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| Engleză | Română |
| at the end of the earth expr | (in a distant place) | la capătul lumii, la fundul pământului adv. |
| come down to earth v expr | figurative (be realistic) | a coborî cu picioarele pe pământ |
| He came down to earth with a real bump when he was forced to get his first job. |
down to earth,
down-to-earth adj | (sensible, pragmatic) | cu picioarele pe pământ loc.adj. |
| Notă: hyphen used when term is adj before a noun |
| Marilyn is a very down-to-earth person, she will be a great asset in the coming crisis. |
down to earth,
down-to-earth adv | (to reality or realisation) | realistic adv. |
| Telling my wife that I was broke brought her quickly back down to earth and stopped her spending sprees. |
| Earth Day n | (environmental awareness day) | Ziua planetei s.f. |
| The first Earth Day took place on April 22, 1970 and is now celebrated around the world. |
| earth metals npl | (metallic minerals) | metal pământos s.n. |
| earth science n | (field of study) | științele pământului s.f.pl. |
| Nancy has a PhD in earth sciences from Bristol University. |
| heaven and earth n | (the whole universe) | cer și pământ |
| The chief inspector vowed he would move heaven and earth to bring the killers to justice. |
| heaven on earth n | figurative (paradise) | raiul pe pământ |
| This seaside vacation has been heaven on earth. |
Mother Earth,
mother earth n | (Planet Earth) | planeta Pământ s.f. |
| mama natură s.f. |
| move heaven and earth v | figurative (do everything in one's power) | a răsturna munții loc.vb. |
| If I could I would move heaven and earth to make him well again. |
| nothing on earth n | (not anything) | nimic pe lumea asta |
| Nothing on earth can keep me from the man I love. |
| Nothing on earth will persuade me to talk in front of an audience. |
| on earth adv | (on this planet) | pe pământ loc.adv. |
| There's nothing else like it on earth! |
| on this earth expr | (alive, in this life) | în viața asta loc.adv. |
| While I'm still on this earth, I plan to take care of my garden and my grandchildren. |
| orbit the Earth v | (circle the world) | a face înconjurul lumii expr. |
| Satellites orbit the earth. |
| return to the earth v expr | (die and be buried) | a se întoarce în țărână loc.vb. |
| the salt of the earth n | figurative (person: good, decent) | om bun la suflet s.m. |
| He's the salt of the earth and would help anyone who asked him. |
| the salt of the earth npl | figurative (people: good, decent) | oameni buni s.m.pl. |
| oameni de bine s.m.pl. |
| The salt of the earth are those people who behave decently and work hard. |
| scorched earth n | (military policy: destroying enemy crops) | pământ ars s.n. |
| scorched earth policy n | (military: destruction of enemy crops) | politica pământului ars s.f. |
| General Sherman initiated a scorched earth policy on his march to the sea through Georgia. |
| the Earth n | (this planet: the world) (planetă) | Pământul n.propriu |
to the end of the earth,
to the ends of the earth expr | figurative (to any or every place) | până la capătul lumii expr. |
| My love is boundless! - I'll follow you to the ends of the earth! |
| What on earth ...? interj | informal (expressing incomprehension) | Ce naiba! exclm. |
| What on earth are you trying to do coming in yelling at me? |
| what on earth pron | informal (what) | ce naiba expr. |
| You still haven't explained what on earth you're doing here. |
| Why on earth ...? interj | informal (question: why) | de ce interj. |
| why on earth expr | informal (why, for what reason) | de ce interj. |
| din ce cauză interj. |
| din ce motiv interj. |
