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1 ♦ less

♦ less /lɛs/
(compar. di little)

A a.

meno; minore; più piccolo: Four is less than five, quattro è meno di cinque; Less noise, please!, meno rumore, prego!; It should take less time, dovrebbe volerci meno tempo NOTA D'USO: - meno (less / fewer)-

B n.

meno; quantità (o misura) minore: I cannot take less, non posso prendere (o accettare) di meno

C avv.

meno; di meno: You should work less, dovresti lavorare di meno; I earn much less than you, guadagno molto meno di te; You are less diligent than your sister, sei meno diligente di tua sorella

D prep.

meno: a month less two days, un mese meno due giorni

● less and less, sempre meno □ less frequently, meno di frequente; più di rado □ less-than-average, sotto la media □ ( boxe, ipp., ecc.) less-than-average weight, sottopeso (sost.) □ (in frasi neg.) any the less, non meno; lo stesso: I don't love her any the less, le voglio bene lo stesso □ to get less, diminuire; scemare; prendere (o ricevere, guadagnare) meno (di) □ to grow less, rimpicciolirsi; diminuire □ in less than no time, in un batter d'occhio; in men che non si dica □ more or less, più o meno; all'incirca: I've got 40 pounds, more or less, ho circa 40 sterline □ no less ( a person) than, nientemeno che ( detto di una persona importante) □ no less than, non meno di; per lo meno: It takes no less than three hours to get there, ci vogliono non meno di tre ore per arrivarci □ none the less, nondimeno; cionondimeno; tuttavia □ still less, tanto meno; meno che mai □ The less you work, the less you earn, meno lavori, meno guadagni.
NOTA D'USO: - less o fewer?-

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ less
2 less

I [les] n
меньше, меньшая часть

The less I work the less I earn. — Чем меньше я работаю, тем меньше я зарабатываю.

He would not take less. — Он не соглашался взять меньше

- they offered less
- car is worth less II [les] adj
сравнительная степень от little, употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными: меньше, менее

We have much less work today. — У нас сегодня намного/гораздо меньше работы.

The number of people has grown less. — Число людей уменьшилось.

I have less money than you. — У меня меньше денег, чем у тебя.

More haste less speed. /The more haste the less speed. — ◊ Поспешишь - людей насмешишь. /Тише едешь, дальше будешь.

- less time
- read with less interest
USAGE:

(1.) Сравнительный оборот less... than обычно стоит после основного глагола, причем прилагательное less стоит перед определяемым существительным: I have less time than all of you у меня меньше времени, чем у вас всех. (2.) Русскому на пять (три, десять) страниц (книг, студентов) меньше соответствует конструкция с less без последующего существительного: five (three, ten) pages (books, students) less. B этом случае fewer не употребляется: the second edition contains 20 pages less than the first во втором издании на 20 страниц меньше, чем в первом. (3.) Русское словосочетание вдвое меньше в английском языке передается посредством конструкции с half: half as many для исчисляемых существительных и half as much для неисчисляемых: he has spent half as much time on it than I have он потратил вдвое меньше времени на это, чем я. Русское словосочетание "в три раза меньше, чем..." соответствует английскому three times less than... B этой конструкции после слова less существительное не употребляется: women got three times less than men did for the same job женщины за ту же работу получили втрое меньше мужчин. (4.) В сравнительных оборотах в разговорной речи предпочтительнее сочетание not so many/much: not as many (cold, high) as smth
III [les] adv
менее

- less difficult
- less frequent
- more or less

- eat less

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > less
3 ♦ (to) earn

♦ (to) earn /ɜ:n/
v. t.

1 guadagnare: How much do you earn?, quanto guadagni?; to earn one's living, guadagnarsi la vita

2 guadagnarsi; conquistare; meritarsi; procurarsi: to earn sb. 's respect, guadagnarsi il rispetto di q.; He's earned a reputation as a skilful administrator, si è guadagnato la reputazione di abile amministratore

3 (fin.) fruttare; rendere: to earn a high interest, fruttare un alto interesse; Money in bonds earns less, il denaro investito in obbligazioni rende di meno NOTA D'USO: - to earn o to gain?-

● to earn one's daily bread, guadagnarsi il pane quotidiano □ to earn one's keep, lavorare in cambio di vitto e alloggio; guadagnarsi il pane □ (econ., fisc.) earned income, redditi di lavoro.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ (to) earn
4 ♦ (to) earn

♦ (to) earn /ɜ:n/
v. t.

1 guadagnare: How much do you earn?, quanto guadagni?; to earn one's living, guadagnarsi la vita

2 guadagnarsi; conquistare; meritarsi; procurarsi: to earn sb. 's respect, guadagnarsi il rispetto di q.; He's earned a reputation as a skilful administrator, si è guadagnato la reputazione di abile amministratore

3 (fin.) fruttare; rendere: to earn a high interest, fruttare un alto interesse; Money in bonds earns less, il denaro investito in obbligazioni rende di meno NOTA D'USO: - to earn o to gain?-

● to earn one's daily bread, guadagnarsi il pane quotidiano □ to earn one's keep, lavorare in cambio di vitto e alloggio; guadagnarsi il pane □ (econ., fisc.) earned income, redditi di lavoro.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ (to) earn
5 meno

1. adv less

superlativo least

mathematics minus

il meno possibile as little as possible

di meno at least

a meno che unless

per lo meno at least

sono le sei meno un quarto it's a quarter to six

sempre meno less and less

fare a meno di qualcosa do without something

venir meno a qualcuno forze desert someone

venir meno alla parola data not keep one's word

2. prep except

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meno avv.compar.

1 (in minor quantità o grado) less; not so... (as); not as... (as): dovresti lavorare (di) meno e riposare di più, you should work less and rest more; il viaggio di ritorno mi è sembrato meno lungo, the journey back didn't seem so long (to me); quest'anno ha piovuto (di) meno, it hasn't rained so much this year; non per questo è meno intelligente, he is no less intelligent for that // più o meno, poco più poco meno, more or less // chi più chi meno, more or less (o some more some less): tutti hanno contribuito, chi più chi meno, al buon esito dell'iniziativa, everyone more or less contributed to the success of the venture (o everyone contributed to the success of the venture, some more some less) // né più né meno, just, exactly: gli ho detto né più né meno come la pensavo, I told him just (o exactly) how I felt about it; le cose sono andate né più né meno così, that's exactly what happened

2 (nel compar. di minoranza) less... (than); not so... (as), not as... (as): l'argento è meno prezioso dell'oro, silver is less precious than gold (o silver isn't as precious as gold); lui non è meno studioso di te, he studies just as much as you do (o he studies no less than you do); oggi è meno freddo di ieri, it isn't as cold today as it was yesterday (form. it is less cold than yesterday); il traffico era meno intenso del solito, the traffic wasn't as heavy as usual (o was less heavy than usual); è andata meno bene del previsto, it didn't go as well as expected

3 (correl.) (quanto) meno... (tanto) meno: the less... the less: meno si lavora, meno si lavorerebbe, the less you work, the less you feel like working; meno studi, meno impari, the less you study, the less you learn

4 (nel superl. di minoranza) the least; (fra due) the less: tra tutte le conferenze, questa è stata la meno interessante, of all the lectures, this was the least interesting; la meno preparata delle due squadre, the less fit of the (two) teams; ho intenzione di scegliere la macchina che costa meno, I'm going to choose the car that costs the least (o the cheapest car); cerca di affaticarti il meno possibile, try to tire yourself as little as possible

5 (con valore di no) not: fammi sapere se verrai o meno, let me know whether or not you're coming; mi domando se valga la pena o meno di accettare, I wonder whether or not it's worth accepting; mi hanno accreditato mille euro, meno le spese bancarie, my account was credited with one thousand euros, minus bank charges

6 (mat.) minus: sette meno tre è uguale a quattro, seven minus three is four (o three from seven leaves four) // la temperatura è meno due, the temperature is two degrees below zero // ci sono cinque euro in meno, di meno, (mancano cinque euro) there's five euros missing; ho speso dieci euro in meno, I spent ten euros less; uno di meno!, one less!; non eravamo in meno di otto, there were no less than eight of us // se avessi vent'anni di meno!, if only I were twenty years younger! // sono le otto meno cinque, it's five to eight

◆ prep. (tranne) but, except: c'erano tutti meno loro, everyone was there except (o but) them; il museo è aperto tutti i giorni meno il lunedì, the museum is open every day but (o except) Monday; ho pensato a tutto meno che a fare i biglietti, I saw to everything except the tickets.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: tanto meno, ancora meno, even less: non ho accettato finora, tanto meno accetterei adesso, I haven't accepted so far, and now I've got even less reason to accept // meno che mai, men che meno, let alone: non sa parlare l'italiano, meno che mai l'inglese, he can't even speak Italian, let alone English // quanto meno, (perlomeno) at least: avresti potuto quanto meno farmi una telefonata, you could at least have phoned me // fare a meno di qlcu., di (fare) qlco., to do without s.o., (doing) sthg.: non potrei fare a meno di lui, I couldn't do without him; non potei fare a meno di ridere, I couldn't help laughing // venire meno, (venire a mancare) to fail; (svenire) to faint; mi venne meno il coraggio, my courage failed me; a quella notizia, mi sentii venire meno, I felt as if I was going to faint when I heard the news // venire meno alla parola data, to break one's word // essere da meno (di qlcu.), to be less than s.o. // senza meno, (region.) certainly, for sure: le telefonerò domani senza meno, I'll phone her tomorrow for sure; a meno che, a meno di, unless: lo spettacolo si terrà all'aperto, a meno che non piova, the performance will take place outdoors, unless it rains; non farei mai una cosa simile, a meno di non esservi costretto, I would never do such a thing, unless I was forced to // niente meno → nientedimeno // per lo meno → perlomeno.

meno agg.compar.invar. less; not so much, not as much; (con s. pl.) fewer; not so many, not as many: c'è meno traffico sulle strade rispetto a ieri, there's less traffic on the roads than yesterday (o there isn't as much traffic on the roads as yesterday); oggi c'è meno gente in giro, there are fewer people (o there aren't so many people) about today; se prendi l'autostrada impiegherai meno tempo, it will take you less time (o it won't take you so long) if you use the motorway; c'erano meno italiani e più stranieri, there were fewer Italians and more foreigners; ha meno amici che nemici, he has fewer friends than enemies; loro hanno meno preoccupazioni di noi, they have fewer worries than we have (o they haven't so many worries as we have); questa volta hai fatto meno errori, this time you made fewer mistakes (o you didn't make so many mistakes) // meno storie!, stop making a fuss! // meno male, thank goodness; just as well; it's a good job (o a good thing); not so bad: meno male che non si è fatto niente, thank goodness he wasn't hurt; meno male che siete arrivati in tempo, it's a good job you arrived in time; meno male, poteva andar peggio!, not so bad, things could have been worse!

◆ s.m.

1 (con valore di compar.) less, not as much: ho fatto meno di quanto avrei voluto, I did less than (o I didn't do as much as) I would have liked; ha mangiato meno del solito, he ate less than usual (o he didn't eat as much as usual); meno di così non si poteva dare, you couldn't give less than that; si accontenterebbe di molto meno, he would be satisfied with much less; oggi ho dovuto aspettare molto meno, today I didn't have nearly so long to wait (o I had much less to wait); ci vorranno non meno di tre ore per arrivare, it will take no less than three hours to get there; finirò il lavoro in meno di un mese, I shall finish the job in less than a month; arriverà tra non meno di due settimane, he won't be here for a fortnight // a meno, per meno, (a minor prezzo) for less (o cheaper): vendere, acquistare per meno, to sell, to purchase for less // in men che non si dica, in less than no time

2 (con valore di superl.) the least; as little as: questo è il meno che tu possa fare, that's the least you can do; era il meno che gli potesse capitare, it was the least that could happen to him; vorrei spendere il meno possibile, I'd like to spend as little as possible // parlare del più e del meno, to talk of this and that // quando meno ci si pensa..., when you least expect...

3 (mat.) minus: il segno del meno, the minus sign

4 pl.: i meno, (la minoranza) the minority; i deputati che votarono a favore della proposta di legge erano i meno, the MP s who voted in favour of the bill were in the minority.

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['meno]
1. avv

1) less

meno caro — less expensive, cheaper

è meno alto di suo fratello/di quel che pensavo — he is not as tall as his brother/as I thought, he is less tall than his brother/than I thought

ha due anni meno di me — he's two years younger than me

dovresti mangiare meno — you should eat less, you shouldn't eat so much

meno ne discutiamo, meglio è — the less we talk about it, the better

deve avere non meno di trent'anni — he must be at least thirty

meno fumo più mangio — the less I smoke the more I eat

andare all'università diventa sempre meno facile — it's getting less and less easy to go to university

ho speso (di) meno — I spent less

arrivo tra meno di un'ora — I'll be there in less than o in under an hour

2) (con senso superlativo) least

è il meno dotato dei miei studenti — he's the least gifted of my pupils

è quello che leggo meno spesso — it's the one I read least often

3) (sottrazione) Mat minus, less

5 meno 2 — 5 minus 2, 5 take away 2

sono le otto meno un quarto — it's a quarter to eight Brit o of eight Am

mi hai dato due carte di meno — you gave me two cards too few

eh, se avessi dieci anni di meno! — oh, if only I were ten years younger!

ho una sterlina in meno — I am one pound short

ci sono meno 25° — it's minus 25°, it is 25° below (zero)

ha preso sette meno — he got (a) B minus

4)

(fraseologia) non è da meno di lui — she is (every bit) as good as he is

non voglio essere da meno di lui — I don't want to be outdone by him

fare a meno di — to do o manage without

se non c'è zucchero ne faremo a meno — if there isn't any sugar we'll do without

potresti fare a meno di fumare in macchina? — would you mind not smoking in the car?

non ho potuto fare a meno di ridere — I couldn't help laughing

in men che non si dica — in less than no time, quick as a flash

meno male! — good!, thank goodness!, just as well!

meno male che sei arrivato — it's a good job that you have come

men che meno gli inglesi — least of all the English

fammi sapere se verrai o meno — let me know if you are coming or not

quanto meno poteva avvertire — he could at least have let us know

non mi piace come scrive e tanto meno come parla — I don't like the way he writes let alone the way he talks

2. agg inv

(acqua, lavoro, soldi) less, (persone, libri, errori) fewer

meno bambini ci sono, meglio è — the fewer children there are the better

meno storie! — stop messing around!

meno tempo — less time

meno turisti — fewer tourists

3. sm inv

1)

(la minor cosa) il meno — the least

era il meno che ti potesse capitare — (rimprovero) you were asking for it

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

per lo meno — perlomeno

i meno — (la minoranza) the minority

2) Mat minus (sign)

4. prep

(fuorché, eccetto che) except (for)

a meno che non faccia caldo — unless it is hot

a meno di prendere un giorno di ferie — unless I (o you ecc) take a day off

ci siamo tutti meno lui — we are all here except (for) him

tutti meno uno — all but one

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['meno] 1.
avverbio

1) (in un comparativo di minoranza) less

un po' meno — a little less

è meno alto di Tim — he is not as tall as Tim

è meno complicato di quanto pensi — it's less complicated than you think

2) (con un avverbio) less

meno spesso — less often

meno del solito — less than usual

canta meno bene di prima — she doesn't sing as well as she used to

3) (con un verbo) less

l'argento costa meno dell'oro — silver costs less than gold

costa meno prendere il treno — it works out cheaper to take the train

dovresti lavorare (di) meno — you should work less

guadagno meno di lei — I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does

meno se ne parla, meglio è — the less said about that, the better

meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire — the less I go out, the less I feel like going out

è lui quello che lavora meno di tutti — he's the one who works the least of all

4) (con un numerale) less

meno di 50 — less than 50

meno di due ore — under o less than two hours

un po' meno di 15 cm — just under 15 cm

i bambini con meno di sei anni — children under six

non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro — you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros

5) (in un superlativo relativo)

(il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno — the least

le famiglie meno ricche — the least wealthy families

era la meno soddisfatta di tutti — she was the least satisfied of all

è quello pagato meno bene fra i due — he's the least well-paid of the two

quello mi piace meno di tutti — I like that one (the) least

sono quelli che ne hanno meno bisogno — they are the ones who need it (the) least

proprio quando meno me l'aspettavo — just when I least expected it

6) (in correlazione con "più")

né più, né meno — neither more, nor less

centimetro più, centimetro meno — give or take an inch (or two)

né più né meno che — nothing less than

7) (con valore di negazione) not

che lo voglia o meno — whether he's willing or not

non ha deciso se firmare o meno — he hasn't decided whether to sign (or not)

8) da meno

è un gran bugiardo e suo fratello non è da meno — he's a liar and his brother isn't any better

ho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno — I made a cake as well, just to keep up

9) di meno, in meno

se avessi 20 anni di meno! — I wish I were 20 years younger!

ho preso 30 euro in meno di stipendio — my wages are 30 euros short

10) a meno di short of

11) a meno che unless

12) sempre meno less and less

13) meno male thank goodness

meno male che — it's a good thing that

meno male che è impermeabile! — it's just as well it's waterproof!

meno male che ci sono andato! — it was lucky for me that I went!

14) quanto meno, per lo meno at least

15) tanto meno

non l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato — I've never seen him, much less spoken to him

era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare — she was too ill to stand let alone walk

16) più o meno more or less, about, roughly, round about

più o meno alto come te — about your height

è successo più o meno qui — it happened round about here

"ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" — "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"

più o meno nello stesso modo — in much the same way

la canzone fa più o meno così — the song goes something like this
2.
aggettivo invariabile

1) (in un comparativo di minoranza) less, fewer

ho meno libri di te — I have fewer books than you

ho meno caldo adesso — I feel cooler now

ci è voluto meno tempo di quanto pensassimo — it took less time than we expected

2) (con valore pronominale) less, fewer

non meno di — no fewer than

ne ho meno di te — I have less than you

ha venduto meno di tutti — he sold the fewest
3.
preposizione

1) (in una sottrazione) from, minus

quanto fa 20 meno 8? — what is 20 minus 8?

20 meno 5 fa 15 — 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 15

2) (tranne, eccetto) but, besides, except

3) (per indicare l'ora)

le sei meno dieci — ten to six

4) (per indicare una temperatura)

meno 10 — minus 10
4.
sostantivo maschile invariabile

1) (la cosa, quantità minore) least

questo è il meno — that's the least of it

fare il meno possibile — to do as little as possible

2) mat. minus (sign)

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parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE

in men che non si dica — before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time

fare a meno di — to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]

non posso farne a meno — I can't help it
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Note:

Meno è usato principalmente come avverbio e come aggettivo, anche con valore pronominale. - Come avverbio, si rende con less quando introduce un comparativo di minoranza e con (the) least quando introduce un superlativo di minoranza: less è seguito da than, the least è seguito da of oppure in (se ci si riferisce a un luogo o un gruppo). Gli esempi nella voce mostrano anche che il comparativo di minoranza è spesso sostituito in inglese dalla variante negativa di un comparativo di uguaglianza: ho meno esperienza di te = I have less experience than you, oppure: I don't have as much experience as you; la mia stanza è meno grande della tua = my bedroom isn't as big as yours. - Come aggettivo, in inglese standard meno si traduce con less davanti e al posto di sostantivi non numerabili ( meno denaro = less money; ne ho meno di ieri = I have less than yesterday), mentre davanti e al posto di sostantivi plurali si usa fewer con valore comparativo ( meno studenti = fewer students; non meno di = no fewer than) e (the) fewest con valore superlativo ( ho fatto meno errori di tutti = I made the fewest mistakes; ne ha dati meno di tutti = he gave the fewest); tuttavia, nel linguaggio parlato less tende a sostituire fewer anche con riferimento plurale: meno persone = less people. - Per altri esempi e per l'uso di meno come preposizione e sostantivo, si veda la voce qui sotto

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meno

/'meno/

Meno è usato principalmente come avverbio e come aggettivo, anche con valore pronominale. - Come avverbio, si rende con less quando introduce un comparativo di minoranza e con (the) least quando introduce un superlativo di minoranza: less è seguito da than, the least è seguito da of oppure in (se ci si riferisce a un luogo o un gruppo). Gli esempi nella voce mostrano anche che il comparativo di minoranza è spesso sostituito in inglese dalla variante negativa di un comparativo di uguaglianza: ho meno esperienza di te = I have less experience than you, oppure: I don't have as much experience as you; la mia stanza è meno grande della tua = my bedroom isn't as big as yours. - Come aggettivo, in inglese standard meno si traduce con less davanti e al posto di sostantivi non numerabili ( meno denaro = less money; ne ho meno di ieri = I have less than yesterday), mentre davanti e al posto di sostantivi plurali si usa fewer con valore comparativo ( meno studenti = fewer students; non meno di = no fewer than) e (the) fewest con valore superlativo ( ho fatto meno errori di tutti = I made the fewest mistakes; ne ha dati meno di tutti = he gave the fewest); tuttavia, nel linguaggio parlato less tende a sostituire fewer anche con riferimento plurale: meno persone = less people. - Per altri esempi e per l'uso di meno come preposizione e sostantivo, si veda la voce qui sotto.

I avverbio

1 (in un comparativo di minoranza) less; un po' meno a little less; è meno alto di Tim he is not as tall as Tim; è meno complicato di quanto pensi it's less complicated than you think

2 (con un avverbio) less; meno spesso less often; meno del solito less than usual; canta meno bene di prima she doesn't sing as well as she used to

3 (con un verbo) less; l'argento costa meno dell'oro silver costs less than gold; costa meno prendere il treno it works out cheaper to take the train; dovresti lavorare (di) meno you should work less; guadagno meno di lei I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does; meno se ne parla, meglio è the less said about that, the better; meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire the less I go out, the less I feel like going out; è lui quello che lavora meno di tutti he's the one who works the least of all

4 (con un numerale) less; meno di 50 less than 50; meno di due ore under o less than two hours; un po' meno di 15 cm just under 15 cm; i bambini con meno di sei anni children under six; non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros

5 (in un superlativo relativo) (il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno the least; le famiglie meno ricche the least wealthy families; era la meno soddisfatta di tutti she was the least satisfied of all; è quello pagato meno bene fra i due he's the least well-paid of the two; quello mi piace meno di tutti I like that one (the) least; sono quelli che ne hanno meno bisogno they are the ones who need it (the) least; proprio quando meno me l'aspettavo just when I least expected it

6 (in correlazione con "più") né più, né meno neither more, nor less; centimetro più, centimetro meno give or take an inch (or two); né più né meno che nothing less than

7 (con valore di negazione) not; che lo voglia o meno whether he's willing or not; non ha deciso se firmare o meno he hasn't decided whether to sign (or not)

8 da meno è un gran bugiardo e suo fratello non è da meno he's a liar and his brother isn't any better; ho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno I made a cake as well, just to keep up

9 di meno, in meno se avessi 20 anni di meno! I wish I were 20 years younger! ho preso 30 euro in meno di stipendio my wages are 30 euros short

10 a meno di short of

11 a meno che unless

12 sempre meno less and less

13 meno male thank goodness; meno male che it's a good thing that; meno male che è impermeabile! it's just as well it's waterproof! meno male che ci sono andato! it was lucky for me that I went!

14 quanto meno, per lo meno at least

15 tanto meno non l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato I've never seen him, much less spoken to him; era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare she was too ill to stand let alone walk

16 più o meno more or less, about, roughly, round about; più o meno alto come te about your height; è successo più o meno qui it happened round about here; "ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"; più o meno nello stesso modo in much the same way; la canzone fa più o meno così the song goes something like this

II aggettivo invariabile

1 (in un comparativo di minoranza) less, fewer; ho meno libri di te I have fewer books than you; ho meno caldo adesso I feel cooler now; ci è voluto meno tempo di quanto pensassimo it took less time than we expected

2 (con valore pronominale) less, fewer; non meno di no fewer than; ne ho meno di te I have less than you; ha venduto meno di tutti he sold the fewest

III preposizione

1 (in una sottrazione) from, minus; quanto fa 20 meno 8? what is 20 minus 8? 20 meno 5 fa 15 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 15

2 (tranne, eccetto) but, besides, except

3 (per indicare l'ora) le sei meno dieci ten to six

4 (per indicare una temperatura) meno 10 minus 10

IV m.inv.

1 (la cosa, quantità minore) least; questo è il meno that's the least of it; fare il meno possibile to do as little as possible

2 mat. minus (sign)

IDIOMS

parlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE; in men che non si dica before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time; fare a meno di to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]; non posso farne a meno I can't help it.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > meno
6 ganar

v.

1 to win.

ganaron por tres a uno they won three one

Ricardo gana siempre Richard wins always.

Ricardo ganó el premio Richard won the prize.

2 to earn (sueldo, dinero).

¿cuánto ganas? how much do you earn?

María gMaría dinero Mary earns money.

3 to gain.

ganar fama to achieve fame

en tren ganas una hora you save an hour by taking the train

Ricardo ganó reconocimiento Richard gained renown.

4 to beat.

te voy a ganar I'm going to beat you

5 to reach, to make it to (llegar a) (place).

6 to take, to capture.

7 to obtain profits, to come out with profits, to win, to realize profits.

La empresa ganó The company obtained profits.

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ganar

► verbo transitivo

1 (partido, concurso, premio) to win

■ ganaron el partido they won the match

2 (dinero) to earn

■ ¿cuánto ganas al año? how much do you earn a year?

3 (conquistar) to capture

■ ganaron la ciudad a los árabes they captured the city from the Arabs

4 (alcanzar) to reach

■ ganaron la cima they reached the summit

5 (lograr) to win

■ finalmente ganaron la amistad de sus vecinos they finally won the friendship of their neighbours

► verbo intransitivo

1 (mejorar) to improve

■ ha ganado mucho con los años it has improved greatly with age

2 (cambiar favorablemente) to gain

■ ganamos con el cambio we gained with the change

► verbo pronominal ganarse

1 to earn

■ me gano mil euros al mes I earn a thousand euros a month

■ se gana bien la vida he makes a good living

2 (ser merecedor) to deserve

■ se lo han ganado they deserve it

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ganar a alguien en algo to be better than somebody at something

■ me ganas en inglés you're better at English than I am

■ ella le gana en inteligencia she's much more intelligent than he is

ganar terreno to gain ground

llevar las de ganar figurado to hold the winning card, hold all the cards

no ganar para disgustos figurado to be one thing after another

salir ganando to gain, benefit, do well out of it

ganarse la vida to earn a living, earn one's living

ganarse el pan familiar to earn one's bread and butter

¡te la vas a ganar! familiar you're going to get it!

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verb

1) to win

2) earn

3) gain

4) profit

5) make

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1. VT

1) [+ sueldo] to earn

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn o make a month?

ha ganado mucho dinero — she has made a lot of money

2) [+ competición, partido, premio, guerra] to win

le ganó cien euros a Rosa — he won a hundred euros from Rosa

¿quién ganó la carrera? — who won the race?

si te toca puedes ganar un millón — if you win you could get a million

ganar unas oposiciones para un puesto — to obtain a post by public examination

3) [+ contrincante] to beat

¡les ganamos! — we beat them!

ganamos al Olimpic tres a cero — we beat Olimpic three-nil

no hay quien le gane — there's nobody who can beat him, he's unbeatable

como orador no hay quien le gane o no le gana nadie — as a speaker there is no one to touch him, no one outdoes him at speaking

4) (=conseguir) [+ tiempo, peso, terreno] to gain

¿qué gano yo con todo esto? — what do I gain o get from all this?

con eso no ganas nada — that won't get you anywhere

tierras ganadas al mar — land reclaimed o won from the sea

ganar popularidad — to win o earn popularity

5) (=alcanzar) [+ objetivo] to achieve, attain

ganar la orilla — to reach the shore

ganar la orilla nadando — to swim to the shore

6) (=convencer) to win over

dejarse ganar por algo — to allow o.s. to be won over by sth

7) (=aventajar)

te gana en inteligencia — he's more intelligent than you

me gana en pericia — he has more expert knowledge than me

te gana trabajando — he's a better worker than you

8) (Mil) [+ plaza, pueblo] to take, capture

2. VI

1) [trabajando] to earn

no gano para comprar un piso — I don't earn enough to buy a flat

- no ganamos para sustos

2) [en competición, guerra] to win

ganaron por cuatro a dos — they won four-two

ganaron por 40 votos — they won by 40 votes

lo importante no es ganar — winning isn't the most important thing

nuestras ideas terminaron ganando — our ideas won out in the end

• dejarse ganar — [con trampas] to lose on purpose

se deja ganar por el niño — he lets the kid beat him

3) (=mejorar) to benefit, improve

la película ganaría mucho si se cortase — the film would greatly benefit from being cut, the film would be greatly improved if it was cut

hemos ganado con el cambio — we've greatly benefited from the change

• ha ganado mucho en salud — his health has greatly improved

su juego ha ganado en confianza — her play has become more confident

• salir ganando — to do well

saldrás ganando — you'll do well out of it

salí ganando con la venta del coche — I did well out of the sale of the car

3.

See:

ganarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < sueldo> to earn

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero — all he's interested in is making money

b) ( conseguir) to gain

no ganas nada con preocuparte — there's no point worrying (about it)

2)

a) <partido/guerra/elecciones> to win

le gané la apuesta — I won my bet with him

b) <premio/dinero> to win

3) ( adquirir) < experiencia> to gain

ganó fama y fortuna — she won fame and fortune

4)

a) ( conquistar)

ganar a alguien para algo — to win somebody over to something

lo ganó para su causa — she won him over to her cause

b) ( reclamar) to reclaim

las tierras ganadas al mar — the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

5) (liter) < meta> to attain (frml); <cumbre/orilla> to gain (liter)
2.
ganar vi

1) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2)

a) ( vencer) to win

que gane el mejor — may the best man win

van ganando 2 a 1 — they're winning 2-1

b)

ganarle a alguien — to beat somebody

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos — they beat us by four points

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him

3) ( aventajar)

ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count

4)

a) ( mejorar)

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios — these changes have really improved the living room

ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado — her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

b) (obtener provecho, beneficiarse) to gain

ganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín — he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off
3.
ganarse v pron

1) (enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2) (enf) <premio/apuesta> to win

3) <afecto/confianza> to win; < persona> to win... over

supo ganarse el respeto de todos — she managed to win o earn everyone's respect

4) ( ser merecedor de) < descanso> to earn oneself

ganarse algo a pulso — to earn something

ganársela — (Esp fam)

se la va a ganar — she's going to get it o she's for it (colloq)

* * *

= earn, conquer, win, win out, prevail, go + one better.

Ex. The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.

Ex. The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.

Ex. Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.

Ex. It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.

Ex. The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.

Ex. I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

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* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiració = play to + Nombre.

* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie = play to + Nombre.

* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.

* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar adeptos = gain + currency.

* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar cada vez más importancia, ir viento en popa, ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength.

* ganar cómodamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar con dificultar = eke out.

* ganar confianza en uno mismo = gain + confidence (with/in).

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.

* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.

* ganar dinero = make + money, make + Dinero, earn + money.

* ganar el pulso = the nod + go to.

* ganar enemigos = make + enemies.

* ganar fácilmente = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar fama = win + fame.

* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.

* ganar ímpetu = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + pace.

* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.

* ganar la partida a = outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].

* ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.

* ganarle la partida = out-think [outthink].

* ganarle la partida a = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* ganar popularidad = gain in + popularity, gain + popularity, increase in + popularity.

* ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.

* ganar prosélitos = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].

* ganar protagonismo = gain in + importance.

* ganar reconocimiento = gain + credit.

* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.

* ganarse = win over, propitiate.

* ganarse a Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.

* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.

* ganarse el aprecio = earn + appreciation.

* ganarse el cariño = endear.

* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse el favor de = win + the favour of.

* ganarse el pan = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.

* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el respeto = earn + respect.

* ganarse el sueldo = earn + Posesivo + salary.

* ganarse la confianza = earn + trust.

* ganarse la confianza de = achieve + credibility with, gain + the confidence of, win + the confidence of.

* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.

* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* ganarse partidarios = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse seguidores = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse una reputación = achieve + reputation, secure + reputation.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* ganarse unos ingresos = earn + income.

* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar sobradamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.

* ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.

* ganar una batalla = win + battle.

* ganar una elección = win + election.

* ganar una guerra = win + war.

* ganar un asalto = win + round.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar un premio = win + prize, win + award, earn + an award.

* ganar un título = win + title.

* ganar vigencia = gain + currency.

* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la ba = be only half the battle.

* hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].

* interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.

* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) < sueldo> to earn

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero — all he's interested in is making money

b) ( conseguir) to gain

no ganas nada con preocuparte — there's no point worrying (about it)

2)

a) <partido/guerra/elecciones> to win

le gané la apuesta — I won my bet with him

b) <premio/dinero> to win

3) ( adquirir) < experiencia> to gain

ganó fama y fortuna — she won fame and fortune

4)

a) ( conquistar)

ganar a alguien para algo — to win somebody over to something

lo ganó para su causa — she won him over to her cause

b) ( reclamar) to reclaim

las tierras ganadas al mar — the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

5) (liter) < meta> to attain (frml); <cumbre/orilla> to gain (liter)
2.
ganar vi

1) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2)

a) ( vencer) to win

que gane el mejor — may the best man win

van ganando 2 a 1 — they're winning 2-1

b)

ganarle a alguien — to beat somebody

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos — they beat us by four points

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him

3) ( aventajar)

ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count

4)

a) ( mejorar)

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios — these changes have really improved the living room

ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado — her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

b) (obtener provecho, beneficiarse) to gain

ganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín — he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off
3.
ganarse v pron

1) (enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn

2) (enf) <premio/apuesta> to win

3) <afecto/confianza> to win; < persona> to win... over

supo ganarse el respeto de todos — she managed to win o earn everyone's respect

4) ( ser merecedor de) < descanso> to earn oneself

ganarse algo a pulso — to earn something

ganársela — (Esp fam)

se la va a ganar — she's going to get it o she's for it (colloq)

* * *

= earn, conquer, win, win out, prevail, go + one better.

Ex: The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.

Ex: The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.

Ex: Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.

Ex: It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.

Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.

Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.

* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiració = play to + Nombre.

* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie = play to + Nombre.

* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar = hard-earned money.

* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar adeptos = gain + currency.

* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar cada vez más importancia, ir viento en popa, ir cada vez mejor = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, go from + strength to strength.

* ganar cómodamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar con dificultar = eke out.

* ganar confianza en uno mismo = gain + confidence (with/in).

* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido = victory from the jaws of defeat.

* ganar de forma abrumadora = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar de forma aplastante = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down, win by + a landslide.

* ganar de forma arrolladora = win by + a landslide.

* ganar dinero = make + money, make + Dinero, earn + money.

* ganar el pulso = the nod + go to.

* ganar enemigos = make + enemies.

* ganar fácilmente = coast + home, coast to + victory, beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar fama = win + fame.

* ganar fuerza = gather + strength, gather + steam.

* ganar ímpetu = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + pace.

* ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.

* ganar la partida a = outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].

* ganarle la mano a Alguien = steal + a march on.

* ganarle la partida = out-think [outthink].

* ganarle la partida a = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* ganarle la vez a = outdo, trump.

* ganar mucho dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar peso = put on + weight, gain + weight.

* ganar popularidad = gain in + popularity, gain + popularity, increase in + popularity.

* ganar prestigio = gain in + ascendancy.

* ganar prosélitos = proselytise [proselytize, -USA].

* ganar protagonismo = gain in + importance.

* ganar reconocimiento = gain + credit.

* ganar resistencia = grow in + stamina.

* ganarse = win over, propitiate.

* ganarse a Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse a la gente = win + hearts and minds.

* ganarse el apoyo = earn + support.

* ganarse el aprecio = earn + appreciation.

* ganarse el cariño = endear.

* ganarse el corazón de Alguien = win + Nombre + heart.

* ganarse el favor de = win + the favour of.

* ganarse el pan = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente = earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.

* ganarse el pan de cada día = get + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread, earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.

* ganarse el respeto = earn + respect.

* ganarse el sueldo = earn + Posesivo + salary.

* ganarse la confianza = earn + trust.

* ganarse la confianza de = achieve + credibility with, gain + the confidence of, win + the confidence of.

* ganarse la existencia = earn + a living, earn + Posesivo + living.

* ganarse la fama de = earn + a reputation as.

* ganarse la vida = earn + a living, make + a living, earn + income, earn + Posesivo + living, make + Posesivo + living, Verbo + for a living.

* ganarse la vida a duras penas = eke out + a living, scratch (out) + a living, scrape + a living, eke out + an existence.

* ganarse partidarios = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse seguidores = gather + a following, win + Nombre + a following, gain + a following.

* ganarse una reputación = achieve + reputation, secure + reputation.

* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien = win + a place in + heart.

* ganarse unos ingresos = earn + income.

* ganar sin ninguna dificultad = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar sobradamente = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.

* ganar terreno = gain + ground, make + headway.

* ganar tiempo = win + time, buy + time, free up + time.

* ganar una batalla = win + battle.

* ganar una elección = win + election.

* ganar una guerra = win + war.

* ganar un asalto = win + round.

* ganar un buen sueldo = make + good money, earn + good money.

* ganar un premio = win + prize, win + award, earn + an award.

* ganar un título = win + title.

* ganar vigencia = gain + currency.

* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la ba = be only half the battle.

* hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso = give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.

* intentar ganar tiempo = play for + time, temporise [temporize, -USA].

* interés por ganar dinero = profit motive.

* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro = swings and roundabouts.

* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra = what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.

* ni ganar ni perder = break + even.

* no se ganó Zamora en una hora = Rome wasn't built in a day.

* ¡que gane el mejor! = may the best man win!, may the best man win!.

* quien nada arriesga nada gana = nothing ventured, nothing gained.

* salir ganando = make + a profit, compare + favourably, be better off, win + the day, win out, be better served by, come out on + top.

* salir sin ganar ni perder = break + even.

* se pierda o se gane = win or lose.

* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla = be half the battle.

* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla = be only half the battle.

* tratar de ganar tiempo = temporise [temporize, -USA], play for + time.

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ganar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (mediante el trabajo) to earn

gana un buen sueldo she earns o she's on a good salary

¿cuánto ganas al mes? how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero all he's interested in is making money

2 (conseguir) to gain

¿y qué ganas con eso? and what do you gain by (doing) that?

no ganamos nada con ponernos nerviosos getting all worked-up won't get us anywhere

B

1 ‹carrera/competición/partido› to win; ‹elecciones› to win; ‹guerra/batalla› to win; ‹juicio› to win

ganaron el campeonato they won the championship

le gané la apuesta I won my bet with him

ganarle el quién vive a algn ( Chi fam); to beat sb to it ( colloq), to get in first ( colloq)

2 (en un juego, concurso) ‹premio/dinero› to win

¿cuánto ganaste en las carreras de caballos? how much did you win on the horses?

ha ganado mucho dinero al póquer she's won a lot of money at o playing poker

C

(adquirir): ganó fama y fortuna she won fame and fortune

su partido ha ido ganando popularidad his party has been gaining in popularity

ha ganado importancia en los últimos años it has grown in importance in recent years

D

1 ‹persona› ganar a algn PARA algo to win sb over TO sth

lo ganó para su causa she won him over to her cause

2 (reclamar) to reclaim

las tierras ganadas al mar the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

E ( liter); ‹meta› to attain ( frml), to reach; ‹cumbre/frontera/orilla› to gain ( liter), to reach

■ ganar

vi

A (mediante el trabajo) to earn

apenas gana para vivir she hardly earns enough to live on

no ganar para disgustos/sustos to have nothing but trouble

B

1 (vencer) to win

que gane el mejor may the best man win

ganaron los Republicanos the Republicans won o were victorious

van ganando 2 a 1 they're winning 2-1, they're 2-1 up o ahead

2

ganarle a algn to beat sb

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos they beat us by four points

siempre que juega al ajedrez con su hijo se deja ganar she always lets her son beat her at chess, whenever she plays chess with her son she lets him win

me ha vuelto a ganar she's beaten me again

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane when it comes to lying there's no one to touch him

se dejó ganar por el abatimiento he allowed his depression to get the better of him

C (aventajar) ganarle a algn EN algo:

le ganas en estatura you're taller than him

habla mejor inglés, es más guapo … la verdad es que me gana en todo he speaks better English, he's better looking … the truth is he beats me on every count

D

(mejorar, obtener provecho): ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

con estas modificaciones el texto ha ganado en claridad the text has become much clearer o has gained in clarity with these changes

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios these changes have really improved the living room

ganó mucho con su estancia en Berlín he gained a lot from o got a lot out of his stay in Berlin

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando de la mudanza he's the only one who benefited o gained from the move

no lo esperaba pero al final salí ganando I didn't expect to but in the end I came out of it better off o I did well out of it, I didn't expect to but I ended up better off

saldrán ganando de esta reestructuración they will benefit from o they stand to gain from this restructuring

E

( Méx fam) (dirigirse): ganar para un lugar to go off toward(s) somewhere

F

(Ur arg) (con el sexo opuesto): estás ganando con aquél/aquélla you're well in with that guy/girl over there ( colloq)

■ ganarse

v pron

A ( enf) (mediante el trabajo) to earn

se ganó mil dólares en una semana she earned (herself) a thousand dollars in one week

B ( enf) (en una rifa, un juego) to win

C ‹afecto› to win; ‹amistad/confianza› to win, gain; ‹persona› to win … over

ha sabido ganarse el respeto de todos she has managed to win o earn everyone's respect

sabe ganarse a los amigos he knows how to make friends

D

(ser merecedor de): te has ganado unas buenas vacaciones you've earned yourself a good vacation ( AmE) o ( BrE) holiday

te estás ganando una paliza you're going to get a good thrashing, you're asking for a good thrashing

ganarse algo a pulso to earn sth

el ascenso se lo ha ganado a pulso he's really worked (hard) for o he's really earned this promotion

ganársela ( Esp fam): como no te calles te la vas a ganar if you don't shut up, you're going to get it o you're for it ( colloq)

E

( Chi fam) (acercarse): se ganó muy a la orilla y se cayó he went too near the edge and fell in

gánate para acá come over here o come closer

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ganar ( conjugate ganar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ sueldo› to earn;

◊ lo único que quiere es ganar dinero all he's interested in is making money

b) ‹ tiempo› to gain;

◊ ¿qué ganas con eso? what do you gain by (doing) that?

c) ( adquirir) ‹ experiencia› to gain

2 ‹partido/guerra/premio› to win;
◊ le gané la apuesta I won my bet with him

verbo intransitivo
a) ( vencer) to win;

◊ van ganando 2 a 1 they're winning 2-1;

ganarle a algn to beat sb;
nos ganaron por cuatro puntos they beat us by four points
b) ( aventajar):

◊ le ganas en estatura you're taller than him;

me gana en todo he beats me on every count;
salir ganando: salió ganando con el trato he did well out of the deal;
al final salí ganando in the end I came out of it better off
ganarse verbo pronominal
1 ( enf) ( mediante el trabajo) to earn;
◊ ganarse la vida to earn a/one's living

2 ( enf) ‹premio/apuesta› to win
3 ‹afecto/confianza› to win;
◊ se ganó el respeto de todos she won o earned everyone's respect

4 ‹ descanso› to earn oneself;
◊ te lo has ganado you've earned it, you deserve it

ganar
I verbo transitivo
1 (un salario) to earn
2 (un premio) to win
3 (superar) to beat: le gana en estatura, she is taller than him
4 (al contrincante) to beat
5 (una cima, una orilla) to reach
ganar la cumbre, to reach the peak
II verbo intransitivo
1 (vencer) to win
2 (mejorar) improve: ganó en simpatía, she became more and more charming
ganas mucho cuando sonríes, you look nicer when you smile
' ganar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- actual
- baño
- contender
- flexibilizar
- llevar
- óptima
- óptimo
- peso
- probabilidad
- redoblar
- savia
- terrena
- terreno
- todavía
- chance
- expectativa
- hacer
- interés
- meta
- premio
- sensación
- tiempo
- tratar
- triunfar
- valer
English:
actual
- amateurish
- beat
- break
- bring in
- buck
- catch on
- chance
- close-run
- comfortably
- day
- default
- earn
- even
- exert
- fact
- fair
- fluke
- gain
- gain on
- gather
- get
- ground
- hand
- key
- killing
- make
- money
- one-upmanship
- optimistic
- outsider
- rig
- score
- speed
- take
- ultimate
- win
- case
- certainly
- clinch
- deliver
- expect
- height
- odds
- premium
- run
- stand
- toss
- yet

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ganar

♦ vt

1. [premio, competición] to win;

ganaron las elecciones they won the elections;

ganó un millón en la lotería he won a million on the lottery

2. [obtener] [sueldo, dinero] to earn;

gana dos millones al año she earns o she's on two million a year;

¿cuánto ganas? how much do you earn?

3. [obtener] [peso, tiempo] to gain;

ganar fama to achieve fame;

ganar importancia to grow in importance;

ganar terreno [avanzar] to gain ground;

en tren ganas una hora you save an hour by taking the train;

ganaron nuevos adeptos para la causa they won over new converts to the cause

4. [conseguir]
¿qué gano yo con eso? what's in it for me?, what do I stand to gain from that?;

llorando no ganas nada it's no use crying, crying won't change anything

5. [derrotar] to beat;

te voy a ganar I'm going to beat you;

Comp
RP Fam
ganar de mano a alguien to beat sb to it

6. [aventajar]
me gana en velocidad he's faster than me;

me gana en hermosura pero no en inteligencia she's prettier than me, but not as intelligent;
Fam
a tonto no hay quien le gane he's as thick as they come

7. [alcanzar] to reach, to make it to;

ganó la orilla a nado she made it to o gained the shore

8. [conquistar] to take, to capture;

los aliados ganaron la playa tras una dura batalla the Allies took o captured the beach after a hard battle

9. [recuperar]
han ganado terreno al desierto they have reclaimed land from the desert

♦ vi

1. [vencer] to win;

ganaron por tres a uno they won Br three one o US three to one;

ganaron por penalties they won on penalties;

ganan de cuatro puntos they're winning by four points, they're four points ahead;

no es justo, te has dejado ganar it's not fair, you let me beat you o you lost on purpose;

que gane el mejor may the best man win

2. [lograr dinero] to earn money;
Am
ganar bien to be well paid;

ganar mal not to earn very much, to be badly paid;

sólo gana para subsistir she earns only enough to live on;

Comp
Fam
no gano para disgustos o [m5] sustos I've more than enough worries o troubles

3. [mejorar] to benefit ( con from);
gana mucho con la barba he looks a lot better with a beard;

ha ganado con el cambio de trabajo he has benefited from changing jobs;

ganar en algo to gain in sth;

ha ganado en amplitud [parece mayor] it looks bigger;

hemos salido ganando con el cambio we've benefited from the change

4. Urug Fam [con hombre, mujer]
¿viste como te mira? estás ganando have you seen her looking at you? she fancies you o you're well in there

♦ See also the pronominal verb ganarse

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ganar

I v/t

1 win;

le gané cincuenta dólares I won fifty dollars off him;

ganar a alguien beat s.o.

2 mediante el trabajo earn

II v/i

1 mediante el trabajo earn

2 ( vencer) win;

ganar por dos sets a uno win (by) two sets to one

3 ( mejorar) improve;

salir ganando con algo be better off with sth

4 ( aventajar)

:

le gano en velocidad/inteligencia I’m faster/more intelligent than him o than he is

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ganar vt

1) : to win

2) : to gain

ganar tiempo: to buy time

3) : to earn

ganar dinero: to make money

4) : to acquire, to obtain

ganar vi

1) : to win

2) : to profit

salir ganando: to come out ahead

♦ See also the reflexive verb ganarse

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ganar vb

1. (un premio, concurso) to win [pt. & pp. won]

ganó el premio a la mejor actriz she won the award for best actress

¿quién ganó el torneo? who won the tournament?

2. (un sueldo) to earn

todos ganan la misma cantidad de dinero they all earn the same amount of money

¿cuánto ganas al mes? how much do you earn a month?

3. (a un contrincante) to beat [pt. beat; pp. beaten]

Bruguera ganó a Costa en tres sets Bruguera beat Costa in three sets

4. (un trabajo) to get

todos los candidatos aspiran ganar una plaza all the candidates hope to get a place

5. (superar a alguien) to be better

a mí me ganas en deportes you're better at sports than I am

ganar el pan to earn your living

ganar tiempo to save time

ganarse la vida to earn one's living

salir ganando to do well

Spanish-English dictionary > ganar
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moins [mwɛ̃]

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1. adverb

2. preposition

3. masculine noun

4. compounds

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1. <

   a. (comparatif) less

• beaucoup moins much less

• un peu moins a little less

• tellement moins so much less

• encore moins even less

• trois fois moins three times less

• non moins célèbre no less famous

• nous sortons moins we go out less

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► moins se traduit souvent par not as.

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• c'est moins rapide it's not as fast

• il fait moins chaud ici it's not as hot in here

► moins... que less... than

• il est moins intelligent qu'elle he's less intelligent than her

• cela m'a coûté moins que rien it cost me next to nothing

• je l'ai eu pour moins que rien I got it for next to nothing

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► Les expressions du type moins... que sont souvent traduites par l'équivalent anglais de pas aussi... que.

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• c'est moins grand que je ne croyais it's not as big as I thought it was

• il travaille moins que vous he doesn't work as hard as you

• j'aime moins la campagne en hiver qu'en été I don't like the countryside as much in winter as in summer

► moins de + nom non comptable less

• je mange moins de pain qu'avant I eat less bread than I used to► moins de + nom comptable

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► Avec un nom comptable, la traduction correcte est fewer, mais la plupart des gens disent less.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ fewer less

• il y aura moins de monde demain there'll be fewer people tomorrow there'll be less people tomorrow

• mange moins de bonbons don't eat so many sweets

► moins de + nombre

• les moins de 25 ans the under-25s

• les enfants de moins de quatre ans children under four

• nous l'avons fait en moins de cinq minutes we did it in less than five minutes

• il y a moins de deux ans qu'il vit ici he's been living here for less than two years

• il était un peu moins de 6 heures it was just before 6 o'clock

• la frontière est à moins de 3 km the border is less than 3km away► deux fois moins

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► deux fois moins se traduit souvent par half.

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• c'est deux fois moins grand it's half the size

• cela coûtait deux fois moins it was half the price

► moins... moins the less... the less ; (avec nom comptable) the fewer... the fewer

• moins je mange, moins j'ai d'appétit the less I eat, the less hungry I feel

• moins il y a de clients, moins j'ai de travail the fewer customers I have, the less work I have to do► moins... plus

• moins je fume, plus je mange the less I smoke, the more I eat► moins... mieux

• moins je fume, mieux je me porte the less I smoke, the better I feel

• moins j'ai de coups de fil, mieux je travaille the fewer phone calls I get, the more work I can do► à moins

• vous ne l'obtiendrez pas à moins you won't get it for less

• il est fatigué -- on le serait à moins he's tired -- that's hardly surprising► à moins de

• à moins d'un accident, ça devrait marcher barring accidents, it should work

• il jouera, à moins d'un imprévu he'll be playing unless something unexpected happens

• à moins de faire une bêtise, il devrait gagner unless he does something silly he should win► à moins que

• à moins qu'il ne vienne unless he comes► de moins

• il gagne 500 euros de moins qu'elle he earns 500 euros less than she does

• vous avez cinq ans de moins qu'elle you're five years younger than her► de moins en moins less and less

• c'est de moins en moins utile it's less and less useful

• il entend de moins en moins bien his hearing is getting worse and worse

• il a de moins en moins de clients he has fewer and fewer customers

• j'ai de moins en moins de temps libre I have less and less free time► en moins

• il y a trois verres en moins there are three glasses missing

• ça me fera du travail en moins ! that'll be less work for me!

• en moins de rien in next to no time

• en moins de deux (inf) in next to no time► pas moins

• pas moins de 40 km les sépare de la ville la plus proche they're at least 40km from the nearest town

• gravement malade, il n'en continue pas moins d'écrire despite being seriously ill, he still continues to write

• il n'en reste pas moins que... the fact remains that...

• il n'en est pas moins vrai que... it is no less true that...

   b. (superlatif) least

• le moins the least

► le moins, la moins, les moins (de plusieurs) the least ; (de deux) the less

• c'est le moins doué de mes élèves he's the least gifted of my pupils

• c'est le moins doué des deux he's the less gifted of the two

• les fleurs les moins chères the least expensive flowers► le moins + verbe the least

• c'est celle que j'aime le moins it's the one I like the least

• l'émission que je regarde le moins the programme I watch least often

• c'est bien le moins qu'on puisse faire it's the least one can do

• c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire ! that's putting it mildly!► le moins possible as little as possible

• je lui parle le moins possible I talk to him as little as possible

• j'y resterai le moins de temps possible I won't stay there any longer than I have to

2. <

   a. (soustraction, nombre négatif) minus

• 6 moins 2 font 4 6 minus 2 equals 4

• il fait moins 5 it's minus 5°

   b. (heure) to

• il est 4 heures moins 5 it's 5 to 4

• il est moins 10 (inf) it's 10 to (inf)

3. <

► au moins at least

• elle a payé cette robe au moins 3 000 € she paid at least 3,000 euros for that dress

• 600 au moins at least 600► du moins (restriction) at least

• il ne pleuvra pas, du moins c'est ce qu'annonce la radio it's not going to rain, at least that's what it says on the radio

• j'arriverai vers 4 heures, du moins si l'avion n'a pas de retard I'll be there around 4 o'clock - if the plane's on time, that is► pour le moins to say the least

• sa décision est pour le moins bizarre his decision is odd to say the least

4. <

► moins que rien (inf) masculine noun

( = minable) complete loser (inf)

• on les traite comme des moins que rien they're treated like scum ► moins-value feminine noun depreciation

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I
1. mwɛ̃
préposition

1) ( dans une soustraction) minus

2) ( pour dire l'heure) to

il est huit heures moins dix — it's ten (minutes) to eight

il est moins vingt — (colloq) it's twenty to (colloq)

il était moins une (colloq) or moins cinq — (colloq) it was a close shave (colloq)

3) ( dans une température) minus

2.

adverbe

1) ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif)

le moins — the least

ils sortent moins — they go out less often

c'est moins une question d'argent qu'une question de principe — it's not so much a question of money as a question of principle

de moins en moins — less and less

moins je sors, moins j'ai envie de sortir — the less I go out, the less I feel like going out

qui travaille le moins de tous? — who works the least of all?

le film qui m'a le moins plu — the film I liked the least

ce que j'aime le moins chez lui — what I like least about him

2) ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif)

le moins, la moins, les moins — ( de deux) the less; ( de plus de deux) the least

il est moins grand que son père — he's not as tall as his father

il est moins menteur que sa sœur — he's less of a liar than his sister

les jeunes et les moins jeunes — the young and the not so young

dans le livre il y a du bon et du moins bon — in the book, there are bits that are good and bits that are not so good

il n'en est pas moins vrai que — it's nonetheless true that

le même en moins gros — the same, only thinner

un individu des moins recommandables — a most unsavoury individual

3) ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif)

le moins — least

tu devrais rester moins longtemps dans le sauna — you shouldn't stay so long in the sauna

elle chante moins bien qu'avant — she doesn't sing as well as she used to

le moins souvent — (the) least often

3.

moins de déterminant indéfini

1) ( avec un nom)

moins de livres — fewer books

moins de graisses — less fat

moins de sucre/bruit — less sugar/noise

il a parlé avec moins de hargne — he spoke less aggressively

il y a moins de monde aujourd'hui qu'hier — there are fewer people today than there were yesterday

c'est lui qui a le moins d'expérience des trois — of the three he's the one with the least experience

2) ( avec un numéral)

en moins de trois heures — in less than three hours

il est moins de 3 heures — it's not quite 3 o'clock

les moins de 20 ans — people under 20, the under-twenties

4.

à moins locution adverbiale

on serait furieux à moins — it's more than enough to make one angry

5.

à moins de locution prépositive

à moins de partir maintenant — unless we/you etc leave now

à moins d'un miracle — unless there's a miracle

6.

à moins que locution conjonctive

à moins qu'il ne veuille venir — unless he wants to come

7.

à tout le moins locution adverbiale to say the least

8.

au moins locution adverbiale at least

tout au moins — at least

tu l'as remercié, au moins? — you did thank him, didn't you?

9.

de moins locution adverbiale

ça m'a pris deux heures de moins — it took me two hours less

le kilo de pêches valait dix centimes de moins que la veille — a kilo of peaches cost 10 cents less than it had the day before

j'ai un an de moins que lui — I'm a year younger than he is

il a obtenu 25% de voix de moins que son adversaire — he got 25% fewer votes than his opponent

10.

du moins locution adverbiale at least

c'est du moins ce qu'il m'a raconté — at least that's what he told me

si du moins tu es d'accord — that is if you agree

11.

en moins locution adverbiale

il y avait deux fourchettes en moins dans la boîte — there were two forks missing from the box

il est revenu du front avec une jambe en moins/avec un doigt en moins — he came back from the front with only one leg/with a finger missing

c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en moins — he's the spitting image of his father without the moustache GB ou mustache US

12.

pour le moins locution adverbiale to say the least

II mwɛ̃
nom masculin invariable

1) Mathématique minus

le signe moins — the minus sign

2) (colloq) ( inconvénient) minus

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Phrasal Verbs:

- moins que rien

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moins I

Généralités

La traduction en anglais de moins est less. Cependant, elle n'est utilisée que dans un nombre de cas assez restreint: en moins de trois jours = in less than three days

Très souvent, même quand une traduction avec less est possible, l'anglais a recours à d'autres moyens. Certains sont réguliers: ma chambre est moins grande que la tienne = my bedroom isn't as big as yours; j'ai moins d'expérience que toi = I don't have as much experience as you (do), = I have less experience than you (do); c'est moins compliqué que vous ne le croyez = it's not as complicated as you think, = it's less complicated than you think

D'autres ne le sont pas: j'essaie de moins fumer = I'm trying to cut down on my smoking, = I'm trying to smoke less

moins de

Lorsque moins de, déterminant indéfini, est suivi d'un nom dénombrable, la règle voudrait que l'on traduise par fewer mais dans la langue parlée on utilise également less

Les expressions le moins possible, le moins du monde sont traitées respectivement sous possible et monde

On trouvera ci-dessous exemples et exceptions illustrant les différentes fonctions de moins

On pourra également se reporter aux notes d'usage portant notamment sur la quantité, l'expression de l'âge, etc. Consulter l'index

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mwɛ̃
1. adv

1) (comparatif) less

moins que — less than

moins grand que — not as tall as

de moins — less

100 euros de moins — 100 euros less

3 jours de moins — 3 days less

Il a trois ans de moins que moi. — He's three years younger than me.

Nous avons trois jours de vacances de moins que l'an dernier. — We have three days holiday less than last year.

Il est moins intelligent que moi. — He's not as clever as me.

Moins je travaille, mieux je me porte. — The less I work, the better I feel.

2) (superlatif)

le moins — least, the least

le moins doué; la moins douée — the least gifted

C'est ce que j'aime le moins. — It's what I like least., It's what I like the least.

C'est l'album que j'aime le moins. — This is the album I like the least., This is the album I least like.

C'est le modèle le moins cher. — It's the least expensive model.

Ce sont les plages qui sont les moins polluées. — These are the least polluted beaches.

3)

moins de (livres, gens) — fewer, (sable, eau, sel) less

moins de sable — less sand

moins d'eau — less water

moins de 2 ans — less than 2 years

Ça coûte moins de deux cents euros. — It costs less than 200 euros.

moins de livres — fewer books

moins de gens — fewer people

Il y a moins de gens aujourd'hui. — There are fewer people today.

Il est moins de midi. — It's not yet midday.

4) (autres locutions)

en moins; de l'argent en moins — less money

Cette année nous avons trois jours de vacances en moins. — We have three days less holiday this year.

le soleil en moins — without the sun, minus the sun

L'endroit ressemble assez à la Côte d'Azur, le soleil en moins. — The place is quite like the Riviera, without the sun.

au moins — at least

Ne te plains pas: au moins il ne pleut pas! — Don't complain: at least it's not raining!

pour le moins — at the very least

à moins de; à moins que — unless

à moins de faire; à moins que tu ne fasses — unless you do

Je te retrouverai à dix heures à moins que le train n'ait du retard. — I'll meet you at 10 o'clock unless the train is late.

à moins d'un accident — barring accidents

de moins en moins — less and less

Il vient nous voir de moins en moins. — He comes to see us less and less often.

en moins de deux — in a flash

2. prép

1) (soustraction) minus

4 moins 2 — 4 minus 2

2) (température) minus

Il fait moins 5. — It's minus 5., It's 5 below., It's 5 degrees below freezing.

Il a fait moins cinq la nuit dernière. — It was minus five last night.

3) (heure)

dix heures moins cinq — five to ten

Il est cinq heures moins dix. — It's ten to five.

Il est moins cinq. — It's five to.

3. nm

(= signe) minus sign

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I.

moins ⇒ Note d'usage

A prép

1 ( dans une soustraction) minus; 8 moins 3 égale 5 8 minus 3 is ou equals 5; il a retrouvé sa voiture, moins les roues he got his car back without ou minus hum the wheels;

2 ( pour dire l'heure) to; il est huit heures moins dix it's ten (minutes) to eight; il est moins vingt○ it's twenty to○, it's twenty minutes to the hour; il était moins une○ or moins cinq○ it was a close shave○;

3 ( dans une température) minus; il faisait moins 15 degrés it was minus 15 (degrees).

B adv

1 ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins the least; je lis moins ces derniers temps I read less these days; ils sortent moins maintenant qu'ils ont un enfant they don't go out as much ou they go out less often now that they have a child; il importe moins de changer le règlement que de le faire appliquer changing the rule is less important than implementing it; je gagne moins qu'elle I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does; c'est moins un artiste qu'un bon artisan he' s not so much an artist as a good craftsman; c'est moins une question d'argent qu'une question de principe it's not so much a question of money as a question of principle; de moins en moins less and less; moins je sors, moins j'ai envie de sortir the less I go out, the less I feel like going out; moins je le vois, mieux je me porte the less I see him, the better I feel; c'est lui qui travaille le moins de tous he's the one who works the least of all; le film qui m'a le moins plu the film I liked the least; ce que j'aime le moins chez lui what I like least about him;

2 ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins, la moins, les moins ( de deux) the less; ( de plus de deux) the least; il est moins grand/doué que son père he's not as tall/gifted as his father; c'est moins facile qu'il n'y paraît it's not as easy as it seems; il est moins menteur que sa sœur he's less of a liar than his sister; c'est moins problématique que je ne croyais it's less problematic ou less of a problem than I thought, it's not as problematic as I thought; les jeunes et les moins jeunes the young and the not so young; dans le livre il y a du bon et du moins bon in the book, there are bits that are good and bits that are not so good; il n'en est pas moins vrai que it's nonetheless true that; il ressemble à son frère en moins gros he looks like his brother, only thinner; ce sont les employés les moins compétents de l'entreprise they're the least competent employees in the company; un individu des moins recommandables a most unsavoury individual;

3 ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins least; tu devrais rester moins longtemps dans le sauna you shouldn't stay so long in the sauna; elle chante moins bien qu'avant she doesn't sing as well as she used to; il fait moins beau que l'an dernier the weather isn't as good as it was last year; c'est le moins bien payé des deux he's the less well-paid of the two; le moins souvent (the) least often.

C moins de dét indéf

1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) moins de livres/d'assiettes/d'arguments fewer books/plates/arguments; j'ai moins de livres que toi I don't have as many books as you ou I have fewer books than you; mangez moins de graisses eat less fat; il y a moins de candidats there are fewer candidates; ils ont moins de chances d'être élus they are less likely to be elected; les éditeurs publient moins de livres publishers are publishing fewer books; pas moins de no fewer than;

2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) moins de sucre/vin/papier less sugar/wine/paper; moins de bruit/lumière less noise/light; il a parlé avec moins de hargne he spoke less aggressively; il y a moins de monde aujourd'hui qu'hier there are fewer people today than there were yesterday; pas moins de no less than; c'est lui qui a le moins d'expérience des trois of the three he's the one with the least experience;

3 ( avec un numéral) en moins de trois heures in less than three hours; dans moins de trois heures in less than three hours; le voyage a duré un peu moins de trois heures the journey took a bit less than ou just under three hours; il est moins de 3 heures it's not quite 3 o'clock; les enfants de moins de 6 ans children under 6; les moins de 20 ans people under 20, the under-twenties; une planche de moins de deux m ètres de long a plank less than two metres^GB long; moins de huit candidats fewer than eight candidates; tu ne trouveras rien à moins de 500 euros you won't find anything for less than 500 euros ou for under 500 euros; ça m'a coûté moins de 200 euros it cost me less than 200 euros ou under 200 euros.

D à moins loc adv on serait furieux à moins it's more than enough to make one angry.

E à moins de loc prép à moins de partir maintenant, il n'arrivera pas à l'heure unless he leaves now he won't get there on time; à moins d'un miracle il va échouer unless there's a miracle, he's going to fail.

F à moins que loc conj à moins qu'il ne veuille venir unless he wants to come.

G à tout le moins loc adv to say the least.

H au moins loc adv at least; tout au moins at least; il y avait au moins 3 000 personnes there were at least 3,000 people; au moins, lui, il a réussi dans la vie he, at least, succeeded in life; tu l'as remercié, au moins? you did thank him, didn't you?

I de moins loc adv ça m'a pris deux heures de moins it took me two hours less; le kilo de pêches valait deux euros de moins que la veille a kilo of peaches cost two euros less than it had the day before; j'ai un an de moins que lui I'm a year younger than he is; il a obtenu 25% de voix de moins que son adversaire he got 25% fewer votes than his opponent.

J du moins loc adv at least; c'est du moins ce qu'il m'a raconté at least that's what he told me; si du moins tu es d'accord that is if you agree.

K en moins loc adv il y avait deux fourchettes en moins dans la boîte there were two forks missing from the box; il est revenu du front avec une jambe en moins/avec un doigt en moins he came back from the front with only one leg/with a finger missing; c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en moins he's/she's the spitting image of his/her father without the moustache GB ou mustache US.

L pour le moins loc adv to say the least; ton attitude est pour le moins étrange your attitude is strange to say the least (of it).

II.

moins nm inv

1 Math minus; le signe moins the minus sign;

2 ○( inconvénient) minus.

Composé

moins que rien nmf good-for-nothing, nobody.

[mwɛ̃] adverbe

A.[COMPARATIF D'INFÉRIORITÉ]

1. [avec un adjectif, un adverbe] less

cinq fois moins cher five times less expensive

deux fois moins cher half as expensive, twice as cheap

en moins rapide but not so ou as fast

c'est moins bien que l'an dernier it's not as good a last year

c'est le même appartement, en moins bien/grand it's the same flat only not as nice/not as big

beaucoup/un peu moins a lot/a little less

il est moins timide que réservé he's not so much shy as reserved

il n'en est pas moins vrai que... it is nonetheless true that...

non moins charmante que... just as charming as..., no less charming than...

2. [avec un verbe] less, not... so ou as much

je souffre moins I'm not in so much ou I'm in less pain

tu devrais demander moins you shouldn't ask for so much

moins tu parles, mieux ça vaut the less you speak, the better

j'y pense moins que tu ne le crois I think about it less than you think

B.[SUPERLATIF D'INFÉRIORITÉ]

1. [avec un adjectif, un adverbe]

c'est lui le moins riche des trois he's the least wealthy of the three

c'est elle la moins intelligente des deux she's the less intelligent of the two

c'est le sommet le moins élevé it's the lowest peak

c'est le modèle le moins cher qu'on puisse trouver it's the least expensive (that) you can find

le moins possible as little as possible

c'est lui qui habite le moins loin he lives the least far away ou the nearest

je ne suis pas le moins du monde surpris I'm not at all ou not in the least bit surprised

je vous dérange? — mais non, pas le moins du monde am I disturbing you? — of course not ou not in the slightest

2. [avec un verbe]

le moins (the) least

le moins qu'on puisse faire, c'est de les inviter the least we could do is invite them

c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire! that's the least you can say!

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[mwɛ̃] préposition

1. [en soustrayant]

dix moins huit font deux ten minus ou less eight makes two

on est seize: moins les enfants, ça fait douze there are sixteen of us, twelve not counting the children

2. [indiquant l'heure]

il est moins vingt it's twenty to

il est 3 h moins le quart it's (a) quarter to 3

il était moins une ou cinq (familier) that was a close call ou shave

3. [introduisant un nombre négatif]

moins 50 plus moins 6 égalent moins 56 minus 50 plus minus 6 is ou makes minus 56

il fait moins 25 it's 25 below ou minus 25

plonger à moins 300 m to dive to a depth of 300 m

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[mwɛ̃] nom masculin

minus (sign)

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à moins locution adverbiale

j'étais terrifié — on le serait à moins! I was terrified — and lesser things have frightened me!

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à moins de locution prépositionnelle

1. [excepté]

à moins d'un miracle short of ou barring a miracle

nous n'arriverons pas à temps, à moins de partir demain we won't get there on time unless we leave tomorrow

2. [pour moins de] for less than

3. [dans le temps, l'espace]

il habite à moins de 10 minutes/500 mètres d'ici he lives less than 10 minutes/500 metres from here

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à moins que locution conjonctive

unless

à moins que vous ne vouliez le faire vous-même... unless you wanted to do it yourself...

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au moins locution adverbiale

1. [en tout cas] at least

2. [au minimum] at least

ça fait au moins un mois qu'on ne l'a pas vu we haven't seen him for at least a month

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de moins locution adverbiale

il y a 100 euros de moins dans le tiroir there are 100 euros missing from the drawer

je me sens 10 ans de moins I feel 10 years younger

(en corrélation avec 'que')

j'ai un an de moins qu'elle I'm a year younger than her

j'ai une tête de moins qu'elle I'm shorter than her by a head

de moins en moins locution adverbiale

less and less

de moins en moins souvent less and less often

de moins en moins de locution déterminante

[suivi d'un nom comptable] fewer and fewer

[suivi d'un nom non comptable] less and less

il y a de moins en moins de demande pour ce produit there is less and less demand for this product

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des moins locution adverbiale

un accueil des moins chaleureux a less than warm welcome

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du moins locution adverbiale

at least

ils devaient venir samedi, c'est du moins ce qu'ils nous avaient dit they were supposed to come on saturday, at least that's what they told us

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en moins locution adverbiale

il y a une chaise en moins there's one chair missing, we're one chair short

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en moins de locution prépositionnelle

in less than

en moins de temps qu'il n'en faut pour le dire before you can say Jack Robinson

en moins de rien in no time at all

en moins de deux (familier) in a jiffy, in two ticks

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moins de locution déterminante

1. (comparatif) [avec un nom comptable] fewer

[avec un nom non comptable] less

un peu moins de bruit! a little less noise!

il a moins de 18 ans he's under 18

les moins de 18 ans the under 18's

il ne me faudra pas moins de 3 heures pour tout faire I'll need no less than ou at the very least 3 hours to do everything

2. (superlatif)

le moins de

a. [avec un nom comptable] the fewest

b. [avec un nom non comptable] the least

c'est ce qui consomme le moins d'énergie it uses the least amount of energy

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moins... moins locution correlative

the less... the less

moins il travaillera, moins il aura de chances de réussir à son examen the less he works, the less chance he'll have of passing his exam

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moins... plus locution correlative

the less... the more

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moins que rien locution adverbiale

next to nothing

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moins que rien nom masculin et féminin

nobody

c'est un/une moins que rien he's/she's a nobody

des moins que rien a useless bunch (of individuals)

on ne peut moins locution adverbiale

elle est on ne peut moins honnête she's as honest as they come

c'est on ne peut moins compliqué! it couldn't be less complicated!

pour le moins locution adverbiale

at the very least, to say the least

il y a pour le moins une heure d'attente there's an hour's wait at the very least

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > moins

8 administrar

v.

1 to manage, to run (empresa, finca).

administrar justicia to administer justice

Ellos administran las ganancias They administrate the profits.

2 to administer (medicamento, sacramentos).

Ricardo administra medicamentos Richard administers=purveys medicines.

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administrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (bienes, justicia) to administer

2 (dirigir) to manage, run

3 (suministrar) to give

■ le administró una aspirina she gave him an aspirin

► verbo pronominal administrarse

1 (manejarse) to manage one's own money, manage one's own affairs

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verb

1) to manage, run

2) administer

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1. VT

1) (=organizar) to administer; (Com) to manage, run

2) [+ justicia, sacramento] to administer

2.

See:

administrarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < empresa> to manage, run; < bienes> to manage, administer (frml)

b) (frml) ( dar) <sacramentos/medicamento> to give, administer (frml)
2.
administrarse v pron

debes aprender a administrarte — you have to learn to budget

administrarse bien/mal — to manage one's money well/badly

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= administer, administrate, mete out, husband.

Ex. Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.

Ex. The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.

Ex. Governmental intervention has been criticized for the lenience of penalties meted out & the lack of a cohesive strategy.

Ex. Traditionally private collections were husbanded by private individuals until some institution felt it worthwhile to incorporate them into its own collection.

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* administrar castigo = administer + punishment.

* administrar dinero = manage + funds.

* administrar el presupuesto = manage + funds.

* administrar el tiempo = manage + time.

* administrar justicia = dispense + justice.

* administrarse = pace.

* administrar tranquilizantes = sedate.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) < empresa> to manage, run; < bienes> to manage, administer (frml)

b) (frml) ( dar) <sacramentos/medicamento> to give, administer (frml)
2.
administrarse v pron

debes aprender a administrarte — you have to learn to budget

administrarse bien/mal — to manage one's money well/badly

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= administer, administrate, mete out, husband.

Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.

Ex: The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.

Ex: Governmental intervention has been criticized for the lenience of penalties meted out & the lack of a cohesive strategy.

Ex: Traditionally private collections were husbanded by private individuals until some institution felt it worthwhile to incorporate them into its own collection.

* administrar castigo = administer + punishment.

* administrar dinero = manage + funds.

* administrar el presupuesto = manage + funds.

* administrar el tiempo = manage + time.

* administrar justicia = dispense + justice.

* administrarse = pace.

* administrar tranquilizantes = sedate.

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administrar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹organización/empresa› to manage, run; ‹bienes/propiedades› to manage, administer ( frml)

sabe administrar bien sus asuntos she knows how to manage her affairs

2 (dar) ‹sacramentos› to give, administer ( frml) ‹inyección/medicamento› ( frml) to give, administer ( frml)

■ administrarse

v pron

lo que pasa es que te administras mal the problem is that you're no good with money o you don't know how to handle your money

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administrar ( conjugate administrar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹empresa/bienes› to manage, administer (frml)

b) (frml) ( dar) ‹sacramentos/medicamento› to give

administrarse verbo pronominal:
◊ administrarse bien/mal to manage one's money well/badly

administrar verbo transitivo
1 to administer
2 (gobernar, conducir) to run, manage

' administrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gestionar
- manejar
English:
administer
- dispense
- mismanage
- budget
- give
- manage
- rule

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administrar

♦ vt

1. [empresa, finca] to manage, to run;
[casa] to run; [país] to govern, to run; [recursos] to manage;
administra bien tu dinero don't squander your money;

administrar justicia to administer justice

2. [medicamento] to administer

3. [sacramentos] to administer

♦ See also the pronominal verb administrarse

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administrar

v/t

1 medicamento, sacramentos administer, give

2 empresa run, manage; bienes manage

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administrar vt

: to administer, to manage, to run

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administrar vb

1. (empresa) to manage / to run [pt. ran; pp. run]

administra muy bien la empresa he manages the company very well

2. (justicia, medicamento) to administer

Spanish-English dictionary > administrar

9 compañero de trabajo

compañero de trabajo

workmate, colleague

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(n.) = co-worker [coworker], male colleague, work colleague, fellow worker

Ex. Co-workers are the most often consulted information sources.

Ex. The article 'All things being equal: pay equity for library workers' shows that women still earn less than their male colleagues.

Ex. In the meantime, the staff 'champions', who have been involved with the process, act as advocates with their work colleagues.

Ex. Unlike most of their fellow workers, they have 'primitive' social interests, limited to games of cards & dominoes, & are heavy drinkers.

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(n.) = co-worker [coworker], male colleague, work colleague, fellow worker

Ex: Co-workers are the most often consulted information sources.

Ex: The article 'All things being equal: pay equity for library workers' shows that women still earn less than their male colleagues.

Ex: In the meantime, the staff 'champions', who have been involved with the process, act as advocates with their work colleagues.

Ex: Unlike most of their fellow workers, they have 'primitive' social interests, limited to games of cards & dominoes, & are heavy drinkers.

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compañero de trabajo

coworker, colleague

Spanish-English dictionary > compañero de trabajo

10 deberse a

v.

to be due to, to be caused by.

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(v.) = be due to, be caused by, be attributable to, boil down to

Ex. However, the marginal deviation from statistical significance may have been due to data contamination in that Billboard charts use some data manipulation rather than strictly objective sales or air play data.

Ex. There are fewer women in management than men and they earn less and this is not caused by stereotypically female qualities and behaviour.

Ex. The inclusion of much of West Yorkshire in the non-quota textile programme is claimed to be at least partly attributable to this persistence.

Ex. The dilemmas of charging finally boil down to political judgements of the value of information in society.

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(v.) = be due to, be caused by, be attributable to, boil down to

Ex: However, the marginal deviation from statistical significance may have been due to data contamination in that Billboard charts use some data manipulation rather than strictly objective sales or air play data.

Ex: There are fewer women in management than men and they earn less and this is not caused by stereotypically female qualities and behaviour.

Ex: The inclusion of much of West Yorkshire in the non-quota textile programme is claimed to be at least partly attributable to this persistence.

Ex: The dilemmas of charging finally boil down to political judgements of the value of information in society.

Spanish-English dictionary > deberse a

11 estereotípicamente

= stereotypically.

Ex. There are fewer women in management than men and they earn less and this is not caused by stereotypically female qualities and behaviour.

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= stereotypically.

Ex: There are fewer women in management than men and they earn less and this is not caused by stereotypically female qualities and behaviour.

Spanish-English dictionary > estereotípicamente

12 tradicionalmente

adv.

traditionally.

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tradicionalmente

► adverbio

1 traditionally

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ADV traditionally

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adverbio traditionally

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= traditionally, stereotypically, conventionally.

Ex. Filing has been traditionally regarded as part of the catalogue or index creation process.

Ex. There are fewer women in management than men and they earn less and this is not caused by stereotypically female qualities and behaviour.

Ex. A variant text is conventionally represented in a footnote quoting the text to be elided, the variant reading, and a code identifying its source.

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adverbio traditionally

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= traditionally, stereotypically, conventionally.

Ex: Filing has been traditionally regarded as part of the catalogue or index creation process.

Ex: There are fewer women in management than men and they earn less and this is not caused by stereotypically female qualities and behaviour.

Ex: A variant text is conventionally represented in a footnote quoting the text to be elided, the variant reading, and a code identifying its source.

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tradicionalmente

adverb

traditionally

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tradicionalmente adv

traditionally

Spanish-English dictionary > tradicionalmente

13 guadagno meno di lei

guadagno meno di lei

I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does

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→ meno

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > guadagno meno di lei

14 minim|um

Ⅰ n (G pl minimów) minimum
- minimum socjalne subsistence level a. wage

- miesięczne minima pracy monthly minimum workloads

- ograniczyć wydatki do minimum to keep costs to a minimum

- zarabiać poniżej minimum to earn less than the minimum wage
Ⅱ adv. at least
- zarabiać minimum dwa tysiące to earn at least two thousand a. a minimum of two thousand

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > minim|um

15 verschlechtern

: sich verschlechtern

1. < Geschäft> deteriorate, go back, worsen; 2. <Vw> retrogress

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verschlechtern
to worsen, to impair, to deteriorate, to waste, (Münzen) to debase;
• sich verschlechtern to fall off in quality, to deteriorate, (Gehaltsempfänger) to get less pay;
• sich beruflich verschlechtern to change one’s position for the worse;
• sich finanziell verschlechtern to earn less;
• Währung verschlechtern to depreciate the currency, to deprave the coinage;
• Zahlungsbilanz verschlechtern to worsen the balance of payment.

Business german-english dictionary > verschlechtern

16 how

adverb

wie

learn how to ride a bike/swim — etc. Rad fahren/schwimmen usw. lernen

this is how to do it — so macht man das

how do you know that? — woher weißt du das?

how's that? — (how did that happen?) wie kommt das [denn]?; (is that as it should be?) ist es so gut?; (will you agree to that?) was hältst du davon?

how so? — wieso [das]?

how would it be if...? — wie wäre es, wenn...?

how is she/the car? — (after accident) wie geht es ihr?/was ist mit dem Auto?

how are you? — wie geht es dir?; (greeting) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!

how do you do? — (formal) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!

how much? — wieviel?

how many? — wieviel?; wie viele?

how many times? — wie oft?

how far — (to what extent) inwieweit

how right/wrong you are! — da hast du völlig recht/da irrst du dich gewaltig!

how naughty of him! — das war aber frech von ihm

and how! — (coll.) und wie! (ugs.)

how about...? — wie ist es mit...?; (in invitation, proposal, suggestion) wie wäre es mit...?

how about tomorrow? — wie sieht's morgen aus? (ugs.)

how about it? — na, wie ist das?; (is that acceptable?) was hältst du davon?

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1. adverb, conjunction
1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) wie

2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) wie

3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) wie

4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) wie

5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) wie

•

- academic.ru/35907/however">however
2. conjunction
(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) wie auch immer

- how about
- how come
- how do you do?
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how

[haʊ]

I. adv

1. interrog (in what manner, way) wie

\how is it that you're here? wieso [o warum] bist du da?

\how do you know the answer? woher weißt du die Antwort?

\how do you mean? that I should go now? wie meinen Sie das, ich sollte jetzt gehen?

\how do you mean he crashed the car? wie, er hat das Auto kaputtgefahren? fam

just do it any old \how mach's wie du willst fam

\how come? wie das?

to know \how to cook/fix cars/swim kochen/Autos reparieren/schwimmen können

2. interrog (for quantities) wie

\how far/long/many wie weit/lange/viele

\how much wie viel

\how much do you miss your family? wie sehr vermisst du deine Familie?

\how much [or often] do you visit Mary? wie oft besuchst du Mary?

\how much is it? wie viel [o was] kostet es?

3. (for emphasis)

\how I laughed at that movie! was ich über diesen Film gelacht habe! fam

\how I wish you wouldn't say things like that! ich wünschte wirklich, du würdest nicht solche Dinge sagen!

and \how! und ob [o wie]!

\how about that! was sagt man dazu!

\how's that for a classy car wenn das kein nobles Auto ist!

\how's that for an excuse ist das nicht eine klasse Ausrede! fam

\how pretty/strange/terrible! wie schön/seltsam/schrecklich!

\how nice of you to stop by! wie nett von Ihnen vorbeizuschauen!

4. interrog (about health, comfort)

\how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?

\how are things? wie geht's [denn so]? fam

\how's life been treating you? und wie ist es dir so ergangen?

\how is your mother doing after her surgery? wie geht's deiner Mutter nach ihrer Operation?

\how was your flight? wie war Ihr Flug?

\how's work? was macht die Arbeit?

\how's that? (comfortable?) wie ist das?; (do you agree?) passt das?

\how do you do? (meeting sb) Guten Tag [o Abend]!

5. interrog (inviting)

\how about a movie? wie wäre es mit Kino?

\how would you like to go have a drink? möchtest du vielleicht etwas trinken gehen?

\how [or ( fam) \how's] about coming over tonight? wie wär's, willst du heute Abend zu mir kommen?; (suggesting)

\how about trying to expand our European market? sollten wir nicht versuchen, unseren europäischen Markt zu erweitern?

if your car's broken, \how about taking the tram wenn dein Auto kaputt ist, könntest du doch die Straßenbahn nehmen

John suggested breaking for lunch — \how about it? John hat vorgeschlagen, eine Mittagspause zu machen — was meinst du?

6. rel (that) dass

she explained \how they had got stuck in traffic sie erklärte, dass sie im Verkehr stecken geblieben waren

II. n usu pl

the \hows and whys das Wie und Warum

the child's \hows and whys seemed endless die Fragen des Kindes schienen kein Ende nehmen zu wollen

the \hows and whys of business/cooking/yoga alles über das Geschäft/das Kochen/Yoga

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I [haʊ]
adv

1) (= in what way) wie

how will we ever survive? — wie sollen wir nur or bloß überleben?

how so?, how's that?, how come? (all inf) — wieso (denn das)?, wie kommt (denn) das?

how do you mean? (inf) — wie meinst du das?

we earn less? — wieso or warum verdienen wir denn weniger?

how is it that...? — wie kommt es, dass...?

I see how it is — ich verstehe (schon)

how's that for luck? — ist das nicht ein Glück?

how do you know that? —

to learn/know how to do sth — lernen/wissen, wie man etw macht

I'd like to learn how to swim/drive etc — ich würde gerne schwimmen/Auto fahren etc lernen

2) (in degree, quantity etc) wie

how nice! — wie nett!

how much (+n, adj, adv) — wie viel; (+vb) wie sehr; (+vbs of physical action)

how often do you visit them/go out? — wie oft besuchen Sie sie/gehen Sie aus?

how many —

I can't tell you how glad I was to leave — ich kann Ihnen gar nicht sagen, wie froh ich war, dort wegzukommen

how would you like to...? — hätten Sie Lust,... zu...?

3)

(regarding health, general situation etc) how do you do? (on introduction) — Guten Tag/Abend!, angenehm! (form)

how are you? — wie geht es Ihnen?

how's you? ( Brit sl ) — wie gehts? (inf)

how's life? — wie gehts?

how's work/the new job? etc — was macht die Arbeit/die neue Stelle? etc (inf)

how are things at school/in the office? etc — wie gehts in der Schule/im Büro? etc

how did the job interview go? — wie ist das Bewerbungsgespräch gelaufen?

4)

how about...? — wie wäre es mit...?

how about it? (about suggestion) — wie wäre es damit?

how about going for a walk? —

how about we meet for lunch tomorrow? — wie wäre es, wenn wir uns morgen zum Mittagessen treffen?

I've had enough, how about you? — mir reichts, wie siehts bei dir aus?

5)

and how! — und ob or wie!

how he's grown! — er ist aber or vielleicht groß geworden

look how he's grown! — sieh mal, wie groß er geworden ist

6) (= that) dass

she told me how she had seen him there — sie sagte mir, dass sie ihn dort gesehen hat
II
interj
(American Indian greeting) hugh
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how [haʊ]

A adv

1. (fragend) wie:

how are you? wie geht es Ihnen?;

how is your toothache? was machen deine Zahnschmerzen?;

how about …? wie stehts mit …?;

how about a cup of tea? wie wäre es mit einer Tasse Tee?;

how about Jack? was ist oder passiert mit Jack?, was machen wir mit Jack?;

how do you know? woher wissen Sie das?;

how do you know my name? woher kennen Sie meinen Namen?;

how much? wie viel?;

how many? wie viel?, wie viele?;

how ever do you do it? wie machen Sie das nur?;

how ever was I to know that? wie konnte ich das denn ahnen?; → be B 1, B 9 a, come Bes Redew, do¹ B 5, now¹ Bes Redew, so¹ A 4

2. (ausrufend und relativ) wie:

how large it is! wie groß es ist!;

how absurd! wie absurd!;

he knows how to ride er kann reiten;

I know how to do it ich weiß, wie man es macht;

how they will stare! die werden vielleicht Augen machen!;

and how! umg und ob!;

here’s how! umg auf Ihr Wohl!, prost!

3. wie teuer, zu welchem Preis:

how do you sell your potatoes?

B s Wie n, Art f und Weise f:

the how and the why das Wie und Warum

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adverb

wie

learn how to ride a bike/swim — etc. Rad fahren/schwimmen usw. lernen

this is how to do it — so macht man das

how do you know that? — woher weißt du das?

how's that? — (how did that happen?) wie kommt das [denn]?; (is that as it should be?) ist es so gut?; (will you agree to that?) was hältst du davon?

how so? — wieso [das]?

how would it be if...? — wie wäre es, wenn...?

how is she/the car? — (after accident) wie geht es ihr?/was ist mit dem Auto?

how are you? — wie geht es dir?; (greeting) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!

how do you do? — (formal) guten Morgen/Tag/Abend!

how much? — wieviel?

how many? — wieviel?; wie viele?

how many times? — wie oft?

how far — (to what extent) inwieweit

how right/wrong you are! — da hast du völlig recht/da irrst du dich gewaltig!

how naughty of him! — das war aber frech von ihm

and how! — (coll.) und wie! (ugs.)

how about...? — wie ist es mit...?; (in invitation, proposal, suggestion) wie wäre es mit...?

how about tomorrow? — wie sieht's morgen aus? (ugs.)

how about it? — na, wie ist das?; (is that acceptable?) was hältst du davon?

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adv.

inwiefern adv.

wie adv.

English-german dictionary > how

17 sich finanziell verschlechtern

sich finanziell verschlechtern
to earn less

Business german-english dictionary > sich finanziell verschlechtern

18 lo

art.

the.

pron.

it.

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lo

► artículo neut

1 the

■ lo mismo me pasó a mí the same thing happened to me

■ lo mejor de la película es la música the best part of the film is the music

■ lo difícil es encontrar respuestas what's difficult is finding answers

■ le gusta todo lo francés she likes anything French

► pronombre

1 (objeto directo - él) him; (- usted) you

■ no lo conozco de nada I don't know him from Adam

■ a usted no lo quiero ver más por aquí I don't want to see you here again

2 (objeto directo - cosa, animal) it

■ ¿lo has probado? have you tried it?

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

con lo cual so

lo cual which

lo que what

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1. art.
1) the

2) how
2. pron.
1) him, it

2) you

•

- lo que

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I
ART DEF

1) [con adjetivos]

a)

el gusto por lo bello — a taste for beautiful things

no me gusta lo picante — I don't like spicy things

subimos a lo más alto del edificio — we went right to the top of the building

lo difícil fue convencerla — the difficult part was convincing her

lo difícil es que... — the difficult thing is that...

yo defiendo lo mío — I defend what is mine

la física no es lo mío — physics isn't my thing

en vista de lo ocurrido — in view of what has happened

sufre lo indecible — she suffers terribly

lo insospechado del caso — what was unsuspected about the matter

lo totalmente inesperado del descubrimiento — the completely unexpected nature of the discovery

ven lo más pronto posible — come as soon as you possibly can

es de lo más divertido — it's so o really funny

es de lo mejor que hay en el mercado — it's among the best you can get

lo mejor/peor de la película — the best/worst thing about the film

lo peor fue que no pudimos entrar — the worst thing was we couldn't get in

b) [referido a un estilo]

construido a lo campesino — built in the peasant style

viste a lo americano — he dresses in the American style, he dresses like an American

un peinado a lo afro — an afro hairstyle

un peinado a lo mohicano — a mohican

c) [con valor enfático]

no saben lo aburrido que es — they don't know how boring it is

me doy cuenta de lo amables que son — I realize how kind they are

sabes lo mucho que me gusta — you know (just) how much I like it

2)

• lo de, lo de ayer — what happened yesterday

olvida lo de ayer — forget what happened yesterday, forget about yesterday

lo de siempre — the usual

lo de la boda — the business about the wedding

lo de Rumasa — the Rumasa affair

lo de no traer dinero ya no es una excusa — saying you don't have any money on you is no excuse

fui (a) lo de Pablo — Cono Sur (=a casa de) I went to Pablo's place

3)

• lo que —

a) [relativo] what

lo que más me gusta es nadar — what I like most is swimming

lo que digo es... — what I say is...

repito lo que he dicho antes — I repeat what I said earlier

¡sí hombre, lo que (yo) he dicho! — yes, just like I said!

toma lo que quieras — take what o whatever you want

todo lo que puedas — as much as o whatever you can

empezó a tocar, lo que le fastidió — she began to play, which annoyed him, to his annoyance, she began to play

lo que es eso... — as for that...

en lo que a mi concierne — as far as I'm concerned

• cuesta más de lo que crees — it costs more than you think

• lo que pasa es que... — the thing is...

• lo que sea — whatever

b) [con valor intensificador]

¡lo que has tardado! — how long you've taken!, you've taken so long!

¡lo que sufre un hombre honrado! — what o the things an honourable man has to suffer!

¡lo que cuesta vivir! — the cost of living is so high!

es lo que se dice feo — he's undeniably ugly

es lo que se dice un hombre — he's a real man

c)

• a lo que — LAm [en cuanto] as soon as

a lo que me vio me saludó — as soon as he saw me he said hello

d)

• en lo que... — whilst...
II
PRON PERS

1) [refiriéndose a él] him

¿lo habéis invitado? — have you invited him?

no lo conozco — I don't know him

lo han despedido — he's been sacked

2) [refiriéndose a usted] you

yo a usted lo conozco — I know you

3) [refiriéndose a una cosa, un animal] it

no lo veo — I can't see it

lo tengo aquí — I have it here

voy a pensarlo — I'll think about it

¿el té lo tomas con leche? — do you take milk in your tea?

no lo sabía — I didn't know

lo sé — I know

ya lo creo — I should think so

no lo hay — there isn't any

¿te acuerdas de lo bien que lo pasamos? — do you remember what a good time we had?

¡con lo mal que lo pasamos! — we had such an awful time!

4) [referido a un estado, cualidad]

no parece lista pero lo es — she doesn't seem clever but she is

guapa sí que lo es — she's certainly pretty

-¿estás cansado? -sí, lo estoy — "are you tired?" - "yes, I am"

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I
articulo

1)

prefiero lo dulce — I prefer sweet things

dejemos lo difícil para mañana — let's leave the difficult part until tomorrow

lo interesante del caso es que... — the interesting thing about the case is that...

¿estoy en lo cierto? — am I right?

en lo alto de la sierra — high up in the mountains

ser lo más objetivo posible — to be as objective as possible

me dijo lo de siempre — he came out with the same old story

que cada cual se ocupe de lo suyo — everyone should take care of their own things

se ha enterado de lo nuestro — she's found out about us

lo de Juan fue trágico — what happened to Juan was tragic

¿sabes lo de Pablo? — have you heard about Pablo?

voy a lo de Eva — (RPl) I'm going to Eva's house

2) ( con oraciones de relativo)

no entiendo lo que dices — I don't understand what you're saying

lo que es por mí or en lo que a mí respecta... — (fam) as far as I'm concerned (colloq)

lo cual or que fue desmentido por el Gobierno — which was denied by the Government

pide lo que quieras — ask for whatever you want

límpialo con un trapo o lo que sea — clean it with a cloth or something o whatever

lo que oyes! — you heard right!

3) ( con valor ponderativo)

lo que debe haber sufrido! — how she must have suffered!

no te imaginas lo que fue aquello! — you can't imagine what it was like!

¿ves lo mal que habla? — you see how badly he speaks?
II
pronombre personal

1)

a) ( referido - a él) him; (- a usted) you; (- a cosa, etc) it

¿lo conoces? — do you know him?

lo encuentro muy bien, señor Lara — you're looking very well, Mr Lara

lo compré hoy — I bought it today

ya lo sé — I know

b) (impers)

duele que a uno lo traten así — it hurts when people treat you like that

2) (con

ser, estar, haber): ¿que si estoy harta? pues sí, lo estoy am I fed up? well, yes, I am; si ella es capaz, yo también lo soy — if she can, so can I

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= it

Ex. It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.

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I
articulo

1)

prefiero lo dulce — I prefer sweet things

dejemos lo difícil para mañana — let's leave the difficult part until tomorrow

lo interesante del caso es que... — the interesting thing about the case is that...

¿estoy en lo cierto? — am I right?

en lo alto de la sierra — high up in the mountains

ser lo más objetivo posible — to be as objective as possible

me dijo lo de siempre — he came out with the same old story

que cada cual se ocupe de lo suyo — everyone should take care of their own things

se ha enterado de lo nuestro — she's found out about us

lo de Juan fue trágico — what happened to Juan was tragic

¿sabes lo de Pablo? — have you heard about Pablo?

voy a lo de Eva — (RPl) I'm going to Eva's house

2) ( con oraciones de relativo)

no entiendo lo que dices — I don't understand what you're saying

lo que es por mí or en lo que a mí respecta... — (fam) as far as I'm concerned (colloq)

lo cual or que fue desmentido por el Gobierno — which was denied by the Government

pide lo que quieras — ask for whatever you want

límpialo con un trapo o lo que sea — clean it with a cloth or something o whatever

lo que oyes! — you heard right!

3) ( con valor ponderativo)

lo que debe haber sufrido! — how she must have suffered!

no te imaginas lo que fue aquello! — you can't imagine what it was like!

¿ves lo mal que habla? — you see how badly he speaks?
II
pronombre personal

1)

a) ( referido - a él) him; (- a usted) you; (- a cosa, etc) it

¿lo conoces? — do you know him?

lo encuentro muy bien, señor Lara — you're looking very well, Mr Lara

lo compré hoy — I bought it today

ya lo sé — I know

b) (impers)

duele que a uno lo traten así — it hurts when people treat you like that

2) (con

ser, estar, haber): ¿que si estoy harta? pues sí, lo estoy am I fed up? well, yes, I am; si ella es capaz, yo también lo soy — if she can, so can I

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= it

Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.

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lo¹

art

A

prefiero lo dulce I prefer sweet things

lo difícil es más interesante difficult things are more interesting

dejemos lo difícil para mañana let's leave the difficult part until tomorrow

lo interesante del caso es que … the interesting thing about the case is that …

¿estoy en lo correcto? am I right?

desde lo alto de la sierra from high up in the mountains

trata de ser lo más objetivo posible try to be as objective as possible

lo expresado por mi colega what my colleague said

que cada cual se ocupe de lo suyo everyone should take care of their own things

se ha enterado de lo nuestro she's found out about us

lo de la enfermedad de su madre es puro cuento this business o story about his mother being ill is complete fiction

lo de Rafael fue realmente trágico what happened to Rafael was really tragic

lo de María es muy triste it's very sad about María

voy a lo de Cristina ( RPl); I'm going to Cristina's, I'm going to Cristina's house o ( colloq) place

B

(con oraciones de relativo): no entiendo lo que dices I don't understand what you're saying

haz lo que creas oportuno do as you see fit, do what you think fit

lo que más me gustó fue la música what I liked most was the music

lo que es por mí, que se muera ( fam); for all I care o as far as I'm concerned, he can drop dead ( colloq)

( fam): en lo que se refiere a la televisión … as far as television is concerned …

lo cual or lo que fue desmentido por el Gobierno which was denied by the Government

C

(con valor ponderativo): ¡lo que debe haber sufrido! how she must have suffered!

¿no te das cuenta de lo ridículo que es? don't you realize how ridiculous it is?

¡no te imaginas lo que fue aquello! you can't imagine what it was like!

¿has visto lo mal que habla? you see how badly he speaks?

¡lo que es tener la conciencia tranquila! it's wonderful o what it is to have a clear conscience!

pobre abuelo, con lo enfermo que está … poor grandpa, he's so ill …

nosotros estábamos aquí lo más tranquilos ( fam); we were just sitting here as quiet as you like ( colloq)

lo²

pron pers

A

1 (referido — a él) him; (— a usted) you; (— a cosa, etc) it

lo presentó como su novio she introduced him as her boyfriend

lo encuentro muy bien, señor Calvo you're looking very well, Mr Calvo

léelo en voz alta read it aloud

a él no lo pienso invitar I don't intend inviting him

yo a usted lo respeto mucho I have great respect for you

el pollo lo voy a hacer con arroz I'm going to cook the chicken with rice

2 ( impers):

duele que a uno lo traten así it hurts when people treat you like that

B (con:

ser, estar, haber): ¿que si estoy harta? pues sí, lo estoy am I fed up? well, yes, I am

si ella es capaz de hacerlo yo también lo soy if she can do it, so can I

no será estúpido, pero lo parece he may not be stupid but he certainly acts like it

¿hay algo que hacer? — sí, lo hay, y mucho is there anything needs doing? — yes, there is, plenty

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lo art
1:
◊ prefiero lo dulce I prefer sweet things;

lo interesante del caso es … the interesting thing about the case is …;
¿estoy en lo cierto? am I right?;
en lo alto de la sierra high up in the mountains;
ser lo más objetivo posible to be as objective as possible;
me dijo lo de siempre he came out with the same old story;
se ha enterado de lo nuestro/de lo de Pablo she's found out about us/about Pablo;
voy a lo de Eva (RPl) I'm going to Eva's (place)
2
a)

◊ lo cual which;

lo cual fue desmentido por el gobierno which was denied by the Government
b)

◊ lo que what;

no entiendo lo que dices I don't understand what you're saying;
pide lo que quieras ask for whatever you want;
límpialo con un trapo o lo que sea clean it with a cloth or whatever;
¡lo que debe haber sufrido! how she must have suffered!;
¡no te imaginas lo que fue aquello! you can't imagine what it was like!;
¡lo que es saber idiomas! it sure is something (AmE) o (BrE) what it is to be able speak languages
■ pron pers
1
a) ( referido — a él) him;

(— a usted) you;
(— a cosa, etc) it;
◊ ¿lo conozco? do I know you?;

lo compré hoy I bought it today;
ya lo sé I know
b) ( impers):

◊ duele que a uno lo traten así it hurts when people treat you like that

2 ( con
◊ estar, ser): ¿que si estoy harta? pues sí, lo estoy am I fed up? well, yes, I am;

si ella es capaz, yo también lo soy if she can, so can I
lo 1 art det neut the
lo mío, mine
lo nuestro, ours
lo otro, the other thing
lo peor, the worst (thing)
lo 2 pron pers m & neut
1 (objeto) it: no lo compliques, don't complicate it
(no se traduce) díselo, tell her
no lo sé, I don't know ➣ le 2 lo cual..., which... 3 lo de..., the business of...: no me dijo lo de su divorcio, he didn't tell me about his divorce 4 lo que..., what...: pídeme lo que quieras, ask me for whatever you want
5 (persona) no lo humilles, don't humiliate him
'lo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abogada
- abogado
- acabose
- acanallar
- acariciar
- acaso
- aconsejar
- acreditar
- adelantarse
- agarrar
- agradecer
- alargarse
- alta
- alto
- amarre
- amortizar
- ancha
- ancho
- ánimo
- animosidad
- antes
- anticiparse
- apenas
- aprovecharse
- arramblar
- arrastrar
- así
- aunque
- aviso
- bailar
- baja
- bajinis
- bajo
- bandeja
- bar
- bastante
- bendita
- bendito
- berrinche
- bestia
- bien
- bolsillo
- bombo
- buenamente
- caber
- cacarear
- cachaza
- cada
- caer
English:
abandon
- absent-mindedly
- abuse
- accident
- accidentally
- account
- account for
- accurate
- aching
- advise
- afraid
- again
- agreeable
- ahead
- all
- along
- aloud
- amok
- anticipate
- anticlimax
- anybody
- apparently
- appearance
- appease
- apply
- arbitration
- as
- at
- atop
- bad
- bang up
- bare
- basic
- bat
- be-all and end-all
- beat down
- beautiful
- beauty
- because
- belief
- believe
- below
- bend
- benefit
- besides
- best
- better
- between
- beyond
- bite

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lo¹, -a (mpl los, fpl las) pron personal
(complemento directo)
1. [a él, a ella] him, f her;
pl them;
lo conocí en una fiesta I met him at a party;

la han despedido she's been sacked, they've sacked her;

¡si lo insultan a uno, habrá que contestar! if people insult you, you have to answer back!

2. [a usted] you;

¿la acerco a algún sitio? can I give you a Br lift o US ride anywhere?

3. [ello, esa cosa] it;
pl them;
no lo he visto I haven't seen it;

esta pared hay que pintarla this wall needs painting

lo²

♦ pron personal

1. (neutro & predicado) it;

lo pensaré I'll think about it;

no lo sé I don't know;

me gusta – ¡ya lo veo! I like it – I can see that!;

su hermana es muy guapa pero él no lo es his sister is very good-looking, but he isn't;

¿estás cansado? – sí que lo estoy are you tired? – yes, I am;

es muy bueno aunque no lo parezca it's very good, even if it doesn't look it

2. RP [lugar]
vamos a lo de Claudio let's go to Claudio's (place);

compré este vestido en lo de Vicky I bought this dress at Vicky's (shop)

♦ art
(neutro)
1. (antes de adjetivo, frase sustantiva o pronombre)
lo antiguo me gusta más que lo moderno I like old things better than modern things;

te olvidas de lo principal you're forgetting the most important thing;

lo interesante viene ahora now comes the interesting bit o part;

lo mejor/peor es que… the best/worst part is (that)…;

quiere lo mejor para sus hijos she wants the best for her children;

¿y lo de la fiesta? what about the party, then?;

siento lo de ayer I'm sorry about yesterday;

lo de abrir una tienda no me parece mala idea opening a shop doesn't seem at all a bad idea to me;

lo de la huelga sigue sin resolverse that strike business still hasn't been resolved;

lo mío/tuyo/suyo/ etc[m5]. [cosas personales] my/your/his/ etc things;

lo mío son los toros [lo que me va] bullfighting's my thing, I'm a big bullfighting fan;

el ajedrez no es lo mío [mi punto fuerte] chess isn't really my thing o game, I'm not very good at chess

2. (con valor enfático)
¡mira que no gustarle el queso, con lo bueno que está! how can she say she doesn't like cheese when it's so good?;

no me quiere ayudar, ¡con todo lo que yo he hecho por ella! she doesn't want to help me – and after all I've done for her!;

no te imaginas lo grande que era you can't imagine how big it was;

¡lo que me pude reír con sus chistes! I did laugh o I really laughed at his jokes!

3. (con frases de relativo)
lo cual which;

no quiso participar, lo cual no es de extrañar she didn't want to take part, which is hardly surprising;

acepté lo que me ofrecieron I accepted what they offered me;

gano menos de lo que te imaginas I earn less than you think;

lo que ocurre es que… the thing is (that)…;

puedes tomar lo que te apetezca you can have whatever you want;

en lo que respecta a… as far as… is concerned, with regard to…

♦ a lo que loc conj
Andes, RP [en cuanto] as soon as;
a lo que lo vio, salió corriendo she ran away as soon as she saw him

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lo

I art sg the;

lo bueno the good thing;

no sabes lo difícil que es you don’t know how difficult it is

II pron sg: a él him; a usted you; algo it;

lo sé I know

III pron rel sg

:

lo que what;

lo cual which

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lo pron

1) : him, it

lo vi ayer: I saw him yesterday

lo entiendo: I understand it

no lo creo: I don't believe so

2) (formal, masculine) : you

disculpe, señor, no lo oí: excuse me sir, I didn't hear you

3)

lo que : what, that which

eso es lo que más le gusta: that's what he likes the most

lo art

1) : the

lo mejor: the best, the best thing

2) : how

sé lo bueno que eres: I know how good you are

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lo¹ det (en general) the... thing

lo divertido the funny thing

lo mejor the best thing

lo cual which

lo que what

dime lo que quieres tell me what you want

lo² pron

1. (él) him

no lo he visto I haven't seen him

fuimos a visitarlo we went to visit him

2. (usted) you

no lo conozco I don't know you

3. (cosa) it

lavó el jersey y lo tendió she washed the jumper and hung it out

cómpralo buy it

Con verbos como saber, decir y ser no se traduce

no lo sé I don't know

me lo dijo Martín Martín told me

Carlos es alto y su hermano también lo es Carlos is tall and so is his brother

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19 finden

fin·den <fand, gefunden> [ʼfɪndn̩]

vt

1) ( entdecken)

jdn/etw \finden to find sb/sth;

es muss doch [irgendwo] zu \finden sein! it has to be [found] somewhere!;

ich finde das [richtige] Wort nicht I can't find [or think of] the [right] word

2) (heraus\finden)

etw \finden to find sth;

einen Anlass/ Grund/Vorwand [für etw akk] \finden to find an occasion/reason/excuse [for sth]

3) ( feststellen)

etw \finden to find sth;

eine Ursache \finden to find a cause;

etw an jdm \finden to see sth in sb;

in letzter Zeit finde ich unerklärliche Veränderungen an ihm I see inexplicable changes in him recently

4) (vor\finden)

jdn/etw \finden to find sb/sth;

jdn müde/ bewusstlos/tot \finden to find sb tired/unconscious/dead;

sie fanden ihre Wohnung durchwühlt they found their apartment turned upside down

5) in Verbindung mit subst siehe auch dort ( erhalten)

etw [bei jdm] \finden to find sth [with sb];

bei ihrem Vater fand sie immer Verständnis she always found understanding with her father;

[großen/reißenden] Absatz \finden to sell [well/like hot cakes];

Berücksichtigung \finden to be taken into consideration;

Unterstützung \finden to receive [or win] [or get] support;

Zustimmung [bei jdm] \finden to meet with approval [from sb] [or sb's approval];

dieser Vorschlag fand bei den Delegierten breite Zustimmung this suggestion met widespread support from the delegates

6) ( aufbringen)

etw \finden to find sth;

den Mut/die Kraft \finden, etw zu tun to find the courage/strength to do sth

7) (einschätzen, empfinden)

jdn blöd/ nett/angenehm \finden to think [that] sb is stupid/nice/pleasant;

wie findest du das? what do you think [of that]?;

etw gut/ unmöglich/billig \finden to think sth is [or to find sth] good/impossible/cheap;

ich finde es nicht richtig, dass Frauen weniger verdienen I don't think it's right that women earn less;

ich finde, die Ferien sind zu kurz I find that the holidays are too short;

es kalt/warm \finden to find it cold/warm;

ich finde das Wetter gar nicht mal so übel I find the weather is not too bad, I don't think the weather is all that bad;

ich fände es dumm, jetzt nachzugeben I think it would be silly to give up now;

findest du es richtig, dich so zu verhalten? do you think it's right for you to behave like this?;

das ist teuer, finde ich that's expensive, I think

WENDUNGEN:

nichts an etw dat \finden to not think much of sth;

nichts dabei \finden, etw zu tun to think nothing of doing sth

vi

1) (den Weg \finden)

zu jdm/etw \finden to find one's way to sb/sth;

zu sich selbst \finden to find oneself, to sort oneself out

2) ( meinen) to think;

\finden, [dass]... to think that...;

ich fände es besser, wenn... I think it would be better when [or if]...;

\finden Sie? [do] you think so?

vr

sich \finden

1) ( wieder auftauchen) to turn up;

es wird sich wieder \finden it will turn up again

2) ( zu verzeichnen sein) to be found;

es fand sich niemand, der es tun wollte there was nobody to be found who wanted to do it, nobody was willing to do it

3) ( in Ordnung kommen) to sort itself out;

es wird sich schon alles \finden it will all sort itself out [in time]

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20 how come

expr interrog infml

How come you never seem to be getting along? — Почему вы все время ссоритесь?

How come we don't see you more often? — Почему вы так редко у нас бываете?

How come they left you alone in the dark? — Какого черта они оставили тебя одного в темноте?

How come you're here? — А ты как здесь очутился?

How come we earn less? — Как так случилось, что мы стали меньше зарабатывать?

Can you tell me how come she won't speak to you? — Ответь мне, пожалуйста, почему она не хочет с тобой разговаривать?

How come you haven't read this book? — Как?! Ты не читал этой книги?

How come you're so late? — Почему ты так опоздал?

How come that you just sat there doing nothing? — Как так случилось, что ты ничего не сделал?

How come you fell into the river? — Как тебя угораздило свалиться в реку?

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