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Saturday, February 19, 2022

BLURT 4

 A baked dish made of a pastry shell filled with fruit = pie

a vetical jump made by a horse = buck (salt / lovitura cu copita )

 a game played on ice = hockey 

the back of your neck = nape (ceafa)

to behave in a romantic and playful manner = to flirt 

a person who teaches or trains athlets = coach 

a large branch of a tree = limb ( craca)

an electrical device with blades that turn fast and blow air = fan (ventilator)

a game in which a heavy ball is rolled down an alley to knock down pins = bowling 

a magnetic instrument use to show direction = compass 

the power of keeping learnt or experienced things in the mind = memory 

a tough elastic substance prepared from the milky sap ( seva) of certain typical trees = rubber 

the fine strands that grow in great numbers from the skin of animals and human beings = hair 

a place to sit in a restaurant consisting of a table and two backed benches = booth ( separeu)

a business where trees and plants are sold = nursery ( pepiniera)

a formal discussion or argument carried on between two teams = debate ( dezbatere / controversa)

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

a band put around the neck of an animal = collar 

a baby's bed that is enclosed on four sides = crib 

a hard , smooth, creamy-white substance that forms the tusks of elephants = ivory ( fildes)

a strong band of tissue that connects a muscle to a bone = tendon 

a soft, round, flat cap without a visor = beret 

the thin, hard covering at the end of a finger or toe = nail 

a royal man that rules a country = king 






a sharp point that grows from the stem of a plant = thorn ( spin)

a portable fabric shelter that is supported by poles and held to the ground by cords and pegs= tent 

an oven for hardening and finishing pottery = kiln ( cuptor de ars)

to walk with long , decorative steps = to stride ( a pasi cu pasi mari , ca pe picioroange)

an untrue statement made by someone who knows that it's untrue = lie

a juicy fruit with purple skin and a hard pit = plum 

an animal that is part horse and part donkey , used to nove heavy loads = mule (catar)

a transparent , deep-blue precious stone = sapphire 

the short, coarse hair that grows on a man's face when he has not shaved for a while = stubble ( barba nerasa)

a small, firece animal with a long body and tail noted for its ability to kill poisonous snakes = mongoose (mangusta)

 a tool used to chop wood that has a head with a sharp blade attached to a long handle = axe ( topor)

a sea animal that has a soft body with eight parts that look like arms = octopus 

a word or group of words believed to have magic power= spell

a piece of evidence that helps a person detect a crime or solve a mystery = clue (indiciu)

a male deer = buck 

the art of creating pleasing combination of sounds = music 

a chart showing each month, week and day of the year = calendar 

to hit a golf ball gently when it is near the hole = putt 

a coarse ( aspru), heavy cloth used to make items as tents or sails = canvas ( panza groasa)

a game for two teams that is played with a ball , bats and two wickets ( portite)  = cricket

a person who invites and entertains people as guests= host ( gazda) 

the raised platform on which actors or entertainers perform= stage 

a group of birds of one kind that travel together = flock ( stol) 

a bright yellow song bird kept as a pet = canary 

a person who shows people to their seats = usher ( plasator) 

a rounded roof in the shape of a hmisphere = dome ( dom)

air that moves over the earth = wind 

 a loose shirt worn by women = blouse 

a thin film of liquid shaped like a ball and filled withair = bubble 

to follow what a person is saying by watching the movement of his/ her mouth = lip-read 






someone who is visiting places for pleasure = tourist 

an animal that is hunted by another for food = prey ( prada) 

a flat moving part that sticks out from the body of a fish = fin ( aripioara de peste ) 

a piece of iron shaped like a U and nailed to the bottom of a horse's hoof = horseshoe 

a strip of leather or other material worn around the waist to hold up clothes = belt 

a person who lived in former times who is related to you = a ncestor ( stramos ) 

an artistic dance with formal jumps , turns and poses - ballet 

to move back and forth regularly = to commute ( a face naveta) 

not awake = asleep 

a very tiny piece of food, especailly bread = crumb ( firmitura)

a large ape that has a heavy body and dark hair = gorilla 

 a dark substance put on eyelashes to make them look thicker and longer = mascara ( rimel) 

a fermenting agent used in baking that makes dough ( coca) rise = yeast ( drojdie)

 a small salamander with smooth skin, lungs and a long tail = newt ( triton) 

a long pole with a flat blade at one end used in pairs to row a boat = oar ( vasla) 

to pull the feathers out of a bird = to pluck ( a jumuli) 

the part of a sound system from which the sound comes = speaker ( difuzor) 

thin, loosely woven cloth used as a bandage, swab ( tampon) or dressing = gauze ( tifon)

 a small spool ( rola) in a sewing machine that holds the thread = bobbin 

a short trip made to take care of some business = errand ( comision , treaba marunda) 

a large , furry rodent with a flat tail and large front teeth = beaver ( castor)

 a slow- moving animal with a soft body inside a piral shell = snail 

a place in the human body where two bones come together = joint ( incheietura)

to develop a red tinge ( nuanta) in the face from embarrassment = blush ( a se inrosi)

a large painting or other words of art on a wall or ceiling = mural 

a shelf above a fireplace = mantel 

a long walk out in nature = hike ( a face drumetii)

the two openings of the nose = nsotrils ( nari ) 

a railroad car attached to the end of a train = caboose ( vagon de serviciu) 

to slide out of control while driving in a vehicle on slippery ground = to skid ( a derapa) 

a portable bed for carrying sick or injured people = strtcher ( brancarda) 

a sport of fighting with padded goves in a roped ring = boxing 



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