Locuțiuni verbale
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grow away from [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (lose attachment) (din punct de vedere afectiv) | a se îndepărta de vb.reflex. |
| Children gradually grow away from their parents and form their own identities. |
hack away at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (keep chopping at [sth]) | a tăia în continuare expr. |
| | a continua să taie expr. |
| The loggers hacked away at the conifers. |
hack away vi phrasal | figurative (keep working) | a munci, a lucra vb.intranz. |
| We hacked away all night to get all the information we needed. |
hack away at [sth] vi phrasal | figurative (decrease [sth] over time) | a reduce, a diminua vb.tranz. |
hammer away at [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (persist) | a se înverșuna vb.reflex. |
| | a se ține de vb.reflex. |
| (în a face ceva) | a persista vb.intranz. |
| If you want to finish your novel, you need to just hammer away at it every day. |
hammer away at [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (try to persuade) | a bate la cap, a nu da pace cuiva loc.vb. |
| | a insista vb.intranz. |
| I hammered away at my boss until he finally agreed to give me a raise. |
hide away vi phrasal | (remain concealed) | a se ascunde vb.tranz. |
| The police are looking for me, so I will hide away in the mountains. |
hide [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (keep concealed) | a ascunde, a piti vb.tranz. |
| According to legend, the pirates hid the treasure away, but nobody knows where. |
hurry away vi phrasal | (quickly leave) (să plece) | a se grăbi vb.pron. |
| | a se precipita vb.pron. |
| The robbers hurried away when they heard the alarm go off. |
hurry [sb/sth] away, hurry away [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (quickly make [sb/sth] leave) | a grăbi, a zori vb.tranz. |
| | a iuți vb.tranz. |
| | a da zor loc.vb. |
| | a face să se grăbească expr.vb. |
| The bride was hurried away so her fiance wouldn't see her in her wedding gown before the ceremony. |
idle [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (time, hours: pass lazily) (timp) | a pierde vb.tranz. |
| | a trândăvi vb.intranz. |
| | a pierde timpul loc.vb. |
| The teenagers idled the summer away in the house instead of making themselves useful. |
keep away vi phrasal | (stay at a distance) | a se ține departe de vb.reflex. |
| | a sta la distanță de expr. |
| I keep away from people who are ill. |
lock [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | informal (person: put in prison) | a trimite la închisoare expr. |
| | a pune după gratii expr. |
| That man has committed terrible crimes; the judge is going to lock him away for a long time. |
lock [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | informal (person: put in institution) (persoane) | a instituționaliza vb.tranz. |
| (copii orfani) | a pune în plasament expr.vb. |
| (familiar) | a interna la spitalul de nebuni expr.vb. |
lock [sth] away, lock away [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (thing: keep safe, hidden) | a încuia ceva la loc sigur expr.vb. |
| | a piti, a ascunde vb.tranz. |
| Lock away this box of chocolates before I eat them all! |
melt away vi phrasal | (thaw) | a se topi vb.reflex. |
| The ice will melt away as the temperature rises. |
melt away vi phrasal | figurative (feelings: disappear, evaporate) | a se disipa vb.reflex. |
| His anger melted away when she flashed him her beautiful smile. |
ooze away vi phrasal | figurative (ebb, disappear) (figurat) | a se scurge vb.reflex. |
| | a dispărea vb.intranz. |
| | a se stinge vb.reflex. |
| Day by day, her life is slowly oozing away. |
ooze away vi phrasal | (thick liquid: flow slowly away) (lichide) | a curge vb.intranz. |
| | a se scurge vb.reflex. |
pass on, pass away vi phrasal | euphemism (die) | a muri, a deceda vb.intranz. |
| | a se stinge din viață loc.vb. |
| Uncle James passed on a couple of years ago. |
| His grandfather passed away after a five-year struggle with cancer. |
pound away vi phrasal | figurative (persevere) | a persevera vb.intranz. |
pry [sth] away, prize [sth] away (US), prise [sth] away (UK) vtr phrasal sep | (draw away with difficulty) | a dezlipi pe cineva de ceva expr. |
| Once my son got his own laptop, I could scarcely pry him away from it. |
pull away vi phrasal | (vehicle: move off) | a se îndepărta vb.reflex. |
| After he received his food, the driver pulled away from the drive-through window. |
pull away vi phrasal | (move ahead) | a se depărta de grup vb.reflex. |
| The sprinter pulled away from the rest of the runners. |
push [sth/sb] away vtr phrasal sep | (shove back) (prin împingere) | a da la o parte loc.vb. |
| | a îndepărta vb.tranz. |
| The toddler pushed the bowl of porridge away. |
put [sb] away vtr phrasal sep | informal (put into prison) | a trimite la închisoare loc.vb. |
| | a închide vb.tranz. |
put [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | informal (pet: have killed) (animal de companie) | a eutanasia vb.tranz. |
ride away vi phrasal | (cycle off) | a pleca cu bicicleta vb.intranz. |
rot away vi phrasal | (decay) | a putrezi vb.intranz. |
| When we lifted the floorboards, we found that the joists had rotted away. |
run away with [sth] vi phrasal | (steal [sth]) | a fugi cu vb.intranz. |
| | a fura vb.tranz. |
| The masked man ran away with the silver. |
shrink from [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (avoid, retreat from) | a se eschiva de la vb.reflex. |
| | a evita vb.tranz. |
| | a se da la o parte de la expr.vb. |
| A good leader never shrinks from a challenging situation. |
shut [sth/sb] away vtr phrasal sep | (keep confined) | a închide vb.tranz. |
| | a ține sub cheie loc.vb. |
| Victor keeps his priceless wines shut away from prying eyes. |
shy away vi phrasal | (keep distance) | a păstra distanța, a sta la distanță expr.vb. |
| The cat shied away when I tried to stroke his head. |
shy away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (keep distance) | a evita vb.tranz. |
| | a se ține departe de loc.vb. |
| | a se ține la distanță de expr.vb. |
| The horse shied away from the elephant. |
shy away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (avoid [sth]) | a se da în lături de la expr. |
| | a strâmba din nas la, a face mofturi expr. |
| He's never been one to shy away from hard work. |
shy away from doing [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (avoid doing [sth]) | a evita, a ocoli vb.tranz. |
| | a se distanța vb.pron. |
| Kiera is insecure; she tends to shy away from meeting new people. |
sign [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (rights: give up) | a renunța la vb.intranz. |
| Leyla signed away all rights to her father's estate. |
sign [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (give up, lose) | a pierde vb.tranz. |
| | a rata șansa loc.vb. |
| Johnson signed away his chances in the next election when he approved such an unpopular law. |
slave away vi phrasal | informal (toil, work hard) (informal) | a munci pe brânci loc.vb. |
| She had to slave away in the kitchen without any help. |
slip away vi phrasal | (leave discreetly) | a pleca pe nesimțite loc.vb. |
| I hate saying goodbye to everyone at the end of a party so I usually just slip away. |
slip away vi phrasal | figurative (slowly disappear) | a dispărea vb.tranz. |
| The image of the ghost slipped away before her eyes. |
slip away vi phrasal | euphemism (die) | a muri vb.intranz. |
| Three hours after her stroke, she slipped away. |
speed away vi phrasal | (leave very rapidly) | a pleca în trombă loc.vb. |
| The cops got there just in time to see the robbers speed away in their car. |
squirrel [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | figurative (hide, save) | a pune deoparte loc.vb. |
| | a ascunde vb.tranz. |
| Agnes squirrels away part of her salary every month, so she'll have some money if she ever needs it. |
steal away vi phrasal | (leave discreetly, escape) | a o șterge loc.vb. |
| The burglar stole away from the back of the house before anyone saw him. |
stow away vi phrasal | (be transported illegally and secretly) | a călători clandestin loc.vb. |
| The illegal immigrants stowed away on the passenger ship. |
strip [sth] away vtr phrasal sep | (remove entirely) | a îndepărta, a înlătura vb.tranz. |
| | a decapa vb.tranz. |
| We'll have to use the sandblaster to strip away all that paint. |
Forme compuse:
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going away expr | (by a wide margin) | plecare s.f. |
hack [sth] away vtr + adv | (remove [sth] by chopping) (a înlătura prin tăiere) | a tăia vb.tranz. |
| Bob hacked away the ivy that was covering the wall. |
hide yourself away v expr | (be reclusive) | a se ascunde vb.reflex. |
| | a sta închis loc.vb. |
| She was very shy and hid herself away in her room all week. |
hire [sb] away⇒ vtr | US (employee: poach) | a concedia vb.tranz. |
| | a da afară loc.vb. |
keep away vi + adv | (stay at a distance) | a păstra distanța expr.vb. |
| Stephanie has measles, so If you don't want to catch it, keep away. |
keep [sth/sb] away vtr + adv | (prevent from getting closer) | a ține departe loc.vb. |
| There are many things you can do to keep mosquitoes away. |
lay [sth] away, lay away [sth] vtr + adv | (store for later use) | a pune la păstrare loc.vb. |
layaway, lay away n | ([sth] reserved by paying a deposit) | rezervare s.f. |
lead away vtr | (guide elsewhere) | a duce în altă parte loc.vb. |
loaf [sth] away, loaf away [sth] vtr + adv | (be idle, waste time) | a tăia frunză la câini expr.vb. |
| | a trage mâța de coadă expr.vb. |
| Rachel loafed her whole weekend away. |
look away vi | (avert one's eyes) | a se uita în altă parte loc.vb. |
| The little boy knew he was in trouble and when the teacher looked at him he had to look away. |
melt away vi | (crowd: disperse, disappear) | a se dispersa vb.reflex. |
| Faced with the riot police the crowd melted away. |
move away vi + adv | (relocate, go to live elsewhere) | a se muta vb.reflex. |
| I moved away when I was 18 years old and went to live in the city. |
move away vi + adv | (retreat, step back) | a se retrage vb.reflex. |
| | a se îndepărta vb.reflex. |
| I moved away from the fire because it was too hot. |
move [sth] away vtr + adv | (place at a greater distance) | a da la o parte loc.vb. |
| | a înlătura, a îndepărta vb.tranz. |
| The mother moved the glass away, out of the child's reach. |
move away from [sth/sb] v expr | (step further from) | a se îndepărta de vb.reflex. |
| Alice moved away from the rubbish bin when she noticed the bad smell. |
move [sth] away from [sb/sth] v expr | (place at a greater distance from) | a îndepărta vb.tranz. |
| | a da la parte loc.vb. |
| The mother moved the glass away from the child's reach. |
over the hills and far away expr | (into the distance) | în depărtare loc.adv. |
| The horseman disappeared over the hills and far away. |
pack away vtr | (tidy away in a box or bag) | a strânge, a împacheta vb.tranz. |
pack away vtr | (store in large quantities) | a strânge vb.tranz. |
pack away vtr | (eat a lot of [sth]) | a înfuleca vb.tranz. |
pound away vi | literal (bang repeatedly at [sth]) | a lovi vb.tranz. |
| The young drummer pounded away at his drums, while dreaming of being a famous rock drummer. |
pound away at vtr | literal (bang repeatedly) | a bate în vb.intranz. |
pound away at vtr | figurative (persevere with) | a persevera în vb.intranz. |
pull away vtr | (retreat, remove oneself) | a se retrage vb.reflex. |
| As she grew older and more mature, she began to pull away from her old friends. |
pull [sth] away, pull away [sth] vtr + adv | (remove) (în jos) | a trage vb.tranz. |
| She pulled away the sheet to reveal the sculpture. |
push away vtr | aircraft: passenger's entitlement to travel (reject) | a respinge îmbarcarea vb.tranz. |
put away vtr | (tidy up, put in correct place) | a pune la loc loc.vb. |
| My dad told me to put away my clothes. |
put away vtr | informal (eat: a large amount) | a băga la ghiozdan loc.vb. |
| Tacos must be his favorite food because he can sure put them away! |
put away vtr | ([sth]: save) | a pune deoparte loc.vb. |
| | a economisi vb.tranz. |
| Every year, I put away some money for a new car. |
put away vtr | informal (commit [sb] to a mental institution) | a interna la spitalul de nebuni vb.tranz. |
right away adv | informal (immediately) | imediat adv. |
| | fără întârziere loc.adv. |
| I'm leaving right away. |
run away vi | (flee, escape) | a fugi, a scăpa vb.intranz. |
| He ran away before the police could catch him. |
run away vi | informal (child: leave home) | a fugi / pleca de acasă expr. |
| Sometimes children run away from home when they are mad at their parents. |
sail away vi + adv | (boat or ship: depart) | a pleca din port loc.vb. |
| We stood on the shore and watched as the ship sailed away. |
sail away vi + adv | (leave via boat or ship) | a călători cu barca, a călători cu vaporul expr.vb. |
| They sailed away on their honeymoon. |
| I'm tired of the rat race; why don't we climb on a yacht with a bottle of champagne and just sail away? |
scare away vtr | literal (frighten off) | a speria vb.tranz. |
| The scarecrows in the garden did nothing to scare away the rabbits. |
scare away vtr | figurative (deter, discourage) | a descuraja vb.tranz. |
| I don't mean to scare you away from taking this class, but it'll be a lot of work. |
scratch [sth], scratch [sth] off, scratch [sth] away⇒ vtr | (remove by scratching) | a răzui vb.tranz. |
| Rick scratched the label off the jar. |
scuttle, scuttle along, scuttle away, scuttle off vi | (insect: crawl quickly) | a fugi vb.intranz. |
| A beetle scuttled along the rail. |
scuttle, scuttle away, scuttle off vi | (leave hurriedly) | a o zbughi vb.tranz. |
| | a o șterge expr. |
| The small man scuttled off quietly. |
send [sb] away vi + adv | (dismiss) | a da drumul să plece loc.vb. |
| The headteacher gave the student a detention and sent him away. |
send away for [sth] v expr | (order by post) | a comanda prin poștă vb.tranz. |
| I sent away for some personalised T-shirts. |
slave away at vtr | informal (work hard at) | a munci din greu la loc.vb. |
| He had to slave away all morning to finish the job without any help. |
slip away vi | (time: pass) (despre timp) | a trece, a zbura vb.intranz. |
| I was trying to finish the exam, but time was just slipping away. |
snatch [sth] away, snatch [sth] back vtr + adv | (remove suddenly) | a retrage brusc vb.tranz. |
| Sally snatched her hand away when Josh tried to take hold of it. |
stay away vi + adv | (avoid [sth], [sb]) | a se ține departe de loc.vb. |
| | a evita vb.tranz. |
| Amy is really upset with you at the moment; I think you should just stay away for a while. |
stay away from [sth/sb] v expr | (avoid, not go near) | a evita, a ocoli vb.tranz. |
| | a păstra distanța, a sta la distanță de expr.vb. |
| Stay away from me! I've got measles. |
stay away from [sth] v expr | figurative, informal (not indulge in) | a se abține vb.reflex. |
| I want to lose weight so I'm staying away from chocolate for a while. |
step away vi | (retreat, move away) | a se retrage vb.reflex. |
| The police officer told us to step away from the vehicle. |
store [sth] away vtr + adv | (keep) | a păstra vb.tranz. |
| | a depozita vb.tranz. |
| Jim stored away provisions for emergencies. |
straight away, straight off adv | (immediately) | imediat adv. |
straightaway, straight away adv | (immediately) | imediat adv. |
| Come home straightaway after work and we'll eat early. |