de dimensions standard

adopter un standard — сле́довать/по= станда́рту

un modèle standard — обы́чная <станда́ртная> моде́ль;

une formule standard — станда́ртная фо́рмула; шабло́нное выраже́ние, клише́;

laver à grande eau — to wash [something] in plenty of running water [légumes]; to wash [something] down [sol]

la grande majorité — the great ou vast majority

Louis le Grand — Louis the Great; esprit

les grandes classes — École the senior forms GB, the upper classes US

à grands cris — loudly; cas, remède

ouvrir grand ses oreilles — fig to prick up one's ears

les cinq grands — Politique the Big Five

les grandes lignes CHEMINS DE FER — the main lines

narrow gauge — Schmalspur, die

pressure/wind gauge — Druck-/Windmesser m

standard/narrow gauge — Normal-/Schmalspur f

I tried to gauge whether she was pleased or not — ich versuchte zu beurteilen, ob sie sich freute oder nicht

narrow gauge — Schmalspur, die

Máße und Gewichte — weights and measures

das Máß aller Dinge (fig) — the measure of all things

das richtige or rechte Máß halten (fig) — to strike the right balance

mit zweierlei or verschiedenem Máß messen (fig) — to operate a double standard

das Máß ist voll (fig) — that's enough (of that), enough's enough

das macht das Máß voll (fig) — that's the last straw, enough's enough

und, um das Máß vollzumachen... (fig) — and to cap it all... (esp Brit), and to top it all off... (esp US)

in reichem Máß(e) vorhanden sein — to be abundant; (Energie, Zeit etc) to be plentiful

das ( übliche) Máß überschreiten — to overstep the mark

ihr Engagement im Beruf geht weit über das übliche Máß hinaus —

die edlen Máße dieser Plastik (geh) — the noble proportions of this statue

ihre Máße sind:... — her measurements are..., her vital statistics are... (inf)

etw nach Máß anfertigen lassen — to have sth made to measure or order

Máß nehmen — to measure up

bei jdm Máß nehmen — to measure sb, to take sb's measurements

Schuhe/Hemden nach Máß — shoes/shirts made to measure or order, custom-made shoes/shirts

ein solches/gewisses Máß an or von... — such a degree/a certain degree of...

in hohem Máß(e) — to a high degree

in solchem Máß(e) dass..., in einem Máß(e), dass... — to such an extent that...

in nicht geringem Máß(e) — in no small measure

in demselben or gleichem Máße wie die Produktion steigt auch der Verbrauch — when production increases, consumption increases accordingly

die Drucker verlangen eine Lohnerhöhung in demselben or in gleichem Máße wie die Metaller — the print workers are demanding a pay rise comparable to or with that of the metal workers

über alle Máßen (liter) — beyond (all) measure

weder Máß noch Ziel kennen — to know no bounds

ohne Máß und Ziel — immoderately

zwei Máß Bier — two litres (Brit) or liters (US) of beer

ein gerüttelt Maß [an (Dat.) od. von etwas] — (geh.) a good measure [of something]

das Maß voll machen — go too far

Maß halten — exercise moderation

ein gerüttelt Maß [an (Dat.) od. von etwas] — (geh.) a good measure [of something]

• tomar las medidas a algn/algo — (lit) to measure sb/sth, take sb's/sth's measurements; (fig) to size sb/sth up *

• en cierta medida — to a certain extent

• en gran medida — to a great extent

• en menor medida — to a lesser extent

• en la medida de lo posible — as far as possible, insofar as it is possible

• a medida que — as

en la medida en que — + indic in that; + subjun if

• a (la) medida — [ropa, zapatos] made to measure; [trabajo, vacaciones] tailor-made

no tenemos un sombrero a su medida — we don't have a hat in your size o to fit you

• de o sobre medida — Chile [ropa, zapatos] made-to-measure

• venir a (la) medida — (lit) to be the right size; (fig) to be tailor-made

• ropa a sobre medida — Méx outsize clothing

• adoptar o tomar medidas — to take measures, take steps

una de las medidas urgentes adoptadas — one of the emergency measures o steps taken

medidas de seguridad — [contra ataques, robos] security measures; [contra incendios] safety measures

• con medida — in moderation

• sin medida — to excess

a (la) medida — <traje/zapato> custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE)

colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida — that was the last straw

tomar medidas — to take steps o measures

a (la) medida — <traje/zapato> custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE)

colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida — that was the last straw

tomar medidas — to take steps o measures

Ex: One measure of a library's market is the number of reference questions dealt with at the reference desk or through electronic reference.

Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.