PhD

[,pi: ei 'di:]

(abbreviation) (Doctor of Philosophy; an advanced university degree: She has a PhD in chemistry/history.)

Photostat

['fəutəstæt]

noun

((a copy made by) a type of camera for producing copies of documents etc.)

phantom

noun

(a ghost: The castle is said to be haunted by a phantom.) fantomă

pharmaceutical

[-'sju:tikəl]

adjective farmaceutic

pharmacies

plural; see pharmacy

pharmacist

noun ((American druggist) a person who prepares and sells medicines; a chemist.) farmacist

pharmacy

plural - pharmacies; noun

1) (the preparation of medicines: He is studying pharmacy.) farmacie

2) (a shop etc where medicines are sold or given out: the hospital pharmacy.) farmacie

•

- pharmaceutical

- pharmacist

phase

[feiz]

noun

1) (a stage in the development of something: We are entering a new phase in the war.) fază

2) (one in a series of regular changes in the shape or appearance of something (especially the moon or a planet): the phases of the moon.) fază

pheasant

['feznt]

plurals - pheasants, pheasant; noun

1) (a type of long-tailed bird, the male of which has brightly-coloured feathers and certain types of which are often shot for sport: a brace of pheasant(s); two pheasants.) fazan

2) ((the flesh of) the bird as food: We had roast pheasant for dinner.) fazan

pheasants

plurals; see pheasant

phenomena

[-nə]

plural; = phenomenon

phenomenal

adjective (very unusual; remarkable: a phenomenal amount of money.) fenomenal

phenomenally

adverb fenomenal

phenomenon

[fə'nomənən, ](American[) -non]

plural - phenomena; noun

(a natural fact or event that is seen or happens regularly or frequently: Magnetic attraction is an interesting phenomenon.) fenomen

- phenomenal

- phenomenally

phew

[fju:]

interjection

(a word or sound used to express disgust, tiredness, relief etc: Phew!) ptiu!; oh!

philanthropic

[filən'Ɵropik]

adjective (giving money or other help etc to others: a philanthropic person; a philanthropic act.) filantropic, caritabil

philanthropist

noun (a philanthropic person.) filantrop

philanthropy

noun

(love for mankind, usually as shown by money given to, or work done for, other people: He shows his philanthropy by helping people who have been in prison.) filantropie; caritate

- philanthropic

- philanthropist

philatelic

[-'te-]

adjective filatelic

philatelist

noun filatelist

philately

noun

(the study and collecting of postage-stamps.) filatelie

- philatelic

- philatelist

philosopher

noun (a person who studies philosophy, especially one who develops a particular set of theories: Rousseau was a famous philosopher.) filosof

philosophic

[-'so-]

adjective

1) (of philosophy: a philosophical discussion; philosophical works.) filosofic

2) ((of a person) calm, not easily upset or worried: He's had a lot of bad luck, but he's philosophical about it.) resemnat

philosophical

[-'so-]

adjective

1) (of philosophy: a philosophical discussion; philosophical works.) filosofic

2) ((of a person) calm, not easily upset or worried: He's had a lot of bad luck, but he's philosophical about it.) resemnat

philosophically

adverb (din punct de vedere) filosofic

philosophies

plural; see philosophy

philosophise

verb (to think about or discuss the nature of man, the purpose of life etc: He spends all his time philosophizing and never does any work.) a filosofa

philosophize

verb (to think about or discuss the nature of man, the purpose of life etc: He spends all his time philosophizing and never does any work.) a filosofa

philosophy

[fi'losəfi]

plural - philosophies; noun

1) (the search for knowledge and truth, especially about the nature of man and his behaviour and beliefs: moral philosophy.) filosofie

2) (a particular system of philosophical theories: I have a very simple philosophy (=attitude to life) - enjoy life!) filosofie

•

- philosopher

- philosophical

- philosophic

- philosophically

- philosophize

- philosophise

phlegm

[flem]

noun

(thick, slimy liquid brought up from the throat by coughing.) flegmă

- phlegmatic

phlegmatic

adjective (calm; not easily excited: She's very phlegmatic - nothing would ever make her panic.) flegmatic

phobia

['fəubiə]

noun

(an intense fear or hatred of something: She has a phobia about birds.) fobie

phoenix

['fi:niks]

noun

(a mythological bird that burns itself and is born again from its own ashes.) phoenix

phon(e)y

['fəuni]

1. adjective

(not genuine; fake; false: a phoney French accent.) pretins

2. noun

(a person who is not what he pretends to be: He's not a real doctor - he's a phoney.) şarlatan

phone

[fəun]

1. noun

(a telephone: We were talking on the phone.) telefon

2. verb

(to telephone (a person, message or place): I'll phone you this evening.) a telefona

- phone book

- phone booth

- phone box

- phone call

- phonecard

- phone up

phone book

noun (a telephone directory: Look up his number in the phone book.)

phone booth

noun (= telephone booth.)

phone box

noun (= telephone box.)

phone call

noun (a telephone call: I need to make a phone call; You had a (phone) call from Ron.)

phone up

(to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll phone (him) up and ask about it.) a da un telefon

phonecard

noun (a plastic card for making calls from a public telephone box.)

phonetic

[fə'netik]

1. adjective

(relating to the sounds of (a) language: He's making a phonetic study of the speech of the deaf.) fonetic

- phonetics

2. noun singular, noun plural

((a system of) symbols used to show the pronunciation of words.) sistem fonetic

phonetics

noun singular (the study of the sounds of language.) fonetică

phonics

noun plural

(the science of sound, or of spoken sounds.) acustică; fonetică

phonograph

noun

((American) a gramophone.)

photo

['fəutou]

plural - photos; noun

(a photograph.) fotografie

photocopier

noun (a machine that makes photocopies.) fotocopiator

photocopies

plural; see photocopy

photocopy

['fəutəkopi]

1. plural - photocopies; noun

(a copy of a document etc made by a machine which photographs it: I'll get some photocopies made of this letter.) fotocopie

2. verb

(to make a copy in this way: Will you photocopy this letter for me?) a fotocopia

- photocopier

photograph

1. noun

((abbreviation photo ['foutou]) a picture taken by a camera, using the action of light on film or plates covered with certain chemicals: I took a lot of photographs during my holiday.) fotografie

2. verb

(to take a photograph or photographs of (a person, thing etc): He spends all his time photographing old buildings.) a fotografia

- photographer

- photographic

- photography

photographer

[fə'toɡrəfə]

noun He is a professional photographer.) fotograf

photographic

[-'ɡræ-]

adjective (of photographs or photography: a photographic record of his journey.) fotografic

photography

[fə'toɡrəfi]

noun (the act of taking photographs: He's very keen on photography.) fotografie(re)

photos

plural; see photo

phrasal verb

(a phrase consisting of a verb and adverb or preposition, which together function as a verb: `Leave out', `go without', `go away', are phrasal verbs.) verb cu particulă adverbială

phrase

[freiz]

1. noun

1) (a small group of words (usually without a finite verb) which forms part of an actual or implied sentence: He arrived after dinner.) frază

2) (a small group of musical notes which follow each other to make a definite individual section of a melody: the opening phrase of the overture.) frază (muzicală)

2. verb

(to express (something) in words: I phrased my explanations in simple language.) a exprima

- phraseology

- phrasing

- phrase-book

- phrasal verb

phrase-book

noun (a book (eg for tourists) which contains and translates useful words and phrases in a foreign language.)

phraseology

[freizi'olə‹i]

noun (the manner of putting words and phrases together to express oneself: His phraseology shows that he is a foreigner.) mod de exprimare

phrasing

noun

1) (phraseology.) frazeologie

2) (the act of putting musical phrases together either in composing or playing.) frazare

physical

['fizikəl]

adjective

1) (of the body: Playing football is one form of physical fitness.) fizic

2) (of things that can be seen or felt: the physical world.) material

3) (of the laws of nature: It's a physical impossibility for a man to fly like a bird.) fizic

4) (relating to the natural features of the surface of the Earth: physical geography.) fizic

5) (relating to physics: physical chemistry.) fizic

•

- physically

- physical education

physical education

noun (abbreviation) (PE; physical training (gymnastics) and sport taught as a subject at school.)

physically

adverb (din puct de vedere) fizic

physician

[fi'ziʃən]

noun

(a doctor who specializes in medical rather than surgical treatment of patients: My doctor sent me to a physician at the hospital.) medic

physicist

[-sist]

noun (a person who studies, or is an expert in, physics.) fizician

physics

['fiziks]

noun singular

(the study of natural phenomena such as heat, light, sound, electricity, magnetism etc but not usually chemistry or biology: Physics is his main subject at university.) fizică

- physicist

physiotherapist

noun fizioterapeut

physiotherapy

[fiziə'Ɵerəpi]

noun

(the treatment of disease by physical exercise, massage etc, not drugs.) fizioterapie

- physiotherapist

physique

[fi'zi:k]

noun

(the structure of a person's body: He has a poor/powerful physique.) fizic