he is not exactly the right man for the job

When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.

Put that book back in the right place

Is that the right answer to the question?

It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.

He's not the right man for this job

When would be the right time to ask him?

Everyone has the right to a fair trial

You must fight for your rights

You have no right to say that.

Who's in the right in this argument?

Turn to the right

Take the second road on the right.

He was standing right here.

I'll go right after lunch

I'll come right down.

He was standing right beside me.

The bullet went right through his arm.

Turn right.

Have I done that right?

I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.

The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.

He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.

"I want you to type some letters for me." "Right, I"ll do them now.'

eine richtige Erkenntnis/Voraussetzung etc — a correct realization/presupposition etc

der richtige Vater — the real father

die richtige Mutter — the real mother

die Uhr geht richtig — the clock is right or correct

du bist doch Konrads Schwester – richtig! — you're Konrad's sister – (that's) right

bin ich hier richtig bei Schulzes? — is this the Schulzes' home?

das ist genau das richtige für mich — that's just right for me

ja richtig! — yes, that's right

etwas richtig stellen — correct something

meine Uhr geht richtig — my watch is right

richtig ausschlafen — have a good sleep

bin ich hier richtig bei Schulzes? — is this the Schulzes' home?

das ist genau das richtige für mich — that's just right for me

ja richtig! — yes, that's right

etwas richtig stellen — correct something

meine Uhr geht richtig — my watch is right

richtig ausschlafen — have a good sleep

genáú das Gegenteil — just or exactly the opposite

genáú in der Mitte — right in the middle

ich kenne ihn genáú — I know just or exactly what he's like

etw genáú wissen — to know sth for certain or for sure

genáú genommen — strictly speaking

meine Uhr geht genáú — my watch keeps accurate time

das reicht genáú — that's just enough

genáú entgegengesetzt — diametrically opposed

ich weiß nichts Genaues/Genaueres — I don't know anything definite/more definite

genau um 8[su]00[/su] — at 8 o'clock precisely; at exactly 8 o'clock

die Uhr geht [auf die Minute] genau — the watch/clock keeps perfect time

genau reichen — be just enough

jemanden genau kennen — know exactly what somebody is like

es mit etwas [nicht so] genau nehmen — be [not too] particular about something

genau genommen — strictly speaking

ich weiß nichts Genaues/Genaueres — I don't know anything definite/more definite

genau um 8[su]00[/su] — at 8 o'clock precisely; at exactly 8 o'clock

die Uhr geht [auf die Minute] genau — the watch/clock keeps perfect time

genau reichen — be just enough

jemanden genau kennen — know exactly what somebody is like

es mit etwas [nicht so] genau nehmen — be [not too] particular about something

genau genommen — strictly speaking

in ganz Großbritannien — throughout Great Britain

die ganze Zeit — all the time, the whole time

eine ganze Menge — quite a lot

seine ganzen Sachen — all his things

seine ganze Kraft — all his strength

du bist ja mein ganzes Leben — you're my whole life

Käse/eine Sammlung ganz or im Ganzen kaufen — to buy a whole cheese/a collection as a whole

etw wieder ganz machen — to mend sth

ich verdiene im Monat ganze 1000 EUR — I earn all of 1000 euros a month

noch ganze zehn Minuten — all of ten minutes

du hast ihn ganz fürchterlich beleidigt — you've really insulted him very badly

ein ganz billiger Trick/böser Kerl — a really cheap trick/evil character

du bist ein ganz Schlauer — you're really a crafty one

das war ganz lieb von dir — that was really nice of you

er hat ganz recht — he's quite or absolutely right

ganz allein — all alone

du bist ja ganz nass — you're all wet

etwas ganz Intelligentes/Verrücktes etc — something really clever/mad etc

es ist ganz aus — it's all over

das habe ich nicht ganz gelesen — I haven't read it all yet, I haven't finished reading it yet

ganz und gar — completely, utterly

noch nicht ganz zwei Uhr — not quite two o'clock yet

ein ganz klein wenig — just a little or tiny bit

den ganzen Tag — all day

die ganze Welt — the whole world

ganz Europa — the whole of Europe

wir fuhren durch ganz Frankreich — we travelled all over France

die ganze Milch — all the milk

im [Großen und] Ganzen — on the whole; all in all

eine ganze Menge/ein ganzer Haufen — quite a lot/quite a pile

etwas wieder ganz machen — mend something

ganze 14 Jahre alt — all of fourteen [years old]

das ist mir ganz egal — it's all the same to me; I don't care

etwas ganz anderes — something quite different

nicht ganz — not quite

ganz besonders — especially

ganz und gar — totally; utterly

es ist mir ganz recht — it's quite all right with me

den ganzen Tag — all day

die ganze Welt — the whole world

ganz Europa — the whole of Europe

wir fuhren durch ganz Frankreich — we travelled all over France

die ganze Milch — all the milk

im [Großen und] Ganzen — on the whole; all in all

eine ganze Menge/ein ganzer Haufen — quite a lot/quite a pile

etwas wieder ganz machen — mend something

ganze 14 Jahre alt — all of fourteen [years old]

das ist mir ganz egal — it's all the same to me; I don't care

etwas ganz anderes — something quite different

nicht ganz — not quite

ganz besonders — especially

ganz und gar — totally; utterly

es ist mir ganz recht — it's quite all right with me

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