we had a picnic in the country

to go for o on a picnic — ir* de picnic

it's no picnic — no es (ninguna) broma (fam); (before n)

picnic lunch — almuerzo m or comida f campestre

it was no picnic * — (=unpleasant) fue muy desagradable; (=difficult) no fue nada fácil

picnic basket N — cesta f or (LAm) canasta f de la merienda or comida etc

picnic lunch N — (=outdoor meal) picnic m ; (provided by hotel) comida f picnic

picnic site N — lugar m destinado para picnics

picnic table N — mesa f de picnic

to go for o on a picnic — ir* de picnic

it's no picnic — no es (ninguna) broma (fam); (before n)

picnic lunch — almuerzo m or comida f campestre

merienda de negros — * (=confusión) bedlam, free-for-all; (=chanchullo) crooked deal

merienda de negros — ( arreglo) (Esp fam) shady setup(colloq)

merienda de negros — ( arreglo) (Esp fam) shady setup(colloq)

las zonas más ricas/remotas/deprimidas del país — the richest/remotest/most depressed areas o parts of the country

• zonas costeras — coastal areas

• zona montañosa o de montaña — mountainous area, mountainous region

• zonas rurales — rural areas

• zonas turísticas — tourist areas

• zonas urbanas — urban areas

zona de conflicto — (Mil) conflict zone

zona fronteriza — [gen] border area; (Mil) border zone

zona roja — Esp Republican territory

zona azul — Esp (Aut) ≈ pay-and-display area

• zona comercial — [para negocios en general] commercial district; [solo de tiendas] shopping area

• zona de copas, ¿dónde está la zona de copas? — where do people go out to drink?

• zona edificada — built-up area

zona marginada — CAm slum area

zona roja — LAm red-light district

zona rosa — Méx partly pedestrianized zone, so called because of its pink paving stones

zona ancha — (Dep) midfield

zona de castigo — (Dep) sin bin

zona de penumbra, zona de sombra — (lit) shaded area; (fig) area of secrecy

las zonas oscuras de la política — the shady o murky areas of politics

Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.

• a la salida, te esperaremos a la salida — we'll wait for you on the way out

• dar salida a, el pasillo que da salida a la pista de tenis — the passageway which leads out (on)to the tennis court

necesitaba dar salida a su creatividad — he needed to give expression to o find an outlet for his creativity

• puerta de salida — exit door

• precio de salida — [de objeto subastado] starting price; [de acciones] offer price

¿dónde está la salida? — where's the exit o the way out?

salida — [encima de la puerta] exit; [en el pasillo] way out, exit

• tener salida a algo, nuestro edificio tiene salida a las dos calles — our building has access onto both streets

me controlaban mucho las salidas por la noche — they kept tight control of my nights out o my going out at night

Palmer tuvo una mala salida del tee — (Golf) Palmer played a poor tee shot

• dar la salida — to give the starting signal

es el encargado de dar la salida a la carrera — he is the one who starts the race o gives the starting signal for the race

• tomar la salida — (=empezar) to start the race; (=participar) to take part, compete

no le quedaba otra salida que la dimisión — she had no alternative o option but to resign

salida de bombero Esp —

¡vaya salidas de bombero que tuvo! — he dropped some real clangers! *

salida de tono, fue una salida de tono — it was inappropriate o uncalled-for

• dar salida a, dar salida a los excedentes agrícolas — to find an outlet for surplus produce

• tener salida — to sell well

esa carrera no tiene apenas salidas — there are very few openings o job opportunities for someone with that degree

salida de baño — Cono Sur [en casa] bathrobe; [en playa, piscina] beach robe

dimos mil vueltas buscando la salida — we went round and round looking for the way out o the exit

impedir la salida de divisas — to prevent currency being taken out of o leaving the country

una salida al campo — an outing o a trip to the country

fue una salida que nos hizo reír mucho — his remark o comment had us all in stitches

dimos mil vueltas buscando la salida — we went round and round looking for the way out o the exit

impedir la salida de divisas — to prevent currency being taken out of o leaving the country

una salida al campo — an outing o a trip to the country

fue una salida que nos hizo reír mucho — his remark o comment had us all in stitches

Ex: Apart from its undoubted value in its own right, Sears' provides a valuable model or point of departure for others.

Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.

Late again! It's just not good enough! — (coll.) Schon wieder zu spät. So geht es einfach nicht!

be good at something — in etwas (Dat.) gut sein

be good with people — etc. mit Menschen usw. gut od. leicht zurechtkommen

too good to be true — zu schön, um wahr zu sein

be too much of a good thing — zu viel des Guten sein

you can have too much of a good thing — man kann es auch übertreiben

eat more than is good for one — mehr essen, als einem guttut

it's a good thing you told him — nur gut, dass du es ihm gesagt hast

the good old days — die gute alte Zeit

have a good time! — viel Spaß od. Vergnügen!

Did you have a good day at the office? — Wie war es heute im Büro?

good humour or spirits or mood — gute Laune

I'm not feeling too good — (coll.) mir geht es nicht sehr gut

be good!, be a good girl/boy! — sei brav od. lieb!

[as] good as gold — ganz artig od. brav

would you be so good as to or good enough to do that? — wären Sie so freundlich od. nett, das zu tun?

that/it is good of you — das/es ist nett od. lieb von dir

good for you — etc. (coll.) bravo!

good old Jim — etc. (coll.) der gute alte Jim usw. (ugs.)

my good man/friend — (coll.) mein lieber Herr/Freund (ugs.; auch iron.)

that's a good one — (coll.) der ist gut! (ugs.); (iron.) das ist'n Ding! (ugs.)

have a good weep/rest/sleep — sich richtig ausweinen/ausruhen/[sich] richtig ausschlafen (ugs.)

good sense — Vernünftigkeit, die

have the good sense to do something — so vernünftig sein, etwas zu tun

good God/Lord — etc. see nouns

hit somebody good and proper — jemanden ordentlich verprügeln. See also best 2.; better 2.

he'll never be any good — aus dem wird nichts Gutes werden

is this book any good? — taugt dieses Buch etwas?

it is no/not much good doing something — es hat keinen/kaum einen Sinn, etwas zu tun

what's the good of...?, what good is...? — was nützt...?

for your/his etc. own good — zu deinem/seinem usw. Besten od. eigenen Vorteil

do no/little good — nichts/wenig helfen od. nützen

do somebody/something good — jemandem/einer Sache nützen; [Ruhe, Erholung:] jemandem/einer Sache gut tun; [Arznei:] jemandem/einer Sache helfen

I'll tell him, but what good will that do? — ich sag es ihm, aber was nützt od. hilft das schon?

come home £10 to the good — mit 10 Pfund plus nach Hause kommen

the difference between good and bad or evil — der Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse

be up to no good — nichts Gutes im Sinn haben od. im Schilde führen

the goods — (coll.): (what is wanted) das Gewünschte; das Verlangte

deliver the goods — (fig.) halten, was man verspricht