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Romanian to English Poetry & Literature Translation Glossary

Romanian term		English translation
"Fecioarele despletite"		dishevelled maidens
(a) mânca cu tot cu pene		eat smb alive	Magdalena Iacob
Entered by: Magdalena Iacob
(În ultimul timp), pe fața ei putea citi împăcarea.		(Lately) he could read serenity in/on/written all over her face.
(corpul lui) striga de dorință		(his body) cried of desire
(Doar atat) cat sa nu va fie de foame.		Just so you won't get hungry	Claudia Coja
Entered by: Claudia Coja
(parul), tinut de agrafe cu perle, (ii cadea in valuri pe umeri).		held by pearl clips	Claudia Coja
Entered by: Claudia Coja
(se putea casatori) doar cu cei cu sange albastru.		she/he could only marry someone of blue blood	Claudia Coja
Entered by: Claudia Coja
(spuse) printre respiratiile sacadate		between gaspy breaths
(un fluid) slab de perfecţiune		a thin fluid of perfection
,,pontoșii” epocii		jokester/quipster/funny man/wisecracker etc.	Simona Pop
Entered by: Simona Pop
...din cale afară de greu...		exceedingly difficult
a bălăcări		bad-mouth
a cânta în strună		to dance to somebody's tune
a da din mânuțe și din picioare		to wiggle his/her arms and legs	Claudia Coja
Entered by: Claudia Coja
a da la o parte șuvița veșnic rebelă		Tucked/brushed away her unruly/errant strand of hair
a face semn		to motion (to someone)	Ioana Costache
Entered by: Ioana Costache
a giorno		as by daylight
a identifica cu		to identify with
a inveli bine		to tuck smb in
a lua foc		blows up
a mangaia cu privirea (buzele, fruntea)		let his caressing glance rest on (her lips, her forehead)	Virág-Lilla Rácz
Entered by: Virág-Lilla Rácz
a plange mocnit		weep softly/quietly
a saruta apăsat		His kiss was pressing	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
a scrie cu constiinta apartenentei de neam		to write with a sense of national identity
a se gasi la o jumatate de zi distanta		to be half a day away
a se lipi de (cineva)		Lean on /against
a se opune slăbiciunii		to fight the weakness
a se simti cu musca pe caciula		to have a sense of guilt
a se uni cu tot ceea ce ei sunt (intr-un extaz absolut)		to merge with all they (really) are ( in an ultimate ecstasy)
a sorbi cate o inghititura mica		to take a sip - He took little sips [of bitter tea]
a tresări din toate încheieturile		I shudder all over
Abia te mai ții de oboseală...		you can barely keep your eyes open
acestia fusesera cumpatati,		they spent money wisely	Lara Barnett
Entered by: Lara Barnett
adresa		skill/dexterity/sleight of hand
adusi din spete		stooped
alunecand usor pe firele de păr, până în vârful lor		Gently gliding down her hair, reaching the tip
alungindu-se		looming higher and higher
Am ieșit pe uscat, ne-am extins		We made our way onto land, we spread	Virág-Lilla Rácz
Entered by: Virág-Lilla Rácz
an XV		year XV
ansamblu al operelor literare		complete works

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