he still doesn't believe me

she's still in bed — è ancora a letto

it's past midnight and he still hasn't arrived — è mezzanotte passata e non è ancora arrivato

I still haven't finished! — non ho ancora finito!

she still doesn't believe me — ancora non mi crede

still better; better still — meglio ancora

still, it was worth it — però, ne valeva la pena

she's still your sister — è pur sempre tua sorella

she knows I don't like it, but she still does it — sa che non mi piace, ma ciò nonostante lo fa lo stesso

still, it's the thought that counts — in fondo è il pensiero che conta

still mineral water — acqua minerale naturale

in the still of the night — nel silenzio della notte

to stand still, sit still — stare fermo (-a)

to hold still — tenersi fermo (-a)

keep still! — stai fermo!

he still doesn't believe me — er glaubt mir immer noch nicht

keep still — halt still!

bigger/better still — noch größer/besser

he still doesn't believe me — er glaubt mir immer noch nicht

keep still — halt still!

bigger/better still — noch größer/besser

still waters run deep — il faut se méfier de l'eau qui dort

eat this bread while it's still fresh — mangia questo pane finché è ancora fresco

you're still too young — sei ancora troppo giovane

I still have some money left — mi restano ancora dei soldi

she still doesn't like him — continua a non piacerle

I still can't believe it! — stento ancora a crederci!

it has still to be decided — deve ancora essere deciso

there is still a chance that — c'è ancora una possibilità che

if I'm still alive — se sarò ancora vivo

it still doesn't explain why — ciò non spiega ancora perché

still, it's the thought that counts — in fondo, è il pensiero che conta

faster still still faster ancora più veloce; worse still — ancora peggio

to sit still — sedere tranquillo

to keep o stand still — non muoversi, stare fermo

still waters run deep — l'acqua cheta rompe i ponti

the still of the night — il silenzio della notte

eat this bread while it's still fresh — mangia questo pane finché è ancora fresco

you're still too young — sei ancora troppo giovane

I still have some money left — mi restano ancora dei soldi

she still doesn't like him — continua a non piacerle

I still can't believe it! — stento ancora a crederci!

it has still to be decided — deve ancora essere deciso

there is still a chance that — c'è ancora una possibilità che

if I'm still alive — se sarò ancora vivo

it still doesn't explain why — ciò non spiega ancora perché

still, it's the thought that counts — in fondo, è il pensiero che conta

faster still still faster ancora più veloce; worse still — ancora peggio

to sit still — sedere tranquillo

to keep o stand still — non muoversi, stare fermo

still waters run deep — l'acqua cheta rompe i ponti

the still of the night — il silenzio della notte

to believe in oneself —

please believe in me — bitte haben Sie Vertrauen zu mir

(= support idea of) to believe in sth — (prinzipiell) für etw sein

he believes in getting up early — er ist überzeugter Frühaufsteher

he believes in giving people a second chance — er gibt prinzipiell jedem noch einmal eine Chance

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica

don't make life difficult for yourself — no te compliques la vida

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

two large pizzas..., no, make that three — dos pizzas grandes..., no, mire, mejor déme tres

whatever made you do it? — ¿por qué lo hiciste?, ¿qué te llevó a hacer eso?

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

I think you're making too much of what she said — creo que le estás dándo demasiada importancia a lo que dijo

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

I'm going to make a cake — voy a hacer un pastel

I make my bed every morning — me hago la cama cada mañana

he made it himself — lo hizo él mismo

God made man — Dios hizo al hombre

don't make a noise — no hagas ruido

this car isn't made to carry eight people — este coche no está pensado para ocho personas

they don't make songs like that any more — ya no componen canciones como las de antes

her shoes weren't made for walking — llevaba unos zapatos poco adecuados para caminar

I'd like to make a phone call — quisiera hacer una llamada

he made an agreement to pay off the arrears — se comprometió a pagar los atrasos

how much do you make? — ¿cuánto ganas?

he makes £350 a week — gana 350 libras a la semana

the deal made him £500 — ganó 500 libras con el negocio, el negocio le reportó 500 libras

the film made millions — la película recaudó millones

will we make Paris before lunch? — ¿llegaremos a París antes de la hora de comer?

the novel made the bestseller list — la novela entró en las listas de libros más vendidos

can you make it by 10? — ¿puedes llegar a las 10?

do you think he'll make (it to) university? — ¿crees que conseguirá ir a la universidad?

he made (it into) the first team — consiguió entrar en el primer equipo

you've got the talent to make it — con tu talento llegarás muy lejos

let's make it 9 o'clock — pongamos las 9

another beer, please, no, make that two — otra cerveza por favor, no, que sean dos

this film made her — esta película la consagró

he was made for life — se aseguró un porvenir brillante

to make or break sth/sb —

this deal will make or break him — con este negocio o fracasa o se asegura el éxito

sex can make or break a relationship — el sexo es determinante en una relación, el sexo puede afianzar una relación o hacer que fracase

this log makes a good seat — este tronco va muy bien de asiento

it'll make a (nice) change not to have to cook every day — lo de no tener que cocinar cada día estará muy bien, ¡qué descanso, no tener que cocinar cada día!

two and two make four — dos y dos son cuatro

how much does that make (altogether)? — ¿a cuánto sube (en total)?

what do you make the total? — ¿cuánto calculas que es el total?

how many do you make it? — ¿cuántos calculas que hay?

I make the total 17 — calculo que hay 17 en total

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

I make it 6 o'clock — yo tengo las 6

to make sb king — hacer rey a algn

he made her his wife — la hizo su esposa

they've made Owen secretary — han nombrado secretario a Owen

he made her a star — hizo de ella una estrella

to make sb happy — hacer feliz a algn

to make sb angry — poner furioso a algn

to make o.s. heard — hacerse oír

why make things difficult for yourself? — ¿por qué te complicas la vida?

we made the guest room into a study — convertimos la habitación de los invitados en estudio

they have made him into a cult figure — lo han convertido en un ídolo

the fibres are made into rope — con las fibras se hace cuerda

to make sb laugh/cry — hacer reír/llorar a algn

now look what you've made me do! — ¡mira lo que me has hecho hacer!

what made you say that? — ¿cómo se te ocurrió decir eso?, ¿por qué dijiste eso?

what makes you do it? — ¿qué es lo que te lleva a hacerlo?

it makes you think, doesn't it? — da que pensar ¿no?

you can't make me (do it) — no puedes obligarme (a hacerlo)

I was made to wait for an hour — me hicieron esperar una hora

I have to make myself (do it) — tengo que obligarme (a hacerlo), tengo que hacer un esfuerzo (por hacerlo)

she made herself look him in the eye — tuvo que obligarse a mirarle a los ojos

I'll make do with what I've got — me las arreglaré con lo que tengo

I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

what do you make of Anna? — ¿qué piensas de Anna?, ¿qué te parece Anna?

what do you make of this? — ¿qué te parece esto?

I can't make anything of this letter — no entiendo nada de lo que pone esta carta, no saco nada en claro de esta carta

I think you're making rather too much of what I said — creo que le estás dando demasiada importancia a lo que dije

he made as if to strike me — hizo como si me fuera a pegar, hizo ademán de pegarme

what make of car was it? — ¿qué marca de coche era?

they are our own make — son de nuestra propia marca

they have rifles of Belgian make — tienen fusiles de fabricación belga

to make a noise — hacer* ruido

to make a note of something — anotar algo

I'll make you happy/rich — te haré feliz/rica

don't make life difficult for yourself — no te compliques la vida

the work made me thirsty/sleepy — el trabajo me dio sed/sueño

what makes me angry is... — lo que me da rabia es...

I couldn't make myself heard above the noise — no podía conseguir que me oyeran con el ruido

they've made him supervisor — lo han nombrado supervisor, lo han ascendido a supervisor

we'll make a man of you — haremos de ti un hombre

two large pizzas..., no, make that three — dos pizzas grandes..., no, mire, mejor déme tres

whatever made you do it? — ¿por qué lo hiciste?, ¿qué te llevó a hacer eso?

perfume makes the ideal gift — el perfume es el regalo ideal

it would make a nice change — sería un cambio agradable

you'd make a useless nurse — como enfermera serías un desastre

they make a nice couple — hacen buena pareja

that makes two of us — ya somos dos

what do you make the total? — ¿(a ti) cuánto te da?

I make it 253 — (a mí) me da 253

what time do you make it, what do you make the time? — ¿qué hora tienes?

I think you're making too much of what she said — creo que le estás dándo demasiada importancia a lo que dijo

to make something of something: I could make nothing of the message no entendí el mensaje; make of that what you will — tú saca tus propias conclusiones

to make something of somebody/something: what did you make of him? ¿qué te pareció?; I don't know what to make of it — no sé qué pensar

they made a loss/profit — perdieron/ganaron dinero

to make a name for oneself — hacerse* un nombre

I'm afraid I can't make Saturday — me temo que el sábado no puedo

we just made the 3 o'clock train — llegamos justo a tiempo para el tren de las tres

if you go to Harvard, you're made for life — si vas a Harvard, tienes el futuro asegurado

to make or break something/somebody — ser* el éxito o la ruina de algo/alguien

what make is it? — ¿de qué marca es?

to be on the make — (colloq) ( out for gain) estar* intentando sacar tajada (fam); ( looking for a date) estar* de ligue or (AmS) de levante or (Chi) de pinche (fam)

she was fired, but they were not — la despidieron a ella pero no a ellos

everybody, but everybody knows that — eso no hay nadie que no lo sepa

but what made you say it? — ¿pero por qué lo dijiste?

surely he doesn't believe that? - oh, but he does! — no puede ser que se crea eso - pues sí que se lo cree

but then — (as linker) (however, still) pero; ( in that case) pero entonces

but then you never were very ambitious, were you? — pero la verdad es que tú nunca fuiste muy ambicioso ¿no?

I don't want to, but then again I do — no quiero, pero a la vez or al mismo tiempo sí quiero

not... but... — no... sino...

it appears that she's not Greek but Albanian — parece que no es griega, sino albanesa

not only did she hit him, but she also... — no sólo le pegó, sino que también...

the last street but one — la penúltima calle

the next street but one — la próxima calle no: la siguiente

I had no alternative but to leave — no me quedó otra alternativa que irme

there's nothing we can do but wait — no podemos hacer otra cosa sino esperar, lo único que podemos hacer es esperar

but for: but for them, we'd have lost everything — de no haber sido or si no hubiera sido por ellos, habríamos perdido todo

we can but try — con intentarlo no se pierde nada

he's but a child — no es más que un niño

one can't help but admire her audacity — uno no puede (por) menos que admirar su audacia

no buts: come here at once! — no hay pero que valga, ven aquí inmediatamente!

she was poor but she was honest — era pobre pero honrada

I want to go but I can't afford it — quiero ir, pero no tengo el dinero

but it does move! — ¡pero sí se mueve!

he didn't sing but he shouted — no cantó sino que gritó

I never go there but I think of you — nunca voy allá sin pensar en ti

but then you must be my cousin! — ¡entonces tú debes ser mi primo!

one cannot but admire him — no se puede sino admirarle

she's but a child — no es más que una niña

the last but three — el tercero antes del último

come on, no buts, off to bed with you! — ¡vale ya! no hay pero que valga, ¡a la cama!

she was fired, but they were not — la despidieron a ella pero no a ellos

everybody, but everybody knows that — eso no hay nadie que no lo sepa

but what made you say it? — ¿pero por qué lo dijiste?

surely he doesn't believe that? - oh, but he does! — no puede ser que se crea eso - pues sí que se lo cree

but then — (as linker) (however, still) pero; ( in that case) pero entonces

but then you never were very ambitious, were you? — pero la verdad es que tú nunca fuiste muy ambicioso ¿no?

I don't want to, but then again I do — no quiero, pero a la vez or al mismo tiempo sí quiero

not... but... — no... sino...

it appears that she's not Greek but Albanian — parece que no es griega, sino albanesa

not only did she hit him, but she also... — no sólo le pegó, sino que también...

the last street but one — la penúltima calle

the next street but one — la próxima calle no: la siguiente

I had no alternative but to leave — no me quedó otra alternativa que irme

there's nothing we can do but wait — no podemos hacer otra cosa sino esperar, lo único que podemos hacer es esperar

but for: but for them, we'd have lost everything — de no haber sido or si no hubiera sido por ellos, habríamos perdido todo

we can but try — con intentarlo no se pierde nada

he's but a child — no es más que un niño

one can't help but admire her audacity — uno no puede (por) menos que admirar su audacia

no buts: come here at once! — no hay pero que valga, ven aquí inmediatamente!

je n'en pense rien — I have no opinion about it

qu'est-ce que tu penserais d'un week-end en Normandie? — what would you say to a weekend in Normandy?

il ne disait rien mais n'en pensait pas moins — he said nothing but it didn't mean that he agreed

c'est bien ce que je pensais! — I thought as much!

je te le dis comme je le pense — I'm telling you (just) what I think

elle ne pense pas un mot de ce qu'elle dit — she doesn't believe a word of what she's saying

tu penses vraiment ce que tu dis? — do you really mean what you're saying?

vous pensez si j'étais content! — you can imagine how pleased I was!

pensez donc! — just imagine!

pense que ça ne sera pas facile — remember that it won't be easy

ça me fait penser qu'il faut que je lui écrive — that reminds me that I must write to him/her

penser faire — to be thinking of doing, to intend to do

c'est bien pensé! — it's well thought out!

dire quelque chose sans y penser — to say something without thinking

regardez le pendule et ne pensez plus à rien — look at the pendulum and empty your mind

sans penser à mal — without meaning any harm

tu n'y penses pas! c'est trop dangereux! — you can't be serious! it's too dangerous!

n'y pensons plus! — let's forget about it!

penser à — to remember

pense à ton rendez-vous — remember your appointment

mais j'y pense, c'est ton anniversaire aujourd'hui! — now I come to think of it, it's your birthday today!

il me fait penser à mon père — he reminds me of my father

penser à faire — to be thinking of doing

façon de penser — way of thinking

je lui ai dit ma façon de penser! — I gave him/her a piece of my mind!

je pense comme vous — I agree with you

Je pense donc je suis. — I think, therefore I am.

penser tout haut — to think aloud

Je pense à mes vacances. — I'm thinking about my holidays.

pensez-y — think about it

vous n'y pensez pas! — you're not serious!

sans penser à mal — without meaning any harm

n'y pensons plus — let's forget it

Tu penseras à moi, quand je passerai mon examen! — You'll think of me when I pass my exam!

penser à faire qch — to think of doing sth

Cette photo me fait penser à la Grèce. — This photo reminds me of Greece.

Fais-moi penser à téléphoner à Claire. — Remind me to phone Claire.

On ne sait jamais ce qu'il pense. — You never know what he's thinking.

C'est bien ce que je pensais! — I thought as much!

penser que — to think (that)

Je pense que Yann a eu raison de partir. — I think Yann was right to leave.

qu'en pensez-vous? — what do you think?

je le pense aussi — I think so too

je pense que oui — I think so

je pense que non — I don't think so

penser faire qch — to be thinking of doing sth, to be planning to do sth

Ils pensent partir en Espagne en juillet. — They're thinking of going to Spain in July.

jdm den Mantel halten — to hold sb's coat (for him/her)

kannst du mir bitte die Leiter halten? — could you please hold the ladder for me?

den Kopf/Bauch halten — to hold one's head/stomach

= in eine bestimmte Position bringen etw gegen das Licht halten — to hold sth up to the light

= tragen die drei Pfeiler halten die Brücke — the three piers support the bridge

die Wärme/Feuchtigkeit halten — to retain heat/moisture

er kann den Urin or das Wasser nicht halten — he's incontinent

einen Elfmeter or Strafstoß halten — to save a penalty

eine Geliebte halten — to keep a mistress

eine Perserkatze/einen Hausfreund halten — to have a Persian cat/a live-in lover

wir können uns kein Auto halten —

ein Versprechen halten — to keep a promise

man muss halten, was man verspricht — a promise is a promise

Ruhe halten — to keep quiet

die Balance or das Gleichgewicht halten — to keep one's balance

den Ton halten — to stay in tune or in key

Kontakt halten — to keep in touch

Abstand halten! — keep your distance!

etw sauber halten — to keep sth clean

das Essen warm halten — to keep the food warm

ein Land besetzt halten — to keep a country under occupation

= handhaben, verfahren mit das kannst du (so) halten, wie du willst — that's entirely up to you

wie hältst dus mit der Religion? — what's your attitude toward(s) religion?

wir halten es mit den Abrechnungen anders — we deal with invoices in a different way

es mehr or lieber mit jdm/etw halten — to prefer sb/sth

= gestalten ein in Brauntönen gehaltener Raum — a room done in different shades of brown

sie beschloss das Zimmer in Grün zu halten — she decided to do the room in green

Unterricht halten — to teach

Winterschlaf halten — to hibernate

ich habe das Bild für ein Original gehalten — I thought the picture was an original

etw für angebracht/schön halten — to think or consider sth appropriate/beautiful

wofür halten Sie mich? — what do you take me for?

das halte ich nicht für möglich — I don't think that is possible

nicht viel von jdm/etw halten — not to think much of sb/sth

kannst du mal einen Moment halten? — can you just hold that (for) a moment?

unser Tormann hat heute wieder großartig gehalten — our goalkeeper made some good saves again today

zum Halten bringen — to bring to a standstill

sehr auf etw halten — to attach great importance to sth

ich musste an mich halten, um nicht in schallendes Gelächter auszubrechen — I had to control myself so as not to burst into fits of laughter

er konnte sich gerade noch an dem Griff halten, als der Zug mit einem scharfen Ruck anfuhr — he just managed to grab hold of the strap when the train suddenly jolted forward

sie konnte sich auf dem glatten Abhang nicht halten — she couldn't keep her footing on the slippery slope

sich auf den Beinen halten — to stay on one's feet

sich nach Westen halten — to keep going westwards

der Autofahrer hielt sich ganz rechts — the driver kept to the right

ich halte mich an die alte Methode — I'll stick to or with the old method

sich an ein Versprechen halten — to keep a promise

sich an die Tatsachen/den Text halten — to keep or stick to the facts/text

er hat sich in der Spitzenposition gehalten — he held on to the lead

er hat sich im erbarmungslosen Wettbewerb prächtig gehalten — he held on amazingly in the cut-throat competition

sie hat sich in der schweren Prüfung unerwartet gut gehalten — she did unexpectedly well in the difficult exam

sich nicht halten können — to be unable to control oneself

andere Wendungendiams; sich halten an (+acc) ich halte mich lieber an den Wein — I'd rather keep or stick to wine