he was very much applaud-ed

stark bleiben — to be strong; (im Glauben) to hold firm

den starken Mann spielen or markieren or mimen (all inf) — to play the big guy (inf)

das ist stark or ein starkes Stück! (inf) — that's a bit much!

Meatloafs stärkstes Album — Meatloaf's greatest album (inf)

stark wirkend (Medikament, Alkohol) — potent

die singt unheimlich stark — she's a really great singer (inf), she sings really well

sich für jemanden/etwas stark machen — (ugs.) throw one's weight behind somebody/something; s. auch Seite 4); Stück 3)

stark wirkend — with a powerful effect postpos.

stark erkältet sein — have a heavy or bad cold

er geht stark auf die Sechzig zu — (ugs.) he's pushing sixty (coll.)

stark flektieren od. flektiert werden — be a strong noun/verb

sich für jemanden/etwas stark machen — (ugs.) throw one's weight behind somebody/something; s. auch Seite 4); Stück 3)

stark wirkend — with a powerful effect postpos.

stark erkältet sein — have a heavy or bad cold

er geht stark auf die Sechzig zu — (ugs.) he's pushing sixty (coll.)

stark flektieren od. flektiert werden — be a strong noun/verb

or eine schwache Leistung (inf) — that's a poor show (inf)

auf schwachen Beinen or Füßen stehen (fig) — to be on shaky ground; (Theorie) to be shaky

mir wird schwach (lit) — I feel faint; (fig inf) it makes me sick (inf)

schwächer werden — to grow weaker, to weaken; (Augen) to fail, to grow worse; (Stimme) to grow fainter; (Licht) to (grow) dim; (Ton) to fade; (Nachfrage) to fall off, to slacken

der Schwächere — the weaker (person); (gegenüber Gegner) the underdog

schwach aktiv (Atommüll etc) — low-level

schwach bewegt (Meer) — gently rolling

schwach werden — grow weak; (fig.): (schwanken) weaken; waver; (nachgeben) give in

das ist aber ein schwaches Bild! — (fig. ugs.) that's a poor show (coll.)

schwach werden — grow weak; (fig.): (schwanken) weaken; waver; (nachgeben) give in

das ist aber ein schwaches Bild! — (fig. ugs.) that's a poor show (coll.)

untarle la palma a alguien — to grease somebody's palm

llevarse la palma — ( ser el mejor) to be outstanding; ( ser el colmo) to take the cake (colloq)

dar or batir palmas — ( aplaudir) to clap (one's hands), applaud

tocar las palmas — ( marcando el ritmo) to clap in time

untarle la palma a alguien — to grease somebody's palm

llevarse la palma — ( ser el mejor) to be outstanding; ( ser el colmo) to take the cake (colloq)

dar or batir palmas — ( aplaudir) to clap (one's hands), applaud

tocar las palmas — ( marcando el ritmo) to clap in time

Ex: The symptoms of anxiety can include nausea, a hot tingling feeling, extreme nervousness, a stomach ache, and sweaty palms.

las cosas así le hacen rabiar — things like that infuriate him o make him see red

a rabiar * —

me gusta a rabiar — (=muchísimo) I just love it

está que rabia — (=furioso) he's hopping mad *, he's furious

esta sopa quema que rabia — this soup is hot enough to burn the roof of your mouth off *

este cóctel está que rabia — (=buenísimo) this cocktail has a real kick to it *

a rabiar — (fam): < aplaudir> like crazy (colloq)

me gusta a rabiar — I'm crazy about him (colloq)

rabiar POR algo — to be dying for something (colloq)

a rabiar — (fam): < aplaudir> like crazy (colloq)

me gusta a rabiar — I'm crazy about him (colloq)

rabiar POR algo — to be dying for something (colloq)

ocurrió unos momentos antes — it happened a few moments earlier o before

el edificio que habían comenzado dos años antes — the building that had been started two years before o previously

no te vayas sin antes consultarle — don't go without o before consulting her first, don't go without consulting her beforehand, don't go until you've consulted her

lo vio antes que yo — he saw it first o before I did o before me

• antes de algo — before sth

la cena estará lista para antes de las nueve — dinner will be ready by o before nine

una semana antes de la firma del contrato — a week before o prior to más frm signing the contract

• el año 27 antes de Cristo — 27 BC, 27 before Christ

• antes de hacer algo — before doing sth

antes de salir del coche, asegúrese de que están las ventanillas cerradas — before you get o before getting out of the car, make sure that the windows are closed

• mucho antes de algo — long before sth

mucho antes de conocerte — a long time before I met you o meeting you, long before I met you o meeting you más frm

• antes de o que nada — [en el tiempo] first of all; [indicando preferencia] above all

• poco antes de algo — just o shortly before sth

• antes de que — + subjun before

antes no pasaban estas cosas — these things didn't use to happen before o in the past

• de antes, nuestra casa de antes — our old house, our previous house

ya no soy el mismo de antes — I'm not the same person I was o I used to be

ya no se hacen películas como las de antes — they don't make films like they used to o like they did in the old days

no te he podido llamar antes — I couldn't call you sooner o earlier

• cuanto antes — as soon as possible

• lo antes posible — as soon as possible

cada vez se casan los hijos antes — kids get married at a younger o an earlier age these days

• antes de algo — before sth

no cederemos: antes gastamos todo nuestro dinero — we shall never give up: we would rather o sooner spend all our money

• antes bien, antes al contrario — but rather

• antes no — Chile, Méx just as well, luckily

vi lo furiosa que estaba, antes no te pegó — I saw how angry she was, just as well o luckily she didn't hit you

• antes que hacer algo — rather than doing sth

me lo deberías haber dicho antes — you should have told me before o earlier

llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave

antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!