Forme compuse:
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| A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. expr | (Don't risk what you have.) | Nu da vrabia din mână pe cioara de pe gard. expr. |
| | I'm told I can do better if I keep looking for opportunities, but I'll stay at this job for now; after all, a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. |
| a bit adv | (a small amount) | puțin adv. |
| | I don't just like it a bit – I like it a lot! |
| a bit adv | UK, informal (slightly) | puțin adv. |
| | | întrucâtva adv. |
| | It's a bit cold in here! |
| a bit thick adj | (substance: not runny) | puțin cam gros adj. |
| | The gravy seems a bit thick; I can stand a spoon in it! |
| a bit thick adj | UK, figurative, pejorative, slang (person: not intelligent) | cam greu de cap adj. |
| | He's a bit thick, but really nice all the same. |
| a bit thin adj | (substance: too runny) | cam subțire adj. |
| | The gravy seems a bit thin, so I think I'll add some more flour to thicken it up. |
| a bit thin adj | informal, figurative (resources: limited) | cam sărăcuț adj. |
| | My budget is a bit thin, so I won't be going to Africa this year. |
| a bit too adv | colloquial (slightly excessively) | puțin cam prea adv. |
| | His hair was a bit too long for me. |
| a cappella adv | Italian (sing: without instruments) | a cappella adv. |
| | The piece is usually orchestral but they performed it a cappella. |
| a cappella adj | Italian (singing: no instruments) | a cappella adv. |
| | Gregorian chant is usually a cappella singing. |
| a chip off the old block n | informal, figurative (person: like parent) | picătură ruptă din expr. |
| | | a semăna leit cu loc.vb. |
| | | așchia nu sare departe de trunchi expr. |
| | He'll be a womanizer just like his father; he's a chip off the old block. |
| a cut above adj | (superior to) | mai presus decât adj. |
| | He is a cut above the rest. |
| a cut above expr | informal (superior) | mai presus adj. |
| | | net superior loc.adj. |
| | This restaurant is definitely a cut above; they have embroidered tablecloths. |
| a dab hand n | informal (skilled person) | expert s.m. |
| | | cunoscător s.m. |
| | Could you help me roll this pastry? I hear you're a dab hand in the kitchen. |
| a dab hand at [sth] n | informal (person skilled at [sth]) | specialist, expert s.m. |
| | | persoană competentă s.f. |
| | My sister's coming to put up some shelves for me. She's a dab hand at DIY. |
| a dead man n | figurative, slang (in serious trouble) | om mort expr. |
| | | s-a zis cu tine expr.vb. |
| | Touch me again and you're a dead man! |
a dime a dozen (US),
ten a penny (UK) adj | figurative, informal (common) | care se găsește pe toate drumurile adj. |
| | In Hollywood, aspiring young actresses are a dime a dozen. |
| a dozen or so adj | informal (around 12) | vreo doisprezece num. |
| | Can you please bring me back a dozen or so eggs from the grocery store? |
| a drop in the bucket n | US, informal, figurative (amount: trivial) | o nimica toată s.f. |
| | The U.S. needs to redevelop passenger rail; Amtrak funding is just a drop in the bucket. |
| a drop in the bucket n | US, informal, figurative ([sth]: inconsequential) | frecție la piciorul de lemn s.f. |
a drop in the ocean (UK),
a drop in the bucket (US) n | UK, figurative, informal (amount: trivial) | o picătură într-un ocean expr. |
| | The money I give to charity is a drop in the ocean compared to some people. |
| be a far cry from [sth] expr | informal (very different from) | cu totul diferit loc.adj. |
| | | complet opus loc.adj. |
| | Life in Canada is a far cry from what she's used to in Haiti. |
| a few times adv | (on several occasions) | de câteva ori loc.adv. |
| | That boy has come over a few times and always behaved himself. |
| a few times adv | (with several repetitions) (repetiție) | de mai multe ori loc.adv. |
| | After you do it a few times it doesn't seem so terrible. |
| a fine mess n | informal (complicated or awkward situation) | situație complicată s.f. |
| | The lies we told got us into a fine mess when everyone found out the truth. |
| a fish out of water n | figurative ([sb] in unfamiliar place, situation) | a nu se simți în largul său expr.vb. |
| | | stângaci, neîndemânatic adj. |
| | Although a fantastic football player, he was a fish out of water on the golf course. |
| a fortiori adv | Latin (argument: stronger reason) | a fortiori adv. |
a great deal,
a good deal n | (bargain) | chilipir s.n. |
| | | ofertă avantajoasă s.f. |
| | I chose the car because it was reliable and a great deal. |
a great deal,
a good deal n | (much, large amount) | cantitate mare s.f. |
| | | mult de lucru expr. |
| | I have a great deal to accomplish before the end of the semester. |
a great deal of [sth],
a good deal of [sth] expr | (large amount of [sth]) | mult, multă, mulți, multe adj. |
| | Her presidential campaign had a great deal of success at the local level. |
a great deal,
a good deal adv | (greatly, very much) | mult adv. |
| | I value your input a great deal. |
a great deal,
a good deal adv | (considerably) | considerabil adv. |
| | (stare: bine, rău) | mult mai loc.adv. |
| | I'm feeling a great deal better since I ate some soup. |
a great deal of effort,
a good deal of effort n | (a lot of work) | efort supraomenesc s.n. |
| | I put a great deal of effort into this project, and I was really offended when management ignored it. |
| a great one for doing [sth] n | informal (person: does [sth] frequently) | a se pricepe la vb.reflex. |
| | | a fi mare meșter la loc.vb. |
| | | a fi mare amator de expr. |
| | He's a great one for telling stories. |
| a great time n | informal (fun, enjoyment) (informal) | de minune loc.adv. |
| | Thanks so much for inviting me; I had a great time! |
a hairbreadth away (US),
a hair's breadth away (UK) expr | figurative (very close) | la doi pași loc.adv. |
| | | la o aruncătură de băț loc.adv. |
| | | peste drum loc.adv. |
| | The house that I bought was a hair's breadth away from the sea. |
| a hard one n | informal ([sb] difficult) | E o persoană dificilă. expr. |
| | Mark is a hard one; you never know what he is thinking. |
| a hard one n | informal ([sb] cold, severe) | persoană dură, persoană insensibilă s.f. |
| | (om) | dur s.m. |
| | The boss is a hard one; he is very strict. |
| a hint of irony n | (slight sarcasm) | urmă de ironie, umbră de ironie s.f. |
| | (sarcastică) | aluzie fină s.f. |
| a job well done n | (task that is performed well) | o treabă bine făcută expr. |
| | Congratulations on a job well done! |
a la,
à la adv | Gallicism (in the style of) | a la loc.prep. |
| | | în stilul, după modelul loc.prep. |
| | He swears a lot when he's angry, a la Gordon Ramsay. |
| à la carte adv | French (ordering dishes: individually) | à la carte loc.adv. |
| | Rather than choosing the set lunch, she decided to order à la carte. |
| à la carte adj | French (menu items: priced individually) | à la carte loc.adj. |
| | The restaurant offers a wide selection of à la carte menu items. |
| à la carte adv | figurative, French (choosing, buying: individually) | à la carte loc.adv. |
| | Customers can download songs à la carte. |
| à la carte adj | figurative, French (can be purchased individually) | à la carte loc.adj. |
| | | individual, separat adv. |
| | The website allows people to make à la carte purchases. |
a la mode,
à la mode adj | Gallicism (fashionable, in fashion) | la modă loc.adj. |
| | Animal print is very a la mode right now. |
a la mode,
à la mode,
alamode adj | US, Gallicism (with ice cream) | cu înghețată loc.adj. |
| | I ordered a piece of pie a la mode. |
| A level n | UK, often plural (Advanced level: exam) | examen de absolvire în Regatul Unit s.n. |
| | Graham failed all his A levels so was unable to get into university. |
| | Graham a picat la toate examenele de absolvire, așa că nu a putut să intre la facultate. |
| A level n | UK, usually plural (pass in Advanced level exam) (calificativ examen de absolvire în UK) | admis adj. |
| | Sue left school with three A levels. |
| a little adj | (small amount) | puțin adj. |
| | I just want a little salt on my potatoes. |
| | Vreau puțină sare pe cartofi. |
| a little adv | (slightly) | puțin adv. |
| | She was a little angry with me. |
| | The doctor says your blood pressure is a little high. |
| a little n | (short time) | imediat adv. |
| | | îndată, numaidecât adv. |
| | I'll be there in a little. |
| a little bit n | informal (small amount) | puțin adv. |
| | There wasn't enough salt in the soup so I added a little bit. Could I please have a little bit of cheese? |
| a little bit adv | informal (slightly) | puțin adv. |
| | I'm just a little bit dizzy. It was a little bit cheeky of me to ask … but I asked anyway. |
| a little more n | (a small additional quantity) | încă puțin loc.adv. |
| | I already added salt to the potatoes, but I think they could use a little more. |
| a little more adj | (slightly more) | încă puțin loc.adj. |
| | May I have a little more tea, please? |
| a little more adv | (for a short while longer) | încă puțin loc.adv. |
| | | puțin mai mult loc.adv. |
| | The girl asked her mother if she could continue playing outside a little more. |
| a little more adv | (slightly more often) | mai des loc.adv. |
| | You need to exercise a little more if you want to get fit. |
| a little thing n | informal ([sth] trivial) | un lucru de nimic s.n. |
| | I know it's just a little thing, but I find the constant tapping of your foot annoying. |
| a load of n | informal (great quantity) | o gramadă de, o mulțime de loc.adj. |
| | (figurat) | tură, șarjă s.f. |
| | I'll cook up a load of chicken legs and we can take them on our picnic. |
| a long time adv | (a considerable period) | mult timp adv. |
| | It's a long time since we last met. |
| a long time ago adv | (in the distant past) | cu mult timp în urmă |
| | A long time ago, my ancestors settled in this land. |
| a long way off adv | (in the distance) | în depărtare adv. |
| | A long way off, you could just see the lights from a distant village. |
| a long way off adv | (distant, far away) | departe adv. |
| | Those birds are swimming a long way off shore, so you'll need a telescope to see them. |
| a long way off adv | US, colloquial (in the distant future) | în viitor, cândva adv. |
| | My sixtieth birthday is still a long way off. |
| a long way to go expr | (much effort still needed) | a mai avea mult până să expr.vb. |
| | | a mai avea mult de lucru până să expr.vb. |
| | Brad did well on the quiz, but he has a long way to go before he passes the class. |
| a long while n | (considerable period of time) | mult timp s.n. |
| | | timp îndelungat s.n. |
| | It's been a long while since I played golf. |
| a lot more n | (a much greater amount) | mult mai mult adv. |
| | I need a lot more flour to make this dough. |
| a lot more n | (greater number) | mult mai mulți / mult mai multe loc.adv. |
| | A few hundred is a lot more than a couple dozen. |
| a lot more adj | (in greater amount) | mult mai mult / multă loc.adj. |
| | I need a lot more flour to make this dough. |
| a lot more adj | (in greater number) | mult mai mulți /multe loc.adj. |
| | A lot more people are taking up cycling these days. |
| a lot more adv | (to greater degree) | mult mai mult loc.adv. |
| | Your foot bends a lot more when you run. |
| a lot of fun n | informal ([sth] very entertaining) | super distracție s.f. |
| | | distracție maximă s.f. |
| | Thank you for inviting me to your party. I had a lot of fun. |
| a matter of time n | ([sth] which will happen eventually) (temporal) | o chestiune de zile expr. |
| | They've been dating for 5 years, so it's only a matter of time before he proposes. |
| a mile long adj | (one mile in length) | lung de-o milă adj. |
| | The road is about a mile long. |
| a mile long adj | US, colloquial (extensive) | lung, extins adj. |
| | Her grocery list seemed like it was a mile long! |
a millstone around your neck (US),
a millstone round your neck (UK) expr | figurative (burden: mental or emotional) | piatră pe suflet, piatră pe inimă loc.subst. |
| | | povară pe umeri loc.subst. |
| a mite adv | informal (slightly) (informal) | puțin, nițel adv. |
| | | ușor adv. |
| | | oleacă adv. |
| | Aren't you a mite too old to be watching cartoons? |
| a monument to [sth] n | (example, evidence) | mărturie, dovadă s.f. |
| | | confirmare s.f. |
| | His last film was a monument to stupidity and bad taste. |
| a nice little earner n | UK, slang ([sth] which generates income) (argou) | pricopseală s.f. |
| | | câștig, profit s.n. |
| | | sursă de venit s.f. |
| | | afacere bănoasă s.f. |
| | I'm setting up a website to sell my photos; it should be a nice little earner. |
| a nose for [sth] n | figurative (instinctive ability to detect [sth]) (figurat) | fler s.n. |
| | | intuiție s.f. |
| | He has a great nose for good books. |
| a number of npl | (some, several) | nenumărat adj. |
| | (în repetate rânduri sau ocazii) | des adj. |
| | | mult adj. |
| | He has broken the rules a number of times. |
| a piece n | UK, regional (a distance, a way) (regionalism) | distanță, depărtare s.f. |
| | The farm is down the road a piece. |
| a piece of cake n | figurative, informal ([sth] easy to do) (figurat) | floare la ureche s.f. |
| | The new software installation was a piece of cake, no problems! |
| a piece of the action n | informal (involvement, participation) (informal) | implicare, participare s.f. |
| | (figurat) | felie, parte s.f. |
| | If I'm to help you, I want a piece of the action. |
a piece of work,
a real piece of work n | US, figurative, informal (unusual character, individual) (informal) | figură s.f. |
| | | personaj s.n. |
a piece of work,
a real piece of work n | US, figurative, informal (unpleasant, difficult person) (informal) | figură s.f. |
| | | personaj s.n. |
| | Tommy's a real piece of work; I heard he blamed his mistake on the boss. |
| a posteriori adv | (law, logic: from experience) | a posteriori adv. |
| | The philosopher came to his conclusion a posteriori. |
| a priori adv | (by deduction) | a priori adv. |
| | Tim came to this conclusion a priori, rather than from experience. |
| a priori adj | (hypothetical, deductive) | a priori adj. |
| | Mathematical principles are a priori. |
| a quarter past expr | (time: fifteen minutes after) | și un sfert |
| | He arrived at a quarter past nine. |
a quarter till [sth],
a quarter 'til [sth] (US),
a quarter to [sth],
quarter to [sth] (UK) expr | (15 minutes before the hour) | fără un sfert expr. |
| | I'll meet you at a quarter till one... in the afternoon, of course. |
| a quarter to expr | (time: fifteen minutes before) | fără un sfert expr. |
| | It's almost a quarter to five; we're running late. |
A road,
A-road n | (main traffic route) | drum județean s.n. |
| | A motorist was caught doing almost double the 70-mph limit on an A road in Worcestershire. |
| a shell n | figurative (weakened person) (figurat) | umbră s.f. |
| | | epavă s.f. |
| | | amintire, părere s.f. |
| | He is just a shell of his former self. |
a smidgen,
a smidgin,
a smidgeon n | (tiny amount) | pic, strop s.n. |
| | | țâră s.f. |
| | | fărâmă s.f. |
| | If you're asking about the cake, I want just a smidgen. |
a smidgen,
a smidgin of [sth],
a smidgeon of [sth] n | (tiny amount of [sth]) | pic de, strop de loc.adj. |
| | | puțin, nițel, nițică adj. |
| | She added a smidgen of cinnamon to the pie. |
a smidgen,
a smidgin of [sth],
a smidgeon of [sth] n | figurative (tiny amount) | pic s.n. |
| | | strop s.m. |
| | | fărâmă s.f. |
| | It's a cliché, but there's a smidgen of truth in it. |
| a sobering thought n | (reminder of harsh reality) | idee care te aduce cu picioarele pe pământ expr. |
| | It's a sobering thought that thousands of graduates will never find a job. |
| a stone's throw n | figurative, informal (short distance) (figurat) | aruncătură de băț s.f. |
| | | distanță mică s.f. |
| | | vecinătate s.f. |
| | The distance from our house to hers is a stone's throw. |