Lecția 27

to assay

verb

/æ.si/ or /ā.si/

a

æ

ss

s

a

y

i

(a testa)

a analiza

to analyze or test a substance, typically in a laboratory setting, to determine its components or qualities

effete

adjectiv

/ɛ.fit/ or /e.fit/

e

ɛ

ff

f

e

i

t

t

e

(slăbit)

efectiv

worn out and unable to function properly

penalty

substantiv

/pɛ.nəl.ti/ or /pe.nēl.ti/

p

p

e

ɛ

n

n

a

ə

l

l

t

t

y

i

(pedeapsă)

penalizare

a punishment given for breaking a rule, law, or legal agreement

penance

substantiv

/pɛ.nəns/ or /pe.nēns/

p

p

e

ɛ

n

n

a

ə

n

n

c

s

e

(păcat)

penitență

a feeling of regret for one's past actions

signatory

substantiv

/sɪg.nə.tɔ.ri/ or /sig.nē.taw.ri/

s

s

i

ɪ

g

g

n

n

a

ə

t

t

o

ɔ

r

r

y

i

(subscris)

semnatar

a person, organization, or country that has signed a formal agreement

signification

substantiv

/sɪg.nɪ.fɪ.keɪ.ʃən/ or /sig.ni.fi.kei.shēn/

s

s

i

ɪ

g

g

n

n

i

ɪ

f

f

i

ɪ

c

k

a

eɪ

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

n

(înțeles)

semnificație

the specific meaning of a word

torpid

adjectiv

/tɔr.pəd/ or /tawr.pēd/

t

t

o

ɔ

r

r

p

p

i

ə

d

d

(lentoș)

întărit

having little to no energy and being inactive

torpor

substantiv

/tɔr.pɜr/ or /tawr.pēr/

t

t

o

ɔ

r

r

p

p

o

ɜ

r

r

(inactivitate)

letargie

a state of sluggishness and lack of energy

to distend

verb

/dɪs.tɛnd/ or /dis.tend/

d

d

i

ɪ

s

s

t

t

e

ɛ

n

n

d

d

(a extinde)

a distinde

to expand, swell, or stretch beyond the normal or usual size

distention

substantiv

/dɪs.tɛn.ʃən/ or /dis.ten.shēn/

d

d

i

ɪ

s

s

t

t

e

ɛ

n

n

t

ʃ

io

ə

n

n

(umflare)

dilatare

the act of swelling from inside

distensible

adjectiv

/dɪs.tɛn.sə.bəl/ or /dis.ten.sē.bēl/

d

d

i

ɪ

s

s

t

t

e

ɛ

n

n

s

s

i

ə

b

b

ə

l

l

e

(extensibil)

dilatăre

capable of being expanded or stretched

to compress

verb

/kɑmp.rɛs/ or /kaamp.res/

c

k

o

ɑ

m

m

p

p

r

r

e

ɛ

ss

s

(a strânge)

a comprima

to press two things together or be pressed together to become smaller

compressible

adjectiv

/kəmp.rɛ.sə.bəl/ or /kēmp.re.sē.bēl/

c

k

o

ə

m

m

p

p

r

r

e

ɛ

ss

s

i

ə

b

b

ə

l

l

e

(comprimi)

compresibil

able to be made more compact