(in polite suggestions)

un cumplido caballero — a perfect gentlemen

tiene sesenta años cumplidos — he's sixty years old

visita de cumplido — courtesy call

¡sin cumplidos! — no ceremony, please!

andarse con cumplidos, usar cumplidos — to stand on ceremony, be formal

cambiar los cumplidos de etiqueta — to exchange formal courtesies

a los dos meses cumplidos — after two months

hacerle un cumplido a alguien — to pay somebody a compliment

la invitó por cumplido — he invited her because he felt he ought to

es precioso, de verdad, no es un cumplido — it's beautiful, really, I'm not just being polite

a los dos meses cumplidos — after two months

hacerle un cumplido a alguien — to pay somebody a compliment

la invitó por cumplido — he invited her because he felt he ought to

es precioso, de verdad, no es un cumplido — it's beautiful, really, I'm not just being polite

might I make a suggestion? — si se me permite (hacer) una sugerencia..., ¿podría hacer una sugerencia?

somebody might have found it — pudiera ser que alguien lo hubiera encontrado, a lo mejor alguien lo encontró

it might (well) have been disastrous if the police hadn't arrived — podría haber sido catastrófico si no hubiera llegado la policía

as you might imagine — como te podrás imaginar

the house might not be big, but... — la casa no será grande pero..., puede ser que la casa no sea grande, pero...

who might that gentleman be? — ¿quién es ese caballero?

with all one's might — con todas sus fuerzas

with might and main — a más no poder, esforzándose muchísimo

might I make a suggestion? — si se me permite (hacer) una sugerencia..., ¿podría hacer una sugerencia?

somebody might have found it — pudiera ser que alguien lo hubiera encontrado, a lo mejor alguien lo encontró

it might (well) have been disastrous if the police hadn't arrived — podría haber sido catastrófico si no hubiera llegado la policía

as you might imagine — como te podrás imaginar

the house might not be big, but... — la casa no será grande pero..., puede ser que la casa no sea grande, pero...

who might that gentleman be? — ¿quién es ese caballero?

it could be that... — potrebbe essere che

it could be a trap — potrebbe essere una trappola

the engine could explode — il motore potrebbe esplodere

you could have been electrocuted! — avresti potuto rimanere folgorato!

"did she know?" - "no, how could she?" — "lo sapeva?" - "no, come avrebbe potuto?"

who could it be? — chi potrebbe mai essere?

nothing could be simpler — non c'è niente di più semplice

could I interrupt? — posso interromperla?

could I speak to John? — potrei parlare con John?

you couldn't come earlier, could you? — non potresti arrivare prima, vero?

we could try and phone him — potremmo provare a telefonargli

couldn't they go camping instead? — non potrebbero invece andare in campeggio?

if only we could stay — se solo potessimo restare

I wish I could have been there — avrei voluto essere lì

I wish I could go to Japan — mi piacerebbe andare in Giappone

I couldn't leave the children — non potrei lasciare i bambini

they could have warned us — avrebbero potuto avvertirci

how could you! — come hai potuto!

I couldn't agree more! — d'accordissimo! sono completamente d'accordo!

you couldn't be more mistaken — ti sbagli di grosso

as excited as could be — eccitatissimo

it could be that... — potrebbe essere che

it could be a trap — potrebbe essere una trappola

the engine could explode — il motore potrebbe esplodere

you could have been electrocuted! — avresti potuto rimanere folgorato!

"did she know?" - "no, how could she?" — "lo sapeva?" - "no, come avrebbe potuto?"

who could it be? — chi potrebbe mai essere?

nothing could be simpler — non c'è niente di più semplice

could I interrupt? — posso interromperla?

could I speak to John? — potrei parlare con John?

you couldn't come earlier, could you? — non potresti arrivare prima, vero?

we could try and phone him — potremmo provare a telefonargli

couldn't they go camping instead? — non potrebbero invece andare in campeggio?

if only we could stay — se solo potessimo restare

I wish I could have been there — avrei voluto essere lì

I wish I could go to Japan — mi piacerebbe andare in Giappone

I couldn't leave the children — non potrei lasciare i bambini

they could have warned us — avrebbero potuto avvertirci

how could you! — come hai potuto!

I couldn't agree more! — d'accordissimo! sono completamente d'accordo!

you couldn't be more mistaken — ti sbagli di grosso

as excited as could be — eccitatissimo

suppose it doesn't turn up — suponte que no aparece

I don't suppose you could take me there? — tú no podrías llevarme hasta allí ¿no?

suppose he phones and you're not in — ¿y si llama y tú no estás?, suponte que llama y tú no estás

can Peter come too? - oh, I suppose so — ¿Peter puede ir con nosotros? - bueno, si no hay más remedio...

suppose we take this with us — ¿y si nos lleváramos esto?, ¿qué tal si nos llevamos esto?

what do you suppose he'll do? — ¿tú qué crees que hará?

let us suppose that x = a + b — supongamos que x = a + b

I'm supposed to start work at nine — se supone que tengo que empezar a trabajar a las nueve

aren't you supposed to be at home? — ¿tú no tendrías que estar en casa?

you're not supposed to tell anyone — no se lo tienes que decir a nadie

what's that supposed to be? — ¿y eso qué se supone que es?

it's supposed to be a very interesting book — dicen que es un libro muy interesante

you're supposed to be the expert, not me — el experto se supone que eres tú, no yo

let us suppose that — supongamos que, pongamos por caso que

but just suppose he's right — y ¿si tiene razón?

supposing it rains, what shall we do? — pongamos que llueve, entonces ¿qué hacemos?

always supposing he comes — siempre y cuando venga

even supposing that were true — aun en el caso de que fuera verdad

I suppose she'll come — supongo que vendrá

I don't suppose she'll come — no creo que venga

you'll accept, I suppose? — aceptarás, supongo, ¿no?

who do you suppose was there? — ¿quién crees tú que estaba allí?

you don't suppose they'd start without us, do you? — no empezarán sin nosotros, ¿verdad?

to be supposed to do sth: you're supposed to be in bed by ten — tendrías que estar acostado a las diez

you're not supposed to do that — no deberías hacer eso

you're supposed to be my friend! — ¡yo creía que eras mi amigo!

what am I supposed to have done wrong now? — ¿qué se supone que he hecho mal ahora?

what's that supposed to mean? — ¿qué quieres decir con eso?

he's supposed to be an expert — se le supone un experto

do you suppose we could take a lunch break now? — ¿podríamos hacer un descanso para almorzar ahora?

do you suppose you could wrap this up for me? — ¿podrías envolverme esto?

I don't suppose you could lend me ten pounds — ¿no podrías prestarme diez libras?

suppose we talk about something else now — ¿y si hablamos sobre algo distinto ahora?

suppose it doesn't turn up — suponte que no aparece

I don't suppose you could take me there? — tú no podrías llevarme hasta allí ¿no?

suppose he phones and you're not in — ¿y si llama y tú no estás?, suponte que llama y tú no estás

can Peter come too? - oh, I suppose so — ¿Peter puede ir con nosotros? - bueno, si no hay más remedio...

suppose we take this with us — ¿y si nos lleváramos esto?, ¿qué tal si nos llevamos esto?

what do you suppose he'll do? — ¿tú qué crees que hará?

let us suppose that x = a + b — supongamos que x = a + b

I'm supposed to start work at nine — se supone que tengo que empezar a trabajar a las nueve

aren't you supposed to be at home? — ¿tú no tendrías que estar en casa?

you're not supposed to tell anyone — no se lo tienes que decir a nadie

what's that supposed to be? — ¿y eso qué se supone que es?

it's supposed to be a very interesting book — dicen que es un libro muy interesante

you're supposed to be the expert, not me — el experto se supone que eres tú, no yo

begégnen — to meet

ihre Augen or Blicke begegneten sich —

(= stoßen auf) begégnen — to encounter sth; Schwierigkeiten to encounter sth, to run into sth

(= widerfahren) jdm ist etw begegnet —

jemandem begegnen — meet somebody

sich (Dat.) begegnen — meet [each other]

ihre Blicke begegneten sich — (Dat.) (geh.) their eyes met

etwas begegnet jemandem — (jemand trifft etwas an) somebody comes across or encounters something; (geh.): (etwas passiert jemandem) something happens to somebody

jemandem freundlich/höflich usw. begegnen — (geh.) behave in a friendly/polite etc. way towards somebody

jemandem begegnen — meet somebody

sich (Dat.) begegnen — meet [each other]

ihre Blicke begegneten sich — (Dat.) (geh.) their eyes met

etwas begegnet jemandem — (jemand trifft etwas an) somebody comes across or encounters something; (geh.): (etwas passiert jemandem) something happens to somebody

jemandem freundlich/höflich usw. begegnen — (geh.) behave in a friendly/polite etc. way towards somebody

he might be right — potrebbe anche aver ragione

they might not go — potrebbero anche non andare

"will you come?" - "I might" — "vieni?" - "può darsi"

they might have to go away — è possibile che debbano partire

they might have got lost — potrebbero essersi persi

you might have guessed that — avresti potuto immaginare che

the plane might have landed by now — a quest'ora l'aereo potrebbe essere atterrato

I might (well) lose my job — potrei anche perdere il lavoro

try as I might, I can't do it — per quanto ci provi, non riesco a farlo

however unlikely that might be — per quanto ciò possa essere improbabile

whatever they might think — qualunque cosa possano pensare

I might have been killed! — avrei potuto rimanere ucciso!

he was thinking about what might have been — stava pensando a quello che sarebbe potuto succedere

I said I might go into town — dissi che sarei potuto andare in città

I thought it might rain — pensavo che potesse piovere

he asked if he might leave — chiese se poteva andare via

might I make a suggestion? — potrei dare un suggerimento?

if I might — se possibile, se posso

might I ask who's calling? — con chi sto parlando, per favore?

it might be a good idea to do — potrebbe essere una buona idea fare

you might try making some more enquiries — potresti provare a fare altre indagini

they might do well to consult an expert — farebbero bene a consultare un esperto

we might go out for a meal later — più tardi potremmo andare a mangiare fuori

you might like to drop in later — potresti fare un salto da noi più tardi

one might argue o it might be argued that si potrebbe sostenere che; as you o one might expect come ci si potrebbe aspettare; as you might imagine — come puoi immaginare

they might not be fast but they're reliable — non saranno veloci ma sono affidabili

with all his might — con tutte le sue forze

he might be right — potrebbe anche aver ragione

they might not go — potrebbero anche non andare

"will you come?" - "I might" — "vieni?" - "può darsi"

they might have to go away — è possibile che debbano partire

they might have got lost — potrebbero essersi persi

you might have guessed that — avresti potuto immaginare che

the plane might have landed by now — a quest'ora l'aereo potrebbe essere atterrato

I might (well) lose my job — potrei anche perdere il lavoro

try as I might, I can't do it — per quanto ci provi, non riesco a farlo

however unlikely that might be — per quanto ciò possa essere improbabile

whatever they might think — qualunque cosa possano pensare

I might have been killed! — avrei potuto rimanere ucciso!

he was thinking about what might have been — stava pensando a quello che sarebbe potuto succedere

I said I might go into town — dissi che sarei potuto andare in città

I thought it might rain — pensavo che potesse piovere

he asked if he might leave — chiese se poteva andare via

might I make a suggestion? — potrei dare un suggerimento?

if I might — se possibile, se posso

might I ask who's calling? — con chi sto parlando, per favore?

it might be a good idea to do — potrebbe essere una buona idea fare

you might try making some more enquiries — potresti provare a fare altre indagini

they might do well to consult an expert — farebbero bene a consultare un esperto

we might go out for a meal later — più tardi potremmo andare a mangiare fuori

you might like to drop in later — potresti fare un salto da noi più tardi

one might argue o it might be argued that si potrebbe sostenere che; as you o one might expect come ci si potrebbe aspettare; as you might imagine — come puoi immaginare

they might not be fast but they're reliable — non saranno veloci ma sono affidabili

with all his might — con tutte le sue forze