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1 a nu şti în ce ape se adapă / scaldă cineva
not to know smb.'s numbernot to have got smb.'s numberto be as slippery as an eel.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a nu şti în ce ape se adapă / scaldă cineva
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2 a scăpa printre degete
1. to slip between / through one's fingersto slip from smb.'s graspto be as slippery as an eel. -
3 a se deprinde ca ţiganul cu scânteia
to get used to smth. like an eel to skinning.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se deprinde ca ţiganul cu scânteia
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4 a se obişnui ca ţiganul cu scânteia
to get used to smth. like an eel to skimming.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se obişnui ca ţiganul cu scânteia
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5 a-i aluneca printre degete
1. to slip through one's fingers.2. fig. to be as slippery as an eelto slip / to run between one's fingers.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-i aluneca printre degete
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6 suplu / alunecos ca un tipar
as slippery as an eel.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > suplu / alunecos ca un tipar
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Eel — Eel, n. [AS. ?l; akin to D., G., & Dan. aal, Icel. [=a]ll, Sw. [*a]l.] (Zo[ o]l.) An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels of Europe and America belong to the genus {Anguilla}. The electrical eel is a species of {Gymnotus}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eel — eel; eel·ery; eel·like; … English syllables
eel — [ēl] n. pl. eels or eel [ME ele < OE æl, akin to Ger aal] 1. any of an order (Anguilliformes) of bony fishes with long, slippery, snakelike bodies and no pelvic fins 2. any of various other snakelike fishes, including the electric eel and… … English World dictionary
eel — ► NOUN ▪ a snake like fish with a slender elongated body and poorly developed fins. DERIVATIVES eel like adjective eely adjective. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
eel|y — «EE lee», adjective. of or like an eel; wriggling … Useful english dictionary
Eel — (spr. Ihl), Städtischer Bezirk (Township) in der Grafschaft Caß des Staates Indiana (Nordamerika); 2400 Ew … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
eel — [i:l] n [: Old English; Origin: Al] a long thin fish that looks like a snake and can be eaten … Dictionary of contemporary English
eel — [ il ] noun count a long thin fish that looks like a snake and can be eaten … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
eel — O.E. æl, from P.Gmc. *ælaz (Cf. O.Fris. el, M.Du. ael, Du. aal, O.S., O.H.G. al, Ger. Aal, O.N. all), of unknown origin, with no certain cognates outside Germanic. Used figuratively for slipperiness from at least 1520s … Etymology dictionary
eel|er — «EE luhr», noun. a person who catches eels … Useful english dictionary
eel — eellike, adj. eely, adj. /eel/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) eel, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) eels. 1. any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins. 2. any of… … Universalium