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1 a se pune pe treabă
to begin / to start doing smth.to get / to set / to go / to turn / to fall to workto get down to workto hitch up to a jobbibl. to put / to set one's hand to the plough\a se pune pe treabă serios / cu sârg to set to work with a good-willto take off one's coat to workto throw all one's energies into a taskfig. to turn on the steamto buckle to / down to work / a taskto put one's best foot foremost / forwardsl. amer. to get up / to go (off) on one's ear. -
2 la început
in the beginningat the outset / the startright from the beginning / the start / the outsetat the first set out. -
3 a se apuca de lucru
to set / to turn to workto start on a taskto proceed to businessto get up and digto be on one's toesto set oneself to do smth.to get up / to go (off) on one's oarnot to let the grass grow under one's feet. -
4 a porni la drum
to set out / to start on one's wayto get under way / under headway. -
5 a porni pe drumul spre casă
to start on one's way hometo set one's face for home.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a porni pe drumul spre casă
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6 a porni în galop
to set / to start off (a horse) at a gallopto gallop away. -
7 a porni într-o călătorie
to set off / to start (off / out) on a journey.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a porni într-o călătorie
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8 a pune lucrurile în mişcare
to start the ball rollingto set the ball a-rolling.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a pune lucrurile în mişcare
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9 a pune în mişcare un mecanism / o maşină
to set a machine (a)goingto start (up) a machine.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a pune în mişcare un mecanism / o maşină
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10 a scoate o modă
to start / to set a (new) fashion. -
11 a sparge gheaţa
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12 a stârni lucrurile
to start / to set the ball rolling / a-rolling.
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