durante horas y horas

¿qué hiciste durante las vacaciones? — what did you do in o during the holidays?

¿ha llovido durante el fin de semana? — did it rain at o over the weekend?

durante 1980 — during o in 1980

durante 1980 — during o in 1980

Ex: At the stage of subject analysis the indexer decides which, and there how many, concepts are selected for indexing purposes.

Ex: This is the epitome of a casual beachside bar, offering long cool drinks during the heat of the day, and cocktails to salute the setting sun.

Ex: All telephone lines to the computer may be engaged at peak periods.

Ex: They work terribly, terribly, hard, for many long hours.

and how! * — ¡y (no veas) cómo!

ten dollars and 50 cents — diez dólares y or con 50 centavos

he talked and talked — habló sin parar or (LAm) cesar

apenas consigo dormir — I can hardly o scarcely o barely sleep

• apenas nada — hardly anything

no sé apenas nada de ese tema — I hardly know anything about that subject, I know almost nothing o next to nothing about that subject

• apenas nadie — hardly anybody

• apenas si, apenas si nos habló durante toda la cena — he hardly o barely o scarcely said a word to us throughout the whole dinner

había muy pocos alumnos, apenas diez o doce — there were very few students, only o barely ten or twelve

apenas podíamos oírlo — we could hardly o barely hear him

apenas podíamos oírlo — we could hardly o barely hear him

Ex: It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.

from one end of the country to the other — de punta a punta or de un extremo a otro del país

to stand something on (its) end — poner* algo vertical, parar algo (AmL)

it measured five feet (from) end to end — medía cinco pies de un lado al otro or de punta a punta

not to know/be able to tell one end of something from the other — no tener* ni idea de algo (fam)

to be at the end of one's rope o (BrE) tether: I'm at the end of my rope ya no puedo más or ya no aguanto más; to go off at the deep end (colloq) ponerse* como una fiera; to make ends meet — llegar* a fin de mes; see also deep end

she read it to the very end — lo leyó hasta el fin or final

just give him the money and let that be an end of o to it — dale el dinero y que no se hable más

that was the end of the story — ahí (se) acabó or terminó la historia

to put an end to something — poner* fin or poner* punto final a algo

at the end of the day — ( finally) al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas; ( lit) al acabar or terminar el día

they met a violent end — tuvieron un final or fin violento

to come to a sticky end — (BrE) acabar or terminar mal

to use something for one's own ends — usar algo para sus (or mis etc) propios fines

to this end — (frml) con or a este fin (frml)

it will all end in tears — va a acabar or terminar mal

• at the end of — [+ street, corridor] al final de; [+ rope, cable] en la punta de

• to change ends — (Sport) cambiar de lado

• the ends of the earth — (fig) el ultimo rincón del mundo

• from one end to the other — de un extremo a otro

• the end of the line — (fig) el término, el acabóse

• to stand sth on end — poner algo de punta

• the end of the road — (fig) el término, el acabóse

• from end to end — de punta a punta

• to read a book to the very end — leer un libro hasta el mismo final

• to start at the wrong end — empezar por el fin

towards the end of — [+ book, film] hacia el final de; [+ century] hacia fines de; [+ month] hacia fin de

that was the end of our car * — así se acabó el coche

we'll never hear the end of it * — esto va a ser cuento de nunca acabar

there's no end to it * — esto no se acaba nunca

• to be at an end — [meeting, interview] haber concluido

to be at the end of — [+ strength, patience] estar al límite de

• to come to a bad end — acabar mal

• to the bitter end — hasta el último suspiro

• to bring to an end — [+ work, speech, relationship] dar por terminado

• to come to an end — llegar a su fin, terminarse

• to draw to an end — llegar a su fin, terminarse

• I am getting to the end of my patience — estoy llegando al límite de mi paciencia

• in the end — al fin

• to make an end of — acabar con, poner fin a

• I enjoyed it no end * — me gustó muchísimo

no end of * — la mar de *

• three days on end — tres días seguidos

• to put an end to — [+ argument, relationship, sb's tricks] poner fin a, acabar con

• that's the end! * — ¡eso es el colmo!

he's the end! * — ¡es el colmo!

that movie is the end! — (US) * esa película es el no va más

• without end — interminable

• the end of the world — el fin del mundo

it's not the end of the world * — el mundo no se va a acabar por eso

the end of a roll — [of cloth, carpet] el retal de un rollo

• to achieve one's end — alcanzar su objetivo

• to no end — en vano

to the end that... — a fin de que + subjun

• with what end? — ¿para qué?

• that was the meal to end all meals! * — ¡eso fue el no va más en comidas!

• to end one's days — vivir sus últimos días

• to end it all * — suicidarse

• to end one's life — suicidarse

• to end by saying — terminar diciendo

• to end in — terminar en

• to end with — terminar con

end date N — [of contract] fecha f de terminación

end game N — (Chess) fase f final

the end house N — la última casa

end line N — (Basketball) línea f de fondo

end note N — nota f final

end product N — (Ind) producto m final; (fig) consecuencia f

end result N — resultado m

end table N — (US) mesita f (para poner revistas, bebidas)

end user N — usuario(-a) m / f final

end value N — valor m final

end zone N — (American Ftbl) zona f de marca

from one end of the country to the other — de punta a punta or de un extremo a otro del país

to stand something on (its) end — poner* algo vertical, parar algo (AmL)

it measured five feet (from) end to end — medía cinco pies de un lado al otro or de punta a punta

not to know/be able to tell one end of something from the other — no tener* ni idea de algo (fam)

to be at the end of one's rope o (BrE) tether: I'm at the end of my rope ya no puedo más or ya no aguanto más; to go off at the deep end (colloq) ponerse* como una fiera; to make ends meet — llegar* a fin de mes; see also deep end

she read it to the very end — lo leyó hasta el fin or final

just give him the money and let that be an end of o to it — dale el dinero y que no se hable más

that was the end of the story — ahí (se) acabó or terminó la historia

to put an end to something — poner* fin or poner* punto final a algo

at the end of the day — ( finally) al fin y al cabo, a fin de cuentas; ( lit) al acabar or terminar el día

they met a violent end — tuvieron un final or fin violento

to come to a sticky end — (BrE) acabar or terminar mal

to use something for one's own ends — usar algo para sus (or mis etc) propios fines

to this end — (frml) con or a este fin (frml)

it will all end in tears — va a acabar or terminar mal

• no cesar de hacer algo, el paro no cesa de aumentar — unemployment is constantly increasing

• sin cesar — incessantly, nonstop

cesar en su cargo — [empleado] to resign, leave one's job; [alto cargo] to leave office

Ex: After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.

Ex: The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans inthe Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".

to wait at table — (BrE) servir* a la mesa; hand I 2)

to wait table — (AmE) servir* a la mesa

we're in for a long wait — vamos a tener que esperar un buen rato, tenemos para rato (fam)

• I can't wait to see his face — estoy deseando ver su cara

• to wait for sth/sb — esperar algo/a algn

what are you waiting for? — (=hurry up) ¡a qué esperas!, ¡venga ya!

• I can hardly wait! — ¡me muero de impaciencia!

• to keep sb waiting — hacer esperar a algn

• wait a minute! — ¡un momento!, ¡momentito! (esp LAm), ¡aguarde! (LAm)

• wait and see! — ¡espera, ya verás!

• I waited till two o'clock — esperé hasta las dos

• to wait at table — servir a or atender la mesa

• to wait one's chance — esperar la oportunidad

• can't you wait your turn like everyone else? — ¿no puedes esperar a que llegue tu turno como los demás?

• to wait table — (US) servir a la mesa, atender la mesa

• it was a long wait for the train — fue una larga espera hasta la llegada del tren

• to lie in wait (for sb) — andar or estar al acecho (de algn)

• you may have quite a wait — puede que tengas que esperar bastante

• dinner was worth the wait — la cena mereció la espera

to wait at table — (BrE) servir* a la mesa; hand I 2)

to wait table — (AmE) servir* a la mesa

we're in for a long wait — vamos a tener que esperar un buen rato, tenemos para rato (fam)