This job requires patience

It was done owing to the people's demands. — Это было сделано благодаря общественности/по требованию народа.

This puts extra demands on the State purse. — Это ведет государство к дополнительным расходам.

The industrial system has always made heavy demands on those working in it. — Промышленность требует больших усилий от тех, кто в ней работает.

I have many demands on my time. — У меня каждая минута на счету.

What causes the demand? — Что вызывает спрос?

The plant increased its production to meet the growing demand. — Завод увеличил выпуск своей продукции, чтобы удовлетворить растущий спрос.

The services of a domestic help are everywhere in great demand. — Услуги по домашнему обслуживанию всюду пользуются большим спросом

This matter demands immediate attention. — Этим делом необходимо заняться немедленно.

This operation demands skill and experience. — Необходимо обладать опытом и умением, чтобы сделать такую операцию.

They demanded that we (should) apologize. — Они требовали, чтобы мы извинились. /Они требовали у нас извинения.

He demands that I should tell him the truth. — Он требует, чтобы я сказал ему правду.

exiger de quelqu'un qu'il fasse — to demand that somebody do

vous exigez trop d'eux — you're too demanding of them

comme l'exige la loi — as required by law

‘expérience exigée’ — ‘experience required’

‘tenue de soirée exigée’ — ‘black tie’

Le propriétaire exige d'être payé immédiatement. — The landlord is demanding to be paid immediately.

Ce travail exige beaucoup de patience. — This job requires a lot of patience.

la situation nécessite qu'elle intervienne — the situation calls for her intervention

exijo una compensación — I demand compensation

exigió hablar con el encargado — he demanded to speak to the manager

exigen al gobierno una bajada de los impuestos — they're demanding that the government lowers taxes

la maestra nos exige demasiado — our teacher is too demanding, our teacher asks too much of us

exija que le den un recibo — insist on getting a receipt

exigir responsabilidades a algn — to call sb to account

exigir algo — to ask for sth, request sth

exigir a algn — to beg sb, plead with sb

exigir que + subj: exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak; exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran — he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw

nos exige puntualidad — she requires us to be punctual

le exigen demasiado en ese colegio — they ask too much of him at that school

exigir que + subj: exigió que lo dejaran hablar he demanded to be allowed to speak; exigió que las tropas invasoras se retiraran — he demanded that the invading troops (should) withdraw

nos exige puntualidad — she requires us to be punctual

le exigen demasiado en ese colegio — they ask too much of him at that school

voglio una risposta da voi — I want an answer from you

voglio che ti lavi le mani — I want you to wash your hands

che tu lo voglia o no — whether you like it or not

vuol venire a tutti i costi — he wants to come at all costs

quanto vuole per quel quadro? — how much does he want for that painting?

voglio comprare una macchina nuova — I want to buy a new car

che cosa vuoi che faccia? — what do you want me to do?

(desiderare) vorrei del pane — I would like some bread

vorrei farlo/che tu lo facessi — I would like to do it/you to do it

mi vorrebbero vedere sposato — they would like to see me married, they would like me to marry

come vuoi — as you like

devo pagare subito o posso pagare domani? - come vuole — do I have to pay now or can I pay tomorrow? - as you prefer

volevo parlartene — I meant to talk to you about it

se volesse potrebbe farcela — he could do it if he wanted to

vuole un po' di caffè? — would you like some coffee?

adesso vorrei andarmene — i'd like to go now

vorrebbe andare in America — she'd like to go to America

(con funzione di richiesta o offerta) vuole o vorrebbe essere così gentile da...? — would you be so kind as to...?

vuoi chiudere la finestra? — would you mind closing the window?

non vuole accomodarsi? — won't you sit down?

vogliamo sederci? — shall we sit down?

ne vuoi ancora? — would you like some more?

vuoi che io faccia qualcosa? — would you like me to do something?, shall I do something?

ma vuoi star zitto! — oh, do be quiet!

(consentire) se la padrona di casa vuole, ti posso ospitare — if my landlady agrees I can put you up

ho chiesto di parlargli, ma non ha voluto ricevermi — I asked to have a word with him but he wouldn't see me

la macchina non vuole partire — the car won't start

volerne a qn — to have sth against sb, have a grudge against sb, bear sb a grudge

me ne vuole ancora per quello che gli ho fatto — he still bears me a grudge for what I did to him

non me ne volere — don't hold it against me

voler dire (che)... — (significare) to mean (that)...

cosa vuol dire questa parola? — what does this word mean?

se non puoi oggi vorrà dire che ci vediamo domani — if you can't make it today, I'll see you tomorrow

vuoi dire che non parti più? — do you mean that you're not leaving after all?

volevo ben dire! — I thought as much!

la leggenda vuole che... — legend has it that...

si vuole che anche lui sia coinvolto nella faccenda — he is also thought to be involved in the matter

volerci — (essere necessario: materiale, attenzione) to need, (tempo) to take

quanta farina ci vuole per questa torta? — how much flour do you need to make this cake?

ci vorrebbe un bel caffè — a nice cup of coffee is just what's needed

ce ne vuole per farglielo entrare nella zucca — it's not easy to get it into his thick skull

per una giacca ci vogliono quattro metri di stoffa — you need four metres of material to make a jacket

ci vuole il pane — we need bread

(fraseologia) voler bene a qn — (amore) to love sb, (affetto) to be fond of sb, like sb very much

sembra che voglia mettersi al bello — the weather seems to be clearing up

l'ho spinto senza volere — I accidentally pushed him

te la sei voluta — you asked for it

vorrei proprio vedere! — I'm not at all surprised!, that doesn't surprise me in the slightest!

vuole andare a sciare — she wants to go skiing

volevo dirvi che — I wanted to tell you that

non vorrei disturbarla — I don't want to put you out

vorrei avere un milione di dollari — I wish I had a million dollars

vuoi bere qualcosa? — would you like to have a drink?

vorrei parlarle in privato — I'd like to speak to you in private

vuoi venire con noi? — will you come with us?

vuoi stare zitto? — will you shut up!

vuoi chiudere quella porta? — close that door, will you?

il motore non vuole mettersi in moto — the engine won't start

la mia ferita non vuole guarire — my wound won't heal

cosa vuoi dire? — what do you mean?

che cosa vuol dire questa parola? — what does this word mean?

non vorrai dire che è medico? — you don't mean to tell me he's a doctor?

voglio una relazione dettagliata per domani mattina — I want a detailed report by tomorrow morning

vuole la tua felicità — she wants you to be happy

vuole che tutto sia finito per le 8 — she wants everything finished by 8 o'clock

vuoi proprio che te lo dica? il tuo amico è un imbroglione — I hate to say it, but your friend is a crook

che tu lo voglia o no — whether you like it or not

vorrei una macchina — I'd like to have a car

vorrei che fosse qui — I wish he were here

suo padre lo vuole dottore — his father wants him to become a doctor

vorrei un chilo di pere, un bicchier d'acqua — I'd like a kilo of pears, a glass of water

vuoi qualcosa da bere? — would you like (to have) a drink?

"cosa facciamo questa sera?" - "quello che vuoi tu" — "what shall we do tonight?" - "whatever you like"

vorrei che tu non tornassi a casa da sola — I'd rather you didn't come home alone

come vuoi che ti creda? — how could I believe you?

cosa vuoi di più? — what more could you ask (for)?

quanto vuole per la bicicletta? — how much is she asking for her bicycle?

quanto ha voluto per riparare la lavastoviglie? — how much did he charge for repairing the dishwasher?

il capo ti vuole nel suo ufficio — the boss wants you in his office

ti vogliono al telefono — you're wanted on the phone

non posso venire, mia madre non vuole — I can't come, my mother doesn't want me to

la leggenda vuole che — legend has it that

come vuole la leggenda, la tradizione — as legend, tradition has it

alcuni vogliono che si trattasse di un complotto — some people believe it was a conspiracy

c'è chi lo vuole innocente — some people think he is innocent

ci vorrebbe un uomo come lui — we need a man like him

ci vorrebbe una persona robusta per fare quello — it would take a strong person to do that

ci vuole un po' di pioggia — some rain is necessary

quanto zucchero ci vuole per la torta? — how much sugar is needed for the cake?

volerci molto (tempo) — to take long

quanto ci vuole per arrivare a Venezia? — how long does it take to get to Venice?

ci vogliono sei ore — it takes six hours

ci vogliono 500 euro per il volo — you'll need 500 euros for the flight

con la carne ci vuole il vino rosso — red wine should be drunk with meat

non ne voglio più — I don't want any more

- rsi bene — to love (each other)

- rsi male — to hate each other

voler bene a qcn. — to love sb.

contro il proprio volere — against one's will

perder la paciencia — to lose patience

tener paciencia — to be patient

no tengo más paciencia — my patience is at an end

ten paciencia — be patient, have a little patience

perder la paciencia — to lose patience

ten paciencia — be patient, have a little patience

perder la paciencia — to lose patience

¿dónde pongo mis cosas? — where shall I put my things?

pon los libros en la estantería — put the books on the shelf

le puso la mano en el hombro — she put a hand on his shoulder

me han puesto en la habitación de arriba — they've put me in the upstairs bedroom

han puesto un anuncio en el periódico — they've put an advertisement in the paper

voy a poner las patatas — I'm going to put the potatoes on

ponle un poco de mantequilla y verás qué bueno — put some butter in it and you'll see how good it is

le pusieron un vestido nuevo — they dressed her in a new dress

ponle los zapatos — can you put his shoes on?

ponle más sal — add some salt, put some more salt in it

pongo 20 más para llegar a 100 — I'll add 20 more to make it 100

le pusieron una tirita en la herida — they put a plaster on her wound

ponle talco al cambiarle el pañal — put some talcum powder on him when you change his nappy

le han puesto muchas inyecciones — she's been given a lot of injections

pon cubiertos para 12 personas — set the table for 12 people

queremos poner moqueta — we want to have a carpet fitted

han puesto una tienda de muebles — they've opened a furniture shop

han puesto la casa con todo lujo — they have furnished the house luxuriously

ponlo al sol — leave {o} put it out in the sun

poner algo a secar — to put sth out to dry

pon el radiador — put the radiator on

¿pongo música? — shall I put some music on?

puse el despertador para las siete — I set the alarm for seven o'clock

pon el horno al máximo — put the oven on maximum

¿por qué pones esa voz tan tonta? — why are you speaking in that silly voice?

puso acento francés al decirlo — she put on a French accent when she said it

puso muy mala cara cuando se lo dije — he looked very annoyed when I told him

puso cara de asombro — he looked surprised

me pone furiosa — he makes me mad

para no ponerle de mal humor — so as not to make him cross, so as not to put him in a bad mood

la has puesto colorada — you've made her blush

la medicina lo puso bueno — the medicine made him better

¿qué te pongo? — what can I get you?, what would you like?

¿me pones más patatas? — could I have some more potatoes?

póngame con el conserje — put me through to the porter

¿me pone con el Sr. García, por favor? — could you put me through to Mr García, please?

le pongo en seguida — I'll put you through

¿qué ponen en el cine? — what's on at the cinema?

¿ponen alguna película esta noche? — is there a film on tonight?

le puso un telegrama — he sent her a telegram

¿qué pongo en la carta? — what shall I put in the letter?

¿te has acordado de poner el remite? — did you remember to put the return address on it?

¿qué pone aquí? — what does it say here?

nos pone mucho trabajo — he gives {o} sets us a lot of work

el ayuntamiento pone muchos impuestos — council taxes are very high

nos han puesto muchos problemas — they've put a lot of obstacles in our way

he puesto 50 euros de mi bolsillo — I put in 50 euros out of my own pocket

todos pusimos diez euros para el regalo — we all put in ten euros towards the present

yo pongo el dinero pero ella escoge — I do the paying, but she does the choosing

yo pongo la bebida y vosotros el postre — I'll get the drink and you can get the dessert

hemos puesto más de cinco millones — we have put in over five million

puso todos sus ahorros en aquel negocio — he put all his savings into that business

pon tres fichas al rojo — put three chips on red

pongo cinco euros a que mañana llueve — I bet five euros that it will rain tomorrow

¿qué nombre {o} cómo le van a poner? — what are they going to call him?, what name are they giving him?

al niño le pusieron Luis — they called the child Luis

me han puesto muy bien esa película — I've heard that film is very good

pongamos 120 — let's say 120

poniendo que... — supposing that...

• poner a algn [a] + infin —

nada más llegar nos pusieron a barrer — no sooner had we arrived than we were set to sweeping the floor

puso a sus hijos a trabajar — she sent her children out to work

• poner a Juan [bien] con Pedro — to make things up between Juan and Pedro

lo han puesto de dependiente en una tienda — they got him a job as a shop assistant

no pongo a la lotería — I don't play the lottery

pon agua a calentar — put some water on to boil

no le puso la tapa — he didn't put the lid on

ponle el collar al perro — put the dog's collar on

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo — I dressed her in her red dress

poner la mesa — to lay o set the table

pon otro cubierto para Juan — lay another place at the table for Juan

puso una autoescuela — he opened up a driving school

pusimos parqué en el salón — we laid parquet flooring in the living room

¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo — he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno — we put in 500 pesos each

pon atención en lo que haces — pay attention to what you're doing

pon más cuidado en la presentación — take more care over the presentation

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace — he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

poner énfasis en algo — to stress something

le pusieron una multa — he was fined

¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?

le pusieron un cero — he got nought out of ten

¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?

le pusieron Eva — they called her Eva

le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'

allí pone que no se puede pasar — it says there that you can't go in

¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares — there's a play by Casares on at the theater

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas — it took us three hours from there to Salta

poner a alguien nervioso — to make somebody nervous

poner a alguien de mal humor — to put somebody in a bad mood

poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up

poner a alguien en un aprieto — to put somebody in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido — he brought us up to date on what had happened

mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! — look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me lo estás poniendo muy difícil — you're making things very difficult for me

no pongas esa cara — there's no need to look like that

puso voz de asustado — he sounded scared

me pusieron a régimen — they put me on a diet

poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework

poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example

nos van a poner la luz — we're going to have our electricity connected

pon el despertador a las siete — set the alarm (clock) for seven

pon la música más alta — turn the music up

puso el reloj en hora — she put the clock right

poner el motor a punto — to tune up the engine

poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody

¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?

ponerse de pie — to stand (up)

ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree

se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head

en una hora nos pusimos allí — we got there in one hour

no tengo nada que ponerme — I don't have a thing to wear

se puso triste — she became sad

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta — she was so happy when she saw it

se puso como loco — he went mad

quiero ponerme morena — I want to get a tan

ponerse cómodo — to make oneself comfortable

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!

la vida se está poniendo carísima — everything's getting so expensive

ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf

a ver si te pones a trabajar — you'd better get down to some work

¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga — ask your mother to come to the phone

pon agua a calentar — put some water on to boil

no le puso la tapa — he didn't put the lid on

ponle el collar al perro — put the dog's collar on

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo — I dressed her in her red dress

poner la mesa — to lay o set the table

pon otro cubierto para Juan — lay another place at the table for Juan

puso una autoescuela — he opened up a driving school

pusimos parqué en el salón — we laid parquet flooring in the living room

¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo — he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno — we put in 500 pesos each

pon atención en lo que haces — pay attention to what you're doing

pon más cuidado en la presentación — take more care over the presentation

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace — he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

poner énfasis en algo — to stress something

le pusieron una multa — he was fined

¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?

le pusieron un cero — he got nought out of ten

¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?

le pusieron Eva — they called her Eva

le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'

allí pone que no se puede pasar — it says there that you can't go in

¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares — there's a play by Casares on at the theater

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas — it took us three hours from there to Salta

poner a alguien nervioso — to make somebody nervous

poner a alguien de mal humor — to put somebody in a bad mood

poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up

poner a alguien en un aprieto — to put somebody in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido — he brought us up to date on what had happened

mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! — look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me lo estás poniendo muy difícil — you're making things very difficult for me

no pongas esa cara — there's no need to look like that

puso voz de asustado — he sounded scared

me pusieron a régimen — they put me on a diet

poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework

poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example

nos van a poner la luz — we're going to have our electricity connected

pon el despertador a las siete — set the alarm (clock) for seven

pon la música más alta — turn the music up

puso el reloj en hora — she put the clock right

poner el motor a punto — to tune up the engine

poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody

¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?

ponerse de pie — to stand (up)

ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree

se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head

en una hora nos pusimos allí — we got there in one hour

no tengo nada que ponerme — I don't have a thing to wear

se puso triste — she became sad

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta — she was so happy when she saw it

se puso como loco — he went mad

quiero ponerme morena — I want to get a tan

ponerse cómodo — to make oneself comfortable

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!

la vida se está poniendo carísima — everything's getting so expensive

ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf

a ver si te pones a trabajar — you'd better get down to some work

¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga — ask your mother to come to the phone