2 Flashcards

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A-și face singur dreptate

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To take the law into one’s own hands (idiom)

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A-și face un nume (a deveni celebru)

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To acquire renown

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A-și face frânge gâtul

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To break one’s neck

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A-și freca mâinile (și fig)

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To rub one’s hands (also fig)

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5
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A-și imagina

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To envision/to imagine

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A-și încorda mușchii (și fig)

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To flex /ripple one’s muscles (idiom)

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7
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A-și îndeplini datorita

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To carry out one’s duty

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8
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A-și îndeplini visul

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To fulfill one’s dream

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9
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A-și îngădui ceva

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To indulge sth (a glass of wine etc)

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A-și însuși o limbă

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To acquire a language/to pickup a language

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A-și lega șireturile

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To tie one’s shoes

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12
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A-și lua catrafusele

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To leave quickly (and secretly)

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13
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A-și lua inima in dinți

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To take heart (idiom) become encouraged or more confident

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14
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A-și lua picioarele la spinare

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To take to one’s heels

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A-și lua timp liber (de la muncă)

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To take time off (from work)

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16
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A-și luxa piciorul

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To sprain one’s foot

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17
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A-și lua zborul

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To take to the air

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18
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A-și omorî timpul

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To pass one’s time

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19
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A-și părăsi familia

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To abandon one’s family

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20
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A-și păstra calmul

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To maintain one’s composure

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21
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A-și permite

22
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A-și petrece concediul

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To spend one’s holiday

23
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A-și petrece timpul citind

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To spend one’s time reading

24
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A-și pierde calmul

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To lose one’s temper (idiom)

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A-și pierde capul (fig) (a-și pierde cumpătul)
To lose one's head (idiom)
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A-și pierde cumpătul
To flip out (Coll)
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A-și pierde încrederea/speranța
To give up
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A-și pleca ochii
To cast down one's eyes
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A-și pune centura
To belt up(coll) to buckle up (Coll. Also fig) to fasten one's seatbelt
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A-și pune curul la bătaie (a-și asuma un risc)
To put one's ass on the line (am. Vulg)
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A-și reaminti
To recollect/ to return to mind
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A-și recâștiga forțele
To recover
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A-și recâștiga libertatea
To resume one's liberty
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A-și regăsi speranța
To find hope again
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A-și scoate centura
To remove one's seatbelt/ to unbuckle (oneself)
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A-și sparge capul cu ceva
To bother one's head about sth (idiom)/ to stew over sth (fig) (to fret)
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A-și șterge urmele
To cover one's tracks (also fig)
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A-și sufla nasul
To blow one's nose
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A-și suge burta/ a-și trage burta
To suck in one's stomach
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A-și ține făgăduiala
To keep one's word
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A-și trage răsuflarea
To take a breather
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A-și trece mâna prin păr
To take one's fingers through one's hair
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A-și usca parul cu foehul
To blow-dry one's hair
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A-și vedea propriile greșeli
To clean up one's own backyard (idiom)
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A-și vopsi părul
To dye one's hair
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A abandona o luptă
To give up
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Abanos (m)
Ebony
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A abate
To abate
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Abatere (f) (de la subiect)
Digression
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Abatere (f) admisibilă
Permissible allowance (tolerance