Locuțiuni verbale
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| bear away vtr phrasal insep | (carry off after winning) (figurat) | a duce victoria expr.vb. |
| bear away vi phrasal | (nautical: change course) (navigație) | a schimba direcția expr.vb. |
| blast away vi phrasal | US, informal (shoot repeatedly) | a trage la liber expr.vb. |
| | | a mitralia vb.tranz. |
blow [sb] away,
blow away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (impress greatly) | a impresiona puternic expr. |
| | The candidate blew her interviewer away. |
blow [sb] away,
blow away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (kill by shooting) | a împușca vb.tranz. |
| | The gunman blew away his victim from close range. |
blow [sb] away,
blow away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | slang, figurative (thoroughly defeat) (în mod copleșitor) | a învinge, a înfrânge vb.tranz. |
| | (figurat: concurența) | a spulbera, a nimici vb.tranz. |
| | The first time he ran, he blew away the competition and came home with a gold medal. |
| break away vi phrasal | (become separate) | a se separa, a se despărți vb.reflex. |
| Notă: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | Two of the members of the band broke away to form a band of their own. |
| break away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (separate: from group) | a se separa vb.pron. |
| | Several members broke away from the party to form their own extremist group. |
| break away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (detach, fall off) | a se detașa vb.pron. |
| | | a se desface, a se desprinde vb.pron. |
| | When Sue went to take her cakes out of the oven, the handle broke away from the door. |
brush [sth] aside,
brush aside [sth],
brush [sth] away,
brush away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (dismiss, not consider) | a nu lua în considerare expr. |
| | | a refuza, a exclude vb.tranz. |
| | The Prime Minister brushed aside any suggestion that the government had failed to deal with the problem. |
| burn away vi phrasal | (be destroyed by fire) | a fi distrus în incendiu expr. |
call [sb] away,
call away [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (summon [sb]) | a fi chemat expr.vb. |
| | The doctor was suddenly called away, so he is not in the office today. |
| cast [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (discard) | a azvârli, a arunca v.tranz. |
| cast [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | usually passive (shipwreck) | a naufragia vb.intranz. |
| chip away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (hack pieces off) | a ciopli vb.tranz. |
| | Michelangelo created statues by chipping away at marble with a chisel and hammer. |
| chip away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (decrease gradually) | a distruge puțin câte puțin expr.vb. |
| | The bullying he was subjected to throughout his childhood chipped away at his self-confidence. |
| clear [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (put away neatly) | a debarasa vb.tranz. |
| | | a aduna, a curăța |
| | After the meal, Fiona began clearing away the plates. |
| cut away vi phrasal | (TV, film: change shot) | a filma un plan de legătură / de racord / de umplutură s.n. |
| | From a shot of the letter in the woman's hands, the camera cuts away to her reaction. |
| die away vi phrasal | (fade, diminish) | a se stinge vb.reflex. |
| | | a dispărea vb.intranz. |
| | It was five full minutes before the applause died away. |
| draw away vi phrasal | (retreat, move back) | a se retrage vb.reflex. |
| drift away vi phrasal | figurative (lose contact, become estranged) | a se înstrăina vb.reflex. |
| | | a se răci vb.reflex. |
| | Sometimes husbands and wives just drift away from each other and end up getting divorced. |
| drive away vi phrasal | (depart in a vehicle) | a pleca cu mașina loc.vb. |
| | She wiped a tear from her eye as he drove away. |
| drop away vi phrasal | (fall off, slope steeply) | a cădea de pe vb.intranz. |
| | The edge of the cliff dropped away. |
| drop away vi phrasal | figurative (disappear) | a dispărea vb.intranz. |
| | Since Paolo started to get sick, all his friends seem to have dropped away. |
| eat away at [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal, figurative (worry) | a măcina, a frământa vb.tranz. |
| | | a roade, a devora vb.tranz. |
| | Raskolnikov's crime ate away at his peace of mind and, ultimately, his soul. |
| eat away at [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (erode) (un mal) | a eroda vb.tranz. |
| | | a mânca vb.intranz. |
| | The river eats away at the sand banks every time there's a flood. |
| edge away from [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (distance yourself) | a evita vb.tranz. |
| | I tried to edge away from the drunk man on the bus. |
| explain [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (account for) | a explica vb.tranz. |
| | | a lămuri, a desluși vb.tranz. |
| | | a elucida vb.tranz. |
| fall away vi phrasal | (diminish) | a se diminua vb.reflex. |
| | Attendance at the church fell away as more and more people moved to the suburbs. |
| fall away from [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (abandon) | a se îndepărta de vb.reflex. |
| | | a renunța la vb.intranz. |
| | As he got older he fell away from the church. |
| file [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (put in folder) (documente) | a clasa vb.tranz. |
| | | a păstra, a ține vb.tranz. |
| | You should file away your receipts after a business trip. |
| file [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (keep in memory) (documente) | a clasa vb.tranz. |
| | | a păstra vb.tranz. |
| | It was an interesting piece of information which he filed away for future reference. |
| fire away vi phrasal | informal, figurative (begin asking questions) | Dă-i drumul! expr. |
| | | Să auzim! expr. |
| | "Professor, could we ask you a few questions?" "Of course. Fire away!" |
| fire away vi phrasal | informal (begin shooting) (focuri de armă) | a începe să tragă vb.tranz. |
| | When you have a clear shot at the deer, fire away. |
| float away vi phrasal | (on water: drift off) | a pluti în derivă expr.vb. |
| | He didn't tie up the boat properly, so it began to float away. |
| float away vi phrasal | (in air: drift off) | a zbura vb.intranz. |
| | The girl let go of the string and her balloon floated away. |
fritter [sth] away,
fritter away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (waste, squander) | a irosi timpul, a pierde timpul loc.vb. |
| | | a tăia frunză la câini, a freca menta expr. |
| | You can't fritter away your time and expect to accomplish anything. |
| get away vi phrasal | (escape) | a scăpa vb.intranz. |
| | | a evada vb.intranz. |
| | I was almost mugged but I managed to get away. |
| get away from [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (place: leave) | a pleca din vb.intranz. |
| | | a ieși din, a fugi din vb.intranz. |
| | | a scăpa de vb.tranz. |
| | It's great to get away from London sometimes. |
| give [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (make a gift) | a da (de pomană, gratis) vb.tranz. |
| | | a dona vb.tranz. |
| | | a dărui vb.tranz. |
| | She put her old clothes in a bag and gave them away. |
| give [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (reveal) | a da în vileag expr. |
| | | a desconspira, a dezvălui vb.tranz. |
| | When you tell a joke, you can't give away the punch line until the end. |
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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 stone's throw away expr | figurative, informal (nearby) | aproape adv. |
| | We can easily walk to Martha's house; she lives a stone's throw away. |
| away from [sth/sb] prep | (at a distance) | departe de loc.prep. |
| | Away from the earthquake's epicentre there was less damage. |
| away with you interj | slang, regional (Leave, get going, be on your way) | valea! interj. |
| | Away with you! proclaimed the king. |
| back away vi | (retreat) | a se retrage vb.reflex. |
| | Back away from the cookies and no one gets hurt. |
| beaver away vi | informal (work diligently) | a munci temeinic loc.vb. |
| blast away vtr | (remove forcefully) | a demola vb.tranz. |
| | They will blast away the rocks with dynamite. |
blow [sth] away,
blow away [sth] vtr + adv | (wind: carry off) | a face să zboare expr. |
| | | a smulge vb.tranz. |
| | The wind blew the dollar bill away. |
| blow away vi + adv | (be carried off by wind) | a zbura vb.intranz. |
| | The paper bag blew away in a gust of wind. |
| brush [sth] away vtr + adv | (remove) | a șterge vb.tranz. |
| | | a îndepărta, a elimina vb.tranz. |
| | James brushed away his tears and began to smile. |
| carry away vtr | (tide, etc.: sweep off) (efectul mareei) | a mătura vb.tranz. |
| | | a duce cu sine loc.vb. |
| cart [sb] away vtr + adv | informal, figurative (remove, evict [sb] troublesome) (departe) | a duce vb.tranz. |
| | | a evacua vb.tranz. |
| | | a expulza vb.tranz. |
| | The guards carted away the guy who got into a fight. |
| cast away vi | (be shipwrecked) | a naufragia vb.intranz. |
cast away,
castaway adj | (discarded) | aruncat adj. |
| | (arhaic) | lepădat adj. |
| | (figurat) | renegat adj. |
chase away [sth/sb],
chase [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | (shoo) | a alunga vb.tranz. |
| | | a goni vb.tranz. |
| | Chase away that dog before it eats your food. |
chase away [sth/sb],
chase [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | (scare into running away) | a pune pe fugă loc.vb. |
| | | a alunga, a goni vb.tranz. |
| | The farmer grabbed his pitchfork and chased the poachers away. |
chase away [sth/sb],
chase [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | figurative (banish, get rid of) | a se descotorosi de vb.reflex. |
| | | a scăpa de vb.intranz. |
| | It was a good luck charm to chase away nightmares. |
| come away vi | (distance oneself) | a se depărta vb.reflex. |
| | I had to come away or I would have ended up swearing at them. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (leave) | a pleca de la vb.intranz. |
| | Lucy came away from the interview feeling confident that she had got the job. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (move further) | a pleca de lângă vb.intranz. |
| | | a se îndepărta de vb.reflex. |
| | Come away from that cliff edge; it may crumble. |
| come away from [sth] v expr | (become detached) | a ieși din vb.intranz. |
| | | a se desprinde vb.reflex. |
| | The cupboard door had come away from one of its hinges. |
| crumble away vi | (disintegrate) | a se dezintegra, a se fărâmița, a se sfărâma vb.reflex. |
| | It they don't spend at least one million Euros for its restoration, the building will simply crumble away. |
| cut [sth] away vtr + adv | (remove: with blade) | a tăia și a da la o parte expr.vb. |
| | | a îndepărta tăind expr.vb. |
| Notă: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| | To repair the table I had to cut away the damaged veneer and replace it with a matching new piece. |
| cutaway n | (TV, film: scene change) (în cinema) | plan de legătură / de umplutură' s.n. |
| | | plan-tampon s.n. |
| | | plan de racord s.n. |
| cutaway n | (drawing, model: shows interior) | model în secțiune s.n. |
| cutaway n | US (men's formal coat) (haină bărbătească) | frac s.n. |
day away (US),
day out (UK) n | (one-day trip, outing) | ieșire de o zi, excursie de o zi s.f. |
| | We had a lovely day out at the seaside. |
| direct [sb/sth] away from [sth] v expr | (point in different direction) | a direcționa vb.tranz. |
| | | a devia vb.tranz. |
| | The police were directing traffic away from the street where they were repairing the gas leak. |
| do away with vtr | slang (eliminate, get rid of) | a se descotorosi de loc.vb. |
| | To improve the overall quality of our milk, we wanted to do away with the use of antibiotics on our cows. |
| do away with vtr | slang ([sb]; kill) | a se descotorosi de loc.vb. |
| | He was a liability to our gang, and we knew sooner or later we would have to do away with him. |
drag [sb] away,
drag away [sb] vtr + adv | (force [sb] to leave) | a târî vb.tranz. |
| | | a trage vb.tranz. |
| | | a lua cu forța loc.vb. |
| | A police officer was dragging one of the protesters away. |
| drain away vi | literal (trickle or be filtered off) | a se scurge vb.reflex. |
| | He dug a ditch to drain away the water that was flooding the lawn. |
| drain away vi | figurative (be gradually lost) | a se risipi vb.reflex. |
| | Her strength was drained away as she played with the toddler, cooked dinner and then ironed the laundry. |
| draw away vtr | (cause [sb] to leave) | a face să se retragă loc.vb. |
| | My wife diplomatically drew me away from the pompous guest as she could see I was about to lose my temper with him. |
| draw away from [sth/sb] v expr | (retreat from [sth], [sb]) | a se retrage din vb.pronominal + prep. |
| | | a se îndepărta de vb.pronominal + prep. |
| drift away vi | literal (be carried away, float off) | a pluti în derivă vb.intranz. |
| | He fell asleep on the lilo and slowly drifted away from the beach. |
| drive away vtr | (repel, force to leave) | a forța să plece loc.vb. |
| | She drove him away with her constant nagging. |
| eat away vtr | (gnaw at, erode) | a roade vb.tranz. |
| | The chalk cliffs are being eaten away slowly by the action of the sea. |
| ebb away vi + adv | figurative (gradually disappear) | a dispărea treptat vb.intranz.+adv. |
| | (figurat) | a se stinge vb.reflex. |
| fade away vi | literal (grow fainter or less distinct) | a se estompa vb.reflex. |
| | From here, it looks like the mountains fade away into the distance. |
| fall away vi | (disappear spontaneously: troubles, worries) | a dispărea vb.intranz. |
| | Eventually her emotional burdens simply fell away, and she was her old self again. |
| far away adv | (in the distance) | departe adv. |
| | | în depărtare loc.adv. |
| | I could see the skyline far away on the horizon. |
| far away adv | (at a distance) | departe adv. |
| | My family lives far away. |
| fly away vi + adv | (insect, bird: take flight) (pasăre) | a zbura vb.intranz. |
| | After the bird was rescued from the cat, he shook himself, then flew away. |
| fly away vi + adv | figurative (be carried off by wind) (pasăre) | a zbura vb.intranz. |
| | The loose sheets of paper flew away in the wind. |
| fold away vi + adv | (fold up into smaller unit) | a împături vb.tranz. |
| | | a îndoi vb.tranz. |
| | Those chairs fold away when they are not in use. |
| gamble [sth] away vtr + adv | (lose through gambling) | a pierde la jocuri de noroc expr.vb. |
| | He has gambled away next month's rent money. |
| get away vi | (go on holiday) | a pleca în vacanță vb.intranz. |
| | I have been working late all week and need to get away this weekend. |
| Get away! interj | UK, slang (disbelief) | Fugi de-aici! exclm. |
| | | Nu te cred! exclm. |
| | You saw the Queen in Burnley market? Get away! |
| get away from vtr | (escape, evade) | a scăpa de, a fugi de vb.intranz. |
| | It's great to get away from London sometimes. |
| get away with vtr | (escape punishment for) | a scăpa ușor, a scăpa nepedepsit loc.vb. |
| | The murderer got away with his hideous crime. |
| get away with murder v expr | figurative, informal (never be punished) | a scăpa nepedepsit expr. |
| | Somehow Joe always seems to get away with murder. |
| get carried away v expr | figurative (lack restraint) (entuziasm) | a se lăsa purtat de loc.vb. |
| | | a se entuziasma vb.reflex. |
| | She gets carried away at Christmas, and spends too much money on everything. |
get carried away with [sth],
get carried away by [sth] v expr | figurative (be overcome with excitement) | a fi copleșit de loc.vb. |
| | (emoții, sentimente) | a se lăsa purtat de loc.vb. |
| | | a fi covârșit de loc.vb. |
| | Mark got carried away with all the excitement and nearly fainted. |
| | Sophia got carried away by the emotion of the occasion and burst into tears. |
| get carried away doing [sth] v expr | figurative (forget other tasks) (cu modul supin) | a se lua cu ceva expr.vb. |
| | Sorry I'm late - I got carried away watching the football. |
| get carried away with [sth] v expr | figurative (be engrossed in [sth]) (cu un substantiv) | a se lua cu ceva expr.vb. |
| | Steve got carried away with his computer game and forgot to call his girlfriend. |
| go away vi + adv | (leave) | a pleca vb.intranz. |
| | Margo told her son to stop disturbing her and go away. |
| go away! interj | (leave!) | pleacă! interj. |
| | | lasă-mă în pace!, dă-mi pace! expr. |
| | I'm trying to do some work - go away! |
| go away vi + adv | (take a trip) | a pleca în vacanță expr. |
| | Oliver is planning to go away this weekend. |