he drank in moderation

Ex: 'No, not right now,' she said and left a pause 'Well, maybe,' upon more sober reflection.

would you like a drink of milk? — möchten Sie etwas Milch [trinken]?

he has had a few drinks — er hat einige getrunken (ugs.)

[strong] drink — scharfe od. hochprozentige Getränke

drink down or off [in one gulp] — [in einem od. auf einen Zug] austrinken

drink from a bottle — aus einer Flasche trinken

drinking and driving, drink-driving — Alkohol am Steuer

drinks can — Getränkedose f

have a drink! — trink doch was or einen!

he's had a good drink (inf) — er hat ein paar über den Durst getrunken

the drinks are on me — die Getränke zahle or spendiere ich

the drinks are on the house — die Getränke gehen auf Kosten des Hauses

his worries drove him to drink — vor lauter Sorgen fing er an zu trinken

it's enough to drive you to drink! — da könnte man wirklich zum Trinker werden

three planes went down into the drink — drei Flugzeuge gingen in den Bach (sl)

is the water fit to drink? — ist das Trinkwasser?, kann man das Wasser trinken?

to drink oneself silly — sich dumm und dämlich trinken (inf) or saufen (inf)

this car drinks petrol — dieses Auto säuft das Benzin nur so (inf)

they drank the pub dry (Brit) — sie tranken die Kneipe leer

he doesn't drink — er trinkt nicht, er trinkt keinen Alkohol

one shouldn't drink and drive — nach dem Trinken soll man nicht fahren

drinking and driving — Alkohol am Steuer

to drink to sb — auf jdn trinken; (to one's neighbour at table etc) jdm zuprosten or zutrinken

to drink to sth — auf etw (acc) trinken

he has had a few drinks — er hat einige getrunken (ugs.)

[strong] drink — scharfe od. hochprozentige Getränke

drink down or off [in one gulp] — [in einem od. auf einen Zug] austrinken

beber a la salud de alguien — to drink somebody's o (BrE) to somebody's health

beber a la salud de alguien — to drink somebody's o (BrE) to somebody's health

Ex: Some libraries offer users the opportunity to eat and drink, read books, periodicals and newspapers and listen to records and tapes.

• 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.

tasa básica — (Com) basic rate

tasa de basuras — refuse o (EEUU) garbage collection charge

tasa de rendimiento — (Com) rate of return

Ex: Whether, in the future, the co-operatives will be able to fund appropriate developments at a sufficiently rapid rate remains an unanswered question.

allzu viele Fehler — far too many mistakes

nur allzu — only or all too

allzu früh — far too early; (+neg) too early

allzu gern (mögen) — only too much

etw ( nur) allzu gern machen — to like doing sth only too much

etw nicht allzu gern machen — not to like doing sth all that much or too much or overmuch

er isst Muscheln nur allzu gern — he's only too fond of mussels

allzu sehr — too much; mögen all too much; (+neg) too much, all that much, overmuch; sich freuen, erfreut sein only too; (+neg) too; versuchen too hard; sich ärgern, enttäuscht sein too

sie war allzu sehr/nicht allzu sehr in ihn verliebt — she was too much in love with him/wasn't in love with him all that much

allzu viel ist ungesund (Prov) — you can have too much of a good thing (prov)

er war nicht allzu begeistert — he was not too or not all that enthusiastic

nicht allzu viele — not all that many (coll.); not too many

ich esse zwar Fisch, aber nicht allzu gern — I'll eat fish, but I'm not all that fond or not overfond of it

nicht allzu oft — not too often; not all that often (coll.)

er war nicht allzu begeistert — he was not too or not all that enthusiastic

nicht allzu viele — not all that many (coll.); not too many

ich esse zwar Fisch, aber nicht allzu gern — I'll eat fish, but I'm not all that fond or not overfond of it

nicht allzu oft — not too often; not all that often (coll.)

¡a discreción! — (Mil) stand easy!

rendirse a discreción — (Mil) to surrender unconditionally

obrar or actuar con discreción — to be discreet

obrar or actuar con discreción — to be discreet

Ex: Staff who do have access must be selected for their discretion and must never use their knowledge except in the performance of their duties.