Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
parlay
Romanian translation:
fructifica
Added to glossary by
Cristina Bolohan
Oct 9, 2008 11:09
16 yrs ago
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English term
Romania
Works in: English
parlay
English to Romanian
Other
Other
I started with virtually nothing and I parlayed it into millions of dollars. I've gone through some marital reversals andthings and many millions of dollars have been diverted.
Proposed translations
(Romanian)
| 4 +1 | fructifica/înmulţi |
Cristina Bolohan
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| 4 +5 | face |
Andrei Albu
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| 3 +1 | transforma |
Mihaela Bordea
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| 3 | augmenta |
valhalla55
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Change log
Oct 13, 2008 07:54: Cristina Bolohan Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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1 hr
Cristina Bolohan
Romania
Romania
Native in Romanian
Romania
MA in Translation Theory and Practice
Native in: Romanian (Variant: Romania) 
Works in: English to Romanian, French to Romanian, Italian to Romanian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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176
Selected
fructifica/înmulţi
valorifica/spori
To maneuver (an asset) to great advantage: parlayed some small investments into a large fortune.
Francais: (fig) faire fructifier
www.thefreedictionary.com/parlaying
Am inceput de la aproape nimic si am inmultit/fructificat acest putin ajungand la milioane de dolari.
To maneuver (an asset) to great advantage: parlayed some small investments into a large fortune.
Francais: (fig) faire fructifier
www.thefreedictionary.com/parlaying
Am inceput de la aproape nimic si am inmultit/fructificat acest putin ajungand la milioane de dolari.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Anca Nitu
: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parlay[1]
5 hrs
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Multumesc!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Multumesc mult"
16 mins
valhalla55
Native in Romanian
fast and reliable
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: Japanese to Norwegian, Japanese to German, Norwegian to Japanese, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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7
augmenta
sporit
Note from asker:
| multumesc mult |
+5
24 mins
Andrei Albu
Romania
Romania
Native in Romanian
Romania
You won't even notice it's a translation
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, French to Romanian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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74
face
parlay - 3. vb. a face/obţine/spori ceva pornind de la o cheltuială/investiţie/bunuri etc. mică(i)
Sursa: Dicţionar de argou, eufemisme şi expresii familiare en-ro, Ştefan Balaban, ed. Teora
Aşadar, ceva cam de genul: am ”făcut” milioane din puţinul cu care cam început...
Sursa: Dicţionar de argou, eufemisme şi expresii familiare en-ro, Ştefan Balaban, ed. Teora
Aşadar, ceva cam de genul: am ”făcut” milioane din puţinul cu care cam început...
Note from asker:
| dap! mi-au fugit ochii! asta parea cel mai bun raspuns! Multumesc mult! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Denise Idel
: si a da lovitura
2 mins
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Mulţumesc
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Oleksandr Yastremskyi
: bun raspuns, ciudata sursa, dictionarele de la Teora sunt printre cele mai nereusite (eufemism)
1 hr
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Mulţumesc. Aşa este şi cu Teora, dar acesta chiar e un dicţionar bun, îl recomand oricui are nevoie de astfel de termeni. E, probabil, una dintre rarele excepţii ;)
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cornelia mincu
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Mulţumesc
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Tatiana Welch
8 hrs
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Mulţumesc
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Adela Porumbel
14 hrs
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Mulţumesc
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+1
29 mins
Mihaela Bordea
Romania
Romania
Native in Romanian
Romania
Romanian Professional Translator
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
transforma
Webster's
to parlay: to exploit successfully, to increase or otherwise transform into something of much grater value
to parlay: to exploit successfully, to increase or otherwise transform into something of much grater value
Note from asker:
| Multumesc mult |
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