did he ask you a lot of questions

ask somebody's name — nach jemandes Namen fragen

ask somebody [something] — jemanden [nach etwas] fragen

ask somebody about something — jemanden nach etwas fragen

how much are you asking for that car? — wieviel verlangen Sie für das Auto?

ask a lot of somebody — viel von jemandem verlangen

asking price — geforderter Preis

ask somebody to dinner — jemanden zum Essen einladen

ask somebody out — jemanden einladen

you may well ask — du hast allen Grund zu fragen

ask after somebody/something — nach jemandem/etwas fragen

ask for something/somebody — etwas/jemanden verlangen

ask for it — (coll.): (invite trouble) es herausfordern

if you ask me — wenn du mich fragst

to ask sb for or to lunch — jdn zum (Mittag)essen einladen

to ask sb to do sth — jdn darum bitten, etw zu tun

are you asking me to believe that? — und das soll ich glauben?

could I ask your advice? — darf ich Sie um Rat bitten?

he asked to be excused — er bat, ihn zu entschuldigen, er entschuldigte sich

that's asking the impossible — das ist ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit

he asks too much of me — er verlangt zu viel von mir

that's asking too much — das ist zu viel verlangt

to ask about sb/sth — sich nach jdm/etw erkundigen

ask away! — frag nur!

I only asked —

I'm not asking for sympathy — ich will kein Mitleid

there's no harm in asking — Fragen kostet nichts!

it's yours for the asking —

you are asking for trouble — du willst wohl Ärger haben

if you do that you're asking for trouble — wenn du das tust, dann kriegst du Ärger

that's asking for trouble —

to ask for Mr X — Herrn X verlangen

to ask for sth back — etw wiederhaben wollen

ask [somebody] a question — [jemandem] eine Frage stellen

ask somebody's name — nach jemandes Namen fragen

ask somebody [something] — jemanden [nach etwas] fragen

ask somebody about something — jemanden nach etwas fragen

ask something — um etwas bitten

how much are you asking for that car? — wieviel verlangen Sie für das Auto?

ask somebody to do something — jemanden [darum] bitten, etwas zu tun

ask a lot of somebody — viel von jemandem verlangen

asking price — geforderter Preis

it's yours for the asking — du kannst es gern haben

ask somebody to dinner — jemanden zum Essen einladen

ask somebody out — jemanden einladen

you may well ask — du hast allen Grund zu fragen

ask after somebody/something — nach jemandem/etwas fragen

ask for something/somebody — etwas/jemanden verlangen

ask for it — (coll.): (invite trouble) es herausfordern

ask your mother — pregúntale a tu madre

to ask a question — hacer* una pregunta

to ask somebody something — preguntarle algo a alguien

I asked him his name — le pregunté cómo se llamaba

I often ask myself... — muchas veces me pregunto...

to ask somebody about something/somebody/-ing: have you asked him about his trip/his mother? ¿le has preguntado por el viaje/por su madre?; ask her about doing overtime — pregúntale si sería posible hacer horas extras

nobody asked your opinion — nadie te ha pedido tu opinión

what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?

is that asking too much? — ¿es mucho pedir?

to ask somebody for something — pedirle* algo a alguien

I'm going to ask him for it back — le voy a pedir que me lo devuelva

to ask something of somebody: she asks too much of her students les exige demasiado a sus alumnos; to ask somebody to + inf pedirle* a alguien que (+ subj); they asked me to help out me pidieron que les diera una mano; I must ask you to leave haga el favor de irse; I asked her to dance la saqué a bailar; to ask to + inf: I asked to see the manager pedí hablar con el director; he's asking to be slapped — se está buscando una bofetada

to ask somebody (to something) — invitar a alguien (a algo)

we'll ask them to dinner — los invitaremos a cenar

ask them in — diles que pasen

haven't you asked her out yet? — ¿todavía no la has invitado a salir?

to ask something FOR something — pedir* algo por algo

how much is he asking for the car? — ¿cuánto pide por el coche?

you may well ask! — buena pregunta!

to ask about something/somebody: he asked about your health/you — preguntó por tu salud/por ti

it's yours for the asking — está a tu disposición

there's no harm in asking — con preguntar no se pierde nada

"how is Frank?" he asked — -¿cómo está Frank? -preguntó

to ask sb sth — preguntar algo a algn

I asked him his name/the time — le pregunté su nombre/la hora

to ask o.s. sth — preguntarse algo

ask her about her plans for Christmas — pregúntale qué planes tiene para la Navidad

if you ask me, I think she's crazy — para mí que está loca

ask them what time the party is — pregúntales a qué hora es la fiesta

they are asking £200,000 for the house — piden 200.000 libras por la casa

that's asking a lot — eso es mucho pedir

all he asked of us was that we tell people about his plight — solo nos pidió que habláramos a la gente de la difícil situación en que se encontraba

he asked to go on the picnic — preguntó si podía ir (con ellos) de picnic

to ask sb to do sth — pedir a algn que haga algo

I think she's asking too much — creo que está exigiendo demasiado

have you been asked? — ¿te han invitado?

he was too shy to ask — le dio vergüenza preguntar

he was asking about you — estaba preguntando por ti

if you need anything, just ask — si quieres algo no tienes más que pedirlo

I offered £5,000 below the asking price — les ofrecí 5.000 libras menos de lo que pedían

ask your mother — pregúntale a tu madre

to ask a question — hacer* una pregunta

to ask somebody something — preguntarle algo a alguien

I asked him his name — le pregunté cómo se llamaba

I often ask myself... — muchas veces me pregunto...

to ask somebody about something/somebody/-ing: have you asked him about his trip/his mother? ¿le has preguntado por el viaje/por su madre?; ask her about doing overtime — pregúntale si sería posible hacer horas extras

nobody asked your opinion — nadie te ha pedido tu opinión

what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?

is that asking too much? — ¿es mucho pedir?

to ask somebody for something — pedirle* algo a alguien

I'm going to ask him for it back — le voy a pedir que me lo devuelva

to ask something of somebody: she asks too much of her students les exige demasiado a sus alumnos; to ask somebody to + inf pedirle* a alguien que (+ subj); they asked me to help out me pidieron que les diera una mano; I must ask you to leave haga el favor de irse; I asked her to dance la saqué a bailar; to ask to + inf: I asked to see the manager pedí hablar con el director; he's asking to be slapped — se está buscando una bofetada

to ask somebody (to something) — invitar a alguien (a algo)

we'll ask them to dinner — los invitaremos a cenar

ask them in — diles que pasen

haven't you asked her out yet? — ¿todavía no la has invitado a salir?

to ask something FOR something — pedir* algo por algo

how much is he asking for the car? — ¿cuánto pide por el coche?

you may well ask! — buena pregunta!

to ask about something/somebody: he asked about your health/you — preguntó por tu salud/por ti

it's yours for the asking — está a tu disposición

there's no harm in asking — con preguntar no se pierde nada

fare una domanda a qn — to ask sb a question

ti ha fatto molte domande? — did he ask you a lot of questions?

domanda (di) — (richiesta) request (for), (d'impiego, iscrizione) application (for)

hai spedito la domanda? — have you sent off your application?

fare domanda d'impiego — to apply for a job

presentare una domanda — to send in an application

fare domanda all'autorità giudiziaria — to apply to the courts

far regolare domanda (di qc) — to apply through the proper channels (for sth)

la domanda — demand

la domanda e l'offerta — supply and demand

fare una domanda a qn — to ask sb a question

ti ha fatto molte domande? — did he ask you a lot of questions?

domanda (di) — (richiesta) request (for), (d'impiego, iscrizione) application (for)

hai spedito la domanda? — have you sent off your application?

fare domanda d'impiego — to apply for a job

presentare una domanda — to send in an application

fare domanda all'autorità giudiziaria — to apply to the courts

far regolare domanda (di qc) — to apply through the proper channels (for sth)

la domanda — demand

la domanda e l'offerta — supply and demand

What is the use of it? — Какая польза от этого? /Какой толк в этом?

He used to ask me a lot of questions. — Он, бывало, засыпал меня вопросами.

There used to be a house here. — Тут когда-то стоял дом.

We used to go to school together. — Мы когда-то учились вместе.

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

no me digas que no es precioso! — isn't it beautiful?

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — you can judge a man by the company he keeps

porque lo digo yo! — because I say so!

harás lo que yo diga — you'll do as I say

papá dice que vayas — Dad wants you

dice que llames cuando llegues — she says (you are) to phone when you get there

dijo que tuviéramos cuidado — she said to be careful

decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf

diles que empiecen — tell them to start

le dije que no lo hiciera — I told him not to do it

decir adiós — to say goodbye

decirle adiós a alguien — to say goodbye to somebody

di adiós a tu vida de estudiante — you'd better say goodbye to your student days

¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?

el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto — there's nothing in the paper about it

se llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo — her name is Rosario but people call her Charo

la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them

el tiempo lo dirá — time will tell

algo me decía que no iba a ser fácil — something told me it wasn't going to be easy

¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?

decir misa — to say mass

querer decir — to mean

¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?

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

¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?

¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?

habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway

es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...

a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest

como quien dice — so to speak

papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?

quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead

se decían secretos al oído — they were whispering secrets to each other

se dijeron de todo — they called each other every name under the sun

yo sé lo que me digo — I know what I'm talking about

tú te lo dices todo — you seem to have all the answers

¿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

no me digas que no es precioso! — isn't it beautiful?

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — you can judge a man by the company he keeps

porque lo digo yo! — because I say so!

harás lo que yo diga — you'll do as I say

papá dice que vayas — Dad wants you

dice que llames cuando llegues — she says (you are) to phone when you get there

dijo que tuviéramos cuidado — she said to be careful

decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf

diles que empiecen — tell them to start

le dije que no lo hiciera — I told him not to do it

decir adiós — to say goodbye

decirle adiós a alguien — to say goodbye to somebody

di adiós a tu vida de estudiante — you'd better say goodbye to your student days

¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?

el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto — there's nothing in the paper about it

se llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo — her name is Rosario but people call her Charo

la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them

el tiempo lo dirá — time will tell

algo me decía que no iba a ser fácil — something told me it wasn't going to be easy

¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?

decir misa — to say mass

querer decir — to mean

¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?

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

¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?

¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?

habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway

es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...

a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest

como quien dice — so to speak

papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?

quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead

se decían secretos al oído — they were whispering secrets to each other

se dijeron de todo — they called each other every name under the sun

yo sé lo que me digo — I know what I'm talking about

tú te lo dices todo — you seem to have all the answers