amigo de sí mismo

amigo del asa, amigo íntimo, amigo de gancho y rancho Ам. — задушевный (близкий, закадычный) друг

amigo de pelillo, amigo de taza de vino разг. — корыстный друг

amigo de todos — рубаха-парень (прост.)

• de confianza — [producto] reliable

una persona de confianza — (=competente) a reliable person; (=honrada) a trustworthy person

un producto de mi entera confianza — a product I have complete faith o confidence in

• defraudar la confianza de algn — to let sb down

• ganarse la confianza de algn — to win sb's confidence

• dar o conceder un margen de confianza a algn — to place one's trust in sb

• perder la confianza en algo/algn — to lose faith in sth/sb

• poner su confianza en algn — to put o place one's trust in sb

• preso de confianza — trusty

• puesto de confianza — position of responsibility

• recuperar la confianza de o en algo — to regain one's faith o confidence in sth

• tener confianza en algn — to have faith o confidence in sb

• dar confianza a algn — to give sb confidence, make sb confident

• infundir confianza a algn — to inspire confidence in sb

• tener confianza en algo — to be confident of sth

• con confianza, te lo digo con toda confianza — I'm being completely open with you

• de confianza, puedes hablar delante de él, es de confianza — you can speak freely in front of him, he's a friend

• en confianza, (dicho sea) en confianza o hablando en confianza, no me fío nada de él — between you and me, I don't trust him at all

• tener confianza con algn — to be on close terms with sb

tengo plena confianza en que... — I'm quite confident that... o I have every confidence that...

había puesto toda mi confianza en él — I had put all my trust o faith in him

de confianza — < persona> trustworthy, reliable; < producto> reliable

¿qué confianzas son ésas? — (fam) you've got some nerve! (colloq)

tengo plena confianza en que... — I'm quite confident that... o I have every confidence that...

había puesto toda mi confianza en él — I had put all my trust o faith in him

de confianza — < persona> trustworthy, reliable; < producto> reliable

¿qué confianzas son ésas? — (fam) you've got some nerve! (colloq)

Ex: The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.

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.

• nos encontramos por casualidad — we met by chance

• lo hago por gusto — I do it because I like to

• fue por necesidad — it was out of necessity

• por temor a — for fear of

por lo que dicen — judging by o from what they say

por la cara que pone no debe de gustarle — judging by o from his face I don't think he likes it

• por correo — by post

• por mar — by sea

• hablar por señas — to use sign language

están dispuestos por tamaños — they are arranged according to size o by size

• por orden alfabético — in alphabetical order

por aquí cerca — near o around here

por la feria — round about o around carnival time

por la mañana siempre tengo mucho trabajo — I always have a lot of work in o during the morning

hoy doy yo la clase por él — today I'm giving the class for him o in his place

hablo por todos — I speak on behalf of o for everyone

vino por su jefe — he came instead of o in place of his boss

80km por hora — 80km per o an hour

por mí no hay inconveniente — that's fine as o so far as I'm concerned

por mí, que se vaya — as o so far as I'm concerned he can go, for all I care he can go

si por mi fuera, tú estarías trabajando — if it were o was down to me, you'd be working

• tomar a algn por esposo/esposa — to take sb to be one's husband/wife

• le dan por muerto — they have given him up for dead

• le tienen por tonto — they think he's stupid

por (muy) difícil que sea — however hard it is o may be

por más que lo intente — no matter how o however hard I try, try as I might

voy por el médico — I'll go and fetch o get the doctor

voy a por él — [a buscarle] I'll go and get him; [a atacarle] I'm going to get him

solo van a por las pelas — * they're only in it for the money

por falta de dinero — because of o owing to lack of money

me pidió perdón por haberme mentido — he apologized for lying o for having lied to me

por lo que parece... — it seems o it would seem...

por si — in case; acaso, mosca II

por más que me esfuerzo — however hard o no matter how hard I try

por (muy) fácil que sea — however easy o no matter how easy it is

me enteré por un amigo — I heard from o through a friend

lo intenté por todos los medios — I tried everything possible o every possible way

cobra $30 por clase — he charges $30 a o per class

120 kilómetros por hora — 120 kilometers an o per hour