he advanced an excuse

the A to Z of Gardening — el abecé de la jardinería

to get from A to B — ir* de un sitio a otro

A flat/sharp/natural — la bemol/sostenido/natural

A major/minor — la mayor/menor

the piece is in A — la pieza es en la mayor

35A — ≈35 bis, ≈35 duplicado

A for Andrew — A de Antonio

to get from A to B — ir de A a B

the A-Z of Management Techniques — el manual básico de Técnicas de Gestión, Técnicas de Gestión de la A a la Z

A major/minor — la mayor/menor

A sharp/flat — la sostenido/bemol

a book — un libro

an apple — una manzana

a soul — un alma

an eagle — un águila

an axe — un hacha

he is an engineer — es ingeniero

I am not a doctor — yo no soy médico

he's a brilliant scientist — es un excelente científico

that child's a thief! — ¡ese niño es un ladrón!

I have a wife and six children — tengo mujer y seis hijos

have you got a passport? — ¿tiene usted pasaporte?

I haven't got a car — no tengo coche

she's looking for a secretary — busca secretaria

she has a daughter — tiene una hija

they have a lovely house — tienen una casa preciosa

you don't stand a chance — no tienes posibilidad alguna

without a doubt — sin duda

without saying a word — sin decir palabra

half an hour — media hora

a fine excuse! — ¡bonita disculpa!

what an idiot! — ¡qué idiota!

a hundred pounds — cien libras

a drink would be nice — me gustaría algo de beber

Patrick, a lecturer at Glasgow University, says that... — Patrick, profesor de la Universidad de Glasgow, dice que...

the Duero, a Spanish river — el Duero, un río español

a Mr Smith called to see you — vino a verte un tal señor Smith

two apples a head — dos manzanas por persona

£80 a week — 80 libras por semana

50 kilometres an hour — 50 kilómetros por hora

30 pence a kilo — 30 peniques el kilo

once a week/three times a month — una vez a la semanaes veces al mes

the A to Z of Gardening — el abecé de la jardinería

to get from A to B — ir* de un sitio a otro

A flat/sharp/natural — la bemol/sostenido/natural

A major/minor — la mayor/menor

the piece is in A — la pieza es en la mayor

35A — ≈35 bis, ≈35 duplicado

the A to Z of Gardening — el abecé de la jardinería

to get from A to B — ir* de un sitio a otro

A flat/sharp/natural — la bemol/sostenido/natural

A major/minor — la mayor/menor

the piece is in A — la pieza es en la mayor

35A — ≈35 bis, ≈35 duplicado

A for Andrew — A de Antonio

to get from A to B — ir de A a B

the A-Z of Management Techniques — el manual básico de Técnicas de Gestión, Técnicas de Gestión de la A a la Z

A major/minor — la mayor/menor

A sharp/flat — la sostenido/bemol

a book — un libro

an apple — una manzana

a soul — un alma

an eagle — un águila

an axe — un hacha

he is an engineer — es ingeniero

I am not a doctor — yo no soy médico

he's a brilliant scientist — es un excelente científico

that child's a thief! — ¡ese niño es un ladrón!

I have a wife and six children — tengo mujer y seis hijos

have you got a passport? — ¿tiene usted pasaporte?

I haven't got a car — no tengo coche

she's looking for a secretary — busca secretaria

she has a daughter — tiene una hija

they have a lovely house — tienen una casa preciosa

you don't stand a chance — no tienes posibilidad alguna

without a doubt — sin duda

without saying a word — sin decir palabra

half an hour — media hora

a fine excuse! — ¡bonita disculpa!

what an idiot! — ¡qué idiota!

a hundred pounds — cien libras

a drink would be nice — me gustaría algo de beber

Patrick, a lecturer at Glasgow University, says that... — Patrick, profesor de la Universidad de Glasgow, dice que...

the Duero, a Spanish river — el Duero, un río español

a Mr Smith called to see you — vino a verte un tal señor Smith

two apples a head — dos manzanas por persona

£80 a week — 80 libras por semana

50 kilometres an hour — 50 kilómetros por hora

30 pence a kilo — 30 peniques el kilo

once a week/three times a month — una vez a la semanaes veces al mes

the A to Z of Gardening — el abecé de la jardinería

to get from A to B — ir* de un sitio a otro

A flat/sharp/natural — la bemol/sostenido/natural

A major/minor — la mayor/menor

the piece is in A — la pieza es en la mayor

35A — ≈35 bis, ≈35 duplicado

an old man — un vecchio, un anziano

old people — i vecchi

to get o grow old diventare vecchio, invecchiare; old before one's time invecchiato anzitempo; old Mr Brown or young Mr Brown? — il signor Brown padre o il signor Brown figlio?

how old are you? — quanti anni hai?

I'm 8 years old — ho 8 anni

a six-year old — un bambino di sei anni

a centuries-old tradition — una tradizione vecchia di secoli

to be as old as sb. — avere la stessa età di qcn.

he is 6 years older than me — ha 6 anni più di me

my older sister — mia sorella maggiore

I'll tell you when you're older — te lo dirò quando sarai più grande

to be old enough to do — essere grande abbastanza per fare

you're old enough to know better — alla tua età dovresti avere un po' di buonsenso

that dress is too old for you — quel vestito ti invecchia troppo

to be old for one's age — essere maturo per la propria età

in the old days — ai vecchi tempi, un tempo

just like old times — proprio come ai vecchi tempi

good old Bob! — il caro vecchio Bob!

a right old mess — un gran bel casino

any old how — come diavolo ti pare

any old doctor — un dottore qualsiasi

(in days) of old — un tempo, nei giorni andati

I know him of old — lo conosco da molto tempo

my olds — i miei vecchi

an old man — un vecchio, un anziano

old people — i vecchi

to get o grow old diventare vecchio, invecchiare; old before one's time invecchiato anzitempo; old Mr Brown or young Mr Brown? — il signor Brown padre o il signor Brown figlio?

how old are you? — quanti anni hai?

I'm 8 years old — ho 8 anni

a six-year old — un bambino di sei anni

a centuries-old tradition — una tradizione vecchia di secoli

to be as old as sb. — avere la stessa età di qcn.

he is 6 years older than me — ha 6 anni più di me

my older sister — mia sorella maggiore

I'll tell you when you're older — te lo dirò quando sarai più grande

to be old enough to do — essere grande abbastanza per fare

you're old enough to know better — alla tua età dovresti avere un po' di buonsenso

that dress is too old for you — quel vestito ti invecchia troppo

to be old for one's age — essere maturo per la propria età

in the old days — ai vecchi tempi, un tempo

just like old times — proprio come ai vecchi tempi

good old Bob! — il caro vecchio Bob!

a right old mess — un gran bel casino

any old how — come diavolo ti pare

any old doctor — un dottore qualsiasi

(in days) of old — un tempo, nei giorni andati

I know him of old — lo conosco da molto tempo

my olds — i miei vecchi

he/she is old enough to be your father/mother — er/sie könnte dein Vater/deine Mutter sein

be/seem old before one's time — frühzeitig gealtert sein/gealtert wirken

in the old days — früher

I saw old George today — ich habe heute unsern Freund George getroffen

the old — constr. as pl. (old people) alte Menschen

the knights of old — die Ritter früherer Zeiten

old people or folk(s) — alte Leute, die Alten

if I live to be that old — wenn ich (je) so alt werde

he/the building is 40 years old — er/das Gebäude ist 40 Jahre alt

at ten months old — im Alter von zehn Monaten

the old part of Ulm — die Ulmer Altstadt

in the old days — früher

the good/bad old days — die gute/schlechte alte Zeit

always the same old excuse — immer wieder dieselbe Ausrede

we had a great old time — wir haben uns prächtig amüsiert

I know him of old — ich kenne ihn von früher

as of old — wie in alten Zeiten

he is old enough to know better — aus diesem Alter ist er heraus

he/she is old enough to be your father/mother — er/sie könnte dein Vater/deine Mutter sein

be/seem old before one's time — frühzeitig gealtert sein/gealtert wirken

be [more than] 30 years old — [über] 30 Jahre alt sein

at ten years old — im Alter von 10 Jahren; mit 10 Jahren

in the old days — früher

be still working for the same old firm — noch immer in derselben Firma arbeiten

you lucky old so-and-so! — du bist vielleicht ein alter Glückspilz!

I saw old George today — ich habe heute unsern Freund George getroffen

the old — constr. as pl. (old people) alte Menschen

the knights of old — die Ritter früherer Zeiten