something different from usual

a change in temperature — un cambio de temperatura

there's been a change in the weather — ha cambiado el tiempo

to make changes to something — hacerle* cambios a algo

a change for the better/worse — un cambio para mejor/para peor

the change (of life) — (euph) la menopausia

a change of address — un cambio de dirección

to have a change of heart — cambiar de idea

for a change — para variar

to ring the changes — introducir* variaciones

a change is as good as a rest — con un cambio de actividad se renuevan las energías

one dollar in change — un dólar en monedas

the sorcerer changed her into a stone — el mago la convirtió en una piedra

to change one's address/doctor — cambiar de dirección/médico

to change one's clothes — cambiarse de ropa

to change color — cambiar de color

let's change the subject — cambiemos de tema

she changed her name from Bronowski to Brown — se cambió el apellido de Bronowski a Brown

he changed it for a red one — lo cambió por uno rojo

can anyone change $20? — ¿alguien me puede cambiar 20 dólares?

I can't believe how much she's changed — me parece incréible lo mucho que ha cambiado

she changed into a black dress — se cambió y se puso un vestido negro

I'm going to change into something more comfortable — me voy a poner algo más cómodo

to get changed — cambiarse

the day out made a refreshing change — el día fuera de casa nos dio un buen cambio de aire

to resist change — resistirse a las innovaciones

the change of air has done me good — el cambio de aires me ha sentado bien

he's had a change of heart — ha cambiado de idea

to change trains/buses/planes (at) — hacer transbordo (en), cambiar de tren/autobús/avión (en)

can I change this dress for a larger size? — ¿puedo cambiar este vestido por otro de una talla mayor?

I find him much changed — le veo muy cambiado

the prince was changed into a frog — el príncipe se transformó en rana

to change pounds into dollars — cambiar libras en dólares

can you change this note for me? — ¿me hace el favor de cambiar este billete?

you've changed! — ¡cómo has cambiado!, ¡pareces otro!

you haven't changed a bit! — ¡no has cambiado en lo más mínimo!

she changed into an old skirt — se cambió y se puso una falda vieja

all change! — ¡fin de trayecto!

a change in temperature — un cambio de temperatura

there's been a change in the weather — ha cambiado el tiempo

to make changes to something — hacerle* cambios a algo

a change for the better/worse — un cambio para mejor/para peor

the change (of life) — (euph) la menopausia

a change of address — un cambio de dirección

to have a change of heart — cambiar de idea

for a change — para variar

to ring the changes — introducir* variaciones

a change is as good as a rest — con un cambio de actividad se renuevan las energías

one dollar in change — un dólar en monedas

the sorcerer changed her into a stone — el mago la convirtió en una piedra

to change one's address/doctor — cambiar de dirección/médico

to change one's clothes — cambiarse de ropa

to change color — cambiar de color

let's change the subject — cambiemos de tema

she changed her name from Bronowski to Brown — se cambió el apellido de Bronowski a Brown

he changed it for a red one — lo cambió por uno rojo

can anyone change $20? — ¿alguien me puede cambiar 20 dólares?

I can't believe how much she's changed — me parece incréible lo mucho que ha cambiado

she changed into a black dress — se cambió y se puso un vestido negro

I'm going to change into something more comfortable — me voy a poner algo más cómodo

to get changed — cambiarse

sonst keine Besucher/Zeitungen etc — no other visitors/papers etc

sonst noch Fragen? — any other questions?

wer/wie etc (denn) sonst? — who/how etc else?

bringst du all deine Freunde mit? – was denn sonst — are you bringing all your friends? – of course

sehen — I don't want to see you or anyone else

er und sonst keiner — nobody else but he, he and nobody else, he and he alone

wenn du sonst irgendjemanden kennst — if you know somebody else or anybody else or any other person

wenn du sonst irgendwann mal kommen kannst — if you can come some or any other time

sonst nichts/noch etwas — nothing/something else

sonst wo, nur nicht hier — anywhere (else) but here

wo soll ich hingehen? – von mir aus sonst wohin — where should I go? – (as far as I'm concerned,) anywhere you like

und wer weiß was sonst noch alles — and goodness knows what else

wo warst du sonst überall? — where else were you?

wie gehts sonst? — how are things otherwise or apart from that?

wenn ich Ihnen sonst noch behilflich sein kann — if I can help you in any or some other way

genau wie es sonst ist — just as it usually is

genau wie sonst — the same as usual

anders als sonst — different from usual

mehr/weniger als sonst — more/less than usual

der sonst so mürrische Herr Grün war heute direkt freundlich — Mr Grün, who is usually so grumpy, was really friendly today

(= früher) alles war wie sonst — everything was as it always used to be

war das auch sonst der Fall? — was that always the case?

wenn er sonst zu Besuch hier war — when he has visited us before

der sonst so freundliche Mann... — the man, who is/was usually so friendly,...

er hat es besser als sonst gemacht — he did it better than usual

alles war wie sonst — everything was [the same] as usual

haben Sie sonst noch Fragen? — have you any other questions?

sonst nichts, nichts sonst — nothing else

hat er sonst nichts erzählt? — [apart from that,] he didn't say anything else?

sonst was — (ugs.) something else; (fragend, verneint) anything else

er hat sonst was unternommen — he has tried all sorts of things

sonst noch was? — (ugs., auch iron.) anything else?

sonst wer — (ugs.) somebody else; (fragend, verneint) anybody else

er meint, er ist sonst wer — he thinks he's really something (coll.); he thinks he's the bee's knees (coll.)

sonst wie — (ugs.) in some other way; (fragend, verneint) in any other way

sonst wo — (ugs.) somewhere else; (fragend, verneint) anywhere else

wer/was/wie/wo [denn] sonst? — who/what/how/where else?

der sonst so freundliche Mann... — the man, who is/was usually so friendly,...

er hat es besser als sonst gemacht — he did it better than usual

alles war wie sonst — everything was [the same] as usual

haben Sie sonst noch Fragen? — have you any other questions?

sonst nichts, nichts sonst — nothing else

hat er sonst nichts erzählt? — [apart from that,] he didn't say anything else?

sonst was — (ugs.) something else; (fragend, verneint) anything else

er hat sonst was unternommen — he has tried all sorts of things

sonst noch was? — (ugs., auch iron.) anything else?

sonst wer — (ugs.) somebody else; (fragend, verneint) anybody else

er meint, er ist sonst wer — he thinks he's really something (coll.); he thinks he's the bee's knees (coll.)

sonst wie — (ugs.) in some other way; (fragend, verneint) in any other way

sonst wo — (ugs.) somewhere else; (fragend, verneint) anywhere else

wer/was/wie/wo [denn] sonst? — who/what/how/where else?

AF VOBEIS,

AF MVRO,

AF CAPVA,

AF SOLO,

AF LYCO,

abs chorago,

abs quivis,

abs terra,

and in compounds: aps-cessero,

and who, perhaps, also used abs conscendentibus,

Caesar maturat ab urbe proficisci,

fuga ab urbe turpissima,

ducite ab urbe domum, ducite Daphnim,

illam (mulierem) usque a mari supero Romam proficisci,

venti a laevo latere in dextrum, ut sol, ambiunt,

oppidum ab Aenea fugiente a Troja conditum,

quemadmodum (Caesar) a Gergovia discederet,

ab Arimino M. Antonium cum cohortibus quinque Arretium mittit,

protinus a Corfinio in Siciliam miserat,

profecti a domo,

of setting sail: cum exercitus vestri numquam a Brundisio nisi hieme summa transmiserint,

classe qua advecti ab domo fuerant,

of citizens: interim ab Roma legatos venisse nuntiatum est,

legati ab Orico ad M. Valerium praetorem venerunt,

Quasi ad adulescentem a patre ex Seleucia veniat,

libertus a Fuflis cum litteris ad Hermippum venit,

Nigidium a Domitio Capuam venisse,

cum a vobis discessero,

multa merces tibi defluat ab Jove Neptunoque,

so a fratre,

a Pontio,

ab ea,

ego te afuisse tam diu a nobis dolui,

abesse a domo paulisper maluit,

tum Brutus ab Roma aberat,

absint lacerti ab stabulis,

quot milia fundus suus abesset ab urbe,

nos in castra properabamus, quae aberant bidui,

hic locus aequo fere spatio ab castris Ariovisti et Caesaris aberat,

terrae ab hujusce terrae, quam nos incolimus, continuatione distantes,

non amplius pedum milibus duobus ab castris castra distabant,

cum domus patris a foro longe abesset,

qui fontes a quibusdam praesidiis aberant longius,

quae procul erant a conspectu imperii,

procul a castris hostes in collibus constiterunt,

tu procul a patria Alpinas nives vides,

v. procul): cum esset in Italia bellum tam prope a Sicilia, tamen in Sicilia non fuit,

tu apud socrum tuam prope a meis aedibus sedebas,

tam prope ab domo detineri,

onerariae naves, quae ex eo loco ab milibus passuum octo vento tenebatur,

duo milia fere et quingentos passus ab hoste posuerunt castra,

picus et cornix ab laeva, corvos, parra ab dextera consuadent,

pleraque Alpium ab Italia sicut breviora ita arrectiora sunt,

non eadem diligentia ab decumuna porta castra munita,

erat a septentrionibus collis,

Exul ab octava Marius bibit,

mulieres jam ab re divin[adot ] adparebunt domi,

Caesar ab decimae legionis cohortatione ad dextrum cornu profectus,

ab hac contione legati missi sunt,

ab eo magistratu,

a summa spe novissima exspectabat,

ut primum a tuo digressu Romam veni,

confestim a proelio expugnatis hostium castris,

statim a funere,

and followed by statim: ab itinere statim,

protinus ab adoptione,

Homerus qui recens ab illorum actate fuit,

Sometimes with the name of a person or place, instead of an action: ibi mihi tuae litterae binae redditae sunt tertio abs te die,

secundo Punico (bello) Scipionis classis XL. die a securi navigavit,

ab hora tertia bibebatur,

infinito ex tempore, non ut antea, ab Sulla et Pompeio consulibus,

vixit ab omni aeternitate,

cum quo a condiscipulatu vivebat conjunctissime,

in Lycia semper a terrae motu XL. dies serenos esse,

centesima lux est haec ab interitu P. Clodii,

cujus a morte quintus hic et tricesimus annus est,

ab incenso Capitolio illum esse vigesumiun annum,

diebus triginta, a qua die materia caesa est,

quod augures omnes usque ab Romulo decreverunt,

jam inde ab infelici pugna ceciderant animi,

ab hora octava ad vesperum secreto collocuti sumus,

cum ab hora septima ad vesperum pugnatum sit,

a quo tempore ad vos consules anni sunt septingenti octoginta unus,

pugnata pugnast usque a mane ad vesperum,

qui homo cum animo inde ab ineunte aetate depugnat suo,

mihi magna cum co jam inde a pueritia fuit semper famillaritas,

a pueritia,

jam inde ab adulescentia,

ab adulescentia,

jam a prima adulescentia,

ab ineunte adulescentia,

followed by ad: usque ad hanc aetatem ab incunte adulescentia,

a primis temporibus aetatis,

a teneris unguiculis,

usque a toga pura,

jam inde ab incunabulis,

a prima lanugine,

viridi ab aevo,

rarely of animals: ab infantia,

qui olim a puero parvulo mihi paedagogus fuerat,

a pausillo puero,

a puero,

a pueris,

ab adulescente,

ab infante,

a parva virgine,

a parvis,

a parvulo,

ab parvulis,

ab tenero,

and rarely of animals: (vacca) a bima aut trima fructum ferre incipit,

suspitionem et culpam ut ab se segregent,

qui discessum animi a corpore putent esse mortem,

hic ab artificio suo non recessit,

quod si exquiratur usque ab stirpe auctoritas,

condicionem quam ab te peto,

mercedem gloriae flagitas ab iis, quorum, etc.,

si quid ab illo acceperis,

quae (i. e. antiquitas) quo propius aberat ab ortu et divina progenie,

ab defensione desistere,

ne quod tempus ab opere intermitteretur,

ut homines adulescentis a dicendi studio deterream,

qui quartus ab Arcesila fuit,

tu nunc eris alter ab illo,

Aiax, heros ab Achille secundus,

quid hoc ab illo differt,

hominum vita tantum distat a victu et cultu bestiarum,

discrepare ab aequitate sapientiam,

quae non aliena esse ducerem a dignitate,

alieno a te animo fuit,

subdole ab re consulit,

haut est ab re aucupis,

non ab re esse Quinctii visum est,

a patre deductus ad Scaevolam,

ut tamquam a praesentibus coram haberi sermo videretur,

disputata ab eo,

illa (i. e. numerorum ac vocum vis) maxime a Graecia vetere celebrata,

ita generati a natura sumus,

pars mundi damnata a rerum natura,

niagna adhibita cura est a providentia deorum,

quae (i. e. anima) calescit ab eo spiritu,

salvebis a meo Cicerone,

a quibus (Atheniensibus) erat profectus,

ne vir ab hoste cadat,

levior est plaga ab amico quam a debitore,

a bestiis ictus, morsus, impetus,

si calor est a sole,

ex iis a te verbis (for a te scriptis),

metu poenae a Romanis,

bellum ingens a Volscis et Aequis,

ad exsolvendam fldem a consule,

lassus ab equo indomito,

Murus ab ingenic notior ille tuo,

tempus a nostris triste malis,

vulgo occidebantur: per quos et a quibus?

ab hoc destitutus per Thrasybulum (i. e. Thrasybulo auctore),

si postulatur a populo,

deseror conjuge,

and in prose,

ipsum a se oritur et sua sponte nascitur,

(urna) ab se cantat quoja sit,

pastores a Pergamide,

Turnus ab Aricia,

obsides dant trecentos principum a Cora atque Pometia liberos,

(sinus maris) ab nomine propinquae urbis Ambracius appellatus,

da, puere, ab summo,

da ab Delphio cantharum circum, id Most. 1, 4, 33: ab eo nobis causa ordienda est potissimum,

coepere a fame mala,

cornicem a cauda de ovo exire,

a capite repetis, quod quaerimus,

a foliis et stercore purgato,

tantumne ab re tuast oti tibi?

Saguntini ut a proeliis quietem habuerant,

expiandum forum ab illis nefarii sceleris vestigiis,

haec provincia non modo a calamitate, sed etiam a metu calamitatis est defendenda,

ab incendio urbem vigiliis munitam intellegebat,

ut neque sustinere se a lapsu possent,

ut meam domum metueret atque a me ipso caveret,

el metul a Chryside,

ab Hannibale metuens,

metus a praetore,

v. Weissenb. ad h. l.: a quo quidem genere, judices, ego numquam timui,

postquam nec ab Romanis robis ulla est spes,

funiculus a puppi religatus,

cum sinistra capillum ejus a vertice teneret,

a ferro sanguis humanus se ulciscitur,

id se a Gallicis armis atque insignibus cognovisse,

doleo ab animo, doleo ab oculis, doleo ab aegritudine,

a morbo valui, ab animo aeger fui,

a frigore et aestu ne quid laborent,

a frigore laborantibus,

laborare ab re frumentaria,

ab ingenio improbus,

a me pudica'st,

orba ab optimatibus contio,

locus copiosus a frumento,

sumus imparati cum a militibas tum a pecunia,

ille Graecus ab omni laude felicior,

ab una parte haud satis prosperuin,

so often in poets ab arte=arte,

linguam ab irrisu exserentem,

ab honore,

ab illo injuria,

fulgor ab auro,

dulces a fontibus undae,

scuto ab novissimis uni militi detracto,

nonnuill ab novissimis,

qui sunt ab ea disciplina,

ab eo qui sunt,

nostri illi a Platone et Aristotele aiunt,

in Cic. only once): Pollex, servus a pedibus meus,

a manu servus,

a peregre,

a foris,

ab intus,

ab invicem,

a longe,

a modo,

Hier. Vit. Hilar.: a nune,

a sursum,

Arsinoen, Stratum, Naupactum...fateris ab hostibus esse captas. Quibus autem hostibus? Nempe iis, quos, etc.,

a rebus gerendis senectus abstrahit. Quibus? An iis, quae in juventute geruntur et viribus?

a Jove incipiendum putat. Quo Jove?

res publica, quascumque vires habebit, ab iis ipsis, quibus tenetur, de te propediem impetrabit,

a vitae periculo,

a nullius umquam me tempore aut commodo,

a minus bono,

a satis miti principio,

damnis dives ab ipsa suis,

aque Chao,

aque mero,

aque viro,

aque suis,

a meque,

abs teque,

a teque,

7: a primaque adulescentia,

changer des euros en dollars — to change euros into dollars

changer quelque chose de place — to move something

changer un livre d'étagère — to move a book to another shelf

cette coiffure te change — you look different with your hair like that

qu'est-ce que ça change? — what difference does it make?

tu as changé quelque chose à ta coiffure — you' ve done something different with your hair

ça n'a rien changé à mes habitudes — it hasn't changed my habits in any way

cela ne change rien (à l'affaire) — that doesn't make any difference

cela ne change rien au fait que — that doesn't alter the fact that

on ne peut rien y changer — we can't do anything about it

changer sa voix — to disguise one's voice

changer quelque chose/qn en — to turn something/sb into

cela nous change de la pluie — it makes a change from the rain

ça va le changer de sa vie tranquille à la campagne — it'll be a change from his quiet life in the country

changer de — to change

changer de travail — to change jobs

nous avons changé de route au retour — we came back by a different route

changer de rue — to move to another street

changer d'adresse — to move to a new address

quand il m'a vu il a changé de trottoir — when he saw me he crossed over to the other side of the road

elle change de bonne tous les mois — she has a new maid every month

changeons de sujet — let's change the subject

il ne change pas — he never changes

il a changé en bien/mal — he's changed for the better/worse

pour changer nous allons en Espagne cet été — for a change we are going to Spain this summer

pour ne pas changer — as usual

changer d'air — to have a change of air

changer du tout au tout — to change completely

changer qch en — to change sth into

J'ai changé les draps ce matin. — I changed the sheets this morning.

Il est légèrement endommagé, va le changer. — It's slightly damaged, go and exchange it.

J'ai changé trois cents euros. — I changed 300 euros.

changer qn/qch de place — to move sb/sth to another place

Il n'a pas beaucoup changé. — He hasn't changed much.

changer en bien — to change for the better

Il a changé en bien. — He has changed for the better.

changer en mal — to change for the worse

Il a de nouveau changé de voiture. — He has changed his car again.

Je change de chaussures et j'arrive! — I'll change my shoes and I'll be ready!

Il faudra changer de train. — We'll have to change trains.

Il a changé de place avec Thierry. — He changed places with Thierry.

Change de chaîne! — Change the channel!

Si on changeait de couleur? — What about a change of colour?, How about changing the colour?

Il a changé de couleur. — It changed colour.

changer d'air — to get a change of air

changer de direction — to change direction

changer d'idée — to change one's mind

changer d'avis — to change one's mind

Appelle-moi si tu changes d'avis. — Give me a ring if you change your mind.

¿qué es esa cosa redonda? — what's that round thing?

cogí mis cosas y me fui — I picked up my things and left

no es otra cosa que una bolsa de plástico — it's nothing more than a plastic bag, it's just a plastic bag

para el dolor de cabeza no tengo otra cosa que aspirina — all I have for headaches is aspirin

cosas de comer — things to eat

las cosas del jardín — the gardening things

¿alguna cosa más? — anything else?

y cosas así — and suchlike

haría cualquier cosa por ella — I'd do anything for her

este vino no es cualquier cosa — this isn't just any old wine

no ha servido de gran cosa — it hasn't been much use

la película no fue gran cosa — the film wasn't up to much

como futbolista no es gran cosa — he's not a great footballer, he's not much of a footballer

vive bien con poca cosa — she lives well on very little

no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about a little thing like that

la vida es tan corta y somos tan poca cosa — life is so short and we're so insignificant

la chica es muy poquita cosa — there's not much of her

hay una cosa que no me gusta — there is one thing I don't like

¿me puedes decir una cosa? — can you tell me something?

una cosa, se me olvidaba preguntarte por el precio — by the way, I forgot to ask you about the price

en general está muy bien, solo una cosa... — on the whole, it's very good, there's just one thing...

eso es cosa tuya — that's your affair

es cosa fácil — it's easy

¿has visto cosa igual? — did you ever see the like?

¡qué cosa más extraña! — how strange!

es cosa de nunca acabar — there's no end to it

esa es cosa vieja — so what's new?, that's ancient history

¡vaya una cosa! — well!, there's a thing!

la cosa puede acabar mal — things could end badly

la cosa no está tan clara — it's not that clear

no es cosa de que lo dejes todo — there's no need for you to give it all up

trae el paraguas, no sea cosa que llueva — bring your umbrella in case it rains

¿hay otra cosa que pueda hacer? — is there anything else I can do?

otra cosa es que la ley imponga 40 horas semanales para todos — it's another matter entirely for the law to oblige everyone to work 40 hours a week

otra cosa sería si... — it would be quite another matter if...

como quien no quiere la cosa —

lo miraba como quien no quiere la cosa — she cast a casual glance at the boy

se levantó y se fue como quien no quiere la cosa — she got up and left as inconspicuously as possible

como si tal cosa —

me devolvió el libro roto como si tal cosa — he gave me back the damaged book as if nothing had happened

le dije que había sido seleccionado para el trabajo y se quedó como si tal cosa — I told him he had got the job and he barely reacted

no hay cosa peor — there's nothing worse

jamás he visto cosa semejante — I've never seen anything like it, I've never seen the like of it

¡no hay tal cosa! — nothing of the sort!

nunca he dicho nada sobre ese tema ni cosa que se le parezca — I never said anything about that subject or anything like it

¡son cosas de Juan! — that's Juan all over!, that's just like Juan!

son cosas de la edad — it's just old age

¡cosas de niños! — boys will be boys!

¡qué cosas dices! — you do say some silly things!

¡tienes unas cosas! — the things you say!

• las cosas — (=situación) things

las cosas van mejor — things are going better

tal como están las cosas — as things stand

así las cosas, se marchó de la reunión — at this point, she left the meeting

¡lo que son las cosas! — just imagine!, fancy that!

• cosa de — [indicando tiempo] about

es cosa de un par de semanas — it takes about a couple of weeks

en cosa de diez minutos — in about ten minutes

no le digas nada, cosa que no se ofenda — don't say anything to him, that way he won't get offended, don't say anything to him in case he gets offended

cualquier cosa — anything

pon cada cosa en su lugar — put everything in its place

queda poca cosa — there's hardly anything left

preguntó por no sé qué cosa — he asked for something or other

no sé hacer otra cosa — it's the only thing I know how to do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien — I like to do things properly

dejar las cosas a medias — to do things by halves

entre una(s) cosa(s) y otra(s)... — what with one thing and another...

es la cosa más natural del mundo — it's perfectly normal

qué cosas dices! — really, what a thing to say!

dime una cosa... — tell me something...

tengo que contarte una cosa — there's something I have to tell you

quiero aclarar una cosa — I want to make something clear

tenía cosas más importantes en que pensar — I had more important things to think about

no creo que la cosa funcione — I don't think it's going to work

fue cosa fácil — it was easy

se enfada por cualquier cosa — he gets angry over the slightest thing

si por cualquier cosa no puedes venir, avísame — if you can't come for any reason, let me know

por una cosa o por otra — for one reason or another

esto no es otra cosa que nervios — it's just nerves

esto no es cosa de broma/risa — this is no joke/no laughing matter

la cosa es que... — the thing is that...

todas sus cosas — all her things

mis cosas de deporte — my sports things

la cosa se pone negra/fea — things are starting to get unpleasant

¿cómo te van las cosas? — how are things?

las cosas no andan muy bien — things aren't too good

son cosas de la vida — that's life!

son cosas que pasan — these things happen

en mi vida he visto/oído cosa igual — I've never seen/heard anything like it

cosa rara en él, se equivocó — he made a mistake, which is unusual for him

una cosa es ser bueno y otra ser el mejor — being good is one thing, but being the best is quite another

son cosas de niños — children are like that

son cosas de Ana — that's one of Ana's little ways

no es cosa tuya — it's none of your business

no te preocupes, eso es cosa mía — don't worry, I'll handle it

eso es cosa de mujeres — that's women's work

cosa de terminarlo — so as to finish it

cosa que no me olvide — so that I don't forget

cualquier cosa — anything

pon cada cosa en su lugar — put everything in its place

queda poca cosa — there's hardly anything left

preguntó por no sé qué cosa — he asked for something or other

no sé hacer otra cosa — it's the only thing I know how to do

me gusta hacer las cosas bien — I like to do things properly