adjective (causing unsteadiness, shock or astonishment: a staggering blow on the side of the head; That piece of news is staggering.) stupefiant

- staggering

staggering

staging

noun

1) (wooden planks etc forming a platform.) eşafodaj

2) (the way in which a play etc is presented on a stage: The staging was good, but the acting poor.) punere în scenă

stagnant

['stæɡnənt]

1) ((of water) standing still rather than flowing and therefore usually dirty: a stagnant pool.) stătător

2) (dull or inactive: Our economy is stagnant.) stagnant

[stæɡ'neit, ](American[) 'stæɡneit]

- stagnate

- stagnation

stagnate

verb

1) ((of water) to be or become stagnant.) a stagna

2) (to become dull and inactive.) a fi inactiv

stagnation

noun stagnare

staid

[steid]

((over-)serious or old-fashioned: A person of staid appearance/habits.) afectat, pedant

stain

[stein]

1) (to leave a (permanent) dirty mark or coloured patch on eg a fabric: The coffee I spilt has stained my trousers.) a păta

2) (to become marked in this way: Silk stains easily.) a se păta

3) (to dye or colour (eg wood): The wooden chairs had been stained brown.) a colora

(a dirty mark on a fabric etc that is difficult or impossible to remove: His overall was covered with paint-stains; There is not the slightest stain upon her reputation.) pată

- stainless steel

stainless steel

((of) a metal alloy composed of steel and chromium that does not rust: a sink made of stainless steel; stainless steel knives/cutlery.) oţel inoxidabil

stair

[steə]

noun

((any one of) a number of steps, usually inside a building, going from one floor to another: He fell down the stairs.) treaptă

- staircase

- stairway

staircase

nouns (a series or flight of stairs: A dark and narrow staircase led up to the top floor.) scară

stairway

nouns (a series or flight of stairs: A dark and narrow staircase led up to the top floor.) scară

stake

[steik]

(a strong stick or post, especially a pointed one used as a support or as part of a fence.) ţăruş

(a sum of money risked in betting: He and his friends enjoy playing cards for high stakes.) miză, pariu

(to bet or risk (money or something of value): I'm going to stake $5 on that horse.) a paria

- at stake

stalactite

noun

(a spike of limestone hanging from the roof of a cave etc formed by the dripping of water containing lime.) stalactită

stalagmite

noun

(a spike of limestone rising from the floor of a cave, formed by water dripping from the roof.) stalagmită

stale

[steil]

1) ((of food etc) not fresh and therefore dry and tasteless: stale bread.) veche

2) (no longer interesting: His ideas are stale and dull.) învechit

3) (no longer able to work etc well because of too much study etc: If she practises the piano for more than two hours a day, she will grow stale.) epuizat

stalemate

['steilmeit]

noun

1) (a position in chess in which a player cannot move without putting his king in danger.) pat (la şah)

2) (in any contest, dispute etc, a position in which neither side can win: The recent discussions ended in stalemate.) impas

stalk

I [sto:k]

noun

(the stem of a plant or of a leaf, flower or fruit: If the stalk is damaged, the plant may die.) tulpină

II [sto:k]

verb

1) (to walk stiffly and proudly, eg in anger: He stalked out of the room in disgust.) a merge cu un aer mândru

2) (to move menacingly through a place: Disease and famine stalk (through) the country.) a bântui

3) (in hunting, to move gradually as close as possible to game, eg deer, trying to remain hidden: Have you ever stalked deer / been deer-stalking?) a pândi

noun (a person who stalks game.) vânător la pândă

- stalker

stalker

stall

I [sto:l]

noun

1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) boxă de grajd

2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) tarabă; stand

(a fully-grown male horse.) armăsar

- stalls

1. [sto:l]

verb

1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) a (se) cala

2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) a pierde controlul

3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) a (se) cala

2. noun

(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.) pierdere a vitezei

III [sto:l]

verb

(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) a amâna

stallion

['stæljən]

noun

stalls

noun plural ((often with the) in a theatre, the seats on the ground floor: I always sit in the stalls.)

stamen

['steimən]

noun

(one of the thread-like spikes in a flower that bear the pollen.) stamină

stamina

['stæminə]

noun

(strength or power to endure fatigue etc: Long-distance runners require plenty of stamina.)

stammer

['stæmə]

(the speech defect of being unable to produce easily certain sounds: `You m-m-must m-m-meet m-m-my m-m-mother' is an example of a stammer; That child has a bad stammer.) bâlbâială

(to speak with a stammer or in a similar way because of eg fright, nervousness etc: He stammered an apology.) a se bâlbâi

- stammerer

stammerer

noun (a person who has a stammer.) bâlbâit

stamp

[stæmp]

1) (to bring (the foot) down with force (on the ground): He stamped his foot with rage; She stamped on the insect.) a bate din picior; a strivi cu piciorul

2) (to print or mark on to: He stamped the date at the top of his letter; The oranges were all stamped with the exporter's name.) a ştampila

3) (to stick a postage stamp on (a letter etc): I've addressed the envelope but haven't stamped it.) a timbra

1) (an act of stamping the foot: `Give it to me!' she shouted with a stamp of her foot.) tropăit, dat din picioare

2) (the instrument used to stamp a design etc on a surface: He marked the date on the bill with a rubber date-stamp.) ştampilă

3) (a postage stamp: He stuck the stamps on the parcel; He collects foreign stamps.) timbru

4) (a design etc made by stamping: All the goods bore the manufacturer's stamp.) ştampilă

1) (to put out or extinguish (a fire) by stamping on it: She stamped out the remains of the fire.) a stinge

- stamp out

stamp out

2) (to crush (a rebellion etc).) a zdrobi

stampede

[stæm'pi:d]

(a sudden wild rush of wild animals etc: a stampede of buffaloes; The school bell rang for lunch and there was a stampede for the door.) debandadă

(to (cause to) rush in a stampede: The noise stampeded the elephants / made the elephants stampede.) a crea debandadă

stance

noun

(a person's position or manner of standing, eg in playing golf, cricket etc.) poziţie

stand at ease

((eg soldiers) to stand with legs apart and hands clasped behind the back.) a sta pe loc repaus

stand guard

(to be on duty as a guard: He stood guard at the gates.) a face de gardă

stand {[com][i]etc[/i][/com] }on tiptoe(s)

(to walk, stand etc on the toes: He stood on tiptoe(s) to reach the shelf.) a merge/a sta pe vârfuri

stand-bys

plural; see stand-by

standard

['stændəd]

1) (something used as a basis of measurement: The kilogram is the international standard of weight.) unitate

2) (a basis for judging quality, or a level of excellence aimed at, required or achieved: You can't judge an amateur artist's work by the same standards as you would judge that of a trained artist; high standards of behaviour; His performance did not reach the required standard.) criteriu

3) (a flag or carved figure etc fixed to a pole and carried eg at the front of an army going into battle.) pavilion; stindard

2. adjective

((accepted as) normal or usual; The Post Office likes the public to use a standard size of envelope.) standard, normal

- be up to / below standard

- standard of living

standard of living

(the level of comfort and welfare achieved in any particular society.) nivel de trai

standard-bearer

noun (a person who carries a standard or banner.) port-drapel

standardisation

noun standardizare

standardise

verb (to make or keep (eg products) of one size, shape etc for the sake of convenience etc.) a standardiza

standardization

noun standardizare

standardize

verb (to make or keep (eg products) of one size, shape etc for the sake of convenience etc.) a standardiza

standpoint

['stændpoint]

noun

(a point of view: From my standpoint, 3.00 p.m. would be a suitable time.) punct de vedere

standstill

['stændstil]

- be at

- come to

- reach a standstill

stank

see stink

staple

['steipl]

1) (a chief product of trade or industry.) produs/articol de bază

2) (a chief or main item (of diet etc).) aliment de bază

1) (a U-shaped type of nail.) crampon

2) (a U-shaped piece of wire that is driven through sheets of paper etc to fasten them together.) agrafă

(to fasten or attach (paper etc) with staples.) a prinde cu agrafe

- stapler

stapler

noun (an instrument for stapling papers etc.) capsator

star

1) (the fixed bodies in the sky, which are really distant suns: The Sun is a star, and the Earth is one of its planets.) astru

2) (any of the bodies in the sky appearing as points of light: The sky was full of stars.) stea

3) (an object, shape or figure with a number of pointed rays, usually five or six, often used as a means of marking quality etc: The teacher stuck a gold star on the child's neat exercise book; a four-star hotel.) stea

4) (a leading actor or actress or other well-known performer eg in sport etc: a film/television star; a football star; (also adjective) She has had many star rôles in films.) star, vedetă

1) (to play a leading role in a play, film etc: She has starred in two recent films.) a fi vedeta

2) ((of a film etc) to have (a certain actor etc) as its leading performer: The film starred Elvis Presley.) a avea ca vedetă

- starry

- starlit

- thank one's lucky stars

star turn

(the most successful or spectacular performance or item (in a show etc): The acrobats were the star turn of the evening.) vedetă

starboard

noun

(the right side of a ship or aircraft, from the point of view of a person looking towards the bow or front.) tribord

starch

1) (a white food substance found especially in flour, potatoes etc: Bread contains starch.) feculă, amidon

2) (a powder prepared from this, used for stiffening clothes.) amidon

(to stiffen (clothes) with starch.) a apreta

- starchy

- starchiness

starchiness

noun rigiditate

starchy

adjective (like or containing starch: cake, biscuits and other starchy foods.) care conţine amidon

stardom

noun (the state of being a famous performer: to achieve stardom.) celebritate

stare

[steə]

((often with at) to look at with a fixed gaze: They stared at her clothes in amazement; Don't stare - it's rude!) a privi fix, a fixa cu privirea

(a staring look: a bold stare.) privire fixă

- stare in the face

stare in the face

(to be easy to see or obvious: The answer to the problem was staring me in the face.) a sări în ochi

starfish

noun (a type of small sea creature with five points as arms.) stea de mare

stark

(bare, harsh or simple in a severe way: a stark, rocky landscape.) dezolant

- stark crazy/mad

- stark naked

stark crazy/mad

(completely mad.) nebun de legat

stark naked

((of a person) completely naked.) gol puşcă

starlight

noun (the light from the stars.) lumina stelelor

starling

noun

(a type of small bird with glossy dark feathers.) graur

starlit

adjective (bright with stars: a starlit night.) cu stele, înstelat

starry

adjective (full of or shining like stars: a starry night; starry eyes.) înstelat; scânteietor; strălucitor, luminos

start

verb

1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) a pleca

2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) a începe

3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) a demara, a face să pornească

4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) a lansa

1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.) debut; start

2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.) avans

verb

(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) a tresări

2. noun

1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.) tresărire

2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!) şoc

start from scratch

(to start (an activity etc) from nothing, from the very beginning, or without preparation: He now has a very successful business but he started from scratch.) a porni de la zero

start off

1) (to begin a journey: It's time we started off.) a porni

2) (to cause or allow something to begin, someone to start doing something etc: The money lent to him by his father started him off as a bookseller.) a porni

start out

(to begin a journey; to start off: We shall have to start out at dawn.) a porni la drum

start up

(to (cause to) begin or begin working etc: The machine suddenly started up; He has started up a new boys' club.) a demara

start/set

(to start or keep something going, especially a conversation: He can be relied on to start the ball rolling at parties.) a întreţine (o conversaţie)

starter

noun

1) (a person, horse etc that actually runs etc in a race.) concurent

2) (a person who gives the signal for the race to start.) starter

3) (a device in a car etc for starting the engine.) demaror

starting-point

noun (the point from which something begins.)

startle

verb

(to give a shock or surprise to: The sound startled me.) a surprinde; a face să tresară

starvation

noun (a starving state: They died of starvation.) inaniţie, foame

starve

verb

1) (to (cause to) die, or suffer greatly, from hunger: In the drought, many people and animals starved (to death); They were accused of starving their prisoners.) a face să moară de foame; a înfometa

2) (to be very hungry: Can't we have supper now? I'm starving.) a fi înfometat

1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.) stare

- starvation

state

I [steit]

noun

2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; (also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.) (de) stat

3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; (also adjective) state occasions/banquets.) (de) ceremonie

II [steit]

verb

(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.) a declara, a formula

- statement

stateliness

noun majestate

stately

adjective (noble, dignified and impressive in appearance or manner: She is tall and stately; a stately house.) majestuos

statement

noun

1) (the act of stating.) declaraţie

2) (something that is stated: The prime minister will make a statement tomorrow on the crisis.) declaraţie

3) (a written statement of how much money a person has, owes etc: I'll look at my bank statement to see how much money is in my account.) extras de cont

statesman

['stei -]

noun (a person who plays an important part in the government of a state.) om de stat; politician

statesmanlike

['stei -]

adjective (showing the qualities of a good statesman.) de om de stat/ politician

statesmanship

['stei -]

noun (skill in directing the affairs of a state.) diplomaţie

static

(still; not moving.) static

(atmospheric disturbances causing poor reception of radio or television programmes.) paraziţi

- static electricity

- static

static {(}electricity{)}

(electricity that accumulates on the surface of objects (eg hair, nylon garments etc).) electricitate statică

station

['steiʃən]

1) (a place with a ticket office, waiting rooms etc, where trains, buses or coaches stop to allow passengers to get on or off: a bus station; She arrived at the station in good time for her train.) staţie

2) (a local headquarters or centre of work of some kind: How many fire-engines are kept at the fire station?; a radio station; Where is the police station?; military/naval stations.) post, cazarmă

3) (a post or position (eg of a guard or other person on duty): The watchman remained at his station all night.) post

(to put (a person, oneself, troops etc in a place or position to perform some duty): He stationed himself at the corner of the road to keep watch; The regiment is stationed abroad.) a (se) posta

- stationary

stationary

adjective (standing still, not moving: a stationary vehicle.) staţionar

stationer

['steiʃənə]

noun

(a person who sells stationery.) vânzător de papetărie

- stationery

stationery

noun (paper, envelopes, pens and other articles used in writing etc.) papetărie

statistical

adjective statistic

statistically

adverb statistic

statistician

[stæti'stiʃən]

noun (a person who is an expert in statistics.) statistician

statistics

[stə'tistiks]

1. noun plural

(figures giving information about something: There were 900 deaths and 20,000 injuries on the roads last year, but the statistics for the previous year were worse.) statistici

2. noun singular

(the study of such figures.) statistic

statue

noun

(a sculptured figure of a person, animal etc in bronze, stone, wood etc: A statue of Nelson stands at the top of Nelson's Column; The children stood as still as statues.)

stature

['stæ ə]

noun

1) (height of body: a man of gigantic stature.) statură

2) (importance or reputation: a musician of stature.) reputaţie

status

['steitəs, ](American also[) 'stæ-]

noun

1) (the position of a person with regard to his legal rights etc: If she marries a foreigner, will her status as a British citizen be affected?) statut civil

2) (a person's social rank.) statut social

(a possession that indicates one's social importance: a car, a private swimming-pool and other status symbols.) semn exterior de bunăstare

- status symbol

status symbol

statute

['stætju:t]

noun

(a written law of a country.) lege

staunch

[sto:n ]

(firm, trusty: a staunch friend.) loial

- staunchly

- staunchness

staunchly

adverb (în mod) loial

staunchness

noun loialitate

stave

[steiv]

noun

(in music, a staff.) portativ

staves

plural; see staff II

stay

[stei]

1) (to remain (in a place) for a time, eg while travelling, or as a guest etc: We stayed three nights at that hotel / with a friend / in Paris; Aunt Mary is coming to stay (for a fortnight); Would you like to stay for supper?; Stay and watch that television programme.)

2) (to remain (in a particular position, place, state or condition): The doctor told her to stay in bed; He never stays long in any job; Stay away from the office till your cold is better; Why won't these socks stay up?; Stay where you are - don't move!; In 1900, people didn't realize that motor cars were here to stay.) a sta, a rămâne

(a period of staying (in a place etc): We had an overnight stay / a two days' stay in London.) sejur

- stay behind

- stay in

- stay out

- stay put

- stay up

stay behind

(to remain in a place after others have left it: They all left the office at five o'clock, but he stayed behind to finish some work.) a rămâne în urmă

stay in

(to remain in one's house etc and not go out of doors: I'm staying in tonight to watch television.) a sta/a rămâne în casă

stay out

(to remain out of doors and not return to one's house etc: The children mustn't stay out after 9 p.m.) a nu veni acasă

stay put

(to remain where placed: Once a child can crawl, he won't stay put for long.) a sta liniştit

stay up

(not to go to bed: The children wanted to stay up and watch television.) a sta treaz

steadfast

(firm; unchanging: a steadfast friend.) constant

- steadfastly

- steadfastness

steadfastly

adverb (în mod) ferm/constant

steadfastness

noun constanţă

steadily

adverb His work is improving steadily.) (în mod) progresiv

steadiness

noun regularitate

steady

['stedi]

1) ((negative unsteady) firmly fixed, balanced or controlled: The table isn't steady; You need a steady hand to be a surgeon.) ferm

2) (regular or even: a steady temperature; He was walking at a steady pace.) regulat

3) (unchanging or constant: steady faith.) nestrămutat

4) ((of a person) sensible and hardworking in habits etc: a steady young man.) serios

(to make or become steady: He stumbled but managed to steady himself; His heart-beat gradually steadied.) a (se) calma

steady (on)!

interjection (don't be so angry, upset etc!: Steady on! Stop shouting!)

steak

[steik]

noun

(a slice of meat (usually beef) or fish (often cod) for eg frying or stewing: a piece of steak; two cod steaks.) friptură

steal

[sti:l]

past tense - stole; verb

1) (to take (another person's property), especially secretly, without permission or legal right: Thieves broke into the house and stole money and jewellery; He was expelled from the school because he had been stealing (money).) a fura

2) (to obtain or take (eg a look, a nap etc) quickly or secretly: He stole a glance at her.) a arunca o privire pe furiş

3) (to move quietly: He stole quietly into the room.) a (se) strecura

stealth

[stelƟ]

noun

(a secret manner of acting: If I can't get what I want openly, I get it by stealth.) (pe) furiş

stealthily

stealthiness

noun caracter ascuns

stealthy

adjective (acting, or done, with stealth: stealthy footsteps.) ascuns

steam

[sti:m]

1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; (also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) abur

2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; (also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) (cu) aburi

1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) a fuma

2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) a avansa

3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) a găti la aburi

(a moving engine for pulling a train, or a fixed engine, driven by steam.) locomotivă cu aburi

- steam-

- steamer

- steamy

- under one's own steam

steam engine

steam roller

(a type of vehicle driven by steam, with wide and heavy wheels for flattening the surface of newly-made roads etc.) motocompresor

steam up

(to (cause to) become covered with steam: The windows steamed up / became steamed up.) a (se) aburi

steam-

steam-driven / steam-powered machinery.) mecanism pus în mişcare de forţa aburilor

steamboat

nouns (a ship driven by steam.) vapor cu aburi

steamer

noun (a steamboat or steamship.) vapor cu aburi

steamship

nouns (a ship driven by steam.) vapor cu aburi

steamy

adjective (of, or full of, steam: the steamy atmosphere of the laundry.) aburit

steed

[sti:d]

noun

(an old word for a horse for riding.) cal de curse

steel

[sti:l]

1. noun, adjective

(of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc: tools of the finest steel; steel knives/chisels; He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip). (de) oţel

(to harden and strengthen (oneself, one's nerves etc) in preparation for doing, or resisting, something: He steeled himself to meet the attack / to tell his wife the truth.) a se înarma cu curaj (pentru)

steel wool

(a pad, ball etc of steel shavings used for scouring (pans etc) and polishing.) aşchii de oţel

steeliness

noun duritate, inflexibilitate

steelworks

noun plural or noun singular (a factory where steel is made.) oţelărie

steely

adjective (hard, cold, strong or bright like steel.) de oţel

steep

I [sti:p]

1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) abrupt

2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) excesiv

(a high tower of a church etc, usually having a spire.) clopotniţă

- steepness

- steeply

II [sti:p]

(to soak thoroughly.) a înmuia (în)

steeple

['sti:pl]

noun

- steeplechase

steeplechase

noun (a race on horseback or on foot across open country, over hedges etc, or over a course on which obstacles (eg fences, hedges etc) have been made.) cursă cu obstacole

steeply

adverb (in a steep or sudden way: The path/prices rose steeply.) în pantă

steepness

noun povârniş

steer

I [stiə]

noun

(a young ox raised to produce beef.) tăuraş

II [stiə]

verb

(to guide or control the course of (eg a ship, car etc): He steered the car through the narrow streets; I steered out of the harbour; She managed to steer the conversation towards the subject of her birthday.) a conduce

- steering

- steering-wheel

- steer clear of

steer clear of

(to avoid: I want to steer clear of trouble if possible.) a evita

steering

noun (the equipment or apparatus for steering a ship or car etc: The steering is faulty.) conducere; direcţie

steering-wheel

noun (the wheel in a car for steering it, fixed to the steering-column, or the wheel on a ship that is turned to control the rudder.)

stellar

['stelə]

(of stars: stellar clusters.) stelar

stem

1. [stem]

noun

1) (the part of a plant that grows upward from the root, or the part from which a leaf, flower or fruit grows; a stalk: Poppies have long, hairy, twisting stems.) tulpină

2) (the narrow part of various objects, eg of a wine-glass between the bowl and the base: the stem of a wine-glass / of a tobacco-pipe.) picior

3) (the upright piece of wood or metal at the bow of a ship: As the ship struck the rock, she shook from stem to stern.) etravă

((with from) to be caused by: Hate sometimes stems from envy.) a proveni (din/de la), a fi cauzat de

- -stemmed

II [stem]

past tense, past participle - stemmed; verb

(to stop (a flow, eg of blood).) a opri

stemmed

past tense, past participle; see stem II

stench

[sten ]

noun

(a strong, bad smell: the stench of stale tobacco smoke.) duhoare

stencil

['stensl]

1) (a thin piece of metal or card in which a design etc has been cut which can be reproduced on another surface, eg paper, by printing or inking over the metal etc.) şablon

2) (a piece of waxed paper into which words have been cut by a typewriter, to be reproduced by a similar process.) matriţă

(to produce (a design, pattern etc) by using a stencil.) a executa după un şablon

step

[step]

1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) pas

2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) pas

3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) pas

4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) pas

5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) treaptă

6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) pas

7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) măsură

(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) a păşi

- in

- step in

- step up

step aside

(to move to one side: He stepped aside to let me pass.) a se da la o parte

step by step

(gradually: He improved step by step.) pas cu pas

step in

(to intervene: The children began to quarrel, and I thought it was time I stepped in.) a interveni

step out

(to walk with a long(er) and (more) energetic stride.) a iuţi pasul

step up

(to increase: The firm must step up production.) a intensifica

step-

[step]

(showing a relationship not by blood but by another marriage.) prin alianţă

step-brother

nouns (a daughter or son of a person's step-father or step-mother.)

step-child

nouns (a son or daughter from another marriage of a person's wife or husband.)

step-daughter

nouns (a son or daughter from another marriage of a person's wife or husband.)

step-father

nouns (the husband, who is not the person's father, of a person's own mother, or the wife, who is not the person's mother, of a person's own father.)

step-mother

nouns (the husband, who is not the person's father, of a person's own mother, or the wife, who is not the person's mother, of a person's own father.)

step-sister

nouns (a daughter or son of a person's step-father or step-mother.)

step-son

nouns (a son or daughter from another marriage of a person's wife or husband.)

stepladder

noun (a ladder with a hinged support at the back and flat steps, not rungs.) scară pliantă

steppe

[step]

noun

(a dry, grassy plain, as in the south-east of Europe and in Asia.) stepă

stepping-stones

noun plural (large stones placed in a shallow stream etc, on which a person can step when crossing.)

steps

noun plural (a stepladder: May I borrow your steps?) scară pliantă

stereo

['steriəu]

(short for stereophonic or stereoscopic: a stereo recording.)

1) (stereophonic equipment, especially a record-player: Have you got (a) stereo?) combină muzicală

2) (stereophonic sound or stereoscopic vision: recorded/filmed in stereo.) stereo

stereophonic

[steriə'fonik]

1) ((of recorded or broadcast sound) giving the effect of coming from different directions, and usually requiring two loudspeakers placed apart from each other.) stereofonic

2) ((of equipment, apparatus etc) intended for recording or playing such sound.) stereofonic

stereoscopic

[steriə'skopik]

((of films, pictures etc) filmed, shown etc by an apparatus taking or showing two photographs at different angles, so that a three-dimensional image is produced.) stereoscopic

sterile

1) ((of soil, plants, humans and other animals) unable to produce crops, seeds, children or young.) steril

2) (free from germs: A surgeon's equipment must be absolutely sterile.) steril

sterilisation

sterilise

verb

1) (to make (a woman etc) sterile.) a steriliza

2) (to kill germs in (eg milk) or on (eg surgical instruments) by boiling.) a steriliza

sterility

sterilization

sterilize

verb

1) (to make (a woman etc) sterile.) a steriliza

2) (to kill germs in (eg milk) or on (eg surgical instruments) by boiling.) a steriliza

sterling

['stə:liŋ]

((usually £ when written) British money, especially in international trading etc.) liră sterlină

2. adjective

1) ((of silver) of a certain standard of purity.) veritabil, adevărat

2) ((of a person or his qualities etc) worthy and admirable.) excepţional, de încredere

stern

I [stə:n]

(harsh, severe or strict: The teacher looked rather stern; stern discipline.) sever

- sternly

- sternness

II [stə:n]

noun

(the back part of a ship.) pupă

sternly

adverb cu severitate

sternness

noun severitate

stethoscope

['steƟəskəup]

noun

(an instrument by which a doctor can listen to the beats of the heart etc.) stetoscop

stevedore

['sti:vədo:]

noun

(a person who loads and unloads ships; a docker.) docher

stew

[stju:]

(to cook (meat, fruit etc) by slowly boiling and simmering: She stewed apples; The meat was stewing in the pan.) a fierbe înăbuşit

((a dish of) stewed meat etc: I've made some beef stew.) tocană

steward

['stjuəd]

feminine - stewardess; noun

1) (a passenger's attendant on ship or aeroplane: an air stewardess.) steward, stewardesă

2) (a person who helps to arrange, and is an official at, races, entertainments etc.) organizator

3) (a person who supervises the supply of food and stores in a club, on a ship etc.) agent, însoţitor

4) (a person who manages an estate or farm for another person.) intendent

stewardess

feminine; see steward

stick

I [stik]

past tense, past participle - stuck; verb

1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!)

2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.)

3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.)

4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.)

- sticky

- come to a sticky end

- stick one's neck out

- stick to/with

- stick together

- stick up for

II [stik]

noun

1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) rămurică

2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) baston; baghetă

3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) tulpină

•

- get hold of the wrong end of the stick

- get the wrong end of the stick

stick at

(to persevere with (work etc): He must learn to stick at his job.) a persevera (în)

stick by

(to support or be loyal to (a person): His friends stuck by him when he was in trouble.) a susţine

stick it out

(to endure a situation for as long as necessary.) a suporta

stick one's neck out

(to take a risk.) a risca

stick out

1) (to (cause to) project; His front teeth stick out; He stuck out his tongue.) a scoate

2) (to be noticeable: She has red hair that sticks out in a crowd.) a ieşi în evidenţă

stick to one's guns

(to hold to one's position in an argument etc: No-one believed her story but she stuck to her guns.) a se menţine pe poziţie

stick to/with

(not to abandon: We've decided to stick to our previous plan; If you stick to me, I'll stick to you.) a rămâne cu

stick together

1) (to (cause to) be fastened together: We'll stick the pieces together; The rice is sticking together.) a rămâne împreună

2) ((of friends etc) to remain loyal to each other: They've stuck together all these years.) a rămâne alături de

stick up for

(to speak in defence of (a person etc): When my father is angry with me, my mother always sticks up for me.) a apăra

stick-in-the-mud

noun (a person who never does anything new.) lasă-mă să te las

sticker

noun (an adhesive label or sign bearing eg a design, political message etc, for sticking eg on a car's window etc: The car sticker read `Blood donors needed'.) autocolant

stickily

adverb ca adeziv

stickiness

noun caracter adeziv

sticking-plaster

see plaster.

sticky

1) (able, or likely, to stick or adhere to other surfaces: He mended the torn book with sticky tape; sticky sweets.) adeziv

2) ((of a situation or person) difficult; awkward.) delicat

sties

plurals; see sty II, stye

stiff

[stif]

1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) ţeapăn, rigid

2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) dur; rigid

3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) consistent

4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) dificil

5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) puternic

6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) rece

- stiffen

- bore

stiffen

verb (to make or become stiff(er): You can stiffen cotton with starch; He stiffened when he heard the unexpected sound.) a (se) încorda

stiffening

noun (material used to stiffen something: The collar has some stiffening in it.) apret

stiffly

adverb cu rigiditate

stiffness

noun rigiditate

stifle

verb

1) (to prevent, or be prevented, from breathing (easily) eg because of bad air, an obstruction over the mouth and nose etc; to suffocate: He was stifled to death when smoke filled his bedroom; I'm stifling in this heat!) a sufoca

2) (to extinguish or put out (flames).) a înăbuşi

3) (to suppress (a yawn, a laugh etc).) a reprima

adjective (very hot, stuffy etc: stifling heat; It's stifling in here.) înăbuşitor, irespirabil

- stifling

stifling

stile

noun

(a step, or set of steps, for climbing over a wall or fence.) pârleaz

still

1. [stil]

1) (without movement or noise: The city seems very still in the early morning; Please stand/sit/keep/hold still while I brush your hair!; still (= calm) water/weather.) imobil, liniştit

2) ((of drinks) not fizzy: still orange juice.) neacidulat

(a photograph selected from a cinema film: The magazine contained some stills from the new film.) fotografie

- stillness

- stillborn

II [stil]

adverb

1) (up to and including the present time, or the time mentioned previously: Are you still working for the same firm?; By Saturday he had still not / still hadn't replied to my letter.) încă

2) (nevertheless; in spite of that: Although the doctor told him to rest, he still went on working; This picture is not valuable - still, I like it.) cu toate acestea

3) (even: He seemed very ill in the afternoon and in the evening looked still worse.) încă

stillborn

adjective (dead when born: a stillborn baby.) născut mort

stillness

noun linişte

stilts

[stil ]

noun plural

1) (a pair of poles with supports for the feet, on which a person may stand and so walk raised off the ground.) catalige

2) (tall poles fixed under a house etc to support it eg if it is built on a steep hillside.) piloni

stimulant

['stimjulənt]

noun

(something, eg a medicine, drink etc that makes one more alert: tea, coffee and other stimulants.) stimulent

stimulate

['stimjuleit]

verb

(to rouse or make more alert, active etc: After listening to the violin concerto, he felt stimulated to practise the violin again.) a stimula

- stimulation

- stimulating

stimulating

adjective (rousing; very interesting: a stimulating discussion.) stimulant

stimulation

noun stimulare

stimuli

[-li:]

plural; = stimulus

stimulus

['stimjuləs]

plural - stimuli; noun

1) (something that causes a reaction in a living thing: Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.) stimul

2) (something that rouses or encourages a person etc to action or greater effort: Many people think that children need the stimulus of competition to make them work better in school.) stimulent

sting

1. [stiŋ]

noun

1) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) ac (la unele insecte/plante)

2) (an act of piercing with this part: Some spiders give a poisonous sting.) înţepătură

3) (the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this: You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.) înţepătură

verb

1) (to wound or hurt by means of a sting: The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?) a înţepa

2) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) a arde

stingily

adverb cu zgârcenie; cu meschinărie

stinginess

noun avariţie, zgârcenie

stingy

['stin‹i]

(mean or ungenerous: My father's very stingy with his money; stingy portions of food.) avar; zgârcit; meschin

- stingily

- stinginess

stink

[stiŋk]

1. past tense - stank; verb

(to have a very bad smell: That fish stinks; The house stinks of cats.) a puţi, a mirosi urât

(a very bad smell: What a stink!) duhoare, putoare

stipulate

['stipjuleit]

verb

(to specify something or to specify a condition as part of an agreement: The contract stipulates that the rent (must) be paid six months in advance; The dates of payment are also stipulated.)

- stipulation

stipulation

noun We made a number of stipulations before we agreed to discuss the contract.)

stir

[stə:]

1. past tense, past participle - stirred; verb

1) (to cause (a liquid etc) to be mixed especially by the constant circular movement of a spoon etc, in order to mix it: He put sugar and milk into his tea and stirred it; She stirred the sugar into the mixture.) a amesteca

2) (to move, either slightly or vigorously: The breeze stirred her hair; He stirred in his sleep; Come on - stir yourselves!) a mişca; a agita

3) (to arouse or touch (a person or his feelings): He was stirred by her story.) a frământa

(a fuss or disturbance: The news caused a stir.) agitaţie

- stirring

- stir-fry

- stir up

stir up

(to cause (trouble etc): He was trying to stir up trouble at the factory.) a da naştere la

stir-fry

verb (to fry in hot oil for a short time while stirring: stir-fried vegetables.)

stirred

past tense, past participle; see stir

stirring

adjective (exciting or moving: a stirring tale.) pasionant

stirrups

['stirəps, ](American[) 'stə:-]

noun plural

(a pair of metal loops hanging on straps from a horse's saddle, to support a rider's feet.) scări de şa

stitch

[sti ]

1) (a loop made in thread, wool etc by a needle in sewing or knitting: She sewed the hem with small, neat stitches; Bother! I've dropped a stitch.) punct; ochi

2) (a type of stitch forming a particular pattern in sewing, knitting etc: The cloth was edged in blanket stitch; The jersey was knitted in stocking stitch.) punct; ochi

3) (a sharp pain in a person's side caused by eg running: I've got a stitch.) junghi

(to sew or put stitches into: She stitched the two pieces together; I stitched the button on.) a coase

- stitching

- in stitches

- stitch up

stitch up

(to close by stitching: The doctor stitched up the wound.) a coase o rană; a sutura

stitching

noun (stitches: The stitching is very untidy.) cusătură

stoat

[stəut]

noun

(a type of animal similar to a weasel.)

stock

[stok]

1) ((often in plural) a store of goods in a shop, warehouse etc: Buy while stocks last!; The tools you require are in / out of stock (= available / not available).) rezervă

2) (a supply of something: We bought a large stock of food for the camping trip.) provizie

3) (farm animals: He would like to purchase more (live) stock.) şeptel

4) ((often in plural) money lent to the government or to a business company at a fixed interest: government stock; He has $20,000 in stocks and shares.) titluri de valoare

5) (liquid obtained by boiling meat, bones etc and used for making soup etc.) supă

6) (the handle of a whip, rifle etc.) mâner; toc

2. adjective

(common; usual: stock sizes of shoes.) clasic, obişnuit

3. verb

1) (to keep a supply of for sale: Does this shop stock writing-paper?) a avea în stoc

2) (to supply (a shop, farm etc) with goods, animals etc: He cannot afford to stock his farm.) a aproviziona

- stocks

4. verb

(to accumulate (a supply of this sort).) a stoca

stock exchange

(a place where stocks and shares are bought and sold.) Bursă (de valori)

stock market

(a stock exchange, or the dealings on that.) Bursă

stock up

(to accumulate a supply of (something): The boys were stocking up on/with chocolate and lemonade for their walk.) a face provizii de

stock-still

adjective, adverb (motionless: He stood absolutely stock-still.) imobil, nemişcat

stock-taking

noun (a regular check of the goods in a shop, warehouse etc.) inventar

stockade

[sto'keid]

noun

(a fence of strong posts put up round an area for defence.) palisadă

stockbroker

noun (a person who buys and sells stocks and shares for others.) agent de bursă

stockily

adverb bondoc

stockiness

noun siluetă bondoacă

stocking

['stokiŋ]

noun

(one of a pair of close-fitting coverings for the legs and feet, reaching to or above the knee: Most women prefer tights to stockings nowadays.) ciorap (lung)

stockist

noun (a person who stocks certain goods: These boots can be obtained from your local stockist.)

stockpile

noun (a supply of goods or materials accumulated eg by a government in case of war or other emergency.) stoc de rezervă

stocks

noun plural

1) (the wooden framework upon which a ship is supported when being built, repaired etc.) cală

2) (formerly a wooden frame in which a criminal was fastened as a punishment.) ţeapă

stocky

['stoki]

((of a person etc) short, often rather stout and usually strong: a stocky little boy.) bondoc

- stockily

- stockiness

stodge

[sto‹]

noun

(heavy, solid food.) aliment care se digeră greu

stodginess

stodgy

1) ((of meals etc) consisting of stodge: stodgy food.) greu de digerat

2) ((of people, books etc) dull; not lively.) fără imaginaţie

stoke

[stəuk]

verb

(to put coal or other fuel on (a fire) eg in the furnace of a boiler etc: The men stoked the furnaces.) a alimenta

- stoker

- stoke up

stoke up

(to stoke: Have they stoked up (the fires)?) a pune cărbuni/lemne pe foc

stoker

noun fochist

stole

[stoul]

past tense; = steal

stolen

see steal

stolid

['stolid]

((of a person etc) not easily excited and rather dull.) flegmatic, impasibil

- stolidity

- stolidness

- stolidly

stolidity

noun pasivitate, caracter flegmatic

stolidly

adverb cu un aer flegmatic

stolidness

noun

stomach

noun

1) (the bag-like organ in the body into which food passes when swallowed, and where most of it is digested.) stomac

2) (the part of the body between the chest and thighs; the belly: a pain in the stomach.) burtă

(to stamp or tread heavily.) a merge cu paşi greoi şi zgomotoşi

- stomach-ache

stomach-ache

noun (a pain in the belly.)

stomp

[stomp]

verb

stone

[stəun]

1) ((also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) (de) piatră

2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) piatră

3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) piatră; piatră cubică; piatră de moară (de ascuţit)

4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) piatră (semi)preţioasă

5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) sâmbure; miez

6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) calcul

7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.)

1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) a lapida

2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) a scoate sâmburii

- stonily

- leave no stone unturned

- a stone's throw

stone-cold

adjective (completely cold, dead, or deaf: He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.)

stone-dead

adjective (completely cold, dead, or deaf: He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.)

stone-deaf

adjective (completely cold, dead, or deaf: He's almost stone-deaf; Your soup is stone-cold. He was stone-dead.)

stoneware

noun, adjective ((of) a hard type of pottery made of clay containing pieces of stone: a stoneware jug.) (de) ceramică

stonework

noun (construction done in stone, especially the stone parts of a building.) zidărie

stonily

adverb cu răceală

stoniness

noun caracter pietros, duritate

stony

1) (full of, or covered with, stones: stony soil; a stony path/beach; It's very stony around here.) pietros

2) ((of a person's expression etc) like stone in coldness, hardness etc: He gave me a stony stare.) rece, glacial

stood

[stud]

past tense, past participle; = stand

stooge

[stu:‹]

noun

1) (a comedian's assistant who is made the object of all his jokes.) figurant

2) (a person who is used by another to do humble or unpleasant jobs.) lacheu, slugă

stool

[stu:l]

noun

(a seat without a back: a piano-stool; a kitchen stool.) taburet

- fall between two stools

stoop

[stu:p]

1) (to bend the body forward and downward: The doorway was so low that he had to stoop (his head) to go through it; She stooped down to talk to the child.) a se apleca

2) (to lower one's (moral) standards by doing something: Surely he wouldn't stoop to cheating!) a se coborî, a se înjosi

(a stooping position of the body, shoulder etc: Many people develop a stoop as they grow older.) gârbovire

- stooped

stooped

adjective stooped shoulders; He is stooped with age.) încovoiat, gârbovit

stop

[stop]

1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb

1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) a (se) opri

2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) a împiedica

3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) a se opri

4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) a (se) astupa

5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) a bloca; a astupa

6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) a sta

1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) oprire; haltă

2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) staţie

3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punct

4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) cheie

5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) ţăruş; tampon

- stopper

- stopgap

- stop up

stop at nothing

(to be willing to do anything, however dishonest etc, in order to get something: He'll stop at nothing to get what he wants.) a nu se da înapoi de la nimic (pentru)

stop dead

(to stop completely: I stopped dead when I saw him.) a se opri brusc

stop off

(to make a halt on a journey etc: We stopped off at Edinburgh to see the castle.) a face o oprire scurtă

stop over

to make a stay of a night or more: We're planning to stop over in Amsterdam (noun stop-over) a face o escală

stop up

(to block: Some rubbish got into the drain and stopped it up.)

stopcock

noun (a tap and valve for controlling flow of liquid through a pipe.) robinet de închidere

stopgap

noun (a person or thing that fills a gap in an emergency: He was made headmaster as a stopgap till a new man could be appointed; (also adjective) stopgap arrangements.)

stoppage

[-pi‹]

noun ((an) act of stopping or state or process of being stopped: The building was at last completed after many delays and stoppages.) întrerupere

stopped

past tense, past participle; see stop

stopper

noun (an object, eg a cork, that is put into the neck of a bottle, jar, hole etc to close it.) dop

stopping

noun (a filling in a tooth: One of my stoppings has come out.) plombă

stopwatch

noun (a watch with a hand that can be stopped and started, used in timing a race etc.) cronometru

storage

see store

store

[sto:]

1) (a supply of eg goods from which things are taken when required: They took a store of dried and canned food on the expedition; The quartermaster is the officer in charge of stores.) provizie

2) (a (large) collected amount or quantity: He has a store of interesting facts in his head.) provizii; aprovizionare

3) (a place where a supply of goods etc is kept; a storehouse or storeroom: It's in the store(s).) depozit

4) (a shop: The post office here is also the village store; a department store.) magazin

1) (to put into a place for keeping: We stored our furniture in the attic while the tenants used our house.) a depozita

2) (to stock (a place etc) with goods etc: The museum is stored with interesting exhibits.) a conţine

store up

(to collect and keep (for future need): I don't know why she stores up all those old magazines.)

storehouse

nouns (a place or room where goods etc are stored: There is a storeroom behind the shop.) depozit

storeroom

nouns (a place or room where goods etc are stored: There is a storeroom behind the shop.) depozit

storey

['sto:ri]

(plural storeys), story (plural stories) noun

(one of the floors or levels in a building: an apartment block of seventeen storeys.) etaj

- -storeyed

- -storied

stories

plural; see story I

stork

[sto:k]

noun

(a type of wading bird with long beak, neck and legs.) barză

storm

[sto:m]

1) (a violent disturbance in the air causing wind, rain, thunder etc: a rainstorm; a thunderstorm; a storm at sea; The roof was damaged by the storm.) furtună; vijelie

2) (a violent outbreak of feeling etc: A storm of anger greeted his speech; a storm of applause.) torent

1) (to shout very loudly and angrily: He stormed at her.) a tuna şi a fulgera

2) (to move or stride in an angry manner: He stormed out of the room.) a pleca furios

3) ((of soldiers etc) to attack with great force, and capture (a building etc): They stormed the castle.) a lua cu asalt

- a storm in a teacup

- take by storm

stormbound

adjective (prevented by storms from continuing with a voyage, receiving regular supplies etc: stormbound ships.) reţinut din cauza furtunii

stormily

adverb furtunos

storminess

noun caracter furtunos

stormtrooper

noun (a soldier specially trained for violent and dangerous attacks.) soldat din trupele de elită

stormy

1) (having a lot of strong wind, heavy rain etc: a stormy day; stormy weather; a stormy voyage.) furtunos

2) (full of anger or uncontrolled feeling: in a stormy mood; a stormy discussion.) violent, furtunos

story

I ['sto:ri]

plural - stories; noun

1) (an account of an event, or series of events, real or imaginary: the story of the disaster; the story of his life; He went to the police with his story; What sort of stories do boys aged 10 like?; adventure/murder/love stories; a story-book; He's a good story-teller.) istorie, poveste

2) ((used especially to children) a lie: Don't tell stories!) basm

- the story goes

- a tall story

II see storey

stout

1) (strong or thick: a stout stick.) solid

2) (brave and resolute: stout resistance; stout opposition.) energic

3) (fat: He's getting stout.) corpolent

(an apparatus using coal, gas, electricity or other fuel, used for cooking, or for heating a room: a gas/electric (cooking) stove; Put the saucepan on the stove.) maşină de gătit; sobă

- stout-hearted

adjective

(a dark, strong type of beer.)

stout-hearted

adjective (brave.)

stove

[stəuv]

noun

stow

[stəu]

verb

(to pack neatly and especially out of sight: The sailor stowed his belongings in his locker.) a pune la loc sigur

- stowaway

- stow away

stow away

1) (to hide oneself on a ship, aircraft etc before its departure, in order to travel on it without paying the fare: He stowed away on a cargo ship for New York.) a călători clandestin

2) (to put or pack in a (secret) place until required: My jewellery is safely stowed away in the bank.) a pune bine

stowaway

noun (a person who stows away: They found a stowaway on the ship.) pasager clandestin

straggle

['stræɡl]

verb

1) (to grow or spread untidily: His beard straggled over his chest.) a creşte în dezordine

2) (to walk too slowly to remain with a body of eg marching soldiers, walkers etc.) a rămâne în urmă

straggler

noun (a person who walks too slowly during a march etc and gets left behind: A car was sent to pick up the stragglers.) persoană înceată

straggliness

noun caracter dezordonat

straggly

adjective (straggling untidily: straggly hair.) în dezordine

straight

[streit]

1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) drept; întins

2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) cinstit, sincer

3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) drept

4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) în ordine; clar

5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) fără apă; sec

6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) imposibil

7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) dramatic

2. adverb

1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) (drept) înainte; direct

2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) imediat

3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) cinstit

3. noun

(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) linie dreaptă

- straightforwardness

straight away

(immediately: Do it straight away!) imediat

straight off

(straight away.) imediat, pe loc

straight talking

(frank discussion.) discuţie sinceră

straighten

verb (to make or become straight: He straightened his tie; The road curved and then straightened.) a aranja; a îndrepta

straighten out/up

Their house is where the lane straightens out; He was bending over his work, but straightened up when he saw me; She straightened the room up; He's trying to straighten out the facts.) a se îndrepta; a se redresa; a rândui; a rezolva

straightforward

1) (without difficulties or complications; simple: a straightforward task.) simplu

2) ((of a person, his manner etc) frank and honest: a nice straightforward boy.) onest

straightforwardly

adverb pe faţă; direct

straightforwardness

noun sinceritate, francheţe

straightness

noun caracter direct

strain

1. [strein]

verb

1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) a (se) întinde puternic

2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) a întinde

3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) a pune la grea încercare

4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) a cerne; a strecura

1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) tracţiune, tensiune

2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensiune (nervoasă)

3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) entorsă, luxaţie

4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) solicitare

II [strein]

noun

1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) rasă

2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) predispoziţie la

3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) acorduri, accente

strain off

(to remove (liquid) from eg vegetables by using a sieve etc: When the potatoes were cooked, she strained off the water.) a scurge

strained

adjective ((of a person's manner, behaviour etc) not natural, easy or relaxed: a strained smile.) forţat

strainer

noun (a sieve or other utensil for separating solids from liquids: a coffee-/tea-strainer.) strecurătoare

strait

[streit]

noun

1) ((often in plural) a narrow strip of sea between two pieces of land: the straits of Gibraltar; the Bering Strait.) strâmtoare

2) ((in plural) difficulty; (financial) need.) ananghie

noun (a type of jacket with long sleeves tied behind to hold back the arms of eg a violent and insane person.)

- strait-jacket

- strait-laced

strait-jacket

strait-laced

adjective (strict and severe in attitude and behaviour.)

strand

I [strænd]

- be stranded

II [strænd]

noun

(a thin thread, eg one of those twisted together to form rope, string, knitting-wool etc, or a long thin lock of hair: She pushed the strands of hair back from her face.) fir; meşă

strange

[strein‹]

1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) necunoscut; străin

2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) bizar, straniu

- strange to say/tell/relate

- strangely enough

strange to say/tell/relate

(surprisingly: Strange to say, he did pass his exam after all.) oricât ar părea de ciudat

strangely

adverb în mod bizar/straniu

strangely enough

(it is strange (that): He lives next door, but strangely enough I rarely see him.) este ciudat că (...)

strangeness

noun bizarerie

stranger

noun

1) (a person who is unknown to oneself: I've met her once before, so she's not a complete stranger (to me).) străin

2) (a visitor: I can't tell you where the post office is - I'm a stranger here myself.) vizitator

strangle

['stræŋɡl]

verb

(to kill by gripping or squeezing the neck tightly, eg by tightening a cord etc round it: He strangled her with a nylon stocking; This top button is nearly strangling me!) a strangula

strangulation

strap

1) (a narrow strip of leather, cloth, or other material, eg with a buckle for fastening something (eg a suitcase, wristwatch etc) or by which to hold, hang or support something (eg a camera, rucksack etc): I need a new watch-strap; luggage straps.) curea

2) (a short looped strip of leather etc, hanging from the roof of a train, by which a standing passenger can support himself.) curea

1) (to beat (eg a schoolchild) on the hand with a leather strap: He was strapped for being rude to the teacher.) a bate la palmă

2) (to fasten with a strap etc: The two pieces of luggage were strapped together; He strapped on his new watch.) a lega laolaltă

strap in

(to confine with a strap, eg by a safety-belt in a car: I won't start this car till you've strapped yourself in.) a lega cu o centură

strap up

(to fasten or bind with a strap, bandage etc: His injured knee was washed and neatly strapped up.) a bandaja

strapping

adjective (large and strong: a big strapping girl.) robust

stratagem

['strætə‹əm]

noun

(a trick or plan.) stratagemă

strategic

[-'ti:-]

adjective strategic

strategically

adverb (în mod) strategic

strategies

plural; see strategy

strategist

noun (a person who is an expert in strategy.) strateg

strategy

['strætə‹i]

plural - strategies; noun

1) (the art of planning a campaign or large military operation: military strategy.) strategie

2) (the art of, or a scheme for, managing an affair cleverly.) strategie

straw

noun

1) ((also adjective) (of) the cut stalks of corn etc, having many uses, eg as bedding for cattle etc, making mats and other goods etc: The cows need fresh straw; a straw hat.) paie

2) (a single stalk of corn: There's a straw in your hair; Their offer isn't worth a straw!) pai

3) (a paper or plastic tube through which to suck a drink into the mouth: He was sipping orange juice through a straw.) pai

plural - strawberries; noun

- the last straw

strawberries

plural; see strawberry

strawberry

['stro:bəri]

(a type of small juicy red fruit.) căpşună

stray

[strei]

(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) a (se) rătăci

(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) (animal) rătăcit

3. adjective

1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) rătăcit

2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) izolat

streak

[stri:k]

1) (a long, irregular mark or stripe: There was a streak of blood on her cheek; a streak of lightning.) dungă

2) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) înclinaţie către

1) (to mark with streaks: Her dark hair was streaked with grey; The child's face was streaked with tears.) a brăzda

2) (to move very fast: The runner streaked round the racetrack.) a se mişca repede

adjective (marked with streaks.) vărgat, dungat

- streaky

streaky

stream

[stri:m]

1) (a small river or brook: He managed to jump across the stream.) pârâu

2) (a flow of eg water, air etc: A stream of water was pouring down the gutter; A stream of people was coming out of the cinema; He got into the wrong stream of traffic and uttered a stream of curses.) aflux

3) (the current of a river etc: He was swimming against the stream.) curent

4) (in schools, one of the classes into which children of the same age are divided according to ability.) an de studiu

1) (to flow: Tears streamed down her face; Workers streamed out of the factory gates; Her hair streamed out in the wind.) a curge şiroaie; a se revărsa; a flutura în vânt

2) (to divide schoolchildren into classes according to ability: Many people disapprove of streaming (children) in schools.) a repartiza pe ani de studiu

noun (a long narrow banner, or narrow paper ribbon: The aeroplane dragged a streamer that read `Come to the Festival'; The classroom was decorated with balloons and streamers.) banner; panglică

- streamer

- streamlined

streamer

streamlined

1) ((of a plane, car, ship etc) shaped so as to move faster and more efficiently: the newest, most streamlined aircraft.) aerodinamic

2) (efficient and economical: streamlined business methods.) raţionalizat

street

[stri:t]

noun

1) (a road with houses, shops etc on one or both sides, in a town or village: the main shopping street; I met her in the street.) stradă

2) ((abbreviated to St when written) used in the names of certain roads: Her address is 4 Shakespeare St.) stradă

- be streets ahead of / better than

- streetcar

- street directory

- be up someone's street

- not to be in the same street as

street directory

(a booklet giving an index and plans of a city's streets.) hartă a oraşului

streetcar

noun ((especially American) a tramcar.) tramvai

strength

see strong

strengthen

see strong

strenuous

['strenjuəs]

(energetic; requiring effort or energy: a strenuous climb; a strenuous effort.) obositor; înverşunat

- strenuously

strenuously

adverb cu înverşunare

stress

[stres]

1) (the worry experienced by a person in particular circumstances, or the state of anxiety caused by this: the stresses of modern life; Her headaches may be caused by stress.) stres

2) (force exerted by (parts of) bodies on each other: Bridge-designers have to know about stress.) tensiune

3) (force or emphasis placed, in speaking, on particular syllables or words: In the word `widow' we put stress on the first syllable.) accent

(to emphasize (a syllable etc, or a fact etc): Should you stress the last syllable in `violin'?; He stressed the necessity of being punctual.) a accentua

- stress-mark

- lay/put stress on

stress-mark

noun (a mark used to show where the stress comes in a word etc: bookworm; designer.) accent

stretch

[stre ]

1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) a (se) întinde

2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) a se întinde

1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) întindere

2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) capăt; parte; perioadă

stretch one's legs

(to go for a walk for the sake of exercise: I need to stretch my legs.) a-şi dezmorţi picioarele

stretch out

(in moving the body, to straighten or extend: She stretched out a hand for the child to hold; He stretched (himself) out on the bed.) a se întinde

stretcher

noun (a light folding bed with handles for carrying the sick or wounded: The injured man was carried to the ambulance on a stretcher.) brancardă, targă

stretchy

adjective ((of materials etc) able to stretch: a stretchy bathing-costume.) extensibil

strew

[stru:]

past tense - strewed; verb

(to scatter: Rubbish was strewn about on the ground; The ground was strewn with rubbish.) a împrăştia

strewed

past tense; see strew

stricken

['strikən]

(deeply affected, overwhelmed or afflicted: In his youth he was stricken with a crippling disease; grief-stricken parents; panic-stricken crowds.) cuprins/lovit (de)

strict

[strikt]

1) (severe, stern, and compelling obedience: This class needs a strict teacher; His parents were very strict with him; The school rules are too strict; strict orders.) sever, strict

2) (exact or precise: If the strict truth were known, he was drunk, not ill.) strict

strictly

strictly speaking

(if we must be completely accurate, act according to rules etc: Strictly speaking, he should be punished for this.) la drept vorbind

strictness

noun stricteţe, rigoare

stride

1. past tense strode [stroud]: past participle stridden ['stridn] - verb

(to walk with long steps: He strode along the path; He strode off in anger.) a merge cu paşi mari

(a long step: He walked with long strides.) pas mare

- make great strides

- take in one's stride

strife

noun

(conflict, fighting or quarrelling: a country torn by strife; industrial strife (= disagreement between employers and workers).) conflict

strike

1. past tense - struck; verb

1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) a lovi

2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) a ataca

3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) a scăpăra

4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) a face grevă

5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) a descoperi

6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) a suna

7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) a izbi

8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) a bate

9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) a apuca; a merge

10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) a demonta; a coborî

1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) grevă

2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) descoperire

- come

- be within striking distance of

- strike at

- strike an attitude/pose

- strike a balance

- strike a bargain/agreement

- strike a blow for

- strike down

- strike dumb

- strike fear/terror into

strike a balance

(to reach a satisfactory middle level of compromise between two undesirable extremes.) a găsi calea de mijloc

strike a bargain/agreement

(to make a bargain; to reach an agreement.) a încheia o afacere

strike a blow for

(to make an effort on behalf of (a cause etc).) a se angaja pentru

strike an attitude/pose

(to place oneself in a particular usually rather showy pose.)

strike at

(to attempt to strike, or aim a blow at (a person etc): He struck at the dog with his stick.) a ţinti, a încerca să lovească

strike down

(to hit or knock (a person) down: He was struck down by a car / a terrible disease.) a răsturna; a doborî

strike dumb

(to amaze: I was struck dumb at the news.) a rămâne mut/uluit

strike fear/terror {[com][i]etc[/i][/com] }into

(to fill (a person) with fear etc: The sound struck terror into them.) a teroriza

strike home

((of a blow, insult etc) to reach the place where it will hurt most.) a atinge (la) punctul sensibil, a lovi unde doare mai tare

strike it rich

(to make a lot of money.) a se îmbogăţi

strike lucky

(to have good luck in a particular matter.) a avea noroc

strike oil

(to find oil under the ground: After drilling for several months, they finally struck oil; We've struck oil (= found what we have been looking for) in our search for a suitable house.) a găsi petrol

strike out

1) (to erase or cross out (a word etc): He read the essay and struck out a word here and there.) a şterge

2) (to start fighting: He's a man who strikes out with his fists whenever he's angry.) a sări să lovească

strike up

1) (to begin to play a tune etc: The band struck up (with) `The Red Flag'.) a începe să cânte

2) (to begin (a friendship, conversation etc): He struck up an acquaintance with a girl on the train.) a lega o relaţie

strike while the iron is hot

(to act etc while the situation is favourable.) a bate fierul cât e cald

striker

noun

1) (a worker who strikes.) grevist

2) (in football, a forward player.) centru atacant

striking

adjective (noticeable or impressive: She is tall and striking; She wears striking clothes.) frapant

strikingly

adverb (în mod) remarcabil

string

1. [striŋ]

noun

1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) sfoară

2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) fibră

3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; (also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) coardă; cu/de coarde

4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) şirag

verb

1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) a înşira

2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) a încorda

3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) a scoate fibrele din

4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) a suspenda

- stringy

- stringed instruments

- have someone on a string

string bean

(the long, edible green or yellow pod of certain beans.) fasole verde

string out

(to stretch into a long line: The runners were strung out along the course.) a se înşira

stringed instruments

(musical instruments that have strings eg violins, guitars etc.) instrumente cu coarde

stringency

noun

1) (the quality of being strict.) rigoare

2) (scarcity of money for lending etc: in times of stringency; (also adjective) The government are demanding stringency measures.) (de) austeritate

stringent

['strin‹ənt]

adjective ((of rules etc) very strict, or strongly enforced: There should be much more stringent laws against the dropping of rubbish in the streets.) riguros

stringently

adverb (în mod) riguros

stringiness

noun fibrozitate

strings

noun plural ((in an orchestra, the group of people who play) stringed instruments, ie violins, violas, 'cellos and double basses: The conductor said the strings were too loud.) coarde

stringy

adjective ((especially of meat or vegetables) having a lot of tough fibres.) fibros

strip

[strip]

1. past tense, past participle - stripped; verb

1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife.) a îndepărta, a scoate

2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.) a (se) dezbrăca

3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.) a goli

4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.) a destitui

1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) fâşie; bandă

2) (a strip cartoon.) comics-uri, poveste în imagini

3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) echipament

3. adjective

a strip-tease show.)

- strip off

strip cartoon

(a row of drawings, eg in a newspaper or comic paper, telling a story.)

strip off

(to remove clothes or a covering from a thing or person: He stripped (his clothes) off and had a shower; The doctor stripped his bandage off.) a scoate

strip-lighting

noun (lighting by long tubes rather than bulbs.)

strip-tease

noun (the act, by a woman, of removing her clothes one by one as a theatrical entertainment.)

stripe

noun

1) (a band of colour etc: The wallpaper was grey with broad green stripes; A zebra has black and white stripes.) dungă

2) (a (usually V-shaped) badge worn on an army uniform to show rank.) galon

adjective (having stripes: a striped shirt; blue-and-white-striped curtains.) vărgat, în dungi

- striped

- stripy

striped

stripling

['stripliŋ]

noun

(a boy or youth not yet fully grown.) adolescent

stripped

past tense, past participle; see strip

stripy

adjective (covered with stripes: A tiger has a stripy coat.) vărgat, cu dungi

strive

past tense - strove; verb

(to try very hard or struggle: He always strives to please his teacher.) a se strădui

strode

see stride

stroke

[strəuk]

1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) lovitură

2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) lovitură

3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) bătaie

4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) trăsătură

5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) lovitură

6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) braţe

7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) efort

8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) atac cerebral

- at a stroke

1. verb

(to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) a mângâia

2. noun

(an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.) mângâiere

stroll

[strəul]

(to walk or wander without hurry: He strolled along the street.) a se plimba

(an act of strolling: I went for a stroll round the town.) plimbare

strong

[stroŋ]

1) (firm, sound, or powerful, and therefore not easily broken, destroyed, attacked, defeated, resisted, or affected by weariness, illness etc: strong furniture; a strong castle; a strong wind; She's a strong swimmer; He has a very strong will/personality; He has never been very strong (= healthy); He is not strong enough to lift that heavy table.) puternic, plin de forţă

2) (very noticeable; very intense: a strong colour; a strong smell.) puternic, intens

3) (containing a large amount of the flavouring ingredient: strong tea.) tare

4) ((of a group, force etc) numbering a particular amount: An army 20,000 strong was advancing towards the town.) număr de

strong drink

(alcoholic liquors.) tărie

strong language

(swearing or abuse.) vocabular trivial

strong point

(a quality, skill etc in which a person excels: Arithmetic isn't one of my strong points.) punct forte

strong-minded

adjective (having determination.) hotărât

strongbox

noun (a safe or box for valuables.) seif, casă de bani

stronghold

noun (a fort, fortress or castle etc.) fortăreaţă

strongly

adverb cu putere

strongroom

noun (a room specially constructed for keeping valuable articles, with thick walls and a heavy steel door etc.) cameră blindată

strove

see strive

struck

see strike

structural

adjective (of structure: You must get permission before making structural alterations to your house.) de structură

structurally

adverb structural

structure

noun

1) (the way in which something is arranged or organized: A flower has quite a complicated structure; the structure of a human body.) structură

2) (a building, or something that is built or constructed: The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous structures in the world.) construcţie

- structural

- structurally

struggle

1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) a se zbate

2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) a se bate (contra), a se lupta (cu)

3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) a înainta cu greu

(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) a se lupta (pentru)

- struggle along

struggle along

(to have only just enough money to live.) a subzista

strum

past tense, past participle - strummed; verb

(to play especially noisily and unskilfully on a piano or stringed instrument: to strum a tune.)

strummed

past tense, past participle; see strum

strung

see string

strung up

(very nervous.)

strut

past tense, past participle - strutted; verb

(to walk in a stiff, proud way: The cock strutted about the farmyard; The man was strutting along looking very pleased with himself.) a se împăuna, a merge ţanţoş

strutted

past tense, past participle; see strut

stub

1) (a stump or short remaining end of eg a cigarette, pencil etc: The ashtray contained seven cigarette stubs.) muc, chiştoc

2) (the counterfoil or retained section of a cheque etc.) talon

(to hurt (especially a toe) by striking it against something hard: She stubbed her toe(s) against the bedpost.) a se lovi (la degetul de la picior)

- stubby

- stub out

stub out

(to extinguish (a cigarette or cigar) by pressing it against a hard surface.) a stinge

stubble

noun

1) (the stubs or ends of corn left in the ground when the stalks are cut.) mirişte

2) (short coarse hairs growing eg on an unshaven chin.) barbă nerasă de câteva zile

adjective prost bărbierit

- stubbly

stubbly

stubborn

(obstinate, or unwilling to yield, obey etc: He's as stubborn as a donkey.) încăpăţânat

stubby

adjective (being a stub, or short and thick like a stub: a stubby tail; stubby fingers.) butucănos

stuck

past tense, past participle; = stick I

stud

(a collection of horses and mares kept for breeding.) herghelie

1) (a knob, or nail with a large head, put into the surface of something as a protection or decoration etc: metal studs on the soles of football boots; a belt decorated with studs.) cui (decorativ)

2) (a type of button with two heads for fastening a collar: a collar stud.) încheietoare de colier

(to cover with studs: The sky was studded with stars.) a presăra

student

['stju:dənt]

noun

1) (an undergraduate or graduate studying for a degree at a university etc: university students; a medical student; (also adjective) She is a student nurse/teacher.) student

2) ((especially American) a boy or girl at school.) elev

3) (a person studying a particular thing: a student of politics.) student

studio

['stju:diəu]

plural - studios; noun

1) (the workroom of an artist or photographer.) studiou

2) ((often plural) a place in which cinema films are made: This film was made at Ramrod Studios.) studiouri

3) (a room from which radio or television programmes are broadcast: a television studio.) studiou

studios

plural; see studio

studious

['stju:diəs]

(spending much time in careful studying: a studious girl.) studios

studiously

studiousness

study

1) (to give time and attention to gaining knowledge of a subject: What subject is he studying?; He is studying French; He is studying for a degree in mathematics; She's studying to be a teacher.) a studia

2) (to look at or examine carefully: He studied the railway timetable; Give yourself time to study the problem in detail.) a examina

1) (the act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge: He spends all his evenings in study; She has made a study of the habits of bees.) studiu

2) (a musical or artistic composition: a book of studies for the piano; The picture was entitled `Study in Grey'.) studiu

3) (a room in a house etc, in which to study, read, write etc: The headmaster wants to speak to the senior pupils in his study.) birou

stuff

noun

1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) lucru; produs; materie

2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) chestii, prostii, fleacuri

3) (an old word for cloth.) haine

(to block: He stuffed the hole up with some newspaper; I've got a cold and my nose is stuffed up.) a astupa

- know one's stuff

- that's the stuff!

verb

1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) a împinge; a îndesa

2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) a umple

3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) a împăia

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- stuffing

- stuff up

stuff up

stuffily

adverb într-o manieră sufocantă

stuffiness

noun lipsă de aer

stuffing

noun

1) (material used for stuffing eg toy animals: The teddy-bear had lost its stuffing.) umplutură

2) (a mixture containing eg breadcrumbs, spices, sausage-meat etc, used for stuffing chickens etc.) umplutură

stuffy

1) ((of a room etc) too warm, and lacking fresh air: Why do you sit in this stuffy room all day?) neaerisit

2) (formal and dull: Must we visit those stuffy people?) de modă veche

1) (to strike the foot against something and lose one's balance, or nearly fall: He stumbled over the edge of the carpet.) a se împiedica

- stuffily

- stuffiness

stumble

verb

2) (to walk unsteadily: He stumbled along the track in the dark.) a se clătina

3) (to make mistakes, or hesitate in speaking, reading aloud etc: He stumbles over his words when speaking in public.) a se poticni la vorbă

(to find by chance: I stumbled across this book today in a shop.) a da peste

- stumbling-block

- stumble across/on

stumble across/on

stumbling-block

noun (a difficulty that prevents progress.)

stump

1) (the part of a tree left in the ground after the trunk has been cut down: He sat on a (tree-)stump and ate his sandwiches.) buştean

2) (the part of a limb, tooth, pencil etc remaining after the main part has been cut or broken off, worn away etc.) ciot; colţ; capăt

3) (in cricket, one of the three upright sticks forming the wicket.) una dintre cele trei şipci (la jocul de crichet)

1) (to walk with heavy, stamping steps: He stumped angrily out of the room.) a merge cu paşi grei

2) (to puzzle or baffle completely: I'm stumped!) a lăsa perplex

(to pay (a sum of money), often unwillingly: We all stumped up $2 for his present.)

- stumpy

- stump up

stump up

stumpy

adjective (being a stump; short and thick like a stump: The cat had a stumpy tail.) bondoc

stun

past tense, past participle - stunned; verb

1) (to make unconscious or knock senseless eg by a blow on the head: The blow stunned him.) a năuci

2) (to shock or astonish: He was stunned by the news of her death.) a stupefia, a şoca