further gains

avanzó la ficha cuatro casillas — he moved the counter forward four spaces, he advanced the counter four spaces

avanza un poco tu silla — move your chair forward a bit

no me esperéis, seguid avanzando — don't wait for me, carry on

ha avanzado mucho en química — she has made great progress in chemistry

las tropas avanzan hacia la capital — the troops are advancing on the capital

avanzaron unos pasos — they moved forward a few steps

las tropas avanzan hacia la capital — the troops are advancing on the capital

avanzaron unos pasos — they moved forward a few steps

ill-gotten gains — unrechtmäßig erworbener Besitz

gain weight/five pounds [in weight] — zunehmen/fünf Pfund zunehmen

gain speed — schneller werden

gain by something — von etwas profitieren

gain in wisdom — weiser werden

gain in knowledge — sein Wissen vergrößern

gain in weight — zunehmen

gain on somebody — (come closer) jemandem [immer] näher kommen; (increase lead) den Vorsprung zu jemandem vergrößern

his loss is our gain — sein Verlust ist unser Gewinn, wir profitieren von seinem Verlust

gain in numbers — zahlenmäßiger Zuwachs

we gained something for ourselves — damit haben wir etwas für uns erreicht

to gain independence — unabhängig werden

to gain sb's goodwill — jdn wohlwollend stimmen

to gain sb's confidence — jds Vertrauen erlangen

to gain experience — Erfahrungen sammeln

he gained a better view by climbing onto a wall — dadurch, dass er auf eine Mauer kletterte, hatte er einen besseren Ausblick

to gain time —

how did he gain such a reputation? — wie ist er zu diesem Ruf gekommen?

(= increase) to gain height — (an) Höhe gewinnen, höhersteigen

to gain speed — schneller werden, beschleunigen

to gain strength — stärker werden

she has gained weight/3 kilos — sie hat zugenommen/3 Kilo zugenommen

society/the university would gain from that — das wäre für die Gesellschaft/die Universität von Vorteil

to gain in confidence — mehr Selbstvertrauen bekommen

to gain in speed — schneller werden

to gain in height — (an) Höhe gewinnen

to gain in weight — zunehmen

to gain in strength — stärker werden

be to somebody's gain — für jemanden von Vorteil sein

ill-gotten gains — unrechtmäßig erworbener Besitz

gain weight/five pounds [in weight] — zunehmen/fünf Pfund zunehmen

gain speed — schneller werden

my watch gains two minutes a day — meine Uhr geht pro Tag zwei Minuten vor

gain by something — von etwas profitieren

gain in influence/prestige — an Einfluss/Prestige gewinnen

gain in wisdom — weiser werden

gain in knowledge — sein Wissen vergrößern

gain in weight — zunehmen

gain on somebody — (come closer) jemandem [immer] näher kommen; (increase lead) den Vorsprung zu jemandem vergrößern

avancer une main timide — to hold one's hand out shyly

la voiture de Monsieur est avancée — your car awaits, sir

classe les fiches, ça m'avancera — sort out the cards, it'll help me get on more quickly

cela ne nous avance à rien — that doesn't get us anywhere

avancer sa montre de cinq minutes — to put one's watch forward (by) five minutes

avancer que — to suggest that

avancer d'un mètre — to move forward (by) one metre

elle poussait mon frère pour le faire avancer — she was pushing my brother forward

le travail avance vite — the work is making good progress

j'ai bien avancé dans mon travail — I've made good progress with my work

faire avancer la science — to further science

avancer de dix minutes — to be ten minutes fast

s'avancer vers quelque chose — to move toward(s) something

ne t'avance pas près du bord — don't go near the edge

je me suis un peu avancé en lui promettant le dossier pour demain — I shouldn't have committed myself by promising him I'd have the file ready for tomorrow

Il avançait prudemment. — He moved forward cautiously.

Ma montre avance d'une heure. — My watch is an hour fast.

J'avance d'une heure. — I'm an hour fast.

Peux-tu m'avancer cent euros? — Can you lend me 100 euros?

Il a avancé sa montre d'une heure. — He put his watch forward an hour.

La date de l'examen a été avancée. — The date of the exam has been brought forward.

knocked down — в разобранном виде

The furniture has been knocked down ready for the buyer to put it together himself. — Мебель разбирается на детали таким образом, чтобы покупатель мог собрать ее сам.

to knock down the theory — разбить теорию

to knock the item down for $250 — продать предмет (на аукционе) за $250

The auctioneer would take a further bid of $50 on your behalf and if there was no further bidding from the floor, knock the item down to you for $250.

In that case, the printed catalogue at an auction sale stated that each lot was subject to a reserve price, but the auctioneer knocked the goods down to the plaintiff for less than the reserved price by mistake. — В данном судебном прецеденте в отпечатанном каталоге аукциона было сказано, что продажа каждого лота ограничена резервной ценой, однако аукционист продал товары с аукциона истцу по цене, меньшей, чем резервная, по ошибке.

to knock down the price to $10 a barrel — понизить цену до 10 долларов за баррель

The price was knocked down to $3. — Цену сбили до трех долларов.

That's because Lay knocked down tons of money — a five-year total of at least $325 million in salary, bonuses, stock-option gains and stock sales to the company — for a job he couldn't have been doing properly if he really had no idea what was going on.

aprender con la práctica — to learn by practice

la práctica hace al maestro — practice makes perfect

llevar algo a la práctica, poner algo en práctica — to put sth into practice

en la práctica — in practice

práctica de riesgo — high-risk practice

práctica establecida — standard practice

prácticas restrictivas (de la competencia) — restrictive practices

hacer prácticas — to do one's training

hacer prácticas de clínica — to do one's hospital training

contrato en prácticas — work experience placement

estudiantes en prácticas — students doing work experience

período de prácticas — (practical) training period

prácticas de tiro — target practice

prácticas en empresa — work experience

le falta práctica — he needs practice

se aprende con la práctica — it comes with practice

tiene mucha práctica — he's had a lot of practice

perder la práctica — to be out of practice

abandonó la práctica del derecho — she gave up practicing law

en la práctica — in practice

prácticas de tiro — target practice

las prácticas de Anatomía — the anatomy practicals

esta operación es hoy una práctica habitual — this operation is now common practice

le falta práctica — he needs practice

se aprende con la práctica — it comes with practice

tiene mucha práctica — he's had a lot of practice

perder la práctica — to be out of practice

abandonó la práctica del derecho — she gave up practicing law

en la práctica — in practice

prácticas de tiro — target practice

las prácticas de Anatomía — the anatomy practicals

esta operación es hoy una práctica habitual — this operation is now common practice

Встреча президентов в Шанхае будет проходить в условиях значительного улучшения российско-американских отношений. — The presidents' meeting in Shanghai will be taking place in the context of a marked improvement in U.S.-Russian relations.

в условиях глобализации — in an/the/this/our age of globalization

в условиях рыночной экономики (демократии) — in a market economy/ in a democracy

стратегическая стабильность в условиях сокращения ядерных вооружений — strategic stability at reduced levels of nuclear weapons

Ожидалось, что рыночные механизмы в условиях открытого для зарубежной конкуренции рынка расчистят поле для современных производств и технологий. — It was expected that market mechanisms, in an environment open to foreign competition, would clear the ground/the way for modern production and technologies.

в условиях, когда — given, at a time when

В условиях, когда прогнозируется дальнейшее повышение цен на энергоресурсы... — Given the expected continued rise in energy prices/Given that energy prices will probably/likely continue to rise

В условиях, когда человечество столкнулось с новыми вызовами... — At a time when mankind is facing new challenges

В условиях острого дефицита городского бюджета... — At a time when the city is facing a critical budget deficit