Glossary entry (derived from question below)
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
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Alice Lazar
Sep 2, 2009 12:12
14 yrs ago
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Romanian term
a sari ca ars
Romanian to English
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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.
Este vorba de reactia la alipirea Cernautiului de URSS.
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jump with anger / indignation
o varianta.
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Comment: "Multumesc. In contextul meu era cea mai buna varianta."
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(..x) stirred heated reactions
.. and astonishment.
O alta solutie
O alta solutie
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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
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
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freaked out
Au sarit ca fripti... nu neaparat de furie...
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recoil in horror
Reprasing: "They recoiled in horror and were stunned ***by*** (or ***at*** - depends what follows) / flabbergasted by ... (x)."
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