kick

[kik]

1. verb

1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) a lovi cu piciorul (în)

2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) a avea recul

2. noun

1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.) lovitură cu piciorul

2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.) recul

3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.) plăcere

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- kick about/around

- kick off

- kick up

kick about/around

(to treat badly or bully: The bigger boys are always kicking him around.) a brutaliza

kick off

to start a football game by kicking the ball: We kick off at 2.30. (noun kick-off: The kick-off is at 2.30) a da lovitura de începere

kick one's heels

(to be kept waiting: I was left kicking my heels for half an hour.) a fi lăsat să aştepte

kick up

(to cause or start off (a fuss etc).) a cauza

kid

I [kid]

noun

1) (a popular word for a child or teenager: They've got three kids now, two boys and a girl; More than a hundred kids went to the disco last night; (also adjective) his kid brother (= younger brother).)

2) (a young goat.)

3) ((also adjective) (of) the leather made from its skin: slippers made of kid; kid gloves.)

II [kid]

past tense, past participle - kidded; verb

(to deceive or tease, especially harmlessly: We were kidding him about the girl who keeps ringing him up; He kidded his wife into thinking he'd forgotten her birthday; He didn't mean that - he was only kidding!)

kidded

past tense, past participle; see kid II

kidnap

['kidnæp]

past tense, past participle - kidnapped; verb

(to carry off (a person) by force, often demanding money in exchange for his safe return: He is very wealthy and lives in fear of his children being kidnapped.) a kidnapa, a răpi

- kidnapper

kidnapped

past tense, past participle; see kidnap

kidnapper

noun răpitor

kidney

['kidni]

noun

(one of a pair of organs in the body which remove waste matter from the blood and produce urine: The kidneys of some animals are used as food.) rinichi

kill

[kil]

1. verb

(to cause the death of: He killed the rats with poison; The outbreak of typhoid killed many people; The flat tyre killed our hopes of getting home before midnight.) a ucide

2. noun

(an act of killing: The hunter was determined to make a kill before returning to the camp.) ucidere

- killer

- kill off

- kill time

kill off

(to destroy completely: So many deer have been shot that the species has almost been killed off.) a extermina

kill time

(to find something to do to use up spare time: I'm just killing time until I hear whether I've got a job or not.) a-şi omorî timpul

killer

noun (a person, animal etc that kills: There is a killer somewhere in the village; (also adjective) a killer disease.) ucigaş

killer whale

noun (a black and white whale.)

kiln

[kiln]

noun

(a type of large oven for baking pottery or bricks, drying grain etc.) cuptor de ardere

kilogram(me)

['kiləɡræm]

(often abbreviated to kilo ['ki:lou] - plural kilos) noun

(a unit of weight equal to 1,000 gram(me)s.)

kilometre

['kiləmi:tə, ki'lomitə]

noun

(a unit of length, equal to 1,000 metres.) kilometru

kilowatt

['kiləwot]

noun

((often abbreviated to kW when written) a measure of power, 1,000 watts.) kilowatt

kilt

[kilt]

noun

(an item of Scottish national dress, a pleated tartan skirt reaching to the knees and traditionally worn by men.) kilt

kimono

[ki'mounəu, ](American[) -nə]

American - kimonos; noun

(a loose Japanese robe, fastened with a sash.) chimono

kimonos

American; see kimono

kin

[kin]

1. noun plural

(persons of the same family; one's relations.) rudă

2. adjective

kind

I noun

(a sort or type: What kind of car is it?; He is not the kind of man who would be cruel to children.)

II

1. adjective

(ready or anxious to do good to others; friendly: He's such a kind man; It was very kind of you to look after the children yesterday.)

- kindly

2. adjective

(having or showing a gentle and friendly nature: a kindly smile; a kindly old lady.) binevoitor

- kindliness

- kindness

- kind-hearted

kind-hearted

adjective (having or showing kindness: She is too kind-hearted to hurt an animal.) binevoitor

kindergarten

noun

(a school for very young children.) grădiniţă de copii

kindle

['kindl]

verb

(to (cause to) catch fire: I kindled a fire using twigs and grass; The fire kindled easily; His speech kindled the anger of the crowd.) a aprinde, a da foc

- kindling

kindliness

noun bunăvoinţă

kindling

noun (dry wood etc for starting a fire.) vreascuri

kindly

adverb

1) (in a kind manner: She kindly lent me a handkerchief.) cu amabilitate; amabil

2) (please: Would you kindly stop talking!) a fi atât de bun să...

kindness

noun (the quality of being kind: I'll never forget her kindness; Thank you for all your kindness.) bunătate

kindred

['kindrid]

1. noun plural

(one's relatives.) rude

2. adjective

(of the same sort: climbing and kindred sports.) din aceeaşi categorie

kinetic

[ki'netik]

adjective

(of motion.) cinetic

king

[kiŋ]

noun

1) (a male ruler of a nation, who inherits his position by right of birth: He became king when his father died; King Charles III.) rege

2) (the playing-card with the picture of a king: I have two cards - the ten of spades and the king of diamonds.) popă (la jocul de cărţi)

3) (the most important piece in chess.) rege (la şah)

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- kingdom

- kingly

- kingliness

- kingfisher

- king-sized

- king-size

king-size(d)

adjective (of a large size; larger than normal: a king-size(d) bed; king-size cigarettes.) de dimensiuni mari

kingdom

noun

1) (a state having a king (or queen) as its head: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; He rules over a large kingdom.) regat

2) (any of the three great divisions of natural objects: the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms.) regn

kingfisher

noun (a type of bird with brilliant blue feathers which feeds on fish.) pescăruş albastru

kingliness

noun măreţie, ţinută maiestuoasă

kingly

adjective (of, relating to, or suitable for a king: kingly robes; a kingly feast.) regal

kink

[kiŋk]

noun

(a twist or bend, eg in a string, rope etc.) nod; răsucitură

- kinky

kinky

adjective ((hair) with a lot of small curls.)

kinsman

etc see kin

kinswoman

etc see kin

kiosk

['ki:osk]

noun

1) (a small roofed stall, either out of doors or in a public building etc, for the sale of newspapers, confectionery etc: I bought a magazine at the kiosk at the station.) chioşc

2) (a public telephone box: She phoned from the kiosk outside the post-office; a telephone-kiosk.)

kipper

['kipə]

noun

(a herring split down the back and smoked, used as food.) hering sărat şi afumat

kiss

[kis]

1. verb

(to touch with the lips as a sign of affection: She kissed him when he arrived home; The child kissed his parents goodnight; The film ended with a shot of the lovers kissing.) a săruta

2. noun

(an act of kissing: He gave her a kiss.) sărut

- kiss of life

kiss of life

(a mouth-to-mouth method of restoring breathing.) respiraţie gură la gură

kit

[kit]

1) ((an outfit of) tools, clothes etc for a particular purpose: He carried his tennis kit in a bag; a repair kit for mending punctures in bicycle tyres.)

2) (a collection of the materials etc required to make something: He bought a model aeroplane kit.)

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- kitbag

- kit out

kit out

past tense, past participle - kitted; verb (to provide with all the clothes, tools etc necessary for a particular purpose: The money was spent on kitting out the school football team.)

kitbag

noun (a strong bag for holding (usually a soldier's) kit.) rucsac

kitchen

['ki in]

noun

(a room where food is cooked: A smell of burning was coming from the kitchen; (also adjective) a kitchen table.) bucătărie

- kitchenette

kitchenette

[-'net]

noun (a small kitchen.) bucătărioară, chicinetă

kite

noun

(a light frame covered with paper or other material, and with string attached, for flying in the air: The children were flying their kites in the park.) zmeu de jucărie

kitted

see kit

kitten

['kitn]

noun

(a young cat: The cat had five kittens last week.) pisoi

- kittenish

kittenish

adjective (playful.) jucăuş

kitties

plural; see kitty

kitty

['kiti]

plural - kitties; noun

((a container holding) a sum of money kept for a particular purpose, to which members of a group jointly contribute: The three friends shared a flat and kept a kitty for buying food.) fond de rezervă

kiwi

['ki:wi:]

noun

(a type of bird which is unable to fly, found in New Zealand.)