EXPRESII IDEOMATICE si LOCTIUNI in ENGLEZA

EXPRESII IDEOMATICE si LOCTIUNI

GET

Ex.

Get away = a-si lua talpasita;

To tell somebody where to get off = a pune pe cineva la punct;

Get you ! = zau!, chiar!, pe naiba! (used as a reply to somebody who has tried to show off).

GO

Ex.

go far / a long way = a ajunge departe;

go from bad to wors = a merge din ce in ce mai prost;

go hand in hand = a merge mana in mana (in cooperation , to be related with);

go native = a se purta ca bastinasii (dress and act like the native inhabitants);

go wrong = a face o greseala.

WAY

Ex.

By the way = apropo;

Give way = a face loc, a ceda intaietate;

In a bad way = intr-o situatie jalnica;

In a way = intr-un fel, intr-o oarecare masura.

LIVE

Ex.

to live high = a trai pe picior mare;

to love rough = a trai in conditii grele.

LOOK

Ex.

look alive = a-i da bataie, a trage tare, a pune mai mult suflet;

look here! = ia asculta!, Stii ce ? , Ascultatii!.

LOST

Ex.

get lost = sterge-o!, dispari!.

LOSS

Ex.

at a loss = in incurcatura.

LOSER

Ex.

two time loser = divortat a doua oara.

TALK

Ex.

make talk = a sta la un pahar de vorba.

VERB + 2 PARTICULE

Be up to : a hotari.

Ex.

Its up to you to decide.

What is he up to now?

Ce mai clocoteste acum?

Brake in on:

Ex.

She broke in on our convesation.

Ea ne-a intrerupt din discutie.

Carry on with:

Ex.

Carry on with your work.

Continua-ti treaba.

Catch up with:

Ex.

He has got to work your hard to catch up with the rest of the class.

Get away with:

Ex.

He always gets away with it!

El scapa intotdeauna basma curata!

Get on with:

Ex.

Peter gets on with John very well.

Join in with:

Ex.

Come and join in with us!

Vino alaturi de noi!

To look out on:

Ex.

My house look out on the river.

Casa mea are vedere inspre rau.

Put up with:

Ex.

I can't put up with all this noise.

Nu pot suporta toata galagia asta.

Stand in for:

Ex.

Don't worry, I'll stand in for you.

Nu-ti face griji, iti voi tine locul.

Stand up for:

Ex.

It was very kind of you to stand up for my proposals.

Dragut din partea ta ca mi-ai sustinut propunerile.

Propozitii completive (Object Clauses)

Dupa verbe care, in propozitia principala, exprima (la prezent):

Cererea to ask, demand;

Insistenta: to demand = a cere staruitor;

Ordinul: to suggest = a propune;

Ex.

I suggest that he should draw up the plan.

I suggest that he drow up the plan.

Propun ca el sa intocmeasca planul.

Recomandarea: to recommend.

TAKE

Ex.

take something for granted = a nu pune la indoiala;

take it upon oneself = a-si asuma raspunderea;

to be taken short = a avea nevoie urgenta sa mearga la toaleta.

MAKE

Ex.

to make a fool of oneself = a se face de ras;

make havy weather of something = a face mult caz de ceva;

make it = a-si indeplini o dorinta;

make it snappy! = dai bataie!

HAND

Ex.

to ask for somebody's hand = a cere mana cuiva;

at first hand = direct de la sursa, la prima mana;

at second hand = din surse straine, din auzite.

DAY

Ex.

the good old days = vremurile bune de alta data;

those were the days = ce vremuri minunate erau.

COMPARISON

Ex.

in comparison with = in comparatie cu

no comparison between = nici nu se compara, nu sufera comparatie.

CALL

Ex.

to call back = a chema inapoi;

to call in = a chema inauntru;

to call off = a anula;

to call on = a chema;

to call out = a chema;

to call up = a telefona.