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1 a suferi o pierdere / pagubă
to suffer / to stand / to sustain a lossto meet with a loss\a suferi o pierdere / pagubă mari pierderi to take the knocksl. to be / to get punished.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a suferi o pierdere / pagubă
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2 a face praf (şi pulbere)
1. to make mincemeat of...to destroy...to tear to tattersto beat...to play hell with...to blow (up)... sky-highfig. to reduce...to rub (down)... to powder.2. ( a ului) to astonish (smb.)to knock (smb.) off his pinsto take smb.'s breath away.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a face praf (şi pulbere)
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3 a lua apa de la moară
to cut the ground from (under) smb.'s feetto take the wind out of smb.'s sailsto knock the bottom out of an argument. -
4 a lăsa cu gura căscată pe cineva
to strike smb. dumbto take smb.'s breath awayto knock smb. off his pinsto put smb.'s pipe outto make smb. sit upto make smb. open his eyes.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a lăsa cu gura căscată pe cineva
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5 a lăsa paf pe cineva
to flabbergast smb.to flummox smb.to knock / to strike smb. all of a heapto take smb.'s breath away. -
6 a tăia respiraţia cuiva
1. to stop smb.'s breathto take smb.'s breath awayto wind smb.2. fig. to make smb. gaspto knock the wind out of smb. -
7 a zădărnici planurile cuiva
1. to frustrate / to thwart / to upset smb.'s designs / plansto defeat / to discomfort smb.'s schemesto play hell / the deuce with smb.'s plans.2. to upset smb.'s applecartto put a spoke / a spanner in smb.'s wheelto throw a spanner into the worksto spike smb.'s gunsto take the wind out of smb.'s sailsto break the eggs in smb.'s pocketto kick / to strike / to throw / to trip up smb.'s heelsto knock smth. into a cocked hat.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a zădărnici planurile cuiva
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8 a(-i) face cuiva capul calendar
to muddle smb. dizzy by dinning smth. into smb.'s earsto knock smb. to fitsamer. to take the bark off a treeto bring / to drive / to put smb. to his wits' end.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a(-i) face cuiva capul calendar
См. также в других словарях:
take a knock — to be badly affected by something. His reputation has taken quite a knock following the revelations published in his recent biography … New idioms dictionary
Take a knock — suffer a reverse, especially a financial one … Dictionary of Australian slang
Take the knock — (horseracing etc.) (of a punter) admit that one is unable to settle one s debts with one s bookmaker … Dictionary of Australian slang
take a knock — Australian Slang suffer a reverse, especially a financial one … English dialects glossary
take the knock — Australian Slang (horseracing etc.) (of a punter) admit that one is unable to settle one s debts with one s bookmaker … English dialects glossary
take the knock (to) — Sell at a loss … American business jargon
take a knock — Suffer a loss (usu. financial) … A concise dictionary of English slang
knock — /nɒk / (say nok) verb (i) 1. to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, giving a signal, etc. 2. (of an internal combustion engine)… …
knock — 1 verb 1 DOOR/WINDOW (T) to hit a door or window with your closed hand to attract the attention of the people inside: Why don t you knock before you come in? (+ at/on): I turned to see Jane knocking frantically on the taxi window. 2 HIT/MAKE STH… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
knock — knock1 W3S1 [nɔk US na:k] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(door)¦ 2¦(hit and move something)¦ 3¦(hit somebody hard)¦ 4¦(hit part of your body)¦ 5 knock on doors 6 be knocking on the door 7¦(remove wall)¦ 8 knock a hole in/through something 9¦(criticize)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
knock — I. vb British 1. to kill. A recent, racier variant of knock off or hit. ► I ve never spoken to anyone I m going to knock. (Hitman quoted in the Observer, 31 May 1987) 2. to have sex (with). A 300 year old usage which has been rare since the early … Contemporary slang