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1 a alege pleava de grâu
to sift / to separate / to winnow the chaff from the wheat. -
2 a lua purceaua de coadă
1. to be in high featherto be in (good) cue.2. ( a se îmbăta)to have a brick in the hatto cut / to have the malt above the wheat / mealto lap the gutter -
3 a semăna un câmp / lan cu grâu
to put a field under / to wheatto plant a field with corn.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a semăna un câmp / lan cu grâu
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4 a însămânţa cu (grâu etc.)
to sow land with (wheat, etc.).Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a însămânţa cu (grâu etc.)
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5 mai mare daraua decât ocaua / iacaua
much ado about nothingthe game is hardly worth the candlegreat boast little roastmuch cry and little woolmuch bran and little mealof worth powder and shotthe devil rides on a fiddlestickto make a long harvest about / for a little coinmore kicks than halfpenceit is a grain of wheat in a bushel of chaffaprox. break a butterflyfly upon the wheel.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > mai mare daraua decât ocaua / iacaua
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6 mult zgomot pentru nimic
much ado about nothinga grain of wheat in a bushel of chaff.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > mult zgomot pentru nimic
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7 mulţi chemaţi, puţini aleşi
many are called, but few chosena gram of wheat in a bushel of chaff.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > mulţi chemaţi, puţini aleşi
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8 un strop în mare
a mere drop in the bucketa grain of wheat in a bushel of chaff.
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