Significado
To abandon a responsibility or flee.
Contexto cultural
The 'bir' was the most hated tax in the Romanian Principalities. It was often collected by force, leading to the phrase becoming a symbol of resistance through avoidance. In modern offices, this phrase is often used jokingly among colleagues to call out someone who leaves exactly at 5:00 PM while others are staying late. In villages, if someone skips a 'clacă' (a communal work gathering to help a neighbor), they are said to have given bir cu fugiții. Classic authors like Ion Creangă used similar themes of escaping authority, cementing the 'fleeing' trope in the national psyche.
Use it for humor
It's a great way to tease a friend who is being lazy without being too mean.
Don't use with your boss
Even if your boss is lazy, using this idiom about them is too informal and risky.
Significado
To abandon a responsibility or flee.
Use it for humor
It's a great way to tease a friend who is being lazy without being too mean.
Don't use with your boss
Even if your boss is lazy, using this idiom about them is too informal and risky.
Perfect for 'Ghosting'
In modern Romanian, you can use this to describe someone who 'ghosted' you on a dating app.
Ponte a prueba
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb 'a da'.
Când am întrebat cine vrea să spele vasele, toți prietenii mei ______ bir cu fugiții.
The subject is 'prietenii mei' (plural), so the verb must be 3rd person plural past tense.
Which situation best fits the idiom 'a da bir cu fugiții'?
Alege situația corectă:
The idiom means avoiding responsibility by leaving.
Finish the dialogue naturally.
Andrei: 'Unde e Maria? Trebuia să ne ajute cu bagajele.' Elena: '_________________.'
This is the correct grammatical and contextual use of the idiom.
🎉 Puntuación: /3
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Banco de ejercicios
3 ejerciciosCând am întrebat cine vrea să spele vasele, toți prietenii mei ______ bir cu fugiții.
The subject is 'prietenii mei' (plural), so the verb must be 3rd person plural past tense.
Alege situația corectă:
The idiom means avoiding responsibility by leaving.
Andrei: 'Unde e Maria? Trebuia să ne ajute cu bagajele.' Elena: '_________________.'
This is the correct grammatical and contextual use of the idiom.
🎉 Puntuación: /3
Preguntas frecuentes
4 preguntasOnly in historical contexts or idioms. Modern Romanians use 'taxă' or 'impozit'.
No, that sounds unnatural. Stick to the plural 'fugiții'.
Not usually. It's informal and can be used as a lighthearted reproach.
Yes! If your dog runs away when it's time for a bath, it 'a dat bir cu fugiții'.
Frases relacionadas
A o lua la sănătoasa
synonymTo run away quickly for one's own safety.
A spăla putina
synonymTo leave a place quickly and secretly.
A se eschiva
similarTo evade or dodge a responsibility.
A sta pe baricade
contrastTo stay and fight/defend a position.
