under the sign of

es geschehen noch Zéíchen und Wunder! (hum) — wonders will never cease! (hum)

unser/Ihr Zéíchen (form) — our/your reference

seines Zéíchens (old, hum) — by trade

unter dem Zéíchen von etw stehen (fig: Konferenz etc) — to take place against a background of sth

die Zéíchen stehen auf Sturm (fig) — there's a storm brewing

[ein] Zeichen setzen — (fig.) set an example; point the way

die Zeichen der Zeit erkennen — see which way the wind's blowing (fig.)

[ein] Zeichen setzen — (fig.) set an example; point the way

die Zeichen der Zeit erkennen — see which way the wind's blowing (fig.)

signe distinctif or particulier — distinguishing feature

placé sous le signe de — marked by [violence, espoir]

faire signe à quelqu'un — lit to wave to somebody; ( contacter) to get in touch with somebody

faire signe à quelqu'un de — to motion somebody to [parler, commencer]; to beckon somebody to [avancer, reculer]

il m'a fait signe de la tête — ( pour que je vienne) he beckoned to me; ( pour me saluer) he nodded to me; ( pour désapprouver) he shook his head

échanger des signes d'intelligence avec quelqu'un — ( regards) to exchange knowing looks with somebody; ( gestes) to make meaningful signs at somebody

faire un signe de la tête (pour dire non) — to shake one's head, (pour dire oui) to nod, (pour dire bonjour) to nod

faire signe à qn fig — to get in touch with sb

lasciare un segno (anche) fig — to leave a mark

in o come segno d'amicizia — as a mark o token of friendship

perdere il segno — (leggendo) to lose one's place

il segno dei suoi passi — his footprints pl

essere del segno dell'Acquario ecc — to be an Aquarian ecc

cogliere o colpire nel segno — to hit the target o mark, fig to hit the bullseye, hit the nail on the head

portare i -i di — to bear the marks o scars of [dolore, tempo]

lasciare il segno — fig. to leave one's mark, to set one's stamp; (quando si legge)

è (un) buon segno — it's a good o lucky sign

è cattivo o un brutto segno it's a bad sign; è segno che it's a sign o an indication o a signal that; un segno dei tempi a sign of the times; era un segno del destino it was fate; è arrossito, segno che ti ama — he flushed, it's a sure sign that he loves you

fare segno a qcn. di fare — to signal o gesture to sb. to do, to motion sb. to do

fare segno di sì, di no — to indicate o nod agreement, disagreement

(non) dare o mostrare -i di to show (no) signs of [stanchezza, stress]; dare -i di impazienza — to show signs of impatience

mettere a segno — to score a bull's eye (anche fig.)

l'ha fatto in segno di stima — he did it as a sign o mark of his esteem

farsi il segno della croce — to bless o cross oneself, to make the sign of the cross

passare il segno — to go too far, to overshoot o overstep the mark

andare a, colpire nel segno — to find its mark o target, to score a hit, to strike home

wpaść ( perf) pod samochód — to be hit by a car; to get run over by a car –

dov'era? — sotto il giornale — where was it? — under o beneath o underneath the newspaper

si riparò sotto un albero — he sheltered under o beneath o underneath a tree

sotto la superficie — under o beneath the surface

si nascose sotto il letto — he hid under o underneath the bed

dormire sotto la tenda — to sleep under canvas o in a tent

sotto le mura — (di città) beneath the walls

tutti quelli sotto i 18 anni — all those under 18 (years of age) Brit o under age 18 Am

Palermo è sotto Napoli — Palermo is south of o below Naples

sotto il chilo — under o less than a kilo

sei sotto tu! — (nei giochi) you're it!

sotto il o al tavolo under o beneath the table; sotto (a) un lenzuolo under a sheet; mettersi un cuscino sotto la testa to put a cushion under one's head; indossa una camicetta sotto la giacca she is wearing a blouse beneath her jacket; prendi quello sotto la pila take the one at the bottom of the stack; sotto la pioggia in the rain; essere sotto la doccia to be in the shower; buttarsi sotto un treno to throw oneself in front of a train; ti metteranno sotto (in auto) you'll get run over; lo troverai sotto la lettera D you'll find it under the letter D; ce l'hai sotto il naso — fig. it's under your nose

sotto il o al ginocchio below the knee; l'appartamento sotto il o al mio the apartment below mine; sotto (lo) zero below zero; 10 sotto zero 10 below (freezing) o 10 of frost; sotto il livello del mare below sea level; il suo nome era sotto il mio nella lista his name was below mine on the list; Piacenza è sotto Milano — Piacenza is south of Milan

sotto pressione — under pressure (anche fig.)

sotto giuramento — under o on oath

abita sotto di noi — he lives in the flat below us; (alle dipendenze)

indossa una maglietta con niente sotto — she's wearing a T-shirt with nothing beneath o underneath

dammi quello sotto — give me the one at the bottom o underneath

qua sotto, là sotto — under o down here, under o down there

vedi sotto — see below o under

sotto sotto — (nell'intimo) deep down, underneath; (di nascosto) on the quiet

farsi sotto — (proporsi) to put o push oneself forward

es (de) Aries — she's an Aries o an Arian

es (de) Aries — she's an Aries o an Arian

signe distinctif or particulier — distinguishing feature

placé sous le signe de — marked by [violence, espoir]

faire signe à quelqu'un — lit to wave to somebody; ( contacter) to get in touch with somebody

faire signe à quelqu'un de — to motion somebody to [parler, commencer]; to beckon somebody to [avancer, reculer]

il m'a fait signe de la tête — ( pour que je vienne) he beckoned to me; ( pour me saluer) he nodded to me; ( pour désapprouver) he shook his head

échanger des signes d'intelligence avec quelqu'un — ( regards) to exchange knowing looks with somebody; ( gestes) to make meaningful signs at somebody

faire un signe de la tête (pour dire non) — to shake one's head, (pour dire oui) to nod, (pour dire bonjour) to nod

faire signe à qn fig — to get in touch with sb

дать знак — give the sign

доро́жные знаки мн. — traffic / road signs

знак ра́венства мат. — sign of equality

восклица́тельный знак грам. — exclamation mark

вопроси́тельный знак грам. — question mark

знак препина́ния грам. — punctuation mark

знаки разли́чия воен. — insignia

номерно́й знак (автомобиля) — licence plate

округли́ть число́ до второ́го знака по́сле запято́й — round a number to two decimal digits

ста́вить знак ра́венства (ме́жду тв. и тв.) — equate (d and d)

под знаком (рд.) — under the sign (of)

Fische/drei Fische fangen — to catch fish/three fish(es)

das sind kleine Fische (fig inf) — that's child's play (inf) (für to, for)

ein großer or dicker Fisch (fig inf) — a big fish

ein kleiner Fisch — one of the small fry

ein ( kalter) Fisch sein (fig) — to be a cold fish

munter or gesund sein wie ein Fisch im Wasser — to be in fine fettle

er war den ganzen Abend stumm wie ein Fisch — he didn't open his mouth all night (inf)

weder Fisch noch Fleisch — neither fish nor fowl

die Fische füttern (hum) — to be sick

Fisch will schwimmen (prov) — fish gives you a thirst

der Fisch stinkt vom Kopf her — the problems are at the top

die Fische (Astron) — Pisces sing, the Fish sing

gesund und munter wie ein Fisch im Wasser — as fit as a fiddle

stumm wie ein Fisch sein — keep a stony silence; (fig.)

kleine Fische — (ugs.) small fry

das ist weder Fisch noch Fleisch — (fig.) that's neither fish nor fowl

im Zeichen der Fische geboren sein — be born under [the sign of] Pisces

stumm wie ein Fisch sein — keep a stony silence; (fig.)

kleine Fische — (ugs.) small fry

das ist weder Fisch noch Fleisch — (fig.) that's neither fish nor fowl