display of body

to stretch with wear — [ shoes] allargarsi con l'uso

to be somewhat the worse for wear — (drunk) essere ubriaco; (tired) essere sfinito

to wear a hole in — farsi un buco in [ garment]

a fabric that will wear well — una stoffa resistente o che resiste all'uso

he's worn very well — fig. li porta bene gli anni

to stretch with wear — [ shoes] allargarsi con l'uso

to be somewhat the worse for wear — (drunk) essere ubriaco; (tired) essere sfinito

to wear a hole in — farsi un buco in [ garment]

a fabric that will wear well — una stoffa resistente o che resiste all'uso

he's worn very well — fig. li porta bene gli anni

to expose sb. to — avvicinare qcn. a [opera, politics]

to expose sb., sth. to — esporre qcn., qcs. a [infection, light, ridicule]

to expose sb. to — avvicinare qcn. a [opera, politics]

to expose sb., sth. to — esporre qcn., qcs. a [infection, light, ridicule]

the law forbids/allows something to be done — nach dem Gesetz ist es verboten/erlaubt, etwas zu tun

according to/under British etc. law — nach britischem usw. Recht

under the or by or in law — nach dem Gesetz

lay down the law — Vorschriften machen (to Dat.)

there ought to be a law against it/people like you — so etwas sollte/Leute wie du sollten verboten werden

be a law unto oneself — machen, was man will

go to law [over something] — [wegen etwas] vor Gericht gehen; [wegen etwas] den Rechtsweg beschreiten

have the law on somebody — (coll.) jemandem die Polizei auf den Hals schicken (ugs.); jemanden vor den Kadi schleppen (ugs.)

take the law into one's own hands — sich (Dat.) selbst Recht verschaffen

law school — (Amer.) juristische Fakultät

commercial law — Handelsrecht, das

law of nature, natural law — Naturgesetz, das

law of nature — Naturgesetz nt

there is no law against asking, is there? (inf) — man darf doch wohl noch fragen, oder?

he is a law unto himself — er macht, was er will

to keep within the law — sich im Rahmen des Gesetzes bewegen

civil/criminal law — Zivil-/Strafrecht nt

the forces of law and order — die Ordnungskräfte pl

I'll get the law on you ( Brit inf ) — ich hole die Polizei

he got the law on to me ( Brit inf ) — er hat mir die Polizei auf den Hals gehetzt (inf)