stand round about

sich zu einer gemütlichen Runde treffen — to meet informally

die/seine Runde machen — to do the/one's rounds; (Gastgeber) to circulate

das Gerücht machte die Runde — the rumour did the rounds (Brit), the rumour (Brit) or rumor (US) went around

eine Runde durch die Lokale machen — to go on a pub crawl (Brit), to go bar-hopping (US)

eine Runde machen — to go for a walk; (mit Fahrzeug) to go for a ride

eine Runde um etw machen — to go for a walk (a)round sth, to take a turn (a)round sth; (mit Fahrzeug) to ride (a)round sth

zwei Runden um etw machen — to do two circuits of sth

noch drei Runden (Sport) — three laps to go

über die Runden kommen (Sport, fig) — to pull through

etw über die Runden bringen (fig) — to manage sth, to get through sth

eine Runde schlafen (inf) — to have a kip (Brit inf) or nap

(für jdn) eine Runde spendieren or ausgeben or schmeißen (inf) — to buy or stand (Brit) (sb) a round

seine Runden ziehen od. drehen — do one's laps

über die Runden kommen — (fig. ugs.) get by; manage

die Runde machen — (ugs.) < drink, rumour> go the rounds pl.; circulate

eine Runde Bier schmeißen — (ugs.) buy or stand a round of beer

seine Runden ziehen od. drehen — do one's laps

über die Runden kommen — (fig. ugs.) get by; manage

die Runde machen — (ugs.) <drink, rumour> go the rounds pl.; circulate

eine Runde Bier schmeißen — (ugs.) buy or stand a round of beer

• ahí abajo — down there

• ahí arriba — up there

• ahí dentro — in there, inside

• ahí fuera — out there, outside

• ahí mero Méx —

• ahí mismo — right there

• ahí no más — LAm right (near) here

• por ahí — [indicando dirección] that way; [indicando posición] over there

por ahí se le ocurre llamar — Cono Sur he might think to phone

• ahí tiene — there you are

• ¡ahí va!, ahí va el balón, ¡cógelo! — there goes the ball, catch it!

-¿está mejor tu mujer? -ahí anda o LAm ahí va — "is your wife better?" - "she's doing all right"

• de ahí — that's why

de ahí las quejas de los inquilinos — that's why the tenants are complaining, hence the tenants' complaints frm

• hasta ahí, hasta ahí llego yo — I can work that much out for myself

bueno, hasta ahí de acuerdo — well, I agree with you up to there o that point

• he ahí el dilema — that's the dilemma, there you have the dilemma

• ahí sí que LAm —

• ahí mismo LAm —

• ahí no más — Chile there and then

• a partir de ahí — from then on

ahí mismo or (AmL) nomás o (Méx) mero — right o just there

ahí sí que — (AmL)

ahí sí que me pillaste — you've really got me there! (colloq)

ahí mismo or (AmL) nomás o (Méx) mero — right o just there

ahí sí que — (AmL)

ahí sí que me pillaste — you've really got me there! (colloq)

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meno caro — less expensive, cheaper

è meno alto di suo fratello/di quel che pensavo — he is not as tall as his brother/as I thought, he is less tall than his brother/than I thought

ha due anni meno di me — he's two years younger than me

dovresti mangiare meno — you should eat less, you shouldn't eat so much

meno ne discutiamo, meglio è — the less we talk about it, the better

deve avere non meno di trent'anni — he must be at least thirty

meno fumo più mangio — the less I smoke the more I eat

andare all'università diventa sempre meno facile — it's getting less and less easy to go to university

ho speso (di) meno — I spent less

arrivo tra meno di un'ora — I'll be there in less than o in under an hour

sono le otto meno un quarto — it's a quarter to eight Brit o of eight Am

mi hai dato due carte di meno — you gave me two cards too few

eh, se avessi dieci anni di meno! — oh, if only I were ten years younger!

ho una sterlina in meno — I am one pound short

non voglio essere da meno di lui — I don't want to be outdone by him

fare a meno di — to do o manage without

se non c'è zucchero ne faremo a meno — if there isn't any sugar we'll do without

potresti fare a meno di fumare in macchina? — would you mind not smoking in the car?

non ho potuto fare a meno di ridere — I couldn't help laughing

in men che non si dica — in less than no time, quick as a flash

meno male! — good!, thank goodness!, just as well!

meno male che sei arrivato — it's a good job that you have come

men che meno gli inglesi — least of all the English

fammi sapere se verrai o meno — let me know if you are coming or not

quanto meno poteva avvertire — he could at least have let us know

non mi piace come scrive e tanto meno come parla — I don't like the way he writes let alone the way he talks

meno bambini ci sono, meglio è — the fewer children there are the better

meno storie! — stop messing around!

meno tempo — less time

meno turisti — fewer tourists

era il meno che ti potesse capitare — (rimprovero) you were asking for it

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

per lo meno — perlomeno

i meno — (la minoranza) the minority

a meno che non faccia caldo — unless it is hot

a meno di prendere un giorno di ferie — unless I (o you ecc) take a day off

ci siamo tutti meno lui — we are all here except (for) him

tutti meno uno — all but one

meno di due ore — under o less than two hours

non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro — you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE

in men che non si dica — before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time

fare a meno di — to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]

wie nach der Úhr (fig) — like clockwork

seine Úhr ist abgelaufen (fig geh) — the sands of time have run out for him

ein Úhr dreißig, 1.30 Úhr — half past one, 1.30 (ausgesprochen "one-thirty")

auf die od. nach der Uhr sehen — look at the time

nach meiner Uhr — by or according to my clock/watch

jemandes Uhr ist abgelaufen — (fig.) the sands of time have run out for somebody

wissen, was die Uhr geschlagen hat — (fig.) know what's what; know how things stand

rund um die Uhr — (ugs.) round the clock

auf die od. nach der Uhr sehen — look at the time

nach meiner Uhr — by or according to my clock/watch

jemandes Uhr ist abgelaufen — (fig.) the sands of time have run out for somebody

wissen, was die Uhr geschlagen hat — (fig.) know what's what; know how things stand

rund um die Uhr — (ugs.) round the clock

geh da herum — go round there

da und da — what's-its-name (inf)

he, Sie da! — hey, you there!

die Frau da — that woman ( over) there

da kommt er ja — here he comes

wir sind gleich da — we'll soon be there, we're almost there

wo die Straße über den Fluss geht, da fängt Schottland an — Scotland begins where the road crosses the river, where the road crosses the river, that's where Scotland begins

ach, da war der Brief! — so that's where the letter was

da möchte ich auch einmal hinfahren (inf) — I'd like to go there one day

geben Sie mir ein halbes Pfund von dem da — give me half a pound of that one (there)

da haben wirs or den Salat (inf) — that had to happen

da hast du deinen Kram/dein Geld! — (there you are,) there's your stuff/money

da, nimm schon! — here, take it!

ich ging gerade aus dem Haus, da schlug es zwei — I was just going out of the house when the clock struck two

vor vielen, vielen Jahren, da lebte ein König (liter) —

da werden wir uns den Schaden mal ansehen (inf) — let's have a look at the damage

da kommen Sie mal gleich mit (inf) — you just come along with me

da siehst du, was du angerichtet hast — now see what you've done

sie weinte, da ließ er sich erweichen — when she started to cry he softened, she started to cry, whereupon he softened (liter)

es war niemand im Zimmer, da habe ich... — there was nobody in the room, so I...

da muss man vorsichtig sein — you've got to be careful there

da kann man nichts mehr machen — there's nothing more to be done (there or about it)

da kann man or lässt sich nichts machen — nothing can be done about it

da könnte man aus der Haut fahren — it would drive you mad (esp Brit) or crazy (inf)

da fragt man sich ( doch), ob der Mann noch normal ist — it makes you wonder if the man's normal

da hat doch jemand gelacht/alle Kirschen gegessen — somebody laughed/has eaten all the cherries

da fällt mir gerade ein... — it's just occurred to me...

halt, wer da? — (Milit.) halt, who goes there?

da, wo die Straße nach X abzweigt — where the road to X turns off; at the turning for X

da und dort — here and there; (manchmal) now and again or then

da, nimm schon! — here [you are], take it!; s. auch dahaben

da kann man nichts machen — there's nothing one can do about it or that