a game of sorts

facciamo un gioco — let's play a game

carta da gioco — playing card

per gioco — for fun

campo da gioco — playing field

gioco leale, scorretto — fair, foul play

il gioco di luci sull'acqua — the play of light on the water

gioco educativo — educational game

gioco elettronico — computer game

gioco dell'oca — = snakes and ladders

gioco di parole — (word) pun

gioco di pazienza — = puzzle, game requiring patience

gioco di prestigio — conjuring trick

gioco di ruolo — role-play

gioco di società — parlour game

gioco da tavolo — board game

Giochi Olimpici — Olympic Games, Olympics

fare il gioco di qcn. — to play into sb.'s hands

il gioco non vale la candela — the game's not worth the candle

stare al gioco di qcn. — to play along with sb.

fare buon viso a cattivo gioco — to make the best of a bad bargain, to put a brave face on things

a che gioco sta giocando? — what's his game?

è un gioco da ragazzi — it's child's play

è in gioco il tuo futuro — your future is at stake

ha buon gioco a criticarmi — it's easy for him to criticize me

all those present — todos los presentes

all good teachers know it — todo buen profesor lo sabe

all four of us went — fuimos los cuatro

all morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera

what's all this we hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

of all the stupid things to do! — qué estupidez!

I might as well not bother for all the notice he takes — para el caso que me hace, más vale que ni me moleste

it isn't as bad as all that — no es para tanto

he's not all that rich — tan rico no es

in all innocence — con toda inocencia

with all possible care — con el mayor cuidado posible

beyond all doubt — fuera de toda duda

they denied all knowledge of it — negaron tener conocimiento alguno de ello

all I can say is... — todo lo que puedo decir es..., lo único que puedo decir es...

will that be all, madam? — ¿algo más señora?, ¿eso es todo, señora?

they did all they could — hicieron todo lo que pudieron

it was all I could do to stop him from hitting her — apenas pude impedir que le pegara

all in good time — todo a su debido tiempo, cada cosa a su tiempo

when all is said and done — a fin de cuentas

for all I care — por lo que a mí me importa

for all I know — que yo sepa

all together now — ahora todos juntos

she is the cleverest of all — es la más inteligente de todos/todas

I don't intend to tell anyone, least of all her! — no pienso decírselo a nadie y a ella menos todavía

all of: now that all of the children go to school ahora que todos los niños van al colegio; all of the cheese todo el queso; it took all of 20 years to complete it — se tardó 20 años enteros en acabarlo

she helped us all — nos ayudó a todos

it was all gone — no quedaba nada

now I've seen it all! — vivir para ver!

that says it all — eso ya te lo dice todo

all in all — en general

all told — en total

and all — y todo

he ate it, skin and all — se lo comió con la cáscara y todo

at all: they don't like him at all no les gusta nada; I'm not at all worried o worried at all no estoy preocupada en absoluto, no estoy para nada preocupada; thank you - not at all gracias - de nada or no hay de qué; she didn't feel at all well no se sentía nada bien; it's not bad at all, it's not at all bad no está nada mal; they'll come late, if they come at all vendrán tarde, si es que vienen; if (it's) at all possible — si fuera posible

in all — en total

there were flags all along the road — había banderas todo a lo largo del camino

all through the ceremony — durante toda la ceremonia

you've gone all red — te has puesto todo colorado/toda colorada

she was all alone — estaba completamente sola

I got all wet — me mojé todo/toda

I'm all ears — soy todo/toda oídos

he won all the same — igual ganó

the score was one all — iban (empatados) uno a uno

30 all — 30 iguales

all along — desde el primer momento

all but — casi

the game had all but finished — prácticamente or ya casi había terminado el partido

all for: to be all for something: I'm all for sex education — estoy totalmente a favor de la educación sexual

all that — ( particularly) (usu neg)

I don't know her all that well — no la conozco tan bien

I don't care all that much — no me importa demasiado

all the — (+ comp)

it is all the more remarkable if you consider... — resulta aún or todavía más extraordinario si se tiene en cuenta...

all the more reason to fire them! — más razón para echarlos!

all the more so because... — tanto más cuanto que...; see also all out

all my life — toda mi vida

all my friends — todos mis amigos

all men — todos los hombres

they drank all the beer — se bebieron toda la cerveza

all the others went home — todos los demás se fueron a casa

it rained all day — llovió todo el día, llovió el día entero

she hasn't been in all day — no ha estado en todo el día

all three (of them) were found guilty — los tres fueron declarados culpables

I'll take all three (of them) — me llevo los tres

40% of all marriages end in divorce — el 40% de los matrimonios terminan en divorcio

it's not as bad as all that — no es para tanto

all that is irrelevant now — todo eso ya no importa

he went on about loyalty and all that — habló sin parar sobre la lealtad y cosas así

sorry and all that, but that's the way it is — disculpas y todo lo demás, pero así son las cosas

of all the luck! — ¡vaya suerte!

of all the tactless things to say! — ¡qué falta de tacto!

it's all done — está todo hecho

it was all I could do not to laugh — apenas pude contener la risa

not all of it was true — no todo era cierto

I do all of the work — yo hago todo el trabajo

I do all of the cooking — siempre cocino yo

six o'clock? is that all? — ¿las seis? ¿nada más?

that's all — eso es todo, nada más

all I can tell you is... — todo lo que puedo decirte es..., lo único que puedo decirte es...

all I want is to sleep — lo único que quiero es dormir

that was all that we managed to salvage from the fire — eso fue todo lo que conseguimos rescatar del incendio

all that he did was laugh — lo único que hizo fue reírse

they all came with their husbands — todas vinieron con sus maridos

his was the worst performance of all — la suya fue la peor actuación de todas

the score is two all — van empatados a dos, el marcador es de empate a dos

to draw two all — empatar a dos

all but seven/twenty — todos menos siete/veinte

I rushed to get there, all for nothing — fui a toda prisa, todo para nada, fui a toda prisa, y total para nada

all in all, things turned out quite well — en general, las cosas salieron bastante bien

we thought, all in all, it wasn't a bad idea — pensamos que, mirándolo bien, no era una mala idea

what with the rain and all — con la lluvia y todo lo demás

the dog ate the sausage, mustard and all — el perro se comió la salchicha, mostaza incluida

you can go right now for all I care — por mí como si te vas ahora mismo

for all I know he could be dead — puede que hasta esté muerto, no lo sé

for all I know, he could be right — igual hasta tiene razón, no lo sé

I'll go tomorrow if I go at all — si es que voy, iré mañana

it rarely rains here, if at all — aquí rara vez llueve, si es que llueve

I'd like to see him today, if (it's) at all possible — me gustaría verlo hoy, si es del todo posible

they won't attempt it, if they have any sense at all — si tienen el más mínimo sentido común, no lo intentarán

50 men in all — 50 hombres en total

he ate it all — se lo comió todo

it all happened so quickly — sucedió todo tan rápido

she seemed to have it all: a good job, a happy marriage — parecía tenerlo todo: un buen trabajo, un matrimonio feliz

I have no regrets at all — no me arrepiento en absoluto

it makes no difference at all — da exactamente igual

I don't feel at all well — no me siento nada bien

she wasn't at all apologetic — no se disculpó para nada

it was not at all nice — no fue nada agradable

you mean he didn't cry at all? — ¿quieres decir que no lloró nada?

did you mention me at all? — ¿mencionaste mi nombre por casualidad?

"are you disappointed?" - "not at all!" — -¿estás defraudado? -en absoluto

she went all red — se puso toda colorada

you're all wet — estás todo mojado

it's all dirty — está todo sucio

he was all covered in blood — estaba completamente cubierto de sangre

all along the street — a lo largo de toda la calle, por toda la calle

he all but died — casi se muere, por poco se muere

he's all but forgotten now — ya casi no se le recuerda

to be all for sth — estar completamente a favor de algo

I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor

the trip cost £200 all in — el viaje costó 200 libras, todo incluido

to go all out for the prize — volcarse por conseguir el premio

we must go all out to ensure it — hemos de desplegar todos nuestros medios para asegurarlo

he's travelled all over the world — ha viajado por todo el mundo

you've got mud all over your shoes — tienes los zapatos cubiertos de barro

I spilled coffee all over my shirt — se me cayó el café encima y me manché toda la camisa

I ache all over — me duele (por) todo el cuerpo

it happens all over — ocurre en todas partes

considering his age, it's all the more remarkable that he succeeded — teniendo en cuenta su edad, es aún más extraordinario que lo haya logrado

she valued her freedom, all the more so because she had fought so hard for it — valoraba mucho su libertad, tanto más cuanto que había luchado tanto por conseguirla

it's all too true — lamentablemente es cierto

all too soon, the holiday was over — cuando quisimos darnos cuenta las vacaciones habían terminado

the evening passed all too quickly — la tarde pasó demasiado rápido

it's all up with him — está acabado

it isn't all that far — no está tan lejos

it shouldn't be all that difficult — no debería resultar tan difícil

I really didn't give it my all — no di todo lo que podía dar de mí

I decided to give it my all — decidí echarle el resto

all clear! — ¡fin de la alerta!

all those present — todos los presentes

all good teachers know it — todo buen profesor lo sabe

all four of us went — fuimos los cuatro

all morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera

what's all this we hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

of all the stupid things to do! — qué estupidez!

I might as well not bother for all the notice he takes — para el caso que me hace, más vale que ni me moleste

it isn't as bad as all that — no es para tanto

he's not all that rich — tan rico no es

in all innocence — con toda inocencia

with all possible care — con el mayor cuidado posible

beyond all doubt — fuera de toda duda

they denied all knowledge of it — negaron tener conocimiento alguno de ello

all I can say is... — todo lo que puedo decir es..., lo único que puedo decir es...

will that be all, madam? — ¿algo más señora?, ¿eso es todo, señora?

they did all they could — hicieron todo lo que pudieron

it was all I could do to stop him from hitting her — apenas pude impedir que le pegara

all in good time — todo a su debido tiempo, cada cosa a su tiempo

when all is said and done — a fin de cuentas

for all I care — por lo que a mí me importa

for all I know — que yo sepa

all together now — ahora todos juntos

she is the cleverest of all — es la más inteligente de todos/todas

I don't intend to tell anyone, least of all her! — no pienso decírselo a nadie y a ella menos todavía

all of: now that all of the children go to school ahora que todos los niños van al colegio; all of the cheese todo el queso; it took all of 20 years to complete it — se tardó 20 años enteros en acabarlo

she helped us all — nos ayudó a todos

it was all gone — no quedaba nada

now I've seen it all! — vivir para ver!

that says it all — eso ya te lo dice todo

all in all — en general

all told — en total

and all — y todo

he ate it, skin and all — se lo comió con la cáscara y todo

at all: they don't like him at all no les gusta nada; I'm not at all worried o worried at all no estoy preocupada en absoluto, no estoy para nada preocupada; thank you - not at all gracias - de nada or no hay de qué; she didn't feel at all well no se sentía nada bien; it's not bad at all, it's not at all bad no está nada mal; they'll come late, if they come at all vendrán tarde, si es que vienen; if (it's) at all possible — si fuera posible

in all — en total

there were flags all along the road — había banderas todo a lo largo del camino

all through the ceremony — durante toda la ceremonia

you've gone all red — te has puesto todo colorado/toda colorada

she was all alone — estaba completamente sola

I got all wet — me mojé todo/toda

I'm all ears — soy todo/toda oídos

he won all the same — igual ganó

the score was one all — iban (empatados) uno a uno

30 all — 30 iguales

all along — desde el primer momento

all but — casi

the game had all but finished — prácticamente or ya casi había terminado el partido

all for: to be all for something: I'm all for sex education — estoy totalmente a favor de la educación sexual

all that — ( particularly) (usu neg)

I don't know her all that well — no la conozco tan bien

I don't care all that much — no me importa demasiado

all the — (+ comp)

it is all the more remarkable if you consider... — resulta aún or todavía más extraordinario si se tiene en cuenta...

all the more reason to fire them! — más razón para echarlos!

all the more so because... — tanto más cuanto que...; see also all out

lo hubiéramos hecho — we would have done it

¡haberlo dicho! — you should have said!

pero, ¿habráse visto (cosa igual)? — well, have you ever seen anything like it?

de haberlo sabido — if I had known, if I'd known

he de hacerlo — I have to do it, I must do it

hemos de tener paciencia — we must be patient

has de saber que... — you should know that...

¿qué he de hacer? — what am I to do?

han de ser las nueve — it must be about nine o'clock

hay — [con sustantivo en singular] there is; [con sustantivo en plural] there are

hay un hombre en la calle — there is a man in the street

hay mucho que hacer — there is so much to be done

hubo una guerra — there was a war

no hubo discusión — there was no discussion

¿habrá tiempo? — will there be time?

tomará lo que haya — he'll take whatever there is

lo que hay es que... — it's like this..., the thing is...

algo debe de haber para que se comporte así — there must be some reason for him acting like that

hay sol — the sun is shining, it's sunny

hay dos hombres en la calle — there are two men in the street

no hay plátanos — there are no bananas

ha habido problemas — there have been problems

los hay buenos y malos — some are good and some are bad

los hay que están confusos y asustados — some (people) are confused and afraid

las hay en negro y blanco — they are available in black and white

oportunistas los hay en todas partes — you'll find opportunists everywhere, there are always opportunists, wherever you go

no hay como esta playa para disfrutar del surf — there's nothing like this beach for surfing

no hay más que hablar — there's no more to be said, there's nothing more to say

no hay quien te entienda — there's no understanding you

¡aquí no hay quien duerma! — it's impossible to get any sleep round here!

¡no hay de qué! — don't mention it!, not at all!

como hay pocos, donde los haya —

de lo que no hay —

¡eres de lo que no hay! — you're unbelievable!

si los hay —

buen chico si los hay — a good lad if ever there was one

"¡mejores no hay!" — "there's none better!"

¿hay puros? — do you have any cigars?

• hay que, hay que trabajar — one has to work, everyone must work

hay que hacer algo — something has to be done

hay que hacerlo — it has to be done

no hay que hacer nada — you don't have to do anything

hay que ser fuertes — we must be strong

no hay que olvidar que... — we mustn't forget that...

no hay que tomarlo a mal — there's no reason to take it badly, you mustn't get upset about it

¡había que decírselo! — we'll have to tell him!

¡había que verlo! — you should have seen it!

no hay más que haber viajado un poco para saberlo — anyone who has done a bit of travelling would know

en el encuentro habido ayer — in yesterday's game

el descenso de temperatura habida ayer — the fall in temperature recorded yesterday

la lista de las víctimas habidas — the list of casualties

habidos y por haber —

se trataron todos los temas habidos y por haber — they discussed every subject under the sun

un hijo habido fuera del matrimonio — a child born out of wedlock

los dos hijos habidos en su primer matrimonio — the two children from her first marriage

Pepe, que Dios haya en su gloria — Pepe, God rest his soul

lee cuantos libros puede haber — he reads all the books he can lay his hands on

no han/habían llegado — they haven't/hadn't arrived

como se haya olvidado lo mato — if he's forgotten, I'll kill him!

de haberlo sabido — had I known, if I'd known

deberías haberlo dicho! — you should have said so!

haber de + inf — to have to + inf

ha de llegar un día en que... — the day will come when...

ha de ser tarde — it must be late

pero ¿sabes lo que dices? - no lo he de saber! — but do you know what you're saying? - of course I do!

hay una carta/varias cartas para ti — there's a letter/there are several letters for you

había un cliente esperando — there was a customer waiting

hubo dos accidentes — there were two accidents

¿qué tomarán de postre? - ¿hay helado? — what would you like for dessert? - do you have any ice cream?

no hay como un buen descanso — there's nothing like a good rest

no hay quien lo aguante — he's absolutely unbearable

hay quien piensa que... — there are those who feel that...

hubo varios heridos — several people were injured

las hay rojas y verdes — there are red ones and green ones

no hay de qué preocuparse — there's nothing to worry about

¿qué hubo de lo de Jorge y Ana? — what happened with Jorge and Ana?

muchos años/mucho tiempo ha — many years/a long time ago

no han/habían llegado — they haven't/hadn't arrived

como se haya olvidado lo mato — if he's forgotten, I'll kill him!

de haberlo sabido — had I known, if I'd known

deberías haberlo dicho! — you should have said so!

haber de + inf — to have to + inf

ha de llegar un día en que... — the day will come when...

ha de ser tarde — it must be late

pero ¿sabes lo que dices? - no lo he de saber! — but do you know what you're saying? - of course I do!

hay una carta/varias cartas para ti — there's a letter/there are several letters for you

había un cliente esperando — there was a customer waiting

hubo dos accidentes — there were two accidents

¿qué tomarán de postre? - ¿hay helado? — what would you like for dessert? - do you have any ice cream?

no hay como un buen descanso — there's nothing like a good rest

no hay quien lo aguante — he's absolutely unbearable

hay quien piensa que... — there are those who feel that...

hubo varios heridos — several people were injured

las hay rojas y verdes — there are red ones and green ones

no hay de qué preocuparse — there's nothing to worry about

¿qué hubo de lo de Jorge y Ana? — what happened with Jorge and Ana?

muchos años/mucho tiempo ha — many years/a long time ago

la expulsaron del partido — she was expelled from the party, she was thrown out of the party

el árbitro lo expulsó del terreno de juego — the referee sent him off the pitch

esa excusa se está convirtiendo en un comodín — that excuse seems to be getting used rather a lot recently

esa excusa se está convirtiendo en un comodín — that excuse seems to be getting used rather a lot recently

first name — nome

my name is Bill — mi chiamo Bill

what is your name? — come ti chiami?

he goes by the name of Max — si fa chiamare Max

I know it by another name — lo conosco sotto un altro nome

I only know it by name — lo conosco solo di nome

in the name of God! — in nome di Dio!

he's president in name only — è presidente solo sulla carta

to have a name for — essere noto per

to make one's name, a name for oneself as a writer — farsi un nome come scrittore

to call sb. names — coprire di insulti qcn.

he called me all sorts of names — me ne ha dette di tutti i colori

that's the name of the game — è quello che conta, è la cosa più importante

to see one's name in lights — = diventare famoso

her mother — l'hanno chiamata come la mamma

a boy named Joe — un ragazzo di nome Joe

the product is named after its inventor — il prodotto ha preso il nome dal suo inventore

Italy, France, to name but a few — Italia, Francia, per dirne solo alcuni

illnesses? you name it, I've had it! — malattie? dinne una che io l'ho avuta!

naming no names — senza fare nomi

to be named as a suspect — essere fra i sospetti

first name — nome

my name is Bill — mi chiamo Bill

what is your name? — come ti chiami?

he goes by the name of Max — si fa chiamare Max

I know it by another name — lo conosco sotto un altro nome

I only know it by name — lo conosco solo di nome

in the name of God! — in nome di Dio!

he's president in name only — è presidente solo sulla carta

to have a name for — essere noto per

to make one's name, a name for oneself as a writer — farsi un nome come scrittore

to call sb. names — coprire di insulti qcn.

he called me all sorts of names — me ne ha dette di tutti i colori

that's the name of the game — è quello che conta, è la cosa più importante

to see one's name in lights — = diventare famoso