(following superlative)

to know the ins and outs of an affair — connaître une affaire dans les moindres détails

he's in for a shock/surprise — il va avoir un choc/être surpris

all the doors — alle Türen

14 miles to the gallon — 14 Meilen auf eine Gallone; ≈ 20 l auf 100 km

a scale of one mile to the inch — ein Maßstab von 1: 63 360

the more I practise the better I play — je mehr ich übe, desto od. um so besser spiele ich

so much the worse for somebody/something — um so schlimmer für jemanden/etwas

on the edge —

to play the piano/guitar — Klavier/Gitarre spielen

all the windows — all die or alle Fenster

Henry the Eighth — Heinrich der Achte

the Good — das Gute

translated from the German —

she was the prettier/prettiest — sie war die Hübschere/Hübscheste

the elephant is in danger of extinction — der Elefant ist vom Aussterben bedroht

(distributive use) 80p the pound — 80 Pence das or pro Pfund

the car does thirty miles to the gallon — das Auto braucht eine Gallone auf dreißig Meilen, das Auto verbraucht 11 Liter auf 100km

it's THE restaurant in this part of town — das ist DAS Restaurant in diesem Stadtteil

all the doors — alle Türen

play the piano — Klavier spielen

if you want a quick survey, this is the book — für einen raschen Überblick ist dies das richtige Buch

he lives in the district — er wohnt in dieser Gegend

£5 the square metre/the gallon/the kilogram — 5 Pfund der Quadratmeter/die Gallone/das Kilogramm

14 miles to the gallon — 14 Meilen auf eine Gallone; ≈ 20 l auf 100 km

a scale of one mile to the inch — ein Maßstab von 1: 63 360

it is the restaurant in this town — das ist das Restaurant in dieser Stadt

red is the colour this year — Rot ist in diesem Jahr die Farbe

the more I practise the better I play — je mehr ich übe, desto od. um so besser spiele ich

so much the worse for somebody/something — um so schlimmer für jemanden/etwas

Henry the First — Enrique primero

the Smiths — los Smith

the possible/sublime — lo posible/sublime

the young/old — los jóvenes/viejos

three dollars the yard — tres dólares la yarda

they sell it by the square foot — lo venden por pie cuadrado

I get paid by the hour — me pagan por hora

the more you have, the more you want — cuanto más tienes, más quieres

the sooner, the better — cuanto antes, mejor

I'm the richer for this experience — me he enriquecido con esta experiencia

that's all the more reason not to give in — mayor razón para no ceder

the boy — el niño

the woman — la mujer

the cars — los coches

the chairs — las sillas

do you know the Smiths? — ¿conoce a los Smith?

how's the leg? — ¿cómo va la pierna?

it's ten miles from the house/village — está a diez millas de la casa/del pueblo

the soup of the day — la sopa del día

it was the year of the student riots — fue el año de los disturbios estudiantiles

we went to the theatre — fuimos al teatro

the rich and the poor — los ricos y los pobres

within the realms of the possible — dentro de lo posible

the good and the beautiful — lo bueno y lo bello

to play the piano/flute — tocar el piano/la flauta

in this age of the computer... — en esta época del ordenador...

she was the elder — era la mayor

50 pence the pound — 50 peniques la libra

paid by the hour — pagado por hora

700 lire to the dollar — 700 liras por dólar

you don't mean the professor Bloggs? — ¿quieres decir el profesor Bloggs del que tanto se habla?

it was the colour of 1995 — fue el color que estaba tan de moda en 1995

Richard the Second — Ricardo Segundo

Ivan the Terrible — Iván el Terrible

it will be all the better — será tanto mejor

(all) the more so because... — tanto más cuanto que...

the more... the less — mientras más... menos...

Henry the First — Enrique primero

the Smiths — los Smith

the possible/sublime — lo posible/sublime

the young/old — los jóvenes/viejos

three dollars the yard — tres dólares la yarda

they sell it by the square foot — lo venden por pie cuadrado

I get paid by the hour — me pagan por hora

the more you have, the more you want — cuanto más tienes, más quieres

the sooner, the better — cuanto antes, mejor

I'm the richer for this experience — me he enriquecido con esta experiencia

that's all the more reason not to give in — mayor razón para no ceder

two chapters of the book — due capitoli del libro

I met him at the supermarket — l'ho incontrato al supermercato

the French restaurant — il ristorante francese per eccellenza

the way of losing weight — il modo più efficace per perdere peso

the Buntings — i Bunting, la famiglia Bunting

the ballet — il balletto

the fifties — gli anni cinquanta

the impossible — l'impossibile

the French — i francesi

the dead — i morti

the news made her all the sadder — la notizia la rese ancora più triste

the more I learn the less I understand — più studio meno capisco

the sooner the better — prima è meglio è

the fastest train — il treno più veloce

the prettiest house in the village — la casa più carina del paese

two chapters of the book — due capitoli del libro

I met him at the supermarket — l'ho incontrato al supermercato

the French restaurant — il ristorante francese per eccellenza

the way of losing weight — il modo più efficace per perdere peso

the Buntings — i Bunting, la famiglia Bunting

the ballet — il balletto

the fifties — gli anni cinquanta

the impossible — l'impossibile

the French — i francesi

the dead — i morti

the news made her all the sadder — la notizia la rese ancora più triste

the more I learn the less I understand — più studio meno capisco

the sooner the better — prima è meglio è

the fastest train — il treno più veloce

the prettiest house in the village — la casa più carina del paese