X went up the wall

el negocio se hundió — the business failed o went under o went to the wall

hundirse en la miseria — to get really low o depressed

Ex: There is no danger that the scheme will collapse for lack of central organization.

tacho de la basura, tacho para la basura — And, Cono Sur dustbin, rubbish bin, trash o garbage can (EEUU)

el tacho de la basura — ( en la cocina) garbage can (AmE), rubbish bin (BrE); ( para la calle) garbage o trash can (AmE), dustbin (BrE)

irse al tacho — (CS fam) negocio to go to the wall; planes to fall through

el tacho de la basura — ( en la cocina) garbage can (AmE), rubbish bin (BrE); ( para la calle) garbage o trash can (AmE), dustbin (BrE)

irse al tacho — (CS fam) negocio to go to the wall; planes to fall through

am Haus/Bahnhof — at the house/station

an der Wand stehen — to stand by the wall

am Tatort — at the scene of the crime

an der Tür/Wand — on the door/wall

an der Donau/Autobahn/am Ufer/am Rhein — by or (direkt an gelegen) on the Danube/motorway/bank/Rhine

Frankfurt an der Oder — Frankfurt on (the) Oder

an etw hängen (lit) — to hang from or on sth

zu nahe an etw stehen — to be too near to sth

etw an etw festmachen — to fasten sth to sth

jdn an der Hand nehmen — to take sb by the hand

oben am Berg — up the mountain

unten am Fluss — down by the river

sie wohnen Tür an Tür — they live next door to one another, they are next-door neighbours (Brit) or neighbors (US)

Haus an Haus — one house after the other

an etw vorbeigehen — to go past sth, to pass sth

an Ostern/Weihnachten (dial) — at Easter/Christmas

jung an Jahren sein — to be young in years

jdn an etw erkennen — to recognize sb by sth

an etw sterben/leiden — to die of/suffer from sth

was haben Sie an Weinen da? — what wines do you have?

es an der Leber etc haben (inf) — to have trouble with one's liver etc, to have liver etc trouble

was findet sie an dem Mann? — what does she see in that man?

sie hat etwas an sich, das... — there is something about her that...

es ist an ihm, etwas zu tun (geh) — it's up to him to do something

die Zweige reichten ( bis) an den Boden/mein Fenster — the branches reached down to the ground/up to my window

er ging ans Fenster — he went (over) to the window

An den Vorsitzenden... (bei Anschrift) — The Chairman...

an ( und für) sich — actually

eine an ( und für) sich gute Idee — actually quite a good idea, as such quite a good idea

wie war es? – an (und für) sich ganz schön — how was it? – on the whole it was quite nice

an (die) hundert — about a hundred

an der Wand stehen — stand by or against the wall

an Ostern — (bes. südd.) at Easter

sich an etwas erinnern — remember or recall something

einen Gruß an jemanden ausrichten lassen — send greetings to somebody

an [die] 20 000 Euro — around or about 20,000 euros; s. auch ab 2. 4); von 1. 1), 2)

an der Wand stehen — stand by or against the wall

an Ostern — (bes. südd.) at Easter

sich an etwas erinnern — remember or recall something

an [die] 20 000 Euro — around or about 20,000 euros; s. auch ab 2. 4); von 1. 1), 2)

juega como yo — he plays like me o like I do

como este hay pocos — there are few like this o him

tiene ventajas, como son la resistencia y durabilidad — it has advantages, such as o like strength and durability

hazlo como te dijo ella — do it like * o the way she told you

toca como canta — she plays like * o the same way as she sings

no es como me lo imaginaba — it isn't as o like * I imagined it

• tal como, tal como lo había planeado — just as o the way I had planned it

hazlo como quieras — do it however you want o like

• como sea — at all costs

había como cincuenta — there were about o around fifty

vino como a las dos — he came at about o around two

sentía como tristeza — she felt a sort o kind of sadness

como no tenía dinero — as o since I had no money

• tal (y) como están las cosas — the way things are, as things stand

• de tanto como, tienen las manos doloridas de tanto como aplaudieron — they clapped so much their hands hurt

• como no, como no lo haga en seguida... — if he doesn't do it at once..., unless he does it at once...

siguió leyendo, como si no hubiera oído nada — he kept on reading, as if o as though he hadn't heard

sentí como si fuera a caerme — I felt as if o as though I was about to fall

como si no hubiera pasado nada — as if o as though nothing had happened

se comporta como si me odiara — he behaves as if o as though he hated me

como si fuera a llover — as if o as though it was going to rain

a como dé o diera lugar — at any cost

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

en algunos lugares como Londres — in some places such as o like London

bailó como nunca — she danced as o like she'd never danced before

así como — (frml) as well as

como él solo/ella sola: es egoísta como él solo he's so o he's incredibly selfish!; como mucho/poco at (the) most/at least; como nadie: cocina como nadie nobody cooks like her; como que...: conduce muy bien - como que es piloto de carreras he drives very well - well, he is a racing driver, after all; y no me lo dijiste - como que no lo sabía! and you didn't tell me about it - that's because I didn't know about it!; como ser (CS) such as, for example; como si (+ subj) as if, as though; ella está grave y él como si nada or como si tal cosa — she's seriously ill and he doesn't seem at all o in the least worried

no voy - como quieras — I'm not going - please yourself o as you like

como era temprano, nos fuimos a dar una vuelta — since o as it was early, we went for a walk

cansado como estaba, me ayudó — tired though o tired as he was, he helped me

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.