cooked-up story

cooked-up story — Lügenmärchen nt

gár keines — none whatsoever, none at all

gár kein Grund — no reason whatsoever, no reason at all

gár niemand — not a soul, nobody at all or whatsoever

gár nichts — nothing at all or whatsoever

gár nicht schlecht or übel — not bad at all, not at all bad

er wäre gár zu gern noch länger geblieben — he would really or so have liked to stay longer

es ist gár zu dumm, dass er nicht gekommen ist (S Ger, Aus) — it's really or so or too stupid that he didn't come

er wird doch nicht gár verunglückt sein? — he hasn't had an accident, has he?

hast du eine Wohnung, oder gár ein eigenes Haus? — do you have a flat (Brit) or apartment, or perhaps even a house of your own?

gár schön er kommt gár oft — passing fair (obs) he comes really frequently or very frequently indeed

gár manchmal — many a time, many a time and oft (old)

das Steak ist ja nur halb gár — this steak is only half-cooked

das Öl wird ja nie gár — we'll never use all this oil

gar nichts — nothing at all or whatsoever

gar niemand od. keiner — nobody at all or whatsoever

gar keines — not a single one

gar nichts — nothing at all or whatsoever

gar niemand od. keiner — nobody at all or whatsoever

Ex: There is a future for the public library, despite competing social and economic needs which would seem to conspire to preclude one.

¿qué andan tramando? — what are you up to? (colloq)

¿qué andan tramando? — what are you up to? (colloq)

Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

cold o cooked meats — fiambres mpl, carnes fpl frías (Méx)

the meat and potatoes — (AmE) lo básico

one man's meat is another man's poison — lo que a uno cura a otro mata; (before n) < product> cárnico

a book with some meat in it — un libro con enjundia or sustancia

meat eater N — (=person) persona f que come carne; (Zool) carnívoro(-a) m / f

meat extract N — extracto m de carne

meat grinder N — (US) máquina f de picar carne

meat hook N — gancho m carnicero

meat industry N — industria f cárnica

meat loaf N — rollo de carne picada sazonado, cocido y servido como fiambre

meat pie N — pastel m de carne; (individual) empanada f

meat products N — productos mpl cárnicos

meat safe N — (Brit) fresquera f

cold o cooked meats — fiambres mpl, carnes fpl frías (Méx)

the meat and potatoes — (AmE) lo básico

one man's meat is another man's poison — lo que a uno cura a otro mata; (before n) < product> cárnico

as I was telling you — como te estaba or iba diciendo

could you tell me the way to the station? — ¿me podría decir or indicar cómo se llega a la estación?

tell me when you've finished — dime or avísame cuando hayas terminado

I am pleased to be able to tell you that... — ( Corresp) me complace comunicarle or informarle que...

it's not easy, I can tell you — no es fácil, te lo aseguro or garantizo

you're telling me! — (colloq) me lo vas a decir a mí!

the poem tells how... — el poema cuenta or (frml) narra or relata cómo...

to tell somebody ABOUT somebody/something: she's told me all about you me ha hablado mucho de ti; tell us about Lima — cuéntanos cómo es Lima (or qué tal te fue en Lima etc)

do as o what you're told — haz lo que se te dice

I can't tell the difference — yo no veo or no noto ninguna diferencia

promise you won't tell? — ¿prometes que no se lo vas a contar or decir a nadie?

to tell ON somebody (TO somebody) — (colloq) acusar a alguien (a or con alguien)

to tell sb whether/how/why etc — decir a algn si/cómo/por qué etc

I have been told that... — me han dicho que..., se me ha dicho que... frm

I am pleased to tell you that... — frm me complace comunicarle que..., me es grato comunicarle que...

• I told him about the missing money — le dije lo del dinero que faltaba, le informé acerca del dinero que faltaba frm

• tell me another! * — ¡cuéntaselo a tu abuela! *

• he's no saint, I can tell you! — ¡no es ningún santo, te lo aseguro!

• I cannot tell you how pleased I am — no encuentro palabras para expresarle lo contento que estoy

• I could tell you a thing or two about him — hay cosas de él que yo me sé

• don't tell me you can't do it! — ¡no me vayas a decir or no me digas que no lo puedes hacer!

• to tell sb's fortune, tell sb the future — decir a algn la buenaventura

• to tell a lie — mentir

• you're telling me! * — ¡a quién se lo cuentas!, ¡a mí no me lo vas a contar!

• I told you so! — ¡ya lo decía yo!

• (I) tell you what, let's go now — sabes qué, vámonos ya

• do as you are told! — ¡haz lo que te digo!

• he won't be told — no acepta consejos de nadie, no quiere hacer caso de nadie

• I told you not to — te dije que no lo hicieras

• I couldn't tell them apart — no sabía distinguirlos

• to tell the difference between A and B — distinguir entre A y B