['mesəz]

(abbreviation) (the plural of Mr (used especially in the names of businesses).)

[mi:]

((used as the object of a verb or preposition and sometimes instead of I) the word used by a speaker or writer when referring to himself: He hit me; Give that to me; It's me; He can go with John and me.) (pe) mine, mă, m-; mie, îmi, -mi, mi-

['medəu]

((often in plural) a field of grass, usually on low ground: There were cows in the meadow.) pajişte

noun slăbiciune

adjective (like, or containing, meal.) făi­nos

(to have good intentions: He meant well by what he said.) a fi bine intenţionat

[mi'ændə]

1) ((of a river) to flow slowly along with many bends and curves: The stream meandered through the meadows.) a şer­­pui

2) ((of people etc) to wander about in various directions: His writing meanders all over the page.) a scrie ilizibil

noun ((also meany) (slang) a mean, bad and selfish person.)

noun (the sense in which a statement, action, word etc is (intended to be) understood: What is the meaning of this phrase?; What is the meaning of his behaviour?) sens

adjective ((often used loosely) important in some way: a meaningful statement/relationship.) semnificativ; im­por­tant

adjective (without meaning or reason; of no importance: meaningless chatter.) fără sens

adverb sărăcăcios; meschin

noun zgârcenie; josnicie

(during this time; at the same time: The child had gone home. Meanwhile, his mother was searching for him in the street.) între timp

(often with to) (to reach a certain required standard: John's performance doesn't measure up (to the others).) a fi la înălţime

1) (size, amount etc found by measuring: What are the measurements of this room?) dimensiune; capacitate; volum

2) (the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips: What are your measurements, madam?) di­men­siuni

3) (the act of measuring: We can find the size of something by means of measurement.) mă­su­rare

nouns (a length of eg plastic, cloth or metal tape, marked with centimetres, metres etc for measuring.)

adverb (în mod) mecanic

1) (the science of the action of forces on objects: He is studying mechanics.) mecanică

2) (the art of building machines: He applied his knowledge of mechanics to designing a new wheelchair.) mecanică

noun me­ca­­nizare

['me-]

1) (to introduce machinery into (an industry etc): We've mechanized the entire process.) a mecaniza

2) (to supply (troops) with motor vehicles.) a mo­toriza

['me-]

noun (a (usually small) piece of machinery: a watch mechanism.) meca­nism

noun me­ca­­nizare

['me-]

1) (to introduce machinery into (an industry etc): We've mechanized the entire process.) a mecaniza

2) (to supply (troops) with motor vehicles.) a mo­toriza

adjective (fond of meddling: a meddlesome old woman.) indiscret

noun mediator; intermediar

['medikeitid]

(having a healing or health-giving substance mixed in: Medicated shampoo.) medicinal

[mə'disinl]

1) (having the power to heal and used as a medicine: medicinal substances.) medicinal

2) (of healing: for medicinal purposes.) medical

adverb prin mijloace medi­cale; din punct de vedere medical

[-tətiv, ](American[) -teitiv]

adjective (thoughtful: a meditative mood.) meditativ

adverb cu un aer meditativ

['mi:diəm]

1. plurals - media; noun

1) (something by or through which an effect is produced: Air is the medium through which sound is carried.) mediu

2) ((especially in plural) a means (especially radio, television and newspapers) by which news etc is made known: the news media.) (mass-)media

3) (a person through whom spirits of dead people are said to speak: I know a medium who says she can communicate with Napoleon.) me­dium

4) (a substance in which specimens are preserved, bacteria grown etc.) mediu

2. adjective

(middle or average in size, quality etc: Would you like the small, medium or large packet?) mijlociu

['medli]

(a piece of music put together from a number of other pieces: She sang a medley of old songs.) potpuriu

noun blândeţe

1) (an act of meeting: The meeting between my mother and my husband was not friendly.) întâlnire

2) (a gathering of people for discussion or another purpose: to attend a committee meeting.) reu­ni­une, întâlnire

[meɡə]

1) (a million, as in megaton. mega-) mega-

2) ((also megalo- [meɡəlou]) large or great, as in megalomania.) megalo-

['meɡəfoun]

(a funnel-shaped device for speaking through, that causes sounds to be made louder and/or sent in a given direction: He shouted instructions to the crowd through a megaphone.) megafon, portavoce

((usually with a number) (of a bomb) giving an explosion as great as that of a million tons of TNT: a five-megaton bomb.) de (...) megatone

['melənkəli]

1. noun

(depression or sadness: He was overcome by a feeling of melancholy.) melancolie

2. adjective

(sad; showing or causing sadness: melancholy eyes.) melancolic

[-'lo-]

adjective (of melody: a melodic style.) melodic

adverb melodios

noun caracter melodios

adverb cu un aer melo­dramatic; melodramatic

noun (a place where different peoples, races, cultures etc blend: The United States is often described as a melting pot.)

noun (the temperature at which a given solid melts: The melting-point of ice is 0° centigrade.) punct de topire

['membrein]

(a thin film or layer of tissue that covers or lines parts of the body, forms the outside of cells etc.) mem­brană

[mə'mentou]

(something kept or given as a reminder or souvenir: They gave her a small gift as a memento.) memento; suvenir

(a person's written account of his own life; an autobiography: When I retire, I'm going to write my memoirs.) memorii

['memərəbl]

(worthy of being remembered: a memorable event.) me­morabil

[memə'rændəm]

1) (a note to help one to remember: He wrote a memo; (also adjective) a memo pad.) notă

2) (a written statement about a particular matter, often passed around between colleagues: a memorandum on Thursday's meeting.) în­sem­nare

[mi'mo:riəl]

(something (eg a monument) that honours or commemorates people or events of the past: a memorial to Sir Winston Churchill; a war memorial.) monu­ment

verb (to learn (something) so well that one can remember all of it without looking: She memorized the directions.) a memora

adverb cu aer/ton ameninţător

[mi'næ‹əri]

((a place for keeping) a collection of wild animals.) me­najerie

noun plural (male people, especially male relatives: The wives accompanied their menfolk.) bărbaţi (din familie)

(a serious disease in which there is inflammation of the membranes round the brain or spinal cord.) me­nin­gită

['menə,po:z]

(the time when a woman's menstruation stops, around the age of 50.)

['menz-]

noun (clothing for men: Do you sell menswear?) îmbrăcăminte pentru băr­baţi

adverb (in the mind: She's mentally incapable of understanding; He is mentally ill.) din punct de vedere mental/psihic

['mə:sinəri]

1. adjective

(too strongly influenced by desire for money: a mercenary attitude.) mercantil

2. noun

(a soldier from one country who hires his services to another country: Mercenaries are fighting in Africa.) mercenar

(goods to be bought and sold: This store sells merchandise from all over the world.) marfă

(a ship involved in trade.) navă comercială

adverb cu milă

adjective (without mercy; cruel: merciless criticism.) nemilos

adverb fără milă

['mə:kjuri]

(an element, a poisonous, silvery, liquid metal used especially in thermometers etc.) mercur

[mə'ridiən]

(an imaginary line on the earth's surface passing through the poles and any given place; any line of longitude.) meridian

[mə'ræŋ]

((a cake made from) a crisp cooked mixture of sugar and white of eggs.) bezea

['mə:meid]

(an imaginary sea creature with a human body down to the waist and a fish's tail.) sirenă

noun (fun and laughter: There was a great deal of merriment at the party.) vese­lie

noun veselie

noun chefliu, petrecăreţ

noun (cheerful celebration: all the merrymaking at Christmas.) petrecere

(to spoil; to make a mess of: Don't mess the room up!) a întoarce cu fundul în sus; a strica

noun (a muddle or state of confusion: There has been a mess-up in the timetable.) încurcătură

adverb dezordonat; murdar

noun dezordine; murdărie

adjective (dirty: a messy job.) murdar, împuţit

adverb metaforic (vor­bind)

noun (a small meteor that has fallen to earth.) meteorit

[-'lo-]

adjective meteorological charts.) meteorologic

noun meteorolog

adverb metodic, sistematic

['me-]

adjective (of or in poetry: The translation is not metrical - it is in prose.) în versuri

['metrənoum]

(an instrument that can be set to make a ticking noise at different speeds to mark musical time.) metro­nom

[mju:]

1. verb

(to make the cry of a (young) cat: The kittens mewed.) a mieuna

2. noun

(such a cry.) mieunat

['me ou]

((a person having) a singing voice between soprano and alto.) mezzosoprană