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1 give the go-by
(to ignore in an unfriendly way: I think we'll give all his stupid suggestions the go-by.) a ignora -
2 give the show away
(to make known a secret, trick etc.) a lua gura pe dinainte -
3 the gist
(the main points (of an argument etc): Just give me the gist of what he said.) esenţă -
4 give away
1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) a dona2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).) a destăinui -
5 give up
1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) a abandona2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) a renunţa la3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) a preda, a ceda4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) a consacra5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) a considera -
6 give way
1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) a ceda trecerea2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) a se prăbuşi3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) a ceda (la) -
7 give in
1) (to stop fighting and admit defeat; to yield: The soldiers were outnumbered and gave in to the enemy.) a capitula2) (to hand or bring (something) to someone (often a person in authority): Do we have to give in our books at the end of the lesson?) a înmâna -
8 give out
1) (to give, usually to several people: The headmaster's wife gave out the school prizes.) a distribui2) (to come to an end: My patience gave out.) a ajunge la capăt3) (to produce: The fire gave out a lot of heat.) a degaja -
9 give or take
(allowing for the addition or subtraction of: I weigh sixty-five kilos, give or take a little (= approximately sixty-five kilos).) mai mult sau mai puţin -
10 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) a-i scăpa cuiva printre degete -
11 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) a-i scăpa cuiva printre degete -
12 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) a crede pe cuvântEnglish-Romanian dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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13 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) a se purta cu răceală (cu cineva)English-Romanian dictionary > give (someone) the cold shoulder
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14 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) a crede pe cuvântEnglish-Romanian dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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15 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) a se purta cu răceală (cu cineva)English-Romanian dictionary > give (someone) the cold shoulder
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16 give chase
(to chase: The thieves ran off and the policeman gave chase.) a urmări -
17 give
(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) a da/a fi dat afară -
18 give (someone) a ticking off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) a trage un perdaf -
19 give back
(to return something: She gave me back the book that she borrowed last week.) a restitui -
20 give birth (to)
((of a mother) to produce (a baby) from the womb: She has given birth to two sets of twins.) a naşte, a da naştere
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