reason+down

с полным \основанием — with a good reason

давать основания полагать — to induce (lead) ( smb) to believe (to suppose)

устанавливать достаточное основание — (для обвинения и т.п.) to establish probable cause

на основании — on account (of); on (under) the authority (of); on the ground(s) (of); ( в силу чего-л) by virtue (of)

основание для признания недействительным — (патента и т.п.) cause (ground/s, reason) for nullity (to nullify)

this suitcase weighs a ton — (colloq) esta maleta pesa una tonelada (fam)

to come down on somebody like a ton of bricks — darle* duro a alguien; see also metric ton

tons of people/money/work — montones mpl de gente/dineroabajo (fam)

metric ton — tonelada f métrica (= 1.000kg)

this suitcase weighs a ton * — esta maleta pesa un quintal *

tons of sth — montones mpl de algo *

we have tons of it at home — en casa lo tenemos a montones *

this suitcase weighs a ton — (colloq) esta maleta pesa una tonelada (fam)

to come down on somebody like a ton of bricks — darle* duro a alguien; see also metric ton

tons of people/money/work — montones mpl de gente/dinero/trabajo (fam)

verráten und verkauft (inf) — well and truly sunk (inf)

verraten und verkauft sein — be well and truly in the soup (fig. coll.) or (coll.) sunk

jemandem den Grund usw. verraten — tell somebody the reason etc.

verraten und verkauft sein — be well and truly in the soup (fig. coll.) or (coll.) sunk

jemandem den Grund usw. verraten — tell somebody the reason etc.

me acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions

me acosaron con preguntas — they plagued o bombarded me with questions

Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.

Ex: I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.

Ex: A computer is said to be 'down' when it ceases to function for some reason.

Ex: A computer is said to be 'down' when it ceases to function for some reason.

Ex: A computer is said to be 'down' when it ceases to function for some reason.

essere ai -i di qcn. — to be at sb.'s feet (anche fig.)

ai -i di — at the foot of [montagna, albero, letto]

saltare o balzare in -i to leap o jump to one's feet; stare in -i [ persona] to stand; [ ragionamento] to hold up; rimasero in -i solo poche case — only a few houses were left standing

piede di mosca — tip. paragraph (mark)

stare coi o tenere i -i per terra to keep both o one's feet on the ground; tornare con i -i per terra to come down to earth; andarci con i -i di piombo to tread carefully o warily; cadere in -i to fall o land on one's feet; mettere i -i in testa a qcn. to walk over sb.; tenere il piede in due staffe o scarpe to have a foot in both camps; puntare i -i to dig in one's heel; fare qcs. con i -i to do sth. in a slapdash way; ragionare con i -i to reason like a fool; partire col piede giusto, sbagliato to get off on the right, wrong foot; alzarsi con il piede sinistro to get out of bed on the wrong side; far mancare la terra sotto i -i a qcn. to cut the ground o rug out from under sb.'s feet; a piede libero at large; togliti o levati dai -i! go take a running jump! get out of my way! stare tra i -i a qcn. to be o get under sb.'s feet; avere il morale sotto i -i to be an all-time low; lasciare qcn. a -i — to leave sb. stranded

to throw sth. on the ground — buttare qcs. in o a terra

to fall to the ground — cadere in o a terra

to get off the ground — [ plane] decollare; fig. [ idea] decollare, prendere piede

to get sth. off the ground — fare decollare, mettere in moto [plan, campaign]

to prepare, clear the ground — preparare, sgombrare il terreno (anche fig.)

to cover a lot of ground — fare molta strada; fig. andare molto avanti, trattare molti argomenti

to break fresh o new ground fare importanti scoperte, aprire nuove strade (by o in doing facendo); to be sure of one's ground essere sicuro del fatto proprio o di ciò che si fa e si dice; on dangerous ground (in discussion) su un terreno minato; (in dealings) in una posizione delicata; on safe ground — sul sicuro

to gain ground — guadagnare terreno (on, over su, nei confronti di)

to lose ground — perdere terreno (to nei confronti di)

to give ground cedere terreno; to make up lost ground recuperare il terreno perduto; to hold o stand (one's) ground tenere duro, non cedere; to shift one's ground — cambiare la propria posizione o le carte in tavola

grounds for — motivi per o di [divorce, criticism, hope]

grounds for doing — motivi o ragioni per fare

to have grounds for complaint — avere motivo o ragione di lamentarsi

on (the) grounds of — a causa di, in ragione di [adultery, negligence]

on compassionate grounds — per motivi personali o familiari

to run sb., sth. to ground — scovare o stanare qcn., qcs.

to run o drive oneself into the ground ammazzarsi o sfiancarsi di lavoro; it suits me down to the ground — mi si addice perfettamente, è perfetto per le mie esigenze

to ground sth. on o in — basare o fondare qcs. su