['pi: i:]

noun (abbreviation)

(physical education.)

Pentecost

['pentəkoust, ](American[) -ko:st]

noun

(the Christian festival of Whitsuntide celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter.)

pea

[pi:]

noun

1) (the round seed of a kind of climbing plant, eaten as a vegetable: We had roast beef, potatoes and peas for dinner.) mazăre

2) (the plant which produces these seeds: We planted peas and beans this year.) mazăre

peace

[pi:s]

noun

1) ((sometimes with a) (a time of) freedom from war; (a treaty or agreement which brings about) the end or stopping of a war: Does our country want peace or war?; (also adjective) a peace treaty.) (de) pace

2) (freedom from disturbance; quietness: I need some peace and quiet.) pace

peace of mind

(freedom from worry etc.) linişte sufletească

peace-offering

noun (something offered or given to make peace: She took him a drink as a peace-offering.)

peaceable

adjective (liking peace; not fighting, quarrelling etc: He's a peaceable person.) paşnic; liniştit

peaceably

adverb (în mod) paşnic

peaceful

adjective (quiet; calm; without worry or disturbance: It's very peaceful in the country.) liniştit

peacefully

adverb (în mod) paşnic; liniştit

peacefulness

noun pace

peacemaker

noun (a person who tries to make peace between enemies, people who are quarrelling etc: When my brother and sister quarrel I act as peacemaker.) pacificator

peacetime

noun (a time when there is no war: Even in peacetime, a soldier's life is hard.) timp de pace

peach

[pi: ]

noun

1) (a kind of juicy, soft-skinned fruit: She doesn't like peaches; (also adjective) a peach tree.) (de) piersică

2) ((also adjective) (of) the orange-pink colour of the fruit: Would you call that colour peach?; The walls are painted peach.) culoarea piersicii

peacock

['pi:kok]

feminine - peahen; noun

(a kind of large bird, the male of which is noted for its magnificent tail-feathers.) păun

peahen

[-hen]

feminine; = peacock

peak

[pi:k]

1. noun

1) (the pointed top of a mountain or hill: snow-covered peaks.) pisc

2) (the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: He was at the peak of his career.) culme, apogeu

3) (the front part of a cap which shades the eyes: The boy wore a cap with a peak.) vizieră

2. verb

(to reach the highest, greatest, busiest etc point, time etc: Prices peaked in July and then began to fall.) a atinge o culme

- peaked

- peaky

peaked

adjective (having a peak: a peaked cap.) cu vizieră; ascuţit

peaky

adjective (looking pale and unhealthy: You look peaky today.) palid

peal

[pi:l]

1. noun

1) (the ringing of (a set of) bells.) sunet de clopote

2) (a set of (usually church) bells.) clopote

3) (a loud noise: peals of laughter/thunder.) hohot; bubuit

2. verb

(to (cause to) ring or sound loudly: Thunder pealed through the valley.) a bubui

peanut

noun

((also groundnut or monkey nut) a type of nut that looks rather like a pea.) arahidă

pear

[peə]

noun

(a type of fruit of the apple family, round at the bottom and narrowing towards the stem or top: She's very fond of pears; (also adjective) a pear tree.) pară

- pear-shaped

pear-shaped

adjective în formă de pară

pearl

[pə:l]

noun

(a valuable, hard, round object formed by oysters and several other shellfish: The necklace consists of three strings of pearls; (also adjective) a pearl necklace.) perlă; de perle

- pearly

- pearl-diver

- pearl-fisher

pearl-diver

nouns (a person who dives or fishes for pearls.) pescuitor de perle

pearl-fisher

nouns (a person who dives or fishes for pearls.) pescuitor de perle

pearly

adjective (like pearls: pearly teeth.) ca de sidef; ca mărgăritarul

peasant

['peznt]

noun

(a person who lives and works on the land, especially in a poor, primitive or underdeveloped area: Many peasants died during the drought; (also adjective) a peasant farmer.) ţăran

- peasantry

peasantry

noun (peasants as a group; the peasants of a particular place: What part did the peasantry play in the Russian revolution?) ţărănime

pebble

['pebl]

noun

(a small, usually smooth stone: small pebbles on the beach.) pietricică

- pebbly

pebbly

adjective acoperit cu pietriş

peck

[pek]

1. verb

1) ((of birds) to strike or pick up with the beak, usually in order to eat: The birds pecked at the corn; The bird pecked his hand.) a ciuguli

2) (to eat very little: She just pecks (at) her food.) a ciuguli

3) (to kiss quickly and briefly: She pecked her mother on the cheek.) a pupa

2. noun

1) (a tap or bite with the beak: The bird gave him a painful peck on the hand.) lovitură cu ciocul

2) (a brief kiss: a peck on the cheek.) pupătură

•

- peckish

pecker

['pekə(r)]

noun

((American) (slang) a penis.)

peckish

adjective (rather hungry: I feel a bit peckish.) flămând

pectoral

['pektərəl]

adjective

(of or on the breast or chest: the pectoral muscles.) pectoral

peculiar

[pi'kju:ljə]

adjective

1) (strange; odd: peculiar behaviour.) ciudat

2) (belonging to one person, place or thing in particular and to no other: customs peculiar to France.) specific (pentru)

peculiarity

- plural peculiarities - noun particularitate

peculiarly

adverb (în mod) ciudat; (în mod) special

pedal

['pedl]

1. noun

(a lever worked by the foot, as on a bicycle, piano, organ etc: the brake pedal in a car.) pedală

2. verb

(to move (something) by means of pedals: He pedalled (his bicycle) down the road.) a pedala

pedant

['pedənt]

noun

1) (a person who makes a great show of his knowledge.) pedant

2) (a person who attaches too much importance to minor details.) pedant

pedantic

pedantically

adverb pedant, cu pedanterie

pedantry

noun pedanterie

peddle

['pedl]

verb

(to go from place to place or house to house selling (small objects): Gypsies often peddle (goods) from door to door.) a face comerţ ambulant

- pedlar

pedestal

['pedistl]

noun

(the foot or base of a column, statue etc: The statue fell off its pedestal.) piedestal

pedestrian

[pi'destriən]

1. noun

(a person who travels on foot: Three pedestrians were hit by the car.) pieton

2. adjective

(ordinary; rather boring or unexciting: a pedestrian account.) plictisitor

pedestrian/shopping precinct

(an area of shops where no cars are allowed.) zonă pietonală

pediatrics

etc see paediatrics

pedigree

['pediɡri:]

1. noun

1) (a list of the ancestors from whom a person or animal is descended: a dog's pedigree.) pedigree; descendenţă

2) (distinguished descent or ancestry: a man of pedigree.) origine nobilă

2. adjective

((of an animal) pure-bred; from a long line of ancestors of the same breed: a herd of pedigree cattle.) de rasă

pedlar

noun (a person who peddles: I bought it from a pedlar.) vânzător ambulant

pee

[pi:]

1. verb

((slang) to urinate: I need to pee; He peed (in) his pants.)

2. noun

(urine: She went to have a pee.)

peek

[pi:k]

1. verb

(to look, especially quickly and in secret: He opened the door slightly and peeked out; Cover your eyes and don't peek.) a trage cu coada ochiului

2. noun

(a quick look: Take a peek through the window.) privire pe furiş

peel

[pi:l]

1. verb

1) (to take off the skin or outer covering of (a fruit or vegetable): She peeled the potatoes.) a (de)coji

2) (to take off or come off in small pieces: The paint is beginning to peel (off).) a se scoroji, a se decoji

2. noun

(the skin of certain fruits, especially oranges, lemons etc.) coajă

- peeler

- peelings

peeler

noun (a tool etc that peels (something): a potato-peeler.) maşină de decojit

peelings

noun plural (the strips or pieces of skin peeled off an apple, potato etc: potato peelings.) coji

peep

1. [pi:p]

verb

1) (to look through a narrow opening or from behind something: She peeped through the window.) a se uita pe furiş

2) (to look quickly and in secret: He peeped at the answers at the back of the book.) a trage cu ochiul la

2. noun

(a quick look (usually in secret): She took a peep at the visitor.) ocheadă

- peep-hole

1. [pi:p]

verb

(to make a high pitched sound: The car horns were peeping.) a claxona

2. noun

(such a sound: the peep of a car horn.) (sunet de) claxon

peep-hole

noun (a hole (in a door etc) through which one can look.)

peer

I [piə]

noun

1) (a nobleman (in Britain, one from the rank of baron upwards).) nobil

2) (a person's equal in rank, merit or age: The child was disliked by his peers; (also adjective) He is more advanced than the rest of his peer group.) egal

•

- peerage

- peeress

- peerless

II [piə]

verb

(to look with difficulty: He peered at the small writing.) a se uita atent (la)

peerage

[-ri‹]

noun

1) (a peer's title or status: He was granted a peerage.) rang nobiliar

2) ((often with plural verb when considered as a number of separate individuals) all noblemen as a group: The peerage has/have many responsibilities.) nobilime

peeress

noun

1) (the wife or widow of a peer.) soţie/văduvă de nobil

2) (a woman who is a peer in her own right.) (soţie de) nobil

peerless

adjective (without equal; better than all others: Sir Galahad was a peerless knight.) fără pereche

peeved

adjective (angry; annoyed: She was peeved about it.) iritat de

peevish

['pi:viʃ]

adjective

(easily made angry; irritable; frequently complaining: a peevish old man.) supărăcios; ţâfnos

- peevishly

- peevishness

- peeved

peevishly

adverb supărat

peevishness

noun irascibilitate

peg

[peɡ]

1. noun

1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) ţăruş

2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) cui

3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) cârlig de rufe

2. verb

(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) a agăţa

- take someone down a peg or two

- take down a peg or two

- take someone down a peg

- take down a peg

pelican

['pelikən]

noun

(a kind of large water-bird with a large beak with a pouch for carrying fish.) pelican

pell-mell

[pel'mel]

adverb

(quickly and in disorder or great confusion: The children rushed in pell-mell.) în dezordine

pellet

['pelit]

noun

(a little ball or similarly-shaped object: He bought a box of lead pellets for his gun.) alică

pelmet

['pelmit]

noun

(a strip of cloth, wood etc hiding a curtain rail.) galerie care ascunde inelele draperiilor

pelt

[pelt]

verb

1) (to throw (things) at: The children pelted each other with snowballs.) a arunca

2) (to run very fast: He pelted down the road.) a alerga cât îl ţin picioarele

3) ((of rain; sometimes also of hailstones) to fall very heavily: You can't leave now - it's pelting (down).) a ploua (cu găleata)

•

- at full pelt

pelvic

adjective pelvic, pelvian

pelvis

['pelvis]

noun

(the framework of bone around the body below the waist.) pelvis, bazin

- pelvic

pen

I [pen]

noun

(a small enclosure, usually for animals: a sheep-pen.)

II [pen]

(an instrument for writing in ink: My pen needs a new nib.) stilou

- pen-friend

- pen-pal

- pen-knife

- pen-name

- pen-pal

pen-friend

nouns (a usually young person (usually living abroad) with whom another (usually young) person regularly exchanges letters: My daughter has pen-friends in India and Spain.)

pen-knife

noun (a pocket-knife with blades which fold into the handle.)

pen-name

noun (a name used by a writer instead of his own name: Samuel Clemens used the pen-name of Mark Twain.)

pen-pal

nouns (a usually young person (usually living abroad) with whom another (usually young) person regularly exchanges letters: My daughter has pen-friends in India and Spain.)

penalise

verb

1) (to punish (someone) for doing something wrong (eg breaking a rule in a game), eg by the loss of points etc or by the giving of some advantage to an opponent: The child was penalized for her untidy handwriting.) a penaliza

2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) a pedepsi

penalize

verb

2) (to punish (some wrong action etc) in this way: Any attempt at cheating will be heavily penalized.) a pedepsi

penalties

plural; see penalty

penalty

['penlti]

plural - penalties; noun

1) (a punishment for doing wrong, breaking a contract etc: They did wrong and they will have to pay the penalty; The death penalty has been abolished in this country.) pedeapsă; amendă

2) (in sport etc, a disadvantage etc that must be suffered for breaking the rules etc: The referee awarded the team a penalty; (also adjective) a penalty kick) penalty, lovitură de pedeapsă

penance

['penəns]

noun

(punishment that a person suffers willingly to show that he is sorry for something wrong he has done: He did penance for his sins.) penitenţă

pence

plurals; see penny

pencil

['pensl]

1. noun

(a long, thin instrument (usually of wood) containing a thin stick of graphite or some similar solid substance for writing or drawing: This pencil needs sharpening / to be sharpened; He wrote in pencil; (also adjective) a pencil sharpener.) creion

2. verb

(to write or draw with a pencil: He pencilled an outline of the house.) a desena; a schiţa

pendant

['pendənt]

noun

1) (an ornament hung from a necklace: a pendant hanging from a silver chain.) pandantiv

2) (the ornament and the necklace together: She fastened a gold pendant round her neck.) pandantiv

pendulum

['pendjuləm, ](American[) -‹u-]

noun

(a swinging weight, eg that which operates the mechanism of a clock: The little girl watched the pendulum swing back and forwards; (also adjective) a pendulum clock.) pendulă

penetrate

['penitreit]

verb

(to move, go or make a way into, past, or through (something): The bullet penetrated his shoulder; Their minds could not penetrate the mystery.) a pătrunde

penetrating

1) ((of a voice, sound etc) loud and clear; easily heard: a penetrating voice.) penetrant; pătrunzător

2) ((of a glance, stare etc) hard and searching, as if trying, or able, to see into a person's mind: a penetrating glance.) pătrunzător

penetratingly

adverb penetrant

penetration

noun pătrundere

penguin

['peŋɡwin]

noun

(a large sea-bird which is found in Antarctic regions and which cannot fly.) pinguin

penicillin

[peni'silin]

noun

(a kind of antibiotic medicine which kills many harmful bacteria: The doctor gave her penicillin; (also adjective) penicillin injections.) (cu) penicilină

peninsula

[pə'ninsjulə]

noun

(a piece of land that is almost surrounded by water: the Malay peninsula.) peninsulă

- peninsular

peninsular

adjective (of or like a peninsula.) peninsular

penis

['pi:nis]

noun

(the male sexual organ in humans and many animals.) penis

pennant

['penənt]

(also pennon ['penFn]) noun

(a small flag, usually in the shape of a long narrow triangle: The boy had fastened a brightly-coloured pennant to the front of his bike.) fanion

penniless

adjective (very poor; with little or no money: a penniless old man.) fără un cent/un ban (în buzunar)

penny

['peni]

plurals - pence; noun

1) (in British currency, the hundredth part of `1: It costs seventy-five pence; Oranges, 12p each.) penny

2) (in certain countries, a coin of low value.) cent, bănuţ

3) (the value of such a coin.) penny, cent

•

- penniless

pension

['penʃən]

noun

(a sum of money paid regularly to a widow, a person who has retired from work, a soldier who has been seriously injured in a war etc: He lives on his pension; a retirement pension.) pensie

- pensioner

- pension off

pension off

(to allow to retire, or to dismiss, with a pension: They pensioned him off when they found a younger man for the job.) a scoate la pensie

pensioner

noun (a person who receives a pension, especially (old age pensioner) one who receives a retirement pension.) pensionar

pensive

['pensiv]

adjective

(thinking deeply (about something): a pensive mood.) gânditor

- pensively

- pensiveness

pensively

adverb gânditor

pensiveness

noun aer gânditor; caracter meditativ

pentagon

['pentəɡən, ](American[) -ɡon]

noun

(a 5-sided geometrical figure.) pentagon

- pentagonal

pentagonal

[-'tæ-]

adjective pentagonal

pentathlon

[pen'tæƟlən]

noun

(a competition in the Olympic games etc which consists of contests in swimming, cross-country riding and running, fencing and pistol-shooting.) pentatlon

penthouse

noun

(a (usually luxurious) flat at the top of a building: That apartment building has a beautiful penthouse; (also adjective) a penthouse flat.) penthouse, apartament de lux la ultimul etaj

people

plural; see person

pep

[pep]

noun

(an informal word for energy: full of pep.) vlagă, energie

- pep-talk

pep-talk

noun (a talk intended to arouse enthusiasm, or to make people work harder, better etc: The director gave all the staff a pep-talk.)

pepper

['pepə]

1. noun

1) (the dried, powdered berries of a certain plant, used for seasoning food: white/black pepper; This soup has too much pepper in it.) piper

2) (the plant bearing these berries: a pepper plant.) piper (negru)

3) (any of several red, yellow, or green, hollow seed-containing fruits used as food: red peppers stuffed with rice.) ardei gras

4) (any of the plants which bear these.) ardei gras

2. verb

1) (to put pepper in or on (some food): You don't have to pepper the soup.) a pipera

2) ((with with) to throw, fire etc many, usually small, objects at (someone): He peppered them with bullets.) a trage cu mitraliera; a arunca cu

pepper-mill

noun (a small container in which peppercorns are ground into a powder.)

peppercorn

noun (the berry of the pepper plant.) boabă de piper

peppermint

noun

1) (a flavouring taken from a type of plant and used in sweets etc.) mentă

2) ((sometimes abbreviated to mint) a sweet flavoured with peppermint: The little boy had a bag of peppermints.) bomboană de mentă

peppery

adjective

1) ((of food) containing a lot of pepper: The soup is too peppery.) piperat

2) (easily made angry: a peppery old man.) coleric

per

[pə:]

preposition

1) (out of: We have less than one mistake per page.) pe

2) (for each: The dinner will cost $15 per person.) de/pentru fiecare

3) (in each: six times per week.) pe

•

- per cent

per cent

[pə'sent]

adverb (, noun (often written % with figures) (of numbers, amounts etc) stated as a fraction of one hundred: Twenty-five per cent of one hundred and twenty is thirty; 25% of the people did not reply to our letters.) la sută

perceive

[pə'si:v]

verb

(to be or become aware of (something); to understand; to realize: She perceived that he was tired.) a înţelege

percentage

[pə'senti‹]

noun

1) (an amount, number or rate given as a fraction of one hundred: We've expressed all these figures as percentages.) procent(aj)

2) (a part or proportion of something: A large percentage of the population can't read or write.) parte, proporţie

perception

[pə'sepʃən]

noun

(the ability to see, understand etc clearly: a man of great perception.) înţelegere

perceptive

adjective (able to see, understand etc clearly: a very perceptive man.) perspicace

perceptively

adverb cu perspicacitate

perceptiveness

noun perspicacitate

perch

[pə: ]

1. noun

1) (a branch etc on which a bird sits or stands: The pigeon would not fly down from its perch.) stinghie pe care stau păsările

2) (any high seat or position: He looked down from his perch on the roof.) loc înalt

2. verb

1) ((of birds) to go to (a perch); to sit or stand on (a perch): The bird flew up and perched on the highest branch of the tree.) a se cocoţa

2) (to put, or be, in a high seat or position: He perched the child on his shoulder; They perched on the fence.) a (se) urca

percussion

noun

1) ((in an orchestra, the group of people who play) musical instruments in which the sound is produced by striking them eg drums, cymbals etc: He plays (the) percussion in the orchestra; (also adjective) a percussion instrument.) (de) percuţie

2) (the striking of one hard object against another: A gun is fired by means of percussion.) lovire

•

- percussionist

percussionist

noun (a person who plays percussion instruments in an orchestra etc.) percuţionist

perennial

[pə'reniəl]

noun, adjective

((a plant) which lasts for more than two years: Daffodils are perennial plants; They are perennials.) peren

perfect

1. ['pə:fikt]

adjective

1) (without fault or flaw; excellent: a perfect day for a holiday; a perfect rose.) perfect

2) (exact: a perfect copy.) exact

3) (very great; complete: a perfect stranger.) cu totul

2. [pə'fekt]

verb

(to make perfect: He went to France to perfect his French.) a perfecţiona

perfection

noun (the state of being perfect: Absolute perfection in a dictionary is rare.) perfecţiune

perfectionist

[-ʃə-]

noun (a person who is only satisfied if what he is doing is perfect: She's a perfectionist - her work is perfect in every detail.) perfecţionist

perfectly

adverb

1) (without mistakes or flaws: She performed the dance perfectly.) perfect

2) (very; completely: He was perfectly happy.) absolut

perforate

['pə:fəreit]

verb

(to make a hole or holes in, especially a line of small holes in paper, so that it may be torn easily: Sheets of postage stamps are perforated.) a perfora

- perforated

- perforation

perforated

adjective perforat

perforation

noun

1) (a small hole, or a number or line of small holes, made in a sheet of paper etc: The purpose of the perforation(s) is to make the paper easier to tear.) perforaţie

2) (the act of perforating or being perforated.) perforare

perform

[pə'fo:m]

verb

1) (to do, especially with care or as a duty: The doctor performed the operation.) a face

2) (to act (in the theatre etc) or do anything musical, theatrical etc to entertain an audience: The company will perform a Greek play; She performed on the violin.) a interpreta; a cânta

•

- performance

- performer

performance

noun

1) (the doing of something: He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.) îndeplinire

2) (the way in which something or someone performs: His performance in the exams was not very good.) performanţă

3) (something done on stage etc: The company gave a performance of `Othello'; His last three performances have not been very good.) reprezentaţie

performer

noun (a person who performs, especially theatrically or musically.) interpret

perfume

1. ['pə:fju:m]

noun

1) (a sweet smell or fragrance: the perfume of roses.) parfum

2) (a liquid, cream etc which has a sweet smell when put on the skin, hair, clothes etc: She loves French perfume(s).) parfum

2. [pə'fju:m]

verb

1) (to put perfume on or in: She perfumed her hair.) a (se) parfuma

2) (to give a sweet smell to: Flowers perfumed the air.) a parfuma, a înmiresma

•

- perfumery

perfumery

[-'fju:-]

- plural perfumeries - noun (a shop where perfume is sold or a factory where it is made.) parfumerie

perhaps

adverb

(possibly: Perhaps it will rain.) poate

peril

['peril]

noun

(great danger: You are in great peril; The explorers knew they would face many perils.) pericol

- perilous

- perilousness

- perilously

perilous

adjective (very dangerous: a perilous journey.) periculos

perilously

adverb (dangerously: He came perilously close to death.) periculos

perilousness

noun pericol

perimeter

[pə'rimitə]

noun

(the outside edge of any area: the perimeter of the city; the perimeter of a circle.) perimetru

period

['piəriəd]

1. noun

1) (any length of time: a period of three days; a period of waiting.) perioadă

2) (a stage in the Earth's development, an artist's development, in history etc: the Pleistocene period; the modern period.) eră, epocă

3) (the punctuation mark (.), put at the end of a sentence; a full stop.) punct

2. adjective

(of furniture, costumes etc) of or from the same or appropriate time in history; antique or very old: period costumes; His house is full of period furniture (=antique furniture). de epocă

- periodic

- periodically

- periodical

3. adjective

(see periodic.)

periodic

[-'o-]

adjective

1) (happening, done etc occasionally: He suffers from periodic fits of depression.) periodic

2) ((also periodical) happening, done etc at regular intervals: periodical reports.) periodic

periodical

[-'o-]

noun (a magazine which is issued regularly (every week, month etc).) periodic, publicaţie periodică

periodically

adverb We see each other periodically.) periodic

peripheral

adjective periferic

periphery

[pə'rifəri]

noun

((usually in singular with the) the edge (of something): The shops are on the periphery of the housing estate.) periferie

- peripheral

periscope

['periskəup]

noun

(a tube containing mirrors, through which a person can look in order to see things which cannot be seen from the position the person is in, especially one used in submarines when under water to allow a person to see what is happening on the surface of the sea.) periscop

perish

['periʃ]

verb

(to die, especially in war, accident etc: Many people perished in the earthquake.) a pieri

- perishable

perishable

adjective ((especially of food) likely to go bad quickly: Butter is perishable.) perisabil; alterabil

periwinkle

['periwiŋkl]

noun

(a blue-flowered trailing plant.) brebenoc

perk

[pə:k]

- perk up

- perky

- perkily

- perkiness

perk up

(to recover one's energy or cheerfulness: I gave her a cup of tea and she soon perked up.) a-şi reveni

perkily

adverb vioi

perkiness

noun vioiciune

perky

adjective (lively; cheerful: You're in a perky mood.) vioi; plin de viaţă

perm

[pə:m]

1. noun

(a permanent wave in a person's hair: She's had a perm.) permanent

2. verb

(to give a permanent wave to (hair): She's had her hair permed.) a-şi face permanent

permanence

noun permanenţă

permanent

['pə:mənənt]

adjective

(lasting; not temporary: After many years of travelling, they made a permanent home in England.) permanent

- permanently

- permanence

- permanent wave

permanent wave

noun ((usually abbreviated to perm [pə:m]) a wave or curl put into a person's hair by a special process and usually lasting for several months.) permanent

permanently

adverb (în mod) permanent

permeate

['pə:mieit]

verb

((of a liquid, gas etc) to pass or spread into or through: The water had permeated (through/into) the soil.) a se infiltra

permission

[pə'miʃən]

noun (a written, spoken etc agreement that someone may do something: She gave me permission to leave.) permisiune

permit

1. [pə'mit]

past tense, past participle - permitted; verb

1) (to agree to (another person's action); to allow or let (someone do something): Permit me to answer your question; Smoking is not permitted.) a permite

2) (to make possible: My aunt's legacy permitted me to go to America.) a da posibilitatea

2. ['pə:mit]

noun

(a written order allowing a person to do something: We have a permit to export our product.) permis, licenţă

- permission

permitted

past tense, past participle; see permit

permutation

[pə:mju'teiʃən]

noun

(a particular order in which things are arranged: We can write down these numbers in various permutations.) permutare

perpendicular

[pə:pən'dikjulə]

adjective

(standing, rising etc straight upwards; vertical: a perpendicular cliff.) vertical

- perpendicularly

perpendicularly

adverb perpendicular

perpetual

[pə'pe uəl]

adjective

(lasting for ever or for a long time; occurring repeatedly over a long time: He lives in perpetual fear of being discovered; perpetual noise.) neîncetat

- perpetually

perpetually

adverb perpetuu; neîncetat

perplex

[pə'pleks]

verb

(to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand: She was perplexed by his questions.) a rămâne perplex

perplexed

perplexedly

adverb cu perplexitate

perplexity

noun She stood there in perplexity.) perplexitate

persecute

['pə:sikju:t]

verb

(to make (someone) suffer, especially because of their opinions or beliefs: They were persecuted for their religion.) a persecuta

- persecution

- persecutor

persecution

noun persecuţie, persecutare

persecutor

noun persecutor

perseverance

noun perseverenţă

persevere

[pə:si'viə]

verb

(to continue to (try to) do something in spite of difficulties: He persevered in his task.) a persevera; a stărui

- perseverance

persist

[pə'sist]

verb

(to keep doing, thinking etc in spite of opposition or difficulty; to continue asking, persuading etc: It will not be easy but you will succeed if you persist; He didn't want to tell her, but she persisted (in asking).) a insista

persistence

persistent

adjective She was persistent in her demands/denials; persistent questions.) insistent

persistently

adverb cu insistenţă

person

['pə:sn]

plural - people; noun

1) (a human being: There's a person outside who wants to speak to you.) persoană

2) (a person's body: He never carried money on his person (= with him; in his pockets etc).) la/cu el

- personal watercraft

- in person

personal

adjective

1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) personal

2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) personal

3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) în persoană

4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) jignitor

personal computer

noun ((also PC) a small computer that can be used independently by an individual user for word-processing, games, e-mail, storage of information. etc.)

personal pronoun

(a pronoun which refers to the first, second or third persons: I am going; He hit her; She saw you.) pronume personal

personal stereo

noun ((also Walkman^®) a small (radio and) cassette player with headphones that enables the person wearing it to listen to music while walking etc.)

personal watercraft

noun (a small boat for one or two people that is ridden like a motorcycle.)

personalities

plural; see personality

personality

plural - personalities; noun

1) (a person's characteristics (of the mind, the emotions etc) as a whole: a likeable / forceful (= strong) personality.) personalitate

2) (strong, distinctive (usually attractive) character: She is not beautiful but she has a lot of personality.) personalitate

3) (a well-known person: a television personality; (also adjective) a personality cult (= very great, usually too great, admiration for a person, usually a political leader).) personalitate

personally

adverb

1) (in one's own opinion: Personally, I prefer the other.) personal

2) (doing something oneself, not having or letting someone else do it on one's behalf: He thanked me personally.) personal

personnel

[pə:sə'nel]

noun

(the people employed in a firm, factory, shop etc; the staff: Our personnel are very highly trained; (also adjective) a personnel manager.) staff; (de) personal

perspective

[pə'spektiv]

noun

1) (the way of drawing solid objects, natural scenes etc on a flat surface, so that they appear to have the correct shape, distance from each other etc: Early medieval paintings lacked perspective.) perspectivă

2) (a picture or view of something: I would like a clearer perspective of the situation.) descriere

•

- in / out of perspective

perspiration

[pə:spi-]

noun (the moisture lost when perspiring: The perspiration was running down his face.) transpiraţie

perspire

verb

(to lose moisture through the skin when hot; to sweat: He was perspiring in the heat.) a transpira

- perspiration

persuade

[pə'sweid]

verb

1) (to make (someone) (not) do something, by arguing with him or advising him: We persuaded him (not) to go.) a convinge

2) (to make (someone) certain (that something is the case); to convince: We eventually persuaded him that we were serious.) a convinge

persuasion

noun (the act of persuading: He gave in to our persuasion and did what we wanted him to do.) persuasiune, putere de convingere

persuasive

[-siv]

adjective (able to persuade: He is a persuasive speaker; His arguments are persuasive.) persuasiv, convingător

persuasively

adverb convingător

persuasiveness

noun forţă/putere de convingere

perturb

[pə'tə:b]

verb

(to make (someone) worried or anxious: His threats didn't perturb her in the least.) a nelinişti; a perturba, a tulbura

perverse

[pə'və:s]

adjective

1) (continuing to do, think etc something which one knows, or which one has been told, is wrong or unreasonable: a perverse child.) încăpăţânat, îndărătnic

2) (deliberately wrong; unreasonable: perverse behaviour.) pervers

perversely

adverb cu încăpăţânare

perverseness

noun încăpăţânare; perversitate

perversion

[-ʃən]

noun

1) ((the) act of perverting: a perversion of justice.) denaturare

2) (a perverted act: He is capable of any perversion.) perversiune

perversity

noun încăpăţânare; perversitate

pervert

1. [pə'və:t]

verb

1) (to change (something) from what is normal or right: to pervert the course of justice.) a denatura

2) (to lead (someone) to crime or to evil or immoral (especially sexually immoral) acts.) a corupe

2. ['pə:və:t]

noun

(a person who does perverted (especially sexually immoral) acts.) pervers

- perversion

- perverted

perverted

adjective pervertit

peseta

[pə'seitə]

noun

(the standard unit of currency in Spain before the Euro) peseta

peso

['peisəu]

plural - pesos; noun

(the standard unit of currency in many South and Central American countries and in the Philippines.) peso

pesos

plural; see peso

pessimism

['pesimizəm]

noun

(the state of mind of a person who always expects bad things to happen.) pesimism

- pessimist

- pessimistic

- pessimistically

pessimist

noun (a person who thinks in this way: He is such a pessimist that he always expects the worst.) pesimist

pessimistic

adjective pesimist

pessimistically

adverb pesimist; cu pesimism

pest

[pest]

noun

1) (a creature that is harmful or destructive, eg a mosquito, a rat etc.) dăunător

2) (a troublesome person or thing: He is always annoying me - he is an absolute pest!) pacoste

•

- pesticide

pester

['pestə]

verb

(to annoy (someone) frequently or continually: He pestered me with questions; She pestered him to help her.) a bate la cap

pesticide

noun (a substance that kills animal and insect pests.) pesticid, insecticid

pestilence

['pestiləns]

noun

(any type of deadly epidemic disease, especially bubonic plague.) ciumă (bubonică); molimă

pestle

['pesl]

noun

(a tool like a small club, used for pounding things to powder, especially in a mortar: He ground the nutmeg to a powder with a mortar and pestle.) pisălog

pet

[pet]

1. noun

1) (a tame animal etc, usually kept in the home: She keeps a rabbit as a pet; (also adjective) a pet rabbit/goldfish.) animal favorit

2) ((especially of children) a delightful or lovely person (used also as a term of affection): Isn't that baby a pet?; Would you like some ice-cream, pet?) puişor

2. adjective

(favourite; greatest: What is your pet ambition/hate?) preferat

3. verb

past tense, past participle petted)

1) (to stroke or caress (an animal) in a loving way: The old lady sat by the fire petting her dog.) a mângâia

2) ((slang) to kiss, hug and caress: They were petting (each other) in the back seat.)

•

- pet name

pet name

(a particular name used to express affection: His pet name for her was `Kitten'.) nume de alint

petal

['petl]

noun

(one of the usually brightly coloured leaf-like parts of a flower: This rose has yellow petals edged with pink.) petală

peter

['pi:tə]

- peter out

peter out

(to come gradually to an end: As the river dried up our water-supply petered out; Their enthusiasm gradually petered out.) a se sfârşi; a se stinge

petite

[pə'ti:t]

adjective

((of women and girls) small and neat: That girl is very petite.) minionă

petition

[pə'tiʃən]

1. noun

(a formal request made to someone in authority and usually signed by a large number of people.) petiţie

2. verb

(to make such a request: They petitioned the government for the release of the prisoners.) a înainta o cerere

- petitioner

petitioner

noun petiţionar

petrify

verb

(to make (someone) very frightened; to terrify: The thought of having to make a speech petrified him.) a îngheţa

petro-

[petrəu]

of or related to petrol, as in petrochemical

petro-

petrochemical

[petrə'kemikəl]

noun

(any chemical obtained from petroleum or natural gas: the petrochemical industry.)

petrol

['petrəl]

noun

((American gas or gasoline) a liquid got from petroleum, used as fuel for motor cars etc: I'll stop at the next garage and buy more petrol; (also adjective) a petrol engine.) benzină

petrol pump

(American gasoline pump) (an apparatus at a petrol station which pumps petrol into cars etc, and which measures the amount of petrol it pumps.) pompă de benzină

petrol station

(especially American filling station or informally gas station) (a garage where petrol is sold.) staţie de benzină

petroleum

[pə'trəuliəm]

noun (oil in its raw, unrefined form, which is found in natural wells below the earth's surface and from which petrol, paraffin etc are obtained.) ţiţei; petrol

petroleum jelly

(a soft substance got from petroleum, used eg in ointments.) vaselină

petticoat

['petikəut]

noun

(an underskirt: a lace-trimmed petticoat.) jupon

pettily

adverb (în mod) meschin

pettiness

noun meschinărie

petty

['peti]

adjective

1) (of very little importance; trivial: petty details.) neînsemnat

2) (deliberately nasty for a foolish or trivial reason: petty behaviour.) meschin

petty cash

(money used for small, everyday expenses in an office etc.) cheltuieli zilnice

pew

[pju:]

noun

(a seat or bench in a church.) strană

pewter

['pju:tə]

noun, adjective

((of) a metal made by mixing tin and lead: That mug is (made of) pewter; a pewter mug.) (de) cositor