a gap in the conversation

a gap between the curtains - просвет между занавесками

to open /to rend, to cut, to clear/ a gap in a hedge [in a fence, in a wall] - сделать пролом /проход/ в изгороди [заборе, стене]

to see smth. through a gap in the fence - видеть что-л. через щель в заборе

to fill up a gap - заделать брешь; заложить щель

there is a gap of 2 miles between us and the nearest house - от нас до ближайшего дома две мили

to leave a gap for the name - оставить место для фамилии

I bridged a gap in the conversation by telling a joke - я рассказал анекдот, чтобы как-то заполнить паузу

there are wide gaps in my knowledge of history - я многого не знаю из истории

there is a gap in his memory - у него провал памяти

to fill up /to close, to stop, to supply/ the gap - заполнить /ликвидировать/ пробел

he left a gap which will be hard to fill - с его уходом образовалась пустота, которую трудно заполнить

generation gap - разрыв между поколениями, проблема «отцов и детей»

this does not bridge the generation gap - от этого проблема «отцов и детей» не становится менее острой

to bridge the gap - преодолеть расхождение, «навести мосты»

to narrow /to reduce/ the gap - сократить разрыв

there is a wide gap between their views - они резко расходятся во взглядах

he reacted to the news with total skepticism, so great had the credibility gap become - официальным сообщениям настолько мало верили, что он отнёсся к этой новости с крайним скептицизмом

a gap in the defences - брешь в обороне

to fill /to plug, to seal/ the gap - ликвидировать прорыв

There is a gap of two miles between us and the nearest house. — От нас до ближайшего дома две мили.

I filled/bridged the gap in the conversation by telling a joke. — Я рассказал анекдот, чтобы как-то заполнить наступившую паузу.

There is a gap of five years between the children. — Между детьми разница в пять лет.

He left a gap which will be hard to fill. — С его уходом образовалась пустота, которую трудно кем-либо заполнить

a 15-year age gap — una differenza d'età di 15 anni

to close the gap on sth. — avvicinarsi a qcs

there's a gap in my memory — c'è un buco nella mia memoria

technology gap — gap tecnologico

to look for a gap in the market — cercare una nicchia di mercato

to fill a gap in the market — occupare una nicchia di mercato

trade gap — deficit commerciale

a 15-year age gap — una differenza d'età di 15 anni

to close the gap on sth. — avvicinarsi a qcs

there's a gap in my memory — c'è un buco nella mia memoria

technology gap — gap tecnologico

to look for a gap in the market — cercare una nicchia di mercato

to fill a gap in the market — occupare una nicchia di mercato

trade gap — deficit commerciale

I looked through the gap in the curtains — miré por entre las cortinas

she has a gap between her front teeth — tiene los dientes de adelante separados

the gap between rich and poor — la desigualdad entre ricos y pobres

to bridge the gap — salvar la distancia

there's a gap in the hedge — hay un hueco en el seto

there is a gap in the balance of payments — hay un desequilibrio en la balanza de pagos

to close the gap — cerrar la brecha

we discerned a gap in the market — vimos que había un hueco en el mercado

leave a gap for the name — deje un espacio para poner el nombre

he left a gap that will be hard to fill — dejó un hueco difícil de llenar

I looked through the gap in the curtains — miré por entre las cortinas

she has a gap between her front teeth — tiene los dientes de adelante separados

the gap between rich and poor — la desigualdad entre ricos y pobres

to bridge the gap — salvar la distancia

to find/spot/fill a gap in the market — eine Marktlücke finden/erkennen/füllen

a gap in one's knowledge — eine Bildungslücke

she returned to work after a gap of five years — nach einer Pause von fünf Jahren ging sie wieder arbeiten

a gap in the curtains — ein Spalt im Vorhang

there's a gap in the hedge — c'è un buco nella siepe

a gap of four years — un intervallo di quattro anni

he left a gap which will be hard to fill — ha lasciato un vuoto difficile da colmare

(difference) gap (between) — divario (tra)

the gap between them widened — la distanza tra di loro si fece più grande

she stopped her car — sie hielt an

stop that/that nonsense/that noise! — hör damit/mit diesem Unsinn/diesem Lärm auf!

stop smoking/crying — aufhören zu rauchen/weinen

never stop doing something — etwas unaufhörlich tun

stop oneself — sich zurückhalten

I couldn't stop myself — ich konnte nicht anders

stop something [from] happening — verhindern, dass etwas geschieht

stop [payment of] a cheque — einen Scheck sperren lassen

he never stops to think [before he acts] — er denkt nie nach [bevor er handelt]

stop! — halt!

stop at nothing — vor nichts zurückschrecken

put a stop on a cheque — einen Scheck sperren lassen

the signal is at stop — das Signal steht auf Halt or Stop

when the aircraft has come to a complete stop — wenn die Maschine völlig zum Stillstand gekommen ist

to have a stop for coffee to have a stop — eine Kaffeepause machen haltmachen

we had or made three stops — wir haben dreimal haltgemacht

to work for eight hours without a stop — acht Stunden ohne Unterbrechung arbeiten

stop thief! — haltet den Dieb!

he was talking and talking, we just couldn't stop him — er redete und redete, und wir konnten ihn nicht dazu bringen, endlich aufzuhören

this will stop the pain — das hilft gegen die Schmerzen

to stop doing sth — aufhören, etw zu tun, etw nicht mehr tun

I'm trying to stop smoking — ich versuche, das Rauchen aufzugeben or nicht mehr zu rauchen

I just can't stop it — ich kann es nicht lassen

can't you stop him? — können Sie ihn nicht davon abhalten?

there's nothing stopping you or to stop you — es hindert Sie nichts, es hält Sie nichts zurück

(in participial construction) to stop sb (from) doing sth — jdn davon abhalten or (physically) daran hindern, etw zu tun

to stop the thief (from) escaping — den Dieb an der Flucht hindern

to stop oneself from doing sth — sich zurückhalten und etw nicht tun

stop right there! — halt!, stopp!

we stopped for a drink at the pub — wir machten in der Kneipe Station, um etwas zu trinken

to stop dead or in one's tracks — plötzlich or abrupt or auf der Stelle stehen bleiben

to stop doing sth — aufhören, etw zu tun, mit etw aufhören

ask him to stop — sag ihm, er soll aufhören

he stopped in mid sentence — er brach mitten im Satz ab

I will not stop until I find him/convince you — ich gebe keine Ruhe, bis ich ihn gefunden habe/dich überzeugt habe

if you had stopped to think — wenn du nur einen Augenblick nachgedacht hättest

stop to think before you speak — erst denken, dann reden

he never knows when or where to stop — er weiß nicht, wann er aufhören muss or Schluss machen muss

to stop for or to supper — zum Abendessen bleiben

she stopped her car — sie hielt an

stop thief! — haltet den Dieb!

there's no stopping somebody — jemand lässt sich nicht aufhalten

stop that/that nonsense/that noise! — hör damit/mit diesem Unsinn/diesem Lärm auf!

just you try and stop me! — versuch doch, mich daran zu hindern!

stop smoking/crying — aufhören zu rauchen/weinen

never stop doing something — etwas unaufhörlich tun

stop oneself — sich zurückhalten

I couldn't stop myself — ich konnte nicht anders

he tried to stop us parking — er versuchte uns am Parken zu hindern

he phoned his mother to stop her [from] worrying — er rief seine Mutter an, damit sie sich keine Sorgen machte

stop something [from] happening — verhindern, dass etwas geschieht

stop [payment of] a cheque — einen Scheck sperren lassen

he stopped in the middle of the sentence — er unterbrach sich mitten im Satz

he never stops to think [before he acts] — er denkt nie nach [bevor er handelt]

stop! — halt!

stop at nothing — vor nichts zurückschrecken

stop at a hotel/at a friend's house/with somebody — in einem Hotel/im Hause eines Freundes/bei jemandem wohnen

there will be two stops for coffee on the way — es wird unterwegs zweimal zum Kaffeetrinken angehalten

this train goes to London with only two stops — dieser Zug fährt mit nur zwei Zwischenhalten nach London

put a stop on a cheque — einen Scheck sperren lassen

the ship's first stop is Cairo — der erste Hafen, den das Schiff anläuft, ist Kairo

the plane's first stop is Frankfurt — die erste Zwischenlandung des Flugzeuges ist in Frankfurt

a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita

a break in transmission — un'interruzione delle trasmissioni

to take a break — fare una pausa

I worked for six hours without a break — ho lavorato senza sosta per sei ore

the Christmas break — le vacanze di Natale

a break with the past — un taglio con il passato

a big break — una grande occasione

a lucky break — un colpo di fortuna

at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba

to make a break for the door — cercare di raggiungere la porta (per scappare)

it's your break — tocca a te cominciare

to make a 50 point break — totalizzare 50 punti di seguito

to break one's leg — rompersi una gamba

the skin is not broken — la pelle non è offesa

the river broke its banks — il fiume ruppe gli argini

to break one's silence — rompere il silenzio

we broke our journey in Rome — facemmo una sosta a Roma

he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa

to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.

to break a habit — liberarsi da un'abitudine

to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn

to break camp — levare il campo

to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn

the vase broke in two — il vaso si ruppe in due

the sound of breaking glass — il rumore di vetro infranto

to break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.

to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa

to break with tradition — rompere con la tradizione

their spirit never broke — non si sono mai persi di spirito

to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture

in a voice breaking with emotion — con la voce rotta per l'emozione

a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita

a break in transmission — un'interruzione delle trasmissioni

to take a break — fare una pausa

I worked for six hours without a break — ho lavorato senza sosta per sei ore

the Christmas break — le vacanze di Natale

a break with the past — un taglio con il passato

a big break — una grande occasione

a lucky break — un colpo di fortuna

at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba

to make a break for the door — cercare di raggiungere la porta (per scappare)

it's your break — tocca a te cominciare

to make a 50 point break — totalizzare 50 punti di seguito

to break one's leg — rompersi una gamba

the skin is not broken — la pelle non è offesa

the river broke its banks — il fiume ruppe gli argini

to break one's silence — rompere il silenzio

we broke our journey in Rome — facemmo una sosta a Roma

he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa

to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.

to break a habit — liberarsi da un'abitudine

to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn

to break camp — levare il campo

to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn

the vase broke in two — il vaso si ruppe in due

the sound of breaking glass — il rumore di vetro infranto

to break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.

to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa

to break with tradition — rompere con la tradizione

their spirit never broke — non si sono mai persi di spirito

to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture

in a voice breaking with emotion — con la voce rotta per l'emozione