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1 a trage la măsea
to booze, to guzzle, to tippleto take a drop too muchto be given to drinkto be the worse for drinkto rinse one's throatto have a rinseto take too muchto be fond of the bottleto ply the bottleto wet one's whistlemar. to splice the main bracesl. to wash one's ivoriesto dip one's beakto bend / to lift one's elbowto crook the elbow / the little fingerto moisten one's clay. -
2 a da de duşcă (un păhărel)
to gulp down a glassto empty a glass at one gulpto drink / to toss off a glass at one draught / gulpto take one's medicinesl. to lump it downsl. înv. to kiss the baby.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a da de duşcă (un păhărel)
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3 a lua un pahar de vin
to take a glass of wineto have a drink. -
4 a nu se mai sătura privind ceva / pe cineva
not to be able to take one's eyes off smth. / smb.not to get away from smth. / smb.nu se mai saturau \a nu se mai sătura privind ceva / pe cineva this was meat and drink to them.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a nu se mai sătura privind ceva / pe cineva
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5 a se apuca de băutură
to take to drinking / to the bottleto give oneself up to drink. -
6 a se jura că nu va mai bea / că se va lăsa de băutură
to swear off drinkto take the pledge to abstain from alcoholic liquorto give up / to renounce drinking.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a se jura că nu va mai bea / că se va lăsa de băutură
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7 a-şi muia buzele în pahar
to put one's lips to one's glass(barely) to (take a) sip at one's drink / glass.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi muia buzele în pahar
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8 nu se pot obţine toate prin forţă
prov. you can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > nu se pot obţine toate prin forţă
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