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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

shy of

Romanian translation:

lipsandu-i numai, cu numai

Added to glossary by Mihaela Ghiuzeli
Jul 25, 2008 13:32
15 yrs ago
English term

shy of

English to Romanian Art/Literary General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters expresie, cred
Context: XXX arrived at Yale from Oxford two semesters shy of a graduate degree ...
Proposed translations (Romanian)
3 +4 lipsandu-i numai
4 fără
Change log

Jul 25, 2008 14:08: Nina Iordache changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/576816">Nina Iordache's</a> old entry - "shy of"" to ""lipsandu-i numai, cu numai""

Jul 25, 2008 17:52: Mihaela Ghiuzeli changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/576816">Nina Iordache's</a> old entry - "shy of"" to ""lipsandu-i numai, cu numai""

Discussion

Ede Lungu Jul 25, 2008:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/shy
Ede Lungu Jul 25, 2008:
shy of something - having less of something than is needed or expected

Proposed translations

+4
2 mins
Selected

lipsandu-i numai

......

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Note added at 3 mins (2008-07-25 13:36:08 GMT)
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..doua semestre pana la absolvire

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Note added at 4 mins (2008-07-25 13:37:27 GMT)
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avand numai ...

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Note added at 6 mins (2008-07-25 13:38:45 GMT)
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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shy Al saselea sens de pe lista

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-07-25 13:39:49 GMT)
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"avand mai putin de ....

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Note added at 9 mins (2008-07-25 13:42:07 GMT)
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"cu numai..." You got the gist.

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Note added at 12 mins (2008-07-25 13:45:24 GMT)
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"shy" means 'short" (two semesters short/left)
Note from asker:
Da, gand la gand cu bucurie, asa am spus: cu numai!
Peer comment(s):
agree Ede Lungu
16 mins
Multumesc Ede ! I am positive.
agree Ilinca Florea
18 mins
Multumesc Ilinca !
agree Liviu-Lee Roth : excelent,ca in: you are shy of 60 going onto 70...:-)))
1 hr
Thanks Liviu ! Who are you talking about ! We are just babies by your comparison
agree Cristina Zamfir : De acord, dar nu ai vrea sa corectezi in dictionar "lipsandu-i " si sa pui "lipsindu-i" ? :)
6 hrs
Multumesc Cristina ! Bineinteles !
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Perfect! Multumesc frumos, Mihaela!"
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