effective salary

be effective — [Arzneimittel:] wirken

effective from/as of — mit Wirkung von

the law is effective as from 1 September — das Gesetz tritt ab 1. September in Kraft od. wird ab 1. September wirksam

to be effective against sth (drug) — gegen etw wirken

to look effective — wirkungsvoll aussehen, gut wirken

a new law, effective from or becoming effective on 1 August — ein neues Gesetz, das am 1. August in Kraft tritt

effective date — Inkrafttreten nt

be effective — [Arzneimittel:] wirken

the law is effective as from 1 September — das Gesetz tritt ab 1. September in Kraft od. wird ab 1. September wirksam

Ex: Since a freeze on all hiring was in effect, taking on new people was out of the question.

to look good with — [garment, accessories] andare o stare bene con

the good guys — (in films) i buoni

would you be good enough to do, would you be so good as to do — saresti tanto o così gentile da fare

to be very good about — essere molto buono o comprensivo riguardo a [ mistake]

to be good at — essere bravo in [ Latin]; essere bravo o forte a [ chess]

to be no good at — essere una schiappa in [ chemistry]; essere una schiappa a [ tennis]

to be good with — saperci fare con [children, animals]; essere bravo con [ numbers]

to be good for — fare bene a [person, plant, health]; giovare a [business, morale]

this will look good on your CV — BE o

résumé — AE questo farà bella figura sul tuo curriculum

to keep good time — [ clock] essere preciso

it's a good job o thing (that) fortuna che, meno male che; we've never had it so good colloq. le cose non sono mai andate così bene; it's too good to be true — è troppo bello per essere vero

good for you! — (approvingly) bravo! sono contento o buon per te! (sarcastically) tanto meglio per te!

good on you! — BE colloq. bravo!

good thinking — buona o bella idea!

to be onto a good thing, to have a good thing going — colloq. avere per le mani qualcosa di buono

to be up to no good — colloq. combinare qualche guaio

to do sb., sth. good — fare bene a qcn., qcs. ( to do fare)

to look good with — [garment, accessories] andare o stare bene con

the good guys — (in films) i buoni

would you be good enough to do, would you be so good as to do — saresti tanto o così gentile da fare

to be very good about — essere molto buono o comprensivo riguardo a [ mistake]

to be good at — essere bravo in [ Latin]; essere bravo o forte a [ chess]

to be no good at — essere una schiappa in [ chemistry]; essere una schiappa a [ tennis]

to be good with — saperci fare con [children, animals]; essere bravo con [ numbers]

to be good for — fare bene a [person, plant, health]; giovare a [business, morale]

this will look good on your CV — BE o

résumé — AE questo farà bella figura sul tuo curriculum

to keep good time — [ clock] essere preciso

it's a good job o thing (that) fortuna che, meno male che; we've never had it so good colloq. le cose non sono mai andate così bene; it's too good to be true — è troppo bello per essere vero

good for you! — (approvingly) bravo! sono contento o buon per te! (sarcastically) tanto meglio per te!

good on you! — BE colloq. bravo!

good thinking — buona o bella idea!

to be onto a good thing, to have a good thing going — colloq. avere per le mani qualcosa di buono

to be up to no good — colloq. combinare qualche guaio

to do sb., sth. good — fare bene a qcn., qcs. ( to do fare)

medidas encaminadas a reducir el número de parados — measures designed to reduce o bring down o cut the number of unemployed

han reducido las listas de espera en los hospitales — they have reduced o cut hospital waiting lists

• reducir algo en algo — to reduce sth by sth, cut sth by sth

tenemos que reducir la producción en un 20% — we have to reduce o cut production by 20%

• reducir a la mínima expresión — to reduce to the bare minimum

• reducir algo al mínimo — to reduce o cut sth to the minimum

• reducir algo a la mitad — to cut sth by half

han reducido la mili a nueve meses — they have reduced o cut military service to nine months

• reducir algo a algo —

• reducir a algn a la obediencia — to bring sb to heel

• reducir a algn al silencio — [por la fuerza, por miedo] to silence sb; [por vergüenza, humillación] to reduce sb to silence

reducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form

reducir al mínimo los riesgos — to minimize o to reduce the risks to a minimum

le redujeron la pena — they shortened o reduced his sentence

reducir algo a su mínima expresión — (Mat) to reduce something to its simplest form

Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

hemos tenido pérdidas considerables — we have suffered substantial o considerable losses

Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.

tenía mucha pena después de la muerte de su hijo — she grieved a lot o was extremely upset after her son's death

• alma en pena — lost soul

• dar pena, da pena verlos sufrir así — it's sad to see them suffer like that

me daba pena dejar España — I was sad o sorry to leave Spain

• morir de (la) pena — to die of a broken heart

¿no podéis venir? ¡qué pena! — you can't come? what a shame o a pity!

¡es una pena que no tengamos más tiempo! — it's a shame o a pity that we haven't got more time!, it's too bad we haven't got more time! (EEUU)

mi habitación está que da pena verla — my room is in a terrible state *

• de pena, la economía va de pena — the economy is in a terrible state

• estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry state

• ahorrarse la pena — to save o.s. the trouble, save o.s. the bother *

• merecer o valer la pena — to be worth

• bajo o so pena de — [+ castigo, multa, prisión] on o under penalty of

bajo pena de muerte — on pain of death, on o under penalty of death

tiene prohibido hacerlo, so pena de ser expulsado — he is forbidden to do it, on o under penalty of expulsion

pena máxima — maximum sentence; (Ftbl) penalty

sentir o tener pena — to be o feel embarrassed, be o feel ill at ease

tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad

me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it

qué pena! — what a pity o shame!

de pena — (Esp) terrible

estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state

vale or merece la pena — it's worth it

no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him

me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes

a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty

bajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)

quitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily

tenía/sentía mucha pena — he was o felt very sad

me da pena verlo — it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it

qué pena! — what a pity o shame!

de pena — (Esp) terrible

estar hecho una pena — to be in a sorry o terrible state

vale or merece la pena — it's worth it

no vale la pena intentar convencerlo — there's no point o it's not worth trying to persuade him

me contó sus penas — he told me his troubles o (liter or hum) woes

a duras penas — ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty

bajo or so pena de — (frml) on pain of (frml)

quitado de la pena — (Méx) blithely, gaily

Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.

tiene mucho sentido del ritmo — she has a very good o strong sense of rhythm