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1 a da ortul popii
to kick the bucketto hop the twig / the perchto turn up one's toes (to the daisies)to get one's toes upto kick / to lay / to tip / to topple up one's heelsto go to gloryto go aloftto go to one's accountto lose the number of one's messto stick one's spoon in the wallargou to drop a cuesl. to go bangargou to cut / to slip one's / the cableamer. to cash / to hand / to pass in one's checksamer. to go over / to cross the Great Dividesl. amer. to make a die of itto step off. -
2 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). -
3 a se lipi strâns unul de celălalt
to cling / to stick / to spoon togetherto press against each other.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se lipi strâns unul de celălalt
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4 a se naşte cu căiţă / tichia pe cap / cu stea în frunte / într-o zodie bună
to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth / with a caul on one's headto be born under a lucky star.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se naşte cu căiţă / tichia pe cap / cu stea în frunte / într-o zodie bună
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5 a sosi ultimul
to be the last to arriveto take / to get the wooden spoon. -
6 i-a pus Dumnezeu mâna în cap
( e norocos) he's a lucky doghe's born with a silver spoon in his mouthhe has the devil's own luck.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > i-a pus Dumnezeu mâna în cap
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7 născut cu căiţă (pe cap) / cu stea în frunte / într-o zodie bună
born with a caulborn with a silver spoon in his mouth.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > născut cu căiţă (pe cap) / cu stea în frunte / într-o zodie bună
См. также в других словарях:
Spoon — Spoon, n. [OE. spon, AS. sp[=o]n, a chip; akin to D. spaan, G. span, Dan. spaan, Sw. sp[*a]n, Icel. sp[ a]nn, sp[ o]nn, a chip, a spoon. [root]170. Cf. {Span new}.] 1. An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow oval) with a handle … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spoon — [spo͞on] n. [ME spon < OE a chip: sense infl. by cognate ON spōnn, spoon: see SPADE1] 1. a utensil consisting of a small, shallow, usually oval shaped bowl and a handle, used for picking up or stirring food, etc. as in eating or cooking 2.… … English World dictionary
spoon´i|ly — spoon|y «SPOO nee», adjective, spoon|i|er, spoon|i|est, noun, plural spoon|ies. Informal. –adj. foolish or silly in lovemaking; demonstratively fond: »I was never in love myself, but I ve seen many others spoony (Frederick Marryat) … Useful english dictionary
spoon|y — «SPOO nee», adjective, spoon|i|er, spoon|i|est, noun, plural spoon|ies. Informal. –adj. foolish or silly in lovemaking; demonstratively fond: »I was never in love myself, but I ve seen many others spoony (Frederick Marryat) … Useful english dictionary
Spoon — Spoon, v. i. 1. To fish with a spoon bait. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. In croquet, golf, etc., to spoon a ball. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spoon — Spoon, v. t. 1. To take up in, or as in, a spoon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Fishing) To catch by fishing with a spoon bait. He had with him all the tackle necessary for spooning pike. Mrs. Humphry Ward. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. In croquet, golf, etc.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spoon|ey — «SPOO nee», adjective, spoon|i|er, spoon|i|est, noun, plural spoon|eys. = spoony. (Cf. ↑spoony) … Useful english dictionary
Spoon — 〈[spu:n] m. 6; Golf〉 hölzerner Schläger für lange u. hohe Schläge [engl., eigtl. „Löffel“] * * * Spoon [spu:n, ʃpu:n], der; s, s [engl. spoon, eigtl. = Löffel] (Golf veraltet): löffelförmiger Golfschläger … Universal-Lexikon
Spoon — (sp[=oo]n), v. i. (Naut.) See {Spoom}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] We might have spooned before the wind as well as they. Pepys. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spoon — Spoon, v. i. To act with demonstrative or foolish fondness, as one in love. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spoon — s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS sport bastone da golf con spatola in legno inclinata, impiegato per effettuare tiri molto lunghi {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1964. ETIMO: ingl. spoon propr. cucchiaio … Dizionario italiano
