increase of knowledge

increase of knowledge - расширение знаний

increase of /in/ population - рост /увеличение/ численности населения

the increase of a river - подъём уровня воды в реке

increase of pressure - усиление давления

increase of temperature - повышение температуры

with the increase of years - с возрастом, с годами

to be on the increase - расти, увеличиваться

an increase by 10 per cent - увеличение на 10 процентов

the population showed an increase of 10 per cent - прирост населения составил десять процентов

to get an increase of /in/ pay - получить прибавку (к жалованию /к зарплате/)

to increase the speed - увеличить скорость

to increase one's vigilance - повысить свою бдительность

100 increased by 200 is 300 - 100 плюс 200 равно 300

to increase in number - увеличиться /возрастать/ численно

to increase in size - увеличиться в размере, расти

to increase in price - повышаться в цене

to increase to fifty thousand - возрасти до пятидесяти тысяч

to increase by one - увеличиваться на единицу

to increase by degrees - постепенно увеличиваться

as his years increased - по мере того как он становился старше

guinea-pigs increase rapidly - морские свинки быстро размножаются

to increase IN something: to increase in size/weight aumentar de tamaño/peso; to increase in number/importance crecer* en número/importancia; to increase in value — aumentar de valor, revalorizarse*

it will increase your chances — te dará más posibilidades

to be on the increase — estar* en aumento, ir* en aumento

to increase in number — aumentar

to increase in weight/volume/size/value — aumentar de peso/volumen/tamaño/valor

to increase by 100 — aumentar en 100

to increase from 8% to 10% — aumentar de 8 a 10 por ciento

to increase one's efforts — redoblar sus esfuerzos

there has been an increased interest in his work — ha aumentado el interés por su trabajo

profits were the result of increased efficiency — los beneficios eran el resultado de una mayor eficiencia

an increase in size/volume — un aumento de tamaño/volumen

an increase of £5/10% — un aumento de 5 libras/del 10 por ciento

to increase IN something: to increase in size/weight aumentar de tamaño/peso; to increase in number/importance crecer* en número/importancia; to increase in value — aumentar de valor, revalorizarse*

it will increase your chances — te dará más posibilidades

to be on the increase — estar* en aumento, ir* en aumento

ill-gotten gains — unrechtmäßig erworbener Besitz

gain weight/five pounds [in weight] — zunehmen/fünf Pfund zunehmen

gain speed — schneller werden

gain by something — von etwas profitieren

gain in wisdom — weiser werden

gain in knowledge — sein Wissen vergrößern

gain in weight — zunehmen

gain on somebody — (come closer) jemandem [immer] näher kommen; (increase lead) den Vorsprung zu jemandem vergrößern

his loss is our gain — sein Verlust ist unser Gewinn, wir profitieren von seinem Verlust

gain in numbers — zahlenmäßiger Zuwachs

we gained something for ourselves — damit haben wir etwas für uns erreicht

to gain independence — unabhängig werden

to gain sb's goodwill — jdn wohlwollend stimmen

to gain sb's confidence — jds Vertrauen erlangen

to gain experience — Erfahrungen sammeln

he gained a better view by climbing onto a wall — dadurch, dass er auf eine Mauer kletterte, hatte er einen besseren Ausblick

to gain time —

how did he gain such a reputation? — wie ist er zu diesem Ruf gekommen?

(= increase) to gain height — (an) Höhe gewinnen, höhersteigen

to gain speed — schneller werden, beschleunigen

to gain strength — stärker werden

she has gained weight/3 kilos — sie hat zugenommen/3 Kilo zugenommen

society/the university would gain from that — das wäre für die Gesellschaft/die Universität von Vorteil

to gain in confidence — mehr Selbstvertrauen bekommen

to gain in speed — schneller werden

to gain in height — (an) Höhe gewinnen

to gain in weight — zunehmen

to gain in strength — stärker werden

be to somebody's gain — für jemanden von Vorteil sein

ill-gotten gains — unrechtmäßig erworbener Besitz

gain weight/five pounds [in weight] — zunehmen/fünf Pfund zunehmen

gain speed — schneller werden

my watch gains two minutes a day — meine Uhr geht pro Tag zwei Minuten vor

gain by something — von etwas profitieren

gain in influence/prestige — an Einfluss/Prestige gewinnen

gain in wisdom — weiser werden

gain in knowledge — sein Wissen vergrößern

gain in weight — zunehmen

gain on somebody — (come closer) jemandem [immer] näher kommen; (increase lead) den Vorsprung zu jemandem vergrößern

financial gain — guadagno finanziario

to do sth. for material gain — fare qcs. per guadagnare

losses and gains — perdite e profitti

to gain popularity — guadagnare in popolarità

we have nothing to gain — non abbiamo nulla da guadagnare

to gain control of sth. — ottenere il controllo di qcs.

to gain possession of sth. — assicurarsi il possesso di qcs.

to gain ground on — guadagnare terreno su

to gain speed — prendere velocità

to gain weight — prendere peso

to gain points — guadagnare punti

they gained four seats from the Democrats — hanno preso quattro seggi ai democratici

to gain the upper hand — prevalere, spuntarla

to gain in prestige, popularity — guadagnarci in prestigio, in popolarità

to gain in confidence — acquisire sicurezza

she's not gained by it — non ci ha guadagnato nulla

do you think we'll gain by adopting this strategy? — pensa che ci guadagneremo adottando questa strategia?

financial gain — guadagno finanziario

to do sth. for material gain — fare qcs. per guadagnare

losses and gains — perdite e profitti

to gain popularity — guadagnare in popolarità

we have nothing to gain — non abbiamo nulla da guadagnare

to gain control of sth. — ottenere il controllo di qcs.

to gain possession of sth. — assicurarsi il possesso di qcs.

to gain ground on — guadagnare terreno su

to gain speed — prendere velocità

to gain weight — prendere peso

to gain points — guadagnare punti

they gained four seats from the Democrats — hanno preso quattro seggi ai democratici

to gain the upper hand — prevalere, spuntarla

to gain in prestige, popularity — guadagnarci in prestigio, in popolarità

to gain in confidence — acquisire sicurezza

she's not gained by it — non ci ha guadagnato nulla

do you think we'll gain by adopting this strategy? — pensa che ci guadagneremo adottando questa strategia?

a month in advance — un mese in anticipo

to advance one's career — fare carriera

to advance in one's career — fare carriera

a month in advance — un mese in anticipo

to advance one's career — fare carriera

to advance in one's career — fare carriera

there's a lot to be gained from this — esto ofrece muchas ventajas

the shares gained 5 points — las acciones subieron 5 enteros

my watch is gaining ten minutes a day — mi reloj (se) adelanta diez minutos por día

to gain ON somebody — acortar (las) distancias con respecto a alguien

the gain in efficiency — el aumento de eficiencia

Serbia's newly gained territories — los territorios recientemente adquiridos por Serbia

to gain sb's confidence, to gain the confidence of sb — ganar(se) la confianza de algn

my watch has gained five minutes — mi reloj se ha adelantado cinco minutos

I've gained three kilos — he engordado tres kilos

the steamer gained port — el vapor llegó a puerto

no one gains by putting others down — nadie sale beneficiando humillando a los demás

I gained immensely from the experience — me beneficié mucho de la experiencia, saqué mucho provecho de la experiencia

to gain in prestige — ganar prestigio

there's a lot to be gained from this — esto ofrece muchas ventajas

the shares gained 5 points — las acciones subieron 5 enteros

my watch is gaining ten minutes a day — mi reloj (se) adelanta diez minutos por día

to gain ON somebody — acortar (las) distancias con respecto a alguien

the gain in efficiency — el aumento de eficiencia

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

want to know — wissen wollen

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

to and fro — hin und her

to go to the station — zum Bahnhof gehen

to go to the opera/concert etc — in die Oper/ins Konzert etc gehen

to go to France/London — nach Frankreich/London fahren

to go to Switzerland —

to the left — nach links

to the west — nach Westen

he came up to where I was standing —

to fall to the ground — auf den Boden or zu Boden fallen

to turn a picture/one's face to the wall — ein Bild/sich mit dem Gesicht zur Wand drehen

hold it up to the light — halte es gegen das Licht

to count (up) to 20 —

it's 90 kms to Paris — nach Paris sind es 90 km

it's correct to a millimetre — es stimmt bis auf den Millimeter

8 years ago to the day — auf den Tag genau vor 8 Jahren

to this day — bis auf den heutigen Tag

they perished to a man — sie kamen alle bis auf den letzten Mann ums Leben

I have never been to Brussels/India — ich war noch nie in Brüssel/Indien

= secure to he nailed it to the wall/floor etc — er nagelte es an die Wand/auf den Boden etc

they tied him to the tree —

with indirect object to give sth to sb — jdm etw geben

a present from me to you —

who did you give it to? — wem haben Sie es gegeben?

I said to myself... — ich habe mir gesagt...

he was muttering/singing to himself — er murmelte/sang vor sich hin

what is it to you? — was geht dich das an?

he is kind to everyone — er ist zu allen freundlich

it's a great help to me — das ist eine große Hilfe für mich

to drink to sb — jdm zutrinken

= next to with position bumper to bumper — Stoßstange an Stoßstange

close to sb/sth — nahe bei jdm/etw

at right angles to the wall —

parallel to the wall — parallel zur Wand

to the west (of)/the left (of) — westlich/links (von)

25 to 3 — 5 (Minuten) nach halb 3

it was five to when we arrived — es war fünf vor, als wir ankamen

A is to B as C is to D —

by a majority of 10 to 7 — mit einer Mehrheit von 10 zu 7

they won by 4 goals to 2 — sie haben mit 4:2 (spoken: vier zu zwei) Toren gewonnen

3 to the 4th, 3 to the power of 4 — 3 hoch 4

= concerning what do you say to the idea? — was hältst du von der Idee?

what would you say to a beer? — was hältst du von einem Bier?

that's all there is to it — das ist alles

= according to to the best of my knowledge — nach bestem Wissen

it's not to my taste — das ist nicht nach meinem Geschmack

= accompanied by to sing to the guitar —

to sing sth to the tune of... — etw nach der Melodie von... singen

to dance to a tune/a band — zu einer Melodie/den Klängen or der Musik eines Orchesters tanzen

= of ambassador to America/the King of France — Botschafter in Amerika/am Hofe des Königs von Frankreich

secretary to the director — Sekretärin des Direktors

= producing to everyone's surprise — zu jedermanns Überraschung

infinitive to begin to do sth — anfangen, etw zu tun

he decided to come — er beschloss zu kommen

I want to do it — ich will es tun

I want him to do it — ich will, dass er es tut

conditional use of infinitive to see him now, one would never think... — wenn man ihn jetzt sieht, würde man nicht glauben,...

infinitive expressing purpose, result to eat/work to live —

to get to the point,... — um zur Sache zu kommen,...

well, not to exaggerate... — ohne zu übertreiben,...

I arrived to find she had gone — als ich ankam, war sie weg

never to be found again — und wurde nie wiedergefunden

omitting verb I don't want to — ich will nicht

I'll try to — ich werde es versuchen

you have to — du musst

I'd love to — sehr gerne

we didn't want to but we were forced to — wir wollten nicht, aber wir waren dazu gezwungen

I intended to (do it), but I forgot (to) — ich wollte es tun, aber ich habe es vergessen

buy it, it would be silly not to — kaufe es, es wäre dumm, es nicht zu tun

he often does things one doesn't expect him to — er macht oft Dinge, die man nicht von ihm erwartet

set structures __diams; noun/pronoun + to + infinitive he is not the sort to do that — er ist nicht der Typ, der das täte, er ist nicht der Typ dazu

I have done nothing to deserve this — ich habe nichts getan, womit ich das verdient hätte

he was the first to arrive — er kam als Erster an, er war der Erste, der ankam

who was the last to see her? —

there is much to be done — es gibt viel zu tun

what is there to do here? —

now is the time to do it — jetzt ist die (beste) Zeit, es zu tun

the book is still to be written — das Buch muss noch geschrieben werden

are you ready to go at last? — bist du endlich fertig?

it's hard to understand — es ist schwer zu verstehen

it's impossible to believe — das kann man einfach nicht glauben

you are foolish to try it — du bist dumm, das überhaupt zu versuchen

is it good to eat? —

it's too heavy to lift too young to marry — es ist zu schwer zum Heben zu jung zum Heiraten