stony road

esta vida terrena — this earthly life liter

nos hemos comprado un terreno en las afueras — we've bought a piece of land o plot of land o some land on the outskirts of the city

los accidentes del terreno — the unevenness of the ground o terrain

un terreno pedregoso — stony ground o terrain

estamos sobre un terreno arenoso — we're on sandy soil o land

el gobierno debe tomar medidas urgentes en el terreno económico — the government must take urgent measures in the economic sphere o field

el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river

allanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody

estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground

minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet

pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground

prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something

sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies

el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river

allanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody

estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground

minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet

pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground

prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something

sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies

Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.

Ex: After that I could never pass a dead man without stopping to gaze on his face, stripped by death of that earthly patina which masks the living soul.

Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.

to get a fix on something — \<\<sailor/airman\>\> establecer* la posición de algo

to fix sth in place — fijar or asegurar algo en su sitio

to fix a stake in the ground — clavar or fijar una estaca en el suelo

the chairs and desks are fixed to the floor — las sillas y mesas están sujetas or atornilladas al suelo

nothing's been fixed yet — todavía no se ha decidido or acordado nada

to get or have sth fixed — arreglar or reparar algo

I've got to get my car fixed this week — tengo que arreglar or reparar el coche esta semana, tengo que llevar el coche a arreglar or reparar esta semana

I'll soon fix him! — ¡ya me encargo yo de él! *, ¡ya le ajustaré las cuentas! *

I'm fixing to go to graduate school — tengo intención de or tengo pensado hacer estudios de postgraduado

to be in/get into a fix — estar/meterse en un apuro or un aprieto

to give o.s. a fix — pincharse *, chutarse (Sp) **

to get a fix on sth — (lit) establecer la posición de algo, localizar algo

it's been hard to get a fix on what's going on — (fig) ha sido difícil entender lo que pasa

the fight/result was a fix — hubo tongo en la pelea/el resultado *

there is no quick-fix solution to this problem — no existe un arreglo or apaño * rápido para este problema

to get a fix on something — \<\<sailor/airman\>\> establecer* la posición de algo

andare o colare a fondo — (nave) to go to the bottom, sink

dar fondo (all'ancora) Naut — to drop anchor

laggiù in fondo — (lontano) over there, (in profondità) down there

nel fondo del bosco — in the depths o heart of the wood

nel fondo del suo cuore — deep down, in his (o her) heart of hearts

sul fondo del bicchiere — on o in the bottom of the glass

in fondo al cassetto — at o in the back of the drawer

in fondo a — at the back o rear of

ti sosterrò fino in fondo — I'm with o behind you all the way

fondo del mare — sea bed o floor

toccare il fondo — mar. to touch bottom; fig. to hit rock bottom

- i di magazzino — comm. odd lot

linea di fondo — (nel tennis) baseline; (nel calcio) goal line

andare a fondo — [ nave] to sink o go to the bottom

fondo di bicchiere — scherz. paste diamond

fondo di assistenza — hardship o relief fund

fondo comune di investimento — investment o mutual AE fund

fondo pensione — pension o superannuation fund

fondo di soccorso — disaster o relief fund

a notte -a — in the o at dead of night, in the middle of the night