[ʃeid]

1. noun

1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) umbră; umbrar

2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) umbră

3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) parasolar; abajur; jaluzea

4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) ton

5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) (un) pic, puţin

2. verb

1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) a (se) adăposti

2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) a umbri

3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) a se deco­lora

[ʃeik]

1. past tense - shook; verb

1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) a scu­tura

2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) a zgudui

2. noun

1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) zguduitură

2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) shake

[ʃo:n]

I [ʃed]

(a usually small building for working in, or for storage: a wooden shed; a garden shed.) magazie

II [ʃed]

1) (to send out (light etc): The torch shed a bright light on the path ahead.) a emana, a răspândi

2) (to cast off (clothing, skin, leaves etc): Many trees shed their leaves in autumn.) a pierde

3) (to produce (tears, blood): I don't think many tears were shed when she left.) a vărsa

[ʃel]

1. noun

1) (the hard outer covering of a shellfish, egg, nut etc: an eggshell; A tortoise can pull its head and legs under its shell.) scoică; cochilie; coajă; carapace

2) (an outer covering or framework: After the fire, all that was left was the burned-out shell of the building.) carcasă

3) (a metal case filled with explosives and fired from a gun etc: A shell exploded right beside him.) obuz

2. verb

1) (to remove from its shell or pod: You have to shell peas before eating them.) a des­face, a descoji

2) (to fire explosive shells at: The army shelled the enemy mercilessly.) a bombarda

1. [ʃu:]

1) (an outer covering for the foot: a new pair of shoes.) pantof, încălţăminte

2) ((also horseshoe) a curved piece of iron nailed to the hoof of a horse.) potcoavă

2. [ʃod]

(to put a shoe or shoes on (a horse etc).) a încălţa; a potcovi

[ʃu:t]

1. past tense, past participle - shot; verb

1) ((often with at) to send or fire (bullets, arrows etc) from a gun, bow etc: The enemy were shooting at us; He shot an arrow through the air.) a trage

2) (to hit or kill with a bullet, arrow etc: He went out to shoot pigeons; He was sentenced to be shot at dawn.) a trage în

3) (to direct swiftly and suddenly: She shot them an angry glance.) a lansa

4) (to move swiftly: He shot out of the room; The pain shot up his leg; The force of the explosion shot him across the room.) a se repezi; a proiecta

5) (to take (usually moving) photographs (for a film): That film was shot in Spain; We will start shooting next week.) a filma; a fotografia

6) (to kick or hit at a goal in order to try to score.) a şuta

7) (to kill (game birds etc) for sport.) a vâna

2. noun

(a new growth on a plant: The deer were eating the young shoots on the trees.) mugure

[ʃop]

1. noun

1) (a place where goods are sold: a baker's shop.) magazin

2) (a workshop, or a place where any kind of industry is carried on: a machine-shop.) ate­lier

2. verb

((often go shopping) to visit shops for the purpose of buying: We shop on Saturdays; She goes shopping once a week.) a face/a merge la cum­­pă­rături

[ʃo:t]

1. adjective

1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) scurt

2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) mic

3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) scurt

4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) lipsă

5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) a duce lipsă

6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) proaspăt

2. adverb

1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) brusc

2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) aproape

1. noun

1) (a short fall (of rain): I got caught in a shower on my way here.) aversă

2) (anything resembling such a fall of rain: a shower of sparks; a shower of bullets.) ploaie; torent

3) (a bath in which water is sprayed down on the bather from above: I'm just going to have/take a shower.) baie cu duş

4) (the equipment used for such a bath: We're having a shower fitted in the bathroom.) duş

2. verb

1) (to pour down in large quantities (on): They showered confetti on the bride.) a inun­da cu

2) (to bathe in a shower: He showered and dressed.) a face un duş

(a small bush or woody plant: He has planted bushes and shrubs in his garden.) arbust

1. present participle - shutting; verb

1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) a închide

2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) a se închide

3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) a încuia

4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) a încuia, a ţine departe de

2. adjective

(closed.) închis

1) (in weaving, a piece of equipment for carrying the thread backwards and forwards across the other threads.) navetă

2) (a piece of machinery for making loops in the lower thread in a sewing-machine.) suveică

3) (an air, train or other transport service etc which operates constantly backwards and forwards between two places: an airline shuttle between London and Edinburgh; space shuttle (= a craft travelling between space stations).) navetă