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1 a face tot ce stă în putinţa sa
to do all in one's powerto do one's best / utmostto try one's best / hardestto act for the bestto put one's best foot forwardto move heaven and earthamer. to give the best one has in the shop.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a face tot ce stă în putinţa sa
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2 a face pe dracul în patru
to do one's damned bestto do one's bestto play one's hand for all it is worthto move heaven and earthto stir heaven and earthamer. to hoot Niagara.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a face pe dracul în patru
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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 merge (mai) repede
to hasten / to quicken one's step / paceto put one's best leg forwardto stretch one's legsto spank alongamer. to go a good streak. -
5 a transmite cuiva complimente
to give one's kind(est) regards to smb.( oficial) to give one's (best) respects to smb.( intim) to give smb. one's loveto remember smb. to smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a transmite cuiva complimente
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6 a-şi pune la bătaie toată energia / toate forţele / resursele pentru ceva
to throw all one's energy into smth.to put (all) one's heart into smth.to put one's best foot foremost / forwardto put a bit of elbow grease into it.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi pune la bătaie toată energia / toate forţele / resursele pentru ceva
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7 a(-şi) grăbi pasul
to mend / to quicken one's pace / stepto put on the paceto put one's best foot forward. -
8 la înălţime
up to the markat one's bestup to scratch(living) up to one's reputation. -
9 a adresa complimente cuiva
to present one's (best) compliments to smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a adresa complimente cuiva
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10 a juca cartea cea mare
to play one's best / trump card. -
11 a merge la sigur
to play one's best / trump cardînv. to go in with good cards. -
12 a porni cu dreptul
to make a good startto put one's best foot / leg foremostto speed from the mark. -
13 a păşi cu dreptul
to make a good start / beginningto put one's best foot foremost / forward. -
14 a se pune la (marele) fix
to get up (regardless of expense)to doll oneself up( d. femei)to put one's best bib and tucker.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se pune la (marele) fix
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15 a se sili să se poarte cât se poate de cuviincios
to be on one's best behaviour.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se sili să se poarte cât se poate de cuviincios
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16 a se strădui să placă cuiva
to do one's best to meet smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se strădui să placă cuiva
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17 a trage tare
fig. to put one's best foot foremost / forward. -
18 a transmite cele mai calde mulţumiri
to give smb. one's best thanks.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a transmite cele mai calde mulţumiri
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19 a încerca din răsputeri
to lay oneself out (to do smth.)to do / to try one's best / utmost / damnedest. -
20 a încerca toate mijloacele
to leave no stone unturnedto try hardto do one's best / utmost.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a încerca toate mijloacele
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