1. [reis]

(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.) cursă

2. verb

1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.) a participa la o cursă; a alerga într-o cursă

2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.) a se lua la întrecere (cu)

3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.) a merge în viteză

I [ræk]

(a frame or shelf in or on which objects (eg letters, plates, luggage etc) are put until they are wanted or needed: Put these tools back in the rack; Put your bag in the luggage-rack.) raft; etajeră; portbagaj

II [ræk]

['reisi]

(lively: a racy style of writing.) plin de vervă

['reidiənt]

1) (showing great joy: a radiant smile.) radios

2) (sending out rays of heat, light etc or carried, sent etc in the form of, or by means of, rays of heat, light etc.) care (i)radiază

['reidieit]

1) (to send out rays of (light, heat etc): A fire radiates heat.) a (i)ra­dia; a emite

2) (to go out or be sent out in rays, or in many directions from a central point: Heat radiates from a fire; All the roads radiate from the centre of the town.) a veni/a porni din acelaşi centru

['rædikəl]

1. adjective

1) (relating to the basic nature of something: radical faults in the design.) esenţial

2) (thorough; complete: radical changes.) radical

3) (wanting or involving great or extreme political, social or economic changes.) radical

2. noun

(a person who wants radical political changes.) radical(ist)

[reidiəu'æktiv]

1) ((of some substances, eg uranium) giving off rays which can be dangerous, but which can also be used in eg medicine: radioactive metals.) radioactiv

2) (containing radioactive substances: radioactive waste/dust.) radioactiv

(a photograph taken by means of X-rays or other rays.) radio­­grafie

[reidi'olə‹i]

1) (the branch of medicine involving the use of radioactive substances and radiation in the diagnosis (and treatment) of diseases.) radiologie

2) (the scientific study of (the use of) radioactive substances and radiation.) radiologie

[ræɡ]

(a piece of old, torn or worn cloth: I'll polish my bike with this old rag.) zdreanţă; cârpă

[rei‹]

1. noun

1) ((a fit of) violent anger: He flew into a rage; He shouted with rage.) furie

2) (violence; great force: the rage of the sea.) furie

2. verb

1) (to act or shout in great anger: He raged at his secretary.) a se înfuria; a urla

2) ((of wind, storms etc) to be violent; to blow with great force: The storm raged all night.) a se dez­lănţui; a urla

3) ((of battles, arguments etc) to be carried on with great violence: The battle raged for two whole days.) a continua; a se manifesta vio­lent

4) ((of diseases etc) to spread quickly and affect many people: Fever was raging through the town.) a face ravagii

[reid]

1. noun

(a sudden, short and usually unexpected attack: The enemy made a raid on the docks; The police carried out a raid on the gambling den.) raid

2. verb

1) (to make a raid on: The police raided the gambling club.) a face o razie/o descin­dere

2) (to take things from: I'm hungry - let's raid the fridge.) a rade tot din

[reil]

1. noun

1) (a (usually horizontal) bar of metal, wood etc used in fences etc, or for hanging things on: Don't lean over the rail; a curtain-rail; a towel-rail.) bară; balustradă; suport

2) ((usually in plural) a long bar of steel which forms the track on which trains etc run.) şină

2. verb

((usually with in or off) to surround with a rail or rails: We'll rail that bit of ground off to stop people walking on it.)

[rein]

1. noun

1) (water falling from the clouds in liquid drops: We've had a lot of rain today; walking in the rain; We had flooding because of last week's heavy rains.) ploaie

2) (a great number of things falling like rain: a rain of arrows.) ploaie

2. verb

1) ((only with it as subject) to cause rain to fall: I think it will rain today.) a ploua

2) (to (cause to) fall like rain: Arrows rained down on the soldiers.) a cădea ca grindina

[reiz]

1. verb

1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) a ridica

2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) a mări; a înălţa

3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) a creşte

4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) a creşte; a avea grijă de cine­va

5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) a pune (în discuţie)

6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) a strânge; a aduna

7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) a pro­­voca

8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) a face, a stârni

9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) a construi

10) (to give (a shout etc).) a scoate

11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.)

2. noun

(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) mărire (de sala­riu)

[reik]

1. noun

1) (a tool which consists of a usually metal bar with teeth at the end of a long handle, used for smoothing earth, gathering eg leaves together etc.) greblă

2) (any similar tool: a croupier's rake in a casino.) lopăţică (a crupierului)

3) (the act of raking: to give the soil a rake.) gre­blare

2. verb

1) (to smooth or gather with a rake: I'll rake these grass-cuttings up later.) a grebla

2) ((often with out) to remove the ashes from (a fire) with a poker etc.) a scoate cenuşa din foc

3) (to fire guns at (a target) from one end of it to the other: The soldiers raked the entire village with machine-gun fire.) a mitralia

['ræli]

1. verb

1) (to come or bring together again: The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.) a (se) regrupa; a (se) strânge

2) (to come or bring together for a joint action or effort: The supporters rallied to save the club from collapse; The politician asked his supporters to rally to the cause.) a-şi uni forţele

3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) a-şi reveni

2. noun

1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) întrunire; miting

2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) raliu

3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) restabilire; însănătoşire

4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) schimb (lung) de mingi

['ræmbl]

1. verb

1) (to go for a long walk or walks, usually in the countryside, for pleasure.) a hoinări

2) (to speak in an aimless or confused way.) a di­vaga, a bate câmpii

2. noun

(a long walk, usually in the countryside, taken for pleasure.) hoinăreală

[ræm'pei‹]

(to rush about angrily, violently or in excitement: The elephants rampaged through the jungle.) a înainta furios

['rændəm]

(done etc without any particular plan or system; irregular: The opinion poll was based on a random sample of adults.) aleatoriu

1. [ræŋk]

1) (a line or row (especially of soldiers or taxis): The officer ordered the front rank to fire.) linie, rând

2) ((in the army, navy etc) a person's position of importance: He was promoted to the rank of sergeant/colonel.) grad

3) (a social class: the lower social ranks.) clasă

2. verb

(to have, or give, a place in a group, according to importance: I would rank him among our greatest writers; Apes rank above dogs in intelligence.) a (se) situa; a (se) clasa

['rænsəm]

1. noun

(a sum of money etc paid for the freeing of a prisoner: They paid a ransom of $40,000; (also adjective) They paid $40,000 in ransom money.) răscum­pă­rare

2. verb

1) (to pay money etc to free (someone).) a răscumpăra

2) (to keep (a person) as a prisoner until a sum of money etc is paid for his release.) a ţine în captivitate pentru răscumpărare

[ræp]

1. noun

(a quick, brief knock or tap: He heard a rap on the door.) lovitură uşoară

2. verb

(to hit or knock quickly and briefly: The teacher rapped the child's fingers with a ruler; He rapped on the table and called for silence.) a lovi, a ciocăni

[rə'peiʃəs]

(greedy (especially for money); eager to seize as much as possible.) rapace

[reip]

1. noun

1) (the crime of having sexual intercourse with a woman against her will.) viol

2) (the act of causing great damage, destruction etc to land etc.) violare; distrugere

2. verb

1) (to force (a woman) to have sexual intercourse against her will.) a viola

2) (to cause great damage, destruction etc to (countryside etc).) a distruge

['ræp ə]

(great delight.) încântare

['reə]

1) (not done, found, seen etc very often; uncommon: a rare flower; a rare occurrence.) rar

2) ((of meat) only slightly cooked: I like my steak rare.) în sânge

['reəriŋ]

(a cheeky or naughty person, especially a child: a cheeky little rascal.) ştrengar, puşlama

1. noun

1) (a small animal with a long tail, like a mouse but larger: The rats have eaten holes in those bags of flour.) şobolan

2) (an offensive word for an unpleasant and untrustworthy person.) laş

2. verb

1) (to break an agreement, promise etc.) a nu se ţine (de cuvânt)

2) (to betray one's friends, colleagues etc: The police know we're here. Someone must have ratted.) a denunţa

[reit]

1. noun

1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) rată, procent(aj)

2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) procen­taj

3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) ritm; viteză

4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) tarif

5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) impozit

2. verb

(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) a aprecia; a fi apreciat; a evalua

(to approve and agree to formally and officially, especially in writing.) a ratifica

['ræʃən]

1. noun

(a measured amount of food etc allowed during a particular period of time: The soldiers were each given a ration of food for the day.) raţie

2. verb

(to allow only a certain amount of (food etc) to a person or animal during a particular period of time: During the oil shortage, petrol was rationed.) a raţionaliza

1) (able to think, reason and judge etc: Man is a rational animal.) ra­ţio­nal, dotat cu raţiune

2) (sensible; reasonable; logical; not (over-) influenced by emotions etc: There must be a rational explanation for those strange noises) logic

['ro:kəs]

(hoarse or harsh (and usually loud); a raucous voice.) răguşit

[reiv]

1) (to talk wildly because, or as if, one is mad.) a delira

2) (to talk very enthusiastically: He's been raving about this new record he's heard.) a vor­bi cu entuziasm; a ridi­ca în slăvi

['rævənəs]

(very hungry.) înfo­metat, lihnit (de foame)

['ræviʃiŋ]

(extremely delightful; very lovely: She looks ravishing tonight.) încântător

[ro:]

1) (not cooked: raw onions/meat.) crud

2) (not prepared or refined; in the natural state: raw cotton; What raw materials are used to make plastic?) neprelucrat, brut

3) (with the skin rubbed and sore: My heel is raw because my shoe doesn't fit properly.) jupuit (de piele)

4) (untrained; inexperienced: raw recruits.) ne­ex­perimentat

['reizə]

(an instrument for shaving, having a sharp cutting edge, blade (a razor-blade), or electrically-powered revolving cutters.) aparat de ras