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HEARTH

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Traducere în limba română

hearth substantiv

1. vatră, cămin.

2. (fig.) vatră, cămin.

3. plită de piatră în vatră sau în cuptor.

4. (metal.) vatră, creuzet (la furnale); cadă, cuvă, baie; spaţiu util (la cuptoare cu reverberaţie), focar.

5. cuptor; furnal.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

A merry child would have the advantage of him on this hearth.

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

Henceforth the bear came every evening at the same time, laid himself down by the hearth, and let the children amuse themselves with him as much as they liked; and they got so used to him that the doors were never fastened until their black friend had arrived.

(Fairy Tales, de The Brothers Grimm)

I'll right it up in two minutes, for it only needs to have the hearth brushed, so—and the things made straight on the mantelpiece, so—and the books put here, and the bottles there, and your sofa turned from the light, and the pillows plumped up a bit.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

Approaching the hearth, he asked, "If I was at last satisfied with housemaid's work?"

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

I am sitting alone on the hearth.

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

Now, let me leave you an instant, to make a better fire, and have the hearth swept up.

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

Then I repaired to the library to ascertain whether the fire was lit, for, though summer, I knew on such a gloomy evening Mr. Rochester would like to see a cheerful hearth when he came in: yes, the fire had been kindled some time, and burnt well.

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

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