Centimetres Per Second

by the window/river — am Fenster/Fluss

by the river — am od. den Fluss entlang

we came by the quickest/shortest route — wir sind die schnellste/kürzeste Strecke gefahren

run/drive by somebody/something — an jemandem/etwas vorbeilaufen/vorbeifahren

he was killed by lightning/a falling chimney — er ist vom Blitz/von einem umstürzenden Schornstein erschlagen worden

heated by gas/oil — mit Gas/Öl geheizt; gas-/ölbeheizt

by bus/ship — etc. mit dem Bus/Schiff usw.

by air/sea — mit dem Flugzeug/Schiff

by next week she will be in China — nächste Woche ist sie schon in China

by the time this letter reaches you — bis dich dieser Brief erreicht

by the 20th — bis zum 20.

by the second/minute/hour — pro Sekunde/Minute/Stunde

you can hire a car by the day or by the week — man kann sich (Dat.) ein Auto tageweise oder wochenweise mieten

day by day/month by month, by the day/month — (as each day/month passes) Tag für Tag/Monat für Monat

cloth by the metre — Stoff am Meter

10 ft. by 20 ft. — 10 [Fuß] mal 20 Fuß

wider by a foot — um einen Fuß breiter

close/near by — in der Nähe

by the window/fire/river — am or beim Fenster/Feuer/Fluss

by the sea — Ferien pl an der See

can you do it by tomorrow? — kannst du es bis morgen machen?

by the time I got there, he had gone — bis ich dorthin kam, war er gegangen

or check (US) — mit Scheck bezahlen

if you play by the rules (fig) — wenn du dich an die Regel hältst

it's all right by me — von mir aus gern or schon

it missed me by inches — es verfehlte mich um Zentimeter

by the river — am od. den Fluss entlang

by bus/ship — etc. mit dem Bus/Schiff usw.

you can hire a car by the day or by the week — man kann sich (Dat.) ein Auto tageweise oder wochenweise mieten

day by day/month by month, by the day/month — (as each day/month passes) Tag für Tag/Monat für Monat

to get o lay one's hands on mettere le mani su [ money]; mettere le mani addosso a [ person]; to keep one's hands off sth. tenere giù le mani da qcs.; to keep one's hands off sb. lasciare in pace qcn.; hands off! colloq. giù le mani! to take sb.'s hand prendere la mano di qcn.; to take sb. by the hand prendere qcn. per mano; they were holding hands si tenevano per mano; to hold sb.'s hand tenere la mano a qcn.; fig. (give support) tendere la mano a qcn.; to do o make sth. by hand fare qcs. a mano; the letter was delivered by hand la lettera fu recapitata a mano; "by hand" (on envelope) "Sue Proprie Mani", s.p.m.; to have one's hands full avere le mani piene; fig. avere molto da fare; hands up, or I shoot! mani in alto o sparo! to be on one's hands and knees essere carponi; we can always use another pair of hands — possiamo sempre trovare qualcun altro che ci dia una mano

to have a hand in — avere parte o mano in [ project]; partecipare a, prendere parte a [ demonstration]

to fall o get into the wrong hands finire nelle mani sbagliate; to be in good o safe hands essere in buone mani; to put one's life in sb.'s hands affidare la propria vita nelle mani di qcn.; to place o put [sth.] in sb.'s hands affidare [qcs.] a qcn. [ office]; mettere [qcs.] nelle mani di qcn. [ matter]; to play into sb.'s hands fare il gioco di qcn.; the matter is out of my hands — la questione non è di mia pertinenza

to get out of hand — [ inflation] sfuggire al controllo; [ children] diventare indisciplinato; [ demonstration] degenerare

to take sth. in hand — prendere in mano [ situation]; affrontare, occuparsi di [ problem]

to take sb. in hand — fare rigare diritto o tenere a freno qcn

to show one's hand — scoprire le proprie carte (anche fig.)

to have [sth.] on one's hands — avere [qcs.] sulle spalle [ unsold stock]

to have sth. to hand — avere qcs. a portata di mano o sottomano

to be on hand — [ person] essere a disposizione o disponibile

to try one's hand at — cimentarsi in [photography, painting]

to set o turn one's hand to sth., doing dedicarsi a qcs., a fare; to keep one's hand in non perdere la mano a; to get one's hand in — fare o prendere la mano a

on the one hand..., on the other hand... — da un lato... dall'altro... o da un canto... d'altro canto

on the other hand — (conversely) d'altra parte, tuttavia, però

the matter in hand — l'argomento in questione; (underway)

the preparations are well in hand — i preparativi sono già a buon punto; (to spare)

to know sth. like the back of one's hand — conoscere qcs. a menadito o come le proprie tasche

many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza

to hand sb. sth. o to hand sth. to sb. — dare o consegnare o passare qcs. a qcn

to get o lay one's hands on mettere le mani su [ money]; mettere le mani addosso a [ person]; to keep one's hands off sth. tenere giù le mani da qcs.; to keep one's hands off sb. lasciare in pace qcn.; hands off! colloq. giù le mani! to take sb.'s hand prendere la mano di qcn.; to take sb. by the hand prendere qcn. per mano; they were holding hands si tenevano per mano; to hold sb.'s hand tenere la mano a qcn.; fig. (give support) tendere la mano a qcn.; to do o make sth. by hand fare qcs. a mano; the letter was delivered by hand la lettera fu recapitata a mano; "by hand" (on envelope) "Sue Proprie Mani", s.p.m.; to have one's hands full avere le mani piene; fig. avere molto da fare; hands up, or I shoot! mani in alto o sparo! to be on one's hands and knees essere carponi; we can always use another pair of hands — possiamo sempre trovare qualcun altro che ci dia una mano

to have a hand in — avere parte o mano in [ project]; partecipare a, prendere parte a [ demonstration]

to fall o get into the wrong hands finire nelle mani sbagliate; to be in good o safe hands essere in buone mani; to put one's life in sb.'s hands affidare la propria vita nelle mani di qcn.; to place o put [sth.] in sb.'s hands affidare [qcs.] a qcn. [ office]; mettere [qcs.] nelle mani di qcn. [ matter]; to play into sb.'s hands fare il gioco di qcn.; the matter is out of my hands — la questione non è di mia pertinenza

to get out of hand — [ inflation] sfuggire al controllo; [ children] diventare indisciplinato; [ demonstration] degenerare

to take sth. in hand — prendere in mano [ situation]; affrontare, occuparsi di [ problem]

to take sb. in hand — fare rigare diritto o tenere a freno qcn

to show one's hand — scoprire le proprie carte (anche fig.)

to have [sth.] on one's hands — avere [qcs.] sulle spalle [ unsold stock]

to have sth. to hand — avere qcs. a portata di mano o sottomano

to be on hand — [ person] essere a disposizione o disponibile

to try one's hand at — cimentarsi in [photography, painting]

to set o turn one's hand to sth., doing dedicarsi a qcs., a fare; to keep one's hand in non perdere la mano a; to get one's hand in — fare o prendere la mano a

on the one hand..., on the other hand... — da un lato... dall'altro... o da un canto... d'altro canto

on the other hand — (conversely) d'altra parte, tuttavia, però

the matter in hand — l'argomento in questione; (underway)

the preparations are well in hand — i preparativi sono già a buon punto; (to spare)

to know sth. like the back of one's hand — conoscere qcs. a menadito o come le proprie tasche

many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza

to hand sb. sth. o to hand sth. to sb. — dare o consegnare o passare qcs. a qcn