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1 a da de belea / bucluc
to get into troubleto get hellto get into a scrape / a messto bring a hornet's nest about one's earsto get into a nice hobbleto get into hot waterto come short homesl. înv. to come / to go a howler / a croppersl. înv. to pull a bonerto catch a Tartarto get in Dutchto burst one's boilerto plunge into a difficultyai să dai \a da de belea / bucluc </b>there will be trouble. -
2 a se opri brusc
to stop short / dead( cu maşina etc.) to pull up abruptly( d. un corp în mişcare) to come to restto come to a stand (still)to stand still. -
3 a da greş
1. ( a nu reuşi) to failto come to little( a se înşela)to make a mistake in one's calculation / account / accountsto be out in one's reckoningto miss one's guess.2. ( a nu nimeri) to shoot wide of the markto miss (one's aim)to make a bad hitto fall short of the markto split on a rock(d. un plan etc.) to go to smash. 3. ( a fi dezamăgit) to meet with (a) disappointment. -
4 de joi până apoi
1. ( puţin timp) (for) a short timefor a reason.2. ( la nesfârşit) endlesslytill doomsdaytill the cows come home.
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To come short — Short Short, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. {Shirt}.] 1. Not long; having brief length or linear… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
odd-come-short — | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun (plural odd come shorts) 1. archaic a. : a cast off garment or piece of cloth b. odd come shorts plural : odds and ends 2 … Useful english dictionary
come short of — fail to achieve one s goal, miss, fail … English contemporary dictionary
come short — Fail, be deficient, be wanting … New dictionary of synonyms
Come — Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Come — Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Short — Short, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE. short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel. skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v. t. Cf. {Shirt}.] 1. Not long; having brief length or linear extension; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English