Forme compuse:
or | OR |
| a dozen or so adj | informal (around 12) | vreo doisprezece num. |
| | Can you please bring me back a dozen or so eggs from the grocery store? |
approach,
approach [sb] or [sth] vtr | (move closer: space) | a aborda vb.tranz. |
| | | a se apropia vb.reflex. |
| | The boxer approached his opponent carefully. |
| | Boxerul și-a abordat adversarul cu grijă. |
| | Boxerul s-a apropiat prudent de adversar. |
besmear,
besmear [sb] or [sth] vtr | figurative (defame, speak ill of) | a defăima vb.tranz. |
| | | a calomnia vb.tranz. |
besmear,
besmear [sb] or [sth] vtr | literal (soil, make dirty) | a murdări vb.tranz. |
| | | a păta vb.tranz. |
| black or white adj | figurative (clear cut) | alb sau negru loc.adj. |
| | | clar adj. |
| black or white adj | figurative (viewed simplistically) | alb sau negru loc.adj. |
| | There is no gray area here, it's black or white. |
| 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 rain or shine adv | literal (whatever the weather) | indiferent de vreme adv. |
| | Come rain or shine, we are going to beach tomorrow! |
| come rain or shine adv | figurative (whatever happens) | indiferent de ce se întâmplă adv. |
| | Come rain or shine, I will never abandon you. |
discompose,
discompose [sb] or [sth] vtr | (disturb or perturb) | a perturba vb.tranz. |
| | | a deranja vb.tranz. |
| | | a frământa vb.intranz. |
disfavor,
disfavor [sb] or [sth],
UK: disfavour,
disfavour [sb] or [sth] n | US (dislike, disapproval) | dezaprobare s.f. |
| | | respingere s.f. |
| | | blamare s.f. |
disfavor,
disfavor [sb] or [sth],
UK: disfavour,
disfavour [sb] or [sth] vtr | US (dislike, disapprove of) | a dezaproba vb.tranz. |
| | | a respinge vb.tranz. |
| do or die expr | figurative (critical situation) | a fi înverșunat |
| | It's do or die for our team today. |
double or quits,
also UK: double or nothing n | (gambling: type of bet) | dublează miza sau renunță expr. |
double-or-quits,
also UK: double-or-nothing n as adj | (bet: risk is double) | de tipul dublează miza sau renunță expr. |
| | I won $100 in a double-or-nothing bet. |
either,
either or conj | (one or another) | ori conj. |
| | Either we stop now or we go all the way. |
| | Ori ne oprim acum, ori mergem până la capăt. |
either/or,
either-or adj | informal (with two choices) | ori, ori loc.adv. |
| | | cu doar două opțiuni loc.adj. |
| | The issue often is presented as an either/or proposition: either you eagerly accept all technology, or you are behind the times. |
| for better or for worse adv | (whatever the consequences) | la bine și la rău adv. |
| | I will be your wife for better or for worse. |
| give or take [sth] expr | informal (plus or minus) | plus sau minus expr. |
| | | aproximativ adv. |
| | I've been away from home for three months, give or take a few days. |
| give or take expr | informal (more or less) | mai mult sau mai puțin expr. |
| | | aproximativ, cam adv. |
| | My new car cost $9000, give or take. |
| heads or tails n | (tossing coin to make decision) | cap sau pajură expr. |
| heads or tails n | (gambling game) | cap sau pajură expr. |
hit and miss,
hit-and-miss,
hit or miss,
hit-or-miss adj | (unpredictable, unreliable) | imprevizibil adj. |
| | The weather is very hit and miss for July - rain one day, sunshine the next. |
| in some way or other adv | (somehow) | într-un fel sau altul adv. |
| | I'd like to help him in some way or other because he deserves to succeed. |
| know a thing or two v expr | informal (be experienced in [sth]) | a ști câte ceva despre loc.vb. |
| | | a le avea cu loc.vb. |
| | After 20 years on the job, he knows a thing or two about construction. |
| learn a thing or two v expr | informal (become knowledgeable) | a învăța multe loc.vb. |
| | Stick around and watch; you may learn a thing or two. |
| little or no adj | (hardly any) | puțin sau deloc adv. |
| | I haven't done any revising so there's little or no chance of me passing the exam. |
magnetize,
magnetize [sth] or [sb],
UK: magnetise,
magnetise [sth] or [sb] vtr | literal (make magnetic) | a magnetiza vb.tranz. |
magnetize,
magnetize [sth] or [sb],
UK: magnetise,
magnetise [sth] or [sb] vtr | figurative (attract, fascinate) | a magnetiza vb.tranz. |
| | | a atrage vb.tranz. |
make heads or tails of [sth] (US),
make head or tail of [sth],
make head nor tail of [sth] (UK) v expr | (understand [sth]) | a pricepe vb.tranz. |
| Notă: Usually in the negative. |
| make or break [sth] v expr | informal (cause success, failure) | ori la bal ori la spital |
| | That critic's reviews can make or break a new restaurant. |
| make-or-break adj | informal (success or failure) | decisiv, hotărâtor adj. |
| | | succes deplin sau eșec total loc.subst. |
| | (de reușită) | ultima șansă s.f. |
| | (familiar) | ori la bal ori la spital expr. |
| | It is make-or-break time for the store after two years of declining sales. |
a matter of life and death,
a matter of life or death,
a life-or-death matter n | (issue of vital importance) | chestiune de viață și de moarte expr. |
| | Getting out of a burning house fast is a matter of life and death. |
memorialize,
memorialize [sth] or [sb],
UK: memorialise [sth] or [sb] vtr | (commemorate) | a comemora vb.tranz. |
| | | a sărbători vb.tranz. |
| more or less adv | (to a greater or lesser extent) | mai mult sau mai puțin loc.adv. |
| | I have more or less decided to delay going to college for a year. |
no ifs,
ands,
or buts expr | informal (no excuses are permitted) | fără a pune condiții expr. |
| | | fără fasone loc.adv. |
| | I need you to finish that report today, no ifs, ands, or buts. |
| not for love or money adv | (impossible to obtain by any means) | nici cât pentru tot aurul din lume expr. |
| | You can't get a table in that restaurant for love or money. |
| now or never expr | (final chance) | acum sau niciodată |
| | You have to decide, it's now or never if you want to go to the concert. |
odd and even,
odd or even,
odds or evens n | (betting game) (joc) | par sau impar expr. |
| one hundred or so adj | informal (about a hundred) | vreo sută |
| | It's a middle-sized plane, with one hundred or so seats. |
| one way or another adv | (somehow, by some means) | într-un fel sau altul loc.adv. |
| | | până la urmă loc.adv. |
| or else adv | (otherwise, if not) | altfel adv. |
| | | în caz contrar loc.adv. |
| | | dacă nu |
| | Choose ham and eggs, or else ham and cheese. |
| or else interj | informal (expressing a threat) | altfel nu știu ce pățești expr. |
| | You will do as I say, or else! |
| or rather adv | (to be more accurate) | sau mai bine zis expr. |
| | I love reading; or rather, I love buying books. |
| or so adv | (approximately) | aproximativ, sau cam așa ceva adv. |
| | The container could hold a litre or so of water. |
outvote,
outvote [sb] or [sth] vtr | (receive more votes than) | a primi mai multe voturi decât loc.vb. |
| | | a depăși ca număr de voturi vb.tranz. |
overvalue,
overvalue [sth] or [sb] vtr | literal (set too high a price for) | a supraevalua vb.tranz. |
prepare,
prepare [sth] or [sb] vtr | (make ready) | a pregăti vb.tranz. |
| | Before you plant seeds, you need to prepare the ground. |
| | Înainte de a planta semințele trebuie să pregătești pământul. |
reinfect,
reinfect [sb] or [sth] vtr | (corrupt again) | a corupe din nou loc.vb. |
| | | a rebăga morbul loc.vb. |
saw,
saw [sth] or [sb] vtr | (cut with a saw) | a tăia (cu ferăstrăul) vb.tranz. |
| | The magician sawed his assistant in half. |
| | Magicianul a tăiat-o pe asistenta sa în jumătate cu ferăstrăul. |
sequester,
sequester [sb] or [sth] vtr | (put in isolation) | a izola vb.tranz. |
sequester,
sequester [sb] or [sth] vtr | (confiscate) | a sechestra vb.tranz. |
| | | a pune sechestru vb.tranz. |
| | | a confisca vb.tranz. |
| sink or swim v expr | figurative (fail or succeed) (în expresia to be left to sink or swim) | în voia soartei |
| | It's sink or swim with this final exam. |
| somehow or other adv | (in an undetermined way) | ceva |
| | | nu se știe ce |
| | Jan studied the cliff face, determined to scale it somehow or other. |
| something or other n | ([sth] not remembered precisely) | una sau alta expr. |
| | | ceva pron. |
| | Something or other didn't feel quite right about him. |
| | She told me something or other about not being able to pay the bill. |
| sooner or later adv | (at some time in the future) | mai devreme sau mai târziu loc.adv. |
| | Keep up your life of crime and sooner or later you'll end up in prison! |
strike,
strike [sth] or [sb] vtr | (fall on) | a cădea vb.intranz. |
| | | a izbi vb.intranz. |
| | Light struck his face. |
| | Lumina îi cădea pe față. |
| | ⓘAceastă propoziţie nu este o traducere a propoziţiei englezeşti. Lumina soarelui izbea direct în geam. |
| ten or so adj | (about 10) | aproximativ zece |
| | In about ten or so days, I will have finished my exams! |
trick or treat,
trick-or-treat n | (Halloween tradition) | ne dați ori nu ne dați expr. |
| | Trick or treat's the only thing I like about Hallowe'en. |
| Trick or treat! interj | (at Halloween) (Halloween) | ne dați sau nu ne dați expr. |
| | The kids knocked on the door and shouted: "Trick or treat!" |
| trick-or-treating n | (Halloween custom: going door to door) (obicei de Halloween) | ne dați ori nu ne dați? expr. |
| | Last year, I took my brother trick-or-treating. |
| whether ... or ... conj | (regardless of which) | indiferent dacă loc.conj. |
| | | indiferent de loc.prep. |
| | Anyone, whether rich or poor, can be affected by a natural disaster. |
| | Oricine, indiferent dacă este bogat sau sărac, poate fi afectat de un dezastru natural. |
| whether ... or ... conj | (if it is [sth] or [sth]) | fie conj. |
| | | ori conj. |
| | Whether as a result of laziness or disinclination, the housework had clearly not been done for some time. |
| whether it be [sth] or [sth] expr | (if it is [sth] or [sth]) | fie conj. |
| | Whether it be raining or boiling hot, we're still going to the lake. |
| whether or not conj | (no matter if, even if) | indiferent dacă loc.conj. |
| | We'll go to the game whether or not it rains. |
| without rhyme or reason adv | (inexplicably) | fără noimă |
| | He yells at me without rhyme or reason, and I just can't understand why. |
| without rhyme or reason expr | (inexplicable) | fără noimă loc.adv. |
| | Your belief that Daisy doesn't like you is without rhyme or reason; she's never done anything to make you think that. |