Feb

(written abbreviation) (February.)

February

['februəri]

noun

(the second month of the year, the month following January.) februarie

fear

[fiə]

1. noun

((a) feeling of great worry or anxiety caused by the knowledge of danger: The soldier tried not to show his fear; fear of water.) frică, teamă

2. verb

1) (to feel fear because of (something): She feared her father when he was angry; I fear for my father's safety (= I am worried because I think he is in danger).) a-i fi frică

2) (to regret: I fear you will not be able to see him today.) a-i fi teamă

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- fearful

- fearfully

- fearless

- fearlessly

- for fear of

- in fear of

fearful

adjective

1) (afraid: a fearful look.) temător

2) (terrible: The lion gave a fearful roar.) înspăimântător

3) (very bad: a fearful mistake!) îngrozitor

fearfully

adverb grozav; cu teamă

fearless

adjective (without fear; brave: a fearless soldier.) neînfricat

fearlessly

adverb fără frică/teamă

feasibility

noun fezabilitate

feasible

['fi:zəbl]

adjective

(able to be done: a feasible solution to the problem.) posibil; realizabil

- feasibility

feast

[fi:st]

1. noun

1) (a large and rich meal, usually eaten to celebrate some occasion: The king invited them to a feast in the palace.) ospăţ

2) ((sometimes with capital) a particular day on which some (especially religious) person or event is remembered and celebrated: Today is the feast of St Stephen.) sărbătoare

2. verb

(to eat (as if) at a feast: We feasted all day.) a se ospăta

feat

[fi:t]

noun

(an impressive act or achievement: Building the pyramids was a brilliant feat of engineering.)

feather

['feðə]

1. noun

(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) pană

2. verb

(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) a acoperi cu pene

- feathered

- feathery

- a feather in one's cap

- feather one's own nest

- feather one's nest

feather one's (own) nest

(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.)

feathered

adjective împănat

feathery

adjective

1) (of, like, or covered in, a feather or feathers: a feathery hat.) cu pene; ca pana

2) (soft and light: a feathery touch.) uşor

feature

['fi: ə]

1. noun

1) (a mark by which anything is known; a quality: The use of bright colours is one of the features of her painting.) caracteristică

2) (one of the parts of one's face (eyes, nose etc): She has very regular features.) trăsătură

3) (a special article in a newspaper: `The Times' is doing a feature on holidays.) articol (de ziar)

4) (the main film in a cinema programme etc: The feature begins at 7.30; (also adjective) a feature film.) film (de lung metraj)

2. verb

(to give or have a part (especially an important one): That film features the best of the British actresses.) a prezenta/a avea în rolul principal

feces

see faeces

fed

see feed

fed up

(tired; bored and annoyed: I'm fed up with all this work!) sătul de

federal

['fedərəl]

adjective

((of a government or group of states) joined together, usually for national and external affairs only: the federal government of the United States of America.) federal

- federated

- federation

federated

[-rei-]

adjective (joined by a treaty, agreement etc.) (con)federat

federation

noun (people, societies, unions, states etc joined together for a common purpose: the International Federation of Actors.) federaţie

fee

[fi:]

noun

(the price paid for work done by a doctor, lawyer etc or for some special service or right: the lawyer's fee; an entrance fee; university fees.) onorariu; taxă (de şcolarizare)

feeble

['fi:bl]

adjective

(weak: The old lady has been rather feeble since her illness; a feeble excuse.) slab

- feebly

feebly

adverb slab

feed

[fi:d]

1. past tense, past participle - fed; verb

1) (to give food to: He fed the child with a spoon.) a hrăni

2) ((with on) to eat: Cows feed on grass.) a se hrăni (cu)

2. noun

(food especially for a baby or animals: Have you given the baby his feed?; cattle feed.) biberon; nutreţ

- fed up

feel

[fi:l]

past tense, past participle - felt; verb

1) (to become aware of (something) by the sense of touch: She felt his hand on her shoulder.) a simţi

2) (to find out the shape, size, texture etc of something by touching, usually with the hands: She felt the parcel carefully.) a pipăi

3) (to experience or be aware of (an emotion, sensation etc): He felt a sudden anger.) a simţi

4) (to think (oneself) to be: She feels sick; How does she feel about her work?) a (se) simţi; a crede (despre)

5) (to believe or consider: She feels that the firm treated her badly.) a avea senzaţia (că)

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- feeler

- feeling

- feel as if / as though

- feel like

- feel one's way

- get the feel of

feel as if / as though

(to have the sensation (physical or mental) or feeling that: I feel as if I am going to be sick; She feels as though she has known him for years.) a avea impresia (că)

feel bad (about something)

(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) a-i părea rău (de)

feel like

1) (to have the feelings that one would have if one were: I feel like a princess in this beautiful dress; He felt like an idiot (= He felt very foolish).) a se simţi ca

2) (to feel that one would like to (have, do etc): I feel like a drink; Do you feel like going to the cinema?) a-şi dori

feel like a fish out of water

(to feel uncomfortable or out of place in a situation.) a se simţi ca peştele pe uscat

feel one's way

(to find one's way by feeling: I had to feel my way to the door in the dark.) a înainta bâjbâind

feel the pinch

(to be in difficulty because of lack of money.) a fi strâmtorat/la ananghie

feel/look small

(to feel or look foolish or insignificant: He criticized her in front of her colleagues and made her feel very small.) a se simţi ruşinat/jenat

feeler

noun ((in certain animals, insects etc) an organ for touching, especially one of the two thread-like parts on an insect's head.) antenă

feeling

noun

1) (power and ability to feel: I have no feeling in my little finger.) simţ

2) (something that one feels physically: a feeling of great pain.) senzaţie

3) ((usually in plural) something that one feels in one's mind: His angry words hurt my feelings; a feeling of happiness.) sentiment

4) (an impression or belief: I have a feeling that the work is too hard.) impresie

5) (affection: He has no feeling for her now.) sentiment

6) (emotion: He spoke with great feeling.) emoţie

feet

see foot

feign

[fein]

verb

(to pretend to feel: He feigned illness.) a simula

- feigned

feigned

adjective (pretended: feigned happiness.) prefăcut

felicitations

noun plural (congratulations.) felicitări

felicity

[fə'lisəti]

noun

(happiness.) fericire

- felicitations

feline

['fi:læin]

adjective

(of or like a cat: a feline appearance.) felin

fell

past tense; see fall

fellow

['feləu]

1. noun

1) (a man: He's quite a nice fellow but I don't like him.) tip

2) ((often as part of a word) a companion and equal: She is playing with her schoolfellows.) tovarăş

3) (a member of certain academic societies; a member of the governing body or teaching staff of a college.)

2. adjective

(belonging to the same group, country etc: a fellow student; a fellow music-lover.) confrate

- fellowship

- fellow-feeling

fellow-feeling

noun (sympathy (especially for someone in a similar situation, of similar tastes etc): I had a fellow-feeling for the other patient with the broken leg.)

fellowship

noun

1) (an association (of people with common interests): a youth fellowship (= a club for young people).) asociaţie

2) (friendliness.) camaraderie

3) (a scholarship given to a graduate student for advanced studies or for research.)

felon

['felən]

noun

(a person who is guilty of a serious crime.) criminal

- felony

felonies

plural; see felony

felony

plural - felonies; noun (a serious crime: He committed a felony.) crimă

felt

[felt]

past tense, past participle; = feel

female

['fi:meil]

noun, adjective

1) ((a person, animal etc) of the sex that gives birth to children, produces eggs etc: a female blackbird; the female of the species.) femelă

2) ((a plant) that produces seeds.) femelă

feminine

['feminin]

adjective

1) (of a woman: a feminine voice.) feminin; de femeie

2) (with all the essential qualities of a woman: She was a very feminine person.) feminin

3) (in certain languages, of one of usually two or three genders of nouns etc.) feminin

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- femininity

- feminism

- feminist

femininity

noun (the quality of being feminine: She never used her femininity to win the argument.) feminitate

feminism

noun (the thought and actions of people who want to make women's (legal, political, social etc) rights equal to those of men.) feminism

feminist

noun (a supporter of feminism.) feminist

femur

['fi:mə]

noun

(the thigh bone.) femur

fen

[fen]

noun

(an area of low marshy land often covered with water.) mlaştină

fence

I

1. [fens]

noun

(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) gard

2. verb

(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) a înconjura cu un gard

- fencing

II [fens]

verb

1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.) a face scrimă

2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) a evita răspunsul

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- fencing

fencing

I noun

((the material used for) a fence: a hundred metres of fencing.) material pentru garduri

II noun

(the sport of fighting with (blunted) swords: I used to be very good at fencing.) scrimă

fend

[fend]

- fend for oneself

fend for oneself

(to look after oneself: He is old enough to fend for himself.) a se descurca (singur)

fender

['fendə]

noun

1) (anything used to protect a boat from touching another, a pier etc: She hung old car tyres over the side of the boat to act as fenders.) apărătoare

2) (a low guard around a fireplace to prevent coal etc from falling out.) apărătoare de foc

3) ((American) a wing of a car.) aripă

ferment

1. [fə'ment]

verb

1) (to (make something) go through a particular chemical change (as when yeast is added to dough in the making of bread): Grape juice must be fermented before it becomes wine.) a fermenta

2) (to excite or be excited: He is the kind of person to ferment trouble.) a (se) agita

2. ['fə:ment]

noun

(a state of excitement: The whole city was in a ferment.) fierbere

- fermentation

fermentation

[fə:men-]

noun (the chemical change occurring when something ferments or is fermented.) fermentaţie

fern

[fə:n]

noun

(a kind of plant with no flowers and delicate feather-like leaves.) ferigă

ferocious

[fə'rouʃəs]

adjective

(fierce or savage: a ferocious animal.) feroce

- ferociously

- ferocity

ferociously

adverb feroce

ferocity

[fə'rosəti]

noun ferocitate

ferret

['ferit]

noun

(a type of small, weasel-like animal used to chase rabbits out of their holes.) dihor

- ferret about

- ferret

ferret {(}about{)}

verb (to search busily and persistently: He ferreted about in the cupboard.) a cotrobăi

ferro-

[ferou]

(of or containing iron: ferro-concrete.) fero-

ferry

['feri]

1. verb

(to carry (people, cars etc) from one place to another by boat (or plane): She ferried us across the river in a small boat.) a trece, a traversa

2. noun

(a boat which ferries people, cars etc from one place to another: We took the cross-channel ferry.) bac, feribot

fertile

adjective

1) (producing a lot: fertile fields; a fertile mind/imagination.) fertil

2) (able to produce fruit, children, young animals etc: fertile seed.) fecund

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- fertility

- fertilize

- fertilise

- fertilization

- fertilisation

- fertilizer

- fertiliser

fertilisation

noun fertilizare

fertilise

[-ti-]

verb (to make fertile: He fertilized his fields with manure; An egg must be fertilized before it can develop.) a fertiliza

fertiliser

[-ti-]

noun (a substance (manure, chemicals etc) used to make land (more) fertile.) îngrăşământ

fertility

[-'ti-]

noun (the state or condition of being fertile.) fertilitate

fertilization

noun fertilizare

fertilize

[-ti-]

verb (to make fertile: He fertilized his fields with manure; An egg must be fertilized before it can develop.) a fertiliza

fertilizer

[-ti-]

noun (a substance (manure, chemicals etc) used to make land (more) fertile.) îngrăşământ

fervent

['fə:vənt]

adjective

(enthusiastic and very sincere: fervent hope.) arzător

- fervently

fervently

adverb cu fervoare

fervour

['fə:və]

noun

(enthusiasm and strength of emotion: He spoke with fervour.) fervoare

fester

['festə]

verb

((of an open injury eg a cut or sore) to become infected: The wound began to fester.) a se infecta

festival

['festəvəl]

noun

1) (an occasion of public celebration: In Italy, each village holds a festival once a year.) sărbătoare

2) (a season of musical, theatrical etc performances: Every three years the city holds a drama festival; (also adjective) a festival programme.) festival; de festival

festive

['festiv]

adjective

(happy and (as if) celebrating: a festive atmosphere.) festiv

- festivity

festivity

[-'sti-]

- plural festivities - noun (a celebration: Come and join in the festivities.) festivitate; petrecere

fetal

see foetus

fetch

[fe ]

verb

1) (to go and get (something or someone) and bring it: Fetch me some bread.) a aduce

2) (to be sold for (a certain price): The picture fetched $100.) a se vinde cu

fetid

['fi:tid]

adjective

(having a bad smell; stinking: a fetid pool of water.) fetid

fetish

['fetiʃ]

noun

1) (an object worshipped, especially because a spirit is supposed to lodge in it.) fetiş

2) (something which is regarded with too much reverence or given too much attention: It is good to dress well, but there is no need to make a fetish of it.) obsesie

fetter

['fetə]

1. noun

(a chain that holds the foot or feet of a prisoner, animal etc to prevent running away: The prisoner was in fetters.) lanţuri; piedică

2. verb

(to fasten with a fetter: She fettered the horse.) a pune piedică

fetus

see foetus

feud

[fju:d]

noun

(a long-lasting quarrel or war between families, tribes etc: There has been a feud between our two families for two hundred years.) vrajbă

feudal

['fju:dl]

adjective

(of the system by which people gave certain services eg military support to a more powerful man in return for lands, protection etc.) feudal

- feudalism

feudalism

noun feudalism

fever

['fi:və]

noun

((an illness causing) high body temperature and quick heart-beat: She is in bed with a fever; a fever of excitement.) febră

- feverish

- feverishly

- at fever pitch

feverish

adjective

1) (having a slight fever: She seems a bit feverish tonight.) febril

2) (restlessly excited: a feverish air.) agitat

feverishly

adverb (quickly and excitedly: He wrote feverishly.) cu înfrigurare

few

[fju:]

adjective, pronoun

(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) puţin

- a few

- few and far between

few and far between

(very few: Interesting jobs are few and far between.) rar

fez

[fez]

noun

(a type of brimless hat with a tassel, usually red and worn by some Muslims.) fes