a person of substance

to lend substance to — dare peso a [ claim]

to lend substance to — dare peso a [ claim]

the two main issues of substance — los dos puntos fundamentales or esenciales

the rumours are completely without substance — los rumores no tienen ninguna base or ningún fundamento

there wasn't much substance in or to his lectures — sus conferencias no tenían mucha enjundia or sustancia

issues of substance — asuntos fundamentales or de importancia

substance abuse N — abuso m de estupefacientes, toxicomanía f

substance abuser N — toxicómano(-a) m / f

the two main issues of substance — los dos puntos fundamentales or esenciales

set solid — fest werden

solid tyre — Vollgummireifen, der

be packed solid — (coll.) gerammelt voll sein (ugs.)

have a solid majority — (Polit.) eine solide Mehrheit haben

solid body — Festkörper m

solid ball/tyre — Vollgummiball m/-reifen m

the square was packed solid with cars — die Autos standen dicht an dicht auf dem Platz

we had a week of solid rain — wir hatten eine Woche lang Dauerregen m

a man of solid build — ein kräftig or massiv gebauter Mann

a solid gold bracelet — ein Armband nt aus massivem Gold

to be solid on sth (accept/reject) —

we are solid for peace — wir sind hundertprozentig für den Frieden

Newtown is solid for Labour — Newtown wählt fast ausschließlich Labour

flights to Israel are booked solid — Flüge nach Israel sind voll or total ausgebucht

solids and liquids — feste und flüssige Stoffe pl; (Sci) Festkörper und Flüssigkeiten pl

solid tyre — Vollgummireifen, der

be packed solid — (coll.) gerammelt voll sein (ugs.)

have a solid majority — (Polit.) eine solide Mehrheit haben

take something to the cleaners — etwas in die Reinigung bringen

take somebody to the cleaners — (coll.) jemanden bis aufs Hemd ausziehen (ugs.)

the cleaners come once a week — das Reinigungspersonal kommt einmal pro Woche

take somebody to the cleaners — (coll.) jemanden bis aufs Hemd ausziehen (ugs.)

I don't do drugs — (sl) yo no me drogo; (before n)

drug dependence — drogodependencia f (frml)

drug pusher — (colloq) camello mf (arg), conecte mf (Méx arg), jíbaro mf (Col, Ven arg)

hard/soft drugs — drogas fpl duras/blandas

drug abuse N — toxicomanía f

drug abuser N — toxicómano(-a) m / f

drug addict N — drogadicto(-a) m / f

drug addiction N — drogadicción f, toxicomanía f

drug baron N — capo m

drug check N — prueba f de la droga, control m antidoping

drug company N — compañía f farmacéutica

drug czar N — jefe(-a) m / f de la lucha contra el narcotráfico

drug dealer N — traficante mf de drogas

drug dependency N — drogodependencia f

drug driver N — persona f que conduce drogada

drug driving N — conducción f bajo el efecto de las drogas

drug habit N — adicción f (a las drogas)

drug offence N — delito m en materia de drogas

drug peddler, drug pusher N — traficante mf de drogas, camello * mf

drug raid (US) N — redada f antidroga

drug ring (US) N — red f de narcotráfico

drug runner, drug smuggler N — narcotraficante mf

drug squad N — brigada f antidrogas, brigada f de estupefacientes

drugs raid N — redada f antidroga

drugs ring N — red f de narcotráfico

drugs test N — = drug test

drug taker N — = drug user

drug test N — (Sport) control m antidoping; (for employees, students etc) prueba f de detección de drogas

drug traffic N — narcotráfico m, tráfico m de drogas

drug trafficker N — traficante mf de drogas, narcotraficante mf

drug trafficking N — narcotráfico m, tráfico m de drogas

drug tsar N — jefe(-a) m / f de la lucha contra el narcotráfico

drug user N — consumidor(a) m / f de drogas, drogadicto(-a) m / f

I don't do drugs — (sl) yo no me drogo; (before n)

drug dependence — drogodependencia f (frml)

drug pusher — (colloq) camello mf (arg), conecte mf (Méx arg), jíbaro mf (Col, Ven arg)

to take turns at doing to take it in turns to do fare a turno a fare; take it in turns! fate a turno! by turns a turni, a rotazione; to speak out of turn — fig. parlare a sproposito

to do a turn — [ dancer] fare un giro

to take a turn for the better — [ person] migliorare; [situation, things, events] andare per il meglio, mettere bene, prendere una buona piega

to take a turn for the worse — [ situation] peggiorare, prendere una brutta piega, volgere al peggio; [ health] peggiorare

to be on the turn — [ milk] cominciare a inacidire; [ tide] cominciare a cambiare

our luck is on turn — la fortuna sta girando o cambiando

a giddy o dizzy turn vertigini; to have a funny turn essere, sentirsi sfasato o fuori fase; it gave me quite a turn it gave me a nasty turn — mi ha fatto venire un colpo

one good turn deserves another — prov. = chi fa del bene riceve del bene, chi semina raccoglie

to turn the key in the door o lock — (lock up) chiudere la porta a chiave; (unlock) aprire la porta con la chiave

to turn one's back on sb. — voltare le spalle a qcn. (anche fig.)

to turn [sth.] on sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [gun, hose, torch]; fig. indirizzare, dirigere [qcs.] contro qcn. [anger, scorn]

to turn sth. into — trasformare qcs. in [office, car park, desert]

to turn water into ice, wine — mutare o trasformare l'acqua in ghiaccio, vino

to turn sb. into — [ magician] trasformare o mutare qcn. in [ frog]; [ experience] fare di qcn. [extrovert, maniac]

to turn down o into girare in [street, alley]; to turn towards girare verso o in direzione di [village, mountains]; the conversation turned to Bob — si è finito per parlare di Bob

to turn on — [ argument] incentrarsi su [point, issue]; [ outcome] dipendere da [ factor]

to turn on sb. — [ dog] attaccare qcn.; [ person] prendersela con qcn

to turn to — rivolgersi a [ person]; rivolgersi a, cercare conforto in [ religion]

to turn to sb. for — rivolgersi a qcn. per [help, advice, money]

I don't know where o which way to turn — non so a che santo votarmi o che pesci pigliare

to turn into — [ tadpole] trasformarsi o mutarsi in [ frog]; [ sofa] trasformarsi in [ bed]; [situation, evening] trasformarsi in, risolversi in [farce, disaster]

to turn to — [ substance] trasformarsi in, diventare [ice, gold]; [fear, surprise] trasformarsi in [horror, relief]

to take turns at doing to take it in turns to do fare a turno a fare; take it in turns! fate a turno! by turns a turni, a rotazione; to speak out of turn — fig. parlare a sproposito

to do a turn — [ dancer] fare un giro

to take a turn for the better — [ person] migliorare; [situation, things, events] andare per il meglio, mettere bene, prendere una buona piega

to take a turn for the worse — [ situation] peggiorare, prendere una brutta piega, volgere al peggio; [ health] peggiorare

to be on the turn — [ milk] cominciare a inacidire; [ tide] cominciare a cambiare

our luck is on turn — la fortuna sta girando o cambiando

a giddy o dizzy turn vertigini; to have a funny turn essere, sentirsi sfasato o fuori fase; it gave me quite a turn it gave me a nasty turn — mi ha fatto venire un colpo

one good turn deserves another — prov. = chi fa del bene riceve del bene, chi semina raccoglie

to turn the key in the door o lock — (lock up) chiudere la porta a chiave; (unlock) aprire la porta con la chiave

to turn one's back on sb. — voltare le spalle a qcn. (anche fig.)

to turn [sth.] on sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [gun, hose, torch]; fig. indirizzare, dirigere [qcs.] contro qcn. [anger, scorn]

to turn sth. into — trasformare qcs. in [office, car park, desert]

to turn water into ice, wine — mutare o trasformare l'acqua in ghiaccio, vino

to turn sb. into — [ magician] trasformare o mutare qcn. in [ frog]; [ experience] fare di qcn. [extrovert, maniac]

to turn down o into girare in [street, alley]; to turn towards girare verso o in direzione di [village, mountains]; the conversation turned to Bob — si è finito per parlare di Bob

to turn on — [ argument] incentrarsi su [point, issue]; [ outcome] dipendere da [ factor]

to turn on sb. — [ dog] attaccare qcn.; [ person] prendersela con qcn

to turn to — rivolgersi a [ person]; rivolgersi a, cercare conforto in [ religion]

to turn to sb. for — rivolgersi a qcn. per [help, advice, money]

I don't know where o which way to turn — non so a che santo votarmi o che pesci pigliare

to turn into — [ tadpole] trasformarsi o mutarsi in [ frog]; [ sofa] trasformarsi in [ bed]; [situation, evening] trasformarsi in, risolversi in [farce, disaster]

to turn to — [ substance] trasformarsi in, diventare [ice, gold]; [fear, surprise] trasformarsi in [horror, relief]

enough to keep body and soul together — genug, um am Leben zu bleiben

over my dead body! — nur über meine Leiche

a body of facts — Tatsachenmaterial, das

the body of Christ — der Leib des Herrn

she was committed, body and soul — sie war mit Leib und Seele bei der Sache

in the body of the House ( Brit Parl ) — im Plenum

a body of troops — ein Truppenverband m

a body of laws/legislation — ein Gesetzeskomplex m

a body of facts — Tatsachenmaterial, das

who is the agent for this car in Scotland? — wer hat die schottische Vertretung für dieses Auto?

business agent — Agent(in) m(f)

agent in charge (of an/the investigation) — Untersuchungsbeamte(r) m/-beamtin f

determinism states that we are not free agents — der Determinismus behauptet, dass wir nicht frei entscheiden können

you're a free agent, do what you want — du bist dein eigener Herr, tu was du willst

cleansing agent — Reinigungsmittel nt

special protective agent — Spezialschutzmittel nt

to come after sb. — (follow) seguire qcn.; (chase) inseguire qcn.

to come down, up — scendere, salire [ stairs]; seguire, percorrere [ street]

to come from — (pro)venire da [airport, hospital]

to come into — entrare in [ room]

to come past — [car, person] passare

to come through — [ person] attraversare [town centre, tunnel]; [water, object] entrare da [ window]

to come running — venire correndo o di corsa

to come crashing to the ground — [ structure] crollare, schiantarsi al suolo

the time has come to do — è venuto o arrivato il momento di fare