she has given up smoking

The lady was hitting the bottle on the sly — Эта дама пила втихаря

He was having an affair with the maid on the sly — Он тайком крутил любовь с горничной

She says she has given up smoking but I think she goes to her room and has one on the sly — Она говорит, что бросила курить, но, по-моему, она потихоньку курит у себя в комнате

He'll probably have tittle hiding places about the garden where he keeps a bottle and takes a swig now and then on the sly — У него, наверное, есть в саду места, где он прячет бутылку и втихаря из нее посасывает

he had to give up studying because of his poor health - из-за плохого здоровья он вынужден был оставить учёбу

to give up the thought /the idea/ - отказаться от мысли

don't give up the search - не переставайте искать, не прекращайте поиски

I gave up the attempt in despair - отчаявшись, я прекратил все попытки

all the girls swam the lake except two, who gave up halfway - все девочки переплыли озеро, кроме двоих, которые с полпути повернули обратно

you should give up smoking - вам надо бросить курить

he was forced to give up his native country - он был вынужден покинуть родину

don't give your friends up - не отворачивайся /не отказывайся/ от своих друзей

to give up a seat - уступить место

the fort was given up to the enemy - крепость была сдана врагу

he went to the police station to give himself up - он отправился в полицейский участок с повинной /сдаваться/

I give up! - сдаюсь!

I give up, tell me the end of the story - сдаюсь, сам расскажи, чем эта история кончилась

he is given up by the doctors - врачи считают его безнадёжным

you were very late so we gave you up - вы так опаздывали, что мы потеряли всякую надежду на ваш приход

don't give up so soon, try again - не надо так быстро отчаиваться /сдаваться/, попытайтесь ещё раз

they gave him up for lost - они оставили всякую надежду найти его

to give oneself up for lost - считать себя пропащим

she gave him up as a bad job - ей не удалось с ним справиться, и она решила больше этим не заниматься

I give you up, you'll never learn anything - ну всё, я сдаюсь /я больше не могу с тобой возиться/, ты никогда ничему не научишься

she has given herself up to the study of music - она посвятила себя занятиям музыкой

to give up hope — perder* las esperanzas

to give up -ing — dejar de + inf

I've given up smoking — he dejado de fumar

to give oneself up — entregarse*

the campaign is in its sixth week, you can't give up now! — estamos en la sexta semana de la campaña no vas a abandonar la lucha ahora!

to give somebody up for lost — dar* a alguien por desaparecido

to give o.s. up to the police — entregarse a la policía

to give a child up for adoption — entregar a un hijo para que sea adoptado

to give up smoking — dejar de fumar

eventually he gave up trying — al final dejó de intentarlo

to give up one's life to music — dedicar su vida a la música

she gave up her career for her family — renunció a su carrera profesional por su familia

the doctors had given him up — los médicos lo habían desahuciado

we'd given you up — creíamos que ya no venías

they gave him up for dead — lo dieron por muerto

to give sb up for lost — dar por perdido a algn

don't give up yet! — ¡no te rindas todavía!

to give up hope — perder* las esperanzas

to give up -ing — dejar de + inf

I've given up smoking — he dejado de fumar

to give oneself up — entregarse*

the campaign is in its sixth week, you can't give up now! — estamos en la sexta semana de la campaña no vas a abandonar la lucha ahora!

to give somebody up for lost — dar* a alguien por desaparecido

it was never brought to his notice — no se le dijo nada al respecto

to take notice (of something/somebody): she took no notice no hizo caso; don't take any notice of him no le hagas caso; take special notice of these instructions preste especial atención a estas instrucciones; this will make them sit up and take notice — esto hará que presten atención

without prior notice — sin previo aviso

until further notice — hasta nuevo aviso

I can't drop everything at a moment's notice — no puedo abandonarlo todo así, de un momento a otro

it's impossible to do it at such short notice — es imposible hacerlo a tan corto plazo

I have to give (the company) a month's notice — tengo que dar un mes de preaviso

she was given (her) notice — la despidieron

he pretended not to notice me — hizo como si no me hubiera visto

I managed to sneak out without being noticed — logré escabullirme sin que nadie se diera cuenta

to get oneself noticed — hacerse* notar

I couldn't help noticing that... — no pude menos que notar que...

to notice somebody/something + INF/-ing: nobody noticed him put it in his pocket nadie lo vio ponérselo en el bolsillo; I noticed water dripping from the ceiling — noté que caían gotas de agua del techo

he did it without my noticing — lo hizo sin que me diera cuenta

it hardly notices — apenas se nota

you must be ready to leave at a moment's notice — tienes que estar listo para salir en cuanto te avisen

sorry, I know it's short notice, but... — lo siento, sé que es avisar con poca antelación, pero...

I must have at least a week's notice if you want to... — me tienes que avisar con una semana de antelación si quieres...

to give out a notice — anunciar algo, comunicar algo

the notice says "keep out" — el letrero dice "prohibida la entrada"

to take notice of sth — hacer caso de algo

take no notice! — ¡no hagas caso!

I was not taking much notice at the time — en ese momento no estaba prestando mucha atención

it has attracted a lot of notice — ha suscitado gran interés

I don't notice such things — no me fijo en tales cosas

eventually he deigned to notice me — por fin se dignó a reconocerme

I notice you've removed the bookcase — veo que has quitado la estantería

I never noticed — no me había fijado

it was never brought to his notice — no se le dijo nada al respecto

to take notice (of something/somebody): she took no notice no hizo caso; don't take any notice of him no le hagas caso; take special notice of these instructions preste especial atención a estas instrucciones; this will make them sit up and take notice — esto hará que presten atención

without prior notice — sin previo aviso

until further notice — hasta nuevo aviso

I can't drop everything at a moment's notice — no puedo abandonarlo todo así, de un momento a otro

it's impossible to do it at such short notice — es imposible hacerlo a tan corto plazo

I have to give (the company) a month's notice — tengo que dar un mes de preaviso

she was given (her) notice — la despidieron

he pretended not to notice me — hizo como si no me hubiera visto

I managed to sneak out without being noticed — logré escabullirme sin que nadie se diera cuenta

to get oneself noticed — hacerse* notar

I couldn't help noticing that... — no pude menos que notar que...

to notice somebody/something + INF/-ing: nobody noticed him put it in his pocket nadie lo vio ponérselo en el bolsillo; I noticed water dripping from the ceiling — noté que caían gotas de agua del techo

he did it without my noticing — lo hizo sin que me diera cuenta

it hardly notices — apenas se nota

give or take an inch (or two) — à quelques centimètres près

‘I give you the bride and groom!’ — ‘je bois à la santé des mariés!’

to give and take — faire des concessions

to give as good as one gets — rendre coup pour coup

articles of clothing — Kleidungsstücke

the brother of her father — der Bruder ihres Vaters

a friend of mine/the vicar's — ein Freund von mir/des Pfarrers

that dog of yours — Ihr Hund da

the approval of somebody — jemandes Zustimmung

the works of Shakespeare — Shakespeares Werke

a pound of apples — ein Pfund Äpfel

a glass of wine — ein Glas Wein

a painting of the queen — ein Gemälde der Königin

increase of 10 % — Zuwachs/Erhöhung von zehn Prozent

your letter of 2 January — Ihr Brief vom 2. Januar

the whole of... — der/die/das ganze...

do not speak of such things — sprich nicht von solchen Dingen

a frown of disapproval — ein missbilligendes Stirnrunzeln

work of authority — maßgebendes Werk

a boy of 14 years — ein vierzehnjähriger Junge

the five of us — wir fünf

the five of us went there — wir sind zu fünft hingegangen

here of all places — ausgerechnet hier

the wife of the doctor — die Frau des Arztes, die Frau vom Arzt

a friend of ours — ein Freund/eine Freundin von uns

of it — davon

the first of May — der Erste Mai

the first of the month — der Erste (des Monats), der Monatserste

it is very kind of you —

it was nasty of him to say that — es war gemein von ihm, das zu sagen

(indicating separation in space or time) south of Paris — südlich von Paris

within a month of his death — einen Monat nach seinem Tod

(indicating cause) he died of poison/cancer — er starb an Gift/Krebs

he died of hunger — er verhungerte, er starb hungers

it tastes of garlic — es schmeckt nach Knoblauch

she is proud of him — sie ist stolz auf ihn

I am ashamed of it — ich schäme mich dafür

(indicating deprivation, riddance) he was cured of the illness — er wurde von der Krankheit geheilt

trees bare of leaves — Bäume ohne Blätter

free of charge — kostenlos

(indicating quality, identity etc) house of ten rooms — Haus nt mit zehn Zimmern

a matter of no importance — eine Sache ohne Bedeutung

the city of Paris — die Stadt Paris

person of swarthy complexion — dunkelhäutige Person

a town of narrow streets — eine Stadt mit engen Straßen

where is that rascal of a boy? — wo ist dieser verflixte Bengel?

that idiot of a waiter — dieser Idiot von Kellner

(objective genitive) fear of God — Gottesfurcht f

his love of his father — die Liebe zu seinem Vater

he is a leader of men —

writer of legal articles — Verfasser von juristischen Artikeln

love of money — Liebe zum Geld

(subjective genitive) love of God for man — Liebe Gottes zu den Menschen

(partitive genitive) the whole of the house — das ganze Haus

half of the house — das halbe Haus

how many of them do you want? — wie viele möchten Sie (davon)?

many of them came — viele (von ihnen) kamen

there were six of us — wir waren zu sechst, wir waren sechs

he is not one of us — er gehört nicht zu uns

one of the best — einer der Besten

of the ten only one was absent — von den zehn fehlte nur einer

today of all days — ausgerechnet heute

you of all people ought to know — gerade Sie sollten das wissen

they are the best of friends — sie sind die besten Freunde

the best of teachers — der (aller)beste Lehrer

the bravest of the brave —

(= concerning) what do you think of him? — was halten Sie von ihm?

what has become of him? — was ist aus ihm geworden?

he warned us of the danger — er warnte uns vor der Gefahr

doctor of medicine — Doktor der Medizin

what of it? — ja und?

beloved of all — von allen geliebt

(in temporal phrases) he's become very quiet of late — er ist letztlich or seit Neuestem so ruhig geworden

articles of clothing — Kleidungsstücke

the brother of her father — der Bruder ihres Vaters

a friend of mine/the vicar's — ein Freund von mir/des Pfarrers

that dog of yours — Ihr Hund da

it's no business of theirs — es geht sie nichts an

where's that pencil of mine? — wo ist mein Bleistift?

within a mile of the centre — nicht weiter als eine Meile vom Zentrum entfernt

it was clever of you to do that — es war klug von dir, das zu tun

the approval of somebody — jemandes Zustimmung

the works of Shakespeare — Shakespeares Werke

be made of... — aus... [hergestellt] sein

a pound of apples — ein Pfund Äpfel

a glass of wine — ein Glas Wein

a painting of the queen — ein Gemälde der Königin

the city of Chicago — die Stadt Chicago

increase of 10 % — Zuwachs/Erhöhung von zehn Prozent

your letter of 2 January — Ihr Brief vom 2. Januar

the whole of... — der/die/das ganze...

do not speak of such things — sprich nicht von solchen Dingen

his love of his father — seine Liebe zu seinem Vater

a frown of disapproval — ein missbilligendes Stirnrunzeln

work of authority — maßgebendes Werk

a boy of 14 years — ein vierzehnjähriger Junge

the five of us — wir fünf

the five of us went there — wir sind zu fünft hingegangen

here of all places — ausgerechnet hier