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Romanian Romania and Moldova

a mânca cuiva zilele

Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone

(To eat someone's days) • To embitter or torment. It is used to describe a very unpleasant experience.

"Slujba asta îmi mănâncă zilele."

"This job is eating me alive."

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Romanian Moldova

a căsca gura pe dealuri

Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone

(To open your mouth on the hills) • Not being careful, attentive; being distracted.

"Din nou caști gura pe dealuri? Fii mai atent!"

"Again you're opening your mouth on the hills? Be more careful!"

Romanian Moldova

a fi rupt din soare

Expression USED On Occasion BY Everyone

(to be torn from the sun) • Of great beauty (used in a sarcastic way).

"La soare te poți uita, dar la dânsa (sau la dânsul) ba."

"You can look at the sun, but not at her (or at him)."

Confirmed by 2 people

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Romanian Romania

a tăia frunză la câine

Idiom USED On Occasion BY EVERYONE

(to cut the leaf to the dog) • to waste time

"Nu tăia frunză la câine, găsește-ți o ocupație!"

"Do not cut the dog's leaf, find an occupation!"

Confirmed by 2 people

Romanian | Moldovan Moldova

cum spune rusul

Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Everyone

(as the Russian says) • It is used in sentences that contain Russian words, expressions, etc.

"Știi... cum spune rusul: лучше поздно, чем никогда."

"You know... as the Russian says: better late than never."

Romanian Moldova

oameni buni

Standard Phrase USED Very frequently BY Everyone

(good people) • An addressing which can be used at any given time.

"Oameni buni, da-ți să ne liniștim!"

"Good people, let's calm down!"

Romanian Moldova

a bate câinii

Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone

(to beat the dogs) • to waste your time

"Nu bate câinii, vină și ajută-mă!"

"Stop beating the dogs, come to help me!"

Romanian Various countries

floare la ureche

Idiom USED Very frequently BY Everyone

(flower at the ear) • It means that something is very easy. Equivalent to the English "piece of cake". Used in Romania and Moldova.

"După câteva trucuri adevăratul Kwik-E-Mart va fi floare la ureche."

"After a few tricks the real Kwik-E-Mart will be flower at the ear."

Romanian Romania and Moldova

a călca pe bec

Idiom USED On Occasion BY Everyone

(to step on a lightbulb) • To make a mistake resulting in your own misfortune.

"Gui a călcat pe bec și a fost concediat."

"Gui stepped on a lightbulb and was fired."

Romanian Romania

A avea un morcov în fund

Idiom USED On Occasion BY Everyone

(To have a carrot in the bum) • To look nervous or uncomfortable.

"Ultima oară când am vorbit cu un bou de polițist, arătam ca și cum aveam un morcov în fund."

"The last time I spoke with an ox of a cop, I looked like I had a carrot in the ass."

Romanian Romania and Moldova

la mama naibii

Idiom USED On Occasion BY Everyone

(at the devil's mother) • It means far away.

"Acum sunt aici la mama naibii, încercând să demonstrez ceva."

"Now I'm down here at the devil's mother, trying to prove something."

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Romanian Romania and Moldova

a ploua cu galeata

Idiom USED Frequently BY Everyone

(to rain with the bucket) • to rain very heavily

"Și a început să plouă cu găleata și ne-am adăpostit în magazinul ăla mic de încălțări."

"And it started to rain with the bucket, and we ducked into that little shoe store."

Romanian Romania and Moldova

a scoate din pepeni

Idiom USED Frequently BY Everyone

(to take out of watermelons) • to drive nuts

"Mă scoți din pepeni intenționat, nu?"

"You're taking me out of watermelons on purpose, right?"

Romanian Romania

televizorul are purici

Idiom USED Very frequently BY Everyone

(the TV has fleas) • It means that there's static on the TV.

"Televizorul nu merge deloc, are purici."

"The TV doesn't work at all, it has fleas."

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Romanian Romania

a merge pe mâna cuiva

Idiom USED Frequently BY Everyone

(to walk on someone's hand) • It means to trust someone.

"Dacă mergi pe mâna mea, ei își păstrează slujbele."

"If you walk on my hand, they keep their jobs."

Romanian Romania

a-i pica fața

Idiom USED Frequently BY Everyone

(to drop his face) • It means that someone is surprised.

"Minciună! Ți-a picat fața când am întrebat."

"Lie! You dropped your face when I asked."

Romanian Romania

Ai mâncat sticlă?

Expression USED In the past BY Almost Everyone

(Have you eaten glass?) • It is like asking if someone thinks he is transparent and you could look through him.

"De ce stai în fața televizorului? Ai mâncat sticlă?"

"Why are you sitting in front of the TV? Have you eaten glass?"

Romanian Romania

a fi încăpățânat ca un catâr

Expression USED Frequently BY Everyone

(to be stubborn like a mule) • to be stubborn

"Mișcă-te! Nu fi încăpățânat ca un catâr!"

"Move! Don't be stubborn like a mule!"

Romanian Romania

Cu pula-n cur și cu sufletu-n Rai

Expression USED On Occasion BY Almost Everyone

(With the dick in your ass and your soul in Heaven) • The expression means that you can't expect to do bad things and not suffer the consequences.

"Am înșelat-o pe soția mea și acum vrea să divorțeze de mine!" ''Nu poti fi cu pula-n cur și cu sufletu-n Rai.''

"I cheated on my wife and now she wants to divorce me!" "You can't be with the dick in your ass and your soul in Heaven."

Romanian Romania

ai descoperit coada pisicii

Expression USED Frequently BY Almost Everyone

(to discover the cat's tail) • To point out something obvious; to speak out a known fact like it was something new or original.

"Ce să-ți spun, ai descoperit coada pisicii!"

"What can I say? You discovered the cat's tail."