1) (a native inhabitant of North America (see also Red Indian at red), Central or South America.) amerindian

2) (a person born in India or having Indian citizenship.) indian

2. adjective

(of India or of Indians.) indian

Internet

['intənet, ](American[) 'intərnet]

noun

(a worldwide computer network that provides information on very many subjects and enables users to exchange messages.)

(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) în bucăţi

in (all) good faith

(sincerely: She made the offer in good faith.) cu bună-credinţă

in (good) trim

(in good condition: Her figure's in good trim after all those exercises.) în stare bună, în formă

in / out of perspective

1) ((of an object in a painting, photograph etc) having, or not having, the correct size, shape, distance etc in relation to the rest of the picture: These houses don't seem to be in perspective in your drawing.) în perspectivă; fără perspectivă, din lipsă de perspectivă

2) (with, or without, a correct or sensible understanding of something's true importance: Try to get these problems in(to) perspective; Keep things in perspective.) în context

in / out of print

((of books) available/unavailable to be bought from the publisher: That book has been out of print for years.) pe piaţă; epuizat

in a bad way

(unwell; in poor condition: The patient is in a bad way.) într-o stare proastă

in a hurry

1) (acting quickly: I did this in a hurry.) în grabă

2) (wishing or needing to act quickly: I'm in a hurry.) grăbit

3) (soon; easily: You won't untie this knot in a hurry.) (prea) uşor

4) (eager: I'm in a hurry to see my new house.) nerăbdător

in a manner of speaking

(in a certain way: I suppose, in a manner of speaking, I am an engineer.) ca să zic aşa, la drept vorbind

in a nutshell

(expressed, described etc very briefly: I'll tell you the story in a nutshell.) pe scurt

in a rut

(having a fixed, monotonous way of life: I felt that I was in a rut, so I changed my job.) stil de viaţă monoton

in a word

(to sum up briefly: In a word, I don't like him.) într-un cuvânt

in abeyance

(left undecided usually for a short time: The matter was left in abeyance.) în suspensie

in action

(working: Is your machine still in action?) în stare de funcţionare

in advance

1) (before(hand): Can you pay me in advance?) în avans

2) (in front: I've been sent on in advance (of the main force).) înainte

in aid of

(as a financial help to (a charity etc): The collection is in aid of the blind.) pentru ajutorarea

in all

(in total, when everything is added up: I spent three hours in all waiting for buses last week.) în total

in all probability

(most probably; most likely.) după toate probabilităţile

in any case

(nevertheless: I don't believe the story but I'll check it in any case.) în orice caz, totuşi

in any shape (or form)

(at all: I don't accept bribes in any shape or form.) sub orice formă

in arrears

(not up to date (eg in payments): He is in arrears with his rent.) în întârziere

in as much as

(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) având în vedere că

in association with

(together with: We are acting in association with the London branch of our firm.) în colaborare cu

in attendance

(in the position of helping or serving: There was no doctor in attendance at the road accident.) prezent, de serviciu, la dispoziţia

in black and white

(in writing or print: Would you put that down in black and white?) negru pe alb

in brief

(in a few words: In brief, we have been successful.) pe scurt

in bud

(producing buds: The flowers are in bud.) înmugurit

in bulk

(in large quantities: Huge tankers now carry oil in bulk; They like to buy goods in bulk.) en gros

in case

(in order to guard against a possibility: I'll take an umbrella in case (it rains).) pentru orice eventualitate

in case of

(if (a particular thing) happens: In case of fire, telephone the fire brigade.) în caz de

in charge of

(responsible for: I'm in charge of thirty men.) responsabil cu/pentru

in cold blood

(while free from excitement or passion: He killed his son in cold blood.) cu sânge rece

in common

((of interests, attitudes, characteristics etc) shared or alike: They have nothing in common - I don't know why they're getting married.) în comun

in concert

(together: to act in concert.) împreună

in confidence

(as a secret; confidentially: He told me the story in (strictest) confidence.) confidenţial

in conjunction (with)

(acting) together (with). împreună (cu)

in control (of)

(in charge (of): She is very much in control (of the situation).) stăpân pe

in debt

(owing money.) îndatorat

in deep water

(in difficulties or trouble: He found himself in deep water when he took over the management of the firm.) în (mare) încurcătură

in deference to

(showing respct for: I let him speak first, in deference to his authority.) din respect pentru

in depth

(deeply and thoroughly: I have studied the subject in depth.) în profunzime

in detail

(item by item, giving attention to the details: I'll tell you the story in detail.) în detaliu

in doubt

(uncertain: The result of the dispute is still in doubt.) indecis

in due course

(at the appropriate or normal time: In due course, this seed will grow into a tree.) la timpul potrivit

in earnest

1) (serious; not joking: I am in earnest when I say this.) (în mod) serios

2) (seriously; with energy and determination: He set to work in earnest.) cu seriozitate

in effect

1) ((of a rule etc) in operation: That law is no longer in effect.) în vigoare

2) (in truth or in practical terms: In effect our opinions differed very little.) în realitate

in excess of

(more than: His salary is in excess of $25,000 a year.) care depăşeşte

in fact

(actually or really: She doesn't like him much - in fact I think she hates him!) de fapt

in fashion

(fashionable: Tweed jackets are in fashion.) la modă

in favour of

(in support of: I am in favour of higher pay.) în favoarea

in fear of

(in a state of being afraid of: He lived in fear of his mother.) cu frica (lui)

in flight

(flying: Have you seen the geese in flight?) în zbor

in flower

((of a plant) having flowers in bloom: These trees are in flower in May.) în floare

in for

(likely to experience (especially something bad): We're in for some bad weather; You're in for it if you broke that window!) a se aştepta la

in front (of)

(placed, standing, moving etc) outside something on its front or forward-facing side: There is a garden in front (of the house). în faţă

in full

(completely: Write your name in full; He paid his bill in full.) în întregime

in full sail

(with all the sails spread: The ship was in full sail.) cu toate pânzele sus

in fun

(as a joke; not seriously: I said it in fun.) în glumă

in future

adverb (after this; from now on: Don't do that in future.) în/pe viitor

in general

(usually; in most cases; most of (a group of people etc): People in general were not very sympathetic; People were in general not very sympathetic.) în general

in good hands

(receiving care and attention: The patient is in good hands.) în/pe mâini bune

in good time

(early enough; before a set time (for an appointment etc): We arrived in good time for the concert.) la timp; mai devreme de

in half

(in(to) two equal parts: He cut the cake in half; The pencil broke in half.) în două

in hand

1) (not used etc; remaining: We still have $10 in hand.) disponibil

2) (being dealt with: We have received your complaint and the matter is now in hand.) pe cale de-a se rezolva

in haste

(in a hurry; quickly: I am writing in haste before leaving for the airport.) în grabă

in hot pursuit

(chasing as fast as one can: The thief ran off, with the shopkeeper in hot pursuit.) pe urmele (cuiva)

in jest

(as a joke; not seriously: speaking in jest.) în glumă

in justice to

(if one must be fair (to him, her etc): To do her justice, I must admit that she was only trying to help when she broke the cup.) pentru a face dreptate

in keeping with

(suited to: He has moved to a house more in keeping with his position as a headmaster.) în concordanţă cu

in line for

(likely to get or to be given something: He is in line for promotion.) a fi pe punctul de a obţine

in memory of / to the memory of

(as a reminder or memorial of: They built a monument in memory of their dead leader.) în memoria, în cinstea

in mint condition

(fresh; unused; in perfect condition.) în stare perfectă

in motion

(moving: Don't jump on the bus while it is in motion.) în mişcare, în mers

in my

(according to what I, you etc think: In my opinion, he's right.) după părerea mea/ta etc.

in need of

(requiring; having a lack of: We're in need of more money; You're badly in need of a haircut.) nevoie de

in one's (own) interest

(bringing, or in order to bring, advantage, benefit, help etc to oneself etc: It would be in our own interest to help him, as he may be able to help us later.) în interesul său

in one's element

(in the surroundings that are most natural or pleasing to one.) în elementul său

in one's favour

(to one's benefit or advantage: The wind was in our favour.) prielnic (cuiva)

in one's mind's eye

(in one's imagination: If you try hard, you can see the room in your mind's eye.) cu ochii minţii

in one's right mind

(sane: No-one in his right mind would behave like that.) sănătos la cap

in one's shirt-sleeves

(without a jacket or coat: I work better in my shirt-sleeves.)

in one's tracks

(where one stands or is: He stopped dead in his tracks.) pe loc

in order

1) (correct according to what is regularly done, especially in meetings etc: It is quite in order to end the meeting now.) în ordine

2) (in a good efficient state: Everything is in order for the party.) în regulă

in order to

(for the purpose of: I went home in order to change my clothes.) pentru ca (...) să

in order {(}that{)}

(so that: He checked all his figures again in order that the report might be as accurate as possible.) pentru ca (...) să

in our

(among, or in the same place as, us, you or them: Large buildings keep rising in our midst.) în mijlocul nostru

in parentheses

(said, written etc as a parenthesis.) între paranteze

in part

(partly: He agreed that he was in part responsible for the accident.) în parte

in particular

(more than others: I liked this book in particular.) îndeosebi

in passing

(while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means: He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.) în treacăt

in pawn

(having been pawned: His watch is in pawn.) amanetat

in peace

1) (without disturbance: Why can't you leave me in peace?) în pace

2) (not wanting to fight: They said they came in peace.) cu gânduri de pace

in person

(personally; one's self, not represented by someone else: The Queen was there in person; I'd like to thank him in person.) în persoană, personal

in pieces

1) (with its various parts not joined together: The bed is delivered in pieces and the customer has to put it together himself.) în/făcut bucăţi

2) (broken: The vase was lying in pieces on the floor.) spart (în bucăţi)

in place

(in the proper position; tidy: He left everything in place.) la locul său

in place of

(instead of: We advise discussion in place of argument; John couldn't go, so I went in his place.) în loc de; în locul...

in plain English

(in simple words; clearly expressed: Would you mind explaining it in plain English?)

in play

((of a ball) according to the rules of the game, (not) in a position where it can be hit, kicked etc.) în/afară din joc

in point of fact

(actually or really: She doesn't like him much - in fact I think she hates him!) de fapt

in principle

(in general, as opposed to in detail.) în principiu

in private

(with no-one else listening or watching; not in public: May I speak to you in private?) în particular; între patru ochi

in progress

(happening; taking place: There is a meeting in progress.) în curs (de desfăşurare)

in proportion to

(in relation to; in comparison with: You spend far too much time on that work in proportion to its importance.) în raport/ în comparaţie cu

in public

(in front of other people, not in private: They are always quarrelling in public.) în public

in quadruplicate

(in four identical copies: Please fill out this form in quadruplicate.) în patru exemplare

in question

(being talked about: The matter in question can be left till next week.) în chestiune

in raptures

(greatly delighted: She was in raptures about her beautiful new car.) încântat; în extaz

in reality

(really; actually: He pretends to be busy, but in reality he has very little to do.) de fapt, în realitate

in record time

(very quickly.) în timp record

in relays

(in groups which perform some job, task etc one after another, one group starting when another group stops: During the flood, firemen and policemen worked in relays to rescue people who were trapped.) în schimburi

in residence

((especially of someone important) staying in a place, sometimes to perform some official duties: The Queen is in residence here this week.) cu domiciliul

in return (for)

(as an exchange (for something): We'll send them whisky and they'll send us vodka in return: They'll send us vodka in return for whisky.) în schimb(ul)

in ruins

(in a ruined state: The town lay in ruins.) în ruină

in search of

(searching for: We went in search of a restaurant.) în căutarea...

in season

((of food) available, ready for eating: That fruit is not in season just now.) de sezon

in secret

(secretly: This must all be done in secret.) în secret

in short

(in a few words.) pe scurt

in short supply

(not available in sufficient quantity: Fresh vegetables are in short supply.) în cantitate redusă

in silence

(without saying anything: The children listened in silence to the story.) în linişte

in single file

((moving along) singly, one behind the other: They went downstairs in single file.) în şir indian

in so far as

(to the degree or extent that: I gave him the details insofar as I knew them.) în măsura în care

in someone's charge

(in the care of someone: You can leave the children in his charge.) în grija cuiva

in spite of

1) (taking no notice of: He went in spite of his father's orders.) în ciuda

2) (although something has or had happened, is or was a fact etc: In spite of all the rain that had fallen, the ground was still pretty dry.) cu toate acestea

in stitches

(laughing a lot: His stories kept us in stitches.) hohot de râs

in store

1) (kept or reserved for future use: I keep plenty of tinned food in store for emergencies.) de rezervă, pus deoparte

2) (coming in the future: There's trouble in store for her!) în viitor

in style

(in a luxurious, elegant way without worrying about the expense: The bride arrived at the church in style, in a horse-drawn carriage.) cu mult fast

in succession

(one after another: five wet days in succession.) la rând

in tatters

(in a torn and ragged condition: His clothes were in tatters.) zdrenţuit

in tears

(crying or weeping: She was in tears over the broken doll.) în lacrimi

in terms of

(using as a means of expression, a means of assessing value etc: He thought of everything in terms of money.) în funcţie de, din punctul de vedere al

in that

(because; from the fact that: This is not a good plant for your garden in that its seeds are poisonous.) având în vedere că

in that case

(if that should happen or should have happened: You're leaving? In that case, I'm leaving too.) în cazul acesta, în situaţia aceasta

in that event

(if that happens: In that event you must do as he says.) în acest caz

in the act (of)

(at the exact moment (of doing something): He was caught in the act (of stealing my car).) asupra faptului

in the bag

(as good as done or complete (in the desired way): Your appointment is in the bag.) ca şi obţinut

in the balance

(in an undecided or uncertain state: Her fate is (hanging) in the balance.) în joc

in the clear

(no longer under suspicion, in danger etc.) departe de orice bănuială/pericol

in the course of

(during: In the course of our talk, he told me about the accident.) în timpul

in the doghouse

(in disgrace: He forgot his wife's birthday, so he's in the doghouse.) în dizgraţie

in the end

(finally: He had to work very hard but he passed his exam in the end.) până la urmă

in the event

(in the end, as it happened/happens / may happen: In the event, I did not need to go to hospital.) până la urmă

in the event of

(if (something) occurs: In the event of his death, you will inherit his money.) în eventualitatea

in the extreme

(very: dangerous in the extreme.) la maximum

in the eyes of

(in the opinion of: You've done no wrong in the eyes of the law.) după părerea

in the face of

(having to deal with and in spite of: She succeeded in the face of great difficulties.) în ciuda

in the first

(expressions used to show steps in an argument, explanation etc: He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.) în primul rând..., în al doilea rând...

in the flesh

(actually present; in person: I have seen him on television, but never in the flesh.) în carne şi oase

in the forefront

(at or in the very front: in the forefront of the battle.) (în) linia întâi

in the form of

(having the shape, character, style etc of: He wrote a novel in the form of a diary.) sub formă de

in the hands of

(being dealt with by: This matter is now in the hands of my solicitor.) în atenţia cuiva

in the interest(s) of

(in order to get, achieve, increase etc: The political march was banned in the interests of public safety.) pentru/în numele

in the know

(having information possessed only by a small group of people: People in the know tell me that she is the most likely person to get the job.) la curent (cu ceva)

in the light of

(taking into consideration (eg new information): The theory has been abandoned in the light of more recent discoveries.) luând în considerare

in the long run

(in the end: We thought we would save money, but in the long run our spending was about the same as usual.) până la urmă

in the making

(being made or formed at this very moment: A revolution is in the making.) în devenire, în formare

in the midst of

1) (among or in the centre of: in the midst of a crowd of people.) în mijlocul

2) (at the same time as: in the midst of all these troubles.) în timpul

in the nature of

(having the qualities of: His words were in the nature of a threat.) un fel de

in the nick of time

(at the last possible moment; just in time: He arrived in the nick of time.) (exact/tocmai) la timp

in the nude

(without clothes.) nud, gol

in the offing

(about to happen: He has a new job in the offing.) în vedere

in the open

(outside; in the open air: It's very healthy for children to be able to play in the open.) în aer liber

in the open air

(not in a building: If it doesn't rain, we'll have the party in the open air.) în aer liber; afară

in the presence of

(while (someone) is present: This document must be signed in the presence of a witness; Don't talk about it in my mother's presence.) în prezenţa

in the process of

(in the course of: He is in the process of changing jobs; These goods were damaged in the process of manufacture.) pe cale să; în cursul...

in the region of

(about; around; near: The cost of the new building will be somewhere in the region of $200,000.) în jur de

in the same boat

(in the same, usually difficult, position or circumstances: We're all in the same boat as far as low wages are concerned.) în aceeaşi barcă

in the slightest

((in negative sentences, questions etc) at all: You haven't upset me in the slightest; That doesn't worry me in the slightest.) deloc

in the soup

(in serious trouble: If she's found out about it, we're all in the soup!) în încurcătură

in the wake of

(immediately behind or after: Our tiny boat was caught in the wake of the huge ship.) pe urmele...

in the wild

((of an animal) in its natural surroundings: Young animals have to learn to look after themselves in the wild.) în libertate

in the wind

(about to happen: A change of policy is in the wind.) în aer, se pregăteşte ceva

in the wrong

(guilty of an error or injustice: She is completely blameless. You're the one who's in the wrong!)

in time

1) (early enough: He arrived in time for dinner; Are we in time to catch the train?) la timp

2) ((with with) at the same speed or rhythm: They marched in time with the music.) în ritm

in touch (with)

(in communication (with): I have kept in touch with my school-friends.) în legătură (cu)

in triplicate

(on three separate copies (of the same form etc ): Fill in the form in triplicate.) în trei exemplare

in tune

1) ((of a musical instrument) having been adjusted so as to give the correct pitches: Is the violin in tune with the piano?) acordat

2) ((of a person's singing voice) at the same pitch as that of other voices or instruments: Someone in the choir isn't (singing) in tune.) corect

in turn

(one after another, in regular order: They answered the teacher's questions in turn.) pe rând

in two

((broken) in two pieces: The magazine was torn in two.) în două (părţi/bucăţi)

in vain

(with no success: He tried in vain to open the locked door.) în zadar

in view of

(taking into consideration; because of: In view of the committee's criticisms of him, he felt he had to resign.) dat fiind

in vogue

(fashionable: The French style of dress is in vogue just now.) în vogă, la modă

in working order

((of a machine etc) operating correctly.) în stare de funcţionare

in(to) a huff

(being or becoming silent because one is angry, displeased etc: He is in a huff; He went into a huff.) îmbufnare

in-depth

adjective ((of a survey etc) deep and thorough: an in-depth report on alcoholism.) profund

in-law

['inlo:]

plural - in-laws; noun

in-laws

plural; see in-law

in-patient

['inpeiʃənt]

noun

(a patient living in, as well as receiving treatment in, a hospital.) pacient internat

in/on heat

((of female animals) in a condition for mating.) în călduri

in/out of commission

(in, or not in, a usable, working condition.) în stare de funcţionare/ defect

inability

[inə'biləti]

noun

(the lack of power, means, ability etc (to do something): I was surprised at his inability to read.) neputinţă

inaccessibility

[-sesə]

noun inaccesibilitate

inaccessible

[inək'sesəbl]

(not able to be (easily) approached, reached or obtained: The village is inaccessible by car because of flooding.) inaccesibil

- inaccessibility

inaccuracy

noun (plural inaccuracies). inexactitate

inaccurate

[in'ækjurət]

(containing errors; not correct or accurate: inaccurate translation/addition.) inexact

inaction

inactive

1) (not taking much exercise: You're fat because you're so inactive.) inactiv

2) (no longer working, functioning etc; not active: an inactive volcano.) inactiv, stins

noun inadecvare, nepotrivire

- inaction

- inactivity

inactivity

noun

inadequacy

inadequate

[in'ædikwət]

(not sufficient; not adequate: inadequate supplies; Our equipment is inadequate for this job.) inadecvat, necorespunzător

- inadequacy

inadmissibility

noun caracter inacceptabil

inadmissible

[inəd'misəbl]

(not allowable.) inadmisibil

- inadmissibility

inadvertent

[inəd'və:tənt]

(not done on purpose: an inadvertent insult.) involuntar

- inadvertently

inadvertently

adverb din greşeală, din neatenţie

inadvisability

noun caracter nerecomandabil

inadvisable

(unwise; not advisable: It would be inadvisable for you to go alone.) nerecomandabil

- inadvisability

inanimate

[in'ænimət]

(not living: A rock is an inanimate object.) neînsufleţit

inappropriate

[inə'proupriət]

((sometimes with to or for) not appropriate or suitable: inappropriate clothes (for a wedding); His speech was inappropriate to the occasion.) nepotrivit

- inappropriateness

inappropriateness

noun caracter neadecvat

inasmuch as

(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) având în vedere că

inattention

noun neatenţie

inattentive

[inə'tentiv]

(not paying attention; not attentive: This pupil is very inattentive in class; an inattentive audience.) neatent

- inattention

- inattentiveness

inattentiveness

noun neatenţie

inaudibility

noun caracter imperceptibil

inaudible

[in'o:dəbl]

(not loud or clear enough to be heard: Her voice was inaudible because of the noise.) inaudibil

- inaudibly

- inaudibility

inaudibly

adverb prea slab; în şoaptă

inaugural

adjective inaugural

inaugurate

[i'no:ɡjureit]

verb

1) (to place (a person) in an official position with great ceremony: to inaugurate a president.) a învesti în funcţia de

2) (to make a ceremonial start to: This meeting is to inaugurate our new Social Work scheme.) a inaugura

3) (to open (a building, exhibition etc) formally to the public: The Queen inaugurated the new university buildings.) a inaugura

noun inaugurare; învestitură

- inauguration

- inaugural

inauguration

inborn

['in'bo:n]

(natural; possessed by a person from birth: an inborn ability to paint.) înnăscut

incalculable

[in'kælkjuləbl]

(not able to be calculated; very great.) incalculabil

incandescent

[inkæn'desnt]

(glowing white with heat.) incandescent

incantation

[inkæn'teiʃən]

noun

(words said or sung as a spell.) incantaţie

incapability

noun incapacitate

incapable

[in'keipəbl]

((with of) not able (to do something): incapable of learning anything.) incapabil (de/să)

- incapability

incarnate

((of God, the devil etc) having taken human form: a devil incarnate.) incarnat, întrupat

- incarnation

incarnation

noun ((the) human form taken by a divine being etc: Most Christians believe that Christ was the incarnation of God.) incarnare, întrupare

incautious

[in'ko:ʃəs]

(acting or done without thinking; not cautious: an incautious action/remark/person.) imprudent

incautiousness

incendiary

(used for setting (a building etc) on fire: an incendiary bomb.) incendiar

1) (a person who sets fire to buildings etc unlawfully.) incendiator

2) (an incendiary bomb.) bombă (incendiară)

incense

['insens]

noun

(a substance which is burned especially in religious services, and which gives off a pleasant smell.) tămâie

incensed

[in'senst]

(extremely angry: She is incensed at the decision to cancel the project.)

incentive

[in'sentiv]

noun

(something that encourages etc: Hope of promotion was an incentive to hard work.) stimulent; încurajare

incessant

[in'sesnt]

(going on without stopping: incessant noise.) neîncetat

- incessantly

incessantly

adverb neîncetat, fără întrerupere

inch

[in ]

1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) inci

2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) inci, centimetru

(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) a înainta pas cu pas

- within an inch of

incident

['insidənt]

noun

(an event or happening: There was a strange incident in the supermarket today.) incident

incidental

1) (occurring etc by chance in connection with something else: an incidental remark.) întâmplător

2) (accompanying (something) but not forming part of it: He wrote the incidental music for the play.) de acompaniament

incidentally

[-'den-]

adverb (by the way: Incidentally, where were you last night?) apropo

incinerate

[in'sinəreit]

verb

(to burn to ashes.) a incinera

- incineration

- incinerator

incineration

noun incinerare

incinerator

noun (a furnace or other container for burning rubbish etc.) crematoriu

incision

[in'siʒən]

noun

1) (a cut, especially one made in a person's body by a surgeon.) incizie

2) (the act of cutting especially by a surgeon.) incizie

noun (one of the four front cutting teeth in the upper or lower jaw.) incisiv

- incisor

incisor

incite

verb

1) (to urge (someone) to do something: He incited the people to rebel against the king.) a incita (la)

2) (to stir up or cause: They incited violence in the crowd.) a provoca

incitement

incivility

noun

(impoliteness.) impoliteţe

inclination

[inklə'neiʃən]

noun

1) (a tendency or slight desire to do something: Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.) înclinaţie; dorinţă

2) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) înclinare

incline

verb

(to bow (one's head etc).) a (a)pleca

noun

include

verb

(to take in or consider along with (other people, things etc) as part of a group, set etc: Am I included in the team?; Your duties include making the tea.) a include, a cuprinde

- inclusion

- including

- inclusive

including

preposition The whole family has been ill, including the baby.) inclusiv

inclusion

[-ʒən]

noun includere

inclusive

[-siv]

adjective (counting both the first and last in a series: May 7 to May 9 inclusive is three days.) inclusiv

incognito

[iŋkoɡ'ni:təu]

adverb, adjective

(without letting people know who one is, eg by using a false name: He travelled incognito to Paris.) incognito

incoherence

noun incoerenţă

incoherent

[inkou'hiərənt]

(talking, writing etc in a way which is not easy to follow: He was quite incoherent with rage.) incoerent

incoherently

incombustible

(not able to be burned: That new building material is quite incombustible.) neinflamabil

income

['iŋkəm]

noun

(money received by a person as wages etc: He cannot support his family on his income.) venit

- income tax

- income-tax return

income tax

(a tax paid on income over a certain amount.) impozit pe venit

income-tax return

noun (an official form that has to be completed with information about one's income and expenses and sent to a government department.)

incoming

(which is coming in; approaching: the incoming tide; incoming telephone calls.) primit; care vine

incomparable

[in'kompərəbl]

(without equal; not comparable: incomparable skill.) incomparabil

- incomparably

incomparably

adverb incomparabil

incompatibility

noun incompatibilitate

incompatible

[inkəm'pætəbl]

1) ((of people) certain to disagree, fight etc.) ireconciliabil

2) ((of statements etc) not in agreement with one another.) incompatibil

incompetence

incompetent

(not good enough at doing a job etc: a very incompetent mechanic.) incompetent

- incompetence

incomplete

[inkəm'pli:t]

(not complete or finished; with some part missing: His novel was incomplete when he died; an incomplete pack of cards.) incomplet

incomprehensible

[inkompri'hensəbl]

(impossible to understand: an incomprehensible statement.)

inconceivable

[inkən'si:vəbl]

(not able to be imagined or believed: inconceivable wickedness.) inimaginabil

inconclusive

[inkən'klu:siv]

(not leading to a definite decision, result etc: inconclusive evidence.) neconcludent

incongruity

noun nepotrivire

incongruous

[iŋ'koŋɡruəs]

(unsuitable or out of place; odd: Boots would look incongruous with an evening dress.) nepotrivit

incongruousness

inconsiderate

(not showing thought for the feelings, rights etc of other people; thoughtless: It was inconsiderate of you to arrive without telephoning first.) urât

- inconsiderateness

inconsiderateness

noun nepăsare

inconsistency

noun (plural inconsistencies). inconsecvenţă

inconsistent

[inkən'sistənt]

1) ((often with with) contradictory in some way; not in agreement: What you're saying today is quite inconsistent with the statement you made yesterday.) în contradicţie (cu)

2) (changeable, eg in standard: His work is inconsistent.) inegal, inconsecvent

inconsolable

(not able to be comforted: the inconsolable widow.) (de) neconsolat; nemângâiat

inconspicuous

[inkən'spikjuəs]

(not noticeable or conspicuous: The detective tried to be as inconspicuous as possible.) discret

- inconspicuousness

inconspicuousness

noun discreţie

inconstant

[in'konstənt]

((of people) having feelings, intentions etc which change frequently.) inconstant

inconvenience

noun ((something which causes) trouble or difficulty: He apologized for the inconvenience caused by his late arrival.) inconvenient; deranj

inconvenient

[inkən'vi:njənt]

(causing trouble or difficulty; awkward: He has come at a very inconvenient time.)

- inconvenience

2. verb

(to cause trouble or difficulty to: I hope I haven't inconvenienced you.) a deranja

incorporate

[in'ko:pəreit]

verb

(to contain or include as part of the whole: The shopping centre incorporates a library and a bank.) a include

- incorporated

incorporated

adjective ((often abbreviated to Inc., inc.) formed into a company, corporation etc: The name of our company is `Field Services, Incorporated'.) constituit sub forma unei societăţi (pe acţiuni)

incorrect

[inkə'rekt]

1) (not accurate or correct; wrong: incorrect translation of a word.) incorect

2) ((of behaviour etc) not acceptable; wrong.) incorect

- incorrectness

incorrectness

noun incorectitudine

incorrigible

[in'kori‹əbl]

(too bad to be corrected or improved.) incorigibil

incorruptibility

noun caracter incoruptibil

incorruptible

(not able to be bribed; honest: The police should be incorruptible.) incoruptibil

- incorruptibility

increase

1. [in'kri:s]

verb

(to (cause to) grow in size, number etc: The number of children in this school has increased greatly in recent years.) a creşte, a (se) mări

2. ['inkri:s]

noun

((the amount, number etc added by) growth: There has been some increase in business; The increase in the population over the last ten years was 40,000.) creştere

- increasingly

- on the increase

increasingly

adverb (more and more: It became increasingly difficult to find helpers.) din ce în ce mai

incredibility

noun caracter neverosimil

incredible

[in'kredəbl]

1) (hard to believe: He does an incredible amount of work.) incredibil

2) (impossible to believe; not credible: I found his story incredible.) de necrezut

[in'kredjuləs, ](American[) -‹u-]

- incredibly

- incredibility

incredibly

adverb incredibil de

incredulity

[-'dju:-]

noun neîncredere

incredulous

(unwilling to believe: She listened to him with an incredulous expression.) neîncrezător

- incredulity

increment

['iŋkrəmənt]

noun

(an increase especially in salary.) creştere

incriminate

[in'krimineit]

verb

((of evidence) to show the involvement of (someone) in a crime etc.) a incrimina

- incriminating

- incrimination

incriminating

adjective compromiţător

incrimination

noun incriminare; acuzaţie

incubate

['iŋkjubeit]

verb

1) (to produce (young birds) from eggs by sitting on them or by keeping them warm by some other means.) a cloci

2) ((of germs or disease) to develop until signs of the disease appear: How long does chickenpox take to incubate?) a se incuba

incubation

incubator

noun (a heated box-like apparatus for hatching eggs or a similar one for rearing premature babies etc.) clocitoare; incubator

incur

[in'kə:]

past tense, past participle - incurred; verb

1) (to bring (something unpleasant) on oneself: to incur someone's displeasure.)

2) (to become liable to pay (a debt): to incur enormous debts.)

incurable

[in'kjuərəbl]

(not able to be cured or corrected; not curable: an incurable disease/habit.) incurabil

incurred

past tense, past participle; see incur

indebted

[in'detid]

((with to) having reason to be grateful to: I am indebted to you for your help.) îndatorat (cuiva pentru ceva)

- indebtedness

indebtedness

noun datorie; îndatorire

indecency

noun indecenţă

indecent

[in'di:snt]

(offending against accepted standards of sexual or moral behaviour; not modest: indecent clothing.) indecent

- indecency

indecipherable

(impossible to read or understand; not decipherable: indecipherable handwriting; This code is indecipherable.) indescifrabil

indecision

[indi'siʒən]

noun

(the state of not being able to decide; hesitation.) indecizie, nehotărâre

- indecisive

indecisive

1) (not producing a clear decision or a definite result: an indecisive battle.) indecis

2) (unable to make firm decisions: indecisive person.) nehotărât

indeed

[in'di:d]

1. adverb

1) (really; in fact; as you say; of course etc: `He's very talented, isn't he?' He is indeed; `Do you remember your grandmother?' `Indeed I do!') într-adevăr

2) (used for emphasis: Thank you very much indeed; He is very clever indeed.) cu adevărat

2. interjection

(used to show surprise, interest etc: `John said your idea was stupid.' `Indeed!') Adevărat?

indefinite

[in'definit]

1) (not fixed or exact; without clearly marked outlines or limits: She invited her mother to stay for an indefinite length of time.) neprecizat

2) (vague; uncertain: His plans are indefinite at the moment.) vag

indefinite article

articol nehotărât

indefinitely

adverb (for an indefinite period of time: The match was postponed indefinitely.) nedefinit, sine die

indefiniteness

noun caracter imprecis

indelible

[in'deləbl]

((making a mark) that cannot be removed: indelible ink; The events of that day have left an indelible impression on my mind.) indelebil, de neşters

indent

1. [in'dent]

verb

(to begin (a line of writing) farther in from the margin than the other lines.) a începe un nou alineat

2. ['indent]

noun

((also indentation) the space left at the beginning of a line, eg the first line of a paragraph.) alineat

- indentation

- indented

indentation

[inden-]

noun

1) (a V-shaped cut (in the edge or outline of an object).) dantelură

2) (an indent.) alineat

3) (a deep inward curve in a coastline.) golfuleţ

indented

adjective (having an edge, outline etc with V-shaped cuts or inward curves.) dantelat

independence

noun independenţă

independent

[indi'pendənt]

1) (not controlled by other people, countries etc: an independent country; That country is now independent of Britain.) independent (de)

2) (not willing to accept help: an independent old lady.) independent

3) (having enough money to support oneself: She is completely independent and receives no money from her family; She is now independent of her parents.) independent

4) (not relying on, or affected by, something or someone else: an independent observer; to arrive at an independent conclusion.) independent, separat

adverb (în mod) independent

- independence

- independently

independently

indestructible

(not able to be destroyed: an indestructible toy.) indestructibil

index

['indeks]

noun

1) (an alphabetical list of names, subjects etc eg at the end of a book.) indice

2) ((plural indices ['indisi:z]) in mathematics the figure which indicates the number of times a figure etc must be multiplied by itself etc: In 6³ and 7⁵, the figures 3 and 5 are the indices.) exponent

(the finger next to the thumb: She pointed at the map with her index finger.) arătător

- index finger

index finger

india-rubber

noun

(rubber, especially a piece for rubbing out pencil marks etc.)

indicate

['indikeit]

verb

(to point out or show: We can paint an arrow here to indicate the right path.) a indica

- indication

- indicative

- indicator

indication

noun There are clear indications that the war will soon be over; He had given no indication that he was intending to resign.)

indicative

[in'dikətiv]

adjective, noun (describing verbs which occur as parts of statements and questions: In `I ran home' and `Are you going?' `ran' and `are going' are indicative (verbs).) indicativ

indicator

noun (a pointer, sign, instrument etc which indicates something or gives information about something: the indicator on the petrol gauge of a car.) indicator

indices

see index

indifference

noun (the state of showing no interest in, or concern about, something: She showed complete indifference to the cries of the baby.) indiferenţă

indifferent

[in'difrənt]

1) ((often with to) showing no interest in or not caring about (opinions, events etc): She is quite indifferent to other people's suffering.) indiferent (faţă de)

2) (not very good: He is a rather indifferent card-player.) mediocru

adverb indiferent; cu indiferenţă

- indifferently

- indifference

indifferently

indigestibility

noun caracter indigest

indigestible

adjective (not easily digested: This food is quite indigestible.) indigest

indigestion

[indi'‹es ən]

noun

((discomfort or pain which is caused by) difficulty in digesting food: She suffers from indigestion after eating fatty food.) indigestie

indignant

(angry, usually because of some wrong that has been done to oneself or others: I feel most indignant at the rude way I've been treated; The indignant customer complained to the manager.) indignat

- indignantly

- indignation

indignantly

adverb `Take your foot off my toe!' she said indignantly.) indignat

indignation

noun indignare

indirect

[indi'rekt]

1) (not leading straight to the destination; not direct: We arrived late because we took rather an indirect route.) indirect

2) (not straightforward: I asked her several questions but she kept giving me indirect answers.) ocolit

3) (not intended; not directly aimed at: an indirect result.) indirect

indirect object

(the word in a sentence which stands for the person or thing to or for whom something is given, done etc: In `Give me the book', `Tell the children a story', `Boil John an egg', me, the children and John are indirect objects.) complement indirect

indirect speech

(a person's words as they are reported rather than in the form in which they were said: He said that he would come is the form in indirect speech of He said `I will come'.) vorbire indirectă

indirectness

noun caracter indirect

indiscipline

[in'disəplin]

noun

(bad behaviour; unwillingness to obey orders.) indisciplină

indiscreet

[indi'skri:t]

1) (giving too much information away: an indiscreet remark.) indiscret

2) (not wise or cautious: indiscreet behaviour.) imprudent

indiscretion

indispensable

(necessary; that cannot be done without: A dictionary should be considered an indispensable possession.) indispensabil

indisposed

[indi'spəuzd]

((slightly) ill: The princess is indisposed and has cancelled her engagements.) care suferă de o indispoziţie

indisposition

indisputable

(not able to be denied.) indiscutabil, incontestabil

indistinct

[indi'stiŋkt]

(not clear to the eye, ear or mind; not distinct: an indistinct outline of a ship; His speech is rather indistinct.) nedesluşit; confuz

indistinctly

indistinctness

indistinguishable

[indi'stiŋɡwiʃəbl]

(not able to be seen as different or separate: This copy is indistinguishable from the original; The twins are almost indistinguishable.) imposibil de diferenţiat

individual

[indi'vidjuəl]

1) (single; separate: Put price labels on each individual item.) individual, separat

2) (intended for, used by etc one person etc: Customers in shops should be given individual attention.) special

3) (special to one person etc, showing or having special qualities: Her style of dress is very individual.) personal

1) (a single person in contrast to the group to which he belongs: the rights of the individual in society.) individ

2) (a person: He's an untidy individual.) om, persoană

individuality

noun (the qualities that distinguish one person etc from others.) personalitate

individually

adverb (each separately: I'll deal with each question individually.) separat

indivisibility

noun indivizibilitate

indivisible

[indi'vizəbl]

(not able to be divided or separated.) indivizibil

- indivisibility

indoctrinate

[in'doktrineit]

verb

(to fill with a certain teaching or set of opinions, beliefs etc: The dictator tried to indoctrinate schoolchildren with the ideals of his party.) a îndoctrina

indoctrination

indoor

(used, done etc inside a building: indoor games; an indoor swimming-pool.) (de) interior

- indoors

indoors

adverb (in or into a building: Stay indoors till you've finished your homework; He went indoors when the rain started.) în casă; în interior

industrial

adjective (having, concerning etc industries or the making of goods: That area of the country is industrial rather than agricultural.) industrial

industrial estate

(an area of a town etc set aside for (the building of) factories.) zonă industrială

industrial relations

(the relationship between the management and the workers in a factory etc.) relaţii de muncă

industrialisation

noun industrializare

industrialised

adjective ((of a country) having a large number of industries.)

industrialist

noun (a person who takes part in the running of a large industrial organization: a wealthy industrialist.) industriaş

industrialization

noun industrializare

industrialized

adjective ((of a country) having a large number of industries.)

industries

plural; see industry

industrious

adjective (busy and hard-working: industrious pupils.) sârguincios

industry

['indəstri]

plural - industries; noun

1) ((any part of) the business of producing or making goods: the ship-building industry; The government should invest more money in industry.) industrie

2) (hard work or effort: He owed his success to both ability and industry.) muncă, efort

- industrial relations

inedible

[in'edibl]

(not fit or suitable to be eaten: The meal was inedible.) de nemâncat

ineffective

[ini'fektiv]

(useless; not producing any result or the result desired: ineffective methods.) ineficace

ineffectiveness

ineffectual

1) (not producing any result or the desired result: His attempts to keep order in the classroom were quite ineffectual.) ineficace, fără rezultat

2) ((of a person) not confident or able to lead people; not able to get things done: an ineffectual teacher.) incompetent, nepriceput

ineffectualness

inefficiency

inefficient

(not working or producing results etc in the best way and so wasting time, energy etc: an inefficient workman; old-fashioned, inefficient machinery.) ineficace

- inefficiently

- inefficiency

inefficiently

adverb (în mod) inutil

inelegance

noun lipsă de eleganţă

inelegant

[in'eliɡənt]

(not graceful; not elegant: She was sprawled in a chair in a most inelegant fashion.) lipsit de eleganţă

- inelegantly

- inelegance

inelegantly

adverb fără eleganţă

ineligibility

noun ineligibilitate

ineligible

[in'eli‹əbl]

(not eligible: Children under eighteen years of age are ineligible to vote in elections.) care nu are dreptul (să)

- ineligibility

inequality

[ini'kwoləti]

noun

((a case of) the existence of differences in size, value etc between two or more objects etc: There is bound to be inequality between a manager's salary and a workman's wages.) inegalitate

inert

[i'nə:t]

1) (without the power to move: A stone is an inert object.) inert

2) ((of people) not wanting to move, act or think: lazy, inert people.) apatic

noun (the state of being inert: It was difficult to overcome the feeling of inertia that the wine and heat had brought on.) inerţie

- inertness

- inertia

inertia

[-ʃiə]

inertness

noun inerţie; apatie

inescapable

[ini'skeipəbl]

((formal) that cannot be avoided: an inescapable conclusion.) inevitabil

inessential

[inə'senʃəl]

noun, adjective

((something) which is not essential: We have no money for inessentials; inessential luxuries.) (lucru) neesenţial, neimportant

inevitability

noun caracter inevitabil

inevitable

[in'evitəbl]

(that cannot be avoided; certain to happen, be done, said, used etc: The Prime Minister said that war was inevitable.) inevitabil

- inevitability

- inevitably

inevitably

adverb (as you might expect: Inevitably the train was late.) (în mod) inevitabil

inexact

[iniɡ'zækt]

(not quite correct, exact or true: an inexact description.) inexact

inexactness

inexcusable

(too bad etc to be excused or justified; not excusable: inexcusable rudeness.) de neiertat

- inexcusably

inexcusably

adverb de neiertat

inexhaustibility

noun caracter inepuizabil

inexhaustible

[iniɡ'zo:stəbl]

(very large; not likely to be used up: an inexhaustible supply; Her energy seems inexhaustible.) inepuizabil

inexhaustibly

inexpensive

(not costly; not expensive: inexpensive clothes.) ieftin

- inexpensively

inexpensively

adverb ieftin

inexperience

[inik'spiəriəns]

noun

(lack of experience or skilled knowledge: He seems good at the job in spite of his youth and inexperience.) lipsă de experienţă

- inexperienced

inexperienced

adjective (lacking knowledge, skill and experience: Inexperienced climbers should not attempt this route.) neexperimentat

inexpert

[in'ekspə:t]

(unskilled or clumsy: inexpert attempts at dressmaking.) neîndemânatic, stângaci

- inexpertly

inexpertly

adverb fără pricepere

inexplicable

[inik'splikəbl]

(impossible to explain or understand: His inexplicable absence worried all of us.) inexplicabil

- inexplicably

inexplicably

adverb (în mod) inexplicabil

inexpressible

[inik'spresəbl]

(that cannot be expressed or described: inexpressible delight.) inexprimabil

- inexpressibly

inexpressibly

adverb indescriptibil

infallibility

noun infailibilitate

infallible

[in'fæləbl]

1) ((of a person or his judgement etc) never making a mistake.) infailibil

2) ((of a remedy etc) always successful: infallible cures.) sigur

adverb (în mod) infailibil, sigur

- infallibility

- infallibly

infallibly

infamous

['infəməs]

1) ((of something bad) well-known; notorious.) infam

2) (disgraceful.) josnic

noun (the state or time of being a baby: They had two children who died in infancy.) (fragedă) copilărie

- infamy

infamy

noun infamie

infancy

infant

['infənt]

noun

(a baby or very young child: the baptism of infants; (also adjective) an infant school.) prunc; (de) grădiniţă

- infancy

infantry

['infəntri]

noun or noun plural

((the part of an army consisting of) foot-soldiers: The infantry was/were sent on ahead, with the artillery following in the rear.) infanterie

infect

[in'fekt]

verb

(to fill with germs that cause disease; to give a disease to: You must wash that cut on your knee in case it becomes infected; She had a bad cold last week and has infected the rest of the class.) a infecta

infection

noun

1) (the process of infecting or state of being infected: You should wash your hands after handling raw meat to avoid infection.) infecţie

2) (a disease: a throat infection.) infecţie

infectious

[-ʃəs]

adjective (likely to spread to others: Measles is an infectious disease.) contagios

infectiously

adverb contagios

infer

[in'fə:]

past tense, past participle - inferred; verb

(to judge (from facts or evidence): I inferred from your silence that you were angry.) a deduce

inference

inferior

(sometimes with to)

1) (of poor, or poorer, quality etc: This carpet is inferior to that.) inferior

2) (lower in rank: Is a colonel inferior to a brigadier?) subaltern, inferior

inferiority

inferred

past tense, past participle; see infer

infertile

1) ((of soil etc) not fertile or producing good crops: The land was stony and infertile.) nefertil

2) ((of persons or animals) unable to have young.) steril

infertility

infest

verb

((of something bad) to swarm over and cover or fill: The dog was infested with fleas.) a năpădi

- infestation

infestation

[infe-]

noun infestare; invazie

infidelity

[infi'deləti]

noun

(disloyalty or unfaithfulness (eg to one's husband or wife).) infidelitate

infiltrate

['infiltreit]

verb

1) ((of soldiers) to get through enemy lines a few at a time: to infiltrate (into) enemy territory.) a (se) infiltra (în)

2) ((of a group of persons) to enter (an organization) gradually so as to be able to influence decisions etc.) a (se) infiltra (în)

infinite

['infinit]

1) (without end or limits: We believe that space is infinite.) infinit

2) (very great: Infinite damage could be caused by such a mistake.) uriaş

infinitely

adverb (extremely; to a very great degree: The time at which our sun will finally cease to burn is infinitely far away.) nespus de

infiniteness

noun infinitate

infinitive

[in'finətiv]

noun

(the part of the verb used in English with or without to, that expresses an action but has no subject: The sentence `You need not stay if you want to go' contains two infinitives, stay and go.) infinitiv

infinity

[-'fi-]

noun

1) (space, time or quantity that is without limit, or is immeasurably great or small.) infinitate

2) (in mathematics, an indefinitely large number, quantity or distance: Parallel lines meet at infinity.) infinit

infirm

[in'fə:m]

((of a person) weak or ill: elderly and infirm people.) infirm

- infirmary

- infirmity

infirmaries

plural; see infirmary

infirmary

plural - infirmaries; noun (a name given to some hospitals.) infirmerie, spital

infirmities

plural; see infirmity

infirmity

plural - infirmities; noun (weakness or illness.) infirmitate

inflame

[in'fleim]

verb

(to cause (feelings etc) to become violent.) a (se) aprinde

- inflamed

inflamed

adjective (hot and red especially because of infection: Her throat was very inflamed.) inflamat

inflammability

noun caracter inflamabil

inflammable

[in'flæməbl]

(easily set on fire: Paper is highly inflammable.) inflamabil

- inflammability

- inflammation

inflammation

[inflə'meiʃən]

noun ((a place in the body where there is) development of heat with pain, redness and swelling: Tonsillitis is inflammation of the tonsils.) inflamaţie

inflatable

adjective ((of eg a cushion, ball etc) that can be filled with air for use: an inflatable beach ball.) gonflabil

inflate

[in'fleit]

verb

(to blow up or expand (especially a balloon, tyre or lungs with air): He used a bicycle pump to inflate the ball.) a umfla

- inflatable

- inflation

- inflationary

inflation

noun

1) (the process of inflating or being inflated.) umflare

2) (a situation in country's economy where prices and wages keep forcing each other to increase.) inflaţie

inflationary

adjective (relating to economic inflation.) inflaţionist

inflexibility

noun inflexibilitate

inflexible

[in'fleksəbl]

1) ((of a person) never yielding or giving way.) inflexibil

2) (not able to bend.) rigid

adverb (în mod) inflexibil, ferm

- inflexibly

- inflexibility

inflexibly

inflict

[in'flikt]

verb

((with on) to give or impose (something unpleasant and unwanted): Was it necessary to inflict such a punishment on him?; She is always inflicting her company on me.) a impune; a produce

- infliction

infliction

noun cauzare; suferinţă

influence

['influəns]

1) (the power to affect people, actions or events: He used his influence to get her the job; He should not have driven the car while under the influence of alcohol.) influenţă

2) (a person or thing that has this power: She is a bad influence on him.) influenţă

(to have an effect on: The weather seems to influence her moods.) a influenţa

- influential

- influentially

influential

[-'enʃəl]

adjective (having much influence: He is in quite an influential job; He was influential in getting the plan accepted.) influent

influentially

adverb prin influenţă

influenza

[influ'enzə]

(usually abbreviated to flu or 'flu [flu:]) noun

(a type of infectious illness usually causing headache, fever, a cold etc.) gripă

influx

noun

(an arrival of something in great quantities or numbers: an influx of tourists.) aflux

inform

[in'fo:m]

verb

1) (to tell; to give knowledge to: Please inform me of your intentions in this matter; I was informed that you were absent from the office.) a informa, a avertiza

2) ((with against or on) to tell facts to eg the police about (a criminal etc): He informed against his fellow thieves.) a denunţa

- information superhighway

- information technology

informal

[in'fo:ml]

1) (not formal or official; friendly and relaxed: The two prime ministers will meet for informal discussions today; Will the party be formal or informal?; friendly, informal manners.) neoficial; informal

2) ((of speech or vocabulary) used in conversation but not usually when writing formally, speaking in public etc: `Won't' and `can't' are informal forms of `will not' and `cannot'.) familiar

informality

noun caracter informal

informally

adverb informal, neprotocolar

informant

noun (someone who tells or informs: He passed on the news to us, but would not say who his informant had been.) sursă (de informare)

information

noun (facts told or knowledge gained or given: Can you give me any information about this writer?; the latest information on the progress of the war; He is full of interesting bits of information.) informaţie; ştire

information superhighway

noun (a fast computer channel through which information, pictures etc are sent from one computer to another.)

information technology

noun (the study and use of electronic systems and computers for storing, analysing and utilizing information.)

informative

[-mətiv]

adjective (giving useful information: an informative book.) (cu caracter) informativ

informer

noun (a person who informs against a criminal etc.) informator

infra-red

[infrə'red]

((of rays) below the red end of the spectrum.)

infrequency

noun raritate

infrequent

[in'fri:kwənt]

(not frequent: His visits grew infrequent.) rar

- infrequency

infringe

[in'frin‹]

verb

(to break (a law etc) or interfere with (a person's freedom or rights).) a încălca, a viola

- infringement

infringement

noun încălcare

infuriate

[in'fjuərieit]

verb

(to make very angry: I was infuriated by his words.) a înfuria

- infuriating

- infuriatingly

infuriating

adjective I find his silly jokes infuriating.) enervant

infuriatingly

adverb enervant

ingenious

[in'‹i:njəs]

1) ((of a person or his personality etc) clever at inventing: He was ingenious at making up new games for the children.) ingenios

2) ((of an object or idea) cleverly made or thought out: an ingenious plan/machine.) ingenios

ingeniously

ingeniousness

noun ingeniozitate,

ingenuity

[in‹ə'njuəti]

noun inventivitate

ingot

['iŋɡət]

noun

(a mass of metal (eg gold or silver) cast in a mould: The gold was transported as ingots.) lingou

ingratitude

[in'ɡrætitju:d]

noun

(lack of gratitude: I felt hurt by his ingratitude.) nerecunoştinţă

ingredient

[in'ɡri:diənt]

noun

(one of the things that go into a mixture: Could you give me a list of the ingredients of the cake?) ingredient

inhabit

verb

((of people, animals etc) to live in (a region etc): Polar bears inhabit the Arctic region; That house is now inhabited by a Polish family.) a locui

- inhabitable

- inhabitant

inhabitable

adjective ((negative uninhabitable) fit to be lived in: The building was no longer inhabitable.) locuibil

inhabitant

noun (a person or animal that lives permanently in a place: the inhabitants of the village; tigers, leopards and other inhabitants of the jungle.) locuitor

inhalation

[in(h)ə'leiʃən]

noun inhalare

inhale

[in'heil]

verb

(to breathe in: He inhaled deeply; It is very unpleasant to have to inhale the smoke from other people's cigarettes.) a inhala

- inhalation

- inhaler

inhaler

noun (a usually small apparatus by means of which people inhale certain medicines.) inhalator

inherent

[in'hiərənt]

(inborn; forming a natural or inseparable part or quality of: the dangers inherent in nuclear energy; an inherent hatred of foreigners.)

- inherently

inherently

adverb (basically: He may be mischievous, but he is not inherently wicked.)

inherit

[in'herit]

verb

1) (to receive (property etc belonging to someone who has died): He inherited the house from his father; She inherited four thousand dollars from her father.) a moşteni

2) (to have (qualities) the same as one's parents etc: She inherits her quick temper from her mother.) a moşteni

1) (money etc inherited: He spent most of his inheritance on drink.) moştenire

- inheritance

inheritance

noun

2) (the act of inheriting: The property came to him by inheritance.) moştenire

inhibit

[in'hibit]

verb

(to stop or hinder (eg someone from doing something).) a împiedica

- inhibited

- inhibition

inhibited

adjective (unable to relax and express one's feelings in an open and natural way.) inhibat

inhibition

inhospitable

(not welcoming guests; not friendly towards strangers: She could not refuse to invite them in without seeming inhospitable.) neospitalier

inhuman

[in'hju:mən]

(extremely cruel or brutal; not seeming to be human: His treatment of his children was quite inhuman.) inuman

- inhumanity

inhumane

[inhju'mein]

(unkind or cruel: inhumane treatment of prisoners-of-war.) crud, nemilos

- inhumanely

inhumanely

adverb nemilos

inhumanity

[-'mæ-]

noun (cruelty or lack of pity.) cruzime

iniquities

plural; see iniquity

iniquity

[i'nikwiti]

plural - iniquities; noun

((an act of) wickedness.) nedreptate; răutate

initial

[i'niʃəl]

(of, or at, the beginning: There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.) iniţial

(the letter that begins a word, especially a name: The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown.) iniţială

3. verb

(to mark or sign with initials of one's name: Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled.) a parafa

[-ʃieit]

verb

1) (to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.) a lansa

2) (to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.) a iniţia

[-ʃiət]

noun

(a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).)

- initially

- initiation

- initiative

initially

adverb (at the beginning; at first: This project will cost a lot of money initially but will eventually make a profit.) iniţial; la început

initiation

[-ʃi'ei-]

noun (the act of initiating or process of being initiated.) iniţiere

initiative

[-ʃətiv]

noun

1) (a first step or move that leads the way: He took the initiative in organizing a search party to look for the girl; A move to start peace talks is sometimes called a peace initiative.) iniţiativă

2) (the ability to lead or make decisions for oneself: He is quite good at his job, but lacks initiative; My son actually went to the hairdresser's on his own initiative!) iniţiativă

inject

[in'‹ekt]

verb

(to force (a liquid etc) into the body of (a person) by means of a needle and syringe: The doctor injected the antibiotic into her arm; He has to be injected twice daily with an antibiotic.) a face o injecţie

- injection

injection

noun The medicine was given by injection; She has regular injections of insulin.) injecţie

injure

['in‹ə]

verb

(to harm or damage: He injured his arm when he fell; They were badly injured when the car crashed; A story like that could injure his reputation; His pride has been injured.) a răni; a prejudicia

- injured

- injurious

- injury

injured

1) ((also noun) (people who have been) wounded or harmed: The injured (people) were all taken to hospital after the accident.) rănit

2) ((of feelings, pride etc) hurt: `Why didn't you tell me before?' he said in an injured voice.) jignit

injuries

plural; see injury

injurious

[in'‹uəriəs]

adjective ((with to) harmful: Smoking is injurious to one's health.) dăunător

injury

plural - injuries; noun ((an instance of) harm or damage: Badly designed chairs can cause injury to the spine; The motorcyclist received severe injuries in the crash.) rană, leziune

injustice

noun

((an instance of) unfairness or the lack of justice: He complained of injustice in the way he had been treated; They agreed that an injustice had been committed.) nedreptate

- do someone an injustice

- do an injustice

ink

[iŋk]

noun

(a black or coloured liquid used in writing, printing etc: Please sign your name in ink rather than pencil; I spilt red ink all over my dress.) cerneală

- inky

- inkpot

- inkwell

inkling

['iŋkliŋ]

noun

(a slight idea or suspicion (about something that is happening): I had no inkling of what was going on until she told me all about it.) bănuială, idee

inkpot

nouns (a small pot for ink.) călimară

inkwell

nouns (a small pot for ink.) călimară

inky

1) (covered with ink: inky fingers; Don't touch that wall - your hands are inky.) pătat cu cerneală

2) (like ink; black or very dark: inky blackness.) ca cerneala

inlaid

see inlay

inland

1. ['inlənd]

1) (not beside the sea: inland areas.) interior

2) (done etc inside a country: inland trade.) intern

(in, or towards, the parts of the land away from the sea: These flowers grow better inland.) în interiorul ţării, departe de mare

inlay

['inlei]

noun

(material set into the surface of eg a table to form a design: The top of the table had an inlay of ivory.) încrustaţie

- inlaid

inlet

['inlit]

noun

(a small bay in the coastline of a sea, lake etc: There are several pretty inlets suitable for bathing.) golfuleţ

inmate

['inmeit]

noun

(one of the people living in an institution, especially a prison or mental hospital.) deţinut; internat

inmost

see innermost under inner.

inn

[in]

noun

1) (a name given to some small hotels or public houses especially in villages or the countryside.) cârciumă

2) (in former times, a house providing food and lodging for travellers.) han

inner

1) (placed etc on the inside or further in: The inner tube of his tyre was punctured.) interior

2) ((of feelings etc) secret or hidden: I could not guess what his inner thoughts might be.) tainic, ascuns

noun (a rubber tube filled with air inside a car tyre or a bicycle tyre.)

- innermost

- inner tube

inner tube

innermost

1) (placed etc furthest from the edge or outside: the innermost parts of the castle.) cel mai ascuns

2) ((also inmost) most secret or hidden: his innermost feelings; in the inmost corners of his heart.) cel mai intim/tainic

inning

noun (in a game of baseball, any of the nine periods in which each team bats.)

innings

['iniŋz]

plural - innings; noun

(in a game of cricket, a team's turn at batting: At the end of their second innings, the West Indian team was 279 runs ahead.)

- inning

innkeeper

noun (a person who owned or ran such a house.) hangiu; cârciumar

innocence

noun He at last managed to prove his innocence; the innocence of a child.) inocenţă

innocent

['inəsnt]

1) (not guilty (of a crime, misdeed etc): A man should be presumed innocent of a crime until he is proved guilty; They hanged an innocent man.) inocent

2) ((of an action etc) harmless or without harmful or hidden intentions: innocent games and amusements; an innocent remark.) nevinovat

3) (free from, or knowing nothing about, evil etc: an innocent child; You can't be so innocent as to believe what advertisements say!) inocent

adverb inocent; cu candoare

- innocently

- innocence

innocently

innocuous

[i'nokjuəs]

(harmless: This drug was at first mistakenly thought to be innocuous.) inofensiv

innovation

[inə'veiʃən]

noun

((the act of making) a change or a new arrangement etc: The new system in the school canteen was a welcome innovation.) inovaţie

innovator

innumerable

(too many to be counted; a great many: innumerable difficulties.) nenumărat

inoculate

[i'nokjuleit]

verb

(to give (a person etc) a mild form of a disease, usually by injecting germs into his body, so as to prevent him from catching a more serious form: Has he been inoculated against diphtheria?) a vaccina

- inoculation

inoculation

noun vaccinare; inoculare

inoffensive

[inə'fensiv]

(harmless; not likely to offend: an inoffensive remark.) inofensiv

inoperable

[in'opərəbl]

(not suitable for a surgical operation: inoperable cancer.) care nu poate fi operat

inorganic

[ino:'ɡænik]

(not having the special characteristics of living bodies; not organic: Stone, metal and other minerals are inorganic.) anorganic

input

['input]

noun

1) (something, eg an amount of electrical energy, that is supplied to a machine etc.) energie/putere comandată

2) (information put into a computer for processing.) date/cod de intrare

inquest

['inkwest]

noun

(a legal inquiry into a case of sudden and unexpected death.) anchetă

inquire

verb

1) (to ask: He inquired the way to the art gallery; She inquired what time the bus left.) a întreba

2) ((with about) to ask for information about: They inquired about trains to London.) a se interesa (de)

3) ((with after) to ask for information about the state of (eg a person's health): He enquired after her mother.) a se interesa (de)

4) ((with for) to ask to see or talk to (a person): Someone rang up inquiring for you, but you were out.) a întreba (de)

5) ((with for) to ask for (goods in a shop etc): Several people have been inquiring for the new catalogue.) a cere (să vadă)

6) ((with into) to try to discover the facts of: The police are inquiring into the matter.) a cerceta

, enquiry - plural inquiries, enquiries - noun

- inquiry

- make inquiries

inquiry

1) ((an act of) asking or investigating: His inquiries led him to her hotel; (also adjective) All questions will be dealt with at the inquiry desk.) investigaţie

2) (an investigation: An inquiry is being held into her disappearance.) anchetă

inquisitive

[in'kwizətiv]

(eager to find out about other people's affairs: He was rather inquisitive about the cost of our house; inquisitive neighbours.) curios, indiscret

- inquisitively

- inquisitiveness

inquisitively

adverb curios, indiscret

inquisitiveness

noun curiozitate, indiscreţie

ins and outs

(the complex details of a plan etc: He knows all the ins and outs of this scheme.) cele mai mici detalii

insane

[in'sein]

1) (mad; mentally ill.) nebun, dement

2) (extremely foolish: It was insane to think he would give you the money.) nechibzuit

insanitariness

insanitary

(so dirty as to be a danger to health: living in crowded, insanitary conditions.) insalubru

- insanitariness

insanity

[-'sæ-]

noun nebunie, demenţă

insatiable

[in'seiʃəbl]

(not able to be satisfied: an insatiable desire for adventure.) de nepotolit

insatiableness

insatiably

inscribe

verb

(to carve or write: The monument was inscribed with the names of the men who died in the war; He carefully inscribed his name in his new book.) a (în)scrie

- inscription

inscription

[in'skripʃən]

noun (something written, eg on a gravestone or on a coin: The coin was so worn that the inscription could scarcely be read.) inscripţie

insect

['insekt]

noun

(any of many kinds of small six-legged creatures with wings and a body divided into sections: We were bothered by flies, wasps and other insects.) insectă

- insecticide

- insectivorous

- insect repellent

insect repellent

noun (a chemical preparation that repels insects.)

insecticide

noun (a substance (usually in powder or liquid form) for killing insects.) insecticid

insectivorous

[-'tivərəs]

adjective ((of plants or animals) feeding (mainly) on insects.) insectivor

insecure

[insi'kjuə]

1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) nesigur

2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) şubred

adverb în condiţii nesigure

- insecurely

- insecurity

insecurely

insecurity

noun (condiţii de) nesiguranţă

insensible

[in'sensəbl]

(unconscious: He lay on the floor insensible.) insensibil (la)

insensitive

[in'sensətiv]

1) (not noticing or not sympathetic towards (eg others' feelings): He was insensitive to her grief.) insensibil/nepăsător (la)

(with to)

2) ((with to) not feeling or not reacting to (touch, light etc): The dentist's injection numbed the nerves and made the tooth insensitive to the drill.) insensibil (la)

noun lipsă de sensibilitate

- insensitivity

insensitivity

inseparable

[in'sepərəbl]

(not to be separated or parted: inseparable companions.) inseparabil, de nedespărţit

insert

[in'sə:t]

verb

(to put or place (something) in: He inserted the money in the parking meter; An extra chapter has been inserted into the book; They inserted the announcement in the newspaper.) a insera; a introduce

- insertion

insertion

noun inserare; introducere

inset

['inset]

noun

(a small map, picture etc that has been put in the corner of a larger one: In a map of a coastline, there may be an inset to show offshore islands.) medalion

inshore

1. [in'ʃo:]

(near or towards the shore.) la/aproape de ţărm

2. ['inʃo:]

(near the shore: inshore fishing.) de coastă

inside

noun

1) (the inner side, or the part or space within: The inside of this apple is quite rotten.) interior

2) (the stomach and bowels: He ate too much and got a pain in his inside(s).) viscere; stomac

(being on or in the inside: the inside pages of the newspaper; The inside traffic lane is the one nearest to the kerb.) din interior

1) (to, in, or on, the inside: The door was open and he went inside; She shut the door but left her key inside by mistake.) înăuntru

2) (in a house or building: You should stay inside in such bad weather.) înăuntru

preposition

1) ((sometimes (especially American) with of) within; to or on the inside of: She is inside the house; He went inside the shop.) înăuntrul; în (interiorul)

2) ((sometimes with of) in less than, or within, a certain time: He finished the work inside (of) two days.) în mai puţin de

1) (with the inner side out: Haven't you got your shirt on inside out?) pe dos

- inside out

inside out

2) (very thoroughly: He knows the plays of Shakespeare inside out.) la perfecţie

insight

noun

(the quality of having) an understanding of something: He shows remarkable insight (into children's problems). perspicacitate

insignia

[in'siɡniə]

noun plural

(symbols worn or carried as a mark of high office: The crown and sceptre are the insignia of a king.) însemne

insignificance

noun insignifianţă

insignificant

[insiɡ'nifikənt]

(of little value or importance; not significant: They paid me an insignificant sum of money; an insignificant person.) insignifiant, neînsemnat

- insignificance

insincere

[insin'siə]

(not sincere; not genuine: His praise was insincere; insincere promises.) nesincer

- insincerely

- insincerity

insincerely

adverb (în mod) nesincer

insincerity

[-'se-]

noun nesinceritate

insist

[in'sist]

verb

1) ((with that or on) to state, emphasize, or hold firmly to (an opinion, plan etc): He insists that I was to blame for the accident; I insisted on driving him home.) a susţine (că); a insista

2) ((often with on or that) to demand or urge: He insists on punctuality/obedience; She insisted on coming with me; He insisted that I should go.) a cere cu insistenţă

noun ((the act of) insisting: She went to see the doctor at her husband's insistence.) insistenţă

- insistence

- insistent

insistence

insistent

adjective insistent

insofar as

(to the degree or extent that: I gave him the details insofar as I knew them.) în măsura în care

insolence

noun insolenţă

insolent

['insələnt]

((of a person or his behaviour) insulting or offensive: an insolent stare/remark.) insolent, impertinent

- insolently

- insolence

insolently

adverb insolent, impertinent

insolubility

noun insolubilitate

insoluble

[in'soljubl]

1) ((of a substance) impossible to dissolve: This chemical is insoluble (in water).) insolubil

2) ((of a problem or difficulty) impossible to solve.) fără soluţie/rezolvare

(inability to sleep: She takes sleeping-pills as she suffers from insomnia.) insomnie

- insolubility

insomnia

[in'somniə]

noun

- insomniac

insomniac

noun, adjective ((of) a person who suffers from insomnia.) (persoană) care suferă de insomnie

inspect

[in'spekt]

verb

1) (to look at, or examine, carefully or formally: He inspected the bloodstains.) a examina (îndeaproape)

2) (to visit (eg a restaurant or school) officially, to make sure that it is properly run: Cafés must be regularly inspected to find out if they are kept clean.) a inspecta, a controla

3) (to look at (troops etc) ceremonially: The Queen will inspect the regiment.) a trece în revistă

inspection

noun inspecţie; trecere în revistă

inspector

noun

1) (a person appointed to inspect: a school inspector.) inspector

2) (a police officer below a superintendent and above a sergeant in rank.) ofiţer de poliţie

inspiration

[inspə'reiʃən]

noun inspiraţie

inspire

verb

1) (to encourage by filling with eg confidence, enthusiasm etc: The players were inspired by the loyalty of their supporters and played better football than ever before.) a stimula

2) (to be the origin or source of a poetic or artistic idea: An incident in his childhood inspired the poem.) a inspira

(lack of stability or steadiness eg of personality.) instabilitate

- inspiration

instability

[instə'biləti]

noun

install

[in'sto:l]

verb

1) (to put in place ready for use: When was the telephone/electricity installed (in this house)?) a instala

2) (to put (a thing, oneself or another person) in a place or position: He was installed as president yesterday; They soon installed themselves in the new house.) a (se) instala (în)

installation

noun

1) (the act of installing.) instalare

2) (a piece of equipment that has been installed: The cooker, fridge and other electrical installations are all in working order.) instalaţie

instalment

noun

1) (one payment out of a number of payments into which an amount of money, especially a debt, is divided: The new carpet is being paid for by monthly instalments.) rată

2) (a part of a story that is printed one part at a time eg in a weekly magazine, or read in parts on the radio: Did you hear the final instalment last week?) episod

instance

['instəns]

noun

(an example, especially of a condition or circumstance: As a social worker, he saw many instances of extreme poverty.) exemplu

- for instance

instant

['instənt]

1) (immediate: Anyone disobeying these rules will face instant dismissal; His latest play was an instant success.) imediat

2) ((of food etc) able to be prepared etc almost immediately: instant coffee/potato.) instant

1) (a point in time: He climbed into bed and at that instant the telephone rang; He came the instant (that) he heard the news.) moment

2) (a moment or very short time: It all happened in an instant; I'll be there in an instant.) clipă

instantaneous

(done, happening or acting in an instant or very quickly: The effect of this poison is instantaneous.) instantaneu

- instantaneously

instantaneously

adverb instantaneu

instantly

adverb (immediately: He went to bed and instantly fell asleep.) imediat

instead

[in'sted]

(as a substitute; in place of something or someone: I don't like coffee. Could I please have tea instead?) în loc, în schimb

- instead of

instead of

(in place of: Please take me instead of him; You should have been working instead of watching television.) în locul; în loc să

instep

['instep]

noun

(the arched upper part of the foot: The strap of that shoe is too tight across the instep.) scobitură (a gleznei)

instigate

['instiɡeit]

verb

(to suggest and encourage (a wrong action, a rebellion etc).) a instiga

- instigation

instigation

noun instigare

instil

[in'stil]

past tense, past participle - instilled; verb

(to put (ideas etc) into the mind of a person: The habit of punctuality was instilled into me early in life.) a inculca (cuiva)

instilled

past tense, past participle; see instil

instinct

['instiŋkt]

noun

(a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught: As winter approaches, swallows fly south from Britain by instinct; He has an instinct for saying the right thing.) instinct

- instinctive

- instinctively

instinctive

[-tiv]

adjective (arising from instinct or from a natural ability: Blinking our eyes is an instinctive reaction when something suddenly comes close to them; I couldn't help putting my foot on the brake when I saw the other car coming towards me - it was instinctive.) instinctiv

instinctively

adverb (în mod) instinctiv

institute

['institju:t]

(a society or organization, or the building it uses: There is a lecture at the Philosophical Institute tonight.) institut

(to start or establish: When was the Red Cross instituted?) a fonda

- institution

- institutional

institution

noun

1) (the act of instituting or process of being instituted.) constituire; instituire

2) ((the building used by) an organization etc founded for a particular purpose, especially care of people, or education: schools, hospitals, prisons and other institutions.) aşezământ

institutional

adjective instituţional

instruct

verb

1) (to teach or train (a person in a subject or skill): Girls as well as boys should be instructed in woodwork.) a instrui, a iniţia

2) (to order or direct (a person especially to do something): He was instructed to come here at nine o'clock; I have already instructed you how to cook the meat.) a învăţa, a instrui

instruction

noun

1) (the act of instructing (especially in a school subject or a skill) or the process of being instructed: She sometimes gives instruction in gymnastics.) instrucţiune

2) (an order or direction: You must learn to obey instructions.) ordin

3) ((in plural) (a book etc giving) directions, eg about the use of a machine etc: Could I look at the instructions, please?) instrucţiuni

instructive

[-tiv]

adjective (giving knowledge or information: He gave an instructive talk about electrical repair work.) instructiv

instructively

adverb (în mod) instructiv

instructiveness

noun caracter instructiv

instructor

feminine - instructress; noun (a person who gives instruction (in a skill etc): a ski-instructor.) instructor; monitor

instructress

feminine; see instructor

instrument

['instrəmənt]

noun

1) (a tool, especially if used for delicate scientific or medical work: medical/surgical/mathematical instruments.) instrument

2) ((also musical instrument) an apparatus for producing musical sounds: He can play the piano, violin and several other instruments.) instrument (muzical)

instrumental

adjective (performed on, or written for, musical instrument(s) rather than voices: She likes instrumental music.) instrumental

instrumentalist

[-'men-]

noun (a person who plays a musical instrument: There are three instrumentalists and one singer in the group.) instrumentist

insubordinate

[insə'bo:dənət]

((of a person or his behaviour) disobedient or rebellious: an insubordinate employee.) indisciplinat

- insubordination

insubordination

[-bo:-]

noun indisciplină; insubordonare

insufficiency

noun insuficienţă

insufficient

[insə'fiʃənt]

(not enough: The prisoner was released because the police had insufficient proof of his guilt.) insuficient

insufficiently

insular

(of, or belonging to, an island or islands: There are some plants that grow only in an insular climate.) insular

insulate

['insjuleit]

verb

(to cover, protect or separate (something) with a material that does not let especially electrical currents or heat etc pass through it: Rubber and plastic are used for insulating electric wires and cables.) a izola

- insulation

insulation

noun izolaţie

insulin

['insjulin]

noun

(a substance used in the treatment of the disease diabetes.) insulină

insult

verb

(to treat (a person) rudely or contemptuously: He insulted her by telling her she was not only ugly but stupid too.) a insulta, a jigni

noun

((a) comment or action that insults: She took it as an insult that he did not shake hands with her.) insultă, injurie

- insulting

insulting

adjective (contemptuous or offensive: insulting words.) insultător, ofensator

insuperable

[in'sju:pərəbl]

((of a problem etc) that cannot be overcome: insuperable difficulties.) insurmontabil

insurance

noun (the promise of a sum of money in event of loss eg by fire or other disaster, given in compensation by a company etc in return for regular payments: Have you paid the insurance on your jewellery?; (also adjective) insurance companies.) (de) asigurare

insurance policy

((a document setting out) an agreement with an insurance company.) poliţă de asigurare

insure

[in'ʃuə]

verb

(to arrange for the payment of a sum of money in the event of the loss of (something) or accident or injury to (someone): Is your car insured?; Employers have to insure employees against accident.) a (se) asigura

insurgent

(rising up in rebellion: an insurgent population.) răsculat

(a rebel: the leading insurgents.) rebel

intact

[in'tækt]

(undamaged or whole: The box was washed up on the beach with its contents still intact.) intact

intake

['inteik]

noun

1) (the thing or quantity taken in: This year's intake of students is smaller than last year's.) cei admişi

2) (a place at which eg water is taken into a channel etc: The ventilation system broke down when something blocked the main air intake.) dispozitiv (de admisie)

3) (the act of taking in: an intake of breath.) aspirare

integrate

['intiɡreit]

verb

(to (cause to) mix freely with other groups in society etc: The immigrants are not finding it easy to integrate into the life of our cities.) a (se) integra

- integration

integration

noun integrare

integrity

[in'teɡrəti]

noun

(honesty: He is a man of absolute integrity.) integritate

intellect

['intilekt]

noun

(the thinking power of the mind: He was a person of great intellect.) intelect, inteligenţă

- intellectual

intellectual

[-'lek uəl]

adjective (of, or appealing to, the intellect: He does not play football - his interests are mainly intellectual.) intelectual

intelligence

noun

1) (the quality of being intelligent: It requires a high degree of intelligence to do this job well.) inteligenţă

2) (news or information given.) informaţie

3) (a department of state or of the army etc which deals with secret information: He works in Intelligence.) serviciu de informaţii

intelligent

[in'teli‹ənt]

(negative unintelligent)

1) (clever and quick at understanding: an intelligent child; That dog is so intelligent.) inteligent, deştept

2) (showing these qualities: an intelligent question.) inteligent

adverb (în mod) inteligent

- intelligently

- intelligence

intelligently

intelligibility

noun caracter inteligibil

intelligible

[in'teli‹əbl]

((negative unintelligible) able to be understood: His answer was barely intelligible because he was speaking through a mouthful of food.) inteligibil

intelligibly

intend

1. verb

1) (to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something): Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too?) a avea intenţia (să)

2) (to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way: His remarks were intended to be a compliment.) a vrea să spună

3) ((with for) to direct at: That letter/bullet was intended for me.) a destina

(very great: intense heat; intense hatred.) mare; puternic

- intent

2. noun

(purpose; what a person means to do: He broke into the house with intent to steal.) intenţie, scop

intense

intensely

adverb (very much: I dislike that sort of behaviour intensely.) intens, tare

intenseness

noun intensitate

intensity

noun (the quality of being intense: the intensity of the heat.) intensitate

intensive

[-siv]

adjective (very great; showing or having great care etc: The police began an intensive search for the murderer; The hospital has just opened a new intensive care unit.) intensiv

intensively

intensiveness

intent

1) ((with on) meaning, planning or wanting to do (something): He's intent on going; He's intent on marrying the girl.) hotărât (să)

2) ((with on) concentrating hard on: He was intent on the job he was doing.) absorbit (de)

intention

noun (what a person plans or intends to do: He has no intention of leaving; He went to see the boss with the intention of asking for a pay rise; If I have offended you, it was quite without intention; good intentions.) intenţie

intentional

[-ʃənl]

adjective ((negative unintentional) done, said etc deliberately and not by accident: I'm sorry I offended you - it wasn't intentional; intentional cruelty.) intenţionat

intentionally

adverb (în mod) intenţionat

intently

adverb (with great concentration: He was watching her intently.) atent

inter

[in'tə:]

past tense, past participle - interred; verb

(to bury (a person etc).) a îngropa

- interment

interact

[intər'ækt]

verb

((of two or more people, things etc) to act, or have some effect, on each other.) a interacţiona, a acţiona unul asupra altuia

interaction

interactive

adjective (allowing a continuous exchange of information between a computer and the person using it, so that the computer can respond immediately to the user's instructions or questions: an interactive system/program; interactive video games.)

intercede

[intə'si:d]

verb

1) (to try to put an end to a fight, argument etc between two people, countries etc: All attempts to intercede between the two nations failed.) a pune capăt

2) (to try to persuade someone not to do something to someone else: The condemned murderer's family interceded (with the President) on his behalf.) a interveni

(to stop or catch (a person, thing etc) before he, it etc arrives at the place to which he, it etc is going, being sent etc: The messenger was intercepted on his way to the king.) a opri, a prinde

- intercession

intercept

[intə'sept]

verb

interception

intercession

interchange

noun

1) (a place where two or more main roads or motorways at different levels are joined by means of several small roads, so allowing cars etc to move from one road to another.) (şosea de) racord, bretea

2) ((an) exchange: an interchange of ideas.) schimb

adjective (able to be used, put etc in the place of each other without a difference in effect, meaning etc: `Great' and `big' are not completely interchangeable.) interşanjabil

- interchangeable

interchangeable

intercom

['intəkom]

noun

(a system of communication within an aeroplane, factory etc usually by means of microphones and loudspeakers: The pilot spoke to the passengers over the intercom.) interfon

intercourse

['intəko:s]

noun

1) (sexual act.) raporturi sexuale

2) (conversation, business dealings, trade etc between two or more people, countries etc.) schimb de idei; tratative

interest

['intrəst, ](American[) 'intərist]

1) (curiosity; attention: That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.) interes

2) (a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one: Gardening is one of my main interests.) lucru care stârneşte interesul (cuiva); pasiune

3) (money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money: The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; (also adjective) the interest rate.)

4) ((a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc: He bought an interest in the night-club.) drept de (co)proprietate

5) (a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage: I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together).) (grup de) interese

1) (to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to: Political arguments don't interest me at all.) a interesa

2) ((with in) to persuade to do, buy etc: Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary?) a convinge

- in one's own interest

- in one's interest

- in the interests of

interested

1) ((often with in) showing attention or having curiosity: He's not interested in politics; Don't tell me any more - I'm not interested; I'll be interested to see what happens next week.) interesat

2) ((often with in) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc: Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car?) interesat (de)

3) (personally involved in a particular business, project etc and therefore likely to be anxious about decisions made regarding it: You must consult the other interested parties (= the other people involved).) interesat

interesting

(negative uninteresting) adjective an interesting book.)

interestingly

adverb interesant

interfere

[intə'fiə]

verb

1) ((often with in, with) to (try to) become involved in etc, when one's help etc is not wanted: I wish you would stop interfering (with my plans); Don't interfere in other people's business!) a (se) amesteca

2) ((with with) to prevent, stop or slow down the progress of: He doesn't let anything interfere with his game of golf on Saturday mornings.) a împiedica

1) (the act of interfering: She was infuriated by his mother's interference in their holiday arrangements.) amestec

- interference

- interfering

interference

noun

2) ((the spoiling of radio or television reception by) the noise caused by programmes from another station, bad weather etc: This television set picks up a lot of interference.) paraziţi, bruiaj

interfering

adjective an interfering old woman.) băgăreţ

interior

[in'tiəriə]

(on, of etc, the inside of (something): the interior walls of a building.) interior

1) (the inside of a building etc: The interior of the house was very attractive.) interior

2) (the part of a country away from the coast, borders etc: The explorers landed on the coast, and then travelled into the interior.) interior

(the art and process of designing, decorating, furnishing etc the insides of houses, offices etc.) decoraţiune interioară

- interior decoration

- interior decorator

interior decoration

interior decorator

(a person who does interior decoration.) decorator de interioare

interject

verb (to say (something) which interrupts what one, or someone else, is saying.) a întrerupe

interjection

[intə'‹ekʃən]

noun

1) (a word or words, or some noise, used to express surprise, dismay, pain or other feelings and emotions: Oh dear! I think I've lost my key; Ouch! That hurts!) interjecţie

2) (the act of interjecting something.) exclamaţie

((of two or more pieces or parts) to fit or fasten together: The pieces of a jigsaw puzzle interlock; interlocking pieces.) a (se) îmbuca; a (se) cupla

- interject

interlock

[intə'lok]

verb

interlude

['intəlu:d]

noun

(a usually short period or gap, eg between the acts of a play etc: We bought an ice-cream during the interlude; an interlude of calm during the violence.) interludiu; pauză

intermarriage

[-ri‹]

noun căsătorie mixtă/între rude

intermarry

[intə'mæri]

verb

((of tribes, families etc) to marry one another: The invaders intermarried with the local population; The two families intermarried.) a se uni prin căsătorie

- intermarriage

intermediaries

plural; see intermediary

intermediary

[intə'mi:diəri]

plural - intermediaries; noun

(a person who takes messages from one person to another in a dispute etc, especially in order to settle the dispute.)

intermediate

[intə'mi:diət]

(in the middle; placed between two things, stages etc: An intermediate English course is more advanced than a beginners' course, but not as difficult as an advanced course.) mediu, intermediar

interment

noun înmormântare

intermission

[intə'miʃən]

noun

(a usually short pause or gap between two (television or radio) programmes, parts of a programme, play etc.) pauză, antract

intermittent

[intə'mitənt]

(happening occasionally; stopping for a while and then starting again: an intermittent pain.) intermitent

- intermittently

intermittently

adverb (în mod) intermitent

intern

I [in'tə:n]

verb

(during a war, to keep (someone who belongs to an enemy nation but who is living in one's own country) a prisoner.) a închide (în lagăr)

- internment

II ['intə:n]

noun

((American) (also interne) a junior doctor resident in a hospital.) (medic) intern

internal

[in'tə:nl]

1) (of, on or in the inside of something (eg a person's body): The man suffered internal injuries in the accident.) intern

2) (concerning what happens within a country etc, rather than its relationship with other countries etc: The prime ministers agreed that no country should interfere in another country's internal affairs.) intern

(a means of producing power eg in the engine of a motor car by the burning of a fuel gas (eg petrol vapour) inside the cylinder(s) of the engine.) (cu) ardere internă

- internally

- internal combustion

internal combustion

internally

adverb (pe plan) intern

international

[intə'næʃənl]

(involving, or done by, two or more nations: international trade; an international football match.) internaţional

1) (a football etc match played between teams from two countries.) meci internaţional

2) ((also internationalist) a player in such a match.) internaţional

1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) a traduce

- internationally

internationally

adverb internaţional

interne

see intern II

internment

noun internare

interpret

[in'tə:prit]

verb

2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) a interpreta

3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) a interpreta

interpretation

interpreter

noun (a person who translates the words of a speaker into the language of his hearers.) interpret

interred

past tense, past participle; see inter

interrogate

[in'terəɡeit]

verb

(to question (a person) thoroughly: The police spent five hours interrogating the prisoner.) a interoga

- interrogation

- interrogator

- interrogative

interrogation

noun interogaţie; interogatoriu

interrogative

[intə'roɡətiv]

adjective, noun (a word) that asks a question: `Who ?' is an interrogative (pronoun). interogativ

interrogator

noun persoană care interoghează

interrupt

verb

1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) a întrerupe

2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) a (se) întrerupe

3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) a acoperi

- interruption

interruption

1) (the act of interrupting or state of being interrupted: His failure to complete the job was due to constant interruption.) întrerupere

noun

2) (something that interrupts: I get too many interruptions in my work.) întrerupere

intersect

[intə'sekt]

verb

(to divide (eg lines or roads) by cutting or crossing: The line AB intersects the line CD at X; Where do the two roads intersect?) a (se) intersecta, a (se) încrucişa

- intersection

intersection

1) (the act of intersecting.) intersectare

noun

2) (a place where lines, roads etc intersect: The crash occurred at the intersection (between the two roads).) intersecţie

interval

['intəvəl]

noun

1) (a time or space between: He returned home after an interval of two hours.) interval, timp

2) (a short break in a play, concert etc: We had ice-cream in the interval.) antract, pauză

1) (to interfere in a quarrel: He intervened in the dispute.) a interveni (în)

- at intervals

intervene

[intə'vi:n]

verb

2) (to be or come between, in place or time: A week intervened before our next meeting.) a trece

noun (an) act of intervening (in a quarrel etc). intervenţie

- intervention

intervention

[-'venʃən]

interview

['intəvju:]

(a formal meeting and discussion with someone, eg a person applying for a job, or a person with information to broadcast on radio or television.) interviu

(to question (a person) in an interview: They interviewed seven people for the job; He was interviewed by reporters about his policies.) a intervieva

- interviewer

interviewer

noun reporter (care ia un interviu)

intestinal

adjective intestinal

intestine

[in'testin]

noun

((often in plural) the lower part of the food passage in man and animals.) intestin

- intestinal

intimacy

[-məsi]

noun

1) (the quality of being intimate.) intimitate

2) (close friendship.) prietenie strânsă

intimate

1. ['intimət]

1) (close and affectionate: intimate friends.) intim, apropiat

2) (private or personal: the intimate details of his correspondence.) intim

3) ((of knowledge of a subject) deep and thorough.) aprofundat

(a close friend.) apropiat

3. [-meit]

verb

(to give information or announce.) a anunţa

intimately

intimation

intimidate

verb

(to frighten eg by threatening violence.) a intimida

intimidation

into

1) (to or towards the inside of; to within: The eggs were put into the box; They disappeared into the mist.) în

2) (against: The car ran into the wall.) în

3) (to the state or condition of: A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles.) în

4) (expressing the idea of division: Two into four goes twice.) în

into force

(in or into operation; working or effective: The new law is now in force.) în vigoare

intolerable

[in'tolərəbl]

(that cannot be endured or borne: intolerable pain; This delay is intolerable.) inadmisibil; insuportabil

intolerably

intolerance

intolerant

adjective ((often with of) unwilling to endure or accept eg people whose ideas etc are different from one's own, members of a different race or religion etc: an intolerant attitude; He is intolerant of others' faults.) intolerant, neîngăduitor

intonation

[intə'neiʃən]

noun

(the rise and fall of the voice in speech.) intonaţie

intoxicate

[in'toksikeit]

verb

(to make drunk.) a (se) îmbăta

- intoxication

- intoxicating

intoxicating

adjective îmbătător; alcoolic

intoxication

noun stare de ebrietate

intranet

['intrənet]

noun

(a local computer network functioning inside an organization, school etc.)

intransitive

[in'trænsitiv]

((of a verb) that does not have an object: The baby lay on the floor and kicked; Go and fetch the book!) intranzitiv

- intransitively

intransitively

adverb intranzitiv

intrauterine device

see IUD

intrepid

[in'trepid]

(bold and fearless: an intrepid explorer.) intrepid, îndrăzneţ

- intrepidly

- intrepidity

intrepidity

[-'pi-]

noun îndrăzneală, cutezanţă

intrepidly

adverb curajos

intricacies

plural; see intricacy

intricacy

plural - intricacies; noun

intricate

['intrikət]

(complicated: an intricate knitting pattern; intricate details.) complicat

- intricately

- intricacy

intricately

adverb complicat

intrigue

1. [in'tri:ɡ, 'intri:ɡ]

noun

(the activity of plotting or scheming; a plot or scheme: He became president as a result of (a) political intrigue.) intrigă; maşinaţie

2. [in'tri:ɡ]

verb

1) (to fascinate, arouse the curiosity of or amuse: The book intrigued me.) a intriga

2) (to plot or scheme.) a unelti

adjective (curious or amusing: an intriguing idea.) intrigant, care (te) intrigă

- intriguing

intriguing

introduce

[intrə'dju:s]

verb

1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) a (se) prezenta

2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) a aduce

3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) a prezenta

4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) a iniţia

1) (the act of introducing, or the process of being introduced: the introduction of new methods.) introducere

- introduction

- introductory

introduction

noun

2) (an act of introducing one person to another: The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands.) prezentare

3) (something written at the beginning of a book explaining the contents, or said at the beginning of a speech etc.) introducere

introductory

adjective (giving an introduction: He made a few introductory remarks about the film before showing it.) introductiv

introvert

['intrəvə:t]

noun

(a person who is more concerned with his own thoughts and feelings than with other people or happenings outside him.) introvertit

intrude

[in'tru:d]

verb

((sometimes with on) to enter, or cause (something) to enter, when unwelcome or unwanted: He opened her door and said `I'm sorry to intrude'; I'm sorry to intrude on your time.) a deranja

- intruder

- intrusion

intruder

noun (a person who intrudes, eg a burglar: Fit a good lock to your door to keep out intruders.) intrus

intrusion

[-ʒən]

noun ((an) act of intruding: Please forgive this intrusion.) intervenţie

intuition

[intju'iʃən]

noun

1) (the power of understanding or ralizing something without thinking it out: She knew by intuition that he was telling her the truth.) intuiţie

2) (something understood or realized by this power: Her intuitions are always right.) intuiţie

intuitive

inundate

verb

(to flood (a place, building etc).) a inunda

- inundation

inundation

noun inundaţie

invade

[in'veid]

verb

((of an enemy) to enter (a country etc) with an army: Britain was twice invaded by the Romans.) a invada

- invader

- invasion

invader

noun (a person, or (sometimes in singular with the) an armed force etc, that invades: Our armies fought bravely against the invader(s).) invadator

invalid

I [in'vælid]

((of a document or agreement etc) having no legal force; not valid: Your passport is out of date and therefore invalid.) lipsit de valabilitate/de valoare

- invalidate

- invalidity

1. ['invəlid]

noun

(a person who is ill or disabled: During his last few years, he was a permanent invalid.) invalid

2. [-li:d]

verb

1) ((with out) to remove (especially a soldier) from service, because of illness: He was invalided out of the army.)

2) (to cause (especially a soldier) to be disabled: He was invalided in the last war.)

invalidate

[-deit]

verb (to make invalid.) a invalida; a anula

invalidity

[invə'lidəti]

noun invalidare; anulare

invaluable

[in'væljuəbl]

(of value too great to be estimated: Thank you for your invaluable help.) inestimabil

invariable

[in'veəriəbl]

(unchanging; not variable.) invariabil

- invariably

invariably

adverb (always: They invariably quarrel when he comes home.) (în mod) invariabil

invasion

[-ʒən]

noun invazie

invent

[in'vent]

verb

1) (to be the first person to make or use (eg a machine, method etc): Who invented the microscope?; When was printing invented?) a inventa

2) (to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story): I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him.) a inventa, a născoci

invention

noun

1) (the act of inventing or the ability to invent: He had great powers of invention.) inventivitate

2) (something invented: What a marvellous invention the sewing-machine was!) invenţie

inventive

[-tiv]

adjective (good at inventing: an inventive mind.) inventiv

inventiveness

noun inventivitate

inventor

noun (a person who invents: Alexander Graham Bell was the inventor of the telephone.) inventator

inventories

American; see inventory

inventory

['invəntri, ](American[) 'invən,to:ri]

American - inventories; noun

(a formal and detailed list of goods eg house furniture.) inventar

inversion

noun inversiune, răsturnare

invert

[in'və:t]

verb

(to turn upside down or reverse the order of.) a inversa

invertebrate

((an animal eg a worm or insect) not having a backbone.) nevertebrat

inverted commas

(single or double commas, the first (set) of which is turned upside down (`` '', ` '), used in writing to show where direct speech begins and ends: ``It is a lovely day,'' she said.) ghilimele

invest

I [in'vest]

verb

((with in) to put (money) into (a firm or business) usually by buying shares in it, in order to make a profit: He invested (two hundred dollars) in a building firm.) a investi; a plasa

- investment

- investor

II [in'vest]

verb

(to establish (a person) officially in a position of authority etc: The governor will be invested next week.) a învesti

- investiture

investigate

[in'vestiɡeit]

verb

(to examine or inquire into carefully: The police are investigating the mystery.) a investiga

- investigation

- investigator

investigation

noun investigaţii, cercetări

investigator

noun (a person, eg a detective, who investigates.) anchetator

investiture

[-ti ə]

noun ((a ceremony of) giving (the robes etc of) high rank or office to someone.) învestitură

investment

noun

1) (the act of investing.) investiţie, plasament

2) (a sum of money invested.) investiţie, plasament

investor

noun (a person who invests money.) investitor

invigilate

[in'vi‹ileit]

verb

(to supervise students while they are doing an examination: I am going to invigilate (the candidates) (at) the English exam.) a supraveghea

invigilation

invigilator

invigorate

verb

(to strengthen or refresh: The shower invigorated her.) a fortifica, a tonifia

- invigorating

invigorating

adjective tonic, fortifiant

invincibility

noun invincibilitate

invincible

[in'vinsəbl]

(that cannot be overcome or defeated: That general thinks that his army is invincible.) invincibil

- invincibly

- invincibility

invincibly

adverb (în mod) invincibil/irezistibil

invisibility

noun invizibilitate

invisible

[in'vizəbl]

(not able to be seen: Only in stories can people make themselves invisible.) invizibil

- invisibly

- invisibility

invisibly

adverb invizibil, pe nevăzute

invitation

[invi'teiʃən]

noun

1) (a (written) request to come or go somewhere: Have you received an invitation to their party?; We had to refuse the invitation to the wedding.) invitaţie

2) (the act of inviting: He attended the committee meeting on the invitation of the chairman.) invitaţie

invite

verb

1) (to ask (a person) politely to come (eg to one's house, to a party etc): They have invited us to dinner tomorrow.) a invita (la)

2) (to ask (a person) politely to do something: He was invited to speak at the meeting.) a invita

3) (to ask for (another person's suggestions etc): He invited proposals from members of the society.) a solicita

adjective ((negative uninviting) attractive or tempting: There was an inviting smell coming from the kitchen.) ispititor

- invitation

- inviting

inviting

invocation

see invoke

invoice

['invois]

(a list sent with goods giving details of price and quantity.) factură

They invoiced us for the cost of the shipment.)

invoke

[in'vəuk]

verb

(to appeal to (some power, eg God, the law etc) for help etc.) a invoca

- invocation

involuntarily

adverb (în mod) involuntar

involuntary

[in'voləntəri]

((of an action etc) not intentional: He gave an involuntary cry.) involuntar

- involuntarily

involve

[in'volv]

verb

1) (to require; to bring as a result: His job involves a lot of travelling.) a cere

2) ((often with in or with) to cause to take part in or to be mixed up in: He has always been involved in/with the theatre; Don't ask my advice - I don't want to be/get involved.) a (se) implica, a (se) amesteca

adjective (complicated: My time-table for Friday is becoming very involved.) încurcat

- involved

- involvement

involved

involvement

noun implicare, amestec

invulnerable

(that cannot be wounded, damaged or successfully attacked: As a friend of the manager, he is in an invulnerable position.) invulnerabil

inward

['inwəd]

1) (being within, especially in the mind: his inward thoughts.) lăuntric

2) (moving towards the inside: an inward curve in the coastline.) spre interior