she's wanted by the police

I apologized on the spot, but she wouldn't listen to me. (W. Saroyan, ‘Peace It's Wonderful’, ‘The Love Kick’) — Я сразу же извинился, но жена и слушать меня не захотела.

There was only one thing for me to do. I wanted to do it and, by God, it gave me some satisfaction. I resigned on the spot. (A. J. Cronin, ‘A Thing of Beauty’, part V, ch. IV) — Мне оставалось только одно: немедленно заявить, что подаю в отставку. Что я и сделал по доброй воле и, клянусь, с величайшим удовлетворением.

I fired Newkirk on the spot. Nobody slugs a foreman around here and gets away with it. (A. Hailey, ‘Wheels’, ch. 2) — Я уволил Ньюкерка тут же, на месте. Поднять руку на мастера - такое еще никому не сходило с рук.

Unless he was on the spot nothing was done. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Complete Short Stories’, ‘Virtue’) — Когда Мортона не было на месте, строительство дороги прекращалось.

The reporter is the man on the spot, or he is nothing. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Midnight on the Desert’, ch. 1) — Репортер - это человек, являющийся очевидцем событий. В противном случае он ничего не стоит.

The foreigners were all for reinforcing the police and even for having a corps of militia on the spot. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 59) — Иностранцы были за то, чтобы усилить полицейские части и даже создать местную охрану на Болдеровских рудниках.

Shake... always contrived to be on the spot when anything was doing in the way of a gamble. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Potch and Colour’, ‘The Mayor of Bardie Creek’) — Шейк... всегда был тут как тут, когда затевалась какая-нибудь азартная игра.

estuvieron buscando a los montañeros — they were searching for o looking for the mountaineers

el ejército busca a un comando enemigo — the army is searching for o looking for an enemy commando unit

lo busqué entre el público pero no lo vi — I tried to spot him o looked for him in the crowd but I didn't see him

no sé lo que buscas con esa actitud — I don't know what you're aiming to o trying to achieve with that attitude

con esta novela se busca la creación de un estilo diferente — this novel attempts to o aims to create a different style

solo buscaba su dinero — he was only out for o after her money

• buscar excusas — to make excuses

• buscar hacer algo — to seek to do sth, try to do sth

siempre buscaba hacerlo lo mejor posible — she always sought o tried to do the best possible thing

• ir a buscar algo/a algn, ha ido a buscar una servilleta — she's gone to fetch o get a napkin

ve a buscar a tu madre — go and fetch o get your mother

vino buscando pelea — he was looking for trouble o a fight, he was spoiling for a fight *

¿vais a ir a buscarme a la estación? — are you going to pick me up o fetch me from the station?

vino a buscar sus plantas — she came to pick up o fetch her plants

¡busca! — [al perro] fetch!

vengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things

el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find

debería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

buscársela(s) — (fam)

te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

vengo a buscar mis cosas — I've come to collect o pick up my things

el libro busca destruir ese mito — the book sets out o tries o attempts to explode that myth

busca en el cajón — look o have a look in the drawer

el que busca encuentra or busca y encontrarás — seek and ye shall find

debería buscarse (a) alguien que le cuidara los niños — she should look for o find somebody to look after the children

buscársela(s) — (fam)

te la estás buscando — you're asking for trouble, you're asking for it (colloq)

Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

(it's) just what I('ve) always wanted! — (set phrase) (es) justo lo que quería!

the boss wants you — el jefe te quiere ver or quiere hablar contigo

does he want the book back? — ¿quiere que le devuelvan (or le devolvamos etc) el libro?

she can be charming when she wants to (be) — es un encanto cuando quiere or cuando se lo propone

gardener wanted — se necesita or se precisa jardinero

• I've always wanted a car like this — siempre he querido un coche como este

• we only want the best/what's best for you — solo queremos lo mejor para ti

• what do you want for your birthday? — ¿qué quieres por tu cumpleaños?

• what I want from a computer is... — lo que quiero de un ordenador es...

• she was everything he wanted in a woman — era todo lo que él quería en una mujer

• food was the last thing I wanted — comida era lo último que quería

• I know when I'm not wanted — sé muy bien cuando sobro or estoy de más

• where do you want the table? — ¿dónde quieres que pongamos la mesa?

• what does he want with/of me? — ¿qué quiere de mí?

• I want my son alive — quiero a mi hijo vivo

• you want her back, don't you? — quieres que vuelva, ¿no?

• I want him dead! — ¡lo quiero muerto!

• I want her sacked! — ¡quiero que se la despida!, ¡quiero que la despidan!

• the last thing we want is for them to feel obliged to help — lo último que queremos es que se sientan obligados a ayudar

• without wanting to sound big-headed, I think I'll succeed — no quiero parecer engreído pero pienso que voy a tener éxito

• I wouldn't want to hurt their feelings/cause them any problems — no quisiera herir sus sentimientos/causarles ningún problema

• she wants £500 for the car — quiere or pide 500 libras por el coche

how much do you want for it? — ¿cuánto quiere or pide?

• you don't want much! — iro ¡anda que no pides nada! iro

• he is wanted for robbery — se le busca por robo

• you're wanted in the kitchen — te buscan en la cocina

• you're wanted on the phone — te llaman al teléfono

children want lots of sleep — los niños necesitan or requieren muchas horas de sueño

he wants locking up! — está loco de atar *

• that's the last thing I want! * — ¡solo me faltaba eso! *

• you want to be more careful when you're driving — tienes que tener más cuidado al conducir

• what you want is a good hiding — lo que necesitas or te hace falta es una buena paliza *

• the contract wants only her signature — al contrato solo le falta su firma

• I want for you to be happy — (US) quiero que seas feliz

• they will not want for money or food — no les faltará ni dinero ni comida

• for want of sth — (at beginning of clause) a falta de algo; (at end of clause) por falta de algo

• she had servants to attend to her every want — tenía sirvientes que atendían todas y cada una de sus necesidades

• my wants are few — necesito poco

• to be in want of sth — necesitar algo

• to be in want — estar necesitado

want ad * N — (US) anuncio m clasificado

(it's) just what I('ve) always wanted! — (set phrase) (es) justo lo que quería!

the boss wants you — el jefe te quiere ver or quiere hablar contigo

does he want the book back? — ¿quiere que le devuelvan (or le devolvamos etc) el libro?

she can be charming when she wants to (be) — es un encanto cuando quiere or cuando se lo propone

gardener wanted — se necesita or se precisa jardinero

I want my mummy — ich will zu meiner Mama

I want it done by tonight — ich will, dass es bis heute Abend fertig wird

I don't want there to be any misunderstanding — ich will od. möchte nicht, dass da ein Missverständnis aufkommt

‘Wanted - cook for small family’ — "Koch/Köchin für kleine Familie gesucht"

you're wanted on the phone — du wirst am Telefon verlangt

the windows want painting — die Fenster müssten gestrichen werden

you want to be [more] careful — (ought to be) du solltest vorsichtig[er] sein

somebody/something wants something — jemandem/einer Sache fehlt es an etwas (Dat.)

there is no want of... — es fehlt nicht an... (Dat.)

for want of something — aus Mangel an etwas (Dat.)

for want of a better word — in Ermangelung eines besseren Ausdrucks

we can supply all your wants — wir können alles liefern, was Sie brauchen

want ad — (Amer.) Kaufgesuch, das

want of judgement — mangelndes Urteilsvermögen, Mangel m an Urteilsvermögen

for want of — aus Mangel an (+dat)

for want of something to do I joined a sports club — weil ich nichts zu tun hatte, bin ich einem Sportverein beigetreten

though it wasn't for want of trying — nicht, dass er sich/ich mich etc nicht bemüht hätte

to be in want of sth — einer Sache (gen) bedürfen (geh), etw brauchen or benötigen

to attend to sb's wants — sich um jdn kümmern

you don't want much (iro) — sonst willst du nichts? (iro)

you want to be careful! (inf) — du musst aufpassen

you want to stop doing that (inf) — du musst damit aufhören

he wants to be more careful (inf) — er sollte etwas vorsichtiger sein

that's the last thing I want (inf) — alles, bloß das nicht

that's all we wanted! (iro inf) it only wanted the police to turn up... — das hat uns gerade noch gefehlt! das hätte gerade noch gefehlt, dass auch noch die Polizei anrückt...

does my hair want cutting? — muss mein Haar geschnitten werden?

you're wanted on the phone — Sie werden am Telefon verlangt or gewünscht

do as you want — tu, was du willst

they want for nothing — es fehlt or mangelt (geh) ihnen an nichts

he doesn't want for a pound or two — er ist nicht gerade arm (inf), ihm fehlt es nicht an Kleingeld (inf)

I don't want there to be any misunderstanding — ich will od. möchte nicht, dass da ein Missverständnis aufkommt

you want to be [more] careful — (ought to be) du solltest vorsichtig[er] sein

somebody/something wants something — jemandem/einer Sache fehlt es an etwas (Dat.)

there is no want of... — es fehlt nicht an... (Dat.)

for want of something — aus Mangel an etwas (Dat.)

want ad — (Amer.) Kaufgesuch, das

for want of — in o per mancanza di, per insufficienza di

I want — (as general statement) io voglio; (would like) io vorrei

several jobs want doing — BE ci sono diversi lavori da fare

I know when I'm not wanted — scherz. capisco quando sono di troppo

for want of — in o per mancanza di, per insufficienza di

I want — (as general statement) io voglio; (would like) io vorrei

several jobs want doing — BE ci sono diversi lavori da fare

I know when I'm not wanted — scherz. capisco quando sono di troppo