2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) a rezista

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- lasting

- last out

last out

(to be or have enough to survive or continue to exist (until the end of): I hope the petrol lasts out until we reach a garage; They could only last out another week on the little food they had; The sick man was not expected to last out the night.) a (o) ţine; a rezista

lasting

adjective A good education is a lasting benefit) pe termen lung; durabil

lastly

adverb (finally: Lastly, I would like to thank you all for listening so patiently to what I have been saying.) în final; în ultimul rând

latch

[læ ]

noun

(a catch of wood or metal used to fasten a door etc: She lifted the latch and walked in.) zăvor

- latchkey

latchkey

noun (a small front-door key: She put her latchkey in the lock.) cheie de zăvor (de la uşa casei)

late

[leit]

1. adjective

1) (coming etc after the expected or usual time: The train is late tonight; I try to be punctual but I am always late.) în întârziere

2) (far on in the day or night: late in the day; late at night; It was very late when I got to bed.) târziu

3) (dead, especially recently: the late king.) răposat

4) (recently, but no longer, holding an office or position: Mr Allan, the late chairman, made a speech.) fost

2. adverb

1) (after the expected or usual time: He arrived late for his interview.) târziu

2) (far on in the day or night: They always go to bed late.) târziu

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- lateness

- lately

- later on

- of late

late riser

(a person who gets out of bed early or late in the day.) persoană care se trezeşte devreme/târziu

lately

adverb (in the recent past or not long ago: Have you seen her lately?) în ultimul timp

lateness

noun întârziere

latent

['leitənt]

adjective

(hidden or undeveloped, but capable of being developed: a latent talent for music.) potenţial; ascuns

later on

(at a later time: He hasn't arrived yet but no doubt he'll be here later on.) mai târziu

lateral

['lætərəl]

adjective

(of, at, to or from the side: lateral movement.) lateral

- laterally

laterally

adverb lateral

latex

['leiteks]

noun

(the milky juice of some plants especially rubber trees.) latex

lathe

[leið]

noun

(a machine for shaping wood, metal etc, which turns the piece of wood etc which is to be shaped round and round against a tool held steady by the operator.) strung

lather

noun

1) (foam made up of soap bubbles: Add the soap to the water and work up a good lather.) clăbuc

2) (a foam of sweat appearing eg on a horse's neck.) spumă

latitude

['lætitju:d]

noun

1) (the distance, measured in degrees on the map, that a place is north or south of the Equator: What is the latitude of London?) latitudine

2) (freedom of choice or action.) latitudine

latrine

[lə'tri:n]

noun

(a lavatory, especially one used by soldiers etc.) latrină

latter

['lætə]

adjective

(towards the end: the latter part of our holiday.) ultimul; al doilea

- latterly

- the latter

latterly

adverb

1) (recently; lately.) de curând, în ultimul timp

2) (towards the end.) către sfârşit

laudable

['lo:dəbl]

adjective

(worthy of being praised: a laudable effort.) lăudabil

- laudably

laudably

adverb (în mod) lăudabil

laugh

1. verb

(to make sounds with the voice in showing happiness, amusement, scorn etc: We laughed at the funny photographs; Children were laughing in the garden as they played.) a râde

2. noun

(an act or sound of laughing: He gave a laugh; a loud laugh.) râs

laugh at

(to make it obvious that one regards something or someone as humorous, ridiculous or deserving scorn: Everyone will laugh at me if I wear that dress!; The others laughed at his fears.) a râde de, a-şi bate joc de

laughable

adjective

1) (ridiculous or deserving scorn: Her attempts at drawing were laughable.) demn de râs, caraghios

2) (amusing; comical.) comic

laughably

adverb ridicol (de)

laughing jackass

(a type of Australian bird that sounds as if it is laughing.) pescăruş albastru de Australia

laughing-stock

noun (someone who is laughed at: If I wear that hat, I'll be a laughing-stock.) (de) râsul lumii

laughingly

adverb (as a joke: She suggested laughingly that he should try it himself.) în glumă

laughter

noun (the act or sound of laughing: We could hear laughter / the sound of laughter from the next room.) râs

launch

1. [lo:n ]

verb

1) (to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground: As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.) a lansa

2) (to start (a person, project etc) off on a course: His success launched him on a brilliant career.) a lansa

3) (to throw.) a arunca

2. noun

((an) act of launching.) lansare

- launching-pad

- launch into

- launch out

II [lo:n ]

noun

(a large, power-driven boat, usually used for short trips or for pleasure: We cruised round the bay in a motor launch.) vapor pentru excursii

launch into

(to begin eagerly: He launched into an enthusiastic description of the play.) a se lansa/a se avânta în

launch out

(to throw oneself freely into some new activity (often involving spending money).) a se lansa în; a se arunca la

launching-pad

noun (a platform from which a rocket can be launched.) rampă de lansare

laund(e)rette

[lo:n'dret]

noun (a shop where customers may wash clothes in washing-machines.) spălătorie (automată)

launder

['lo:ndə]

verb

(to wash and iron: to launder clothes.) a spăla şi a călca

- launderette

- laundrette

- laundress

- laundry

laundress

noun (a woman employed to launder.) spălătoreasă

laundries

plural; see laundry

laundry

plural - laundries; noun

1) (a place where clothes etc are washed, especially in return for payment: She took the sheets to the laundry; a hospital laundry.) spălătorie

2) (clothes etc which have been, or are to be, washed: a bundle of laundry.) rufe

laurel

['lorəl]

noun

(a type of tree, once used for making wreaths to crown winners of races or competitions etc.) laur

- rest on one's laurels

lava

noun

(liquid, melted rock etc thrown out from a volcano and becoming solid as it cools.) lavă

lavatories

plural; see lavatory

lavatory

['lævətəri]

plural - lavatories; noun

((a room containing) a receptacle for waste matter from the body.) toaletă

lavender

['lævində]

noun

1) (a type of plant with sweet-smelling pale bluish-purple flowers.) levănţică

2) ((also adjective) (of) the colour of the flowers: a lavender dress.) (de) culoarea levănţicii

lavish

['læviʃ]

1. verb

(to spend or give very freely: She lavishes too much money on that child.) a risipi, a cheltui (fără măsură)

2. adjective

1) ((of a person) spending or giving generously and sometimes too freely: a lavish host; You have certainly been lavish with the brandy in this cake.) (prea) generos

2) (given generously or too freely: lavish gifts.) costisitor

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- lavishly

- lavishness

lavishly

adverb peste măsură

lavishness

noun risipă

law

[lo:]

noun

1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) lege

2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) lege

3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) lege

- lawless

- lawyer

- lawsuit

- be a law unto oneself

- the law

- the law of the land

- lay down the law

law court

(also court of law) (a place where people accused of crimes are tried and legal disagreements between people are judged.) curte de justiţie

law-abiding

adjective (obeying the law: a law- abiding citizen.) supus legilor

lawful

adjective

1) ((negative unlawful) allowed by law: He was attacked while going about his lawful business.) legal

2) (just or rightful: She is the lawful owner of the property.) legitim, legal

lawfully

adverb legal

lawless

adjective (paying no attention to, and not keeping, the law: In its early days, the American West was full of lawless men.) nelegiuit

lawlessly

adverb (într-un mod) ilegal

lawlessness

noun ilegalitate; nelegiuire

lawn

[lo:n]

noun

(an area of smooth, short grass, especially as part of a garden: He is mowing the lawn.) peluză

lawsuit

noun (a quarrel or disagreement taken to a court of law to be settled.) proces (civil)

lawyer

['lo:jə]

noun (a person whose work it is to know about and give advice and help to others concerning the law: If you want to make your will, consult a lawyer.) avocat

lax

[læks]

adjective

(careless or not strict in discipline or morals: Pupils have been rather lax about some of the school rules recently.) neascultător; indisciplinat

- laxity

- laxness

laxative

['læksətiv]

noun, adjective

((a medicine) which makes it easier to pass waste matter from the bowels.) laxativ

laxity

noun indisciplină; relaxare excesivă

laxness

noun relaxare excesivă

lay

1. [lei]

past tense, past participle - laid; verb

1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) a pune, a depune

2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) a culca

3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) a pune, a pregăti

4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) a culca

5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) a îndepărta

6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) a oua

7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.)

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- layer

2. verb

(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) a(-şi) aranja părul în şuviţe; a tunde în scări

- layabout

- lay-by

- layout

- laid up

- lay by

- lay in

- lay low

- lay off

- lay on

- lay out

- lay up

- lay waste

II see lie II

III [lei]

adjective

1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) laic

2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) neprofesionist

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- layman

IV [lei]

noun

(an epic poem.)

lay (one's) hands on

1) (to find or be able to obtain: I wish I could lay (my) hands on that book!) a pune mâna pe

2) (to catch: The police had been trying to lay hands on the criminal for months.) a pune mâna pe

lay aside

(to put away or to one side, especially to be used or dealt with at a later time: She laid the books aside for later use.) a pune deoparte

lay bare

(to show clearly; to expose to view: They dug up the road and laid bare the water-pipe; Shy people don't like to lay bare their feelings.) a scoate la lumină

lay by

(to put away for future use: She laid by a store of tinned vegetables.)

lay down

1) (to give up: They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace.) a depune; a(-şi) sacrifica

2) (to order or instruct: The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case.) a stabili; a enunţa

3) (to store: My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking.)

lay down the law

(to state something in a way that indicates that one expects one's opinion and orders to be accepted without argument.) a încerca să facă legea

lay in

(to get and store a supply of: I've laid in an extra stock of drinks for Christmas.)

lay low

(to make ill: I was laid low by flu, just before my exams.)

lay off

(to dismiss (employees) temporarily: Because of a shortage of orders, the firm has laid off a quarter of its workforce.) a concedia temporar

lay on

(to provide: The staff laid on a tea party for the pupils.)

lay out

1) (to arrange over a wide area (especially according to a plan): He was the architect who laid out the public gardens.) a amenaja; a proiecta

2) (to spread so as to be easily seen: He laid out the contents of the box on the table.) a expune

3) (to knock unconscious.) a culca la pământ

4) (to spend (money).) a cheltui

5) (to prepare (a dead body) to be buried.) a înfăşura/a îmbrăca (un mort)

lay to rest

(to bury (someone) in a grave.) a îngropa

lay up

1) (to keep or store: We laid up a good supply of apples this year from our own trees.) a scoate din funcţiune/din circulaţie

2) (to put (a ship) out of use in a dock.)

lay waste

(to make (a piece of land) into barren country by burning and plundering.) a devasta, a pustii

lay-by

plural - lay-bys; noun (especially in Britain, a short extra part at the side of a road for people to stop their cars in, out of the way of the traffic.)

lay-bys

plural; see lay-by

lay/put stress on

(to emphasize (a fact etc): He laid stress on this point.) a insista asupra

lay/set eyes on

(to see, especially for the first time: I wish I'd never set eyes on her!) a vedea

lay/set the table

(to put a tablecloth, plates, knives, forks etc on a table for a meal: The meal is ready - will you lay the table?) a pune masa

layabout

noun (a lazy, idle person.) leneş

layer

noun

1) (a thickness or covering: The ground was covered with a layer of snow; There was a layer of clay a few feet under the ground.) strat

2) (something which lays, especially a hen: a good layer.) pasăre ouătoare

layman

noun (a lay person.) laic; profan

layout

noun (the manner in which something is displayed or laid out: the layout of the building.) plan, proiect

lazily

laziness

lazy

(too inclined to avoid hard work, exercise etc: I take the bus to work as I'm too lazy to walk; Lazy people tend to become fat.) leneş

- lazily

- laziness

- lazy-bones

lazy-bones

noun (a name for a lazy person.) trântor