it is a recurrent theme

it is a recurrent theme — es un tema constante or que se repite a menudo

la montre ne vient pas de chez nous — this watch doesn't come from our shop GB ou store US

‘chez Juliette’ — ( sur une enseigne) ‘Juliette's’

chez nous — ( d'où je viens) where I come from; ( où j'habite) where I live

un nom bien de chez nous — (colloq) ( de France) a good old French name; ( de notre région) a good old local name

ce que j'aime chez elle, c'est son humour — what I like about her, is her sense of humour [BrE]

chez le boulanger (situation) — at the baker's, (direction) to the baker's

chez le dentiste (situation) — at the dentist's, (direction) to the dentist's

sono rimasto in casa — I stayed at home, I stayed indoors

è nell' editoria/nell' esercito — he is in publishing/in the army

è in fondo all'armadio — it is at the back of the wardrobe

è bravo in latino — he's good at Latin

dottore in legge — doctor of law

in lei ho trovato una sorella — I found a sister in her

in lui non c'era più speranza — there was no hope left in him

nell' opera di Shakespeare — in Shakespeare's works

vivo in Scozia — I live in Scotland

aveva le mani in tasca — he had his hands in his pockets

il pranzo è in tavola — lunch is on the table

se fossi in te — if I were you

un giornale diffuso in tutta Italia — a newspaper read all over o throughout Italy

andare in campagna/in montagna — to go into the country/to the mountains

andrò in Francia — I'm going to France

entrare in casa — to go into the house

entrare in macchina — to get into the car

gettare qc in acqua — to throw sth into the water

inciampò in una radice — he tripped over a root

l'ho messo là in alto/basso — I put it up/down there

spostarsi di città in città — to move from town to town

sta facendo un viaggio in Egitto — he's travelling in o around Egypt

negli anni ottanta — in the eighties

è cambiata molto in un anno — she has changed a lot in a year

in autunno — in autumn

di giorno in giorno — from day to day

in gioventù — in one's youth

in questo istante — at the moment

in luglio, nel mese di luglio — in July

lo farò in settimana — I'll do it within the week

mi piace viaggiare in aereo — I like travelling by plane, I like flying

pagare in contanti/in dollari — to pay cash/in dollars

ci andremo in macchina — we'll go there by car, we'll drive there

siamo andati in treno — we went by train

in abito da sera — in evening dress

tagliare in due — to cut in two

in fiamme — on fire, in flames

in gruppo — in a group

in guerra — at war

tradurre in italiano — to translate into Italian

parlare in italiano — to speak Italian

nell' oscurità — in the darkness

in piedi — standing, on one's feet

in prosa — in prose

in silenzio — in silence

scrivere in stampatello — to write in block letters

in versi — in verse

in marmo — made of marble, marble attr

braccialetto in oro — gold bracelet

lo stesso modello in seta — the same model in silk

me lo hanno dato in dono — they gave it to me as a gift

in favore di — in favour of

in onore di — in honour of

in altezza — in height

arrivarono in gran numero — they arrived in large numbers

in lunghezza — in length

siamo in quattro — there are four of us

in tutto — in all

si è fatto male nel salire sull'autobus — he hurt himself as he was getting onto the bus

nell' udire la notizia — on hearing the news

abito in via Roma — I live in BE o on AE via Roma

passeggiare in centro — to walk in the city centre BE o around downtown AE

viaggiare in Cina, negli Stati Uniti — to travel around o through Cina, the United States

in settimana mangio alla mensa — during the week I eat at the canteen; (entro)

der rote Fáden (fig) — the leitmotif, the central theme

den Fáden verlieren (fig) — to lose the thread

alle Fäden laufen hier zusammen — this is the hub of the whole business

er hält alle Fäden (fest) in der Hand — he holds the reins

sein Leben hing an einem (dünnen or seidenen) Fáden — his life was hanging by a thread

keinen guten Fáden an jdm/etw lassen (inf) — to tear sb/sth to shreds (inf) or pieces (inf)

der Klebstoff zieht Fäden — the glue is tacky (Brit) or gummy (US)

die Bohnen haben Fäden — the beans are stringy

der rote Faden — (fig.) the central theme

den Faden verlieren — (fig.) lose the thread

er hat od. hält alle Fäden in der Hand — (fig.) he holds the reins

an einem dünnen od. seidenen Faden hängen — (fig.) hang by a single thread

Fäden ziehen — <cheese etc.> be soft and stringy

der rote Faden — (fig.) the central theme

den Faden verlieren — (fig.) lose the thread

er hat od. hält alle Fäden in der Hand — (fig.) he holds the reins

an einem dünnen od. seidenen Faden hängen — (fig.) hang by a single thread

Fäden ziehen — <cheese etc.> be soft and stringy

un día de lluvia constante — a day of constant o persistent rain

el mar es una constante en su obra — the sea is a constant theme o an ever-present theme in his work

constantes vitales — vital signs (pl)

constantes vitales — vital signs (pl)

Ex: Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.