[pleis]

1. noun

1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) loc

2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) spaţiu (gol)

3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) piaţă

4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) loc

5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) loc, poziţie

6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) loc; rang

7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) pagină; rând

8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) treabă

9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) post

10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casă

11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) piaţă

12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) zecimală

2. verb

1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) a pune

2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) a nu şti de unde să-l ia

(calm and not easily disturbed or upset: a placid child.) liniştit

(to copy texts or take ideas from someone else's work and use them as if they were one's own.)

(to copy texts or take ideas from someone else's work and use them as if they were one's own.)

[plein]

1. adjective

1) (simple or ordinary; without ornament or decoration: plain living; good, plain food.) simplu

2) (easy to understand; clear: His words were quite plain.) clar

3) (absolutely open or honest, with no attempt to be tactful: I'll be quite plain with you; plain speaking.) sincer

4) (obvious: It's plain (to see) you haven't been practising your music.) evident, clar

5) (not pretty: a rather plain girl.) oarecare

2. noun

1) (a large flat level piece of land: the plains of central Canada.) câmpie

2) (a kind of knitting stitch.) ochi (de împleti­tură)

['pleintiv]

(sounding sad or sorrowful: a plaintive cry.) tânguitor

1. noun

1) (an idea of how to do something; a method of doing something: If everyone follows this plan, we will succeed; I have worked out a plan for making a lot of money.) plan, proiect

2) (an intention or arrangement: My plan is to rob a bank and leave the country quickly; What are your plans for tomorrow?) plan, intenţie

3) (a drawing, diagram etc showing a building, town etc as if seen from above: These are the plans of/for our new house; a street-plan.) sche­mă

2. verb

1) ((sometimes with on) to intend (to do something): We are planning on going to Italy this year; We were planning to go last year but we hadn't enough money; They are planning a trip to Italy.) a plănui

2) (to decide how something is to be done; to arrange (something): We are planning a party; We'll have to plan very carefully if we are to succeed.) a pune la cale; a organiza

3) (to design (a building, town etc): This is the architect who planned the building.) a pro­iecta

['plænit]

(any of the bodies (eg the Earth) which move round the Sun or round another star: Mars and Jupiter are planets, but the Moon is not.) planetă

1. noun

1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) plantă

2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) me­ca­nism, instalaţie

3) (a factory.) uzină

2. verb

1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) a planta

2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) a planta; a sădi

3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) a se planta; a (se) posta

4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) a as­cun­de (pentru a da vina pe cineva)

1. noun

1) ((also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) (de) mortar

2) ((also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) (din) g(h)ips

3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) plasture

2. verb

1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) a tencui

2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) a pune un strat gros de

[pleit]

1) (a shallow dish for holding food etc: china plates.) farfurie

2) (a sheet of metal etc: The ship was built of steel plates.) foaie de metal/de tablă

3) (articles made of, or plated with, usually gold or silver: a collection of gold plate.) veselă (de argint sau de aur)

4) (a flat piece of metal inscribed with eg a name, for fixing to a door, or with a design etc, for use in printing.) plăcuţă

5) (an illustration in a book, usually on glossy paper: The book has ten full-colour plates.) ilu­straţie

6) ((also dental plate) a piece of plastic that fits in the mouth with false teeth attached to it.) placă/proteză (dentară)

7) (a sheet of glass etc coated with a sensitive film, used in photography.) placă (foto­gra­fică)

[-z]

[plei]

1. verb

1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) a se juca; a se distra

2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) a juca

3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) a juca

4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) a juca

5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) a cânta (la)

6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) a juca (o festă)

7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) a face umbre

8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) a juca, a pune jos

9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.)

10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.)

2. noun

1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) joc, dis­trac­ţie

2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) piesă de teatru

3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) meci

4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) joc

[pli:z]

1. verb

1) (to do what is wanted by (a person); to give pleasure or satisfaction to: You can't please everyone all the time; It pleases me to read poetry.) a satisface; a-i plăcea

2) (to choose, want, like: He does as he pleases.) a vrea

2. adverb

(a word added to an order or request in order to be polite: Please open the window; Close the door, please; Will you please come with me?) te/vă rog

['pleʒə]

(something that gives one enjoyment; joy or delight: the pleasures of country life; I get a lot of pleasure from listening to music.) plăcere

[pli:t]

1. noun

(a fold sewn or pressed into cloth etc: a skirt with pleats.) pliseu

2. verb

(to make pleats in.) a plisa

['plenti]

1. pronoun

1) (a sufficient amount; enough: I don't need any more books - I've got plenty; We've got plenty of time to get there.) suficient

2) (a large amount: He's got plenty of money.) o mulţime (de)

2. adjective

That's plenty, thank you!) De ajuns!

(easily bent: pliable wire.) pliabil; flexibil

1. noun

1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) ştecăr

2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) dop

2. verb

(to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) a astupa

(a type of fruit, usually dark-red or purple, with a stone in the centre.) prună

(a person who fits and mends domestic water, gas and sewage pipes: Send for a plumber - we have a leaking pipe.) instalator

1. verb

(to rob or steal from (a place): The soldiers plundered and looted (the city).) a prăda

2. noun

(the things stolen: They ran off with their plunder.) pradă

1. verb

1) (to throw oneself down (into deep water etc); to dive: He plunged into the river.) a plonja

2) (to push (something) violently or suddenly into: He plunged a knife into the meat.) a vârî în

2. noun

(an act of plunging; a dive: He took a plunge into the pool.) plonjon

1) (an old word for to work at: He plies his trade as weaver.) a-şi face meseria (de)

2) (to use (a tool etc) vigorously.) a mânui

3) (to keep supplying: They plied their guests with drink.) a copleşi cu

(a thickness, layer or strand, as in three-ply / two-ply wool.) grosime, fir