a flitui pe cineva

English translation: to send smb. to take a hike/ to buzz smb. off

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Romanian term or phrase:a flitui pe cineva
English translation:to send smb. to take a hike/ to buzz smb. off
Entered by: Cristina Moldovan do Amaral

05:36 Oct 15, 2007
Romanian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
Romanian term or phrase: a flitui pe cineva
A fost obraznic şi l-am flituit.

Vă mulţumesc
Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
United States
Local time: 22:16
sent him to take a hike/ buzzed him off
Explanation:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=take a hike

sunt si mai urate .....
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Anca Nitu
Local time: 01:16
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mulţumesc tuturor!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2gave him the cold shoulder/told him to talk to the hand
Valentin Cirdei
4 +1send someone packing
Diana Nacu (X)
4kiss him off
Dan Butuza
4sent him to take a hike/ buzzed him off
Anca Nitu


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
gave him the cold shoulder/told him to talk to the hand


Explanation:
"A da cu flit" mai înseamnă şi a da papucii, dar nu-mi dau seama din frază dacă e vorba despre asta.

http://dictionarurban.ro/expresion/633_a-da-cu-flit.aspx

Valentin Cirdei
Romania
Local time: 07:16
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Diaconu: cold shoulder e OK
7 mins
  -> Mulţumesc.

agree  Dan Barbulescu
29 mins
  -> Mulţumesc.

neutral  Anca Nitu: cold shoulder = a ignora, "talk to the hand " = tot a ignora dar mai urat spus, in nici un caz "a trimite la plimbare" cum sugereaza contextul/ ultimele! "l-am flituit" nu inseamna l-am ignorat ci " l-am trimis la plimbare" :)
13 hrs
  -> Care context ? Care dintre celelalte şase cuvinte, mai exact ?
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
kiss him off


Explanation:
Kiss off: American and Canadian slang for to ignore or dismiss rudely and abruptly.

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Note added at 24 mins (2007-10-15 06:00:57 GMT)
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Sursa: The Probert Dictionary of Slang, 2004 Ed.

Dan Butuza
Romania
Local time: 07:16
Native speaker of: Romanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Anca Nitu: tot a ignora nu a invita sa "faca pasi"
13 hrs
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
send someone packing


Explanation:
dismiss someone out of hand, snub,
dismiss someone abruptly, reject bluntly

Diana Nacu (X)
Ireland
Local time: 05:16
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anca Nitu: snubbed
3 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sent him to take a hike/ buzzed him off


Explanation:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=take a hike

sunt si mai urate .....

Anca Nitu
Local time: 01:16
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 8
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