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| Engleză | Română |
| bread knife n | (tool for slicing bread) | cuțit de tăiat pâinea s.n. |
| I bake crusty artisan bread, so my husband gave me a really sharp bread knife. |
| butter knife n | (tool for cutting butter) | cuțit de tăiat untul s.n. |
| The butter knife is not sharp as it only has to cut through butter, which is very soft. |
| carving knife n | (utensil for carving meat) | cuțit de tăiat carne s.n. |
| He confidently used the carving knife to cut the roast. |
| cheese knife n | (utensil for cutting cheese) | cuțit de tăiat brânza s.n. |
| I used to have a cheese knife that had tines on the end to pick up the slices I cut. |
| dinner knife n | (knife used for main course) | cuțit pentru felul întâi s.n. |
| Americans put their dinner knife on the plate after they cut their food; Europeans continue to hold it in their hand. |
| hunting knife n | (cutting tool used in hunting) | cuțit de vânătoare s.n. |
| He used his hunting knife to gut the rabbit. |
jackknife, jack-knife n | (tool: pocket knife) | briceag s.n. |
| Bob used his jackknife to open the box. |
jackknife, jack-knife n | figurative (movement: folding in half) | chircire, ghemuire s.f. |
| pliere s.f. |
| îndoire s.f. |
| It was obvious, from his jackknife, that the blow had really hurt the boxer. |
jackknife, jack-knife n | figurative (dive with bend) (în apă) | săritură în echer s.f. |
| The diver's jackknife was as perfect as could be. |
jackknife, jack-knife vi | figurative (fold in half) | a împături vb.tranz. |
| a plia vb.tranz. |
| a îndoi vb.tranz. |
| A lorry had jacknifed on the motorway, causing massive tailbacks. |
| knife and fork npl | (cutlery, eating implements) | tacâmuri s.n.pl. |
| When planning a party menu, avoid meats that require cutting up with a knife and fork. |
knife edge, knife-edge, knife's edge n | (blade) | lama cuțitului s.f. |
| The knife edge was sharp and cut through the thick vegetables with ease. |
knife's edge, knife edge n | (blade) | vărf de cuțit adj. |
| A knife's edge is generally very sharp. |
pocketknife, pocket knife n | (small portable knife) | briceag s.n. |
| cuțitaș s.n. |
| brișcă s.f. |
| Bob accidentally packed a pocketknife in his carry-on luggage and was detained in the airport. |
| steak knife n | (sharp eating utensil) | cuțit de tăiat friptura s.n. |
switchblade, switchblade knife (US), flick knife (UK) n | (retractable pocket knife) | briceag s.n. |
| brișcă s.f. |
| The police discovered that the murder weapon was a switchblade. |