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VOCABULAR CLS 11
| To be civill/polite | a fi politicos |
| Louse(sg) | paduche |
| Lice(pl) | paduchi |
| Percentage | procentaj |
| To abolish a law | a aboli (a desfinta) o lege |
| To do away with a law | a desfinta o lege |
| To outlaw slavery | Sclavia este in afara legii (ilegala) |
| Astute | istet |
| Self-taught | autodidact |
| A tastefully decorated house | o casa decorata cu gust |
| Taste buds | papile gustative |
| A carefree person | o persoana lipsita de griji |
| A careless person | o persoana nepasatoare |
| To take something with a pinch of salt | a te indoi de ceva (a nu crede) |
| To doubt something | a te indoi de ceva |
| I am over the moon | very happy |
| I am on cloud nine | very happy |
| I am in seventh heaven | very happy |
| I am on top of the world | very happy |
| I am jumping for joy | very happy |
| I am thrilled to bits | very happy |
| I am delighted | very happy |
| I am floating on air | very happy |
| He was expelled from college | a fost exmatriculat de la scoala (dat afara) |
| To bear/ to hold a grudge againts somebody | a purta pica pe cineva |
| To be on the ball | a se prinde repede / destept |
| Down to earth | cu picioarele pe pamant |
| Tripe soup | ciorba de burta |
| Ladle | polonic |
| Mutton | caren de oaie |
| Beef | carne de vita |
| To blow a fuse | a se infuria foarte tare |
| I look forward to you | astept cu nerabdare vesti de la tine |
| Looking to | a investiga ? |
| Looking over | a examina |
| In brief/ briefly | pe scurt |
| Bind-bound-bound | a lega |
| Now that school’s over , he’s lound/certain to go on vacation | el sigur va pleca in vanata |
| Better bound looks | carti cu coperta buna |
| Fortune cookies | prajituri cu ravas |
| In the heat of the moment | in toiul momentului ( he said some things in the heat of the moment…) |
| A burden on your shoulders | o povara pe umerii tai |
| Tell me the bare truth | adevarul gol , golut |
| It slipped my mind | am un lapsus |
| To burn the candle at both sides | a te epuiza de la invatat / a studia foarte mult |
| Ancestors | stramosi |
| To roam / wander | a hoinarii (He roamed the country for months) |
| My better half | jumatatea mea (sot/sotie) |
| Statement | afirmatie |
| Moreover/in adition/ furthermore/besides/in top of that (negative) | in plus |
| To dismissed | a dezminti zvonurile ( a declara ca acel lucru a fost spus si este fals) |
| Debunk | a distrus zvonul |
| To vanish into thin air | a disparea ca prin minune |
| To shield a blow | a para o lovitura, a te feri la box |
| Emperor/ empress | imparat/ imparateasa |
| Swordsman | spadasin |
| Bowtie | papion |
| Take a bow | fa o plecaiune |
| Coup | lovitura de stat |
| To burry | a ingropa |
| Increasingly popular | tot mai popular |
| Cultural heritage | mostenire culturala |
| She is in labourer | ea este in travaliu (The woman is in labour and will give birth soon) |
| Seizures | contractii nastere |
| To proofread a text | a reciti un text pt a cauta greseli |
| Riot police | jandarmerie |
| Riot | revolta |
| Gloomy weather | vreme mohorata |
| To hum a song | a fredona o melodie |
| The lights went off | s a luat curentul |
| The lights came on | a revenit curentul |
| Batter | aluat |
| Behind the times | inapoiat / demodat |
| Sieve | sita |
| To sieve | a strecura |
| My memory is like a sieve | am o memorie proasta |
| Whereas/while | in timp ce / pe cand |
| Conversel | pe de alta parte |
| However | totusi / cu toate acestea |
| Eager | nerabdator |
| Anxious | nerabdator |
| Run me over | m a calcat cu masina |
| To be on the ball/ to be alert | a fi atent |
| To be down to earth | a fi cu picioarele pe pamant |
| I am in 2 minds/ I am having second thaughts | nu stiu ce sa aleg sunt indecis |
| Dish | fel de mancare (paste) |
| Spices/condiments | condimente |
| To acquire new skills | a dobandi noi skilluri |
| To depart | to leave (sa plece) |
| Departures / arrivals | plecari/ sosiri |
| Glander | gascan |
| Crane | cocostarc |
| A cuckoo | prostut |
| He is a stick in the mind | e demodat |
| For the time being | acum |
| Investigation | ancheta |
| Funding | finantare |
| To altern | to transform ( I need to altern this dress) |
| engineering feats | realizari arhitecturale |
| What a feat! | Ce Realizare! |
| engineering feats | realizari arhitecturale |
| What a feat! | Ce Realizare! |
| Counter-argument | contra argument |
| To turn a blind eye | a te face ca nu vezi |
| To turn a deaf ear | a te face ca nu auzi |
| Loom | razboi (tesatura de se folosea pe vremuri ) |
| My nearest and dearest | cei dragi mie |
| My home is my castle | la mine acasa e cel mai bine |
| My apartement overlooks the main | are privire spre… |
| Landlord/homeowner | proprietar |
| Mortgage | ipoteca |
| Interest | dobanda |
| To let out a house | a inchiria |
| Attic/ loft | mansarda |
| Crane | cocor / macara |
| Stork | barza/ cocostarc |
| you are to answer to this | o sa raspunzi pt fapta asta |
| Turnover | cifra de afaceri |
| Turnaround | schimbare de situatie |
| A write-off | perioada moarta / o rabla |
| To go from strength to strength | to improve / a progresa |
| The singer was looed | a fi huiduit |
| In time | inainte de ora la care trb sa ajunga |
| On time | |
| Get on the bus | get out off the bus |
| To get across the river | a trece pester au |
| Shortage/lack | lipsa/ deficit |
| Outline | contur |
| Remote/far | distant |
| Landfills | gropi de gunoi |
| Eventually | in cele din urma |
| Operated on | a fost operata (The patient has already operated on ) |
| An operated theatre | sala de operatii |
| In fact/ actually | de fapt |
| Despite the fact that | in ciuda faptului ca |
| In spite of the fact that | in ciuda faptului ca |
| Flood | inundatie /potop (Noah’s flood) |
| Combat | fight |
| A pair of dice | pereche de zaruri |
| Die (sg) zar | dize (pl) zaruri |
| To utter | a spune/ a vorbi |
| Water can | stropitoare |
| Cloudy/overcast | innorat (the sky…) |
| Dwarf “m” | litera mica “m” |
| Estate agent/ realtor | agent imobiliar |
| This book appeal to me | imi place |
| to get on like a house on fire | a se intelege de minune |
| I put my foot down | am pus piciorul in prag |
| Put off/post pone / delay | a amana o intalnire sau cv |
| To lay bricks | a zidi |
| Bricklayer / mason | zidar |
| Masonry | zidaria |
| To allure / to entrice / to attract | m a momit / m a ademenit |
| Apron | sort |
| Dumbster | tomberon |
| On behalf of | in numele… (vorbesc in numele ) |
| Performance / show | spectacol |
| Eager | nerabdator |
| Slightly ( arrogant ) | putin ( arrogant ) |
| Good mood / bad mood | toane bune/ rele |
| I am in high spirits/ low spirits | vessel/ ffara dispozitie |
| To be on the ball | a fi atent / alert sa intelegi lucruri |
| I am on the fence / I am in two minds | nehotarat |
| take with a pinch of salt evereything she tells you | doubt ( a pune la indoiala / a nu crede ) |
| caring=lovely | grijuliu |
| unwind = to relax | a se relaxa |
| my fore-runners/ancestors | stramosii |
| labourer | physical work (munca fizica) |
| The woman is in llabourer | femeie este in travaliu |
| Ice Age | epoca de gheata |
| At times | uneori |
| Moneylender | camatar |
| Interest | dobanda |
| To lead by the nose | a duce pe cineva de nas |
| You are just a PAWN in his hand | esti doar un pion … |
| Tenancy agreement | contract de inchiriere |
| Runway | pista de decolare |
| Catwalk | pt defilare la modele, podium |
| To do up a building | to renovate |
| Spacious/ roomy | spatios |
| Make yourself at home | feel at ease (simte-te ca acasa) |
| Due to | trebuie sa |
| To be to | a urma sa |
| She is BOUND to call | sigur va suna |
| To undress a problem | to deal with ( a se ocupa de ) |
| A demanding job | an exhausting job |
| Basin | lighean/ chiuveta |
| It turned out | s a dovedit ca |
| Extract/excerpt | fragment |
| My coke was FLAT | sucul nu mai avea acid |
| A flat refused | un refuz categoric |
| In the long run | pe termen lung |
| I felt concerned/ worried | ma simteam ingrijorata |
| I reckon/ believe/ deem | cred ca |
| Vibrant/ lively atmposhere | atmosfera plina de viata |
| Collar | guler |
| Fasten your seatbelt | pune-ti centura |
| Do up your seatbelt | pune-ti centura |
| Hood | capota |
| Cuff | manseta |
| Stretch no longer than your sleeves can reach | intinde-te pana unde-ti ajung manecile |
| Every cloud has a silver lining | in fiecare rau exista si un bine |
| COTTON feeling | umplutura de BUMBAC |
| Lining | cacptuseala |
| Buckle up! | puneti-va centurile ! |
| DO UP your shoelaces! | legati-va la sireturi! |
| Hell | calcai |
| Dressed in rags | imbracat in zdrente |
| To browse | a cauta / a paste animalele |
| To bid/ to offer | a licita |
| A forewell to arms | adio aarme |
| Hospice | ospiciu |
| To goble up | a infuleca (a manca rapid) |
| It is the shelling that make the pound | putin cu putinn se face mult |
| Physician | doctor |
| Pphysicist | fizician |
| Bulgaria lies at the south of Romania | este situate in… |
| To lay | a pune |
| Happines lies in having a your family close to you | consta in |
| Mother lay the table please! | pune masa te rog |
| Reluctant | reticent (retinut) |
| A frilly dress | o rochie cu volanase |
| Wary | precaut |
| Precision | accuraysson |
| Cornucopia | cornul ambundentei |
| A plain jacket | o geaca SIMPLA |
| Proper/ properly | adecvat |
| it was a rip-off | a fost o jecmaneala (jaf) |
| ripped jeans | blugi rupti |
| flea market | targ de vechituri |
| seamstress | croitoreasa |
| seams | cusaturi unde se imbina bucatile de la haine |
| seamless tights | fara cusaturi |
| to seul | a coase |
| I assume that / I suppose that | presupun ca |
| To take something for granted | a lua ceva de bun |
| Claimant to the throne | pretendent la tron |
| Heir(M) / heiress (F) | mostenitor |
| Proprietior | the owner of a business |
| A vacant/ free apartament | apartament liber |
| To save money for rainy days | a pune bani deoparte pentru zile negre |
| He feeds on oats | el se hraneste cu ovaz |
| Bright blue | albastru aprins |
| Beanie | caciula |
| Sole | talpa |
| I have a sole propose in llife | sunt singur |
| shoenstreeing budget | buget restrains |
| pull your socks up! | apuca-te de treaba ! |
| to keep your shirt on | nu-ti pierde cumpatul |
| I was appalled/ porrified | ingrozita |
| Roll up your sleeves! | pune burta pe carte ! |
| Mend your ways | poarta-te frumos ! |
| To release a book/ collection | to bring out ( a lansa o carte ) |
| Let go of me! | da-mi drumul! |
| She is FISHING for compliment | asteapta un compliment |
| I kept pull calm and collected | imi pastrez calmul |
| Herd behavior | comportament de turma |
| Shortage teacher / supplies | lipsuri de profesori/ provizii |
| To take in a skirt | a scurta fusta |
| Help yourself ! | serveste-te! |
| Margin of error | marja de eroare |
| Bespoke/ customized | personalizat |
| Lapel | rever |
| He TIED a horse to a tree | a legat calul de pom |
| Tie / draw | egal |
| A SILKEN scarf | esarfa de matase |
| Handcuffs | catuse |
| Zip it! | gura!/ taci! |
| Lace | dantela |
| To big for your boots | arrogant |
| Sell by date / expired | data de expirare |
| Figures | cifre |
| Go figure! | Ca sa vezi! |
| Prince Charming | Fat-Frumos |
| Mulberry | dud (pom) |
| Moth | molie |
| Hatch | a ecloza |
| Don’t count your chickens before they hatch | nu vinde blana ursului din padure |
| Hood | cartier |
| To bear/have 2 faces under one hood | a fi taler / fatarnic/ prefacut |
| Roll down the window | deschide geamul la masina |
| At the drop of a hat | cat ai zice peste |
| Tight the belt | a strange cureaua/ a economisi |
| Buckle | catarama |
| Let me know | spread the news (imprastie vestile) |
| Postponed/delay/to put off / procrastanate | a amana |
| Briefly/ in a mutshell/in brief | pes curt |
| To call for / to demand | a cere ( that situation calss for urgent measures) |
| Outstanding | remarcable |
| Increasingly big | bigger and bigger (din ce in ce mai mare ) |
| Unreliable sources | surse pe care nu te poti baza |
| I reli on my best friends | ma bazez pe cei mai buni prieteni |
| News conference | conferinta de presa |
| Current affairs | stiri curente |
| In-depth reviw | recenzie detaliata /amanuntita |
| Press release | comunicat de presa |
| To realise | a-si da seama de ceva |
| To assess | to evaluate (a evalua) |
| Evaluation | assessment |
| Evaluator | assessor |
| A PANEL of experts/judges | un grup de experti… |
| To broadcast sth. On the radio/TV | a difuza cecva la radio … |
| Subscription | abonament |
| To subscribe | a te abona |
| Keep up with the Jones | tine pasul cu moda |
| Dowthing Thomas | Toma necredinciosul |
| John Doe | barbat mort neidentificat |
| Doe | caprioara |
| Womb | pantec |
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