the cheapest

medidas para favorecer el comercio con Francia — measures to promote trade o commerce with France

comercio justo — (Com) fair trade

¿a qué hora cierran hoy los comercios? — what time do the shops o stores close today?

ha comenzado la huelga del comercio — the shopkeepers' o (EEUU) storekeepers' strike has started

hoy cierra el comercio — the stores (AmE) o (BrE) shops are closed today

hoy cierra el comercio — the stores (AmE) o (BrE) shops are closed today

Ex: The treatise arose from Kaiser's work in indexing information relating to business and industry.

sol y luna — Caribe * machete, cane knife

entra mucho sol en el comedor — the dining room gets a lot of sun o sunshine

hay o hace sol — it is sunny, the sun is shining

¡sol mío, ven con mamá! — come with Mummy, darling o pet! *

localidades de sol — the cheapest seats in a bullring with no shade

ayer hizo or hubo sol — it was sunny yesterday

en esa habitación no da el sol — that room doesn't get any sunlight o sun

arrimarse al sol que más calienta — to keep in with the right people

de sol a sol — from morning to o till night

no dejar a alguien ni a sol ni a sombra: no la deja ni a sol ni a sombra he doesn't leave her alone for a minute; tomar el sol or (CS) tomar sol to sunbathe; un sol de justicia — a blazing sun

localidades de sol — cheaper seats ( in the sun)

es un sol — she's an angel (colloq)

ven aquí, sol mío or mi sol — come here, sweetie o darling (colloq)

ayer hizo or hubo sol — it was sunny yesterday

en esa habitación no da el sol — that room doesn't get any sunlight o sun

arrimarse al sol que más calienta — to keep in with the right people

de sol a sol — from morning to o till night

no dejar a alguien ni a sol ni a sombra: no la deja ni a sol ni a sombra he doesn't leave her alone for a minute; tomar el sol or (CS) tomar sol to sunbathe; un sol de justicia — a blazing sun

localidades de sol — cheaper seats ( in the sun)

es un sol — she's an angel (colloq)

ven aquí, sol mío or mi sol — come here, sweetie o darling (colloq)

Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

tienda de abarrotes — CAm, And, Méx grocer's (shop) ( esp Brit), grocery (EEUU)

tienda de comestibles — grocer's (shop), grocery (EEUU)

tienda de deportes — sports shop, sporting goods store (EEUU)

tienda de ultramarinos — grocer's (shop), grocery (EEUU)

tienda electrónica — e-shop ( esp Brit), e-store ( esp EEUU)

tienda por departamento — Caribe department store

la tienda de la esquina — the local convenience store, the corner shop (BrE)

poner or montar or armar una tienda — to put up o pitch a tent

quitar or desmontar or desarmar una tienda — to take down a tent

la tienda de la esquina — the local convenience store, the corner shop (BrE)

poner or montar or armar una tienda — to put up o pitch a tent

quitar or desmontar or desarmar una tienda — to take down a tent

Ex: It has never yet been seriously argued that there should be restrictions placed on any retail outlets wishing to sell books.

Ex: The cheapest of these machines costs under $100 and they can be bought in stores, supermarkets and by mail-order.

Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.

no me he decidido todavía — I haven't decided o made up my mind yet

• decidirse a hacer algo — to decide to do sth, make up one's mind to do sth

si me decido a marcharme de París... — if I decide to o make up my mind to leave Paris...

• decidirse por algo — to decide on sth

Ex: Like a good introducer, the author leads students to the text, presents the difficulties and alternatives, and then retreats to allow them to make up their own mind.

mö́glichst genau/schnell/oft — as accurately/quickly/often as possible

mit möglichst großer Sorgfalt — with the greatest possible care; s. auch möglich

mit möglichst großer Sorgfalt — with the greatest possible care; s. auch möglich

Ex: With the tax, a six-pack of Coca-Cola or Pepsi would cost 2 cents more than a six-pack of the cheapest beer in the store.

Ex: The cheapest of these machines costs under $100 and they can be bought in stores, supermarkets and by mail-order.

Ex: Probably the cheapest and simplest way to build large compost bins suitable for bigger gardens is to make them out of chicken wire.

Ex: The cheapest of these machines costs under $100 and they can be bought in stores, supermarkets and by mail-order.

Ex: The cheapest of these machines costs under $100 and they can be bought in stores, supermarkets and by mail-order.

au meilleur prix — [acheter] at the lowest price; [vendre] at the highest price

le meilleur des deux (dans les comparaisons) — the better of the two

ça, c'est la meilleure! (indignation) — that's a bit rich!, (surprise) that's the best yet!

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

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

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

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

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

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

meno di due ore — under o less than two hours

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

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]