all+except+one

to save sb.'s life — salvare la vita a qcn. (anche fig.)

he can't speak German to save his life! — colloq. è assolutamente negato per il tedesco!

to save sb. sth. — fare risparmiare [qcs.] a qcn. [money, time]; risparmiare [qcs.] a qcn. [trouble, expense, journey]

to save on — fare economia di, economizzare su [energy, paper]

to save oneself from doing — risparmiarsi o evitarsi di fare

to save sb.'s life — salvare la vita a qcn. (anche fig.)

he can't speak German to save his life! — colloq. è assolutamente negato per il tedesco!

to save sb. sth. — fare risparmiare [qcs.] a qcn. [money, time]; risparmiare [qcs.] a qcn. [trouble, expense, journey]

to save on — fare economia di, economizzare su [energy, paper]

to save oneself from doing — risparmiarsi o evitarsi di fare

meno caro — less expensive, cheaper

è meno alto di suo fratello/di quel che pensavo — he is not as tall as his brother/as I thought, he is less tall than his brother/than I thought

ha due anni meno di me — he's two years younger than me

dovresti mangiare meno — you should eat less, you shouldn't eat so much

meno ne discutiamo, meglio è — the less we talk about it, the better

deve avere non meno di trent'anni — he must be at least thirty

meno fumo più mangio — the less I smoke the more I eat

andare all'università diventa sempre meno facile — it's getting less and less easy to go to university

ho speso (di) meno — I spent less

arrivo tra meno di un'ora — I'll be there in less than o in under an hour

sono le otto meno un quarto — it's a quarter to eight Brit o of eight Am

mi hai dato due carte di meno — you gave me two cards too few

eh, se avessi dieci anni di meno! — oh, if only I were ten years younger!

ho una sterlina in meno — I am one pound short

non voglio essere da meno di lui — I don't want to be outdone by him

fare a meno di — to do o manage without

se non c'è zucchero ne faremo a meno — if there isn't any sugar we'll do without

potresti fare a meno di fumare in macchina? — would you mind not smoking in the car?

non ho potuto fare a meno di ridere — I couldn't help laughing

in men che non si dica — in less than no time, quick as a flash

meno male! — good!, thank goodness!, just as well!

meno male che sei arrivato — it's a good job that you have come

men che meno gli inglesi — least of all the English

fammi sapere se verrai o meno — let me know if you are coming or not

quanto meno poteva avvertire — he could at least have let us know

non mi piace come scrive e tanto meno come parla — I don't like the way he writes let alone the way he talks

meno bambini ci sono, meglio è — the fewer children there are the better

meno storie! — stop messing around!

meno tempo — less time

meno turisti — fewer tourists

era il meno che ti potesse capitare — (rimprovero) you were asking for it

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

per lo meno — perlomeno

i meno — (la minoranza) the minority

a meno che non faccia caldo — unless it is hot

a meno di prendere un giorno di ferie — unless I (o you ecc) take a day off

ci siamo tutti meno lui — we are all here except (for) him

tutti meno uno — all but one

Ex: As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell.

behind bars — dietro le sbarre o al fresco

the bar — (anche the Bar) (profession) l'avvocatura, il foro; (the whole body of lawyers) l'Ordine degli avvocati

to be called to the bar — (to the profession) essere ammesso all'esercizio della professione forense; (to the body) essere ammesso nell'Albo degli avvocati

to bar sb. from doing — impedire o proibire a qcn. di fare

behind bars — dietro le sbarre o al fresco

the bar — (anche the Bar) (profession) l'avvocatura, il foro; (the whole body of lawyers) l'Ordine degli avvocati

to be called to the bar — (to the profession) essere ammesso all'esercizio della professione forense; (to the body) essere ammesso nell'Albo degli avvocati

to bar sb. from doing — impedire o proibire a qcn. di fare

He stood immovable like a rock in a torrent. (J.Reed)

His muscles are hard as rock. (T.Capote)

The conversation she began behaved like green logs: they fumed but would not fire. (T.Capote)

Maidens, like moths, are ever caught by glare. (Byron)

Other words live but a short time and are like bubbles on the surface of water - they disappear leaving no trace of their existence. (I.R.G)

His mind was restless, but it worked perversely and thoughts jerked through his brain like the misfirings of a defective carburettor. (S.Maugham)

It was that moment of the year when the countryside seems to faint from its own loveliness, from the intoxication of tis scents and sounds. (J.Galsworthy)

bar of chocolate — barra f or tableta f de chocolate

gold bar — lingote m de oro

bar of soap — pastilla f or (CS) barra f de jabón

heel bar — (BrE) puesto de reparación rápida de calzado

bar to something — obstáculo m or impedimento m para algo

a tree was barring our way — un árbol nos cortaba or bloqueaba or impedía el paso

the Bar — (=persons) el colegio de abogados; (=profession) la abogacía, la Barra (Mex)

to be called or (US) admitted to the Bar — recibirse de abogado, ingresar en la abogacía

bar billiards N — (Brit) billar m americano

bar chart N — cuadro m de barras

bar code N — código m de barras

bar food N — (=pub food) comida f de pub

bar girl * N — (US) camarera f de barra

bar graph N — (esp US) gráfico m de barras

bar meal N — comida f en el pub

• to go for a bar meal — ir a comer al pub

bar stool N — taburete m (de bar)

all bar two — todos salvo or con excepción de dos

it was all over bar the shouting — (fig) en realidad ya estaba concluido el asunto

bar of chocolate — barra f or tableta f de chocolate

gold bar — lingote m de oro

bar of soap — pastilla f or (CS) barra f de jabón

heel bar — (BrE) puesto de reparación rápida de calzado

bar to something — obstáculo m or impedimento m para algo

a tree was barring our way — un árbol nos cortaba or bloqueaba or impedía el paso