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1 a da înapoi
1. to fall backto recoilto step back.2. fig. to give away / into yieldto climb down -
2 a scoate pe cineva din fire
to get on smb.'s nervesto put smb. out of countenanceto make smb. beside himselfto make / to drive smb. mad / wildto drive smb. to distraction / out of his sensesto set smb. on edgeto send smb. into a fitto ruffle smb. / smb.'s temper / smb.'s feathersto stir smb.'s bileto tread on smb.'s cornsto give smb. the fidgetsto get smb.'s rag / shirt outto get smb.'s dander upto put up / to raise smb.'s danderto get smb.'s goatsl. amer. To put / to set / to get smb.'s back / Irish / Indian / monkey up.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a scoate pe cineva din fire
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3 a întoarce roata istoriei
to put / to set / to turn back the clock / the clock back.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a întoarce roata istoriei
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4 a o rupe la fugă
to break into a runto turn tail / one's backto scamper offto set off runningto show a clean pair of heelsto make oneself scarcesl. to skedaddle. -
5 a pune ceva pe planul al doilea
to put into the backgroundto take a backseat\a pune ceva pe planul al doilea interesele cuiva \a pune ceva pe planul al doilea to set back smb.'s interests.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a pune ceva pe planul al doilea
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6 a pune pe cineva cu fundul în sus
fig. to put / to set / to get smb.'s back / monkey up.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a pune pe cineva cu fundul în sus
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7 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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8 a se împotrivi cu hotărâre / tărie
(cu dat. sau la ceva) to put / to set one's face against (smb. / smth)to raise one's back (against)to show the hell-horn.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se împotrivi cu hotărâre / tărie
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9 a veni cu un alibi
to plead / to fall back on / to set up an alibi. -
10 a împiedica desfăşurarea firească a lucrurilor
to put / to set / to turn back the clockto put spokes in the wheelsRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a împiedica desfăşurarea firească a lucrurilor
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11 a încerca să opreşti mersul istoriei
to put / to set the clock back.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a încerca să opreşti mersul istoriei
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12 îi întinzi un deget, el îţi ia mâna toată
give him an inch and he will take an ellset a beggar on horse-back and he'll ride to the devil.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > îi întinzi un deget, el îţi ia mâna toată
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