es una belleza (de mujer)

es una belleza (de mujer) — she's a beautiful woman

Juan es una belleza (de hombre) — Juan is a very handsome man

las bellezas de Mallorca — the beauties of Majorca

de belleza — beauty antes de s

este paisaje es una belleza — this is beautiful countryside

este paisaje es una belleza — this is beautiful countryside

María es un bonito nombre — María is a pretty name

Amelia tiene una cara bonita — Amelia has a pretty face

el pueblo más bonito de Andalucía — the prettiest village in Andalusia

es un bebé muy bonito — he's a very pretty baby, he's a lovely baby

el vendedor me lo pintó todo muy bonito — the salesman painted me a very pretty picture of it

ella canta bonito — she sings nicely

se te ve bonito — it looks good on you

le quedaba muy bonito — it really suited her

la has hecho llorar! ¿te parece bonito? — you've made her cry, I suppose you think that's clever!

borda muy bonito — she does lovely embroidery

le quedaba muy bonito — it really suited her

la has hecho llorar! ¿te parece bonito? — you've made her cry, I suppose you think that's clever!

borda muy bonito — she does lovely embroidery

un par de preguntas/de veces — a couple of questions/of times

a pares — two at a time

un atleta sin par — an athlete without equal

(abierto) de par en par — wide open

al par — ver par III

sobre/bajo par — over/under par

estar a la par/por encima de la par — to be at/above par

sabroso a la par que sano — both tasty and healthy

baila a la par que canta — he dances and sings at the same time

un par de preguntas/de veces — a couple of questions/of times

a pares — two at a time

un atleta sin par — an athlete without equal

(abierto) de par en par — wide open

al par — ver par III

sobre/bajo par — over/under par

estar a la par/por encima de la par — to be at/above par

sabroso a la par que sano — both tasty and healthy

baila a la par que canta — he dances and sings at the same time

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

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

entre sí — ( entre dos) between themselves; ( en un grupo) among themselves

todos son muy diferentes entre sí — they are all very different (from one another)

no se respetan entre sí — they don't have respect for each other o respect each other

guárdese los comentarios para sí — keep your comments to yourself

léanlo para sí (mismos) — read it (for) yourselves

de por sí: es de por sí nervioso he is nervous by nature; el sistema es de por sí complicado the system is in itself complicated; en sí: el hecho en sí (mismo) no tenía demasiada importancia this in itself was not so important; el sueldo en sí no es maravilloso, pero... — the salary itself isn't great but...

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

varias personas resultaron heridas en el atentado — several people were wounded in the attack

el conductor resultó muerto — the driver was killed

resultó ganador un escritor desconocido — the winner was an unknown writer

varios corredores han resultado positivos — a number of runners have tested positive

resultó no saber nada de aquel asunto — he turned out to know nothing about that matter, it turned out that he knew nothing about that matter

resultar ser — to turn out to be

resultó ser el padre de mi amigo — he turned out to be my friend's father

si resulta ser verdadero — if it proves (to be) true, if it turns out to be true

resulta que — it turns out that

dijeron que lo había hecho él solo, cuando resulta que tenía varios cómplices — he was said to have done it on his own, when it turns out that he had several accomplices

no resultó — it didn't work

resulta difícil decidir si... — it is hard to decide whether...

su versión resulta difícil de creer — his story is hard to believe, it's hard to believe his story

este trabajo está resultando un poco aburrido — this job is getting a bit boring

resulta más barato hacerlo así — it works out cheaper to do it this way

me está resultando fácil — I'm finding it easy

la casa nos resulta muy pequeña — the house is too small for us

me resulta simpático — he seems like a nice guy to me

resultar de — to be the result of, result from

la mayor parte de sus problemas resultan de su falta de diplomacia — most of his problems are the result of a lack of tact

¿quién sabe lo que resultará de todo esto? — who knows what will come of all this?, who knows what the outcome of all this will be?

resultar en — to result in, lead to

tu prima no es una belleza, pero resulta — your cousin is no beauty, but she's got something (about her)

su idea no resultó — his idea didn't work (out); (+ me/te/le etc)

no creo que te resulte — I don't think it will work

resultar + ADJ: resulta más barato así it works out cheaper this way; resultó más cara it proved o turned out to be more expensive; resultaron muertas dos personas (period) two people were killed; resultó tal como lo planeamos it turned out o worked out just as we planned; (+ me/te/le etc) me resulta simpático I think he's very nice; la película me resultó aburrida — I found the movie boring

resultar + inf — to turn out + inf

resultó ser un malentendido — it turned out to be o proved to be a misunderstanding

ahora resulta que era periodista — now it turns out that he was a journalist

resultar EN algo — to result in something, lead to something

resultar DE algo — to be the result of something

¿qué va a resultar de todo esto? — what will come of all this?

su idea no resultó — his idea didn't work (out); (+ me/te/le etc)

no creo que te resulte — I don't think it will work

resultar + ADJ: resulta más barato así it works out cheaper this way; resultó más cara it proved o turned out to be more expensive; resultaron muertas dos personas (period) two people were killed; resultó tal como lo planeamos it turned out o worked out just as we planned; (+ me/te/le etc) me resulta simpático I think he's very nice; la película me resultó aburrida — I found the movie boring

resultar + inf — to turn out + inf

resultó ser un malentendido — it turned out to be o proved to be a misunderstanding

ahora resulta que era periodista — now it turns out that he was a journalist

resultar EN algo — to result in something, lead to something

resultar DE algo — to be the result of something

¿qué va a resultar de todo esto? — what will come of all this?