Forme compuse:
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| be accompanied by [sb/sth] v expr | (go in company with) | a fi acompaniat de expr.vb. |
| | | a fi însoțit de expr.vb. |
| be accompanied by [sth] v expr | (coexist with) | însoțit de ceva loc.adj |
| along by prep | UK (along the length of, next to) | de-a lungul loc.prep. |
at [sb]'s hands,
at [sb]'s hand,
by [sb]'s hands,
by [sb]'s hand prep | (because of) | de mâna cuiva expr. |
| | | din cauza cuiva loc.adv. |
| baptism by fire n | (difficult first experience, initiation) | botezul focului s.n. |
| | My first day as a math teacher was a baptism of fire. The pupils just wouldn't keep quiet ! |
baptism by fire,
baptism of fire n | figurative (soldier: first combat) | botezul focului s.n. |
| | Bullets were flying all around and people were dying; it was truly a baptism by fire. |
| be bogged down in/by [sth] v expr | figurative (encumbered or oppressed) (figurat) | a se împotmoli vb.reflex. |
| | The lawyer was bogged down in paper work. |
| be followed by vtr | (precede, come before) | a fi urmat de expr. |
| | The calm is always followed by the storm. |
| be led by vtr | (be guided by) | a fi condus de expr. |
| | I will be led by my doctor's advice. |
| be led by vtr | (be managed by) | a fi condus de expr. |
| | The research project was led by a university professor. |
| be powered by vtr | (run or function on) | a funcționa / merge pe loc.vb. |
| | Most cars are powered by petrol. |
| be tainted by [sth] v expr | figurative (experience: be spoiled by [sth]) | pătat de, compromis de adj. |
| | My memories of the wedding are tainted by the argument that broke out at the reception. |
| be written by vtr | (have as author) | a fi scris de expr. |
| | The story was written by Edgar Allan Poe. |
| be beset by [sth] v expr | (surrounded by) | împrejmuit adj. |
| | | înconjurat adj. |
| | The farmhouse is beset by a dense forest. |
| be beset by [sth] v expr | figurative (assailed: by difficulties, doubts, etc.) (sentimente, temeri) | împresurat, năpădit vb.part.trecut |
| | (lacrimi, îndoieli) | înecat, sufocat, sugrumat vb.part.trecut |
| | Joan was suddenly beset by doubts as to her brother's motives. |
besotted by [sb],
besotted with [sb] adj + prep | (infatuated) | îndrăgostit adj. |
| | (figurat) | înnebunit după loc.adj. |
| | (literar) | amorezat, înamorat adj. |
| | | vrăjit, fermecat adj. |
| | Gary is besotted by Evie and would do anything for her. |
| bit by bit adv | informal (gradually) | puțin câte puțin, pas cu pas loc.adv. |
| | | treptat, gradual adv. |
| | The baker adds the flour bit by bit, folding it into the mixture. |
| blow-by-blow adj | informal (account: detailed) | pas cu pas adj. |
| | The eyewitness gave a blow-by-blow description of the horrific event. |
| bothered by [sth] adj + prep | (concerned, troubled) | deranjat adj. |
| | | neliniștit, alarmat adj. |
| | I am bothered by the way he treats my daughter. |
| | Sunt deranjat de modul în care el o tratează pe fiica mea. |
by a great deal,
by a good deal adv | (by a large amount or extent) | cu mult loc.adv. |
| | The Indian Ocean is smaller than the Pacific Ocean by a great deal. |
| by a hair adv | (by a very slight margin, only just) | de un fir de păr |
| | The truck missed the cyclist by a hair. |
| by a hair's breadth adv | (by the slightest margin) | la mustață loc.adv. |
| | | la limită loc.adv. |
| | | în ultimul moment loc.adv. |
| | The horse won by a hair's breadth. |
| by a long shot expr | informal (by a large margin) | nici pe departe loc.adv. |
| | | în niciun caz loc.adv. |
| by a majority adv | (by most people, by more than half) | cu majoritate adv. |
| | They were able to pass their laws by a majority vote of 51 to 49. |
| by a narrow margin expr | (by a very small number or amount) | la mică diferență loc.adv. |
| | | la mustață loc.adv. |
| | He was elected president by a narrow margin. |
| by a show of hands adv | (with an impromptu vote) (vot) | prin ridicare de mână adv. |
| | Our class decided to continue reading the novel by a show of hands. |
| by accident adv | (mistakenly, not intentionally) | accidental adv. |
| | I spilt some coffee on the carpet by accident. |
| by airmail adv | (postal delivery: via plane) | par avion adv. |
| | All letters from the U.S. to Africa go by airmail these days; surface mail isn't available. |
| by all accounts adv | (according to everyone) | după cum se pare, după câte se pare expr.vb. |
| | | după cum se vede expr.vb. |
| | | din toate punctele de vedere expr. |
| | I'm sorry I never met Mr Greene. By all accounts, he was a lovely man. |
| by all means adv | (of course, certainly) (invitație) | vă rog expr. |
| | (invitație) | te rog expr. |
| | | desigur, bineînțeles adv. |
| | "Can I borrow your pen for a moment?" "By all means!" |
| by and by adv | (in a while) | în curând adv. |
| by and by adv | (eventually) | în curând adv. |
| | Be patient! I'll get around to it by and by. |
| by and large adv | (in general, on the whole) | în general loc.adv. |
| | Not everything about my job is good, but by and large, I enjoy it. |
| by any chance adv | (possibly) | cumva adv. |
| | Would you by any chance be able to lend me $10? |
| by any means adv | (in any way, via any method) | în vreun fel adv. |
| by birth adv | (through natural talent) | din naștere loc.adv. |
| | | de la natură loc.adv. |
| | | înnăscut adj. |
| | He was an artist by birth. |
| | Era un artist din naștere. |
| | Era un artist de la natură. |
| by birth adv | (through one's family) | din naștere adv. |
| | The U.S. Constitution requires the president to be American by birth, not a naturalized citizen. |
| by bus adv | (travel or transport: on a bus) | cu autobuzul loc.adv. |
| | Amy usually travels to work by bus. |
| by car adv | (via motor vehicle) | cu mașina expr. |
| | By car, you could get from Lansing to Detroit in about two hours. |
| by chance adv | (coincidentally) | din întâmplare loc.adv. |
| | I met my French teacher by chance in the supermarket. |
| by choice adv | (willingly, of one's free will) | la latitudinea lui/ei adv. |
| | I did not exactly retire by choice. |
| by command adv | (by giving orders) | la ordinele, la comanda loc.prep. |
| by common consent adv | (with everyone's agreement) | de comun acord adv. |
| by comparison adv | (when compared) | prin comparație adv. |
| by comparison with expr | (compared with, relative to) | prin comparație cu loc.prep. |
| by consensus adv | (by general agreement) | prin consens general adv. |
| | Quakers make their decisions by consensus, not by compromise. |
| by contrast adv | (on the other hand) | prin contrast, prin comparație loc.adv. |
| | | din contră loc.adv. |
| | | dimpotrivă adv. |
| | I'm always late but you, by contrast, are always on time. |
| by default adv | (not actively or purposefully) | în mod implicit adv. |
| | Jenny hadn't ever given much thought to her career and had ended up as a secretary by default. |
| by dint of [sth] prep | dated (by means of: work, effort) | cu ajutorul loc.prep. |
| | | datorită, mulțumită prep. |
| | By dint of brilliant organization, we were able to depart on time. |
| | Am putut pleca la timp datorită excelentei organizări. |
| by doing adv | informal (by practising, on the job) (gerunziu) | făcând vb.tranz. |
| | I've never been great at tests and exams: learn best by doing. |
| by extension adv | (in a more general sense) | implicit adv. |
| | | prin urmare loc.conj. |
| | Calling me a dumb blonde insults me and, by extension, insults all women with blonde hair. |
| by far adv | (by a large margin) | de departe loc.adv. |
| | The U.S. is, by far, the largest producer of corn in the world. |
| by force adv | (using physical strength, violence) | cu forța adv. |
| | Soldiers generally operate by force. |
| by freight adv | (via cargo transport) | prin transport de mărfuri |
| by half adv | (by 50 per cent) | cu 50 la sută adv. |
| | Since I retired my income is down by half. |
| by half adv | informal (by a great deal) | cu jumătate adv. |
| by hand adv | (manually, not by machine) | de mână adv. |
| | You can see that these tools were made by hand. |
| by heart adv | (from memory) | pe de rost adv. |
| | I learnt the sonnet by heart. |
| by implication adv | (following from [sth]) | prin deducție loc.adv. |
by installments (US),
by instalments (UK) adv | (a bit at a time) | în rate loc.adv. |
| | I'm paying for my saxophone by installments of $50 each month. |
| by instinct adv | (intuitively) | din instinct adv. |
| | I knew by instinct that she was lying, but I didn't say anything. |
| by intuition adv | (instinctively) | din intuiție adv. |
| | I knew by intuition that he was a good person. |
| by itself adv | (on its own) | de unul singur |
| | I think I'll wear this dress by itself, without its matching jacket. |
| by itself adv | (without adornment) | de unul singur, de una singură loc.adv. |
| | | de la sine, fără ajutor loc.adv. |
| | Does the dress look good by itself, or should I put on gold beads? |
| By Jove! interj | dated (amazement) | Măi să fie! expr. |
| | | Să fiu al naibii! expr. |
| | By Jove! I thought I'd never see you again. |
| by land adv | (via land transport) | pe uscat adv. |
| | We can either take the ferry across Lake Michigan, or go by land via Chicago. |
| by law adv | (legally) | prin lege loc.adv. |
| | | legal adv. |
| | By law, in England, the minimum age for buying alcoholic beverages is eighteen. |
| by mail adv | (via postal service) | prin poștă adv. |
| | It seems like sending a letter by mail is a sweet old-fashioned thing to do. |
| by mail adv | informal (via e-mail) | prin e-mail adv. |
| by marriage adv | (through the family of one's spouse) | prin alianță adv. |
| | He is my uncle by marriage, certainly not by choice. |
| by means of [sth] prep | (via) | prin intermediul loc.prep. |
| | The artist has depicted the light falling on the objects by means of crosshatching. |
| by mistake adv | (accidentally, not on purpose) | din greșeală loc.adv. |
| | By mistake, I gave him your phone number instead of mine! |
| by name expr | (using [sb]'s name) | cu numele de loc.adj. |
| by name expr | (by repute) | după nume expr. |
| by night adv | (at night-time) | noaptea adv. |
| | The solders staged a surprise attack by night. |
| by no means adv | (not at all, not in any way) | în niciun caz loc.adv. |
| | This handbag costs £300, but it's by no means the most expensive one in the shop. |
| by now adv | (at some point before this moment) | până acum adv. |
| | My guests should have been here by now – dinner's getting cold. |
| by post adv | (through the mail) | poștal adv. |
| | Can you either fax it to me or send it by post? |
| by rail adv | (via train) | cu trenul adv. |
| | Freight is moved either by truck or by rail. |
| by reason of expr | (because of) | din cauza loc.prep. |
| | Sarah was found innocent by reason of insanity. |
| by reflex adv | (instinctively) | din reflex adv. |
| | If you see something flying toward your face, your eyes usually shut by reflex. |
by request,
on request adv | (in response to a request) | la cerere loc.adv. |
| | By popular request, Susan sang an encore. |
| by sea adv | (via boat or ship) | pe mare adv. |
| | I hate travelling by sea because I get seasick easily. |
| by sight adv | (visually) | vizual adv. |
| | I don't know him personally, only by sight. |
| by stealth adv | (without detection) | pe furiș loc.adv. |
| | | hoțește adv. |
| by telephone adv | slightly formal (by means of a phone call) | prin telefon adv. |
| | I've tried reaching him by telephone, but since no one picks up, I'm going over there to see him. |
| by that time adv | (in the past) | până la acel moment loc.adv. |
| | | până atunci loc.adv. |
| | My wife got home at midnight. By that time, I had already been asleep for an hour. |
| by that time adv | (in the future) | până atunci loc.adv. |
| | Where will you be in 50 years? By that time, I will be an old man! |
| by the book adv | figurative (according to rules) | ca la carte loc.adv. |
| | My boss likes to do things by the book. |
by the by,
by the bye adv | (by the way) | apropo adv. |
| | | fiindcă veni vorba loc.adv. |
| | What result, by the by, did you get in the exam? |
by the by,
by the bye adj | informal (incidental) | neînsemnat, neimportant adj. |
| | The choir's robes are by the by; it's their singing that we have come for. |
| by the dozen adv | (12 at a time) | la duzină adv. |
| | Usually, I buy cookies by the dozen so I can share them with my friends. |
| by the end adv | (before the final moment) | până la sfârșit adv. |
| | By the end of the first chapter, I could guess the solution to the mystery. |
| | I'm usually exhausted by the end of the day. |
| by the same token expr | (similarly) | similar, asemănător adj. |
| by the side of [sth] expr | (next to) | lângă prep. |
| | Our fishing camp is built by the side of the lake. |
| by the time adv | (at some point before) | până când adv. |
| | You better have your chores done by the time I get home or you're in big trouble. |
| | The traffic was so bad that by the time I got to the office I was 20 minutes late. |
| by the way expr | (incidentally) | apropos adv. |
| | By the way, have you seen this before? |
| by then adv | (sometime before a future point) | până atunci adv. |
| | By then it will be too late. The party starts at 7:00? That's okay – I should be ready by then. |