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1 a cânta găina
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2 a face pe grozavul
to give oneself / to assume airsto set up one's combto cut a dash / a figure / a show / a flashto mount the high horseto do the grandto lord it over smb.to be out to killamer. to do business with a big spoonto grow / to get too big for one's boots / breeches / shoes / trousersto put it onto bell the catto play upstageto show offto stick it onto stick oneself upto put on sideto cut a dash / a feather / a shine /amer. a swathamer. sl. to cut it (fat). -
3 a nu-l (mai) încăpea cămaşa
to grow too big for one's boots / breeches / shoes / trousersRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a nu-l (mai) încăpea cămaşa
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4 a porunci în casă
to wear the breeches. -
5 a şi-o lua în cap
to get / to grow too big for one's boots / breeches. -
6 a ţine pe cineva sub papuc
to keep smb. under foot / (well) under one's thumb( d. femei) to wear the breechesto wear the pants in the family.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a ţine pe cineva sub papuc
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7 altă gâscă în altă traistă
(it makes) all the difference in the worldit's another pair of breeches, that's another pair of shoes.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > altă gâscă în altă traistă
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8 asta e altă brânză / căciulă / mâncare de peşte / gâscă / poveste
this is another pair of breeches / shoesthat is quite another pair of shoes / storythat's another cup of teathat's a horse of another colourthat's another kettle of fish!Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > asta e altă brânză / căciulă / mâncare de peşte / gâscă / poveste
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9 departe griva de iepure
as like as chalk and cheeseas like as an apple to an oysterthat's quite another pair of shoes / breeches(as) different as chalk from cheese. -
10 e cu totul altă poveste
that is quite another storythat's quite another pair of breeches. -
11 plin de sine
full of concertconceitedtoo big for one's shoes / breeches / trouserssuffering from swollen / swelled headpuffed up / blown up with pridevain(glorious). -
12 prinde orbul, scoate-i ochii
you may whistle for ityou can't take the breeches off a Highlanderprov. one can't get blood out of a stone.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > prinde orbul, scoate-i ochii
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13 păi, nu mai e acelaşi lucru
that alters the caseit's another pair of breeches.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > păi, nu mai e acelaşi lucru
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