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1 a turna un duş rece peste cineva
to put a wet blanket on smb.to throw a wet blanket over smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a turna un duş rece peste cineva
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2 a se înfăşură în cearceaf / cuvertură
to roll oneself up in a blanket.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se înfăşură în cearceaf / cuvertură
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3 a strica cheful cuiva
to put smb. out of humourto give smb. the pipînv. to mar smb.'s mood\a strica cheful cuiva celor de faţă to throw a wet blanket over the meetingto spoil the fun. -
4 a trage pe cineva pe sfoară
to cheat / to dupe / to gull / to swindle / to trick smb.to take smb. insl. to dish / to diddle / to sharp / to spoof smb.to stuff smb. upto make a fool of smb.to play a joke on smb.to pull / scoţ. to draw smb.'s legto do smb. in the eyeto give smb. the bag / înv. the bobto get the bitter end of smb.to get up a bit early for smb.to put the doctor on smb.to sell smb. a dig /amer. a gold brick / a lemon / a pupto pull a fast oneto toss smb. in a blanketînv. to play the merchant with smb.to give smb. the bobsl. to have smb. on toast / on a stringamer. to come Paddy over smb.amer. to get a beat on smb.to play the advantages over smb.sl. amer. to play horse with smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a trage pe cineva pe sfoară
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5 a turna apa rece pe cineva
fig. to cast / to put / to throw a damp / a damper on smb.to throw a wet blanket on / upon smb.to throw cold water on smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a turna apa rece pe cineva
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6 a înfăşură pe cineva într-un pled etc.
to tuck a blanket / a rug round smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a înfăşură pe cineva într-un pled etc.
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7 a-şi tăia singur craca de sub picioare
to saw off the bough on which one is sittingto bite off one's noseto build a fire under oneselfto burn one's own ship behind oneto dig one's own graveto cook one's (own) gooseto kill the goose that lays / laid the golden eggsto quarrel with one's bread and butterrar to spit on one's own blanket.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi tăia singur craca de sub picioare
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