Session 5

 

7th October 2025

rainy, cool

Tuesday

BLURT

mansion = conac / vila 

lifeguard = salvamar 

stain = pata 

halo = aura

allowance = alocatie 

Easily tricked or misled = gullible (credul/ naiv)

A shallow drum with small metal disks in slots around the edge = tambourine

A fastening device attached to one end of a belt or strap = buckle (catarama)

to squeeze someone's skin with your fingers = to pinch 

A person who fishes with a rod and line for pleasure = angler ( pescar amator)

A large wasp that can give a severe sting = hornet 

A small, simply built house located in a remote area = cabin (cabana)

To remove the skin of a fruit or vegetable = to peel 

The cry of a goose - honk ( ca " claxon")

A sauce made from the juice of cooked meat = gravy 

A glowing light across a gap in an electric circuit = arc 

A person who rules on the plays in a sport such as baseball and cricket = umpire ( arbitru)

A drink made by mixing fruit juices with other ingredients = punch 

the long chimney of a factory = smokestack

a small stream = brook ( parau)

a formal school dance = prom (bal)

a short, sharp sound made by crickets or small birds = chirp ( tarait/ ciripit)

the characteristic of being very well - known by many people = famous 

easily broken or damaged = fragile 

to force a person who is not a citizen to leave a country= to deport 

a flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight, typically on canals and rivers = barge (barja)

a violin used to play folk music = fiddle ( scripca)

a glove made of metal plates and worn by knights =gauntlet ( manusa armura / a portarului de fotbal)

heavy material used to make a ship steady or to control the rising of a ballon = ballast 

the hard black or dark brown wood of a tropical tree = ebony (lemn de abanos)

a long constrictor snake that coils around and crushes its prey = python 

a soft material that is inside the hollow part of most bones in which blood cells are produced = marrow (maduva)

to shred something such as cheese by rubbing it against a rough , sharp surface = to grate ( a da pe razatoare ) 

to touch or prod someone in a way that causes them to laugh = to tickle ( a gadila)

TO BE COPIED AND LEARNT !

lettuce = salata verde

braid = codita impletita

tadpole = mormoloc 

wheelie= a merge pe o roata a bicicletei 

pound = adapost de animale fara stapan 

to litter =a arunca gunoi

bib = babetica 

stinger = ac 

barefoot = descult 

to nip (ed) = a apuca 

Homework 

- contexts : negations and interrogations in Past Simple

Nicole - 1st place 😀

Raisa - 2nd place 👏

Sophia -3rd place 😉

Matei -special thanks 😕