automatic stay

hacerse con el control de algo — to take control o charge of sth

control de o sobre sí mismo — self-control

control de alcoholemia — Breathalyser ® test

Ex: Checks on relationships that must be represented can be executed by examining each card in turn and seeking cards which show related terms.

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something

haremos lo posible para evitarlo — we'll do everything we can to avoid o prevent it

para evitar que sufran — to avoid o prevent them suffering

evitarle algo a alguien — <molestia/preocupación> to save o spare somebody something

Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.

• al mando de — [+ pelotón, flota] in command of; [+ asociación, expedición, país] in charge of; [+ capitán, jefe] under the command o orders of, led by

las tropas estaban al mando de un general extranjero — the troops were under the command o orders of a foreign general o were led by a foreign general

• alto mando — high command

• tomar el mando — (Mil) to take command; (Dep) to take the lead

• a los mandos de algo — at the controls of sth

• cuadro de mandos — control panel

• mando a la izquierda — left-hand drive

• palanca de mando — [de máquina] control lever; [de avión] joystick

• tablero de mandos — control panel

mandos intermedios, mandos medios — LAm (Com) middle management

• creo recordar que... — I seem to remember o recall that...

• recordar haber hecho algo — to remember doing o having done sth

recuerda haberlo dicho — he remembers saying o having said it

no recuerdo haberte dado permiso para salir — I don't remember o recall giving o having given you permission to go out

• recordar que — to remember that

• recordar algo a algn — to remind sb of sth

me permito recordarle que aún no hemos recibido el pago — I would remind you o may I remind you that we have not yet received payment

• recordar a algn que haga algo — to remind sb to do sth

no recuerdo — I can't o don't remember

si mal no recuerdo — if my memory serves me right o correctly, if I remember rightly o correctly

que yo recuerde — as far as I can remember, as I recall frm

recuerdo que lo puse ahí — I remember o recall putting it there

recuerdo que lo puse ahí — I remember o recall putting it there

Ex: First cast your mind back to our examination of the Colon Classification.

stai fermo con le mani! — keep your hands still!, (non toccarmi) keep your hands to yourself!

fermo di polizia — police custody (before formal accusation of a crime)

rimanere o restare fermo [persona, gatto] to keep o stand o stay still; non stare fermo un minuto, non stare mai fermo to be restless, never to keep o stand still; stai fermo! don't move! hold still! -i tutti! everybody stand still! tenere fermo qcn. to hold sb. down; tenere fermo qcs. to keep o hold sth. steady, to hold sth. down; essere fermo fig. [ricerca, progetto] to be at a stop o stand; stare fermo un giro gioc. to miss a turn; acqua -a — (stagnante) slack water

gli affari sono -i — business is stagnant o slacking off

la profesora me dejó castigado al terminar las clases — the teacher kept me in o made me stay behind after school

castigar la carne — (Rel) to mortify the flesh

castigar el hígado — iró to damage one's liver

Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.