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1 a trage cuiva o bătaie bună / zdravănă
to beat smb. black and blue / to a jelly /amer. to a pulpto beat / to lick (the living) tar / hell out of smb.to knock smb. into the middle of next weekto lay (it) on smb.to lay into smb.sl. şcol. to administer toco (to a boy).Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a trage cuiva o bătaie bună / zdravănă
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2 a atrage în cursă pe cineva
to set / to lay / to plant / to bait a trap for smb.to lay a snare for smb.to bamboozle smb. into doing smth.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a atrage în cursă pe cineva
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3 a pune mâna pe...
1. ( a apuca, a-şi însuşi) to seize (on...)to lay (one's) hands (up)on...to put (one's) hand(s) on...to get / to seize / to take hold of...to take / to get possession of...to walk into...2. ( aprinde) to track... downto jump (up)on -
4 a scoate ceva în evidenţă
to bring / to throw smth. into reliefto bring smth. out in bold / strong reliefto bring smth. into prominenceto give smth. prominenceto set off( a sublinia) to stress / to emphasize / to lay stress of smth.to dwell on smth.to underline smth.to point smth. out\a scoate ceva în evidenţă pe cineva to single smb. out.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a scoate ceva în evidenţă
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5 a se pune pe cheltuială
to go to ( great) expensesto lay oneself out to pleaseto launch out (into expense)to lash out into expenditure. -
6 a sili pe cineva să facă ceva
to constrain / to force smb. to do smth. / into doing smth.to dragon smb. into doing smth.to put / to lay smb. under an obligation to do smth.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a sili pe cineva să facă ceva
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7 a arunca în închisoare pe cineva
to throw / to send / to put smb. into prisonto imprison smb.to lay / to clap smb. by the heels.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a arunca în închisoare pe cineva
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8 a băga pe cineva în mormânt fig.
to bring smb. to deathto drive a nail into smb.'s coffinto bring smb.'s gray hairs (with sorrow) to the graveto lay smb. in the graveto be the death of smb.to put smb. to bed with a shovelto be smb.'s end.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a băga pe cineva în mormânt fig.
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9 a face de râs pe cineva
1. to turn smb. into ridicule.2. to disgrace smb.to put smb. to shameto hold up smb. to derision / ridiculeto lay smb. on the gridiron. -
10 a greşi adresa
to get / to take the wrong sow by the earto catch a Tartarto be in the wrong boxto go to the wrong house / man / shop / personto get into the wrong boxto be (quite) wrongto lay / to put / to set the saddle on the wrong horse. -
11 a strânge în chingi pe cineva
fig. to bring smb. into a poundto give smb. no quarter( a oprima) to oppressto lay low( a ţine în frâu) to hold in leash.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a strânge în chingi pe cineva
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12 a trimite pe cineva pe lumea cealaltă
to dispose of smb.to give the death blow to smb.to send smb. to glory / to kingdome-cometo give smb. his quietusto launch smb. into eternityto settle smb.'s hashînv. to lay smb. asleep / to bed / to rest / to sleep.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a trimite pe cineva pe lumea cealaltă
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