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1 a ridica pe cineva în slava / slăvile cerului
to praise / to laud / to extol / to exalt smb. (up) to the skiesto ring / to sing smb.'s praisesto be lavish / loud in smb.'s praisesto plaster smb. with praisesto shower praises on smb.elev. to peal a person's fameto preach up smb.sl. to crack upto speak in glowing terms of smb.to make a god of smb.to go overboard about / for smb. / smth.to rhapsodize over smth.înv. to praise smb. above / beyond the moon.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a ridica pe cineva în slava / slăvile cerului
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2 a vorbi pe ocolite
to give covert hintsto give a hintto speak in roundabout wayto beat about the bush. -
3 a vorbi în cunoştinţă de cauză
to be sure of one's factsto know what one is talking aboutto speak with full knowledge of the facts.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a vorbi în cunoştinţă de cauză
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4 a-şi spune părerea
to speak one's mind\a-şi spune părerea despre ceva to express / to give / to utter one's opinion on / about smth.\a-şi spune părerea deschis to air one's opinions / viewsto pronounce on smth. -
5 o nimica toată
a (mere) triflea trifling mattera mere pittancenothing to speak of / to write home aboutlittle or nothing.
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