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1 a căra apă la puţ
to carry coals to Newcastleto hold a candle to the sunto burn daylightto fan the breezesto bring / to send owls to Athenslit. to paint the lilyto plough / to saw the sands. -
2 a pune sula în coastă / coaste cuiva
to put extreme pressure upon smb.to press smb. hardto prod smb. onto hold / to put a knife in smb.'s throatto bring smb. into a poundsl. to have smb. on toast.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a pune sula în coastă / coaste cuiva
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3 a-şi ţine gura
to hold / înv. to keep one's tongueto keep one's tongue between one's teethto keep guard / watch over one's tongueto curb / to bridle one's tongueto put a curb / a bridle on one's tongueto keep a clean tongueto bite one's tongue offto keep one's own counselînv. to hold one's peaceto hold one's gab / jawsl. to hold / to shut (up) one's noiseto hold one's mouthto keep one's mouth shutto keep / to maintain silenceto keep / to save one's breath to cool one's porridgesl. to keep one's head / face shutto shut one's face / headto keep one's trap shutamer. to keep one's yap shutto shut one's yapţine-ţi gura! </b>shut up! shut / hold your mouth! keep your tongue in your mouth / between your teeth! stop your gab! mum's the word!hold your jaw / chat / maw / noise! pack it up!sl. cheese it! put a sock in it! stash it! dry up! out! out! -
4 a ţine pe cineva din scurt
to keep a firm / a strict / a tight hand over smb.to keep a tight rein / hold on / over smb.to hold / to keep smb. in checkto keep a check on smb.to keep an eye / a sharp eye on smb.to keep smb. low.to keep an iron rod over smb.to tether smb. by a short rein( la mâncare) to put smb. on short allowance( a-l forţa să-şi ţină cuvântul) to bind smb. to his oath.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a ţine pe cineva din scurt
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5 a pune mâna pe...
1. ( a apuca, a-şi însuşi) to seize (on...)to lay (one's) hands (up)on...to put (one's) hand(s) on...to get / to seize / to take hold of...to take / to get possession of...to walk into...2. ( aprinde) to track... downto jump (up)on -
6 a face de râs pe cineva
1. to turn smb. into ridicule.2. to disgrace smb.to put smb. to shameto hold up smb. to derision / ridiculeto lay smb. on the gridiron. -
7 a lăsa gălăgia
to shut upto hold one's noise / tongue:sl. to put a sock in it. -
8 a nu deschide gura
to hold one's tongueto curb / to bridle one's tongueto put a curb / a bridle on one's tonguenot to open one's lipsnot to utter a word. -
9 a nu lua în seamă
to put on one sideto shut the door upon smth. -
10 a pune / ţintui pe cineva la stâlpul infamiei
to put / to set smb. in the pilloryfig. to hold smb. up to infamy.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a pune / ţintui pe cineva la stâlpul infamiei
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11 a pune sub călcâi
to set / to put / to have one's foot on the neck of...lit. to hold in subjection. -
12 a suferi consecinţele
to put up with / to take the con-sequencesto pay the penalty of (one's foolishness, etc.)to stand the racketto take the rap for smb.to suffer for one's misdeedsto fry in one's own greaseamer. to take / to swallow one's medicineamer. to hold the sackamer. to stand the gaff. -
13 a vârî pe cineva în belea / bucluc / încurcătură
to make trouble for smb.to put smb to shiftto get smb. into trouble / a scrapeto give smb. the bag to holdsl. amer. to burst smb.'s boiler.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a vârî pe cineva în belea / bucluc / încurcătură
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14 a încerca imposibilul
to run a wild goose chaseto shoot the Niagarato wash a blackamoorto dare the devilto make a pint measure hold a quartto try to put a quart into a pint pot. -
15 a ţine sfat
to hold councilto lay / to put one's heads together( cu cineva) to take counsel (together)elev. to be in conclave with smb. -
16 a-şi bate joc de cineva
to put an ape in smb.'s hoodto hold smb. in derisionto pull smb.'s legto get laugh at / of / on smb.to play with smb.'s noseto have smb. on a stringto give smb. the raspberryto take a sight at smb. -
17 a-şi pune frâu limbii / gurii
to put a bridle on one's tongueto keep one's tongue in checkto hold one's noise / tongue.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi pune frâu limbii / gurii
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18 lasă gălăgia!
shut up! stash / cheese it! give it a rest! hold your tongue / noise!sl. put a sock in it. -
19 tacă-ţi caţa / fleanca / gura / leoarba / pliscul!
shut up! dry up! switch off! hold your tongue / peace / gab / noise / row / jaw / s /. whist!stop your jam(ming) / your gab!sl. stash it! put a sock in it! cheese it! stow that! keep your trap shut! shut your trap!amer. blow it!sl. amer. keep your yap shut! shut your yap!Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > tacă-ţi caţa / fleanca / gura / leoarba / pliscul!
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