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1 a lupta până la capăt / ultima picătură de sânge / ultima suflare
to die gameto die in the last ditchto fight up to the last ditchto fight dog, fight bear.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a lupta până la capăt / ultima picătură de sânge / ultima suflare
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2 a ateriza forţat
(d. un pilot)to ditch an aircraft. -
3 a merge (ca) în dodii
to go at randomto take to the fieldto go over hedge and ditch. -
4 a muri pe baricade
to die in the last ditch. -
5 a o duce bine
to be prosperousto get on wellto roll in wealthto live / to be in cloverto be on velvetto have one's bread buttered for lifesl. înv. to be in a dry ditch. -
6 a o lua razna
1. to run / to rush over stock and block / over hedge and ditchto go haywire.2. fig. to wander in one's mind / speechto ramblesl. to be / to go off one's chumpyou are all adrift! -
7 a rezista până la capăt
to stick it outto see it throughto die in the last ditch. -
8 a rezista până la ultima suflare
to die in the last ditch.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a rezista până la ultima suflare
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9 a sta călare pe (un scaun / cal / şanţ / gard etc.)
to straddle a seat / a horse / a ditch / a fence etc.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a sta călare pe (un scaun / cal / şanţ / gard etc.)
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10 a sări peste un şanţ
to leap (over) / to clear a ditch. -
11 a trăi ca în sânul lui Avram
to live on / to eat the fat of the landto be / to live in cloverto live like pigs in cloversl. to live in a dry ditch.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a trăi ca în sânul lui Avram
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12 a-şi răsturna pasagerii în şanţ
( d. vehicule) to tip one's passengers into the ditch.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi răsturna pasagerii în şanţ
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13 mort de-a binelea
(as) dead as a door-nailas dead as a herring / as (Julius) Caesardead as mutton / ditch water. -
14 orbul pe orb povăţuind, amândoi cad în mormânt
prov. if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > orbul pe orb povăţuind, amândoi cad în mormânt
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15 pe drumul cel mai scurt
(by) the shortest wayby a short cutover hedge and ditchin a beelineamer. across lots. -
16 plicticos de moarte / la culme
(as) dull as ditch waterextremely boring.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > plicticos de moarte / la culme
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