he made up for all the mistakes he'd made

to be as clever as they make them — être malin comme pas un (colloq)

to be on the make — (colloq) ( for profit) avoir les dents longues; ( for sex) être en chasse (colloq)

to make it — (colloq) (in career, life) y arriver; (to party, meeting) réussir à venir; ( be on time for train etc) y être

el fallo fue a su favor — the judgment o ruling was in her favour

Ex: Moreover, it would have been subject to frequent breakdown, for at that time and long after complexity and unreliability were synonymous.

• falta de respeto — disrespect, lack of respect

la falta de respeto por las ideas de los demás — disrespect o lack of respect for other people's ideas

• a falta de un término/sistema mejor — for want of a better term/system

• a falta de tres minutos para el final — three minutes from the end

• echar algo/a algn en falta — to miss sth/sb

• hacer falta hacer algo, para ser enfermero hace falta tener vocación — you have to be dedicated to be a nurse

• hacer falta que + subjun —

hace falta que el agua esté hirviendo — the water must be o needs to be boiling

ni falta que hace iró —

-¿te han invitado al concierto? -no, ni falta que me hace — "haven't they invited you to the concert?" - "no, and I couldn't care less" *

• poner falta a algn — to mark sb absent, put sb down as absent

• falta grave — serious offence, serious offense (EEUU), serious misconduct

• falta leve — minor offence, minor offense (EEUU), misdemeanour, misdemeanor (EEUU)

ha sido falta — it was a foul o fault

va a sacar la falta — (Ftbl) he's going to take the free kick; (Balonmano) he's going to take the free throw

• cometer una falta contra algn — to foul sb

• lanzamiento de falta — (Ftbl) free kick

• sacar faltas a algn — to point out sb's shortcomings, find fault with sb

• sin falta — without fail

falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something

a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none

agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out

sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something

falta de algo — de interés/dinero lack of something

a falta de pan buenas son (las) tortas or (Méx) a falta de pan, tortillas — half a loaf is better than none

agarrar or (esp Esp) coger a alguien en falta — to catch somebody out

sacarle or encontrarle faltas a algo — to find fault with something

Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.

meno caro — less expensive, cheaper

è meno alto di suo fratello/di quel che pensavo — he is not as tall as his brother/as I thought, he is less tall than his brother/than I thought

ha due anni meno di me — he's two years younger than me

dovresti mangiare meno — you should eat less, you shouldn't eat so much

meno ne discutiamo, meglio è — the less we talk about it, the better

deve avere non meno di trent'anni — he must be at least thirty

meno fumo più mangio — the less I smoke the more I eat

andare all'università diventa sempre meno facile — it's getting less and less easy to go to university

ho speso (di) meno — I spent less

arrivo tra meno di un'ora — I'll be there in less than o in under an hour

sono le otto meno un quarto — it's a quarter to eight Brit o of eight Am

mi hai dato due carte di meno — you gave me two cards too few

eh, se avessi dieci anni di meno! — oh, if only I were ten years younger!

ho una sterlina in meno — I am one pound short

non voglio essere da meno di lui — I don't want to be outdone by him

fare a meno di — to do o manage without

se non c'è zucchero ne faremo a meno — if there isn't any sugar we'll do without

potresti fare a meno di fumare in macchina? — would you mind not smoking in the car?

non ho potuto fare a meno di ridere — I couldn't help laughing

in men che non si dica — in less than no time, quick as a flash

meno male! — good!, thank goodness!, just as well!

meno male che sei arrivato — it's a good job that you have come

men che meno gli inglesi — least of all the English

fammi sapere se verrai o meno — let me know if you are coming or not

quanto meno poteva avvertire — he could at least have let us know

non mi piace come scrive e tanto meno come parla — I don't like the way he writes let alone the way he talks

meno bambini ci sono, meglio è — the fewer children there are the better

meno storie! — stop messing around!

meno tempo — less time

meno turisti — fewer tourists

era il meno che ti potesse capitare — (rimprovero) you were asking for it

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

per lo meno — perlomeno

i meno — (la minoranza) the minority

a meno che non faccia caldo — unless it is hot

a meno di prendere un giorno di ferie — unless I (o you ecc) take a day off

ci siamo tutti meno lui — we are all here except (for) him

tutti meno uno — all but one

meno di due ore — under o less than two hours

non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro — you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE

in men che non si dica — before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time

fare a meno di — to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]

sbagliare treno — to get o take the wrong train

scusi, ho sbagliato numero — (al telefono) sorry, I've got the wrong number

sbagliare una mossa — (al gioco) to make a wrong move

ha sbagliato nel ricopiare il numero — he made a mistake in o when copying down the number

si è sbagliato nel ricopiare — he made a mistake in o when copying

sbagliare mestiere — to choose the wrong job; iron. to miss one's vocation

sbagliare i calcoli — to get one's calculations wrong; fig. to get it all wrong, to make a big mistake

sbagliare numero (di telefono) — to dial o get the wrong number

potrei sbagliare o sbaglierò, ma... I may o might be wrong, but...; -rsi su qcn., qcs. to make a mistake o be wrong about sb., sth.; -rsi di due euro, di un'ora to be two euros, an hour out BE o off AE; -rsi a leggere to misread; ti sbagli! — you're wrong!

sbagliare o -rsi di grosso to be badly mistaken o quite wrong; non sbagliare un colpo not to miss a trick; sbagliando s'impara — prov. = you learn from your mistakes