a day with little traffic on the roads

• movimiento hacia abajo/arriba — downward/upward movement

movimiento de traslación — orbital movement o motion

• movimiento de cabeza — [para negar] shake; [para asentir] nod

una célula en movimiento — a moving cell o a cell in motion

está siempre en movimiento — (fig) she's always on the move o go *

mantener algo en movimiento — to keep sth moving o in motion

• poner en movimiento — [+ máquina, motor] to set in motion; [+ vehículo] to get going; [+ actividad, negocio] to start, start up

movimiento máximo — (Aut) peak traffic

el Movimiento (Nacional) — Esp ( Hist) the Falangist Movement

Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).

Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.

meno caro — less expensive, cheaper

è meno alto di suo fratello/di quel che pensavo — he is not as tall as his brother/as I thought, he is less tall than his brother/than I thought

ha due anni meno di me — he's two years younger than me

dovresti mangiare meno — you should eat less, you shouldn't eat so much

meno ne discutiamo, meglio è — the less we talk about it, the better

deve avere non meno di trent'anni — he must be at least thirty

meno fumo più mangio — the less I smoke the more I eat

andare all'università diventa sempre meno facile — it's getting less and less easy to go to university

ho speso (di) meno — I spent less

arrivo tra meno di un'ora — I'll be there in less than o in under an hour

sono le otto meno un quarto — it's a quarter to eight Brit o of eight Am

mi hai dato due carte di meno — you gave me two cards too few

eh, se avessi dieci anni di meno! — oh, if only I were ten years younger!

ho una sterlina in meno — I am one pound short

non voglio essere da meno di lui — I don't want to be outdone by him

fare a meno di — to do o manage without

se non c'è zucchero ne faremo a meno — if there isn't any sugar we'll do without

potresti fare a meno di fumare in macchina? — would you mind not smoking in the car?

non ho potuto fare a meno di ridere — I couldn't help laughing

in men che non si dica — in less than no time, quick as a flash

meno male! — good!, thank goodness!, just as well!

meno male che sei arrivato — it's a good job that you have come

men che meno gli inglesi — least of all the English

fammi sapere se verrai o meno — let me know if you are coming or not

quanto meno poteva avvertire — he could at least have let us know

non mi piace come scrive e tanto meno come parla — I don't like the way he writes let alone the way he talks

meno bambini ci sono, meglio è — the fewer children there are the better

meno storie! — stop messing around!

meno tempo — less time

meno turisti — fewer tourists

era il meno che ti potesse capitare — (rimprovero) you were asking for it

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

per lo meno — perlomeno

i meno — (la minoranza) the minority

a meno che non faccia caldo — unless it is hot

a meno di prendere un giorno di ferie — unless I (o you ecc) take a day off

ci siamo tutti meno lui — we are all here except (for) him

tutti meno uno — all but one

meno di due ore — under o less than two hours

non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro — you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE

in men che non si dica — before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time

fare a meno di — to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw

traffic is light on these roads — auf diesen Straßen herrscht nur wenig Verkehr

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

hang the picture in a good light — häng das Bild ins richtige Licht

to cast or throw or shed light on sth (lit) — etw beleuchten; (fig also) Licht in etw (acc) bringen

the moon cast its silvery light on... — der Mond beleuchtete... silbern or warf sein silbernes Licht auf (+acc)...

to cast a new or fresh light on sth — neues Licht auf etw (acc)

to be in sb's light (lit) — jdm im Licht stehen

in the cold light of day (fig) — bei Licht besehen

in the light of — angesichts (+gen)

to see the light (liter) (= be born) (= be made public) — das Licht der Welt erblicken (liter) veröffentlicht werden

finally I saw the light (inf) — endlich ging mir ein Licht auf (inf); (morally) endlich wurden mir die Augen geöffnet

to see the light of day (report) — veröffentlicht werden; (project) verwirklicht werden

the light dawned (fig) — mir ging ein Licht auf (inf)

to go out like a light — sofort weg sein (inf)

put out the lights before you go to bed — mach das Licht aus, bevor du ins Bett gehst

(traffic) lights — Ampel f

the lights (of a car) —

all ships must show a light while at sea lights out (Mil) — alle Schiffe müssen auf See Lichter führen Zapfenstreich m

lights out for the boys was at 8 pm — um 20 Uhr mussten die Jungen das Licht ausmachen

to hide one's light under a bushel (prov) — sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen (prov)

the lights are on but nobody's (at) home (fig inf) — er/sie ist geistig weggetreten (inf)

to light the way for sb — jdm leuchten; (fig)

to light a fire under sb ( esp US fig ) — jdm Feuer unter dem Hintern machen (inf)

she has a very light touch on the piano — sie hat einen sehr weichen Anschlag

light comedy — Lustspiel nt, Schwank m

light opera — Operette f

light reading — Unterhaltungslektüre f

you shouldn't make light of her problems — du solltest dich über ihre Probleme nicht lustig machen

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

prenez la première sortie — ( sur une route) take the first exit

‘sortie’ — ( sur un panneau) ‘exit’, ‘way out’ GB

à la sortie de la ville — ( extra-muros) on the outskirts of the town; ( intra-muros) on the edge of the town

l'heure de la sortie — École home time; ( du travail) knocking-off (colloq) time

faire une sortie fracassante — [personne] to make a dramatic exit

sortie sur imprimante — ( processus) printing

sortie laser — ( processus) hardcopy laser output; ( feuille imprimée) laser hardcopy

à la sortie de l'école/l'usine (moment) — after school/work, when school/the factory comes out

Attends-moi à la sortie de l'école. — Meet me after school., (lieu) at the school/factory gates

faire une fausse sortie lit, fig — to make a stage exit