cracking-off

tengo una pila de cosas que hacer — I have heaps o piles of things to do

estar pila — ( muerto) to be dead; ( sin dinero) to be broke (colloq)

funciona a pila(s) or con pilas — it runs on batteries o is battery-operated

cargar las pilas — (fam) to recharge one's batteries (colloq)

ponerse las pilas — (fam) to get cracking (colloq)

hace una pila de años — eons ago (colloq)

estar pila — ( muerto) to be dead; ( sin dinero) to be broke (colloq)

funciona a pila(s) or con pilas — it runs on batteries o is battery-operated

cargar las pilas — (fam) to recharge one's batteries (colloq)

ponerse las pilas — (fam) to get cracking (colloq)

hace una pila de años — eons ago (colloq)

Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.

Ex: Laptop batteries on planes are an accident waiting to happen: Terror without terrorists.

Ex: Although the Church proclaims one sacramental baptism, the font at the entrance of churches and the blessing of objects with holy water repeats this theme under the title of sacramental rather than sacrament.

einen Marsch machen — to go on a march/hike

jdm den Marsch blasen (inf) — to give sb a rocket (inf)

jemanden in Marsch setzen — (Milit.) march somebody off; (fig.) mobilize somebody

sich in Marsch setzen — make a move; get moving; (Milit.) march off

jemanden in Marsch setzen — (Milit.) march somebody off; (fig.) mobilize somebody

sich in Marsch setzen — make a move; get moving; (Milit.) march off

piste d'élan — ( au ski) take-off ramp

entrer en piste — ( au cirque) to come into the ring; fig to enter the fray

en piste! — fig get cracking! (colloq)

être en piste — fig to be in the running

fare i primi passi anche fig — to take one's first steps

fare due o quattro passi — to go for a short walk

fare un passo avanti/indietro anche fig — to take a step forward/back

non ho intenzione di tornare sui miei passi fig — I have no intention of starting all over again

passo di pattinaggio Sci — skating turn

di buon passo — at a good o brisk pace

a passo d'uomo — at walking pace, Auto dead slow

di questo passo fig — at this rate

fare dei -i avanti — fig. to make headway

muovere i primi -i — [ bambino] to toddle; fig. [ organizzazione] to be still in its infancy

camminare di buon passo — to walk at a rattling o smart o cracking pace

tenere il passo — to keep up (the pace) (anche fig.)

camminare di pari passo — to walk at the same rate o pace; fig. to go hand in hand

andare al passo — mil. to march; equit. to walk

andare a passo d'uomo — [ veicolo] to drive dead slow

tornare sui propri -i — to backtrack, to retrace one's steps, to turn back (anche fig.)

a due -i — on the o one's doorstep

stare al passo coi tempi — to keep up with o abreast of the times

e via o avanti di questo passo and so on and so forth; di questo passo (continuando così) at this rate; fare due -i to stroll casually; andare a fare due -i — to go for o take a (short) walk

aprirsi il passo tra la folla — to push o work one's way through the crowd

passo carrabile o carraio — driveway; (nella segnaletica) "keep clear, vehicle entrance"

programa de gimnasia — exercise plan o regime

programa electoral — electoral programme, electoral program (EEUU), election manifesto

programa nuclear — nuclear programme, nuclear program (EEUU)

programa doble — (Cin) double bill, double feature

un programa de visitas muy apretado — a very tight program o schedule

eso no estaba en el programa! — (fam) that wasn't part of the plan! (colloq)

programa doble — (Cin) double bill, double feature

un programa de visitas muy apretado — a very tight program o schedule

eso no estaba en el programa! — (fam) that wasn't part of the plan! (colloq)

Ex: The session on library and information services to people with disabilities addressed on agenda developed out of the feedback from various regional groups.

corta el apio en trozos — cut o chop the celery into pieces

la línea corta el círculo en dos — the line cuts o divides the circle in two

el frío me corta los labios — the cold is chapping o cracking my lips

estas tijeras no cortan — these scissors are blunt o don't cut

hace un viento que corta — there's a bitter o biting wind

ha cortado con su novia — he's broken up with o finished with his girlfriend

¡corta! — * give us a break! *

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

cortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head

cortarla — (Chi fam)

córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)

el frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out

no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

cortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head

cortarla — (Chi fam)

córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)

el frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out

no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)

Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.