AMISS

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Traducere în limba română

amiss adjectiv pred., adverb

1. rău, prost, greşit; incorect;

to do / to deal amiss a greşi, a proceda greşit, incorect;

not amiss nu prea rău, destul de bine;

(fam.) she is not amiss nu arată rău, e drăguţă, are pe vino-ncoa(ce);

it would not be amiss for you to go nu ţi-ar strica să te duci;

to take amiss a lua în nume de rău, a interpreta greşit;

if you do ever so little amiss dacă faci cea mai mică greşeală, dacă nu procedezi cu cea mai mare grijă, cu cea mai mare atenţie;

there is something amiss with him e ceva (în neregulă) cu el; are (el) ceva;

all went amiss toate au mers / au ieşit anapoda / pe dos.

Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:

“What is it that's amiss? Look here!”

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

“By the way, I suppose your friend was a healthy young fellow—nothing amiss with him?”

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

What is amiss then, mon cher?

(The White Company, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

What is amiss with her, mother?

(Rodney Stone, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

No invitation came amiss to her.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

Amy is distinguishing herself abroad, but if anything is amiss at home, I'm your man.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

Mrs Charles quite swears by her, I know; but I just give you this hint, that you may be upon the watch; because, if you see anything amiss, you need not be afraid of mentioning it.

(Persuasion, de Jane Austen)

I really could not face my acquaintance if I stayed away now; for, as I am known to be in the country, it would be taken exceedingly amiss; and it is a rule with me, Miss Morland, never to give offence to any of my neighbours, if a small sacrifice of time and attention can prevent it.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

I expressed as much of my astonishment as was then capable of expression, and asked if he could guess what it was that she had taken so much amiss, so suddenly.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

Your friend will not take it amiss I hope.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

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