt]

noun

1) (something known or believed to be true: It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.) fapt

2) (reality: fact or fiction.) realitate

(a group or party that belongs to, and usually dissents from, a larger group.) facţiune

- the facts of life

- factual

- factually

- as a matter of fact

- in fact

- in point of fact

faction

['fækʃən]

noun

factor

['fæktə]

noun

1) (something, eg a fact, which has to be taken into account or which affects the course of events: There are various factors to be considered.) factor

2) (a number which exactly divides into another: 3 is a factor of 6.) divizor

factories

plural; see factory

factory

['fæktəri]

plural - factories; noun

(a workshop where manufactured articles are made in large numbers: a car factory; (also adjective) a factory worker.) fabrică; uzină

factual

['fæk uəl]

adjective (of or containing facts: a factual account.) bazat pe fapte (reale)

factually

adverb ţinând cont de fapte

faculties

plural; see faculty

faculty

['fækəlti]

plural - faculties; noun

1) (a power of the mind: the faculty of reason.) facultate

2) (a natural power of the body: the faculty of hearing.) facultate

3) (ability or skill: She has a faculty for saying the right thing.) abilitate, talent

4) ((often with capital) a section of a university: the Faculty of Arts/Science.) facultate

fad

noun

(a temporary fashion; a craze, interest or activity that (some) people follow enthusiastically, but lasts for a short period of time: What's the latest fad in dieting?; a health-food fad.) modă

- faddish

- faddishness

faddish

(to (make something) lose strength, colour, loudness etc: The noise gradually faded (away).) a (se) estompa

faddishness

noun

fade

[feid]

verb

faeces

['fi:si:z]

noun plural

(solid waste matter passed out from the body.)

fag

[fæɡ]

noun

1) (hard or boring work: It was a real fag to clean the whole house.) ţigară

2) (a slang word for a cigarette: I'm dying for a fag.)

noun (the small, useless piece of a cigarette that remains after it has been smoked: The ashtray was full of fag-ends; the fag-end of the conversation.)

- fag-end

- fagged out

fag-end

fagged out

(very tired: I'm completely fagged out after that long walk.) rupt de oboseală

fail

[feil]

1. verb

1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) a nu reuşi

2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) a se strica

3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) a părăsi

4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) a nu promova

5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) a lăsa

noun (a fault or weakness: He may have his failings, but he has always treated his children well.) defect

- failing

2. preposition

(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) în lipsa

- failure

- without fail

failing

failure

[-jə]

noun

1) (the state or act of failing: She was upset by her failure in the exam; failure of the electricity supply.) eşec; pană

2) (an unsuccessful person or thing: He felt he was a failure.) ratat

3) (inability, refusal etc to do something: his failure to reply.) neputinţă

faint

[feint]

1. adjective

1) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) slab

2) (physically weak and about to lose consciousness: Suddenly he felt faint.) slăbit

(to lose consciousness: She fainted on hearing the news.) a leşina

3. noun

(loss of consciousness: His faint gave everybody a fright.) leşin

- faintly

- faintness

faintly

adverb

1) (in a faint manner: A light shone faintly.) slab

2) (slightly; rather: She looked faintly surprised.) oarecum

faintness

noun slăbiciune

fair

I [feə]

1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) blond

2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) corect

3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) frumos

4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) acceptabil

5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) destul de mare

6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) frumos

(directly: He hit him fair and square on the nose.) drept, direct

- fairness

- fairly

- fair play

II [feə]

noun

1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) bâlci

2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) târg

3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) târg

fair and square

fair play

(honest treatment; an absence of cheating, biased actions etc: He's not involved in the contest - he's only here to see fair play.) fair-play

fairies

plural; see fairy

fairly

adverb

1) (justly; honestly: fairly judged.) corect

2) (quite or rather: The work was fairly hard.) destul (de)

fairness

noun culoare deschisă; corectitudine

fairy

['feəri]

plural - fairies; noun

(an imaginary creature in the form of a very small (often winged) human, with magical powers: Children often believe in fairies; (also adjective) fairy-land.)

- fairy-story

- fairy-tale

fairy-story

noun

1) (an old, or children's, story of fairies, magic etc: a book of fairy-stories.)

2) (an untrue statement; a lie: I don't want to hear any fairy-stories!)

fairy-tale

noun (a fairy-story: to tell fairy-tales; (also adjective) the fairy-tale appearance of the countryside.)

faith

[feiƟ]

noun

1) (trust or belief: She had faith in her ability.) încredere

2) (religious belief: Years of hardship had not caused him to lose his faith.) credinţă

3) (loyalty to one's promise: to keep/break faith with someone.) cuvânt

faithful

1) (loyal and true; not changing: a faithful friend; faithful to his promise.) credincios

2) (true or exact: a faithful account of what had happened.) fidel

faithfully

adverb cu fidelitate

faithfulness

noun fidelitate

faithless

adjective necredincios

faithlessness

noun necredinţă

fake

[feik]

1) (a worthless imitation (especially intended to deceive); a forgery: That picture is a fake.) imitaţie

2) (a person who pretends to be something he is not: He pretended to be a doctor, but he was a fake.) impostor

1) (made in imitation of something more valuable, especially with the intention of deceiving: fake diamonds.) fals(ificat)

2) (pretending to be something one is not: a fake clergyman.) impostor

3. verb

(to pretend or imitate in order to deceive: to fake a signature.) a contraface

falcon

noun

(a kind of bird of prey sometimes used for hunting.) şoim

fall

[fo:l]

1. past tense - fell; verb

1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) a cădea

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) a cădea

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) a scădea

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) a cădea

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) a ajunge (într-o stare de)

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) a-i rămâne să

2. noun

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) cădere

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) cădere, prăbuşire

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) cădere

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) toamnă

He fell asleep eventually.) a adormi

- falls

- fallout

- his

fall asleep

fall away

1) (to become less in number: The crowd began to fall away.) a se împuţina

2) (to slope downwards: The ground fell away steeply.) a se surpa

fall back

(to move back or stop moving forward.) a da/a rămâne înapoi

fall back on

(to use, or to go to for help, finally when everything else has been tried: Whatever happens you have your father's money to fall back on.) a recurge la

fall behind

1) (to be slower than (someone else): Hurry up! You're falling behind (the others); He is falling behind in his schoolwork.) a rămâne în urmă

2) ((with with) to become late in regular payment, letter-writing etc: Don't fall behind with the rent!) a rămâne în urmă

fall between two stools

(to lose both of two possibilities by hesitating between them or trying for both.) a alerga după doi iepuri

fall by the wayside

((of projects, ideas etc) to be abandoned; to fail.) a fi abandonat; a abandona (un proiect, o idee)

fall down

(sometimes with on) (to fail (in): He's falling down on his job.) a nu fi la înălţime

fall flat

((especially of jokes etc) to fail completely or to have no effect: Her joke fell flat.) a nu avea efect

fall for

1) (to be deceived by (something): I made up a story to explain why I had not been at work and he fell for it.) a fi dus de nas

2) (to fall in love with (someone): He has fallen for your sister.) a se îndrăgosti

fall in love (with)

(to develop feelings of love and sexual attraction (for): He fell in love with her straightaway.) a se îndrăgosti (de)

fall in with

1) (to join with (someone) for company: On the way home we fell in with some friends.) a se alătura, a întâlni

2) (to agree with (a plan, idea etc): They fell in with our suggestion.) a accepta

fall into the hands (of someone)

(to be caught, found, captured etc by someone: He fell into the hands of bandits; The documents fell into the wrong hands (= were found, captured etc by someone who was not supposed to see them).) a cădea în mâinile (cuiva)

fall off

(to become smaller in number or amount: Audiences often fall off during the summer.) a descreşte

fall on deaf ears

((of a warning etc) to be ignored.) a ignora

fall on/upon

(to attack: The robbers fell on the old man and beat him; They fell hungrily upon the food.) a se năpusti (asupra)

fall out

(sometimes with with) (to quarrel: I have fallen out with my sister.) a se certa (cu)

fall short

(often with of) (to be not enough or not good enough etc: The money we have falls short of what we need.) a nu fi de ajuns

fall through

((of plans etc) to fail or come to nothing: Our plans fell through.) a eşua

fallacies

plural; see fallacy

fallacious

[fə'leiʃəs]

adjective (wrong, mistaken or showing false reasoning: a fallacious argument.) greşit

fallacy

['fæləsi]

plural - fallacies; noun

(a wrong idea or belief, usually one that is generally believed to be true; false reasoning: That belief is just a fallacy.) sofism

- fallacious

fallible

['fæləbl]

(able or likely to make mistakes: Human beings are fallible.) failibil

fallout

noun (radioactive dust from a nuclear explosion etc.) reziduuri radioactive

fallow

['fæləu]

((of land) left to its own natural growth and not planted with seeds: We will let this field lie fallow for a year; fallow fields.) necultivat

falls

noun plural (a waterfall: the Niagara Falls.) cascadă

false

[fo:ls]

1) (not true; not correct: He made a false statement to the police.) fals

2) (not genuine; intended to deceive: She has a false passport.) fals

3) (artificial: false teeth.) fals, artificial

4) (not loyal: false friends.) fals, ipocrit

- falsify

- falsity

false alarm

(a warning of something which in fact does not happen.) alarmă falsă

false pretences

(acts or behaviour intended to deceive: He got the money under false pretences.)

false start

(in a race, a start which is declared not valid and therefore has to be repeated.) start greşit

falsehood

noun ((the telling of) a lie: She is incapable of (uttering a) falsehood.) minciună

falsetto

[fo:l'setou]

1. plural - falsettos; noun

(an unnaturally high (singing) voice in men, or a man with such a voice: He was singing in falsetto; He is a falsetto.) falset

2. adverb

He sings falsetto.) (în) falset

falsettos

plural; see falsetto

falsification

[-fi-]

noun falsificare

falsify

[-fæi]

verb (to make false: He falsified the accounts.) a falsifica

falsity

noun falsitate

falter

['fo:ltə]

verb

1) (to stumble or hesitate: She walked without faltering.) a şovăi; a se împotmoli

2) (to speak with hesitation: Her voice faltered.) a tremura

faltering

falteringly

adverb şovăitor; cu glas tremurător

fame

[feim]

noun

(the quality of being well-known: Her novels brought her fame.) renume

familiar

1) (well-known: The house was familiar to him; She looks very familiar (to me).) familiar, cunoscut

2) ((with with) knowing about: Are you familiar with the plays of Shakespeare?) familiarizat (cu)

3) (too friendly: You are much too familiar with my wife!) (prea) intim

familiarisation

noun deprindere (cu)

familiarise

verb ((with with) to make something well known to (someone): You must familiarize yourself with the rules.) a (se) familiariza (cu)

familiarity

[-li'æ-]

- plural familiarities - noun

1) (the state of being familiar: I was surprised by her familiarity with our way of life.)

2) (an act of (too) friendly behaviour: You must not allow such familiarities.)

familiarization

noun deprindere (cu)

familiarize

verb ((with with) to make something well known to (someone): You must familiarize yourself with the rules.) a (se) familiariza (cu)

familiarly

adverb familiar

families

plural; see family

family

['fæməli]

plural - families; noun

1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; (also adjective) a family holiday.) familie

2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; (also adjective) the family home.) familie

3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) familie

4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) familie

(controlling or limiting the number of children that people have especially by using a means of contraception: a family planning clinic.) planning familial

- family planning

- family tree

family planning

family tree

((a plan showing) a person's ancestors and relations.) arbore genealogic

famine

['fæmin]

noun

((a) great lack or shortage especially of food: Some parts of the world suffer regularly from famine.) foamete

famished

['fæmiʃt]

(very hungry: I was famished after my long walk.) înfometat

famous

adjective (well-known (for good or worthy reasons): She is famous for her strength.) celebru

famously

adverb (very well.) de minune

fan

1. [fæn]

noun

1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.) evantai

2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.) ventilator

1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.) a(-şi) face vânt cu evantaiul

2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.) a aţâţa

II [fæn]

noun

(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; (also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).) fan, admirator

fanatic

[fə'nætik]

noun

(a person who is (too) enthusiastic about something: a religious fanatic.) fanatic

- fanatic

fanatically

fanaticism

noun ((too) great enthusiasm, especially about religion: Fanaticism is the cause of most religious hatred.) fanatism

fanatic{(}al{)}

adjective ((too) enthusiastic: He is fanatical about physical exercise.) fanatic

fancies

plural; see fancy

fanfare

['fænfeə]

noun

(a short piece of music played by trumpets etc at the entry of a king or queen during a ceremony etc.) fanfară

fang

[fæŋ]

noun

1) (a long pointed tooth especially of a fierce animal: The wolf bared its fangs.) colţ

2) (the poison-tooth of a snake.) dinte cu venin

fantasies

plural; see fantasy

fantastic

[fæn'tæstik]

1) (unbelievable and like a fantasy: She told me some fantastic story about her father being a Grand Duke!) uluitor; de necrezut

2) (wonderful; very good: You look fantastic!) fantastic

fantastically

adverb fantastic, extraordinar (de)

fantasy

['fæntəsi]

plural - fantasies; noun

(an imaginary (especially not realistic) scene, story etc: He was always having fantasies about becoming rich and famous; (also adjective) He lived in a fantasy world.) (de) vis

- fantastic

- fantastically

far

1. adverb

1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) departe

2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) departe

3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) mult

1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) îndepărtat

2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) mai îndepărtat; celălalt

- faraway

- by far

- so far

far and away

(by a very great amount: She is far and away the cleverest girl in the class!) de la o poştă

far from

1) (not only not, but: Far from liking him, I hate him.) în loc să

2) (not at all: He was far from helpful.) nici pe departe

far-fetched

adjective (very unlikely: a far-fetched story.) tras de păr

faraway

1) (distant: faraway places.) îndepărtat

2) (not paying attention; dreamy: She had a faraway look in her eyes.) absent

farce

noun

1) (a (kind of) comic play in which both the characters and the events shown are improbable and ridiculous: The play is a classic farce.) farsă

2) (any funny or stupid situation in real life: The meeting was an absolute farce.) farsă

adjective (completely ridiculous, and therefore usually humorous: The whole idea was farcical.) năstruşnic, caraghios

- farcical

farcical

fare

[feə]

noun

1) (the price of a journey on a train, bus, ship etc: He hadn't enough money for his bus fare.) (preţ al unui) bilet

2) (a paying passenger in a hired vehicle, especially in a taxi: The taxi-driver was asked by the police where her last fare got out.) client

farewell

[feə'wel]

(an act of saying goodbye: They said their farewells at the station; (also adjective) a farewell dinner.) (de) adio

2. interjection

(goodbye: `Farewell for ever!' she cried.) Adio!

farm

1) (an area of land, including buildings, used for growing crops, breeding and keeping cows, sheep, pigs etc: Much of England is good agricultural land and there are many farms.) fermă

2) (the farmer's house and the buildings near it in such a place: We visited the farm; (also adjective) a farm kitchen.) fermă

(to cultivate (the land) in order to grow crops, breed and keep animals etc: He farms (5,000 acres) in the south.) a cultiva

- farmer

- farming

- farmhouse

- farmyard

farmer

noun (the owner or tenant of a farm who works on the land etc: How many farmworkers does that farmer employ?) fermier, cultivator

farmhouse

noun (the house in which a farmer lives.) fermă

farming

noun (the business of owning or running a farm: There is a lot of money involved in farming; (also adjective) farming communities.) exploatare (agricolă); rural

farmyard

noun (the open area surrounded by the farm buildings: There were several hens loose in the farmyard; (also adjective) farmyard animals.) (de) curte

fart

1. verb

((slang, vulgar) to make air come out of the anus.) a trage vânturi

2. noun

vânt

farther

see further.

farthest

see further.

fascinate

['fæsineit]

verb

(to charm; to attract or interest very strongly: She was fascinated by the strange clothes and customs of the country people.) a fascina

- fascinating

- fascination

fascinating

adjective (very charming, attractive or interesting: a fascinating story.) fascinant

fascination

noun

1) (the act of fascinating or state of being fascinated: the look of fascination on the children's faces.) fascinaţie

2) (the power of fascinating or something that has this: Old books have/hold a fascination for him.) farmec

fascist

((also with capital) adjective.)

fashion

['fæʃən]

noun

1) (the style and design of clothes: Are you interested in fashion?; (also adjective) a fashion magazine.) (de) modă

2) (the way of behaving, dressing etc which is popular at a certain time: Fashions in music and art are always changing.) modă

3) (a way of doing something: She spoke in a very strange fashion.) mod

fashionable

adjective (following, or in keeping with, the newest style of dress, way of living etc: a fashionable woman; a fashionable part of town.) la modă

fashionably

adverb elegant

fast

1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) rapid

2) (quick: a fast worker.) iute

3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) înainte

2. adverb

(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.) repede

- fastness

- fast foods

- fast food

verb

(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) a posti

2. noun

(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.) post

- fasting

III

adjective

1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) rezistent

2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) fixat

•

- fast asleep

fast asleep

(completely asleep: The baby fell fast asleep in my arms.) adormit (buştean)

fast food(s)

(food that can be quickly prepared, eg hamburgers etc.) (mâncare de) fast food, semipreparate

fasten

verb

(to fix or join (together): Fasten the gate!; She fastened a flower to the front of her dress; He fastened his eyes upon her face.) a fixa; a prinde

- fastener

fastener

noun (something that fastens things (together): a zip-fastener.) încheietoare

fastidious

(very critical and difficult to please: She is so fastidious about her food that she will not eat in a restaurant.) pretenţios

- fastidiously

- fastidiousness

fastidiously

adverb cu dispreţ, dispreţuitor

fastidiousness

fasting

fastness

fat

1) (an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants: This meat has got a lot of fat on it.) grăsime

2) (a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking: There are several good cooking fats on the market.) grăsime

1) (having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape: He was a very fat child.) gras

2) (large or abundant: Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)) mare

- fatness

- fatten

- fatty

- fattiness

- fat-head

fat-head

noun (a stupid person.) cap-pătrat

fatal

['feitl]

1) (causing death: a fatal accident.) fatal

2) (disastrous: She made the fatal mistake of not inviting him to the party.) fatal

noun (the belief that fate controls everything, and man cannot change it.) fatalism

- fatally

- fatality

fatalism

fatalist

noun (a person who believes in fatalism: He is a complete fatalist - he just accepts everything that happens to him.) fatalist

fatalistic

adjective fatalist

fatality

[fə'tæləti]

- plural fatalities - noun ((an accident causing) death: fatalities on the roads.) accident mortal

fatally

adverb fatal(mente)

fate

[feit]

noun

1) ((sometimes with capital) the supposed power that controls events: Who knows what fate has in store (= waiting for us in the future)?) destin

2) (a destiny or doom, eg death: A terrible fate awaited her.) soartă

- fated

- fateful

fated

adjective (controlled or intended by fate: He seemed fated to arrive late wherever he went.) sortit (să)

fateful

adjective (involving important decisions, results etc: At last the fateful day arrived.) fatidic

father

1) (a male parent, especially human: Mr Smith is her father.) tată

2) ((with capital) the title of a (usually Roman Catholic) priest: I met Father Sullivan this morning.) Părinte

3) (a person who begins, invents or first makes something: King Alfred was the father of the English navy.) părinte, întemeietor

(to be the father of: King Charles II fathered a number of children.) a zămisli

- fatherhood

- fatherly

- father-in-law

father-in-law

noun (the father of one's wife or husband.) socru

fatherhood

noun (the state or condition of being a father: Now that the children are older I am enjoying fatherhood.) paternitate

fatherly

adjective (like a father: He showed a fatherly interest in his friend's child.) părintesc

fathom

(a measure of depth of water (6 feet or 1.8 metres): The water is 8 fathoms deep.) stânjen

(to understand (a mystery etc): I cannot fathom why she should have left home.) a înţelege

fatigue

[fə'ti:ɡ]

noun

1) (great tiredness (caused especially by hard work or effort): He was suffering from fatigue.) oboseală

2) ((especially in metals) weakness caused by continual use: metal fatigue.) uzură

adjective (made very tired: She was fatigued by the constant questioning.) epuizat

- fatigued

fatigued

fatness

noun corpolenţă

fatten

verb ((often with up) to make or become fat: They are fattening up a turkey to eat at Christmas.) a (se) îngrăşa

fattiness

noun grăsime

fatty

adjective (containing, or like, fat: This meat is very fatty.) gras

fault

[fo:lt]

1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) greşeală

2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) defect

3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) fisură

(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) a reproşa

- faulty

faultless

adjective (without fault; perfect: a faultless performance.) ireproşabil

faultlessly

adverb ireproşabil

faulty

adjective ((usually of something mechanical) not made or working correctly.) defect

faun

[fo:n]

noun

(an imaginary creature, half man and half goat.) faun

fauna

['fo:nə]

noun

(the animals of a district or country as a whole: She is interested in South American fauna.) faună

favour

['feivə]

1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) favoare; serviciu

2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) bunăvoinţă

3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) preferinţă

4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) (în) graţii(le)

(to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) a fi de partea

- favourable

- favourably

- favourite

3. noun

(a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) preferat

favourable

1) (showing approval: Was her reaction favourable or unfavourable?) favorabil

2) (helpful or advantageous: a favourable wind.) prielnic

favourably

adverb (în mod) favorabil

favourite

adjective (best-liked; preferred: his favourite city.) favorit

favouritism

noun (preferring or supporting one person etc more than another: I can't be accused of favouritism - I voted for everyone!) favoritism

fawn

I [fo:n]

noun

1) (a young deer.) cerb tânăr

2) ((also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.) cafeniu

II [fo:n]

verb

1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).) a se gudura

2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.) a se da pe lângă, a linguşi

fax

1) (a facsimile; a written message sent by a special telephone system: I'll send you a fax.)

2) ((also fax machine) a machine for transmitting and receiving faxes: Our new fax has a separate telephone line.)

3) (a fax number: fax 8139007.)