class war(fare)

to be in a class of one's/its own — ser* único or inigualable

he got a first class degree — ≈se recibió con la nota más alta ( en AmL), ≈sacó matrícula de honor en la carrera ( en Esp)

ruling/middle/working class — clase f dirigente/media/obrera

first class — primera clase f

lower classes — clase fsing baja

upper class — clase f alta

class of degree — (Brit) (Univ) tipo de título universitario según la nota con que se ha obtenido

in a class of one's own — sin par or igual

it's in a class by itself — no tiene par or igual, es único en su género

class action N — (Jur) querella f colectiva

class background N — (=social class) clase f social

class conflict N — conflicto m de clases

class differences NPL — diferencias fpl de clases

class distinction N — (Sociol) diferencia f de clase

class list N — (Scol) lista f de clase; (Univ) lista f de estudiantes aprobados para la licenciatura

class president N — (US) ≈ delegado(-a) m / f de clase

class society N — (Pol) sociedad f formada por clases

class struggle N — (Sociol) lucha f de clases

class system N — sistema m de clases sociales

class teacher N — (Brit) tutor(a) m / f

class war(fare) N — = class struggle

to be in a class of one's/its own — ser* único or inigualable

he got a first class degree — ≈se recibió con la nota más alta ( en AmL), ≈sacó matrícula de honor en la carrera ( en Esp)

lotta all'ultimo sangue (anche) fig — fight to the death

abbandonare la lotta — to give up o abandon the struggle

lotta armata — armed conflict o struggle

lotta di classe — class struggle o war(fare)

è grande per la sua età — he's big for his age

un ragazzo grande e grosso — a big strong boy

un grande invalido — a seriously disabled person

la gran maggioranza degli italiani — the great o vast majority of Italians

ha una grande opinione di sé — he has a high opinion of himself

il gran pubblico — the general public

una taglia più grande — a larger o bigger size

farsi grande — to grow up

hanno due figli grandi — they have two grown-up children

mio fratello più grande — my big o older brother

è più grande di me — he's older than me

è arrivato il gran giorno — the great day dawned

un grande musicista — a great musician

un grande poeta — a great poet

le grandi potenze Pol — the major powers

è un gran signore — he's a real gentleman

ha fatto grandi spese — he's been spending his money

è una gran bella donna — she's a very beautiful woman

una gran bella vita — a great life

oggi fa un gran caldo — it's extremely hot today

di gran classe — (prodotto) high-class

una donna di gran classe — a woman with class

la famiglia al gran completo — the entire family

è un gran cretino — he's an utter fool

per sua gran fortuna non c'era la polizia — he was really lucky that the police weren't around

oggi fa un gran freddo — it's extremely cold today

in gran parte — to a large extent, mainly

ha fatto una gran risata — he laughed loudly

con mia gran sorpresa — to my great surprise

non ci ho fatto gran caso — I didn't really notice

non ne so (un) gran che — I don't know very much about it

non è o non vale (un) gran che — it (o he ecc) is nothing special, it (o he ecc) is not up to much

quel quadro non è poi (una) gran cosa — that painting's nothing special

cosa farai da grande? — what will you be o do when you grow up?

fare il grande — (strafare) to act big

siamo passati davanti a casa tua — we went past your house, we walked (o drove) past your house

passare a casa di qn o da qn — to call o drop in on sb

passare di mano in mano — to be passed o handed round

passare di padre in figlio — to be handed o passed down o from father to son

passare ad altro — to change the subject, (in una riunione) to discuss the next item

passare alla storia — to pass into history, fig to become a legend

passare a miglior vita euf — to pass away

passare sopra — to pass over o above, (fig : lasciar correre) to pass over, overlook

cosa ti passa per la testa? — (a che pensi?) what is going through your mind?, (come puoi pensarlo?) what are you thinking of!

per dove si passa per arrivare in centro? — which way do I (o we) go to get into town?

far passare qn per o da — to let sb in (o out) by

far passare avanti qn — to let sb get past o by

non passerà la notte — he (o she) won't survive the night

ha passato la quarantina — he (o she) is over 40

passare qc a qn — to pass sth to sb, give sb sth, (trasmettere: messaggio) to pass sth (on) to sb

passare indietro qc — to pass o give o hand sth back

mi passi Maria? — (al telefono) can I speak to Maria?

passare l'aspirapolvere — to hoover Brit, vacuum Am

come te la passi? — how are you getting on o along?

col passare degli anni — (riferito al presente) as time goes by, (riferito al passato) as time passed o went by

passare la corda nell'anello — to pass o run the rope through the ring

passare la palla — sport to feed o pass the ball

passare gli alimenti — dir. to pay maintenance

hai proprio passato il limite! — you're way out of line! colloq.

riesci a passare? — can you fit o get through?

passando per o da by way of; passare per il centro della città, davanti alla scuola to go through the town centre, past the school; andare in Polonia passando per la Germania to travel through Germany to Poland; passare per i campi to cut across the fields; l'autobus è appena passato the bus has just gone; passate da quella porta go straight through that door; passare dalla scala di servizio — to use the backstairs o service stairs AE

passare per — [ strada] to go through; (scorrere) [ acqua] to flow through

passare da — to call at [ negozio]; to call (in) on [amico, parente]; to go round to [scuola, ufficio]

fare passare — to let in [acqua, luce]

passare inosservato — to go o pass unnoticed

non mi era mai passato per la testa che... — it never crossed o entered my mind that

passare all'offensiva — to go on o take the offensive

passare sopra a — to overlook, to pass over [comportamento, errore]

per questa volta passi — I'll let you off o I'll turn a blind eye this time, this time I'll let it go

mi era completamente passato di mente — it went right o clean o completely out of my mind

facendosi passare per un poliziotto — impersonating a o posing as a policeman

passare parola — to spread o pass the word

passarsela male — to have a hard o bad time, to go through the o jump through hoops

passare a miglior vita — eufem. to pass away

faresti bene a studiare — you'd do well o you'd be well advised to study

hai fatto bene — you did the right thing

ben fatto! — well done!

guida bene — he drives well, he's a good driver

parla bene l'italiano — he speaks Italian well, he speaks good Italian

parlare bene di qn — to speak well of sb

gente per bene — respectable people

sto poco bene — I'm not very well

ha preso bene la notizia — he took the news well

se ben ricordo; se ricordo bene — if I remember correctly

sto bene — I'm fine

va bene — all right, okay

ben bene — thoroughly

ho legato il pacco ben bene — I've tied the parcel securely

hai capito bene? — do you understand?

chiudi bene la porta — close the door properly

per bene — thoroughly

ho sistemato le cose per bene — I've sorted things out properly

ben contento — very pleased

è ben difficile — it's very difficult

ben più caro — much more expensive

ben più lungo — much longer

te l'avevo ben detto io che... — I DID tell you that..., I certainly did tell you that...

sai bene che non dovresti uscire — you know perfectly well you shouldn't go out

come tu ben sai — as you well know

lo so ben io; lo so fin troppo bene — I know only too well

lo spero bene — I certainly hope so

di bene in meglio — better and better

tutto è bene quel che finisce bene — all's well that ends well

la Roma bene — the Roman bourgeois

far del bene — to do good

fare del bene a qn — to do sb a good turn

fare bene a — (salute) to be good for

quella vacanza ti ha fatto bene — that holiday has done you good

a fin di bene — for a good reason

sul tavolo c'era ogni ben di Dio — there were all sorts of good things on the table

l'ho fatto per il suo bene — I did it for his own good

è stato un bene — it was a good thing

volere un bene dell'anima a qn — to love sb very much

vuole molto bene a suo padre — he loves his father very much, he's very fond of his father

andare bene — [festa, operazione, affari] to go well

se ben ricordo — if I remember correctly o right

hai fatto bene a dirmelo — you did well o right to tell me

non sta bene fare — it's not done to do, it is bad form o manners to do

una casa ben arredata — a well-decorated o well-appointed house

andare o stare bene insieme [colori, mobile] to go together, to be a good match; quel cappello ti sta bene you look good in that hat; stare bene con qcn. — to get along well o to be well in colloq. with sb

star bene — [ persona] to feel all right

lo credo bene! — I can well o quite believe it!

ma bene! — iron. ah, that's fine!

tutto è bene quel che finisce bene — prov. all's well that ends well

non è bene fare — (cosa opportuna) it is not nice to do

fare bene a — to be good for [persona, salute, pelle]

-i — (proprietà) possessions, belongings, property, goods; (patrimonio) assets

- i di consumo — consumer o expendable goods

to give o do sb. the honour of doing concedere a qcn. l'onore di fare; to be an honour to sb., sth. fare onore a qcn., qcs.; in honour of in onore di; to what do I owe this honour? — form. o iron. a cosa devo questo onore?

to impugn sb.'s honour — form. mettere in dubbio l'onore di qcn.

first, second class honours — BE = diversi livelli di valutazione della laurea

to feel, be honoured — sentirsi, essere onorato (by da)

to honour sb. by doing — form. fare onore a qcn. facendo

to give o do sb. the honour of doing concedere a qcn. l'onore di fare; to be an honour to sb., sth. fare onore a qcn., qcs.; in honour of in onore di; to what do I owe this honour? — form. o iron. a cosa devo questo onore?

to impugn sb.'s honour — form. mettere in dubbio l'onore di qcn.

first, second class honours — BE = diversi livelli di valutazione della laurea

to feel, be honoured — sentirsi, essere onorato (by da)

to honour sb. by doing — form. fare onore a qcn. facendo

¿quién va? — (Mil) who goes there?

• ir [andando] — to walk, go on foot

• ir en [avión] — to fly

• ir en [bicicleta] — to ride

• ir a [caballo] — to ride

• fui en [coche] — I went by car, I drove

• ir a [pie] — to walk, go on foot

• fui en [tren] — I went by train {o} rail

voy a por él — [a buscarle] I'll go and get him; [a atacarle] I'm going to get him

solo van a por las pelas — * they're only in it for the money

• [en lo que] va de año — so far this year

de 7 a 9 van 2 — the difference between 7 and 9 is 2; [en resta] 7 from 9 leaves 2

no me va nada ese rollo — I'm not into that sort of thing *

le va al Cruz Azul — Méx (Dep) he supports Cruz Azul

no sabe de qué va el rollo — * he doesn't know what it's all about

va de intelectual por la vida — * he acts the intellectual all the time

¿de qué vas? — * what are you on about? *

• [a lo que] iba — as I was saying

• ir a algn [con] algo, siempre le iba con sus problemas — he always went to her with his problems

• [¿dónde] vas?, -¿le regalamos un equipo de música? -¿dónde vas? con un libro tiene bastante — "shall we give him a stereo?" - "what do you mean? a book is fine"