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1 a ajunge la sapă de lemn
to come / to be brought / to be reduced to poverty / beggary / a mendicant stateto come to wantto come upon the parishto go to the dogsto arrive at one's fingers' endsînv. to arrive at / to live by one's finger(s') ends.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a ajunge la sapă de lemn
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2 a se întinde cât îi e plapuma
prov. 1. to stretch one's legs according to the coverlet.2. ( a o scoate la capăt) to make (both / two) ends meetto make the two ends of the year meetamer. to make buckle and tongue meetto live up to / within one's means.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se întinde cât îi e plapuma
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3 a ajunge în / la sapă de lemn
to arrive at one's finger-ends.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a ajunge în / la sapă de lemn
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4 a fi la ananghie
to be (laid) on one's beams-endsto be in a nice fix. -
5 a lega două-n curmei / tei
to make both ends meetto make the pot boilto boil the potto crack a crustto keep body and soul togetherto hold / to keep one's head above waterto cut and contriveînv. to live at fortune's alms.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a lega două-n curmei / tei
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6 a lucra pe rupte
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7 a lucra zi şi noapte
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8 a lăsa ceva în dezordine
to leave smth. at loose ends / in a mess / in a tangle.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a lăsa ceva în dezordine
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9 a n-o putea scoate la capăt.
1. not to managenot to come to any result.2. ( cu banii) not (to be able) to make both ends meetnot to cope with the expenses.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a n-o putea scoate la capăt.
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10 a nu avea nici cenuşă în vatră
aprox. not to have a shirt to one's backto be on one's beam ends.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a nu avea nici cenuşă în vatră
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11 a o scoate la cap / capăt
1. ( a termina) to bring to an end / a closeto carry throughto carry / to bring smth. to its conclusion2. ( a răzbi) to pull throughto break evenfig. to be in smooth waterfig. to keep one's head above waterfig. to make both ends meetfig. To keep the wolf from the door / at bayto make the best of a bad job / of a bad bargain\a o scoate la cap / capăt cu greu to eke out a livelihoodto muddle on / through\a o scoate la cap / capăt prin mijloace necinstite to slime through / out of a difficultyRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a o scoate la cap / capăt
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12 a trăi chibzuit
to make both ends meetto keep one's head above water. -
13 a trăi modest / simplu
to live plainly / in plain way / in a small way / in a quiet wayto earn one's crustaprox. to make (both) ends meet. -
14 a trăi în chefuri şi petreceri
to lead a riotous lifeto live in a constant racket of enjoymentto go itto live up to the hiltto burn the candle at both ends.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a trăi în chefuri şi petreceri
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15 a înnoda firele rupte
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16 a şti / cunoaşte ceva la perfecţie
to have smth. at the tip of one's fingers / at one's finger-tips / -ends.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a şti / cunoaşte ceva la perfecţie
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17 a şti ceva pe degete
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18 a-i ajunge cuţitul la os
to be at the end of one's tetherto be at one's wits' endsto be very hard upto be in a (nice) fixto be reduced / driven to extremity.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-i ajunge cuţitul la os
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19 a-i merge gura (ca o moară neferecată / stricată)
to talk nineteen / thirteen to the dozento have a glib tongue / one's tongue hung in the middle and wags at both endsaprox. his / her clack goes thirteen / nineteen to the dozen.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-i merge gura (ca o moară neferecată / stricată)
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20 a-şi irosi puterile
to burn the candle at both ends.
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