he could have STOOD HIS LOT
Romanian translation: ar fi putut să reziste mult
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| 4 +1 | ar fi putut să-i țină mai bine piept |
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| 4 | ar fi putut să facă față sorții sale |
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| 4 | ar fi putut să reziste mult |
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| he could have stood his lot ar fi putut să facă față sorții sale Explanation: alte variante: sa-și rabde/înfrunte condiția/destinul/cele hărăzite de soartă ex. It’s about the oldest child (age 12) in a large Catholic family in the 1960s, who can’t stand her lot in life. She strikes up a correspondence with the Mother Superior of a convent in order to learn what she must do to be saintly enough to escape her crazy family life. https://rachellegardner.com/on-darkness-in-ya-literature/ Elsewhere, Roena, daughter of the Duke of Blackwood, is a fiery and independent noble who cannot stand her lot in life. She feels imprisoned by the trappings of being the daughter of the Duke, who is forcing her to choose a husband at the next courtly function. https://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/K-S-Villoso/Blackwood-Ma... |
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| he could have stood his lot ar fi putut să-i țină mai bine piept Explanation: to stand = între altele, a ține piept, a nu ceda lot = cred că aici în sensul figurat de parte sau, ca variantă, ar fi putut să-și susțină mai bine cauza, însă o variantă mai prozaică... |
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ar fi putut să reziste mult Explanation: Julian thought he could have stood his lot better if she had been selfish, if she had been an old hag who drank and screamed at him. = Julian credea că ar fi putut să reziste mult mai bine dacă ar fi fost egoistă, dacă ar fi fost o bătrână vrăjitoare care bea și țipa la el. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 giorni (2020-02-14 13:15:33 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Mulțumesc Dorli! |
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| Reference Reference information: https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/somebody-something-co... |
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