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1 pe loc
1. on the spotstopping dead.2. ( pe dată) there and thenthen and thereon the spot / the nail / the instantoff handat oncepresentlysuddenlyright / straight offstraightawayat one jump. -
2 pe linia minimei rezistenţe
on the line of the least effort / resistancein an off-hand / easy-going mannerat the minimum / smallest effort.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > pe linia minimei rezistenţe
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3 a lua mâna de pe ceva
to take one's hand off smth.to leave hold / to leave go of smthia mâna! hands off! take your hands off! -
4 a ieşi victorios
to come off victoriousto come off with flying coloursto carry / to gain / to win the dayto bear / to carry / to win the palmto get the best of itto get / to have the upper hand( dintr-o încercare) to undergo a test successfully -
5 a se pune pe treabă
to begin / to start doing smth.to get / to set / to go / to turn / to fall to workto get down to workto hitch up to a jobbibl. to put / to set one's hand to the plough\a se pune pe treabă serios / cu sârg to set to work with a good-willto take off one's coat to workto throw all one's energies into a taskfig. to turn on the steamto buckle to / down to work / a taskto put one's best foot foremost / forwardsl. amer. to get up / to go (off) on one's ear. -
6 a da ortul popii
to kick the bucketto hop the twig / the perchto turn up one's toes (to the daisies)to get one's toes upto kick / to lay / to tip / to topple up one's heelsto go to gloryto go aloftto go to one's accountto lose the number of one's messto stick one's spoon in the wallargou to drop a cuesl. to go bangargou to cut / to slip one's / the cableamer. to cash / to hand / to pass in one's checksamer. to go over / to cross the Great Dividesl. amer. to make a die of itto step off. -
7 a duce cu preşul / vorba / zăhărelul
aprox. to take into diddleto do Taffyto foolto make a fool ofto put off with fine words( pe cineva)to hand smb. a lemono bad smb. up the garden(-path)to get the better end of smb.înv. to sell smb. a bargain.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a duce cu preşul / vorba / zăhărelul
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8 nu te întinde mai mult decât te ţine plapuma
prov. stretch your legs according to the coverletyou may go farther and far worsedon't bite off more than you can chewmeasure your coat according to your clothput your hand no further than your sleeve will reachput your arm no further than you can draw it back again.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > nu te întinde mai mult decât te ţine plapuma
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Off hand — Hand Hand (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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off|hand|ed — «AWF HAN dihd, OF », adjective. = offhand. (Cf. ↑offhand) –off´hand´ed|ly, adverb. –off´hand´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
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off-hand — Off hand means without preparation. People say that they don t know the answer off hand, meaning that they don t know it at that time. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Off-hand — Off hand means without preparation. People say that they don t know the answer off hand, meaning that they don t know it at that time … Dictionary of English idioms
off|hand — «adverb. AWF HAND, OF ; adjective. AWF HAND, OF », adverb, adjective. –adv. without previous thought or preparation; at once: »The carpenter could not tell offhand how much the work would cost. That question is too important to answer offhand.… … Useful english dictionary
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off hand — see off hand … English dictionary