I spent the afternoon with

pasé la tarde en compañía de unos amigos — I spent the afternoon with o frm in the company of some friends

Ex: Among the companies offering 'Mice' are Microsoft, Vision and Apple, but more are anticipated.

Ex: A companionship was a team of piecework compositors, led by one of their number, who co-operated in the setting of a book and submitted a single bill for the work, the proceeds of which were then divided amongst themselves.

at the station — am Bahnhof

at the chemist's — in der Apotheke/Drogerie

at the supermarket — im Supermarkt

at the office/hotel — im Büro/Hotel

at Dover — in Dover

at Christmas/Whitsun/Easter — [zu od. an] Weihnachten/Pfingsten/Ostern

at six o'clock — um sechs Uhr

at midday — am Mittag; mittags

at [the age of] 40 — mit 40; im Alter von 40

at this/the moment — in diesem/im Augenblick od. Moment

at £2.50 [each] — zu od. für [je] 2,50 Pfund

at the window — am or beim Fenster

where are you at with your work? (inf) — wie weit sind Sie mit Ihrer Arbeit?

this is where it's at ( esp US inf ) — da gehts ab (sl), da geht die Post ab

he doesn't know where he's at (inf) — der weiß ja nicht, was er tut (inf)

at your age/16 (years of age) — in deinem Alter/mit 16 (Jahren)

at the start/end of sth — am Anfang/am Ende einer Sache (gen)

his employees/creditors are at him — seine Angestellten/Gläubiger setzen ihm zu

while we are at it (inf) — wenn wir schon mal dabei sind

the couple in the next room were at it all night (inf) — die beiden im Zimmer nebenan haben es die ganze Nacht getrieben

the brakes are at it again (inf) — die Bremsen mucken schon wieder (inf)

at 50p a pound — für or zu 50 Pence pro or das Pfund

with inflation at this level — bei so einer Inflationsrate

at Christmas/Whitsun/Easter — [zu od. an] Weihnachten/Pfingsten/Ostern

at this/the moment — in diesem/im Augenblick od. Moment

at £2.50 [each] — zu od. für [je] 2,50 Pfund

artículos del o para el hogar — household goods

hogar de acogida — [para huérfanos, refugiados] home

formar or fundar un hogar — to set up home

hogar, dulce hogar — (fr hecha) home sweet home

formar or fundar un hogar — to set up home

hogar, dulce hogar — (fr hecha) home sweet home

Ex: It is recommended for a variety of applications, amongst which are records of suppliers, staff, household possessions and so on, and is likely to find users in both the home and business worlds.

the storms left a trail of destruction — las tormentas destruyeron or arrasaron todo a su paso

the police are hard or hot on his trail — la policía le sigue de cerca or está sobre su pista

we managed to throw or put them off our trail — conseguimos despistarlos

tourist trail — ruta f turística (fig)

to trail one's fingers in or through the water — hacer surcos en el agua con los dedos

the President trails his opponent in opinion polls — el Presidente va rezagado con respecto a or va a la zaga de su adversario en las encuestas de opinión

they are trailing the leaders by just two points — los líderes solo les llevan or sacan dos puntos de ventaja

your coat is trailing in the mud — se te está arrastrando or vas arrastrando el abrigo por el barro

he's trailing in the polls — va por detrás or a la zaga en las encuestas

trail bike N — moto f de motocross, moto f de trial

trail mix N — revuelto m de frutos secos

the storms left a trail of destruction — las tormentas destruyeron or arrasaron todo a su paso

siempre está con el mismo disco, no cambia de disco — * he's like a cracked record *

grabar un disco — to make a record o disc

parecer un disco rayado — (fam) to be like a worn-out gramophone record (colloq)

grabar un disco — to make a record o disc

parecer un disco rayado — (fam) to be like a worn-out gramophone record (colloq)

Ex: Chapter 6 covers discs, tapes, piano rolls and sound recordings on film.