to work to sb's disadvantage

to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete

to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione

to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso

to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro

to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare

to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa

is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?

to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire

to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn

to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]

to work wonders — fare meraviglie (anche fig.)

to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]

to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]

to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]

it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]

to work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale

to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio

to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]

to work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica

to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete

to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione

to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso

to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro

to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare

to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa

is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?

to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire

to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn

to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]

to work wonders — fare meraviglie (anche fig.)

to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]

to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]

to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]

it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]

to work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale

to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio

to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]

to work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica

be at a disadvantage — im Nachteil sein; benachteiligt sein

he felt at a disadvantage — er fühlte sich benachteiligt

to show oneself at a disadvantage — sich von einer ungünstigen or unvorteilhaften Seite zeigen

where it's at — (colloq)

at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)

to be at it — (colloq)

she's been hard at it studying all morning — ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando (fam)

to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

Glasgow's where it's at — en Glasgow es donde está la movida *, en Glasgow es donde está el rollo (Sp) *

I'll just run through where we're at — te voy a poner al tanto or al corriente de cuál es la situación

• my room's at the back of the house — mi dormitorio está en la parte de atrás de la casa

• the dress fastens at the back — el vestido se abrocha por detrás

• at the bottom of the stairs — al pie de las escaleras

• to stand at the door — estar de pie or (LAm) parado en la puerta

• at the edge — en el borde

• my room's at the front of the house — mi dormitorio está en la parte delantera de la casa

• at the top — (gen) en lo alto; (of mountain) en la cumbre

• to be at the window — estar junto a la ventana

"my email address is jones at collins dot uk" — (jones\@collins.uk) -mi dirección electrónica es jones arroba collins punto uk

• at an early age — de pequeño/pequeña

• at Christmas — por or en Navidades

• at Easter — en Semana Santa

• at the moment — en este momento

• at night — de noche, por la noche

• at a time like this — en un momento como este

• at it, while you're at it * — (=doing it) de paso; (=by the way) a propósito

she's at it again * — otra vez con las mismas

• boys at play — muchachos que juegan, los muchachos cuando juegan

• I could tell she'd been at the whisky — se notaba que le había estado dando al whisky *

• at war — en guerra

• to be at work — (=working) estar trabajando; (=in the office) estar en la oficina

• acting at its best — una actuación de antología

• at peace — en paz

• at a run — corriendo, a la carrera

• at full speed — a toda velocidad

• I was shocked/ surprised at the news — me escandalizó/sorprendió la noticia

where it's at — (colloq)

at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)

to be at it — (colloq)

she's been hard at it studying all morning — ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando (fam)

to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

where it's at — (colloq)

at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)

to be at it — (colloq)

she's been hard at it studying all morning — ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando (fam)

to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

where it's at — (colloq)

at Christmas — en Navidad, por Navidades (Esp)

to be at it — (colloq)

she's been hard at it studying all morning — ha estado toda la mañana dale que dale estudiando (fam)

to be at something: she's been at my things ha estado hurgando en mis cosas; Joe's been at the brandy again Joe le ha vuelto a dar al brandy (fam); to be (on) at somebody darle* la lata a alguien (fam); she's been on at him to stop smoking — le ha estado dando la lata para que deje de fumar

at the station — am Bahnhof

at the chemist's — in der Apotheke/Drogerie

at the supermarket — im Supermarkt

at the office/hotel — im Büro/Hotel

at Dover — in Dover

at Christmas/Whitsun/Easter — [zu od. an] Weihnachten/Pfingsten/Ostern

at six o'clock — um sechs Uhr

at midday — am Mittag; mittags

at [the age of] 40 — mit 40; im Alter von 40

at this/the moment — in diesem/im Augenblick od. Moment

at £2.50 [each] — zu od. für [je] 2,50 Pfund

at the window — am or beim Fenster

where are you at with your work? (inf) — wie weit sind Sie mit Ihrer Arbeit?

this is where it's at ( esp US inf ) — da gehts ab (sl), da geht die Post ab

he doesn't know where he's at (inf) — der weiß ja nicht, was er tut (inf)

at your age/16 (years of age) — in deinem Alter/mit 16 (Jahren)

at the start/end of sth — am Anfang/am Ende einer Sache (gen)

his employees/creditors are at him — seine Angestellten/Gläubiger setzen ihm zu

while we are at it (inf) — wenn wir schon mal dabei sind

the couple in the next room were at it all night (inf) — die beiden im Zimmer nebenan haben es die ganze Nacht getrieben

the brakes are at it again (inf) — die Bremsen mucken schon wieder (inf)

at 50p a pound — für or zu 50 Pence pro or das Pfund

with inflation at this level — bei so einer Inflationsrate