[niə]

1. adjective

1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) aproape

2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) apropiat

2. adverb

1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) aproa­pe

2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) aproape de

3. preposition

(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) aproape

4. verb

(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) a (se) apropia

[ni:t]

1) (tidy; well-ordered, with everything in the right place: a neat house; She is very neat and tidy.) curat, îngrijit

2) (skilfully done: He has made a neat job of the repair.) foarte bine

3) ((of drink, especially alcoholic) without added water: neat whisky.) sec

['nesisəri]

(needed; essential: Is it necessary to sign one's name?; I shall do all that is necessary.) necesar

I [nek]

1) (the part of the body between the head and chest: She wore a scarf around her neck.)

2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers that part of the body: The neck of that shirt is dirty.)

3) (anything like a neck in shape or position: the neck of a bottle.)

[ni:d]

1. negative short form - needn't; verb

1) (to require: This page needs to be checked again; This page needs checking again; Do you need any help?) a avea nevoie de

2) (to be obliged: You need to work hard if you want to succeed; They don't need to come until six o'clock; She needn't have given me such an expensive present.) a trebui, a fi cazul

2. noun

1) (something essential, that one must have: Food is one of our basic needs.) nevoie

2) (poverty or other difficulty: Many people are in great need.) nevoie

3) (a reason: There is no need for panic.) motiv

['ni:dnt]

['neɡətiv]

1. adjective

1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) negativ

2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) nega­tiv

3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) negativ

4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) negativ

2. noun

1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) ne­ga­ţie

2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) negativ

['neɡli‹əns]

(carelessness: The accident was caused by the driver's negligence.) neatenţie

[ni'ɡəuʃieit]

1) (to bargain or discuss a subject in order to agree.) a ne­go­cia

2) (to arrange (a treaty, payment etc), usually after a long discussion.) a negocia

3) (to get past (an obstacle or difficulty).) a trece peste

['neibə]

(a person who lives near oneself: my next-door neighbour.) vecin

(not the one nor the other (of two things or people): Neither window faces the sea; Neither of them could understand Italian.) nici un, nici o (din doi); nici unul, nici una (din doi)

[nə:v]

1. noun

1) (one of the cords which carry messages between all parts of the body and the brain.) nerv

2) (courage: He must have needed a lot of nerve to do that; He lost his nerve.) curaj

3) (rudeness: What a nerve!) tupeu

2. verb

(to force (oneself) to have enough courage (to do something): He nerved himself to climb the high tower.) a(-şi) face curaj

[nest]

1. noun

(a structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young: The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house; a wasp's nest.) cuib

2. verb

(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) a-şi face cuib

1. [net]

((any of various devices for catching creatures, eg fish, or for any of a number of other purposes, consisting of) a loose open material made of knotted string, thread, wire etc: a fishing-net; a hair-net; a tennis-net; (also adjective) a net curtain.) (de/din) plasă (de)

2. verb

(to catch in a net: They netted several tons of fish.) a prinde (în plasă)

['nju:trəl]

1. adjective

1) (not taking sides in a quarrel or war: A neutral country was asked to help settle the dispute.) neutru

2) ((of colour) not strong or definite: Grey is a neutral colour.) neutru

3) ((in electricity) neither positively nor negatively charged.) neutru

2. noun

1) ((a person belonging to) a nation that takes no part in a war or quarrel.) (locuitor al unui) stat neutru

2) (the position of the gear of an engine in which no power passes to the wheels etc: I put the car into neutral.) punct mort

['nevə]

(not ever; at no time: I shall never go there again; Never have I been so angry.) niciodată

[nju:]

1. adjective

1) (having only just happened, been built, made, bought etc: She is wearing a new dress; We are building a new house.) nou

2) (only just discovered, experienced etc: Flying in an aeroplane was a new experience for her.) nou

3) (changed: He is a new man.) schimbat

4) (just arrived etc: The schoolchildren teased the new boy.) nou(-venit)

2. adverb

(freshly: new-laid eggs.) proaspăt

[nju:z]

(a report of, or information about, recent events: You can hear the news on the radio at 9 o'clock; Is there any news about your friend?; (also adjective) a news broadcast.) noutate; informaţii; veste; (de) ştiri

[nekst]

1. adjective

(nearest in place, time etc: When you have called at that house, go on to the next one; The next person to arrive late will be sent away; Who is next on the list?) ur­mă­tor

2. adverb

(immediately after in place or time: John arrived first and Jane came next.) (ime­diat) după aceea

3. pronoun

(the person or thing nearest in place, time etc: Finish one question before you begin to answer the next; One minute he was sitting beside me - the next he was lying on the ground.) următor