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beat a dead horse,
flog a dead horse v expr | figurative (pursue a hopeless cause) | a face frecție la un picior de lemn expr.vb. |
| | | a se chinui degeaba expr.vb. |
| | | a-și pierde vremea expr.vb. |
| | I tried to convince him to come with us, but felt that I was beating a dead horse. |
carthorse,
cart horse,
cart-horse n | (horse that pulls a cart) | cal de tracțiune s.m. |
| | | cal de căruță s.m. |
| | | cal de ham s.m. |
| charley horse n | colloquial (muscle cramp) | crampă s.f. |
| | Running a short sprint usually gives me a charley horse in my calf muscle. |
chestnut tree,
horse chestnut tree n | (horse chestnut) | castan s.m. |
| | The chestnut trees bloom in May and are covered in white blossoms. |
| dark horse n | figurative (secretive person) | secretos s.m. |
| | You're such a dark horse! - you never told me you'd got married. |
| dark horse n | (little-known racehorse) | cal de curse cu istorie obscură s.m. |
| | (figurat) | învingător din umbră s.m. |
| | Nobody bet on the dark horse, who went on to place first. |
| dark horse n | (political candidate about whom little is known) | candidat politic cu istorie obscură s.m. |
| | At first Obama was something of a dark horse, but he went on to win the election! |
fava bean (US),
broad bean (UK),
horse bean n | usually plural (edible pulse) (Vicia faba) | bob s.m. |
| | | fasole fava s.f. |
| | Fava beans are delicious in stews but do tend to cause flatulence. |
| from the horse's mouth expr | (first-hand, directly from the source) | direct de la sursă loc.adv. |
| | Of course it's true - I got it straight from the horse's mouth. |
| get on your high horse v expr | figurative, informal (act morally superior) | a ține prelegeri, a face morală expr. |
| | I know you think I'm wrong but there's no need to get on your high horse about it. |
| go horse riding v expr | UK (ride horses for pleasure) | a face călărie, a face echitație loc.vb. |
| | | a merge cu calul expr. |
| | Would you like to go horse riding this afternoon? |
| groomer n | (person who tends horses' coats) | grăjdar s.m. |
| | The groomer cleaned and brushed the horse. |
horse collar,
horse-collar n | (baseball: score of zero) (scor) | 0-0 expr. |
| | | egalitate la zero expr. |
horse collar [sb],
horse-collar vtr | US, figurative (sport: prevent from scoring) | a împiedica să înscrie |
horse collar,
horse-collar n | (part of horse harness) (ham al calului) | gâtar s.n. |
| | | hamut s.n. |
| horse groomer n | (person who tends horses' coats) | grăjdar s.m. |
| horse race n | (competition for horses) | cursă de cai s.f. |
| | Brenda is watching a horse race on TV. |
| horse race n | US, figurative (close competition) | competiție strânsă s.f. |
| horse riding n | (activity: riding on a horse) | echitație, călărie s.f. |
| | I love horse riding but it makes my muscles ache afterwards. |
| horse sense n | (common sense, practicality) | bun simț s.n. |
| | | simț practic s.n. |
| horse show n | (horse riding competition) | concurs de cai s.n. |
| | Samantha and her mare will compete in the dressage event at the horse show. |
horse trading,
horse-trading,
horsetrading n | figurative, informal (bargaining) | negociere s.f. |
| | | tratativă s.f. |
| | The lawyers engaged in horse trading before they reached a final agreement. |
| horse trainer n | ([sb] who teaches behaviour to horses) | îmblânzitor de cai s.m. |
| horse training n | (teaching behaviour to horses) | îmblânzirea cailor s.f. |
| horse-drawn carriage n | (vehicle pulled by a horse) | trăsură trasă de cai s.f. |
| | In some Spanish cities, you can hire a horse-drawn carriage to ride around and see the sights. |
horseback ride (US),
horse ride (UK) n | (ride on a horse) | a călări vb.intranz. |
| | We went for a horse ride in the woods together for my birthday. |
horseback riding (US),
horse riding (UK) n | (activity: riding a horse) | călărie s.f. |
| | One of my favorite summer activities was horseback riding. |
| | I love horse riding but it makes my muscles ache afterwards. |
horsefly,
horse fly n | (large flying insect) | tăun s.m. |
| | Tom was having a nice day until a horsefly bit his arm. |
horseracing,
horse racing n | (race between horses) | cursă de cai s.f. |
| | Eddie enjoys watching horseracing, but he never places bets. |
| horsewhip n | (riding crop) | bici s.n. |
| pack horse n | (horse used for carrying) | cal de povară s.m. |
| | There is too much equipment for one pack horse to carry. |
| put the cart before the horse v expr | figurative (act prematurely) | a pune carul în fața boilor expr.vb. |
| | Sara insisted that having sex before marriage was like putting the cart before the horse. |
racehorse,
race horse n | (horse that competes in races) | cal de curse s.m. |
| | That racehorse has never lost. |
| rocking horse n | (riding toy) (jucărie) | căluț s.m. |
| | Charlie keeps falling off the rocking horse we bought him. |
seahorse,
sea horse n | (small horse-like fish) | căluț de mare s.m. |
| | Some seahorses are no bigger than your finger. |
| shire horse n | (large working horse) | cal de tracțiune s.m. |
| | Work on the farms formerly depended on shire horses. |
| Trojan horse n | (Greek mythology: wooden horse) | cal troian s.m. |
| | The Greek soldiers were hidden inside the belly of the Trojan horse. |
| Trojan horse n | figurative ([sth] that infiltrates and harms enemies) | cal troian s.m. |
| Trojan horse n | figurative (computer virus) | cal troian s.m. |
| | Browsing unsafe web page can result in infections by Trojan horses. |
| wild horse n | (horse which is untamed) | cal sălbatic s.m. |
| | A brumby is an Australian wild horse. |