draft off

es ist jetzt wenigstens als or im Konzept fertig — at least the draft etc is ready now

jdn aus dem Konzept bringen — to put sb off (esp Brit), to break sb's train of thought; (inf: aus dem Gleichgewicht) to upset sb

aus dem Konzept geraten — to lose one's thread; (inf: aus dem Gleichgewicht) to get upset

das passt mir nicht ins Konzept — that doesn't fit in with my plans or doesn't suit my plans

jemandem das Konzept verderben — (ugs.) ruin somebody's plans

jemandem nicht ins Konzept passen — (ugs.) not suit somebody's plans

jemandem das Konzept verderben — (ugs.) ruin somebody's plans

jemandem nicht ins Konzept passen — (ugs.) not suit somebody's plans

einen Zúg durch die Kneipen machen — to do the rounds of the pubs (esp Brit) or bars

einen Zúg machen (an Zigarette etc) — to take a drag

das Glas in einem Zúg leeren — to empty the glass with one gulp or in one go, to down the glass in one (inf)

etw in vollen Zügen genießen — to enjoy sth to the full or max (inf)

in den letzten Zügen liegen (inf) — to be at one's last gasp (inf), to be on one's last legs (inf)

er hat einen guten Zúg (inf) — he can really put it away (inf)

er hat Zúg abbekommen or gekriegt (inf) — he got a stiff neck etc from sitting in a draught (Brit) or draft (US)

einen Zúg machen (beim Schwimmen) — to do a stroke; (bei Brettspiel) to make a move

Zúg um Zúg (fig) — step by step, stage by stage

(nicht) zum Zúge kommen (inf) — (not) to get a look-in (inf)

du bist am Zúg (bei Brettspiel, fig) — it's your move or turn

im falschen Zúg sitzen (fig inf) — to be on the wrong track, to be barking up the wrong tree (inf)

auf den fahrenden Zúg aufspringen (fig) — to jump on the bandwagon (inf)

die Sache hat einen Zúg ins Lächerliche (fig) — the affair has something (of the) ridiculous about it, the affair verges on the ridiculous

ich nehme lieber den Zug od. fahre lieber mit dem Zug — I prefer to go by train or rail

das ist der Zug der Zeit — (fig.) this is the modern trend or the way things are going

zum Zuge kommen — (fig.) get a chance

das Glas auf einen od. in einem Zug leeren — empty the glass at one go

einen Roman in einem Zug durchlesen — (fig.) read a novel at one sitting

er hat einen guten Zug — (ugs.) he can really knock it back (coll.)

etwas in vollen Zügen genießen — (fig.) enjoy something to the full

in tiefen od. vollen Zügen — in deep breaths

in den letzten Zügen liegen — (ugs.) be at death's door; (fig. scherzh.) <car, engine, machine> be at its last gasp; <project etc.> be on the last lap

ich nehme lieber den Zug od. fahre lieber mit dem Zug — I prefer to go by train or rail

das ist der Zug der Zeit — (fig.) this is the modern trend or the way things are going

zum Zuge kommen — (fig.) get a chance

das Glas auf einen od. in einem Zug leeren — empty the glass at one go

einen Roman in einem Zug durchlesen — (fig.) read a novel at one sitting

er hat einen guten Zug — (ugs.) he can really knock it back (coll.)

etwas in vollen Zügen genießen — (fig.) enjoy something to the full

in tiefen od. vollen Zügen — in deep breaths

in den letzten Zügen liegen — (ugs.) be at death's door; (fig. scherzh.) <car, engine, machine> be at its last gasp; <project etc.> be on the last lap

appel au secours — lit call for help; fig cry for help

appel à — call for [solidarité]; appeal for [calme]; call to [armes]; plea for [clémence]

lancer un appel à — to call for [solidarité, grève]; to appeal for [calme]

appel à — appeal to [personne, bon sens]

faire appel à — [personne] to call [pompiers, police, spécialiste]; to bring in [artiste]; to call up [capitaux]; [gouvernement] to call in [armée, police, puissance étrangère]; [tâche] to call for [connaissances]

faire l'appel — gén to take the roll call; École to take the register

manquer à l'appel — gén to be absent at the roll call; École to be absent at registration

l'appel de — the call of [large, forêt]

sans appel — lit without further right of appeal

une décision sans appel — fig a final decision

condamner sans appel — fig to condemn out of hand

d'appel — [programme, station, séquence] calling (épith); [demande, indicatif, mot] call (épith)

produit d'appel COMMERCE — loss leader

faire l'appel MILITAIRE — to call the roll, ÉDUCATIONto call the register

sans appel fig — final, irrevocable

faire appel à (= invoquer) — to appeal to, (= avoir recours à) to call on, (= nécessiter) to call for, to require

la cocaína era corriente en sus fiestas — cocaine was commonly used o commonplace was at their parties

una combinación de cualidades que no es corriente encontrar en una misma persona — a combination of qualities not commonly o often found in the same person

• poco corriente — unusual

• fuera de lo corriente — out of the ordinary

• normal y corriente — perfectly ordinary

• salirse de lo corriente — to be out of the ordinary

todo está corriente para nuestra partida — everything is ready o fixed up for our departure

• estar o ir corriente en algo — to be up to date with sth

• al corriente —

estoy al corriente de mis pagos a Hacienda — I'm up to date with o on my tax payments

• poner algo al corriente — to bring sth up to date

• estar al corriente (de algo) — to know (about sth)

• mantener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)

• poner a algn al corriente (de algo) — to bring sb up to date (on sth), inform sb (about sth)

• ponerse al corriente (de algo) — to get up to date (with sth), catch up (on sth)

• tener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)

el día 9 del corriente o de los corrientes — the 9th of this month

corriente de aire — [gen] draught, draft (EEUU); (Téc) air current, air stream

• dar corriente, no toques ese cable que da corriente — don't touch that wire, it's live

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide

aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide

aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock

Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.

Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.

Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.

Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.