I've already ordered

hai già ordinato? — have you already ordered?

ordinare che... — to order that...

ordinare a qn di fare qc — to order sb to do sth

gli hanno ordinato di andarsene subito — they ordered him to leave immediately

il medico mi ha ordinato di riposare — the doctor told me to rest

ordinarsi in fila/in colonna — to line up/form a column

ordinare alfabeticamente — to order alphabetically

ordinare a qcn. di entrare, uscire — to order sb. in, out

commander quelque chose à quelqu'un — to order something from somebody

il aime commander tout le monde — he loves ordering everyone about

les circonstances commandent la prudence — the circumstances call for caution

commander à — to be in command of

c'est moi qui commande! — I'm in charge!

la passion, ça ne se commande pas — passion doesn't come to order

ces choses ne se commandent pas — you can't force these things

J'ai commandé une robe par catalogue. — I've ordered a dress from a catalogue.

commander à qn de faire qch — to command sb to do sth, to order sb to do sth

C'est moi qui commande ici, pas vous! — I give the orders here, not you!, It's me who's in charge here, not you!

commander à MILITAIRE — to command, (= contrôler, maîtriser) to have control over

hai già ordinato? — have you already ordered?

ordinare che... — to order that...

ordinare a qn di fare qc — to order sb to do sth

gli hanno ordinato di andarsene subito — they ordered him to leave immediately

il medico mi ha ordinato di riposare — the doctor told me to rest

ordinarsi in fila/in colonna — to line up/form a column

lo hemos visto ya — we've seen it already

ya han dado las diez — it's past ten already

¿ya has terminado? — have you finished already?

¿ya habías estado antes en Valencia? — had you been to Valencia before?

ya me lo suponía — I thought as much

ya se acabó — it's all over now

ya en el siglo X — as early as the tenth century

ya es la hora — time's up

ya es hora de irnos — it's time for us to go now

ya está aquí — he's here already

ya viene el autobús — here's the bus

ya puedes irte — you can go now

ya podéis ir pasando al comedor — you can start going through into the dining room now

estos zapatos ya me están pequeños — these shoes are too small for me now

¿ya anda? — is she walking yet?

¿ya te vas? — are you leaving already?

lo quiero ya — I want it (right) now

¡cállate ya! — oh, shut up!

¡ya voy! — coming!

ya te llegará el turno a ti — you'll get your turn

ya lo arreglarán — it'll get fixed sometime

ya iré cuando pueda — I'll try and make it when I can

ya verás como todo se arregla — it'll all work out, don't you worry

ya veremos — we'll see (about that)

• ya no — not any more, no longer

ya no vive aquí — he doesn't live here any more, he no longer lives here

ya no viene a visitarnos — he doesn't come to see us any more, he no longer comes to see us

ya no quiero más — I don't want any more

ya no lo volverás a ver — you won't see it any more

Javier ya no es tan alto como su hermano — Javier isn't as tall as his brother any more, Javier is no longer as tall as his brother

ya entiendo — I see

¡ya lo sé! — I know!

-¿no te acuerdas de ella? es la hija de Ricardo -¡ah, ya! — "don't you remember her? she's Ricardo's daughter" - "oh yes, of course!"

ya, pero... — yes, but...

esto ya es un robo — this really is robbery

pues ya gasta ¿eh? — he really does spend a lot, doesn't he?

¿una hora tardas en llegar al trabajo? pues ya está lejos ¿eh? — it takes you an hour to get to work? it must be quite some way away!

ya lo creo que estuvimos allí — you bet we were there

¿que no se ha casado? ya lo creo que sí — you say she hasn't got married? I think you'll find she has

es más pobre que Haití, que ya es decir — it's poorer than Haiti, and that's saying something

¡murió con 104 años, que ya es decir! — she was 104 when she died, which is no mean achievement!

pues si él no viene, ya me dirás qué hacemos — you tell me what we'll do if he doesn't come

rellena el impreso y ya está — fill in the form and that's it

¡ya está bien! — that's (quite) enough!

¡ya me gustaría a mí poder viajar! — I wouldn't mind being able to travel either!

¡ya era hora! — about time too!

¡ya podían haber avisado de que venían! — they could have said they were coming!

¡ya puedes ir preparando el dinero! — you'd better start getting the money ready!

ya por una razón, ya por otra — whether for one reason or another

ya te vayas, ya te quedes, me es igual — whether you go or stay is all the same to me

ya dice que sí, ya dice que no — first he says yes, then he says no, one minute he says yes, the next he says no

no ya aquí, sino en todas partes — not only here, but everywhere

debes hacerlo, no ya por los demás, sino por ti mismo también — you should do it, not just for everyone else's sake but for your own sake too

• ya que — (seeing) as, since

ya que no estudia, por lo menos podía ponerse a trabajar — seeing as she isn't studying, the least she could do is get a job

¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?

ya terminé — I've (already) finished

ya te dije que no — I've already said no

ya lo sé — I (already) know

aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!

le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down

dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?

ese color ya no se lleva — nobody wears that color any more

ya ni siquiera me escribe — he doesn't even write (to) me any more

estaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think

creo que ya no vienen — I don't think they'll come now

no ya... sino — not (just)... but

estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring

ya voy! — coming!

la comida ya va a estar — the meal's almost ready

preparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

ya te contaré — I'll tell you all about it

ya lo entenderás — you'll understand one day

éste ya no me gusta tanto — I don't like this one so much

pintado de blanco ya es otra cosa — it really does look much better painted white

ya quisiera yo! — I should be so lucky!

ya era hora — about time (too)!

ya me tienes harta! — I'm (just about) fed up with you!

ya que — since, as

ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here

ya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too

se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone

¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?

ya terminé — I've (already) finished

ya te dije que no — I've already said no

ya lo sé — I (already) know

aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!

le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down

dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?

ese color ya no se lleva — nobody wears that color any more

ya ni siquiera me escribe — he doesn't even write (to) me any more

estaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think

creo que ya no vienen — I don't think they'll come now

no ya... sino — not (just)... but

estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring

ya voy! — coming!

la comida ya va a estar — the meal's almost ready

preparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

ya te contaré — I'll tell you all about it

ya lo entenderás — you'll understand one day

éste ya no me gusta tanto — I don't like this one so much

pintado de blanco ya es otra cosa — it really does look much better painted white

ya quisiera yo! — I should be so lucky!

ya era hora — about time (too)!

ya me tienes harta! — I'm (just about) fed up with you!

ya que — since, as

ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here

ya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too

se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone

hay que ordenar los recibos por fechas — we have to put the receipts in order of date, we have to arrange the receipts by date

nunca ordena sus papeles — he never tidies his paperwork

la juez ordenó su detención — the judge ordered his arrest

les habían ordenado que siguieran al vehículo — they had been ordered to follow the vehicle

fue ordenado sacerdote en octubre — he was ordained as a priest in October

ordené los libros por materias — I arranged the books according to subject

ordena estas fichas — put these cards in order

le ordenó salir de la oficina — she ordered him to leave the office

me ordenó que guardara silencio — he ordered me to keep quiet

ordenar un taxi — to call a taxi

ordené los libros por materias — I arranged the books according to subject

ordena estas fichas — put these cards in order

le ordenó salir de la oficina — she ordered him to leave the office

me ordenó que guardara silencio — he ordered me to keep quiet

ordenar un taxi — to call a taxi

si lo tocas te vas a quemar — if you touch it you'll burn yourself

¡no me toques! — don't touch me!

que nadie toque mis papeles — don't let anyone touch my papers

no toques el dinero como no sea para una emergencia — don't touch the money unless it's an emergency

tócalo, verás qué suave — feel it and see how soft it is

tócale la frente, la tiene muy caliente — feel his forehead, it's very hot

no toques la mercancía sin guantes — don't handle the goods without gloves

el delantero tocó la pelota con la mano — the forward handled (the ball)

la mesa está tocando la pared — the table is touching the wall

ponte ahí, tocando la pared — stand up against the wall over there

el reloj de la iglesia ha tocado las diez — the church clock has just struck ten

prefiero no tocar lo relacionado con el trabajo — I'd prefer not to talk about work

esa cuestión me toca de cerca — that issue closely concerns me

por lo que a mí me toca — so far as I am concerned

a mí Juan no me toca nada — Juan is not related to me in any way

el poema nos tocó el corazón — the poem touched our hearts

me has tocado el amor propio — you've wounded my pride

el balón tocó el palo — the ball hit the post

en cuanto toque el timbre — when the bell rings

tocan a misa — they are ringing the bell for mass

tocar a muerto — to toll the death knell

no toca hacerlo hasta el mes que viene — it's not due to be done until next month

ahora toca torcer a la derecha — now you have to turn right

tocar a algn: les tocó un dólar a cada uno — they got a dollar each

¿les tocará algo de herencia? — will they get anything under the will?

le tocó la lotería — he won the lottery

¿a quién le toca? — whose turn is it?

nos toca pagar a nosotros — it's our turn to pay

siempre me toca fregar a mí — I'm always the one who has to do the dishes

a usted le toca reprenderle si lo cree conveniente — it is up to you to reprimand him if you see fit

• tocar a su fin — to be drawing to a close

el verano tocaba a su fin — summer was drawing to a close

no vayas a tocar ese cable! — don't touch that cable!

no ha tocado los libros — he hasn't opened the books

no puede tocar el alcohol — he mustn't touch a drop of alcohol

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar — I don't want to touch my savings

a los hijos no se los toques — don't say a word against her children

la planta ya toca el techo — the plant is already touching the ceiling

la pelota tocó la red — the ball clipped the net

el avión tocó tierra — the plane touched down

no toca puerto en Lisboa — it doesn't call at Lisbon

tu comentario tocó su amor propio — your comment hurt his pride

un problema que nos toca de cerca — a problem which affects us directly

que ese tema no me toca en lo más mínimo — that subject doesn't concern me at all

¿Victoria te toca algo? — is Victoria related to you?

alguien está tocando (a la puerta) — there's somebody at the door

las campanas tocaban a misa — the bells were ringing for mass

a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia — she gets half of the inheritance

le tocó el primer premio — she won the first prize

nos tocó (en suerte) — it fell to our lot

me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio — I got the most horrible teacher in the school

nos tocó hacer la práctica en el mismo colegio — we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school

me tocó a mí comunicárselo — I was the one who had to tell him

te toca a ti — it's your turn

¿a quién le toca cocinar? — whose turn is it to do the cooking?

vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar — come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying

mañana toca historia — we've got history tomorrow

siempre se toca la barba/la nariz — he always plays with his beard/touches his nose

no vayas a tocar ese cable! — don't touch that cable!

no ha tocado los libros — he hasn't opened the books

no puede tocar el alcohol — he mustn't touch a drop of alcohol

mis ahorros no los quiero tocar — I don't want to touch my savings

a los hijos no se los toques — don't say a word against her children

la planta ya toca el techo — the plant is already touching the ceiling

la pelota tocó la red — the ball clipped the net

el avión tocó tierra — the plane touched down

no toca puerto en Lisboa — it doesn't call at Lisbon

tu comentario tocó su amor propio — your comment hurt his pride

un problema que nos toca de cerca — a problem which affects us directly

que ese tema no me toca en lo más mínimo — that subject doesn't concern me at all

¿Victoria te toca algo? — is Victoria related to you?

alguien está tocando (a la puerta) — there's somebody at the door

las campanas tocaban a misa — the bells were ringing for mass

a ella le toca la mitad de la herencia — she gets half of the inheritance

le tocó el primer premio — she won the first prize

nos tocó (en suerte) — it fell to our lot

me tocó la maestra más antipática del colegio — I got the most horrible teacher in the school

nos tocó hacer la práctica en el mismo colegio — we happened to do our teaching practice at the same school

me tocó a mí comunicárselo — I was the one who had to tell him

te toca a ti — it's your turn

¿a quién le toca cocinar? — whose turn is it to do the cooking?

vamos, toca ponerse a estudiar — come on, it's time we/you got down to some studying

mañana toca historia — we've got history tomorrow

siempre se toca la barba/la nariz — he always plays with his beard/touches his nose