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a hairbreadth away (US),
a hair's breadth away (UK) expr | figurative (very close) | la doi pași loc.adv. |
| | | la o aruncătură de băț loc.adv. |
| | | peste drum loc.adv. |
| | The house that I bought was a hair's breadth away from the sea. |
| battle royal n | (fight: many participants) | luptă cu mai mult de doi adversari s.f. |
| biennial adj | (biyearly: occurring every two years) | bienal adj. |
| | | o dată la doi ani loc.adv. |
| | A world-famous biennial art exhibition takes place in Venice. |
| bivalent adj | (chemistry: valence of two) | bivalent / divalent adj. |
| | | cu valența doi loc.adj. |
biyearly,
biannual adj | (biennial: occurring every two years) | bianual adj. |
| | | o dată la doi ani loc.adj. |
biyearly,
biennially adv | (every two years) | bianual adv. |
| | | la doi ani loc.adv. |
| | The Olympic Games are held biyearly, alternating between winter and summer events. |
by twos,
in twos adv | (2 at a time) | câte doi loc.adv. |
| | | pe perechi loc.adv. |
| | Noah brought the animals into the ark by twos. |
by twos,
in twos adv | (counting: alternate numbers) | din doi în doi adv. |
| diatomic adj | (with two atoms) | diatomic adj. |
| | | conținând doi atomi loc.adj. |
| eldest adj | (sibling, child: born first) (superlativ) | cel mai mare (dintre doi copii) loc.adj. |
| | His eldest daughter is expected to take over the family business. |
| flimsy adj | figurative (excuse: not convincing) | neconvingător adj. |
| | | neîntemeiat adj. |
| | | de doi bani expr. |
| | Every day she arrives late with another flimsy excuse. |
| | În fiecare zi ajunge târziu, de fiecare dată cu o altă scuză neconvingătoare. |
| for two adv | (intended for two persons) | pentru doi |
| | Would you like a table for two? |
| in halves adv | (into two equal parts) | pe jumătate, în jumătate loc.adv. |
| | | la doi loc.adv. |
| | When I eat an apple the first thing I do is cut it in halves. |
| jump ball n | (in basketball) (pentru repunerea mingii în mișcare) | angajare între doi jucători adverși s.f. |
| | As the two players were struggling to gain possession of the ball, the referee called a jump ball. |
| junior college n | US (higher education) | primii doi ani de facultate expr. |
| | After Steve finished junior college, he went to the University of Iowa. |
| kill two birds with one stone v expr | informal, figurative (do 2 things at once) | a vâna doi iepuri deodată, a împușca dintr-un foc expr. |
| | I can stop by your house on the way to the grocery store, so I'll kill two birds with one stone. |
| lame adj | figurative (excuse: feeble) | neconvingător adj. |
| | | jenant adj. |
| | (figurat, informal) | de doi bani loc.adj. |
| | Tina offered a lame excuse about her dog and went home early. |
| | Tina a folosit o scuză neconvingătoare despre câinele ei și a plecat acasă devreme. |
| lugsail n | (nautical: type of sail) | lugher s.n. |
| | | velier cu doi arbori s.n. |
| number two n | (cardinal numeral: 2) | numărul doi s.n. |
| | Contestant number two, please step forward. |
| number two n | euphemism (bowel movement, defecation) (eufemism) | numărul doi s.n. |
| | | treaba mare s.f. |
| | Good boy, Johnny! You went number two in the potty! |
| on the back burner adv | figurative (low priority) | cu prioritate redusă loc.adv. |
| | | pe locul doi loc.adv. |
| | That project's on the back burner for now, while I attend to more urgent matters. |
| pair vtr | (group) | a grupa doi câte doi vb.tranz. |
| | Pair the students for the dance so that each boy is with a girl. |
| | Grupează elevii doi câte doi, în așa fel încât să fie câte o fată și un băiat. |
| pair off vi | (form pairs, separate into twos) | a se grupa câte doi loc.vb. |
| | Okay everyone, pair off with a partner and begin the exercise please. |
play second fiddle,
play second fiddle to sb v expr | figurative (be considered less important) | a juca un rol secundar expr.vb. |
| | | a fi pe locul doi expr.vb. |
| | | a fi vioara a doua expr.vb. |
| | She always played second fiddle to her talented older sister. |
| quadratic n | abbr (quadratic equation) (ecuație) | de gradul doi loc.adj. |
second best,
second-best adv | (in second position) | pe locul doi loc.adv. |
| | Alan fared second best in the tennis match. |
| set of two n | (pair) | set de doi / două s.n. |
| | | pereche s.f. |
| | He bought a set of two candles in matching colors. |
| sophomore n | US (person in 2nd year of sth) (curs, angajare) | persoană în anul doi s.f. |
| | The law firm's sophomores have a heavy case load. |
| sophomore adj | US (college student: in 2nd year) | student în anul doi expr. |
| | We met as sophomore students and married three years later. |
| tandem n | (bicycle for two riders) | tandem s.n. |
| | | bicicletă pentru doi s.f. |
| | Mr. and Mrs. Jameson ride a tandem together. |
| tandem bicycle n | (bicycle for two riders) | tandem s.n. |
| | | bicicletă pentru doi s.f. |
| | My wife and I rented a tandem bicycle. |
| tatty adj | informal (poorly or cheaply made) | de doi bani loc.adj. |
| | | ieftin adj. |
| | | de proastă calitate loc.adj. |
| | I like high-quality clothing; I won't wear such a tatty jacket! |
tuppenny,
twopenny n | UK (coin worth two pence) | monedă de doi penny s.f. |
tuppenny,
twopenny adj | UK (coin: worth two pence) | care valorează doi penny loc.adj. |
twenty-two,
22 adj | (22 in number) | douăzeci și doi adj. |
twenty-two,
22 adj | (22 years of age) | în vârstă de douăzeci și doi de ani expr. |
two,
2 n | (people, things: set, group of 2) | pereche s.f. |
| | | set de doi, set de două s.n. |
| | These packs of shirts come in twos. |
| two-four time n | (music: time signature of 2/4) | măsură doi pe patru s.f. |
| two-two time n | (music: time signature of 2/2) | măsură doi pe doi s.f. |
twopence,
tuppence n | UK (two British pennies) | monedă de doi penny s.f. |
| twopenny adj | literal, UK (worth two pence) | în valoare de doi penny loc.adj. |