quick off his feet

Ex: He is very quick off his feet and is active around the basket at both ends.

Ex: He is very quick off his feet and is active around the basket at both ends.

• muy de, muy de noche — very late at night

es muy de sentir — frm it is much to be regretted

• el/la muy, el muy tonto de Pedro — that great idiot Pedro

• por muy, por muy cansado que estés — however tired you are, no matter how tired you are

muy bien, sigamos adelante — OK o fine, let's go on

por muy cansado que estés — however o no matter how tired you are

quedó muy dulce — it's rather o too sweet

muy bien, sigamos adelante — OK o fine, let's go on

por muy cansado que estés — however o no matter how tired you are

quedó muy dulce — it's rather o too sweet

Ex: Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.

el curso empieza en octubre — the course starts o begins in October

el año ha empezado mal — the year got off to a bad start, the year started o began badly

antes de empezar, os recordaré que... — before we start o begin, I'd like to remind you that...

al empezar el año — at the start o beginning of the year

¡no empieces! — * don't you start! *

• para empezar — to start with, begin with

para empezar quisiera agradecerte tu presencia entre nosotros — I would like to start o begin by thanking you for being with us, to start o begin with, I would like to thank you for being with us

empezó a llover — it started o began to rain, it started o began raining

la película me está empezando a aburrir — the film is starting o beginning to bore me

ya empiezo a entrar en calor — I'm starting o beginning to feel warm now

empezaremos pidiendo ayuda — we'll start o begin by asking for help

la canción empieza diciendo que... — the song begins o starts by saying that...

la novela empieza con una referencia a Sartre — the novel starts o begins with a reference to Sartre

empezamos con cerveza y acabamos con vino — we started on o began with beer and ended up on wine

empezaré por la cocina — I'll start o begin with the kitchen

"huelga" empieza por hache — "huelga" starts o begins with (an) h

no sé por dónde empezar — I don't know where to start o begin

ya podías haber empezado por ahí — why couldn't you have said that at the beginning o at the start?

ya han empezado los fríos — the cold weather has arrived o started

empezó a nevar — it started to snow o snowing

me empezó a entrar hambre — I began o started to feel hungry

empezar de nuevo or volver a empezar — to start again

empezó a llorar — he began o started to cry

empezó diciendo que... — she started o began by saying that...

empezar por + inf — to start o begin by -ing

empecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico — let's begin o start by looking at the historical context

ya han empezado los fríos — the cold weather has arrived o started

empezó a nevar — it started to snow o snowing

me empezó a entrar hambre — I began o started to feel hungry

empezar de nuevo or volver a empezar — to start again

empezó a llorar — he began o started to cry

empezó diciendo que... — she started o began by saying that...

empezar por + inf — to start o begin by -ing

empecemos por estudiar el contexto histórico — let's begin o start by looking at the historical context

Ex: This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.

comenzamos el rodaje ayer — we began o started o commenced frm filming yesterday

comenzó la charla con un agradecimiento — she began o started the talk with a word of thanks

¿puedo comenzar? — may I start o begin?, can I start o begin?

el partido comienza a las ocho — the match starts o begins at eight

comenzó a los diez años haciendo recados — he began o started at the age of ten as a messenger boy

al comenzar el año — at the start o beginning of the year

• comenzar a hacer algo — to start o begin doing sth, start o begin to do sth

comencé a trabajar a los dieciocho años — I started o began working at eighteen

los invitados ya han comenzado a llegar — the guests have started arriving o to arrive

• comenzar con algo, la película comienza con una pelea — the film starts o begins with a fight

• para comenzar — to start with

• comenzar por, no sé por dónde comenzar — I don't know where to start o begin

la reforma ha comenzado por la educación — reform has started o begun with education

comenzó por agradecernos nuestra presencia — she started o began by thanking us for coming

comenzar a + inf — to start -ing o to + inf

comenzaron a disparar — they started firing o to fire

comenzar a + inf — to start -ing o to + inf

comenzaron a disparar — they started firing o to fire

Ex: This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.

zu Fúß — on foot

zu Fúß gehen/kommen — to walk, to go/come on foot

er ist gut/schlecht zu Fúß — he is steady/not so steady on his feet

sich jdm zu Füßen werfen — to prostrate oneself before sb

jdm zu Füßen fallen/liegen/sitzen — to fall/lie/sit at sb's feet

jdm zu Füßen sinken — to sink to the ground at sb's feet

jdm zu Füßen fallen or sinken (fig: Bittsteller) — to go down on one's knees to or before sb

das Publikum lag/sank ihm zu Füßen — he had the audience at his feet

den Fúß in or zwischen die Tür stellen — to get or put one's foot in the door

den Fúß auf die Erde/den Mond setzen — to set foot on the earth/the moon

über seine eigenen Füße stolpern — to trip over one's own feet; (fig) to get tied up in knots

kalte Füße holen (lit, fig) — to get cold feet

so schnell/weit ihn seine Füße trugen — as fast/far as his legs would carry him

jdm zwischen die Füße geraten or kommen — to get under sb's feet

jdm etw vor die Füße werfen or schmeißen (inf) (lit) — to throw sth at sb; (fig) to tell sb to keep or stuff (inf) sth

jdn mit Füßen treten (fig) — to walk all over sb

etw mit Füßen treten (fig) — to treat sth with contempt

(festen) Fúß fassen (lit, fig) — to gain a foothold

auf eigenen Füßen stehen (lit) — to stand by oneself; (fig) to stand on one's own two feet

jdn auf dem falschen Fúß erwischen (fig) — to catch sb on the wrong foot

auf großem Fúß leben — to live the high life

mit jdm auf gutem Fúß stehen — to be on good terms with sb

jdm/einer Sache auf dem Fúße folgen (lit) — to be hot on the heels of sb/sth; (fig) to follow hard on sb/sth

mit einem Fúß im Grab stehen — to have one foot in the grave

12 Fúß lang — 12 foot or feet long

sich (Dat.) den Fuß verstauchen/brechen — sprain one's ankle/break a bone in one's foot

zu Fuß gehen — go on foot; walk

gut/schlecht zu Fuß sein — be a good/bad walker

nimm die Füße weg! — (ugs.) move your feet!

stehenden Fußes — (veralt., geh.) without delay; instanter (arch.)

sich die Füße nach etwas ablaufen od. wund laufen — chase round everywhere for something

kalte Füße kriegen — (ugs.) get cold feet (coll.)

auf freiem Fuß sein — be at large

auf großem Fuß leben — live in great style

jemandem auf die Füße treten — (ugs.) give somebody a good talking-to

jemandem zu Füßen liegen — (geh.): (bewundern) adore or worship somebody

auf tönernen Füßen stehen — (fig.) be unsoundly based

zwei/drei Fuß — two/three feet or foot

sich (Dat.) den Fuß verstauchen/brechen — sprain one's ankle/break a bone in one's foot

nimm die Füße weg! — (ugs.) move your feet!

stehenden Fußes — (veralt., geh.) without delay; instanter (arch.)

sich die Füße nach etwas ablaufen od. wund laufen — chase round everywhere for something

kalte Füße kriegen — (ugs.) get cold feet (coll.)

jemandem auf die Füße treten — (ugs.) give somebody a good talking-to

jemandem zu Füßen liegen — (geh.): (bewundern) adore or worship somebody

auf tönernen Füßen stehen — (fig.) be unsoundly based

zwei/drei Fuß — two/three feet or foot