difficult thing

es de lo más divertido — it's so o really funny

fui (a) lo de Pablo — Cono Sur (=a casa de) I went to Pablo's place

• lo que —

toma lo que quieras — take what o whatever you want

todo lo que puedas — as much as o whatever you can

• cuesta más de lo que crees — it costs more than you think

• lo que pasa es que... — the thing is...

• lo que sea — whatever

¡lo que sufre un hombre honrado! — what o the things an honourable man has to suffer!

lo que es por mí or en lo que a mí respecta... — (fam) as far as I'm concerned (colloq)

lo cual or que fue desmentido por el Gobierno — which was denied by the Government

límpialo con un trapo o lo que sea — clean it with a cloth or something o whatever

lo que es por mí or en lo que a mí respecta... — (fam) as far as I'm concerned (colloq)

lo cual or que fue desmentido por el Gobierno — which was denied by the Government

límpialo con un trapo o lo que sea — clean it with a cloth or something o whatever

Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.

non riesco più a sopportarla — I can't stand her any more o any longer

è più furbo che capace — he's cunning rather than able

è più che intelligente — he's clever to say the least

noi lavoriamo più di loro — we work more o harder than they do

mi piace più di ogni altra cosa al mondo — I like it better o more than anything else in the world

non guadagna più di me — he doesn't earn any more than me

è più intelligente di te — he is more intelligent than you (are)

è più povero di te — he is poorer than you (are)

cammina più veloce di me — she walks more quickly than me o than I do

non ce n'erano più di 15 — there were no more than 15

ha più di 70 anni — she is over 70

è a più di 10 km da qui — it's more than o over 10 km from here

più di uno gli ha detto che... — several people have told him that...

si fa sempre più difficile — it is getting more and more difficult

due volte più grande del mio — twice as big as mine

ne voglio di più — I want some more

3 ore/litri di più che — 3 hours/litres more than

una volta di più — once more

ci sono 3 persone in più — there are 3 more o extra people

mi ha dato 3 pacchetti in più — he gave me 3 more o extra packets, (troppi) he gave me 3 packets too many

e in più fa anche... — and in addition to o on top of that he also...

è ciò che ho di più caro — it's the thing I hold dearest

è quello che mi piace di più — it's the one I like the most o best

ciò che mi ha colpito di più — the thing that struck me most

fare qc il più in fretta possibile — to do sth as quickly as possible

è il programma che guardo più spesso — it's the programme I watch most often

più due — (gradi) plus two, two degrees above freezing o above zero

urlava a più non posso — she was shouting at the top of her voice

al più presto — as soon as possible

al più tardi — at the latest

più che altro — above all

più che mai — more than ever

chi più chi meno hanno tutti contribuito — everybody made a contribution of some sort

più o meno — more or less

avrà più o meno 30 anni — he must be about 30

sarò lì più o meno alle 4 — I'll be there about 4 o'clock

minuto più minuto meno — give or take a minute

né più né meno — no more, no less

né più né meno come sua madre — just like her mother

e per di più — (inoltre) and what's more, moreover

tanto più che non sai neppure parlare l'inglese — all the more so as you can't even speak English

chi ha più voti di tutti? — who has the most votes?

più gente viene meglio è — the more the merrier

ci sono più macchine — there are more cars

ci vuole più sale — it needs more salt

i genitori, più i figli — parents plus o and their children

ottenere il più possibile — to get the best possible

tutt'al più o al più possiamo andare al cinema — if the worst comes to the worst we can always go to the cinema

il più delle volte — more often than not, generally

per lo più — perlopiù

tre volte più lungo di — three times longer than o as long as

mangia più di me — she eats more than I do o more than me

non fuma più — he doesn't smoke any more o any longer

una volta di più — once more o again

è attivo quanto lei, se non di più — he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo)

il più è convincerlo — the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him

einen leichten Gang haben — to be light on one's feet, to walk lightly

einen schnellen Gang haben — to be a fast walker

jdn an seinem or am Gang erkennen — to recognize sb's walk or sb by the way he walks

jdn am aufrechten Gang erkennen — to recognize sb from his upright carriage

in aufrechtem Gang (fig) — with one's head held high

seinen Gang beschleunigen — to speed up

einen Gang machen or tun — to go on an errand/for a walk

einen Gang zum Anwalt/zur Bank machen — to go to one's lawyer/the bank, to pay a visit to one's lawyer/the bank

einen schweren Gang tun — to do something difficult

das war für ihn immer ein schwerer Gang — it was always hard for him

ich muss einen schweren Gang tun — I have a difficult thing to do

sein erster Gang war... — the first thing he did was...

den Gang nach Canossa or Kanossa antreten (fig) — to eat humble pie

der Gang nach Canossa or Kanossa (Hist) — the pilgrimage to Canossa

der Gang an die Börse — flotation (on the stock exchange)

seinen (gewohnten) Gang gehen (fig) — to run its usual course

etw in Gang bringen or setzen — to get or set sth going; (fig auch) to get sth off the ground or under way

etw in Gang halten (lit, fig) — to keep sth going; Maschine, Motor auch to keep sth running

in Gang kommen — to get going; (fig auch) to get off the ground or under way

in Gang sein — to be going; (Maschine auch) to be in operation, to be running; (Motor auch) to be running; (fig) to be off the ground or under way

es ist etwas im Gang(e) (inf) — something's up (inf)

auf or in den dritten Gang schalten — to change (Brit) or shift (US) into third (gear)

in die Gänge kommen (fig) — to get started or going

einen schweren Gang tun od. gehen [müssen] — (fig.) [have to] do a difficult thing

etwas in Gang bringen od. setzen/halten — get/keep something going

in Gang sein — be going; (Maschine) be running

seinen [gewohnten] Gang gehen — go on as usual

einen Gang zulegen — (fig. ugs.) get a move on (coll.)

einen schweren Gang tun od. gehen [müssen] — (fig.) [have to] do a difficult thing

etwas in Gang bringen od. setzen/halten — get/keep something going

in Gang sein — be going; (Maschine) be running

einen Gang zulegen — (fig. ugs.) get a move on (coll.)

einen leichten Gang haben — to be light on one's feet, to walk lightly

einen schnellen Gang haben — to be a fast walker

jdn an seinem or am Gang erkennen — to recognize sb's walk or sb by the way he walks

jdn am aufrechten Gang erkennen — to recognize sb from his upright carriage

in aufrechtem Gang (fig) — with one's head held high

seinen Gang beschleunigen — to speed up

einen Gang machen or tun — to go on an errand/for a walk

einen Gang zum Anwalt/zur Bank machen — to go to one's lawyer/the bank, to pay a visit to one's lawyer/the bank

einen schweren Gang tun — to do something difficult

das war für ihn immer ein schwerer Gang — it was always hard for him

ich muss einen schweren Gang tun — I have a difficult thing to do

sein erster Gang war... — the first thing he did was...

den Gang nach Canossa or Kanossa antreten (fig) — to eat humble pie

der Gang nach Canossa or Kanossa (Hist) — the pilgrimage to Canossa

der Gang an die Börse — flotation (on the stock exchange)

seinen (gewohnten) Gang gehen (fig) — to run its usual course

etw in Gang bringen or setzen — to get or set sth going; (fig auch) to get sth off the ground or under way

etw in Gang halten (lit, fig) — to keep sth going; Maschine, Motor auch to keep sth running

in Gang kommen — to get going; (fig auch) to get off the ground or under way

in Gang sein — to be going; (Maschine auch) to be in operation, to be running; (Motor auch) to be running; (fig) to be off the ground or under way

es ist etwas im Gang(e) (inf) — something's up (inf)

auf or in den dritten Gang schalten — to change (Brit) or shift (US) into third (gear)

in die Gänge kommen (fig) — to get started or going

einen schweren Gang tun od. gehen [müssen] — (fig.) [have to] do a difficult thing

etwas in Gang bringen od. setzen/halten — get/keep something going

in Gang sein — be going; (Maschine) be running

seinen [gewohnten] Gang gehen — go on as usual

einen Gang zulegen — (fig. ugs.) get a move on (coll.)

einen schweren Gang tun od. gehen [müssen] — (fig.) [have to] do a difficult thing

etwas in Gang bringen od. setzen/halten — get/keep something going

in Gang sein — be going; (Maschine) be running

einen Gang zulegen — (fig. ugs.) get a move on (coll.)

me pusieron dificultades para darme el pasaporte — they made it difficult o awkward for me to get a passport

superar or vencer dificultades — to overcome difficulties

superar or vencer dificultades — to overcome difficulties

Ex: UDC is widely used despite the difficulties in keeping the schedules up to date.