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33 Cards in this Set
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foretaste [n. fawr-teyst, fohr-; v. fawr-teyst, fohr-]
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a astepta, a prezice, anticipare.
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sample [sam-puhl, sahm-
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mostra.
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to slide [slahyd]
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aluneca (pe gheata).
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to glide [glahyd]
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aluneca (fara efort).
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as light as a feather
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ca si un fulg
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flake [fleyk]
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fulg (de zapada).
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commute [kuh-myoot] (to commute base metal into gold., He commutes to work by train)
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a schimba, a calatori la lucru.
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overtime (to work overtime, overtime pay)
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ore suplimentare, in plus.
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wage earner
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salariat.
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wage freeze
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inghetarea salariului.
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wage [weyj]
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salariu.
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drizzle [driz-uhl]
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a burnita, a bura, burnita.
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frost [frawst, frost]
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ger, chiciura, a ingheta.
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hail [heyl]
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grindina, a ploua cu piatra.
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iceover
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a fi acoperit cu ghiata.
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muggy [muhg-ee]
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umde, cald, inabusitor.
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sleet [sleet]
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lapovita.
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clear up
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a se insenina, a lamuri, a elucida.
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chill [chil]
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frig, friguros, glaciar.
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lofty [lawf-tee, lof-] (not always match the lofty vision that underlined them.)
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elevat, inalt, semet.
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poll [pohl] (and falling poll numbers)
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electorat, alegeri, voturi.
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momentum /moʊˈmɛntəm/ (declare victory and claim momentum on some of the administration’s biggest priorities,)
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elan.
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determine [di-tur-min]
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a stabili, a calcula, a decide.
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outer [ou-ter] ( determined the outer limits of what he could accomplish)
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exterior.
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avert [uh-vurt] (averting the collapse of an international summit meeting)
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a evita, a abate, a deturna.
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seelout [sel-out] ( both of them amounted to sellouts on principle in favor of expediency)
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spectacol de mare success, vanzare, desfacere.
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expediency [ik-spee-dee-uhn-see] (sellouts on principle in favor of expediency)
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promptitudine.
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inch [inch] ( inching ever closer toward Mr. Obama’s goals)
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a se misca incet.
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jolt [johlt] (providing a jolt of adrenaline for a White House )
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zdruncinatura, izbitura.
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haggle over [hag-uhl] (to let his staff and allies haggle over the specifics)
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a se tocmi pentru, a se ciorovaii pentru.
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alternative /ɔlˈtɜrnətɪv, æl-/
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alternativ.
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caution [kaw-shuhn] (Critics cautioned against making too much of the agreements)
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a avertiza, precautie.
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aide [eyd] (a Republican strategist and former Capitol Hill aide)
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ajutor, consilier.
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