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I forgot - Mr. Timothy's in consols; we shan't get more than two per cent with this income tax. To be on the safe side, say eight millions. Still, that's a pretty penny. (J. Galsworthy, ‘To Let’, part III, ch. XI) — Я забыл, мистер Тимоти поместил все в консоли; учитывая подоходный налог, мы должны считать не более двух процентов. Скажем, для верности - восемь миллионов. Тоже немалые денежки!

I've got plenty... My Rosie will have a pretty penny to her name. (A. J. Cronin, ‘Three Loves’, book II, ch. 28) — Я человек не бедный... Моей дочке Рози достанется кругленький капиталец.

‘The Duke has put me at the head of the citizens commissioned to see to the provisioning of the troops.’ ‘You must be making a pretty penny out of it,’ said Machiavelli dryly. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Then and Now’, ch. X) — - Герцог поставил меня во главе гражданской комиссии, ведающей провиантским снабжением войск. - Должно быть, нагрели руки на этом, - сказал сухо Макиавелли.

Ex: Ms. Hinton received her library degree from the University of North Carolina after getting her bachelor's from the Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia.

Ex: Of particular note is his classic monograph 'Prejudices and Antipathies', published by Scarecrow Press, a critique of LC entry and subject heading practices.

quanti anni hai? — how old are you?

quanti metri desidera? — how many metres would you like?

quanti soldi ti hanno chiesto? — how much did they ask you (for it)?

quanta stoffa ti serve? — how much material do you need?

quanto tempo? — how long?, how much time?

quanto tempo ci metti da qui all'ufficio? — how long does it take you from here to the office?

quante volte? — how often?, how many times?

quanto tempo sprecato! — what a waste of time!

ti darò quanto denaro ti serve — I'll give you as much money as you need

prendi quanti libri vuoi — take as many books as you want

fermati quanto tempo vuoi — stay as long as you want

quanto costa? — how much does it cost?

quanto credi costerà? — how much do you think it will cost?

quanto è da qui al negozio? — how far is it from here to the shop?

quanti di loro? — how many of them?

quanto ci hai messo a farlo? — how long did it take you to do it?

quanti ne desidera? — how many do you want?

quanti ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today?

quanto stai via? — how long will you be away?

quant'è? — how much is it?

quante me ne ha dette! — (insulti) the way he insulted me!, (bugie) the number of lies he told me!

gli darò quanto chiede — I'll give him what o as much as he asks for

è quanto di meglio potessi trovare — it's the best you could find

a quanto dice lui — according to him

in risposta a quanto esposto nella sua lettera... — in answer to the points raised in your letter...

saranno scelti quanti hanno fatto domanda in tempo — all (those) whose applications arrived in time will be selected

per quanto ne so — as far as I know

faremo quanto potremo per aiutarti — we'll do all we can o as much as we can to help you

era tanto felice quanto non lo era mai stato — he was happier than he had ever been

spende tanto denaro quanto ne guadagna — he spends all that o every penny he earns, he spends as much as he earns

fanne venire quanti vuoi — get as many as you like to come

sapessi quanto abbiamo camminato! — if you knew how far we have walked!

quanto fumi al giorno? — how many (cigarettes) do you smoke a day?

Dio solo sa quanto mi sono arrabbiato! — God only knows how angry I was!

quanto pesi? — how much do you weigh?

quanto sono felice! — how happy I am!

aggiungere brodo quanto basta — add sufficient o enough stock, add as much stock as is necessary

dovrai aspettare quanto è necessario — you'll have to wait as long as is necessary

strillava quanto poteva — she was shouting at the top of her voice o as loud as she could

mi sono riposato quanto mai in questi ultimi tempi — I've had more rest than ever recently

è una ragazza quanto mai spontanea — she's a very natural girl

è famoso non tanto per i romanzi quanto per le poesie — he's famous not so much for his novels as for his poetry

è tanto sciocco quanto cafone — he is as stupid as he is rude, he is both stupid and rude

quanto è vero Iddio...! — I swear to God...!

in quanto insegnante — as a teacher

non ho suonato in quanto temevo di svegliarti — I didn't ring as o since I was afraid I would wake you

in quanto a — (per ciò che riguarda) as for

in quanto ai soldi che mi devi... — as for the money you owe me..., as far as the money you owe me is concerned...

per quanto si sforzi, non riesce — however hard he tries he can't do it

per quanto sembri complicato — however complicated it may seem

cercherò di fare qualcosa per lui, per quanto non se lo meriti — I'll try and do something for him although o even though he doesn't deserve it

quanto meno uno insiste tanto più gli viene offerto — the less one demands the more one is offered

quanto più mi sforzo di ricordare tanto meno ci riesco — the harder o the more I try to remember the less I succeed

quanto più — the more

quanto più presto potrò — as soon as I can

verrò quanto prima — I'll come as soon o as early as possible

a quanto ammontano le perdite? — how much o what do the losses come to?

quanto manca ancora? — (di tempo) how much longer is it? (di spazio) how much further is it?

- i ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today o today's date?

-i — (coloro che) those who

quanto costa? — how much o what does it cost?

mi piacerebbe sapere quanto lo ha pagato — I'd like to know how much o what he paid for it

era più lontano di quanto non ricordassi — it was further away than I remembered; (con verbo)

grande quanto basta — big enough ( per to)

aggiungere sale quanto basta — add salt to taste; (con avverbio)

non mi ha detto niente quanto all'ora della riunione — he didn't say anything to me concerning o about the time of the meeting

calculé a ojo (de buen cubero) cuántas personas había — I roughly calculated o made a rough guess at how many people were there

ojo a la funerala * —

ojo a la virulé * —

ojo a la pava — * shiner *

ojo de pez — (Fot) fish-eye lens

ojo en compota — Cono Sur * shiner *

hay que tener mucho ojo con los carteristas — one must be very careful of o beware pickpockets

el ojo de la cerradura o LAm llave — the keyhole

un puente de cuatro ojos — a bridge with four arches o spans

ojo de buey — (Náut) porthole

ojo del culo — ** hole **, arsehole ***, asshole (EEUU) ***

dichosos los ojos (que te ven)! — it's wonderful o lovely to see you!

cerrar los ojos a algo — to close one's mind to something

¿con qué ojos, divina tuerta? — (Méx fam) where do you expect me to get the money from?

cuatro ojos ven más que dos — two heads are better than one; ver tb cuatro I

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos — in the twinkling of an eye

no pegué (el or un) ojo en toda la noche — I didn't sleep a wink

salir por or costar un ojo de la cara — (fam) to cost an arm and a leg (colloq)

ser el ojo derecho de alguien — to be the apple of somebody's eye

toda América tiene los ojos puestos en él — the eyes of all America are on him; parche a)

a ojo de buen cubero or a ojo or (AmS) al ojo — at a guess

es novato, se nota a ojos vistas — he's new, you can see it a mile off (colloq)

comerse a alguien con los ojos — to devour somebody with one's eyes

echarle el ojo a algo — to have one's eye on something (colloq)

echar un ojo a algo/alguien — (fam) to have o take a (quick) look at something/somebody

entrar por los ojos: a Pepe le entra la comida por los ojos Pepe will only eat his food if it looks nice; hay que estar or andar con cuatro ojos (fam) you need eyes in the back of your head; írsele los ojos a alguien: se le van los ojos detrás de las mujeres he's always eyeing up women (colloq); mirar algo/a alguien con otros ojos to look at something/somebody through different eyes; tener a alguien entre ojos (fam) to have it in for somebody (colloq); tener ojo de lince or de águila to have eyes like a hawk; ver algo con malos ojos — to take a dim view of something

vaya ojo que tiene! — he's pretty sharp o on the ball!

una mujer con ojo para los negocios — a clever o sharp businesswoman

tener (un) ojo clínico — to be sharp o clever

hay que andar or ir con mucho ojo — you have to keep your eyes open

ojo! que viene un coche — watch out! o be careful! there's a car coming

dichosos los ojos (que te ven)! — it's wonderful o lovely to see you!

cerrar los ojos a algo — to close one's mind to something

¿con qué ojos, divina tuerta? — (Méx fam) where do you expect me to get the money from?

cuatro ojos ven más que dos — two heads are better than one; ver tb cuatro I

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos — in the twinkling of an eye

no pegué (el or un) ojo en toda la noche — I didn't sleep a wink

salir por or costar un ojo de la cara — (fam) to cost an arm and a leg (colloq)

ser el ojo derecho de alguien — to be the apple of somebody's eye

toda América tiene los ojos puestos en él — the eyes of all America are on him; parche a)

a ojo de buen cubero or a ojo or (AmS) al ojo — at a guess

es novato, se nota a ojos vistas — he's new, you can see it a mile off (colloq)

comerse a alguien con los ojos — to devour somebody with one's eyes

echarle el ojo a algo — to have one's eye on something (colloq)

echar un ojo a algo/alguien — (fam) to have o take a (quick) look at something/somebody

entrar por los ojos: a Pepe le entra la comida por los ojos Pepe will only eat his food if it looks nice; hay que estar or andar con cuatro ojos (fam) you need eyes in the back of your head; írsele los ojos a alguien: se le van los ojos detrás de las mujeres he's always eyeing up women (colloq); mirar algo/a alguien con otros ojos to look at something/somebody through different eyes; tener a alguien entre ojos (fam) to have it in for somebody (colloq); tener ojo de lince or de águila to have eyes like a hawk; ver algo con malos ojos — to take a dim view of something

vaya ojo que tiene! — he's pretty sharp o on the ball!

una mujer con ojo para los negocios — a clever o sharp businesswoman

tener (un) ojo clínico — to be sharp o clever

hay que andar or ir con mucho ojo — you have to keep your eyes open

ojo! que viene un coche — watch out! o be careful! there's a car coming

Ex: An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.

esa tontería le valió un rapapolvo — that piece of stupidity got o earned him a telling-off

su ausencia le valió la pérdida del contrato — his absence lost o cost him the contract

este coche vale muy caro — this car is very expensive o costs a lot of money

vale mucho como intérprete — he's an excellent o first-rate interpreter

su última película no vale gran cosa — his latest film is not up to much o is not much good

• hacer valer, hizo valer su derecho al veto — he exercised his veto

• hacerse valer — to assert o.s.

• valer por — (=equivaler a) to be worth

cada cupón vale por un paquete de azúcar — each coupon is worth o can be exchanged for one bag of sugar

cuatro fichas azules valen por una negra — four blue counters equal o are worth one black one

• eso no vale — that's no good o use

ya no me vale — it's no good o use to me now

• valer para algo, es viejo, pero vale para la lluvia — it's old, but it'll do for when it rains

este sombrero me vale aún — I can still wear o use this hat

me vale la ropa de mi hermana — my sister's clothes do for *o fit me as well

su situación privilegiada no le valió — his privileged position was no help o use to him

no le valdrán excusas — excuses won't help him o do him any good

el chico no vale para el trabajo — the boy is no good o not right for the job

• no vales para nada — you're hopeless o useless, you're a dead loss *

• valga la expresión — for want of a better way of putting it

-¡pero querido! -¡no hay querido que valga! — "but darling!" - "don't darling me!" *

más vale que me vaya — I'd o I had better go

más vale que te lleves el abrigo — you'd o you had better take your coat

-le han dado el trabajo al hijo del jefe -¡pues, eso no vale! — "they've given the job to the boss's son" - "that's not on!" *o"they can't do that!"

-¿vamos a tomar algo? -¡vale! — "shall we go for a drink?" - "OK!" o"all right!"

vale que discutan, pero que se peguen es imperdonable — having an argument is one thing but hitting each other is another matter entirely o is inexcusable