să nu mă las mai prejos decât

English translation: keep up with / keep pace with

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Romanian term or phrase:să nu mă las mai prejos decât
English translation:keep up with / keep pace with
Entered by: Simona Pop

17:38 Feb 20, 2014
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Romanian term or phrase: să nu mă las mai prejos decât
Aşa, am început să îmi doresc din ce în ce mai mult să nu mă las mai prejos decât celelalte fete.
Simona Pop
Romania
Local time: 00:53
keep up with / keep pace with
Explanation:
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...
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Maria Barbalat
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:53
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Summary of answers provided
4not to be less than..
Angela Öhrman
4to get on a par with
Marcella Magda
4keep up with / keep pace with
Maria Barbalat
4to not to fall behind to other girls
Alice Crisan


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not to be less than..


Explanation:
..

Angela Öhrman
Sweden
Local time: 23:53
Native speaker of: Romanian
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to get on a par with


Explanation:
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-...

Marcella Magda
Romania
Local time: 00:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Romanian
PRO pts in category: 12
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
keep up with / keep pace with


Explanation:
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...


Maria Barbalat
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:53
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to not to fall behind to other girls


Explanation:
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Alice Crisan
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:53
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in category: 4
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