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| Engleză | Română |
| begin vi | (start doing) | a începe, a demara vb.tranz. |
| a se apuca de vb.reflex. |
| This project looks difficult, but the sooner we begin, the sooner we'll be finished. |
| Proiectul pare dificil, dar cu cât îl începem (or: demarăm) mai repede, cu atât îl terminăm mai curând. |
| catch sb/sth vtr | (grasp, seize) | a apuca, a prinde vb.tranz. |
| Jason caught her by the wrist. |
| Jason a apucat-o de încheietura mâinii. |
| catch hold of vtr | (grasp, grab) | a apuca vb.tranz. |
| Mr. Jones caught hold of Mark by the collar and dragged him off to see the headmaster. |
| claw at sth/sb vi + prep | figurative (sb: grasp, clutch) (figurat) | a prinde, a apuca vb.tranz. |
| collar sb vtr | (grab sb by collar) | a lua de guler, a apuca de guler expr. |
| Luke collared his brother and pulled him out of the room. |
| come over sb vtr phrasal insep | (emotion: affect) | a apuca vb.intranz. |
| a-i veni expr.vb. |
| I don't know what's come over me, but I can't stop crying. |
| A strange feeling of joy came over me. |
| despair of doing sth v expr | (lose hope of doing sth) | a deznădăjdui vb.intranz. |
| a-l apuca disperarea expr. |
| I despair of ever making Julie see my point of view. |
| dive in vi phrasal | figurative (undertake sth enthusiastically) | a se apuca de vb.reflex. |
| a se pune pe treabă expr.vb. |
| (muncă, treburi) | a da gata loc.vb. |
| When trying to speak a foreign language, it is best to just dive in and accept that you will make mistakes. |
fall on sth,
fall upon sth vi + prep | (opportunity: grab enthusiastically) | a înșfăca, a înhăța vb.tranz. |
| a apuca vb.tranz. |
| fall to doing sth v expr | (dive into an activity) | a se apuca de vb.reflex. |
| a se afunda într-o activitate expr.vb. |
| As soon as we moved into our new house, we fell to renovating it without delay. |
| fork vi | (turn slightly) | a o lua la loc.vb. |
| a o apuca spre loc.vb. |
| a coti vb.intranz. |
| When you reach the tree, fork left. |
| get a hold of vtr | informal (grasp) | a apuca, a prinde, a înhăța vb.tranz. |
| Get a firm hold of the load and make sure it's not too heavy before you lift. |
get down to business,
get down to work v expr | (start now) | a se apuca de treabă loc.vb. |
| We need to get down to business if we hope to finish this today. |
| get hold of vtr | literal (grasp) | a apuca, a înhăța vb.tranz. |
| She got hold of his arm and pulled him towards her. |
| get started on sth v expr | (task: begin) | a se apuca de vb.reflex. |
| Vince needs to get started on his school project soon because the deadline is coming up next week. |
| get the heebie-jeebies v expr | informal (be unnerved, nervous) | a lua cu tremur, a-l apuca bâțâiala loc.vb. |
| a i se face frică loc.vb. |
| I get the heebie-jeebies just thinking about being alone in the house at night. |
| get to do sth v expr | informal (have opportunity to do or be) | a avea ocazia să loc.vb. |
| a apuca să vb.intranz. |
| a ajunge să vb.intranz. |
| Now it's the weekend, I finally get to relax! |
| go at sth vtr phrasal insep | informal (do energetically) | a începe să... cu hotărâre expr. |
| a se apuca de… cu însuflețire expr. |
| Chris was hungrily going at his food. |
| go on about sth/sb vi phrasal + prep | UK, informal (talk unintelligibly about) | a turui despre vb.intranz. |
| a apuca pe cineva vorbitul despre loc.vb. |
| When my sister goes on about programming, I can't understand a word she is saying. |
grab,
grab sth vtr | (take hold of) (a înhăța) | a înșfăca, a apuca vb.tranz. |
| He should grab the ball and run for the line. |
| Ar trebui să înșface mingea și să alerge la linie. |
| grab sth/sb vtr | (seize) | a apuca vb.tranz. |
| a prinde vb.tranz. |
| He grabbed my hand and pulled me away. |
| M-a apucat de mână și m-a tras. |
| M-a prins de mână și m-a tras. |
grab,
grab at sth vi | (try to seize sth) | a se apuca de vb.reflex. |
| a înșfăca vb.tranz. |
| The drowning man will grab at anything nearby. |
| Bărbatul pe cale să se înece s-ar fi apucat de orice găsea în jur. |
| Bărbatul pe cale să se înece ar fi înșfăcat orice găsea în jur. |
| grab hold of sth/sb v expr | (physically: grasp) | a apuca de vb.tranz. |
| a se prinde de vb.reflex. |
| Bella jumped on the back of Jacob's motorcycle and grabbed hold of his body. Grab hold of the rope so that I can pull you up! |
| grip sth/sb vtr | (grasp, hold) | a apuca (strâns) vb.tranz. |
| a ține strâns vb.tranz. |
| a strânge (în mână) vb.tranz. |
| Anna gripped the racket tightly as she stepped on the tennis court. |
| Anna a apucat strâns racheta și a intrat pe terenul de tenis. |
| have a hold on sth v expr | (grasp firmly) | a ține bine de, a apuca bine de loc.vb. |
| Sally had a hold on the horse's reins. |
| have at sth vtr phrasal insep | slang (undertake enthusiastically) | a se pune pe vb.reflex. |
| a se apuca de vb.reflex. |
| have no chance v expr | (not have opportunity) | a nu avea ocazia loc.vb. |
| a nu apuca să vb.intranz. |
| I saw this article last week and wanted to comment, but had no chance until now. |
| knuckle down vi phrasal | slang (apply yourself to a task) (figurat, familiar) | a se pune pe treabă, a se apuca de lucru expr.vb. |
| You had better start knuckling down in school, or you'll never graduate. |
| knuckle down to sth vi phrasal + prep | slang (apply yourself) | a se pune pe, a se apuca de vb.reflex. |
| We don't have much time for this project. We'd better knuckle down to work. |
| move on vi | (take up something new) | a se apuca de altceva vb.reflex. |
| After the children have mastered addition they will move on to division. |
| nab vtr | informal (catch, apprehend) (pe cineva) | a înhăța vb.tranz. |
| a apuca vb.tranz. |
| a înșfăca |
| possess sb vtr | usually passive (influence, make) | a apuca vb.tranz. |
| What on earth possessed you to make all this mess? |
| relapse n | (return to bad habits) | a se apuca din nou expr. |
| Everyone thought Rachel had stopped shoplifting for good, but then she had a relapse. |
| seize sth/sb vtr | (grab) | a apuca vb.tranz. |
| a pune mâna pe loc.vb. |
| a prinde vb.tranz. |
| Nancy seized Edward's arm. |
| Nancy l-a apucat pe Edward de braț. |
| seize vtr | (emotionally) (emoții) | a cuprinde vb.tranz. |
| a pune stăpânire pe loc.vb. |
| a apuca vb.tranz. |
| set about doing sth vtr phrasal insep | (start: doing) | a începe vb.tranz. |
| a se apuca de (treabă) vb.reflex. |
| Julius set about arranging his collection of butterflies. |
| set out to do sth vtr phrasal insep | (intend) | a se apuca de expr.vb. |
| a începe vb.tranz. |
| I didn't set out to hurt you; I'm sorry if what I said was upsetting. |
| set out to do sth vtr phrasal insep | (undertake) | a se apuca de expr.vb. |
| He set out to mend the fences, but ran out of wire before he was halfway done. |
| set to doing sth vtr phrasal insep | (start: doing) | a începe vb.tranz. |
| a se apuca de expr.vb. |
| Notă: A hyphen is used when the term is a noun |
| Lena did not have a dress for the prom, so she took out her sewing machine and set to making one. |
| set to work v expr | (start doing sth) | a se apuca de treabă loc.vb. |
| He set to work as soon as he was given the new task. |
| snatch sth vtr | (take hurriedly) | a apuca să vb.tranz. |
| a face ceva pe apucate expr. |
| After his night out, Adam snatched a couple of hours sleep before getting up for work. |
| start off by doing sth v expr | (do first) | a începe prin a vb.tranz. |
| a se apuca mai întâi de vb.reflex. |
| take hold of sth/sb v expr | (grasp, seize sth) | a apuca vb.tranz. |
| The horse wouldn't move so I took hold of the reins and pulled. |
| take to sth vtr phrasal insep | (come to enjoy) | a se apuca de treabă expr.vb. |
| She has taken to her new job with enthusiasm. |
| S-a apucat de treabă cu entuziasm. |
| take to vtr | (start: a habit of doing sth) (referitor la o activitate) | a se apuca de loc.vb. |
| Police have taken to stopping motorcyclists at random. |
| take up vtr | (start: a hobby) | a se apuca de vb.reflex. |
| He took up woodworking after inheriting his grandfather's tools. |
throw a fit,
also US: pitch a fit v expr | figurative, slang (get angry) | a se enerva vb.pron. |
| a-l apuca dracii, a-l apuca nervii expr.vb. |
throw a fit,
also US: pitch a fit v expr | figurative, slang (child: have a tantrum) (informal) | a face figuri expr.vb. |
| a-l apuca pandaliile expr.vb. |
| The child throws a fit when he doesn't like his food. |
| try your hand at doing sth v expr | (attempt sth new) | a-și încerca norocul loc.vb. |
| a se apuca de vb.reflex. |
| I've decided to try my hand at writing children's books. |
| tuck into sth vtr phrasal insep | UK, informal (food: start eating enthusiastically) | a se apuca de mâncat expr.vb. |
| (în mâncare) | a se înfige vb.reflex. |
| Hungry from his morning walk, James tucked into his bacon and eggs. |
