Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

a dead giveaway

Romanian translation:

dovadă clară/certă

Added to glossary by cristina48
Apr 5, 2010 14:25
14 yrs ago
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English term

a dead giveaway

English to Romanian Science Science (general)
Zn deficiency may look like Mn or Fe deficiency at first,
but a radial or horizontal twisting of the leaf blades in the growing
shoots is a dead giveaway
Proposed translations (Romanian)
4 +8 dovadă clară/certă
4 +5 semn clar/sigur
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Apr 19, 2010 06:14: cristina48 Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

+8
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dovadă clară/certă

dead giveaway
something that reveals a fact or an intention completely. The car in the driveway was a dead giveaway that someone was at home.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/giveaway
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agree Claudia Coja
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agree RODICA CIOBANU
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agree George C.
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+5
14 mins

semn clar/sigur

a dead giveaway - something that reveals a fact or an
intention completely. 

The car in the driveway was a dead giveaway that someone was at home.

McGrawHill's. Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Peer comment(s):

agree Veronica Costea
40 mins
multumesc!
agree Claudia Coja
6 hrs
agree Ovidiu Martin Jurj
7 hrs
agree RODICA CIOBANU
17 hrs
agree George C.
19 hrs
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