This problem is a beast

it was a beast of a winter — das war ein scheußlicher Winter

don't be a beast! — sei nicht so eklig!

that beast of a brother-in-law this ( problem) is a beast, it's a beast (of a problem) — dieser fiese Schwager (inf) das (Problem) hats in sich (inf)

TV films are a different beast ( from movies) — Fernsehfilme sind etwas ganz anderes (als Kinofilme)

back to nature — zurück zur Natur

it's in the nature of a command — es hat Befehlscharakter

be of or have a placid nature — eine ruhige Art haben

it is not in her nature to lie — es ist nicht ihre Art zu lügen

it's only human nature to... — es ist nur menschlich,... zu...

laws of nature — Naturgesetze pl

in a state of nature ( = uncivilized inf : = naked ) to return to nature (person) (garden) —, inf : = naked ) im Naturzustand to return to nature (person) zur Natur zurückkehren (garden) in den Naturzustand zurückkehren

nature calls (euph) — ich muss mal (inf)

it is not in my nature to say things like that — es entspricht nicht meiner Art or meinem Wesen, so etwas zu sagen

it is in the nature of young people to want to travel — es liegt im Wesen junger Menschen, reisen zu wollen

cautious by nature — von Natur aus vorsichtig

the nature of the case is such... — der Fall liegt so...

that's the nature of the beast (fig) — das ist die Natur dieser Sache

cash is, by its (very) nature, easy to steal — Geld ist aufgrund seiner Beschaffenheit leicht zu stehlen

something in the nature of an apology — so etwas wie eine Entschuldigung

be of or have a placid nature — eine ruhige Art haben

to break/divide something in half — romper*/dividir algo por la mitad or en dos

not to do things by halves — (colloq) no hacer* las cosas a medias

to go halves — (colloq) pagar* a medias

my/his better/other half — (colloq & hum) mi/su media naranja

too... by half — (BrE colloq)

she's too clever by half — se pasa de lista (fam)

... and a half! — (colloq)

the half of it — (colloq)

she isn't half the player/singer she used to be — (colloq) no es ni con mucho la jugadora/cantante que era

she was half asleep — estaba medio dormida or semidormida

the movie isn't half as good as the book — (colloq) la película no es ni la mitad de buena que el libro

not half — (BrE colloq) (as intensifier)

half a cup — media taza f

half a day — medio día m

• a pound and a half, one and a half pounds — libra f y media

we have a problem and a half * — tenemos un problema mayúsculo, vaya problemazo que tenemos

• one's better half * — hum su media naranja *

• by half, better by half — con mucho el mejor

he's too clever by half * — se pasa de listo

• half a dollar — (=value) medio dólar m

• half a dozen — media docena f

• to go halves (with sb) (on sth) — ir a medias (con algn) (en algo)

• half an hour — media hora f

• to cut/break sth in half — cortar/partir algo por la mitad

• half a moment! * —

• half a second! * — ¡un momento!

• one's other half * — hum su media naranja *

• they don't know the half of it * — no saben de la misa la media

• she's asleep half the time — iro se pasa la mitad del tiempo dormida

first/second half — primer/segundo tiempo m

• a half- point cut in interest rates — una reducción de medio punto en los tipos de interés

• I have a half share in the flat — la mitad del piso es mío or de mi propiedad

• I was half afraid that... — medio temía que...

• half as, half as much — la mitad

it wasn't half as bad as I had thought * — [interview, trip to the dentist] no lo pasé ni con mucho or ni de lejos tan mal como había imaginado

• half asleep — medio dormido

• half done — a medio hacer

• he half got up — se levantó a medias

• half laughing, half crying — medio riendo, medio llorando

• I only half read it — lo leí solo a medias

• I was only half serious when I said that — aquello solo lo dije medio en broma

come at half three * — ven a las tres y media

half fare N — medio pasaje m (as adv)

half note N — (US) (Mus) blanca f

half term N — (Brit) (Scol) vacaciones fpl de mediados del trimestre

to break/divide something in half — romper*/dividir algo por la mitad or en dos

not to do things by halves — (colloq) no hacer* las cosas a medias

to go halves — (colloq) pagar* a medias

my/his better/other half — (colloq & hum) mi/su media naranja

too... by half — (BrE colloq)

she's too clever by half — se pasa de lista (fam)

... and a half! — (colloq)

the half of it — (colloq)

she isn't half the player/singer she used to be — (colloq) no es ni con mucho la jugadora/cantante que era

she was half asleep — estaba medio dormida or semidormida

the movie isn't half as good as the book — (colloq) la película no es ni la mitad de buena que el libro

not half — (BrE colloq) (as intensifier)