once in a hundred years

in the house — en casa; (=inside) dentro de la casa

the chairs in the room — las sillas de la habitación, las sillas que hay en la habitación or dentro de la habitación

• in here/ there — aquí/allí dentro

I'll see you in three weeks' time or in three weeks — te veré dentro de tres semanas

a magnificent sculpture in marble and copper — una magnífica escultura de or en mármol y cobre

they were all in shorts — todos iban en or llevaban pantalón corto

you find this instinct in animals — este instinto se encuentra en or entre los animales, los animales poseen este instinto

a condition rare in a child of that age — una dolencia extraña en or para un niño de esa edad

it's something I admire in her — es algo que admiro de or en ella

the new treatment is preferable in that... — es preferible el nuevo tratamiento puesto or ya que...

he's in for tests — (in hospital) está ingresado para unas pruebas

he's in for larceny — (in prison) está encerrado por ladrón

when the Tories were in * — (in power) cuando los conservadores estaban en el poder

the fire is still in — el fuego sigue encendido or aún arde

he's in for a surprise * — le espera una sorpresa

to be in for a competition — (=be entered) haberse inscrito en un concurso

to be in for an exam — presentarse a un examen to be in on sth (=be aware, involved)

• to be in on the plan/secret * — estar al tanto del plan/del secreto

are you in on it? — ¿estás tú metido en ello? to be well in with sb (=be friendly)

to be well in with sb * — llevarse muy bien con algn

she opened the door and they all rushed in — abrió la puerta y todos entraron or se metieron corriendo

• day in, day out — día tras día

she wore a very in dress — llevaba un vestido muy a la moda or de lo más moderno

the ins * — el partido del gobierno

in the country — in campagna

in the garden — in giardino

in my hand — in mano

in here — qui dentro

in the house — in casa

in school — a scuola

in the school — nella scuola

in there — lì dentro

in the town — in città

in England — in Inghilterra

it's in France — è in Francia

in London — a Londra

in Sicily — in Sicilia

it's in the United States — è negli Stati Uniti

in Yorkshire — nello Yorkshire

in 1994 — nel 1994

at 4 o'clock in the afternoon — alle 4 del pomeriggio

in autumn — in autunno

in the 20th century — nel ventesimo secolo

in those days — a quei tempi, allora

in the daytime — di or durante il giorno, durante la giornata

in the eighties — negli anni ottanta

in May — in maggio, a maggio, nel mese di maggio

in the morning — di or alla mattina, la mattina, nella mattinata

in the mornings — di or alla mattina, la mattina

in the past — nel or in passato

in spring — in primavera

in (the) summer — in estate, d'estate

in (the) winter — in inverno, d'inverno

she has not been here in years — sono anni che non viene qui

it will be ready in 2 days — sarà pronto fra due giorni

I did it in 3 hours — l'ho fatto in 3 ore

she will return the money in a month — restituirà i soldi tra un mese

to pay in dollars — pagare in dollari

dressed in green/a skirt/trousers — vestito (-a) di verde/con una gonna/con i calzoni

in English — in inglese

in ink — a penna

in Italian — in italiano

the man in the hat — l'uomo con il cappello

in alphabetical order — in ordine alfabetico

painted in red — dipinto (-a) di rosso

in part — in parte

in pencil — a matita

in person — di persona

in large/small quantities — in grandi/piccole quantità

in a loud/soft voice — a voce alta/bassa

in watercolour — ad acquerello

in a whisper — sussurrando

in writing — per iscritto

in (the) daylight — alla or con la luce del giorno

to be 10 metres in height — essere alto (-a) 10 metri

to be 10 metres in length — essere lungo (-a) 10 metri

in the moonlight — al chiaro di luna

a change in policy — un cambiamento di prassi

a rise in prices — un aumento dei prezzi

in the rain — sotto la pioggia

in the shade — all'ombra

in the sun — al sole

in all weathers — con qualsiasi tempo, qualsiasi tempo faccia

to be 10 metres in width — essere largo (-a) 10 metri

in good condition or repair — in buono stato, in buone condizioni

in despair — disperato (-a)

lame in the left leg — zoppo (-a) dalla gamba sinistra

to live in luxury — vivere nel lusso

in private — in privato

to be in a rage — essere su tutte le furie

in secret — in segreto

in tears — in lacrime

once in a hundred years — una volta ogni cento anni

one person/car in ten — una persona/macchina su dieci

20 pence in the pound — 20 pence per sterlina

in twos — a due a due

this is common in children/cats — questo è comune nei or per i bambini/gatti

she has it in her to succeed — ha in sé la capacità di riuscire

they have a good leader in him — hanno in lui un ottimo capo

in (the works of) Shakespeare — in Shakespeare

to be in publishing — lavorare nell'editoria

to be in teaching — fare l'insegnante, insegnare

to be in the motor trade — lavorare nel settore automobilistico

the best pupil in the class — il migliore alunno della classe

the biggest in Europe — il più grande d'Europa

the smallest in Europe — il più piccolo d'Europa

in all — in tutto

to ask sb in — invitare qn a entrare

day in, day out pej — dalla mattina alla sera

we're in for a snow storm — si prepara una tormenta

he is in for trouble — lo aspettano dei guai

he's in for it fam — è nei guai, lo aspettano guai seri

to have it in for sb fam — avercela con qn

is he in? — lui c'è?

to limp in — entrare zoppicando

my luck is in — la fortuna è dalla mia (parte)

to be in on a plan/secret — essere al corrente di un progetto/segreto

to be in and out of work — non durare mai molto in un impiego

to be in and out of hospital/prison — essere sempre dentro e fuori dall'ospedale/di prigione

their party is in — il loro partito è al potere

to run in — entrare correndo

it's an in club — è un club molto 'in'

it's an in joke — è una cosa nostra

it's the in thing to do fam — è la cosa 'in' del momento

hang-gliding is the in thing to do — fare del deltaplano è 'in'

to have an in with somebody — US avoir ses entrées chez quelqu'un

to have it in for somebody — (colloq) avoir quelqu'un dans le collimateur (colloq)

you're in for it — (colloq) tu vas avoir des ennuis

she gets £10,000 a year — sie verdient 10 000 Pfund im Jahr

year after year — Jahr für od. um Jahr

in a year['s time] — in einem Jahr

once a year, once every year — einmal im Jahr

Christian or Church or ecclesiastical year — (Eccl.) Kirchenjahr, das; liturgisches Jahr (kath. Kirche)

in her thirtieth year — in ihrem 30. Lebensjahr

financial or fiscal or tax year — Finanz- od. Rechnungsjahr, das

calendar or civil year — Kalenderjahr, das

school year — Schuljahr, das

a year [from] today — etc. heute usw. in einem Jahr

a year [ago] today — etc. heute usw. vor einem Jahr

... of the year — (best)... des Jahres

take years off somebody/somebody's life — jemanden um Jahre jünger/älter machen; see also academic.ru/9940/by">by I 1. 23); from 2)

be getting on/be well on in years — in die Jahre kommen/in vorgerücktem Alter sein (geh.)

three times a year — dreimal pro or im Jahr

in the year of Our Lord 1997 (form) — im Jahr(e) des Herrn 1997 (geh)

all (the) year round — das ganze Jahr über or hindurch

as (the) years go by — mit den Jahren

it'll be a year in or next January (duration) — es wird nächsten Januar ein Jahr sein; (point in time) es wird nächsten Januar ein Jahr her sein

a hundred-year-old tree — ein hundert Jahre alter Baum, ein hundertjähriger Baum

he is six years old or six years of age — er ist sechs Jahre ( alt)

he is in his fortieth year — er steht (geh) or ist im vierzigsten Lebensjahr

he gets £23,000 a year — er bekommt £ 23.000 jährlich or pro Jahr or im Jahr

I haven't laughed so much in years — ich habe schon lange nicht mehr so gelacht

that new hairdo has taken years off you (inf) — diese neue Frisur macht dich um Jahre jünger

it's taken years off my life — es hat mich Jahre meines Lebens gekostet

he is bottom in his year (Univ, Sch) — er ist der Schlechteste seines Jahrgangs or in seinem Jahrgang

first-year student, first year — Student(in) m(f) im ersten Jahr

he looks old for his years — er sieht älter aus als er ist

difference in years — Altersunterschied m

year after year — Jahr für od. um Jahr

Christian or Church or ecclesiastical year — (Eccl.) Kirchenjahr, das; liturgisches Jahr (kath. Kirche)

financial or fiscal or tax year — Finanz- od. Rechnungsjahr, das

calendar or civil year — Kalenderjahr, das

school year — Schuljahr, das

a year [from] today — etc. heute usw. in einem Jahr

a year [ago] today — etc. heute usw. vor einem Jahr

... of the year — (best)... des Jahres

take years off somebody/somebody's life — jemanden um Jahre jünger/älter machen; see also by I 1. 23); from 2)

be getting on/be well on in years — in die Jahre kommen/in vorgerücktem Alter sein (geh.)

stand in a line or row — sich in einer Reihe aufstellen; (be standing) in einer Reihe stehen

we stood talking — wir standen da und unterhielten uns

he stands six feet tall/the tree stands 30 feet high — er ist sechs Fuß groß/der Baum ist 30 Fuß hoch

my offer/promise still stands — mein Angebot/Versprechen gilt nach wie vor

as it stands, as things stand — wie die Dinge [jetzt] liegen

the law as it stands — das bestehende od. gültige Recht

I'd like to know where I stand — (fig.) ich möchte wissen, wo ich dran bin

stand in need of something — einer Sache (Gen.) dringend bedürfen

stand for Parliament — (Brit.) für einen Parlamentssitz kandidieren

stand in the way of something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) im Weg stehen

[not] stand in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem [keine] Steine in den Weg legen

stand to win or gain/lose something — etwas gewinnen/verlieren können

stand something on end/upside down — etwas hochkant/auf den Kopf stellen

I can't stand the heat/noise — ich halte die Hitze/den Lärm nicht aus

he can't stand the pressure/strain/stress — er ist dem Druck/den Strapazen/dem Stress nicht gewachsen

I can't stand it any longer! — ich halte es nicht mehr aus!; see also academic.ru/75052/time">time 1. 1)

stand somebody something — jemandem etwas ausgeben od. spendieren (ugs.)

take or make a stand — (fig.) klar Stellung beziehen (for/against/on für/gegen/zu)