earns them money

aeris flos,

squama aeris,

aes fundere,

conflare et temperare,

India neque aes neque plumbum habet,

aurum et argentum et aes,

simulacrum ex aere factum,

valvas ex aere factitavere,

ducere aliquem ex aere,

ducere aera,

aes Corinthium,

Et prior aeris erat quam ferri cognitus usus: Aere solum terrae tractabant, aereque belli Miscebant fluctus et vulnera vasta serebant, etc.,

quae ille in aes incidit, in quo populi jussa perpetuasque leges esse voluit,

non tuba directi, non aeris cornua flexi,

aes signatum,

so aes alone: si aes habent, dant mercem,

ancilla aere suo empta,

gravis aere dextra,

effusum est aes tuum,

neque in zona aes (tollerent),

etiam aureos nummos aes dicimus,

habere aes alienum,

aes alienum amicorum suscipere,

contrahere,

facere,

conflare,

in aes alienum incidere,

in aere alieno esse,

aere alieno oppressum esse,

laborare ex aere alieno,

liberare se aere alieno,

aes alienum dissolvere,

aere alieno exire,

in animo habui te in aere meo esse propter Lamiae nostri conjunctionem,

denis milibus aeris gravis reos condemnavit,

indicibus dena milia aeris gravis, quae tum divitiae habebantur, data,

aeris miliens, triciens,

qui milibus aeris quinquaginta census fuisset,

nec pueri credunt, nisi qui nondum aere, i. e. quadrante, lavantur (those who bathed paid each a quadrans),

dum tu quadrante lavatum Rex ibis,

negabant danda esse aera militibus,

gagner aux points — to win on points

à tous les coups on gagne! — every one a winner!

gagner 10000 francs par mois — to earn 10,000 francs a month

il gagne bien sa vie — he makes a good living

il a gagné une fortune sur la vente du tableau — he made a fortune from the sale of the picture

les sommes gagnées au jeu — gambling gains

c'est toujours ça de gagné! — well, that's something anyway!

gagner de la vitesse — to gather speed

il a gagné de l'assurance — he has gained in self-confidence

elle a gagné 5 cm en un an — she's grown 5 cm in a year

il a gagné 9 kilos — he's put on 9 kilos

l'équipe a gagné trois places — the team has moved up three places

gagner de la place en faisant — to make more room by doing

la fatigue me gagnait peu à peu — I was gradually overcome with fatigue

je sentais le froid me gagner — I started to feel cold

gagner quelqu'un de vitesse — to outstrip somebody

gagner aux élections — to win the election

le film gagne à être vu en version originale — the film is best seen in the original version

vous gagneriez à diversifier vos produits — it would be to your advantage to diversify

elle gagne à être connue — she improves on acquaintance

les entreprises ont gagné en productivité — firms have improved their productivity

y gagner — to come off better

y gagner en — to gain in

Il a gagné un million à la loterie. — He won a million on the lottery.

gagner sa vie — to earn one's living

Il gagne bien sa vie. — He makes a good living.

Il y gagne un meilleur poste. — He gets a better job out of it.

Qu'est-ce qu'il y gagne? Rien! — What does he get out of it? Nothing!

avoir tout à gagner — to have everything to gain

Dans une économie mondialisée, les Européens ont tout à gagner à travailler ensemble. — In a global economy, Europeans have everything to gain from working together.

Si on fait comme ça, on gagne une heure. — If we do it this way, we save an hour.

Si on fait comme ça, on gagne 2 mètres. — If we do it like this, we gain 2 metres.

gagner du temps — to save time

gagner de la place — to save space

gagner qn — to win sb over

gagner qn à sa cause — to win sb over to one's cause

Qui a gagné? — Who won?

gagner à faire — to be better off doing

Il y gagne. — It's in his interest., It's to his advantage.

ha ganado mucho dinero — she has made a lot of money

le ganó cien euros a Rosa — he won a hundred euros from Rosa

¿quién ganó la carrera? — who won the race?

si te toca puedes ganar un millón — if you win you could get a million

ganar unas oposiciones para un puesto — to obtain a post by public examination

¡les ganamos! — we beat them!

ganamos al Olimpic tres a cero — we beat Olimpic three-nil

no hay quien le gane — there's nobody who can beat him, he's unbeatable

con eso no ganas nada — that won't get you anywhere

ganar la orilla — to reach the shore

ganar la orilla nadando — to swim to the shore

dejarse ganar por algo — to allow o.s. to be won over by sth

te gana en inteligencia — he's more intelligent than you

me gana en pericia — he has more expert knowledge than me

te gana trabajando — he's a better worker than you

no gano para comprar un piso — I don't earn enough to buy a flat

ganaron por cuatro a dos — they won four-two

ganaron por 40 votos — they won by 40 votes

lo importante no es ganar — winning isn't the most important thing

nuestras ideas terminaron ganando — our ideas won out in the end

se deja ganar por el niño — he lets the kid beat him

la película ganaría mucho si se cortase — the film would greatly benefit from being cut, the film would be greatly improved if it was cut

hemos ganado con el cambio — we've greatly benefited from the change

su juego ha ganado en confianza — her play has become more confident

saldrás ganando — you'll do well out of it

salí ganando con la venta del coche — I did well out of the sale of the car

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero — all he's interested in is making money

no ganas nada con preocuparte — there's no point worrying (about it)

le gané la apuesta — I won my bet with him

ganó fama y fortuna — she won fame and fortune

ganar a alguien para algo — to win somebody over to something

lo ganó para su causa — she won him over to her cause

las tierras ganadas al mar — the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

que gane el mejor — may the best man win

van ganando 2 a 1 — they're winning 2-1

ganarle a alguien — to beat somebody

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos — they beat us by four points

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him

ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios — these changes have really improved the living room

ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado — her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off

ganarse algo a pulso — to earn something

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero — all he's interested in is making money

no ganas nada con preocuparte — there's no point worrying (about it)

le gané la apuesta — I won my bet with him

ganó fama y fortuna — she won fame and fortune

ganar a alguien para algo — to win somebody over to something

lo ganó para su causa — she won him over to her cause

las tierras ganadas al mar — the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

que gane el mejor — may the best man win

van ganando 2 a 1 — they're winning 2-1

ganarle a alguien — to beat somebody

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos — they beat us by four points

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him

ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios — these changes have really improved the living room

ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado — her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off

ganarse algo a pulso — to earn something

tanto... quanto... — (quantità) as much... as..., (numero) as many... as...

credevo ce ne fosse tanto — I thought there was (such) a lot, I thought there was plenty

tanti credono sia semplice farlo — many people believe it is easy to do

(altrettanto) tanto quanto — as much as

(con valore indeterminato) riceve un tanto al mese — he receives so much a month

della somma che ho a disposizione tanto andrà per il vitto, tanto per l'alloggio — of the money I've got so much will go on food and so much on accommodation

nell'anno millecinquecento e tanti — in the year fifteen hundred and something

(fraseologia) me ne ha dette tante! — he gave me a real mouthful!

non lavorare tanto! — don't work so hard!

perché piangeva tanto? — why was she crying so (much)?

stanno tanto bene insieme! — they go so well together!

(nei comparativi) tanto... quanto... — as... as...

starai via tanto? — will you be away (for) long?

non stare fuori tanto — don't stay out for long

(con valore moltiplicativo) due volte tanto — twice as much

tanto più insisti tanto più non mollerà — the more you insist the more stubborn he'll be

lo farò, tanto non mi costa niente — I'll do it, after all it won't cost me anything

fanne a meno, tanto a me non importa — do without then, I don't care

tanto è inutile — in any case it's useless

- e volte — many times

- i anni fa — many years ago

non ho -i soldi — I don't have much money

c'è ancora tanto tempo — there's still plenty of time

tanto tempo fa — a long time ago

fare -a strada — to go a long way

- e grazie! — thank you very much!

- i saluti — best regards

ho -a fame, paura — I'm very hungry, scared

la tua visita mi ha fatto tanto piacere — your visit really pleased me

c'era (così) tanto traffico che sono arrivato in ritardo — there was so much traffic (that) I arrived late

non ho tanto denaro quanto te — I haven't got as much money as you (have)

ogni -i anni — every so many years

-e teste, -e opinioni — there are as many opinions as there are people

ho tanto da fare — I've got a lot of things to do

ha ancora tanto da imparare — he still has a lot to learn

non ci vuole tanto a capirlo — it doesn't take much understanding

10.000 euro sono -i — 10,000 euros is a lot of money

- i dei luoghi che abbiamo visitato — many of the places we visited

- i (di loro) sono pensionati — many (of them) are pensioners

siamo in -i — there are many of us

è tanto così più alto di te — he's this much taller than you

è tanto che aspetti? — have you been waiting long?

non ci metterò tanto — I won't be long

è da tanto che non ci vediamo — it's been so long since we last met

non c'è tanto da qui alla stazione — it's not very far from here to the station

è già tanto se non ci sbatte fuori — we'll be lucky if he doesn't throw us out

è già tanto che sia venuta — it's already saying a lot that she came

aggiungi tanto brodo quanto basta per coprire la carne — add enough broth to cover the meat

lo dico non tanto per me quanto per te — I'm not saying it for my benefit but for yours

prenderà la sufficienza, a dir tanto — he'll get a pass, if he's lucky

a dir tanto ci vorranno ancora due ore — it will take another two hours at the outmost

l'Austria non mi attira tanto — Austria doesn't really appeal me

perché te la prendi tanto? — why do you care so much?

senza pensarci tanto — without thinking so much about it

sto tanto bene qui — I feel so good in here

tanto lontano da qui — so far away from here

tanto rapidamente — very quickly

così tanto — so much

tanto amato, chiacchierato — much-loved, much-talked about

tanto atteso — long awaited, longed-for

si crede tanto furbo — he thinks he's so smart

una cosa tanto bella — such a beautiful thing

è davvero tanto importante? — does it really matter?

è tanto più alta di lui — she's much taller than him

ogni tanto di tanto in tanto from time to time, every now and again; vedere qcn. di tanto in tanto — to see sb. occasionally o on and off

due, tre volte tanto — twice, three times as much

cento volte tanto — a hundredfold

è tanto bello quanto interessante — it's as beautiful as interesting

l'ho spiegato tanto a lei quanto a lui — I explained it both to her and to him

ha mangiato tanto da sentirsi male — he ate so much that he felt sick

essere tanto fortunato da fare — to be lucky enough to do

quanto più si invecchia, tanto più si diventa saggi — the older you grow, the wiser you get

tanto più lo conosco, tanto meno lo capisco — the more I know him, the less I understand him

non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato — I've never seen him, much less spoken to him

nessuno può andarsene, tanto meno lui — nobody can leave, least of all him

tanto per cambiare — for a change

tanto per cominciare — to begin with, for a start

tanto per parlare o per dire just to say something; tanto per sapere, l'hai fatto veramente? — just for the record, did you really do it?

tanto vale dire che... — you might just as well say that

essere pagato un tanto a pagina, al mese — to be paid so much a page, a month

un tanto alla o per volta — so much at the time

mi guardò con tanto d'occhi — he stared wide-eyed at me

prendilo pure, tanto non mi serve — take it, I don't need it

tanto è lo stesso — it makes no difference

è inutile, tanto non sta a sentire! — it's no use, he won't listen!

tanto peggio! — (so) much the worse! too bad!

tanto meglio (così) — (so) much the better

tanto meglio per te — good for you

tanto di guadagnato — all the better

non lo credevo capace di tanto — I didn't think he would go that far

non sono mai arrivato a tanto — I've never done such things

tanto (mi) basta! — it's enough (for me)!

né tanto né poco — not at all

quel tanto che basta per... — enough to...

se tanto mi dà tanto... — if this is the result..., if that's what I get...

non farla tanto lunga! — don't act it out!

tanto più che... — all the more so because

(esclamativo) quante storie! — what a fuss!

so che devo prendere del pane, ma non so quanto — I know I must get some bread, but I don't know how much

(esclamativo) vedi quanti hanno accettato! — see how many have accepted!

(come) siamo ricchi quanto loro — we are as rich as they are

in quanto — (in qualità di) as, (perché, per il fatto che) as, since

per quanto — (nonostante, anche se) however, (tuttavia) although

quanto meno — the less