my humble home

to bring smth (closer to) home — ◊ сделать что-либо (более) понятным;

it was a home thrust in his argument — ◊ его аргумент попал прямо в цель/его аргумент не в бровь, а в глаз;

East or West, home is best. — ◊ В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше

in my humble opinion — en mi modesta or humilde opinión; eat 1)

my humble apologies for keeping you waiting — frm mis más humildes disculpas por tenerle esperando

in my humble opinion — en mi humilde or modesta opinión

I am or remain your humble servant — frm (in letters) su humilde or seguro(-a) servidor*, (a)

welcome to our humble abode — hum bienvenido a nuestra humilde morada

humble pie N —

in my humble opinion — en mi modesta or humilde opinión; eat 1)

...I thought what a bully time I'd had in Scotland but all the same I was glad to be going home because East or West home's best. (C. Mackenzie, ‘Hunting the Fairies’, ch. 18) —...я думала о том, как хорошо я провела время в Шотландии, но все же была рада, что еду домой. В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше.

Occasionally I should take my wife to London, and when we returned invariably express the original idea that there's no place like home. (R. Aldington, ‘Life for Life's Sake’, ch. 5) — Иногда мы с женой ездили в Лондон и по возвращении неизменно повторяли старую истину: "В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше"

• dar origen a — [+ rumores, movimiento, organización] to give rise to

• de origen, proteínas de origen animal/vegetal — animal/vegetable proteins

• desde sus orígenes — [de movimiento, corriente] from its origins; [de ciudad, país] from the very beginning, right from the start

• en su origen — originally

en su origen la organización no tenía más de veinte miembros — at the outset o at the start o originally the organization had no more than twenty members

• tener su origen en — [+ lugar] to originate in; [+ inicio] to originate from; [+ fecha] to date back to

la paella tuvo su origen en Valencia — paella had its origin o originated in Valencia

el vals tiene su origen en las danzas austriacas "Ländler" — the waltz originates o comes from Austrian "Ländler" dances

• de origen argentino/árabe — of Argentinian/Arab origin o más frm extraction

• país de origen — country of origin, native country

aquel comentario dio origen a... — that remark gave rise to o caused...

aquel comentario dio origen a... — that remark gave rise to o caused...

Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.

algunos bancos rebajaron ayer sus tipos de interés — some banks reduced o cut o lowered their interest rates yesterday

le rebajaron el precio en un cinco por ciento — they reduced o cut the price by five per cent, they took five per cent off

¿nos han rebajado algo? — have they taken something off?, have they given us a reduction o discount?

la OMS aconseja rebajar el consumo de azúcar en la dieta — the WHO recommends reducing o lowering the sugar intake in one's diet

quiere rebajar cinco kilos — he wants to take off o lose five kilos

rebajó a su mujer delante de sus amigos — he put his wife down o humiliated his wife in front of their friends

piensa que ese trabajo lo rebaja — he thinks that job is beneath him o is humiliating

rebajar de peso — Arg, Uru to slim, lose weight

fue rebajado de categoría — it was relegated to a lower category o downgraded

fue rebajado de categoría — it was relegated to a lower category o downgraded

Ex: It was clear, though, that this author felt that the job had been below his dignity.

de cuna humilde — of humble birth o stock o origin

ser de ilustre/humilde cuna — to be of noble/humble birth (liter)

ser de ilustre/humilde cuna — to be of noble/humble birth (liter)

Ex: This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.

de cuna humilde — of humble birth o stock o origin

ser de ilustre/humilde cuna — to be of noble/humble birth (liter)

ser de ilustre/humilde cuna — to be of noble/humble birth (liter)

Ex: This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.

• ir dando [cuerda] — to pay out rope

• dar los buenos [días] a algn — to say good morning to sb, say hello to sb

estoy dale que dale a este problema — I've been bashing away at this problem *

• dar [consigo] en — to end up in

• dar de [beber] a algn — to give sb something to drink

• dar de [comer] a algn — to feed sb

• dar de [sí] — [comida, bebida] to go a long way

• dar en [hacer] algo — to take to doing sth

500 dólares ¿quién da más? — any advance on 500 dollars?; conocer verbo transitivo 3b, entender verbo transitivo 2b

tener para dar y vender — to have plenty to spare

dan facilidades de pago — they offer easy repayment facilities o terms

nos dieron un premio — we won o got a prize

me dio su parecer or opinión — she gave me her opinion

me da ocupado or (Esp) comunicando — the line's busy o (BrE) engaged

da 150 kilómetros por hora — it can do o go 150 kilometers an hour

este coche no me ha dado problemas — this car hasn't given me any trouble; ver tb asco, hambre, miedo, etc

dar que + inf: el jardín da muchísimo que hacer there's always such a lot to do in the garden; lo que dijo me dio que pensar — what he said gave me plenty to think about; ver tb dar III 1)

¿qué dan esta noche en la tele? — what's on TV tonight? (colloq)

dame un beso/abrazo — give me a kiss/hug; ver tb golpe, paseo, vuelta, etc

dar algo/a alguien por algo: lo dieron por muerto they gave him up for dead; doy por terminada la sesión I declare the session closed; ese tema lo doy por sabido I'm assuming you've already covered that topic; puedes dar por perdido el dinero you can say goodbye to that money; dalo por hecho! consider it done!; si apruebo daré el tiempo por bien empleado — if I pass it will have been time well spent

dar para algo/alguien: este pollo da para dos comidas this chicken will do for two meals; con una botella no da para todos one bottle's not enough to go round; (+ me/te/le etc) eso no te da ni para un chicle you can't even buy a piece of chewing gum with that; no me dio (el) tiempo I didn't have time; dar de sí to stretch; qué poco dan de sí mil pesetas! a thousand pesetas doesn't go very far!; no dar para más: su inteligencia no da para más that's as much as his brain can cope with; lo que gano no da para más what I earn doesn't go any further; la fiesta no daba para más — the party was beginning to wind down

la terraza da al mar — the balcony overlooks o faces the sea

¿el jueves o el viernes? - me da igual — Thursday or Friday? - I don't mind o it doesn't make any difference to me

¿y a ti qué más te da si él viene? — what's it to you if he comes? (colloq)

darle a alguien — to hit somebody; ( como castigo) to smack somebody

darle a algo: me pasé todo el verano dándole al inglés I spent the whole summer working on my English; cómo le da al vino! he really knocks back o (AmE) down the wine (colloq); cómo le han dado al queso! ya casi no queda! — they've certainly been at the cheese, there's hardly any left! (colloq)

darle a algo — a botón/tecla to press something; a interruptor to flick something; a manivela to turn something; (+ compl)

y dale! ya te he dicho que no voy — there you go again! I've told you I'm not going (colloq)

dale que dale or (Esp) dale que te pego! — (fam)

dale que dale con lo mismo! — stop going on about it!

dale, prestámelo — come on o go on, lend it to me

me va a dar algo — (fam) I'm going to have a fit (colloq); ver tb dar verbo transitivo II 3, escalofrío, frío, gana, etc

me di una ducha — I took o had a shower

dárselas de algo: se las da de que sabe mucho he likes to make out he knows a lot; dárselas de listo to act smart; ¿y de qué se las da ése? — who does he think he is?

no te vayas a dar con la cabeza contra el techo — don't hit o bang your head on the ceiling

darse por algo: con eso me daría por satisfecha I'd be quite happy with that; darse por vencido — to give up; ver tb aludir a, enterado 1