to buy a car secondhand

rater l'occasion — to miss one's opportunity ou chance

à l'occasion — ( si le cas se présente) some time; ( parfois) occasionally

à or en plusieurs occasions — on several occasions

avoir l'occasion de faire — to have the opportunity ou chance to do ou of doing

être l'occasion de faire — to be a chance ou an opportunity to do

d'occasion — [héroïsme] incidental; [rencontre, aventure] chance

être l'occasion de [changements, célébrations] — to be an occasion for

à l'occasion (= parfois) — on occasions, (= un jour) some time

d'occasion (article) — secondhand

une voiture d'occasion — a secondhand car, [acheter] secondhand

el delantero perdió una magnífica ocasión de gol — the forward missed a great goal scoring opportunity o a great chance of scoring

dar a algn la ocasión de hacer algo — to give sb the chance o opportunity of doing sth

no tuve ocasión de hablarle — I didn't have an opportunity o a chance to talk to him

muebles de ocasión — ( usados) secondhand furniture; ( baratos) cut-price furniture

coches de ocasión — used o secondhand cars

no tuve ocasión de hablarle — I didn't have an opportunity o a chance to talk to him

muebles de ocasión — ( usados) secondhand furniture; ( baratos) cut-price furniture

coches de ocasión — used o secondhand cars

Ex: As with author headings, sometimes one heading or title will be both sought and provide collocation, but on other occasions there will be a conflict between soughtness' and collocation.

le cayó o le tocó la lotería, se sacó la lotería — LAm (=ganar) he won the big prize in the lottery; (fig) he struck lucky

lotería primitiva — weekly state-run lottery

con ese trabajo le tocó or (AmL) se sacó la lotería — she really struck lucky with that job

con ese trabajo le tocó or (AmL) se sacó la lotería — she really struck lucky with that job

Ex: Public libraries in Georgia have received funds from the state lottery for the installation of computerized library systems.

d'occasione — [ poema] occasional

l'occasione fa l'uomo ladro — prov. opportunity makes the thief

paper money — papel m moneda, billetes mpl

I've had my money's worth out of this car — le he sacado mucho jugo a este coche (fam)

what's the money like where you work? — (colloq) ¿qué tal pagan donde trabajas? (fam)

their European operation is making a lot of money — su operación europea está dando mucho or produciendo grandes beneficios

to put money into something — invertir* or poner* dinero en algo

you pay(s) your money and you take(s) your choice — (set phrase) es a gusto del consumidor

for my money — (colloq) para mí

it's money for jam o for old rope — (BrE) es dinero regalado

to be in the money — estar* forrado (fam)

to be made of money — nadar en la abundancia, tener* mucho dinero

to put one's money where one's mouth is — (colloq) obrar de acuerdo a sus (or mis etc) opiniones

to spend money like water — gastar dinero como si fuera agua

to throw good money after bad — seguir* tirando dinero (a la basura)

• "money back if not satisfied" — "si no queda satisfecho le devolvemos su dinero"

• to bring in money — aportar dinero

• to come into money — heredar dinero

• when do I get my money? — ¿cuándo me vas a pagar?

• to earn good money — ganar un buen sueldo, ganar su buen dinero or dinerito *, ganar sus buenos dineros or dineritos *

I paid or gave good money for it — pagué un buen dinero por ello

• I'd rather be paid in money — prefiero que me paguen en dinero

• your money or your life! — ¡la bolsa o la vida!

• to make money — [person] ganar dinero; [business] rendir, dar dinero

• to put money into sth — invertir dinero en algo

• it was money well spent — fue dinero bien empleado

• public monies — dinero m público

money back guarantee N — garantía f de devolución (del dinero)

money belt N — riñonera f

money economy N — economía f monetaria

money laundering N — blanqueo m de dinero

money laundering operation N — operación f de blanqueo de dinero

money laundering scandal N — escándalo m de blanqueo de dinero

money laundering scheme N — sistema m de blanqueo de dinero

money market N — bolsa f or mercado m de valores, mercado m monetario

money matters NPL — asuntos mpl financieros

money order N — (US) giro m postal

money prize N — premio m en metálico

money spider N — araña f de la suerte

the money supply N — la oferta or masa monetaria, el volumen de moneda

paper money — papel m moneda, billetes mpl

I've had my money's worth out of this car — le he sacado mucho jugo a este coche (fam)

what's the money like where you work? — (colloq) ¿qué tal pagan donde trabajas? (fam)

their European operation is making a lot of money — su operación europea está dando mucho or produciendo grandes beneficios

to put money into something — invertir* or poner* dinero en algo

you pay(s) your money and you take(s) your choice — (set phrase) es a gusto del consumidor

for my money — (colloq) para mí

it's money for jam o for old rope — (BrE) es dinero regalado

to be in the money — estar* forrado (fam)

to be made of money — nadar en la abundancia, tener* mucho dinero

to put one's money where one's mouth is — (colloq) obrar de acuerdo a sus (or mis etc) opiniones

to spend money like water — gastar dinero como si fuera agua

to throw good money after bad — seguir* tirando dinero (a la basura)

ocurrió unos momentos antes — it happened a few moments earlier o before

el edificio que habían comenzado dos años antes — the building that had been started two years before o previously

no te vayas sin antes consultarle — don't go without o before consulting her first, don't go without consulting her beforehand, don't go until you've consulted her

lo vio antes que yo — he saw it first o before I did o before me

• antes de algo — before sth

la cena estará lista para antes de las nueve — dinner will be ready by o before nine

una semana antes de la firma del contrato — a week before o prior to más frm signing the contract

• el año 27 antes de Cristo — 27 BC, 27 before Christ

• antes de hacer algo — before doing sth

antes de salir del coche, asegúrese de que están las ventanillas cerradas — before you get o before getting out of the car, make sure that the windows are closed

• mucho antes de algo — long before sth

mucho antes de conocerte — a long time before I met you o meeting you, long before I met you o meeting you más frm

• antes de o que nada — [en el tiempo] first of all; [indicando preferencia] above all

• poco antes de algo — just o shortly before sth

• antes de que — + subjun before

antes no pasaban estas cosas — these things didn't use to happen before o in the past

• de antes, nuestra casa de antes — our old house, our previous house

ya no soy el mismo de antes — I'm not the same person I was o I used to be

ya no se hacen películas como las de antes — they don't make films like they used to o like they did in the old days

no te he podido llamar antes — I couldn't call you sooner o earlier

• cuanto antes — as soon as possible

• lo antes posible — as soon as possible

cada vez se casan los hijos antes — kids get married at a younger o an earlier age these days

• antes de algo — before sth

no cederemos: antes gastamos todo nuestro dinero — we shall never give up: we would rather o sooner spend all our money

• antes bien, antes al contrario — but rather

• antes no — Chile, Méx just as well, luckily

vi lo furiosa que estaba, antes no te pegó — I saw how angry she was, just as well o luckily she didn't hit you

• antes que hacer algo — rather than doing sth

me lo deberías haber dicho antes — you should have told me before o earlier

llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave

antes me muero! — I'd rather o sooner die!

me lo deberías haber dicho antes — you should have told me before o earlier

llámame antes de salir — call me before leaving o you leave