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1 a avea rezerve
to receive smth. with reserve / reservations / a grain of salt. -
2 a nu fi nimic adevărat din toate acestea
nu e \a nu fi nimic adevărat din toate acestea there is not a word / a grain of truth in it.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a nu fi nimic adevărat din toate acestea
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3 a nu lua ceva drept literă de Evanghelie
to take a story with a grain / a pinch of salt.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a nu lua ceva drept literă de Evanghelie
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4 a nu lua ceva drept literă de lege
to take (a story) with a grain / a pinch of salt.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a nu lua ceva drept literă de lege
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5 a privi ceva cu neîncredere
fig. to take smth. with a grain of salt.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a privi ceva cu neîncredere
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6 a scoate boabele din spic
to tread (out) grain.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a scoate boabele din spic
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7 a vopsi (ceva) bine / durabil / trainic
to dye smth. in grain.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a vopsi (ceva) bine / durabil / trainic
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8 a vântura grâne
to winnow away / out the chaff from the grain. -
9 mai mare daraua decât ocaua / iacaua
much ado about nothingthe game is hardly worth the candlegreat boast little roastmuch cry and little woolmuch bran and little mealof worth powder and shotthe devil rides on a fiddlestickto make a long harvest about / for a little coinmore kicks than halfpenceit is a grain of wheat in a bushel of chaffaprox. break a butterflyfly upon the wheel.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > mai mare daraua decât ocaua / iacaua
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10 mult zgomot pentru nimic
much ado about nothinga grain of wheat in a bushel of chaff.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > mult zgomot pentru nimic
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11 nici un dram de înţelepciune / răutate etc.
not a grain of common sense / bf malice, etc.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > nici un dram de înţelepciune / răutate etc.
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12 nici un grăunte de adevăr
not a grain / a shred of truth.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > nici un grăunte de adevăr
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13 un strop în mare
a mere drop in the bucketa grain of wheat in a bushel of chaff. -
14 un ticălos prin definiţie
a rogue in grain.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > un ticălos prin definiţie
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15 împotriva dorinţei cuiva
contrary / in opposition to smb.'s wishesin spite of smb.against smb.'s will / wishagainst the grainRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > împotriva dorinţei cuiva
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16 împotriva naturii
against nature / the grain / the will / the wish (of). -
17 împotriva voinţei cuiva
against one's willunder protestin spite of oneselfreluctantlyunwillinglywilly-nilly( împotriva firii) against the grain / the will / the wish (of...) -
18 în răspăr
against the grain / the nap.
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