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1 a aduce în impas pe cineva
to bring smb. to his wit's end.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a aduce în impas pe cineva
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2 a avea o minte ageră / vioaie
to have a ready witto be (as) sharp as a needleto be quick of understandingRomână-Engleză dicționar expresii > a avea o minte ageră / vioaie
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3 a nu-l ajuta mintea
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4 a nu-l întrece nimeni ca spirit
to be matchless / to have no superior in wit.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a nu-l întrece nimeni ca spirit
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5 a scânteia de inteligenţă
to sparkle with wit.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a scânteia de inteligenţă
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6 a vorbi fără a se gândi
to speak rashly / hastilyvorbeşti fără să te gândeşti your tongue runs before your wit. -
7 a-şi pierde mintea / minţile
to go out of / to lose one's mind / reasonto be out one's senses / witsto fall be-side one's wit.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a-şi pierde mintea / minţile
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8 a-şi încorda mintea
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9 greoi la minte
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10 nevoia n-are stăpân
\nevoia n-are stăpân nu cunoaşte lege\nevoia n-are stăpân e mama tuturor născocirilor\nevoia n-are stăpân te învaţă (orice) / învaţă ce nu ţi-e voia\nevoia n-are stăpân învaţă pe omnecessity is the mother of inventionwant is the mother of industryneed makes the old wife trothe must needs go when the devil drivesbought wit is bestthe wind in one's face makes one wiseadversity is a good discipline / a great schoolmasterwhen the devil was sick, the devil a monk would be. -
11 prezenţă de spirit
readiness of mind / of wit. -
12 scânteiere de spirit
sally / flash of wit. -
13 spirit greoi
elephantine wit. -
14 un dram de minte
an ounce of (mother) wit. -
15 unde sălăşluieşte rachiul, mintea e pribeagă
prov. where the liquor is in, the wit is out.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > unde sălăşluieşte rachiul, mintea e pribeagă
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16 vorbă multă sărăcia omului
1. prov. much cry and little woolmany words will not fill a bushelall talk and no cinderbrevity is the soul of wit(aprox.) fine / fair / soft words butter no parsnips.2. ( destul!) enough said!Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > vorbă multă sărăcia omului
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