(a) mânca cu tot cu pene

English translation: eat smb alive

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Romanian term or phrase:(a) mânca cu tot cu pene
English translation:eat smb alive
Entered by: Magdalena Iacob

13:09 Nov 27, 2009
Romanian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Romanian term or phrase: (a) mânca cu tot cu pene
Clatin o bucățică de cărămidă de pe perete, care abia se mai ține. Parcă e un dinte, gata să cadă. Uite că s-a desprins. Dacă mă vede tata, mă mănâncă cu tot cu pene.

(intelesul e ca tatal va fi furios, iar fetita e in pericol de a fi pedepsita :-) cum ati traduce in lb engleza?)

Mulțumesc!
Ilona Roberts
Norway
Local time: 05:01
eat smb alive
Explanation:
e o sugestie, dar mie imi reda exact acel sentiment de furia asteptat din partea tatului pt boroboata. :)
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Magdalena Iacob
Romania
Local time: 06:01
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8eat smb alive
Magdalena Iacob
4wil eat ( her) up, lock, stock and barrel
Anca Nitu
4skin someone alive
aidan benbow
3chew( me) out
Mihaela Ghiuzeli
2gollop
janoo


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
eat smb alive


Explanation:
e o sugestie, dar mie imi reda exact acel sentiment de furia asteptat din partea tatului pt boroboata. :)

Magdalena Iacob
Romania
Local time: 06:01
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MMUK (X): Nu aveți pentru ce!
2 hrs
  -> mersi Mirela :)!

agree  wordbridge
3 hrs
  -> mersi Victor!

agree  George C.
3 hrs
  -> mersi Solarstone!

agree  Y_iana: eat smb alive sau eat smb for breakfast
3 hrs
  -> da sau asa, corect :) mersi Y_iana!

agree  Georgiana Vasilescu (X)
7 hrs
  -> mersi Georgiana!

agree  corina hancianu
15 hrs
  -> mersi Corina!

agree  RODICA CIOBANU
22 hrs
  -> mersi Rodi!

neutral  aidan benbow: se intelege, dar cred ca 'skin someone alive' e mai idiomatic
3 days 7 hrs
  -> da, se poate si asa. mersi Aidan!

agree  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
3 days 17 hrs
  -> mersi Sangro!
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
chew( me) out


Explanation:
In sensul de "reprimand" cum este aici.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=chew out

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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2009-11-28 14:57:12 GMT)
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chewing out - a severe scolding
bawling out, castigation, dressing down, upbraiding, earful, going-over
rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face"

Mihaela Ghiuzeli
Local time: 23:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Romanian
PRO pts in category: 56
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
wil eat ( her) up, lock, stock and barrel


Explanation:
adica in totalitate, inclusiv penele
poate fi vie sau moarta, dupa dorinta "manacatorului"
penele insa se refera la "the whole enchilada"

http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/lock stock and barrel
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/lock-stock-and-barrel.htm...

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Note added at 1 day8 hrs (2009-11-28 21:12:05 GMT)
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" will" scuze de typo

Anca Nitu
Local time: 23:01
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 16
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3 days 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
skin someone alive


Explanation:
Cred ca asta este idiom in engleza.

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/skin alive

aidan benbow
Local time: 06:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 days 20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
gollop


Explanation:
will gollop me alive

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Note added at 3 days17 hrs (2009-12-01 07:08:07 GMT)
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gollop = înghiţitură grăbită, a înfuleca, a da pe gât

Cand este vorba de poezie, eu incerc sa evit pe cat posibil cuvintele uzuale...


janoo
Romania
Local time: 06:01
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
Notes to answerer
Asker: pardon?

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