the more reasons they have to stay

• entrar en razón — to see sense, listen to reason

• perder la razón — to go out of one's mind

• tener uso de razón: escribo desde que tengo uso de razón — I've been writing for as long as I can remember

• asistir la razón, le asiste la razón — he has right on his side

• cargarse de razón — to have right fully on one's side

• con razón o sin ella — rightly or wrongly

• dar la razón a algn — (=estar de acuerdo) to agree that sb is right; (=apoyar) to side with sb

• quitar la razón a algn — to say sb is wrong

• razón le sobra — she's only too right

• tener razón — to be right

• con razón — with good reason

• razón de más, razón de más para ayudarlas — all the more reason to help them

• en razón a o de — (=debido a) owing to; (=de acuerdo con) according to

• no atender a razones, no atiende a razones — he won't listen to reason

• dar razón de algo/algn — to give information about sth/sb

nadie me daba razón de ella — nobody could tell me anything about her o give me any information about her

nadie supo dar razón de su paradero — no one knew o could tell us his whereabouts

• mandar a algn razón de que haga algo — † to send word (to sb) to do sth

• a razón de, a razón de cinco a siete — in the ratio of five to seven

en razón de los últimos sucesos — in view of o owing to recent events

atender or atenerse or avenirse a razones — to listen to reason

razón: portería — inquiries to the doorman (AmE) o (BrE) porter

nadie le dio razón — (fam) no one could help him

tener or llevar razón — to be right

tienes toda la razón — (fam) you're absolutely right

entrar en razón — to see reason o sense

perder la razón — to go out of one's mind; ( en sentido hiperbólico) to take leave of one's senses

en razón de los últimos sucesos — in view of o owing to recent events

atender or atenerse or avenirse a razones — to listen to reason

razón: portería — inquiries to the doorman (AmE) o (BrE) porter

nadie le dio razón — (fam) no one could help him

tener or llevar razón — to be right

tienes toda la razón — (fam) you're absolutely right

entrar en razón — to see reason o sense

perder la razón — to go out of one's mind; ( en sentido hiperbólico) to take leave of one's senses

Ex: The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something

Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

¿cuánto pesas? — how much o what do you weigh?

me pesa mucho — I am very sorry about it o to hear it

• pesar sobre — [responsabilidad, preocupación] to weigh heavily on; [amenaza, acusación] to hang over

• pese a (que) — in spite of (the fact that), despite (the fact that)

pese a las dificultades — in spite of o despite the difficulties

lo creo, pese a que ellos lo niegan — I believe it, even though they deny it, I believe it, in spite of o despite the fact that they deny it

sentir o tener pesar por no haber... — to regret not having...

a pesar de todo — in spite of o despite everything

a pesar del mal tiempo — in spite of o despite the bad weather

• a pesar de que — even though

a pesar de que no tiene dinero — even though he has no money, in spite of o despite the fact that he has no money

a pesar mío or muy a mi pesar — much to my regret

cómo pesa! — it's terribly heavy!, it weighs a ton! (colloq)

pesar SOBRE alguien/algo: toda la responsabilidad pesa sobre él all the responsibility falls on his shoulders o on him; la hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa — the mortgage on the house

a pesar mío or muy a mi pesar — much to my regret

cómo pesa! — it's terribly heavy!, it weighs a ton! (colloq)

pesar SOBRE alguien/algo: toda la responsabilidad pesa sobre él all the responsibility falls on his shoulders o on him; la hipoteca que pesa sobre la casa — the mortgage on the house

Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.

Ex: Letters and parcels would be weighed by library staff and franked to show the correct amount in lieu of sticking on postage stamps.

juega como yo — he plays like me o like I do

como este hay pocos — there are few like this o him

tiene ventajas, como son la resistencia y durabilidad — it has advantages, such as o like strength and durability

hazlo como te dijo ella — do it like * o the way she told you

toca como canta — she plays like * o the same way as she sings

no es como me lo imaginaba — it isn't as o like * I imagined it

• tal como, tal como lo había planeado — just as o the way I had planned it

hazlo como quieras — do it however you want o like

• como sea — at all costs

había como cincuenta — there were about o around fifty

vino como a las dos — he came at about o around two

sentía como tristeza — she felt a sort o kind of sadness

como no tenía dinero — as o since I had no money

• tal (y) como están las cosas — the way things are, as things stand

• de tanto como, tienen las manos doloridas de tanto como aplaudieron — they clapped so much their hands hurt

• como no, como no lo haga en seguida... — if he doesn't do it at once..., unless he does it at once...

siguió leyendo, como si no hubiera oído nada — he kept on reading, as if o as though he hadn't heard

sentí como si fuera a caerme — I felt as if o as though I was about to fall

como si no hubiera pasado nada — as if o as though nothing had happened

se comporta como si me odiara — he behaves as if o as though he hated me

como si fuera a llover — as if o as though it was going to rain

a como dé o diera lugar — at any cost

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.