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1 în mic
in a small wayin littleon a small scalein a small proportionin a small way. -
2 a avea o părere bună despre sine
to think a great deal / too much / quite a lot of oneselfto think no small beer of oneselfto think oneself no small potatoes.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a avea o părere bună despre sine
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3 a se face mic
to make oneself smallto humble oneselfto sing small. -
4 lumea e mică
the world is a small placeit's a narrow corner / a small world. -
5 mic de stat
very smallstuntedmidgetof small stature / heightelev. of diminutive size. -
6 treptat-treptat
little by littlestep by stepby slow degreesînv. by small and small. -
7 încet-încet
înv. by small and small. -
8 a găti ceva la foc mic
to cook smth. in a gentle / a slow oven / on a small fire. -
9 a lua o bucăţică de...
to have just a (small) taste of... -
10 a mai lăsa din pretenţii
to sing (to) another / a different tuneto change / to lower one's tuneto sing small.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a mai lăsa din pretenţii
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11 a o lăsa mai moale
1. ( cu eforturile) to take it easyto relax in one's effortsto haul in one's sailsto draw in one's hornsto sing small.2. to change one's note / tuneto come down a peg (or two)to go to the wallto come in. -
12 a pune pe cineva la locul său
to put smb. in his place / on his good behaviourto teach smb. to know his placeto tell smb. off (properly)înv. to set smb. downto sit on smb.to snap smb.'s head / nose offto take smb. down a peg (or two)to give smb. a rap on his knucklesto flatten (out) smb.to make smb. look smallto tick smb. offto bring smb. to his bearingsamer. to tell smb. where to get offsl. to give smb. a clincher.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a pune pe cineva la locul său
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13 a reduce ceva la scară
to reduce smth. to a small scaleto scale. -
14 a renunţa la o pretenţie / pretenţii
to abjure / to waive a claimto throw up one's claimsto withdraw one's claimsto sing small.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a renunţa la o pretenţie / pretenţii
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15 a scrie mărunt
to write small. -
16 a scăpa ieftin
1. ( ca şi cheltuială) to come off with a small lossto come / to get off cheap(ly)to make the most of a bad bargainto do smth. on the cheap.2. ( dintr-un pericol) to have a narrow escapeto come / to get off scot-freeto get scot-free -
17 a se crede buricul pământului
to think no small potatoes / beer of oneselfto think oneself the hub of the universeto have too good an opinion of oneselfto think too much of oneself.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se crede buricul pământului
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18 a se crede cineva
to think smth. of oneselfto think no small beer of oneself. -
19 a se face broască la / pe pământ
to make oneself smallto squat.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se face broască la / pe pământ
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20 a se mulţumi cu puţin
to be thankful for small mercies.
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