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1 pe de o parte
on the one handfor one thing. -
2 pe de o parte... pe de alta...
on the one hand / rar part...Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > pe de o parte... pe de alta...
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3 a ţine pe cineva în puterea sa
to get smb. by the short hairsto get / to have the whip hand of / over smb.to have smb. in / under one's handto have smb. in one's pocket / under one's thumb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a ţine pe cineva în puterea sa
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4 a înlătura un concurent
to go one better than smb.to leave smb. behindto get the upper hand of smb. -
5 îi poţi număra pe degete
they can / could be counted on the fingers of one hand.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > îi poţi număra pe degete
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6 a da cărţile pe faţă
fig. to call / to declare / to show / to play one's handto give the game awayto show one's (true) coloursto lay the cards on the tableto show one's cards / one's hand. -
7 a avea pe cineva în mână / palmă
to have a hand on / over smb.to have smb. in the palm of one's handto have smb. in one's pocketto have smb. on a stringsl. to have (got) smb. (stone-)cold / on toastto have the edge on smb.to get smb. well in hand.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a avea pe cineva în mână / palmă
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8 a da ortul popii
to kick the bucketto hop the twig / the perchto turn up one's toes (to the daisies)to get one's toes upto kick / to lay / to tip / to topple up one's heelsto go to gloryto go aloftto go to one's accountto lose the number of one's messto stick one's spoon in the wallargou to drop a cuesl. to go bangargou to cut / to slip one's / the cableamer. to cash / to hand / to pass in one's checksamer. to go over / to cross the Great Dividesl. amer. to make a die of itto step off. -
9 a întinde mâna
1. ( cuiva) to hold / to stretch out / forth one's handto proffer one's handto welcome smb. with outstretched hands. -
10 a trăi de azi pe mâine / de la mână până la gură
to live from hand to mouthto lead a hand-to-mouth existence(barely) to manage to keep body and soul togetherto make shift to liveto keep the wolf from the door / at bayto hold / to keep one's head above waterto do it on the cheapto be at stick and liftaprox. to pull in one's belt.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a trăi de azi pe mâine / de la mână până la gură
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11 a se da bătut
to give into yieldto strike one's colours / flagto chuck one's hand into give smb. bestto throw up the gameto strike sailto throw in one's hand / cards. -
12 nu ştie stânga ce face dreapta
prov. much water rolls by the mill that the miller knows not ofnot to let one's left hand know what one's right hand does.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > nu ştie stânga ce face dreapta
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13 a fi stăpân pe situaţie
to have the ball at one's feetto have / to hold the cards (in one's hand / hands)to have / to hold the trump cardto have complete control of the situationto have the game in one's (own) handsto bear / to carry the bag. -
14 cât ai bate din palme
in the turn of a handin a trice / a winkle / a jiffyin (less than) no timebefore you could / one can say Jack Robinsonbefore you could say knife( repede şi uşor) hand over hand / fistin a crackin the blowing of a matchin two towsin a tick-tackînv. at a slap. -
15 a se pune pe treabă
to begin / to start doing smth.to get / to set / to go / to turn / to fall to workto get down to workto hitch up to a jobbibl. to put / to set one's hand to the plough\a se pune pe treabă serios / cu sârg to set to work with a good-willto take off one's coat to workto throw all one's energies into a taskfig. to turn on the steamto buckle to / down to work / a taskto put one's best foot foremost / forwardsl. amer. to get up / to go (off) on one's ear. -
16 a fi călare pe situaţie
to have / to hold (all) the cards (in one's hand / hand's)to have the trump cardto hold all the winning cards. -
17 la strâmtoare
1. in troublein a sad / a sorry plightin a tight corner / place / squeeze / spotin a nice fixwith one's back to the wallin huckster's handbetween the devil and the deep seaon one's bones(skating) on thin icein hot waterup a stump / a treein Queer Street(held) at bayin the carton a / the razor's edgein a (tight) boxamer. over a barrel.2. ( fără bani) hard up (for cash)on the rocksbrokein reduced / pinched circumstances. -
18 a desface băierile pungii
to loosen the purse-stringsto put one's hand in one's pocketto unstring one's purse.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a desface băierile pungii
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19 a-şi încheia socotelile cu viaţa / pe această lume / pe lumea aceasta
to be called / to go to one's accountto close / to end one's daysînv. to depart from this lifeto go henceto go pass beyond the veilsl. amer. to cash / to hand / to pass in one's chipsRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi încheia socotelile cu viaţa / pe această lume / pe lumea aceasta
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20 pe loc
1. on the spotstopping dead.2. ( pe dată) there and thenthen and thereon the spot / the nail / the instantoff handat oncepresentlysuddenlyright / straight offstraightawayat one jump.
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