what you've done is inexcusable

• no cabe perdón — it is inexcusable

• con perdón — if you don't mind me saying so

• pedir perdón (a algn) — [por algo leve] to apologize (to sb); [por algo grave] to ask (sb's) forgiveness

os pido perdón por el retraso — I'm sorry o I apologize for the delay

• con perdón de los presentes — (=con permiso) if you'll permit me; (=excepto) present company excepted

hace siglos que no voy al cine, no tengo perdón de Dios — hum I haven't been to the cinema for ages, I should be ashamed of myself hum

no tener perdón (de Dios) — ( acción) to be unforgivable; ( persona)

perdón ¿me puede decir la hora? — excuse me o (AmE) pardon me, can you tell me the time?

no tener perdón (de Dios) — ( acción) to be unforgivable; ( persona)

perdón ¿me puede decir la hora? — excuse me o (AmE) pardon me, can you tell me the time?

Ex: Schools, it is suggested, need to introduce their students to an understanding of the complexities of these notions of forgiveness and other possible attitudes to wrongdoers.

będę pamiętać lub pamiętał — I will remember

nie może być! — this lub it can't be!

jestem za +instr /przeciw być — +dat I am for/against

• a nombre de, un sobre a nombre de... — an envelope addressed to...

• bajo el nombre de — under the name of

• de nombre — by name

• en nombre de — in the name of, on behalf of

• poner nombre a — to call, name

• por nombre — by the name of, called

• sin nombre — nameless

nombre artístico — [de escritor] pen-name, nom de plume; [de actor] stage name

nombre de bautismo — christian name, given name (EEUU)

nombre de fichero — (Inform) file name

nombre de pila — first name, Christian name, given name (EEUU)

un médico de nombre — a famous o renowned doctor

nombre completo o nombre y apellidos — full name, name in full

le pusieron el nombre de su padrino — they named him for (AmE) o (BrE) after his godfather

en nombre de — ( en representación de) on behalf of; ( apelando a) in the name of

a nombre de: un paquete a nombre de... a package addressed to...; un cheque a nombre de... a check made payable to o made out to...; llamar a las cosas por su nombre to call a spade a spade; no tiene nombre: lo que ha hecho no tiene nombre — what she has done is unspeakable

nombre completo o nombre y apellidos — full name, name in full

le pusieron el nombre de su padrino — they named him for (AmE) o (BrE) after his godfather

en nombre de — ( en representación de) on behalf of; ( apelando a) in the name of

a nombre de: un paquete a nombre de... a package addressed to...; un cheque a nombre de... a check made payable to o made out to...; llamar a las cosas por su nombre to call a spade a spade; no tiene nombre: lo que ha hecho no tiene nombre — what she has done is unspeakable

Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.

disculpe, no lo volveré a hacer — I'm sorry o (frml) I apologize, I won't do it again

disculpe, no lo volveré a hacer — I'm sorry o (frml) I apologize, I won't do it again

Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.

¿qué le debo? — [en bares, tiendas] how much (is it)?, how much do I owe you?

como debe ser — as it ought to o should be

debería cambiarse cada mes — it ought to o should be changed every month

habrías debido traerlo — you ought to have o should have brought it

debíamos haber salido ayer — we were to have o should have left yesterday

deber + inf: debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her; deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her; la trató respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with respect, as he should; no debes usarlo you are not to o you must not use it; no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies; no deberías haberlo dejado solo — you shouldn't have left him alone

deberse a algo: se debió a un fallo humano it was caused by o was due to human error; todo se debe a que no estudia it's all due o down to the fact that she doesn't study; ¿a qué se debe este escándalo? — what's all this racket about?

cumplió con su deber — he carried out o did his duty

deber + inf: debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her; deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her; la trató respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with respect, as he should; no debes usarlo you are not to o you must not use it; no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies; no deberías haberlo dejado solo — you shouldn't have left him alone

deberse a algo: se debió a un fallo humano it was caused by o was due to human error; todo se debe a que no estudia it's all due o down to the fact that she doesn't study; ¿a qué se debe este escándalo? — what's all this racket about?

cumplió con su deber — he carried out o did his duty

Ex: Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.

Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

esa tontería le valió un rapapolvo — that piece of stupidity got o earned him a telling-off

su ausencia le valió la pérdida del contrato — his absence lost o cost him the contract

este coche vale muy caro — this car is very expensive o costs a lot of money

vale mucho como intérprete — he's an excellent o first-rate interpreter

su última película no vale gran cosa — his latest film is not up to much o is not much good

• hacer valer, hizo valer su derecho al veto — he exercised his veto

• hacerse valer — to assert o.s.

• valer por — (=equivaler a) to be worth

cada cupón vale por un paquete de azúcar — each coupon is worth o can be exchanged for one bag of sugar

cuatro fichas azules valen por una negra — four blue counters equal o are worth one black one

• eso no vale — that's no good o use

ya no me vale — it's no good o use to me now

• valer para algo, es viejo, pero vale para la lluvia — it's old, but it'll do for when it rains

este sombrero me vale aún — I can still wear o use this hat

me vale la ropa de mi hermana — my sister's clothes do for *o fit me as well

su situación privilegiada no le valió — his privileged position was no help o use to him

no le valdrán excusas — excuses won't help him o do him any good

el chico no vale para el trabajo — the boy is no good o not right for the job

• no vales para nada — you're hopeless o useless, you're a dead loss *

• valga la expresión — for want of a better way of putting it

-¡pero querido! -¡no hay querido que valga! — "but darling!" - "don't darling me!" *

más vale que me vaya — I'd o I had better go

más vale que te lleves el abrigo — you'd o you had better take your coat

-le han dado el trabajo al hijo del jefe -¡pues, eso no vale! — "they've given the job to the boss's son" - "that's not on!" *o"they can't do that!"

-¿vamos a tomar algo? -¡vale! — "shall we go for a drink?" - "OK!" o"all right!"

vale que discutan, pero que se peguen es imperdonable — having an argument is one thing but hitting each other is another matter entirely o is inexcusable

esta obra le valió un premio — this play earned o won her a prize