(written abbreviation) (gram(me); grams.)

1. past tense, past participle - grabbed; verb

1) (to seize, grasp or take suddenly: He grabbed a biscuit.) a înşfăca

2) (to get by rough or illegal means: Many people tried to grab land when oil was discovered in the district.) a şterpeli

2. noun

(a sudden attempt to grasp or seize: He made a grab at the boy.) apucare (bruscă)

- grab at

grab at

(to try to grasp, seize or take, not necessarily successfully: He grabbed at the boy; He grabbed at the chance to leave.) a întinde mâna (după); a încerca să pună mâna (pe)

grabbed

past tense, past participle; see grab

grace

[ɡreis]

1. noun

1) (beauty of form or movement: The dancer's movements had very little grace.) graţie

2) (a sense of what is right: At least he had the grace to leave after his dreadful behaviour.) tact, politeţe

3) (a short prayer of thanks for a meal.) rugăciune (la începutul sau la terminarea mesei)

4) (a delay allowed as a favour: You should have paid me today but I'll give you a day's grace.) amânare

5) (the title of a duke, duchess or archbishop: Your/His Grace.) Înălţimea sa; Înalt preasfinţia sa

6) (mercy: by the grace of God.) milă

2. interjection

(an exclamation of surprise.) Sfinte Dumnezeule!

- graciously

- graciousness

- with a good/bad grace

- with good/bad grace

graceful

adjective (having or showing beauty of form or movement: a graceful dancer.) graţios

gracefully

adverb graţios

gracefulness

noun graţie; bunăvoinţă

gracious

[-ʃəs]

adjective

1) (kind or polite: a gracious smile.) amabil

2) ((of God) merciful.) milostiv; îndurător

graciously

adverb She smiled graciously.) cu graţie

graciousness

noun bunăvoinţă

gradation

[ɡrə'deiʃən]

noun

1) ((one stage or degree in) a series of gradual and successive stages: There are various gradations of colour between red and purple.) gradaţie

2) (the act or process of grading.) clasificare

grade

[ɡreid]

1. noun

1) (one level in a scale of qualities, sizes etc: several grades of sandpaper; a high-grade ore.) categorie

2) ((American) (the pupils in) a class or year at school: We're in the fifth grade now.) clasă

3) (a mark for, or level in, an examination etc: He always got good grades at school.) notă

4) ((especially American) the slope of a railway etc; gradient.) pantă

2. verb

1) (to sort into grades: to grade eggs.) a sorta

2) (to move through different stages: Red grades into purple as blue is added.) a grada

- grader

grade school

noun ((American) a primary school.) şcoală primară

grader

noun ((American) a person who marks exams etc.)

gradient

['ɡreidiənt]

noun

1) (the amount of slope (eg of a road, a railway): a gradient of 1 in 4.) gradient

2) (a slope.) pantă

gradual

adjective

(happening gently and slowly: a gradual rise in temperature.) treptat

- gradually

gradually

adverb His health is gradually improving.) treptat

graduate

verb

1) (to receive a degree, diploma etc: He graduated in German and French.) a absolvi (o şcoală, un curs)

2) (to mark out with regular divisions: A thermometer is graduated in degrees.) a grada

2. [-ət]

noun

(a person who has been awarded a degree or diploma: a graduate in French.) licenţiat

- graduation

graduation

noun

1) (the act or ceremony of graduating from a college, university etc: The graduation will be held in the large hall; (also adjective) a graduation ceremony.) decernare (a unei diplome)

2) (a marked division: the graduations on a thermometer.) divizare

graffiti

[ɡrə'fi:ti]

noun plural or noun singular

(words or drawings scratched or painted on a wall etc.) graffiti

graft

verb

(to fix (skin, bone etc) from one part of the body on to or into another part of the body: The doctor treated her burns by grafting skin from her leg on to her back.) a grefa, a transplanta

2. noun

(a piece of skin, bone etc which is grafted: a skin graft.) grefă

noun

1) (dishonesty in obtaining profit or good position.)

2) (hard work.)

grain

[ɡrein]

noun

1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) grăunte, bob

2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) grâu

3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) granulă

4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) nervură

5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) dram

•

- go against the grain

gram(me)

[ɡræm]

noun

(the basic unit of weight in the metric system.)

grammar

['ɡræmə]

noun

1) (the rules for forming words and for combining words to form sentences: He's an expert on French grammar.) gramatică

2) (a description or collection of the rules of grammar: Could you lend me your Latin grammar?; (also adjective) a grammar book.) (de) gramatică

3) (a person's use of grammatical rules: This essay is full of bad grammar.) folosirea regulilor gramaticale

grammar school

1) (a type of secondary school.)

2) ((American) a primary school.)

grammatical

[-'mæ-]

adjective

1) ((negative ungrammatical) correct according to the rules of grammar: a grammatical sentence.) gramatical

2) (of (a) grammar: a grammatical rule.) gramatical

grammatically

adverb gramatical

gramophone

['ɡræməfoun]

noun

((American phonograph) the old name for a record-player.) gramofon

granaries

plural; see granary

granary

['ɡrænəri]

plural - granaries; noun

(a storehouse for grain.) hambar; grânar

grand

[ɡrænd]

1. adjective

1) (splendid; magnificent: a grand procession.) splendid

2) (proud: She gives herself grand airs.) mândru

3) (very pleasant: a grand day at the seaside.) plăcut

4) (highly respected: a grand old man.) foarte respectat

2. noun

(a slang term for $1,000 or 1,000: I paid five grand for that car.) o mie de dolari

grand finale

(the final act or scene in a show etc, usually with all the actors, singers etc on the stage.) punct culminant

grand jury

(in the United States, a jury which decides whether there is enough evidence for a person to be brought to trial.) juriu (care hotăreşte sau respinge punerea sub acuzare)

grand piano

(a type of piano with a large flat top shaped like a harp.) pian cu coadă

grand total

(the final total; the total of several smaller totals.) sumă globală/totală

grand-daughter

see grandchild

grandchild

nouns

(the child, daughter or son, of one's son or daughter.) nepoţi, nepot, nepoată

granddad

['ɡrændæd]

noun

(a grandfather.)

grandeur

['ɡræn‹ə]

noun

(great and impressive beauty: the grandeur of the Alps.) grandoare

grandfather

noun

(the father or mother of one's father or mother.) bunic, bunică, bunici

- grandfather clock

grandfather clock

(a clock with a tall usually wooden case which stands on the floor.) ceas cu cuc

grandiose

['ɡrændiəus]

adjective

(impressive to an excessive or foolish degree: He produced several grandiose schemes for a holiday resort but no resort was ever built.) grandios

grandmother

see grandfather

grandparent

see grandfather

grandson

see grandchild

grandstand

noun (rows of raised seats at a sports ground etc: We watched the sports meeting from the grandstand; (also adjective) grandstand seats; We had a grandstand (= a very good) view of the parade.)

granite

['ɡrænit]

noun, adjective

((of) a type of hard usually grey or red rock used for building: buildings of granite: granite hills.) (de) granit

granny

['ɡræni]

noun

(a grandmother: I have two grannies; Hallo, Granny!) bunicuţă

grant

1. verb

1) (to agree to, to give: Would you grant me one favour; He granted the man permission to leave.) a aproba

2) (to agree or admit: I grant (you) that it was a stupid thing to do.) a admite

2. noun

(money given for a particular purpose: He was awarded a grant for studying abroad.) subvenţie, bursă

- granted

- granting

- take for granted

granted

((even) if; assuming: Granted that you are right, we will have to move fast.) presupunând că

granting

((even) if; assuming: Granted that you are right, we will have to move fast.) presupunând că

granular

adjective granular, granulos

granulated

[-lei-]

adjective (broken into tiny particles: granulated sugar.) granulat

granule

['ɡrænju:l]

noun

(a very small particle: a granule of sugar.) granulă

- granular

- granulated

grape

[ɡreip]

noun

(a green or black smooth-skinned eatable berry from which wine is made.) strugure

- grapevine

- sour grapes

grapefruit

['ɡreipfru:t]

plurals - grapefruit, grapefruits; noun

((the flesh of) a large yellow-skinned citrus fruit that has a slightly bitter taste.) grep(frut)

grapefruits

plurals; see grapefruit

grapevine

noun

1) (an informal means of passing news from person to person: I hear through the grapevine that he is leaving.) zvon

2) (a vine.) viţă-de-vie

graph

noun

(a diagram consisting of a line or lines drawn to show changes in some quantity: a graph of temperature changes.) grafic, diagramă

- graphic

- graphically

- graph paper

graph paper

(paper covered in small squares used for drawing graphs on.) hârtie milimetrică

graphic

adjective

1) (vivid: a graphic description of an accident.) expresiv

2) (of painting, drawing etc: the graphic arts.) grafic

graphically

adverb grafic

graphite

noun

(a form of carbon used in the leads of pencils.) grafit

grapple

['ɡræpl]

verb

(with with)

1) (to grasp and fight with: He grappled with the thief.) a (se) lupta corp la corp

2) (to (try to) deal with (a problem etc): He enjoys grappling with riddles.) a încerca să ducă la bun sfârşit

grasp

1. verb

1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) a apuca, a înhăţa

2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) a pricepe

2. noun

1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) înhăţare

2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) înţelegere

•

- grasping

grasping

adjective (greedy (especially for money): a grasping old man.) hrăpăreţ, lacom

grass

noun

1) (the green plant which covers fields, garden lawns etc.) iarbă

2) (any species of grass, including also corn and bamboo: He studies grasses.) plantă ierboasă

3) ((slang) marijuana.)

grasshopper

noun (a type of insect which jumps and which makes a noise by rubbing its wings.) lăcustă

grassland

noun (land covered with grass, used as pasture for animals.) păşune

grassy

adjective a grassy bank/slope.) ierbos; cu iarbă

grate

I [ɡreit]

noun

(a framework of iron bars for holding a fire in a fireplace.) grătar (de la sobă)

II [ɡreit]

verb

1) (to rub (cheese, vegetables etc) into small pieces by means of a grater.) a rade, a da prin răzătoare

2) (to irritate: His voice grates on me.) a zgâria pe creier

•

- grater

- grating

grateful

['ɡreitful]

adjective

(feeling thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.) recunoscător

- gratefully

gratefully

adverb She accepted his offer gratefully.) cu recunoştinţă

grater

noun (an instrument with a rough surface on which cheese, vegetables etc can be grated.) răzătoare

gratified

adjective

(pleased: I was gratified at the response to my letter.) mulţumit

- gratifying

gratifying

adjective (causing pleasure or satisfaction: a gratifying result.) plăcut; plin de satisfacţii

grating

adjective ((of sounds) unpleasant.) enervant; strident

gratitude

['ɡrætitju:d]

noun

(the state of feeling grateful: I wish there was some way of showing my gratitude for all you have done for me.) gratitudine

gratuities

plural; see gratuity

gratuitous

adjective

1) ((derogatory) done, said etc without good reason or excuse or when not wanted: gratuitous insults.) nejustificat

2) (done, given etc without payment: gratuitous advice.) gratuit

gratuitously

adverb (pe) gratis

gratuitousness

noun gratuitate

gratuity

[ɡrə'tjuəti]

plural - gratuities; noun

(a small sum of money given as a reward for good service; a tip.) primă; bacşiş

grave

noun

(a plot of ground, or the hole dug in it, in which a dead person is buried: He laid flowers on the grave.) mormânt

- gravedigger

- gravestone

- graveyard

II [ɡreiv]

adjective

1) (important: a grave responsibility; grave decisions.) important

2) (serious, dangerous: grave news.) grav

3) (serious, sad: a grave expression.) serios

•

- gravely

- gravity

gravedigger

noun (a person whose job is digging graves.) gropar

gravel

noun

(very small stones: gravel for the garden path.) pietriş

gravely

adverb grav, solemn

gravestone

noun (a stone placed at a grave on which the dead person's name etc is written.) piatră de mormânt

graveyard

noun (a place where the dead are buried.) cimitir

gravies

plural; see gravy

gravity

['ɡræ-]

noun The gravity of the situation was clear to us all.) gravitate

gravy

['ɡreivi]

plural - gravies; noun

((a sauce made from) the juices from meat that is cooking.) sos

gray

see grey

graze

[ɡreiz]

I verb

((of animals) to eat grass etc which is growing.) a paşte

1. verb

1) (to scrape the skin from (a part of the body): I've grazed my knee on that stone wall.) a zgâria

2) (to touch lightly in passing: The bullet grazed the car.) a atinge uşor/în treacăt

2. noun

(the slight wound caused by grazing a part of the body: a graze on one's knee.) zgârietură

grease

[ɡri:s]

1. noun

1) (soft, thick, animal fat.) grăsime

2) (any thick, oily substance: She put grease on the squeaking hinge.) untură

2. verb

(to put grease on, over or in: The mechanic greased the car's axle.) a unge, a da cu unsoare

greasiness

greasy

1) (of or like grease: greasy food.) gras

2) (covered in grease: greasy hands.) unsuros

3) (slippery, as if covered in grease: greasy roads.) alunecos

great

[ɡreit]

adjective

1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) mare, grandios

2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) mare, considerabil

3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) considerabil

4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) grozav

5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) foarte capabil

•

- greatly

- greatness

great diving beetle

(a water insect that carries a bubble of air under its wing cover for breathing when it is under water.) gândac de apă

great-

[ɡreit]

(separated by one generation more than (an uncle, grandfather etc): A great-uncle is one's father's or mother's uncle; a great-grandchild.) stră-, ante-

greatly

adverb I was greatly impressed by her singing.) foarte mult

greatness

noun her greatness as an athlete.) importanţă, măreţie

greed

[ɡri:d]

noun

(a (too) great desire for food, money etc: Eating five cakes is just sheer greed.) lăcomie, aviditate

- greedy

- greedily

- greediness

greedily

adverb lacom, cu lăcomie

greediness

noun lăcomie

greedy

adjective lacom, avid

green

[ɡri:n]

1. adjective

1) (of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants: a green hat.) verde

2) (not ripe: green bananas.) verde, necopt

3) (without experience: Only someone as green as you would believe a story like that.) fără experienţă

4) (looking as if one is about to be sick; very pale: He was green with envy (= very jealous).) verde (la faţă)

2. noun

1) (the colour of grass or the leaves of plants: the green of the trees in summer.) verdeaţă

2) (something (eg paint) green in colour: I've used up all my green.) (culoarea) verde

3) (an area of grass: a village green.) pajişte

4) (an area of grass on a golf course with a small hole in the centre.) teren de golf

5) (concerned with the protection of the environment: green issues; a green political party.)

- greens

greenfly

plural - greenfly; noun (a type of small, green insect: The leaves of this rose tree have been eaten by greenfly.) păduche-de-plantă

greengage

[-ɡei‹]

noun (a greenish-yellow type of plum.) renglotă

greengrocer

noun (a person who sells fruit and vegetables.) vânzător de zarzavaturi

greenhouse

noun (a building usually of glass, in which plants are grown.) seră

greenhouse effect

noun ((singular) the gradual heating of the atmosphere caused by air pollution which traps energy from the sun.)

greenish

adjective (close to green: a greenish dress.) verzui

greens

noun plural (green vegetables: Children are often told that they must eat their greens.) verdeţuri

greet

[ɡri:t]

verb

(to welcome: She greeted me when I arrived.) a ura bun venit

- greeting

- greetings

greeting

noun (friendly words or actions used in welcome.) salutare

greetings

noun plural (a friendly message: Christmas greetings.) felicitare

gregarious

[ɡri'ɡeəriəs]

adjective

1) (liking the company of other people: a gregarious person.) sociabil

2) ((of animals, birds etc) living in groups: Geese are gregarious.) gregar

grenade

[ɡrə'neid]

noun

(a small bomb, especially one thrown by hand.) grenadă

grew

past tense; see grow

grey

[ɡrei]

1. adjective

1) (of a mixture of colour between black and white: Ashes are grey.) gri

2) (grey-haired: He's turning/going grey.) grizonat

2. noun

1) ((any shade of) a colour between black and white: Grey is rather a dull colour.) gri

2) (something grey in colour: I never wear grey.) gri

3. verb

(to become grey or grey-haired.) a încărunţi

- greyish

greyhound

noun

(a breed of dog which can run very fast: He breeds greyhounds for racing; (also adjective) greyhound racing.) ogar, câine de vânătoare

greyish

adjective (close to grey: a greyish-green dress.) care bate în gri/în cenuşiu

grid

[ɡrid]

noun

1) (a set of vertical and horizontal lines drawn on a map.) grilă

2) (a framework of iron bars.) grilaj

grief

[ɡri:f]

noun

(great sorrow or unhappiness: She was filled with grief at the news of her sister's death.) tristeţe; supărare

- grief-stricken

- come to grief

grief-stricken

adjective (overcome by very great grief: the grief-stricken widow.) sfâşiat de durere

grievance

['ɡri:vəns]

noun

(a cause or reason for complaint: a list of grievances.) plângere, reproş

grieve

[ɡri:v]

verb

1) (to cause to feel great sorrow: Your wickedness grieves me deeply.) a supăra

2) (to feel sorrow.) a întrista

•

- grievous

grievous

adjective (severe or very bad: He was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm (= very serious injuries) on the old man.) cumplit

grill

[ɡril]

1. verb

1) (to cook directly under heat: to grill the chops.) a frige

2) (to question (a person) closely: The police grilled the man they thought was the murderer.) a interoga

2. noun

1) (the part of a cooker used for grilling.) grătar

2) (a frame of metal bars for grilling food on.) grătar

3) (a dish of grilled food: a mixed grill.) friptură la grătar

grim

[ɡrim]

adjective

1) (horrible; very unpleasant: The soldiers had a grim task looking for bodies in the wrecked houses.) sinistru

2) (angry; fierce-looking; not cheerful: The boss looks a bit grim this morning.) furios

3) (stubborn, unyielding: grim determination.) încăpăţânat

•

- grimness

- grimly

- like grim death

grime

noun

(dirt which is difficult to remove.) murdărie

- grimy

grimly

adverb She held on grimly to the hope that there would be survivors.) cumplit

grimness

noun sălbăticie; înfăţişare severă

grimy

adjective grimy buildings.) murdar

grin

[ɡrin]

1. past tense, past participle - grinned; verb

(to smile broadly: The children grinned happily for the photographer.) a zâmbi cu gura până la urechi

2. noun

(a broad smile.) zâmbet larg

- grin and bear it

grin and bear it

(to put up with something unpleasant without complaining: He doesn't like his present job but he'll just have to grin and bear it till he finds another.) a face haz de necaz

grind

1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb

1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) a măcina, a râşni

2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) a scrâşni

3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) a hârşâi

2. noun

(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) corvoadă

- keep someone's nose to the grindstone

- keep one's nose to the grindstone

grind down

(to crush: She was ground down by poverty.) a zdrobi

grind up

(to grind into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds up rocks.) a pulveriza

grinder

noun (a person or machine that grinds: a coffee-grinder.) râşniţă

grinding

adjective

1) (with a sound of grinding: The train came to a grinding stop.) scârţâitor

2) (severe: grinding poverty.) apăsător

grindstone

noun (a wheel-shaped stone against which knives are sharpened as it turns.) polizor, piatră de ascuţit

grinned

past tense, past participle; see grin

grip

[ɡrip]

1. past tense, past participle - gripped; verb

(to take a firm hold of: He gripped his stick; The speaker gripped (the attention of) his audience.) a înhăţa; a capta (atenţia)

2. noun

1) (a firm hold: He had a firm grip on his stick; He has a very strong grip; in the grip of the storm.) strângere

2) (a bag used by travellers: He carried his sports equipment in a large grip.) geamantan

3) (understanding: He has a good grip of the subject.) înţelegere

gripped

past tense, past participle; see grip

gripping

adjective (which holds the attention: a gripping story.) captivant

grisly

['ɡrizli]

adjective

(horrible: a grisly sight.) groaznic; înfiorător

gristle

['ɡrisl]

noun

(a tough, rubbery substance found in meat: There's too much gristle in this steak.) cartilaj

- gristly

gristly

adjective cartilaginos

grit

[ɡrit]

1. noun

1) (very small pieces of stone: She's got a piece of grit in her eye.) pietriş

2) (courage: He's got a lot of grit.) curaj

2. verb

(to keep (the teeth) tightly closed together: He gritted his teeth to stop himself from crying out in pain.) a strânge din dinţi

- gritty

gritty

adjective a gritty substance.) nisipos

grizzlies

plural; see grizzly

grizzly

['ɡrizli]

plural - grizzlies; noun

((usually grizzly bear) a large fierce North American bear.) urs grizzly

groan

[ɡrəun]

1. verb

(to produce a deep sound (because of pain, unhappiness etc): He groaned when he heard that he had failed his exam; The table was groaning with food (= there was a great deal of food on it).) a geme

2. noun

(a deep sound: a groan of despair.) geamăt

grocer

['ɡrəusə]

noun

(a person who sells certain kinds of food and household supplies.) băcan

- groceries

groceries

noun plural (food etc sold in a grocer's shop.) articole de băcănie

grogginess

noun ameţeală

groggy

['ɡroɡi]

adjective

(weak and walking unsteadily: I'm not seriously hurt - I just feel a bit groggy.) ameţit; instabil

- grogginess

groin

[ɡroin]

noun

(the part of the front of the body where the inner part of the thigh joins the rest of the body.) vintre

groom

[ɡru:m]

1. noun

1) (a person who looks after horses: a groom at the stables.) grăjdar

2) (a bridegroom, male partner of the bride.) mire

2. verb

1) (to clean, brush etc a horse's coat: The horses were groomed for the horse show.) a ţesăla

2) (to prepare for some task, purpose etc: She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department.) a se pregăti

groove

[ɡru:v]

noun

(a long, narrow cut made in a surface: the groove in a record.) jgheab

- grooved

grooved

adjective grooved edges.) canelat

grope

[ɡrəup]

verb

(to search for something by feeling with one's hands: He groped his way through the smoke; He groped for the door.) a bâjbâi (după)

gross

[ɡrəus]

1. adjective

1) (very bad: gross errors/indecency.) ordinar

2) (vulgar: gross behaviour/language.) vulgar

3) (too fat: a large, gross woman.) obez

4) (total: The gross weight of a parcel is the total weight of the contents, the box, the wrapping etc.) global

2. noun

(the total amount (of several things added together).) total

- grossly

grossly

adverb grossly underpaid; He behaved grossly.) ordinar; grosier

grotesque

[ɡrə'tesk]

adjective

(very strange-looking: a grotesque figure.) grotesc

- grotesquely

grotesquely

adverb grotesc

grouch

1. verb

(to complain: He's quite happy in his job although he's always grouching (about it).) a bombăni

2. noun

1) (a person who complains.) om ursuz/ morocănos

2) (a complaint.) plângere

•

- grouchy

grouchy

adjective bombănitor

ground

past tense, past participle; = grind

grounding

noun (the teaching of the basic facts of a subject: a good grounding in mathematics.) cunoaştere a noţiunilor elementare

groundless

adjective (without reason: Your fears are groundless.) fără motiv

groundnut

see peanut.

grounds

noun plural

1) (the garden or land round a large house etc: the castle grounds.) parc

2) (good reasons: Have you any grounds for calling him a liar?) motiv

3) (the powder which remains in a cup (eg of coffee) which one has drunk: coffee grounds.) zaţ

groundwork

noun (work done in preparation for beginning a project etc.) fundaţie; bază

group

[ɡru:p]

1. noun

1) (a number of persons or things together: a group of boys.) grup

2) (a group of people who play or sing together: a pop group; a folk group.) grup; formaţie artistică

2. verb

(to form into a group or groups: The children grouped round the teacher.) a (se) grupa

grouse

plural; see grouse I

grovel

['ɡrovl]

past tense, past participle - grovelled; verb

(to make oneself (too) humble: He grovelled before his leader.) a se umili

grovelled

past tense, past participle; see grovel

grow

[ɡrəu]

past tense - grew; verb

1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) a creşte

2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) a se mări

3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) a lăsa să crească

4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) a deveni

5) (to become: It's growing dark.) a se face

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- grower

- grown

- growth

- grown-up

- grow on

- grow up

grow on

(to gradually become liked: I didn't like the painting at first, but it has grown on me.) a cuceri

grow up

(to become an adult: I'm going to be an engine-driver when I grow up.) a creşte (mare), a deveni adult

grower

noun (a person who grows (plants etc): a tomato-grower.) cultivator

growl

1. verb

(to make a deep, rough sound: The dog growled angrily (at the postman); He growled out a command.) a mârâi

2. noun

(a deep, rough sound.) mârâit

grown

adjective (adult: a grown man; fully grown.) adult

grown-up

noun (an adult.) adult

growth

[-Ɵ]

noun

1) (the act or process of growing, increasing, developing etc: the growth of trade unionism.) creştere

2) (something that has grown: a week's growth of beard.) creştere

3) (the amount by which something grows: to measure the growth of a plant.) creştere, dezvoltare

4) (something unwanted which grows: a cancerous growth.) excrescenţă

grub

1. noun

1) (the form of an insect after it hatches from its egg: A caterpillar is a grub.) larvă

2) (a slang term for food: Is there any grub in the house?) haleală

2. verb

(to search by digging: The pigs were grubbing around for roots.) a scormoni

grubbiness

noun murdărie

grubby

adjective

(dirty: a grubby little boy.) murdar

- grubbiness

grudge

1. verb

1) (to be unwilling to do, give etc; to do, give etc unwillingly: I grudge wasting time on this, but I suppose I'll have to do it; She grudges the dog even the little food she gives it.) a da ceva fără plăcere/nu cu dragă inimă

2) (to feel resentment against (someone) for: I grudge him his success.) a invidia pe cineva

2. noun

(a feeling of anger etc: He has a grudge against me.) ranchiună

- grudging

- grudgingly

grudging

adjective (said, done etc unwillingly: grudging admiration.) în silă

grudgingly

adverb cu părere de rău

gruelling

['ɡrueliŋ]

adjective

(exhausting: a gruelling race.) epuizant

gruesome

['ɡru:səm]

adjective

(horrible: a gruesome sight.) oribil

gruff

adjective

1) (deep and rough: a gruff voice.) răguşit

2) ((seeming to be) unfriendly: a gruff old man.) ţâfnos

gruffly

gruffness

noun asprime, severitate

grumble

1. verb

1) (to complain in a bad-tempered way: He grumbled at the way he had been treated.) a bombăni

2) (to make a low and deep sound: Thunder grumbled in the distance.) a mormăi

2. noun

1) (a complaint made in a bad-tempered way.) bombăneală

2) (a low, deep sound: the grumble of thunder.) bubuit

grumpily

adverb într-o dispoziţie proastă

grumpiness

noun proastă dipoziţie

grumpy

adjective

(bad-tempered: a grumpy old man.) îmbufnat, ţâfnos

- grumpily

- grumpiness

grunt

1. verb

1) (to make a low, rough sound: The pigs grunted when the farmer brought their food.) a grohăi

2) ((of people) to say in a way that sounds like grunting: He grunted that he was too busy to talk to me.) a mormăi

2. noun

(a low, rough sound: a grunt of disapproval.) mormăit