he's satisfied with what he's paid

• estar conforme con algo/algn — to be happy o satisfied with sth/sb

no está conforme con el precio — he's not happy o satisfied with the price

• estar conforme en que — to agree that

todos se mostraron conformes en que había que buscar otra solución — everyone agreed o was agreed that another solution had to be found

todos están conformes en apoyar esta propuesta — everyone agrees o is agreed that we should support this proposal

• quedarse conforme, no se quedó conforme con la propina — he wasn't happy o satisfied with the tip

• conforme a — (=según) according to

dar o poner el conforme — to authorize

necesito que me des tu conforme a esta factura — I need you to approve o authorize payment of this invoice

conforme con algo/alguien — satisfied o happy with something/somebody

dar or poner el conforme a algo — to authorize something ( by signing it)

conforme con algo/alguien — satisfied o happy with something/somebody

dar or poner el conforme a algo — to authorize something ( by signing it)

Ex: A number of more unusual arrangements have been tried, but none have met with wide approval.

Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.

Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.

essere soddisfatto di — to be satisfied o pleased with

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]