Romanian English Dictionary

vârf in English:

1. peak

My athletic career will probably peak when I'm about 30.

Defense peaked out in 1986, and it's been going down since.

They seem a little past their peak, but even so we enjoyed the beautiful cherry blossoms.

It's in peak condition.

It seemed to me that beauty was like the summit of a mountain peak; when you had reached it there was nothing to do but to come down again.

The lessons learned from the annals of history on peak wood should heighten our awareness of the consequences of the limits of natural resources.

The economy is at peak of a business cycle at present.

Art Nouveau's fifteen-year peak was most strongly felt throughout Europe—from Glasgow to Moscow to Spain—but its influence was global

There ahead of us we saw the snow-capped peak of Mount Everest.

To peak greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible

Having won three Olympic medals, the athlete’s career was at its peak.

Mount McKinley is one of the most difficult peaks to climb.

It’s very sad that he had to retire at the peak of his career.

You're born, you peak at midlife and decline into decrepitude.

As angle of attack increases, CL also increases. This continues to a point where CL peaks.

English word "vârf"(peak) occurs in sets:

Useful nouns - Substantive utile
In the mountains - În munți

2. pinch

In a pinch, a vegetable peeler can act as a zester.

Hold your breath and pinch your nostrils.

A pinch hitter was brought into action in the last inning.

This will come in handy in a pinch.

My sister's always pinching me and it really hurts.

It pinches me

Add a pinch of salt and pepper to taste and stir the sauce

... exposed; for best results, pinch the crust around the...

pinch the soft part of your nose

I'm careful when I zip up my jeans, not to pinch myself.

Yesterday, they pinched Jack for robbery.

One of the kids had been pinching her and she was crying.

Keep the filling a little to one side of the centre. Moisten edges with water, fold over and pinch together.

While the tomatoes are cooking add a pinch of salt/sugar/dried thyme.

I was horrible to my little sister – I used to pinch and bite her.

English word "vârf"(pinch) occurs in sets:

Verbs - Verbe

3. summit

The summit of the mountain is covered with snow.

It is in this room that the summit will be held.

By summit, do you mean the Group of Eight?

When I reached the summit, I was thoroughly worn out.

We'll make the summit of the hill by noon.

The view from the summit is very nice.

Daisuke climbed to the summit.

The summit talks are to be broadcast around the globe.

The summit conference was held for world peace.

I should have exiled myself to the summit of a mountain and spent my days growing bonsais and writing kanji in black ink.

After the summit, President Mitterand said that he dissociated himself from the statement.

It seemed to me that beauty was like the summit of a mountain peak; when you had reached it there was nothing to do but to come down again.

Make one more effort and you will reach the summit.

They carried on the summit conference till late.

They will make an assault on the summit, weather permitting.

English word "vârf"(summit) occurs in sets:

CAE 401 - 425