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1 la doi paşi distanţă de
1. a few steps away fromnear bybut a step tonot a hundred miles away fromat a stone's throw fromwithin a step of.2. fig. close (to)next door (to) -
2 la o aruncătură de băţ / piatră (de)
at a stone's throw (from)within hail.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > la o aruncătură de băţ / piatră (de)
См. также в других словарях:
Stone's throw — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stone's throw — If a place is a stone s throw from where you are, it is a very short distance away … The small dictionary of idiomes
stone's throw — a short distance: The railroad station is only a stone s throw from our house. [1575 85] * * * … Universalium
stone's throw — If a place is a stone s throw from where you are, it is a very short distance away. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
stone's\ throw — • stone s throw • within a stone s throw adv. phr. Within a very short distance. They live across the street from us, just within a stone s throw. See: hop, skip and a jump … Словарь американских идиом
stone's throw — an informal expression in English for a short distance. 50 meters (164 feet) would be a comfortable stone s throw for most people, although athletes could throw a stone more than twice that distance. The expression may be derived from an old… … Dictionary of units of measurement
stone's throw — or[within a stone s throw] {adv. phr.} Within a very short distance. * /They live across the street from us, just within a stone s throw./ See: HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP … Dictionary of American idioms
stone's throw — or[within a stone s throw] {adv. phr.} Within a very short distance. * /They live across the street from us, just within a stone s throw./ See: HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP … Dictionary of American idioms
a stone's throw — a short distance wild whales blowing a stone s throw from the boat * * * a stone s throw : a short distance The high school is just a stone s throw from his house. She lives just a stone s throw away from the beach. • • • Main Entry: ↑stone a… … Useful english dictionary
Stones Throw From Hurtin' — is a track from British pop rock performer Elton John s 1989 album, Sleeping with the Past . The songs tells about that sometimes people have to let stuff they once loved go if they can t get it and that some things can never get better. inging… … Wikipedia
(a) stone's throw — a ˈstone s throw idiom a very short distance away • We live just a stone s throw from here. • The hotel is within a stone s throw of the beach. Main entry: ↑stoneidiom … Useful english dictionary