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1 a murdări faţa de masă
to make a mess of the table-cloth. -
2 a pune masa / faţa de masă / tacâmurile
to lay the table / the clothto set / to spread the tableto lay a knife and fork for smb.( pentru trei etc.) to lay for three, etc.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a pune masa / faţa de masă / tacâmurile
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3 a strânge faţa de masă
to remove the (table) cloth. -
4 a strânge masa
to clear the tableto remove the clothto clear away the things. -
5 a uza până la urzeală
to rub the nap off the cloth. -
6 a şterge ceva cu o cârpă
to dry smth. with a cloth.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a şterge ceva cu o cârpă
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7 nu te întinde mai mult decât te ţine plapuma
prov. stretch your legs according to the coverletyou may go farther and far worsedon't bite off more than you can chewmeasure your coat according to your clothput your hand no further than your sleeve will reachput your arm no further than you can draw it back again.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > nu te întinde mai mult decât te ţine plapuma
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8 povestea e cusută cu aţă albă
story invented out of whole cloth.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > povestea e cusută cu aţă albă
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9 trebuie să te întinzi cât ţi-e plapuma
one must live according to one's meansprov. cut your coat according to your cloth.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > trebuie să te întinzi cât ţi-e plapuma
См. также в других словарях:
Cloth — (kl[o^]th; 115), n.; pl. {Cloths} (kl[o^][th]z; 115), except in the sense of garments, when it is {Clothes} (kl[=o]thz or kl[=o]z). [OE. clath cloth, AS. cl[=a][thorn] cloth, garment; akin to D. kleed, Icel. kl[ae][eth]i, Dan. kl[ae]de, cloth, Sw … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cloth — [klɔθ US klo:θ] n [: Old English; Origin: clath cloth, piece of clothing ] 1.) [U] material used for making things such as clothes cotton/woollen/silk etc cloth ▪ a dress of the finest silk cloth 2.) a piece of cloth used for a particular purpose … Dictionary of contemporary English
cloth — cloth; cloth·ier; cloth·ier s brush; cloth·i·fy; cloth·ing; mort·cloth; cere·cloth; … English syllables
cloth — [ klaθ ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount material used for making clothes, curtains, etc. that is made by weaving fibers together: linen/cotton cloth 2. ) count a piece of cloth used for a particular purpose such as cleaning or covering a table the … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cloth — [klôth, kläth] n. pl. cloths [klôthz, kläthz; ] also [ klôths, kläths ] for [ “] kinds of cloth [ ] [ME < OE clath, cloth, hence garment, akin to clithan, to stick, clitha, poultice < IE * gleit (> Ger kleid, dress) < base * glei , to … English World dictionary
Cloth — 〈[klɔ̣ð] m.; ; unz.; Textilw.〉 dichtes Atlasgewebe [<engl. cloth „Tuch“] * * * Cloth [klɔθ], der od. das; [engl. cloth = Tuch, Stoff, verw. mit ↑Kleid]: glänzender [Futter]stoff aus Baumwolle od. Halbwolle … Universal-Lexikon
cloth — (n.) O.E. clað a cloth, woven or felted material to wrap around one, hence, garment, from P.Gmc. *kalithaz (Cf. O.Fris. klath, M.Du. cleet, Du. kleed, M.H.G. kleit, Ger. Kleid garment ), of obscure origin. The cloth the clerical profession is… … Etymology dictionary
cloth — ► NOUN (pl. cloths) 1) woven, knitted, or felted fabric made from a soft fibre such as wool or cotton. 2) a piece of cloth for a particular purpose. 3) (the cloth) the clergy; the clerical profession. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Cloth — (engl.), halbwollener Futterstoff mit 45 Ketten u. 70 Schußfäden auf 1 cm, Kette Baumwollengarn Nr. 30 engl., Schuß Kammgarn Nr. 74 einfach, Bindung fünfschäftiger Atlas (s. Abbild.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Cloth — 〈 [klɔ̣θ] m.; Gen.: ; Pl.: unz.; Textilw.〉 dichtes Atlasgewebe [Etym.: <engl. cloth «Tuch«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
Cloth — [klɔθ] der od. das; <aus engl. cloth »Tuch«> glänzender [Futter]stoff aus Baumwolle od. Halbwolle in Atlasbindung (einer besonderen Webart) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch