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1 a se face de râs
to make oneself ridiculousto bring discredit on oneselfto make an exhibition of oneselfto make a fool / an ass of oneselfto become everybody's laughing-stockto make a show of oneselfto make a laughing-stock of oneselfto be open to ridicule. -
2 a se da drept...
to describe oneself as...to set oneself down as...to term / to represent oneself as...to style oneself...to pose as...to profess (oneself) to be... -
3 a muri de râs
to laugh oneself to deathto laugh oneself into convulsionsto die / to split with laughterto split / to burst / to snake one's sidesto scream oneself into fitsto be laughing fit to kill oneselfto roar / to shout / to scream / to hoot with laughterto be in fits of laughterto be convulsed / to shake / to roar / to rock with laugher -
4 a se crede buricul pământului
to think no small potatoes / beer of oneselfto think oneself the hub of the universeto have too good an opinion of oneselfto think too much of oneself.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se crede buricul pământului
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5 a se omorî singur
1. ( a se sinucide) to kill oneselfto commit suicideto lay violent hands upon oneselfto make away with oneself.2. ( a se istovi) to kill / to over fatigue oneselfto ruin / to destroy one's health. -
6 a se pune la patru ace
to rig / to trig oneself outto trim / to tog oneself up / outsl. to toff oneself up / outamer. to pimp oneself uppus \a se pune la patru ace got up regardless. -
7 a se închide în propria găoace / în sine
to retire / to shut oneself / to withdraw / into one's shellto shrink into oneselfto shut oneself up in one's own cellto live within oneself.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se închide în propria găoace / în sine
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8 a avea o părere bună despre sine
to think a great deal / too much / quite a lot of oneselfto think no small beer of oneselfto think oneself no small potatoes.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a avea o părere bună despre sine
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9 a se da în spectacol
to make an exhibition / a show / to make a sight / a spectacle of oneselfto make an ass of oneselfF? to act / to play the (giddy) goatto make a show / a sight of oneself. -
10 a se descurca singur
to find one's feet / legsto live on one's hump / ownto shift (for oneself)amer. to shirk for oneselfto do for oneself( în viaţă) to paddle one's own canoeto stand on one's legs. -
11 a se lăsa pradă...
to give oneself (up) to...to abandon oneself to...to indulge in... -
12 a se lăsa în voie
(cu gen.) to give oneself up to...to abandon oneself to...to indulge in...to let oneself go with... -
13 a se umfla în pene (ca un păun)
to give oneself airsto put on airs / sideto puff oneself upto suffer from / to have a swelled headto get on one's high horseto give oneself a pat on the back over smth. / for having done smth.to cut a dash / a figure / a show / a flashto wag one's chinto set up one's combto be too big for one's bootsto be as vain as a peacocksl. to do the grand.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se umfla în pene (ca un păun)
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14 a-şi lua angajamentul de a face ceva / să facă ceva
to pledge (oneself / one's word) to do smth.to take upon oneself to do smth.to bind oneself to do smth.to make / to take the pledge to do smth.to undertake to do smth.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi lua angajamentul de a face ceva / să facă ceva
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15 a-şi pune capăt zilelor
to put an end to one's life / to oneselfto do away with oneselfto lay (violent) hands on oneselfto take one's own lifeto commit suicide. -
16 a ajunge de pomină
1. to make a fool of oneselfto make oneself ridiculousto be at the fable of the town2. to pass into a proverbto become proverbialpeior. to become a by-word. -
17 a aranja toaleta
to tidy oneself (up)to prim oneself up. -
18 a căuta să intre pe sub pielea cuiva
to curry favour with smb.to insinuate oneself into smb.'s favourto ingratiate oneself with smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a căuta să intre pe sub pielea cuiva
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19 a deveni celebru peste noapte
to become famous in a dayto awake to find oneself famousto leap into fameto wake up to find oneself famous.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a deveni celebru peste noapte
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20 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).
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