below middle height

нижче вартості — under cost

нижче номінала — below par

нижче номінальної ціни — at a discount

нижче норми — below the line

нижче нуля — below zero

нижче ринкової ціни — below market

нижче середнього зросту — below middle height

нижче всякої критики — beneath criticism

нижче точки замерзання — subfreezing

поверхом нижче — one storey lower

спуститися нижче — to go lower down

як буде сказано нижче — as will be said below

малый ростом — short, of small stature, below middle height

знания его слишком малы — his knowledge is insufficient scanty

малый бизнес — small-scale business

театр малых форм — variety show, vaudeville

самое малое — the least

довольствоваться малым — be thankful for small mercies, be grateful for small favours

сейчас без малого пять часов — it is nearly five now

мал мала меньше — one smaller that the other

от мала до велика — young and old

с малых лет — from childhood

Малый театр — the Maly Theatre

славный малый — nice fellow / chap

ма́лый ро́стом — short, of small stature, below middle height

зна́ния его́ сли́шком малы́ — his knowledge is insufficient / scanty

ма́лый би́знес — small business

ма́лая па́ртия — small lot

ма́лая ско́рость — low / slow speed

сейча́с без ма́лого пять часо́в — it is nearly five now

с ма́лых лет — from childhood

теа́тр ма́лых форм — variety show, vaudeville ['vəʊdəvɪl]

Ма́лый теа́тр — the Maly Theatre

сла́вный ма́лый — nice fellow / chap

середній вік — middle age, mean age

середній зріст — middle height

середнього зросту — of medium height

середній палець — middle finger

середній дохід — mean income

середній одноденний заробіток — average daily wage

середній пенсійний вік — normal retirement age

середній рівень моря — mean sea level

середній урожай — average harvest; a fair harvest

середнього розміру — medium-sized, mid-size

середній рід грам. — neuter ( gender)

середній ключ муз. — natural key

de grandeur moyenne — medium-sized

de moyenne portée — medium-range

le cours moyen d'un fleuve — the middle reaches of a river

le Français/lecteur moyen — the average Frenchman/reader

c'est un moyen comme un autre — it's as good a way as any

par tous les moyens — by every possible means

tous les moyens sont bons — any means will do

tous les moyens leur sont bons — they'll stop at nothing

employer les grands moyens — to resort to drastic measures

moyen de communication — means of communication

il y a moyen de faire — there's a way of doing

il y a moyen de s'en sortir — there's a way out

n'y avait-il pas moyen de faire autrement? — was there no other way to go about it?

(il n'y a) pas moyen de lui faire comprendre qu'il a tort — it's impossible to make him realize he's wrong

faute de moyens — through lack of money

vivre au-dessus de ses moyens — to live beyond one's means

je n'ai pas les moyens de faire, mes moyens ne me permettent pas de faire — I can't afford to do

avoir de petits/grands moyens — not to be/to be very well off

la ville a mis d'énormes moyens à notre disposition — the town put vast resources at our disposal

je n'ai ni le temps ni les moyens de taper ce texte — I have neither the time nor the equipment to type this text

donner à quelqu'un les moyens de faire — to give somebody the means to do

j'ai dû y aller par mes propres moyens — I had to make my own way there

se débrouiller par ses propres moyens — to manage on one's own

il a de petits moyens — he has limited ability

être en possession de tous ses moyens — to be at the height of one's powers

perdre ses moyens — to go to pieces

le français moyen — the average Frenchman

Je suis plutôt moyenne en langues. — I'm just average at languages.

C'est vraiment moyen. — It's very average., It's only so-so.

Elle est de taille moyenne. — She's of medium height.

de taille moyenne — medium-sized

à moyen terme — in the medium term

les cadres moyens — middle management

les classes moyennes — the middle classes

Quel est le meilleur moyen de le convaincre? — What's the best way of persuading him?

par quel moyen? — how?, which way?

au moyen de — by means of

y a-t-il moyen de...? — is it possible to...?, can one...?

par tous les moyens — by every possible means, every possible way

employer les grands moyens — to resort to drastic measures

par ses propres moyens — all by oneself

la fin justifie les moyens — the end justifies the means

des gens de moyens modestes — people of modest means

avoir les moyens; Ils ont de gros moyens. — They have a lot of money.

avoir les moyens de faire; Je n'en ai pas les moyens. — I can't afford it.

Ils n'ont pas les moyens de s'acheter une voiture. — They can't afford to buy a car.

perdre ses moyens — to go to pieces

сре́дний эта́ж — middle storey

сре́дний рост — medium height

держа́ться сре́днего ку́рса — follow a middle course, follow a middle-of-the-road policy

сре́дних лет — middle-aged

сре́дний брат — middle brother

сре́дний класс — middle class

сре́дняя вы́работка — average output

сре́дняя величина́ [ци́фра] — mean quantity [number]

сре́дний за́работок — average earnings

сре́дний америка́нец — average American

сре́дние спосо́бности — average abilities

ни́же [вы́ше] сре́днего — below [above] the average

в сре́днем — on / upon the average, at an average

составля́ть в сре́днем 10% — average 10 per cent

пе́рвый сре́дний вес — light middleweight

второ́й сре́дний вес спорт — middleweight

сре́днее образова́ние — secondary education

сре́днее специа́льное образова́ние — specialized secondary education

сре́дней руки́ — mediocre

Сре́дние века́ — the Middle Ages

удово́льствие из сре́дних — ≈ nothing to write home about

удово́льствие ни́же сре́днего — little / no fun; not my idea of fun

средний этаж — middle storey

средний рост — medium height

средний технический персонал — medium-level technical personnel

средних лет — middle-aged

держаться среднего курса — follow a middle course, follow a middle-of-the-road policy

средняя выработка — average output

ниже среднего — below the average

выше среднего — above the average

в среднем — on / upon the average, at an average

составлять в среднем 10% — average 10 per cent

средние способности — average abilities

удовольствие из средних — nothing to write home about

средний род — neuter (gender)

средний залог — middle voice

средние века — the Middle Ages

среднее образование — secondary education

среднее специальное образование — specialized secondary education

сре́дний па́лец — middle finger

сре́дние века́ — the Middle Ages

сре́дних лет — middle-aged, of middle age

сре́днего ро́ста — of medium height

сре́днее вре́мя — mean time

сре́днего разме́ра — average-sized

вы́ше/ни́же сре́днего — above/below average

сре́дние спосо́бности — average abilities

сре́дний учени́к — an average/a mediocre pupil

(moto per luogo) il corteo è passato in piazza — the procession passed through the square

nel 1960 — in 1960

Maria Bianchi in Rossi — Maria Rossi née Bianchi

(fine, scopo) spende tutto in divertimenti — he spends all his money on entertainment

(con infinito) ha sbagliato nel rispondere male — he was wrong to be rude

essere in — (di moda, attuale) to be in

la gente in — the in-crowd

vivere in Italia, in città, in campagna — to live in Italy, in town, in the country

stare in casa — to stay at home

essere in un taxi — to be in a taxi

in televisione — on TV

in questa storia — in this story

nel suo discorso — in his speech

che cosa ti piace in un uomo? — what do you like in a man?

un tema ricorrente in Montale — a recurrent theme in Montale's work

andare in Francia, in città, in campagna — to go to France, to town, to the country

andare in vacanza — to go on holiday

vado in macelleria — I'm going to the butcher's

entrare in una stanza — to go into a room

il treno sta per entrare in stazione — the train is arriving at the station

salire in macchina — to get into the car

correre nei prati — to run across the fields

infilare il dito nella fessura — to stick one's finger through the slit

in inverno — in winter

nel 1991 — in 1991

nel Medio Evo — in the Middle Ages

negli ultimi giorni — over the last few days

l'ho fatto in due giorni — I did it in two days

lo farò in settimana — I'll do it within the week

sono venuto in taxi — I came here by taxi

abbiamo fatto un giro in barca — we went out on the boat

un'opera in versi, inglese, tre volumi — a work in verse, in English, in three volumes

parlare in spagnolo — to speak Spanish

in piena forma — in great shape

in contanti — (in) cash

ho avuto questo libro in regalo — this book was given to me as a present

in vendita — for sale

tradurre in italiano — to translate into Italian

cambiare delle sterline in dollari — to change pounds in dollars

Enza Bianchi in Rossi — Enza Rossi, née Bianchi

è in oro — it's made of gold

un anello in oro — a gold ring

laurea in filosofia — degree in philosophy

laureato in lettere — arts graduate

essere bravo in storia — to be good at history

malattia frequente nei bovini — common disease in cattle

in politica — in politics

il muro misura tre metri in altezza e sei in lunghezza — the wall is three metres high and six metres long

erano in venti — there were twenty of them

siamo in pochi — there are few of us

abbiamo fatto il lavoro in due — two of us did the job

nel tornare a casa,... — on my way home,...

nel dire così,... — saying this

a ride in a motor car — eine Autofahrt

in this heat — bei dieser Hitze

the highest mountain in the world — der höchste Berg der Welt

a lady in black — eine Dame in Schwarz

two feet in diameter — mit einem Durchmesser von zwei Fuß

what line of business are you in? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?

she's in insurance — sie ist in der Versicherungsbranche tätig

be [not] in it — (as competitor) [nicht] dabei od. im Rennen sein

a message in code — eine verschlüsselte Nachricht

in writing — schriftlich

in this way — auf diese Weise; so

in a few words — mit wenigen Worten

write something in red — etwas in Rot schreiben

in the eighties/nineties — in den Achtzigern/Neunzigern

4 o'clock in the morning/afternoon — 4 Uhr morgens/abends

in 1990 — [im Jahre] 1990

in three minutes/years — in drei Minuten/Jahren

have it in one [to do something] — fähig sein [, etwas zu tun]

in that — insofern als; see also far 1. 4)

in doing this — (by so doing) indem jemand das tut/tat; dadurch

‘In’ — "Einfahrt"/"Eingang"

find somebody in — jemanden antreffen

ask somebody in — jemanden hereinbitten

be in — gewählt sein

somebody is in for something — (about to undergo something) jemandem steht etwas bevor; (taking part in something) jemand nimmt an etwas (Dat.) teil

we're in for it now! — (coll.) jetzt blüht uns was! (ugs.)

have it in for somebody — es auf jemanden abgesehen haben (ugs.)

be in on the secret/discussion — in das Geheimnis eingeweiht sein/bei der Diskussion dabei sein

be [well] in with somebody — mit jemandem [gut] auskommen

know the ins and outs of a matter — sich in einer Sache genau auskennen

it was in the lorry/bag/car — es war auf dem Lastwagen/in der Tasche/im Auto

he put it in the lorry/car/bag — er legte es auf den Lastwagen/ins Auto/steckte es in die Tasche

go in that direction — gehen Sie in diese or dieser Richtung

in the street — auf der/die Straße

in Thompson Street — in der Thompsonstraße

he lives in a little village — er wohnt auf or in einem kleinen Dorf

sitting in the window — am Fenster sitzend

a flag hung in the window — eine Flagge hing im Fenster

in bed/prison — im Bett/Gefängnis

the highest mountain in Scotland — der höchste Berg Schottlands or in Schottland

the best in the class — der Beste der Klasse, der Klassenbeste

you can find examples of this in Dickens —

rare in a child of that age — selten bei einem Kind in diesem Alter

you have a great leader in him — in ihm habt ihr einen großen Führer

he hasn't got it in him — er hat nicht das Zeug dazu

he doesn't have it in him to... — er bringt es nicht fertig,... zu...

in 1999 — (im Jahre) 1999

in May 1999 — im Mai 1999

in the sixties — in den sechziger Jahren or Sechzigerjahren

in June — im Juni

in the morning(s) — morgens, am Morgen, am Vormittag

in the afternoon — nachmittags, am Nachmittag

in the evening — abends, am Abend

three o'clock in the afternoon — drei Uhr nachmittags

in those days — damals, zu jener Zeit

she is in her thirties — sie ist in den Dreißigern

in middle age — im mittleren Alter

in old age — im Alter

in childhood — in der Kindheit, im Kindesalter

in my childhood — in meiner Kindheit

she did it in three hours — sie machte es in drei Stunden or innerhalb von drei Stunden

in a short time — in kurzer Zeit

I haven't seen him in years — ich habe ihn jahrelang or seit Jahren nicht mehr gesehen

in a moment or minute — sofort, gleich

packed in hundreds — zu Hunderten abgepackt

to walk in twos — zu zweit gehen

to count in fives —

to die in hundreds — zu hunderten or Hunderten sterben

in large/small quantities — in großen/kleinen Mengen

in some measure — in gewisser Weise, zu einem gewissen Grad

in part — teilweise, zum Teil

ratios he has a one in 500 chance of winning — er hat eine Gewinnchance von eins zu 500

one book/child in ten — jedes zehnte Buch/Kind, ein Buch/Kind von zehn

one in five children — ein Kind von fünf

a tax of twenty pence in the pound — ein Steuersatz von zwanzig Prozent

there are 12 inches in a foot — ein Fuß hat 12 Zoll

manner, state, condition to speak in a loud/soft voice — mit lauter/leiser Stimme sprechen, laut/leise sprechen

to speak in a whisper — flüstern, flüsternd sprechen

to speak in German —

to pay in dollars — mit or in Dollar bezahlen

to stand in a row/in groups — in einer Reihe/in Gruppen stehen

she squealed in delight — sie quietschte vor Vergnügen

in anger — im Zorn

in surprise — überrascht

to be in a rage — wütend or zornig sein

in good condition — in gutem Zustand

to live in luxury/poverty — im Luxus/in Armut leben

in one's best clothes — in Sonntagskleidung

in his shirt — im Hemd

in his shirt sleeves — in Hemdsärmeln, hemdsärmelig

in his slippers — in Hausschuhen

dressed in white — weiß gekleidet

she was dressed in silk —

the lady in green — die Dame in Grün

substance, material upholstered in silk — mit Seide bezogen

to paint in oils — in Öl malen

to write in ink/pencil — mit Tinte/Bleistift schreiben

in marble — in Marmor, marmorn

a sculptor who works in marble — ein Bildhauer, der mit Marmor arbeitet

in respect of blind in the left eye — auf dem linken Auge blind, links blind

ten feet in height by thirty in length — zehn Fuß hoch auf dreißig Fuß lang

the trousers are too long in the leg — die (Hosen)beine sind zu lang

five in number — fünf an der Zahl

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei bei Hüten

occupation, activity he is in the army — er ist beim Militär

he is in banking/the motor business — er ist im Bankwesen/in der Autobranche (tätig)

set structures __diams; in + -ing in saying this, I... — wenn ich das sage,... ich

in trying to escape — beim Versuch zu fliehen, beim Fluchtversuch

in trying to save him she fell into the water herself — beim Versuch or als sie versuchte, ihn zu retten, fiel sie selbst ins Wasser

but in saying this —

he made a mistake in saying that — es war ein Fehler von ihm, das zu sagen

the plan was unrealistic in that it didn't take account of the fact that... — der Plan war unrealistisch, da or weil er nicht berücksichtigte, dass...

the train is in — der Zug ist da or angekommen

the harvest is in — die Ernte ist eingebracht

the tide is in — es ist Flut

my luck is in — ich habe einen Glückstag

he's in for a surprise/disappointment — ihm steht eine Überraschung/Enttäuschung bevor, er kann sich auf eine Überraschung/Enttäuschung gefasst machen

it's the in place to go — da gehen jetzt alle hin

the in thing to do — groß in Mode

to know the ins and outs of sth —

I don't know the ins and outs of the situation — über die Einzelheiten der Sache weiß ich nicht Bescheid

the ins — die Regierungspartei