unite for oneself

conchabarse contra alguien — to plot o conspire against somebody

conchabarse contra alguien — to plot o conspire against somebody

maison de quatre pièces — four-room(ed) house ( excluding kitchen and bathroom)

donner or glisser la pièce à quelqu'un — (colloq) to give somebody a tip

mettre en pièces — ( briser) to smash [something] to pieces; ( déchirer) to pull [something] to pieces; fig to pull [something/somebody] to pieces

créé de toutes pièces — fig created from nothing

c'est forgé or inventé de toutes pièces — fig it's a complete fabrication

vendu à la pièce — sold separately ou individually

travailler à la pièce or aux pièces — to do piecework

un trois-pièces cuisine — a three-roomed flat GB ou apartment US with kitchen

on n'est pas aux pièces — (colloq) we're not in a sweat-shop

un deux-pièces cuisine — a two-room flat Grande-Bretagne with kitchen, a two-room apartment USA with kitchen

un cinq pièces — a five-roomed flat Grande-Bretagne a five-roomed apartment USA

tout d'une pièce (personne) (= entier) — straightforward

jdn an Händen und Füßen binden — to tie or bind sb hand and foot

jdm die Hände auf den Rücken binden — to tie sb's hands behind his back

mir sind die Hände gebunden (fig) — my hands are tied

nichts bindet mich an Glasgow — I have no special ties to keep me in Glasgow

was Gott gebunden hat, soll der Mensch nicht trennen — what God has joined together let no man put asunder

ich will mich nicht binden — I don't want to get involved

nicht an einen Ort gebunden sein — (fig.) not be tied to one place

jemanden an sich (Akk.) binden — (fig.) make somebody dependent on one

ich bin zu jung, um mich schon zu binden — I am too young to be tied down

nicht an einen Ort gebunden sein — (fig.) not be tied to one place

jemanden an sich (Akk.) binden — (fig.) make somebody dependent on one

I joined an extra length onto the hosepipe — le añadí or le agregué un trozo a la manguera

to join hands — tomarse or (esp Esp) cogerse* de la mano

we're going for a drink, won't o will you join us? — vamos a tomar algo ¿nos acompañas?

won't o will you join us for dinner? — ¿por qué no cenan con nosotros?

my husband joins me in wishing you a speedy recovery — (frml) tanto mi marido como yo le deseamos una pronta recuperación