the whole number of the men was about twelve

ein halbes Jáhr — six months sing or pl

ein drei viertel Jáhr — nine months sing or pl

anderthalb Jáhre — one and a half years sing, eighteen months sing or pl

im Jáhr(e) 1066 — in( the year) 1066

die sechziger Jáhre — the sixties sing or pl

alle Jáhre wieder — year after year

auf Jáhr und Tag — to the very day

das ganze Jáhr über — all year (round or through)

pro Jáhr — a year, per annum

das Buch des Jáhres — the book of the year

mit den Jáhren — as( the) years go by, over the years

zwischen den Jáhren (inf) — between Christmas and New Year

mit dreißig Jáhren — at the age of thirty

in die Jáhre kommen (inf) — to be getting on (in years)

man sieht ihm seine Jáhre nicht an — his age doesn't show

in den besten Jáhren sein or stehen — to be in the prime of one's life

mit den Jáhren — as one gets older

Jahr für od. um Jahr — year after year

vor Jahr und Tag — (mit Präteritum) many years ago; (mit Plusquamperfekt) many years before

er ist zwanzig Jahre [alt] — he is twenty years old or of age

Kinder bis zu zwölf Jahren — children up to the age of twelve or up to twelve years of age

Kinder über 14 Jahre — children over the age of 14 or over 14 years of age

alle Männer zwischen 18 und 45 Jahren — all men between the ages of 18 and 45

mit 65 Jahren od. im Alter von 65 Jahren — at the age of 65

das hat er schon in jungen Jahren gelernt — he learned that at an early age or while he was still young

mit den Jahren — as he/she etc. grows/grew older

er ist um Jahre gealtert — he's put on years

Jahr für od. um Jahr — year after year

vor Jahr und Tag — (mit Präteritum) many years ago; (mit Plusquamperfekt) many years before

er ist zwanzig Jahre [alt] — he is twenty years old or of age

Kinder bis zu zwölf Jahren — children up to the age of twelve or up to twelve years of age

Kinder über 14 Jahre — children over the age of 14 or over 14 years of age

mit 65 Jahren od. im Alter von 65 Jahren — at the age of 65

das hat er schon in jungen Jahren gelernt — he learned that at an early age or while he was still young

mit den Jahren — as he/she etc. grows/grew older

te cambio el rotulador verde por el rojo — I'll exchange my green pen for that red one, I'll swap you the green pen for the red one *

¿me cambias el sitio? — can we change places?, can we swap places? *

¿me lo puede cambiar por otra talla? — could I change o exchange this for another size?

tengo que cambiar 800 euros en o LAm a libras — I have to change 800 euros into pounds

• cambiar de — [+ actitud, canal, dirección] to change; [+ casa] to move

• cambiar de dueño — to change hands

• cambiar de idea u opinión — to change one's mind

• cambiar para mejor/peor — to change for the better/worse

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars

cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars

cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

apenas consigo dormir — I can hardly o scarcely o barely sleep

• apenas nada — hardly anything

no sé apenas nada de ese tema — I hardly know anything about that subject, I know almost nothing o next to nothing about that subject

• apenas nadie — hardly anybody

• apenas si, apenas si nos habló durante toda la cena — he hardly o barely o scarcely said a word to us throughout the whole dinner

había muy pocos alumnos, apenas diez o doce — there were very few students, only o barely ten or twelve

apenas podíamos oírlo — we could hardly o barely hear him

apenas podíamos oírlo — we could hardly o barely hear him

Ex: It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.