((of a door etc) to open towards: Our front door opens straight on to the street.) a da în

1) (likely or willing to receive: open to charges of corruption; open to suggestions from any member of staff.) receptiv (la); deschis (la)

2) (possible: There are only two courses of action open to us.) posibil

1) (to open (a shop etc): I open up the shop at nine o'clock every morning.) a (se) deschide

2) (to open (a box etc) completely: He opened up the parcel.) a desface, a deschide

3) (to open the (main) door of a building etc: `Open up!' shouted the policeman. `We know you are in there!') a deschide

adjective (outside: an open-air meeting.)

adjective (willing to consider new ideas: an open-minded approach to the problem.) fără prejudecăţi

adjective ((of a building) built with few walls inside: an open-plan office.) spa­ţios

noun (something that opens (something): a tin-opener.) deschizător

1) (a hole; a clear or open space: an opening in the fence/forest.) deschidere; gaură; luminiş

2) (a beginning: the opening of the film; (also adjective) the chairman's opening remarks.) (de) început

3) (the act of becoming or making open, the ceremony of making open: the opening of a flower/shop/door; the opening of the new theatre.) inaugurare; deschidere

4) (an opportunity for work: There are good openings in the automobile industry.) post vacant

adverb (frankly: She talked very openly about it.) deschis

noun (a theatre in which operas are performed.)

noun ((sometimes theatre) the room in a hospital in which operations are performed.) sală de ope­raţii

1) (an action or process, especially when planned: a rescue operation.) ope­ra­ţiune

2) (the process of working: Our plan is now in operation.) funcţionare, desfăşurare

3) (the act of surgically cutting a part of the body in order to cure disease: an operation for appendicitis.) operaţie

4) ((often in plural) the movement, fighting etc of armies: The general was in command of operations in the north.) operaţiune

adjective (in good working order.) operaţional, în stare de funcţionare

[-rətiv, ](American[) -reitiv]

adjective (in action, having effect: Many old laws are still operative.) în vi­goare

1) (a person who works a machine: a lift operator.) mecanic

2) (a person who connects telephone calls: Ask the operator to connect you to that number.) ope­ra­toare, telefonistă

adverb oportun

noun caracter oportun

noun oportunism

noun (a person who takes advantage of any circumstance which will help him personally: a political opportunist.) opor­tunist

[opə'ziʃən]

1) (the act of resisting or fighting against by force or argument: There is a lot of opposition to his ideas.) opoziţie

2) (the people who are fighting or competing against: In war and business, one should always get to know one's opposition.) adver­sar

[-siv]

adjective (oppressing; cruel; hard to bear: oppressive laws.) despotic; insuportabil; apăsător

adverb (în mod) despotic

noun caracter opresiv

noun (a ruler who oppresses his people; a tyrant.) despot, tiran

[opt]

(to choose or decide not to do something or take part in something: You promised to help us, so you can't opt out (of it) now.) a opta pentru

['optikəl]

adjective (of or concerning sight or what one sees: The two objects in the picture appear to be the same size, but this is just an optical illusion (= they are not actually the same size); microscopes and other optical instruments.) optic

adjective (always hoping or believing that something good will happen: an optimistic person/attitude.) optimist

adverb cu optimism

noun opulenţă, bogăţie