Nichrome

noun

(an alloy consisting of 60% nickel, 16% chromium and 24% iron.)

nib

[nib]

noun

((also pen-nib) the pointed, metal part of a fountain-pen or other pen from which the ink flows.) peniţă

- -nibbed

nibble

['nibl]

1. verb

(to take very small bites (of): She was nibbling (at) a biscuit.) a ronţăi

2. noun

(a small bite: Have a nibble of this cake.) muşcătură, gură

nice

adjective

1) (pleasant; agreeable: nice weather; a nice person.) frumos, plăcut

2) (used jokingly: We're in a nice mess now.) de toată frumuseţea

3) (exact; precise: a nice sense of timing.) fin

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- nicely

- nicety

- to a nicety

nicely

adverb bine; amabil

nicety

- plural niceties - noun (a precise or delicate detail.) detaliu

niche

[ni , ni:ʃ]

noun

1) (a hollow in a wall for a statue, ornament etc.) nişă

2) (a suitable place in life: He found his niche in engineering.) loc (potrivit)

nick

[nik]

1. noun

(a small cut: There was a nick in the doorpost.) crestătură

2. verb

(to make a small cut in something: He nicked his chin while he was shaving.) a tăia

- in the nick of time

nickel

['nikl]

noun

1) (an element, a greyish-white metal used especially for mixing with other metals and for plating.) nichel

2) ((American) a five-cent coin.) (monedă de) 5 cenţi

nickname

['nikneim]

1. noun

(an informal name given in affection, admiration, dislike etc: Wellington's nickname was `the Iron Duke'.) poreclă

2. verb

(to give a nickname to: We nicknamed him `Foureyes' because he wore spectacles.) a porecli

nicotine

['nikəti:n]

noun

(a harmful substance contained in tobacco.) nicotină

niece

see nephew

niggardly

['niɡədli]

adjective

(not generous; unwilling to give or spend money: He's niggardly with his money; a niggardly gift.) meschin, zgârcit

nigger

['niɡə]

noun

(an impolite name for a Negro.)

nigh

adverb

(an old word for near.) aproape

- well-nigh

night

noun

1) (the period from sunset to sunrise: We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; (also adjective) He is doing night work.) (de) noapte

2) (the time of darkness: In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four.) noaptea

night shift

1) ((a period of) work during the night: He's on (the) night shift this week.) schimb de noapte

2) (the people who work during this period: We met the night shift leaving the factory.) schimb de noapte

night-club

noun (a club open at night for drinking, dancing, entertainment etc.)

night-school

noun ((a place providing) educational classes held in the evenings for people who are at work during the day.)

night-time

noun (the time when it is night: Owls are usually seen at night-time.)

night-watchman

noun (a person who looks after a building etc during the night.)

nightdress

noun (a garment for wearing in bed.)

nightfall

noun (the beginning of night; dusk.) căderea nopţii

nightgown

noun (a garment for wearing in bed.)

nightingale

noun

(a type of small bird with a beautiful song.) privighetoare

nightly

adjective, adverb (every night: a nightly news programme; He goes there nightly.) în fiecare/de noapte

nightmare

noun (a frightening dream: I had a nightmare about being strangled.) coşmar

nightmarish

adjective de coşmar

nil

[nil]

noun

((in scoring) nothing; zero: Leeds United won two-nil / by two goals to nil.) zero; nimic

nimble

['nimbl]

adjective

(quick and light in movement: a nimble jump.) agil

- nimbly

nimbly

adverb sprinten

nine

1. noun

1) (the number or figure 9.) nouă

2) (the age of 9.) nouă ani

2. adjective

1) (9 in number.) nouă

2) (aged 9.) de nouă ani

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- nine-

- ninth

- nine-year-old

3. adjective

((of a person, animal or thing) that is nine years old.) de nouă ani

nine-

(having nine (of something): a nine-page booklet.) de nouă (...)

nine-year-old

noun (a person or animal that is nine years old.) (persoană etc.) de nouă ani

ninepins

noun singular

(a form of bowling in which nine bottle-shaped objects are knocked over with a ball: a game of ninepins; Ninepins is a very good game.) popice

nineteen

1. noun

1) (the number or figure 19.) nouăsprezece

2) (the age of 19.) nouăsprezece ani

2. adjective

1) (19 in number.) nouăsprezece

2) (aged 19.) de nouăsprezece ani

3. adjective

((of a person, animal or thing) that is nineteen years old.) de nouăsprezece ani

- talk nineteen to the dozen

nineteen-

(having nineteen (of something): a nineteen-page document.) de nouăsprezece (...)

nineteen-year-old

noun (a person or animal that is nineteen years old.) (persoană etc.) de nouăsprezece ani

nineteenth

noun

1) (one of nineteen equal parts.) nouăsprezecime

2) ((also adjective) the last of nineteen (people, things etc); the next after the eighteenth.) al nouăsprezecelea

nineties

noun plural

1) (the period of time between one's ninetieth and one hundredth birthdays.) (trecut de) nouăzeci de ani

2) (the range of temperatures between ninety and one hundred degrees.) peste nouăzeci de grade

3) (the period of time between the ninetieth and one hundredth years of a century.) anii nouăzeci

ninetieth

noun

1) (one of ninety equal parts.) nouăzecime

2) ((also adjective) the last of ninety (people, things etc); the next after the eighty-ninth.) al nouăzecilea

ninety

1. noun

1) (the number or figure 90.) nouăzeci

2) (the age of 90.) nouăzeci de ani

2. adjective

1) (90 in number.) nouăzeci

2) (aged 90.) de nouăzeci de ani

- ninety-

3. adjective

((of a person, animal or thing) that is ninety years old.) nonagenar

ninety-

(having ninety (of something): a ninety-dollar fine.) de nouăzeci de (...)

ninety-year-old

noun (a person or animal that is ninety years old.) nonagenar

ninth

noun

1) (one of nine equal parts.) noime

2) ((also adjective) the last of nine (people, things etc); the next after the eighth.) al nouălea

nip

[nip]

1. past tense, past participle - nipped; verb

1) (to press between the thumb and a finger, or between claws or teeth, causing pain; to pinch or bite: A crab nipped her toe; The dog nipped her ankle.) a ciupi; a muşca

2) (to cut with such an action: He nipped the wire with the pliers; He nipped off the heads of the flowers.) a tăia

3) (to sting: Iodine nips when it is put on a cut.) a înţepa

4) (to move quickly; to make a quick, usually short, journey: I'll just nip into this shop for cigarettes; He nipped over to Paris for the week-end.) a da o fugă (până la)

5) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) a distruge

2. noun

1) (the act of pinching or biting: His dog gave her a nip on the ankle.) ciupitură; muşcătură

2) (a sharp stinging quality, or coldness in the weather: a nip in the air.) frig înţepător

3) (a small drink, especially of spirits.) păhărel

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- nippy

- nip something in the bud

- nip in the bud

nip (something) in the bud

(to stop (something) as soon as it starts: The managers nipped the strike in the bud.) a înăbuşi în faşă

nipped

past tense, past participle; see nip

nipple

['nipl]

noun

1) (the darker, pointed part of a woman's breast from which a baby sucks milk; the equivalent part of a male breast.) sfârc

2) ((American) the rubber mouth-piece of a baby's feeding-bottle; a teat.) biberon

nippy

adjective

1) ((of the weather) cold.) rece

2) (quick-moving; nimble: a nippy little car.) rapid, iute

nit

[nit]

noun

(the egg of a louse or other small insect (eg found in a person's hair).) lindină

nitrate

see nitrogen

nitrogen

noun

(an element, a type of gas making up nearly four-fifths of the air we breathe.) azot

- nitrate