the meeting has been cancelled

il n'a jamais autant neigé/plu — it has never snowed/rained so much

je t'aime toujours autant — I still love you as much

triste autant que désagréable — as sad as it is unpleasant

autant je comprends leur chagrin, autant je déteste leur façon de l'étaler — as much as I understand their grief, I hate the way they parade it

cela m'agace autant que toi — it annoys me as much as it does you

je les hais tous autant qu'ils sont — I hate every single one of them

je me moque de ce que vous pensez tous autant que vous êtes — I don' t care what any of you think

j'aime autant partir tout de suite — I'd rather leave straight away

j'aime autant te dire qu'il n'était pas content — believe me, he wasn't pleased

autant parler à un mur — you might as well be talking to the wall

autant que faire se peut — as far as possible

autant que je sache — as far as I know

autant de cadeaux/de gens — so many presents/people

leurs promesses sont autant de mensonges — their promises are just so many lies

autant de femmes que d'hommes — as many women as men

autant d'énergie/d'argent — so much energy/money

autant de gentillesse — such kindness

ce sera toujours autant de fait — that'll be done at least

je n'ai pas eu autant de chance que lui — I haven't had as much luck as he has

je n'avais jamais vu autant de monde — I'd never seen so many people

cela va permettre de réduire d'autant les coûts de production — this will allow an equivalent reduction in production costs

les salaires ont augmenté de 3% mais les prix ont augmenté d'autant — salaries have increased by 3% but prices have increased by just as much

d'autant plus! — all the more reason!

d'autant moins — even less, all the less

d'autant moins contrôlable — even less easy to control

je le comprends d'autant moins — I find it even harder to understand

d'autant que — all the more so as

d'autant plus heureux/grand que — all the happier/bigger as

je ne vais pas abandonner pour autant — I'm not going to give up for all that

sans pour autant tout modifier — without necessarily changing everything

pour autant que — as far as

pour autant qu'ils se mettent d'accord — if they agree

pour autant que je sache — as far as I know

Je ne veux pas autant de gâteau. — I don't want so much cake.

Je n'ai jamais vu autant de monde. — I've never seen so many people.

n'importe qui aurait pu en faire autant — anyone could have done the same, anyone could have done as much

J'ai autant d'argent que toi. — I've got as much money as you have.

J'ai autant d'amis que lui. — I've got as many friends as he has.

Il est fort autant que courageux. — He is as strong as he is brave.

autant ne rien dire — best not say anything

Il va pleuvoir: autant partir. — It's going to rain: we may as well leave.

autant dire que... — one might as well say that...

pour autant — even so

Il n'est pas découragé pour autant. — Even so he's not discouraged.

d'autant — accordingly, in proportion

d'autant plus que — all the more since

d'autant plus — all the more

Elle est d'autant plus déçue qu'il le lui avait promis. — She's all the more disappointed since he had promised her.

d'autant moins que — even less since

C'est d'autant moins pratique pour lui qu'il doit changer deux fois de train. — It's even less convenient for him since he has to change trains twice.

on the ground — en el suelo

he hung it on a hook — lo colgó de un gancho

yellow on a black background — amarillo sobre un fondo negro

on the right/left — a la derecha/izquierda

the handle on the cup — el asa de la taza

I hit my head on the shelf — me di con la cabeza contra el estante

he cut his hand on the glass — se cortó la mano con el vidrio

it looks better on you than me — te queda mejor a ti que a mí

I didn't have any cash on me — no llevaba dinero encima

they found heroin on him — le encontraron heroína (encima)

I went on the bus — fui en autobús

we had lunch on the train — comimos en el tren

on a bicycle/horse — en bicicleta/a caballo

on foot — a pie

I heard it on the radio — lo oí por la radio

I was on TV last night — anoche salí por televisión

the play's on channel 4 — la obra la dan en el canal 4

on tape — en cinta

who's on the computer? — ¿quién está usando la computadora?

to be on the door — estar* en la puerta

call us on 800 7777 — llámenos al 800 7777

she's on the committee — está en la comisión, es miembro de la comisión

I went on Monday — fui el lunes

on Wednesdays she goes swimming — los miércoles va a nadar

on the anniversary of her death — en el aniversario de su muerte

on -ing — al + inf

on hearing the news — al enterarse de la noticia

while we're on the subject — a propósito, ya que estamos hablando de esto

on vacation/safari — de vacaciones/safari

we went on a trip to London — hicimos un viaje a Londres, nos fuimos de viaje a Londres

I went there on business — fui allí en viaje de negocios

we're on page 45 already — ya vamos por la página 45

I'm still on question 1 — todavía estoy con la pregunta número 1

she's on antibiotics — está tomando antibióticos

he's on heroin — es heroinómano

I manage on less than that — yo me las arreglo con menos de eso

she wants to stay on her terms — quiere quedarse pero imponiendo sus condiciones

acting on his advice — siguiendo sus consejos

this round's on me — a esta ronda invito yo, esta ronda la pago yo

it's on the house — invita la casa, atención de la casa

profits are up on last year — los beneficios han aumentado respecto al año pasado

20 cents on the dollar — el 20 por ciento

with no clothes on — sin ropa, desnudo

the lid's not on properly — la tapa no está bien puesta

head on — de frente

sideways on — de lado

drive on — sigue adelante

go on up; I'll follow in a minute — tú ve subiendo que yo ya voy

from then on — a partir de ese momento

from now on — de ahora en adelante

I have nothing on that day — ese día no tengo ningún compromiso

on and off, off and on: we still see each other on and off todavía nos vemos de vez en cuando; it rained on and off o off and on all week — estuvo lloviendo y parando toda la semana

on and on: the film went on and on la película se hizo interminable or (fam) pesadísima; you don't have to go on and on about it! — no hace falta que sigas dale y dale con lo mismo (fam)

on about — (BrE colloq)

what's she on about? — ¿de qué está hablando?, pero ¿qué dice?

on at — (BrE colloq)

he's always on at her about the same thing — siempre le está encima con lo mismo

the electricity/water isn't on yet — la electricidad/el agua todavía no está conectada

the handbrake is on — el freno de mano está puesto

we work four hours on, four hours off — trabajamos cuatro horas y tenemos otras cuatro de descanso

which of the doctors is on today? — ¿qué médico está de guardia hoy?

while the conference is on — mientras dure el congreso, hasta que termine el congreso

is the wedding still on? — ¿no se ha suspendido la boda?

is that play still on? — ¿sigue en cartelera la obra?

the exhibition is still on — la exposición sigue abierta