| Forme compuse: |
| a sobering thought n | (reminder of harsh reality) | idee care te aduce cu picioarele pe pământ expr. |
| | It's a sobering thought that thousands of graduates will never find a job. |
| allow me interj | (I will do that for you) | dă-mi voie, te rog |
| | Allow me! a bellboy said, and took my heavy suitcase. |
| before your time adv | (before your birth or involvement with sth) | înainte să te naști |
| | I remember the day President Kennedy was shot -- but that's before your time. |
| bewitching adj | figurative (enchanting) | care te farmecă adj. |
| | Adam couldn't stop thinking about the girl at the party with the bewitching smile. |
| by all means adv | (of course, certainly) (invitație) | vă rog expr. |
| | (invitație) | te rog expr. |
| | | desigur, bineînțeles adv. |
| | "Can I borrow your pen for a moment?" "By all means!" |
| calm yourself interj | (don't panic, don't get overexcited) | calmează-te interj. |
| | Madam, please calm yourself! The doctor is on her way to treat your son. |
| Clear off! interj | slang (go away) | șterge-o! expr. |
| | | cară-te de aici! expr. |
| | I'm busy now - clear off! |
| cliffhanging adj | figurative (suspenseful) | tensionat adj. |
| | | care te ține cu sufletul la gură loc.adj. |
| climbable adj | (possible to climb) | escaladabil adj. |
| | | pe care te poți cățăra loc.adj. |
| 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 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 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. |
| continual coming and going n | (movement: many people) | un du-te-vino continuu s.n. |
| | | fâțâială s.f. |
| | The continual coming and going of library visitors made it impossible for me to concentrate. |
| continual coming and going n | (movement: one person) | un du-te-vino continuu s.n. |
| corker n | slang (sth outstanding or remarkable) | de te dă pe spate expr. |
| delayer n | (sb or sth that causes a delay) | persoană care amână / întârzie lucrurile s.f. |
| | | lasă-mă să te las loc.subst. |
| do v aux | (used for emphasis) (emfază) | te rog expr. |
| | I do love you, honestly! |
| | Te rog să vii în vizită. |
| dwell vi | informal (think too much about sth) | a te gândi prea mult la ceva expr.vb. |
| | | a persista vb.intranz. |
| | I know what's happened is sad, but try not to dwell. |
| | Știu că ce s-a întâmplat e trist, dar nu te gândi prea mult la asta. |
| Easy does it interj | (go slowly, be careful) | nu te grăbi |
| easy to get along with adj | informal (affable) | cu care e ușor să te înțelegi |
| | Jim is a friendly guy who is easy to get along with. |
| expendable adj | (person: can be sacrificed) | disponibil adj. |
| | | utilizabil adj. |
| | | de care te poți descotorosi expr. |
| | The commander viewed the young soldiers as expendable. |
| expendables npl | (expendable people, things) | resurse de care te poți lipsi expr. |
| | The old and weak members of the tribe were considered expendables in times of war. |
| Forget it! interj | slang (certainly not) | las-o baltă! expr. |
| | | nici să nu te gândești expr. |
| | | exclus! exclm. |
| | If you think I'm doing the dishes for you again tonight, forget it! |
| geddit interj | slang (Do you understand the joke?) | te-ai prins? expr. |
| gee interj | US. informal, dated (expressing surprise) | ia te uită! interj. |
| | Well, gee! I never saw anything like it! |
| get a grip! interj | figurative, slang (you are overreacting, control yourself) | Controlează-te! expr. |
| | | Revino-ți!, Vino-ți în fire! expr. |
| | It's nothing to get so worked up about – get a grip! |
| Get away! interj | UK, slang (disbelief) | Fugi de-aici! exclm. |
| | | Nu te cred! exclm. |
| | You saw the Queen in Burnley market? Get away! |
| Get out of here! interj | informal (command: go) | cară-te!, dispari!, pleacă! interj. |
| | "Get out of here!" she cried, waving her broom at the startled cat. |
| gotcha interj | slang (got you: used when capturing sb or sth) | te-am prins exclm. |
| have at it v expr | slang (attempt sth) (îndemn) | ce mai aștepți? |
| | | te rog, servește-te |
| | If you think you can do a better job, just have at it! |
| hostess n | (at restaurant) (restaurant) | plasatoare s.f. |
| | | fată care te conduce la masă s.f. |
| | Sean told the hostess how many people would be joining him, and she took him to a table. |
| icky adj | slang (creepy, unnerving) | care te înfioară expr. |
| | | care te bagă în sperieți expr. |
| | I don't like horror movies because I think all the blood is icky. |
| Look sharp! interj | UK, figurative, slang (hurry) | Grăbește-te! interj. |
| | | Mișcă!, Bagă viteză! interj. |
| | Look sharp! I want to get there on time. |
| make up your mind v expr | informal (decide) | hotărăște-te interj. |
| | Are you coming with me or not? Make up your mind! |
mind your own business,
also US: mind your business interj | informal (the matter doesn't concern you) | vezi-ți de treaba ta expr. |
| | | nu te băga unde nu-ți fierbe oala expr. |
| | It's nothing to do with you; mind your own business! |
nonessential,
non-essential adj | (dispensable, not necessary) | neesențial adj. |
| | | de care te poți debarasa expr. |
| nullity n | (someone inconsequential) | nulitate s.f. |
| | | persoană pe care nu te poți baza s.f. |
| please interj | (polite request) (informal) | te rog vb.tranz. |
| | (formal) | vă rog vb.tranz. |
| | Could I go to the beach, please? |
| | Aș putea să merg la plajă, te rog? |
| | Aș putea să merg la plajă, vă rog? |
| prithee interj | archaic (I pray thee: please) | te rog expr. |
| Psych! interj | US, slang (Fooled you!, Tricked you!) | Te-am păcălit! expr. |
| | | Ai căzut în cursă! expr. |
| reminiscent of sth adj + prep | (bringing to mind) | a aminti de vb.intranz. |
| | | a te face să te gândești la expr.vb. |
| | This music is reminiscent of Mozart's early work. |
| simmer down! interj | figurative, informal (calm down, be quiet) | calmează-te! |
| | Simmer down! - you'll wake grandpa up! |
| sod sth/sb vtr | vulgar, offensive, informal, UK (damn, screw) | ducă-se naibii! expr. |
| | | du-te naibii! expr. |
| | Sod this. I'm going home. You're firing me? Well sod you! |
| toothsome adj | (delicious) | delicios adj. |
| | | gustos adj. |
| | | bun de te lingi pe degete loc.adj. |
| undependable adj | (not reliable) | pe care nu te poți baza loc.adj. |
| | | nedemn de încredere loc.adj. |
| unreliable adj | (can't depend on) (despre persoane) | pe care nu te poți baza expr. |
| | The thermostat on this oven is unreliable; sometimes the food comes out perfectly cooked, but other times it's burnt or undercooked. |
| waster n | slang, pejorative (idle person) | pierde-vară s.m. |
| | | persoană pe care nu te poți baza s.f. |
| | Steve is starting to gain a reputation as a waster. |
whipsaw,
whip-saw n | figurative (movement in opposite directions) | du-te vino s.n. |
| | | treapăd s.n. |
| Forme compuse: |
| a sobering thought n | (reminder of harsh reality) | idee care te aduce cu picioarele pe pământ expr. |
| | It's a sobering thought that thousands of graduates will never find a job. |
| allow me interj | (I will do that for you) | dă-mi voie, te rog |
| | Allow me! a bellboy said, and took my heavy suitcase. |
| before your time adv | (before your birth or involvement with sth) | înainte să te naști |
| | I remember the day President Kennedy was shot -- but that's before your time. |
| bewitching adj | figurative (enchanting) | care te farmecă adj. |
| | Adam couldn't stop thinking about the girl at the party with the bewitching smile. |
| by all means adv | (of course, certainly) (invitație) | vă rog expr. |
| | (invitație) | te rog expr. |
| | | desigur, bineînțeles adv. |
| | "Can I borrow your pen for a moment?" "By all means!" |
| calm yourself interj | (don't panic, don't get overexcited) | calmează-te interj. |
| | Madam, please calm yourself! The doctor is on her way to treat your son. |
| Clear off! interj | slang (go away) | șterge-o! expr. |
| | | cară-te de aici! expr. |
| | I'm busy now - clear off! |
| cliffhanging adj | figurative (suspenseful) | tensionat adj. |
| | | care te ține cu sufletul la gură loc.adj. |
| climbable adj | (possible to climb) | escaladabil adj. |
| | | pe care te poți cățăra loc.adj. |
| 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 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 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. |
| continual coming and going n | (movement: many people) | un du-te-vino continuu s.n. |
| | | fâțâială s.f. |
| | The continual coming and going of library visitors made it impossible for me to concentrate. |
| continual coming and going n | (movement: one person) | un du-te-vino continuu s.n. |
| corker n | slang (sth outstanding or remarkable) | de te dă pe spate expr. |
| delayer n | (sb or sth that causes a delay) | persoană care amână / întârzie lucrurile s.f. |
| | | lasă-mă să te las loc.subst. |
| do v aux | (used for emphasis) (emfază) | te rog expr. |
| | I do love you, honestly! |
| | Te rog să vii în vizită. |
| dwell vi | informal (think too much about sth) | a te gândi prea mult la ceva expr.vb. |
| | | a persista vb.intranz. |
| | I know what's happened is sad, but try not to dwell. |
| | Știu că ce s-a întâmplat e trist, dar nu te gândi prea mult la asta. |
| Easy does it interj | (go slowly, be careful) | nu te grăbi |
| easy to get along with adj | informal (affable) | cu care e ușor să te înțelegi |
| | Jim is a friendly guy who is easy to get along with. |
| expendable adj | (person: can be sacrificed) | disponibil adj. |
| | | utilizabil adj. |
| | | de care te poți descotorosi expr. |
| | The commander viewed the young soldiers as expendable. |
| expendables npl | (expendable people, things) | resurse de care te poți lipsi expr. |
| | The old and weak members of the tribe were considered expendables in times of war. |
| Forget it! interj | slang (certainly not) | las-o baltă! expr. |
| | | nici să nu te gândești expr. |
| | | exclus! exclm. |
| | If you think I'm doing the dishes for you again tonight, forget it! |
| geddit interj | slang (Do you understand the joke?) | te-ai prins? expr. |
| gee interj | US. informal, dated (expressing surprise) | ia te uită! interj. |
| | Well, gee! I never saw anything like it! |
| get a grip! interj | figurative, slang (you are overreacting, control yourself) | Controlează-te! expr. |
| | | Revino-ți!, Vino-ți în fire! expr. |
| | It's nothing to get so worked up about – get a grip! |
| Get away! interj | UK, slang (disbelief) | Fugi de-aici! exclm. |
| | | Nu te cred! exclm. |
| | You saw the Queen in Burnley market? Get away! |
| Get out of here! interj | informal (command: go) | cară-te!, dispari!, pleacă! interj. |
| | "Get out of here!" she cried, waving her broom at the startled cat. |
| gotcha interj | slang (got you: used when capturing sb or sth) | te-am prins exclm. |
| have at it v expr | slang (attempt sth) (îndemn) | ce mai aștepți? |
| | | te rog, servește-te |
| | If you think you can do a better job, just have at it! |
| hostess n | (at restaurant) (restaurant) | plasatoare s.f. |
| | | fată care te conduce la masă s.f. |
| | Sean told the hostess how many people would be joining him, and she took him to a table. |
| icky adj | slang (creepy, unnerving) | care te înfioară expr. |
| | | care te bagă în sperieți expr. |
| | I don't like horror movies because I think all the blood is icky. |
| Look sharp! interj | UK, figurative, slang (hurry) | Grăbește-te! interj. |
| | | Mișcă!, Bagă viteză! interj. |
| | Look sharp! I want to get there on time. |
| make up your mind v expr | informal (decide) | hotărăște-te interj. |
| | Are you coming with me or not? Make up your mind! |
mind your own business,
also US: mind your business interj | informal (the matter doesn't concern you) | vezi-ți de treaba ta expr. |
| | | nu te băga unde nu-ți fierbe oala expr. |
| | It's nothing to do with you; mind your own business! |
nonessential,
non-essential adj | (dispensable, not necessary) | neesențial adj. |
| | | de care te poți debarasa expr. |
| nullity n | (someone inconsequential) | nulitate s.f. |
| | | persoană pe care nu te poți baza s.f. |
| please interj | (polite request) (informal) | te rog vb.tranz. |
| | (formal) | vă rog vb.tranz. |
| | Could I go to the beach, please? |
| | Aș putea să merg la plajă, te rog? |
| | Aș putea să merg la plajă, vă rog? |
| prithee interj | archaic (I pray thee: please) | te rog expr. |
| Psych! interj | US, slang (Fooled you!, Tricked you!) | Te-am păcălit! expr. |
| | | Ai căzut în cursă! expr. |
| reminiscent of sth adj + prep | (bringing to mind) | a aminti de vb.intranz. |
| | | a te face să te gândești la expr.vb. |
| | This music is reminiscent of Mozart's early work. |
| simmer down! interj | figurative, informal (calm down, be quiet) | calmează-te! |
| | Simmer down! - you'll wake grandpa up! |
| sod sth/sb vtr | vulgar, offensive, informal, UK (damn, screw) | ducă-se naibii! expr. |
| | | du-te naibii! expr. |
| | Sod this. I'm going home. You're firing me? Well sod you! |
| toothsome adj | (delicious) | delicios adj. |
| | | gustos adj. |
| | | bun de te lingi pe degete loc.adj. |
| undependable adj | (not reliable) | pe care nu te poți baza loc.adj. |
| | | nedemn de încredere loc.adj. |
| unreliable adj | (can't depend on) (despre persoane) | pe care nu te poți baza expr. |
| | The thermostat on this oven is unreliable; sometimes the food comes out perfectly cooked, but other times it's burnt or undercooked. |
| waster n | slang, pejorative (idle person) | pierde-vară s.m. |
| | | persoană pe care nu te poți baza s.f. |
| | Steve is starting to gain a reputation as a waster. |
whipsaw,
whip-saw n | figurative (movement in opposite directions) | du-te vino s.n. |
| | | treapăd s.n. |