27th May 2024
partly cloudy , warm
Monday
blizzard = viscol
* Today the blizzard hasn't blown.
diary = jurnal
* Do you keep a diary?
court = tribunal
* If he is guilty he is going to be taken to court .
oak = stejar
acorn= ghinda
* The oaks in this forest haven't got too many acorns.
web = panza / retea
* Is the spider's web torn apart?
to chew (ed) = a mesteca
* My mother has been chewing that gum for two hours.
to nibble (ed) = a ciuguli, a lua inghitituri mici din ceva
* You are not hungry! You are just nibbling !
marble = bila de sticla
grasshopper = lacusta
to waddle (ed) = a merge leganat ( rata )
* Don't waddle! You are funny!
umpire = arbitru la tenis / baseball
referee= arbitru la fotbal
to knock(ed) = a ciocani
* Open the door ! Someone has been knocking at the door for ten minutes.
biography = biografie
* His biograhy has depicted all the bad aspects of his childhood .
a deck of playing cards = un pachet de carti de joc
burglar = spargator de locuinte
* Has the burglar stolen your lucky deck of playing cards?
hail = grindina
escalator = scara rulanta
coal= carbune
mane = coama
to blindfold (ed) = a acoperi ochii cuiva cu o legatura
* On the way to the chief of the tribe he was blindfolded, so he couldn't see anything around.
link = legatura / veriga/ za
stump = buturuga
crowd = multime
litterbug = persoana care intentionat face mizerie in locuri publice / nesimtit
cheek= obraz
fist = pumn
pliers = patent
to bail (ed) = a scoate apa dintr-o ambarcatiune
to wink (ed) = a face cu ochiul
* If she winks at you it means she fancies you.
Homework
Contexts with the next . Post as comment .
fang = colt ( de animal )
cell= celula (inchisoare)
peel=coaja
dry # wet
(uscat ) # ( ud)
antlers = coarne ( cerb )
razor = aparat ras
a swarm of bees = un roi de albine
to duck(ed) = a se feri de ...
lullaby = cantec de leagan
barn = hambar
straightforward = cinstit / corect
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