Advanced Romanian vocabulary: idioms, nuanced expressions, and words an upper-level learner meets. Front: the Romanian word, phrase, or idiom. Back: English meaning.
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- a da bir cu fugiții
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to run away, to flee
- a-i pica fisa
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to finally understand, the penny drops
- a freca menta
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to waste time, to loaf around
- a-și băga picioarele
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not to care at all
- a face din țânțar armăsar
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to make a mountain out of a molehill
- a trage pe sfoară
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to deceive, to trick someone
- a-și da arama pe față
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to reveal one's true nature
- a rămâne cu buzele umflate
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to be left disappointed, empty-handed
- a bate câmpii
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to talk nonsense, to ramble
- a se face luntre și punte
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to go to great lengths to accomplish something
- a-i sări muștarul
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to lose one's temper
- a lua pe cineva de sus
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to look down on someone
- subtil
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subtle
- nuanță
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nuance, shade of meaning
- ambiguu
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ambiguous