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3 de unde până acum...
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4 odată ajunşi aici
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5 bate nucile până nu cade frunza
prov. make hay while the sun shinesstrike the iron while it's hot.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > bate nucile până nu cade frunza
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6 din când în când
from time to time(every) now and thenoff and onon and offnow / ever and again(every) once in a whilebetwixt whileat timeamer. every so oftenby fits and startsat timesever and anonrar at seasons. -
7 pentru puţină vreme / puţin timp / o scurtă perioadă / scurtă vreme
for a little (while)just for a time / a whilefor a short timefor a (short) spell.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > pentru puţină vreme / puţin timp / o scurtă perioadă / scurtă vreme
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8 a da din buzunar
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9 a nu scăpa prilejul (din mână)
to take the time / occasion by the forelockto get / to size the opportunitynu scăpa prilejul prov. make hay while the sun shines.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a nu scăpa prilejul (din mână)
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10 a o şterge cât mai e timp
to go while the going is good.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a o şterge cât mai e timp
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11 a profita de (o) ocazie (favorabilă)
to seize / to take an opportunityto avail oneself of an opportunityto profit by the occasionto take a / one's chanceto take opportunity by the forelockfig. to take the tide at the floodprov. to make hay while the sun shines.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a profita de (o) ocazie (favorabilă)
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12 a(-şi) (mai) omorî timpul / urâtul / vremea
to while away / to beguile the time / glum. the enemyto kill timeto fill in (the) timeto cheat the timeto be at dallianceto hold dalliance.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a(-şi) (mai) omorî timpul / urâtul / vremea
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13 a-şi petrece timpul / vremea
to while / to pass / to idle (away) the timeto spend the timeto help off the time.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi petrece timpul / vremea
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14 a-şi trece urâtul
to kill timeto pass / to idle / to while away the time. -
15 boii ară şi caii mănâncă
aprox. to pay the piper while others call the tuneone beats the bush and other catches the bird.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > boii ară şi caii mănâncă
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16 cu mult (timp) în urmă
a good / a great / a long while ago. -
17 de curând
1.adj. recent.2. adv. of laterecentlylatelya while agonot long ago(mai deunăzi) the other day. -
18 din an în paşte
once in a blue moononce in a moonshine(for) once in a while. -
19 la vreme
1. while there is / was still time. -
20 lungeşte, Doamne, boala până s-o coace poama
prov. while the grass grows the horse starves.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > lungeşte, Doamne, boala până s-o coace poama
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