1) (an electronic device to make the heart beats regular or stronger.) pace­maker, stimulator cardiac

2) (a person who sets the speed of a race.) iepure

[-fi-]

noun pacificare

noun (the belief that all war is wrong and that one must not take part in it.) pacifism

noun (a person who believes in pacifism: As a pacifist he refused to fight in the war.) pa­ci­fist

1) (to put into containers in order to take somewhere else: She packed up the contents of her house.) a împacheta

2) (to stop working or operating: We'd only gone five miles when the engine packed up.)

(a holiday or tour for which one pays the organizer a fixed price which includes everything (travel, hotel, food etc): It is cheaper to go on a package holiday.) excursie plătită dinainte (printr-o agen­ţie de turism)

(a holiday or tour for which one pays the organizer a fixed price which includes everything (travel, hotel, food etc): It is cheaper to go on a package holiday.) excursie plătită dinainte (printr-o agen­ţie de turism)

(containing as many people as possible: The theatre/meeting was packed (out).)

['pækit]

(a small often flat, usually paper or cardboard container, especially one in which food is sold or in which small objects are sent through the post: a packet of biscuits.) pa­chet

1) (the act of putting things in bags, cases etc: He has done his packing tonight as he is leaving in the morning.) împa­chetat

2) (the materials (paper, string etc) used to wrap things for posting etc: He unwrapped the vase and threw away the packing.) ambalaj

noun (a (large) wooden box in which goods are packed and sent from place to place.) ladă folosită ca ambalaj

[pækt]

(an agreement, especially if formal and/or between the representatives of nations: They made a pact to help each other.) pact

noun (a large wheel fitted with flat pieces of wood, attached to the side or stern of a boat and turned to make it move through the water.)

['pædək]

(a small field, containing grass and usually near a house or stable, in which horses etc are often kept.) padoc

['pædifi:ld]

(a field, often flooded with water, in which rice is grown.)

['pædlok]

1. noun

(a (usually metal) movable lock with a U-shaped bar which can be passed through a ring, chain etc and locked: He has put a padlock on the gate.) lacăt

2. verb

(to fasten with a padlock: She padlocked her bike.) a încuia cu un lacăt

adjective paediatric illnesses.)

[-ʃən]

noun (a doctor who specializes in treating and studying children's illnesses.)

[pei‹]

I noun

(one side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine etc: page ninety-four; a three-page letter.) pagină

1. noun

1) ((in hotels) a boy who takes messages, carries luggage etc.) comisionar

2) ((also page boy) a boy servant.) copil în casă

2. verb

(to try to find someone in a public place by calling out his name (often through a loud-speaker system): I could not see my friend in the hotel, so I had him paged.) a striga

['pei‹ə(r)]

(a small electronic device used by the person carrying it for receiving short messages.)

[pə'ɡəudə]

(a Chinese temple, built in the shape of a tall tower, each storey of which has its own narrow strip of overhanging roof.) pagodă

adjective (causing pain: a painful injury.) dureros

adverb cu durere

noun (a drug etc which lessens or removes pain.) calmant

adjective (without pain: painless childbirth.) nedureros

adverb fără durere

['peinz-]

adjective (going to great trouble and taking great care: a painstaking student.) sârguincios, silitor

noun (a brush used for putting on paint.)

1) (a person whose job is to put paint on things, especially walls, doors etc in houses: We employed a painter to paint the outside of the house.) zugrav; vopsitor

2) (an artist who makes pictures in paint: Who was the painter of this portrait?) pictor

1) (the act or art of using paint: Painting is very relaxing.) pictură

2) (a painted picture: There were four paintings (hanging) on the wall.) tablou

[peə]

1. noun

1) (a set of two of the same thing which are (intended to be) used etc together: a pair of shoes/gloves.) pereche

2) (a single thing made up of two parts: a pair of scissors; a pair of pants.) pereche

3) (two people, animals etc, often one of either sex, who are thought of together for some reason: a pair of giant pandas; John and James are the guilty pair.) cuplu, pereche

2. verb

(to make into a pair: She was paired with my brother in the tennis match.) a face/a forma o pereche (cu)

[pə'leiʃəl]

adjective (large and magnificent, as (in) a palace: They lived in a palatial house; palatial rooms.) somptuos

['pælit]

(a small flat piece of wood etc, with a hole for the thumb, on which an artist mixes his colours.) paletă

I [po:l]

(the (usually dark-coloured) cloth which covers a coffin at a funeral: a pall of purple-velvet; A pall of smoke hung over the town.) giulgiu

II [po:l]

(to become boring or uninteresting: Loud music soon palls.) a deveni mai puţin interesant

adjective (friendly: They've become very pally.) apropiat

['pæmpə]

(to treat with great kindness and give a great many special things to (a person): The child was pampered by his parents.) a răsfăţa

['pæmflit]

(a small paper-covered book usually giving information, expressing an opinion on a popular subject etc: a political pamphlet.) pamflet

((often panama hat) a hat made of straw-like material, worn in hot weather.) (pălărie) panama

noun (a thin cake usually made of milk, flour and eggs and fried in a pan etc.) clătită

['pæŋkriəs]

(a part of the body which helps in the digestion of food.) pan­creas

['pændə]

((often giant panda) a large black and white bear-like animal of the raccoon family, which lives in the mountains of China.) (urs) panda

[pændi'mouniəm]

(a state of noise and confusion: There was pandemonium in the classroom before the teacher arrived.) vacarm

[pein]

(a flat piece of glass: a window-pane.) geam

noun ((wood used for) panels covering the walls of a room etc: oak panelling.) lam­­briu(ri)

[pæŋ]

(a sudden sharp pain: a pang of hunger/grief/regret.) durere ascuţită

['pænzi]

1) (- plural pansies - noun a kind of small flower.) panseluţă

2) ((slang) a male homosexual.)

[pænt]

1) (to gasp for breath: He was panting heavily as he ran.) a gâfâi

2) (to say while gasping for breath: `Wait for me!' she panted.) a spune gâfâind

['pænƟə]

1) (a leopard, especially a large one.) panteră

2) ((American) a puma.) puma

[pæn ]

1) ((also panties) a short undergarment worn on the lower part of the body: a pair of pants.) pantaloni

2) ((American) trousers.)

(a father: You must ask your papa; Where are you, Papa?) tătic

['peipəsi]

1) (the position or power of the pope: The papacy is the central authority of the Roman Catholic church.) papalitate

2) (government by popes: the history of the papacy.) papalitate

['peipl]

(of the pope: papal authority.) papal

(a tropical tree or its fruit.) papaya

noun (a small, usually metal clip for holding papers together: She attached her note to the papers with a paper-clip.)

noun (a knife used for opening envelopes etc.)

noun (a book with a paper cover.) carte cu copertă necartonată

noun (a small, heavy object which can be put on top of pieces of paper to keep them in place, also used as an ornament.) presse-papier

noun (the part of a job which consists of keeping files, writing letters etc: I spend most of my time on paperwork.) mun­că de birou

adjective (like paper: papery leaves.) (ca) de hârtie

((of) a substance consisting of paper mixed together with some kind of glue, which can be made into models, bowls, boxes etc.) papier-mâché

['pæprikə, ](especially American[) pə'pri:kə]

(a type of red pepper powder used in cooking.) paprika

[pə'reid]

1. noun

1) (a line of people, vehicles etc moving forward in order often as a celebration of some event: a circus parade.) paradă

2) (an arrangement of soldiers in a particular order: The troops are on parade.) paradă

2. verb

1) (to march in a line moving forward in order: They paraded through the town.) a defila

2) (to arrange soldiers in order: The colonel paraded his soldiers.) a încolona pentru paradă

3) (to show or display in an obvious way: She paraded her new clothes in front of her friends.) a etala

1) (a place or state of great happiness: It's paradise to be by a warm fire on a cold night.) paradis

2) ((with capital) heaven: When we die, we go to Paradise.) rai

adverb (în mod) paradoxal

((American kerosene) a kind of oil which is used as a fuel: This heater burns paraffin; (also adjective) a paraffin lamp.) (cu) petrol

['pærəɡən, ](American[) -ɡon]

(a perfect example of a good quality etc: She is a paragon of virtue.) model

(a part of a piece of writing, marked by beginning the first sentence on a new line and usually leaving a short space at the beginning of the line: There are a couple of paragraphs about football on page three of today's paper.) paragraf

verb (to make unable to move: paralysed with fear.) a pa­ra­liza

['pærəpit]

(a low wall along the edge of a bridge, balcony etc.) parapet

[pærəfə'neiliə]

(a (large) collection of (small) objects, often the tools etc for a job or hobby: a photographer's paraphernalia.) accesorii

['pærəfreiz]

1. verb

(to repeat, in speech or writing, in different words: He paraphrased the poem in modern English.) a para­fraza

2. noun

(something which repeats something else in different words: He made a paraphrase of the poem.) parafrază

['pærəsol]

(a light umbrella used as a protection against the sun.) umbrelă de soare

noun paraşutist

(a (piece of a) material used for writing on, made from animal skin: Medieval men often wrote on parchment.) pergament

[pə'rentl]

adjective parental responsibility.) părintesc; de părinte

noun (the state of being a parent.) paternitate; maternitate

(a person driven out of a group or community; an outcast: Because of his political beliefs he became a pariah in the district.) paria

['pæriʃ]

(a district or area with a particular church and priest or minister: Our house is in the parish of St Mary('s); (also adjective) parish affairs.) parohie; parohial

noun (a coin-operated meter beside which a car may be parked for the number of minutes or hours shown on the meter.)

['pærəksizəm]

(a sudden sharp attack (of pain, rage, laughter etc): a paroxysm of coughing/fury.) paroxism, criză

(a type of floor-covering made of pieces of wood arranged in a design: flooring made of parquet; (also adjective) a parquet floor.) parchet

1) (the murder of a parent or near relative.) paricid

2) (a person who does such a murder.) paricid

['pærət]

(a kind of bird found in warm countries, especially in South America, with a hooked bill and usually brightly-coloured feathers, that can be taught to imitate human speech.) papagal

(a kind of herb used in cookery to decorate or add flavour to food.) pătrunjel

1) (a plant with a yellowish-white root used as a vegetable.) păstârnac

2) (the root.) păstârnac

(one of the groups into which words are divided (eg noun, verb, adjective etc).) parte de vorbire

(to give away or be separated from: He doesn't like parting with money.) a se despărţi de

adjective, adverb (not taking one's whole time; for only a few hours or days a week: a part-time job; She works part-time.) part-time

(to take part: They all partook in the final decision.) a lua parte la

nouns (a person who participates (in a particular activity): the participants in the Olympic Games.) parti­ci­pant

nouns (a person who participates (in a particular activity): the participants in the Olympic Games.) parti­ci­pant

(word formed from a verb, used either to form compound tenses or as an adjective or noun: ('going' and 'gone' are the present and past participle of 'go'.))

(a very small piece: a particle of dust.) particulă

noun plural (facts or details: You must give them all the particulars about the accident.) detalii

1) (a strong and enthusiastic supporter of a person, political party, idea or philosophy etc: Every movement has its partisans; (also adjective) partisan feelings.) partizan

2) (a member of a group organized to fight against an enemy which has occupied their country.) partizan

[pə'tiʃən]

1. noun

1) (something that divides, eg a light, often temporary, wall between rooms: The office was divided in two by a wooden partition.) perete/geam despăr­ţitor

2) (the act of dividing; the state of being divided: the partition of India.) împărţire, separare

2. verb

(to divide: They partitioned the room (off) with a curtain.) a împărţi

adverb (to a certain extent but not completely: She was tired, partly because of the journey and partly because of the heat.) în parte

(to be mistaken for or accepted as: Some man-made materials could pass as silk; His nasty remarks pass for wit among his admirers.) a trece drept

(to die: Her grandmother passed away last night.) a muri

(to go past (a particular place): I was passing by when the bride arrived at the church; She passed by the hospital on the way to the library.) a trece (pe lângă)

(to criticize or condemn: Do not pass judgement (on others) unless you are perfect yourself.)

((of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away: By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better.) a trece

1) (to give to someone else (usually something which one has been given by a third person): I passed on his message.) a da (mai departe)

2) (to die: His mother passed on yesterday.) a muri

1) (to faint: I feel as though I'm going to pass out.) a leşina

2) (to give to several different people: The teacher passed out books to her class.) a îm­părţi

(to ignore or overlook: They passed him over for promotion.) a ignora

(to pass on responsibility (to someone else): Whenever he is blamed for anything, he tries to pass the buck.) a arunca pisica moartă în grădina altcuiva

(not to accept (a chance, opportunity etc): He passed up the offer of a good job.) a lăsa să-i scape

(to ask for or collect money on someone's behalf.) a face chetă

1) (fairly good: a passable tennis player.) destul de bun

2) ((of a river, road etc) able to be passed, travelled over etc: The mud has made the roads no longer passable.) practicabil

['pæsi‹]

1) (a long narrow way through, eg a corridor through a building: There was a dark passage leading down to the river between tall buildings.)

2) (a part of a piece of writing or music: That is my favourite passage from the Bible.) pasaj

3) ((usually of time) the act of passing: the passage of time.) trecere

4) (a journey by boat: He paid for his passage by working as a steward.) traversare

['pæsin‹ə]

(a person who travels in any vehicle, boat, aeroplane etc (not the driver or anyone working there): a passenger on a train; (also adjective) a passenger train.) pa­sa­ger; de pasageri

plural - passers-by; noun (a person who is going past a place when something happens: He asked the passers-by if they had seen the accident.)

noun pasivitate

noun pasivitate

(a document of identification, necessary for foreign travel: a British passport.) paşaport

noun (a secret word by which those who know it can recognize each other and be allowed to go past, enter etc: He was not allowed into the army camp because he did not know the password.) parolă

(a dough used in Italian cooking for making spaghetti, macaroni etc.) paste

[peist]

1) (a soft, damp mixture, especially one made up of glue and water and used for sticking pieces of paper etc together.) lipici, clei

2) (a mixture of flour, fat etc used for making pies, pastry etc.) cocă

3) (a mixture made from some types of food: almond paste.) pastă

['pæstəl, ](American[) pæ'stel]

1. adjective

((of colours) pale, containing a lot of white: a soft pastel green.) pas­te­lat

2. noun

1) (a kind of coloured pencil, made with chalk, which makes a pale colour.) pastel

2) (a picture drawn with this kind of pencil.) pas­tel

noun pas­­teu­rizare

(an occupation which one enjoys and takes part in during one's spare time; a hobby: Playing chess is his favourite pastime.) distracţie; hobby

(a field or area of ground cove-red with grass for cattle etc to eat: The horses were out in the pasture.) păşune

[pæt]

1. noun

1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) bătaie uşoară

2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) bucată

2. verb

(to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) a bate/a atinge uşor (cu palma)

3. adverb

((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) pregătit

noun inegalitate, caracter inegal

noun (cloth made by sewing small pieces of material together: a skirt made of patchwork; (also adjective) a patchwork quilt.) (pânză făcută din) petice

adjective (not all the same; varying in quality: patchy work.) inegal

adjective patologic

adverb patologic

noun patolog

1) (the ability or willingness to be patient: Patience is a virtue.) răbdare

2) (a card game usually played by one person: She often plays patience.)

1) (the act of killing one's father.) patricid

2) (a person who does such an act.) patricid

['pætriməni]

(property passed on to a person by his or her father or ancestors: This farm is part of my patrimony.) moştenire

adverb cu patriotism

['pæ-, ](especially American[) 'pei-]

noun ((the showing of) great love for one's country.) patriotism

[pə'trəul]

1. past tense, past participle - patrolled; verb

(to watch or protect (an area) by moving continually around or through it: Soldiers patrolled the streets.) a patrula

2. noun

1) (a group of people etc who patrol an area: They came across several army patrols in the hills.) patrulă

2) (the act of watching or guarding by patrolling: The soldiers went out on patrol; (also adjective) patrol duty.) (de) rond

['pætrəni‹, ](American[) 'pei-]

noun (the support given by a patron.) mecenat

['pæ-, ](American[) 'pei-]

1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) a trata de sus/cu condescendenţă

2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) a frec­venta

adjective con­des­cendent

adverb cu con­­descendenţă

['pæ-, ](American[) 'pei-]

1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) a trata de sus/cu condescendenţă

2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) a frec­venta

adjective con­des­cendent

adverb cu con­­descendenţă

['pætə]

1. verb

((of rain, footsteps etc) to make a quick, tapping sound: She heard the mice pattering behind the walls.) a răpăi; a tropăi

2. noun

(the sound made in this way: the patter of rain on the roof.) răpăit; tropăit

['po:pə]

(a very poor person: Her husband died a pauper.) sărac

[po:z]

1. noun

1) (a short stop, break or interval (while doing something): There was a pause in the conversation.) pauză, întrerupere

2) (the act of making a musical note or rest slightly longer than normal, or a mark showing that this is to be done.) pauză

2. verb

(to stop talking, working etc for a short time: They paused for a cup of tea.) a face o pauză

[pə'viljən]

(a building on a sports ground in which players change their clothes, store equipment etc: a cricket pavilion.) pavi­lion

noun (a large flat stone or piece of concrete used for paving.)

[po:]

1. noun

(the foot of an animal with claws or nails: The dog had a thorn in its paw.) labă

2. verb

1) ((of an animal) to touch, hit etc (usually several times) with a paw or paws: The cat was pawing (at) the dead mouse.) a lovi cu laba

2) ((of an animal) to hit (the ground, usually several times) with a hoof, usually a front hoof: The horse pawed (at) the ground.) a lovi cu copita

noun (a pawnbroker's place of business.) casă de împrumut

Take heed of my warning; He paid no heed to me.) a acorda atenţie

(to show respect to, or approval of, in word only, without sincerely feeling it.)

1) (to pay in full and discharge (workers) because they are no longer needed: Hundreds of steel-workers have been paid off.) a concedia

2) (to have good results: His hard work paid off.) a da rezultate; a fi rentabil

(to visit (a person) as a sign of respect to him.) a-şi pre­zenta omagiile

(to pay a lot, or too much.) a plăti cât nu face

(to give (money) to someone, eg in order to pay a debt: You have three days to pay up (= You must pay up within three days).) a achita

noun (an envelope containing a person's wages: The manager handed out the pay-packets.)

1) (a list of all the workers in a factory etc: We have 450 people on the pay-roll.)

2) (the total amount of money to be paid to all the workers: The thieves stole the pay-roll.)

adjective (which may be or must be paid: The account is payable at the end of the month.) plătibil

noun (a person to whom money is (to be) paid.) beneficiar

1) (money etc paid: The TV can be paid for in ten weekly payments.) plată

2) (the act of paying: He gave me a book in payment for my kindness.) (răs)plată