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1 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). -
2 a face pe mărinimosul
to show off as a generous man. -
3 a pune ceva în evidenţă / relief / valoare
to bring to throw smth. into reliefto show off smth. to advantage.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a pune ceva în evidenţă / relief / valoare
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4 a se pune în valoare
to show off. -
5 a-şi da aere
to put on / to assume airsto give oneself airsto ride the high horseto snap one's fingersto kick up a dustto be prancing in full featherto put it onto show off. -
6 a o şterge
to go / to be offto take oneself offto run slick awayto march offto slide offto slope offto do a slopeto shift awayto steel awayto scamper away / offto scuttle awayto act / to play the invisibleto show a clean pair of heelsto turn tailto make oneself scarceto make a brushto make tracksto boltto cut one's sticksl. to hook itsl. to top one's boomsl. to stump / to walk one's chalksto skedaddleamer. to put / to skip off. -
7 a spăla putina
to make offto make one's escape / a brushto fling / to pick up / to take to one's heelsto show a clean pair of heelsto act / to play the invisibleto cut one's sticksto bundle in / off / outto pack away / offto whistle offto sling / to take one's hooksl. to skedaddlesl. to walk / to stump one's chalksamer. to take to the hillsto take (run-out) powderamer. to sashay offsl. amer. to dig outto jump one's bailto vamoose. -
8 a-şi da arama pe faţă
to come out in one's true coloursto display / to show one's true coloursto give oneself awayto show one's mettleto throw off one's disguise mark. -
9 a o rupe la fugă
to break into a runto turn tail / one's backto scamper offto set off runningto show a clean pair of heelsto make oneself scarcesl. to skedaddle. -
10 a-şi lua picioarele la spinare
to sling one's hookto run for itto take to one's heelsto run off (as far as one's legs can carry one)to hop alongto do a scootamer. to take it on the lamto tip one's legs a gallopto go chase oneselfamer. sl. to show legşi-a luat picioarele la spinare he was off as fast as he could pelthe pelted awayRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi lua picioarele la spinare
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11 a-şi lua tălpăşiţa / tălpile la spinare
to show a clean pair of heelsto betake oneself to one's heelsto start one's bootsto make tracksto sling / to take one's hook.to do a guysl. to cut dirtia-ţi tălpăşiţa de aici! off you go! be off!Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi lua tălpăşiţa / tălpile la spinare
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12 a da bir cu fugiţii
to boltto take to flightto take to one's heelsto cut one's stickto walk one's chalksto make a brushto turn the cat in the panto show / to fly the white featherto tip one's boom off. -
13 a o întinde dintr-un loc
to take to one's legsto betake oneself to one's legsto show legto pack offto scuttle away.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a o întinde dintr-un loc
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14 a pune coada pe spinare
to scamper / away offto show a clean pair of heelsto take the one's heels
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