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1 iute ca fulgerul / gândul / săgeata / vântul
(as) quick as lightning / thoughtat / with lightning speedlike a streak of lightningas swift as thought(s) / dreams / an arrowlike the wind.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > iute ca fulgerul / gândul / săgeata / vântul
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2 al naibii
as helllike greased lightningas anythingas old boots / belly\al naibii să fiu dacă... </b>I'll be blowed / hanged if...like a streak of lightningas the devilto a degreeas blazes /amer. get-out / hell. -
3 cu iuţeala fulgerului
with lightning speedlike a streak of lightning. -
4 numărul unu
1. first rateA,2. wonderfullylike greased lightninglike funlike a streak of lightning. -
5 repede ca fulgerul / gândul
(as) quick as lightningat / with lightning speedamer. quicker than hell.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > repede ca fulgerul / gândul
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6 a merge ca pe roate / unt
to go like clockwork / with a twing / a buzz / swimmingly / like greased lightningto run on wheels.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a merge ca pe roate / unt
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7 a merge straşnic / strună
to run smoothlyto go like smoketo work / to go / to be like one o'clock / like greased lightningRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a merge straşnic / strună
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8 a merge şnur
to be all plain sailingto work like greased lightning / like nothing on earth -
9 a nimeri din lac în puţ / din Scylla în Carybda
to run from the thunder into the lightningto fall / to jump out of the frying pan into the fireRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a nimeri din lac în puţ / din Scylla în Carybda
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10 a tuna şi fulgera împotriva cuiva
to thunder away at smb.to thunder (out) against / at smb.to assail smb. with thunder and lightningto fulminate against smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a tuna şi fulgera împotriva cuiva
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11 a(-i) merge ca în brânză
to go smoothlyto go like greased lightning.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a(-i) merge ca în brânză
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12 ca fulgerul
(as) quick as lightning. -
13 într-o clipă / clipită
in the twinkle of an eye, in a twinklein a twinkling, in the twinkling of an eye, at a moment's / minute's noticein a tricein a (split) secondin a shake / a brace of shakesin two shakes of lamb's / duck's tailbefore you could say Jack Robinsonat the bitin the / a blowing of a matchin / înv. for a flashin (half) a jiffyin (half) a mo(ment)in a crackat the bitin (half) a tickin two ticksat one flingas quick as lightning / as thoughtbefore you know where you are.
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