| Forme compuse: |
| bad egg n | (egg that is rotten) | ou stricat s.n. |
| | That bad egg smells awful! |
| beaten egg n | (eggs: whisked) | ou bătut s.n. |
| | Brushing beaten egg over the bread dough produces a lovely golden glaze. |
| boiled egg n | (egg cooked in boiling water) | ou fiert s.n. |
| | Boiled eggs are handy for taking on a picnic. |
| duck egg n | (egg laid by duck) | ou de rață s.n. |
| Easter egg n | (chocolate egg given at Easter) | ou de Paști s.n. |
| | These Easter eggs are made of milk chocolate. |
| Easter egg n | (bird's egg decorated for Easter) | ou de Paști s.n. |
| | People originally painted Easter eggs with bright colours to represent Spring. |
| Easter egg n | figurative (computer program: hidden feature) | ou de Paști s.n. |
| | | componentă ascunsă s.f. |
| | There is an Easter egg inside the program. |
| egg sth vtr | (cookery: coat in egg) | a da prin ou expr. |
| | First you egg the chicken pieces, then you roll them in flour. |
| eggcup n | (receptacle for a boiled egg) | suport pentru ou fiert s.n. |
| eggshell n | (outer part of egg) | coajă de ou s.f. |
| | When you crack the egg, be careful not to drop any bits of eggshell into the batter. |
| fried egg n | (egg cooked in pan of fat) | ou ochi s.n. |
| | Eating fried eggs every morning is not good for your health. |
| fulminate against sth/sb vi + prep | (denounce, criticize strongly) (critică) | a desființa vb.tranz. |
| | | a face cu ou și cu oțet expr.vb. |
| | | a critica aspru, a critica drastic vb.tranz. |
give sb a good telling-off,
give sb a good telling off v expr | informal (reprimand) | a muștrului vb.tranz. |
| | | a face cu ou și cu oțet expr. |
| | When the boss found out what had happened, Sally was taken into the office and given a good telling-off. |
| give sb a rocket v expr | UK, informal (reprimand sb severely) | a certa vb.tranz. |
| | | a face cu ou și cu oțet loc.vb. |
| | Jim's boss gave him a rocket for losing the data. |
| glaze sth vtr | (pastry: apply egg) | a glazura vb.tranz. |
| | | a unge cu ou expr. |
| | The baker glazed the dough with an egg wash. |
| hard-boiled egg n | (egg boiled until the yolk is set) | ou fiert tare s.n. |
| | Hard boiled eggs are frequently required for slicing and adding to salad dishes. |
| hatching n | (animal: emergence from egg) | pui ieșit din ou s.m. |
| | The hatching of the eggs should happen in about a week. |
| ovate adj | (egg-shaped) | ovat adj. |
| | | în formă de ou loc.adj. |
| ovoid adj | (egg-shaped) | ovoid, ovoidal adj. |
| | | oviform adj. |
| | | în formă de ou loc.adj. |
| ovoid n | (egg-shaped form) | formă de ou s.f. |
| read the riot act v expr | figurative, informal (reprimand sb) (figurat) | a săpuni vb.tranz. |
| | | a face cu ou și cu oțet expr.vb. |
| | Anyone who breaks the school rules can expect the head teacher to read the riot act. |
rip into sb,
tear into sb vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (criticize, berate) | a face praf loc.vb. |
| | | a face cu ou și cu oțet expr.vb. |
| | Nancy was furious with Jane and ripped into her. |
| slam sb/sth for doing sth v expr | informal, figurative (criticize) | a critica aspru vb.tranz. |
| | | a face cu ou și cu oțet loc.vb. |
| | The boss slammed Norma for getting the order wrong. |
| soft-boiled egg n | (boiled egg with runny yolk) | ou fiert moale s.n. |
take a bashing,
get a bashing,
receive a bashing,
be given a bashing v expr | figurative, informal (be attacked verbally, in writing) | a primi o muștruluială expr.vb. |
| | | a fi făcut cu ou și cu oțet expr.vb. |
| | The movie took a bashing from the critics. |
take a kicking,
suffer a kicking v expr | figurative, informal (be heavily criticized) | a fi criticat aspru expr. |
| | | a fi făcut cu ou și oțet expr. |
| | He's taken a real kicking in the tabloids for his extra-marital affairs. |
tear sth apart,
tear apart sth vtr phrasal sep | figurative (give negative opinions of) | a desființa vb.tranz. |
| | | a face cu ou și oțet expr.vb. |
| | The art critic just tore apart the painting. |
| be under fire v expr | figurative (be criticized harshly) | a fi criticat aspru expr.vb. |
| | | a fi muștruluit expr.vb. |
| | | a fi făcut cu ou și cu oțet expr.vb. |
| unhatched adj | (bird, etc.: not yet out of the egg) (pui) | neieșit din găoace loc.adj. |
| | | neieșit din ou loc.adj. |
| Forme compuse: |
| bad egg n | (egg that is rotten) | ou stricat s.n. |
| | That bad egg smells awful! |
| beaten egg n | (eggs: whisked) | ou bătut s.n. |
| | Brushing beaten egg over the bread dough produces a lovely golden glaze. |
| boiled egg n | (egg cooked in boiling water) | ou fiert s.n. |
| | Boiled eggs are handy for taking on a picnic. |
| duck egg n | (egg laid by duck) | ou de rață s.n. |
| Easter egg n | (chocolate egg given at Easter) | ou de Paști s.n. |
| | These Easter eggs are made of milk chocolate. |
| Easter egg n | (bird's egg decorated for Easter) | ou de Paști s.n. |
| | People originally painted Easter eggs with bright colours to represent Spring. |
| Easter egg n | figurative (computer program: hidden feature) | ou de Paști s.n. |
| | | componentă ascunsă s.f. |
| | There is an Easter egg inside the program. |
| egg sth vtr | (cookery: coat in egg) | a da prin ou expr. |
| | First you egg the chicken pieces, then you roll them in flour. |
| eggcup n | (receptacle for a boiled egg) | suport pentru ou fiert s.n. |
| eggshell n | (outer part of egg) | coajă de ou s.f. |
| | When you crack the egg, be careful not to drop any bits of eggshell into the batter. |
| fried egg n | (egg cooked in pan of fat) | ou ochi s.n. |
| | Eating fried eggs every morning is not good for your health. |
| fulminate against sth/sb vi + prep | (denounce, criticize strongly) (critică) | a desființa vb.tranz. |
| | | a face cu ou și cu oțet expr.vb. |
| | | a critica aspru, a critica drastic vb.tranz. |
give sb a good telling-off,
give sb a good telling off v expr | informal (reprimand) | a muștrului vb.tranz. |
| | | a face cu ou și cu oțet expr. |
| | When the boss found out what had happened, Sally was taken into the office and given a good telling-off. |
| give sb a rocket v expr | UK, informal (reprimand sb severely) | a certa vb.tranz. |
| | | a face cu ou și cu oțet loc.vb. |
| | Jim's boss gave him a rocket for losing the data. |
| glaze sth vtr | (pastry: apply egg) | a glazura vb.tranz. |
| | | a unge cu ou expr. |
| | The baker glazed the dough with an egg wash. |
| hard-boiled egg n | (egg boiled until the yolk is set) | ou fiert tare s.n. |
| | Hard boiled eggs are frequently required for slicing and adding to salad dishes. |
| hatching n | (animal: emergence from egg) | pui ieșit din ou s.m. |
| | The hatching of the eggs should happen in about a week. |
| ovate adj | (egg-shaped) | ovat adj. |
| | | în formă de ou loc.adj. |
| ovoid adj | (egg-shaped) | ovoid, ovoidal adj. |
| | | oviform adj. |
| | | în formă de ou loc.adj. |
| ovoid n | (egg-shaped form) | formă de ou s.f. |
| read the riot act v expr | figurative, informal (reprimand sb) (figurat) | a săpuni vb.tranz. |
| | | a face cu ou și cu oțet expr.vb. |
| | Anyone who breaks the school rules can expect the head teacher to read the riot act. |
rip into sb,
tear into sb vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (criticize, berate) | a face praf loc.vb. |
| | | a face cu ou și cu oțet expr.vb. |
| | Nancy was furious with Jane and ripped into her. |
| slam sb/sth for doing sth v expr | informal, figurative (criticize) | a critica aspru vb.tranz. |
| | | a face cu ou și cu oțet loc.vb. |
| | The boss slammed Norma for getting the order wrong. |
| soft-boiled egg n | (boiled egg with runny yolk) | ou fiert moale s.n. |
take a bashing,
get a bashing,
receive a bashing,
be given a bashing v expr | figurative, informal (be attacked verbally, in writing) | a primi o muștruluială expr.vb. |
| | | a fi făcut cu ou și cu oțet expr.vb. |
| | The movie took a bashing from the critics. |
take a kicking,
suffer a kicking v expr | figurative, informal (be heavily criticized) | a fi criticat aspru expr. |
| | | a fi făcut cu ou și oțet expr. |
| | He's taken a real kicking in the tabloids for his extra-marital affairs. |
tear sth apart,
tear apart sth vtr phrasal sep | figurative (give negative opinions of) | a desființa vb.tranz. |
| | | a face cu ou și oțet expr.vb. |
| | The art critic just tore apart the painting. |
| be under fire v expr | figurative (be criticized harshly) | a fi criticat aspru expr.vb. |
| | | a fi muștruluit expr.vb. |
| | | a fi făcut cu ou și cu oțet expr.vb. |
| unhatched adj | (bird, etc.: not yet out of the egg) (pui) | neieșit din găoace loc.adj. |
| | | neieșit din ou loc.adj. |