When are you going to

that hat's not you — ese sombrero no te favorece

poor you! — pobrecito!

you liar! — mentiroso!

I saw you, Pete — te vi, Pete

I told you — te dije/le dije

I gave it to you — te lo di/se lo di

with you — contigo/con usted

she's taller than you — es más alta que tú

come on, you guys! — vamos, chicos

people stop you in the street and ask for money — la gente te para en la calle y te pide dinero, la gente lo para a uno en la calle y le pide dinero

they never tell you the truth — nunca te dicen la verdad, nunca le dicen la verdad a uno

what do you think about it? — ¿y tú que piensas?

you and I will go — iremos tú y yo

you're very strong — eres muy fuerte

you don't understand me — no me entiendes

I know you — te conozco

I'll send you a postcard — te mandaré una postal

I gave the letter to you yesterday — te di la carta ayer

I gave it to you — te lo di

I told you to do it — te dije a ti que lo hicieras, es a ti a quien dije que lo hicieras

you're very kind — es usted muy amable

I saw you, Mrs Jones — la vi, señora Jones

I gave you the keys — le di las llaves

I gave it to you — se lo di

I gave them to you — se las di

you've got kids but we haven't — vosotros tenéis hijos pero nosotros no

you're sisters, aren't you? — vosotras sois hermanas, ¿no?

you have all been here before — todos (vosotros) habéis estado aquí antes

you all know why we are here — todos sabéis por qué estamos aquí

you stay here, and I'll go and get the key — (vosotros) quedaos aquí, que yo iré a por la llave

I know you both — yo os conozco a los dos

I gave it to you — os lo di

I gave them to you — os los di

I'd like to speak to you — quiero hablar con vosotros

you are very kind — son ustedes muy amables

are you brothers? — ¿son (ustedes) hermanos?

may I help you? — ¿puedo ayudarlos?

I gave you the keys — les di las llaves

I gave it to you — se lo di

I gave them to you — se las di

you can't do that — no se puede hacer eso, eso no se hace, eso no se permite

you can't smoke here — no se puede fumar aquí, no se permite fumar aquí, se prohíbe fumar aquí

when you need one it's not here — cuando se necesita uno no está aquí

you never know, you never can tell — nunca se sabe

you never know whether... — uno nunca sabe si...

you need to check it every day — hay que comprobarlo cada día, conviene comprobarlo cada día

you must paint it — hace falta pintarlo

fresh air does you good — el aire puro (te) hace bien

you Spaniards — vosotros los españoles

you doctors! — ¡vosotros, los médicos!

there's a pretty girl for you! — ¡mira que chica más guapa!

that hat's not you — ese sombrero no te favorece

poor you! — pobrecito!

you liar! — mentiroso!

I saw you, Pete — te vi, Pete

I told you — te dije/le dije

I gave it to you — te lo di/se lo di

with you — contigo/con usted

she's taller than you — es más alta que tú

come on, you guys! — vamos, chicos

people stop you in the street and ask for money — la gente te para en la calle y te pide dinero, la gente lo para a uno en la calle y le pide dinero

they never tell you the truth — nunca te dicen la verdad, nunca le dicen la verdad a uno

when did you arrive? — ¿cuándo llegaste?

I asked him when the next train was — le pregunté cuándo salía el próximo tren

say when! — di cuándo

the year when we got married — el año en que nos casamos

in December, when we were on holiday — en diciembre, cuando estábamos de vacaciones

I'll ask him when I see him — se lo preguntaré cuando lo vea

reduce speed when approaching a junction — reduzca la velocidad al acercarse a un cruce

he said he was 18 when in fact he's only 15 — dijo que tenía 18 años cuando en realidad sólo tiene 15

when do you have to be in London by? — ¿para cuándo tienes que estar en Londres?

since when have they had the farm? — ¿desde cuándo tienen la granja?, ¿cuánto hace que tienen la granja?

when did it happen? — ¿cuándo ocurrió?

I know when it happened — yo sé cuándo ocurrió

he told me when to come in — me indicó cuándo entrar

when will we learn to keep our mouths shut! — ¡cuándo aprenderemos a callar la boca!

that was when the trouble started — entonces fue cuando empezaron los problemas

Monday? that's when Ted gets back — ¿el lunes? ese día es cuando vuelve Ted

that's when the programme starts — a esa hora es cuando empieza el programa

1958: that's when I was born — 1958: (en) ese año nací yo

she told me about when she was in London — me contó lo que le pasó cuando estuvo en Londres

during the time when she lived abroad — durante el tiempo (en) que vivió en el extranjero

the year when you were born — el año (en) que naciste

she can't remember a time when she wasn't happy — no recuerda una época (en) que no fuese feliz

there are times when I wish I'd never met him — hay momentos en los que desearía no haberlo conocido nunca

some days, when we're very busy, we don't finish work till very late — algunos días, cuando tenemos mucho trabajo, no acabamos hasta muy tarde

when I came in — cuando entré

when I was young — cuando era joven

he had just sat down when the phone rang — acababa de sentarse cuando sonó el teléfono

everything looks nicer when the sun is shining — todo está más bonito cuando brilla el sol

he arrived at 8 o'clock, when traffic is at its peak — llegó a las ocho en punto, en lo peor del tráfico

call me when you get there — llámame cuando llegues

when the bridge is built — cuando se construya el puente

you can go when we have finished — puedes irte cuando hayamos terminado

he said he'd tell me when I was older — dijo que me lo diría cuando fuera mayor

when he went out he saw it was raining — al salir vio que estaba lloviendo

when just three years old, he was... — cuando tenía solo tres años, era...

the floor is slippery when wet — el suelo resbala cuando está mojado

hardly had the film begun when there was a power cut — apenas había empezado la película cuando se fue la corriente

even when — aun cuando

I wouldn't walk when I could get the bus — no iría a pie si pudiese tomar el autobús

he thought he was recovering, when in fact... — pensaba que se estaba recuperando, cuando de hecho...

she made us study when all we wanted to do was play — nos hacía estudiar cuando lo único que queríamos hacer era jugar

when did you arrive? — ¿cuándo llegaste?

I asked him when the next train was — le pregunté cuándo salía el próximo tren

say when! — di cuándo

the year when we got married — el año en que nos casamos

in December, when we were on holiday — en diciembre, cuando estábamos de vacaciones

I'll ask him when I see him — se lo preguntaré cuando lo vea

reduce speed when approaching a junction — reduzca la velocidad al acercarse a un cruce

he said he was 18 when in fact he's only 15 — dijo que tenía 18 años cuando en realidad sólo tiene 15

when do you have to be in London by? — ¿para cuándo tienes que estar en Londres?

since when have they had the farm? — ¿desde cuándo tienen la granja?, ¿cuánto hace que tienen la granja?

you-know-what/-who — du weißt/ihr wisst/Sie wissen schon, was/wer/wen/wem

you Germans — ihr Deutschen

you two/three wait here! —

is that you? — bist dus/seid ihrs/sind Sies?

it's you — du bist es/ihr seids/Sie sinds

now there's a woman for you! —

just you dare! — trau dich bloß!, untersteh dich!

you never know, you never can tell — man kann nie wissen, man weiß nie

it was you — du warst/ihr wart/Sie waren es

you-know-what/-who — du weißt/ihr wisst/Sie wissen schon, was/wer/wen/wem

"Are you that sure?" "You bet your ass I am!" — "Ты так уверен?" - "Без булды!"

You bet your ass she can't refuse! — Можешь быть уверен, что она не сможет отказать

And when Cremer says he's going to cook up something special, you can bet your ass it will be — И когда Кремер говорит, что он приготовит что-нибудь сверхъестественное, то так оно и будет, блин

You bet your sweet patootie I'm serious — Я это серьезно, можешь не сомневаться

150 miles in two hours, that is good going — 150 Meilen in zwei Stunden, das ist wirklich gut

the journey was slow going — die Reise zog sich [in die Länge]

this book is heavy going — dieses Buch liest sich schwer

while the going is good — solange noch Zeit dazu ist od. es noch geht

there is something going — es gibt etwas

be going to do something — etwas tun [werden/wollen]

he's going to be a ballet dancer when he grows up — wenn er groß ist, wird er Balletttänzer

I was going to say — ich wollte sagen

I was not going (did not intend) to do something — ich hatte nicht die Absicht, etwas zu tun

a going concern — eine gesunde Firma

have a lot/nothing etc. going for one — (coll.) viel/nichts usw. haben, was für einen spricht

to be going on with — see go on w 9) t 8)

(= pace, conditions) it's slow going — es geht nur langsam voran

that's good going — das ist ein flottes Tempo

it's heavy going talking to him — es ist sehr mühsam, sich mit ihm zu unterhalten

to get out while the going is good — sich rechtzeitig absetzen

when the going gets tough, the tough get going — wenn es hart auf hart kommt zeigt sich, wer wirklich was kann

(after superl inf) the best thing going — das Beste überhaupt

the biggest fool going — der allergrößte Idiot

a going concern (Comm) — ein gut gehendes Unternehmen

to sell a business as a going concern — ein bestehendes Unternehmen verkaufen

150 miles in two hours, that is good going — 150 Meilen in zwei Stunden, das ist wirklich gut

the journey was slow going — die Reise zog sich [in die Länge]

this book is heavy going — dieses Buch liest sich schwer

while the going is good — solange noch Zeit dazu ist od. es noch geht

there is something going — es gibt etwas

take any job going — jede Arbeit annehmen, die es nur gibt

be going to do something — etwas tun [werden/wollen]

he's going to be a ballet dancer when he grows up — wenn er groß ist, wird er Balletttänzer

I was going to say — ich wollte sagen

I was not going (did not intend) to do something — ich hatte nicht die Absicht, etwas zu tun

a going concern — eine gesunde Firma

have a lot/nothing etc. going for one — (coll.) viel/nichts usw. haben, was für einen spricht

to be going on with — see go on w 9) t 8)

quando arriverà? — when is he arriving?, when will he arrive?

quando vai in vacanza? — when are you going on holiday?

passerò a trovarti, ma non so quando — I'll come and see you, but I don't know when

non so quando abbia telefonato — I don't know when he phoned

da quando — since

da quando sei qui? — how long have you been here?

di quando è quel giornale? — which day's paper is that?

quando mai avrei detto una cosa del genere? — whenever did I say anything of the kind?

di quando in quando — from time to time

ci penso di quando in quando — I think about it from time to time

a quando i confetti? — when are we going to be hearing wedding bells?

ti raggiungo quando ho finito — I'll join you when I've finished

da quando sono arrivato — (ever) since I arrived

abita lì da quando era piccola — she has lived there since she was a child

piange sempre quando parto — she always cries when I leave, she cries whenever I leave

chiamami quando vuoi — call me whenever you like

quando fa così non lo sopporto — I can't stand him when he does that

quand'anche tu volessi parlargli... — even if you wanted to speak to him...

si lamenta lui quando ne avrei molto più diritto io — he's the one that's complaining, when in fact I've got much more reason to

quando te lo dico devi credermi — when I tell you something you should believe me

ci raccontava di quando era bambino — he told us about when he was a child

vorrei trovare tutto pronto per quando torno — I'd like to find everything ready for when I come back

quando si dice la sfortuna...! — talk about bad luck...!

quando arriva? — when is he arriving?

quand'è il concerto? — when is the concert?

non so quando arriverà — I don't know when she'll get here

da quando abitate qui? — how long have you been living here?

da quando in qua rispondi a tua madre? — since when do you answer your mother back?

di quand'è la lettera? — what is the date on the letter?

fino a quando ti fermi a Oxford? — how long are you staying in Oxford?

per quando sarà pronto? — when will it be ready?

quando arrivò sul posto, capì — when he got there, he understood

quando avrà finito — when she's finished

mi chiami quando l'auto sarà pronta — call me when the car is ready

quando meno me l'aspettavo è arrivato — when I least expected it he arrived

ero appena uscito quando si mise a piovere — I had just gone out when it started raining

da quando sa nuotare, adora l'acqua — he has loved water ever since he learned to swim

da quando mi ricordo — for as long as I can remember

parlaci di quando eri in Francia — tell us about when you were in France

fino a quando — till, until

quando deve prendere l'aereo è sempre molto nervoso — whenever he has to fly he gets nervous

quando penso che mia figlia ha quasi dieci anni! — to think that my daughter's almost ten!

l'ha lasciato solo quando invece avrebbe dovuto aiutarlo — she let him down when she should have helped him

quando le cose stanno così non ho niente da aggiungere — since it's like that I have nothing else to say

quando ti capita di vederlo, salutalo da parte mia — if you happen to see him, say hello to him for me

il come e il quando — how and when

yo llevaba la maleta — I was carrying the case

es muy pesado para llevarlo entre los dos — it's too heavy for the two of us to carry

no te olvides de llevar un paraguas — make sure you take an umbrella with you

lleva los vasos a la cocina — can you take the glasses to the kitchen?

"comida para llevar" — "food to take away", "take-away food"

¿es para llevar? — is it to take away?

¿hay que llevar corbata a la reunión? — do we have to wear a tie to the meeting?

llevaba puesto un sombrero muy raro — she had a very odd hat on, she was wearing a very odd hat

solo llevo diez euros — I've only got ten euros on me

no llevo dinero (encima) — I haven't got any money on me

lleva barba — he has a beard

lleva el pelo corto — he has short hair

esta raqueta no lleva el precio — this racket doesn't have the price on it

este pastel no lleva harina — this cake doesn't have any flour in it

lleva un rótulo que dice... — it has a label (on it) which says...

el tren no lleva coche-comedor — the train doesn't have a dining car

lleva mucha sal — it's very salty

¿qué lleva el pollo que está tan bueno? — what's in this chicken that makes it taste so good?

llevará el nombre de la madre — she will be named after her mother

el libro lleva el título de... — the book has the title of..., the book is entitled...

voy a llevar a los niños al colegio — I'm going to take the children to school

lo llevamos al teatro — we took him to the theatre

¿adónde me llevan? — where are you taking me?

a ver ¿cuándo me llevas a cenar? — when are you going to take me out for a meal?

Sofía nos llevó a casa — Sofía gave us a lift home, Sofía drove us home

yo voy en esa dirección, ¿quieres que te lleve? — I'm going that way, do you want a lift?

lleva muy bien el coche — she drives the car very well

yo llevé el coche hasta Santander — I drove the car to Santander

este camino nos lleva a Bogotá — this road takes us to Bogotá

ha llevado al país a una guerra — he has led the country into a war

llevó a su empresa a la bancarrota — he caused his company to go bankrupt, he bankrupted his company

se dejaba llevar por las olas — he allowed the waves to carry him away

no te dejes llevar por las apariencias — don't be taken in {o} deceived by appearances

si te dejas llevar por él, acabarás mal — if you fall in with him, you'll be in trouble

llevar una finca — to run an estate

lleva todos sus negocios en secreto — he conducts all his business in secret

lleva muy bien la casa — she's a very good housewife

la madre es quien lleva el dinero a la casa — it is the mother who brings home the money

llevó la tranquilidad a todos — he brought peace to everyone

seguro que llevas alegría a tu familia — I'm sure you're making your family happy

mi hermana mayor me lleva ocho años — my elder sister is eight years older than me

él me lleva una cabeza — he's a head taller than me

llevar a algn a creer que... — to lead sb to think that..., make sb think that...

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to think that...

llevar las desgracias con paciencia — to bear misfortunes patiently

¿cómo lleva lo de su hijo? — how's she coping with what happened to her son?

lleva muy bien sus setenta años — he's doing very well for seventy

tiene mucho genio y hay que saber llevarlo — he's very bad-tempered and you have to know how to deal with him

¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí? — how long have you been here?

llevo horas esperando aquí — I've been waiting here for hours

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train is an hour late

llevo tres meses buscándolo — I have been looking for it for three months

el trabajo me llevará tres días — the work will take me three days

llevará varias horas reparar la avería — it will take several hours to carry out the repairs

me llevó 80 euros por arreglar el televisor — he charged me 80 euros for fixing the television

no quería llevarme nada — he didn't want to charge me, he didn't want to take any money

¿qué dirección llevaba? — what direction was he going in?, which way was he going?

llevar una vida tranquila — to live {o} lead a quiet life

llevo estudiados tres capítulos — I have covered three chapters

llevaba hecha la mitad — he had done half of it

lleva conseguidas muchas victorias — he has won many victories

los bonos llevan un 8% de interés — the bonds pay {o} bear interest at 8%

no lleva fruto este año — it has no fruit this year, it hasn't produced any fruit this year

esta carretera lleva a La Paz — this road goes {o} leads to La Paz

le llevé unas flores — I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya — I'll bring it when I come

¿qué llevas en el bolso? — what have you got in your bag?

el camión llevaba una carga de abono — the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas — let me help you carry your bags

llevar a los niños al colegio — to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar — he took us out to dinner

me llevó hasta la estación — she gave me a lift to the station

lo llevaba en brazos — she was carrying him in her arms

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

la llevaba de la mano — I/he was holding her hand

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte — this won't get us anywhere

lo llevaron ante el juez — he was brought before the judge

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to believe that...

¿qué la llevó a hacerlo? — what made her do it?

lleva barba — he has a beard

llevaba el pelo corto — she had short hair

el colegio lleva su nombre — the school bears his name

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' — a song entitled `Rencor'

lleva la contabilidad — she does the accounts

trabaja y lleva la casa — she works and does the housework

no sé bailar - no importa, yo te llevo — I can't dance - it doesn't matter, I'll lead

llevar una vida tranquila/muy ajetreada — to lead a quiet/very hectic life; (+ compl)

lo llevan en secreto — they're keeping it secret

¿cómo lleva lo del divorcio? - lo lleva muy mal — how is she coping with the divorce? - she's taking it very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista — you handled the interview very well

¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? — are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué dirección llevaban? — which direction were they going in?

lleva tiempo hacerlo bien — it takes time to do it well; (+ me/te/le etc)

le llevó horas aprendérselo — it took her hours to learn it

¿qué lleva esta sopa? — what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla — this pastry is made with butter

me lleva un año — he's a year older than me

nos llevan un día de ventaja — they have a one-day lead over us

lleva una hora esperando — she's been waiting for an hour

lleva tres días sin comer — he hasn't eaten for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train's an hour late

llevo revisada la mitad — I've already checked half of it

llevo dos años en la empresa — I've been with the company for two years

llevar las de ganar/de perder — to be likely to win/lose

la policía se llevó al sospechoso — the police took the suspect away

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? — who took my umbrella?

llévate a los chicos de aquí — get the children out of here

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso — the water swept away everything in its path

me llevó éste — I'll take this one

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? — how many would you like?

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una — 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

se llevó la mano al bolsillo — he put his hand to his pocket

se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved

me llevé una gran decepción — I was terribly disappointed

se llevó un buen recuerdo — he left here with pleasant memories

llevarse bien con alguien — to get along with somebody

se llevan a matar — they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato — they fight like cat and dog

vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas — short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso — people don't have engagement parties any more

le llevé unas flores — I took her some flowers

te lo llevaré cuando vaya — I'll bring it when I come

¿qué llevas en el bolso? — what have you got in your bag?

el camión llevaba una carga de abono — the truck was carrying a load of fertilizer

deja que te ayude a llevar las bolsas — let me help you carry your bags

llevar a los niños al colegio — to take the children to school

nos llevó a cenar — he took us out to dinner

me llevó hasta la estación — she gave me a lift to the station

lo llevaba en brazos — she was carrying him in her arms

no llevo dinero encima — I don't have any money on me

la llevaba de la mano — I/he was holding her hand

esto no nos llevará a ninguna parte — this won't get us anywhere

lo llevaron ante el juez — he was brought before the judge

esto me lleva a pensar que... — this leads me to believe that...

¿qué la llevó a hacerlo? — what made her do it?

lleva barba — he has a beard

llevaba el pelo corto — she had short hair

el colegio lleva su nombre — the school bears his name

una canción que lleva por título `Rencor' — a song entitled `Rencor'

lleva la contabilidad — she does the accounts

trabaja y lleva la casa — she works and does the housework

no sé bailar - no importa, yo te llevo — I can't dance - it doesn't matter, I'll lead

llevar una vida tranquila/muy ajetreada — to lead a quiet/very hectic life; (+ compl)

lo llevan en secreto — they're keeping it secret

¿cómo lleva lo del divorcio? - lo lleva muy mal — how is she coping with the divorce? - she's taking it very badly

llevaste muy bien la entrevista — you handled the interview very well

¿llevas la cuenta de lo que te debo? — are you keeping track of what I owe you?

¿qué dirección llevaban? — which direction were they going in?

lleva tiempo hacerlo bien — it takes time to do it well; (+ me/te/le etc)

le llevó horas aprendérselo — it took her hours to learn it

¿qué lleva esta sopa? — what's in this soup?

esta masa lleva mantequilla — this pastry is made with butter

me lleva un año — he's a year older than me

nos llevan un día de ventaja — they have a one-day lead over us

lleva una hora esperando — she's been waiting for an hour

lleva tres días sin comer — he hasn't eaten for three days

el tren lleva una hora de retraso — the train's an hour late

llevo revisada la mitad — I've already checked half of it

llevo dos años en la empresa — I've been with the company for two years

llevar las de ganar/de perder — to be likely to win/lose

la policía se llevó al sospechoso — the police took the suspect away

¿quién se llevó mi paraguas? — who took my umbrella?

llévate a los chicos de aquí — get the children out of here

el agua se llevó cuanto encontró a su paso — the water swept away everything in its path

me llevó éste — I'll take this one

¿cuántos se quiere llevar? — how many would you like?

9 y 9 son 18, me llevo una — 9 plus 9 is 18, carry one

se llevó la mano al bolsillo — he put his hand to his pocket

se llevó su merecido — he got what he deserved

me llevé una gran decepción — I was terribly disappointed

se llevó un buen recuerdo — he left here with pleasant memories

llevarse bien con alguien — to get along with somebody

se llevan a matar — they really hate each other

se llevan como perro y gato — they fight like cat and dog

vuelven a llevarse las faldas cortas — short skirts are back in fashion

ya no se lleva eso de las fiestas de compromiso — people don't have engagement parties any more