(for merit at school)

to reach for the stars — vouloir décrocher la lune

to see stars — voir trente-six chandelles

college diploma — диплом об окончании колледжа

to award / confer / present a diploma — выдавать диплом

When an Austrian is called Doctor it means that he is either a lawyer or a physician, and that he is not a self-educated man, but is college-bred, and has been diplomaed for merit. — Если австрийца называют "доктором", это значит, что он или юрист, или врач, причём не самоучка, а человек с высшим образованием, заслуженно получивший свой диплом.

in order of importance/size/age — nach Wichtigkeit/Größe/Alter

put something in order — etwas [in der richtigen Reihenfolge] ordnen

‘out of order’ — "außer Betrieb"

in good/bad order — in gutem/schlechtem Zustand

in working order — betriebsfähig

my orders are to..., I have orders to... — ich habe Anweisung zu...

while following orders — bei Befolgung der Anweisung

act on orders — auf Befehl handeln

orders are orders — Befehl ist Befehl

in order to do something — um etwas zu tun

in order that somebody should do something — damit jemand etwas tut

place an order [with somebody] — [jemandem] einen Auftrag erteilen

have something on order — etwas bestellt haben

holy orders — heilige Weihen

Order! Order! — zur Ordnung!; Ruhe bitte!

Call somebody/the meeting to order — jemanden/die Versammlung zur Ordnung rufen

point of order — Verfahrensfrage, die

be in order — zulässig sein; (fig.) [Forderung:] berechtigt sein; [Drink, Erklärung:] angebracht sein

it is in order for him to do that — (fig.) es ist in Ordnung, wenn er das tut (ugs.)

be out of order — (unacceptable) gegen die Geschäftsordnung verstoßen; [Verhalten, Handlung:] unzulässig sein

order [of magnitude] — Größenordnung, die

of or in the order of... — in der Größenordnung von...

a scoundrel of the first order — (fig. coll.) ein Schurke ersten Ranges

order something [to be] done — anordnen, dass etwas getan wird

order in advance — vorbestellen

are they in order/in the right order? — sind sie geordnet/in der richtigen Reihenfolge?

in order of preference/merit — in der bevorzugten/in der ihren Auszeichnungen entsprechenden Reihenfolge

to put sth in (the right) order — etw ordnen

there's no order in his work — seiner Arbeit fehlt die Systematik

the order of the world — die Weltordnung

it is in the order of things — es liegt in der Natur der Dinge

a new social/political order — eine neue soziale/politische Ordnung

his passport was in order — sein Pass war in Ordnung

to put or set one's life/affairs in order — Ordnung in sein Leben/seine Angelegenheiten bringen

to keep order — die Ordnung wahren, die Disziplin aufrechterhalten

to keep the children in order — die Kinder unter Kontrolle halten

order, order! — Ruhe!

to be in good order — in gutem Zustand sein

"out of order" — "außer Betrieb"

by order of the court — laut gerichtlicher Anweisung

orders are orders — Befehl ist Befehl

"no parking/smoking by order" — "Parken/Rauchen verboten!"

I don't take orders from anyone — ich lasse mir von niemandem befehlen

to be under orders to do sth — Instruktionen haben, etw zu tun

to place an order with sb — eine Bestellung bei jdm aufgeben or machen/jdm einen Auftrag geben

to put sth on order — etw in Bestellung/Auftrag geben

to be on order — bestellt sein

made to order — auf Bestellung (gemacht or hergestellt)

pay X or Order — (zahlbar) an X oder dessen Order

in order to do sth — um etw zu tun

in order that — damit

(= correct procedure at meeting PARL ETC) a point of order — eine Verfahrensfrage

to call sb to order — jdn ermahnen, sich an die Verfahrensordnung zu halten

to call the meeting/delegates to order —

an explanation/a drink would seem to be in order — eine Erklärung/ein Drink wäre angebracht

congratulations are in order — Glückwünsche sind angebracht

his demand is quite in order — seine Forderung ist völlig berechtigt

intelligence of a high or the first order — hochgradige Intelligenz

the present crisis is of a different order — die gegenwärtige Krise ist andersgeartet

something in the order of ten per cent — in der Größenordnung von zehn Prozent

something in the order of one in ten applicants — etwa einer von zehn Bewerbern

the higher/lower orders — die oberen/unteren Schichten

the order of baronets — der Freiherrnstand

to take (holy) orders — die Weihen empfangen

he is in (holy) orders — er gehört dem geistlichen Stand an

to order sb's arrest —

in order of importance/size/age — nach Wichtigkeit/Größe/Alter

put something in order — etwas [in der richtigen Reihenfolge] ordnen

keep something in order — etwas in der richtigen Reihenfolge halten

answer the questions in order — die Fragen der Reihe nach beantworten

out of order — nicht in der richtigen Reihenfolge

‘out of order’ — "außer Betrieb"

in good/bad order — in gutem/schlechtem Zustand

in working order — betriebsfähig

my orders are to..., I have orders to... — ich habe Anweisung zu...

while following orders — bei Befolgung der Anweisung

act on orders — auf Befehl handeln

orders are orders — Befehl ist Befehl

in order to do something — um etwas zu tun

in order that somebody should do something — damit jemand etwas tut

place an order [with somebody] — [jemandem] einen Auftrag erteilen

have something on order — etwas bestellt haben

holy orders — heilige Weihen

Order! Order! — zur Ordnung!; Ruhe bitte!

Call somebody/the meeting to order — jemanden/die Versammlung zur Ordnung rufen

point of order — Verfahrensfrage, die

be in order — zulässig sein; (fig.) [Forderung:] berechtigt sein; [Drink, Erklärung:] angebracht sein

it is in order for him to do that — (fig.) es ist in Ordnung, wenn er das tut (ugs.)

be out of order — (unacceptable) gegen die Geschäftsordnung verstoßen; [Verhalten, Handlung:] unzulässig sein

order [of magnitude] — Größenordnung, die

of or in the order of... — in der Größenordnung von...

a scoundrel of the first order — (fig. coll.) ein Schurke ersten Ranges

order something [to be] done — anordnen, dass etwas getan wird

order somebody out of the house — jemanden aus dem Haus weisen

order in advance — vorbestellen

playing is better than watching — è meglio giocare che guardare

to get better — migliorare

the weather is no better — il tempo non è migliorato

things are getting better — le cose vanno meglio

to look, taste, smell better — avere un aspetto, sapore, odore migliore

that's better! — così va meglio!

I'd feel better if you didn't do — sarei più contento se tu non facessi

if it makes you feel any better — se ti fa sentire meglio

one of the better schools — una delle migliori scuole

they sent him to a better school — l'hanno mandato in una scuola migliore

you're a better man than I am! — sei migliore di me!

to be no better than a thief — non essere (altro) che un ladro

to be a better swimmer than sb. — nuotare meglio di qcn.

to be better at doing — essere più bravo a fare

he's no better at driving than she is — non guida meglio di lei

to be better for doing — andare meglio per fare

to be better than nothing — essere meglio che niente

the sooner, bigger the better — prima è, più grande è meglio è

the less said about that the better — meno se ne parla, meglio è

who better to play the part? — chi meglio di lui potrebbe fare la parte?

swimming is better for you than running — a te fa meglio il nuoto della corsa

in order to get a better look — per vedere meglio

the better — il, la migliore (di due)

to deserve better — meritare di meglio

hope for better — sperare per il meglio

so much the better — tanto meglio, ancora meglio

all the better — molto meglio

a change for the better — un miglioramento

to change for the better — migliorare, cambiare in meglio

the problem got the better of her — non è riuscita a risolvere il problema

to behave better than — comportarsi meglio di

better made, organized than — fatto, organizzato meglio di

better behaved, educated — più educato, istruito

to be better tempered — avere un carattere migliore

the better to see, hear — per vedere, sentire meglio

it couldn't have been better timed — non sarebbe potuto succedere in un momento migliore

the money would be better spent on — sarebbe meglio spendere il denaro per

to think better of it — cambiare idea, ripensarci

to think better of sb. — farsi un'opinione migliore di qcn

to better oneself — migliorare le proprie condizioni (sociali)

playing is better than watching — è meglio giocare che guardare

to get better — migliorare

the weather is no better — il tempo non è migliorato

things are getting better — le cose vanno meglio

to look, taste, smell better — avere un aspetto, sapore, odore migliore

that's better! — così va meglio!

I'd feel better if you didn't do — sarei più contento se tu non facessi

if it makes you feel any better — se ti fa sentire meglio

one of the better schools — una delle migliori scuole

they sent him to a better school — l'hanno mandato in una scuola migliore

you're a better man than I am! — sei migliore di me!

to be no better than a thief — non essere (altro) che un ladro

to be a better swimmer than sb. — nuotare meglio di qcn.

to be better at doing — essere più bravo a fare

he's no better at driving than she is — non guida meglio di lei

to be better for doing — andare meglio per fare

to be better than nothing — essere meglio che niente

the sooner, bigger the better — prima è, più grande è meglio è

the less said about that the better — meno se ne parla, meglio è

who better to play the part? — chi meglio di lui potrebbe fare la parte?

swimming is better for you than running — a te fa meglio il nuoto della corsa

in order to get a better look — per vedere meglio

the better — il, la migliore (di due)

to deserve better — meritare di meglio

hope for better — sperare per il meglio

so much the better — tanto meglio, ancora meglio

all the better — molto meglio

a change for the better — un miglioramento

to change for the better — migliorare, cambiare in meglio

the problem got the better of her — non è riuscita a risolvere il problema

to behave better than — comportarsi meglio di

better made, organized than — fatto, organizzato meglio di

better behaved, educated — più educato, istruito

to be better tempered — avere un carattere migliore

the better to see, hear — per vedere, sentire meglio

it couldn't have been better timed — non sarebbe potuto succedere in un momento migliore

the money would be better spent on — sarebbe meglio spendere il denaro per

to think better of it — cambiare idea, ripensarci

to think better of sb. — farsi un'opinione migliore di qcn

to better oneself — migliorare le proprie condizioni (sociali)

technical hitch — technisches Problem

technical knockout — (Boxing) technischer K.o

technical hitch — technische Schwierigkeit, technisches Problem

am I getting too technical for you? — benutze ich zu viele Fachausdrücke?

a 2L 54, if you want to be technical —

that's true, if you want to be technical — das stimmt schon, wenn mans genau nimmt

technical hitch — technisches Problem

for technical reasons — aus technischen Gründen

technical knockout — (Boxing) technischer K.o