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1 a înceta lucrul / munca
1. to leave off work.amer. to quit workto down tools -
2 a înceta munca / lucrul pentru moment / temporar
to knock off work.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a înceta munca / lucrul pentru moment / temporar
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3 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. -
4 a munci cu tragere de inimă / zel
to work wholeheartedlyto work with a willto toil and moilto work off a good deal of workto be in the saddleto blaze away at one's workto work zealouslyto have one's heart in one's workto be a devil to works /, to put a jerkto go roundly to work.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a munci cu tragere de inimă / zel
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5 a munci cu (mult) spor
to work efficiently / to advantageto work with good resultsto knock off a good deal of work. -
6 a munci cât şapte / zece
to do a power of workto be a devil to workto work one's head off.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a munci cât şapte / zece
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7 a se apuca de lucru
to set / to turn to workto start on a taskto proceed to businessto get up and digto be on one's toesto set oneself to do smth.to get up / to go (off) on one's oarnot to let the grass grow under one's feet. -
8 a se pune la curent
( cu o muncă) to overtake arrears of work( cu o ştiinţă etc.) to rub the rust off. -
9 a slăbi muncind
to work off one's fat. -
10 a-şi sufleca mânecile
1. to turn / to roll up one's sleevesto turn back one's sleeves.2. fig. to take off one's coat to work. -
11 a-şi vărsa năduful pe cineva
to work off one's bad temper on smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi vărsa năduful pe cineva
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