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1 a avea rezerve
to receive smth. with reserve / reservations / a grain of salt. -
2 a nu fi nimic adevărat din toate acestea
nu e \a nu fi nimic adevărat din toate acestea there is not a word / a grain of truth in it.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a nu fi nimic adevărat din toate acestea
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3 a nu lua ceva drept literă de Evanghelie
to take a story with a grain / a pinch of salt.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a nu lua ceva drept literă de Evanghelie
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4 a nu lua ceva drept literă de lege
to take (a story) with a grain / a pinch of salt.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a nu lua ceva drept literă de lege
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5 a privi ceva cu neîncredere
fig. to take smth. with a grain of salt.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a privi ceva cu neîncredere
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6 a scoate boabele din spic
to tread (out) grain.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a scoate boabele din spic
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7 a vopsi (ceva) bine / durabil / trainic
to dye smth. in grain.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a vopsi (ceva) bine / durabil / trainic
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8 a vântura grâne
to winnow away / out the chaff from the grain. -
9 mai mare daraua decât ocaua / iacaua
much ado about nothingthe game is hardly worth the candlegreat boast little roastmuch cry and little woolmuch bran and little mealof worth powder and shotthe devil rides on a fiddlestickto make a long harvest about / for a little coinmore kicks than halfpenceit is a grain of wheat in a bushel of chaffaprox. break a butterflyfly upon the wheel.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > mai mare daraua decât ocaua / iacaua
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10 mult zgomot pentru nimic
much ado about nothinga grain of wheat in a bushel of chaff.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > mult zgomot pentru nimic
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11 nici un dram de înţelepciune / răutate etc.
not a grain of common sense / bf malice, etc.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > nici un dram de înţelepciune / răutate etc.
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12 nici un grăunte de adevăr
not a grain / a shred of truth.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > nici un grăunte de adevăr
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13 un strop în mare
a mere drop in the bucketa grain of wheat in a bushel of chaff. -
14 un ticălos prin definiţie
a rogue in grain.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > un ticălos prin definiţie
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15 împotriva dorinţei cuiva
contrary / in opposition to smb.'s wishesin spite of smb.against smb.'s will / wishagainst the grainRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > împotriva dorinţei cuiva
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16 împotriva naturii
against nature / the grain / the will / the wish (of). -
17 împotriva voinţei cuiva
against one's willunder protestin spite of oneselfreluctantlyunwillinglywilly-nilly( împotriva firii) against the grain / the will / the wish (of...) -
18 în răspăr
against the grain / the nap.
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grain — [ grɛ̃ ] n. m. • v. 1160; lat. granum → graine I ♦ 1 ♦ Fruit comestible des graminées. Le grain des céréales est un caryopse. Grain de blé, de maïs, de mil, de riz, d orge. Ôter les grains d un épi. ⇒ égrener. Menuis. GRAIN D ORGE. Assemblage à… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Grain — (gr[=a]n), n. [F. grain, L. granum, grain, seed, small kernel, small particle. See {Corn}, and cf. {Garner}, n., {Garnet}, {Gram} the chick pea, {Granule}, {Kernel.}] [1913 Webster] 1. A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grain — Grain, m. monosyllab. Est ce qui vient en l espi, contenant farine. Granum fromenti, hordei, siliginis, auenae, et semblables. Ainsi en bail à moison de grain on dit, Moyennant dix muyds de grain, les deux parts bled, le tiers avoine. Et selon ce … Thresor de la langue françoyse
grain — [greın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(food)¦ 2¦(lines in wood etc)¦ 3¦(small piece)¦ 4 a grain of something 5 against the grain 6¦(measure)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin granum seed ] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
Grain — симметричный алгоритм синхронного потокового шифрования, ориентированный, в первую очередь на аппаратную реализацию. Шифр представлен на конкурсе eSTREAM в 2004 году Мартином Хеллом, Томасом Юханссоном и Вилли Мейером. Алгоритм стал одним из… … Википедия
grain — [ greın ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the seeds from crops such as wheat, rice, or CORN that are used for food: bags of mixed grain a ) uncount food crops such as wheat, rice, or CORN: golden fields of grain b ) count an individual seed from one of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grain — [grān] n. [ME greyne < OFr grein, a seed, grain (< L granum, a seed, kernel) & grainne, seed or grain collectively (< LL grana, fem., orig. pl. of L granum) < IE base * ĝer , to become ripe > CORN1, KERNEL] 1. a small, hard seed or … English World dictionary
GRAIN — is an international non governmental organization based in Barcelona, Spain, which works toward sustainable agriculture. It was formed upon the realization that the genetic diversity of the world s food crops has been drastically eliminated. Very … Wikipedia
Grain — 〈[ grɛın] m. 6; bei Zahlenangaben Pl.: 〉 1. älteres kleines Juwelengewicht, 1/4 Karat 2. Gewichts u. Maßeinheit in Großbrit. u. den USA, 0,0648 g [frz. u. engl., „Korn“ <lat. granum „Korn“] * * * I Grain [greɪn; englisch »Korn«] der, s/ ( … Universal-Lexikon
grain — ► NOUN 1) wheat or other cultivated cereal used as food. 2) a single seed or fruit of a cereal. 3) a small, hard particle of a substance such as sand. 4) the smallest unit of weight in the troy and avoirdupois systems, equal to 1 / 5760 of a… … English terms dictionary
grain|y — «GRAY nee», adjective, grain|i|er, grain|i|est. 1. like the grain of wood or marble. 2. grainlike; granular: »a grainy surface … Useful english dictionary
