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1 a avea o lampă arsă
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2 a face marţ pe cineva
1. to backgammon smb.2. fig. to get the upper hand of smb.to make rings round smb. -
3 a ieşi victorios
to come off victoriousto come off with flying coloursto carry / to gain / to win the dayto bear / to carry / to win the palmto get the best of itto get / to have the upper hand( dintr-o încercare) to undergo a test successfully -
4 a lua avans asupra cuiva
to get the start of smb. / the upper hand over smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a lua avans asupra cuiva
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5 a nu se lăsa
to return to the chargeto sit tightkeep your chin / pecker up! keep a stiff upper liphold hard! steady! stand firm! keep it up! pull devil, pull baker! ( nici în ruptul capului) never say die! -
6 a nu se lăsa înfrânt
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7 a nu-şi pierde curajul
to keep up one's spiritssl. to keep a stiff upper lipto keep one's pecker up -
8 a paşte bobocii
1. ( a fi credul)to be gullible.2. ( a fi prost)to be feeble-minded / weak-mindedto be weak in the upper story. -
9 a pune pe cineva cu botul pe labe
to get the better of smb.to gain the upper hand over smb.:to put smb.'s nose out of jointto put the extinguisher on smb.to mop / to wipe the floor with smb.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a pune pe cineva cu botul pe labe
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10 a rămâne impasibil / netulburat / senin
to remain calm and collectedto keep a stiff upper lip.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a rămâne impasibil / netulburat / senin
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11 a se ţine tare
( în faţa unei încercări) to carry / to keep a stiff upper lipţine-te tare! bear up! never say die! keep your chin up! -
12 a înlătura un concurent
to go one better than smb.to leave smb. behindto get the upper hand of smb. -
13 a întrece un concurent
to gain the upper hand of a rivalto make up on a competitorto leave a competitor standing. -
14 a-i cânta sticleţii în cap
to have bats in the belfryto be wrong in the upper storysl. to be off one's base.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-i cânta sticleţii în cap
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15 a-i lipsi o doagă
to have a screw / a tile / a slate loose / offto be wrong in the upper storyto be a / one button shortto be off one's base / chump / rockerto have a crackto have bats in one's / in belfry / rats in the atticto want two pence in the shillingto be not (quite) all thereto be a bit madto have taken leave of / to be out of one's sensesto have lost a buttonnot to have one's button onsl. to have got apartments to letsl. amer. to have a cylinder missing. -
16 a-şi păstra avantajul
to keep the upper hand. -
17 a-şi păstra curajul
to keep one's courageto keep a stiff upper lipto keep one's pecker upto keep smiling. -
18 a-şi păstra moralul ridicat
to keep one's chin / pecker upto keep a stiff upper lip.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi păstra moralul ridicat
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19 a-şi păstra întotdeauna zâmbetul pe buze
to keep / to carry a stiff upper lip.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi păstra întotdeauna zâmbetul pe buze
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20 lumea mare
high societythe upper ten / court.
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