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ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES caucus- sedinta de partid = small group of people in a political party or organization who have a lot of influence or similar interests; 2) in the US: meeting held to decide which candidate a political group will support. system of checks and balances-sistem de princiu...

ENGLISH FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES caucus- sedinta de partid = small group of people in a political party or organization who have a lot of influence or similar interests; 2) in the US: meeting held to decide which candidate a political group will support. system of checks and balances-sistem de princiupiu sau echilibru al puterilor in stat primaries- alegeri directe= an election in which people who belong to a political party choose who will represent that party in an election for political office. to impeach- a acuza de inalta tradare= to make a formal statement saying that a public official is guilty of a serious offence in connection to their job, especially in the US. mileage-experienta politica, cheltuieli de calatorie= n — l) the distance that a vehicle has travelled or the distance that it can travel using a particular amount of fuel; 2) mileage allowance — the amount of money you spend or you are paid or that you must pay for each mile you travel; 3) informal — the advantage that you can obtain from a situation (Ex: There is no mileage in complaining to the Director — she'll just ignore you.) — for example political mileage. to set out-to draw up- a elabora, a stabili = v- (phrasal verb) l) to start a journey; 2) to start an activity with a particular aim; 3) to give the details of something or to explain it, especially in writing, in a clear, organized way; 4) to arrange something, usually a number of things, in an attractive and organized way. to set down- a stabili in scris= v- (phrasal verb) l) to write or print something, especially to record it in a formal document; 2) if a vehicle sets down a passenger, it stops so that the passenger can get out; 3) to land an aircraft allowance- cheltuieli pentru inalti demnitari=) money that is given regularly, especially to pay for a particular thing; 2) an amount of something that you are allowed; 3) in the US — pocket money for children; 4) family allowance is in the UK (old fashioned) child benefit; 5) personal allowance UK — an amount of money you can earn before you start to be taxed; 6) tax allowance — the amount of income on which you do not have to pay tax tie-egalitate, remiza= n — l) US also necktie = a long, thin piece of material that is worn under a shirt collar, especially by men, and tied in a knot at the front; 2) any piece of string, plastic, metal, etc. which is used to hold together something ties-conexiuni/pile/relatii= n — the friendly feelings that people have for other people, or special connections with places (He urged governments worldwide to break diplomatic ties with the new regime.) to carry out- a duce la indeplinire=(phrasal verb) — to do or complete something, especially that you have said you would do or that you have been told to do. advicer-consilier customs duties-taxe vamale= a tax paid to the government, especially on things that you bring into a country: There is a high duty on alcohol. in force- in vigoare enforce-a pune in aplicare=— to make people obey the law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted matter- problema, discutie de interes national provisions- prevederi= n — 1) when something is provided; 2) make provisions for sth — to make arrangements to deal with something, often financial arrangements to coin-to mint- a bate moneda=(to mint) money v- to produce a coin for the government to forge- a acuza de fals in acte= v- 1) to make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive; 2) to make or produce, especially with some difficulty; 3) to suddenly and quickly move forward. Ex: Just 100 metres from the finishing line Jackson forged ahead. framework of reference- cadru de referinta= n — 1) a supporting structure around which something can be built; 2) a system of rules, ideas or beliefs that is used to plan or to decide something coroner-medic legist= n -an official who examines the reasons for a person's death, especially if it was violent or unexpected recorder of deeds-grefier parish- diviziune administrativa= n — an area cared for by one priest and which has its own church or (in England) the smallest unit of local government precinct- circumscriptie electorala= n — a division of a locale used for voting purposes country-seat-sedinta de judet superintendent of schools-inspector scolar= a person who is in charge ofwork done in a particular department, office, etc, or who is responsible for keeping a building or place in a good condition to levy - a percepe taxe si impozite=(levied, levied) v- to assess income and receive tax to strive- a face pasi mari intr-un domeniu token strike- greva de advertisment=n — I) a thing that you give or an action that you take Which expresses your feelings or intentions, although it might have little practical effect; 2) used to describe actions which although small or limited in their practical effect, have a synbolic importance; 3) US gift certificate — gift token or voucher - a piece of paper with a particular amount of money printed on it which can be executed in a shop for goods of that value; 4) a round metal or plastic disc which is used instead of money in some machines token strike n - greva de avertisment striker-grevist tokenism- ipocrizie politica= n — actions which are the result of pretending to give advantage to those groups in society who are often treated unfairly, in order to give the appearance of fairness civil severant-country officers(regional)-functionar public draft-proiect legislativ BILL-propunere legislativa=LAW-lege= n — l) a piece oftext, a formal suggestion or a drawing in its original state, often containing the main ideas and intentions, but not the entire developed form; 2) a draft plan, bill, proposal; 3) the draft / in the UK conscription — a system ofordering people by law to join the armed forces; 4) a written order for money to be paid by a bank, especially to another bank (I arranged for some money to be sent from London to Madrid by a banker's draft.); 5) US for draught - cold air; 6) or draught — of drinks such as beer — stored in and served from large containers, especially barrels draft treaty- proiect de tratat to amend- a modifica prin adaugare/ inlaturare, a amenda o lege= vb — to change the words of a text, typically a law or a legal document. Ex: Until the constitution is amended, the power to appoint will remain with the president. to chair-to preside- a conduce, a prezida o sedinta to oversee- a aobserva, a supraveghea, a coordona=(overseeing, oversaw, overseen) — vb — to watch or organize a job or an activity to make certain that it is being done correctly ombudsman-avocatul poporului=— n — someone who works for a government or a large organization and deals with the complaints made against it to uphold-to reveal- a dezlantui=— vb — to defend or maintain a principle or law, or to state that a decision which has already been made, especially a legal one, is correct legal alien-resident- inhabitant- rezident sedition-instigare la revolta= n — language or behavior that is intended to persuade other people to oppose their government soapbox oratory-discurs voit simplificat adresat maselor mai putin educate= a skillful and effective public discourse, intended to attract the public opinion in a simple and direct way strife-neintelegere violenta= n — violent and angry disagreement incumbent-in functie=— adj — officially having the named position: The incumbent president faces problems which began many years before he took office — n — the person who has or had a particular official position: The present incumbent is due to retire next month. summit-intalnire la nivel inalt a presedintilor=— n — 1) the highest point of a mountain; 2) the highest, most successful or most important' point in something: I certainly haven't reached the summit of my career; 3) an important formal meeting between leaders of governments from two or more countries summitry-intalnire diplomatica la nivel inalt= n — high rank diplomacy meeting to unergo- a fi supus unui proces/schimbari to enhance- to improve- a imbunatati prin adaugare de calitati= vb — to improve the quality, amount or strength of something engagement-implicare to outset- a incepe sub auspicii pozitive= n — beginning, advent, dawn, start, commencement, emergence, initiation, inception, flare-up (of rioting) incentive n something which encourages a person to do something (tax incentive): Bonus payments provide an incentive for people to work harder. to incentivise (US) or to incentivize (UK) — to make someone want to do something incentive-stimulus-stimulant stance-angle-point of view-pozitie intr-o intelegere dezbatere= n — 1) a way of thinking about something, especially expressed in a publicly stated opinion; 2) a particular way of standing wreckage-ruina, distrugere= n — 1) a badly damaged object or the separated parts of a badly damaged object; 2) what is left of something that has been spoiled or that has failed scope-zona de influenta= n — the range of a subject covered by a book, program, discussion, class, etc. (We would like to broaden the scope of the enquiry and look more to general matters.) manifold-plurivalent, potential= adj — formal - many and of several different types joint-mutual-common spillover-efect de surplus=— 1) the effects of an activity which have spread beyond what was originally intended; 2) an amount of liquid which has become too much for the object that contains it and flows or spreads out impeachment-acuzare de inalta tradare to endure-rezista in timp the pursuit of happines- cautarea fericirii to rule of law-stat de drept— scop=obiectivul politicii = the range of a subject covered by a book, program, discussion, class, etc. (We would like to broaden the scope of the enquiry and look more to general matters.) to unfold- a dezvalui treptat=1) if a situation or a story unfolds, it develops or becomes clearer to the other people; 2) formal — to tell someone about SOmething, especially a plan, and explain it in detail; 3) to open or spread out Something that has been folded to trackle- a aborda spre rezolvare= to stem/out of- a porni din/a-si avea radacinile stake-miza= stake holders- persoane care au o miza= share holders- actionari= endeavor-ceva greu pus la cale=— an attempt to do something outskirts — plural noun — the areas that form the edge of a town or city threaten-amenintare= crisis-criza= crises-crize= enlargement-extinderea UE= spillover effects-efecte de surplus economic=— 1) the effects of an activity which have spread beyond what was originally intended; 2) an amount of liquid which has become too much for the object that contains it and flows or spreads out to tailor-a croi= seamstress-croitoreasa= white collar crime-infractionalitatea inalta = outstanding-exceptional= ad] — l) excellent, clearly very much better than what is usual; 2) not yet paid, finished or done, not finished 92 outstanding issues-probleme nerezolvate= foes-enemies- organizatie institutionala= to pertain- a apartine = pace-rythm-a tine pasul= pace maker-functionar de stat= inception-inceput= onset-inceput de spiciuri negative= to sieek-a cauta ceva abstract= searchwarriont-mandat de perchezitie= to defuse- a dezamorsa= antidisenstablishmenterianism-colaborarea bisericii in conducerea statului= opposition to the belief that there should not be an official relationship between a country's government and its national church to benchmark-a compara cu un standard=--- to measure the quality of something by comparing it to something else of an accepted standard: His reports pointed out that we do not have reliability in the sense of schools being benchmarked against the best. to foot the bill- a te incalta cu nota de plata heart atack- infarct to reconcile- a se impaca cu… to acclaim- a recunaste luther-jefuitor guest-o cautare prone to-predispus spre incentives(stimules)-stimulente de natura financiara entice(alure)- a atrage endeavor- o lucrare = an attempt to do something outskirts — plural noun — the areas that form the edge of a town or city outskirts(suburbs/periphery)- la nivel de organizatii burst out-a izbucni unsolved frozen conflicts- conflicte nerezolvate to loom- a prevesti ceva sumbru=— l) to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object; 2) if an unwanted or unpleasant event looms, it seems likely to happen soon and causes worry to loom large — if something looms large, it becomes very important and often causes worry widespread- larg raspandit a well of interests and political will- o agenda de interese care este mereu alimentata to fill up- a se umple to occur(to happen)-a se intampla accidental to dissuade- a convinge pe cineva sa nu faca ceva= to persuade someone not to do something to persuade- a convinge pe cineva sa faca ceva in this vien-in acest context by the same token-in egala masura the distingush- a distinge to bequeath-a lasa mostenire to inherit- a primi mostenire inherirance-mostenirea primita bequest-mostenirea lasata to endow- a inzestra humankind-umanitate appropiate-un tribut adecvat antrack- a parasi zealot-adept fervent=a person who has strong opinions about something, and tries to make other people have them too severance pay-salarii compensatorii employers organization-patrionate to flare up-a izbucnit census-recensamant search warrant- mandat de perchezitie survey-sondaj de opinie de natura sociologica coup d etat- lovitura de stat riots-lupte de strada stance-punct de vedere incumbency-perioada de mandat- term in office to oust- a elimina blue collar workers-muncitori concord-settlement-intelegere suffrage-the right to vote Bill of Rights-a law WHITE COLLAR WORKERS- intelectuali-people who have earned bachelor s degrees SINONIME STUBBORN=OBSTINATE TRIVIAL=UNIMPORTANT THRIFTY=CAREFUL DEPEND=TRUST CARELESS=RECKLESS IRRITABLE=GROUCHY SWERVES=TURNS SHARPLY EULOGY=PRAISE TEPID=SLIHTLY WARM MADE FUN OF=DERIDED CRY OUT-YELP FOWL-BIRDS RESPECTED=LOOKED UP TO OUTLINE OF THE PLOT=A SYNOPSIS PENSIVE=THOUGHTFUL RUN INTO=PAY FOR HUBBUB=NOISE AND CONFUSION LOADTHEN=HATED DANGEROUS=TREACHEROUS SEIZED=CONFISCATED GUILTY-CULPABLE LIMITS=BOUNDARIES SIGNALED FOR=BACKONED CRAVES=LOOKS FOR CARRIES ON=APPROPIATES CALLOUS=INSENSITIVE LOOK QUICKLY THROUGH=SKIM SAU OUTLINE MUSTER UP=GATHER SURPRISED=AUSTOUDED RETARD=STUNT FORT=TOWER EMPHASIS=IMPORTANCE ; the particular importance or attention that you give to something VERY WET=DRENCHED RUDE=SURLY UNAWARE=IGNORANT OF CAREFREE=BLITHE PAIN=ANGUISH JEOPARDY=DANGER EXPOUNDED UPON=EXPLAINED IN DETAIL IMPATIENT=ALARMED FORT=GARRISON IN FULL ACCORD=UNANIMOUS ABLE TO BE HEARD=AUDIBLE RAZED=DESTROYED RETORTS=REPLIES DIVIDE=SEGMENT INDUSTRIOUS=DILIGENT VARIATIOUS=CHANGES RUDE=SLEAZY CLEVER=SHREWD GIVVE EVIDENCE=TESTIFY CAUTIOUSLY=WARILY PAIN=ANGHISH SEVERE SNOWSTORMS=BLIZZARDS LAW OFFICERS=MARSHALS A MORE THAN ADEQUATE=AN AMPLE JEOPARDY-DANGER IMPATIENT=EXASPERATED BOUNDLESS=WITHOUT LIMITS WIDEN=DILATE EXPONDED UPON=EXPLAINED IN DETAIL CRUEL=BRUTAL PENETRATE=PASS THROUGH SPEAKS AUT=DECLARES HIS OPINION FORETELL=PREDICT HANDY=NEAR UNORGANIZED=HAPHAZARD ACCOMPLICE=PERSON WHO HELPED HIM SPECIFIED=DESIGNATED OWNERD=PROPRIETORS ENTICING=ALLURING A BLUNDER=A MISTAKE VACANT=EMPTY CORRECT=ACCURATE REQUEST=PETITION SEARCH=QUEST PREVELENT=WIDESPREAD LIVE IN=RESIDE IN SURE=CONFIDENT VERY FUNNY=HILARIOUS PUTTING UP WITH=TOLERATING PAY ATTENTION=GLANCE AT INACTIVE=INERT AGREEABLE=CONGENIAL DRINK IT SLOWLY=SIP IT LOATHED-HATED Definitii din testele trecute A SYSTEM OF CHECKS AND BALANCES- a rules intended top revent one person or group from having too much power with in an organization CAUCUS- meeting of party representatives during elections TO ENFORCE- a pune in aplicare -to make people obey the law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted TRADE UNION-sindicat-organization that represents the people who work in a particular industry, protects their rights, and discusses their pay and working conditions with employers MILEAGE-traveling expenses for high rank officials OMBUDSPERSON-institutia ombudsmanului SUMMITRY- a meeting for diplomats BALLOT- proces de vot/vot