Colors 1.black and white = a vedea in alb sau negru - thinking of everything or judging everything as either good or bad He tries to see everything in black and white although he knows this is impossible. 2.black out = a baricada - darken by putting out or dimming electric lights During the war people in the cities were forced to black out their windows so that the enemy aircraft could not see them. 3.black out= a ascunde - prevent or silence information or communication The government decided to black out all of the information related to the political prisoner. 4.black out= a-si pierde cunostinta - lose consciousness Suddenly the man blacked out during the parade and had to be helped to a quiet place. 5.black sheep (of the family)= oaia neagra - a person who is a disgrace to a family or group The man is the black sheep in his family and is the only member who has not made a success of his life. 6.blue in the face= suparat foarte tare
- very angry or upset, excited and very emotional He argued with her until he was blue in the face. 7.brown bag it= a lua masa la pachet - take a lunch to work I have had to brown bag it every day this week as the company cafeteria is closed for repair work. 8.catch (someone) red-handed= a surprinde pe cineva - catch someone in the middle of doing something wrong The woman was caught red-handed at the store trying to steal some cosmetics. 9.give someone the green light= a permite - give permission to go ahead with a project We were finally given the green light to begin setting up the new project. 10.grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence)= gaina vecinului e mai grasa - a place that is far away or different seems better than where we are now He realized that the grass is always greener on the other side when he saw that his new job wasn`t perfect and had its own problems too. 11.Green= fara experienta - inexperienced, immature He is rather green and doesn`t have enough experience to drive the large piece of machinery yet. 12.green belt= centura verde - an area of fields and trees around a town
The city has a policy of increasing the green belt around the city. 13.have green thumbs//fingers= a se pricepe la gradinarit - a talent for gardening, ability to make things grow She has a green thumb and is able to grow one of the best gardens in our neighborhood. 14.green with envy= verde de invidie - very jealous, full of envy I was green with envy when I heard that she would be going to London for a week while I had to stay and work. 15.Horse//shoe of a different color= alta poveste in alta traista - something totally separate and different I know that he would like to discuss that issue now but it is a horse of a different color and we should discuss it at another time. 16.in the black= profitabil - successful or profitable The company has been in the black since they began to adopt many new ideas to cut costs. 17.in the red= neprofitabil - lose money, unprofitable The company has been in the red for three years now - ever since their exports to Asia decreased by 35 per cent. 18.look at/see the world through rose-colored glasses= a vedea in roz - see only the good things about something, be too optimistic He always looks at the world through rose-colored glasses and is never able to understand that some people are dishonest. 19.off-color= de prost gust - in bad taste, rude, dirty
He told an off-color joke at the party that made his wife very angry. 20.once in a blue moon= la pastele cailor - rarely We go out for Italian food once in a blue moon although we enjoy it very much. 21.out of the blue= din senin - without any warning, by surprise I don`t understand what the problem is. Right out of the blue he decided to quit his job and go and live in Europe. 22.paint the town red= a se distra - go out and party and have a good time When my cousin came to visit us we decided to go out and paint the town red. 23.pot calling the kettle black= rade ciob de oala sparta - the person who is criticizing/accusing someone else is as guilty as the person he criticizes/accuses She was criticizing me for not looking for a new job but that is like the pot calling the kettle black. She isn`t looking for a new job either. 24.red-letter day= zi memorabila - a day that is memorable because of some important event It was a red-letter day when she finally received her graduation diploma. 25.roll out the red carpet= a primi pe cineva cu mult respect - greet a person with great respect, give a big welcome When the President of Egypt visited Paris, they rolled out the red carpet and gave him a great welcome. 26.see red= a se enerva tare - become very angry
He really saw red last night when I told him that I wouldn`t be coming to work today. 27.show one`s true colors= a-si da arama pe fata - show what one is really like I know that she doesn`t like me but she was showing her true colors when she began yelling at me on the telephone. 28.tickled pink= a fi extrem de incantat - be very pleased, thrill, delight She was tickled pink that you made the effort to go and visit her when you were in town. 29.white elephant= lucru scump si nefolositor - a useless possession/undertaking The new airport is a white elephant and nobody likes it at all. 30.white as a ghost= alb de frica - very pale because of fear, shock, illness My sister became white as a ghost when she saw the man at the window. 31.white lie= minciuna nevinovata - a harmless lie (told to be polite or to do something not seriously wrong) I told my boss a white lie and said that I was sick yesterday when actually I was not. 32.with flying colors= cu succes - with great or total success She passed the course with flying colors and now wants to go out and celebrate. 33.yellow-bellied= foarte timid - extremely timid, cowardly He is a yellow-bellied coward and never is willing to fight for what is right.