Vocabulary:table linen – linens for the dining table - faţă de masă şi şervete

dinnerware – (plates and cutlery) vase si tacamuriflatware – (flat dishes: plates,saucers) farfurii intinse;centerpiece – US (table ornament) ornament pentru masa;mealtime – timpul mesei;comfort – (ease, relaxation), confort;convenience – (useful quality) situatie convenabila, convinabil (adj.);enjoyment – 1.(pleasure), placere, bucurie; 2. (use of rights), (urmat de genitiv stapanire, posedare);elaborate (adj.) [I ‘læb r t]– complicat(a)table mat/hot pad –a pad for use under a hot dish to protect a tablerunner – (ornamental cloth), fata de masa ornamentala;napkin –(for meal), servetel;mostly –(adv.) almost, completely –aproape; (adv.) usually –de obicei;fabric – (cloth) tesatura, material (textil);casual – (relaxed, informal), relaxat, degajat, destins;pastel – (pale colours), culori pastelate;crease – (fold) - (din tesatura) pliu, cuta, dunga;placemat – table service; mat under a plate – suport(din musama, pluta etc.);lace – (clothing, fabric) dantelă;jute – (fibre from the bark of certain tropical plants)- fibre din coarja de copac;cork – (material) material – plută;alongside –(prep.) (beside) alături ; unul lângă altul;across – (prep.) (from one side to the other) – peste, vis-a -vis;lengthwise –(adj) (along the length) - în lungul (prep.); lengthwise (adv) (along the length) - pe lung (adv.);fastness – stronghold - siguranta, trainicie;ease - (reduce pressure) - a reduce, a diminua; care - (maintenance) îngrijire ; seashell – (shell of a sea creature) - scoică; side plates – (supplementary plates) - farfurii suplimentare; stainless steel – inox;tumblers – (drinking cups, glasses) - pahare mari; stem or post – picior de pahar;chunky – short and thick - indesat;graceful – (elegant) graţios (adj.) elegant ; outer – outside exterior (adj.) - din afară;inner – inside part - interior;chopsticks – (sticks for eating) pentru mâncare chinezească beţigaşe, beţe; disposable – temporary - obiecte de unica folosinta;taboo - taboo n (sthg unacceptable) - tabu;taboo - adj (prohibited, unacceptable)- tabu; weird – weird adj (odd, strange) -ciudat ; hemmed edges – margini tivite;slightly – slightly adv (somewhat)- puţin adv.; oarecum, întrucâtva; într-o oarecare măsură; coaster – coaster n (for drink) - farfurioară; suport (pentru pahare); saucer – (small plate for a cup) - farfurioară; china – (porcelain tableware) - porţelan; in relation to – (in the context of)- în legătură cu (loc); in relation to - (concerning) - în legătură cu ; in front of – (in direct view of) -în faţa;

in front of - (immediately facing) - în faţa; point to – (indicate position) - a arăta ; a indica; relative to – relative to (prep.) (in proportion to, concerning) - referitor la; in raport cu;extraneous – [ik’streini s] - adj. (not essential) – ne relevant;squash – (game) - squash; squash n (vegetable) - dovlecel;cordial n - UK, Aus (soft drink concentrate) - concentrat pentru băuturi răcoritoare;cordial adj (person: friendly) - persoană cordial; prietenos;cordial adj (speech, gesture: warm) - gest cordial; prietenesc ;cordial n US (alcoholic liqueur) lichior s.n.lint – lint n (fabric fibres) - fir, fibră;chips (of ice, wood) - aşchie, şipcă, ciob; cracks – crack n (sound) sunet pocnitură, trosnitură, trosnet;crack n (split) spărtură, despărţitură; crăpătură; castor – rotila.

Actions designed by specialized verbs: to set – a pune, a plasa;to lay – place horizontally, a pune, a aseza;to share – (use together), a imparti;to pattern – to model - a modela;to silence – (stop sound) - sunete a înăbuşi; to match – (join things that correspond) - a potrivi, a împerechea, a se potrivi; to contract - (shrink) reducerea dimensiunilor, a se contracta ;to wipe – (clean) - a şterge ; to stack – (put on top of others) - a face grămadă, a aşeza în teanc; to face up to (sth unpleasant: acknowledge) -a se confrunta cu;to hem - (sewing) - a tivi; to prolong – (extend) - a prelungi ; to adhere - (follow rules) - despre reguli a adera (la); a respecta, a urma ;to adhere - (stick) - a adera; a se lipi (de) ;to adhere - (make sth stick) - a lipi (ceva de altceva);to squash -(opposition, revolt) - revoluţie, răscoală a înăbuşi; to crack - (tell, say) - a vorbi; a pălăvrăgi; to hang down – (suspend from a fixed point) a agata, a atarna, a suspenda;to iron – (press clothing), a calca cu fierul;