much poorer than

cuja vox sonat procul?

sequi procul,

non jam procul, sed hic praesentes sua templa dii defendunt,

ubi turrim constitui procul viderunt,

jubet, ut procul tela coniciant, neu propius accedant,

procul attendere,

procul e fluctu Trinacria,

est procul in pelago saxum,

procul et e longinquo,

omnibus arbitris procul amotis,

procul o, procul este, profani,

cui procul astanti, Pettalus irridens dixit,

adstans non procul,

procul hinc stans,

istic procul,

istinc procul,

procul inde,

procul alicunde,

procul longe,

procul a terrā abripi,

esse procul a conspectu,

a castris,

a portā,

ab Ariciā,

ab hoste,

a domo,

a patriā,

a mari,

a Pado,

a litore,

2: ab ore,

a fratre,

a mari,

urbe,

ripā Tiberis,

oppido,

moenibus,

Nomento,

mari,

haud procul castris,

Teutoburgiensi Saltu,

regno,

non procul Euripidis poëtae sepulcro,

urbe Romā,

oppido,

conscia mihi sum a me culpam hanc esse procul,

procul ab omni metu,

viri, qui sunt procul ab aetatis hujus memoriā,

caelestia procul sunt a nostrā cognitione,

res procul ab ostentatione positae,

4: quis tam procul a litteris, quin sic incipiat,

ab odio, ab irā,

a sapiente,

ab omni negotio,

a praesenti modestiā,

liber invidiā, procul contentionibus,

eam (plebem) procul urbe haberi,

procul negotiis,

ambitione,

voluptatibus habere aliquem,

tali more,

procul dubio,

for which: dubio procul,

procul vero est,

assentatio vitiorum adjutrix procul amoveatur,

homines superbissimi procul errant,

pauperies immunda domus procul absit, i.e. pauperies domestica procul absit,

durabisne procul dominoque legere superstes, Thebai?

haud procul est quin Romam agnosceret,

(tempo: usato al negativo) non... più — no longer, no more, not... any more

non lavora più — he doesn't work any more, he no longer works

non ha più detto una parola — he didn't say another word

non c'è più bisogno che... — there's no longer any need for...

non ne posso più! — I can't take any more!

non ritornerò mai più — I'll never come back

non è più così giovane — he is not as young as he was

(quantità: usato al negativo) non...più — no more

non abbiamo più vino/soldi — we have no more wine/money, we haven't got any wine/money (left)

non ce n'è più — there isn't any left

non ce n'è quasi più — there's hardly any

non c'è più nessuno — there's no one left

non c'è più niente da fare — there's nothing else to do, there's nothing more to be done

più bello — more beautiful

più elegante — smarter, more elegant

parla più forte! — speak up!

e chi più ne ha, più ne metta! — and so on and so forth!

di più, in più, — more

la più bella del mondo — the most beautiful in the world

il più bravo di tutta la classe — the best in the class

il più veloce di tutti — the fastest of all

2 più 2 fa 4 — 2 plus 2 equals 4

(fraseologia) a più non posso — as much as possible

abbiamo discusso per più ore — we argued for several hours

(la parte maggiore) il più — the most

il più ormai è fatto — the worst is over, most of it is already done

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

i più — the majority

i più pensano così — most people think so

la reazione dei più — the reaction of the majority

è più vecchio di me — he's older than me

è più bello di Luca — he's more handsome than Luca

non è più onesto di lei — he is no more honest than her

molto più difficile — much more difficult

sempre più veloce — faster and faster

sempre più interessante — more and more interesting

mangia due volte più di lui — she eats twice as much as he does

(il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più — the most

è il più caro — it's the most expensive

è il più simpatico di tutti — he's the nicest of all

al più presto possibile — as early as possible

quale parte del libro ti è piaciuta di più? — which part of the book did you like most?

più che uno stimolo è un freno — it's more of a discouragement than an incentive

più che un avvertimento è una minaccia — it isn't so much a warning as a threat

si è comportato più o meno come gli altri — he behaved much the way the others did

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

più o meno piace a tutti — everybody likes it more or less

né più, né meno — neither more, nor less

più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa — the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes

più lo vedo e meno mi piace — the more I see him, the less I like him

non abitano più qui — they no longer live here

non più di 5 persone per volta — no more than 5 people at any one time

non più tardi delle 6 — no later than 6

non c'è più pane — there is no more bread, there's no bread left

non ne voglio più — I don't want any more

non lo farò mai più — I'll never do it again

allontanarsi sempre di più — to get farther and farther away

spazientirsi sempre di più — to grow more and more impatient

me ne serve di più — I need more of it

loro soffrono di più — they suffer (the) worst

quel che mi manca di più — what I miss most

cinque minuti, non di più — five minutes, no longer

non un soldo di più — not a penny more

è carina, niente di più — she's nice looking but nothing special

mi dia due mele in più — give me two more apples

ci abbiamo messo 2 ore in più dell'ultima volta — it took us 2 hours longer than last time

pratico più che decorativo — practical rather than decorative

ce n'è più che a sufficienza — there's more than enough

più che mai — more than ever before

più... che, più... di — more... than

mangia più pane di me — he eats more bread than me

offrire più possibilità — to offer more opportunities

più volte, persone — several times, people

è quello che ha più esperienza — he is the one with the most experience

chi prenderà più voti? — who will get (the) most votes?

due più sei fa otto — two plus six is eight

il più è fatto — most (of it) is done

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

dans le coin inférieur gauche — in the bottom left-hand corner

on l'a rétrogradé au rang inférieur — he was demoted to the next rank down

inférieur à la moyenne — below average

des coûts de production inférieurs à la moyenne — lower than average production costs

être en nombre inférieur — to be fewer in number

si a est inférieur à b — if a is less than b

les membres inférieurs — the lower limbs

C'est moins cher, mais de qualité inférieure. — It's cheaper but of inferior quality.

lo hemos visto ya — we've seen it already

ya han dado las diez — it's past ten already

¿ya has terminado? — have you finished already?

¿ya habías estado antes en Valencia? — had you been to Valencia before?

ya me lo suponía — I thought as much

ya se acabó — it's all over now

ya en el siglo X — as early as the tenth century

ya es la hora — time's up

ya es hora de irnos — it's time for us to go now

ya está aquí — he's here already

ya viene el autobús — here's the bus

ya puedes irte — you can go now

ya podéis ir pasando al comedor — you can start going through into the dining room now

estos zapatos ya me están pequeños — these shoes are too small for me now

¿ya anda? — is she walking yet?

¿ya te vas? — are you leaving already?

lo quiero ya — I want it (right) now

¡cállate ya! — oh, shut up!

¡ya voy! — coming!

ya te llegará el turno a ti — you'll get your turn

ya lo arreglarán — it'll get fixed sometime

ya iré cuando pueda — I'll try and make it when I can

ya verás como todo se arregla — it'll all work out, don't you worry

ya veremos — we'll see (about that)

• ya no — not any more, no longer

ya no vive aquí — he doesn't live here any more, he no longer lives here

ya no viene a visitarnos — he doesn't come to see us any more, he no longer comes to see us

ya no quiero más — I don't want any more

ya no lo volverás a ver — you won't see it any more

Javier ya no es tan alto como su hermano — Javier isn't as tall as his brother any more, Javier is no longer as tall as his brother

ya entiendo — I see

¡ya lo sé! — I know!

-¿no te acuerdas de ella? es la hija de Ricardo -¡ah, ya! — "don't you remember her? she's Ricardo's daughter" - "oh yes, of course!"

ya, pero... — yes, but...

esto ya es un robo — this really is robbery

pues ya gasta ¿eh? — he really does spend a lot, doesn't he?

¿una hora tardas en llegar al trabajo? pues ya está lejos ¿eh? — it takes you an hour to get to work? it must be quite some way away!

ya lo creo que estuvimos allí — you bet we were there

¿que no se ha casado? ya lo creo que sí — you say she hasn't got married? I think you'll find she has

es más pobre que Haití, que ya es decir — it's poorer than Haiti, and that's saying something

¡murió con 104 años, que ya es decir! — she was 104 when she died, which is no mean achievement!

pues si él no viene, ya me dirás qué hacemos — you tell me what we'll do if he doesn't come

rellena el impreso y ya está — fill in the form and that's it

¡ya está bien! — that's (quite) enough!

¡ya me gustaría a mí poder viajar! — I wouldn't mind being able to travel either!

¡ya era hora! — about time too!

¡ya podían haber avisado de que venían! — they could have said they were coming!

¡ya puedes ir preparando el dinero! — you'd better start getting the money ready!

ya por una razón, ya por otra — whether for one reason or another

ya te vayas, ya te quedes, me es igual — whether you go or stay is all the same to me

ya dice que sí, ya dice que no — first he says yes, then he says no, one minute he says yes, the next he says no

no ya aquí, sino en todas partes — not only here, but everywhere

debes hacerlo, no ya por los demás, sino por ti mismo también — you should do it, not just for everyone else's sake but for your own sake too

• ya que — (seeing) as, since

ya que no estudia, por lo menos podía ponerse a trabajar — seeing as she isn't studying, the least she could do is get a job

¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?

ya terminé — I've (already) finished

ya te dije que no — I've already said no

ya lo sé — I (already) know

aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!

le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down

dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?

ese color ya no se lleva — nobody wears that color any more

ya ni siquiera me escribe — he doesn't even write (to) me any more

estaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think

creo que ya no vienen — I don't think they'll come now

no ya... sino — not (just)... but

estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring

ya voy! — coming!

la comida ya va a estar — the meal's almost ready

preparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

ya te contaré — I'll tell you all about it

ya lo entenderás — you'll understand one day

éste ya no me gusta tanto — I don't like this one so much

pintado de blanco ya es otra cosa — it really does look much better painted white

ya quisiera yo! — I should be so lucky!

ya era hora — about time (too)!

ya me tienes harta! — I'm (just about) fed up with you!

ya que — since, as

ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here

ya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too

se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone

¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?

ya terminé — I've (already) finished

ya te dije que no — I've already said no

ya lo sé — I (already) know

aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!

le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down

dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?

ese color ya no se lleva — nobody wears that color any more

ya ni siquiera me escribe — he doesn't even write (to) me any more

estaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think

creo que ya no vienen — I don't think they'll come now

no ya... sino — not (just)... but

estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring

ya voy! — coming!

la comida ya va a estar — the meal's almost ready

preparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

ya te contaré — I'll tell you all about it

ya lo entenderás — you'll understand one day

éste ya no me gusta tanto — I don't like this one so much

pintado de blanco ya es otra cosa — it really does look much better painted white

ya quisiera yo! — I should be so lucky!

ya era hora — about time (too)!

ya me tienes harta! — I'm (just about) fed up with you!

ya que — since, as

ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here

ya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too

se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone

(tempo: usato al negativo) non... più — no longer, no more, not... any more

non lavora più — he doesn't work any more, he no longer works

non ha più detto una parola — he didn't say another word

non c'è più bisogno che... — there's no longer any need for...

non ne posso più! — I can't take any more!

non ritornerò mai più — I'll never come back

non è più così giovane — he is not as young as he was

(quantità: usato al negativo) non...più — no more

non abbiamo più vino/soldi — we have no more wine/money, we haven't got any wine/money (left)

non ce n'è più — there isn't any left

non ce n'è quasi più — there's hardly any

non c'è più nessuno — there's no one left

non c'è più niente da fare — there's nothing else to do, there's nothing more to be done

più bello — more beautiful

più elegante — smarter, more elegant

parla più forte! — speak up!

e chi più ne ha, più ne metta! — and so on and so forth!

di più, in più, — more

la più bella del mondo — the most beautiful in the world

il più bravo di tutta la classe — the best in the class

il più veloce di tutti — the fastest of all

2 più 2 fa 4 — 2 plus 2 equals 4

(fraseologia) a più non posso — as much as possible

abbiamo discusso per più ore — we argued for several hours

(la parte maggiore) il più — the most

il più ormai è fatto — the worst is over, most of it is already done

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

i più — the majority

i più pensano così — most people think so

la reazione dei più — the reaction of the majority

la película era peor de lo que yo pensaba — the film was worse than I thought

su situación es peor que la nuestra — their situation is worse than ours

un vino de peor calidad — an inferior wine

la situación fue a peor — the situation got worse

no se lo deseo ni a mi peor enemigo — I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy

es el peor de la clase — he is the worst in the class

ponerse en lo peor — to imagine the worst

ya hemos hecho la peor parte del trabajo — we have already done the worst part of the job

te ha tocado la peor parte en este asunto — you came off worst in this business

ahora veo mucho peor — my sight is much worse now

escribo cada vez peor — my handwriting is getting worse and worse

hoy hemos jugado peor que nunca — we played worse than ever today

¿quién es el que lo hace peor de los tres? — who does it worst out of the three?, which of the three does it worst?

va a ser peor para él (como no estudie) — if he doesn't study so much the worse for him

en el peor de los casos — if the worst comes to the worst

lo peor de todo es que... — the worst thing of all is that...

cuanto más lo mimas, peor se porta — the more you spoil him, the worse he behaves

cada vez peor — worse and worse

peor que nunca — worse than ever

el lugar donde peor se come — the worst place to eat in

su novela peor escrita — his most badly written novel

va a ser peor para él (como no estudie) — if he doesn't study so much the worse for him

en el peor de los casos — if the worst comes to the worst

lo peor de todo es que... — the worst thing of all is that...

cuanto más lo mimas, peor se porta — the more you spoil him, the worse he behaves

cada vez peor — worse and worse

peor que nunca — worse than ever

el lugar donde peor se come — the worst place to eat in

su novela peor escrita — his most badly written novel