(too ill)

She is ill with/from overeating. — Она нездорова от переедания.

He was ill with constant worries about her problems. — Он был болен от постоянных волнений о ее проблемах.

He felt ill at the very mention of too. — Его начинало тошнить при одном упоминании о пище.

um... (herum) — round (Brit), around; (unbestimmter

er hat gern Freunde um sich — he likes to have friends around him

(= nach allen Seiten) um sich schauen — to look around (one) or about one

um sich schlagen —

etw um sich werfen — to throw sth around or about

(zur ungefähren Zeitangabe) um... (herum) — around about; (bei Uhrzeiten auch) at about

die Tage um die Sommersonnenwende (herum) — the days either side of the summer solstice

um Weihnachten/Ostern etc — around Christmas/Easter etc

bitte kommen Sie (genau) um acht — please come at eight (sharp)

es geht um das Prinzip — it's a question of principles, it's the principle of the thing

es geht um alles — it's all or nothing

es steht schlecht um seine Gesundheit — his health isn't very good

der Kampf um die Stadt/den Titel — the battle for the town/the title

um Geld spielen — to play for money

um etw rufen/bitten etc — to cry/ask etc for sth

(= wegen) die Sorge um die Zukunft — concern for or about the future

(es ist) schade um das schöne Buch — (it's a) pity or shame about that nice book

sich um etw sorgen — to worry about sth

es tut mir leid um ihn — I'm sorry for him

um 10% teurer — 10% more expensive

er ist um zwei Jahre jünger als sie — he is two years younger than she is, he is younger than her by two years

um vieles besser — far better, better by far

um einiges besser — quite a bit better

etw um 4 cm verkürzen — to shorten sth by 4 cm

(bei Verlust) jdn um etw bringen — to deprive sb of sth

um etw kommen — to be deprived of sth, to miss out on sth

Stunde um Stunde — hour after or upon hour

einer um den anderen, eine um die andere — one after the other

einen Tag um den anderen — day after day

um... willen — for the sake of

er spart jeden Cent, um sich später ein Haus kaufen zu können — he is saving every cent in order to be able to buy a house later

intelligent genug/zu intelligent, um... zu — intelligent enough/too intelligent to...

der Fluss schlängelt sich durch das enge Tal, um dann in der Ebene zu einem breiten Strom anzuwachsen — the stream winds through the narrow valley and then broadens out into a wide river in the plain

er studierte jahrelang Jura, um dann Taxifahrer zu werden — he studied law for several years only to become a taxi driver

(= ungefähr) um (die) 30 Schüler etc — about or (a)round about 30 pupils etc, 30 pupils etc or so

um und um — all around

um etwas herum — [a]round something

das Rad dreht sich um seine Achse — the wheel turns on its axle

um die Ecke — round the corner

um acht [Uhr] — at eight [o'clock]

um den 20. August [herum] — around [about] 20 August

Tag um Tag/Stunde um Stunde — day after day/hour after hour

Meter um Meter/Schritt um Schritt — metre by metre/step by step

die Temperatur stieg um 5 Grad — the temperature rose [by] five degrees

um nichts/einiges/vieles besser sein — be no/somewhat/a lot better

um... zu — [in order] to

er ist groß genug, um... zu... — he is big enough to...

um etwas herum — [a]round something

das Rad dreht sich um seine Achse — the wheel turns on its axle

um die Ecke — round the corner

um acht [Uhr] — at eight [o'clock]

um den 20. August [herum] — around [about] 20 August

Tag um Tag/Stunde um Stunde — day after day/hour after hour

Meter um Meter/Schritt um Schritt — metre by metre/step by step

die Temperatur stieg um 5 Grad — the temperature rose [by] five degrees

um nichts/einiges/vieles besser sein — be no/somewhat/a lot better

um... zu — [in order] to

er ist groß genug, um... zu... — he is big enough to...

j'ai trop mangé/bu — I've had too much to eat/to drink

j'ai trop dormi — I've slept too long

tu travailles trop — you work too hard

nous sommes trop nombreux — there are too many of us

nous sommes trop peu nombreux — there are too few of us

ce serait trop beau! — I/you/we etc should be so lucky!

c'est trop bête! — how stupid!

trop enthousiaste — overenthusiastic

on n'est jamais trop prudent — you can't be too careful

tu en as trop dit — you've already said too much

elle en fait (un peu) trop — she overdoes it (a bit)

c'en est trop! — that's the end!

nous ne serons pas trop de deux — it'll take at least two of us

je ne le connais que trop — I know him only too well

faire quelque chose sans trop y croire — to do something without really believing in it

trop c'est trop! — enough is enough!

c'était trop drôle — it was so funny

ça ne va pas trop mal, merci — not so bad, thanks

c'est trop, ça! — that's incredible!

il y a trop de choses à faire — there's too much to do

trop de pression — too much pressure

trop de monde — too many people

il y a une assiette en trop — there's one plate too many

j'ai dix kilos de bagages en trop — my luggage is ten kilos over the limit

j'ai quelques kilos en trop — I'm a few kilos overweight

si tu as du tissu en trop tu peux faire un coussin — if you have some material left over, you can make a cushion

il y a 12 euros de trop — there's 12 euros too much

sa remarque était de trop — his/her remark was uncalled for

se sentir de trop — to feel one is in the way

Il conduit trop vite. — He drives too fast.

trop nombreux — too many

trop peu nombreux — too few

trop souvent — too often

trop longtemps — too long, for too long

Il m'en a trop donné. — He gave me too much.

J'ai trop mangé. — I've eaten too much.

J'ai apporté trop de vêtements. — I've brought too many clothes.

J'ai acheté trop de pain. — I bought too much bread.

de trop; en trop; trois personnes de trop — 3 people too many

trois euros de trop — 3 euros too much

des livres en trop — too many books

du lait en trop — too much milk

è il meno dotato dei miei studenti — he's the least gifted of my pupils

è quello che leggo meno spesso — it's the one I read least often

5 meno 2 — 5 minus 2, 5 take away 2

ci sono meno 25° — it's minus 25°, it is 25° below (zero)

ha preso sette meno — he got (a) B minus

(fraseologia) non è da meno di lui — she is (every bit) as good as he is

(la minor cosa) il meno — the least

un po' meno — a little less

è meno alto di Tim — he is not as tall as Tim

è meno complicato di quanto pensi — it's less complicated than you think

meno spesso — less often

meno del solito — less than usual

canta meno bene di prima — she doesn't sing as well as she used to

l'argento costa meno dell'oro — silver costs less than gold

costa meno prendere il treno — it works out cheaper to take the train

dovresti lavorare (di) meno — you should work less

guadagno meno di lei — I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does

meno se ne parla, meglio è — the less said about that, the better

meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire — the less I go out, the less I feel like going out

è lui quello che lavora meno di tutti — he's the one who works the least of all

meno di 50 — less than 50

un po' meno di 15 cm — just under 15 cm

i bambini con meno di sei anni — children under six

(il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno — the least

le famiglie meno ricche — the least wealthy families

era la meno soddisfatta di tutti — she was the least satisfied of all

è quello pagato meno bene fra i due — he's the least well-paid of the two

quello mi piace meno di tutti — I like that one (the) least

sono quelli che ne hanno meno bisogno — they are the ones who need it (the) least

proprio quando meno me l'aspettavo — just when I least expected it

né più, né meno — neither more, nor less

centimetro più, centimetro meno — give or take an inch (or two)

né più né meno che — nothing less than

che lo voglia o meno — whether he's willing or not

non ha deciso se firmare o meno — he hasn't decided whether to sign (or not)

è un gran bugiardo e suo fratello non è da meno — he's a liar and his brother isn't any better

ho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno — I made a cake as well, just to keep up

se avessi 20 anni di meno! — I wish I were 20 years younger!

ho preso 30 euro in meno di stipendio — my wages are 30 euros short

meno male che — it's a good thing that

meno male che è impermeabile! — it's just as well it's waterproof!

meno male che ci sono andato! — it was lucky for me that I went!

non l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato — I've never seen him, much less spoken to him

era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare — she was too ill to stand let alone walk

più o meno alto come te — about your height

è successo più o meno qui — it happened round about here

"ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" — "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"

più o meno nello stesso modo — in much the same way

la canzone fa più o meno così — the song goes something like this

ho meno libri di te — I have fewer books than you

ho meno caldo adesso — I feel cooler now

ci è voluto meno tempo di quanto pensassimo — it took less time than we expected

non meno di — no fewer than

ne ho meno di te — I have less than you

ha venduto meno di tutti — he sold the fewest

quanto fa 20 meno 8? — what is 20 minus 8?

20 meno 5 fa 15 — 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 15

le sei meno dieci — ten to six

meno 10 — minus 10

questo è il meno — that's the least of it

fare il meno possibile — to do as little as possible

non posso farne a meno — I can't help it

all alone — tutto solo

leave that bike alone! — lascia stare quella bici!

I feel so alone — mi sento così solo

he, alone of his group... — lui, il solo del suo gruppo...

she is not alone in thinking that... — non è l'unica a pensare che...

for this reason alone — per questa ragione soltanto

this figure alone shows — questa cifra da sola mostra

she was too ill to stand let alone walk — era troppo malata per stare in piedi, e tanto meno per camminare

he couldn't look after the cat let alone a child — non era in grado di badare al gatto, figuriamoci a un bambino

all alone — tutto solo

leave that bike alone! — lascia stare quella bici!

I feel so alone — mi sento così solo

he, alone of his group... — lui, il solo del suo gruppo...

she is not alone in thinking that... — non è l'unica a pensare che...

for this reason alone — per questa ragione soltanto

this figure alone shows — questa cifra da sola mostra

she was too ill to stand let alone walk — era troppo malata per stare in piedi, e tanto meno per camminare

he couldn't look after the cat let alone a child — non era in grado di badare al gatto, figuriamoci a un bambino