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| 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. |
| adept at doing [sth] adj | (skilled) | expert adj. |
| | | competent adj. |
| | She's very adept at helping people develop their strengths. |
| aim [sth] at [sth/sb] vtr + prep | (try to hit) | a ochi vb.tranz. |
| | Although he aimed the arrow at the bull's eye, he hit the outside ring every time. |
| | Deși a ochit săgeata în centru, acesta a tras, de fiecare dată, în afara cercului. |
| aim at [sth/sb] vi + prep | (try to hit) | a ținti la vb.intranz. |
| | Nathan was aiming at the target with his .40-caliber pistol. |
| | ⓘAceastă propoziţie nu este o traducere a propoziţiei englezeşti. Alan a țintit cu pistolul spre sticla din mijloc. |
| aim at [sth] vi + prep | figurative (have as a goal) | a năzui să vb.intranz. |
| | | a tinde, a aspira vb.intranz. |
| | Jack's aiming at becoming the president of the company someday. |
| | Jack năzuiește să devină președintele companiei într-o bună zi. |
| aim [sth] at [sb/sth] vtr + prep | figurative, often passive (have as intended audience) | a se adresa vb.reflex. |
| | | a viza vb.tranz. |
| | The movie is aimed at a younger audience. |
| | Filmul se adresează unei audiențe mai tinere. |
| all at once adv | (suddenly) | dintr-o dată loc.adv. |
| | | brusc adv. |
| | All at once, I heard a noise in the kitchen. |
| all at once adv | (simultaneously, at the same time) | simultan adv. |
| | | în același timp loc.adv. |
| | The guests cried "Surprise!" all at once. |
| ambassador-at-large n | (diplomatic envoy) | ambasador itinerant s.m. |
angry about [sth],
angry at [sth] adj + prep | (cross about [sth]) | furios adj. |
| | | mânios adj. |
| | He was angry about his son's failure. |
| | Era furios din cauza eșecului fiului său. |
angry with [sb],
angry at [sb] adj + prep | (cross with [sb]) | supărat adj. |
| | Doris is angry with her lazy husband. |
| | Doris e supărată pe soțul ei leneș. |
angry with [sb] for doing [sth],
angry at [sb] for doing [sth] expr | (cross with [sb]) | supărat pe, furios pe adj. |
| | I am angry with my sister for taking my book. |
| | Sunt supărat pe (or: furios pe) sora mea pentru că mi-a luat cartea. |
be annoyed at [sb/sth],
be annoyed with [sb/sth] adj + prep | (irritated, angry) | enervat de, nervos pe adj. |
| | | scos din fire de loc.adj. |
| | I'm annoyed at my brother for leaving the room in such a mess. |
| | ⓘAceastă propoziţie nu este o traducere a propoziţiei englezeşti. Elaine a fost enervată de prezența lui în aceeași cameră cu ea. |
| arrive at [sth] vi + prep | figurative (conclusion, etc.: reach) | a ajunge la |
| | The mathematician worked to arrive at the answer. |
| as at prep | UK (at a particular time) | la data loc.adv. |
| Notă: Used in finance and accounting. |
| asleep at the switch adj | US, informal, figurative (not paying attention) | neatent adv. |
| | | cu capul în nori, cu mintea aiurea loc.adv. |
| | I'm sorry; I should have understood what you wanted. I was asleep at the switch. |
| at a disadvantage adv | (in an inferior position) | în dezavantaj adv. |
| | You'll be at a disadvantage if you don't have a second language. |
| at a discount adv | (at a reduced price) | la reducere |
| | The student card allows you to buy train tickets at a discount. |
| at a distance adv | (comfortably far away) | departe adv. |
| | He keeps himself at a distance from political arguments. |
| at a distance adv | (some distance removed) | la distanță loc.adv. |
| at a glance adv | (with one quick look) | dintr-o privire loc.adv. |
| | I could tell at a glance that the children had done something naughty while I'd been out of the room. |
| at a glance adv | figurative (quickly, rapidly) | rapid, repede adv. |
| at a good price expr | (at reasonable cost) | la un preț bun loc.adv. |
| | | la un preț avantajos loc.adv. |
| | I was able to buy my PC at a good price. |
| at a later time adv | (later) | mai târziu adv. |
| | We agreed to discuss the matter again at a later time. |
| at a loss adv | (losing money) | în pierdere expr. |
| | They must be selling these at a loss, the prices are so low. |
| at a loss adj | informal (unable to understand) | fără niciun indiciu expr. |
| | She was at a loss to explain what had happened. |
| at a premium adv | (scarce, sought-after) | foarte căutat adj. |
| | During the oil embargo of the 1970's, gasoline was at a premium. |
| at a profit adv | (gaining financially) | la suprapreț loc.adv. |
| | Alan repairs second-hand cars and then sells them at a profit. |
| at a slow pace adv | (slowly) | într-un ritm lent adv. |
| | The tortoise won the race, even though he went at a slow pace. |
| at a standstill adj | (traffic: not moving forward) | blocat adj. |
| | When we saw the accident we understood why traffic was at a standstill. |
| at a standstill adj | figurative (not progressing) | înțepenit adj. |
| | | rămas pe loc loc.adj. |
| | We can't agree on the terms of the contract, so negotiations are at a standstill. |
| at a stretch expr | (in one session) | odată, deodată adv. |
| | | dintr-una, dintr-un suflu loc.adv. |
| | Although I can read English for hours, I can only manage about ten pages of French at a stretch. |
| at about adv | (time: at approximately) | pe la (ora) |
| | Class starts at one, shall we meet at about quarter to? |
| at all adv | (in the slightest) | deloc adv. |
| | I don't mind at all if you want to smoke. |
| at all costs adv | (by whatever means) | cu orice preț loc.adv. |
| | | neapărat adv. |
| | At all costs, you must finish the work by Friday. |
| at all times adv | (all the time, constantly) | tot timpul adv. |
| | Please keep your hands and arms in the car at all times. |
| at an angle adv | (diagonally, obliquely) | în diagonală adv. |
| | He hung the picture up without a spirit level so it was at an angle. |
| at an early hour adv | (early in the morning) | dimineața devreme adv. |
| | My grandmother had the custom of rising at an early hour. |
| at an end adj | (finished, over) | terminat adj. |
| | Economists think the recession is at an end. |
| at an impasse adj | figurative (at a standstill, at a dead end) | într-un punct mort |
| | We can't agree on the terms of the contract; we're really at an impasse. |
| at another time adv | (in other circumstances) | în alte condiții loc.adv. |
| | | altă dată loc.adv. |
| | At another time, she would have responded with anger, but she was so tired, she let his comments go. |
| at any age adv | (no matter what one's age) | la orice vârstă |
| | Cancer does not discriminate, it can strike at any age. |
| at any cost adv | (however high the cost may be) | cu orice preț |
| | We will win this war at any cost. |
at any minute,
at any moment expr | (without warning) | în orice moment, în orice clipă loc.adv. |
| | The city is built across a fault line, so an earthquake could strike at any minute. |
| at any price adv | (whatever the cost) | cu orice preț loc.adv. |
| | | la orice preț, indiferent cât costă expr. |
| | Bob was willing to buy the painting at any price. |
| at any price adv | figurative (whatever sacrifice is required) | cu orice preț loc.adv. |
| | | orice ar fi expr. |
| | Yvonne wanted to win the game at any price. |
| at any rate adv | (anyway, in any case) | în orice caz |
| | I didn't want to go to the party at all, but it's over now, at any rate. |
| at any time adv | (whenever convenient) | oricând adv. |
| | You can call me for help at any time. |
| at any time adv | (without warning) | în orice moment loc.adv. |
| | | pe neașteptate, pe neanunțate loc.adv. |
| | I like my desk to face the door, because I know my boss may walk in at any time. |
| at arm's length adv | figurative (at safe distance) | la distanță de un braț loc.adv. |
| | He has lied to me before, so I keep him at arm's length now. |
| at arm's length adv | literal (at the end of one's extended arm) | la îndemână loc.adv. |
| | Most Americans prefer to keep people they don't know well at arm's length while talking. |
| at attention adv | (military: standing straight) | drepți |
| at auction adv | (in a public bidding sale) | la licitație adv. |
| at bay adv | (at a distance) | la distanță loc.adv. |
| | | sub control loc.adv. |
| | I wasn't ready to talk to my boss, so Jan kept him at bay for as long as she could. |
| at best adv | (at the most) | în cel mai bun caz loc.adv. |
| | It won't be ready until tomorrow at best. |
| at breakneck speed expr | (dangerously fast) | extrem de repede adv. |
| at close quarters adv | (close together, close by) | aproape adv. |
at close range,
from close range adv | (from near the target) | de aproape loc.adv. |
| | | de la mică distanță loc.adv. |
| | Despite security checks, the assassin managed to smuggle a pistol into the press conference, and shot the President from close range. |
| at cross-purposes adv | (not in agreement) | în dezacord loc.adv. |
| | | în contradictoriu loc.adv. |
| | | cu scopuri diferite loc.adv. |
| at dawn adv | (early in the morning; daybreak) | în zori adv. |
| at death's door adv | figurative (very ill, about to die) | cu un picior în groapă loc.adv. |
| at discount prices adv | (cheaply, at lower cost than usual) | la preț redus adv. |
| at dusk adv | (when night falls, at twilight) | la apus adv. |
| at each other's throats adj | (arguing, fighting) | unul la gâtul celuilalt expr. |
| be at ease v expr | (relaxed) | relaxat, destins adj. |
| | | în largul său loc.adj. |
| | I am more at ease when my boss is not in the office. |
| be at ease v expr | (not standing at attention) | pe loc repaus expr. |
| | The troops were at ease on the parade ground. |
| at ease adv | (stand: not at attention) | pe loc repaus expr. |
| | The captain ordered the soldiers to stand at ease. |
| at ease with [sb/sth] adj | (comfortable) | în largul său expr. |
| | | relaxat, destins adj. |
| | Chris was very friendly, and I instantly felt at ease with him. |
| at every turn adv | (constantly, repeatedly) | la fiecare pas loc.adv. |
| at face value adv | figurative (for its apparent worth) | ad literam loc.adv. |
| | | pe bune loc.adv. |
| | You can't take what she says at face value: she always has an agenda. |
| at fault adj | (responsible, to blame) | de vină adj. |
| | Your insurance policy won't pay out after a crash if you are at fault. |
| at first adv | (to begin with, in the beginning) | întâi adv. |
| | | la început loc.adv. |
| | At first, it was just pitch black, then his eyes got used to the darkness and he began to see some features of the cave. |
| at first blush adv | (at first impression) | la prima impresie loc.adv. |
| | At first blush, you seem to have put together a sound business plan. |
| at first glance expr | (initially) | la o primă privire expr. |
| | It was a good plan at first glance, but later we realized it was a dud. |
| at first sight adv | (instantly, immediately) | la prima vedere adv. |
| | At first sight, the town looked boring. |
| at full blast adv | figurative (loudly) | cu toată puterea adv. |
| | If you must play your music at full blast, please use headphones. |
| at full blast adv | (forcefully) | cu toată puterea adv. |
| | I accidentally turned the hose on at full blast and washed away all my seedlings. |
| at full gallop adv | (horse: at top speed) | cu toată viteza adv. |
| | Even at full gallop, the horse could not outrun the train for long. |
| at full gallop adv | figurative (very fast) | repede, rapid adv. |
| | | pe nerăsuflate loc.adv. |
| | She was talking at full gallop: I couldn't understand most of what she said. |
at full speed,
at top speed expr | (as fast as possible) | cu toată viteza loc.adv. |
| | | la maxim loc.adv. |
| | If you run the motor at full speed for more than an hour, there is a danger it will overheat and seize up. |
| at full throttle adv | (vehicle: at top speed) | cu toată viteza loc.adv. |
| at full throttle adv | figurative (person: as fast as possible) | cu toată viteza adv. |
| at full tilt expr | (at top speed or power) | cu toată viteza loc.adv. |
| | The train had been travelling at full tilt when the accident happened. |
| at full tilt expr | (energetically) | la turație maximă loc.adv. |
| | | cu toată viteza loc.adv. |
| | | energic, impetuos adv. |
| | My three-year-old runs around full tilt right before bedtime. |
| at grade exp | idiom (on the same level) | la același nivel adv. |
| | The door was right at grade, so the garage flooded whenever it rained. |
| at great cost adv | (at great financial expense) | cu cheltuieli mari loc.adv. |
| at great cost adv | figurative (involving great sacrifice or loss) | cu mari sacrificii adv. |
| at great expense adv | (at great financial cost) | cu cheltuieli mari adv. |
| | My parents paid my way through four years of college at great expense. |
| at gunpoint adv | (threatening [sb] with a gun) | sub amenințarea armei loc.adv. |
| | The masked men held the victim at gunpoint and demanded his money. |
| at gunpoint adv | figurative (under threat) | sub amenințare adv. |
| at hand expr | (nearby, conveniently close) | la îndemână |
| | I keep a torch at hand because of the frequent electricity cuts. |
| at hand expr | figurative (imminent) | iminent, inevitabil adj. |
| | With Christmas at hand, we are very busy in the shop. |
| at heart adv | (deep down, by one's true nature) | în adâncul sufletului adv. |
| | She's always been an animal lover at heart. |
| have [sth] at heart v expr | (consider, be concerned with) | a avea în vedere expr.vb. |
| | | a se preocupa de, a se îngriji de vb.reflex. |
| | I have your best interests at heart. |
| at home adv | (in own house) | acasă adv. |
| | I left my wallet at home. |
| at home adv | (sport: in own ground) (sport: pe teren propriu) | acasă adv. |
| | The team have never lost at home. |
at home,
at-home adj | (in own house) | casnic adj. |
| | Josie is hoping to have an at-home birth. |
| at-home n | US (reception in own house) | domiciliu s.n. |
| | Charles is hosting an at-home in his new apartment. |
| at issue adv | (being discussed, in question) | în discuție, în cauză loc.adv. |
| | | la mijloc loc.adj. |
| | | care face obiectul discuției expr. |
| | At issue here are the psychological origins of criminal behaviour. |
| at it adj | slang (having sex) | în timpul actului sexual |
| | I couldn't sleep because, they were at it all night! |