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1 a face un pocinog cuiva
to play smb. a nasty trickto play smb. a dirty / a dog's / a low-down / a mean / a nasty / a shabby trick. -
2 a juca incorect
to play it low down. -
3 a nu juca fair-play
that's playing it low downit's not cricket / fair. -
4 a profita de slăbiciunea cuiva
to take advantage of smb.'s weaknessto take smb. on the reboundto play it low / down on smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a profita de slăbiciunea cuiva
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5 a vinde cuiva secretul
to give smb. the low-down / fie wire. -
6 a(-i) juca cuiva o festă ordinară / urâtă
to play / to serve smb. / a bad / a mean / a shabby / a nasty trickto play a practical joke / a bad / a mean / a nasty / a shabby trick on smb.to do smb. a bad / an ill turnto serve smb. a (dirty) trickto play it low / down on smb.to cut up shapesto show shapes.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a(-i) juca cuiva o festă ordinară / urâtă
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7 prost dispus
down in the mouthin a bad humour / mood / temperin bad humourin low spiritsin the dumpsin a petout of humour / sorts / spiritsoff coloura cup too low. -
8 a trânti pe cineva la pământ
to tumble smb. down / overto lay smb. low / flatto stretch smb. outto down smb.to strike / to knock smb. all of a heapto knock smb. off his feet / pins( dintr-o lovitură) to strike smb. downRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a trânti pe cineva la pământ
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9 în sus şi în jos
high and lowup and downto and froback arid forthbackward and forward(going) up and (coming) down( pe scări) up and down the stairsupstairs and downstairs. -
10 a ajunge prost / rău
to sinkto get lowto be brought lowto go downto go to blazes / hell / pot / the devil / the dogs / s /. pigs and whistles -
11 a se simţi abătut / prost dispus
to feel lowto be in low spiritsto be down in the mouthto feel use-less.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se simţi abătut / prost dispus
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12 a se simţi prost dispus
to be in a bad humour / temperto bed ejected / dispiritedto be down in the mouthto be in low spiritsto feel queer / wretched / low spiritedto have the pip. -
13 a-i merge prost / rău (cuiva)
1. ( afacerile / lucrurile / treburile) not to be going wellto be in low waterto be in a bad wayînv. to speed illto fare ill with smb.to have a bad / a poor time of itaprox. matters look bad for smb.it is a bad look-out for smb.to be down in one's luck.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-i merge prost / rău (cuiva)
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