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1 a-i veni rândul
fig. to have one's day / inningsto take one's turn at work, etc.e rândul tău it's your turnyour turn will come. -
2 a intra în schimb
to take one's turn / shiftto enter one's shift. -
3 a-şi lua revanşa asupra cuiva
1. ( a se răzbuna) to have / to take one's revenge upon smb.to get back (some of) one's own( în conversaţie) to get back at smth.2. ( a fi chit) to be quits with smb.to get even with smb. 3. sport to level the scoreto get upsides with smb.amer. sl. to stage a comebackîmi voi lua revanşa odată şi odată it will be my turn some day.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi lua revanşa asupra cuiva
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4 a se pune pe treabă
to begin / to start doing smth.to get / to set / to go / to turn / to fall to workto get down to workto hitch up to a jobbibl. to put / to set one's hand to the plough\a se pune pe treabă serios / cu sârg to set to work with a good-willto take off one's coat to workto throw all one's energies into a taskfig. to turn on the steamto buckle to / down to work / a taskto put one's best foot foremost / forwardsl. amer. to get up / to go (off) on one's ear. -
5 a da bir cu fugiţii
to boltto take to flightto take to one's heelsto cut one's stickto walk one's chalksto make a brushto turn the cat in the panto show / to fly the white featherto tip one's boom off. -
6 a-şi schimba convingerile
1. to change / to alter one's mindto take a different view of thingsto turn round and round.2. peior. to turn one's coatto shift one's ground.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi schimba convingerile
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7 a-şi sufleca mânecile
1. to turn / to roll up one's sleevesto turn back one's sleeves.2. fig. to take off one's coat to work. -
8 a se pierde cu firea
1. to lose one's self-possession / self-control / head / presence of mindto become flusteredto get excited.2. to lose courage / heartto give way (to tears)to keep up heartnot to turn a hairto keep one's hair on one's headsl. to take things on the chin. -
9 a o şterge
to go / to be offto take oneself offto run slick awayto march offto slide offto slope offto do a slopeto shift awayto steel awayto scamper away / offto scuttle awayto act / to play the invisibleto show a clean pair of heelsto turn tailto make oneself scarceto make a brushto make tracksto boltto cut one's sticksl. to hook itsl. to top one's boomsl. to stump / to walk one's chalksto skedaddleamer. to put / to skip off. -
10 a face cale întoarsă
to revert / to retrace one's stepsto strike backamer. to take the back trailto tread back one's stepsto turn back -
11 a o croi la fugă
to pack oftto scuttle awayto turn tailto take to one's heelsto show a clean pair of heels. -
12 a întrece toate aşteptările
to exceed all anticipationto surpass anticipationsto better expectationto turn out much better than expected / surprisingly goodto beat one's grandmotherto romp home / in / awayto beat all / anything / creation / all creation / my grandmotheramer. to hang the bushto drag the bush upto take the rag off the bushRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a întrece toate aşteptările
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13 a-i întoarce cuiva stomacul pe dos
to turn smb.'s / the stomachto make smb.'s stomach riseto spoil / to take away smb.'s appetiteto make one sickto be nauseatingto put smb. off (it)to raise / to stir the gorgemi se întoarce stomacul pe dos my stomach / gorge rises.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-i întoarce cuiva stomacul pe dos
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