(a person belonging to Rome, especially to ancient Rome.) roman

Roman Catholic

(also Catholic) ((a member) of the Christian church which recognizes the Pope as its head.) (romano-)catolic

Roman Catholicism

(also Catholicism) (the beliefs, government etc of the Roman Catholic Church.) Biserica Romano-Catolică

Roman alphabet

(the alphabet in which Western European languages such as English are written.) alfabet latin

Roman numerals

(I,II,III etc, as opposed to the Arabic numerals 1,2,3 etc.) cifre romane

road

[rəud]

noun

1) (a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on: This road takes you past the school; (also adjective) road safety.) drum

2) ((often abbreviated to Rd when written) used in the names of roads or streets: His address is 24 School Road.) stradă; şosea

3) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) drum, rută

4) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) cale (spre)

- roadway

- by road

road map

(a map showing the roads of (part of) a country.) hartă rutieră

roadblock

noun (a barrier put across a road (eg by the police) in order to stop or slow down traffic: to set up a roadblock.) baraj rutier; punct de control (pe o şosea)

roadside

noun (the ground beside a road: flowers growing by the roadside; (also adjective) a roadside café.) (la) marginea drumurilor

roadway

noun (the part of a road on which cars etc travel: Don't walk on the roadway.) carosabil

roadworks

noun plural (the building or repairing of a road: The traffic was held up by the roadworks.) lucrări de reparare a drumurilor

roadworthiness

noun stare (bună) de funcţionare

roadworthy

adjective (good enough or safe to be used on the road: Is this car roadworthy?) în stare de funcţionare

roam

[rəum]

verb

(to walk about without any fixed plan or purpose; to wander: He roamed from town to town; He roamed (over) the hills.) a hoinări

- roamer

roamer

noun vagabond

roar

[ro:]

1) (to give a loud deep cry; to say loudly; to shout: The lions roared; The sergeant roared (out) his commands.) a urla; a zbiera; a rage

2) (to laugh loudly: The audience roared (with laughter) at the man's jokes.) a hohoti

3) (to make a loud deep sound: The cannons/thunder roared.) a bubui

4) (to make a loud deep sound while moving: He roared past on his motorbike.) a vâjâi

1) (a loud deep cry: a roar of pain/laughter; the lion's roars.) răget; urlet; hohot

2) (a loud, deep sound: the roar of traffic.) vuiet

- do a roaring trade

roast

[rəust]

1) (to cook or be cooked in an oven, or over or in front of a fire etc: to roast a chicken over the fire; The beef was roasting in the oven.) a (se) frige; a (se) coace

2) (to heat (coffee-beans) before grinding.) a prăji

2. adjective

(roasted: roast beef/chestnuts.) fript; prăjit

3. noun

(meat that has been roasted or is for roasting: She bought a roast; a delicious roast.) friptură

- roasting

roasting

adjective (very hot: It's roasting outside.) torid, îngrozitor de cald

rob

[rob]

past tense, past participle - robbed; verb

1) (to steal from (a person, place etc): He robbed a bank / an old lady; I've been robbed!) a jefui; a fura

2) ((with of) to take (something) away from; to deprive of: An accident robbed him of his sight at the age of 21.) a priva de, a lipsi de

noun The bank robbers got away with nearly $50,000.) tâlhar, jefuitor

- robber

- robbery

robbed

past tense, past participle; see rob

robber

robberies

plural; see robbery

robbery

plural - robberies; noun (the act of robbing: Robbery is a serious crime; He was charged with four robberies.) furt

robe

[rəub]

noun

1) ((often in plural) a long, loose piece of clothing: Many Arabs still wear robes; a baby's christening-robe.) robă

2) ((usually in plural) a long, loose piece of clothing worn as a sign of a person's rank eg on official occasions: a judge's robes.) robă, veşmânt de ceremonie

3) ((especially American) a loose garment worn casually; a dressing-gown: She wore a robe over her nightdress; a bath-robe; a beach-robe.) halat, capot

adjective (wearing robes: judges robed in black.) îmbrăcat în robă

- robed

robed

robin

['robin]

noun

1) (a small European bird with a red breast.) prihor

2) (an American thrush with an orange-red breast.) măcăleandru

robot

['rəubot]

noun

(a machine which behaves, works, and often looks like a human being.) robot

robust

(strong; healthy: a robust child.) robust

- robustly

- robustness

robustly

adverb cu vigoare

robustness

noun robusteţe, vigoare

rock

I [rok]

noun

1) ((a large lump or mass of) the solid parts of the surface of the Earth: The ship struck a rock and sank; the rocks on the seashore; He built his house on solid rock.) stâncă; piatră

2) (a large stone: The climber was killed by a falling rock.) bolovan

3) (a type of hard sweet made in sticks: a stick of Edinburgh rock.) acadea

- rocky

II [rok]

verb

1) (to (cause to) swing gently backwards and forwards or from side to side: The mother rocked the cradle; This cradle rocks.) a (se) legăna

2) (to swing (a baby) gently in one's arms to comfort it or make it sleep.) a legăna

3) (to shake or move violently: The earthquake rocked the building.) a zgudui

•

- rocker

- rocky

III [rok]

((also rock music) music or songs with a strong, heavy beat and usually a simple melody: She likes rock; (also adjective) a rock band.) (de) rock

- rock'n'roll

rock'n'roll

noun ((also rock-and-roll) a simpler, earlier form of rock music.) rock and roll

rock-bottom

noun, adjective ((at) the lowest level possible: Prices have reached rock-bottom; rock-bottom prices.) cel mai scăzut (nivel) posibil

rock-garden

noun (a rockery.)

rock-plant

noun (any plant which grows among rocks eg on mountains, often also grown in rockeries.)

rocker

noun

1) (one of usually two curved supports on which a cradle, rocking-chair etc rocks.) basculă

2) (a rocking-chair.) balansoar

rockeries

plural; see rockery

rockery

plural - rockeries; noun (a heap of rocks in a garden with earth between them in which small plants are grown.) grădină alpină

rocket

['rokit]

1) (a tube containing materials which, when set on fire, give off a jet of gas which drives the tube forward, usually up into the air, used eg as a firework, for signalling, or for launching a spacecraft.) rachetă

2) (a spacecraft launched in this way: The Americans have sent a rocket to Mars.) rachetă

(to rise or increase very quickly: Bread prices have rocketed.) a creşte vertiginos

rockiness

noun caracter stâncos

rocking-chair

noun (a chair which rocks backwards and forwards on rockers.)

rocking-horse

noun (a toy horse which rocks backwards and forwards on rockers.)

rocky

adjective a rocky coastline.) stâncos

rod

[rod]

noun

(a long thin stick or piece of wood, metal etc: an iron rod; a fishing-rod; a measuring-rod.) vergea; tijă; undiţă; riglă

rode

[roud]

past tense; = ride

rodent

['rəudənt]

noun

(any of a number of types of animal with large front teeth for gnawing, eg squirrels, beavers, rats etc.) rozător

rodeo

['rəudiou]

plural - rodeos; noun

(especially in the United States, a show or contest of riding, lassoing etc.)

rodeos

plural; see rodeo

roe

I [rəu]

noun

(the eggs of fish: cod roe.) icre

II [rəu]

= roe deer - plurals roe deer, roe deers - noun

(a small deer found in Europe and Asia.) căprioară

rogue

[rəuɡ]

noun

1) (a dishonest person: I wouldn't buy a car from a rogue like him.) pungaş

2) (a mischievous person, especially a child: She's a little rogue sometimes.) ştrengar

role

[rəul]

noun

1) (a part played by an actor or actress in a play etc: He is playing the rôle of King Lear.)

2) (the actions or functions of a person in some activity: He played the rôle of peacemaker in the dispute.)

roll

1. [rəul]

noun

1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rulou, sul

2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) franzeluţă

3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) rostogolire

4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) (mişcare de) ruliu

5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) bubuit

6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) halcă

7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) duruit

1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.) a (se) rostogoli

2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.) a se mişca/a merge pe roţi

3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.) a face sul

4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.) a (se) întoarce

5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.) a face în formă de minge

6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.) a înfăşura

7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).) a netezi; a întinde (cu un rulou)

8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.) a se legăna

9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.) a bubui; a durui

10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.) a roti

11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.) a rula, a merge cu maşina

12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.) a se rostogoli (pe)

13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.) a se scurge

verb (to come in or be got in large numbers or amounts: I'd like to own a chain store and watch the money rolling in.) a veni în număr mare

- roller

- rolling

- roller-skate

3. verb

(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.)

- rolling-pin

- roll in

- roll up

(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) catalog, listă

- roll-call

roll in

roll up

1) (to form into a roll: to roll up the carpet; He rolled up his sleeves.) a rula; a sufleca

2) (to arrive: John rolled up ten minutes late.) a apărea

3) ((especially shouted to a crowd at a fair etc) to come near: Roll up! Roll up! Come and see the bearded lady!) apropiaţi-vă!

roll-call

noun (an act of calling names from a list, to find out if anyone is missing eg in a prison or school class.)

roller

noun

1) (any of a number of tube-shaped objects, or machines fitted with one or more such objects, for flattening, crushing, printing etc: a garden roller; a road-roller.) a se scurge

2) (a small tube-shaped object on which hair is wound to curl it.) rulou; tăvălug; compresor

3) (a small solid wheel or cylinder on which something can be rolled along.) bigudiu

4) (a long large wave on the sea.) rolă

roller-skate

noun (a skate with wheels instead of a blade: a pair of roller-skates.)

rolling

adjective ((of a landscape) having low hills and shallow valleys, without steep slopes.) deluros, cu coline

rolling-pin

noun (a usually wooden roller for flattening out dough.)

romance

noun

1) (the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love: It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last.) idilă, poveste de dragoste

2) (a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life: She writes romances.) roman de dragoste/de aventuri

3) (this kind of excitement: She felt her life was lacking in romance.) aventură (sentimentală)

romantic

1) ((negative unromantic) (of a story) about people who are in love: a romantic novel.) de dragoste; romantic

2) (causing or feeling love, especially the beautiful love described in a romance: Her husband is very romantic - he brings her flowers every day; romantic music.) romantic

3) (too concerned with love and excitement: Her head is full of romantic notions.) visător

romantically

adverb într-o manieră romantică

romp

[romp]

1) (to play in a lively way, especially by running about, jumping etc: The children and their dog were romping about on the grass.) a se zbengui

2) (to progress quickly and easily: Some people find these problems difficult but he just romps through them.) a trece uşor peste ceva; a face ceva fără greutate/fluierând

(the act of romping: The children had a romp in the grass.) hârjoneală, zbenguială

roof

[ru:f]

(the top covering of a building etc: a flat roof; a tiled roof; the roof of a car.) acoperiş

(to cover with a roof: They'll finish roofing the house next week.) a pune acoperiş (la)

- go through the roof / hit the roof

- roof of the mouth

roof of the mouth

(the upper part of the mouth.) cerul gurii

rook

[ruk]

noun

1) (a kind of crow.) cioară de câmp

2) ((usually castle) a chess-piece.) turn

room

[ru:m ](in compounds rum, (American[) ru:m)]

noun

1) (one part of a house or building, usually used for a particular purpose: This house has six rooms; a bedroom; a dining-room.) cameră (de); sală (de); sufragerie

2) (the space or area in which a person, thing etc is or could be put etc: The bed takes up a lot of room; There's no room for you in our car; We'll move the bookcase to make room for the television.) loc

3) (a need or possibility (for something): There is room for improvement in his work.) loc

noun (a person who shares a room with another person eg in a hostel for students etc.)

- -roomed

- roomful

- rooms

- roomy

- room-mate

room-mate

roomful

noun He didn't feel like facing a roomful of people.) sală plină (de)

rooms

noun plural (a set of rented rooms for living in.) apartament

roomy

adjective (having plenty of room: roomy cupboards.) spaţios

roost

[ru:st]

(a branch etc on which a bird rests at night.) cracă

((of birds) to sit or sleep on a roost.) a se cocoţa pe cracă (pentru a dormi)

- rooster

- rule the roost

rooster

noun ((especially American) a farmyard cock.) cocoş

root

1. [ru:t]

noun

1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rădăcină

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rădăcină

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) origine, cauză

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) origini, rădăcini

(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) a prinde rădăcini; a planta

II [ru:t]

verb

1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) a râma (cu râtul)

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) a cotrobăi

root beer

(a kind of non-alcoholic drink made from the roots of certain plants.) băutură din extract de plante

root crop

(plants with roots that are grown for food: The farm has three fields of root crops.) (plante) rădăcinoase

root out

1) (to pull up or tear out by the roots: The gardener began to root out the weeds.) a smulge din rădăcini

2) (to get rid of completely: We must do our best to root out poverty.) a extirpa, a stârpi

rope

[rəup]

((a) thick cord, made by twisting together lengths of hemp, nylon etc: He tied it with a (piece of) rope; a skipping rope.) frânghie; coardă

1) (to tie or fasten with a rope: He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.) a lega cu o frânghie/o coardă

2) (to catch with a rope; to lasso: to rope a calf.) a prinde cu lasoul

(to include; to persuade to join in: We roped him in to help.) a lua ca tovarăş

- rope-ladder

- rope in

- rope off

rope in

rope off

(to put a rope round or across (a place) in order to prevent people going in: The end of the room was roped off for the most important guests.) a împrejmui (cu o frânghie)

rope-ladder

noun (a ladder made of rope.)

rosaries

plural; see rosary

rosary

['rəuzəri]

plural - rosaries; noun

((a string of beads representing) a group of prayers, used by Roman Catholics.) mătănii

rose

[rouz]

past tense; = rise

rose hip

noun (the red fruit of a rose, which is rich in vitamin C.)

rosefish

noun (North Atlantic rose-coloured fish used for food.)

rosette

[rə'zet, ](American[) rou-]

noun (a badge or decoration in the shape of a rose, made of coloured ribbon etc.) rozetă

rosewood

noun, adjective ((of) a dark wood used for making furniture: a rose wood cabinet.) lemn de trandafir

rosily

adverb în (culoarea) roz

rosin

['rozin]

noun

(the hardened resin of some trees, used on the bows of stringed musical instruments.) sacâz

rosiness

noun culoare roz

roster

['rostə]

noun

(a list showing the work, duties etc that people are to do: a duty roster.) listă (de serviciu); tablou

rostrum

['rostrəm]

noun

(a platform on which a public speaker stands.) tribună

rosy

1) (rose-coloured; pink: rosy cheeks.) roz, trandafiriu

2) (bright; hopeful: His future looks rosy.) promiţător

rot

[rot]

1. past tense, past participle - rotted; verb

(to make or become bad or decayed: The fruit is rotting on the ground; Water rots wood.) a putrezi

1) (decay: The floorboards are affected by rot.) putrezire

2) (nonsense: Don't talk rot!) prostii

(a list showing duties that are to be done in turn, and the names of the people who are to do them.)

- rotten

- rottenness

- rotter

rota

['rəutə]

noun

rotary

['rəutəri]

(turning like a wheel: a rotary movement.) rotativ; de rotaţie

- rotate

- rotation

rotate

[rə'teit, ](American[) 'routeit]

verb (to turn like a wheel: He rotated the handle; The earth rotates.) a (se) învârti

rotation

noun rotaţie

rotor

['rəutə]

noun

(the rotating part of an engine, especially the blades of a helicopter.) rotor

rotted

past tense, past participle; see rot

rotten

1) ((of meat, fruit etc) having gone bad; decayed: rotten vegetables.) putred; stricat

2) (bad; mean: What rotten luck!; It was a rotten thing to do.) rău; urât

rottenness

noun putreziciune; stricăciune

rotter

noun (a mean, bad person: an absolute rotter.) canalie, jigodie

rouble

['ru:bl]

noun

(the standard unit of Russian currency.) rublă

rough

1. adjective

1) (not smooth: Her skin felt rough.) aspru

2) (uneven: a rough path.) accidentat

3) (harsh; unpleasant: a rough voice; She's had a rough time since her husband died.) răguşit; greu

4) (noisy and violent: rough behaviour.) violent, brutal

5) (stormy: The sea was rough; rough weather.) agitat; urât

6) (not complete or exact; approximate: a rough drawing; a rough idea/estimate.) aproximativ; sub formă de ciornă

1) (a violent bully: a gang of roughs.) huligan

2) (uneven or uncultivated ground on a golf course: I lost my ball in the rough.) teren accidentat

- roughen

rough diamond

(a person of fine character but rough manners.) brânză bună în burduf de câine

rough it

(to live for a period of time without the comforts or conveniences of modern life: They roughed it in the jungles for two months.)

rough out

(to draw or explain roughly: I roughed out a diagram; He roughed out his plan.) a schiţa; a explica în mare

rough-and-ready

1) (not carefully made or finished, but good enough: a rough-and-ready meal.) încropit la repezeală

2) ((of people) friendly enough but without politeness etc.) nepoliticos, dar prietenos

rough-and-tumble

noun (friendly fighting between children etc.) încăierare

roughage

[-fi‹]

noun (substances in food, eg bran or fibre, which help digestion.) substanţe care stimulează digestia

roughen

verb (to make or become rough: The sea roughened as the wind rose.) a se înăspri; a deveni furios

roughly

adverb brutal; grosolan

roughness

noun asprime; grosolănie; aproximare

roulette

[ru'let]

noun

(a game of chance, played with a ball on a revolving wheel.) ruletă

round

1. adjective

1) (shaped like a circle or globe: a round hole; a round stone; This plate isn't quite round.) rotund

2) (rather fat; plump: a round face.) rotunjor; grăsuţ

2. adverb

1) (in the opposite direction: He turned round.)

2) (in a circle: They all stood round and listened; A wheel goes round; All (the) year round.)

3) (from one person to another: They passed the letter round; The news went round.)

4) (from place to place: We drove round for a while.)

5) (in circumference: The tree measured two metres round.)

6) (to a particular place, usually a person's home: Are you coming round (to our house) tonight?)

3. preposition

1) (on all sides of: There was a wall round the garden; He looked round the room.)

2) (passing all sides of (and returning to the starting-place): They ran round the tree.)

3) (changing direction at: He came round the corner.)

4) (in or to all parts of: The news spread all round the town.)

4. noun

1) (a complete circuit: a round of drinks (= one for everyone present); a round of golf.) rotund

2) (a regular journey one takes to do one's work: a postman's round.) tură

3) (a burst of cheering, shooting etc: They gave him a round of applause; The soldier fired several rounds.) salvă

4) (a single bullet, shell etc: five hundred rounds of ammunition.) glonţ; obuz

5) (a stage in a competition etc: The winners of the first round will go through to the next.) manşă, rundă

6) (a type of song sung by several singers singing the same tune starting in succession.) canon

5. verb

(to go round: The car rounded the corner.) a se întoarce (la)

- roundly

- rounds

6. adjective

(not direct: a roundabout route.)

- round figures/numbers

round about

1) (surrounding: She sat with her children round about her.)

2) (near: There are not many houses round about.)

3) (approximately: There must have been round about a thousand people there.)

round figures/numbers

(the nearest convenient or easily remembered numbers: Tell me the cost in round figures (ie $20 rather than $19.87).) cifră rotundă

round off

1) (to make something smooth etc: He rounded off the sharp corners with a file.) a şlefui

2) (to complete successfully: He rounded off his career by becoming president.) a încununa

round on

(to turn to face (a person) suddenly, especially angrily.) a se înfuria pe

round the clock

(the whole day and the whole night: to work round the clock.)

round trip

1) ((American) a journey to a place and back again (round-trip ticket a ticket for such a journey).) bilet/călătorie dus-întors

2) (a trip to several places and back, taking a circular route.) circuit (turistic)

round up

to collect together: The farmer rounded up the sheep (noun round-up) a aduna; a strânge

round-shouldered

adjective (with stooping shoulders.) adus de spate

roundabout

noun

1) (a revolving machine on which one can ride for pleasure; a merry-go-round.)

2) (a circular piece of ground where several roads meet, and round which traffic must travel.)

rounded

adjective (curved; like part of the line forming a circle: a rounded arch.) rotunjit

roundly

adverb (plainly; rudely: He rebuked her roundly.) de la obraz

roundness

noun rotunjime

rounds

noun plural (a doctor's visits to his patients: The doctor is (out) on his rounds.) vizite

rouse

verb

1) (to awaken: I'll rouse you at 6 o'clock.) a trezi

2) (to stir or excite: Her interest was roused by what he said.) a trezi

adjective (stirring; exciting: a rousing speech.) entuziasmant; mişcător

- rousing

rousing

rout

(to defeat (an army etc) completely.) a nimici

(a complete defeat.) înfrângere zdrobitoare

route

(a way of getting somewhere; a road: Our route took us through the mountains.) rută, drum, itinerar

(to arrange a route for: Heavy traffic was routed round the outside of the town.) a dirija

- route march

route march

(a long march for soldiers in training.) marş pe distanţă mare

routine

[ru:'ti:n]

(a regular, fixed way of doing things: one's daily routine; One needs some routine.) rutină

2. adjective

(regular; ordinary: routine work.) obişnuit, de rutină

rove

[rəuv]

verb

(to wander; to roam: He roved (through) the streets.) a hoinări

- rover

- roving

rover

noun hoinar, vagabond

roving

adjective a roving band of robbers.) hoinar

row

I [rəu]

noun

(a line: two rows of houses; They were sitting in a row; They sat in the front row in the theatre.) rând, şir

1. [rəu]

verb

1) (to move (a boat) through the water using oars: He rowed (the dinghy) up the river.) a vâsli

2) (to transport by rowing: He rowed them across the lake.) a trece

(a trip in a rowing-boat: They went for a row on the river.) plimbare cu barca (cu vâsle)

- rower

- rowing-boat

- row-boat

III

noun

1) (a noisy quarrel: They had a terrible row; a family row.) ceartă, scandal

2) (a continuous loud noise: They heard a row in the street.) tărăboi, zarvă

row-boat

noun (a boat which is moved by oars.)

rowan

noun

((also rowan tree) a small tree that has red berries in autumn.)

- rowan berry

rowan berry

noun

rowdily

adverb făcând gălăgie

rowdiness

noun gălăgie

rowdy

(noisy and rough: rowdy children.) gălăgios

- rowdily

- rowdiness

rower

noun (a person who rows; an oarsman.) vâslaş

rowing-boat

noun (a boat which is moved by oars.)

royal

['roiəl]