Listening And Speaking✨Lit. Corner

Question 1

financial security (phr) =

Answer 1

having enough money to keep you safe and free from worry / siguranță financiară
e.g. Financial security is more important to some people than to others.

Question 2

spoil (v) =

Answer 2

give a child everything he/she wants, which is bad for his/her character / răsfăța
e.g. If you give in to your daughter’s every wish and spoil her, other people won’t like her.
Der.: spoiled/spoilt (adj) = răsfățat(ă)

Question 3

driving licence (phr) =

Answer 3

document showing sb is qualified to drive because they have passed a driving test / permis de conducere
e.g. A driving licence may be used as proof of identification.

Question 4

encourage /nkand3/ (v) =

Answer 4

give sb confidence / încuraja
e.g. Her parents encouraged her to sit the exam, although she said she wasn’t ready.
Der.: encouragement (n)
Opp.: discourage

Question 5

diary /daseri/ (n) =

Answer 5

book in which you plan future engagements and record what you do on a daily basis / jurnal
e.g. “The Diary of Anne Frank” is famous all over the world.

Question 6

reflect /riflekt/ (v) =

Answer 6

show what a particular situation is like / reflecta
e.g. His novels reflect his political interests.
Der.: reflection (n), reflecting, reflective (adj)

Question 7

turn of the century (phr) =

Answer 7

end of one century and beginning of another / sfarsitul secolului și începutul altuia
e.g. Toulouse Lautrec painted his famous pictures at the turn of the twentieth century.

Question 8

sparkle /spak/ (v) =

Answer 8

clear bright shine / sclipire
e.g. There was a sparkle in his eye when he heard the good news.
Der.: sparkling (adj)

Question 9

first-rate /fast rest/ (adj) =

Answer 9

excellent, extremely good / de primă clasă, excepțional
e.g. It’s a first-rate restaurant and I highly recommend it.

Question 10

good-natured /god-nestled/ (adj)

Answer 10

= naturally friendly and not easily angered / binevoitor, prietenos
e.g. Although large and strong, Tom is calm and good-natured.

Question 11

path /pa8/ (n) =

Answer 11

long strip of ground that people move along to get from one place to another / cale, potecă
e.g. If you follow the path, it will lead you to the woods.

Question 12

folk /fook/ (n) =

Answer 12

people / oameni
e.g. The country fair was full of folk from the local villages.

Question 13

congregate /kongrigert/ (v) = (

Answer 13

of people) gather, assemble / a se aduna
e.g. Everybody had congregated in the church hall.
Der.: congregation (n)

Question 14

repose /npouz/ (v) =

Answer 14

rest / a se odihni
e.g. His eyes half-closed, he reposed under a tree.

Question 15

mate /mert/ (n) =

Answer 15

informal) friend / prieten, tovarăș
e.g. I’m just off to the football match with my mates.

Question 16

solemn /splam/ (adj) =

Answer 16

serious / solemn, serios
e.g. The solemn funeral procession made its way down the street.
Der.: solemnly (adv)

Question 17

spin /spin/ (v) =

Answer 17

turn quickly around a central point / a se învârti, a roti
e.g. He spun his car round when he realised he was driving in the wrong direction.

Question 18

do-or-die expression (phr) =

Answer 18

determined look on sb’s face / expresie hotărâtă
e.g. They could tell by the do-or-die expression on his face that the athlete was determined to break the world record.

Question 19

stick out /stik aut/ (phr v) =

Answer 19

extend, be noticeable / a ieși în afară, a fi vizibil
e.g. Although he was hiding behind the curtains, his toes were sticking out.

Question 20

whizz /wiz/ (v) =

Answer 20

to go very fast / a trece în viteză, a șuiera
e.g. A motorbike whizzed by at high speed.

Question 21

damsel /dæmz/ (n) = .

Answer 21

(archaic) young woman / domnișoară
e.g. Up at the top of the tower, the knight spied a damsel in distress

Question 22

mischievous /mistļives/ (adj) =

Answer 22

naughty, badly behaved / obraznic, răutăcios
e.g. He was a mischievous child, always getting into trouble.

Question 23

cling /klm/ (v) =

Answer 23

hold onto sb or sth tightly / a se agăța, a se ține strâns
e.g. They clung onto the reins as the horses galloped off.

Question 24

slyly /slali/ (adv) =

Answer 24

showing that you know sth which was supposed to be a secret / șiret, viclean
e.g. She smiled slyly when I asked where everyone had gone.

Question 25

shield /tld/ (v) =

Answer 25

protect / a proteja
e.g. He wore dark glasses to shield his eyes from the glare.

Question 26

subside /sebsaid/ (v) =

Answer 26

become less strong or loud, go down / a se domoli, a scădea
e.g. By midnight, many of the guests had gone home and the noise from the party subsided.

Question 27

scornful /sko rif/ (adj) =

Answer 27

showing contempt or lack of respect / disprețuitor, batjocoritor
e.g. “Do you really expect me to believe that?” she asked, with a scornful laugh.
Der.: scornfully (adv)

Question 28

curl /ka/ (n) =

Answer 28

raising of upper lip slightly at one side to show anger or contempt / încruntare, grimasa
e.g. The curl of his lip showed that he was angry.
Der.: curly (adj)

Question 29

chilly /t/ (adj) =

Answer 29

cold / răcoros, frig
e.g. It’s chilly today, so put your coat on.

Question 30

state /stet/ (n) =

Answer 30

condition, situation / stare, situație
e.g. What have you been doing, you mucky boy? Look at the state of you!

Question 31

tip-top /tiptop/ (adj) =

Answer 31

(informal) extremely good / excelent, în stare perfectă
e.g. The old car is in tip-top condition.

Question 32

trembler /tremble/ (n) =

Answer 32

sb who trembles (i.e. shakes with fear) / tremurător, fricos
e.g. One or two tremblers were afraid to bungee jump.

Question 33

barrel /bærel/ (n) =

Answer 33

large round wooden container for liquid or food / butoi
e.g. There were several barrels filled with olives in the basement.

Question 34

molasses /melæsız/ (n) =

Answer 34

thick, dark brown syrup produced when sugar is processed / melasă
e.g. You’ll need raw molasses for this recipe.

Question 35

handsomely /hænsomli/ (adv) =

Answer 35

generously / generos, cu stil
e.g. They always entertained their guests handsomely.

Question 36

feast /first/ (n) =

Answer 36

large, special meal / ospăț, banchet
e.g. Everybody was invited to the feast.
Der.: festive (adj)

Question 37

in store for sb (phr) =

Answer 37

when sth is in store for sb, it is going to happen sometime in the future / rezervat cuiva (în viitor)
e.g. Many people read their horoscopes to find out what is in store for them.