skate

I

1. [skeit]

noun

1) (a boot with a steel blade fixed to it for moving on ice etc: I can move very fast across the ice on skates.) patină

2) (a roller-skate.) patină cu rotile

2. verb

1) (to move on skates: She skates beautifully.) a patina

2) (to move over, along etc by skating.) a aluneca

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- skater

- skateboard

- skating-rink

II [skeit]

plurals - skate, skates; noun

1) (a kind of large, flat fish.) calcan

2) (its flesh, used as food.) calcan

skateboard

noun (a short board with small wheels on which a person can stand and ride as a sport.)

skater

noun skater, patinator

skates

plurals; see skate II

skating-rink

noun (an area of ice set aside or designed for skating on.)

skeleton

['skelitn]

noun

1) (the bony framework of an animal or person: The archaeologists dug up the skeleton of a dinosaur.) schelet

2) (any framework or outline: the steel skeleton of a building.) şarpantă, schelet

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- skeleton key

skeleton key

(a key which can open many different locks.) şperaclu

skeptic

see sceptic

sketch

[ske ]

1. noun

1) (a rough plan, drawing or painting: He made several sketches before starting the portrait.) crochiu, desen, schiţă

2) (a short (written or spoken) account without many details: The book began with a sketch of the author's life.) rezumat

3) (a short play, dramatic scene etc: a comic sketch.) sketch, scenetă

2. verb

1) (to draw, describe, or plan without completing the details.) a schiţa

2) (to make rough drawings, paintings etc: She sketches as a hobby.) a face crochiuri/schiţe

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- sketchy

- sketchily

- sketchiness

- sketch-book

sketch-book

noun (a book for drawing sketches in.)

sketchily

adverb incomplet

sketchiness

noun caracter incomplet

sketchy

adjective

1) (incompletely done or carried out: a sketchy search.) sumar

2) (slight or incomplete: a sketchy knowledge of French.) precar

skew

[skju:]

1. adjective

(not straight or symmetrical.) oblic

2. verb

(to make or be distorted, not straight.) a strâmba; a deforma

skewer

['skjuə]

noun

(a long pin of wood or metal for keeping meat together while roasting: Put the cubes of meat on a skewer.) frigăruie

ski

1. [ski:]

noun

(one of a pair of long narrow strips of wood etc that are attached to the feet for gliding over snow, water etc.) schi

2. [ski:d]

verb

(to travel on or use skis especially as a leisure activity: He broke his leg when he was skiing.) a schia

- ski-

- skier

- skiing

- ski jump

- ski jumper

- ski jumping

- ski lift

- ski pole

- ski resort

- ski slope

- ski run

- ski track/trail

- ski tow

ski jump

noun

1) (a competition between skiers to see who will jump furthest off a steep slope.)

2) (a steep snow-covered slope before a sharp drop, to help skiers leap into the air.)

ski jumper

noun

ski jumping

noun

ski lift

noun (a cable system with chairs for carrying skiers up a slope.) teleschi

ski pole

noun (one of the two poles that skiers hold in their hands and use while skiing.)

ski resort

noun (a place that has the facilities for skiing, where people go to ski especially on holidays.)

ski run

noun (a slope or a track for skiing.)

ski slope

noun (a snowy slope where people can ski.)

ski tow

noun (a ski lift; a cable system for pulling skiers up a slope.)

ski track/trail

noun (a ski run; a path taken by skiers.)

ski-

(of or for the activity of skiing: ski-suits; ski-jump.) de schi

skid

[skid]

1. past tense, past participle - skidded; verb

(to slide accidentally sideways: His back wheel skidded and he fell off his bike.)

2. noun

1) (an accidental slide sideways.) derapaj

2) (a wedge etc put under a wheel to check it on a steep place.) piedică de roată

skidded

past tense, past participle; see skid

skier

noun The slope was crowded with skiers.) schior

skiing

noun Skiing is her favourite sport; (also adjective) a skiing holiday.) (de) schi

skilful

adjective (having, or showing, skill: a skilful surgeon; It was very skilful of you to repair my bicycle.) abil, îndemânatic

skilfully

adverb abil, cu abilitate

skilfulness

noun abilitate

skill

[skil]

noun

1) (cleverness at doing something, resulting either from practice or from natural ability: This job requires a lot of skill.) îndemânare, abilitate

2) (a job or activity that requires training and practice; an art or craft: the basic skills of reading and writing.) tehnică, capacitate

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- skilful

- skilfully

- skilfulness

- skilled

skilled

adjective (negative unskilled)

1) ((of a person etc) having skill, especially skill gained by training: a skilled craftsman; She is skilled at all types of dressmaking.) abil (în)

2) ((of a job etc) requiring skill: a skilled trade.) calificat

skim

[skim]

past tense, past participle - skimmed; verb

1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) a lua spuma; a lua smântâna

2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) a aluneca peste ceva

3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) a răsfoi

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- skim milk

- skimmed milk

skim milk

(milk from which the cream has been skimmed.) lapte smântânit

skimmed

past tense, past participle; see skim

skimmed milk

(milk from which the cream has been skimmed.) lapte smântânit

skimp

[skimp]

verb

1) ((with on) to take, spend, use, give etc too little or only just enough: She skimped on meals in order to send her son to college.) a economisi; a se zgârci (la)

2) (to do (a job) imperfectly: He's inclined to skimp his work.) a da rasol

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- skimpy

- skimpily

- skimpiness

skimpily

adverb cu zgârcenie

skimpiness

noun insuficienţă

skimpy

adjective (too small; inadequate: a skimpy dress.) insuficient

skin

[skin]

1. noun

1) (the natural outer covering of an animal or person: She couldn't stand the feel of wool against her skin; A snake can shed its skin.) piele, epidermă

2) (a thin outer layer, as on a fruit: a banana-skin; onion-skins.) pieliţă, coajă

3) (a (thin) film or layer that forms on a liquid: Boiled milk often has a skin on it.) caimac

2. verb

(to remove the skin from: He skinned and cooked the rabbit.) a jupui

- skin-diving

- skin flick

- skin-tight

- by the skin of one's teeth

skin flick

noun (a pornographic film.)

skin-diving

noun (diving and swimming under water with simple equipment (a mask, flippers etc).) scufundare submarină

skin-tight

adjective (fitting as tightly as one's skin: skin-tight jeans; Her new sweater is skin-tight.) colant

skinniness

noun slăbiciune

skinny

['skini]

adjective

(very thin: Most fat girls long to be skinny.) (foarte) slab

- skinniness

- skinny-dipping

skinny-dipping

noun ((slang): go skinny-dipping to swim naked.)

skip

[skip]

1. past tense, past participle - skipped; verb

1) (to go along with a hop on each foot in turn: The little girl skipped up the path.) a sălta

2) (to jump over a rope that is being turned under the feet and over the head (as a children's game).) a sări (coarda)

3) (to miss out (a meal, part of a book etc): I skipped lunch and went shopping instead; Skip chapter two.) a sări

2. noun

(a hop on one foot in skipping.) mic salt; săritură

skipped

past tense, past participle; see skip

skipper

['skipə]

1. noun

(the captain of a ship, aeroplane or team.) comandant, căpitan

2. verb

(to act as skipper of: Who skippered the team?) a comanda

skirt

[skə:t]

noun

1) (a garment, worn by women, that hangs from the waist: Was she wearing trousers or a skirt?) fustă

2) (the lower part of a dress, coat etc: a dress with a flared skirt.) margine

skittle

['skitl]

noun

(a bottle-shaped, usually wooden object used as a target for knocking over in the game of skittles.) popic

- skittles

skittles

noun singular (a game in which the players try to knock down a number of skittles with a ball: a game of skittles; Do you play skittles?; (also adjective) a skittles match.) popice

skulk

verb

(to wait about or keep oneself hidden (often for a bad purpose): Someone was skulking in the bushes.) a se furişa, a se ascunde

skull

noun

(the bony case that encloses the brain: He's fractured his skull.) craniu

skunk

noun

(a small North American animal which defends itself by squirting out an unpleasant-smelling liquid.) sconcs

sky

plural skies (often with the) - noun

(the part of space above the earth, in which the sun, moon etc can be seen; the heavens: The sky was blue and cloudless; We had grey skies and rain throughout our holiday; The skies were grey all week.) cer

- sky-blue

- sky-diving

- sky-diver

- sky-high

- skyjack

- skyjacker

- skylight

- skyline

- skyrocket

- skyscraper

- the sky's the limit

sky-blue

adjective, noun ((of) the light blue colour of cloudless sky: She wore a sky-blue dress.) bleu ciel, albastru deschis

sky-diver

noun

sky-diving

noun (the sport of jumping from aircraft and waiting for some time before opening one's parachute.)

sky-high

adverb, adjective (very high: The car was blown sky-high by the explosion; sky-high prices.) până în înaltul cerului/la cer

skyjack

verb (to hijack a plane.)

skyjacker

noun

skylight

noun (a window in a roof or ceiling: The attic had only a small skylight and was very dark.) lucarnă

skyline

noun (the outline of buildings, hills etc seen against the sky: the New York skyline; I could see something moving on the skyline.) linia orizontului

skyrocket

I verb

(to rise sharply; to increase rapidly and suddenly: Housing prices have skyrocketed.)

II noun

(a rocket firework that explodes in brilliant colourful sparks.)

skyscraper

noun (a high building of very many storeys, especially in the United State.) zgârienori