Forme compuse:
corner | |
| Engleză | Română |
| around the corner adv | (nearby) (literal) | în apropiere adv. |
| A new bakery opened recently around the corner. |
| around the corner adv | figurative (in the near future) (figurativ, viitor apropiat) | după colț adv. |
| It's best to be prepared because you never know what's around the corner. |
catercorner,
kitty-corner adj | US (diagonally opposite) | diametral opus loc.adj. |
| corner market n | US (small convenience store) | magazinul de la colț s.n. |
| She didn't have enough flour so she went to the corner market to buy more. |
| corner of the world n | (geographic area) (zonă geografică) | colț de lume s.n. |
| ungher s.n. |
| I hope all is well in your corner of the world. |
| corner shop n | UK (small local store) | magazin de cartier s.n. |
| I went to the corner shop to buy some milk. |
| corner table n | (table in corner of room) | tablă de colț |
| Brian was sitting at corner table in the restaurant. |
| corner the market v | (have an effective commercial monopoly) | a acapara piața loc.vb. |
| have a corner on [sth] v expr | idiom (own enough of to control market) | a acapara vb.tranz. |
| a pune mâna pe loc.vb. |
| I tried to have a corner on the silver market by buying low priced contracts, but I failed miserably. |
| in a corner adv | figurative (forced into doing [sth]) | la strâmtoare adv. |
| in a corner adv | literal (where two inside walls meet) | în colț adv. |
| just around the corner adv | (in the next street) | după colț loc.adv. |
| peste drum loc.adv. |
| The post office is just around the corner. |
| just around the corner adv | figurative (waiting to happen) | care pândește loc.adj. |
| For every "safe" nuclear reactor, there is a disaster just around the corner. |
| on the corner adv | (at the intersection of 2 streets) | la intersecție adv. |
| la colțul străzii adv. |
| out of the corner of your eye adv | (in your peripheral vision) | din colțul ochiului loc.adv. |
| cu coada ochiului loc.adv. |
| She couldn't describe him accurately because she'd only seen him out of the corner of her eye. |
| turn a corner v expr | (turn into next road) | a da colțul loc.vb. |
| turn a corner v expr | figurative (enter a new phase) | a da pagina loc.vb. |
| a începe o nouă etapă loc.vb. |
| Scientists believe they have turned a corner in their search for a cure for cancer. |
| turn the corner v expr | figurative (get past an obstacle) | a depăși un obstacol loc.vb. |
| He's in a serious condition but we're hoping he'll turn the corner by morning. |
