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1 nu scuipa în puţ că se poate întâmpla să bei din el
prov. cast no dirt into the well that hath given you waternever cast dirt into that fountain of which thou hast sometime drunkdon't foul the well for you may need its waterslet every man speak well of / praise the bridge he goes over.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > nu scuipa în puţ că se poate întâmpla să bei din el
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2 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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3 a face pe grozavul
to give oneself / to assume airsto set up one's combto cut a dash / a figure / a show / a flashto mount the high horseto do the grandto lord it over smb.to be out to killamer. to do business with a big spoonto grow / to get too big for one's boots / breeches / shoes / trousersto put it onto bell the catto play upstageto show offto stick it onto stick oneself upto put on sideto cut a dash / a feather / a shine /amer. a swathamer. sl. to cut it (fat). -
4 a induce în eroare pe cineva
to put smb. on the wrong trackto put it across smb.to mislead / to delude smb.to lead smb. astrayto slip it over smb.to juggle smb. into doing smth.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a induce în eroare pe cineva
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5 a pune pe cineva cu botul pe labe
to get the better of smb.to gain the upper hand over smb.:to put smb.'s nose out of jointto put the extinguisher on smb.to mop / to wipe the floor with smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a pune pe cineva cu botul pe labe
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6 a păcăli cumplit pe cineva
to take smb. into take / to get a rise out of smb.to come / to put Yorkshire over smb.to put the doctor on smb.to do smb. downto do dirt to smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a păcăli cumplit pe cineva
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7 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! -
8 a trage pe cineva pe sfoară
to cheat / to dupe / to gull / to swindle / to trick smb.to take smb. insl. to dish / to diddle / to sharp / to spoof smb.to stuff smb. upto make a fool of smb.to play a joke on smb.to pull / scoţ. to draw smb.'s legto do smb. in the eyeto give smb. the bag / înv. the bobto get the bitter end of smb.to get up a bit early for smb.to put the doctor on smb.to sell smb. a dig /amer. a gold brick / a lemon / a pupto pull a fast oneto toss smb. in a blanketînv. to play the merchant with smb.to give smb. the bobsl. to have smb. on toast / on a stringamer. to come Paddy over smb.amer. to get a beat on smb.to play the advantages over smb.sl. amer. to play horse with smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a trage pe cineva pe sfoară
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9 a da în exploatare
to put into operationto turn over for operation(un drum) to open (a road) for traffic. -
10 a face escală la...
to put in (at)...amer. to stop over in(at)... -
11 a scoate pe cineva din încurcătură
to pull smb. throughto help smb. out of a scrapeto get smb. out of a messto put smb. out of a holeto set smb. on his legs againto extricate smb. from an awkward positionfig. to help a (lame) dog over a stile.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a scoate pe cineva din încurcătură
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12 a se umfla în pene (ca un păun)
to give oneself airsto put on airs / sideto puff oneself upto suffer from / to have a swelled headto get on one's high horseto give oneself a pat on the back over smth. / for having done smth.to cut a dash / a figure / a show / a flashto wag one's chinto set up one's combto be too big for one's bootsto be as vain as a peacocksl. to do the grand.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se umfla în pene (ca un păun)
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13 a strica cheful cuiva
to put smb. out of humourto give smb. the pipînv. to mar smb.'s mood\a strica cheful cuiva celor de faţă to throw a wet blanket over the meetingto spoil the fun. -
14 a turna un duş rece peste cineva
to put a wet blanket on smb.to throw a wet blanket over smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a turna un duş rece peste cineva
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15 a-şi bate joc de...
to make fun / game / sport of...to turn... into ridiculeto laugh / to mock / to scoff / to sneer / to jeer at...to gammon...to sling off at...to make merry over...to snap one's fingers at...to put upon...to shoot out one's tongue at...
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