ask someone's pardon for something

to ask somebody's pardon — pedirle* perdón a alguien

to grant somebody a pardon — indultar a alguien

to pardon somebody something — perdonarle algo a alguien

to beg sb's pardon — pedir perdón a algn

to pardon sb sth — perdonar algo a algn

pardon me! — ¡perdone!, ¡ay, perdone!

pardon my mentioning it — siento tener que decirlo, perdone que se lo diga

to ask somebody's pardon — pedirle* perdón a alguien

to grant somebody a pardon — indultar a alguien

to pardon somebody something — perdonarle algo a alguien

beg somebody's pardon — jemanden um Entschuldigung od. (geh.) Verzeihung bitten

I beg your pardon — entschuldigen od. verzeihen Sie bitte; (please repeat) wie bitte? (auch iron.)

beg pardon — (coll.) Entschuldigung; Verzeihung

pardon? — (coll.) bitte?

pardon! — (coll.) Entschuldigung!

pardon somebody [for] something — jemandem etwas verzeihen

pardon me! — Entschuldigung!

there will be no pardon for deserters — für Fahnenflüchtige gibt es keinen Pardon

to grant sb a pardon — jdn begnadigen

to beg sb's pardon —

to pardon sb sth — jdm etw verzeihen or vergeben

pardon me, but could you...? — entschuldigen or verzeihen Sie bitte, könnten Sie...?

pardon me! — Entschuldigung!, Verzeihung!

pardon my mentioning it — entschuldigen or verzeihen Sie bitte, dass ich das erwähne

beg somebody's pardon — jemanden um Entschuldigung od. (geh.) Verzeihung bitten

I beg your pardon — entschuldigen od. verzeihen Sie bitte; (please repeat) wie bitte? (auch iron.)

beg pardon — (coll.) Entschuldigung; Verzeihung

pardon? — (coll.) bitte?

pardon! — (coll.) Entschuldigung!

pardon somebody [for] something — jemandem etwas verzeihen

pardon my saying so, but... — entschuldigen Sie bitte, dass ich es so ausdrücke, aber...

pardon me! — Entschuldigung!

to ask a question — fare una domanda

to ask sb. sth. — chiedere qcs. a qcn.

80% of those asked said no — l'80% delle persone intervistate hanno detto no

I'm asking you how you did it — voglio sapere come l'hai fatto

I wasn't asking you — non ti ho chiesto niente

it's too much to ask — questo è chiedere troppo

to ask to do — chiedere di fare

to ask sb. to do — chiedere a qcn. di fare

to ask sth. of o from sb. chiedere qcs. a qcn.; what price is he asking for it? — quanto chiede per questo?

to ask sb. out — invitare qcn. a uscire

to ask sb. in — invitare qcn. a entrare

we asked him along — l'abbiamo invitato a unirsi a noi

to ask about sb. — informarsi su qcn.

I'll ask around — mi informerò

to ask a question — fare una domanda

to ask sb. sth. — chiedere qcs. a qcn.

80% of those asked said no — l'80% delle persone intervistate hanno detto no

I'm asking you how you did it — voglio sapere come l'hai fatto

I wasn't asking you — non ti ho chiesto niente

it's too much to ask — questo è chiedere troppo

to ask to do — chiedere di fare

to ask sb. to do — chiedere a qcn. di fare

to ask sth. of o from sb. chiedere qcs. a qcn.; what price is he asking for it? — quanto chiede per questo?

to ask sb. out — invitare qcn. a uscire

to ask sb. in — invitare qcn. a entrare

we asked him along — l'abbiamo invitato a unirsi a noi

to ask about sb. — informarsi su qcn.

I'll ask around — mi informerò

I beg you! — te lo suplico!, te lo ruego!

to beg for something — mendigar* algo

they live by begging — viven de la mendicidad

she taught the dog to beg — le enseñó al perro a levantar las patitas

I beg you! — ¡te lo suplico!

he begged my help — suplicó mi ayuda

to beg sb for sth — suplicar algo a algn

he begged me to help him — me suplicó que le ayudara

I beg to differ — siento tener que disentir

to beg the question —

some definitions of mental illness beg the question of what constitutes normal behaviour — algunas definiciones de enfermedad mental dan por sentado lo que constituye un comportamiento normal

he begged a pound — pidió una libra

I beg you! — te lo suplico!, te lo ruego!

to beg for something — mendigar* algo

they live by begging — viven de la mendicidad

she taught the dog to beg — le enseñó al perro a levantar las patitas

beg somebody for something — jemanden um etwas bitten

beg something — um etwas bitten

beg something of somebody — etwas von jemandem erbitten

beg a favour [of somebody] — [jemanden] um einen Gefallen bitten

beg the question — (evade difficulty) der Frage (Dat.) ausweichen

a begging letter — ein Bettelbrief

go [a-]begging — keinen Abnehmer finden

to beg sth of sb — jdn um etw bitten

to beg leave to do sth —

I beg to differ — ich erlaube mir, anderer Meinung zu sein

to beg the question — die Frage offenlassen

(= entreat) to beg of sb to do sth — jdn anflehen or inständig bitten, etw zu tun

I beg of you — ich bitte Sie

to go begging (inf) — noch zu haben sein

she begged to come with us — sie bat darum, mit uns kommen zu dürfen

I beg to differ — da bin ich [aber] anderer Meinung

beg somebody for something — jemanden um etwas bitten

beg something — um etwas bitten

beg something of somebody — etwas von jemandem erbitten

beg a favour [of somebody] — [jemanden] um einen Gefallen bitten

beg the question — (evade difficulty) der Frage (Dat.) ausweichen

a begging letter — ein Bettelbrief

go [a-]begging — keinen Abnehmer finden

um etwas bitten — ask for or request something; (inständig) beg for something

der Blinde bat um eine milde Gabe — the blind man begged for alms

ich bitte einen Moment um Geduld/Ihre Aufmerksamkeit — I must ask you to be patient for a moment/may I ask for your attention for a moment

ich lasse bitten — [please] ask him/her/them to come in

jemanden um etwas bitten — ask somebody for something

darf ich Sie um Feuer/ein Glas Wasser bitten? — could I ask you for a light/a glass of water, please?

darf ich die Herrschaften um Geduld/Ruhe bitten? — could I ask you to be patient/silent?

[aber] ich bitte dich/Sie! — [please] don't mention it

um etwas bitten — ask for or request something; (inständig) beg for something

der Blinde bat um eine milde Gabe — the blind man begged for alms

ich bitte einen Moment um Geduld/Ihre Aufmerksamkeit — I must ask you to be patient for a moment/may I ask for your attention for a moment

ich lasse bitten — [please] ask him/her/them to come in

jemanden um etwas bitten — ask somebody for something

darf ich Sie um Feuer/ein Glas Wasser bitten? — could I ask you for a light/a glass of water, please?

darf ich die Herrschaften um Geduld/Ruhe bitten? — could I ask you to be patient/silent?

[aber] ich bitte dich/Sie! — [please] don't mention it

demander l'asile politique — to apply for political asylum

demander la main de quelqu'un — to ask for somebody's hand

demander quelqu'un en mariage — to propose to somebody

fais ce qu'on te demande! — do as you're told!

il n'en demandait pas tant — he didn't expect all that

je ne demande pas mieux que de partir — there's nothing I would like better than to go

je ne demande que ça! — that's exactly what I want!

il ne demande qu'à te croire — he'd really like to believe you

demander quelque chose à quelqu'un — to ask somebody something

‘un vendeur est demandé à l'accueil’ — ‘would a salesman please come to reception’

se demander si/pourquoi — to wonder whether/why

ce genre de choses ne se demande pas — it's not the kind of thing you ask

demander qch à qn — to ask sb sth

Nous avons demandé notre chemin à un chauffeur de taxi. — We asked a taxi driver the way.

demander si... — to ask if..., to ask whether...

Va demander si c'est gratuit. — Go and ask if it's free.

demander pourquoi — to ask why

J'ai demandé la permission. — I've asked for permission.

Je lui ai demandé un renseignement concernant... — I asked him for some information about...

demander la main de qn — to ask for sb's hand, to ask for sb's hand in marriage

demander pardon à qn — to apologize to sb

demander à faire qch — to ask if one can do sth, to ask to do sth

Elle a demandé à parler au directeur. — She asked if she could speak to the headteacher., She asked to speak to the headteacher.

demander à voir qch — to ask to see sth

je demande à voir! — I'll believe that when I see it!

il ne demande qu'à faire — all he wants is to do

demander à qn de faire — to ask sb to do

Je lui ai demandé de m'aider. — I asked him to help me.

demander que; Ils ont demandé qu'on leur rembourse le prix du voyage. — They asked to be reimbursed for the cost of the journey.

il ne demande que ça — that's all he wants

je ne demande pas mieux — I'd like nothing better

Ils demandent 2 secrétaires et un ingénieur. — They're looking for 2 secretaries and an engineer.

En ce moment on demande beaucoup de linguistes. — Linguists are very much in demand at the moment.

Il vous demande, qu'est-ce que je dis? — He's asking for you, what shall I say?, He wants to speak to you, what shall I say?

On vous demande au téléphone. — You're wanted on the phone., There's someone on the phone for you.

Il demande M. Duval, qu'est-ce que je dis? — He wants to see M. Duval, what shall I say?

un travail qui demande beaucoup de temps — a job that requires a lot of time

chiedere qc a qn — to ask sb for sth, ask sb sth

chiedi a Lidia come si chiama il suo cane — ask Lidia what her dog's called

mi ha chiesto l'ora — he asked me the time

ho chiesto il conto al cameriere — I asked the waiter for the bill

mi ha chiesto degli spiccioli — he asked me for some change

chiedi dov'è l'albergo — ask where the hotel is

chiedersi (se) — to wonder (whether)

mi chiedo cosa stia facendo — I wonder what she's doing

chiedere scusa a qn — to apologize to sb

ho chiesto scusa a Marco — I apologized to Marco

chiedo scusa! — I'm sorry!

chiedi a Giulia di spostarsi un po' — ask Giulia to move over a bit

chiedere il permesso di fare qc — to ask permission to do sth

mi ha chiesto del mio viaggio — he asked me about my trip

(fraseologia) chiedere il divorzio — to ask for a divorce

chiedere l'elemosina — to beg

chiedere giustizia — to demand justice

chiedere l'impossibile — to ask (for) the impossible

chiedere la mano di qn — to ask for sb's hand in marriage

chiedere la pace — to sue for peace

non chiedo altro — that's all I want

non chiedo altro che partire con te — all I want is to leave with you

chiedere di qn — (salute) to ask about o after sb, (al telefono) to ask for sb, want sb, (per vederlo) to ask for sb

tutti i miei amici chiedono di te — all my friends are asking after you

c'è un certo Andrea che chiede di te — someone called Andrea is looking for you

il padrone chiede di te — the boss wants to see you

chiedere il conto — to ask for the bill

chiedere dei soldi a qcn. — to ask sb. for money

chiedere consiglio a qcn. — to ask sb.'s advice

chiedere scusa a qcn. — to apologize to sb.

chiedere a qcn. di fare — to ask sb. to do

chiedere di incontrare qcn. — to ask to meet sb.

ha chiesto di restare — he asked if he could stay

chiedere qcs. a qcn. — to ask sb. sth.

chiedere la strada (a qcn.) — to ask (sb.) the way

chiedigli come si chiama — ask him his name

scusi se glielo chiedo, ma... — excuse me for asking, but...

fa' quello che ti si chiede! — do what you're told!

non chiedeva tanto — he didn't expect that much

non chiedo di meglio che — there's nothing I would like better than

non chiedo che questo! non chiedo altro! — that's exactly what I want! I ask for nothing else!

è chiedere troppo — it's too much to ask

quanto chiede per quello? — what price is he asking for it?

God forgive me — möge Gott mir vergeben

you are forgiven — ich verzeihe dir

you could be forgiven for thinking that... — es ist durchaus verständlich, wenn Sie denken, dass...

forgive me, but... — Entschuldigung, aber...

I'll never forgive myself if anything happens to him — ich werde es mir nie verzeihen, wenn ihm etwas zustößt

to forgive and forget — vergeben und vergessen

God forgive me — möge Gott mir vergeben

am I forgiven? — verzeihst du mir?

you are forgiven — ich verzeihe dir

ya sabe decir varias palabras — she can already say several words, she already knows several words

- tengo prisa -dijo — "I'm in a hurry," she said

olvídalo, no he dicho nada — forget I said anything

¿decía usted? — you were saying?

como decía mi abuela — as my grandmother used to say

como iba diciendo... — as I was saying...

¿cómo ha dicho usted? — pardon?, what did you say?

mi amigo dice que eres muy guapa — my friend says (that) you're very pretty

dicen que... — they say (that)..., people say (that)...

el cartel dice claramente que... — the sign says clearly {o} clearly states that...

decir que sí/no — to say yes/no

-¿viene? -dice que sí — "is she coming?" - "she says she is {o} she says so"

la miré y me dijo que sí/no con la cabeza — I looked at her and she nodded/shook her head

¿quién te lo dijo? — who told you?

se lo dije bien claro, pero no me hizo caso — I told her quite clearly, but she didn't take any notice of me

tengo algo que decirte — there's something I want to tell you, I've got something to tell you

hoy nos dicen las notas — they're telling {o} giving us our results today

me dijo que no vendría — he told me (that) he wouldn't come

ya te dije que no tiene ni idea — I told you he hasn't got a clue

¿no te digo que no puedo ir? — I've already told you I can't go

la profesora me dijo que esperara fuera — the teacher told me to wait outside

le dije que fuera más tarde — I told her to go later

dile que venga a cenar mañana con nosotros — ask him to come and have supper with us tomorrow

te digo que te calles — I said shut up

decir tonterías — to talk nonsense

¿cómo le dicen a esto en Perú? — what do they call this in Peru?

se llama Francisco, pero le dicen Paco — his name is Francisco, but he's known as Paco

le dicen "el torero" — he's known as "el torero"

en México se le dice "recámara" al dormitorio — in Mexico they say "recámara" instead of "dormitorio"

podemos ir a Portugal, ¿tú qué dices? — we could go to Portugal, what do you say?

¿tu familia qué dice de la boda? — what does your family say about the wedding?

había 8, digo 9 — there were 8, I mean 9

dirá usted aquel otro — you must mean that other one

¡qué digo! — what am I saying?

no puedo leer lo que dice — I can't read what it says

no me dice nada este libro — this book leaves me cold

mis súbditos se presentarán ante mí ¡he dicho! — my subjects shall appear before me: I have spoken!

aunque no es el director es, como quien dice, el que manda en la empresa — although he isn't the manager, he's the person in charge, so to speak, of the company

está, como quien dice, aquí al lado — it's just round the corner, as they say

como quien no dice nada — quite casually, as though it wasn't important

- gracias por todo -lo mismo digo — "thank you for everything" - "likewise!" {o} "thanks to you too!"

deberías buscar trabajo, vamos, digo yo — you ought to look for a job, that's what I say, if you ask me, you ought to look for a job

¡si te lo digo yo! — of course it's true!

¡lo digo yo y basta! — you will do it because I say so!

mi prima, es decir, la hija de Ana — my cousin, that is (to say) Ana's daughter

¿qué quiere decir "spatha"? — what does "spatha" mean?

¿qué quiere usted decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿querrás decir un millón, no un billón? — do you mean a million rather than a billion?

les ha costado más cara que mi casa, y eso ya es decir — it cost them more than my house did, and that's saying something

no es que yo lo diga, pero... — it's not because I say so, but...

es, digamos, un comerciante — he's a dealer, for want of a better word, he's a sort of dealer

¡haberlo dicho!, ¡me lo hubieras dicho! — you could have told me {o} said!

y su madre, no digamos — not to mention his mother

no estuvo muy cortés, que digamos — he wasn't what you'd call polite, he wasn't exactly polite

¿cómo (lo) diría yo? — how shall I put it?

¿cómo diríamos? — how shall I put it?

¡quién lo diría! — would you believe it!, who would have thought it!

pero no quiso por el qué dirán — but she didn't want to because of what people might say

se preocupa mucho por el qué dirán — she's always worried about what people will say {o} think

-¿te puedo pedir un favor? -dime — "can I ask you a favour?" - "go ahead"

-¿te gustaría cambiar de coche? -¡hombre, ya me dirás! — "would you like a new car?" - "you bet I would!"

su nombre no me dice nada — her name doesn't mean anything to me

su mirada lo dice todo — her expression says it all {o} speaks volumes

una situación que tan mal dice de nuestro gobierno — a situation which shows our government in such a bad light

¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking

ya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now

no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that

no digas estupideces — don't talk nonsense!

¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?

¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?

no lo dirás en serio! — you can't be serious!

dijo que sí con la cabeza — he nodded

no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'

eso no se dice! — you mustn't say that!

¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?

bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty

es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying

haberlo dicho antes — why didn't you say so before?

¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will

¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't

digan lo que digan — whatever people say

decirle algo a alguien — to tell somebody something

eso no es lo que me dijo a mí — that's not what he told me

¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?

se lo voy a decir a papá — I'm going to tell Dad

hoy nos dicen el resultado — they're going to give us the result today

Andrés me dijo lo de tu hermano — Andrés told me about your brother

a mí me lo vas a decir! — you're telling me!

ya te lo decía yo! — I told you so!

fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible