the arms of Achilles

consobrini ex duabus editi sororibus,

item fratres patrueles, sorores patrueles, id est qui quaeve ex duobus fratribus progenerantur,

frater tuus erat frater patruelis meus,

L. Cicero frater noster cognatione patruelis, amore germanus,

frater,

patruelis suus,

alterum e patruelibus,

patruelis nulla,

patruelia regna,

origo,

sese et amore fraterno et existimatione vulgi commoveri,

tametsi in ipso fraterno parricidio nullum scelus praetermissum videtur, tamen, etc.... ab hereditate fraterna excludi,

fraterno primi maduerunt sanguine muri,

sanguis,

lyra (because given to Apollo by his brother Mercury),

mores,

fratris invidia),

frater erat, fraterna peto,

pectora,

fama,

propter amorem in nos fraternum,

pro fraterna illa necessitudine,

animi,

foedus,

it tristis arator Maerentem abjungens fraterna morte juvencum,

quare facis tu quidem fraterne, quod me hortaris, sed, etc.,

tibi persuadeas, te a me fraterne amari,

aliorum fructus in terra est, aliorum et extra,

alii in corde, alii in cerebro dixerunt animi esse sedem et locum,

eo in rostris sedente suasit Serviliam legem Crassus,

qui sunt cives in eadem re publica,

facillimam in ea re publica esse concordiam, in qua idem conducat omnibus,

T. Labienus ex loco superiore, quae res in nostris castris gererentur, conspicatus,

quod si in scaena, id est in contione verum valet, etc.,

in foro palam Syracusis,

plures in eo loco sine vulnere quam in proelio aut fuga intereunt,

tulit de caede, quae in Appia via facta esset,

in via fornicata,

vigebat in illa domo mos patrius et disciplina,

in domo furtum factum ab eo qui domi fuit,

nupta in domo,

copias in castris continent,

cum in angusto quodam pulpito stans diceret,

se ac suos in vehiculo conspici,

malo in illa tua sedecula sedere, quam in istorum sella curuli,

sedere in solio,

Albae constiterant, in urbe opportuna,

Sometimes, also, with names of places: omnes se ultro sectari in Epheso memorat mulieres,

heri aliquot adolescentuli coiimus in Piraeo,

navis et in Cajeta est parata nobis et Brundisii,

complures (naves) in Hispali faciendas curavit,

caesos in Marathone ac Salamine,

in Berenice urbe Troglodytarum,

in his poeta hic nomen profitetur suum,

Thales, qui sapientissimus in septem fuit,

peto ut eum complectare, diligas, in tuis habeas,

in perditis et desperatis,

omnia quae secundum naturam fiunt, sunt habenda in bonis,

dolor in maximis malis ducitur,

justissimus unus in Teucris,

cecidere in pugna ad duo milia... in his quatuor Romani centuriones,

in diis et feminae sunt,

sedere in equo,

quid legati in equis,

sedere in leone,

in eo flumine pons erat,

in herboso Apidano,

in digitis,

castra in limite locat,

ipse coronam habebat unam in capite, alteram in collo,

oleae in arbore,

Caesaris in barbaris erat nomen obscurius,

in ceteris nationibus, Cels. praef. 1: qui in Brutiis praeerat,

in juvenibus,

nutus in mutis pro sermone est,

in veste candida,

in calceis,

in insignibus,

in tunicis albis,

in Persico et vulgari habitu,

in lugubri veste,

in Tyriis,

in Cois,

homines in catenis Romam mittere,

duas legiones in armis,

in armis hostis,

quae in ore atque in oculis provinciae gesta sunt (= coram),

in oculis provinciae,

in oculis omnium,

divitiae, decus, gloria in oculis sita sunt,

Julianus in ore ejus (Vitellii) jugulatur,

in populorum institutis aut legibus,

in illis libris qui sunt de natura deorum,

in Timaeo dicit,

epistula, in qua omnia perscripta erant,

perscribit in litteris, hostes ab se discessisse,

in Thucydide orbem modo orationis desidero,

in Herodoto omnia leniter fluunt,

libri oratorii diu in manibus fuerunt,

philosophi quamcunque rem habent in manibus,

quam spem nunc habeat in manibus, exponam,

rem habere in manibus,

neque mihi in manu fuit Jugurtha qualis foret,

postquam nihil esse in manu sua respondebatur,

quod ipsorum in manu sit,... bellum an pacem malint,

inter manus),

quorum epistulas in manu teneo,

in manu poculum tenens,

coronati et lauream in manu tenentes,

in animo esse,

in animo habere,

lex est ratio insita in natura,

in memoria sedere,

tacito mutos volvunt in pectore questus,

quanta auctoritas fuit in C. Metello!

erat in eo summa eloquentia, summa fides,

in omni animante est summum aliquid atque optimum, ut in equis,

si quid artis in medicis est,

nibil esse in morte timendum,

in eo enim loco res sunt nostrae, ut, etc.,

quo in loco, etc.: cum ex equitum et calonum fuga, quo in loco res essent, cognovissent,

videtis, quo in loco res haec siet, Ter Phorm. 2, 4, 6: quod ipse, si in eodem loco esset, facturus fuerit,

non in eo esse Carthaginiensium res, ut Galliam armis obtineant,

cum res non in eo esset, ut Cyprum tentaret,

feci ego istaec itidem in adulescentia,

in tempore hoc,

in hoc tempore,

in tali tempore,

in diebus paucis,

in brevi spatio,

in qua aetate,

in ea aetate,

in omni aetate,

in aetate, qua jam Alexander orbem terrarum subegisset,

qua (sc. Iphigenia) nihil erat in eo quidem anno natum pulchrius,

nihil in vita se simile fecisse,

in tota vita inconstans,

ni pedites equitesque in tempore subvenissent,

spreta in tempore gloria interdum cumulatior redit,

rebellaturi,

atque adeo in ipso tempore eccum ipsum obviam,

sic enim mihi in praesentia occurrit,

vestrae quidem cenae non solum in praesentia, sed etiam postero die jucundae sunt,

id quod unum maxime in praesentia desiderabatur,

haec ad te in praesenti scripsi, ut, etc.,

fit, ut distrahatur in deliberando animus,

vitiosum esse in dividendo partem in genere numerare,

quod in litteris dandis praeter consuetudinem proxima nocte vigilarat,

ne in quaerendis suis pugnandi tempus dimitteret,

in agris vastandis incendiisque faciendis hostibus,

in excidenda Numantia,

cum in immolanda Iphigenia tristis Calchas esset,

qui magno in aere alieno majores etiam possessiones habent,

se in insperatis repentinisque pecuniis jactare,

Larinum in summo timore omnium cum armatis advolavit,

So freq., of qualities or states of mind: summa in sollicitudine ac timore Parthici belli,

torpescentne dextrae in amentia illa?

hunc diem perpetuum in laetitia degere,

in metu,

in voluptate,

alicui in amore esse,

alicui in amoribus esse,

res in invidia erat,

num... Diogenem Stoicum coegit in suis studiis obmutescere senectus?

mirificam cepi voluptatem ex tua diligentia: quod in summis tuis occupationibus mihi tamen rei publicae statum per te notum esse voluisti,

So freq., of business, employment, occupations, etc.: in aliqua re versari,

similia iis, quae in consilio dixerat,

in certamine armorum atque in omni palaestra quid satis recte cavetur,

agi in judiciis,

tum vos mihi essetis in consilio,

in actione... dicere,

in quo tum magistratu forte Brutus erat,

in eo magistratu pari diligentia se praebuit,

in ea ipsa causa fuit eloquentissimus,

qui non defendit nec obsistit, si potest, injuriae, tam est in vitio, quam, etc.,

etsi hoc quidem est in vitio, dissolutionem naturae tam valde perhorrescere,

non sunt in eo genere tantae commoditates corporis,

an omnino nulla sit in eo genere distinctio,

Drusus erat de praevaricatione absolutus in summa quatuor sententiis,

et in omni summa, ut mones, valde me ad otium pacemque converto,

but, in summa, sic maxime judex credit, etc.,

horum (juvenum) inductio in parte simulacrum decurrentis exercitus erat: ex parte elegantioris exercitii quam militaris artis,

quod mihi in parte verum videtur,

patronorum in parte expeditior, in parte difficilior interrogatio est,

hoc facere in eo homine consueverunt,

in furibus aerarii,

Achilles talis in hoste fuit,

in hoc homine saepe a me quaeris, etc.,

suspectus et in morte matris fuit,

qui praesentes metuunt, in absentia hostes erunt, = absentes,

non solum in eodem sensu, sed etiam in diverso, eadem verba contra,

aliter voces aut eaedem in diversa significatione ponuntur,

Sallustius in significatione ista non superesse sed superare dicit,

stips non dicitur in significatione trunci,

semper in significatione ea hortus,

cum exitus haud in facili essent, i. e. haud faciles,

adeo moderatio tuendae libertatis in difficili est,

in obscuro esse, Liv. praef. § 3: in dubio esse,

dum in dubiost animus,

in integro esse,

in incerto esse,

in obvio esse,

in tuto esse,

videre te in tuto,

in aequo esse,

in expedito esse,

in proximo esse,

in aperto esse,

in promisco esse,

in augusto esse,

in incerto haberi,

in levi habitum,

in incerto relinquere,

v. Zumpt, Gram. § 398): influxit non tenuis quidam e Graecia rivulus in hanc urbem,

in Ephesum advenit,

in Epirum venire,

ibo in Piraeeum, visamque, ecquae advenerit in portum ex Epheso navis mercatoria,

non enim hoc ut oppido praeposui, sed ut loco,

se contulisse Tarquinios, in urbem Etruriae florentissimam,

remigrare in domum veterem e nova,

cum in sua rura venerunt,

a te ipso missi in ultimas gentes,

in Ubios legatos mittere,

dein Thalam pervenit, in oppidum magnum et opulentum,

Regillum antiquam in patriam se contulerat,

abire in exercitum,

cum id Zmyrnam in contionem nuntiatum est,

nuntiatur in castra,

allatis in castra nuntiis,

iste unumquodque vas in manus sumere,

Falerios se in manus Romanis tradidisse,

in crimen populo ponere,

ut liberos, uxores suaque omnia in silvas deponerent,

duplam pecuniam in thesauros reponi,

prius me collocavi in arborem,

sororem et propinquas suas nuptum in alias civitates collocasse,

in caelum ascendere,

filium ipse paene in umeros suos extulisset,

tamquam in aram confugitis ad deum,

Saturno tenebrosa in Tartara misso,

in flumen deicere,

quid nunc supina sursum in caelum conspicis,

si in latus aut dextrum aut sinistrum, ut ipsi in usu est, cubat,

Belgae spectant in septentriones et orientem solem,

in orientem Germaniae, in occidentem Hispaniae obtenditur, Gallis in meridiem etiam inspicitur,

in laevum prona nixus sedet Inachus urna,

castra ex Biturigibus movet in Arvernos versus,

in Galliam versus movere,

si in urbem versus venturi erant,

in memoriam reducere,

in animum inducere,

in mentem venire,

frequens imitatio transit in mores,

Or into a writing or speech: in illam Metellinam orationem addidi quaedam,

dormiet in lucem,

statim e somno, quem plerumque in diem extrahunt, lavantur,

in multam noctem luxit,

si febris in noctem augetur,

dixit in noctem atque etiam nocte illatis lucernis,

indutias in triginta annos impetraverunt,

nisi id verbum in omne tempus perdidissem,

ad cenam hominem in hortos invitavit in posterum diem,

audistis auctionem constitutam in mensem Januarium,

subito reliquit annum suum seque in annum proximum transtulit,

solis defectiones itemque lunae praedicuntur in multos annos,

postero die Romani ab sole orto in multum diei stetere in acie,

qui ab matutino tempore duraverunt in occasum,

seritur (semen lini) a Kalendis Octobribus in ortum aquilae,

neque illi didicerunt haec usque in senectutem,

in illum usque diem servati,

in serum usque patente cubiculo,

regnum trahat usque in tempora fati,

sancit in posterum, ne quis, etc.,

res dilata est in posterum,

video quanta tempestas invidiae nobis, si minus in praesens, at in posteritatem impendeat,

id aegre et in praesentia hi passi et in futurum etiam metum ceperunt,

ingenti omnium et in praesens laetitia et in futurum spe,

effugis in futurum,

quod eum tibi quaestoris in loco constitueras, idcirco tibi amicum in perpetuum fore putasti?

oppidum omni periculo in perpetuum liberavit,

quae (leges) non in tempus aliquod, sed perpetuae utilitatis causa in aeternum latae sunt,

sensit miles in tempus conficta,

ne urbs sine imperio esset, in tempus deligebatur, qui jus redderet,

scaena in tempus structa,

nihil ex raptis in diem commeatibus superabat,

rapto in diem frumento,

but, cum illa fundum emisset in diem,

vitium in dies crescit,

in dies singulos breviores litteras ad te mitto,

qui senescat in dies,

nos in diem vivimus,

in diem et horam,

and in horas,

id, quod apud Platonem est in philosophos dictum,

Callimachi epigramma in Ambraciotam Cleombrotum est,

cum cenaret Simonides apud Scopam cecinissetque id car men, quod in eum scripsisset, etc.,

quo amore tandem inflammati esse debemus in ejus modi patriam,

in liberos nostros indulgentia,

de suis meritis in rem publicam aggressus est dicere,

in dominum quaeri,

in eos impetum facere,

invehi in Thebanos,

quaecumque est hominis definitio, una in omnes valet,

num etiam in deos immortales inauspicatam legem valuisse?

vereor coram in os te laudare amplius,

si in me exerciturus (pugnos), quaeso, in parietem ut primum domes,

in puppim rediere rates,

sic equi dicuntur in frena redire, pulsi in terga recedere, Sulp. ad loc.): Cumis eam vidi: venerat enim in funus: cui funeri ego quoque operam dedi,

se quisque eum optabat, quem fortuna in id certamen legeret,

quodsi in nullius mercedem negotia eant, pauciora fore,

haec civitas mulieri redimiculum praebeat, haec in collum, haec in crines,

Rhegium quondam in praesidium missa legio,

datae in praesidium cohortes,

haec et in eam sententiam cum multa dixisset,

qui omnia sic exaequaverunt, ut in utramque partem ita paria redderent, uti nulla selectione uterentur,

in utramque partem disputat,

facillime et in optimam partem cognoscuntur adulescentes, qui se ad claros et sapientes viros contulerunt,

cives Romani servilem in modum cruciati et necati,

miserandum in modum milites populi Romani capti, necati sunt,

senior quidam Veiens vaticinantis in modum cecinit,

also: domus et villae in urbium modum aedificatae,

perinde ac si in hanc formulam omnia judicia legitima sint,

judicium quin acciperet in ea ipsa verba quae Naevius edebat, non recusasse,

senatusconsultum in haec verba factum,

pax data Philippo in has leges est,

Gallia omnis divisa est in partes tres,

quae quidem in confirmationem et reprehensionem dividuntur,

itaque Titurium Tolosae quaternos denarios in singulas vini amphoras portorii nomine exegisse,

extulit eum plebs sextantibus collatis in capita,

Macedonibus treceni nummi in capita statutum est pretium,

Thracia in Rhoemetalcen filium... inque liberos Cotyis dividitur (i. e. inter),

non te in me illiberalem, sed me in se neglegentem putabit,

neglegentior in patrem,

in quem omnes intenderat curas,

quos ardere in proelia vidi,

in bellum ardentes,

nutante in fugam exercitu,

in hanc tam opimam mercedem agite ( = ut eam vobis paretis, Weissenb. ad loc.),

certa praemia, in quorum spem pugnarent,

in id sors dejecta,

in id fide accepta,

in spem pacis solutis animis,

ingrata misero vita ducenda est in hoc, ut, etc.,

nec in hoc adhibetur, ut, etc.,

alius non in hoc, ut offenderet, facit, id. de Ira, 2, 26, 3: in quod tum missi?

in obsequium plus aequo pronus,

paratus in res novas,

in utrumque paratus,

denique in familiae luctum atque in privignorum funus nupsit,

paratusque miles, ut ordo agminis in aciem adsisteret,

portus ab Euroo fluctu curvatus in arcum,

populum in obsequia principum formavit,

omnium partium decus in mercedem conruptum erat,

commutari ex veris in falsa,

in sollicitudinem versa fiducia est,

Krebs, Antibarb. p. 562): in gratiam levium sociorum injuriam facere,

pugnaturi in gratiam ducis,

quorum in gratiam Saguntum deleverat Hannibal,

oratio habita in sexus honorem,

convivium in honorem victoriae,

in honorem Quadratillae,

in honorem tuum,

opp.: contra rem esse): ut aequom est, quod in rem esse utrique arbitremur,

si in rem est Bacchidis,

hortatur, imperat, quae in rem sunt,

cetera, quae cognosse in rem erat,

in rem fore credens universos adpellare,

in duas res magnas id usui fore,

in hos usus,

non nominatim, qui Capuae, sed in universum qui usquam coissent, etc.,

terra etsi aliquanto specie differt, in universum tamen aut silvis horrida aut paludibus foeda,

in universum aestimanti, etc.,

aestate in totum, si fieri potest, abstinendum est (Venere),

in plenum dici potest, etc.,

Marii virtutem in majus celebrare,

aliter se corpus habere atque consuevit, neque in pejus tantum, sed etiam in melius,

in deterius,

in mollius,

quid enim est iracundia in supervacuum tumultuante frigidius? Sen. de Ira, 2, 11: civitas saepta muris neque in barbarum corrupta (v. barbarus),

aucto in barbarum cognomento,

priusquam id sors cerneret, in incertum, ne quid gratia momenti faceret, in utramque provinciam decerni,

nec puer Iliaca quisquam de gente Latinos In tantum spe tollet avos,

in tantum suam felicitatem virtutemque enituisse,

quaedam (aquae) fervent in tantum, ut non possint esse usui,

viri in tantum boni, in quantum humana simplicitas intellegi potest,

quippe pedum digitos, in quantum quaeque secuta est, Traxit,

meliore in omnia ingenio animoque quam fortuna usus,

ut simul in omnia paremur,

in antecessum dare,

quod, qui illam partem urbis tenerent, in eorum potestatem portum futurum intellegebant,

ut portus in potestatem Locrensium esset,

eam optimam rem publicam esse duco, quae sit in potestatem optimorum,

neque enim sunt motus in nostram potestatem,

numero mihi in mentem fuit,

ecquid in mentem est tibi?

nec prius surrexisse ac militibus in conspectum fuisse, quam, etc.,

quod satis in usum fuit, sublato, ceterum omne incensum est,

M. Minucium magistrum equitum, ne quid rei bellicae gereret, prope in custodiam habitum,

reliquos in custodiam habitos,

pollicetur se provinciam Galliam retenturum in senatus populique Romani potestatem,

las calles de Madrid — the streets of Madrid

el alcalde de Valencia — the mayor of Valencia

cabo de Buena Esperanza — Cape of Good Hope

la ciudad de Madrid — the city of Madrid

en el mes de agosto — in the month of August

un libro de consulta — a reference book

un millón de euros — a million euros

la carretera de Valencia — the Valencia road, the road to Valencia

el interés del préstamo — the interest on the loan

la llave de mi cuarto — the key to my room

en el día de hoy — today

tuvieron la desgracia de perder el partido — they were unlucky enough to lose the match

ya era hora de que vinieses — it's about time you got here

el hecho de que yo no supiera nada — the fact that I didn't know anything about it

la casa de Isabel — Isabel's house

el coche de mi amigo — my friend's car

un familiar de mi vecina — a relative of my neighbour's

los coches de mis amigos — my friends' cars

el vestuario de las actrices — the actresses' dressing room

la señora de Pérez — Pérez's wife, Mrs Pérez

es de ellos — it's theirs

esa contestación es muy de ella — that answer is typical of her

una cadena de oro — a gold chain

no es de oro — it's not gold

una puerta de cristal — a glass door

una cocina de gas — a gas cooker

este modelo es de electricidad — this model uses electricity, this is an electric model

ropa de buena calidad — good-quality clothes

un billete de primera clase — a first-class ticket

la niña de pelo largo — the girl with the long hair

pintado de rojo — painted red

lo tengo de varios colores distintos — I have it in several different colours

una caja de bombones — a box of chocolates

una bolsita de té — a tea bag

estaba hecha un saco de nervios — she was a bundle of nerves

soy de Galicia — I'm from Galicia

Julia no es de aquí — Julia is not from round here

los de Madrid son los mejores — the ones from Madrid are the best, the Madrid ones are the best

es de buena familia — he's from a good family

vuelo 507 (procedente) de Londres — flight 507 from London

vive a 20km de Madrid — she lives 20km from Madrid

aléjate del fuego — move away from the fire

marcó un gol a dos minutos del final del partido — he scored two minutes from the end of the match

el tren de Santiago — the Santiago train

el avión pasó a muy poca altura del suelo — the plane flew by at very low altitude

salir del cine — to come out of the cinema

vivió de 1898 a 1937 — he lived from 1898 to 1937

de mi casa a la suya hay 5km — it is 5km from my house to his

de mayo a julio — from May to July

del 15 al 30 — from the 15th to the 30th

murió de viejo — he died from old age

me dolían los pies de tanto andar — my feet were sore from all that walking

de puro cansado — out of sheer tiredness

no podía moverse de miedo — he was rigid with fear

estar loco de alegría — to be wild with joy

saltar de alegría — to jump for joy

lo derribó de un solo puñetazo — he felled him with a single blow

se puso a mi lado de un salto — he jumped to my side

se lo bebió de un trago — he drank it all down in one go

iban entrando de dos en dos — they came in two by two

bajó la escalera de tres en tres — he came down the stairs three at a time

de puerta en puerta — from door to door

estar mejor de salud — to be in better health, be better

es fuerte de brazos — he has strong arms

paralizado de las dos piernas — paralysed in both legs

es muy estrecho de hombros — he doesn't have very broad shoulders

hablaba de política — he was talking about politics

no sé nada de él — I don't know anything about him

una clase de francés — a French class

máquina de coser — sewing machine

goma de mascar — chewing gum

un chico de quince años — a fifteen-year-old boy

un viaje de dos días — a two-day journey

un embarazo de siete meses — a seven-month pregnancy

una moneda de 5 pesos — a 5-peso coin

tiene un metro de alto — it's a metre high

a las siete de la mañana — at seven o'clock in the morning, at seven a.m.

son las dos de la tarde — it's two o'clock in the afternoon, it's two p.m.

muy de mañana — very early in the morning

de día — during the day(time)

de noche — at night

de niño — as a child

de mayor voy a ser médico — when I grow up I'm going to be a doctor

tres de cada cuatro — three out of every four

uno de nosotros — one of us

comió un poco de pastel — she ate a bit of cake

un libro de Cela — a book by Cela, a book of Cela's

las películas de Almodóvar — Almodóvar's films

fue amado de todos — he was loved by all

el rey entró seguido de su séquito — the king entered, followed by his entourage

tiene dos hijos de su primera mujer — he has two children by his first wife

el bueno/pobre de Pedro — good/poor old Pedro

el imbécil de Fernández — that idiot Fernández

es un encanto de persona — he's a lovely person

es más difícil de lo que creía — it's more difficult than I thought

más/menos de siete — more/less than seven

el peor alumno de la clase — the worst pupil in the class

el más caro de la tienda/mundo — the most expensive in the shop/world

es el coche más caro del mercado — it's the dearest car on the market

un problema fácil de resolver — an easily solved problem

un libro agradable de leer — a nice book to read

es de admirar su lealtad — his loyalty is admirable

es de esperar que recibamos una pronta respuesta — it is to be hoped that we receive a prompt reply

sería de desear que actualizaran su información — it would be desirable for them to update their information

la acusaban de hipócrita — they accused her of being a hypocrite

colmar de elogios a algn — to shower praise on sb

se dio cuenta de que lo sabía — she realized (that) she knew it

de esto se deduce que... — from this it can be deduced that...

disfrutar de la vida — to enjoy life

¿qué esperabas de él? — what did you expect from him?

limpiar algo de polvo — to dust sth

llenar algo de algo — to fill sth with sth

se sirvió de sus amigos para salir de un mal trago — he turned to his friends to help him through a difficult patch

trabaja de camarero — he works as a waiter

lo uso de despensa — I use it as a pantry

vestido de azul — dressed in blue

de ser posible — if possible

de haberlo sabido no habría venido — if I had known, I wouldn't have come

de resultar esto así — if this turns out to be true

de no ser así — if it were not so, were it not so

la casa de mis padres/de la actriz — my parents'/the actress's house

el rey de Francia — the king of France

el cumpleaños de Luis — Luis's birthday

no es de él/de ella/de ellos — it isn't his/hers/theirs

es un amigo de mi hijo/de la familia — he's a friend of my son's/the family

un estudiante de quinto año — a fifth-year student

la correa del perro — the dog's leash

un avión de Mexair — a Mexair plane

la tapa de la cacerola — the saucepan lid

las calles de la capital — the streets of the capital

la subida de los precios — the rise in prices

al término de la reunión — at the end of the meeting

la ciudad de Lima — the city of Lima

el aeropuerto de Barajas — Barajas airport

el mes de enero — the month of January

Sra. Mónica Ortiz de Arocena — ≈Mrs Mónica Arocena

pobre de él! — poor him!

volvía del banco — I was on my way back from the bank

es de Bogotá — she's/she comes from Bogotá

una carta de Julia — a letter from Julia

lo saqué de la biblioteca — I got it out of the library

lo recogió del suelo — she picked it up off the floor

un hijo de su primera mujer — a son by his first wife

al salir de la tienda — as he left the store

un amigo de la infancia — a childhood friend

de un día para otro — from one day to the next

de... a... — from... to...

de aquí a tu casa — from here to your house

de nueve a cinco — it's open from nine to five

son de plástico — they're (made of) plastic

una mesa de caoba — a mahogany table

una inyección de morfina — an injection of morphine, a morphine injection

un curso de secretariado — a secretarial course

un vaso de agua — a glass of water

una colección de sellos — a stamp collection

un millón de dólares — a million dollars

murió de viejo — he died of old age

verde de envidia — green with envy

estaba ronco de tanto gritar — he was hoarse from shouting so much

temblando de miedo — trembling with fear

de memoria — by heart

lo tumbó de un golpe — he knocked him down with one blow

es de una paciencia increíble — he is incredibly patient

objetos de mucho valor — objects of great value

¿de qué color lo quiere? — what color do you want it?

tiene cara de aburrido — he looks bored

tienes cosas de niño — sometimes you act like a child

una botella de un litro — a liter bottle

un niño de tres meses — a three-month-old child

la chica de azul/del abrigo rojo — the girl in blue/in the red coat

un hombre de pelo largo — a man with long hair

el cepillo de la ropa — the clothes brush

copas de vino — wine glasses

ropa de cama — bed clothes

dales algo de comer — give them something to eat

¿qué hay de postre? — what's for dessert?

el botón de abajo — the bottom button

el vecino de al lado — the next-door neighbor

es muy bonita de cara — she has a pretty face

¿qué tal vamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

tiene dos metros de ancho — it's two meters wide

es fácil/difícil de pronunciar — it's easy/difficult to pronounce

¿quién de ustedes fue? — which (one) of you was it?

se llevó uno de los míos — she took one of mine

el mayor de los Soto — the eldest of the Soto children

lo encontré de viejo...! — he seemed so old!

el número de estudiantes es de 480 — there are 480 students

un número mayor/menor de 29 — a number over/under 29

es el más caro de todos — it's the most expensive one

la ciudad más grande del mundo — the biggest city in the world

duerme de día y trabaja de noche — she sleeps during the day and works at night

salieron de madrugada — they left very early in the morning

trabaja de secretaria — she works as a secretary

hace de rey en la obra — he plays (the part of) a king in the play

de mal humor — in a bad mood

estamos de limpieza general/fiesta — we're spring-cleaning/having a party

una novela de Goytisolo — a novel by Goytisolo

una casa rodeada de árboles — a house surrounded by trees

de + inf: de haberlo sabido, habría venido antes if I had known o had I known, I would have come earlier; de no ser así no será considerada — otherwise it will not be considered

ser de + inf — (expresando necesidad, inevitabilidad)

es de esperar que... — it is to be hoped that...

es de destacar su actuación — her performance is worthy of note