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1 a lăsa cu gura căscată pe cineva
to strike smb. dumbto take smb.'s breath awayto knock smb. off his pinsto put smb.'s pipe outto make smb. sit upto make smb. open his eyes.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a lăsa cu gura căscată pe cineva
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2 a pune pe cineva la locul său
to put smb. in his place / on his good behaviourto teach smb. to know his placeto tell smb. off (properly)înv. to set smb. downto sit on smb.to snap smb.'s head / nose offto take smb. down a peg (or two)to give smb. a rap on his knucklesto flatten (out) smb.to make smb. look smallto tick smb. offto bring smb. to his bearingsamer. to tell smb. where to get offsl. to give smb. a clincher.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a pune pe cineva la locul său
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3 a se opune categoric (la ceva)
sau (cu dat.) to make / to take a stand against smth.to oppose smth.to have a kick against / at smth.\a se opune categoric (la ceva) cu curaj / înverşunare / tărie / din toate puterile / ferm ( la sau cu dat.) to stand up toto be strong againstto stand outto set oneself / one's face againstamer. to sit down nard (on a plan, etc.).Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se opune categoric (la ceva)
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4 a se ţine bine
1. ( d. persoane) to keep / to preserve oneself wellto be well preservedto carry / to wear one's age wellsl. to be full of beans.2. ( a rezista) to stand fast / firm / one's groundto hold one's ground / ownto make a standto sit tight.
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make sit up — {v. phr.} To shock to attention; surprise; create keen interest. * /Her sudden appearance at the party and her amazingly low cut dress made us all sit up./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make sit up — {v. phr.} To shock to attention; surprise; create keen interest. * /Her sudden appearance at the party and her amazingly low cut dress made us all sit up./ … Dictionary of American idioms
make\ sit\ up — v. phr. To shock to attention; surprise; create keen interest. Her sudden appearance at the party and her amazingly low cut dress made us all sit up … Словарь американских идиом
make sit up and take notice — make (someone) sit up and take notice to make someone suddenly notice something and become interested in it. That was the record that made me sit up and take notice of Neil Hannon. (often + of) … New idioms dictionary
sit — W1S1 [sıt] v past tense and past participle sat [sæt] present participle sitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a chair etc)¦ 2¦(objects/buildings etc)¦ 3¦(do nothing)¦ 4¦(committee/parliament etc)¦ 5¦(meeting)¦ 6¦(animal/bird)¦ 7¦(look after)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
sit — /sIt/ verb past tense and past participle sat present participle sitting 1 IN A CHAIR ETC a) (I) to be on a chair or seat, or on the ground, with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your buttocks (+on/in/by etc): sitting… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sit — [ sıt ] (past tense and past participle sat [ sæt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 rest lower body on something ▸ 2 be in situation etc. ▸ 3 be in particular place ▸ 4 meet in committee etc. ▸ 5 be model ▸ 6 take care of children ▸ 7 take an examination ▸ +… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
make someone sit up and take notice — make (someone) sit up and take notice to make someone suddenly notice something and become interested in it. That was the record that made me sit up and take notice of Neil Hannon. (often + of) … New idioms dictionary
sit down — {v.} To sit on a seat or resting place. * /After gym class Jim was tired and was glad to sit down and rest./ … Dictionary of American idioms
sit down — {v.} To sit on a seat or resting place. * /After gym class Jim was tired and was glad to sit down and rest./ … Dictionary of American idioms
sit tight — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make no move or change; stay where you are. Often used as a command. * /Sit tight; I ll be ready to go in a few minutes./ * /The doctor said to sit tight until he arrived./ * /The gangsters sat tight in the mountains… … Dictionary of American idioms