[mə'donə]

((with the) the Virgin Mary, mother of Christ, especially as shown in works of art: a painting of the Madonna and Child.) Fecioara Maria

(written abbreviation) (March.)

(the third month of the year, the month following February.) martie

[,mo:ndi 'Ɵə:zdi]

(the Thursday before Easter commemorating Christ's commands to his disciples at the Last Supper.)

(written abbreviation)

1) (metre(s): the 800 m race.)

2) (million: a profit of $50m.)

[mæk]

(short for mackintosh.)

(weird, unearthly or horrible: macabre horror stories.) macabru

[mækə'rəuni]

(a form of pasta, pressed out to form tubes, and dried: The macaroni is over-cooked.) macaroane

I [meis]

1) (a metal or metal-headed war club, often with spikes.) buzdugan

2) (an ornamental rod used as a mark of authority on ceremonial occasions.) sceptru

II [meis]

(a type of spice obtained from the same fruit as nutmeg.) nucşoară

noun (an automatic gun that fires very rapidly.)

1) (machines in general: Many products are made by machinery rather than by hand.) utilaj

2) (the workings or processes: the machinery of government.) structură

noun (a person skilled in the use of machines, eg a sewing-machine, or electrical tools: She's a machinist in a clothes factory.) maşinist

['mækrəl]

1) (a type of edible sea-fish, bluish green with wavy markings: They are fishing for mackerel; two mackerels.) macrou

2) (its flesh as food: fried mackerel.) macrou

(the craft of tying thread, string etc in decorative knots.) macra­mé

['mædəm]

(a polite form of address to a woman.) doamnă

adjective (likely to cause anger: maddening delays.) exasperant

adverb înnebunitor (de)

(made when and how a customer wishes: curtains made to order.) făcut la comandă

adverb la nebunie; nebuneşte

plural - madmen; noun (a person who is insane: He drove/fought like a madman.) nebun

['mædriɡəl]

(a type of song for several voices singing unaccompanied in harmony.) madrigal

((a title given to) a master in one of the arts, especially a musical composer or conductor.) maes­tru

['mæɡət]

(the worm-like grub or larva of a fly, especially a bluebottle.) larvă

adverb magic

[mə'‹iʃən]

noun (a person skilled in the art of magic: They hired a magician to entertain the children.) magician

['mæ‹istreit]

(a person who has power to put the laws into force and sentence those guilty of lesser crimes.) magistrat

[mæɡnə'niməti]

noun mă­ri­ni­mie

['mæɡneit]

(a man of wealth or power: He is a rich shipping magnate.) magnat

[mæɡ'ni:ziəm]

(a silver-white metallic element that burns with a bright, white light.) magneziu

(the area in which the pull of a magnet, or thing acting like a magnet, is felt: the earth's magnetic field.) câmp magnetic

(the direction, either east or west of the true north, in which a magnetized needle points.) nord magnetic

adverb magnetic

1) (to make magnetic: You can magnetize a piece of iron.) a magnetiza

2) (to attract or influence strongly: She's the kind of person who can magnetize others.) a atra­ge, a fascina

1) (power of attraction: his personal magnetism.) atracţie

2) ((the science of) magnets and their power of attraction: the magnetism of the earth.) mag­ne­tism

1) (to make magnetic: You can magnetize a piece of iron.) a magnetiza

2) (to attract or influence strongly: She's the kind of person who can magnetize others.) a atra­ge, a fascina

[-fi-]

1) (the act of magnifying (something).) mărire

2) (the power of magnifying: the magnification of a pair of binoculars.) mărire, grosisment

3) (the extent to which something (eg a photograph) has been magnified: The magnification is ten times (10 ×).) grosisment

noun măreţie, splendoare

['mæɡnitju:d]

1) (importance: a decision of great magnitude.) importanţă

2) (size: a star of great magnitude.) imensiune

(a black-and-white bird of the crow family, known for its habit of collecting shiny objects.) coţofană

(an old Chinese game played with small painted tiles.) ma(h)-jong

[mə'hoɡəni]

1) (the wood of a tropical American tree, much used for making furniture: This table is made of mahogany; (also adjective) a mahogany table.) (de) ma­hon

2) ((also adjective) (of) its dark brown colour.) acaju

3) ((also mahogany tree) the tree.) mahon

[meid]

(a female servant: The maid answered the door.) fată în casă

(a ship's first voyage.) prima călătorie

noun (a postbox.) cutie poştală

[-mæn]

noun ((American) a postman.) postaş, factor poş­tal

[meim]

(to injure badly, especially with permanent effects: The hunter was maimed for life.) a mutila

adverb (more (of) the thing mentioned than anything else; mostly or largely: This skirt is mainly dark grey.) în special, în cea mai mare parte

noun (the chief spring, especially the spring that causes the wheels to move in a watch or clock.) arc motor

noun (the chief direction or trend of a system of theories, developments etc: the mainstream of traditional art.) curent domi­nant

[meizə'net]

((used especially by estate agents etc) a flat or apartment on two floors or stories.) (apartament) duplex

[meiz]

((American corn, Indian corn) an important cereal, grown especially in America.) porumb

[-'‹es-]

adjective (having great dignity: He looked truly majestic.) maiestuos

adverb maiestuos

[mə'‹o-]

1) (the greater number: the majority of people.) majoritate

2) (the difference between a greater and a smaller number: The Democratic Party won by/with a majority of six hundred votes.) majoritate

He makes use of his training; He puts his training to good use in that job.)

(to make one's meaning or intentions clear: He tried speaking German to them, but couldn't make himself understood.)

(to terrify (a person).) a i se face părul măciucă

(to make (someone) feel very annoyed, upset etc: It makes me sick to see him waste money like that.) a dezgusta

(to understand (something) by or from (something): What do you make of all this?) a înţelege

(to take the most direct way to; to go immediately to: Fred always makes a bee-line for the prettiest girl at a party.)

(to make an (attempt to) escape: When the guard is not looking, make a break for it.) a o lua la goană

(to get rid of everything unnecessary or unwanted: The new manager made a clean sweep of all the lazy people in the department.) a se debarasa de

(to make (someone) appear ridiculous or stupid: He made a real fool of her by promising to marry her and then leaving her when he had spent all her money.) a-şi bate joc de

(to act in such a way that people consider one ridiculous or stupid: She made a fool of herself at the party.) a se face de râs

(to pay a lot of attention to: He always makes a fuss of his grandchildren.) a face caz de

(to make a success (of something): He has never owned a shop before, but I think he'll make a go of it.) a reuşi (ceva)

(to make oneself liked or approved of by: That young man has made a hit with your daughter.) a avea mare succes cu

(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!)

1) (to make dirty, untidy or confused: The heavy rain has made a real mess of the garden.) a face murdărie în

2) (to do badly: He made a mess of his essay.) a da rasol (cu)

3) (to spoil or ruin (eg one's life): He made a mess of his life by drinking too much.) a strica, a rata

(to exaggerate the importance of a problem etc.) a face din ţânţar armăsar

1) (to move at all: If you make a move, I'll shoot you!) a face o mişcare

2) ((with for or towards) to move (in the direction of): He made a move for the door.) a por­ni spre

(to be especially careful to (do something): I'll make a point of asking her today.) a fi atent să

(to do (something) habitually: He makes a practice of arriving late at parties.) a-şi face un obicei din, a avea obi­ceiul să

(to tidy and straighten the sheets, blankets etc on a bed after it has been used: The children make their own beds every morning.) a-şi face patul

(to take into consideration when deciding etc: We've made allowance for the fact that everyone has different tastes.) a ţine seama de

(to do something to improve the situation after doing something wrong, stupid etc: He gave her a present to make amends for his rudeness.) a repara, a îndrepta

(to punish as a warning to others: The judge decided to make an example of the young thief and sent him to prison for five years.) a da o lecţie

(to pretend (that): The children made believe they were animals.) a se pre­face

(to act so that, or check that, something is sure: Make certain you arrive early; I think he's dead but you'd better make certain.) a se asigura (că)

(with with) (to use something as a poor-quality or temporary alternative to the real thing: There's no meat, so we'll have to make do with potatoes.) a se mulţumi cu

(to go towards: We're making for home.) a se îndrepta spre

(to start a friendly relationship; to become friends with someone: The child tried to make friends with the dog.) a se împrieteni (cu)

(to laugh at (someone, usually unkindly): They made fun of her.) a-şi bate joc de

1) (to be successful: Through hard work and ability, he soon made good.) a reu­şi, a prospera

2) (to repair or compensate for (loss, damages etc): The damage you caused to my car must be made good.) a compensa

(to progress well: He's making great strides in his piano-playing.) a face mari progrese

(to hurry.) a se grăbi

(to understand: I can't make head or tail of these instructions.) a pri­cepe

(to make progress: We're not making much headway with this new scheme.) a progresa

(to find surprising difficulty in doing: He said he'd finish the job in half an hour, but he's making rather heavy weather of it.) a se chinui mai mult decât se aştepta

(to do something very important, especially to be the first to do something: The Wright brothers made history when they were the first to fly an aeroplane.) a intra în istorie

(to ask for information.) a face cercetări

(to be successful: After twenty years, we've finally made it.) a reuşi

1) (to become friends again after a quarrel: It's time you two made it up (with each other).)

2) (to give compensation or make amends for something: I'm sorry - I'll make it up to you somehow.)

(to treat (problems etc) as unimportant.) a nu lua în serios

1) (to treat as unimportant etc: He made little of his injuries.) a nu da im­por­tanţă

2) (not to be able to understand: I could make little of his instructions.) a nu înţelege mare lucru din

(to have sexual intercourse.) a face dragoste

(to cause trouble etc.) a face probleme

1) (to make a fuss of (a person) or about (a thing).) a face (mare) caz de

2) (to make sense of; to understand: I couldn't make much of the film.) a înţelege, a pricepe

(to be unimportant: We haven't got much money, but that makes no odds.)

(not to understand: I can make nothing of this letter.) a nu pricepe nimic

(to state one's opinion persuasively.) a-şi spune punctul de vedere

1) (to go: They made their way towards the centre of the town.) a se duce spre

2) (to get on in the world.) a-şi croi drum

(to make oneself as comfortable and relaxed as one would at home: Make yourself at home!) a se simţi ca acasă

(to run away or stay away, especially in order to avoid trouble: As soon as the police arrived, he made himself scarce.) a o şterge

1) (to see, hear or understand: He could make out a ship in the distance.) a zări

2) (to make it seem that: He made out that he was earning a huge amount of money.) a lăsa să se înţeleagă, a pretinde

3) (to write or fill in: The doctor made out a prescription.) a scrie

4) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress; to neck: They were making out in the back seat.)

((American) to change something or turn it into something else: They made over the room as an office; The plastic surgeon made her face over.)

(to agree to end a war: The two countries finally made peace (with each other).) a face pace

(to provide what is necessary for: You should make provision for your old age.) a se pregăti pentru

(to dispose of very quickly: The children made short work of the ice-cream.) a termina rapid

(to get to know someone: I made her acquaintance when on holiday in France.) a face cunoştinţă cu cineva

(to make someone very happy: That baby's smile made my day.)

(to scare or horrify someone.) a i se face pielea de găină

(to act so that, or check that, something is certain or sure: Arrive early at the cinema to make sure of (getting) a seat!; I think he's coming today but I'll telephone to make sure (of that / that he is).) a se asigura (de)

(to do one's best in difficult circumstances.) a face tot posi­bilul

(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) a se împăca cu ideea

(to do as well as necessary: That new apprentice will never make the grade as a trained mechanic.) a fi la înălţime

(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) a profita (la maxi­mum) de

(to depart, or set off (towards): We ought to be making tracks (for home).) a se duce, a o şterge

1) (to invent: He made up the whole story.) a se împăca

2) (to compose or be part(s) of: The group was made up of doctors and lawyers.) a despăgubi; a se revanşa

3) (to complete: We need one more player - will you make up the number(s)?) a completa

4) (to apply cosmetics to (the face): I don't like to see women making up (their faces) in public.) a (se) machia

5) (to become friends again (after a quarrel etc): They've finally made up (their disagreement).) a se împăca

(to supply a reward, substitute etc for disappointment, damage, loss (of money or time) etc: Next week we'll try to make up for lost time.) a compensa

(to make a decision: He finally made up his mind about the job.) a se hotărî

(to try to gain the favour or love of by flattery etc: She's always making up to the teacher by bringing him presents.) a căuta să intre în graţiile cuiva

(to stand aside and leave room (for): The crowd parted to make way for the ambulance.) a lăsa să treacă

noun (the act or art of pretending and imagining: a world of make-believe; (also adjective) a make-believe world.) fante­zie; imaginar

noun (a (complete) change in a person's appearance made by cosmetic treatment, new hairstyle, new clothes etc.)

1) (cosmetics applied to the face etc: She never wears any make-up.)

2) (the set, or combination, of characteristics or ingredients that together form something, eg a personality; composition: Violence is just not part of his make-up.)

(to twist one's face into a strange expression: She pulled faces at the baby to make it laugh.) a se strâmba

noun (a person who makes: a tool-maker; a dressmaker.) fabricant

adjective (temporary and usually of poor quality: a makeshift garden shed.) provi­zo­riu

noun (the process of producing or forming something: glassmaking; (also adjective) the road-making industry.) (de) fabrica­ţie/(de) con­­strucţie

[mə'leəriə]

(a fever caused by the bite of a certain type of mosquito.) malarie

[meil]

1) ((a person, animal etc) of the sex having testes or an organ or organs performing a similar function; not (of) the sex which carries the young until birth etc: the male of the species; the male rabbit.) mas­cul; bărbat

2) ((a plant) having flowers with stamens which can fertilize female flowers.) (plantă) de parte bărbătească

(a man who believes that women are inferior to men.) misogin

noun rea-voinţă

(abnormal shape of; part of the body that is badly formed: The x-ray shows malformation of the spine.)

(faulty performance or a faulty process: There's a malfunction in the main engine.) defecţiune

adverb cu răutate; maliţios

adverb cu răutate

[mo:l]

((also shopping mall) a shopping centre in which traffic is usually not allowed.)

['mælit]

1) (a type of small wooden hammer: We hammered the tent pegs into the ground with a mallet.) mai, ciocan de lemn

2) (a long-handled wooden hammer for playing croquet or polo.) ciocan

[mælnju'triʃən]

((a medical condition resulting from) eating too little or getting too little nourishing food: About half of the population is suffering from malnutrition.) mal­nutriţie, sub­nutriţie

[mo:lt]

1) (barley or other grain soaked in water, allowed to sprout, and dried in a kiln, used in making beer, whisky etc.) malţ

2) (a variety of malt whisky: This pub sells fifteen different malts.) whisky cu malţ

(a (name for one's) mother.) mamă

(a (name for one's) mother.) mamă

['mæməri]

(of the breasts or milk glands: the mammary glands.) mamar

['mæməƟ]

1. noun

(a large hairy elephant of a kind no longer found living.) mamut

2. adjective

(very large (and often very difficult): a mammoth project/task.) gigantic, uriaş

(a sophisticated man who is not likely to be shocked or surprised by most things: You can speak freely - we're all men of the world.) om trecut prin viaţă/cu expe­rienţă

as one man to another; openly or frankly: They talked man to man about their problems; (also adjective) (a man-to-man discussion.) ca între bărbaţi

noun persoană/animal care mănâncă oameni

adjective (which will eat people: a man-eating tiger.) care mănâncă oameni

adjective (made, happening or formed by man, not by natural means: a man-made lake.) artificial; făcut de om

adjective (negative unmanageable)

1) (that can be controlled: The children are not very manageable.) docil, ascultător

2) (that can be done: Are you finding this work manageable?) uşor de făcut

1) (the art of managing: The management of this company is a difficult task.) management, conducere; administrare

2) (or noun plural the managers of a firm etc as a group: The management has/have agreed to pay the workers more.) conducere

feminine - manageress; noun (a person who is in charge of eg a business, football team etc: the manager of the new store.) manager; director; admi­nis­trator

['mændəlin]

(a musical instrument similar to a guitar: He played a tune on the mandolin.) mandolină

['mændəlin]

(a musical instrument similar to a guitar: He played a tune on the mandolin.) mandolină

[mein]

(the long hair on the back of the neck of a horse, lion etc: The male of the lion has a mane.) coamă

['mæŋɡl]

1. verb

1) (to crush to pieces: The car was badly mangled in the accident.) a zdrobi

2) (to spoil (eg a piece of music) by bad mistakes etc: He mangled the music by his terrible playing.) a strica

3) (to put (clothing etc) through a mangle.)

2. noun

(a machine with rollers for squeezing water out of wet clothes etc.)

['mæŋɡəu]

1) (the yellowish fruit of an Indian tropical tree.) mango

2) ((also mango tree) the tree.) mangotier

1) (to move, carry etc by hand: When the crane broke down, they had to manhandle the crates on to the boat.) a transporta cu braţele

2) (to treat roughly: You'll break all the china if you manhandle it like that!) a se purta gro­so­lan cu

noun (a hole (usually in the middle of a road or pavement) through which someone may go to inspect sewers etc.) gură (de canal)

1) ((of a male) the state of being adult, physically (and mentally) mature etc: He died before he reached manhood.) maturitate

2) (manly qualities: He took her refusal to marry him as an insult to his manhood.) bărbăţie

['mænik]

1) (of, or suffering from, mania: She's in a manic state.) de ne­bu­nie

2) (extremely energetic, active and excited: The new manager is one of those manic people who can't rest even for a minute.) agitat

adverb (în mod) clar

[mæni'festəu]

(a public usually written announcement of policies and intentions, especially by a political party: the socialist manifesto.) manifest

noun manipulator

noun (the human race as a whole: He worked for the benefit of all mankind.) ome­nire, umanitate

noun bărbăţie; virilitate

adjective (having the qualities thought desirable in a man, ie strength, determination, courage etc: He is strong and manly.) bărbă­tesc; curajos

adjective (supplied with men: a manned spacecraft.) dotat cu personal

[mə'nu:və]

1. noun

1) (a planned movement (of troops, ships, aircraft, vehicles etc): Can you perform all the manoeuvres required by the driving test?) manevră

2) (a skilful or cunning plan or action: His appointment was the result of many cunning manoeuvres.) manevră

2. verb

(to (cause to) perform manoeuvres: She had difficulty manoeuvring her car into the narrow space.) a face manevre (cu)

noun (the number of people available for employment etc: There's a shortage of manpower in the building industry.) mână de lucru

plural - menservants; noun (a male servant (especially one employed as a valet): He has only one manservant.) ser­vitor

['mænʃən]

(a large (luxurious) house: They own a country mansion.) conac

adjective (of a size suitable for a man; large: a mansized breakfast.) con­si­de­rabil

noun (the crime of killing someone, without intending to do so: He was found guilty of manslaughter.) omor prin im­pru­denţă

['mæntlpi:s]

(the shelf above a fireplace: She put the card on her mantelpiece.) poliţă de deasupra căminului

[mə'njuə]

1. noun

(a mixture containing animal dung, spread on soil to help produce better crops etc: The farmer is putting manure on his fields.) îngrăşământ (natural)

2. verb

(to treat (soil or plants) with manure: The farmer has been manuring the fields.) a îngră­şa (pământul)

['mænjuskript]

1) (the handwritten or typed material for a book etc, usually prepared for printing: The publishers have lost the manuscript of my book.) manuscris

2) (a book or document written by hand: a collection of manuscripts and printed books.) manu­scris

(an expression of good wishes said to a person on his birthday: He visited his mother on her birthday to wish her many happy returns.)

(having a great number of (something): many-coloured; many-sided.) cu mai multe

(to spoil or damage (enjoyment, beauty etc): Her beauty was marred by a scar on her cheek.) a strica

['mærəƟən, ](American[) -Ɵon]

(a long-distance footrace, usually 42km 195m (26 miles 385 yd): He came third in the marathon; (also adjective) a marathon race/discussion.) maraton

noun singular (any of several games played with marbles: The boys were playing marbles.) (joc de) bile

1. verb

1) (to (cause to) walk at a constant rhythm, and often in step with others: Soldiers were marching along the street.) a măr­şă­lui, a defila

2) (to go on steadily: Time marches on.) a se scurge

2. noun

1) ((the) act of marching: a long march; the march of time.) marş; scurgere

2) (a piece of music for marching to: The band played a march.) marş

[meə]

(a female horse.) iapă

((abbreviation marge ) a butter-like substance made mainly from vegetable fats: We use margarine instead of butter.) margarină

(a type of drug (illegal in many countries) made from the dried flowers and leaves of the hemp plant.) marijuana

(a type of drug (illegal in many countries) made from the dried flowers and leaves of the hemp plant.) marijuana

[mæriə'net]

(a type of puppet moved by strings.) marionetă

1) (of the sea, shipping etc: maritime law.) maritim

2) (lying near the sea, and therefore having a navy, merchant shipping etc: a maritime nation.) ma­ritim

(to move the feet up and down as if marching, but without going forward: He's only marking time in this job till he gets a better one.) a bate pasul pe loc

adjective (obvious or easily noticeable: There has been a marked improvement in her work.) evident

[-kid-]

adverb (noticeably: It's markedly easier to do it by this method.) vizibil

1) (a person who marks eg the score at games.) marcator

2) (something used for marking, eg in scoring, showing the position of something etc: The area is indicated by large green markers.) indi­cator, semn

3) (a type of pen, usually with a thick point.) marker

(investigation of the habits and preferences of the public in choosing what goods to buy: She does market research for a cosmetics firm.) studiu de piaţă

noun (a garden where fruit and vegetables are grown for sale.) grădină de zar­za­vaturi

noun (the open space or square in a town in which a market is held.)

noun (the open space or square in a town in which a market is held.)

adjective (wanted by the public and therefore able to be sold: a marketable product.) vandabil

noun ((the study of) the processes by which anything may be sold: He is in charge of marketing; (also adjective) marketing methods.) marketing

- plural marksmen - noun (a person who shoots well: The police marksman did not kill the criminal - he wounded him in the leg to prevent him escaping.) tră­gător de elită

noun (a person's skill as a marksman.) arta trăgătorului

(a type of jam made from oranges, lemons or grapefruit.) mar­me­ladă

I [mə'ru:n]

(a dark brownish-red colour: a deep shade of maroon; (also adjective) a large maroon car.) castaniu

II [mə'ru:n]

1) (to put (someone) on shore on a lonely island from which he cannot escape.) a părăsi (pe cineva) pe o insulă pus­tie

2) (to leave (someone) in a helpless, lonely or uncomfortable position: I was marooned on a lonely country road.) a părăsi

(a very large tent used for circuses, parties etc: They hired a marquee for their party.) cort mare

adjective (suitable, or at a proper age, for marriage: He has four marriageable daughters; marriageable age.) de măritat, de însu­rat

adjective She has two married daughters.) căsătorit

1) (the soft substance in the hollow parts of bones: Beef marrow is needed for this dish.) măduvă

2) ((American squash) a large, green, thick-skinned vegetable, or its flesh as food.) dovlecel

noun caracter mlăştinos

adjective mocirlos

((an animal) having a pouch in which to carry its young: The kangaroo is a marsupial.) mar­su­pial

(the ruling of a country by the army in time of war or great national emergency, when ordinary law does not apply: The country is now under martial law.) lege marţială

adverb minunat, excelent

((of) a sweet paste made of crushed almonds and sugar, used in decorating cakes, making sweets etc.) mar­ţi­pan

['mæskət]

(a person, animal or thing supposed to bring good luck.) mascotă

[mæʃ]

1. verb

(to crush into small pieces or a soft mass: Put in some butter when you mash the potatoes.) a zdrobi

2. noun

(mashed potato: sausage and mash.) piure de cartofi

1. noun

(something, eg a covering resembling a face, used for hiding or protecting the whole or part of the face: The thief wore a black mask; Her face was a mask; under the mask of friendship.) mască

2. verb

(to hide or disguise: He managed to mask his feelings.) a masca, a ascunde

[mæskə'reid]

1. noun

((a) pretence or disguise: Her show of friendship was (a) masquerade.) mascaradă

2. verb

((with as) to pretend to be, usually intending to deceive: The criminal was masquerading as a respectable businessman.) a trece drept

adjective ((of goods) all exactly the same and produced in great numbers or quantity: mass-produced plastic toys.) fabricat în serie

['mæsəkə]

1. noun

1) (the killing of a large number of usually people, especially with great cruelty.) masacru

2) (a very bad defeat: That last game was a complete massacre.) înfrângere umilitoare

2. verb

(to kill (large numbers) cruelly.) a ma­sa­­cra, a măcelări

noun masivitate

(abbreviation MC) (a person who announces the various stages of an entertainment, formal social gathering, series of speakers at a dinner etc: The master of ceremonies introduced the speaker.) maestru de ceremonii

(a very clever thing to do: This sudden, unexpected attack was a master stroke.) lovitură de maestru

(a switch for controlling a number of other switches: There is a master switch that controls all the electricity.) comutator principal

adjective (showing the power, authority or determination of a master: a masterful man.) dominator, autoritar

adverb despotic

noun caracter dominator/ autoritar

noun măiestrie, artă

adjective (showing the skill of a master: His handling of the situation was masterly.) magistral

noun (the person planning and controlling an undertaking or scheme: He was the mastermind behind the scheme.) creier

noun (a piece of work or art worthy (to be called the greatest achievement) of a master: He considers this picture his masterpiece.) ca­po­doperă

noun ((usually with over or of) control, great skill or knowledge: We have gained mastery over the enemy.) autoritate

['mæstif]

(a type of powerful dog, formerly used in hunting.) mastif

adjective (paired or joined together, eg in marriage, or as contestants in a competition etc: a well-matched couple; The competitors were evenly matched.) potrivit

adjective (having no equal: a woman of matchless beauty.) fără egal

noun (a person who tries to arrange marriages between people.) peţitor

[meit]

1. verb

1) (to come, or bring (animals etc), together for breeding: The bears have mated and produced a cub.) a se împerechea

2) ((chess) to checkmate (someone).) a face şah-mat (pe cineva)

2. noun

1) (an animal etc with which another is paired for breeding: Some birds sing in order to attract a mate.) mascul, femelă

2) (a husband or wife.) soţ, soţie

3) (a companion or friend: We've been mates for years.) tovarăş, prieten

4) (a fellow workman or assistant: a carpenter's mate.) ucenic

5) (a merchant ship's officer under the master or captain: the first mate.) secund

6) (in chess, checkmate.) mat

1) (to take solid or bodily form: The figure materialized as we watched with astonishment.) a se materializa

2) ((of something expected or hoped for) to happen: I don't think her plans will materialize.) a se realiza

noun ma­te­rializare

1) (to take solid or bodily form: The figure materialized as we watched with astonishment.) a se materializa

2) ((of something expected or hoped for) to happen: I don't think her plans will materialize.) a se realiza

adverb (to a great or important extent: Circumstances have changed materially.) (în mod) sensibil

[mə'tə:nəti]

((usually as adjective) the state of being or becoming a mother: a maternity hospital; maternity clothes.) ma­ter­nitate

1) (of or done by mathematics: mathematical tables.) matematic

2) (very exact or accurate: mathematical precision.) matematic

adverb matematic

[-'tiʃən]

1) (a person who is good at mathematics: For a young boy, he's quite a mathematician!) matematician

2) (someone who works in mathematics: He is a mathematician with a local engineering firm.) matematician

(an examination that secondary school pupils have to pass in order to be admitted to university.)

[-'mou-]

adjective matri­mo­nial

adjective (in a thick untidy mess: matted hair.) încâlcit, încurcat

noun (a material used for making mats: coconut matting.) rogojină

['mætris]

(a thick, firm layer of padding, covered in cloth etc, for lying on, usually as part of a bed.) saltea

noun maturitate

noun maturitate

[mo:l]

((especially of an animal) to injure (a person or animal) usually badly: He was badly mauled by an angry lion.) a schi­lodi

[mo:sə'liəm]

(a very fine tomb, often with a monument: They buried the duke in the mausoleum.) mausoleu

[məuv]

((of) a pale purple colour.) mov

(a saying, general truth or rule giving a guide to good behaviour: `He who hesitates is lost' is a well-known maxim.) ma­ximă

1. ['mæksiməm]

(greatest: This requires maximum effort / the maximum amount of effort.) maximum

2. [-mə]

(the greatest number or quantity or the highest point or degree: Two hundred an hour is the maximum we can produce.) maxim(um)

(used to express a possibility in the past: He may have been here, but we cannot be sure.) se poate să

['meibi:]

(it is possible (that); perhaps: Maybe he'll come, and maybe he won't.) poate

['meidei]

(the international distress signal sent out by ships and aircraft: The ship sent out a mayday (signal) before it sank.) S.O.S.

[meiə'neiz, ](American[) 'meiəneiz]

(a thick sauce made of egg yolk, oil, vinegar or lemon and seasoning, and often used on salads.) maio­neză

noun (a decorated pole for dancing round on May Day.) stâlp de arminden

[meiz]

(a deliberately confusing series of paths, often surrounded by walls or hedges, from which it's difficult to find the way out: I'm lost in a maze of rules and regulations.) labi­rint