about your height

strewn/littered about all over the room — überall im Zimmer verstreut

be about — da sein; hier sein

there was nobody about — es war niemand da

be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)

[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr

about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!

there was litter lying about the park/streets — überall im Park/auf den Straßen lag der Abfall herum

talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen

be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!

while you're about it — da Sie gerade dabei sind

to run/walk about — herum- or umherrennen/-gehen

to be ( up and) about again —

where is he/it? – he's/it's about somewhere — wo ist er/es? – (er/es ist) irgendwo in der Nähe

we are about to run out of coffee — uns geht demnächst der Kaffee aus, wir haben bald keinen Kaffee mehr

about 2 o'clock — ungefähr or so um 2 Uhr

that's about it — das ist so ziemlich alles, das wärs (so ziemlich) (inf)

I've had about enough (of this nonsense) — jetzt reicht es mir aber allmählich (mit diesem Unsinn)

he was about dead from exhaustion — er war halb tot vor Erschöpfung

and be quick about it! — und beeil dich damit!, aber ein bisschen dalli! (inf)

what's it all about? — worum or um was (inf) handelt es sich or geht es (eigentlich)?

how or what about me? — und ich, was ist mit mir? (inf)

be up and about — auf sein (ugs.)

[at] about 5 p.m. — ungefähr um od. gegen 17 Uhr

about turn!, (Amer.) about face! — (Mil.) kehrt!

talk/laugh about something — über etwas (Akk.) sprechen/lachen

be quick/brief about it — beeil dich!; (in speaking) fasse dich kurz!

be six feet in height — [Person:] 1,80 m groß sein

at a height of three metres — in einer Höhe von drei Metern

to be six feet in height — sechs Fuß groß or (wall etc) hoch sein

you can raise the height of the saddle — du kannst den Sattel höherstellen

to scale the heights of Everest — den Mount Everest besteigen

fear of heights — Höhenangst f

it is the height of bad manners to... — es verstößt gegen jede Etikette, zu...

at the height of the storm — als der Sturm am heftigsten war

at the height of summer — im Hochsommer

to be the height of fashion — große Mode or der letzte Schrei sein

be six feet in height — [Person:] 1,80 m groß sein

to gain/lose height — ( Aviat) ganar/perder* altura

to be at the height of one's power — estar* en la cima or en la cumbre or en la cúspide de su (or mi etc) poder

speculation rose to new o fresh heights — la especulación alcanzó nuevas cotas

to be 20 metres in height — medir or tener 20 metros de alto, tener una altura de 20 metros

he was of medium or average height and build — era de estatura y constitución media

she's about my height — tiene mi altura or es de mi estatura más o menos

height above sea level — altura f or altitud f sobre el nivel del mar

at a height of 2,000 m — a una altura or altitud de 2.000 m

at the height of her career — en la cumbre or la cima de su carrera

to gain/lose height — ( Aviat) ganar/perder* altura

to be at the height of one's power — estar* en la cima or en la cumbre or en la cúspide de su (or mi etc) poder

speculation rose to new o fresh heights — la especulación alcanzó nuevas cotas

nach der Grö́ße — according to size

er trägt or hat Grö́ße 48 — he takes or is size 48

eine unbekannte Grö́ße (lit, fig) — an unknown quantity

ein Stern erster Grö́ße — a star of the first magnitude

der Größe nach — by height

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]

nach der Grö́ße — according to size

er trägt or hat Grö́ße 48 — he takes or is size 48

eine unbekannte Grö́ße (lit, fig) — an unknown quantity

ein Stern erster Grö́ße — a star of the first magnitude

der Größe nach — by height

$600 a week on (an) average — un promedio or una media de 600 dólares a la or por semana

he is of average height — es de estatura mediana or regular

that's about average for a man of your height — eso es lo normal en or para un hombre de tu estatura

she's not your average pop singer — (colloq) no es la típica cantante pop

how was the movie? - average — ¿qué tal la película? - normal or nada del otro mundo

we averaged 80 miles a day — hicimos un promedio or una media de 80 millas al día

• of average ability — de capacidad media

• of average height — de estatura mediana or media

• the average man — el hombre medio

• he's not your average footballer * — no es el típico futbolista

to do an average of 150kph — hacer una media or un promedio de 150kph

• above average — superior a la media or al promedio, por encima de la media or del promedio

• below average — inferior a la media or al promedio, por debajo de la media or del promedio

• on average — como promedio, por término medio

• a rough average — una media aproximada

• to take an average of sth — calcular la media or el promedio de algo

pay increases are averaging 9.75% — los aumentos de sueldo son, como media or promedio, del 9,75%

we average eight hours' work a day — trabajamos por término medio unas ocho horas diarias, trabajamos una media or un promedio de unas ocho horas diarias

the temperature averaged 13 degrees over the month — la temperatura media or promedio fue de unos 13 grados a lo largo del mes, la temperatura alcanzó una media or un promedio de unos 13 grados a lo largo del mes

he averaged 140kph all the way — (Aut) hizo un promedio or una media de 140kph en todo el recorrido

$600 a week on (an) average — un promedio or una media de 600 dólares a la or por semana

he is of average height — es de estatura mediana or regular

that's about average for a man of your height — eso es lo normal en or para un hombre de tu estatura

she's not your average pop singer — (colloq) no es la típica cantante pop

how was the movie? - average — ¿qué tal la película? - normal or nada del otro mundo

we averaged 80 miles a day — hicimos un promedio or una media de 80 millas al día

quanti anni hai? — how old are you?

quanti metri desidera? — how many metres would you like?

quanti soldi ti hanno chiesto? — how much did they ask you (for it)?

quanta stoffa ti serve? — how much material do you need?

quanto tempo? — how long?, how much time?

quanto tempo ci metti da qui all'ufficio? — how long does it take you from here to the office?

quante volte? — how often?, how many times?

quanto tempo sprecato! — what a waste of time!

ti darò quanto denaro ti serve — I'll give you as much money as you need

prendi quanti libri vuoi — take as many books as you want

fermati quanto tempo vuoi — stay as long as you want

quanto costa? — how much does it cost?

quanto credi costerà? — how much do you think it will cost?

quanto è da qui al negozio? — how far is it from here to the shop?

quanti di loro? — how many of them?

quanto ci hai messo a farlo? — how long did it take you to do it?

quanti ne desidera? — how many do you want?

quanti ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today?

quanto stai via? — how long will you be away?

quant'è? — how much is it?

quante me ne ha dette! — (insulti) the way he insulted me!, (bugie) the number of lies he told me!

gli darò quanto chiede — I'll give him what o as much as he asks for

è quanto di meglio potessi trovare — it's the best you could find

a quanto dice lui — according to him

in risposta a quanto esposto nella sua lettera... — in answer to the points raised in your letter...

saranno scelti quanti hanno fatto domanda in tempo — all (those) whose applications arrived in time will be selected

per quanto ne so — as far as I know

faremo quanto potremo per aiutarti — we'll do all we can o as much as we can to help you

era tanto felice quanto non lo era mai stato — he was happier than he had ever been

spende tanto denaro quanto ne guadagna — he spends all that o every penny he earns, he spends as much as he earns

fanne venire quanti vuoi — get as many as you like to come

sapessi quanto abbiamo camminato! — if you knew how far we have walked!

quanto fumi al giorno? — how many (cigarettes) do you smoke a day?

Dio solo sa quanto mi sono arrabbiato! — God only knows how angry I was!

quanto pesi? — how much do you weigh?

quanto sono felice! — how happy I am!

aggiungere brodo quanto basta — add sufficient o enough stock, add as much stock as is necessary

dovrai aspettare quanto è necessario — you'll have to wait as long as is necessary

strillava quanto poteva — she was shouting at the top of her voice o as loud as she could

mi sono riposato quanto mai in questi ultimi tempi — I've had more rest than ever recently

è una ragazza quanto mai spontanea — she's a very natural girl

è famoso non tanto per i romanzi quanto per le poesie — he's famous not so much for his novels as for his poetry

è tanto sciocco quanto cafone — he is as stupid as he is rude, he is both stupid and rude

quanto è vero Iddio...! — I swear to God...!

in quanto insegnante — as a teacher

non ho suonato in quanto temevo di svegliarti — I didn't ring as o since I was afraid I would wake you

in quanto a — (per ciò che riguarda) as for

in quanto ai soldi che mi devi... — as for the money you owe me..., as far as the money you owe me is concerned...

per quanto si sforzi, non riesce — however hard he tries he can't do it

per quanto sembri complicato — however complicated it may seem

cercherò di fare qualcosa per lui, per quanto non se lo meriti — I'll try and do something for him although o even though he doesn't deserve it

quanto meno uno insiste tanto più gli viene offerto — the less one demands the more one is offered

quanto più mi sforzo di ricordare tanto meno ci riesco — the harder o the more I try to remember the less I succeed

quanto più — the more

quanto più presto potrò — as soon as I can

verrò quanto prima — I'll come as soon o as early as possible

a quanto ammontano le perdite? — how much o what do the losses come to?

quanto manca ancora? — (di tempo) how much longer is it? (di spazio) how much further is it?

- i ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today o today's date?