VIP
(abbreviation) (very important person: the VIP lounge at the airport; A number of VIPs will attend the wedding.)
Victorian
[vik'to:riən]
1. adjective
1) (of the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901): Victorian writers; Victorian households/furniture.) victorian
2) ((of an attitude towards morals etc) strict and conservative: a Victorian attitude to life.) rigid
2. noun
(a person living in Queen Victoria's reign: The Victorians were great engineers and industrialists.) victorian
via
preposition
(by way of: We went to America via Japan; The news reached me via my aunt.) via, prin
viaduct
noun
(a usually long bridge carrying a road or railway over a valley etc.) via­duct
vibrate
verb
(to (cause to) shake, tremble, or move rapidly back and forth: Every sound that we hear is making part of our ear vibrate; The engine has stopped vibrating.) a vibra, a trepida
- vibration
vibration
(British and American[) -'brei-]
noun ((an) act of vibrating: This building is badly affected by the vibration of all the heavy traffic that passes.) vibraţie
vicar
['vikə]
noun
(a clergyman of the Church of England.) vicar
- vicarage
vicarage
[-ri‹]
noun (the house of a vicar.) casă parohială a unui vicar
vice
I
noun
(a kind of strong tool for holding an object firmly, usually between two metal jaws: The carpenter held the piece of wood in a vice; He has a grip like a vice.) men­ghină
II
noun
1) (a serious moral fault: Continual lying is a vice.) nărav
2) (a bad habit: Smoking is not one of my vices.) viciu
vice versa
adverb
((of two things or people) the other way round: Dogs often chase cats but not usually vice versa.) vice­versa
vice-
(second in rank and acting as deputy for: the Vice-President; the vice-chairman.) vice-
vicinity
[vi'sinəti]
noun
(a neighbourhood or local area: Are there any cinemas in the/this vicinity?) vecinătate
vicious
['viʃəs]
adjective
(evil; cruel; likely to attack or cause harm: Keep back from that dog - it's vicious.) rău
- viciously
- viciousness
viciously
adverb cu răutate
viciousness
noun răutate
victim
['viktim]
noun
(a person who receives ill-treatment, injury etc: a murder victim; Food is being sent to the victims of the disaster.) vic­ti­mă
victor
['viktə]
noun
(the person who wins a battle or other contest.) învingător
- victorious
- victoriously
- victory
victories
plural; see victory
victorious
[-'to:-]
adjective (successful or winning: the victorious army; Which team was victorious?) victorios
victoriously
adverb victorios
victory
plural - victories; noun ((a) defeat of an enemy or rival: Our team has had two defeats and eight victories; At last they experienced the joy of victory.)
video
['vidiəu]
1. plural - videos; noun
1) (the recording or broadcasting (by means of a video recorder) of television pictures and sound.) videofonie
2) (a videotape.) bandă video
3) ((also video cassette recorder; VCR) a machine used for watching or recording television films and programmes on videotape.) videocasetofon
2. verb
(to record on a video recorder or videotape: He videoed the television programme on volcanoes.) a înregistra pe video
- video arcade
- video camera
- video cassette recorder
- video recorder
- video jockey
- videotape
3. verb
(to record a film etc on video.)
video (cassette) recorder
noun (see video.)
video arcade
noun (a place where people can play video games on machines.)
video camera
noun (a camera for shooting video films.)
video jockey
noun (see VJ.)
videos
plural; see video
videotape
noun (a magnetic tape for recording video films.) casetă video
vie
present participle - vying; verb
(to compete with: The two parents vied with each other in their attempts to gain the children's love.) a se lua la întrecere
view
[vju:]
1. noun
1) ((an outlook on to, or picture of) a scene: Your house has a fine view of the hills; He painted a view of the harbour.) pri­velişte, vedere
2) (an opinion: Tell me your view/views on the subject.) opinie, părere
3) (an act of seeing or inspecting: We were given a private view of the exhibition before it was opened to the public.) vizită
2. verb
(to look at, or regard (something): She viewed the scene with astonishment.) a privi
- viewer
- viewpoint
- in view of
- on view
- point of view
viewer
noun
1) (a person who watches television: This programme has five million viewers.) telespectator
2) (a device with a magnifying lens, and often with a light, used in viewing transparencies.) retro­proiector
viewpoint
noun (a point of view: I am looking at the matter from a different viewpoint.) punct de vedere
vigilance
['vi‹iləns]
noun
(watchfulness or readiness for danger: He watched her with the vigilance of a hawk.) vigilenţă
- vigilant
vigilant
adjective vigilent
vigorous
adjective a vigorous dance.) ener­gic
vigorously
adverb cu vigoare, cu energie
vigour
['viɡə]
noun
(strength and energy: He began his new job with enthusiasm and vigour.) vigoare
- vigorous
- vigorously
vile
adjective
(horrible; wicked; disgusting: That was a vile thing to say!; The food tasted vile.) oribil
- vilely
- vileness
vilely
adverb josnic, abject
vileness
noun josnicie, ticăloşie
villa
['vilə]
noun
(a type of detached or semi-detached (usually luxury) house, in the country or suburbs, or used for holidays at the seaside: They have a villa at the seaside.) vilă
village
['vili‹]
noun
1) (a group of houses etc which is smaller than a town: They live in a little village; (also adjective) a village school.) sat
2) (the people who live in such a group of houses: The whole village turned out to see the celebrations.) sat
•
- villager
villager
noun (a person who lives in a village.) sătean
villain
['vilən]
noun
(a person who is wicked or of very bad character: the villain of the play/story.) ticălos
- villainous
- villainy
villainies
plural; see villainy
villainous
adjective infam, ticălos
villainy
plural - villainies; noun ((an instance of) wickedness: His villainy was well known.) infamie
vine
noun
1) (a type of climbing plant which bears grapes.) viţă(-de-vie)
2) (any climbing or trailing plant.) plantă căţă­ră­toare
•
- vineyard
vinegar
['viniɡə]
noun
(a sour liquid made from wine, beer etc, used in seasoning or preparing food: Mix some oil and vinegar as a dressing for the salad.) oţet
vineyard
['vin-]
noun (an area which is planted with grape vines: We spent the summer touring the French vineyards.) vie, podgorie
vintage
['vinti‹]
noun
(a wine from) the grape-harvest of a certain (particularly good) year: What vintage is this wine?; a vintage year (= a year in which good wine was produced); vintage port (= port from a vintage year). recoltă, producţie a unui an
viola
[vi'əulə]
noun
(a type of musical instrument very similar to, but slightly larger than, the violin: She plays the viola in the school orchestra.) violă
violence
noun (great roughness and force, often causing severe physical injury or damage: I was amazed at the violence of his temper; She was terrified by the violence of the storm.) vio­lenţă
violent
adjective
1) (having, using, or showing, great force: There was a violent storm at sea; a violent earthquake; He has a violent temper.) violent
2) (caused by force: a violent death.) violent
•
- violently
- violence
violently
adverb (în mod) violent, cu vio­len­ţă
violet
noun
1) (a kind of small bluish-purple flower.) violetă
2) ((also adjective) (of) a bluish-purple colour.) vio­let
violin
noun
(a type of musical instrument with four strings, played with a bow: She played the violin in the school orchestra; Can you play that on the violin?) vioară
- violinist
violinist
noun (a violin player: She is a leading violinist.) violonist
violoncellist
noun (full form of cellist.) vio­loncelist
violoncello
noun
(full form of cello.) violoncel
- violoncellist
viper
noun
(an adder.) viperă
virgin
['və:‹in]
noun
(a person, especially a woman, who has had no sexual intercourse: She was still a virgin when she married.) vir­gină, fecio­ară
- virginal
- virginity
virginal
adjective (of a virgin: Her face had a virginal look.) virginal, feciorelnic
virginity
noun (the state of being a virgin.) vir­ginitate
virtual
['ve:(r) uəl]
adjective
(almost (as described), though not exactly in every way: a virtual collapse of the economy.) virtual
- virtual reality
virtual reality
noun (a computer system that creates an environment that looks real on the screen and in which the person operating the computer can take part.)
virtually
['və: uəli]
adverb
(more or less, though not strictly speaking; in effect: He was virtually penniless.) aproape
virtue
['və: u:]
noun
1) (a good moral quality: Honesty is a virtue.) virtute
2) (a good quality: The house is small, but it has the virtue of being easy to clean.) avantaj
3) (goodness of character etc: She is a person of great virtue.) merit
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- virtuous
- virtuously
- virtuousness
virtuosi
plurals; see virtuoso
virtuosity
[-'o-]
noun (great skill in one of the fine arts: I am impressed by the virtuosity of that musician.) virtuozitate
virtuoso
[və: u'əusəu]
plurals - virtuosos, virtuosi; noun
(a person who knows a great deal about eg music, painting, especially a skilled performer: He's a virtuoso on the violin; (also adjective) a virtuoso pianist/performance.) virtuoz
- virtuosity
virtuosos
plurals; see virtuoso
virtuous
adjective (morally good: She is a virtuous young woman.) virtuos
virtuously
adverb virtuos
virtuousness
noun virtute
virus
1. noun
1) (any of various types of germs that are a cause of disease.) virus
2) (a computer code that is inserted into a program to destroy information or cause errors.)
2. adjective
He is suffering from a virus infection.) viral
visa
['vi:zə]
noun
(a mark or stamp put on a passport by the authorities of a country to show that the bearer may travel to, or in, that country: I have applied for a visa for the United States.) viză
viscount
noun
(a nobleman next in rank below an earl.) viconte
- viscountess
viscountess
noun
1) (the wife or widow of a viscount.) vicontesă
2) (a woman of the same rank as a viscount.) vicontesă
vise
see vice I
visibility
noun (the range of distance over which things may be (clearly) seen: Visibility is poor today; Visibility in the fog was down to twenty yards in places.) vizibilitate
visible
['vizəbl]
adjective
(able to be seen: The house is visible through the trees; The scar on her face is scarcely visible now.) vizibil
- visibly
- visibility
visibly
adverb (în mod) vizibil
vision
['viʒən]
noun
1) (something seen in the imagination or in a dream: God appeared to him in a vision.) viziune
2) (the ability to see or plan into the future: Politicians should be men of vision.) clar­vizi­une
3) (the ability to see or the sense of sight: He is slowly losing his vision.) vedere
visit
['vizit]
1. verb
1) (to go to see (a person or place): We visited my parents at the weekend; They visited the ruins at Pompeii while they were on holiday.) a vizita
2) (to stay in (a place) or with (a person) for a time: Many birds visit (Britain) only during the summer months.) a sta (la/cu)
2. noun
(an act of going to see someone or something for pleasure, socially, professionally etc, or going to stay for a time: We went on a visit to my aunt's; the children's visit to the museum.) vizită
- visitor
visitor
noun (a person who visits, socially or professionally: I'm expecting visitors from America; We're having visitors next week.) vizi­tator
visual
['viʒuəl]
adjective
(of sight or the process of seeing: strange visual effects.) vizual
- visually
- visual display unit
visual display unit
noun ((abbreviation VDU) the part of a computer with a screen on which information is displayed.)
visually
adverb vizual
vital
adjective
1) (essential; of the greatest importance: Speed is vital to the success of our plan; It is vital that we arrive at the hospital soon.) vital, esenţial
2) (lively and energetic: a vital person/personality.) plin de vitalitate
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- vitality
vitality
[-'tæ-]
noun (liveliness and energy: a girl of tremendous vitality.) vitalitate
vitamin
noun
(any of a group of substances necessary for healthy life, different ones occurring in different natural things such as raw fruit, dairy products, fish, meat etc: A healthy diet is full of vitamins; Vitamin C is found in fruit and vegetables; (also adjective) vitamin pills.) vitamină
vivacious
[vi'veiʃəs]
adjective
(lively and bright: She is vivacious and attractive.) vioi
- vivaciously
- vivaciousness
vivaciously
adverb vioi
vivaciousness
noun vivacitate
vivid
['vivid]
adjective
1) ((of colours etc) brilliant; very bright: The door was painted a vivid yellow; The trees were vivid in their autumn colours.) intens; strălucitor
2) (clear; striking: I have many vivid memories of that holiday; a vivid image/description.) însu­fleţit, plin de viaţă
3) ((of the imagination) active; lively: She has a vivid imagination.) neobosit
•
- vividly
- vividness
vividly
adverb cu vioiciune
vividness
noun vivacitate
vivisection
[,vivi'ʃekʃn]
noun
(the practice of cutting open live animals for scientific research.)
vixen
['viksn]
noun
(a female fox: The vixen was followed by her cubs.) vulpe