| Forme compuse: |
| Engleză | Română |
| break [sth] open vtr + adj | (open a seal) | a desface vb.tranz. |
| Let's break open the champagne to celebrate your success! |
| break [sth] open vtr + adj | (force open a lock) | a sparge, a rupe vb.tranz. |
| The robbers broke the lock open using a crowbar. |
| burst open vi + adj | (open suddenly) | a se deschide brusc vb.reflex. |
| When the bell sounded, the school doors burst open and all the kids ran out. |
compound fracture,
open fracture n | (broken bone: protruding) | fractură deschisă s.f. |
| A compound fracture increases the risk of infection. |
| crack open vtr | (open in a celebratory way) | a deschide cu fast vb.tranz. |
| Let's crack open this bottle and get the party started. |
| crack open vtr | informal (window, door: open a small amount) (fereastra, ușa) | a crăpa vb.tranz. |
| John wanted to peek into his sister's room, so he cracked the door open a bit and stared in. |
| crack open vi + adj | (break apart, split) | a deschide vb.tranz. |
| The watermelon cracked open when it fell off the picnic table. |
| cut [sth/sb] open vtr + adj | (body: dissect) | a deschide |
| The surgeon cut the patient's chest open. |
| force open vtr | (open by physical force) | a deschide cu forța loc.vb. |
| The jar lid was sealed tightly so he had to force it open. |
in the open,
out in the open adv | (outdoors) | afară adv. |
| sub cerul liber loc.adv. |
| We slept out in the open last night. We didn't even use a tent. |
| Am dormit afară noaptea trecută. Nici măcar n-am folosit un cort. |
| Am dormit sub cerul liber noaptea trecută. Nici măcar n-am folosit un cort. |
| in the open air expr | (outdoors) | afară adv. |
| Food always tastes better when eaten in the open air. |
| keep the door open v expr | figurative (allow possibility) | a lăsa ușa deschisă, a ține ușa deschisă vb. |
| The Prime Minister said he would like to keep the door open for future negotiations. |
leave the door open for [sb/sth],
leave the door open to [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (allow possibility, access) | a lăsa loc de loc.vb. |
| a da mână liberă expr.vb. |
| When the reigning gold medalist fell, she left the door open for her competitors. |
| By not completely cutting ties with the country's former allies, the prime minister is leaving the door open for negotiations to be resumed in the future. |
mutual fund,
open-end investment company n | (investment program) | fond mutual s.n. |
open account,
current account n | (banking) | cont curent s.n. |
open air,
open-air n | (outdoors) | aer liber s.n. |
| Notă: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| I love swimming in an open-air pool. |
| open-air n as adj | (pool, market: outdoor) | în aer liber loc.adj. |
| exterior adj. |
| I love swimming in an open-air pool. |
| open an account v expr | (register with a bank) | a deschide un cont loc.vb. |
| One of the first things you need to do on arrival in a new country is to go to a bank and open an account. |
open door,
open-door n | (policy of inclusion) | ușă deschisă s.f. |
| Notă: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| My boss has an open-door policy -- he wants his employees to feel comfortable talking to him any time. |
| open field n | (American football) (fotbal american) | câmp deschis s.n. |
| open fire vtr + n | (start shooting) | foc deschis s.n. |
| a deschide focul loc.vb. |
| They opened fire as soon as they saw his gun. |
| If you see a wolf, go ahead and open fire. |
| open fire n | (fire in unenclosed fireplace) | șemineu cu focar deschis s.n. |
| There's an open fire in the living room. |
| open forum n | (venue for public discussion) | forum deschis s.n. |
| There will be an open forum in the school auditorium this evening for anyone wishing to discuss the recent events. |
| open house n | (event permitting free entry to all) | vizitare liberă s.f. |
| The event is open house; everybody is welcome to visit the college and find out about its activities. |
| open letter n | (letter published openly) | scrisoare deschisă s.f. |
| She wrote an open letter to the newspaper praising the mayor of the town. |
| open mind n | (receptive attitude) | minte deschisă s.f. |
| I'm trying to keep an open mind about the issue. |
| open out onto [sth] v expr | (lead to wider area) | a da înspre vb.intranz. |
| a se deschide înspre vb.reflex. |
| The doors open out onto a beautiful garden. |
| open out to [sth] v expr | (be unfolded) | a se desface vb.reflex. |
| The foldaway bed opens out to full size. |
| open [sth] out vtr + adv | (unfold) | a desface vb.tranz. |
| a desfășura vb.tranz. |
| Lisa put the map on the table and opened it out. |
open plan,
open-plan adj | (without interior walls) | deschis adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| I work in an open-plan office, which can at times be very noisy. |
| open question n | (question inviting a long answer) | întrebare deschisă s.f. |
| When interviewing someone it is better to ask open questions which encourage them to talk about themselves. |
| open question n | (question: no decisive answer) | întrebare deschisă s.f. |
| How the project was going to be paid for remained an open question that needed an answer before voters would approve it. |
| open sandwich n | (one slice of bread with topping) | sandviș doar cu o felie de pâine s.n. |
| open secret n | (official secret known to many) | toată lumea știe că expr. |
| a nu mai fi un secret pentru nimeni că expr. |
| It´s an open secret that she was pregnant when she got married. |
open source,
open-source adj | (computing: definable by users) (calculator) | sursă deschisă s.f. |
| Notă: hyphen used when adj comes before the noun it modifies |
| open space | (ecology) (ecologie) | câmp deschis s.n. |
| open the way for [sth/sb] v expr | figurative (enable) | a deschide calea |
| The government has opened the way for energy firms to explore for shale gas. |
| open to all adj | (accessible to everyone) | deschis tuturor adj. |
| We've carried out alterations to make sure that the building is open to all, not just the able-bodied. |
| open to attack adj | (vulnerable to being attacked) | expus atacului adj. |
| The enemy soldiers were in the middle of a field, open to attack, not hidden away. |
| open to attack adj | figurative (easy to criticize) | expus criticii loc.adj. |
| vulnerabil la atac loc.adj. |
| Celebrities who talk about their relationships on TV are open to attack in the newspapers. |
| open to criticism adj | (willing to listen to criticism) | deschis criticilor adj. |
| I'm open to criticism so please be honest with me. |
| open to new ideas adj | (receptive, broad minded) | receptiv la idei noi adj. |
| My boss is open to new ideas, he always listens to our suggestions. |
| open to the public adj | (that can be visited by anyone) | deschis publicului adj. |
| The park is open to the public every summer. |
| open up vi | literal (flower: unfold, unfurl) (floare) | a se deschide vb.reflex. |
| This flower bud opens up in the morning and then closes up again in the evening. |
| open up vi | literal, informal (open a door, allow [sb] to enter) | a deschide vb.tranz. |
| Open up! Police!. |
| open water n | (unenclosed area of water) (înot) | apă deschisă s.f. |
| open-water n as adj | (swimming: in unenclosed waters) | în apă deschisă loc.adj. |
| Lisa is taking part in an open-water swimming event. |
| open wound n | (injury in which skin is broken) | rană deschisă s.f. |
| You should cover that open wound to avoid an infection. |
| He had to spray alcohol on his open wound to prevent infection. |
| open your eyes to [sth] vtr | (become aware of) | a deschide ochii la |
| a deveni receptiv la |
| You need to open your eyes to the beauty around you. |
| Open your eyes to how deceitfully she has behaved. |
| open your heart v expr | figurative (find or show compassion) | a face loc în inima sa pentru expr.vb. |
| a fi milos, a fi generos vb.intranz. |
| Open your heart and your wallet; donate today to the Haiti relief effort! |
| open your mind to [sth] v expr | (accept possibility) | a deveni receptiv la |
| Immersing yourself in a different culture can open your mind to new ways of thinking. |
| open yourself to criticism v expr | (accept being judged) | a accepta criticile expr. |
open-air theater (US),
open-air theatre (UK) n | (outdoor auditorium) | grădină de vară s.f. |
| They are performing Shakespeare plays at the open-air theatre this summer. |
| open-and-shut case n | figurative, informal (crime: easily solved) | caz clar s.n. |
| This is an open-and-shut case of police brutality. |
| open-door policy n | (politics: free movement) | politica ușilor deschise s.f. |
| acces liber s.n. |
| The country decided to adopt an open-door economic policy. |
| open-ended adj | (inconclusive) | cu final deschis loc.adj. |
| We hadn't intended for this meeting to be so open-ended. |
| open-heart surgery n | (cardiac operation) | operație pe cord deschis s.f. |
| They split his chest open and performed open-heart surgery to replace a faulty valve. |
| open-minded adj | (tolerant, accepting) | cu mintea deschisă loc.adj. |
| tolerant, înțelegător adj. |
| When you travel to another country you should be open-minded. I try to maintain an open-minded attitude regardless of a person's politics or religion. |
| open-mindedness n | (tolerance, acceptance) | toleranță, acceptare s.f. |
| deschidere s.f. |
open-pit (US),
open-cast,
opencast (UK) adj | (mining) (exploatare minieră) | în carieră loc.adj. |
| sub cerul liber loc.adj. |
openhanded,
open handed,
open-handed adj | (generous) | generos adj. |
| darnic adj. |
openhanded,
open handed,
open-handed adj | literal (with hand open flat) | cu palma întinsă loc.adj. |
openhearted,
open-hearted adj | (sincere or honest) | sincer adj. |
| onest adj. |
openhearted,
open-hearted adj | (sympathetic, generous) | simpatetic adj. |
| darnic adj. |
| out in the open adj | figurative (knowledge: public) | public adj. |
| știut de toată lumea expr. |
| The fact that he is gay is now out in the open. |
| out in the open adv | (outdoors) | în aer liber, sub cerul liber loc.adv. |
| It's great to be out in the open on a warm spring day! |
prize [sth] open,
pry [sth] open (US),
prise [sth] open (UK) vtr + adj | (open by levering) | a deschide cu o pârghie expr.vb. |
pry [sth] open,
prize [sth] open (US),
prise [sth] open (UK) vtr + adj | (open [sth] by levering) | a deschide cu o pârghie expr. |
| rip [sth] open vtr + adv | (letter: open by tearing) (despre scrisori) | a deschide vb.tranz. |
| a rupe vb.tranz. |
| He ripped open the envelope, impatient to find out his exam results. |
| rip [sth] open vtr + adv | (eviscerate) | a spinteca vb.tranz. |
| The hunter ripped the rabbit open. |
| split open vtr | (cleave, cut apart) | a despica vb.tranz. |
| He split the coconut open with a hammer. |
| split open vi | (tear or be cut apart) | a fi despicat loc.vb. |
| The shell split open to reveal an eagle chick. |
| tear open vtr | (open by ripping or pulling) | a desface vb.tranz. |
| Kids love tearing their gifts open on Christmas morning. |
wide open,
wide-open adj | (eyes: fully open) | larg deschis loc.adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| I went into the situation with my eyes wide open. |
| wide open to [sth] adj | figurative (exposed, vulnerable to [sth]) | complet expus loc.adj. |
| vulnerabil adj. |
| The infantry lay itself wide open to attack. |
| wide open adj | figurative (not yet determined) | deschis oportunităților loc.adv. |
| larg deschis loc.adj. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| When the only suspect gave an alibi, the murder case was thrown wide open. |
| with open arms adv | figurative (welcomingly) | cu brațele deschise |
| James greeted me with open arms. |
