Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Romanian term or phrase:
a nimeri în gura lupului
English translation:
put one's head into the lion's mouth, bears a lion in its den
Added to glossary by
Elena Perianu
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-08-02 07:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jul 29, 2012 17:46
11 yrs ago
Romanian term
Romania
I take my responsibilities seriously.
Native in: Romanian 
, Hungarian
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, Hungarian to Romanian, and 1 more.
a nimeri în gura lupului
Non-PRO
Romanian to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
,, mormăi ea, intrând pe ușa turnantă. Întotdeauna nimerea în gura lupului. ...”
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | put one's head into the lion's mouth, bears a lion in its den |
Elena Perianu
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| 3 +1 | to get into trouble |
Claudia Coja
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Change log
Aug 2, 2012 08:40: Elena Perianu Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Elena Perianu
Romania
Romania
Native in Romanian
Romania
1/3 century in the translation world
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, French to Romanian, and 1 more.
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put one's head into the lion's mouth, bears a lion in its den
a se baga in gura lupului = meet trouble halfway,
a intra singur in gura lupului = to take a bear by the tooth
(tot din dictionar ...)
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-07-29 19:33:00 GMT)
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Sorry, era "beard a lion in its den"
a intra singur in gura lupului = to take a bear by the tooth
(tot din dictionar ...)
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Note added at 1 hr (2012-07-29 19:33:00 GMT)
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Sorry, era "beard a lion in its den"
Note from asker:
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3 hrs
Claudia Coja
Native in Romanian
Not word for word, but SENSE for SENSE.
Native in: Romanian (Variant: Romania)
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, German to Romanian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
to get into trouble
"She was always getting herself into trouble."
O alta varianta, in ideea in care "a intra in gura lupului" inseamna "a da de necaz", "a intra intr-o incurcatura"...
O alta varianta, in ideea in care "a intra in gura lupului" inseamna "a da de necaz", "a intra intr-o incurcatura"...
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