[nəu]

1. adjective

1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) nici un, nici o

2) (not allowed: No smoking.) interzis

3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) nu

2. adverb

(not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) nu

3. interjection

(a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') nu

4. noun plural

(noes)

1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) nu

2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) nu

[nod]

1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb

1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) a încuviinţa din cap, a face semn cu capul

2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) a moţăi

2. noun

(a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) semn de încuviin­ţare (din cap)

[noiz]

1) (a sound: I heard a strange noise outside; the noise of gunfire.) zgomot

2) (an unpleasantly loud sound: I hate noise.) zgo­mot

['nəumæd]

(one of a group of people with no permanent home who travel about with their sheep, cattle etc: Many of the people of central Asia are nomads.) nomad

['nomineit]

(to name (someone) for possible election to a particular job etc: They nominated him as captain.) a numi; a propune, a nominaliza

[noniɡ'zistənt]

(not existing; not real: He is afraid of some non-existent monster.) inexistent

(the refusal to use any violent means in order to gain political, social etc aims.) nonviolenţă

['nonʃələnt, ](American[) nonʃə'lont]

(feeling or showing no excitement, fear or other emotion.) nonşalant

1. pronoun

(not one; not any: `How many tickets have you got?' `None'; She asked me for some sugar but there was none in the house; None of us have/has seen him; None of your cheek! (= Don't be cheeky!).) nici ­unul, nici una

2. adverb

(not at all: He is none the worse for his accident.) neafectat de

['nons'ns, ](American[) -sens]

(foolishness; foolish words, actions etc; something that is ridiculous: He's talking nonsense; The whole book is a lot of nonsense; What nonsense!) ab­surditate, nonsens

[nuk]

(a quiet, dark corner or place.) colţ, cotlon

['no:məl]

(usual; without any special characteristics or circumstances: How much work do you do on a normal day?; normal people; His behaviour is not normal.) nor­mal, obişnuit

[no:Ɵ]

1. noun

1) (the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England.) nord

2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) nord

2. adjective

1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) nordic

2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) din nord

3. adverb

(towards the north: The stream flows north.) în/la/spre nord

[nəuz]

1. noun

1) (the part of the face by which people and animals smell and usually breathe: She held the flower to her nose; He punched the man on the nose.) nas

2) (the sense of smell: Police dogs have good noses and can follow criminals' trails.) miros

3) (the part of anything which is like a nose in shape or position: the nose of an aeroplane.) bot

2. verb

1) (to make a way by pushing carefully forward: The ship nosed (its way) through the ice.) a-şi croi drum cu grijă

2) (to look or search as if by smelling: He nosed about (in) the cupboard.) a adulmeca

[no'stæl‹ə]

(a longing for past times: She felt a great nostalgia for her childhood.) nostalgie

[not]

1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) nu; nici

2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) nu

[nəut]

1. noun

1) (a piece of writing to call attention to something: He left me a note about the meeting.) bilet

2) ((in plural) ideas for a speech, details from a lecture etc written down in short form: The students took notes on the professor's lecture.) notiţe

3) (a written or mental record: Have you kept a note of his name?) însemnare

4) (a short explanation: There is a note at the bottom of the page about that difficult word.) notă

5) (a short letter: She wrote a note to her friend.) bileţel

6) ((American bill) a piece of paper used as money; a bank-note: a five-dollar note.) bancnotă

7) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) notă

8) (a written or printed symbol representing a musical note.) notă

9) (an impression or feeling: The conference ended on a note of hope.) notă

2. verb

1) ((often with down) to write down: He noted (down) her telephone number in his diary.) a nota

2) (to notice; to be aware of: He noted a change in her behaviour.) a remarca

1. pronoun

(no thing; not anything: There was nothing in the cupboard; I have nothing new to say.) nimic

2. noun

(the number 0; nought: The final score was five - nothing (= 5 - 0).) zero

3. adverb

(not at all: He's nothing like his father.) deloc

['nəutis]

1. noun

1) (a written or printed statement to announce something publicly: He stuck a notice on the door, saying that he had gone home; They put a notice in the paper announcing the birth of their daughter.) anunţ, înştiin­ţare

2) (attention: His skill attracted their notice; I'll bring the problem to his notice as soon as possible.) atenţie

3) (warning given especially before leaving a job or dismissing someone: Her employer gave her a month's notice; The cook gave in her notice; Please give notice of your intentions.) preaviz, avertisment

2. verb

(to see, observe, or keep in one's mind: I noticed a book on the table; He noticed her leave the room; Did he say that? I didn't notice.) a observa, a remarca

(to inform or warn about something: He notified the headmaster of his intentions; If there has been an accident you must notify the police.) a anunţa

[nə'to:riəs]

(well-known for badness or wickedness: a notorious murderer.) notoriu

[no:t]

1) (nothing.) nimic

2) ((American zero) the figure 0: The number contained five noughts.) zero

(to cause or help to grow, become healthy etc.) a nutri, a hrăni

I ['novəl]

(a book telling a long story in prose: the novels of Charles Dickens.) roman

1. adverb

1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) acum, în prezent

2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) acum, imediat

3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) (de) acum

4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) în acel moment

5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) (de) acum

6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) uite!; acum!

2. conjunction

((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) acum că

['nəuweə]

(in or to no place; not anywhere: It was nowhere to be found; `Where have you been?' `Nowhere in particular.') nicăieri