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1 a fi în centrul atenţiei
to hold / to keep / to maintain the field.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a fi în centrul atenţiei
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2 a menţine ceea ce a declarat / spus
to maintain one's pointto stick to one's words / to what one saidamer. to stand pat on smth.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a menţine ceea ce a declarat / spus
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3 a menţine presiunea
tehn. to maintain full powerto keep up steam. -
4 a se ţine pe poziţie
to hold / to keep / to stand one's groundto stand fast / firmto maintain one's claim (argument, etc.)( a rezista cuiva) to make a stand against smb. -
5 a se ţine tare pe poziţie
to stand outto sit tightto face itto keep one's feetto take things on the chinto dig one's toes into maintain an un-bending attitude\a se ţine tare pe poziţie până la sfârşit to die game.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se ţine tare pe poziţie
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6 a se ţine în rezervă
to maintain an attitude of reserveto show (great) reserve. -
7 a susţine o teză
to maintain / to uphold a thesis. -
8 a întreţine o familie
to maintain / to keep / to raise / to support a familyto provide for a familyto earn a family's breadto be a family's breadwinnerto keep the pot boiling / the pot on the boil. -
9 a-şi hrăni familia
to provide for / to maintain one's familyto be the bread-winner. -
10 a-şi susţine punctul de vedere
to stand one's groundto maintain one's point of viewto contendto stick to one's guns.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi susţine punctul de vedere
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11 a-şi ţine gura
to hold / înv. to keep one's tongueto keep one's tongue between one's teethto keep guard / watch over one's tongueto curb / to bridle one's tongueto put a curb / a bridle on one's tongueto keep a clean tongueto bite one's tongue offto keep one's own counselînv. to hold one's peaceto hold one's gab / jawsl. to hold / to shut (up) one's noiseto hold one's mouthto keep one's mouth shutto keep / to maintain silenceto keep / to save one's breath to cool one's porridgesl. to keep one's head / face shutto shut one's face / headto keep one's trap shutamer. to keep one's yap shutto shut one's yapţine-ţi gura! </b>shut up! shut / hold your mouth! keep your tongue in your mouth / between your teeth! stop your gab! mum's the word!hold your jaw / chat / maw / noise! pack it up!sl. cheese it! put a sock in it! stash it! dry up! out! out!
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