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floor I. substantiv

1. podea(lă), duşumea, pardoseală, parchet; planşeu (între etaje);

floor of slabs dalaj;

floor with joints pardoseală cu rosturi;

floor with metallic girders planşeu cu grinzi metalice;

(fam.) to mope / to wipe the floor with smb. a) a avea pe cineva la ordinele sale / la cheremul său; a dispune de cineva; b) a distruge / a nimici pe cineva, a da cu cineva de pământ; c) a umili pe cineva.

2. incintă rezervată membrilor unei adunări;

the floor of the House incinta rezervată membrilor parlamentului în sala de şedinte, parter;

to cross the floor House a trece dintr-un partid în altul.

3. (drept la) cuvânt;

to get the floor a căpăta / a i se da cuvântul;

to have the floor a avea cuvântul;

to take the floor a) a lua cuvântul; b) a se duce să danseze, a dansa.

4. etaj, cat;

the first floor a) etajul întâi; primul etaj; b) (amer.) parterul;

the ground floor parterul,

5. (agr.) arie, arman.

6. fund (de mare, de peşteră).

7. (mar.) varangă.

floor II. verb tranzitiv

1. a pordosi; a parcheta.

2. a doborî, a culca, a prăvăli la pământ (un adversar).

3. (fig. fam.) a pune (pe cineva) în imposibilitate de a răspunde, a închide gura (cuiva), a trimite la loc (pe elevul care nu ştie lecţia);

the question floored him întrebarea l-a încurcat;

(sl.) to floor the question a reuşi să răspundă la întrebare;

to floor a paper a rezolva toate problemele.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

Then he staggered to his feet, received another shot, and rolled upon the floor.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The bed was eight yards from the floor.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, de Jonathan Swift)

He would throw the bills on the floor and so escape paying them.

(Martin Eden, de Jack London)

The chamber in which we were shown was on the same floor as the drawing-room.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She threw herself to one side, and with her grip at his throat nearly jerked him to the floor.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, de Jack London)

Placing this under his shoulders, I balanced him across the threshold and lowered him down the steps to the floor.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

From my position I could look over the case in the direction of the floor.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Then he peered into the darkness, blew the candle out, and threw it on the floor.

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Lord Avon hurled them down upon the floor.

(Rodney Stone, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The window at which he stood was in the second floor of that portion of the castle which was nearest to the keep.

(The White Company, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

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