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felony crima, infractiune pageant - UK a show, usually performed outside, that consists of people wearing traditional clothing and

d acting out historical events Our youngest son is taking part in the school pageant. US a competition for young women in which they are judged on their beauty and other qualities a beauty pageant any colourful and splendid show or ceremony elves-spiridusi // elf clog-[I usually + adverb or preposition] mainly UK informal to work hard over a long period, especially doing work that is difficult or boring I've been slogging away for days on this essay and I'm still not finished. [I + adverb or preposition] to travel or move with difficulty, for example through wet, sticky soil or snow, or when you are very tired Despite the rain, they slogged on for another six miles. sneak peek - an opportunity to see something before it is officially available stammer- a balbai thou - you; used when speaking to one person lure - momeala, cursa toil - trud, munc grea mreaj curs, capcan to be caught in a snare = a fi prins n la to fall into a snare = a cdea n curs to lay a snare for = a ntinde o curs (cuiva), a pune o capcan (cuiva) fall off the wagon = to start drinking alcohol, after a period when you have drunk none E.g: When her husband died, she fell off the wagon. A stirring speech or song is one which produces strong positive emotions

pre-emptive = describes something that is done before other people can act, especially to prevent them from doing something else E.g: The Treasury has decided to raise interest rates as a pre-emptive measure against inflation. The prime minister authorized a pre-emptive air strike against the rebels.

Moniker = a name or nickname Haul = to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty They hauled the boat out of the water. She hauled herself up into the tree.

Oversleep = to sleep for longer than you intended to and so wake up late Hangout = a place where someone spends a lot of time or where they live The caf is a favourite hangout of artists.

Prank = a trick that is intended to be funny but not to cause harm or damage When I was at school we were always playing pranks on our teachers. I've had enough of your childish pranks. Joyriding = the crime of stealing a vehicle and driving fast and dangerously for fun Adulation = very great admiration or praise for someone, especially when it is more than is deserved WEAK LINK

Conniving = describes a person who deceives others for their own advantage He's a conniving bastard!

Coed (US) - for male and female students together: a coed private school

Slather = to spread something thickly on something else She slathered lotion on/all over her body. She slathered her toast with butter. Footage = a piece of) film especially one showing an event Woody Allen's film 'Zelig' contains early newsreel footage. Newsreel = a short film that consists of news reports, usually one that was made in the past for showing in a cinema The movie contains some recently discovered newsreel footage of the war. Scrimp = to save money by spending less than is necessary to reach an acceptable standard There is a risk that the debt-ridden airline may be tempted to scrimp on maintenance or security. scrimp and save

If you scrimp and save, you manage to live on very little money in order to pay for something. I've been scrimping and saving all year to pay for our holiday. Hasty = describes something that is done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought He warned against making hasty decisions. Now let's not leap to any hasty conclusions. We saw the rain and made a hasty retreat into the bar. I think perhaps we were a little hasty in judging him. hastily adverb "He's looks good for his age. Not that 55 is old, " she hastily added. hastiness noun curse = blestem to curse a blestema In the story, a wicked witch put a curse on the princess for 100 years To and fro = incoace si incolo I was disturbed by all the people walking to and fro outside the office. She was gazing out the window, rocking rhythmically to and fro.

Poll = sondaj de opinie the polls = the places where people vote in a political election The TV stations agreed not to announce the projected winner until after the polls closed.

go to the polls = to vote

Fortune teller = ghicitoare Rally = a public meeting of a large group of people, especially supporters of a particular opinion 5000 people held an anti-nuclear rally. an election/campaign rally

gig = (informal) a single performance by a musician or group of musicians, especially playing modern or pop music This week the band did the last gig of their world-tour. Constituency = (the group of people who can vote belonging to) any of the official areas of a country that elect someone to represent them nationally = alegatori a rural/urban constituency booze (informal) = alcohol

impeach = to make a formal statement saying that a public official is guilty of a serious offence in connection with their job, especially in the US = discredita The governor was impeached for wrongful use of state money. impeachable adjective an impeachable offence impeachment noun preposterous (formal) = very silly or stupid The very idea is preposterous! a preposterous suggestion

whack = [T] to hit someone or something noisily He whacked the tree trunk with his stick. She whacked him in the mouth. [T + adverb or preposition] informal to quickly put something somewhere "Where shall I put my bag?" "Just whack it in the corner there." scoff leave sb in the lurch = to leave someone at a time when they need you to stay and help them lurch = to move in a way that is not regular or normal, especially making sudden movements backwards or forwards or from side to side The train lurched forward and some of the people standing fell over. =[adverb or preposition] to act or continue in away that is uncontrolled and not regular, often with sudden changes We seem to lurch from crisis to crisis. She just lurches from one bad relationship to another to merge = to combine or join together, or to cause things to do this

They decided to merge the two companies into one. The country's two biggest banks are planning to merge. After a while the narrow track merges with a wider path.

To meddle = a se amesteca, a se baga; meddling (noun) meddler (noun) to ease the tension drama queen = someone who gets too upset or angry over small problems walk of life = When people talk about walk(s) of life they are referring to different types of jobs and different levels of society

We've got lawyers in this club, and builders and hairdressers - people from all (different) walks of life. [walk of shame] = the course walked home after a night of boozing and fucking. one usually wears either the clothes they went out in (eg. short skirt and heels) or the clothing of the person they slept with (eg.a large white t-shirt)the morning after and everyone notices they have the "I was fucked up last night" look and am now walking home from the guy-I- fucked's house. "I don't remember what his face looked like and I had to do the walk of shame." "I don't remember if the sex was good enough for the walk of shame." boss around someone = to tell someone what to do cleavage = the narrow space between a woman's breasts, that is seen when she wears a piece of clothing which does not cover the top of them Clare was wearing a low-cut dress which showed off her cleavage. Moose = elan Solace = consolare, alinare When his wife left him, he found solace in the bottle (= drank alcohol). Music was a great solace to me. Trademark = marca fabricii Endorsement = aprobare when you make a statement of your approval or support for something or someone The campaign hasn't received any political endorsements. He hoped to secure quick endorsement of the plan from the President. when a famous person appears in an advertisement saying that they use and like a product products which carry an endorsement from a famous person bombshell = a sudden and often unpleasant piece of news My sister dropped a bombshell by announcing she was leaving her job. Gooey = soft and stick a gooey cake hit the books (mainly US and Australian informal) = to study I can't go out tonight. I've got to hit the books. rock bottom (informal) = the lowest possible level Confidence in the government is at rock bottom. Prices have reached rock bottom. hit the bottle = to start to drink too much alcohol hit rock bottom = When someone hits rock bottom, they reach a point in life where things could not get any worse. Rich people (words) 1. County (adj) disapproving = describes someone who behaves in a way that is typical of rich people with a high social position who live in large houses in the countryside

E.g :She mixes with a very county set. Glitterati (plural) noun: rich, famous and fashionable people whose activities are of interest to the public and are written about in some newspapers and magazines E.g: The restaurant is popular with the glitterati of the music world. 3. Champagne socialist (noun) = a rich person who says he or she supports a fair society in which everyone has equal rights and the rich help the poor, but who may not behave in this way 4. Gilded (adj) = literary rich or of a higher social class The story revolves around the gilded youth of the 1920s and their glittering lifestyles. 5. The beau monde (noun) = the people in a particular society who are rich and fashionable 6. Moneybags (disapproving) = a rich person 7. Yuppie (noun) = a young person who lives in a city, earns a lot of money and spends it doing fashionable things and buying expensive possessions E.G : They're just a couple of yuppies with more money than sense. To yuppify = to change the appearance of a place to suit or attract people who earn and spend a lot of money 8. Toff (old-fashioned) = a rich person from a high social class E.G : Gone are the days when champagne-drinking was just for toffs. 2. Money

(your) (daily) bread = the money that you need so that you can pay for food, clothes and other ordinary needs

He earns his daily bread as a tourist guide Dough (old-fashioned) = money I don't want to work but I need the dough. scrape a living (UK ) = to only just earn enough money to provide yourself with food, clothing and a place to live E.G: He settled in Paris, where he scraped a living writing short stories and magazine articles rake sth in = to earn or get a large amount of money E.G:He rakes in over 100 000 a year. E.G:She's really raking it in (= making a lot of money). paved with gold = used about a city to mean that it is easy to make money there

Unemployed youngsters still come to London in their hundreds thinking that the streets are paved with gold emolument (formal) UK = a payment in money or some other form that is made for work that has been done feel the pinch = to have problems with money because you are earning less than before When my father lost his job and we had to live on my mother's earnings, we really started to feel the pinch. be laughing all the way to the bank = to be earning a lot of money easily

We'll be laughing all the way to the bank if this deal works out. hand over fist = you make or lose a lot of money very quickly Business was good and we were making money hand over fist. shift for yourself = to earn your own income or buy and cook your own food, etc. He left home at 18 and had to shift for himself. cash in on sth = to get money or another advantage from an event or situation, often in an unfair way Her family have been accused of cashing in on her death.

School :

single-sex alma mater [formal]= the school, college or university where you studied junior high (US) = a school in the US for children who are 12 to 15 years old infant school = in the UK, a school or part of a school for children who are 4 to 7 years old Erik starts infant school in September. convent school = a school in which the teachers are nuns (= members of a female religious order) alumnus (pl. alumni)(mainly US) = someone who has left a school, college or university after finishing their studies there alumna = female (alumnus) the alumni of St MacNissi's College internship (U.S) = stagiu valedictorian = sef de promotie truant = chiulangiu teachers pet = a student in a class who is liked best by the teacher and therefore treated better than the other students entrant = a person who becomes a member of a group or organization e.g new entrants to the school/company entrant = a person who takes part in a competition or an examination All entrants complete two three-hour papers.

Mulberry = dud blood orange = portocale rosii wasp = viespe to muse = think about something carefully and for a long time I began to muse about/on the possibility of starting my own business to belittle = to make an action or a person seem like they are not important Though she had spent hours fixing the computer, he belittled her efforts. Stop belittling yourself - your work is highly valued. Sweepstake = a type of gambling, usually on a horse race, in which people pay a small amount of money and choose a particular horse. The person who chooses the winning horse receives all the money paid by everyone else. To leap = [I + adverb or preposition] to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another He leapt out of his car and ran towards the house. I leaped up to answer the phone The dog leapt over the gate into the field. Foe = an enemy Comely = describes a woman who is attractive in appearance manhunt = an organized search for a person, especially a criminal The police have launched a manhunt after the body of a six-year-old boy was found last night.

Forthcoming = [before noun] happening soon We have just received the information about the forthcoming conference. mash up sth = to crush something, especially food He always mashes up his peas before he eats them.
One man's loss is another man's gain

Bogus = false, not real or not legal On investigation, his claim was found to be bogus. She produced some bogus documents to support her application. sense of occasion UK ! the feeling people have when there is a very important event or celebration The decorations, flowers and crowds gave the town a real sense of occasion. sense of fun the ability to enjoy life and not be too serious Don't be angry - it was just a joke - where's your sense of fun?

blow sb a kiss (also blow a kiss to/at sb) to kiss your hand and blow on it in the direction of someone

blow your nose to force air from your lungs and through your nose to clear it

blow sb out phrasal verb {phrasal verb [M] informal } to disappoint someone by not meeting them or not doing something that you had arranged to do with them She was supposed to go to that party with me, but she blew me out. spruce sb/sth up phrasal verb {phrasal verb [M] informal } to make someone or something cleaner and tidier or to improve the way they appear generally [R] I thought I'd have a shave and generally spruce myself up for the interview. They've employed an advertising agency to spruce up the company image Spruce (noun) = molid an evergreen (= never losing its leaves) tree with leaves like needles, or the wood from this tree which is a pale colour well-groomed (adj) = having a tidy and pleasant appearance that is produced with care He is the sort of well-groomed man you expect to inhabit an executive-size corporate office. having a tidy and pleasant appearance that is produced with care He is the sort of well-groomed man you expect to inhabit an executive-size corporate office.

shear (verb) = [T] to cut the wool off a sheep The farmer taught her how to shear sheep. [T] to cut the hair on a person's head close to the skin, especially without care He recalled the humiliation of having his hair shorn and exchanging his clothes for the prison uniform be shorn of sth = to have something taken away from you The ex-President, although shorn of his official powers, still has influence.

shearing (noun) : sheep shearing slap = UK informal = make-up I'm just going to put a bit of slap on. Your browser does not support iframes.

Tone in (phrasal verb ) = When colours tone in, they match and look pleasant together The green of your scarf tones in with your shoes. Want sth very badly

slice of heaven
steal the show/scene = to be the most popular or the best part of an event or situation The child with the dog stole the show. tell the difference = to notice a difference in quality between two things This coffee is about half the price of that one and yet you really can't tell the difference. tell sb's fortune (also tell fortunes) =to say what will happen in someone's future At the fair, there was a lady who told your fortune. tell the time = to be able to understand a clock My daughter has just learned to tell the time. there is no telling =there is no way of knowing There is no telling what the future will hold for them. you never can tell (also you can never tell) =said to mean that you can never know or be certain Who knows what will happen to Peter and me in the future - you can never tell.

Wade = [I usually + adverb or preposition T] to walk through water with difficulty because of the pressure of the water against your legs The river was full but we managed to wade across. We waded a shallow river. US for paddle (WALK)

at the helm = officially controlling an organization or company With Steve Lewis at the helm, we are certain of success. take the helm = to start to officially control an organization or company bluestocking = an intelligent and very educated woman who spends most of her time studying and is therefore not approved of by some men the more the merrier = used to say an occasion will be more enjoyable if a lot of people are there "Do you mind if I bring a couple of friends to your party?" "Not at all - the more the merrier!" in the blink of an eye = extremely quickly In the blink of an eye, he was gone.

Doom = death, destruction or any very bad situation that cannot be avoided
A sense of doom hung over the entire country. The newspapers are always full of doom and gloom (= bad news and unhappiness) these days.

age breeds wisdom

pet peeve = something that especially annoys you:


Weak coffee is one of my pet peeves.

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