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1 a rămâne pe poziţie
to stand fast / firm one's groundto hold one's own / 'groundto take one's stand (on a principle)to stick to one's opinion / to one's gunsto nail one's colours to the mast. -
2 a se ţine bine
1. ( d. persoane) to keep / to preserve oneself wellto be well preservedto carry / to wear one's age wellsl. to be full of beans.2. ( a rezista) to stand fast / firm / one's groundto hold one's ground / ownto make a standto sit tight. -
3 a nu se da bătut
to hold / to stand one's groundto nail one's colours to the mastto return to the chargeto keep one's tail upto hold / to keep up one's end. -
4 a se simţi călare / tare pe situaţie
to be on sure / firm groundto be sure of one's ground.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se simţi călare / tare pe situaţie
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5 a-şi schimba convingerile
1. to change / to alter one's mindto take a different view of thingsto turn round and round.2. peior. to turn one's coatto shift one's ground.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi schimba convingerile
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6 a-şi susţine punctul de vedere
to stand one's groundto maintain one's point of viewto contendto stick to one's guns.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi susţine punctul de vedere
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7 sigur pe sine
on sure / firm groundsure of one's ground. -
8 a nu te lăsa
not to give in / wayto hold one's own / one's groundaprox. never say diesl. to keep the game alive. -
9 a se menţine pe poziţie
to stand one's groundto stick it outto stick to one's attitudeamer. to stand pat. -
10 a se ţine pe poziţie
to hold / to keep / to stand one's groundto stand fast / firmto maintain one's claim (argument, etc.)( a rezista cuiva) to make a stand against smb. -
11 a nu da înapoi
to stand one's ground. -
12 a nu se simţi în largul său
to be out of one's ground / depthto feel uneasy / sl. cheapto be uneasy / ill at easefig. to squirm.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a nu se simţi în largul său
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13 a rezista dârz / ferm / cu înverşunare
to stand fast / firmto stand one's groundto offer a stiff resistanceto make / to put up a stout resistanceto stand buff.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a rezista dârz / ferm / cu înverşunare
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14 a sta pe poziţie
to stand firmfig. to hold one's ground. -
15 a ţine piept
to stand one's groundto withstand( cuiva) to stand up against smb.to make a stand against smb.to face up to smb.to stick up to smb.to ride the whirlwind( unei critici / furtuni) to face the musicmil. to withstand an attack\a ţine piept la to cope with -
16 a-şi schimba locul
to shift (one's) groundto make a shiftto move to another seat. -
17 a-şi schimba punctul de vedere
to take / to adopt another standpointto change / to shift one's groundRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi schimba punctul de vedere
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18 a bate în retragere
1. mil. to beat a retreatto draw off (one's forces).2. fig. to retrace one's stepsto dance the back stepsto recoilto withdrawto give groundto take the back trackto hang a legto draw in one's hornsto take water. -
19 a se simţi în largul său
to be on one's own groundto be at one's ease / at home / in one's element\a se simţi în largul său cu cineva to feel at home with smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se simţi în largul său
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20 la pământ
1. on the grounddownlaid up.2. fig. (abătut) down(-hearted)downcastdown and out.3. fig. (învins) defeateddown in the mouthdone indown to the (very) groundon one's bones. 4. ( lefter) to be brokenot to know A from Bnot to know B from a bull's foot.
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To stand one's ground — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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