I can't hear a word that's being said

ein Wort mit sechs Buchstaben — a word with six letters, a six-letter word

Wort für Wort — word for word

nichts als Worte — nothing but words or talk

genug der Worte! — enough talk!

das ist ein Wort! — wonderful!

in Wort und Schrift — in speech and writing

er beherrscht die Sprache in Wort und Schrift — he has a command of the written and spoken language

in Wort und Tat — in word and deed

in Worten und Werken sündigen — to sin in words and deeds

Worten Taten folgen lassen — to suit the action to the word(s)

mit einem Wort — in a word

mit anderen/wenigen Worten — in other/a few words

hast du or hat der Mensch (da noch) Worte! — it leaves you speechless

kein Wort mehr — not another word

kein Wort von etw sagen or erwähnen or fallen lassen — not to say one word or a thing about sth

kein Wort von etw wissen/verstehen — not to know/understand a thing about sth

ich verstehe kein Wort! — I don't understand a word (of it)

er sagte or sprach kein einziges Wort — he didn't say a single word

ein Wort mit jdm sprechen or reden — to have a word with sb

mit dir habe ich noch ein Wort zu reden! — I want a word with you!

ein ernstes Wort mit jdm reden — to have a serious talk with sb

kein Wort miteinander/mit jdm sprechen or reden — not to say a word to each other/to sb

hättest du doch ein Wort gesagt — if only you had said something

davon hat man mir kein Wort gesagt — they didn't tell me anything about it

man kann sein eigenes Wort nicht (mehr) verstehen or hören — you can't hear yourself speak

um nicht viel(e) Worte zu machen — to make it brief

ich konnte kein Wort anbringen — I couldn't get a word in edgeways

ein Wort gab das andere — one thing led to another

jdm das Wort or die Worte im Mund (her)umdrehen — to twist sb's words

du sprichst ein großes or wahres Wort gelassen aus — how true, too true

die passenden/keine Worte für etw finden — to find the right/no words for sth

das rechte Wort zur rechten Zeit — the right word at the right time

er hat nur schöne Worte gemacht — it was just talk

auf ein Wort! — a word!

jdm aufs Wort glauben — to believe sb implicitly

das glaub ich dir aufs Wort — I can well believe it

ohne ein Wort (zu sagen) — without (saying) a word

dein Wort in Gottes Ohr — let us hope so

seine Worte galten dir — he meant you, he was talking about you

das Wort reden — to put the case for sth

das Wort an jdn richten — to address (oneself to) sb

jdm ins Wort fallen — to interrupt sb

jdm das Wort abschneiden — to cut sb short

zu Wort kommen — to get a chance to speak

ums Wort bitten, sich zu Wort melden — to ask to speak

er hat mir das Wort verboten — he forbade me to speak

ein Wort Goethes/aus der Bibel — a quotation from Goethe/the Bible

nach dem Wort des Evangeliums — according to the Gospel

in Worten — in words

in Wort und Bild — in words and pictures

etw in Worte fassen — to put sth into words

das geschriebene/gedruckte/gesprochene Wort —

das Wort als Kommunikationsmittel — language as a means of communication

das Wort des Königs — the king's command

jdm aufs Wort gehorchen or folgen — to obey sb's every word

dabei habe ich auch (noch) ein Wort mitzureden or mitzusprechen — I (still) have something to say about that too

das letzte Wort ist noch nicht gesprochen — the final decision hasn't been taken yet

das letzte Wort haben — to have the last word

musst du immer das letzte Wort haben? — do you always have to have the last word?

auf mein Wort — I give (you) my word

jdn beim Wort nehmen — to take sb at his word

ich gebe mein Wort darauf — I give you my word on it

sein Wort halten — to keep one's word

(bei jdm) im Wort stehen or sein — to have given one's word (to sb), to have made a commitment (to sb)

Worte — word

Wort für Wort — word for word

mir fehlen die Worte — I'm lost for words

davon ist kein Wort wahr — not a word of it is true

nicht viele Worte machen — not beat about the bush

ich verstehe kein Wort — I don't understand a word [of it]

auf jemandes Worte hören — listen to what somebody says

mit einem Wort — in a word

mit anderen Worten — in other words

ich glaube dir aufs Wort — I can well believe it

jemanden [nicht] zu Wort kommen lassen — [not] let somebody get a word in

etwas mit keinem Wort erwähnen — not say a word about something; not mention something at all

man verstand sein eigenes Wort nicht — you could not hear yourself speak

jemandem aufs Wort gehorchen — obey somebody's every word

ein Wort gab das andere — one thing led to another

hast du [da noch] Worte? — what do you say to that?

das ist das letzte/mein letztes Wort — that's the/my last word on the matter

[immer] das letzte Wort haben wollen/müssen — want to have/have to have the last word

Dr. Meyer hat das Wort — it's Dr Meyer's turn to speak

für jemanden ein [gutes] Wort einlegen — put in a [good] word for somebody

jemandem das Wort aus dem Munde nehmen — take the words out of somebody's mouth

jemandem das Wort im Munde herumdrehen — twist somebody's words

jemandem ins Wort fallen — interrupt somebody

ums Wort bitten — ask to speak

sich zu Wort melden — indicate one's wish to speak

geflügelte Worte — well-known sayings and quotations

in Wort und Bild — in words and pictures

[sein] Wort halten — keep one's word

sein Wort brechen — break one's word

auf mein Wort! — I give you my word

jemanden beim Wort nehmen — take somebody at his/her word

Worte — word

Wort für Wort — word for word

mir fehlen die Worte — I'm lost for words

davon ist kein Wort wahr — not a word of it is true

nicht viele Worte machen — not beat about the bush

ich verstehe kein Wort — I don't understand a word [of it]

auf jemandes Worte hören — listen to what somebody says

mit einem Wort — in a word

mit anderen Worten — in other words

ich glaube dir aufs Wort — I can well believe it

jemanden [nicht] zu Wort kommen lassen — [not] let somebody get a word in

etwas mit keinem Wort erwähnen — not say a word about something; not mention something at all

man verstand sein eigenes Wort nicht — you could not hear yourself speak

jemandem aufs Wort gehorchen — obey somebody's every word

ein Wort gab das andere — one thing led to another

hast du [da noch] Worte? — what do you say to that?

das ist das letzte/mein letztes Wort — that's the/my last word on the matter

[immer] das letzte Wort haben wollen/müssen — want to have/have to have the last word

Dr. Meyer hat das Wort — it's Dr Meyer's turn to speak

für jemanden ein [gutes] Wort einlegen — put in a [good] word for somebody

jemandem das Wort aus dem Munde nehmen — take the words out of somebody's mouth

jemandem das Wort im Munde herumdrehen — twist somebody's words

jemandem ins Wort fallen — interrupt somebody

ums Wort bitten — ask to speak

sich zu Wort melden — indicate one's wish to speak

geflügelte Worte — well-known sayings and quotations

in Wort und Bild — in words and pictures

[sein] Wort halten — keep one's word

sein Wort brechen — break one's word

auf mein Wort! — I give you my word

jemanden beim Wort nehmen — take somebody at his/her word

¡mira quién fue a hablar! — look who's talking!

los datos hablan por sí solos — the facts speak for themselves

que hable él — let him speak, let him have his say

vamos a hablar en confianza — this is between you and me

¿hablas en serio? — are you serious?

el vino hace hablar — wine loosens people's tongues

hablamos por teléfono todos los días — we speak on the phone every day, we phone each other every day

acabo de hablar por teléfono con ella — I was just on the phone to her

¡ni hablar! —

de eso ni hablar — that's out of the question

habla bien el portugués — he speaks good Portuguese, he speaks Portuguese well

"se habla inglés" — "English spoken"

en el Brasil se habla portugués — they speak Portuguese in Brazil

hay que hablarlo todo — we need to discuss everything

eso habrá que hablarlo con tu padre — you'll have to discuss that with your father

exijo que se haga lo que yo digo y no hay más que hablar — you will do what I say and that's that

me gustan las películas de vaqueros y no hay más que hablar — I happen to like westerns and I don't see why I should have to justify it

habla más alto — speak up

habla más bajo — keep your voice down

hablar con la boca llena — to talk with one's mouth full

las cifras hablan por sí solas — the figures speak for themselves

mejor no hablar — I'd better keep my mouth shut

así se habla! — that's what I like to hear!

hablar por señas — to use sign language

hablar en público — to speak in public

un político que habla muy bien — a politician who is a very good speaker

quien mucho habla mucho yerra — the more you talk, the more mistakes you'll make

tenemos que hablar — we must (have a) talk

está hablando por teléfono — he's on the phone

hablar de algo/alguien — to talk about something/somebody

siempre habla mal de ella — he never has a good word to say about her

lo dejamos en 10.000 y no se hable más (de ello) — let's say 10,000 and be done with it

el viaje en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión — going by train is expensive, and as for flying...

háblame de tus planes — tell me about your plans

no sé de qué me estás hablando — I don't know what you're talking about

hablan muy bien de él — people speak very highly of him

me ha hablado mucho de ti — she's told me a lot about you

le hablé al director de tu caso — I spoke to the director about your case

ya hablaremos sobre eso luego — we'll talk about that later

no me hables en ese tono — don't speak to me in that tone of voice

háblale de tú — use the `tú' form with him

hablar de + inf — to talk of -ing, talk about -ing

se habla ya de miles de víctimas — there is already talk of thousands of casualties

se habla español — Spanish spoken

tenemos que hablar las cosas — we must talk things over

no habló ni una palabra — he didn't say a word

llevan meses sin hablarse — they haven't spoken to each other for months

habla más alto — speak up

habla más bajo — keep your voice down

hablar con la boca llena — to talk with one's mouth full

las cifras hablan por sí solas — the figures speak for themselves

mejor no hablar — I'd better keep my mouth shut

así se habla! — that's what I like to hear!

hablar por señas — to use sign language

hablar en público — to speak in public

un político que habla muy bien — a politician who is a very good speaker

quien mucho habla mucho yerra — the more you talk, the more mistakes you'll make

tenemos que hablar — we must (have a) talk

está hablando por teléfono — he's on the phone

hablar de algo/alguien — to talk about something/somebody

siempre habla mal de ella — he never has a good word to say about her

lo dejamos en 10.000 y no se hable más (de ello) — let's say 10,000 and be done with it

el viaje en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión — going by train is expensive, and as for flying...

háblame de tus planes — tell me about your plans

no sé de qué me estás hablando — I don't know what you're talking about

hablan muy bien de él — people speak very highly of him

me ha hablado mucho de ti — she's told me a lot about you

le hablé al director de tu caso — I spoke to the director about your case

ya hablaremos sobre eso luego — we'll talk about that later

no me hables en ese tono — don't speak to me in that tone of voice

háblale de tú — use the `tú' form with him

hablar de + inf — to talk of -ing, talk about -ing

se habla ya de miles de víctimas — there is already talk of thousands of casualties

se habla español — Spanish spoken

tenemos que hablar las cosas — we must talk things over

no habló ni una palabra — he didn't say a word

llevan meses sin hablarse — they haven't spoken to each other for months

no he entendido la pregunta — I didn't understand the question

ahora lo entiendo todo — now I understand everything

entiendo un poco de francés — I (can) understand a little French

lo has entendido todo al revés — you've got it all wrong

no entiendo tu letra — I can't read your writing

¡a ti no hay quien te entienda! — you're impossible to understand!

que no te vuelva a ver fumando ¿me has entendido? — don't let me catch you smoking again, do you understand?

¿entiendes lo que te quiero decir? — do you know what I mean?, do you know what I'm trying to say?

es un poco rarito, tú ya me entiendes — he's a bit odd, if you know what I mean

dio a entender que no le gustaba — he implied that he didn't like it

según él me dio a entender, no está contento en su trabajo — from what he said to me, he is not happy in his job, he gave me to understand that he is not happy in his job

si no he entendido mal, esto es lo que queréis decir — unless I've misunderstood what you're saying, this is what you mean

no quiero que me entiendas mal — don't get me wrong

no entendí una palabra de lo que dijo — I didn't understand a word he said

no entiendo ni una palabra de ordenadores — I don't understand a thing about computers

¿tú qué entiendes por libertad? — what do you understand by freedom?

¿debo entender que lo niegas? — am I to understand that you deny it?

me ha parecido entender que estaban en contra — I understood that they were against it, as I understand it they were against it

cada uno entiende el amor a su manera — everyone sees love differently, everyone understands something different by love

¿tú entiendes esta lavadora? — do you know how this washing machine works?, do you know how to use this washing machine?

¡ya entiendo! — now I understand!, now I get it!

la vida es así ¿entiendes? — that's life, you know

no entiendo de vinos — I don't know much about wine

Luis sí que entiende de mujeres — Luis certainly knows a thing or two about women

no entender de barcos —

si le preguntas cualquier cosa, él no entiende de barcos — if you ask him something, he makes out he doesn't know anything about anything

entiende en divorcios — he hears divorce cases

entender en un asunto — to be in charge of an affair

entiende por Moncho — he answers to the name of Moncho

no te entiendo la letra — I can't read your writing

no se le entiende nada — you can't understand anything she says

lo entendió todo al revés — he got it all completely wrong

todavía no he entendido el chiste — I still haven't got(ten) the joke

¿entiendes lo que quiero decir? — do you know what I mean?

se entiende que no quiera ir — it is understandable that he doesn't want to go

tú ya me entiendes — you know what I mean

me has entendido mal — you've misunderstood me

no hay quien te entienda! — you're impossible!

te entiendo perfectamente — I know exactly what you mean

¿debo entender que te vas? — am I to understand that you're leaving?

me dio a entender que... — she gave me to understand that...

lo dio a entender — she implied it

(ya) entiendo — I understand, I see

entender de algo — to know about something

¿tú entiendes de estas cosas? — do you know anything about these things?

entender en un caso — to hear a case

entenderse con alguien — to communicate with somebody

se entienden por señas — they communicate (with each other) through signs

a ver si nos entendemos ¿quién te pegó? — let's get this straight, who hit you?

lo que pasa es que no nos entendemos — the thing is we just don't get on very well

entenderse con alguien — to deal with somebody

es mejor entenderse directamente con el jefe — you are advised to deal directly with the boss

entendérselas con alguien — to fix something up with somebody

entenderse con alguien — to have an affair with somebody

déjame, yo me entiendo — leave me alone, I know what I'm doing

a mi/tu/su entender — in my/your/his opinion, to my/your/his mind