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101 aggravation
noun agravamiento; exasperacióntr[ægrə'veɪʃən]1 (worsening) agravamiento2 (annoyance) exasperación nombre femeninoaggravation [.ægrə'veɪʃən] n1) worsening: empeoramiento m2) annoyance: molestia f, irritación f, exasperación fn.• agravación s.f.• agravamiento s.m.'ægrə'veɪʃəna) u (of situation, illness) empeoramiento mb) u c ( annoyance) (colloq) fastidio m[ˌæɡrǝ'veɪʃǝn]N1) (=exacerbation) [of problem, situation, illness] agravación f, empeoramiento m2) * (=annoyance) irritación f3) (Jur) circunstancia f agravanterobbery with aggravation — robo m agravado
* * *['ægrə'veɪʃən]a) u (of situation, illness) empeoramiento mb) u c ( annoyance) (colloq) fastidio m -
102 nag
næɡpast tense, past participle - nagged; verb((often with at) to complain or criticize continually: She nags (at) her husband about their lack of money.) regañar, dar la lata a alguien- naggingnag vb dar la lata / regañartr[næg]1 (horse) jamelgo, penco————————tr[næg]1 (annoy) molestar, fastidiar2 (complain) dar la tabarra a1 quejarse1 regañón,-ona, gruñón,-ona1) complain: quejarse, rezongar2)to nag at hassle: molestar, darle (la) lata (a alguien)nag vt1) pester: molestar, fastidiar2) scold: regañar, estarle encima a famnag n1) grumbler: gruñón m, -ñona f2) horse: jamelgo mn.• caballejo s.m.n.• jaca s.f.• jaco s.m.• jamelgo s.m.• rocinante s.m.• rocín s.m.v.• machacar v.• regañar v.
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1. næg- gg- transitive verba) ( pester) fastidiardon't nag me — deja de fastidiarme or (fam) darme la lata
to nag somebody to + INF — darle* la lata a alguien para que (+ subj)
b) ( criticize)he's always nagging her for being untidy — siempre le está encima con que es desordenada
2.
vi1)a) ( pester) fastidiarto nag AT somebody — fastidiar or (fam) darle* la lata a alguien
b) (criticize, scold) rezongar*to nag AT somebody — estarle* encima a alguien
2) nagging pres p <doubt/worry> persistente, acuciante; <husband/wife> rezongón (fam)
II
1) ( scolder) rezongón, -gona m,f (fam), gruñón, -ñona m,f2) ( horse) (colloq & pej) jamelgo m (fam & pey), cuaco m (Méx fam & pey)
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[næɡ]N (=horse) rocín m, jaco m
II [næɡ]1. VT1) (=annoy) fastidiar, dar la lata a *stop nagging me! — ¡deja ya de fastidiarme!, ¡deja ya de darme la lata! *
she nags me all day long — se pasa el día fastidiándome, se pasa el día dándome la lata *
to nag sb to do sth, nag sb into doing sth — dar la lata a algn para que haga algo *, fastidiar a algn para que haga algo *
2) (=scold) regañar3) (=torment)2. VI1) (=annoy) fastidiar, dar la lata *2) (=scold) regañar3.N gruñón(-ona) m / f- nag at* * *
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1. [næg]- gg- transitive verba) ( pester) fastidiardon't nag me — deja de fastidiarme or (fam) darme la lata
to nag somebody to + INF — darle* la lata a alguien para que (+ subj)
b) ( criticize)he's always nagging her for being untidy — siempre le está encima con que es desordenada
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vi1)a) ( pester) fastidiarto nag AT somebody — fastidiar or (fam) darle* la lata a alguien
b) (criticize, scold) rezongar*to nag AT somebody — estarle* encima a alguien
2) nagging pres p <doubt/worry> persistente, acuciante; <husband/wife> rezongón (fam)
II
1) ( scolder) rezongón, -gona m,f (fam), gruñón, -ñona m,f2) ( horse) (colloq & pej) jamelgo m (fam & pey), cuaco m (Méx fam & pey) -
103 vale
veil(a valley.) valle
Del verbo valer: ( conjugate valer) \ \
vale es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: vale valer
vale sustantivo masculino ( por devolución) credit note o slip; ■ interjección ver valer verbo intransitivo 4
valer ( conjugate valer) verbo transitivo 1 ( tener un valor de) to be worth; ( costar) to cost;◊ ¿cuánto valen? how much are they?, what do they cost?2 (+ me/te/le etc) ( ganar):◊ esta obra le valió un premio this play earned o won her a prizeverbo intransitivo 1 (+ compl) ( tener cierto valor) to be worth; ( costar) to cost;◊ vale más, pero es mejor it costs more but it's better;cada cupón vale por un regalo each voucher is worth a gift 2 ( tener valor no material): como profesor no vale (nada) as a teacher he's useless; vales tanto como él you're as good as he is; hacerse vale to assert oneself; hacer vale algo ‹ derecho› to assert o enforce sth 3 ( servir):◊ esta no vale, es muy ancha this one's no good, it's too wide;no le valió de nada protestar protesting got him nowhere; no vale para algo to be useless o no good at sth 4◊ vale (Esp fam)◊ ¿a las ocho? — ¡vale! at eight o'clock? — sure o fine o OK?;¿vale? OK?, all right?b) ( basta):◊ ¿vale así? is that OK o enough?5◊ más vale: más vale así it's better that way;más te vale ir you'd better go 6 [jugada/partido] to countb) ( estar permitido):◊ eso no vale, estás haciendo trampa that's not fair, you're cheating;no vale mirar you're not allowed to look 7 (Méx fam)a) ( no importar):◊ a mí eso me vale I don't give a damn about that (colloq)c) ( estropearse):◊ mi coche ya valió my car's had it (colloq)valerse verbo pronominal 1 ( servirse) valese de algo/algn to use sth/sb 2 [anciano/enfermo]: 3 (estar permitido, ser correcto): ¡no se vale! that's not fair!
vale
I sustantivo masculino
1 (bono, papeleta canjeable) voucher
2 (compromiso de pago, pagaré) promissory note, IOU
II exclamación all right, OK ➣ Ver nota en all right
valer
I verbo transitivo
1 (tener precio, costar) to cost
2 (tener valor) to be worth ➣ Ver nota en worth
3 (ser causa o motivo de) to earn: el suspenso le valió una reprimenda, he was told off for failing
4 (merecer) to be worth: vale la pena leerlo, it is worth reading
II verbo intransitivo
1 (ser meritorio) es una mujer que vale mucho, she is a fine woman
2 (ser útil, capaz) vale para rastrillar hojas, it is used to rake up leaves
no vale para estudiar, he is no good at studying
de nada vale quejarse, it is useless to complain
3 (ropa, zapatos) to fit: ya no me vale, it doesn't fit me anymore ' vale' also found in these entries: Spanish: bono - buena - bueno - indistintamente - potosí - prevenir - punto - tarde - valer - valle - vencida - vencido - céntimo - cupón - hombre - madre - malo - maña - pájaro - pena - talón English: all right - best - better - bird - book token - by - coupon - debenture - devil - enough - fine - gift certificate - gift token - gift voucher - go - go for - hassle - hopeless - may - OK - okay - raincheck - right - strength - token - trading stamp - try - up to - voucher - warrant - weight - well - worth - worthwhile - book - count - damn - effort - gift - good - late - safe - stocktr[veɪl]1 literal valle nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLvale of tears valle nombre masculino de lágrimasvale ['veɪl] n: valle mn.• valle s.m.veɪlnoun (poet) valle m[veɪl]N poet valle mvale of tears — valle m de lágrimas
* * *[veɪl]noun (poet) valle m -
104 bureaucratic
adjective, bureaucratically* * *adjective bürokratisch* * *bu·reau·crat·ic[ˌbjʊərə(ʊ)ˈkrætɪk, AM ˌbjʊrəˈkræt̬-]adj bürokratisch\bureaucratic hassle Ärger m mit der Bürokratie* * *1. adj bureaucratically2. adv["bjU\@rəU'krtIk, -əlI] bürokratisch* * *bureaucratic adj (adv bureaucratically) bürokratisch* * *adjective, bureaucratically* * *n.bürokratisch adj. -
105 atosigar
atosigar ( conjugate atosigar) verbo transitivo ( importunar) to pester, hassle (colloq); ( presionar) to pressure (AmE), to pressurize (BrE)
atosigar verbo transitivo to harass -
106 dificultad
Del verbo dificultar: ( conjugate dificultar) \ \
dificultad es: \ \2ª persona plural (vosotros) imperativoMultiple Entries: dificultad dificultar
dificultad sustantivo femenino difficulty; tiene dificultades en hacerse entender she has difficulty in making herself understood; me pusieron muchas dificultades para entrar they made it very hard for me to get in; meterse en dificultades to get into difficulties
dificultar ( conjugate dificultar) verbo transitivo to make … difficult
dificultad sustantivo femenino
1 difficulty
2 (penalidad, contrariedad) trouble, problem
dificultades económicas, financial problems ' dificultad' also found in these entries: Spanish: coja - cojo - elevarse - encarar - escollo - evadir - fatiga - impedimento - infranqueable - intríngulis - necesidad - nudo - obstáculo - pena - remontar - retroceder - salir - salvar - tela - tumbo - vencer - apuro - complicación - confrontar - contra - contrariedad - encontrar - esquivar - insuperable - miga - ofrecer - pantano - pega - pero - presentar - radicar - sortear - subsanar - superar - surgir - traba - tropezar English: difficulty - experience - extricate - gasp - hassle - hitch - hobble - inarticulate - iron out - job - manage - painless - squash in - struggle - struggle along - struggle on - tongue-tied - trial - trouble - trudge - considerable - difficult - grade - hiccup - pit - scramble - wheeze - wriggle -
107 fastidiar
fastidiar ( conjugate fastidiar) verbo transitivo ‹fiesta/excursión› to spoil; ‹ estómago› to upset verbo intransitivo: ¡no fastidies! ¿de veras? go on! you're kidding! (colloq) fastidiarse verbo pronominalb) (fam) ( jorobarse):◊ tendré que fastidiarme I'll have to put up with it (colloq);¡te fastidias! (Esp) tough! (colloq)
fastidiar verbo transitivo
1 (causar enojo, molestia) to annoy, bother: me fastidió mucho que no vinieras, I was upset that you couldn't come
2 fam (el pelo, un coche, etc) to damage, ruin: se ha vuelto a fastidiar la lavadora, the washing machine's broken down again (un proyecto, plan) to spoil
3 (causar una herida) to hurt ' fastidiar' also found in these entries: Spanish: cagar - extemporánea - extemporáneo - joder - martirizar - pajolera - pajolero - cargar - embolar - hartar - hinchar - molestar English: aggravate - annoy - cock up - get - goose - hassle - irk - irritate - mess about - mess around - nag - play up - rub - screw up - spite - badger - bug - screw -
108 huevear
huevear ( conjugate huevear) verbo intransitivo (Chi, Per vulg) ( perder el tiempo) to goof off (AmE colloq), to piss around (BrE sl) verbo transitivo (Chi vulg) ‹ persona› ( molestar) to bug (colloq), to hassle (colloq); ( tomar el pelo a) to kid -
109 hueveo
Del verbo huevear: ( conjugate huevear) \ \
hueveo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
hueveó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: huevear hueveo
huevear ( conjugate huevear) verbo intransitivo (Chi, Per vulg) ( perder el tiempo) to goof off (AmE colloq), to piss around (BrE sl) verbo transitivo (Chi vulg) ‹ persona› ( molestar) to bug (colloq), to hassle (colloq); ( tomar el pelo a) to kid
hueveo sustantivo masculino (Chi vulg) ( tomadura de pelo) pisstake (vulg); -
110 jaleo
Del verbo jalear: ( conjugate jalear) \ \
jaleo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
jaleó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: jalear jaleo
jaleo sustantivo masculino (fam) ( desorden) mess; ( problemas) hassle (colloq)c) ( actividad intensa):con todo el jaleo de la mudanza with all the upheaval of the move
jalear vtr (animar) to cheer (on)
jaleo sustantivo masculino
1 (ruido) din, racket
armar jaleo, to make a racket
2 (situación confusa) muddle
3 (bronca) row ' jaleo' also found in these entries: Spanish: alborotar - alboroto - buena - bueno - bulla - cacao - escándalo - folclore - follón - lomo - meter - montarse - ruido - taco - zarabanda - armar - gresca - pelotera - quilombo - revuelta English: almighty - din - fuss - racket - ruckus - rumpus - to-do - ructions - to -
111 jorobar
jorobar ( conjugate jorobar) verbo transitivo (fam) verbo intransitivo (fam) ( molestar) to annoy;◊ lo que más me joroba es … what really bugs o gets me is … (colloq)jorobarse verbo pronominal (fam)a) ( aguantarse):◊ y si no te gusta, te jorobas and if you don't like it, that's tough (colloq)‹ espalda› to do … in (colloq) [ fiesta] to be ruined
jorobar familiar verbo transitivo
1 (molestar, enfadar) to annoy, bother: me joroba que hagas eso, it really bugs me when you do that
¡no jorobes!, (incredulidad) pull the other one!
2 (arruinar, estropear) to ruin, wreck: la lluvia nos jorobó el paseo, the rain spoilt our stroll ' jorobar' also found in these entries: Spanish: chingar English: cock up - hassle -
112 lío
Del verbo liar: ( conjugate liar) \ \
lío es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
lió es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: liar lío
liar ( conjugate liar) verbo transitivo 1 ( envolver) to wrap (up); (en un fardo, manojo) to bundle (up) 2 (fam) liarse verbo pronominal 1 (fam) 2 (Esp fam)a) ( entretenerse):◊ nos liamos a hablar y … we got talking and …b) ( emprenderla):
lío sustantivo masculino 1◊ armarse/hacerse un lío (con algo) to get into a mess (with sth) (colloq)tiene líos con la policía he's in trouble with the police (colloq); ¡qué lío se va a armar! there's going to be hell to pay! (colloq) 2 ( fardo) bundle
liar verbo transitivo
1 (envolver) to wrap up (un cigarro) to roll
2 (embrollar) to muddle up (aturdir) to confuse
lío sustantivo masculino
1 fam (desorden) mess, muddle
2 fam (romance) affair
3 (de ropa, etc) bundle Locuciones: armar un lío, to kick up a fuss
hacerse líos con, to get mixed up
meterse en un lío, to get into trouble ' lío' also found in these entries: Spanish: avispero - barullo - berenjenal - buena - bueno - enredarse - follón - gorda - gordo - meterse - mogollón - monumental - petate - tinglado - tomate - trapisonda - armar - bochinche - bronca - desenredar - despelote - enredado - enredar - enredo - menudo - meter - pedo - pelotera - quilombo English: carry-on - cock-up - fuss - hassle - hot - hot water - jam - kick up - mess - misunderstanding - mix-up - muddle - palaver - pickle - rigmarole - scrape - screw-up - tangle - to-do - trouble - ungodly - water - bundle - get - havoc - mix - muddled - rumpus - stink - stir - to - wad -
113 peña
Del verbo penar: ( conjugate penar) \ \
pena es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: pena penar peña
pena sustantivo femenino 1a) ( tristeza):◊ tenía/sentía mucha peña he was o felt very sad;me da peña verlo it upsets me o it makes me sad to see it; a mí la que me da peña es su mujer it's his wife I feel sorry for; está que da peña she's in a terrible state◊ ¡qué peña! what a pity o shame!;es una peña que … it's a pity (that) …; vale or merece la peña it's worth it; vale la peña leerlo/visitarlo it's worth reading/a visit 2◊ penas sustantivo femenino pluralme contó sus peñas he told me his troubles; a duras peñas ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty 3 (Der) sentence; peña capital or de muerte death penalty 4 (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;◊ ¡qué peña! how embarrasing!;me da mucha peña pedírselo I'm too embarrassed to ask him
peña sustantivo femenino 1 ( roca) crag, rock 2b) (AmL) tb
pena sustantivo femenino
1 (castigo) punishment, penalty: fue condenado a pena de muerte, he was sentenced to death
2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow, sadness: es una pena que no vengas, it's a pity you're not coming
3 (dificultad) hardships pl, trouble Locuciones: estar hecho una pena, to be in a terrible state
merecer o valer la pena, to be worth: no merece la pena que lo hagas, it's not worth doing it
a duras penas, hardly
sin pena ni gloria, almost unnoticed
peña sustantivo femenino
1 rock, crag
2 (de socios, de amigos) club
3 fam (gente) people (pandilla) gang ' peña' also found in these entries: Spanish: ay - cáliz - capital - cicatrizar - compensar - condonar - conmutar - dar - desgarrador - desgarradora - garrote - horda - lamentable - lastimosa - lastimoso - merecer - mortificar - mortificarse - pena - pesar - rebajar - sentimiento - so - valer - aliviar - castigar - causar - consumir - dolor - enorme - gemido - grande - herida - hondo - imponer - indultar - indulto - inmenso - lástima - mal - mitigar - presidio - prisión - severidad - suspirar English: bother - capital punishment - carry - dear - death penalty - grief - grieve - hassle - heart - jail - mope about - mope around - numb - opposed - pay - pay off - penalty - prostrate - remission - retribution - sentence - shame - sorrow - term - trouble - try - wail - worth - worthwhile - against - ashamed - broken - capital - community - death - effort - embarrassed - embarrassing - embarrassment - hurt - mortified - painfully - pity - sort - suspended - well -
114 pedo
pedo sustantivo masculino 1 (fam) ( ventosidad) fart (sl); al pedo (RPl fam) for nothing 2 (arg) ( borrachera):◊ agarró un buen pedo he got really plastered (colloq);tenía un pedo que no veía he was blind drunk (colloq) 3 (Méx fam) (problema, lío) hassle (colloq);◊ hacérsela de pedo a algn (Méx vulg) to give sb hell (colloq)
pedo m fam
1 fart
tirarse un pedo, to fart
2 fam (borrachera) drunkenness
estar pedo, to be pissed ' pedo' also found in these entries: Spanish: tirar English: fart - plastered -
115 pena
Del verbo penar: ( conjugate penar) \ \
pena es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: pena penar peña
pena sustantivo femenino 1a) ( tristeza):◊ 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; a mí la que me da pena es su mujer it's his wife I feel sorry for; está que da pena she's in a terrible state◊ ¡qué pena! what a pity o shame!;es una pena que … it's a pity (that) …; vale or merece la pena it's worth it; vale la pena leerlo/visitarlo it's worth reading/a visit 2◊ penas sustantivo femenino pluralme contó sus penas he told me his troubles; a duras penas ( apenas) hardly; ( con dificultad) with difficulty 3 (Der) sentence; pena capital or de muerte death penalty 4 (AmL exc CS) ( vergüenza) embarrassment;◊ ¡qué pena! how embarrasing!;me da mucha pena pedírselo I'm too embarrassed to ask him
peña sustantivo femenino 1 ( roca) crag, rock 2b) (AmL) tb
pena sustantivo femenino
1 (castigo) punishment, penalty: fue condenado a pena de muerte, he was sentenced to death
2 (tristeza) grief, sorrow, sadness: es una pena que no vengas, it's a pity you're not coming
3 (dificultad) hardships pl, trouble Locuciones: estar hecho una pena, to be in a terrible state
merecer o valer la pena, to be worth: no merece la pena que lo hagas, it's not worth doing it
a duras penas, hardly
sin pena ni gloria, almost unnoticed
peña sustantivo femenino
1 rock, crag
2 (de socios, de amigos) club
3 fam (gente) people (pandilla) gang ' pena' also found in these entries: Spanish: ay - cáliz - capital - cicatrizar - compensar - condonar - conmutar - dar - desgarrador - desgarradora - garrote - horda - lamentable - lastimosa - lastimoso - merecer - mortificar - mortificarse - peña - pesar - rebajar - sentimiento - so - valer - aliviar - castigar - causar - consumir - dolor - enorme - gemido - grande - herida - hondo - imponer - indultar - indulto - inmenso - lástima - mal - mitigar - presidio - prisión - severidad - suspirar English: bother - capital punishment - carry - dear - death penalty - grief - grieve - hassle - heart - jail - mope about - mope around - numb - opposed - pay - pay off - penalty - prostrate - remission - retribution - sentence - shame - sorrow - term - trouble - try - wail - worth - worthwhile - against - ashamed - broken - capital - community - death - effort - embarrassed - embarrassing - embarrassment - hurt - mortified - painfully - pity - sort - suspended - well -
116 problema
problema sustantivo masculino problem;◊ resolver/solucionar un problema to solve a problem;los coches viejos dan muchos problemas old cars give a lot of trouble; no te hagas problema (AmL) don't worry about it
problema sustantivo masculino problem: les está dando muchos problemas, it is giving them a lot of trouble
problemas económicos, financial difficulties ' problema' also found in these entries: Spanish: abordar - acotar - circunscribirse - comprensión - conciencia - concienciarse - conjuntamente - contingente - deforestación - desarrollo - desforestación - desmenuzar - diferente - drogodependencia - eficacia - encarar - endemoniada - endemoniado - enfocar - enfocada - enfocado - enfoque - enrevesada - enrevesado - enunciado - inconveniente - intrincada - intrincado - magnitud - mano - orden - plantear - presentarse - profundizar - profundidad - radicar - raíz - remediar - remontar - replantear - resolución - resolver - robar - rompecabezas - salida - sencilla - sencillez - sencillo - sensibilizar - sinsabor English: answer - appreciate - appreciation - approach - approachable - arithmetic - attack - avenue - awkward - bit - bypass - can - care - central - come up - compound - deal with - define - devil - difficulty - emerge - emotional - form - formidable - graft - grapple - growing - hard - hassle - ignore - issue - knotty - knowledge - land - lie - magnitude - major - matter - meditate - meet with - nut - object - outstanding - overcome - pin down - pose - present - problem - question - relation -
117 rollo
rollo sustantivo masculino 1 2◊ ¡qué rollo de conferencia! what a boring lecture!◊ ¡qué rollo! what a nuisance o pain!3 (fam) bueno, corta el rollo ya OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq) 4 (Esp, Méx fam) ( asunto) business ■ adjetivo invariable (Esp fam) boring;◊ ¡qué tío más rollo! that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)
rollo sustantivo masculino
1 (de papel, tela, etc) roll (para la cámara de fotos) (roll of) film Cine reel (de papel higiénico) roll (of toilet paper)
2 (de alambre, cuerda, etc) coil, reel
3 Culin (para amasar) rolling pin (para comer) roll
4 fam (una persona, una cosa) drag, bore: ¡menudo rollo de película!, what a boring film!
soltar el rollo, to give a speech o sermon
5 fam (asunto) affair, matter: está metido en el rollo de las drogas, he's involved in drugs
6 fam (ambiente) hay buen/mal rollo entre nosotros, we have good/bad vibrations Locuciones: familiar ser algo un rollo patatero, to be a real bore ' rollo' also found in these entries: Spanish: esto - paliza - palo - pestiño - avanzar - movida English: bore - coil - grind - hassle - roll - scroll - spiel - toilet roll - bind - reel - rolling pin - toilet -
118 -Building work-
At home Building workWe've had the builders in since Monday. Abbiamo i muratori in casa da lunedì scorso.The house is in a right mess. La casa è nel caos totale.What kind of building work are you having done? Che tipo di lavori di costruzione state facendo fare?We're having a loft extension done. Stiamo facendo allargare il sottotetto.That sounds like a lot of upheaval. Sembra un cambiamento radicale.Tell me about it! A chi lo dici!The builders have covered all the carpets, but there's still dust everywhere. I muratori hanno coperto tutta la moquette ma c'è ancora polvere ovunque.We've put quite a lot of stuff into storage while the builders are here. Abbiamo messo un bel po' di cose in deposito mentre ci sono i muratori.The house has been turned upside down. La casa è stata messa sottosopra.How long is the job going to take? Quanto tempo ci vorrà per finire il lavoro?The builders said the job would take six to eight weeks, max. I muratori dicono che per i lavori ci vorranno da sei a otto settimane al massimo.They told me it would take three weeks at the most. Mi hanno detto che ci vorranno tre settimane al massimo.When the loft extension is finished, we'll have a lot more space. Quando l'allargamento del sottotetto sarà finito avremo molto più spazio.We'll have an extra bedroom once the job's done. Avremo una camera da letto in più quando il lavoro sarà finito.The loft conversion will add £50,000 to the value of the house. La conversione del sottotetto aggiungerà £50.000 al valore della casa.Once it's over, you forget all about the hassle. Quando sarà finito ti dimenticherai completamente di questa seccatura.I suppose so. Credo anch'io.We are looking for a new place. Stiamo cercando un'altra casa.The house prices around here are astronomical. I prezzi delle case qui intorno sono esagerati.We can't afford to move. Non possiamo permetterci di traslocare. -
119 -Going on holiday 1-
Travel Going on holiday 1I'm off on holiday tomorrow. Domani parto per le vacanze.Where are you going? Dove vai?I'm going skiing for a week in the French Alps. Vado a sciare per una settimana sulle Alpi francesi.We're going to Venice for a fortnight. Andiamo a Venezia per quindici giorni.We're going hiking in the Spanish Pyrenees with some friends. Andiamo a fare un'escursione sui Pirenei spagnoli con degli amici.It's all right for some! Beati voi!I wanted to ask you if you could give me a lift to the airport. Volevo chiederti se puoi darmi un passaggio all'aeroporto.What time's your flight? A che ora è il tuo volo?I don't have to check in till 7.30 tomorrow evening. Il check-in non apre prima delle 19:30 domani sera.I've got so much stuff to carry! Ho così tanta roba da portare!It would be such a hassle on the train. Sarebbe una tale scocciatura in treno.It's not a problem. Non c'è problema.I'll give you a lift. Ti do un passaggio.What time shall I pick you up? A che ora devo venire a prenderti?How long do you think it will take to get to the airport at that time of day? Quanto tempo pensi che impiegheremo per arrivare in aeroporto a quell'ora?It's rush hour, but we'll be going against the traffic. È l'ora di punta ma andremo nel senso opposto al traffico.I reckon if we leave about six that should give us plenty of time, even if there is traffic. Credo che se partiamo alle sei avremo tutto il tempo necessario, anche se c'è traffico.You're a star! Grande!Thanks a million! Grazie mille!I'll be round at six sharp tomorrow. Arriverò alle sei in punto domani.See you tomorrow then. Allora ci vediamo domani. -
120 ■ do without
■ do withoutv. i. + prep.1 fare senza; fare a meno di: They can't do without me [my help], non possono fare a meno di me [del mio aiuto]; There's no butter left, so we'll have to do without (it), non c'è più burro, quindi dobbiamo farne a meno2 (preceduto da can o could) fare a meno di; risparmiarsi volentieri (q.): (iron.) We can do without your advice, thank you!, grazie tante, possiamo anche fare a meno dei tuoi consigli; I could do without all this hassle, mi sarei risparmiato volentieri questa seccatura.
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hassle — n. 1. An inconvenience caused by difficulties encountered trying to accomplish a task; as, finding a parking place in midtown is always a hassle. Syn: fuss, trouble, bother. [WordNet 1.5] 2. disorderly fighting; an angry dispute or disturbance.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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hassle — informal ► NOUN 1) irritating inconvenience. 2) deliberate harassment. ► VERB ▪ harass; pester. ORIGIN originally a dialect word meaning «hack or saw at», of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
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hassle — I n. struggle a hassle to + inf. (it was a hassle to get a visa = it was a hassle getting a visa) II v. (D; tr.) to hassle about, over * * * [ hæs(ə)l] over (D; tr.) to hassle about [ struggle ] a hassle to + inf. (it was a hassle to get a visa … Combinatory dictionary