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Tuesday, February 15, 2022

BLURT 1

 BLURT 1 

A fabric that is looped around your neck and used tto support your injured arm = sling

sling=  ( chinga/ orteza) 

fabric / cloth = panza / material 

A system that connects all the computers in the world = Internet 

hoof - hooves 

( copita ) 

mane = coama

silver = argint

A metal tool used to beat eggs or cream = whisk 

 whisk (tel )

A soft shoe with no heel used by Native Americans -mocasin 

die ...dice

( zar ) 

to loose blood = to bleed 

pit = sambure mare 

seed = sambure mic / samanta

the tool used for climbing = ladder 

a tool with sharp teeth on one side used for cutting hard material = saw 

a fungus shaped as an umbrella , edible = mushroom 

to tap with the knuckles = to knock 

a small glass ball used as a toy = marbles 

 a deck of cards = un pachet de carti de joc 

a deep sound made by an angry animal = to growl 

a dry plum = prune 

to raise or push up from below = to boost 

a strong snow storm = blizzard 

to grind with your teeth = to chew 

a routine task around the house = chore

grasshopper = lacusta 

cricket = greiere 

an electrical device with blades that turns fast and blows air = ceiling fan 

to force air out of the lungs in a sudden , noisy way = to cough 

plum = pruna 

prune= pruna uscata 

a thin layer of liquid shaped like a ball and filled with air = bubble 

a very tiny piece of bread = crumb (firmitura) 

a box where a colony of bees are kept = hive (stup)

to blow air violently out of your mouth and nose = to sneeze 

cane = toiag / baston 

to make noise with your lips closed= to hum ( a ingana/ 

a short narrow board mounted on rollerskates wheels = skateboard 

something / someone which is irritating or troublesome = pest ( daunator : tantari / soareci ) 

 the title of an article in a newspapaer = headline

very tall and slim = lanky 

a long pointed tooth of a walrus or an elephant = tusk ( fildes) 

baker = brutar 

a playing card with one in the middle = ace 

to hatch = a ecloza 

to row = a vasli 

cox = carmaci 

BLURT 2 

Easily tricked or misled = gullible ( credul/ naiv)

A shallow drum with small metal disks in slots around the edge = tambourine

A fastening device attached to one end of a belt or strap = buckle (catarama)

to squeeze someone's skin with your fingers = to pinch 

A person who fishes with a rod and line for pleasure = angler ( pescar amator)

A large wasp that can give a severe sting = hornet 

A small, simply built house located in a remote area -= cabin 

To remove the skin of a fruit or vegetable = to peel 

The cry of a goose - honk ( ca " claxon")

A sauce made from the juice of cooked meat = gravy 

A glowing light across agap in an electric circuit = arc 

A person who rules on the plays in a sport such as baseball and cricket = umpire ( arbitru)

A drink made by mixing fruit juices with other ingredients = punch 

the long chimney of a factory = smokestack

a small stream = brook ( parau)

a formal school dance = prom (bal)

a short, sharp sound made by crickets or small birds = chirp ( tarait/ ciripit)

the characteristic of being very well - known by many people = famous 

easily broken or damaged = fragile 

to force a person who is not a citizen to leave a country= to deport 

a flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight, typically on canals and rivers = barge (barja)

a violin used to play folk music = fiddle ( scipca)

a glove made of metal plates and worn by knights =gauntlet ( manusa armura / a portarului de fotbal)

heavy material used to make a ship steady or to control the rising of a ballon = ballast 

the hard black or dark brown wood of a tropical tree = ebony (lemn de abanos)

a long constrictor snake that coils around and crushes its prey = python 

a soft material that is inside the hollow part of most bones in which blood celss are produced = marrow (maduva)

to shred something such as cheese by rubbing it against a rough , sharp surface = to grate ( a da pe razatoare ) 

to touch or prod someone in a way that causes them to laugh = to tickle ( a gadila)

a trail of waves left by something moving in water = wake (fagas/ urma/ siaj )

 a movable joint on which a door swings as it opens and closes = hinge ( balama)

 a small amount of snow that appears for a short time = flurry ( rafala )

to raise or push someone from below = to boost ( a da un impuls / a rdica)

a very informal language that is typically restricted to a particular group of people = slang ( jargon )

a kind of grasshopper that occasionally flies in swarms and does damage in crops = locust (lacusta )

the money charged for sending something by mail = postage ( taxa postala)

a glass building in which plants that need protection from the cold are grown = greenhouse ( sera) 

 a necklace made by flowers = lei ( cununa de flori purtata in jurul gatului in Hawaii)

a person employed to patrol and guard a forest or park =ranger (padurar/ jandarm)

idle talk about other people that is often not true = gossip (barfa)

to slightly pierce something with a sharp point = to prick ( a intepa/ strapunge)

the process of gathering crops = to harvest ( a strange recolta)

a person who makes , mends and alters men's clothing = tailor ( croitor) 

to spend the winter in a dormant state resembling deep sleep = to hibernate 

to eat smth by taking tiny bites = to nibble ( a ciuguli) 

to crush or grind with teeth = to chew 

a TV show on which contestants compete for prizes = game show 

food remaining after the rest has been used or consumed = leftovers

neither hot nor cold = lukewarm ( moderat caldut) 

the level part of a staircase between one flight of stairs and another = landing ( palier ) 


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