she told me so herself

she cut/hurt herself — se cortó/lastimó

she bought herself a hat — se compró un sombrero

she only thinks of herself — sólo piensa en sí misma

she was by herself — estaba sola

she did it by herself — lo hizo ella sola

she was talking to herself — estaba hablando sola

she told me so herself — me lo dijo ella misma

she's not herself — no es la de siempre

she washed herself — se lavó

she did it herself — lo hizo ella misma

she talked mainly about herself — habló principalmente de sí misma

she did it by herself — lo hizo ella sola

she cut/hurt herself — se cortó/lastimó

she bought herself a hat — se compró un sombrero

she only thinks of herself — sólo piensa en sí misma

she was by herself — estaba sola

she did it by herself — lo hizo ella sola

she was talking to herself — estaba hablando sola

she told me so herself — me lo dijo ella misma

she's not herself — no es la de siempre

younger than/as heavy as herself — jünger als/so schwer wie sie selbst

... she thought to herself —... dachte sie sich [im stillen];... dachte sie bei sich

it was herself who told me — sie selbst hat es mir gesagt

she herself said so — sie selbst hat das gesagt

she saw it herself — sie hat es selbst gesehen

she was just being herself — sie gab sich einfach so wie sie ist

all right in herself — im Wesentlichen gesund

she wants to see for herself — sie will [es] selbst sehen

younger than/as heavy as herself — jünger als/so schwer wie sie selbst

... she thought to herself —... dachte sie sich [im stillen];... dachte sie bei sich

she ought to be ashamed of herself - ей следовало бы постыдиться

she hurt herself - она ушиблась

she came to herself - она пришла в себя

she has to attend to herself - она должна сама себя обслуживать

she has the habit of talking to herself - она привыкла разговаривать сама с собой

she told me the news herself - она сама рассказала мне эту новость

I heard it from a girl who herself was present - я слышал это от девушки, которая сама там была

I saw Mrs. Smith herself - я видел самоё г-жу Смит

she did it herself - она сама это сделала

(all) by herself - а) одна; she was all by herself - она была совершенно одна; б) сама, одна, самостоятельно, без посторонней помощи

can she do it by herself? - может она сделать это сама /самостоятельно/?

where is herself? - She is not at home - где сама-то? - Её нет дома

she's not herself today - сегодня она сама не своя

she looks herself again - она снова приняла свой прежний облик; она пришла в себя

she knows how to keep herself to herself - она не вмешивается в чужие дела; она знает, что нечего вмешиваться в чужие дела; она никому не навязывается

nie ma go tutaj — he's not here

co to, to nie! — that is out of the question!

nie ma co narzekać — it's no good complaining

nie martw się! — don't worry!

(to) anioł nie kobieta — (she's) an angel of a woman

el mismo coche — the same car

estos dos vestidos son de la misma talla — these two dresses are the same size

respondieron al mismo tiempo — they answered together, they answered at the same time

lleva la misma falda que ayer — she's wearing the same skirt as yesterday

tengo el mismo dinero que tú — I've got the same amount of money as you

tiene el mismo pelo que su padre — his hair's the same as his father's

hablaba consigo mismo — he was talking to himself

lo hizo por sí mismo — he did it by himself

perjudicarse a sí mismo — to harm oneself

yo mismo lo vi — I saw it myself, I saw it with my own eyes

estuvo el mismo ministro — the minister himself was there

ni ella misma lo sabe — she doesn't even know herself

ella misma se hace los vestidos — she makes her own dresses

-¿quién responde? -a ver, tú mismo — "who's going to answer?" - "well, why don't you answer yourself!"

-¿cuál quieres? -ese mismo — "which one do you want?" - "that one there"

-¡es un canalla! -eso mismo pienso yo — "he's a swine!" - "my thoughts exactly"

viven en el mismo centro de Córdoba — they live right in the centre of Córdoba

en todos los países europeos, España misma incluida — in all European countries, including Spain itself

Ana es la generosidad misma — Ana is generosity itself, Ana is the epitome of generosity

es el mismo que nos alquilaron el año pasado — it's the same one they rented us last year

-¿y qué edad tienes tú? -la misma que él — "and how old are you?" - "I'm the same age as him"

no es la misma desde su divorcio — she hasn't been the same since her divorce

-¿es usted la señorita Sánchez? -¡la misma! — "are you Miss Sánchez?" - "I am indeed!"

leyó el texto pero no reveló el origen del mismo — he read the text without revealing its source

los políticos siempre dicen lo mismo — politicians always say the same (thing)

hizo lo mismo que ayer — he did the same as yesterday

¡hombre, no es lo mismo! — it's not the same (thing) at all!

- son unos canallas -lo mismo digo yo — "they're swine" - "that's (exactly) what I say"

nos contó lo mismo de siempre — she told us the usual story

-¿qué desea de beber? -lo mismo (de antes), por favor — "what would you like to drink?" - "(the) same again, please"

cuando le interese a él, o lo que es lo mismo, nunca — when it suits him, in other words never

le multaron por lo mismo que a mi — she got fined for the same thing as me

no es lo mismo hablar en público que en privado — it's not the same thing to talk in public as to talk in private

• dar lo mismo, da lo mismo — it's all the same, it makes no difference

me da lo mismo, lo mismo me da — I don't mind, it's all the same to me

da lo mismo que vengas hoy o mañana — it doesn't matter whether you come today or tomorrow

lo mismo no vienen — maybe they won't come

no lo sé todavía, pero lo mismo voy — I don't know yet, but I may well come

pídeselo, lo mismo te lo presta — ask him for it; you never know, he may lend it to you

• lo mismo que (=al igual que) —

en Europa, lo mismo que en América — in Europe, (just) as in America

lo mismo que usted es médico yo soy ingeniero — just as you are a doctor, so I am an engineer

suspendí el examen, lo mismo que Íñigo — I failed the exam, just like Íñigo

yo, lo mismo que mi padre, odio el baloncesto — I hate basketball, just like my father

nos divertimos lo mismo que si hubiéramos ido al baile — we had just as good a time as if we had gone to the dance

• lo mismo... que (=tanto... como) —

lo mismo te puede criticar que alabar — she's just as likely to criticize you as to praise you

lo mismo puede durar una hora que dos — it could last anywhere between one and two hours

aquí lo mismo te venden una vajilla que una bicicleta — they'll sell you anything here, from a dinner service to a bicycle

lo mismo si viene que si no viene — whether he comes or not

delante mismo de la casa — right in front of the house

en la capital mismo hay barrios de chabolas — even in the capital there are shanty towns

ahora mismo acabo de hablar con él — I've just been talking to him, I was talking to him only a moment ago

aquí mismo acampamos el año pasado — this is the exact spot where we camped last year

me dijo que me contestarían hoy mismo — he told me they'd give me an answer today

me contestarán mañana mismo — they'll give me an answer tomorrow

la misma historia de siempre — the same old story

nos gustan las mismas películas — we like the same movies

Roma ya no es la misma — Rome isn't the same any more

es el mismo que vimos ayer — it's the same one we saw yesterday

en el mismo centro de Lima — right in the center of Lima

en este mismo instante — this very minute

hablé con el mismísimo presidente — I spoke to the president himself

él mismo lo trajo — he brought it himself

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

él mismo se pone las inyecciones — he gives himself the injections

lo mismo — ( la misma cosa)

siempre dice lo mismo — he always says the same (thing)

lo mismo para mí — the same for me, please

qué elegante te has venido! - lo mismo digo — you're looking very smart! - so are you o you, too

o lo que es lo mismo — in other words

pidió lo mismo que yo — he ordered the same as me

dar lo mismo: me da lo mismo si lo rompe I don't care if he breaks it; le da lo mismo con o sin azúcar he doesn't mind with or without sugar; da lo mismo quién lo haga — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it

lo mismo — (como adv)

te ve por la calle y lo mismo no te saluda — you can meet him in the street and sometimes he doesn't even say hello to you

lo mismo puedes conseguir caramelos que una botella de whisky — you can get anything, from sweets to a bottle of whiskey

lo mismo que — ( al igual que)

nuestra empresa, lo mismo que tantas otras — our company, like so many others

los niños pueden ir lo mismo que los adultos — children can go as well as adults

se detuvo un coche y tres individuos bajaron del mismo — a car pulled up and three individuals got out

agradecemos su donativo, mismo que fue aplicado a la compra de medicamentos — we thank you for your donation, which has been used to buy medicines

aquí/ahora mismo — right here/now

hoy mismo te mando el cheque — I'll send you the check today

ayer mismo hablé con él — I spoke to him only yesterday

la misma historia de siempre — the same old story

nos gustan las mismas películas — we like the same movies

Roma ya no es la misma — Rome isn't the same any more

es el mismo que vimos ayer — it's the same one we saw yesterday

en el mismo centro de Lima — right in the center of Lima

en este mismo instante — this very minute

hablé con el mismísimo presidente — I spoke to the president himself

él mismo lo trajo — he brought it himself

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

él mismo se pone las inyecciones — he gives himself the injections

lo mismo — ( la misma cosa)

siempre dice lo mismo — he always says the same (thing)

lo mismo para mí — the same for me, please

qué elegante te has venido! - lo mismo digo — you're looking very smart! - so are you o you, too

o lo que es lo mismo — in other words

pidió lo mismo que yo — he ordered the same as me

dar lo mismo: me da lo mismo si lo rompe I don't care if he breaks it; le da lo mismo con o sin azúcar he doesn't mind with or without sugar; da lo mismo quién lo haga — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it

lo mismo — (como adv)

te ve por la calle y lo mismo no te saluda — you can meet him in the street and sometimes he doesn't even say hello to you

lo mismo puedes conseguir caramelos que una botella de whisky — you can get anything, from sweets to a bottle of whiskey

lo mismo que — ( al igual que)

nuestra empresa, lo mismo que tantas otras — our company, like so many others

los niños pueden ir lo mismo que los adultos — children can go as well as adults

se detuvo un coche y tres individuos bajaron del mismo — a car pulled up and three individuals got out

agradecemos su donativo, mismo que fue aplicado a la compra de medicamentos — we thank you for your donation, which has been used to buy medicines

aquí/ahora mismo — right here/now

hoy mismo te mando el cheque — I'll send you the check today

ayer mismo hablé con él — I spoke to him only yesterday

aveva lo stesso vestito — she had the same dress

abbiamo gli stessi gusti — we have the same tastes

al tempo stesso — at the same time

è sempre la stessa storia — it's always the same old thing

in quello stesso istante — at that very moment

quello stesso giorno — the very same day

oggi stesso — today

(rafforzativo: dopo sostantivo) il medico stesso lo sconsiglia — even the doctor o the doctor himself advises against it

è venuto il ministro stesso ad inaugurarlo — the minister himself came to inaugurate it

(rafforzativo: dopo pron pers sogg) l'ho visto io stesso — I saw him myself

voi stessi sapete bene che... — you (yourselves) know very well that...

lei stessa è venuta a dirmelo — she came and told me herself, she herself came and told me

(rafforzativo: dopo pron rifl) me stesso — myself

te stesso — yourself

se stessa — herself

noi stessi — ourselves

voi stessi — yourselves

loro stessi — themselves

ama solo se stesso — he only loves himself

di per sé stesso non ha un gran valore — it's not worth a lot in itself

l'ho visto con i miei stessi occhi — I saw it with my own eyes

l'ho sentito con le mie stesse orecchie — I heard it with my own ears

l'ha fatto con le sue stesse mani — he did it with his own hands

lo(la) stesso(a) — the same (one)

sei la stessa di sempre — you're the same as ever

chi canta? — lo stesso di prima — who's singing? — the same singer as before

per me fa lo stesso — it's all the same to me

per me è lo stesso — it doesn't matter to me

lo stesso avv — (comunque) all the same, even so

parto lo stesso — I'm going all the same

essere della -a grandezza — to be the same size

è (sempre) la -a cosa — it's (always) the same

porta lo stesso abito di ieri, di sua sorella — she's wearing the same dress as yesterday, as her sister

ero nella sua -a classe — I was in the same class as him

si pronunciano allo stesso modo — they're pronounced the same

quella sera -a — that very night

nel momento stesso in cui — at the very moment when

oggi stesso — this very day, today

nel tuo stesso interesse — in your own interest

il presidente stesso ha assistito alla cerimonia — the president himself attended the ceremony

gli esperti -i riconoscono che... — even the experts recognize that

io stesso — I myself

tu stesso — you yourself

lo stesso che o di — the same as

ti amo lo stesso — I love you just the same

ci andrò lo stesso — I'll go all the same

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