(act towards)

variety act брит. / vaudeville act амер. — номер эстрадной программы

to put on an act — разг. притворяться, разыграть сцену

what a treat [it is] to do/not to have to do that! — welch ein Genuss od. eine Wohltat, das zu tun/nicht tun zu müssen!

go down a treat — (coll.) [Essen, Getränk:] prima schmecken (ugs.)

work a treat — (coll.) [Maschine:] prima arbeiten (ugs.); [Plan:] prima funktionieren (ugs.)

it's my treat — ich lade ein

treat something as a joke — etwas als Witz nehmen

treat something with contempt — für etwas nur Verachtung haben

treat somebody for something — jemanden wegen etwas behandeln; (before confirmation of diagnosis) jemanden auf etwas (Akk.) behandeln

treat oneself to a holiday/a new hat — sich (Dat.) Urlaub gönnen/sich (Dat.) einen neuen Hut leisten

to treat sb to sth — jdn zu etw einladen, jdm etw spendieren; to drink, ice cream also jdm etw ausgeben

to treat oneself to sth — sich (dat) etw gönnen

he treated us to a preview of the exhibition — er machte uns (dat)

for once she treated us to the sight of her knees — endlich einmal gönnte sie uns den Anblick ihrer Knie

he treated us to a display of his temper (iro) — er gab uns (dat) eine Kostprobe seiner Launenhaftigkeit

to treat with sb for sth — mit jdm über etw (acc) Verhandlungen führen, mit jdm um or über etw (acc)

the general decided to treat for peace — der General entschloss sich, Friedensverhandlungen zu führen

tomorrow we're going on our Christmas treat — morgen machen wir unsere Weihnachtsfeier (inf)

children's treat — Kinderfest nt, Kindernachmittag m

I thought I'd give myself a treat — ich dachte, ich gönne mir mal etwas

our uncle's treat was to give us tickets for the opera — unser Onkel hat uns (dat) Opernkarten spendiert

what a treat to have a quiet afternoon — das ist ein Genuss or tut gut, mal einen ruhigen Nachmittag zu verbringen

this time you can carry the bags as a treat! (iro) — dieses Mal darfst du ausnahmsweise die Taschen tragen

it's a (real) treat to see you again — was für eine Freude, Sie mal wiederzusehen!

it's coming on a treat — es macht sich prima (inf)

it worked a treat — es klappte or lief wie am Schnürchen (inf) or wie eine Eins (inf)

what a treat [it is] to do/not to have to do that! — welch ein Genuss od. eine Wohltat, das zu tun/nicht tun zu müssen!

go down a treat — (coll.) [Essen, Getränk:] prima schmecken (ugs.)

work a treat — (coll.) [Maschine:] prima arbeiten (ugs.); [Plan:] prima funktionieren (ugs.)

treat somebody for something — jemanden wegen etwas behandeln; (before confirmation of diagnosis) jemanden auf etwas (Akk.) behandeln

treat oneself to a holiday/a new hat — sich (Dat.) Urlaub gönnen/sich (Dat.) einen neuen Hut leisten

the plan worked a treat — il piano ha funzionato a meraviglia o alla perfezione

to treat sth. as — considerare qcs. come [idol, shrine]

to treat oneself to — regalarsi, permettersi, concedersi [holiday, hairdo]

the plan worked a treat — il piano ha funzionato a meraviglia o alla perfezione

to treat sth. as — considerare qcs. come [idol, shrine]

to treat oneself to — regalarsi, permettersi, concedersi [holiday, hairdo]

to take turns at doing to take it in turns to do fare a turno a fare; take it in turns! fate a turno! by turns a turni, a rotazione; to speak out of turn — fig. parlare a sproposito

to do a turn — [ dancer] fare un giro

to take a turn for the better — [ person] migliorare; [situation, things, events] andare per il meglio, mettere bene, prendere una buona piega

to take a turn for the worse — [ situation] peggiorare, prendere una brutta piega, volgere al peggio; [ health] peggiorare

to be on the turn — [ milk] cominciare a inacidire; [ tide] cominciare a cambiare

our luck is on turn — la fortuna sta girando o cambiando

a giddy o dizzy turn vertigini; to have a funny turn essere, sentirsi sfasato o fuori fase; it gave me quite a turn it gave me a nasty turn — mi ha fatto venire un colpo

one good turn deserves another — prov. = chi fa del bene riceve del bene, chi semina raccoglie

to turn the key in the door o lock — (lock up) chiudere la porta a chiave; (unlock) aprire la porta con la chiave

to turn one's back on sb. — voltare le spalle a qcn. (anche fig.)

to turn [sth.] on sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [gun, hose, torch]; fig. indirizzare, dirigere [qcs.] contro qcn. [anger, scorn]

to turn sth. into — trasformare qcs. in [office, car park, desert]

to turn water into ice, wine — mutare o trasformare l'acqua in ghiaccio, vino

to turn sb. into — [ magician] trasformare o mutare qcn. in [ frog]; [ experience] fare di qcn. [extrovert, maniac]

to turn down o into girare in [street, alley]; to turn towards girare verso o in direzione di [village, mountains]; the conversation turned to Bob — si è finito per parlare di Bob

to turn on — [ argument] incentrarsi su [point, issue]; [ outcome] dipendere da [ factor]

to turn on sb. — [ dog] attaccare qcn.; [ person] prendersela con qcn

to turn to — rivolgersi a [ person]; rivolgersi a, cercare conforto in [ religion]

to turn to sb. for — rivolgersi a qcn. per [help, advice, money]

I don't know where o which way to turn — non so a che santo votarmi o che pesci pigliare

to turn into — [ tadpole] trasformarsi o mutarsi in [ frog]; [ sofa] trasformarsi in [ bed]; [situation, evening] trasformarsi in, risolversi in [farce, disaster]

to turn to — [ substance] trasformarsi in, diventare [ice, gold]; [fear, surprise] trasformarsi in [horror, relief]

to take turns at doing to take it in turns to do fare a turno a fare; take it in turns! fate a turno! by turns a turni, a rotazione; to speak out of turn — fig. parlare a sproposito

to do a turn — [ dancer] fare un giro

to take a turn for the better — [ person] migliorare; [situation, things, events] andare per il meglio, mettere bene, prendere una buona piega

to take a turn for the worse — [ situation] peggiorare, prendere una brutta piega, volgere al peggio; [ health] peggiorare

to be on the turn — [ milk] cominciare a inacidire; [ tide] cominciare a cambiare

our luck is on turn — la fortuna sta girando o cambiando

a giddy o dizzy turn vertigini; to have a funny turn essere, sentirsi sfasato o fuori fase; it gave me quite a turn it gave me a nasty turn — mi ha fatto venire un colpo

one good turn deserves another — prov. = chi fa del bene riceve del bene, chi semina raccoglie

to turn the key in the door o lock — (lock up) chiudere la porta a chiave; (unlock) aprire la porta con la chiave

to turn one's back on sb. — voltare le spalle a qcn. (anche fig.)

to turn [sth.] on sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [gun, hose, torch]; fig. indirizzare, dirigere [qcs.] contro qcn. [anger, scorn]

to turn sth. into — trasformare qcs. in [office, car park, desert]

to turn water into ice, wine — mutare o trasformare l'acqua in ghiaccio, vino

to turn sb. into — [ magician] trasformare o mutare qcn. in [ frog]; [ experience] fare di qcn. [extrovert, maniac]

to turn down o into girare in [street, alley]; to turn towards girare verso o in direzione di [village, mountains]; the conversation turned to Bob — si è finito per parlare di Bob

to turn on — [ argument] incentrarsi su [point, issue]; [ outcome] dipendere da [ factor]

to turn on sb. — [ dog] attaccare qcn.; [ person] prendersela con qcn

to turn to — rivolgersi a [ person]; rivolgersi a, cercare conforto in [ religion]

to turn to sb. for — rivolgersi a qcn. per [help, advice, money]

I don't know where o which way to turn — non so a che santo votarmi o che pesci pigliare

to turn into — [ tadpole] trasformarsi o mutarsi in [ frog]; [ sofa] trasformarsi in [ bed]; [situation, evening] trasformarsi in, risolversi in [farce, disaster]

to turn to — [ substance] trasformarsi in, diventare [ice, gold]; [fear, surprise] trasformarsi in [horror, relief]

go by bicycle/car/bus/train or rail/boat or sea or ship — mit dem [Fahr]rad/Auto/Bus/Zug/Schiff fahren

go by plane or air — fliegen

go on foot — zu Fuß gehen; laufen (ugs.)

as one goes [along] — (fig.) nach und nach

do something as one goes [along] — (lit.) etwas beim Gehen od. unterwegs tun

go first-class/at 50 m.p.h. — erster Klasse reisen od. fahren/80 Stundenkilometer fahren

have far to go — weit zu gehen od. zu fahren haben; es weit haben

the doll/dog goes everywhere with her — sie hat immer ihre Puppe/ihren Hund dabei

who goes there? — (sentry's challenge) wer da?

there you go — (coll., giving something) bitte!; da! (ugs.)

his hand went to his pocket — er griff nach seiner Tasche

go to the toilet/cinema/moon/a museum/a funeral — auf die Toilette/ins Kino gehen/zum Mond fliegen/ins Museum/zu einer Beerdigung gehen

go to the doctor['s] — etc. zum Arzt usw. gehen

last year we went to Italy — letztes Jahr waren wir in Italien

go out of one's way — einen Umweg machen; (fig.) keine Mühe scheuen

don't go on the grass — geh nicht auf den Rasen

go by something/somebody — [Festzug usw.:] an etwas/jemandem vorbeiziehen; [Bus usw.:] an etwas/jemandem vorbeifahren

go in and out [of something] — [in etwas (Dat.)] ein- und ausgehen

go into something — in etwas (Akk.) [hinein]gehen

go chasing after something/somebody — hinter etwas/jemandem herrennen (ugs.)

I went to water the garden — ich ging den Garten sprengen

I'll go and get my coat — ich hole jetzt meinen Mantel

go and see whether... — nachsehen [gehen], ob...

go on a pilgrimage — etc. eine Pilgerfahrt usw. machen

go on TV/the radio — im Fernsehen/Radio auftreten

I'll go! — ich geh schon!; (answer phone) ich geh ran od. nehme ab; (answer door) ich mache auf

you go! — (to the phone) geh du mal ran!

let's go! — (coll.) fangen wir an!

here goes! — (coll.) dann mal los!

whose turn is it to go? — (in game) wer ist an der Reihe?

go first — (in game) anfangen

from the word go — (fig. coll.) [schon] von Anfang an

a shiver went up or down my spine — ein Schauer lief mir über den Rücken od. den Rücken hinunter

go to — (be given to) [Preis, Sieg, Gelder, Job:] gehen an (+ Akk.); [Titel, Krone, Besitz:] übergehen auf (+ Akk.); [Ehre, Verdienst:] zuteil werden (Dat.)

go towards — (be of benefit to) zugute kommen (+ Dat.)

go according to — (be determined by) sich richten nach

go round — [Rad:] sich drehen

there he etc. goes again — (coll.) da, schon wieder!

here we go again — (coll.) jetzt geht das wieder los!

get the car to go — das Auto ankriegen (ugs.) od. starten

at midnight we were still going — um Mitternacht waren wir immer noch dabei od. im Gange

keep going — (in movement) weitergehen/-fahren; (in activity) weitermachen; (not fail) sich aufrecht halten

keep somebody going — (enable to continue) jemanden aufrecht halten

where do we go from here? — (fig.) und was nun? (ugs.)

I must be going now — ich muss allmählich gehen

time to go! — wir müssen/ihr müsst usw. gehen!

to go — (Amer.) [Speisen, Getränke:] zum Mitnehmen

be dead and gone — tot sein

where has my hat gone? — wo ist mein Hut [geblieben]?

as or so far as he/it goes — soweit

go against somebody/something — [Wahl, Kampf:] zu jemandes/einer Sache Ungunsten ausgehen; [Entscheidung, Urteil:] zu jemandes/einer Sache Ungunsten ausfallen

how did your holiday/party go? — wie war Ihr Urlaub/Ihre Party?

things have been going well/badly/smoothly — etc. in der letzten Zeit läuft alles gut/schief/glatt usw.

how are things going?, how is it going? — wie steht's od. (ugs.) läuft's?

this is how things go, that's the way it goes — so ist es nun mal

go against one's principles — gegen seine Prinzipien gehen

go in fear of one's life — in beständiger Angst um sein Leben leben; see also academic.ru/31520/go_against">go against

where does the box go? — wo kommt od. gehört die Kiste hin?

where do you want this chair to go? — wo soll od. kommt der Stuhl hin?

go in[to] something — in etwas (Akk.) gehen od. [hinein]passen

go through something — durch etwas [hindurch]gehen od. [hindurch]passen

the two colours don't go — die beiden Farben passen nicht zusammen od. beißen sich

don't go making or go and make him angry — verärgere ihn bloß nicht

don't go looking for trouble — such keinen Streit

I gave him a £10 note and, of course, he had to go and lose it — (iron.) ich gab ihm einen 10-Pfund-Schein, und er musste ihn natürlich prompt verlieren

now you've been and gone and done it! — (coll.) du hast ja was Schönes angerichtet! (ugs. iron.)

go tell him I'm ready — (coll./Amer.) geh und sag ihm, dass ich fertig bin

what he etc. says, goes — was er usw. sagt, gilt. See also going; gone

go it — es toll treiben; (work hard) rangehen

have a go — es versuchen od. probieren

have a go at something — sich an etwas (Dat.) versuchen

let me have/can I have a go? — lass mich [auch ein]mal/kann ich [auch ein]mal? (ugs.)

it's my go — ich bin an der Reihe od. dran

he downed his beer in one go — er trank sein Bier in einem Zug aus

be full of go — voller Schwung od. Elan sein

have plenty of go — einen enormen Schwung od. Elan haben

it's all go — es ist alles eine einzige Hetzerei (ugs.)

be on the go — auf Trab sein (ugs.)

keep somebody on the go — jemanden auf Trab halten (ugs.)

it's no go — da ist nichts zu machen