your uncle is a nice man

• en persona — in person, in the flesh

vi al príncipe en persona — I saw the prince in the flesh o in person

• por persona — per person

tres caramelos por persona — three sweets per person o each

• tercera persona — third party

persona de historia — † dubious individual

personas reales — frm royalty sing, king and queen

en persona — <ir/presentarse> in person

en persona — <ir/presentarse> in person

Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

mis tíos — (=solo hombres) my uncles; (=hombres y mujeres) my uncle(s) and aunt(s)

¿quién es ese tío? — who's that guy o bloke? *

los tíos — guys *, blokes *

¡qué tío! ¡no ha perdido un solo partido! — the guy's incredible, he hasn't lost a single match! *

¡qué tío! ¡nunca me deja en paz! — the guy's a real pain, he won't leave me alone! *

tío/a bueno/a — hunk * /stunner *

¡tía buena! — hello gorgeous! *

mis tíos — ( sólo varones) my uncles; ( varones y mujeres) my aunts and uncles

mis tíos — ( sólo varones) my uncles; ( varones y mujeres) my aunts and uncles

Ex: Findings showed that incest usually involved daughter-father and niece- uncle pairs, and for father-daughter relationships the incest always included intercourse.

Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.

nunca he hecho tal cosa — I never did any such thing o anything of the sort

el tal cura resultó estar casado — this priest (we were talking about) o pey this priest person turned out to be married

un tal García — one García, a man called García or something pey

esa es una tal — pey she's a tart *

• y tal * —

fuimos al cine y tal — we went to the pictures and stuff *

• tal y cual, teníamos prisa, pero entre tal y cual tardamos una hora — we were in a hurry, but between one thing and another it took us an hour

• tal como, estaba tal como lo dejé — it was just as I had left it

tal y como están las cosas, no creo que sea buena idea — as things are o given the current state of affairs, I don't think it would be a good idea

• tal cual, déjalo tal cual — leave it just as it is

• tal que, tomaremos algo ligero tal que una tortilla — we'll have something light such as o like an omelette

son, tal vez, las mejores canciones del disco — they are perhaps o maybe o possibly the best songs on the album

-¿crees que ganarán? -tal vez — "do you think they'll win?" - "perhaps o maybe o they may do"

no importa el frío con tal de ir bien abrigado — the cold doesn't matter as long as o if you're well wrapped up

• con tal de que — provided (that), as long as

con tal de que no me engañes — provided (that) o as long as you don't deceive me

con tal de que regreséis antes de las once — provided (that) o as long as you get back before eleven

nunca dije tal cosa — I never said anything of the kind o such a thing

son tal para cual — (fam) he's just as bad as she is, they're as bad as each other

con tal de + inf: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attention; con tal de no tener que volver as long as I don't have to come back; con tal (de) que + subj: con tal (de) que nadie se entere as long as no one finds out; con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas as long as o provided you give it back (to me); tal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things are; hazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you; tal cual: me lo dijo así, tal cual those were her exact words; lo dejé todo tal cual I left everything exactly as it was o just as it was; tal vez maybe; tal vez venga maybe he'll come; pensé que tal vez querrías — I thought you might want to

nunca dije tal cosa — I never said anything of the kind o such a thing

son tal para cual — (fam) he's just as bad as she is, they're as bad as each other

con tal de + inf: hace cualquier cosa con tal de llamar la atención he'll do anything to get attention; con tal de no tener que volver as long as I don't have to come back; con tal (de) que + subj: con tal (de) que nadie se entere as long as no one finds out; con tal (de) que me lo devuelvas as long as o provided you give it back (to me); tal (y) como: tal (y) como están las cosas the way things are; hazlo tal (y) como te indicó do it exactly as she told you; tal cual: me lo dijo así, tal cual those were her exact words; lo dejé todo tal cual I left everything exactly as it was o just as it was; tal vez maybe; tal vez venga maybe he'll come; pensé que tal vez querrías — I thought you might want to

Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.

planta baja — ground floor, first floor (EEUU)

los bajos fondos — the underworld sing

• estar bajo de algo, estar bajo de ánimo o de moral — to be in low spirits

hablar en voz baja — to speak quietly o in a low voice

bajo comercial — ground-floor o (EEUU) first-floor business premises

hablar bajo — (=en voz baja) to speak quietly, speak softly; (=tener una voz suave) to be softly spoken, be soft spoken

• bajo cero — below zero

• bajo la lluvia — in the rain

• bajo tierra — underground

tiene la tensión or presión baja — he has low blood pressure