if you're not doing anything else we could go out for dinner

mi plan era comprar otro nuevo — my idea o intention was to buy a new one

en plan de: lo dije en plan de broma — I said it as a joke o for a laugh

buscar plan — to try to pick somebody up *

tiene un plan con la mujer del alcalde — he's having a fling with the mayor's wife *

salió en busca de plan — he went out looking for a pickup (colloq), he went out on the pull (BrE colloq)

no te pongas en plan chulo — don't get cocky with me! (colloq)

lo dijo en plan de broma — he was only kidding (colloq)

en plan económico — cheaply, on the cheap (colloq)

salió en busca de plan — he went out looking for a pickup (colloq), he went out on the pull (BrE colloq)

no te pongas en plan chulo — don't get cocky with me! (colloq)

lo dijo en plan de broma — he was only kidding (colloq)

en plan económico — cheaply, on the cheap (colloq)

Ex: The session on library and information services to people with disabilities addressed on agenda developed out of the feedback from various regional groups.

Ex: But the man who became famous for his flings believes celibacy is a revolutionary act to strengthen his spiritual journey.

• sin compromiso — without obligation

• por compromiso — out of a sense of duty

• verse en el compromiso — to feel obliged

• poner a algn en un compromiso — to put sb in an awkward position

el compromiso que ha adquirido con el electorado — the commitment o pledge he has made to the electorate

no le regales nada, lo pones en un compromiso — don't buy him anything or you'll make him feel he has to buy you something

compromisos sociales — social engagements o commitments

tiene que atender otros compromisos — he has other matters o business to attend to

llegaron a un compromiso — they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

el compromiso que ha adquirido con el electorado — the commitment o pledge he has made to the electorate

no le regales nada, lo pones en un compromiso — don't buy him anything or you'll make him feel he has to buy you something

compromisos sociales — social engagements o commitments

tiene que atender otros compromisos — he has other matters o business to attend to

llegaron a un compromiso — they came to o reached an agreement/a compromise

Ex: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.

no entiende nada — he doesn't understand a thing o anything

• nada de, no sabe nada de español — he knows no Spanish at all, he doesn't know any Spanish at all

-¿qué te cuentas? -nada de particular — "what's new?" - "nothing much" o "not a lot"

• estuvo en nada que lo perdiesen — they very nearly lost it

• no me falta de nada — I've got everything I need

• hace nada — just a moment ago

• no se parecen en nada — they're not at all alike

• quedar(se) en nada — to come to nothing

• no reparar en nada — to stop at nothing

• no servir para nada — to be utterly useless

• no ha sido nada — it's nothing, it doesn't matter

• antes de nada, antes de nada tengo que telefonear — before I do anything else I must make a phone call

• a cada nada — LAm * constantly

• casi nada, no costó casi nada — it cost next to nothing

• como si nada, se lo advertí, pero como si nada — I warned him but it was as if I hadn't spoken

• de nada, -¡gracias! -de nada — "thanks!" - "don't mention it" o "you're welcome"

• dentro de nada — very soon

• nada más, -¿desea algo más? -nada más, gracias — "can I get you anything else?" - "no, that's all thank you"

estas flores aparecen nada más terminado el invierno — these flowers come out just after the winter o as soon as the winter is over

nada más que estoy muy cansado — And, Méx it's just that I'm very tired

• (nada más y) nada menos que... — (no more and) no less than...

• ni nada — or anything

pues no es feo ni nada — iró he's not ugly... much!

• para nada — at all

• por nada, por nada se echa a llorar — she's always crying over nothing o for no reason at all

¡por nada! — Cono Sur not at all!, don't mention it!

pues no eres tú nada ambicioso — iró well you're not very ambitious, are you?... much!

antes que or de nada — first of all

nada de nada — (fam) not a thing

nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it

con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that

pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens

no está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried

esto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit

se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void

antes que or de nada — first of all

nada de nada — (fam) not a thing

nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it

con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that

pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens

no está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried

esto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit

se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void

Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.

• quedar [atrás], no quieren quedar atrás en la carrera espacial — they don't want to be left behind {o} fall behind in the space race

• quedar [ciego] — to go blind

• quedar [huérfano] — to be orphaned

• quedar [viuda]/[viudo] — to be widowed, lose one's husband/wife

• quedar [bien], regalando flores siempre queda uno bien — taking flowers always makes a good impression

• quedar [mal], nos hiciste quedar mal haciendo esas preguntas — you made us look bad by asking those questions

• quedar [por] algo — to be left looking like sth

• quedar en [ridículo], ha quedado en ridículo — he ended up looking a fool

quedo a la espera de sus noticias — [en carta] I look forward to hearing from you

• quedarle [a algn], ¿le quedan entradas para esta noche? — do you have any tickets left for tonight?

• quedar [a deber] algo — to owe sth

• quedan pocos días [para] la fiesta — the party is only a few days away

• quedar [por] hacer, nos queda por pagar la luz — we still have to pay the electricity bill

• no me queda más [remedio] — I have no alternative (left)

quedar en {o} LAm de hacer algo — to agree to do sth

• quedar en [que] — to agree that

• quedar [con] algn — to arrange to meet sb

¿quién quedó en primer/último lugar? — who was o came first/last?; (+ me/te/le etc)

quedó en ridículo — ( por culpa propia) he made a fool of himself; ( por culpa ajena) he was made to look a fool

quedamos a la espera de su confirmación — (frml) we await your confirmation (frml)

quedo a sus gratas órdenes — (frml) (Corresp) Sincerely yours (AmE), Yours faithfully (BrE)

quedar EN algo: todo quedó en suspenso everything was left in the air; nuestros planes quedaron en nada our plans came to nothing; quedar atrás — persona to fall behind; rencillas/problemas to be in the past

quedar EN algo: ¿en qué quedaron? what did you decide?; ¿entonces en qué quedamos? so, what's happening, then?; quedamos en que yo iría we agreed o arranged that I would go; quedar EN or (AmL) DE + INF: quedaron en no decirle nada they agreed o decided not to tell him anything; quedó en venir a las nueve — she said she would come at nine