(to keep reminding someone of something unpleasant.) a tot aduce vorba despre (ceva)

(to remove (a mark, writing etc) with a rubber; to erase.) a şterge

(to meet or mix with (other people).) a avea de-a face cu

(to polish: She rubbed up the silver.)

(to annoy or irritate (someone).)

(an instrument with rubber figures, letters etc which is used to stamp a name, date etc on books or papers.) ştampilă (de cau­ciuc)

adjective (like rubber.) elastic, de con­sis­tenţa cauciucului

1) (waste material; things that have been or are to be thrown away: Our rubbish is taken away twice a week; (also adjective) a rubbish bin/bag.) (de) gunoi

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

(small pieces of stone, brick etc.) moloz

(a type of bag carried on the back by walkers, climbers etc.) rucsac

1) (a flat piece of wood, metal etc fixed to the back of a boat for steering.) cârmă

2) (a similar device on an aircraft.) cârmă, di­recţie

1) ((of the face) rosy and showing good health: ruddy cheeks.) rumen (în obraji)

2) (red: The sky was filled with a ruddy glow.) roş­cat

noun grosolănie; lipsă de mani­ere

[-'men-]

adjective (primitive or undeveloped: rudimentary tools.) rudimentar

noun tristeţe, mâhnire

(a violent, brutal person: He was attacked by a gang of ruffians.) hu­li­gan

(to make wrinkled or uneven, especially hair, feathers etc: The wind ruffled her hair; The bird ruffled its feathers in anger.) a ciufuli, a zbârli

1) (a mat for the floor; a small carpet.) covoraş, carpetă

2) ((also travelling-rug) a thick usually patterned blanket for keeping one warm when travelling.)

((also Rugby / rugby football: abbreviation rugger ) a kind of football using an oval ball which can be carried.) rugby

noun asprime

1) (collapsed; decayed: ruined houses.) în ruină

2) (completely spoiled: My dress is ruined!) stri­­­cat

noun plural (collapsed and decayed buildings: the ruins of the castle.) ruine

(to leave out; not to consider: We mustn't rule out the possibility of bad weather.) a ex­clude

(to be the person in a group, family etc whose orders, wishes etc are obeyed.) a face legea

adjective (having straight lines drawn across: ruled paper.) liniat

1) (a person who governs: the ruler of the state.) suveran; şef de stat

2) (a long narrow piece of wood, plastic etc for drawing straight lines: I can't draw straight lines without a ruler.) riglă

adjective (governing: the ruling party.) de guvernământ; conducător

(a type of alcoholic drink, a spirit made from sugar cane: a bottle of rum.) rom

((a piece of music for) a South American dance.) rumba

1. verb

(to make a low grumbling sound: Thunder rumbled in the distance.) a bu­bui

2. noun

(this kind of sound: the rumble of thunder.) bubuit, bubuitură

1. verb

(to search by turning things out or over: He rummaged in the drawer for a clean shirt.) a răscoli, a scotoci

2. noun

(a thorough search.) scotocire

['ru:mə]

1) (a piece of news or a story passed from person to person, which may not be true: I heard a rumour that you had got a new job.) zvon

2) (general talk or gossip: Don't listen to rumour.) zvonuri

(the hind part of an animal's body.) crupă

(a noisy disturbance; an uproar.) tărăboi

(to meet: I ran across an old friend.) a întâlni pe cineva din întâmplare

(to chase: The dog ran after a cat.) a fugi după

((of a ship) to become stuck on rocks etc.) a eşua

(to go away: Run along now, children!) a o lua din loc

1) (to escape: He ran away from school.) a fugi (de la)

2) ((with with) to steal: He ran away with all her money.) a fugi (cu)

3) ((with with) to go too fast etc to be controlled by: The horse ran away with him.) a scăpa de sub control

1) ((of a clock, battery etc) to finish working: My watch has run down - it needs rewinding.) a distruge, a epuiza

2) ((of a vehicle or driver) to knock down: I was run down by a bus.) a lovi (tare)

3) (to speak badly of: He is always running me down.) a discredita, a vorbi de rău (despre)

(to stand for election for: He is running for president.) a candida (ca/la)

(to try to escape: Quick - run for it!) a se salva

(to get (a new engine etc) working properly.)

1) (to meet: I ran into her in the street.) a da peste

2) (to crash into or collide with: The car ran into a lamp-post.) a intra în

(to develop or happen in the usual way: The fever ran its course.) a-şi urma cursul

1) (to print or copy: I want 500 copies run off at once.) a trage, a imprima

2) ((with with) to steal or take away: He ran off with my wife.) a fugi cu

1) ((of a supply) to come to an end: The food has run out.) a (se) termina

2) ((with of) to have no more: We've run out of money.) a nu mai avea

(to lose energy, or become exhausted.) a pierde din avânt

1) ((of a vehicle or driver) to knock down or drive over: Don't let the dog out of the garden or he'll get run over.) a călca, a lovi

2) (to repeat for practice: Let's run over the plan again.) a repeta

(to be very much better at doing something than; to beat easily.)

(to behave wildly; to go out of control.) a se dezlănţui

1) ((of a supply) to become insufficient: Our money is running short.) a deveni insu­fi­cient

2) ((with of) not to have enough: We're running short of money.) a fi pe terminate

(to look at, deal with etc, one after another: He ran through their instructions.) a par­curge cu privirea

(to have enough money for: We can't run to a new car this year.) a-şi putea permite

(to find (something or someone) after a long search: He ran his friend to earth in the pub.) a găsi până la urmă

1) (to hoist (a flag).) a înălţa

2) (to make quickly or roughly: I can run up a dress in a couple of hours.) a face la repe­zeală

3) (to collect up, accumulate (debts): He ran up an enormous bill.) a face

(to go out of control: They let their children run wild; The garden was running wild.) a-şi face de cap; a se sălbătici

(to do something which involves a risk: I took the risk of buying that jumper for you - I hope it fits; He didn't want to run the risk of losing his money.) a-şi asuma riscul

noun (a person, animal etc that runs away: The police caught the two runaways; (also adjective) a runaway horse.) evadat, fugar

adjective (tired or exhausted because one has worked too hard: He feels run-down.)

noun (a person, thing etc that is second in a race or competition: My friend won the prize and I was the runner-up.) al doilea

1) (of or for running: running shoes.) de alergare

2) (continuous: a running commentary on the football match.) neîntrerupt; în direct

adjective (liquid; watery: Do you like your egg yolk firm or runny?; The baby has a runny nose.) moale; care curge

noun (a wide path from which aircraft take off and on which they land: The plane landed on the runway.) pistă (de decolare/de aterizare)

[ru'pi:]

(the standard unit of currency in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka etc.) rupie

1. noun

(a tearing or breaking.) ruptură; hernie

2. verb

(to break or tear.) a (se) rupe

['ruərəl]

(of the countryside: a rural area.) rural

[ru:z]

(a clever trick or plan.) şiretlic

adverb scârţâind

noun aspect ruginit; ruginire

noun ((American) a person who steals cattle etc.) hoţ de vite

adjective (that will not (allow) rust: rustproof paint.) inoxidabil

1) (covered with rust: a rusty old bicycle.) ruginit

2) (not as good as it was because of lack of practice: My French is rusty.) slab

noun cruzime

adjective (having ruts: a deeply-rutted path.) brăzdat de făgaşe