it's quite unprecedented

an unprecedented success — ein beispielloser or noch nie da gewesener Erfolg, ein Erfolg ohnegleichen

on an unprecedented scale — in einem noch nie da gewesenen Ausmaß

you realize it's quite unprecedented for a president to... — es ist Ihnen wohl klar, dass es keinen Präzedenzfall dafür gibt, dass ein Präsident...

war der Briefträger schon da? — has the postman (Brit) or mailman (US) been yet?

voll dá sein (inf) — to be all there (inf)

se fueron a vivir a un pueblecito tranquilo — they went to live in a quiet o peaceful little village

una tarde tranquila — a quiet o peaceful afternoon

ahora que trabaja estoy más tranquilo — I feel better o happier now that he's found a job

viven tranquilos allí en su granjita — they lead a peaceful o tranquil life on their little farm

...y se quedó tan tranquila —...and she didn't bat an eyelash (AmE) o (BrE) eyelid

te cuesta tranquilo unas 2,000 libras — it costs 2,000 pounds easily (colloq)

ahora que trabaja estoy más tranquilo — I feel better o happier now that he's found a job

viven tranquilos allí en su granjita — they lead a peaceful o tranquil life on their little farm

...y se quedó tan tranquila —...and she didn't bat an eyelash (AmE) o (BrE) eyelid

te cuesta tranquilo unas 2,000 libras — it costs 2,000 pounds easily (colloq)

Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.

ein Erfolg ohnegléíchen — an unparalleled success

er singt ohnegléíchen — as a singer he is without compare or he's in a class by himself

• ser lo nunca visto — to be unheard of

tres derrotas consecutivas es lo nunca visto en este estadio — three defeats in a row is unheard of o has never happened before in this stadium

• estar bien/[mal] visto — [comportamiento] to be the done thing/be frowned upon; [persona] to be well/badly thought of

no está bien visto dentro del sindicato — he's not very well thought of o highly regarded in the union

un edificio de ladrillo visto — a building of bare o exposed brick

• estávisto que... — it is clear o obvious that...

está visto que el problema no tiene solución — it is clear o obvious that there is no solution to the problem

estaba visto que la historia terminaría en boda — you could tell that they would end up getting married, it was clear o obvious that they would end up getting married

• por lo visto — apparently

por lo visto, no les interesa — apparently o from what I can see, they are not interested

-¿no ha venido el cartero todavía? -por lo visto no — "hasn't the postman come yet?" - "apparently not" o"it would appear not"

visto bueno — approval, go-ahead *

vuestra propuesta no ha recibido el visto bueno — your proposal has not been approved o didn't get the go-ahead *

• dar el visto bueno a algo — to give sth one's approval, give sth the go-ahead *

el juez ha dado el visto bueno para que se investigue el caso — the judge has given his approval o given the go-ahead for the case to be investigated *

dar el visto bueno a algn para que haga algo — to give one's approval for sb to do sth, give sb the go-ahead to do sth *

está/estaba visto que... — it is/was clear o obvious that...

estar bien/mal visto: en ciertos círculos eso no está bien visto in some circles that is not considered correct; estaba mal visto que las mujeres fumaran — it was not the done thing o it was frowned upon for women to smoke

está/estaba visto que... — it is/was clear o obvious that...

estar bien/mal visto: en ciertos círculos eso no está bien visto in some circles that is not considered correct; estaba mal visto que las mujeres fumaran — it was not the done thing o it was frowned upon for women to smoke

ocurrió unos momentos antes — it happened a few moments earlier o before

el edificio que habían comenzado dos años antes — the building that had been started two years before o previously

no te vayas sin antes consultarle — don't go without o before consulting her first, don't go without consulting her beforehand, don't go until you've consulted her

lo vio antes que yo — he saw it first o before I did o before me

• antes de algo — before sth

la cena estará lista para antes de las nueve — dinner will be ready by o before nine

una semana antes de la firma del contrato — a week before o prior to más frm signing the contract

• el año 27 antes de Cristo — 27 BC, 27 before Christ

• antes de hacer algo — before doing sth

antes de salir del coche, asegúrese de que están las ventanillas cerradas — before you get o before getting out of the car, make sure that the windows are closed

• mucho antes de algo — long before sth

mucho antes de conocerte — a long time before I met you o meeting you, long before I met you o meeting you más frm

• antes de o que nada — [en el tiempo] first of all; [indicando preferencia] above all

• poco antes de algo — just o shortly before sth

• antes de que — + subjun before

antes no pasaban estas cosas — these things didn't use to happen before o in the past

• de antes, nuestra casa de antes — our old house, our previous house

ya no soy el mismo de antes — I'm not the same person I was o I used to be

ya no se hacen películas como las de antes — they don't make films like they used to o like they did in the old days

no te he podido llamar antes — I couldn't call you sooner o earlier

• cuanto antes — as soon as possible

• lo antes posible — as soon as possible

cada vez se casan los hijos antes — kids get married at a younger o an earlier age these days

• antes de algo — before sth

no cederemos: antes gastamos todo nuestro dinero — we shall never give up: we would rather o sooner spend all our money

• antes bien, antes al contrario — but rather

• antes no — Chile, Méx just as well, luckily

vi lo furiosa que estaba, antes no te pegó — I saw how angry she was, just as well o luckily she didn't hit you

• antes que hacer algo — rather than doing sth

me lo deberías haber dicho antes — you should have told me before o earlier

llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave

antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!

me lo deberías haber dicho antes — you should have told me before o earlier

llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave

antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!

Ex: It will be a long time before all documents are available in machine-readable form.

Ex: These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.

what's your name? — ¿cómo te llamas?, ¿cómo se llama (Ud)?, ¿cuál es su nombre? (frml)

I only know her by name — sólo la conozco de oídas or de nombre

she goes by o under the name of Shirley Lane — se hace llamar Shirley Lane

she's manager in all but name — a todos los efectos or en la práctica, la directora es ella

what in God's o heaven's name is this? — ¿qué diablos es esto?

he doesn't have a penny to his name — no tiene dónde caerse muerto

to take somebody's name — \<\<referee\>\> (BrE) sacarle* la tarjeta a alguien

to call somebody names — insultar a alguien; (before n)

name tag — etiqueta f de identificación, chapa f

to drop names — mencionar a gente importante ( para darse tono)

they named the baby George — le pusieron George al niño, al niño le pusieron por nombre George (liter)

to name somebody/something AFTER o (AmE also) FOR somebody: they named her after Ann's mother le pusieron el nombre de la madre de Ann; the city is named after the national hero — la ciudad lleva el nombre del héroe nacional

you name it — (colloq)

what name shall I say? — (Telec) ¿de parte de quién?; (announcing arrival) ¿a quién debo anunciar?

they married to give the child a name — se casaron para darle nombre or legitimar al niño

• to take sb's name and address — apuntar el nombre y las señas de algn

• by name — de nombre

• to go by the name of — ser conocido por el nombre de

• in name, he was king in name only — era rey tan solo de nombre

he signed on in the name of Smith — se inscribió en el paro or desempleo con el apellido Smith