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1 altă dată nu mă mai prinzi!
catch me at it / doing that again!Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > altă dată nu mă mai prinzi!
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2 a o lua pe coajă
to get a (good) hiding / drubbingto get / to catch it (hot)to get it in the necksl. to get beansai s-o lei \a o lua pe coajă ! won't you catch it just! won't you just catch it! -
3 a lua prin surprindere
to take smb. unawares / by surprise / at a disadvantageto spring a surprise on smb.to catch smb. unpreparedto take smb. abackto catch smb. nappingto jump smb.to get the drop on smb.to have smb. over the barrelmă luaţi prin surprindere ! this is so sudden! -
4 a prinde pe cineva asupra faptului
to catch smb. red-handed / in the actto catch smb. with the goods.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a prinde pe cineva asupra faptului
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5 a prinde pe cineva cu mâţa în sac
to catch smb. trippingto catch smb. with the goods.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a prinde pe cineva cu mâţa în sac
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6 a prinde pe cineva cu ocaua mică
1. to trip smb. upto give smb. the lie in the throat2. to catch smb. at itto catch smb. red-handed / in the act.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a prinde pe cineva cu ocaua mică
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7 a prinde în flagrant delict
to catch / to take smb. in the actv. şi \a prinde în flagrant delict cu ocaua mică 2. a prinde pe cineva în greşeală to catch smb. tripping.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a prinde în flagrant delict
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8 la mine nu merg / ţin chestii / figuri / lucruri / poveşti din astea
it won't hold water with methat won't go down with meyou won't catch me at itit is no use trying it on with meyou can't take me inyou can't bamboozle / cheat me! you don't catch me!Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > la mine nu merg / ţin chestii / figuri / lucruri / poveşti din astea
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9 nu vinde pielea ursului din pădure
prov. don't count your chickens before they are hatchedfirst catch your hare then cook himcatch the bear before you sell his skin.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > nu vinde pielea ursului din pădure
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10 te miri ce (şi mai nimic)
next to nothingnothing to boast ofnothing to write home aboutno catchnot much of a catch.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > te miri ce (şi mai nimic)
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11 a ajunge din urmă pe cineva (care fuge)
to come up with smb.to run down smb.( în drum) to join smb. on his wayşi fig. to catch up with smb.to overtake smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a ajunge din urmă pe cineva (care fuge)
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12 a atrage atenţia
( d. ceva) to compel attention\a atrage atenţia cuiva to draw / to arrest / to attract smb.'s attentionto catch smb.'s eyeto engross / to rivet smb.'s attention. -
13 a bate la ochi
to strike / to catch the eyeto attract noticeto be obviousto be suspicious / glaring. -
14 a contracta o boală
to be taken illto catch a disease. -
15 a contracta o răceală
to catch a chill / a cold. -
16 a căuta din ochi / priviri pe cineva
to try and catch sight of smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a căuta din ochi / priviri pe cineva
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17 a da cu ochii de...
to set / to clap eyes on...to catch sight of...to get a sight of...to come in view of... -
18 a da de belea / bucluc
to get into troubleto get hellto get into a scrape / a messto bring a hornet's nest about one's earsto get into a nice hobbleto get into hot waterto come short homesl. înv. to come / to go a howler / a croppersl. înv. to pull a bonerto catch a Tartarto get in Dutchto burst one's boilerto plunge into a difficultyai să dai \a da de belea / bucluc </b>there will be trouble. -
19 a fura ochii (cuiva)
to catch the eye / the fancyto dazzle the eyesto be showy / gaudy / dazzling. -
20 a fura ouăle de sub cloşcă / oul de sub găină
fig. to catch a weasel asleepto cut the grass (from) under smb.'s feetto take a sheet off the hedgeaprox. he would rob a church.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a fura ouăle de sub cloşcă / oul de sub găină
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