Locuțiuni verbale
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come about vi phrasal | (happen) | a se întâmpla vb.reflex. |
| | a-i veni expr. |
| | a-i trece prin minte expr. |
| Dave's idea to start his own business came about after he lost his job. |
come about vi phrasal | (nautical: tack) | a schimba direcția, a schimba cursul expr. |
| The yacht came about. |
come across [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (encounter [sth]) | a da peste vb.intranz. |
| I came across an interesting article in the newspaper today. |
come across [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (encounter [sb] by chance) (întâmplător) | a întâlni vb.tranz. |
| (figurat) | a da peste cineva loc.vb. |
| We came across Monica in the post office. |
come across vi phrasal | figurative (message: be clear) | a fi transmis vb.intranz. |
| | a reieși vb.intranz. |
| The President's message came across very clearly in his speech. |
come across vi phrasal | (give impression) | a lăsa impresia expr. |
| | a avea efect expr. |
| I'm not sure how my speech comes across. |
come after [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (pursue, chase) | a urmări vb.tranz. |
| | a căuta vb.tranz. |
| The police came after the robbers in a patrol car. |
come along, come on vi phrasal | informal (progress) | a progresa vb.intranz. |
| | a evolua vb.intranz. |
| My history project is coming along nicely. |
come along vi phrasal | (appear, arrive) | a sosi, a veni, a ajunge vb.intranz. |
| Suddenly, two buses came along at the same time. |
come along vi phrasal | figurative (enter [sb]'s life) | a apărea în viața cuiva vb.intranz. |
| | a intra în viața cuiva expr.vb. |
| I was 30 when Jason came along and changed my life forever. |
come along vi phrasal | (accompany, go with) | a însoți, a acompania vb.tranz. |
| | a petrece vb.tranz. |
| Jack and I are going to the movies this afternoon; you can come along if you like. |
come along with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (accompany) | a însoți, a acompania vb.tranz. |
| Nancy came along with us to the park. |
come apart vi phrasal | (fall to pieces) | a se desface, a se dezintegra vb.reflex. |
| | a se rupe în bucăți, a se face praf expr.vb. |
| The delicate necklace came apart in Gisela's hands. |
come around, also UK: come round vi phrasal | informal (recover consciousness) | a-și reveni vb.reflex. |
| The patient came around soon after his operation. |
come around, also UK: come round vi phrasal | figurative (be persuaded) | a reveni asupra unei păreri vb.intranz. |
| | a se răzgândi vb.reflex. |
| My parents aren't keen on my new boyfriend, but they'll come round when they get to know him. |
come around, also UK: come round to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (revise your opinion) | a reconsidera vb.tranz. |
| | a-și schimba părerea loc.vb. |
| Steve eventually came round to my opinion. |
come around, also UK: come round vi phrasal | (date, event: occur again) | a se întâmpla vb.reflex. |
| | a sosi, a veni vb.intranz. |
| Jill always feels sad when the anniversary of her husband's death comes around. |
come back vi phrasal | (return) | a reveni vb.intranz. |
| | a se întoarce vb.reflex. |
| I came back from the office at about 6.30pm. |
come back vi phrasal | (return to success) | a reveni vb.intranz. |
| | a se întoarce vb.reflex. |
| In 2013, the pop singer came back with a best-selling album. |
come back to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (return to memory) | a-și aduce aminte loc.vb. |
| | a-și aminti vb.reflex. |
| The name of the film suddenly came back to me. |
come back with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (retort) | a riposta, a replica vb.intranz. |
| James wanted to come back with a witty retort, but couldn't think of one. |
come before [sth] vtr phrasal insep | formal (appear in court) | a se prezenta în fața vb.reflex. |
| The defendant came before the court for sentencing. |
come between [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (separate, obstruct) | a se interpune vb.reflex. |
| A brick wall came between the wooden building and the store. |
come between [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (cause estrangement) | a interveni vb.intranz. |
| | a despărți, a înstrăina vb.tranz. |
| We are such good friends that nothing can come between us. |
come by vi phrasal | informal (pay a visit) | a vizita vb.tranz. |
| | a trece pe la vb.intranz. |
| He doesn't come by often. |
come by [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (find, obtain by chance) | a da peste vb.intranz. |
| | a găsi din întâmplare vb.tranz. |
| We came by these old coins in our garden when we were digging over the vegetable plot. |
come down vi phrasal | (descend) | a coborî vb.intranz. |
| Go upstairs and tell your sister to come down for dinner. |
come down vi phrasal | (structure: collapse) | a se prăbuși vb.reflex. |
| After the wrecking ball hit the side of the building it came down quickly. |
come down vi phrasal | slang, figurative (cease to be high on drugs) | a nu mai simți efectele drogurilor vb.tranz. |
| That weed was so good that it took me 3 hours to finally come down. |
come down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (be essentially) | a se reduce la vb.reflex. |
| | a se ajunge la vb.reflex. |
| What this strike comes down to is a failure to communicate with your staff. |
come forward vi phrasal | (go to police) | a se duce la poliție vb.reflex. |
| The investigators pleaded for anyone with information about the crime to come forward. |
come forward vi phrasal | (move to front) | a face un pas în față loc.vb. |
| The preacher said; "Come forward now if you feel the spirit." |
come in vi phrasal | (enter, go indoors) | a intra vb.intranz. |
| Please come in; the door is open. |
come in vi phrasal | (be available) | a sosi vb.intranz. |
| | a primi vb.tranz. |
| The shipment of parts did not come in, so we will not be able to fill that order. |
come in vi phrasal | (finish race: in nth place) | a termina vb.tranz. |
| I don't care if I win the race, I just don't want to come in last. |
come in vi phrasal | figurative (become involved) | a se implica vb.pron. |
| | a intra în scenă loc.vb. |
| We need expert advice, and that's where you come in. |
Forme compuse:
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almost come to blows v expr | (argue) | a ajunge să se ia la harță expr.vb. |
as good as they come expr | (the best available) | cele mai bune posibil loc.adj. |
come a cropper v expr | informal (suffer defeat, misfortune) | a eșua lamentabil expr.vb. |
| | a și-o lua în barbă expr.vb. |
come across as [sth] v expr | (give certain impression) | a părea vb.intranz. |
| | a lăsa impresia loc.vb. |
| I don't know Emily very well, but she comes across as an intelligent girl. |
come after [sth/sb] vi + prep | (follow in sequence) | a veni după vb.intranz. |
| | a urma vb.intranz. |
| The letter Q comes after P in the English alphabet. |
come again? interj | slang (what did you say?) | puteți repeta, vă rog? |
| Come again? I didn't hear what you said. |
come alive vi + adj | figurative (fiction: seem real) | a prinde viață loc.vb. |
| The characters in the film really come alive thanks to the director. |
come alive vi + adj | figurative (become lively) | a prinde viață loc.vb. |
| | a se însufleți vb.reflex. |
| Despite a quiet first half, the match came alive after the break. |
Come along! interj | (hurry) | grăbește-te! imper. |
| | hai! interj. |
| | hai odată! interj. |
| Come along! We don't want to be late! |
come and get v | (fetch) | a veni să ia |
| If you want it come and get it, but you better hurry 'cause it's goin' fast. |
come and go v expr | (walk to and fro) | a face du-te-vino loc.vb. |
| | a se fâțâi de colo-colo expr.vb. |
| During recess the students are allowed to come and go as they please. |
come and go v expr | (be intermittent) | a fi intermitent expr.vb. |
| | a avea întreruperi expr.vb. |
| The wireless reception is unreliable here, my connection keeps coming and going. |
come and go v expr | (be fleeting) | a fi temporar expr.vb. |
| | a nu te putea baza pe expr.vb. |
| As the Great Depression taught us, financial security can come and go. |
come around, also UK: come round vi + adv | (visit [sb]) | a vizita vb.tranz. |
| | a veni pe la cineva, a trece pe la cineva vb.intranz. |
| If you come round later, we can do our homework together. |
come as a shock v expr | (news: be unexpected) | a se întâmpla / a surveni pe nepregătite loc.vb. |
| Since you are always late to work, it should not come as a shock that you would get fired. |
come as a surprise v expr | (be unexpected) | a fi o surpriză |
| The letter offering me a job came as a total surprise. |
Come as you are v expr | (no dress code) | Vino așa cum ești. expr. |
| | Vino îmbrăcat cu hainele de pe tine. expr. |
| | Îmbracă-te lejer. expr. |
| What should I wear to the party? Just come as you are. |
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. |
come back to do [sth] v expr | (return in order to do [sth]) | a se întoarce pentru a face ceva expr.vb. |
| Ava left home at 18, but came back ten years later to care for her mother. |
come back from the dead v expr | figurative (succeed again) | a se întoarce din morți loc.vb. |
| In last place going into the final lap, the runner came back from the dead to win the race. |
come back from the dead v | figurative (recover from serious illness) | a se întoarce din morți loc.vb. |
| After the triple bypass he came back from the dead and now he is living an active life. |
come before [sth] vi + prep | (precede) | a preceda vb.intranz. |
| | a veni înaintea vb.intranz. |
| The number 2 comes before 3, and 4 comes before 5. |
come before [sth] vi + prep | figurative (be more important than) | a avea prioritate expr. |
| | a fi mai presus de expr. |
| The welfare of my family comes before anything else. |
come clean v | informal (confess, own up to [sth]) | a mărturisi vb.intranz. |
| You might feel better if you go to your boss and just come clean about what you did. |
come clean about [sth] vi + adj | informal (confess to [sth]) | a recunoaște, a admite vb.tranz. |
| | a mărturisi vb.tranz. |
| You might feel better if you go to your boss and just come clean about what you did. |
come closer vi | (approach, get nearer) | a se apropia vb.reflex. |
| If you come closer to the nest, you will be able to hear the birds better. |
come down [sth] vi + prep | (descend) | a coborî vb.intranz. |
| An avalanche prevented them from coming down the mountain. |
come down in price v expr | informal (become less expensive) | a scădea prețul |
| That computer will come down in price when a faster model becomes available. |
come down on vtr | figurative, informal (reprimand or punish severely) | a cășuna pe vb.intranz. |
come down on vtr | literal (fall on, collapse on top of) | a cădea peste vb.intranz. |
| When I lost the job I felt like the roof had come down on me. |
come down to earth v expr | figurative (be realistic) | a coborî cu picioarele pe pământ |
| He came down to earth with a real bump when he was forced to get his first job. |
come down with vtr | figurative, informal (fall ill with, get sick with) | a se îmbolnăvi de vb.reflex. |
| I've just come down with a cold. |
come face to face with v expr | literal, figurative (be confronted by, meet [sb], [sth]) | a se trezi față în față cu expr.vb. |
| | a da nas în nas cu expr.vb. |
| I knew that at some point, I would have to come face to face with my ex. |
come first vi + adv | (be first in sequence) | a fi primul expr. |
| Which came first, the chicken or the egg? |
come first vi + adv | figurative (be top priority) | a fi pe primul loc expr. |
| | a avea prioritate expr. |
| Caring for her children comes first; her job is second priority. |
come forward vi | figurative (indicate willingness to undertake a task) | a se oferi vb.reflex. |
| When they requested volunteers I came forward since I had nothing better to do. |
come from [sth] vi + prep | (be born or raised in) | a veni din vb.intranz. |
| | a se trage din vb.reflex. |
| She comes from India. |
| He comes from a very poor part of the country. |
come from [sth] vi + prep | (have as its source) | a veni din vb.intranz. |
| | a proveni din vb.intranz. |
| Three-quarters of our daily water supply comes from lakes, rivers, and streams. |
come from behind v expr | (sports: win from a lagging position) | a veni tare din urmă expr.vb. |
| | a țâșni din spate expr.vb. |
| He overtook the leader in the last lap to come from behind to win. |
come full circle v expr | figurative (return to original situation) | a se învârti în cerc expr.vb. |
| | a se întoarce de unde a plecat expr.vb. |
| Today I'm starting work back at the firm where I had my first job; I feel like my career's come full circle. |
come hell or high water adv | (whatever the difficulties) | fie ce-o fi |
| Come hell or high water, I am going to finish this marathon. |
Come here interj | (beckoning) | vino aici imper. |
| | hai interj. |
| Come here and look at the painting. |
come home v expr | (return to your home) | a veni acasă loc.vb. |
| Come straight home after school today, young man! Finn's parents were anxious when he failed to come home after going to the pub with his friends. |
come in contact with vtr | (be exposed to: [sth] harmful) | a veni în contact cu loc.vb. |
| I phoned the doctor as soon as I found out I had come in contact with someone who had Swine Flu. |
come in contact with vtr | (meet [sb]) | a intra în contact cu loc.vb. |
come in for [sth] v expr | informal (suffer: criticism, etc.) | a fi criticat vb.intranz. |
| The town council has come in for criticism for cancelling several of its annual events. |
come in handy v expr | informal (prove useful) | a fi util expr.vb. |
| | a se dovedi folositor expr.vb. |
| I always keep paper clips in my wallet; you never know when they'll come in handy. |
come into vtr | literal (enter) | a intra vb.intranz. |
come into vtr | figurative (acquire: money, etc.) | a da de loc.vb. |
| He came into a large inheritance when he was quite young. |
come into being v expr | (be born) | a se naște vb.reflex. |
| The Internet didn't just come into being spontaneously. It is the result of decades of research and development. |
come into being v expr | (be created) | a lua naștere / ființă loc.vb. |
come into existence v expr | (be born) | a se naște vb.reflex. |
come into existence v expr | (come about, be created) | a lua naștere, a lua ființă loc.vb. |
| The universe came into existence with a big bang. |
come into force, come into effect v expr | (become applicable, active) | a intra în vigoare loc.vb. |
| The new law does not come into force until February of next year. |
come into possession of vtr | (find, obtain) | a intra în posesia loc.vb. |
| When I received my inheritance I came into possession of several rare coins. |
come into the world v expr | (person: be born) | a se naște vb.reflex. |
| He came into the world kicking and screaming just like the rest of us. |
come last vi + adv | (lose a race, be the slowest) | a fi ultimul expr. |
| | a ajunge ultimul vb.intranz. |
| | a fi pe ultimul loc expr. |
| I came last in the race. |
come last vi + adv | figurative (be lowest in priority) | a fi pe ultimul loc expr. |
| | a nu avea prioritate expr. |
| Too many people allow their physical fitness to come last in their list of priorities. |
come loose v | (become unfastened) | a se dezlega vb.reflex. |
| You better tighten that tire, its starting to come loose. |
come near vtr | literal (approach) | a se apropia vb.reflex. |
| Don't come near me or I'll shoot! |
come near vtr | figurative (to nearly experience) | a fi cât pe ce să loc.vb. |
| After I lost my job and my son died, I came near to a breakdown. |