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1 the worst of it is (that)
(the most unfortunate etc aspect of the situation is (that).) partea cea mai proastă este (că) -
2 the worst of it is (that)
(the most unfortunate etc aspect of the situation is (that).) partea cea mai proastă este (că) -
3 the best of both worlds
(the advantages of both the alternatives in a situation etc in which one can normally only expect to have one: A woman has the best of both worlds when she has a good job and a happy family life.) -
4 situation
[sitju'eiʃən]1) (circumstances; a state of affairs: an awkward situation.) situaţie2) (the place where anything stands or lies: The house has a beautiful situation beside a lake.) amplasament3) (a job: the situations-vacant columns of the newspaper.) slujbă•- situated -
5 the last straw
(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) picătura care a umplut paharul -
6 strike while the iron is hot
(to act etc while the situation is favourable.) a bate fierul cât e cald -
7 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.)English-Romanian dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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8 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) a nu înţelegeEnglish-Romanian dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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9 get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
(to misunderstand a situation, something said etc.) a nu înţelegeEnglish-Romanian dictionary > get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick
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10 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) a fi la ananghie -
11 leave in the lurch
(to leave (a person etc) in a difficult situation and without help.) a lăsa baltă -
12 sweep under the carpet
(to avoid facing, or dealing with (an unpleasant situation etc) by pretending it does not exist.) a evita -
13 irony
plural - ironies; noun1) (a form of deliberate mockery in which one says the opposite of what is obviously true.) ironie2) (seeming mockery in a situation, words etc: The irony of the situation was that he stole the money which she had already planned to give him.) ironie•- ironical- ironic
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14 present
I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) prezent2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) actual3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) prezent•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) a oferi2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) a prezenta3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) a prezenta4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) a prezenta5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) a (se) prezenta•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) cadou -
15 review
[rə'vju:] 1. noun1) (a written report on a book, play etc giving the writer's opinion of it.) cronică2) (an inspection of troops etc.) revistă3) ((American) revision; studying or going over one's notes: I have just enough time for a quick review of my speech; I made a quick review of my notes before the test.)2. verb1) (to make or have a review of: The book was reviewed in yesterday's paper; The Queen reviewed the troops.) a recenza; a trece în revistă2) (to reconsider: We'll review the situation at the end of the month.) a reexamina3) ((American) to revise; to go over one's notes, lessons etc in preparation for an examination: I have to review (my notes) for the test tomorrow.)•- reviewer -
16 size up
(to form an opinion about a person, situation etc: He sized up the situation and acted immediately.) a cântări -
17 take stock
(to form an opinion (about a situation etc): Before you decide, give yourself time to take stock (of the situation).) a face bilanţul -
18 freeze
[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) a îngheţa2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) a da/a veni îngheţul3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) a îngheţa (de frig)4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) a congela5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) a îngheţa, a împietri6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) a îngheţa2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) îngheţ- freezer- freezing
- frozen
- freezing-point
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19 unbalanced
1) (without the proper amount of attention being given to everything: If we don't hear both sides of the argument, we'll get an unbalanced view of the situation.)2) (disordered in the mind; not quite sane: The murderer was completely unbalanced.) -
20 aftermath
[-mæƟ]noun (the situation etc resulting from an important, especially unpleasant, event: The country is still suffering from the aftermath of the war.) urmare, consecinţă
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