it's not correct usage

a uso di — for (the use of)

l'uso corretto di quell'espressione — the correct usage of that expression

per uso personale — for personal use

fare buon/cattivo uso di qc — to make good/bad use of sth

istruzioni per l'uso — instructions

fuori uso — out of use

fare uso di qc — to use sth

perdere l'uso della ragione — to go out of one's mind

con l'uso — with practice

gli usi e i costumi degli antichi romani — the customs of the ancient Romans

uso a qc/a fare qc — accustomed to sth/to doing sth

in uso — in use

fare uso di qcs. — to use sth., to make use of sth.

fare buon uso di qcs. — to make good use of sth., to put sth. to good use

fare cattivo uso di qcs. — to misuse sth.

uso eccessivo — overuse

a uso di qcn. — for the use of sb.

per mio uso e consumo — for my own use

locali uso ufficio — office accommodation

istruzioni per l'uso — instructions for use

perdere l'uso delle gambe — to lose the use of one's legs

perdere l'uso della parola — to lose the power of speech

perdere l'uso della ragione — to lose one's reason

in uso — in usage

entrare nell'uso comune — to come into use

una parola non più in uso — a word no longer used

gli -i e costumi di un popolo — the costumes and traditions of a country

come vuole l'uso — as is customary

reprendre du pain/vin — to have some more bread/wine

j'en ai repris deux fois — I had three helpings

tu passes me reprendre à quelle heure? — what time will you come back for me?

j'ai repris les kilos que j'avais perdus — I've put back on the weight I'd lost

reprendre son nom de jeune fille — to revert to one's maiden name

les marchandises ne sont ni reprises ni échangées — goods cannot be returned or exchanged

on quitte à midi et on reprend à 14 heures — we stop at 12 and start again at 2

reprendre la parole — to start speaking again

reprendre une histoire au début — to go back to the beginning of a story

reprendre les arguments un à un — to go over the arguments one by one

que je ne t'y reprenne plus! — don't let me catch you doing that again!

reprendre confiance — to regain one's confidence

reprendre ses vieilles habitudes — to get back into one's old ways

la nature reprend ses droits — nature reasserts itself

elle a repris sa liberté — she's a free woman again

reprendre le travail de quelqu'un — to correct somebody's work

il y a tout à reprendre dans ce chapitre — the whole chapter needs re-writing

tous les médias ont repris la nouvelle — the news was taken up by all the media

mon mal de dents m'a repris — my toothache has come back

la vie reprend peu à peu — life is gradually getting back to normal

‘c'est bien étrange,’ reprit-il — ‘it's very strange,’ he continued

il se reprend à penser que c'est possible — he's gone back to thinking it might be possible

Il a repris son livre. — He's taken his book back.

je viendrai te reprendre à 4 h — I'll come and fetch you at 4, I'll come back for you at 4

reprendre du pain — to take more bread, to have more bread

reprendre un œuf — to take another egg, to have another egg

reprendre le travail — to go back to work

reprendre la route — to resume one's journey, to set off again

reprendre la parole — to speak again

reprendre ses habitudes — to get back into one's old habits

Elle le reprend sur les fautes qu'il fait le plus souvent. — She picks him up on the mistakes he makes most often., She corrects him on the mistakes he makes most often.

Elle le reprend constamment. — She's always telling him off.

reprendre connaissance — to come to, to regain consciousness

reprendre courage — to take new heart

reprendre des forces — to recover one's strength

reprendre haleine; reprendre son souffle — to get one's breath back

reprendre sa liberté — to regain one's freedom

La réunion reprendra à deux heures. — The meeting will resume at two o'clock., The meeting will start again at two o'clock.

reprit-il — he went on

¿cuál es el valor real de ese cuadro? — what's this painting worth in real terms?, what's the real value of this painting?

un documento de gran valor — a very valuable document, a document of great value

objetos de incalculable valor — priceless objects

billetes de pequeño valor — small-denomination notes

el contrato fue declarado nulo y sin valor — the contract was declared null and void

el valor del cheque no es correcto — the amount on the cheque is not correct

importaciones por valor de un millón de dólares — imports to the value of one million dollars

ha habido pérdidas por valor de diez millones de euros — there have been losses of ten million euros

valor adquisitivo — purchasing power

valor a la par — par value

valor añadido — added value

valor catastral — rateable value

valor comercial — commercial value

valor contable — asset value

valor de cambio — exchange value

valor de compra — purchasing power

valor de desecho — salvage value

valor de escasez — scarcity value

valor de mercado — market value

valor de rescate — surrender value

valor desglosado — break-up value

valor de sustitución — replacement value

valor de uso — use value

valor en bolsa — stock market value

valor en libros — book value

valor estrella — blue-chip stock, blue-chip share

valor facial — face value, denomination

valor nominal — nominal value

valor por defecto — default value

valor según balance — book value

una composición de indudable valor musical — a composition of undoubted musical value

este anillo tiene un gran valor para mí — this ring means a great deal to me, this ring is very valuable to me

no dábamos valor a nuestro patrimonio — we didn't value our heritage highly enough

no le di valor a sus palabras — I didn't attach any importance to what he said

valor alimenticio — nutritional value, food value

valor calorífico — calorific value

valor nutritivo — nutritional value

valor sentimental — sentimental value

los valores morales de la sociedad occidental — the moral values of Western society

valores de renta fija — fixed-interest securities

valores de renta variable — variable-yield securities

valores en cartera — holdings

valores habidos — investments

uno de los nuevos valores del cine español — one of the rising stars of Spanish cinema

este documento ya no tiene valor — this document is no longer valid

las temperaturas han alcanzado valores superiores a los normales — temperatures have reached higher than normal levels

se han medido valores de 80 litros por metro cúbico — levels of 80 litres per cubic metre have been recorded

valor absoluto — absolute value

el valor de una blanca es de dos negras — a minim is worth two crotchets

le dieron una medalla al valor — he was awarded a medal for bravery

no tuve valor para decírselo — I didn't have the courage to tell her

valor cívico — (sense of) civic duty

libros por valor de $150 — books to the value of $150

objetos de valor — valuables

valor artístico — artistic merit

valor sentimental — sentimental value

su palabra tiene un gran valor para mí — I set great store by what he says

¿qué valor tiene si lo copió? — what merit is there in it if he copied it?

sin la firma no tiene ningún valor — it's not valid without the signature

los valores del tenis — the tennis stars

los nuevos valores de nuestra música — our up-and-coming musicians

me faltó valor — I didn't have the courage

hay que tener valor para hacer algo así — it takes courage to do a thing like that

armarse de valor — to pluck up courage

libros por valor de $150 — books to the value of $150

objetos de valor — valuables

valor artístico — artistic merit

valor sentimental — sentimental value

su palabra tiene un gran valor para mí — I set great store by what he says

¿qué valor tiene si lo copió? — what merit is there in it if he copied it?

sin la firma no tiene ningún valor — it's not valid without the signature

los valores del tenis — the tennis stars

los nuevos valores de nuestra música — our up-and-coming musicians

me faltó valor — I didn't have the courage

hay que tener valor para hacer algo así — it takes courage to do a thing like that

armarse de valor — to pluck up courage