Works Of Wonder

It's no small wonder that they had so much trouble. — Неудивительно, что у них было столько неприятностей.

I wonder how it was done. — Интересно, как это было сделано?

I wonder whether he will come. — Интересно, придет ли он?

I really wonder if they'll come. — Мне действительно хотелось бы знать, придут ли они.

Why he didn't come I wonder? — Интересно, почему он не пришел?

las maravillas de la tecnología — the wonders of technology

¡qué maravilla de tiempo tenemos! — what wonderful weather we're having!

el concierto fue una maravilla — the concert was wonderful, it was a wonderful concert

pinta que es una maravilla — she paints in the most wonderful way

una dieta que hace maravillas con tu silueta — a diet that works wonders for your figure

hace maravillas con la flauta — she plays the flute like a dream

este dinero me viene de maravilla — this money couldn't have come at a better time

para maravilla de todos se puso a cantar — to the amazement of us all she burst into song

las siete maravillas del mundo — the seven wonders of the world

borda que es una maravilla — she embroiders beautifully

nos atendieron a las mil maravillas — they were extremely kind to us

de maravilla — wonderfully

ahora funciona de maravilla — it works beautifully now

las siete maravillas del mundo — the seven wonders of the world

borda que es una maravilla — she embroiders beautifully

nos atendieron a las mil maravillas — they were extremely kind to us

de maravilla — wonderfully

ahora funciona de maravilla — it works beautifully now

le sette -e del mondo — the seven wonders of the world

paese delle -e — wonderland

dire o raccontare -e di qcn., qcs. — to tell wonderful things about sb., sth

funziona a meraviglia! — it works like magic!

tutto sta andando a meraviglia — everything is coming up roses

das grenzt an ein Wunder — it verges on the miraculous, it's almost a miracle

durch ein Wunder — by a miracle

wie durch ein Wunder — as if by a miracle

nur durch ein Wunder können sie noch gerettet werden — only a miracle can save them now

die Wunder der Natur/dieser Welt — the wonders of nature/this world

ein architektonisches Wunder — an architectural miracle

meine Eltern denken Wunder was passiert ist/Wunder was über mein Privatleben — my parents think goodness knows what has happened/goodness knows what about my private life

das hat er sich Wunder wie einfach vorgestellt — he imagined it would be ever so easy

er meint, Wunder wie schön das sei — he thinks it's fantastic

er bildet sich Wunder was ein — he thinks he's too wonderful for words

(= überraschendes Ereignis) Wunder tun or wirken — to do wonders

diese Medizin wirkt Wunder — this medicine works wonders

es ist ein/kein Wunder, dass... — it's a wonder/no wonder or small wonder that...

ist es ein Wunder, dass er dick ist? — is it any wonder that he's fat?

kein Wunder — no wonder

was Wunder, wenn... — it's no wonder or surprise if...

ein technisches Wunder — a technological marvel

ein technisches Wunder — a technological marvel

si lo quieres, te lo doy — if you want it I'll give it to you

si lo sé, no te lo digo — I wouldn't have told you, if I'd known

si tuviera dinero, lo compraría — if I had any money I would buy it

avisadme si no podéis venir — let me know if you can't come

si no estudias, no aprobarás — you won't pass if you don't study, you won't pass unless you study

vete, si no, vas a llegar tarde — go, or (else) you'll be late

¿y si se lo preguntamos? — why don't we ask her?

no sé si hacerlo o no — I don't know whether to do it or not

¿sabes si nos han pagado ya? — do you know if we've been paid yet?

no sé de qué te quejas, si eres una belleza — I don't know what you're complaining about when you're so beautiful

¡si fuera verdad! — if only it were true!, I wish it were true!

¡si viniese pronto! — I wish he'd come!, if only he'd come!

¡si no sabía que estabas allí! — but I didn't know you were there!

¡si (es que) acabo de llamarte! — but I've only just phoned you!

¡si serán hipócritas! — they're such hypocrites!, they're so hypocritical!

si lo sabré yo, que soy su mujer — I ought to know, I'm his wife

que si engorda, que si perjudica a la salud... — they say it's fattening and bad for your health

que si lavar los platos, que si limpiar el suelo, que si... — what with washing up and sweeping the floor and...

¡pero si es el cartero! — why, it's the postman!

¡pero si eres tú! no te había reconocido — oh, it's you, I didn't recognize you!

si mayor — B major

empezó a decir que si esto, que si lo otro — he said this, that and the other

si bien: si bien el sueldo es bueno, el horario es malísimo the pay may be good but the hours are terrible; si no otherwise; pórtate bien, si no, te vas a la cama behave yourself, or else you're going straight to bed; date prisa, que si no nos vamos sin ti — hurry up, otherwise we're going without you

si no ha venido por algo será — if she hasn't come there must be some reason for it

si + subj: si yo lo supiera! if only I knew!; si me hubieras avisado a tiempo! — if only you had let me know in time!

si tendrá cara! — she really has a nerve!

pero si te avisé...! — but I warned you...!

si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!, you're telling me!

y si no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? — and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?

¿y si lo probáramos? — why don't we give it a try?

no sé si marcharme o quedarme — I don't know whether to go or to stay

si bemol/sostenido — B flat/sharp

en si mayor/menor — in B major/minor

empezó a decir que si esto, que si lo otro — he said this, that and the other

si bien: si bien el sueldo es bueno, el horario es malísimo the pay may be good but the hours are terrible; si no otherwise; pórtate bien, si no, te vas a la cama behave yourself, or else you're going straight to bed; date prisa, que si no nos vamos sin ti — hurry up, otherwise we're going without you

si no ha venido por algo será — if she hasn't come there must be some reason for it

si + subj: si yo lo supiera! if only I knew!; si me hubieras avisado a tiempo! — if only you had let me know in time!

si tendrá cara! — she really has a nerve!

pero si te avisé...! — but I warned you...!

si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!, you're telling me!

y si no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? — and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?

¿y si lo probáramos? — why don't we give it a try?

no sé si marcharme o quedarme — I don't know whether to go or to stay

si bemol/sostenido — B flat/sharp

en si mayor/menor — in B major/minor

es un portento de belleza — she is stunningly beautiful

¡qué portento de memoria! — what a prodigious memory!, what an amazing memory!

esta niña es un portento — this girl's a prodigy

esta niña es un portento — this girl's a prodigy

alle, núr ich nicht — everyone except or but me

núr ich weiß — I'm the only one who knows, only I know

núr schade, dass... — it's just a pity that...

núr dass... — it's just that..., only...

alles, núr das nicht! — anything but that!

warum hast du das gemacht? – núr so — why did you do that? – I just did

núr kann man nie wissen, ob... — only or but you never can or can never tell if...

wie schnell er núr redet — doesn't he speak fast!

was/wer/wie etc núr? — but what/who/how etc?

sie bekommt alles, was sie núr will — she gets whatever she wants

(Wunsch, Bedingung) wenn er núr (erst) käme — if only he would come, if he would only come

wüsste ich núr, wie — if only I knew how, if I only knew how

sagen Sie das núr nicht Ihrer Frau! — just don't tell your wife (whatever you do)

núr zu! — go on

sieh núr — just look

sagen Sie es núr, Sie brauchen es núr zu sagen — just say (the word), you only have to say (the word)

er soll núr lachen! — let him laugh

núr mehr (dial, esp Aus) — only... left

ich habe nur eine Stunde Zeit — I only have an hour

er hat nur einen einzigen Fehler gemacht — he made just a single mistake

das ist nur recht und billig — it is only right and proper

alle durften mitfahren, nur ich nicht — everyone was allowed to go, all except me

er tut das mit Absicht, nur um dich zu provozieren — he does it deliberately, just to provoke you

nicht nur..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...

nicht nur, dass... — it's not just that...

ich male nur so zum Spaß — I paint just for fun

nur dass... — except that...

das ist nur zu wahr! — it's only too true!

wenn das nur gut geht! — let's [just] hope it goes well

wenn er nur käme/hier wäre — if only he would come/he were here

nur keine Hemmungen! — don't be inhibited!

nur zu! — go ahead

lass dich nur nicht erwischen — just don't let me/him/her/them catch you

nur Geduld/vorsichtig/langsam — just be patient/careful/take it easy

nur nicht! — don't, for goodness' sake!

was hat er nur? — whatever's the matter with him?

es wimmelte nur so von Insekten — it was just teeming with insects

er schlug auf den Tisch, dass es nur so krachte — he crashed his fist [down] on the table

ich habe nur eine Stunde Zeit — I only have an hour

er hat nur einen einzigen Fehler gemacht — he made just a single mistake

das ist nur recht und billig — it is only right and proper

alle durften mitfahren, nur ich nicht — everyone was allowed to go, all except me

er tut das mit Absicht, nur um dich zu provozieren — he does it deliberately, just to provoke you

nicht nur..., sondern auch... — not only..., but also...

nicht nur, dass... — it's not just that...

ich male nur so zum Spaß — I paint just for fun

Warum fragst du? - Ach, nur so — Why do you ask? - Oh, no particular reason

nur dass... — except that...

das ist nur zu wahr! — it's only too true!

wenn das nur gut geht! — let's [just] hope it goes well

wenn er nur käme/hier wäre — if only he would come/he were here

nur keine Hemmungen! — don't be inhibited!

nur zu! — go ahead

lass dich nur nicht erwischen — just don't let me/him/her/them catch you

nur Geduld/vorsichtig/langsam — just be patient/careful/take it easy

nur nicht! — don't, for goodness' sake!

wie soll ich ihm das nur erklären? — just how am I supposed to explain it to him?

was sollen wir nur tun? — what on earth are we going to do?

was hat er nur? — whatever's the matter with him?

er lief, so schnell er nur konnte — he ran just as fast as he could

es wimmelte nur so von Insekten — it was just teeming with insects

er schlug auf den Tisch, dass es nur so krachte — he crashed his fist [down] on the table

si lo quieres, te lo doy — if you want it I'll give it to you

si lo sé, no te lo digo — I wouldn't have told you, if I'd known

si tuviera dinero, lo compraría — if I had any money I would buy it

avisadme si no podéis venir — let me know if you can't come

si no estudias, no aprobarás — you won't pass if you don't study, you won't pass unless you study

vete, si no, vas a llegar tarde — go, or (else) you'll be late

¿y si se lo preguntamos? — why don't we ask her?

no sé si hacerlo o no — I don't know whether to do it or not

¿sabes si nos han pagado ya? — do you know if we've been paid yet?

no sé de qué te quejas, si eres una belleza — I don't know what you're complaining about when you're so beautiful

¡si fuera verdad! — if only it were true!, I wish it were true!

¡si viniese pronto! — I wish he'd come!, if only he'd come!

¡si no sabía que estabas allí! — but I didn't know you were there!

¡si (es que) acabo de llamarte! — but I've only just phoned you!

¡si serán hipócritas! — they're such hypocrites!, they're so hypocritical!

si lo sabré yo, que soy su mujer — I ought to know, I'm his wife

que si engorda, que si perjudica a la salud... — they say it's fattening and bad for your health

que si lavar los platos, que si limpiar el suelo, que si... — what with washing up and sweeping the floor and...

¡pero si es el cartero! — why, it's the postman!

¡pero si eres tú! no te había reconocido — oh, it's you, I didn't recognize you!

si mayor — B major

¿te sirvo un poco más? - sí, gracias — do you want a bit more? - yes, please

decir que sí con la cabeza — to nod

¿por qué lo hiciste? - porque sí — why did you do it? - because I felt like it

¿por qué lleva tanto tiempo? - porque sí — why does it take so long? - it just does

tú sí que sabes vivir — you certainly know how to live!

que sí cabe — it does fit

no es tuyo - sí que lo es — it isn't yours - oh yes, it is!

es de muy buena calidad - eso sí — it's very good quality - (yes,) that's true

..., pero eso sí, comen bien —... but they certainly eat well

creo que sí — I think so

me temo que sí — I'm afraid so

¿lloverá? - puede que sí — do you think it will rain? - it might

un día sí y otro no — every other day

no puedo ir pero María sí — I can't go but María can

que no vas! - que sí! — you're not going! - oh, yes I am!

¿a que no te atrees? - a que sív — I bet you wouldn't dare - (do you) want to bet?

con el sí del encargado — with the manager's approval

darle el sí a alguien — to accept somebody's proposal

aún no me ha dado el sí — she still hasn't said yes

nunca he tenido (ni) un sí ni un no con él — we've never had a cross word

sólo piensa en sí mismo — he only thinks of himself

parece muy segura de sí misma — she seems very sure of herself

uno tiene que ver por sí mismo — you have to see it for yourself

lo pensó para sí, pero no dijo nada — she thought it but didn't say anything

convencerse a sí mismo — to convince oneself

reírse de sí mismo — to laugh at oneself