he won't listen

entendre quelqu'un pleurer, entendre quelqu'un qui pleure — to hear somebody crying

réussir à se faire entendre — to manage to make oneself heard

elle entend mal — she's hard of hearing

faire entendre un cri — to give a cry

j'ai entendu dire que — I've heard (say) that

je n'en ai jamais entendu parler — I've never heard of it

à t'entendre, tout va bien — according to you, everything is fine

raconter quelque chose à qui veut l'entendre — to tell something to anyone who'll listen

(que) le ciel vous entende! — let's hope that's how it turns out!

elle ne veut rien entendre — she won't listen

il agit comme il l'entend — he does as he likes

fais comme tu l'entends — do as you think best

elle a laissé entendre que — she intimated that

qu'entends-tu par là? — what do you mean by that?

entendre faire — to intend doing

j'entends qu'on fasse ce que je dis — I expect people to do what I say

on leur dit la vérité ou pas? il faudrait s'entendre — shall we tell them the truth or not? let's get it straight

phrase qui peut s'entendre de plusieurs façons — sentence which can be taken in several different ways

s'y entendre en meubles anciens — to know about antiques

Je vous entends très mal. — I can hardly hear you.

J'ai mal entendu. — I didn't hear., I didn't hear properly.

Je ne t'entends pas. — I can't hear you.

On entend parler à côté. — You can hear people talking next door.

Tu as entendu ce qu'il a dit? — Did you hear what he said?

entendre parler de — to hear of

entendre dire que — to hear that

J'ai entendu dire qu'il est dangereux de nager ici. — I've heard that it's dangerous to swim here.

J'ai entendu dire qu'il est très malade. — I've heard that he is very ill.

Je suis heureux de vous l'entendre dire. — I'm pleased to hear you say it.

Qu'est-ce qu'il ne faut pas entendre! — Whatever next!

entendre raison — to see sense, to listen to reason

ne rien entendre à... — not to know anything about...

Il n'entend rien à l'informatique. — He doesn't know anything about computers.

laisser entendre que; faire entendre que — to imply that

donner à entendre que — to let it be understood that

Ne recommence pas, tu entends! — Don't do it again, do you hear?

entendre que — to mean that

Qu'est-ce que tu entends par là? — What do you mean by that?

J'entends qu'il faut savoir se débrouiller. — What I mean is you have to be able to stand on your own two feet.

entendre que qn fasse — to expect sb to do

entendre faire — to intend to do, to mean to do

J'entends bien récupérer cet argent. — I fully intend to get the money back.

no te va a escuchar — she won't listen to you

le encanta escucharse — she loves the sound of her own voice

no te va a escuchar — she won't listen to you

le encanta escucharse — she loves the sound of her own voice

sentire freddo/caldo — to feel cold/hot

sentire dolore — to feel pain

sento un gran male qui — I've got a terrible pain here

senti quanto pesa — feel how heavy it is

non sento niente — I can't feel a thing

il caldo si fa sentire — the heat is oppressive

la sua assenza si fa sentire — his absence is noticeable

sentire un profondo affetto per qn — to feel deep affection for sb

non sento niente per lui — I don't feel anything for him

sentire la mancanza di qn — to miss sb

sento che succederà qualcosa — I've got a feeling that something is going to happen

sento che mente — I can sense that he is lying

sento che mi vuole lasciare — I can sense that he wants to leave me

dice sempre quello che sente — he always says what he feels

senti se ti piace questa salsa — taste this sauce to see if you like it

senti se ti piace questo profumo — smell this perfume to see if you like it

sento odore di pesce — I can smell fish

ho il raffreddore e non sento gli odori/i sapori — I've got a cold and I can't smell/taste anything

mi sentite? — can you hear me?

sento dei passi — I can hear footsteps

mi piace sentire la musica — I like listening to music

stare a sentire — to listen

hai sentito l'ultima? — have you heard the latest?

senti, mi presti quel disco? — listen, will you lend me that record?

ho sentito dire che... — I have heard that...

stammi a sentire! — listen to me!

stammi bene a sentire! — just you listen to me!

a sentir lui... — to hear him talk...

farsi sentire — to make o.s. heard

fatti sentire — keep in touch

senti quello che ti dice l'avvocato — go and ask your lawyer for advice

intendo sentire il mio legale/il parere di un medico — I'm going to consult my lawyer/a doctor

senti cosa vuole — see what he wants

ma senti un po'! — just fancy that!

senti questa! — just listen to this!

si sente che è straniero — you can tell he's a foreigner

per sentito dire — by hearsay

come ti senti? — how are you?, how do you feel?

sentirsi svenire — to feel faint

(essere disposto) sentirsi di fare qc — to feel like doing sth

non me la sento — I don't feel like it

proprio non se la sente di continuare — he doesn't feel like carrying on

si sono sentiti di recente — they were in touch (with each other) recently

non sento più le dita per il freddo — I'm so cold I can't feel my fingers any more

ho camminato troppo, non sento più i piedi — I've been walking for too long, my feet are numb

ho sentito qualcosa di morbido — I felt something soft

si sente un buon profumo di caffè — there is a lovely smell of coffee

i cani hanno sentito l'odore del cinghiale — the dogs scented the boar

si sente il vino nella salsa — one can taste the wine in the sauce

la sentì salire le scale — he heard her coming up the stairs

non l'ho mai sentito dire una cosa del genere — I've never heard him say such a thing

senti che cosa vuole — go and see what he wants

sentiamo di che si tratta — let's see what's it's about

non starlo a sentire — don't listen to him

che cosa c'è? - sentiamo — what's the matter? let's have it

che mi tocca sentire! — I've never heard such nonsense!

stammi bene a sentire... — now listen here...

ma sentilo! — (just) listen to him!

ora mi sente! — I'll give him a piece of my mind!

senti un po',... — just a minute,...

senti, non essere ridicolo! — come on, don't be ridiculous!

senta, ne ho abbastanza — listen, I've had enough

senti Sara, puoi prestarmi 10 euro? — say Sara, can you lend me 10 euros?

non sentire ragioni — not to listen to, not to see reason

non ne ho mai sentito parlare — I've never heard of it

non voglio più sentirne parlare — I don't want to hear another word about it

dovresti sentire un medico — you should go to the doctor('s)

sentire il parere degli esperti — to seek experts' advice

l'hai più sentita? — have you heard any more from her?

l'ho sentito ieri per caso — I overheard it yesterday

ho sentito che si sposa — I heard she's getting married

a quel che sento... — from what I hear...

ne ho sentite delle belle su di lui — I have been hearing stories about him

hai sentito dell'incidente? — have you heard (anything) of the accident?

sento che è sincero — I feel that he's sincere

sento che questo libro ti piacerà — I have a feeling that you'll like this book

sentirci o sentire male to have a bad hearing; non sentire da un orecchio — to be deaf in one ear

come ti senti? — how do you feel?

-rsi in debito con qcn. — to feel under obligation to sb.

- rsi una star — to feel like a star

me lo sentivo! — I knew it!

sentiamoci, ci sentiamo — (I'll) be in touch

non fare niente finché non ci sentiamo di nuovo — don't do anything until you hear from me

te la senti? — do you feel up to it?

non me la sento di andare a Londra — I'm not up to going to London

gli effetti si faranno sentire in tutto il paese — the effects will be felt throughout the country

il freddo comincia a farsi sentire — the cold weather is setting in

fatti sentire! — keep in touch!

mit sich selbst/jdm réden — to talk or speak to oneself/sb

sie hat geredet und geredet — she talked and talked

das Buch/er macht viel von sich réden — everyone is talking about the book/him

ich habe mit Ihnen zu réden! — I would like to speak or talk to you, I would like a word with you

in so einem Dorf wird natürlich viel geredet — in a village like that naturally people talk a lot

er redet nicht gern[e] öffentlich — he doesn't like public speaking

er kann gut réden — he is a good speaker

er will nicht réden — he won't talk

einige Worte réden — to say a few words

kein Wort réden — not to say or speak a word

es kann dir doch nicht egal sein, was über dich geredet wird — it must matter to you what people say about you

sich heiser réden — to talk oneself hoarse

sich in Zorn or Wut réden — to talk oneself into a fury

Unsinn reden — talk nonsense

mit jemandem/über jemanden reden — talk to/about somebody

miteinander reden — have a talk [with one another]

sie reden nicht mehr miteinander — they are no longer on speaking terms

sich heiser/in Wut reden — talk oneself hoarse/into a rage

Unsinn reden — talk nonsense

mit jemandem/über jemanden reden — talk to/about somebody

miteinander reden — have a talk [with one another]

sie reden nicht mehr miteinander — they are no longer on speaking terms

sich heiser/in Wut reden — talk oneself hoarse/into a rage

(avere intenzione) intendere fare qc — to intend o mean to do sth, have the intention of doing sth

non intendo farlo — I have no intention of doing it, I don't intend to do it

cosa intendevi (dire)? — what did you mean?

dipende da cosa intendi per "giustizia" — it depends what you mean by "justice"

mi ha dato a intendere che... — he led me to believe that...

ma io non la intendo così — I don't see things that way

puoi intenderla come vuoi — you can take it how you like

non riesce a farsi intendere — he cannot make himself understood

s'intende! — naturally!, of course!

s'intende che verrai anche tu! — you'll be coming too, of course!

ho inteso dire che... — I've heard (it said) that...

non vuole intendere ragione — he won't listen to reason

intendiamoci — let's get it quite clear

ci siamo intesi? — is that clear?, is that understood?

cominciamo a intenderci — we're beginning to understand each other

si intende di fotografia — she knows about photography

me ne intendo poco — I know very little about it

intendersela (con qn) — to have an affair with sb

non intendo rimanere — I have no intention of staying

cosa intendi dire (con questo)? — what do you mean (by that)?

non intende farti male — he doesn't mean you any harm

intendevo farlo comunque — I was planning to do that anyway

intendiamoci... — mind you..., let's get this straight...

tanto per intenderci... — just to make things clear...

ci siamo intesi al volo — we understood each other immediately

- rsi a gesti — to communicate by gestures

non ci siamo intesi sul prezzo — we didn't agree on the price

intendersela con qcn. — to be in league with sb

chi ha orecchie per intendere, intenda — a word to the wise

= veranlassen etw tun lassen — to have or get sth done

ich muss mich mal untersuchen lassen — I'll have to have a checkup

einen Zahn ziehen lassen — to have a tooth out

jdn rufen or kommen lassen — to send for sb

etw kommen lassen —

= zulassenBei absichtlichen Handlungen wird lassen mit to let übersetzt, bei versehentlichen Handlungen mit to leave.die Bohnen fünf Minuten kochen lassen — let the beans boil for five minutes

einen Bart/die Haare wachsen lassen — to grow a beard/one's hair, to let one's beard/hair grow

jdn warten lassen — to keep sb waiting

etw kochen lassen — to boil sth

jdn etw sehen/hören lassen — to let sb see/hear sth

er hat sich nicht überreden lassen — he couldn't be persuaded

ich lasse gern mit mir handeln — I'm quite willing to negotiate

= Möglichkeit bieten das Fenster lässt sich leicht öffnen — the window opens easily

es lässt sich essen/trinken — it's edible/drinkable

im Imperativ lass uns gehen! — let's go!

lass dir das gesagt sein! — let me tell you this!

lasset uns beten —

das lassen wir fürs Erste — let's leave this for the moment

lass das! — don't do it!

lass das Jammern — stop your moaning

lassen wir das! — let's leave it!

er kann das Rauchen/Trinken nicht lassen — he can't stop smoking/drinking

tu was du nicht lassen kannst! — if you must, you must!

er hat es versucht, aber er kann es nicht lassen — he's tried, but he can't help it or himself

dann lassen wir es eben — let's drop the whole idea

wenn du nicht willst, dann lass es doch — if you don't want to, then don't

ich habe es dann doch gelassen — in the end I didn't

jdn allein lassen — to leave sb alone

= überlassen jdm etw lassen — to let sb have sth

Wasser in die Badewanne lassen — to run water into the bath

wir wollen von unserem Anspruch nicht lassen — we're determined not to give up our claim

lass mal, ich mach das schon — leave it, I'll do it

lass mal, ich zahle das schon — no, that's all right, I'll pay