aus beg

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

elemosinare qcs. da qcn. — to beg sb. for sth., to beg sth. from sb

mendicare qc da qn — to beg sb for sth, beg sth from sb

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?

scusa il ritardo — I'm sorry I'm late

tutto questo non ti scusa — this is no excuse

scusi, sa dirmi dove...? — excuse me, can you tell me where...?

scusate un attimo, torno subito — excuse me, I'll be back in a minute

ti sei scusato con lui? — did you apologize to him?

si è scusato del ritardo — he apologized for being late

potresti almeno scusarti — you could at least say you're sorry

non so come scusarmi — I don't know how to apologize

non cercare di scusarti! — don't look for excuses!

scusatelo! — forgive him!

scusami, scusatemi, mi scusi excuse me, I'm sorry, pardon me; voglia scusarmi I'm so sorry, I do beg your pardon; la prego di scusarmi please forgive me; scusate il ritardo sorry I'm late, excuse me for being late; scusate il disordine I'm sorry about the mess; scusi l'interruzione — forgive me for interrupting you

scusa? cos'hai detto? — sorry? (I beg your) pardon? what did you say?

scusi, che ora è? — excuse me, what time is it?

scusa, dove credi di essere? — hey, where do you think you are?

mi scuso per il ritardo — sorry I'm late

mi scuso per il disturbo — I'm sorry to be a nuisance

senza neanche -rsi — without so much as an apology

è dovuto andare a -rsi con lei — he had to go and apologize to her

das Wíé spielt dabei keine Rolle — how (it'll happen/it'll be done etc) is unimportant

dass es geschehen muss, ist klar, nur das Wíé ist noch ein Problem — it's clear that it has to happen, the only problem is how

das Wíé und Wann werden wir später besprechen — we'll talk about how and when later

wie heißt er/das? — what is his/its name?; what is he/that called?

wie kommt es, dass...? — how is it that...?

wie war das Wetter? — what was the weather like?; how was the weather?

wie geht es ihm? — how is he?

wie war es in Spanien? — what was Spain like?; what was it like in Spain?

wie findest du das Bild? — what do you think of the picture?

wie gefällt er dir? — how do you like him?

wie wär's mit... — how about...

wie lange/groß/hoch/oft/viel? — how long/big/high/often/much?

wie spät ist es? — what time is it?

wie alt bist du? — how old are you?

das hat dir Spaß gemacht, wie? — you enjoyed that, didn't you?

wie schon der Name sagt — as the name already implies

[so]... wie... — as... as...

er macht es [genauso] wie du — he does it [just] like you [do]

ich fühlte mich wie... — I felt as if I were...

‘N’ wie ‘Nordpol’ — N for November

wie [zum Beispiel] — like; such as

Männer wie Frauen — men as well as women; both men and women

wie ich an seinem Fenster vorbeigehe, höre ich ihn singen — as I pass by his window I hear him singing

nichts wie Ärger — nothing but trouble

wie heißt er/das? — what is his/its name?; what is he/that called?

wie kommt es, dass...? — how is it that...?

wie war das Wetter? — what was the weather like?; how was the weather?

wie geht es ihm? — how is he?

wie war es in Spanien? — what was Spain like?; what was it like in Spain?

wie findest du das Bild? — what do you think of the picture?

wie gefällt er dir? — how do you like him?

wie wär's mit... — how about...

wie lange/groß/hoch/oft/viel? — how long/big/high/often/much?

wie spät ist es? — what time is it?

wie alt bist du? — how old are you?

das hat dir Spaß gemacht, wie? — you enjoyed that, didn't you?

wie schon der Name sagt — as the name already implies

[so]... wie... — as... as...

er macht es [genauso] wie du — he does it [just] like you [do]

ich fühlte mich wie... — I felt as if I were...

‘N’ wie ‘Nordpol’ — N for November

wie [zum Beispiel] — like; such as

Männer wie Frauen — men as well as women; both men and women

wie ich an seinem Fenster vorbeigehe, höre ich ihn singen — as I pass by his window I hear him singing

nichts wie Ärger — nothing but trouble

domandare qc a qn — to ask sb sth

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

mi ha domandato se volevo andare alla festa — he asked me if I wanted to go to the party

domandare qc a qn — to ask sb for sth

domandare scusa a qn — to beg sb's pardon, say sorry to sb

domandare un favore a qn — to ask sb a favour, ask a favour of sb

domandarsi — to wonder, ask o.s.

mi domando dove possa essere — I wonder where it can be

mi domando e dico perché devo rimanere qua? — why on earth have I got to stay here?

domandare di qn — (chiedere come sta) to ask after sb

domandare il permesso a qcn. — to ask (for) sb.'s permission

domandare scusa a qcn. — to apologize to sb.

e me lo domandi! — you're asking me?

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

domandagli come si chiama — ask him his name

domandare a qcn. come, perché, se — to ask sb. how, why, whether

"è partita?" domandò — "has she left?" he asked

quanto domandano per quel quadro? — what (price) are they asking for that painting?

Luca ha domandato di te — Luca asked after you, Luca asked how you were getting on

-rsi se, perché, come, dove — to wonder whether, why, how, where

jdm auf Kníén danken — to go down on one's knees and thank sb

jemandem auf [den] Knien danken — go down on one's knees and thank somebody

jemanden auf Knien bitten — beg somebody on bended knees

vor jemandem auf die Knie fallen — go down on one's knees before somebody

jemandem auf [den] Knien danken — go down on one's knees and thank somebody

jemanden auf Knien bitten — beg somebody on bended knees

vor jemandem auf die Knie fallen — go down on one's knees before somebody

das Wíé spielt dabei keine Rolle — how (it'll happen/it'll be done etc) is unimportant

dass es geschehen muss, ist klar, nur das Wíé ist noch ein Problem — it's clear that it has to happen, the only problem is how

das Wíé und Wann werden wir später besprechen — we'll talk about how and when later

wie heißt er/das? — what is his/its name?; what is he/that called?

wie kommt es, dass...? — how is it that...?

wie war das Wetter? — what was the weather like?; how was the weather?

wie geht es ihm? — how is he?

wie war es in Spanien? — what was Spain like?; what was it like in Spain?

wie findest du das Bild? — what do you think of the picture?

wie gefällt er dir? — how do you like him?

wie wär's mit... — how about...

wie lange/groß/hoch/oft/viel? — how long/big/high/often/much?

wie spät ist es? — what time is it?

wie alt bist du? — how old are you?

das hat dir Spaß gemacht, wie? — you enjoyed that, didn't you?

wie schon der Name sagt — as the name already implies

[so]... wie... — as... as...

er macht es [genauso] wie du — he does it [just] like you [do]

ich fühlte mich wie... — I felt as if I were...

‘N’ wie ‘Nordpol’ — N for November

wie [zum Beispiel] — like; such as

Männer wie Frauen — men as well as women; both men and women

wie ich an seinem Fenster vorbeigehe, höre ich ihn singen — as I pass by his window I hear him singing

nichts wie Ärger — nothing but trouble

wie heißt er/das? — what is his/its name?; what is he/that called?

wie kommt es, dass...? — how is it that...?

wie war das Wetter? — what was the weather like?; how was the weather?

wie geht es ihm? — how is he?

wie war es in Spanien? — what was Spain like?; what was it like in Spain?

wie findest du das Bild? — what do you think of the picture?

wie gefällt er dir? — how do you like him?

wie wär's mit... — how about...

wie lange/groß/hoch/oft/viel? — how long/big/high/often/much?

wie spät ist es? — what time is it?

wie alt bist du? — how old are you?

das hat dir Spaß gemacht, wie? — you enjoyed that, didn't you?

wie schon der Name sagt — as the name already implies

[so]... wie... — as... as...

er macht es [genauso] wie du — he does it [just] like you [do]

ich fühlte mich wie... — I felt as if I were...

‘N’ wie ‘Nordpol’ — N for November

wie [zum Beispiel] — like; such as

Männer wie Frauen — men as well as women; both men and women

wie ich an seinem Fenster vorbeigehe, höre ich ihn singen — as I pass by his window I hear him singing

nichts wie Ärger — nothing but trouble

Gnáde vor or für Recht ergehen lassen — to temper justice with mercy

ohne Gnáde — without mercy

Gnáde! — mercy!

von jds Gnáden — by the grace of sb

jdn in Gnáden wieder aufnehmen — to restore sb to favo(u)r

in Gnaden wieder aufgenommen werden — be restored to favour

ich bitte mir Ruhe/mehr Sorgfalt aus — I must insist on silence/that you take more care

immer noch, noch immer — still

sie ist immer noch nicht fertig — she still isn't ready (yet), she isn't ready yet

du bist noch zu klein — you're still too young

sie ist noch jung — she's only or still young

er schläft noch — he's still asleep

noch nie — never

das habe ich noch nie gehört — I've never known that (before)

er wird noch kommen — he'll come (yet)

(= eben, nicht später als) das muss noch vor Dienstag fertig sein — it has to be ready by Tuesday

ich habe ihn noch vor zwei Tagen gesehen — I saw him only two days ago

gerade noch — (only) just

noch gestern war er frisch und munter — (only) yesterday he was still bright and cheerful

noch keine drei Tage — not three days

(= außerdem, zusätzlich) wer war noch da? — who else was there?