lucky for me

ein großes/unverdientes Glück — a great/an undeserved stroke of luck

[es ist/war] ein Glück, dass... — it's/it was lucky that...

Glück bei Frauen haben — be successful with women

jemandem Glück wünschen — wish somebody [good] luck

Glück bringen — bring [good] luck

mehr Glück als Verstand haben — have more luck than judgement

auf gut Glück — trusting to luck

das häusliche Glück — domestic bliss

jemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen — make somebody do what is good for him/her

ein großes/unverdientes Glück — a great/an undeserved stroke of luck

[es ist/war] ein Glück, dass... — it's/it was lucky that...

er hat [kein] Glück gehabt — he was [un]lucky

Glück bei Frauen haben — be successful with women

jemandem Glück wünschen — wish somebody [good] luck

viel Glück! — [the] best of luck!; good luck!

Glück bringen — bring [good] luck

mehr Glück als Verstand haben — have more luck than judgement

auf gut Glück — trusting to luck

das häusliche Glück — domestic bliss

jemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen — make somebody do what is good for him/her

[es ist/war] ein Glück, dass... — it's/it was lucky that...

Glück bei Frauen haben — be successful with women

jemandem Glück wünschen — wish somebody [good] luck

Glück bringen — bring [good] luck

mehr Glück als Verstand haben — have more luck than judgement

auf gut Glück — trusting to luck

das häusliche Glück — domestic bliss

jemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen — make somebody do what is good for him/her

ein großes/unverdientes Glück — a great/an undeserved stroke of luck

[es ist/war] ein Glück, dass... — it's/it was lucky that...

er hat [kein] Glück gehabt — he was [un]lucky

Glück bei Frauen haben — be successful with women

jemandem Glück wünschen — wish somebody [good] luck

viel Glück! — [the] best of luck!; good luck!

Glück bringen — bring [good] luck

mehr Glück als Verstand haben — have more luck than judgement

auf gut Glück — trusting to luck

das häusliche Glück — domestic bliss

jemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen — make somebody do what is good for him/her

è il meno dotato dei miei studenti — he's the least gifted of my pupils

è quello che leggo meno spesso — it's the one I read least often

5 meno 2 — 5 minus 2, 5 take away 2

ci sono meno 25° — it's minus 25°, it is 25° below (zero)

ha preso sette meno — he got (a) B minus

(fraseologia) non è da meno di lui — she is (every bit) as good as he is

(la minor cosa) il meno — the least

un po' meno — a little less

è meno alto di Tim — he is not as tall as Tim

è meno complicato di quanto pensi — it's less complicated than you think

meno spesso — less often

meno del solito — less than usual

canta meno bene di prima — she doesn't sing as well as she used to

l'argento costa meno dell'oro — silver costs less than gold

costa meno prendere il treno — it works out cheaper to take the train

dovresti lavorare (di) meno — you should work less

guadagno meno di lei — I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does

meno se ne parla, meglio è — the less said about that, the better

meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire — the less I go out, the less I feel like going out

è lui quello che lavora meno di tutti — he's the one who works the least of all

meno di 50 — less than 50

un po' meno di 15 cm — just under 15 cm

i bambini con meno di sei anni — children under six

(il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno — the least

le famiglie meno ricche — the least wealthy families

era la meno soddisfatta di tutti — she was the least satisfied of all

è quello pagato meno bene fra i due — he's the least well-paid of the two

quello mi piace meno di tutti — I like that one (the) least

sono quelli che ne hanno meno bisogno — they are the ones who need it (the) least

proprio quando meno me l'aspettavo — just when I least expected it

né più, né meno — neither more, nor less

centimetro più, centimetro meno — give or take an inch (or two)

né più né meno che — nothing less than

che lo voglia o meno — whether he's willing or not

non ha deciso se firmare o meno — he hasn't decided whether to sign (or not)

è un gran bugiardo e suo fratello non è da meno — he's a liar and his brother isn't any better

ho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno — I made a cake as well, just to keep up

se avessi 20 anni di meno! — I wish I were 20 years younger!

ho preso 30 euro in meno di stipendio — my wages are 30 euros short

meno male che — it's a good thing that

meno male che è impermeabile! — it's just as well it's waterproof!

meno male che ci sono andato! — it was lucky for me that I went!

non l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato — I've never seen him, much less spoken to him

era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare — she was too ill to stand let alone walk

più o meno alto come te — about your height

è successo più o meno qui — it happened round about here

"ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" — "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"

più o meno nello stesso modo — in much the same way

la canzone fa più o meno così — the song goes something like this

ho meno libri di te — I have fewer books than you

ho meno caldo adesso — I feel cooler now

ci è voluto meno tempo di quanto pensassimo — it took less time than we expected

non meno di — no fewer than

ne ho meno di te — I have less than you

ha venduto meno di tutti — he sold the fewest

quanto fa 20 meno 8? — what is 20 minus 8?

20 meno 5 fa 15 — 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 15

le sei meno dieci — ten to six

meno 10 — minus 10

questo è il meno — that's the least of it

fare il meno possibile — to do as little as possible

non posso farne a meno — I can't help it

das Wíé spielt dabei keine Rolle — how (it'll happen/it'll be done etc) is unimportant

dass es geschehen muss, ist klar, nur das Wíé ist noch ein Problem — it's clear that it has to happen, the only problem is how

das Wíé und Wann werden wir später besprechen — we'll talk about how and when later

wie heißt er/das? — what is his/its name?; what is he/that called?

wie kommt es, dass...? — how is it that...?

wie war das Wetter? — what was the weather like?; how was the weather?

wie geht es ihm? — how is he?

wie war es in Spanien? — what was Spain like?; what was it like in Spain?

wie findest du das Bild? — what do you think of the picture?

wie gefällt er dir? — how do you like him?

wie wär's mit... — how about...

wie lange/groß/hoch/oft/viel? — how long/big/high/often/much?

wie spät ist es? — what time is it?

wie alt bist du? — how old are you?

das hat dir Spaß gemacht, wie? — you enjoyed that, didn't you?

wie schon der Name sagt — as the name already implies

[so]... wie... — as... as...

er macht es [genauso] wie du — he does it [just] like you [do]

ich fühlte mich wie... — I felt as if I were...

‘N’ wie ‘Nordpol’ — N for November

wie [zum Beispiel] — like; such as

Männer wie Frauen — men as well as women; both men and women

wie ich an seinem Fenster vorbeigehe, höre ich ihn singen — as I pass by his window I hear him singing

nichts wie Ärger — nothing but trouble

wie heißt er/das? — what is his/its name?; what is he/that called?

wie kommt es, dass...? — how is it that...?

wie war das Wetter? — what was the weather like?; how was the weather?

wie geht es ihm? — how is he?

wie war es in Spanien? — what was Spain like?; what was it like in Spain?

wie findest du das Bild? — what do you think of the picture?

wie gefällt er dir? — how do you like him?

wie wär's mit... — how about...

wie lange/groß/hoch/oft/viel? — how long/big/high/often/much?

wie spät ist es? — what time is it?

wie alt bist du? — how old are you?

das hat dir Spaß gemacht, wie? — you enjoyed that, didn't you?

wie schon der Name sagt — as the name already implies

[so]... wie... — as... as...

er macht es [genauso] wie du — he does it [just] like you [do]

ich fühlte mich wie... — I felt as if I were...

‘N’ wie ‘Nordpol’ — N for November

wie [zum Beispiel] — like; such as

Männer wie Frauen — men as well as women; both men and women

wie ich an seinem Fenster vorbeigehe, höre ich ihn singen — as I pass by his window I hear him singing

nichts wie Ärger — nothing but trouble