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1 a ieşi la suprafaţă
1. to break waterto get one's head above water (again)to come to grass.2. geol. to out-crop. -
2 a lăsa udul
to make water,to water the dragon. -
3 a o scoate la cap / capăt
1. ( a termina) to bring to an end / a closeto carry throughto carry / to bring smth. to its conclusion2. ( a răzbi) to pull throughto break evenfig. to be in smooth waterfig. to keep one's head above waterfig. to make both ends meetfig. To keep the wolf from the door / at bayto make the best of a bad job / of a bad bargain\a o scoate la cap / capăt cu greu to eke out a livelihoodto muddle on / through\a o scoate la cap / capăt prin mijloace necinstite to slime through / out of a difficultyRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a o scoate la cap / capăt
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4 a scoate apă
to draw water( din puţ) to lade water. -
5 a stropi ceva cu apă
to souse water over smth.to sprinkle water on smth. -
6 la suprafaţa apei
on / at the surfaceabove waterbetween the wind and the water. -
7 a ajunge la mal
fig. to get to smooth waterto bring smth. to a happy issue. -
8 a arunca banii pe fereastră
fig. to play ducks and drakes with one's moneyto squander one's moneyto buy a white horseto throw one's money aboutto spend money like water.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a arunca banii pe fereastră
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9 a avea apă curentă
to have the water laid on. -
10 a avea lacrimi în ochi
to have tears in one's eyesto water at the eyes. -
11 a bate apa în piuă
1. to draw water in a sieveto fish / to plough in the airto beat the airto burn daylight.2. ( a nu fi la subiect)to start a hareto cast / to fetch / to go a compassto ring ever the same chimeto trash over old strawînv. to eat the air. -
12 a bate în retragere
1. mil. to beat a retreatto draw off (one's forces).2. fig. to retrace one's stepsto dance the back stepsto recoilto withdrawto give groundto take the back trackto hang a legto draw in one's hornsto take water. -
13 a clădi castele în Spania
Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a clădi castele în Spania
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14 a curs multă apă pe gârlă / râu de când...
a lot of water has flowed / run under the bridge since...Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a curs multă apă pe gârlă / râu de când...
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15 a cădea bâldâbâc în apă
to fall into the water with a splash. -
16 a cădea o belea pe capul cuiva
to get into a mess / a scrape / hot water.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a cădea o belea pe capul cuiva
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17 a cădea rău
1. to have a nasty tumble.2. fig. to get into trouble / a mess / a scrape / hot water. -
18 a călca apa
to tread water. -
19 a căra apă cu ciurul
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20 a da apă la moară cuiva
to draw water to smb.'s millto bring grist to smb.'s mill.
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