to work faster

Ex: Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.

he comido — I have o I've eaten

había ido al cine — he had gone o he'd gone to the cinema

¡hubieran visto la casa! — esp LAm * you should have seen the house!

• haber de —

los has de ver — LAm you'll see them

ha de llegar hoy — esp LAm he should get here today

has de estar equivocado — esp LAm you must be mistaken

habían muchas personas — LAm there were many people there

• ¿ cuánto hay de aquí a Cuzco? — how far is it from here to Cuzco?

• los hay excelentes — some are excellent

• no hay, no hay nada mejor que... — there's nothing better than...

• ¿ qué hay? — (=¿qué pasa?) what's up?; (=¿qué tal?) how's it going?, how are things?

¡qué hubo! — Chile, Méx, Ven * how's it going?, how are things?

un amigo como hay pocos o donde los haya — a friend in a million

¡hay helado! — [dicho a voces] ice cream!; [en cartel] ice cream sold

"no hay entradas o localidades" — "sold out"

hay que trabajar más — [como mandato] you must work harder

• no hay más que, no hay más que leer las normas — all you have to do is read the rules

tres años ha — frm three years ago

años ha que no les veo — frm, hum I haven't seen them for years

bien haya... — (Rel) blessed be...

¿se habrán perdido? — do you think they've o they might have got lost?

ha de ser firmado por ambas partes — it has to o must be signed by both parties

¿cuántos kilómetros hay hasta Sevilla? — how many kilometers are there o is it to Seville?

gracias - no hay de qué — thank you - don't mention it o not at all o you're welcome

hola ¿qué hay/hay de nuevo? — (fam) hello, how are things/what's new?

es un poco largo - ¿qué hay? — (CS fam) it's rather long - so what?

¿qué hubo? — (Andes, Méx, Ven fam) how are things?

habérselas con alguien: tendrá que habérselas conmigo he'll have me to deal with; habido y por haber: todos los trucos habidos y por haber — every trick in the book (colloq)

haber que + inf: hay que estudiar you/we/they must study; hubo que romperlo we/they had to break it; hay que decir algo something has to be said; había que verlo! you should have seen him!; no hay más que apretarlo all you have to do is press it; no hay que darle muy fuerte — ( no es necesario) you don't need o have to hit it too hard; ( no se debe) you mustn't hit it too hard

los hijos habidos en el/fuera del matrimonio — children born in/out of wedlock (frml)

tener algo en su haber — (period) to have something to one's credit

los haberes que se le adeudan — moneys o monies owed to you (frml)

¿se habrán perdido? — do you think they've o they might have got lost?

ha de ser firmado por ambas partes — it has to o must be signed by both parties

¿cuántos kilómetros hay hasta Sevilla? — how many kilometers are there o is it to Seville?

gracias - no hay de qué — thank you - don't mention it o not at all o you're welcome

hola ¿qué hay/hay de nuevo? — (fam) hello, how are things/what's new?

es un poco largo - ¿qué hay? — (CS fam) it's rather long - so what?

¿qué hubo? — (Andes, Méx, Ven fam) how are things?

habérselas con alguien: tendrá que habérselas conmigo he'll have me to deal with; habido y por haber: todos los trucos habidos y por haber — every trick in the book (colloq)

haber que + inf: hay que estudiar you/we/they must study; hubo que romperlo we/they had to break it; hay que decir algo something has to be said; había que verlo! you should have seen him!; no hay más que apretarlo all you have to do is press it; no hay que darle muy fuerte — ( no es necesario) you don't need o have to hit it too hard; ( no se debe) you mustn't hit it too hard

los hijos habidos en el/fuera del matrimonio — children born in/out of wedlock (frml)

tener algo en su haber — (period) to have something to one's credit

los haberes que se le adeudan — moneys o monies owed to you (frml)

Ex: This emphasis upon 'the work' reflects the packaging of text, information, music, graphics, and so on, and indicates to the subsequent user what packages are available for use or consultation.

cada cual busca la felicidad como quiere — we all seek o each one of us seeks happiness in our own way

• ¿cada cuánto tiempo? — how often?

• cada que — Méx whenever, every time (that)

• cada vez que — whenever, every time (that)

cada vez que voy al extranjero — whenever o every time (that) I go abroad

cada dos por tres sonaba el teléfono — the phone rang every other minute o all the time

• cada vez más — more and more

encontrar trabajo es cada vez más difícil — finding a job is increasingly difficult o is (getting) more and more difficult

• cada vez mejor — better and better

• cada vez menos — less and less

• cada vez peor — worse and worse

cada uno or cada cual sabe qué es lo que más le conviene — everyone o each individual knows what's best for him or her

hace cada día más calor — it's getting hotter every day o by the day

cada uno or cada cual sabe qué es lo que más le conviene — everyone o each individual knows what's best for him or her

hace cada día más calor — it's getting hotter every day o by the day

Ex: Both these hosts offers around thirty-five data bases each.

non riesco più a sopportarla — I can't stand her any more o any longer

è più furbo che capace — he's cunning rather than able

è più che intelligente — he's clever to say the least

noi lavoriamo più di loro — we work more o harder than they do

mi piace più di ogni altra cosa al mondo — I like it better o more than anything else in the world

non guadagna più di me — he doesn't earn any more than me

è più intelligente di te — he is more intelligent than you (are)

è più povero di te — he is poorer than you (are)

cammina più veloce di me — she walks more quickly than me o than I do

non ce n'erano più di 15 — there were no more than 15

ha più di 70 anni — she is over 70

è a più di 10 km da qui — it's more than o over 10 km from here

più di uno gli ha detto che... — several people have told him that...

si fa sempre più difficile — it is getting more and more difficult

due volte più grande del mio — twice as big as mine

ne voglio di più — I want some more

3 ore/litri di più che — 3 hours/litres more than

una volta di più — once more

ci sono 3 persone in più — there are 3 more o extra people

mi ha dato 3 pacchetti in più — he gave me 3 more o extra packets, (troppi) he gave me 3 packets too many

e in più fa anche... — and in addition to o on top of that he also...

è ciò che ho di più caro — it's the thing I hold dearest

è quello che mi piace di più — it's the one I like the most o best

ciò che mi ha colpito di più — the thing that struck me most

fare qc il più in fretta possibile — to do sth as quickly as possible

è il programma che guardo più spesso — it's the programme I watch most often

più due — (gradi) plus two, two degrees above freezing o above zero

urlava a più non posso — she was shouting at the top of her voice

al più presto — as soon as possible

al più tardi — at the latest

più che altro — above all

più che mai — more than ever

chi più chi meno hanno tutti contribuito — everybody made a contribution of some sort

più o meno — more or less

avrà più o meno 30 anni — he must be about 30

sarò lì più o meno alle 4 — I'll be there about 4 o'clock

minuto più minuto meno — give or take a minute

né più né meno — no more, no less

né più né meno come sua madre — just like her mother

e per di più — (inoltre) and what's more, moreover

tanto più che non sai neppure parlare l'inglese — all the more so as you can't even speak English

chi ha più voti di tutti? — who has the most votes?

più gente viene meglio è — the more the merrier

ci sono più macchine — there are more cars

ci vuole più sale — it needs more salt

i genitori, più i figli — parents plus o and their children

ottenere il più possibile — to get the best possible

tutt'al più o al più possiamo andare al cinema — if the worst comes to the worst we can always go to the cinema

il più delle volte — more often than not, generally

per lo più — perlopiù

tre volte più lungo di — three times longer than o as long as

mangia più di me — she eats more than I do o more than me

non fuma più — he doesn't smoke any more o any longer

una volta di più — once more o again

è attivo quanto lei, se non di più — he is just as active as her, if not more so o or even more so; (con valore superlativo)

il più è convincerlo — the main thing o the most difficult thing is to persuade him