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Be it as it may, we certainly know enough to sketch the broad outline of...

We certainly know enough to sketch the broad outline of...

Be it as it may, we certainly know enough to sketch the broad outline of...

los elefantes viven muchos años — elephants live long lives, elephants live for many years

mientras yo viva — as long as I live

solo vive para la música — music is her whole life, she only lives for music

siempre he vivido honradamente — I have always lived an honest life

ahora ya puedes vivir tranquila — now you can relax

desde que me subieron el sueldo no vivo tan mal — since I had a pay rise I haven't been that badly off

vivieron felices y comieron perdices — they lived happily ever after

en este país se vive bien — people live well in this country, people have a good life in this country

no vivo de la intranquilidad que tengo — I'm worried to death

no podía vivir de la vergüenza — the shame of it was killing him

los dolores no me dejan vivir — the pain never lets up

los celos no la dejan vivir — she is eaten up with jealousy

tú sí que sabes vivir — you really know how to live

en esa casa no vive nadie — nobody lives in that house

estuve viviendo un año en Londres — I lived in London for a year

¿vives sola? — do you live on your own?

con lo que gano no me llega para vivir — what I earn is not enough to live on

viven por encima de sus posibilidades — they live beyond their means

vive de la caridad — he lives on charity

yo vivo de mi trabajo — I work for a living

vive de ilusiones — he lives in a dream world

su recuerdo siempre vivirá en nuestra memoria — his memory will always be with us, his memory will live on in our minds

esa chaqueta ya no vivirá mucho tiempo — that jacket won't last much longer

¿quién vive? — who goes there?

pedir el quién vive a algn — to challenge sb

¡viva! — hurray!

¡viva el rey! — long live the king!

¡vivan los novios! — (here's) to the bride and groom!

nosotros no vivimos la época del comunismo — we didn't live through the communist era

la época que nos ha tocado vivir — the age in which we happen to live

ha vivido momentos de verdadera angustia — she went through moments of real agony

yo vivo la música de una forma distinta — I experience music in a different way

el buen vivir — the good life

gente de mal vivir — undesirable people

de mal vivir: una mujer de mal vivir a loose woman; es gente de mal vivir — they are all undesirable characters

su recuerdo vivirá siempre — his memory will live for ever

vive ilusionada pensando que él volverá — she spends her life dreaming that he'll come back

vivir para algo/alguien — to live for something/somebody

vivir en paz — to live in peace

déjalo vivir — leave him be

la pintura no da para vivir — you can't make a living from painting

vivir con honradez — to make an honest living

el sueldo no le alcanza para vivir — his salary isn't enough (for him) to live on

vivir de algo — to live on something

viven de la caridad — they live on charity

vive con sus padres — she lives at home

no vive nadie ahí — there's no one living there

viva el Rey! — long live the King!

vivan los novios! — three cheers for the bride and groom!

viva! — hurray!

vivir momentos difíciles — to live in difficult times

los que vivimos la guerra — those of us who lived through the war

el país vive una semana de violencia — the country is experiencing a week of violence

de mal vivir: una mujer de mal vivir a loose woman; es gente de mal vivir — they are all undesirable characters

su recuerdo vivirá siempre — his memory will live for ever

vive ilusionada pensando que él volverá — she spends her life dreaming that he'll come back

vivir para algo/alguien — to live for something/somebody

vivir en paz — to live in peace

déjalo vivir — leave him be

la pintura no da para vivir — you can't make a living from painting

vivir con honradez — to make an honest living

el sueldo no le alcanza para vivir — his salary isn't enough (for him) to live on

vivir de algo — to live on something

viven de la caridad — they live on charity

vive con sus padres — she lives at home

no vive nadie ahí — there's no one living there

viva el Rey! — long live the King!

vivan los novios! — three cheers for the bride and groom!

viva! — hurray!

vivir momentos difíciles — to live in difficult times

los que vivimos la guerra — those of us who lived through the war

el país vive una semana de violencia — the country is experiencing a week of violence

on sent que tu fumes le cigare — one can tell that you smoke cigars by the smell

j'ai marché trop longtemps, je ne sens plus mes pieds — I've been walking for too long, my feet are numb

on sent qu'il y a du vin dans la sauce — the sauce tastes of wine

on sent que l'hiver approche — it feels wintry

je te sens inquiet, je sens que tu es inquiet — I can tell you're worried

je leur ai fait sentir mon désaccord — I made it clear to them that I didn't agree

faire sentir le rythme d'un poème — to bring out the rhythm of a poem

sentir bon — to smell nice

ça sent bon le café — there's a nice smell of coffee

fleurs qui ne sentent rien — flowers which don't have a scent

sentir des pieds — to have smelly feet

ta douleur sent la comédie — your grief seems put on

ciel nuageux qui sent l'orage — cloudy sky that heralds a storm

se sentir mieux — to feel better

se sentir surveillé — to feel that one is being watched

elle ne s'est pas sentie visée par ma remarque — she didn't feel that my remark was aimed at her

je ne peux pas le sentir — I can't stand him

Est-ce que tu sens l'ail dans le rôti? — Can you taste the garlic in the roast?

"Ça t'a fait mal?" — "Non, je n'ai rien senti." — "Did it hurt?" — "No, I didn't feel a thing."

faire sentir; Il m'a bien fait sentir que j'étais de trop. — He certainly made me feel I was in the way.

Ça sent les frites ici. — It smells of chips in here.

Il ne peut pas le sentir. — He can't stand him.

Il ne peut pas la sentir. — He can't stand her.

Ça sent bon ici. — It smells good in here.

sentir mauvais — to smell bad

Ça sent mauvais ici. — It smells bad in here.

das Schöne — beauty

die schö́nen Künste — the fine arts

das ist ein schö́ner Tod — that's a good way to die

eines schö́nen Tages — one fine day

in schö́nster Eintracht or Harmonie — in perfect harmony

das Schöne beim Skilaufen ist... — the nice thing about skiing is...

das Schönste daran ist... — the beauty of it is..., the nicest or best thing about it is...

schö́nes Wochenende — have a good or nice weekend

schö́nen guten Tag — a very good morning/afternoon/evening to you

war es schö́n bei Tante Veronika? — did you have a nice or good time at Aunt Veronika's?

schö́n, dass du gekommen bist — nice of you to come

es ist schö́n, dass du wieder da bist — it's good to have you back

schö́ner, heißer Kaffee — nice hot coffee

ein schö́ner frischer Wind — a nice fresh wind

da hast du etwas Schönes angerichtet — you've made a fine or nice or lovely mess

du bist mir ein schö́ner Freund/Vater/Held etc — a fine friend/father/hero etc you are, you're some friend/father/hero etc

von dir hört man schö́ne Sachen or Geschichten — I've been hearing some nice or fine things about you

schö́n, schö́n, (also) schö́n, sehr schö́n, na schö́n — fine, okay, all right

schö́n und gut, aber... — (that's) all well and good but..., that's all very well but...

ein schö́nes Stück weiterkommen — to make good progress

eine ganz schö́ne Leistung — quite an achievement

eine ganz schö́ne Arbeit — quite a lot of work

eine ganz schö́ne Menge — quite a lot

(= hübsch) sich schö́n anziehen — to get dressed up

sich schö́n machen — to get dressed up, to dress (oneself) up

etw am schö́nsten machen — to do sth best

(= angenehm) schö́n weich/warm/stark etc — nice and soft/warm/strong etc

(bei Wünschen) schlaf schö́n — sleep well

amüsiere dich schö́n — have a nice or good time

erhole dich schö́n — have a good rest

iss mal schö́n deinen Teller leer — eat it all up nicely (now), be a good girl/boy and eat it all up

sag schö́n "Guten Tag" — say "hello" nicely

sei schö́n brav — be a good boy/girl

fahr schö́n langsam — drive nice and slowly

schö́n wehtun — to hurt oneself a lot

sich schö́n täuschen — to make a big mistake

sich schö́n ärgern — to be very angry

jdn schö́n erschrecken — to give sb quite a or a real fright

ganz schö́n teuer/kalt — pretty expensive/cold

(ganz) schö́n weit weg — a long or good way off, quite a distance away

ganz schö́n lange — quite a while

(ganz) schö́n viel Geld kosten — to cost a pretty penny

er kommt schon heute/ist schon gestern gekommen — he's coming today/he came yesterday

er ist schon da/[an]gekommen — he is already here/has already arrived

er ist schon gestern angekommen — he arrived as early as yesterday

wie lange bist du schon hier? — how long have you been here?

schon [im Jahre] 1926 — as early as 1926; back in 1926

er schwang sich auf das Fahrrad, und schon war er weg — he jumped on the bicycle and was away [in a flash]

das bekommt man schon für 90 Euro — you can get it for as little as 90 euros

schon der Name ist bezeichnend — the very name is significant

du wirst schon sehen! — you'll see!

nun komm schon! — come on!; hurry up!

er wird sich schon wieder erholen — he'll recover all right; he's sure to recover

Lust hätte ich schon, nur keine Zeit — I'd certainly like to, but I've no time

das ist schon möglich, nur... — that is quite possible, only...

er ist nicht besonders intelligent, aber sein Bruder schon — he's not particularly intelligent, but his brother is

was weiß der schon! — what does 'he know [about it]!

was soll das schon heißen? — what's 'that supposed to mean?

er kommt schon heute/ist schon gestern gekommen — he's coming today/he came yesterday

er ist schon da/[an]gekommen — he is already here/has already arrived

er ist schon gestern angekommen — he arrived as early as yesterday

wie lange bist du schon hier? — how long have you been here?

schon [im Jahre] 1926 — as early as 1926; back in 1926

er schwang sich auf das Fahrrad, und schon war er weg — he jumped on the bicycle and was away [in a flash]

das bekommt man schon für 90 Euro — you can get it for as little as 90 euros

schon der Name ist bezeichnend — the very name is significant

du wirst schon sehen! — you'll see!

nun komm schon! — come on!; hurry up!

er wird sich schon wieder erholen — he'll recover all right; he's sure to recover

Lust hätte ich schon, nur keine Zeit — I'd certainly like to, but I've no time

das ist schon möglich, nur... — that is quite possible, only...

er ist nicht besonders intelligent, aber sein Bruder schon — he's not particularly intelligent, but his brother is

was weiß der schon! — what does 'he know [about it]!

was soll das schon heißen? — what's 'that supposed to mean?

le dio un bocadillo a su hijo — he gave his son a sandwich

se lo di a Blanca — I gave it to Blanca

me dieron un diploma por mi buen comportamiento — I was given a diploma for good conduct

le dieron el primer premio — he was awarded {o} given first prize

déme dos kilos — I'll have two kilos, two kilos, please

dar un alarido — to shriek

dar una bofetada a algn — to slap sb

dar un golpe a algn — to hit sb

dio un golpe en la mesa — he banged on the table

dar un grito — to let out a cry, give a cry

dar un paseo — to go for a walk, take a walk

dar un suspiro — to heave {o} give a sigh, sigh

la embajada dará una recepción — the embassy will hold a reception

¿has dado el gas? — have you turned on the gas?

dan una película de Almodóvar — there's an Almodóvar film on, they're showing {o} screening an Almodóvar film

¿qué dan hoy en la tele? — what's on TV tonight?

el reloj dio las tres — the clock struck three

ya han dado las ocho — it's past {o} gone eight o'clock

dar flores — to flower

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

una inversión que da un 7% de interés — an investment that pays {o} yields 7% interest

el cálculo dio 99 — the sum worked out at 99

el atleta dio positivo en el control antidoping — the athlete tested positive for drugs

me dio mucha alegría verla — I was very pleased to see her

las babosas me dan asco — I find slugs disgusting {o} revolting

este jersey me da demasiado calor — this jumper is too hot, I'm too hot in this jumper

da gusto hablar con él — he's really nice to talk to

tu padre me da miedo — I'm scared {o} frightened of your father

me da pena tener que tirarlo — it's a pity to have to throw it away

el vino me da sueño — wine makes me sleepy

vinieron a visitarme y me dieron la tarde — they came to visit and ruined my afternoon

¡me estás dando las vacaciones! — you're ruining the holiday for me!

doy el asunto por concluido — I consider the matter settled, I regard the matter as settled

le dieron por desaparecido — they gave him up for lost

doy el dinero por bien empleado — I consider it money well spent

lo daba por seguro — he was sure {o} certain of it

lo podemos dar por terminado — we can consider it finished

la vecina está dale que dale al piano — our neighbour is pounding away at the piano

para dar y tomar —

tenemos botellas para dar y tomar — we've got loads {o} stacks of bottles

aquí hay basura para dar y tomar — there's tons of rubbish here

me da que no va a venir — I have a feeling (that) he's not going to come

dame, yo te lo arreglo — give it here, I'll fix it for you

me dieron ganas de vomitar — I felt like being sick

si te da un mareo siéntate — if you feel giddy, sit down

le dio un fuerte dolor en el costado — he felt a sudden sharp pain in his side

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

¡qué más da!, ¡da igual! — it doesn't matter!, never mind!

¿qué más te da? — what does it matter to you?

¿qué más da un sitio que otro? — surely one place is as good as another!, it doesn't make any difference which place we choose

lo mismo da — it makes no difference {o} odds

me da igual, lo mismo me da, tanto me da — it's all the same to me, I don't mind

mi habitación da al jardín — my room looks out onto {o} overlooks the garden

dale a la tecla roja — hit {o} press the red key

darle a la bomba — to pump, work the pump

dale más fuerte a la bomba — pump harder

¡dale! — hit him!

no es capaz de darle al balón de cabeza — he can't head the ball

dimos con él dos horas más tarde — we found him two hours later

al final di con la solución — I finally hit on the solution, I finally came up with the solution

no doy con el nombre — I can't think of the name

dio consigo en la cárcel — he ended up in jail

el barco dio contra el puente — the ship hit the bridge

dar de palos a algn — to give sb a beating

dar de puñetazos a algn — to punch sb

dar de barniz a algo — to varnish sth

lo que cada uno puede dar de sí — what each person can contribute

el sol me da en la cara — the sun is in my eyes

han dado en llamarle Boko — they've taken to calling him Boko

le ha dado por no venir a clase — he has taken to cutting classes

les dio por venir a vernos — they took it into their heads to come and see us

últimamente le ha dado por el golf — he's taken up golf lately

al chico le daba por dormirse en la clase — the boy was always falling asleep in class

la casa que a alguien le dio por llamar Miramar — the house that someone had the bright idea of calling Miramar

con eso da para cuatro personas — this is enough for four people

mi pobre cabeza no da para más hoy — I don't think my poor head can take any more today

una película que da en qué pensar — a thought-provoking film, a film which gives you a lot to think about

dale las llaves a Pedro — give the keys to Pedro

se las di a Jaime — I gave them to Jaime

déme un kilo de peras — can I have a kilo of pears?

¿me lo prestas? - te lo doy, no lo necesito — can I borrow it? - you can keep it, I don't need it

qué no daría por que así fuera! — I'd give anything for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman — two can play at that game

eso me dio la idea — that's where I got the idea from

si le dan la ocasión — if he's given the chance

pide que te den más información — ask them to give you more information

¿me das el la? — can you give me an A?

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo — the lights gave a festive atmosphere

dale otra capa de barniz — give it another coat of varnish

hay que darle cera al piso — the floor needs waxing

dale una puntada para sujetarlo — put a stitch in to hold it

el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles — I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

me dieron un diploma — I got a diploma

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación — I don't think they'll last more than a month together

¿qué edad le das? — how old do you think he is?

¿le diste las gracias? — did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días — she didn't even say hello

dales saludos — give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a alguien — to welcome somebody

tuve que darle la noticia — I was the one who had to break the news to him