since you see

now I've seen it all! — j'aurai tout vu!

it's years since I've been to France — hace años que no voy a Francia

since you can't go, can I have your ticket? — ya que no puedes ir ¿me das tu entrada?

they've worked there (ever) since 1970 — han trabajado allí desde 1970

since the party he's only seen her twice — desde la fiesta sólo la ha visto dos veces

how long is it since your operation? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace de tu operación?

she has lived here ever since — desde entonces que vive aquí

... but she had since remarried —... pero (en el ínterin) ella se había vuelto a casar

I haven't seen him since — desde entonces no lo he vuelto a ver

ever since — desde entonces

not long since, a short time since — hace poco

a long time since — hace mucho (tiempo)

the time for talking has long since passed — la hora de hablar ya pasó hace tiempo

since Monday — desde el lunes

since Christmas — desde Navidad

since then — desde entonces

I've been waiting since ten — espero desde las diez

ever since then... — desde entonces...

ever since that... — desde aquello...

how long is it since the accident? — ¿cuánto tiempo ha pasado desde el accidente?

since arriving — desde que llegué, desde mi llegada

since I arrived — desde que llegué

I haven't seen her since she left — no la he visto desde que se fue

I've been wearing glasses since I was three — llevo gafas desde los tres años

it's a week since he left — hace una semana que se fue, se fue hace una semana

it's a few years since I've seen them — hace varios años que no los veo

ever since I've been here — desde que estoy aquí

since you can't come — ya que no puedes venir, como no puedes venir, puesto que no puedes venir

it's years since I've been to France — hace años que no voy a Francia

since you can't go, can I have your ticket? — ya que no puedes ir ¿me das tu entrada?

they've worked there (ever) since 1970 — han trabajado allí desde 1970

since the party he's only seen her twice — desde la fiesta sólo la ha visto dos veces

how long is it since your operation? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) hace de tu operación?

she has lived here ever since — desde entonces que vive aquí

... but she had since remarried —... pero (en el ínterin) ella se había vuelto a casar

The blind can't see. — Слепые не видят.

I can't see without glasses. — Без очков я не вижу.

I didn't see them enter. — Я не видел, как они вошли.

He didn't want to be seen there. — Он не хотел, чтобы его там видели.

I've come to see you. — Я пришел навестить вас.

Can I see the manager? — Могу я видеть управляющего? /Могу я поговорить с управляющим?

It's a long time since I saw you last. — Я вас давно не видел/давно не встречал. /Мы давно не виделись.

Let me see. — Дайте мне подумать секунду.

I don't see why he said so. — Я не понимаю, почему он так сказал.

I don't see anything funny about it. — Я не вижу в этом ничего смешного.

May I see you home? — Разрешите проводить вас домой?

Leave it to me, I'll see to it. — Предоставьте это мне, я об этом позубочусь/я за этим прослежу.

senza occhiali, non ci vedo — I can't see without my glasses

vedere qn fare qc — to see sb do sth

è una partita da vedere — it'll be a match worth seeing

ho visto costruire questa casa — I saw this house being built

vedere tutto nero — to take a bleak view of things

non vedo una via d'uscita — I can see no way out

modo di vedere — outlook, view of things

vorrei vedere te al posto suo! — I would like to see you in his place!

lo vedo male questo progetto — I can't see this project working

vedi pagina 8 — see page 8

fammi vedere il tuo tema — let me see your essay

vediamo se funziona — let's see if it works

è da vedere se... — it remains to be seen whether...

non lo vedo da molto tempo — I haven't seen him for a long time

guarda chi si vede! — look who it is!

farsi vedere — to show one's face

da quella volta non si è fatto più vedere — he hasn't shown his face since

non farsi più vedere in giro — to disappear from the scene

farsi vedere da un medico — to go and see a doctor

ho visto subito che... — I immediately realized that...

si vede! — that's obvious!

si vede che sono stanchi — you can tell they are tired

ci vedo poco chiaro in questa faccenda — I can't quite understand this business

(fare in modo) vedere di fare qc — to see (to it) that sth is done, make sure that sth is done

vedi tu se ci riesci — see if you can do it

(fraseologia) vedetevela voi — you see to it

se l'è vista brutta — he thought his last hour had come

essere ben/mal visto da qn — to be/not to be well thought of by sb

visto che... — seeing that...

non vedere qn di buon occhio — to disapprove of sb

non avere niente a che vedere con qn/qc — to have nothing to do with sb/sth

vederci doppio — to see double

non vedere più lontano del proprio naso — to be unable to see beyond the end of one's nose

chi s'è visto s'è visto! — and that's that!

non vederci più dalla rabbia — to be beside o.s. with rage

non vedere l'ora di fare qc — to look forward to doing sth

non vedo l'ora che arrivino — I can't wait for them to arrive

non vedo l'ora di conoscerlo — I can't wait to meet him

a vederlo si direbbe che... — by the look of him you'd think that...

in vita mia ne ho viste di tutti i colori — I've been through a lot in my time

ti faccio vedere io! — I'll show you!

si vide perduto — he realized (that) he was lost

si vide negare l'ingresso — he was refused admission

si vide costretto a... — he found himself forced to...

ci vedremo da mio cugino — I'll see you at my cousin's

ci vediamo domani! — see you tomorrow!

non vedevo nulla — I couldn't see a thing

vedere qcn., qcs. con i propri occhi — to see sb., sth. with one's own eyes

l'hanno vista entrare — she was seen going in, someone saw her go in

non si vede nessuno — there's nobody to be seen

sullo sfondo si vedono dei monti — you can see mountains in the background

fare vedere qcs. a qcn. — to show sb. sth.

fammi vedere — let me see, let me have a look

fammi vedere come si fa — show me how to do it

l'ho visto alla televisione — I saw it on television

andare a vedere una partita — to go see a match

è un film da vedere — the film is worth seeing

è triste da vedere — it's sad to see

vorrei vedere te al mio posto! — I'd like to see how you'd get on!

ma guarda che cosa ci tocca vedere! — could you ever have imagined such a thing!

lo vedo o vedrei bene come insegnante I can just see him as a teacher; non me lo vedo a viaggiare da solo — I can't imagine him travelling alone

tu come vedi la situazione? — how do you view the situation?

per come la vedo io — as I see it

il suo modo di vedere le cose — his way of looking at things

vedere in qcn. un amico — to see sb. as a friend

vedi tu — see for yourself, do as you think best

non vedo dove sia il problema — I can't see the problem

non vedo perché — I don't see why

si vedeva che... — I could see (that)

come vedete — as you can see

vedo che ti piace — I see you like it

da quel che vedo — from what I can see

vedi se è asciutto — see if it's dry

vai a vedere se — go (and) see if

"io non pago!" - "staremo a vedere!" — "I won't pay!" - "we shall see about that!"

è ancora da vedere — that remains to be seen

aspetta e vedrai — (you just) wait and see

vediamo un po' — let me see

vedremo — well, we'll see

dovresti fare vedere quella ferita — you should get that wound looked at

vedi di comportarti bene! — see that you behave yourself!

vediamo di non fare sbagli — let's try not to make mistakes

la vedo raramente — I see very little of her

mi ha fatto piacere vederla — I was pleased to see her

guarda chi si vede! — look who's here!

a Perugia ci sono molte cose da vedere — there are a lot of sights in Perugia

non ho mai visto Roma — I have never been to Rome

vedi sopra, sotto, a pagina 6 — see above, below, page 6

vedo! — I'll see you!

vedere vederci to see, to be able to see; ci vedo bene I've got good sight; non ci vedo I can't see; (ci) vedo poco — I can hardly see

- rsi allo specchio — to see oneself in the mirror

-rsi costretto a fare qcs. — to find oneself forced to do

non mi vedo come avvocato — I don't see myself as a lawyer

non mi vedo a fare — I don't see myself doing

non ci vediamo da mesi — we haven't seen each other for months

si vedono alle 10 — they're meeting at 10

ci vediamo (domani, dopo)! — see you (tomorrow, later)!

la cicatrice non si vede — the scar doesn't show

vedersela con qcn. — to sort it out with sb.

vedetevela voi! — work it out for yourselves!

dovrai vedertela con tuo padre — you'll have your father to deal with

non avere nulla a che vedere con — to have nothing to do with, to bear no relation to

dare a vedere — to show

visto? che ti avevo detto? — there you are! what did I tell you?

non posso proprio vederlo! — I can't stand the sight of him!

te la farò vedere — just you wait, I'll show you

non vedo l'ora che arrivino le vacanze — I can't wait for the holidays, I'm looking forward to the holidays

non vedo l'ora di conoscerlo — I can't wait to meet him, I'm looking forward to meeting him

non vederci dalla rabbia — to be blind with rage

non ci vedo più dalla fame — I'm so hungry I can't see straight, I'm starving

vedere lontano — to be far-sighted

ho visto giusto — I guessed right

chi s'è visto s'è visto — that's that

a mio vedere — in my opinion

lo hemos visto ya — we've seen it already

ya han dado las diez — it's past ten already

¿ya has terminado? — have you finished already?

¿ya habías estado antes en Valencia? — had you been to Valencia before?

ya me lo suponía — I thought as much

ya se acabó — it's all over now

ya en el siglo X — as early as the tenth century

ya es la hora — time's up

ya es hora de irnos — it's time for us to go now

ya está aquí — he's here already

ya viene el autobús — here's the bus

ya puedes irte — you can go now

ya podéis ir pasando al comedor — you can start going through into the dining room now

estos zapatos ya me están pequeños — these shoes are too small for me now

¿ya anda? — is she walking yet?

¿ya te vas? — are you leaving already?

lo quiero ya — I want it (right) now

¡cállate ya! — oh, shut up!

¡ya voy! — coming!

ya te llegará el turno a ti — you'll get your turn

ya lo arreglarán — it'll get fixed sometime

ya iré cuando pueda — I'll try and make it when I can

ya verás como todo se arregla — it'll all work out, don't you worry

ya veremos — we'll see (about that)

• ya no — not any more, no longer

ya no vive aquí — he doesn't live here any more, he no longer lives here

ya no viene a visitarnos — he doesn't come to see us any more, he no longer comes to see us

ya no quiero más — I don't want any more

ya no lo volverás a ver — you won't see it any more

Javier ya no es tan alto como su hermano — Javier isn't as tall as his brother any more, Javier is no longer as tall as his brother

ya entiendo — I see

¡ya lo sé! — I know!

-¿no te acuerdas de ella? es la hija de Ricardo -¡ah, ya! — "don't you remember her? she's Ricardo's daughter" - "oh yes, of course!"

ya, pero... — yes, but...

esto ya es un robo — this really is robbery

pues ya gasta ¿eh? — he really does spend a lot, doesn't he?

¿una hora tardas en llegar al trabajo? pues ya está lejos ¿eh? — it takes you an hour to get to work? it must be quite some way away!

ya lo creo que estuvimos allí — you bet we were there

¿que no se ha casado? ya lo creo que sí — you say she hasn't got married? I think you'll find she has

es más pobre que Haití, que ya es decir — it's poorer than Haiti, and that's saying something

¡murió con 104 años, que ya es decir! — she was 104 when she died, which is no mean achievement!

pues si él no viene, ya me dirás qué hacemos — you tell me what we'll do if he doesn't come

rellena el impreso y ya está — fill in the form and that's it

¡ya está bien! — that's (quite) enough!

¡ya me gustaría a mí poder viajar! — I wouldn't mind being able to travel either!

¡ya era hora! — about time too!

¡ya podían haber avisado de que venían! — they could have said they were coming!

¡ya puedes ir preparando el dinero! — you'd better start getting the money ready!

ya por una razón, ya por otra — whether for one reason or another

ya te vayas, ya te quedes, me es igual — whether you go or stay is all the same to me

ya dice que sí, ya dice que no — first he says yes, then he says no, one minute he says yes, the next he says no

no ya aquí, sino en todas partes — not only here, but everywhere

debes hacerlo, no ya por los demás, sino por ti mismo también — you should do it, not just for everyone else's sake but for your own sake too

• ya que — (seeing) as, since

ya que no estudia, por lo menos podía ponerse a trabajar — seeing as she isn't studying, the least she could do is get a job

¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?

ya terminé — I've (already) finished

ya te dije que no — I've already said no

ya lo sé — I (already) know

aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!

le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down

dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?

ese color ya no se lleva — nobody wears that color any more

ya ni siquiera me escribe — he doesn't even write (to) me any more

estaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think

creo que ya no vienen — I don't think they'll come now

no ya... sino — not (just)... but

estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring

ya voy! — coming!

la comida ya va a estar — the meal's almost ready

preparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

ya te contaré — I'll tell you all about it

ya lo entenderás — you'll understand one day

éste ya no me gusta tanto — I don't like this one so much

pintado de blanco ya es otra cosa — it really does look much better painted white

ya quisiera yo! — I should be so lucky!

ya era hora — about time (too)!

ya me tienes harta! — I'm (just about) fed up with you!

ya que — since, as

ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here

ya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too

se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone

¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?

ya terminé — I've (already) finished

ya te dije que no — I've already said no

ya lo sé — I (already) know

aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!

le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down

dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?

ese color ya no se lleva — nobody wears that color any more

ya ni siquiera me escribe — he doesn't even write (to) me any more

estaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think

creo que ya no vienen — I don't think they'll come now

no ya... sino — not (just)... but

estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring

ya voy! — coming!

la comida ya va a estar — the meal's almost ready

preparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

ya te contaré — I'll tell you all about it

ya lo entenderás — you'll understand one day

éste ya no me gusta tanto — I don't like this one so much

pintado de blanco ya es otra cosa — it really does look much better painted white

ya quisiera yo! — I should be so lucky!

ya era hora — about time (too)!

ya me tienes harta! — I'm (just about) fed up with you!

ya que — since, as

ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here

ya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too

se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone

tienen un perro como el nuestro — they've got a dog like ours

se portó como un imbécil — he behaved like an idiot

es como un pez — it's like a fish

sabe como a queso — it tastes a bit like cheese

blanco como la nieve — as white as snow

tuvo resultados como no se habían conocido antes — it had results such as had never been known before

hay peces, como truchas y salmones — there are fish, such as trout and salmon

lo hice como me habían enseñado — I did it as I had been taught

prefiero como lo haces tú — I prefer it the way you do it

la manera como sucedió — the way (in which) it happened

fue así como comenzó — that was how it began

lo levanté como pude — I lifted it as best I could

hazlo como puedas — do your best, do the best you can

tratan de mantenerse en el poder como sea — they will do whatever it takes to stay in power

está decidido a salvar como sea la vida del niño — he's determined to do whatever it takes to save the child's life

sea como sea — in any case

hay que evitar que nos eliminen sea como sea — we must avoid getting knocked out at all costs

lo usé como cuchara — I used it as a spoon

asistió como espectador — he attended as a spectator

lo dice como juez — he says it speaking as a judge

vale más como poeta — he is better as a poet

libre como estaba — free as he was