Glossary entry

Romanian term or phrase:

a sari ca ars

English translation:

jump with anger / indignation/stirred heated reactions/hit the ceiling/the roof; fly into a rage/freaked out/recoil in horror

Added to glossary by Alice Lazar
Sep 2, 2009 12:12
14 yrs ago
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Romanian term

a sari ca ars

Romanian to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings citat istoric
În legătură cu x toţi săreau ca fripţi şi se uimeau.
Este vorba de reactia la alipirea Cernautiului de URSS.

Discussion

Alice Lazar (asker) Sep 4, 2009:
Va multumesc tuturor pentru sugestii. Fiind un context mai formal am ales aceasta varianta.

Proposed translations

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jump with anger / indignation

o varianta.
Peer comment(s):

agree anamaria bulgariu
39 mins
Multumesc!
agree Nina Iordache
3 hrs
Multumesc!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Multumesc. In contextul meu era cea mai buna varianta."
37 mins

(..x) stirred heated reactions

.. and astonishment.

O alta solutie
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39 mins

hit the ceiling/the roof; fly into a rage

alta varianta: explode in anger

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/hit the ceiling
hit the ceiling/hit the roof
Fig. to get very angry. She really hit the ceiling when she found out what happened. My dad'll hit the roof when he finds out that I wrecked his car.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/fly into a rage
Peer comment(s):

agree mihaela.
2 hrs
Multumesc, Mihaela!
agree George C.
4 hrs
Multumesc, Solarstone!
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41 mins

freaked out

Au sarit ca fripti... nu neaparat de furie...
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54 mins

recoil in horror

Reprasing: "They recoiled in horror and were stunned ***by*** (or ***at*** - depends what follows) / flabbergasted by ... (x)."
Cheers!
Peer comment(s):

agree Nina Iordache
2 hrs
Multumesc!
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