Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Romanian term or phrase:
să nu mă las mai prejos decât
English translation:
keep up with / keep pace with
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Simona Pop
Feb 20, 2014 17:38
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Romanian term
să nu mă las mai prejos decât
Romanian to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Aşa, am început să îmi doresc din ce în ce mai mult să nu mă las mai prejos decât celelalte fete.
Proposed translations
(English)
4 | keep up with / keep pace with | Maria Barbalat |
4 | not to be less than.. | Angela Öhrman |
4 | to get on a par with | Marcella Magda |
4 | to not to fall behind to other girls | Alice Crisan |
Proposed translations
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keep up with / keep pace with
keep pace
To stay even with others, as in a contest.
keep up
5. To match one's competitors, colleagues, or neighbors in success or lifestyle
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/keep up
keep up (with sb/sth)
If someone or something keeps up with someone or something else, they do whatever is necessary to stay level or equal with that person or thing
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/keep-up-w...
To stay even with others, as in a contest.
keep up
5. To match one's competitors, colleagues, or neighbors in success or lifestyle
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/keep up
keep up (with sb/sth)
If someone or something keeps up with someone or something else, they do whatever is necessary to stay level or equal with that person or thing
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/keep-up-w...
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4 hrs
not to be less than..
..
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5 hrs
to get on a par with
on a par with somebody/something:
at the same level as someone or something
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on a par with
on a par with:
As good as, equal to, as in This violinist may be an amateur but he's on a par with professional orchestral players .
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/on a par with
ex.
He may have some way to go to get on a par with the likes of Pele, Best and Maradona but he is catching up fast and, at 22, has plenty of time in which to close the gap.
http://sport.irishexaminer.com/post/2010/03/29/Okay-lads-so-...
at the same level as someone or something
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/on a par with
on a par with:
As good as, equal to, as in This violinist may be an amateur but he's on a par with professional orchestral players .
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/on a par with
ex.
He may have some way to go to get on a par with the likes of Pele, Best and Maradona but he is catching up fast and, at 22, has plenty of time in which to close the gap.
http://sport.irishexaminer.com/post/2010/03/29/Okay-lads-so-...
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mulţumesc |
1 day 1 hr
to not to fall behind to other girls
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Note from asker:
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