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1 a cânta vioara întâi
fig. to play first fiddle. -
2 a ieşi la pensie
to hang up one's fiddle. 1. to retire (upon a pension)to be pensioned off.2. fig. to be shelved. -
3 a juca un rol important
to play / to take a prominent part into cut / to make a conspicuous / a good / a great figureto play first fiddle (in) -
4 a juca un rol secundar
to play a secondary / a minor role / partto play second fiddleto be an utility (man)to play utility( faţă de cineva) to act second to. -
5 a scârţâi la vioară
to rasp / to scrape (upon) the violinto saw on the fiddle. -
6 a se simţi în (cea mai bună) formă
to feel on top of one's formsto feel like a fighting cockto be as fit /amer. good as fiddleamer. to feel goodRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se simţi în (cea mai bună) formă
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7 a se ţine bine
1. ( d. persoane) to keep / to preserve oneself wellto be well preservedto carry / to wear one's age wellsl. to be full of beans.2. ( a rezista) to stand fast / firm / one's groundto hold one's ground / ownto make a standto sit tight. -
8 a tăia frunză câinilor / la câini
to keep hands in pocketsto sit idleto loaf / to idle / to loll / to fiddle / sl. to gad aboutto idle away one's timeto laze (away) one's timesl. to bum aroundto go whistlingto twiddle one's fingers / thumbsto be helping Uncle Anthony to kill dead miceRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a tăia frunză câinilor / la câini
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9 găina bătrână face supa grasă / zeama bună
prov. an old ox makes a straight furrowthere is many a good tune played on an old fiddleaprox. the devil knows many things because he is old.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > găina bătrână face supa grasă / zeama bună
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10 nici vorbă
1. nothing of the kind / the sortby no meansnot on your life! not half! not by a long chalk / s /. shotnot by a long /amer. a darned sightamer. not by a jugfulfar from itînv. over the left2. ( proştii) nonsense! fiddle-sticks! -
11 pe primul plan
1. first and foremostprimarilyin the first place.2. ( d. cineva) playing first fiddle. -
12 proaspăt şi bine dispus
as fit as a fiddle. -
13 prostii!
nonsenserubbishstuff and nonsense(that's all) moonshinefiddlesticksfiddle-de-deeskittlesboshall (in) my eyeall my eye and Betty Martinthat's all junkamer. rats!amer. tommy rot. -
14 sănătos tun
radiating health(as) sound as a bell / a roach / a coltstrong in healthas strong as a horse(as) Warner, fine as a fiddle / a fleaas right as rain / the mailas hearty as a bucksound in wind and limbup to the knockerkeeping the bone green. -
15 în formă (bună)
1. in good formin fine / great / full / good / high feather / gamein good / fine / high fettlefitas fit as a fiddlein one's gamelike a fighting cockup to the markin (good) trim(as) hard as nailsin (the pink of) condition.2. ( de formă)amer. on all four / six cylindersup to poxon one's gamein formin good caseup to the scratch. -
16 şi experienţa e bună la ceva
prov. there is many a good tune played on an old fiddle.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > şi experienţa e bună la ceva
См. также в других словарях:
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Fiddle — Fid dle (f[i^]d d l), n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fi[eth]ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fi[eth]la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. {Viol}.] 1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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fiddle — ► NOUN 1) informal a violin. 2) informal, chiefly Brit. an act of fraud or cheating. 3) informal an unnecessarily intricate or awkward task. ► VERB informal 1) touch or fidget with something restlessly or nervously. 2) chiefly Brit. falsify… … English terms dictionary
fiddle — [fid′ l] n. [ME fithele < OE < VL * vitula < L vitulari, to rejoice: vi (< IE * woi , wi , outcry > OE wi, Gr ia) + ? base of tollere, to raise, exalt] 1. Informal any stringed instrument played with a bow, esp. the violin ☆ 2.… … English World dictionary
Fiddle — Fid dle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fiddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fiddling}.] 1. To play on a fiddle. [1913 Webster] Themistocles . . . said he could not fiddle, but he could make a small town a great city. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To keep the hands and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Fiddle — [englisch, fɪdl], Violine … Universal-Lexikon
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fiddle — [v] mess with, tinker dabble, doodle, feel, fidget, finger, fool, handle, interfere, mess, mess around*, monkey*, play, potter, puddle, putter, tamper, touch, toy, trifle, twiddle; concepts 87,291 … New thesaurus
