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1 a se ţine de cuvânt
to keep one's wordto stick to one's wordto as good' as one's wordto keep / to redeem one's promiseto live up to one's promise( a veni la ora fixată) to keep an appointment. -
2 a-şi ţine gura
to hold / înv. to keep one's tongueto keep one's tongue between one's teethto keep guard / watch over one's tongueto curb / to bridle one's tongueto put a curb / a bridle on one's tongueto keep a clean tongueto bite one's tongue offto keep one's own counselînv. to hold one's peaceto hold one's gab / jawsl. to hold / to shut (up) one's noiseto hold one's mouthto keep one's mouth shutto keep / to maintain silenceto keep / to save one's breath to cool one's porridgesl. to keep one's head / face shutto shut one's face / headto keep one's trap shutamer. to keep one's yap shutto shut one's yapţine-ţi gura! </b>shut up! shut / hold your mouth! keep your tongue in your mouth / between your teeth! stop your gab! mum's the word!hold your jaw / chat / maw / noise! pack it up!sl. cheese it! put a sock in it! stash it! dry up! out! out! -
3 a tăcea chitic / mâlc / molcom / ca un peşte
not / never to say / utter a wordnot to open one's lipsto keep silent / mumînv. to sit / to keep mumchanceto say neither by nor bumto hold one's peace / gab / tongueto keep one's tongue between one's teethto keep one's mouth shutto be as mute / still as a mouse / creep-mouseRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a tăcea chitic / mâlc / molcom / ca un peşte
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4 a-şi ţine cuvântul / promisiunea
to keep one's promise / wordto make good one's promiseto stand to one's word / promiseto be as good as one's word.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi ţine cuvântul / promisiunea
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5 a nu scoate un cuvânt
not to say / speak / utter a wordto keep one's own counselnu scoate nici \a nu scoate un cuvânt not a word passed his lips.
См. также в других словарях:
keep one's word — {v. phr.} To do what one has promised; fulfill one s promise. * /Paul kept his word and paid me the $250 that he owed me right on time./ … Dictionary of American idioms
keep one's word — {v. phr.} To do what one has promised; fulfill one s promise. * /Paul kept his word and paid me the $250 that he owed me right on time./ … Dictionary of American idioms
keep one's word — To fulfil one s promise • • • Main Entry: ↑word * * * do what one has promised … Useful english dictionary
keep one's word — index perform (adhere to) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
keep one's word — keep a promise, do what one promised … English contemporary dictionary
keep\ one's\ word — v. phr. To do what one has promised; fulfill one s promise. Paul kept his word and paid me the $250 that he owed me right on time … Словарь американских идиом
keep one's word — fulfill one s promise She never keeps her word so I don t believe that she will come to the party … Idioms and examples
break one's word — {v. phr.} To renege on a promise. * /When Jake broke his word that he would marry Sarah, she became very depressed./ … Dictionary of American idioms
break one's word — {v. phr.} To renege on a promise. * /When Jake broke his word that he would marry Sarah, she became very depressed./ … Dictionary of American idioms
To keep one's hand in — Keep Keep (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep, regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover, OE. copnien to desire.] 1. To care; to desire. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
keep one's mouth shut — verb refrain from divulging sensitive information; keep quiet about confidential information Don t tell him any secrets he cannot keep his mouth shut! • Syn: ↑keep quiet, ↑shut one s mouth • Ant: ↑talk (for: ↑keep quiet) … Useful english dictionary
