(accept as opponent)

that would defeat the object of the exercise — eso iría en contra de lo que se pretende lograr

it defeats me — no alcanzo a comprenderlo

eventually he admitted defeat — al final se dio por vencido

this will defeat its own ends — esto será contraproducente

the problem defeats me — el problema me supera

it defeated all our efforts — burló todos nuestros esfuerzos

that would defeat the object of the exercise — eso iría en contra de lo que se pretende lograr

it defeats me — no alcanzo a comprenderlo

das Auto in die or der Garage éínstellen —

das Buch ist falsch eingestellt — the book has been put in the wrong place

den Hebel auf Start éínstellen — to set the lever to start

das Feuer einstellen — cease fire

ein Gerichtsverfahren einstellen — abandon court proceedings

sich auf jemanden/etwas einstellen — adapt to somebody/prepare oneself or get ready for something

sich schnell auf neue Situationen einstellen — adjust quickly to new situations

das Feuer einstellen — cease fire

ein Gerichtsverfahren einstellen — abandon court proceedings

sich auf jemanden/etwas einstellen — adapt to somebody/prepare oneself or get ready for something

sich schnell auf neue Situationen einstellen — adjust quickly to new situations

to take sb. on at chess — sfidare qcn. a scacchi

her face took on a wistful expression — sul suo volto si era dipinta un'espressione malinconica

to take sb. on at chess — sfidare qcn. a scacchi

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

too much — troppo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo

not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

too much — troppo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo

not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?

das Telefon abnehmen — to answer the telephone

(= an sich nehmen) jdm etw abnehmen — to take sth from sb, to relieve sb of sth (form); (fig) Arbeit, Sorgen to take sth off sb's shoulders, to relieve sb of sth

darf ich Ihnen den Mantel/die Tasche abnehmen? — can I take your coat/bag?

jdm die Beichte abnehmen — to hear confession from sb

jdm ein Versprechen abnehmen — to make sb promise something

jdm einen Weg abnehmen — to save sb a journey

in letzter Zeit hast du im Gesicht abgenommen — your face has got thinner recently

es hat keiner abgenommen — no-one answered

jemandem das Bein abnehmen — take somebody's leg off

jemandem den Koffer abnehmen — take somebody's suitcase [from him/her]

kann/darf ich Ihnen etwas abnehmen? — can/may I carry something for you?

jemandem seine Sorgen abnehmen — relieve somebody of his/her worries

jemandem ein Versprechen/einen Eid abnehmen — make somebody give a promise/swear an oath

jemandem die Beichte abnehmen — hear somebody's confession

eine Prüfung abnehmen — conduct an examination

jemandem etwas abnehmen — take something off somebody

jemandem etwas abnehmen — charge somebody something

jemandem etwas abnehmen — buy something from somebody

es nimmt niemand ab — there is no answer

sechs Kilo abnehmen — lose six kilos

wir haben abnehmenden Mond — there is a waning moon

jemandem das Bein abnehmen — take somebody's leg off

jemandem den Koffer abnehmen — take somebody's suitcase [from him/her]

kann/darf ich Ihnen etwas abnehmen? — can/may I carry something for you?

jemandem seine Sorgen abnehmen — relieve somebody of his/her worries

jemandem ein Versprechen/einen Eid abnehmen — make somebody give a promise/swear an oath

jemandem die Beichte abnehmen — hear somebody's confession

eine Prüfung abnehmen — conduct an examination

jemandem etwas abnehmen — take something off somebody

jemandem etwas abnehmen — charge somebody something

jemandem etwas abnehmen — buy something from somebody

es nimmt niemand ab — there is no answer

sechs Kilo abnehmen — lose six kilos

wir haben abnehmenden Mond — there is a waning moon

the way up [to something] — der Weg hinauf [zu etwas]

up here/there — hier herauf/dort hinauf

high/higher up — hoch/höher hinauf

farther up — weiter hinauf

come on up! — komm [hier/weiter] herauf!

come up from London to Edinburgh — von London nach Edinburgh [he]raufkommen

get up to London from Reading — von Reading nach London [he]reinfahren

up here/there — hier/da oben

high up — hoch oben

the picture should be higher up — das Bild müsste höher hängen

farther up — weiter oben

halfway/a long/little way up — auf halbem Weg nach oben/ein gutes/kurzes Stück weiter oben

10 metres up — 10 Meter hoch

be up — auf sein

up and about — auf den Beinen

prices have gone/are up — die Preise sind gestiegen

butter is up [by...] — Butter ist [...] teurer

up to midday/up to £2 — bis zum Mittag/bis zu 2 Pfund

up to something — bis zu etwas

up to here/there — bis hier[hin]/bis dorthin

up to now/then/that time/last week — bis jetzt/damals/zu jener Zeit/zur letzten Woche

up to — (comparable with)

be up to expectation[s] — den Erwartungen entsprechen

his last opera is not up to his others — seine neueste Oper reicht an seine früheren nicht heran

up to — (capable of)

[not] be/feel up to something — einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen sein/sich einer Sache (Dat.) [nicht] gewachsen fühlen

[not] be/feel up to doing something — [nicht] in der Lage sein/sich nicht in der Lage fühlen, etwas zu tun

not be up to much — nicht viel taugen

up to — (derog.): (doing)

be up to something — etwas anstellen (ugs.)

what is he up to? — was hat er [bloß] vor?

it is [not] up to somebody to do something — (somebody's duty) es ist [nicht] jemandes Sache, etwas zu tun

it is up to us to help them — es ist unsere Pflicht, ihnen zu helfen

now it's up to him to do something — nun liegt es bei od. an ihm, etwas zu tun

it's/that's up to you — (is for you to decide) es/das hängt von dir ab; (concerns only you) es/das ist deine Sache

be up against it — in großen Schwierigkeiten stecken

up and down — (upwards and downwards) hinauf und hinunter; (to and fro) auf und ab

be up and down — (coll.): (variable) Hochs und Tiefs haben

turn something this/the other side/way up — diese/die andere Seite einer Sache nach oben drehen

time is up — die Zeit ist abgelaufen

walk up something — etwas hinaufgehen

up hill and down dale — bergauf und bergab

force a liquid up a pipe — eine Flüssigkeit durch eine Röhre nach oben pressen

ivy grew up the wall — Efeu wuchs die Mauer hinauf

walk up and down the platform — auf dem Bahnsteig auf und ab gehen

further up the ladder/coast — weiter oben auf der Leiter/an der Küste

up the side of a house — an der Seite eines Hauses hinauf

tea['s]/grub['s] up! — Tee/Essen ist fertig!

the ups and downs — (lit. or fig.) das Auf und Ab; (fig.) die Höhen und Tiefen