Lecția 38

petulance

substantiv

/pɛ.ʧə.ləns/ or /pe.chē.lēns/

p

p

e

ɛ

t

ʧ

u

ə

l

l

a

ə

n

n

c

s

e

(neastâmpăr)

păcătoșenie

the tendency to display childlike irritability and fussiness

alchemy

substantiv

/æl.kə.mi/ or /āl.kē.mi/

a

æ

l

l

ch

k

e

ə

m

m

y

i

(alchemie)

alchimie

the ancient practice of trying to turn common metals into gold

lunacy

substantiv

/lu.nə.si/ or /loo.nē.si/

l

l

u

u

n

n

a

ə

c

s

y

i

(sărăcie mintală)

nebunie

behavior that seems eccentric, irrational, or extremely foolish

lunatic

substantiv

/lu.nə.tɪk/ or /loo.nē.tik/

l

l

u

u

n

n

a

ə

t

t

i

ɪ

c

k

(nebun)

lunatic

a person who is mentally ill or exhibits extreme irrational behavior

usurious

adjectiv

/ju:.zjʊ.rɪəs/ or /yoo.zyoo.riēs/

u

ju:

s

z

u

jʊ

r

r

iou

ɪə

s

s

(imoral)

uzurios

charging interest rates that are excessively high, to the point of being unreasonable

usury

substantiv

/ju.zɜ.ri/ or /yoo.zē.ri/

u

ju

s

z

u

ɜ

r

r

y

i

(dobândă excesivă)

usură

the act of loaning money to others and demanding a very high interest rate

daunting

adjectiv

/dɔn.tɪng/ or /dawn.ting/

d

d

au

ɔ

n

n

t

t

i

ɪ

n

n

g

g

(descurajant)

intimidant

Disapproving

intimidating, challenging, or overwhelming in a way that creates a sense of fear or unease

scribe

substantiv

/skraɪb/ or /skraib/

s

s

c

k

r

r

i

aɪ

b

b

e

(copist)

scribe

a person who writes copies of documents by hand

scriptural

adjectiv

/skrɪp.ʧɜ.rəl/ or /skrip.chē.rēl/

s

s

c

k

r

r

i

ɪ

p

p

t

ʧ

u

ɜ

r

r

a

ə

l

l

(biblic)

scriptural

regarding anything related to or found in the Bible