Land Use Permit

dare o concedere a qcn. il permesso di fare to give sb. leave to do; non ha il permesso di uscire la sera he's not allowed to go out at night; con permesso! — by o with your leave!

prendere un permesso — [ impiegato] to take time off

permesso di soggiorno — dir. residence permit

(è) permesso? — (per entrare) may I come in?

permesso! — (per passare) excuse me!

margen de acción, margen de actuación — scope for action, room for manoeuvre, room for maneuver (EEUU)

margen de maniobra — = margen de acción

al margen de lo que tú digas — regardless of o despite what you say

• dejar algo al margen — to leave sth aside, set sth aside

dejando al margen nuestras creencias, la idea es muy buena — leaving o setting aside our beliefs, it's a very good idea

lo dejaron o mantuvieron al margen de las negociaciones — they excluded him from the negotiations, they left him out of the negotiations

• mantenerse o quedarse al margen de — [+ negociaciones, situación, escándalo] to keep out of, stay out of; [+ sociedad, vida pública] to remain on the sidelines of, remain on the fringes of

Ex: The following represent some of the factors that might need to be specified: designations and sizes of typefaces and typefounts, special characters, rules and borders.

down the drain — (fig. coll.) für die Katz (ugs.)

go down the drain — (fig. coll.) für die Katz sein (ugs.)

that was money [thrown] down the drain — (fig. coll.) das Geld war zum Fenster hinausgeworfen (ugs.)

drain a country of its wealth or resources/drain somebody of his energy — ein Land/jemanden auslaugen

open drain — (Abfluss)rinne f

to pour money down the drain (fig inf) — das Geld zum Fenster hinauswerfen

this country/company is going down the drain (inf) — dieses Land/diese Firma geht vor die Hunde (inf)

to laugh like a drain ( Brit inf ) — sich kaputtlachen

looking after her father has been a great drain on her energy — die Pflege ihres Vaters hat sehr an ihren Kräften gezehrt

to drain a country of resources — ein Land auslaugen or auspowern

to drain sb dry — jdn ausnehmen (inf)

or color (US) — er wurde wachsbleich

down the drain — (fig. coll.) für die Katz (ugs.)

go down the drain — (fig. coll.) für die Katz sein (ugs.)

that was money [thrown] down the drain — (fig. coll.) das Geld war zum Fenster hinausgeworfen (ugs.)

drain a country of its wealth or resources/drain somebody of his energy — ein Land/jemanden auslaugen

to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete

to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione

to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso

to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro

to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare

to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa

is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?

to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire

to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn

to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]

to work wonders — fare meraviglie (anche fig.)

to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]

to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]

to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]

it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]

to work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale

to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio

to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]

to work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica

to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete

to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione

to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso

to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro

to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare

to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa

is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?

to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire

to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn

to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]

to work wonders — fare meraviglie (anche fig.)

to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]

to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]

to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]

it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]

to work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale

to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio

to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]

to work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica

consiguieron la mayoría absoluta — they won o gained an absolute majority

• conseguir hacer algo — to manage to do sth

• conseguir que algn haga algo — to get sb to do sth

Ex: If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.