1) (vomiting or inclined to vomit: He has been sick several times today; I feel sick; She's inclined to be seasick/airsick/car-sick.) care are greţuri

2) ((especially American) ill: He is a sick man; The doctor told me that my husband is very sick and may not live very long.) bolnav

3) (very tired (of); wishing to have no more (of): I'm sick of doing this; I'm sick and tired of hearing about it!) sătul (de)

4) (affected by strong, unhappy or unpleasant feelings: I was really sick at making that bad mistake.) îndurerat de

5) (in bad taste: a sick joke.) macabru

2. noun

(vomit: The bedclothes were covered with sick.)

- sickly

sick-leave

noun (time taken off from work etc because of sickness: He has been on sick-leave for the last three days.)

sicken

verb

1) (to become sick.) a se îmbolnăvi

2) (to disgust: The very thought sickens me.) a dezgusta

sickening

adjective (causing sickness, disgust or weariness; very unpleasant or annoying: There was a sickening crunch; The weather is really sickening!) dezgustător

sickeningly

adverb dezgustător

sickle

['sikl]

noun

(a tool with a curved blade for cutting grain etc.) seceră

sickly

adjective

1) (tending to be often ill: a sickly child.) bolnăvicios

2) (suggesting sickness; pale; feeble: She looks sickly.) bolnăvicios; slab

sickness

noun (the state of being sick or ill: There seems to be a lot of sickness in the town; seasickness.) maladie

side

1. noun

1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) parte

2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) faţă

3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) margine

4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) parte

5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) parte

6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) zonă

7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) versant

8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) aspect, punct de vedere

9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) echipă

2. adjective

(additional, but less important: a side issue.)

- -sided

side by side

(beside one another; close together: They walked along the street side by side.) alături

side effect

(an additional (often bad) effect of a drug etc: These pills have unpleasant side effects.) efect secundar

side road

(a small, minor road.) drum secundar

side with

(to give support to in an argument etc: Don't side with him against us!) a fi de partea (cuiva)

side-street

noun (a small, minor street: The man ran down a side-street and disappeared.)

sideburns

noun plural (the usually short hair grown on the side of a man's face in front of the ears.) perciuni

sidelight

noun (a light fixed to the side, or at the side of the front or back, of a car, boat etc: He switched his sidelights on when it began to get dark.) lumini de poziţie

sideline

noun

1) (a business etc carried on outside one's regular job or activity: He runs a mail-order business as a sideline.) activitate suplimentară

2) (the line marking one of the long edges of a football pitch etc.) linie de tuşă

sidelines

noun plural (the position or point of view of a person not actually taking part in a sport, argument etc: He threw in the occasional suggestion from the sidelines.) de pe margine, din tribună

sidelong

adjective, adverb (from or to the side; not directly: a sidelong glance; He glanced sidelong.) oblic, dintr-o parte

sidestep

past tense, past participle - sidestepped; verb

1) (to step to one side: He sidestepped as his attacker tried to grab him.) a se eschiva

2) (to avoid: to sidestep a problem.) a evita

sidestepped

past tense, past participle; see sidestep

sidetrack

verb (to turn (a person) aside from what he was about to do: I intended to write letters this evening, but was sidetracked into going to the pictures instead.) a distrage cuiva atenţia de la ceva

sidewalk

noun ((American) a pavement or footpath.) trotuar

sideways

adjective, adverb (to or towards one side: He moved sideways; a sideways movement.) dintr-o parte

sidle

verb

(to go or move in a manner intended not to attract attention or as if one is shy or uncertain: He sidled out of the room.) a se strecura

siege

[si:‹]

noun

(an attempt to capture a fort or town by keeping it surrounded by an armed force until it surrenders: The town is under siege.) asediu

sieve

[siv]

1. noun

(a container with a bottom full of very small holes, used to separate liquids from solids or small, fine pieces from larger ones etc: He poured the soup through a sieve to remove all the lumps.) sită; strecurătoare

2. verb

(to pass (something) through a sieve.) a cerne

sift

[sift]

verb

1) (to separate by passing through a sieve etc: Sift the flour before making the cake.) a cerne

2) (to examine closely: He sifted the evidence carefully.) a verifica minuţios

sigh

1. verb

1) (to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc: She sighed with exasperation.) a ofta

2) (to say, or express, with sighs: `I've still got several hours' work to do,' he sighed.) a suspina

2. noun

(an act of sighing.) suspin

- heave a sigh

sight

1. noun

1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) vedere

2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) câmp vizual

3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) atracţie turistică

4) (a view or glimpse.) viziune, vedenie

5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) arătare

6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) lunetă

2. verb

1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) a zări

2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) a ochi

sight-seeing

noun (visiting the chief buildings, places of interest etc of an area: They spent a lot of their holiday sight-seeing in London; (also adjective) a sight-seeing tour.)

sight-seer

noun

sign

1. noun

1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) simbol

2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) panou; indicator

3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) semn

4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) semn

2. verb

1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) a iscăli

2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) a semna

3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) a face semn

- sign up

sign in/out

(to record one's arrival or departure by writing one's name: He signed in at the hotel when he arrived.) a semna (într-un registru/ o condică)

sign up

1) (to join an organization or make an agreement to do something etc by writing one's name.) a înscrie

2) (to engage for work by making a legal contract.) a angaja

signal

['siɡnəl]

1. noun

1) (a sign (eg a movement of the hand, a light, a sound), especially one arranged beforehand, giving a command, warning or other message: He gave the signal to advance.) semnal

2) (a machine etc used for this purpose: a railway signal.) semnal, far

3) (the wave, sound received or sent out by a radio set etc.) semnal

2. verb

1) (to make signals (to): The policeman signalled the driver to stop.) a face semn (cuiva) să

2) (to send (a message etc) by means of signals.) a comunica prin semnale

•

- signalman

signalman

noun

1) (a person who operates railway signals.) acar

2) (a person who sends signals in general: He is a signalman in the army.) persoană care semnalizează

signature

['siɡnə ə]

noun

1) (a signed name: That is his signature on the cheque.) semnătură

2) (an act of signing one's name: Signature of this document means that you agree with us.) semnare

signboard

noun (a board with a notice: In the garden was a signboard which read `House for Sale'.) plăcuţă; semn

significance

[siɡ'nifikəns]

noun (meaning or importance: a matter of great significance.) semnificaţie; importanţă

significant

[siɡ'nifikənt]

adjective

1) (important; having an important effect: a significant event/development.) semnificativ

2) (having a special meaning; meaningful: a significant look/smile.)

3) (considerable; marked: There was no significant change in the patient's condition; There was a significant drop in the number of road accidents last year.)

significantly

[siɡ'nifikəntli]

adverb

1) (in a significant manner: He patted his pocket significantly.) (în mod) semnificativ

2) (to an important degree: Sales-levels are significantly lower than last year, which is very disappointing.) considerabil

signify

verb

1) (to be a sign of; to mean: His frown signified disapproval.) a însemna, a semnifica

2) (to show; to make known by a sign, gesture etc: He signified his approval with a nod.) a însemna, a indica

signpost

noun (a post with a sign on it, showing the direction and distance of places: We saw a signpost which told us we were 80 kilometres from London.) panou care indică numărul de kilometri până la o localitate

silence

1. noun

1) ((a period of) absence of sound or of speech: A sudden silence followed his remark.) linişte

2) (failure to mention, tell something etc: Your silence on this subject is disturbing.) tăcere

2. verb

(to cause to be silent: The arrival of the teacher silenced the class.) a face linişte

3. interjection

(be silent!) linişte!

- silencer

- silent

- silently

- in silence

silencer

noun (a piece of equipment fitted to a gun, or (American muffler) in an engine, for making noise less.) amortizor

silent

[-t]

adjective

1) (free from noise: The house was empty and silent.) liniştit

2) (not speaking: He was silent on that subject.) tăcut

3) (not making any noise: This lift is quite silent.) silenţios

silently

adverb silenţios

silhouette

[silu'et]

noun

1) (an outline drawing of a person: A silhouette in a silver frame hung on the wall.) siluetă

2) (a dark image, especially a shadow, seen against the light.) siluetă

silk

[silk]

noun

1) (very fine, soft threads made by silkworms.) mătase

2) (thread, cloth etc made from this: The dress was made of silk; (also adjective) a silk dress.) (de) mătase

silkiness

noun aspect mătăsos

silkworm

noun (the caterpillar of certain moths, which makes silk.) vierme de mătase

silky

adjective (soft, fine and rather shiny like silk.) mătăsos

sill

[sil]

noun

(a ledge of wood, stone etc at the foot of an opening, such as a window or a door: The windows of the old house were loose, and the sills were crumbling.) pervaz

silliness

noun idioţenie, prostie

silly

['sili]

adjective

(foolish; not sensible: Don't be so silly!; silly children.) stupid, prost

- silliness

silt

[silt]

noun

(fine sand and mud left behind by flowing water.) nămol

- silt up

silt up

(to (cause to) become blocked by mud etc: The harbour had gradually silted up, so that large boats could no longer use it.) a se înămoli

silver

['silvə]

1. noun

1) (an element, a precious grey metal which is used in making jewellery, ornaments etc: The tray was made of solid silver.) argint

2) (anything made of, or looking like, silver especially knives, forks, spoons etc: Burglars broke into the house and stole all our silver.) argintărie

2. adjective

1) (made of, of the colour of, or looking like, silver: a silver brooch; silver stars/paint.) de argint; argintiu

2) ((of a wedding anniversary, jubilee etc) twenty-fifth: We celebrated our silver wedding (anniversary) last month.) de argint

•

- silvery

- silver foil/paper

silver foil/paper

(a common type of wrapping material, made of metal and having a silvery appearance: Chocolate bars are sold wrapped in silver paper.) staniol

silvery

adjective (like silver, especially in colour.) (gri) argintiu

similar

['similə]

adjective

((often with to) alike in many (often most) ways: My house is similar to yours; Our jobs are similar.) asemănător

- similarity

- similarly

similarity

[-'læ-]

(plural similarities) noun similitudine

similarly

adverb (in the same, or a similar, way.) în acelaşi mod

simile

['siməli]

noun

(a form of expression using `like' or `as', in which one thing is compared to another which it only resembles in one or a small number of ways: `Her hair was like silk' is a simile.) comparaţie

simmer

['simə]

verb

(to (cause to) cook gently at or just below boiling point: The stew simmered on the stove; Simmer the ingredients in water for five minutes.) a coace

- simmer down

simmer down

(to calm down.) a se calma

simple

['simpl]

adjective

1) (not difficult; easy: a simple task.) simplu, uşor

2) (not complicated or involved: The matter is not as simple as you think.) simplu, uşor

3) (not fancy or unusual; plain: a simple dress/design; He leads a very simple life.) simplu, obişnuit

4) (pure; mere: the simple truth.) pur şi simplu

5) (trusting and easily cheated: She is too simple to see through his lies.) naiv

6) (weak in the mind; not very intelligent: I'm afraid he's a bit simple, but he's good with animals.) idiot

- simply

simple-minded

adjective (of low intelligence; stupid.) stupid

simple-mindedness

noun naivitate

simpleton

[-tən]

noun (a foolish person.) idiot

simplicity

[sim'plisəti]

noun (the state of being simple: The beauty of this idea is its simplicity; He answered with a child's simplicity.) simplitate

simplification

noun

1) (the process of making simpler.) simplificare

2) (something made simpler; a simpler form: The Americans have made some simplifications in English spelling.) simplificare

simplified

adjective (made less difficult or complicated: simplified language/tasks.) simplificat

simplify

verb (to make simpler: Can you simplify your language a little?) a simplifica

simply

adverb

1) (only: I do it simply for the money.) doar

2) (absolutely: simply beautiful.) absolut, pur şi simplu

3) (in a simple manner: She was always very simply dressed.) simplu, cu simplitate

simulate

['simjuleit]

verb

(to cause (something) to appear to be real etc: This machine simulates the take-off and landing of an aircraft.) a simula

- simulated

- simulation

simulated

adjective (artificial; having the appearance of: simulated leather; a simulated accident.) simulat, artificial

simulation

noun

1) ((an act of) simulating.) simulare

2) (something made to resemble something else.) simulare

simultaneous

adjective

(happening, or done, at exactly the same time: He fell, and there was a simultaneous gasp from the crowd.) simultan

- simultaneously

simultaneously

adverb (în mod) simultan

sin

[sin]

1. noun

(wickedness, or a wicked act, especially one that breaks a religious law: It is a sin to envy the possessions of other people; Lying and cheating are both sins.) păcat, rău

2. verb

(to do wrong; to commit a sin, especially in the religious sense: Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.) a păcătui (împotriva)

- sinful

since

1) ((often with ever) from a certain time onwards: I have been at home (ever) since I returned from Italy.) de când

2) (at a time after: Since he agreed to come, he has become ill.) după ce

3) (because: Since you are going, I will go too.) pentru că

2. adverb

1) ((usually with ever) from that time onwards: We fought and I have avoided him ever since.) de atunci

2) (at a later time: We have since become friends.) apoi

3. preposition

1) (from the time of (something in the past) until the present time: She has been very unhappy ever since her quarrel with her boyfriend.) de la

2) (at a time between (something in the past) and the present time: I've changed my address since last year.) în

3) (from the time of (the invention, discovery etc of): the greatest invention since the wheel.) după

sincere

[sin'siə]

adjective

1) (true; genuine: a sincere desire; sincere friends.) sincer

2) (not trying to pretend or deceive: a sincere person.) sincer

•

- sincerely

- sincerity

sincerely

adverb I sincerely hope that you will succeed.) (în mod) sincer

sincerity

[-'se-]

noun (the state of being sincere: The sincerity of his comments was obvious to all.) sinceritate

sinful

adjective (wicked.) vinovat; păcătos

sinfully

adverb (în mod) vinovat/culpabil; cu/în păcat

sinfulness

noun vinovăţie, culpabilitate

sing

[siŋ]

past tense - sang; verb

(to make (musical sounds) with one's voice: He sings very well; She sang a Scottish song; I could hear the birds singing in the trees.) a cânta

- singer

- singing

- sing out

sing out

(to shout or call out: Sing out when you're ready to go.) a striga după

singe

[sin‹]

present participle - singeing; verb

(to (cause to) burn on the surface; to scorch: She singed her dress by pressing it with too hot an iron.) a arde, a pârli

singeing

present participle; see singe

singer

noun (a person who sings, eg as a profession: Are you a good singer?; He's a trained singer.) cântăreţ

singing

noun (the art or activity of making musical sounds with one's voice: Do you do much singing nowadays?; (also adjective) a singing lesson/teacher.) de canto)

single

['siŋɡl]

1. adjective

1) (one only: The spider hung on a single thread.) singur, unic

2) (for one person only: a single bed/mattress.) pentru o singură persoană

3) (unmarried: a single person.) celibatar, burlac

4) (for or in one direction only: a single ticket/journey/fare.) într-o singură direcţie

2. noun

1) (a gramophone record with only one tune or song on each side: This group have just brought out a new single.) single

2) (a one-way ticket.) bilet simplu/dus

•

- singleness

- singles

- singly

single out

(to choose or pick out for special treatment: He was singled out to receive special thanks for his help.) a alege pe cineva

single parent

noun (a mother or father who brings up a child or children on her or his own: a single-parent family.)

single-breasted

adjective ((of a coat, jacket etc) having only one row of buttons: a single-breasted tweed suit.) la un singur rând

single-decker

noun, adjective (a bus etc) having only one deck or level: a single-decker (bus).

single-handed

adjective, adverb (working etc by oneself, without help: He runs the restaurant single-handed; single-handed efforts.) (absolut) singur

singleness

noun onestitate; celibat

singles

noun plural

1) ((also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side: The men's singles are being played this week; (also adjective) a singles match.) meciuri de simplu

2) ((especially American) unmarried (usually young) people: a bar for singles; (also adjective) a singles holiday/club.) (pentru) celibatari

singly

adverb (one by one; separately: They came all together, but they left singly.) separat

singular

['siŋɡjulə]

noun

1) ((also adjective) (in) the form of a word which expresses only one: `Foot' is the singular of `feet'; a singular noun/verb; The noun `foot' is singular.) singular

2) (the state of being singular: Is this noun in the singular or the plural?) singular

sinister

['sinistə]

adjective

(suggesting, or warning of, evil: sinister happenings; His disappearance is extremely sinister.) sinistru

sink

[siŋk]

1. past tense - sank; verb

1) (to (cause to) go down below the surface of water etc: The torpedo sank the battleship immediately; The ship sank in deep water.) a se scufunda

2) (to go down or become lower (slowly): The sun sank slowly behind the hills; Her voice sank to a whisper.) a coborî

3) (to (cause to) go deeply (into something): The ink sank into the paper; He sank his teeth into an apple.) a intra (în)

4) ((of one's spirits etc) to become depressed or less hopeful: My heart sinks when I think of the difficulties ahead.) a se demoraliza

5) (to invest (money): He sank all his savings in the business.) a investi

2. noun

(a kind of basin with a drain and a water supply connected to it: He washed the dishes in the sink.) chiuvetă

- sunken

- be sunk

- sink in

sink in

1) (to be fully understood: The news took a long time to sink in.) a fi înţeles

2) (to be absorbed: The surface water on the paths will soon sink in.) a fi absorbit

sinner

noun păcătos

sinus

noun

((usually in plural) an air-filled hollow in the bones of the skull, connected with the nose: His sinuses frequently become blocked in the winter; (also adjective) He suffers from sinus trouble.) sinus

sip

[sip]

1. past tense, past participle - sipped; verb

(to drink in very small mouthfuls.) a sorbi încet

2. noun

(a very small mouthful: She took a sip of the medicine.) înghiţitură mică

siphon

1. noun

1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) sifon

2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) sifon

2. verb

((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) a sifona

sipped

past tense, past participle; see sip

sir

[sə:]

noun

1) (a polite form of address (spoken or written) to a man: Excuse me, sir!; He started his letter `Dear Sirs, ...'.) domnule

2) (in the United Kingdom, the title of a knight or baronet: Sir Francis Drake.) sir

siren

noun

(a kind of instrument that gives out a loud hooting noise as a (warning) signal: a factory siren.) sirenă

sirloin

['sə:loin]

noun

(a joint of beef cut from the upper part of the back.) muşchi de vacă

sisal

noun, adjective

((of) a type of fibre from a kind of Central American plant, used in making ropes etc.) sisal

sister

['sistə]

1. noun

1) (the title given to a female child to describe her relationship to the other children of her parents: She's my sister; my father's sister.) soră

2) (a type of senior nurse: She's a sister on Ward 5.) soră

3) (a female member of a religious group.) camaradă

4) (a female fellow member of any group: We must fight for equal opportunities, sisters!)

2. adjective

(closely similar in design, function etc: sister ships.) similar

- sister-in-law

sister-in-law

plural - sisters-in-law; noun

1) (the sister of one's husband or wife.) cumnată

2) (the wife of one's brother.) cumnată

sisters-in-law

plural; see sister-in-law

sit

[sit]

present participle - sitting; verb

1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) a se aşeza; a fi aşezat

2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) a fi aşezat

3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) a asista (la); a lua parte (la)

4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) a sta cocoţat

5) (to undergo (an examination).) susţine

6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) a poza

7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) a fi în sesiune, a lucra

•

- sitter

- sitting

- sit-in

- sit out

- sit up

sit back

(to rest and take no part in an activity: He just sat back and let it all happen.) a se destinde, a se relaxa

sit down

(to (cause to) take a seat, take a sitting position: Let's sit down over here; He sat the child down on the floor.) a se aşeza

sit out

1) (to remain seated during a dance: Let's sit (this one) out.) a nu dansa

2) (to remain inactive and wait until the end of: They'll try to sit out the crisis.) a rămâne/ a aştepta până la sfârşit

sit tight

(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) a rămâne ferm pe poziţie

sit up

1) (to rise to a sitting position: Can the patient sit up?) a se ridica

2) (to remain awake, not going to bed: I sat up until 3 a.m. waiting for you!) a veghea

sit-in

noun (an occupation of a building etc by protesters: The students staged a sit-in.) manifestaţie, protest

site

noun

1) (a place where a building, town etc is, was, or is to be, built: He's got a job on a building-site; The site for the new factory has not been decided.) şantier; amplasament

2) ((also Web site) a site on the Internet that gives information about a particular subject or person.)

sitter

noun

1) (a person who poses for a portrait etc.) model

2) (a baby-sitter.) baby-sitter

sitting

noun (a period of continuous action, meeting etc: I read the whole book at one sitting; The committee were prepared for a lengthy sitting.) şedinţă

sitting duck

(someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked: If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.) pradă uşoară

sitting target

(someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked: If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.) pradă uşoară

sitting-room

noun (a room used mainly for sitting in.)

situated

adjective (to be found; placed: The new school is situated on the north side of town.) situat

situation

[sitju'eiʃən]

noun

1) (circumstances; a state of affairs: an awkward situation.) situaţie

2) (the place where anything stands or lies: The house has a beautiful situation beside a lake.) amplasament

3) (a job: the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.) slujbă

•

- situated

six

[siks]

1. noun

1) (the number or figure 6.) şase

2) (the age of 6.) şase ani

2. adjective

1) (6 in number.) şase

2) (aged 6.) de şase ani

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- six-

- sixth

- six-year-old

3. adjective

((of a person, animal or thing) that is six years old.) de şase ani

- at sixes and sevens

six-

(having six (of something): a six-cylinder engine.) cu/de şase (...)

six-year-old

noun (a person or animal that is six years old.) (persoană/animal) în vârstă de şase ani

sixteen

[siks'ti:n]

1. noun

1) (the number or figure 16.) şaisprezece

2) (the age of 16.) şaisprezece ani

2. adjective

1) (16 in number.) şaisprezece

2) (aged 16.) de şaisprezece ani

3. adjective

((of a person, animal or thing) that is sixteen years old.) de şaisprezece ani

sixteen-

(having sixteen (of something): a sixteen-page booklet.) cu/de şaisprezece (...)

sixteen-year-old

noun (a person or animal that is sixteen years old.) (individ etc.) în vârstă de şaisprezece ani

sixteenth

noun

1) (one of sixteen equal parts.) al şaisprezecelea

2) ((also adjective) (the) last of sixteen (people, things etc); (the) next after the fifteenth.) al şaisprezecelea

sixth

noun

1) (one of six equal parts.) şesime

2) ((also adjective) (the) last of six (people, things etc); (the) next after the fifth.) al şaselea

sixth sense

(an ability to feel or realize something apparently not by means of any of the five senses: He couldn't hear or see anyone, but a sixth sense told him that he was being followed.) al şaselea simţ

sixties

noun plural

1) (the period of time between one's sixtieth and seventieth birthdays.) sexagenariat

2) (the range of temperatures between sixty and seventy degrees.) temperatură între şaizeci şi şaptezeci de grade

3) (the period of time between the sixtieth and seventieth years of a century.) anii şaizeci

sixtieth

noun

1) (one of sixty equal parts.) şaizecime

2) ((also adjective) (the) last of sixty (people, things etc); (the) next after the fifty-ninth.) al şaizecilea

sixty

['siksti]

1. noun

1) (the number or figure 60.) şaizeci

2) (the age of 60.) şaizeci de ani

2. adjective

1) (60 in number.) şaizeci

2) (aged 60.) de şaizeci de ani

- sixty-

3. adjective

((of a person, animal or thing) that is sixty years old.) sexagenar

sixty-

(having sixty (of something): a sixty-page supplement.) cu/de şaizeci (...)

sixty-year-old

noun (a person or animal that is sixty years old.) sexagenar

size

noun

1) (largeness: an area the size of a football pitch; The size of the problem alarmed us.) talie; măsură

2) (one of a number of classes in which shoes, dresses etc are grouped according to measurements: I take size 5 in shoes.) talie, mărime

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- sizeable

- size up

size up

(to form an opinion about a person, situation etc: He sized up the situation and acted immediately.) a cântări

sizeable

adjective (fairly large: His income is quite sizeable, now that he has been promoted.) considerabil