irascibility

noun irascibilitate

irascible

[i'ræsibl]

adjective

(irritable; easily made angry.) irascibil

- irascibly

- irascibility

irascibly

adverb irascibil, nervos

irate

adjective

(angry.) furios

iridescence

noun irizaţie

iridescent

[iri'desnt]

adjective

(shining or glittering with the colours of the rainbow: Soap bubbles are iridescent.) irizat

- iridescence

iris

noun

1) (the coloured part of the eye.) iris

2) (a kind of brightly-coloured flower with sword-shaped leaves.) iris

iron

1. noun

1) ((also adjective) (of) an element that is the most common metal, is very hard, and is widely used for making tools etc: Steel is made from iron; The ground is as hard as iron; iron railings; iron determination (= very strong determination).) fier

2) (a flat-bottomed instrument that is heated up and used for smoothing clothes etc: I've burnt a hole in my dress with the iron.) fier (de călcat)

3) (a type of golf-club.) crosă (de golf)

2. verb

(to smooth (clothes etc) with an iron: This dress needs to be ironed; I've been ironing all afternoon.) a călca (cu fierul)

- ironing

- irons

- ironing-board

- ironmonger

- ironmongery

- have several

- too many irons in the fire

- iron out

- strike while the iron is hot

iron out

1) (to get rid of (creases etc) by ironing.) a netezi

2) (to get rid of (difficulties etc) so that progress becomes easier.) a aplana

ironic(al)

adjective ironic

ironically

adverb (în mod) ironic

ironies

plural; see irony

ironing

noun (clothes etc waiting to be ironed, or just ironed: What a huge pile of ironing!) rufe de călcat

ironing-board

noun (a padded board on which to iron clothes.)

ironmonger

noun (a dealer in articles of metal eg tools, locks etc and other goods.)

ironmongery

noun (the business or goods of an ironmonger.)

irons

noun plural (formerly, a prisoner's chains: They put him in irons.) lanţuri

irony

plural - ironies; noun

1) (a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true.) ironie

2) (seeming mockery in a situation, words etc: The irony of the situation was that he stole the money which she had already planned to give him.) ironie

•

- ironical

- ironic

- ironically

irregular

[i'reɡjulə]

adjective

1) (not happening etc regularly: His attendance at classes was irregular.) fără regularitate

2) (not formed smoothly or evenly: irregular handwriting.)

3) (contrary to rules.) neregulamentar

4) ((in grammar) not formed etc in the normal way: irregular verbs.) neregulat

•

- irregularly

- irregularity

irregularity

noun (plural irregularities). iregularitate

irregularly

adverb neregulat; fără regularitate

irrelevance

noun lipsă de legătură/de relevanţă

irrelevancy

noun lipsă de legătură/de relevanţă

irrelevant

[i'relivənt]

adjective

(not connected with the subject that is being discussed etc: irrelevant comments.) irelevant

- irrelevantly

- irrelevance

- irrelevancy

irrelevantly

adverb irelevant, fără nici o legătură (cu problema)

irreparable

[i'repərəbl]

adjective

((of damage etc) that cannot be put right.) de neînlocuit

- irreparably

irreparably

adverb (în mod) ireparabil/ iremediabil

irreplaceable

[iri'pleisəbl]

adjective

(too good, rare etc to be able to be replaced if lost or damaged.) de neînlocuit

irrepressible

[iri'presəbl]

adjective

(not able to be subdued; very cheerful.) irezistibil

irresistibility

noun irezistibilitate

irresistible

[iri'zistəbl]

adjective

(too strong, delightful, tempting etc to be resisted: He had an irresistible desire to hit her.) irezistibil

- irresistibly

- irresistibility

irresistibly

adverb irezistibil (de)

irrespective

[iri'spektiv]

- irrespective of

irrespective of

(without consideration of: The pupils are all taught together, irrespective of age or ability.) fără a ţine cont de

irresponsibility

noun

irresponsible

[iri'sponsəbl]

adjective

((of a person or his behaviour) not reliable, trustworthy or sensible; not responsible: irresponsible parents/conduct.) iresponsabil

- irresponsibility

- irresponsibly

irresponsibly

adverb iresponsabil, nesăbuit

irretrievable

[iri'tri:vəbl]

adjective

((of eg a loss or mistake) that cannot be recovered or put right.) irecuperabil

- irretrievably

irretrievably

adverb ireparabil

irreverence

noun ireverenţă, lipsă de respect

irreverent

[i'revərənt]

adjective

(showing no respect or reverence (eg for holy things, or people and things generally considered important).) ireverenţios

- irreverently

- irreverence

irreverently

adverb (în mod) ireverenţios

irreversible

[iri'və:səbl]

adjective

(that cannot be reversed or changed back; (of damage) permanent.) ireversibil

irrigate

['iriɡeit]

verb

(to supply water to (land), especially by canals or other artificial means.) a iriga

- irrigation

irrigation

noun irigaţie

irritability

noun iritabilitate; irascibilitate

irritable

adjective (easily annoyed: He was in an irritable mood.) iritabil

irritableness

noun iritabilitate; irascibilitate

irritably

adverb iritabil, cu iritare

irritate

['iriteit]

verb

1) (to annoy or make angry: The children's chatter irritated him.) a agasa

2) (to make (a part of the body) sore, red, itchy etc: Soap can irritate a baby's skin.) a irita

•

- irritable

- irritably

- irritability

- irritableness

- irritating

- irritation

irritating

adjective She has an irritating voice.) enervant, agasant

irritation

noun iritaţie, iritare