hyacinth
noun
(a plant, a member of the lily family, growing from a bulb and having a sweet-smelling flower.) zambilă
hyaena
see hyena
hydrant
noun
(a pipe connected to the main water supply especially in a street, to which a hose can be attached in order to draw water off eg to put out a fire.) hidrant
hydraulic
adjective
1) (worked by the pressure of water or some other liquid: hydraulic brakes.) hidraulic
2) (relating to hydraulics: a hydraulic engineer.) hidraulic
•
- hydraulically
- hydraulics
hydraulically
adverb hidraulic
hydraulics
noun singular (the study of the behaviour of moving liquids (eg of water in pipes).) hidraulică
hydroelectric
[-'lek-]
adjective hydroelectric power stations.) hidroelectric
hydroelectricity
noun
(electricity produced by means of water-power.) hidroelectricitate
- hydroelectric
hydrogen
noun
(an element, the lightest gas, which burns and which, when combined with oxygen, produces water.) hidro­gen
- hydrogen bomb
hydrogen bomb
(also H-bomb ['ei bom]) (a very powerful bomb in which the explosion is caused by turning hydrogen into helium at a very high temperature.) bombă cu hidrogen
hyena
noun
(a dog-like animal with a howl which sounds like human laughter.) hienă
hygiene
noun
((the rules or science of) cleanliness whose aim is to preserve health and prevent the spread of disease.) igienă
- hygienic
- hygienically
hygienic
[-'‹i:-, ](American[) -'‹e-]
adjective ((negative unhygienic) free from germs or dirt: Hygienic conditions are essential in a hospital.) igienic
hygienically
[-'‹i:-, ](American[) -'‹e-]
adverb (în mod) igie­nic
hymn
[him]
noun
(a (usually religious) song of praise.) imn
hypermarket
noun
(a very large supermarket.)
hyphen
noun
(a short stroke (-) which is used to join two parts of a word or phrase, as in co-exist; a sleeping-bag; a well-thought-out plan.) cratimă
hypnosis
[hip'nəusis]
noun
(a sleep-like state caused by the action of another person who can then make the sleeper obey his commands.) hipnoză
- hypnotic
- hypnotize
- hypnotise
- hypnotism
- hypnotist
hypnotic
[-'no-]
adjective hipnotic
hypnotise
verb
1) (to put in a state of hypnosis: The hypnotist hypnotized three people from the audience.) a hipnotiza
2) (to fascinate completely: Her beauty hypnotized him.) a fascina
hypnotism
noun (the art of producing hypnosis.) hipnotism
hypnotist
noun hipnotizator
hypnotize
verb
1) (to put in a state of hypnosis: The hypnotist hypnotized three people from the audience.) a hipnotiza
2) (to fascinate completely: Her beauty hypnotized him.) a fascina
hypocrisy
[hi'pokrəsi]
noun
(the act or state of pretending to be better than one is or to have feelings or beliefs which one does not actually have.) ipocrizie
- hypocrite
- hypocritical
- hypocritically
hypocrite
['hipəkrit]
noun (a person who is guilty of hypocrisy.) ipocrit
hypocritical
[hipə'kri-]
adjective ipocrit
hypocritically
adverb cu ipocrizie
hypodermic
noun, adjective
((an instrument) used for injecting a drug under the skin: a hypodermic needle.) subcutanat
hypotheses
[-si:z]
plural; = hypothesis
hypothesis
plural - hypotheses; noun
(an unproved theory or point of view put forward, eg for the sake of argument.) ipoteză
- hypothetical
- hypothetically
hypothetical
adjective (imaginary; supposed.) ipotetic
hypothetically
adverb (în mod) ipotetic
hysteria
[hi'stiəriə]
noun
1) (a severe nervous upset which causes eg uncontrolled laughing or crying, imaginary illnesses etc.) isterie
2) (uncontrolled excitement, eg of a crowd of people: mass hysteria.) isterie (colectivă)
•
- hysterical
- hysterically
- hysterics
- go into hysterics
hysterical
[-'ste-]
adjective (of or suffering from hysteria.) isteric
hysterically
[-'ste-]
adverb isteric
hysterics
[-'ste-]
noun plural
1) (a fit of hysteria.) (criză de) isterie
2) (a fit of wild laughter.)