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1 a ajunge din urmă pe cineva (care fuge)
to come up with smb.to run down smb.( în drum) to join smb. on his wayşi fig. to catch up with smb.to overtake smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a ajunge din urmă pe cineva (care fuge)
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2 a coborî scările în fugă
to run down the stairsto tear downstairs.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a coborî scările în fugă
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3 a scufunda un vas
to sink / to run down a ship. -
4 a se simţi slăbit
to feel slack / weaknot to feel strongto feel as weak as a cat / as a kitten / as waterto feel run down. -
5 a-i sta ceasul
mi-a stat ceasul 1. my watch has stopped / run down.2. fig. I was struck dumbI was left speechless -
6 a avea ghinion
to be out of luckto be down on / upon one's luckto have bad / ill / hard luckto have a run of ill luckto be an unlucky fellowto be up against it. -
7 a naviga cu vânt favorabil / cu vântul în pupa / spate
mar. to sail off the windto sail / to run before / down the wind.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a naviga cu vânt favorabil / cu vântul în pupa / spate
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8 a scădea brusc (d. preţuri, valută, cursuri la bursă)
to slumppreţurile au scăzut brusc prices have come down with a run.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a scădea brusc (d. preţuri, valută, cursuri la bursă)
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9 a vorbi de rău pe cineva
to speak / to talk ill of smb.to speak evil of smb.to speak disparagingly of smb.to slander / to libel / to vilify smb.to abuse smb.to run smb. down.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a vorbi de rău pe cineva
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10 preţurile au scăzut brusc
prices have come down with' a run.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > preţurile au scăzut brusc
См. также в других словарях:
run down — {v.} (stress on down ) 1. To crash against and knock down or sink. * /Jack rode his bicycle too fast and almost ran down his little brother./ * /It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving port./ Compare: RUN INTO(3a) … Dictionary of American idioms
run down — {v.} (stress on down ) 1. To crash against and knock down or sink. * /Jack rode his bicycle too fast and almost ran down his little brother./ * /It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving port./ Compare: RUN INTO(3a) … Dictionary of American idioms
run-down — ˈrun down adjective PROPERTY a building or area that is run down is in very bad condition: • We have a contract to renovate five run down apartment buildings. * * * Ⅰ. run down UK US (also rundown) /ˌrʌnˈdaʊn/ adjective ► PROPERTY … Financial and business terms
run|down — «RUHN DOWN», noun. Informal. an account; summary: »a rundown of the week s news. The speaker gave a brief rundown on his career. run down «adjective. RUHN DOWN; noun. RUHN DOWN», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. tired; sick: »If you are generally “run… … Useful english dictionary
run-down — adj 1.) a building or area that is run down is in very bad condition ▪ a run down inner city area 2.) [not before noun] someone who is run down is tired and not healthy ▪ You look a bit run down … Dictionary of contemporary English
run-down — /run down /, adj. 1. fatigued; weary; exhausted. 2. in a state of poor health: He was in a run down condition from months of overwork. 3. in neglected condition; fallen into disrepair: a run down house. 4. (of a spring operated device) not… … Universalium
run down someone — run down (someone/something) 1. to search for and find someone or something. We spend a lot of money each year running down students who are out of school illegally. The software giant spent months running down bugs in the program and fixing them … New idioms dictionary
run down something — run down (someone/something) 1. to search for and find someone or something. We spend a lot of money each year running down students who are out of school illegally. The software giant spent months running down bugs in the program and fixing them … New idioms dictionary
run down — (someone/something) 1. to search for and find someone or something. We spend a lot of money each year running down students who are out of school illegally. The software giant spent months running down bugs in the program and fixing them. The… … New idioms dictionary
run down (something) — 1. to explain something. I ll run down my research quickly. T. J. ran it all down for him, explaining the different costs of each option. 2. to reduce something. We are going to start running down our savings if prices don t stop rising. I want… … New idioms dictionary
run-down — adjective 1. ) so tired that you do not feel well: Evie had been working too hard and was feeling run down. 2. ) in bad condition because no one has spent money on repairs: This area of San Francisco is poor and run down … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English