he drove alone

she drives a Renault — tiene un Renault

she drove me home — me llevó en coche a casa

the Indians were driven off their land — los indios fueron expulsados de sus tierras

we drove them away with sticks — los ahuyentamos con palos

he drove his cattle south — condujo su ganado hacia el sur

he drove the nail through the plank — atravesó la tabla con el clavo

to drive something INTO something — clavar/hincar* algo en algo

we were driven to it by fear — fue el miedo lo que nos llevó a hacerlo

he drove them mercilessly — los hizo trabajar como esclavos

she drives herself too hard — se exige demasiado a sí misma

she drives to work — va a trabajar en coche

we drove all night — viajamos toda la noche

it's a three-hour drive — es un viaje de tres horas en coche

the sex drive — el apetito sexual

a sales drive — una campaña de ventas

four-wheel drive — tracción en las cuatro ruedas

right-/left-hand drive — con el volante a la derecha/a la izquierda

it's a long drive — se tarda mucho en coche

it's only a short drive from here — desde aquí se tarda poco en coche

one hour's drive from London — a una hora en coche de Londres

it's a 50 mile drive — está a una distancia de 50 millas

his car was parked in the drive — su coche estaba aparcado en la entrada

a recruitment drive — una campaña de reclutamiento

a sales drive — una promoción de ventas

the drive towards industrialization — el camino hacia la industrialización

a four-wheel drive jeep — un jeep con tracción en las cuatro ruedas

to put the car in drive — poner el coche en marcha

he drives a taxi — es taxista

she drives a Mercedes — tiene un Mercedes

I'll drive you home — te llevo a tu casa

he drove me to the station — me llevó a la estación

they drive the cattle to new pastures — conducen el ganado a otros pastos

the wind drove the rain into our eyes — el viento hacía que la lluvia nos azotaba en los ojos

a strong wind was driving the clouds across the sky — un viento fuerte arrastraba las nubes por el cielo

the gale drove the ship off course — el temporal hizo que el barco perdiera su rumbo

troops drove the demonstrators off the streets — las tropas obligaron a los manifestantes a abandonar las calles

she drove her fist straight into his face — le dio con el puño justo en la cara

I was driven to it — me vi forzado a ello

competition has driven prices down — la competencia ha hecho que bajen los precios

hunger eventually drove him out of the house — finalmente el hambre lo empujó a salir de la casa

high prices are driving local people out of the area — el que los precios sean tan altos está haciendo que la gente se vaya a vivir a otras zonas

the recession drove them into bankruptcy — la recesión los llevó a la bancarrota

to drive sb hard — hacer trabajar mucho a algn

she is driving herself too hard — se está exigiendo demasiado

to drive on the left — circular por la izquierda

he drove alone — hizo el viaje en coche solo

we've driven 50 miles in the last hour — hemos recorrido 80km (con el coche) en la última hora

next time we'll drive there — la próxima vez iremos en coche

he drives around in an expensive car — va por ahí en un coche de esos caros

heavy rain drove against the window — la fuerte lluvia azotaba el cristal

she drives a Renault — tiene un Renault

she drove me home — me llevó en coche a casa

the Indians were driven off their land — los indios fueron expulsados de sus tierras

we drove them away with sticks — los ahuyentamos con palos

he drove his cattle south — condujo su ganado hacia el sur

he drove the nail through the plank — atravesó la tabla con el clavo

to drive something INTO something — clavar/hincar* algo en algo

we were driven to it by fear — fue el miedo lo que nos llevó a hacerlo

he drove them mercilessly — los hizo trabajar como esclavos

she drives herself too hard — se exige demasiado a sí misma

she drives to work — va a trabajar en coche

we drove all night — viajamos toda la noche

it's a three-hour drive — es un viaje de tres horas en coche

the sex drive — el apetito sexual

a sales drive — una campaña de ventas

four-wheel drive — tracción en las cuatro ruedas

right-/left-hand drive — con el volante a la derecha/a la izquierda

alle, núr ich nicht — everyone except or but me

núr ich weiß — I'm the only one who knows, only I know

núr schade, dass... — it's just a pity that...

núr dass... — it's just that..., only...

alles, núr das nicht! — anything but that!

warum hast du das gemacht? – núr so — why did you do that? – I just did

núr kann man nie wissen, ob... — only or but you never can or can never tell if...

wie schnell er núr redet — doesn't he speak fast!

was/wer/wie etc núr? — but what/who/how etc?

sie bekommt alles, was sie núr will — she gets whatever she wants

(Wunsch, Bedingung) wenn er núr (erst) käme — if only he would come, if he would only come

wüsste ich núr, wie — if only I knew how, if I only knew how

sagen Sie das núr nicht Ihrer Frau! — just don't tell your wife (whatever you do)

núr zu! — go on

sieh núr — just look

sagen Sie es núr, Sie brauchen es núr zu sagen — just say (the word), you only have to say (the word)

er soll núr lachen! — let him laugh

núr mehr (dial, esp Aus) — only... left

ich habe nur eine Stunde Zeit — I only have an hour

er hat nur einen einzigen Fehler gemacht — he made just a single mistake

das ist nur recht und billig — it is only right and proper

alle durften mitfahren, nur ich nicht — everyone was allowed to go, all except me

er tut das mit Absicht, nur um dich zu provozieren — he does it deliberately, just to provoke you

nicht nur..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...

nicht nur, dass... — it's not just that...

ich male nur so zum Spaß — I paint just for fun

nur dass... — except that...

das ist nur zu wahr! — it's only too true!

wenn das nur gut geht! — let's [just] hope it goes well

wenn er nur käme/hier wäre — if only he would come/he were here

nur keine Hemmungen! — don't be inhibited!

nur zu! — go ahead

lass dich nur nicht erwischen — just don't let me/him/her/them catch you

nur Geduld/vorsichtig/langsam — just be patient/careful/take it easy

nur nicht! — don't, for goodness' sake!

was hat er nur? — whatever's the matter with him?

es wimmelte nur so von Insekten — it was just teeming with insects

er schlug auf den Tisch, dass es nur so krachte — he crashed his fist [down] on the table

ich habe nur eine Stunde Zeit — I only have an hour

er hat nur einen einzigen Fehler gemacht — he made just a single mistake

das ist nur recht und billig — it is only right and proper

alle durften mitfahren, nur ich nicht — everyone was allowed to go, all except me

er tut das mit Absicht, nur um dich zu provozieren — he does it deliberately, just to provoke you

nicht nur..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...

nicht nur, dass... — it's not just that...

ich male nur so zum Spaß — I paint just for fun

Warum fragst du? - Ach, nur so — Why do you ask? - Oh, no particular reason

nur dass... — except that...

das ist nur zu wahr! — it's only too true!

wenn das nur gut geht! — let's [just] hope it goes well

wenn er nur käme/hier wäre — if only he would come/he were here

nur keine Hemmungen! — don't be inhibited!

nur zu! — go ahead

lass dich nur nicht erwischen — just don't let me/him/her/them catch you

nur Geduld/vorsichtig/langsam — just be patient/careful/take it easy

nur nicht! — don't, for goodness' sake!

wie soll ich ihm das nur erklären? — just how am I supposed to explain it to him?

was sollen wir nur tun? — what on earth are we going to do?

was hat er nur? — whatever's the matter with him?

er lief, so schnell er nur konnte — he ran just as fast as he could

es wimmelte nur so von Insekten — it was just teeming with insects

er schlug auf den Tisch, dass es nur so krachte — he crashed his fist [down] on the table

être fiché par la police — to be on police files

ne rien ficher — to do nothing

ficher la paix à quelqu'un — to leave somebody alone

le repas était excellent, ils ne se sont pas fichus de nous — the meal was excellent, they did us proud

ficher une claque à qn; fiche une claque à qn — to give sb a slap

Il m'a fichu une contravention. — He gave me a damn ticket.

ficher la paix à qn — to leave sb alone

Fiche-moi la paix! — Leave me alone!

Qu'est-ce qu'il fiche? — What on earth is he doing?

ficher qch dans — to stick sth into

he told her to be home by 11 — le dijo que volviera antes de las 11

they should be there by now — ya deberían estar allí

will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?

by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido

by day/night — de día/noche

Rome by night — Roma de noche

it's right by the door — está justo al lado de la puerta

I always keep some money by me — siempre llevo algo de dinero encima

I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo

I came in by the back door — entré por la puerta de atrás

by land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión

she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela

she was accompanied by her father — iba acompañada de su padre

a play by Shakespeare — una obra de Shakespeare

it was written by Pinter — fue escrita por Pinter

made by hand — hecho a mano

to travel by carain — viajar en cocheen

to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito

to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas

by moonlight — a la luz de la luna

by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme

by chance — por casualidad

she is Spanish by birth — es española de nacimiento

by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas

by that clock it's almost half past — según ese reloj son casi y media

that's fine by me — por mí no hay problema

I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...

by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso

we are paid by the hour — nos pagan por hora(s)

they make them by the thousand — hacen miles y miles de ellos

we missed the train by seconds — perdimos el tren por unos segundos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two — soy una pulgada o dos más alto que tú

one by one — uno por uno

they went in two by two — entraron de dos en dos

multiply two by three — multiplica dos por tres

a room 20ft by 12ft — una habitación de 20 pies por 12

north by northeast — nornor(d)este

by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo

I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas

they do their homework by themselves — hacen los deberes solos

let me by! — déjenme pasar!

she rushed by without seeing me — pasó corriendo y no me vio

they watched the parade march by — vieron pasar el desfile

I put a little money by each week — ahorro un poco de dinero cada semana

I've got it by me — lo tengo a mi lado

the house by the river — la casa que hay junto al río

a holiday by the sea — unas vacaciones en la costa

he came in by the back door/by the window — entró por la puerta de atrás/por la ventana

I went by Dover — fui por Dover

she walked by me — pasó por delante de mí

he rushed by me without seeing me — pasó deprisa por delante de mí sin verme

we drove by the cathedral — pasamos con el coche por delante de la catedral

by day — de día

by night — de noche

by day he's a bank clerk and by night he's a security guard — de día es un empleado de banco y de noche es guarda de seguridad

a postcard of London by night — una postal nocturna de Londres

we must be there by four o'clock — tenemos que estar allí para las cuatro

can you finish it by tomorrow? — ¿puedes terminarlo para mañana?

applications must be submitted by 21 April — las solicitudes deben presentarse antes del 21 de abril

it'll be ready by the time you get back — estará listo para cuando regreses

by tomorrow/Tuesday, I'll be in France — mañana/el martes ya estaré en Francia

by yesterday it was clear that... — ayer ya se veía claro que...

by 30 September we had spent £500 — a 30 de septiembre habíamos gastado 500 libras

by 1998 the figure had reached... — en 1998 la cifra había llegado a...

by 2010 the figure will have reached... — hacia el año 2010 la cifra habrá llegado a...

to reduce sth by a third — reducir algo en una tercera parte

to rent a house by the month — alquilar una casa por meses

letters were arriving by the sackload — las cartas llegaban a montones

it seems to be getting bigger by the minute/day — parece que va creciendo minuto a minuto/día a día

the thieves were caught by the police — los ladrones fueron capturados por la policía, la policía capturó a los ladrones

surrounded by enemies — rodeado de enemigos

a painting by Picasso — un cuadro de Picasso

who's that song by? — ¿de quién es esa canción?

he had a daughter by his first wife — tuvo una hija con su primera mujer

by working hard — a fuerza de mucho trabajar, trabajando mucho

he ended by saying that... — terminó diciendo que...

by my watch it's five o'clock — según mi reloj son las cinco

by my calculations — según mis cálculos

to call sth by its proper name — llamar algo por su nombre

if that's okay by you — si no tienes inconveniente

she missed the plane by a few minutes — perdió el avión por unos minutos

we beat them to Joe's house by five minutes — llegamos a casa de Joe cinco minutos antes que ellos

broader by a metre — un metro más ancho

she's lighter than her brother by only a couple of pounds — pesa solo un par de libras menos que su hermano

it's too short by a metre — es un metro más corto de lo que tendría que ser

it missed me by inches — no me dio por un pelo, me pasó rozando

a room 3 metres by 4 — una habitación de 3 metros por 4

• by oneself — solo

he was all by himself — estaba solo

I did it all by myself — lo hice yo solo

don't leave the two of them alone by themselves — no los dejes solos

north by northeast — nornordeste

south by southwest — sudsudoeste, sursuroeste

I swear by Almighty God — juro por Dios Todopoderoso

a train hurtled by — pasó un tren a toda velocidad

you'll be sorry by and by — no tardarás en arrepentirte

by and by we heard voices — al poco rato oímos unas voces

he told her to be home by 11 — le dijo que volviera antes de las 11

they should be there by now — ya deberían estar allí

will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?

by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido

by day/night — de día/noche

Rome by night — Roma de noche

it's right by the door — está justo al lado de la puerta

I always keep some money by me — siempre llevo algo de dinero encima

I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo

I came in by the back door — entré por la puerta de atrás

by land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión

she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela

she was accompanied by her father — iba acompañada de su padre

a play by Shakespeare — una obra de Shakespeare

it was written by Pinter — fue escrita por Pinter

made by hand — hecho a mano

to travel by car/train — viajar en coche/tren

to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito

to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas

by moonlight — a la luz de la luna

by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme

by chance — por casualidad

she is Spanish by birth — es española de nacimiento

by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas

by that clock it's almost half past — según ese reloj son casi y media

that's fine by me — por mí no hay problema

I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...

by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso

we are paid by the hour — nos pagan por hora(s)

they make them by the thousand — hacen miles y miles de ellos

we missed the train by seconds — perdimos el tren por unos segundos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two — soy una pulgada o dos más alto que tú

one by one — uno por uno

they went in two by two — entraron de dos en dos

multiply two by three — multiplica dos por tres

a room 20ft by 12ft — una habitación de 20 pies por 12

north by northeast — nornor(d)este

by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo

I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas

they do their homework by themselves — hacen los deberes solos

let me by! — déjenme pasar!

she rushed by without seeing me — pasó corriendo y no me vio

they watched the parade march by — vieron pasar el desfile

I put a little money by each week — ahorro un poco de dinero cada semana

non ho niente contro di lui — I've nothing against him

sono tutti contro di me — they are all against me

lottare contro qn/qc — to fight against sb/sth

la lotta contro la droga — the fight against drugs

pastiglie contro la tosse — throat lozenges

un ottimo rimedio contro l'influenza — an excellent treatment for flu

si appoggiò contro la porta — he leaned against the door

ho sbattuto contro la porta — I bumped into the door

si è schiantato contro un albero — it crashed into a tree

puntò la pistola contro di me — he pointed his gun at me

spararono contro la polizia — they shot at the police

(Comm : in cambio di) contro pagamento/ricevuta — on payment/receipt

(contrariamente a) contro ogni mia aspettativa — contrary to my expectations

contro corrente, contro luce, contro voglia ecc — controcorrente

votare contro — to vote against

hanno votato contro — they voted against it

dar contro a qn — to contradict sb

per contro — on the other hand

il pro e il contro — the pros and cons

sono tutti contro di lui — everyone is against him

una cura contro l'AIDS — a cure for Aids

ricerca contro il cancro — cancer research

contro ogni aspettativa — contrary to all expectations

assicurarsi contro qcs. — to take out insurance against sth.

tutelarsi contro un rischio — to protect oneself from a risk

tirare una pietra contro qcn. — to throw a stone at sb.

aprire il fuoco contro qcn. — to open fire on sb.

mi ha sguinzagliato i cani contro — he let the dogs loose on me

contro il muro — against the wall

andò a sbattere con l'auto contro un muro — he drove his car into a wall

finire contro gli scogli — to drift onto the rocks

Crane contro Conroy — Crane versus Conroy

la causa contro Foster — the case against Foster

Brasile contro Argentina — Brazil versus Argentina

hanno perso contro la squadra spagnola — they lost to the Spanish team

contro pagamento di — on payment of

contro assegno — cash on delivery

ho votato contro — I voted against it

sono contro — I'm against it

i pro e i contro — the pros and cons

dare contro a qcn. — to go for sb