love of knowledge

be thirsty — Durst haben

this is thirsty work — diese Arbeit macht durstig

to be/feel thirsty —

to get thirsty — durstig werden, Durst bekommen

thirsty for praise — begierig auf Lob

the land is thirsty for rain — das Land dürstet nach Regen

(= causing thirst) it's thirsty work — diese Arbeit macht durstig

be thirsty — Durst haben

this is thirsty work — diese Arbeit macht durstig

be hungry — Hunger haben; hungrig sein

go hungry — hungern; hungrig bleiben

hungry for success/power/knowledge/love — erfolgs-/macht-/bildungs-/liebeshungrig

to be or feel/get hungry — Hunger haben/bekommen

to go hungry — hungern

hungry for knowledge/love/power — bildungs-/liebes-/machthungrig

to be hungry for news — sehnsüchtig auf Nachricht warten

to be hungry for fame/riches/company — sich nach Ruhm/Reichtum/Gesellschaft sehnen

this is hungry work — das macht hungrig

be hungry — Hunger haben; hungrig sein

go hungry — hungern; hungrig bleiben

hungry for success/power/knowledge/love — erfolgs-/macht-/bildungs-/liebeshungrig

the colour in her face deepened — se puso aún más colorada

to know sb. by name, sight — conoscere qcn. di nome, di vista

to know sth. by heart — sapere qcs. a memoria

to know that... — sapere che...

you know what children are — sai come sono i bambini

to know sb., sth. as — conoscere qcn., qcs. come

Virginia known as Ginny to her friends — Virginia o Ginny per gli amici

I knew it! — lo sapevo!

I don't know that I want to go really — non sono sicuro di volerci andare veramente

you don't know how pleased I am — non sai quanto mi faccia piacere

don't I know it! — a chi lo dici!

only their parents know one from the other — solo i genitori riescono a distinguerli

she knows a bargain when she sees one — sa riconoscere quando si tratta di un vero affare

"you are a stupid" "it takes one to know one" — "sei uno stupido" "tra stupidi ci si riconosce"

to be known for sth., for doing — essere conosciuto per qcs., per fare

as you know — come sapete

I wouldn't know — non saprei

not that I know of — non che io sappia

"he won't win" - "oh I don't know" — "non vincerà" - "non ne sono sicuro"

"I'll take the morning off" - "I don't know about that!" — "mi prenderò mezza giornata" - "non ne sarei così sicuro!"

I don't know about you but... — non so cosa ne pensi, ma

not to know what to do with oneself — non sapere cosa fare della propria vita

not to know where o which way to turn non sapere da che parte voltarsi; not to know whether one is coming or going — non sapere più che cosa si sta facendo

to know sb. by name, sight — conoscere qcn. di nome, di vista

to know sth. by heart — sapere qcs. a memoria

to know that... — sapere che...

you know what children are — sai come sono i bambini

to know sb., sth. as — conoscere qcn., qcs. come

Virginia known as Ginny to her friends — Virginia o Ginny per gli amici

I knew it! — lo sapevo!

I don't know that I want to go really — non sono sicuro di volerci andare veramente

you don't know how pleased I am — non sai quanto mi faccia piacere

don't I know it! — a chi lo dici!

only their parents know one from the other — solo i genitori riescono a distinguerli

she knows a bargain when she sees one — sa riconoscere quando si tratta di un vero affare

"you are a stupid" "it takes one to know one" — "sei uno stupido" "tra stupidi ci si riconosce"

to be known for sth., for doing — essere conosciuto per qcs., per fare

as you know — come sapete

I wouldn't know — non saprei

not that I know of — non che io sappia

"he won't win" - "oh I don't know" — "non vincerà" - "non ne sono sicuro"

"I'll take the morning off" - "I don't know about that!" — "mi prenderò mezza giornata" - "non ne sarei così sicuro!"

I don't know about you but... — non so cosa ne pensi, ma

not to know what to do with oneself — non sapere cosa fare della propria vita

not to know where o which way to turn non sapere da che parte voltarsi; not to know whether one is coming or going — non sapere più che cosa si sta facendo

it is a matter of profound indifference to me — es ist mir völlig gleichgültig

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

want to know — wissen wollen

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

to and fro — hin und her

to go to the station — zum Bahnhof gehen

to go to the opera/concert etc — in die Oper/ins Konzert etc gehen

to go to France/London — nach Frankreich/London fahren

to go to Switzerland —

to the left — nach links

to the west — nach Westen

he came up to where I was standing —

to fall to the ground — auf den Boden or zu Boden fallen

to turn a picture/one's face to the wall — ein Bild/sich mit dem Gesicht zur Wand drehen

hold it up to the light — halte es gegen das Licht

to count (up) to 20 —

it's 90 kms to Paris — nach Paris sind es 90 km

it's correct to a millimetre — es stimmt bis auf den Millimeter

8 years ago to the day — auf den Tag genau vor 8 Jahren

to this day — bis auf den heutigen Tag

they perished to a man — sie kamen alle bis auf den letzten Mann ums Leben

I have never been to Brussels/India — ich war noch nie in Brüssel/Indien

= secure to he nailed it to the wall/floor etc — er nagelte es an die Wand/auf den Boden etc

they tied him to the tree —

with indirect object to give sth to sb — jdm etw geben

a present from me to you —

who did you give it to? — wem haben Sie es gegeben?

I said to myself... — ich habe mir gesagt...

he was muttering/singing to himself — er murmelte/sang vor sich hin

what is it to you? — was geht dich das an?

he is kind to everyone — er ist zu allen freundlich

it's a great help to me — das ist eine große Hilfe für mich

to drink to sb — jdm zutrinken

= next to with position bumper to bumper — Stoßstange an Stoßstange

close to sb/sth — nahe bei jdm/etw

at right angles to the wall —

parallel to the wall — parallel zur Wand

to the west (of)/the left (of) — westlich/links (von)

25 to 3 — 5 (Minuten) nach halb 3

it was five to when we arrived — es war fünf vor, als wir ankamen

A is to B as C is to D —

by a majority of 10 to 7 — mit einer Mehrheit von 10 zu 7

they won by 4 goals to 2 — sie haben mit 4:2 (spoken: vier zu zwei) Toren gewonnen

3 to the 4th, 3 to the power of 4 — 3 hoch 4

= concerning what do you say to the idea? — was hältst du von der Idee?

what would you say to a beer? — was hältst du von einem Bier?

that's all there is to it — das ist alles

= according to to the best of my knowledge — nach bestem Wissen

it's not to my taste — das ist nicht nach meinem Geschmack

= accompanied by to sing to the guitar —

to sing sth to the tune of... — etw nach der Melodie von... singen

to dance to a tune/a band — zu einer Melodie/den Klängen or der Musik eines Orchesters tanzen

= of ambassador to America/the King of France — Botschafter in Amerika/am Hofe des Königs von Frankreich

secretary to the director — Sekretärin des Direktors

= producing to everyone's surprise — zu jedermanns Überraschung

infinitive to begin to do sth — anfangen, etw zu tun

he decided to come — er beschloss zu kommen

I want to do it — ich will es tun

I want him to do it — ich will, dass er es tut

conditional use of infinitive to see him now, one would never think... — wenn man ihn jetzt sieht, würde man nicht glauben,...

infinitive expressing purpose, result to eat/work to live —

to get to the point,... — um zur Sache zu kommen,...

well, not to exaggerate... — ohne zu übertreiben,...

I arrived to find she had gone — als ich ankam, war sie weg

never to be found again — und wurde nie wiedergefunden

omitting verb I don't want to — ich will nicht

I'll try to — ich werde es versuchen

you have to — du musst

I'd love to — sehr gerne

we didn't want to but we were forced to — wir wollten nicht, aber wir waren dazu gezwungen

I intended to (do it), but I forgot (to) — ich wollte es tun, aber ich habe es vergessen

buy it, it would be silly not to — kaufe es, es wäre dumm, es nicht zu tun

he often does things one doesn't expect him to — er macht oft Dinge, die man nicht von ihm erwartet

set structures __diams; noun/pronoun + to + infinitive he is not the sort to do that — er ist nicht der Typ, der das täte, er ist nicht der Typ dazu

I have done nothing to deserve this — ich habe nichts getan, womit ich das verdient hätte

he was the first to arrive — er kam als Erster an, er war der Erste, der ankam

who was the last to see her? —

there is much to be done — es gibt viel zu tun

what is there to do here? —

now is the time to do it — jetzt ist die (beste) Zeit, es zu tun

the book is still to be written — das Buch muss noch geschrieben werden

are you ready to go at last? — bist du endlich fertig?

it's hard to understand — es ist schwer zu verstehen

it's impossible to believe — das kann man einfach nicht glauben

you are foolish to try it — du bist dumm, das überhaupt zu versuchen

is it good to eat? —

it's too heavy to lift too young to marry — es ist zu schwer zum Heben zu jung zum Heiraten

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

throw the ball to me — wirf mir den Ball zu

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

with one's back to the wall — mit dem Rücken zur Wand

[compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

secretary to the Minister — Sekretär des Ministers

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

that's all there is to it — mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen

what's that to you? — was geht das dich an?

to the end — bis zum Ende

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

want to know — wissen wollen

do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to rebel is pointless — es ist sinnlos zu rebellieren

he woke to find himself in a strange room — er erwachte und fand sich in einem fremden Zimmer wieder

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

to and fro — hin und her

ill-gotten gains — unrechtmäßig erworbener Besitz

gain weight/five pounds [in weight] — zunehmen/fünf Pfund zunehmen

gain speed — schneller werden

gain by something — von etwas profitieren

gain in wisdom — weiser werden

gain in knowledge — sein Wissen vergrößern

gain in weight — zunehmen

gain on somebody — (come closer) jemandem [immer] näher kommen; (increase lead) den Vorsprung zu jemandem vergrößern

his loss is our gain — sein Verlust ist unser Gewinn, wir profitieren von seinem Verlust

gain in numbers — zahlenmäßiger Zuwachs

we gained something for ourselves — damit haben wir etwas für uns erreicht

to gain independence — unabhängig werden

to gain sb's goodwill — jdn wohlwollend stimmen

to gain sb's confidence — jds Vertrauen erlangen

to gain experience — Erfahrungen sammeln

he gained a better view by climbing onto a wall — dadurch, dass er auf eine Mauer kletterte, hatte er einen besseren Ausblick

to gain time —

how did he gain such a reputation? — wie ist er zu diesem Ruf gekommen?

(= increase) to gain height — (an) Höhe gewinnen, höhersteigen

to gain speed — schneller werden, beschleunigen

to gain strength — stärker werden

she has gained weight/3 kilos — sie hat zugenommen/3 Kilo zugenommen

society/the university would gain from that — das wäre für die Gesellschaft/die Universität von Vorteil

to gain in confidence — mehr Selbstvertrauen bekommen

to gain in speed — schneller werden

to gain in height — (an) Höhe gewinnen

to gain in weight — zunehmen

to gain in strength — stärker werden

be to somebody's gain — für jemanden von Vorteil sein

ill-gotten gains — unrechtmäßig erworbener Besitz

gain weight/five pounds [in weight] — zunehmen/fünf Pfund zunehmen

gain speed — schneller werden

my watch gains two minutes a day — meine Uhr geht pro Tag zwei Minuten vor

gain by something — von etwas profitieren

gain in influence/prestige — an Einfluss/Prestige gewinnen

gain in wisdom — weiser werden

gain in knowledge — sein Wissen vergrößern

gain in weight — zunehmen

gain on somebody — (come closer) jemandem [immer] näher kommen; (increase lead) den Vorsprung zu jemandem vergrößern