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1 a avea pâinea şi cuţitul în mână
to rule the roast / the roost.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a avea pâinea şi cuţitul în mână
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2 a da tonul
1. muz. to strike the note.2. fig. to set the style / the fashionto set the paceto give a leadto lead the fashionto make the runningto rule the roostto call the tune. -
3 a fi stăpân în casă
to rule the roast / the roost. -
4 a merge la culcare
to go to bedto retire to rest / bed / for the nightto turn into seek one's bedto go to roost -
5 a se duce la culcare
to go to bed / roostto tumble into tumble into bedto turn one's toes inamer. glumeţ to hit the sack / the hay( în limbajul copiilor) to go to bye-byeto go to one's dreams. -
6 a se întoarce împotriva autorului / făptaşului (d. crime etc.)
to rebound upon its authorto come to roost.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se întoarce împotriva autorului / făptaşului (d. crime etc.)
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7 a ţine pâinea şi cuţitul
fig. to rule the roost.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a ţine pâinea şi cuţitul
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8 cu bila pe cinci
argou at roost. -
9 e stăpân în casa lui
he rules the roast / the roost. -
10 el e stăpânul
he rules the roast / roost. -
11 la culcare!
in bed! to bed! glumeţ at roost.
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