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1 a se naşte cu căiţă / tichia pe cap / cu stea în frunte / într-o zodie bună
to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth / with a caul on one's headto be born under a lucky star.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se naşte cu căiţă / tichia pe cap / cu stea în frunte / într-o zodie bună
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2 născut cu căiţă (pe cap) / cu stea în frunte / într-o zodie bună
born with a caulborn with a silver spoon in his mouth.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > născut cu căiţă (pe cap) / cu stea în frunte / într-o zodie bună
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3 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). -
4 i-a pus Dumnezeu mâna în cap
( e norocos) he's a lucky doghe's born with a silver spoon in his mouthhe has the devil's own luck.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > i-a pus Dumnezeu mâna în cap
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