to sleep on one's stomach

le ventre de la terre — liter the bowels (pl) of the earth littér; affamé

ne rien avoir dans le ventre — to have no guts (colloq)

je ne sais pas ce qu'il a dans le ventre — (colloq) I don't know what he's made of

ça fait mal au ventre fig — it to makes you sick

avere la pancia — (essere grasso) to have a fat stomach o a paunch

stare a pancia all'aria — to lie on one's back; fig. = to idle

i campi dormono sotto la neve fig — the fields slumber under the snow

dormire in piedi — (essere stanco) to be asleep on one's feet, (essere imbambolato) to be half asleep

dormire tranquillo o tra due guanciali — (senza preoccupazioni) to rest easy

è meglio dormirci sopra — you'd (o we'd ecc) better sleep on it

dormire un sonno profondo — to be fast o sound asleep, to be in a deep sleep, to sleep soundly

il bambino dorme — the child is sleeping o is asleep

mettere a dormire — to put [sb.] to bed [ bambini]

dormi bene! — sleep tight o well!

il caffè non mi fa dormire — coffee keeps me awake o up

dare da dormire a — to put [sb.] up [ amico]; to accommodate [ turisti]

un film che fa dormire — fig. a boring o soporific film

dormire della grossa — to be sound o fast asleep, to be in a deep sleep, to sleep soundly

dormire in piedi — to sleep o be asleep on one's feet

dormire come un ghiro o una marmotta o un sasso to sleep like a log; dormici sopra! dormici su! sleep on it! (ma) va' a dormire! push off! chi dorme non piglia pesci — prov. it's the early bird that catches the worm

ihm tat der Báúch weh — he had stomach ache or tummy ache (inf)

den Báúch vollschlagen (inf) — to stuff oneself (inf)

ein voller Báúch studiert nicht gern (Prov) — you can't study on a full stomach

(vor Lachen) den Báúch halten (inf) — to split one's sides (laughing) (inf)

vor jdm auf dem Báúch rutschen (inf) or kriechen (inf) — to grovel or kowtow to sb (inf), to lick sb's boots (inf)

etw aus dem Báúch heraus entscheiden — to decide sth according to (a gut) instinct

mit etw auf den Báúch fallen (inf) — to come a cropper with sth (Brit inf), to fall flat on one's face with sth (inf)

mir tut der Bauch weh — I have [a] stomach ache or (coll.) tummy ache

sich (Dat.) den Bauch vollschlagen — (ugs.) stuff oneself (sl.)

ich habe nichts im Bauch — (ugs.) I haven't had anything to eat

sich (Dat.) [vor Lachen] den Bauch halten — (ugs.) split one's sides [with laughing]; (fig.)

auf den Bauch fallen — (ugs.) come a cropper (sl.) ( mit with)

aus dem hohlen Bauch — (salopp) off the top of one's head (sl.)

mir tut der Bauch weh — I have [a] stomach ache or (coll.) tummy ache

sich (Dat.) den Bauch vollschlagen — (ugs.) stuff oneself (sl.)

ich habe nichts im Bauch — (ugs.) I haven't had anything to eat

sich (Dat.) [vor Lachen] den Bauch halten — (ugs.) split one's sides [with laughing]; (fig.)

auf den Bauch fallen — (ugs.) come a cropper (sl.) ( mit with)

aus dem hohlen Bauch — (salopp) off the top of one's head (sl.)

¡deja de revolver!, ¡no revuelvas! — [a niño] stop messing about with things!, stop fidgeting!

revolverla(s) — (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq)

revolverla(s) — (Chi fam) to live it up (colloq)

Ex: A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.

coucher quelque chose par écrit — to put something down in writing [idées, phrases]

coucher quelqu'un sur son testament — to name ou mention somebody in one's will

coucher sous les ponts — fig to sleep rough GB ou outdoors

se coucher sur — [motard, cycliste] to lean forward over [guidon]

à prendre avant le coucher MÉDECINE — take before going to bed

auf einem Auge blind sein — be blind in one eye; (fig.) have a one-sided view

ganz kleine Augen haben — (fig.) be all sleepy

etwas im Auge haben — have something in one's eye; (fig.): (haben wollen) have one's eye on something

das Auge des Gesetzes — (fig.): (Polizist) the law (coll.)

ihm/ihr usw. werden die Augen noch aufgehen — (fig.) he/she etc. is in for a rude awakening

[große] Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) be wide-eyed

da wird er Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) his eyes will pop out of his head

da blieb kein Auge trocken — (fig. ugs.) everyone laughed till they cried; (es blieb niemand verschont) no one was safe

ich traute meinen Augen nicht — (ugs.) I couldn't believe my eyes

ich habe doch hinten keine Augen — (ugs.) I haven't got eyes in the back of my head

ein Auge od. beide Augen zudrücken — (fig.) turn a blind eye

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas geworfen haben — (fig.) have taken a liking to somebody/have one's eye on something

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas haben — (achtgeben) keep an eye on somebody/something

ein Auge/ein sicheres Auge für etwas haben — have an eye/a sure eye for something

ich habe ja schließlich Augen im Kopf — (ugs.) I'm not blind, you know

jemandem die Augen öffnen — (fig.) open somebody's eyes

jemanden/etwas nicht aus den Augen lassen — not take one's eyes off somebody/something; not let somebody/something out of one's sight

jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something; (fig.) lose contact or touch with somebody/lose touch with something

aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn! — (Spr.) out of sight, out of mind

jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten — (fig.) keep an eye on somebody/bear or keep something in mind

in jemandes Augen — (Dat.) (fig.) to somebody's mind; in somebody's opinion

jemandem ins Auge od. in die Augen fallen od. springen — (fig.) hit somebody in the eye

etwas ins Auge fassen — (fig.) consider something; think about something

einer Sache (Dat.) ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face something

der Wahrheit/Gefahr ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face up to the truth/danger

ins Auge gehen — (fig. ugs.) end in disaster; end in failure

unter vier Augen — (fig.) in private

unter jemandes Augen — (Dat.) right in front of somebody; right under somebody's nose

jemandem etwas vor Augen führen od. halten — (fig.) bring something home to somebody

wenn man sich (Dat.) das mal vor Augen führt — (fig.) when you stop and think about it

auf einem Auge blind sein — be blind in one eye; (fig.) have a one-sided view

ganz kleine Augen haben — (fig.) be all sleepy

etwas im Auge haben — have something in one's eye; (fig.): (haben wollen) have one's eye on something

das Auge des Gesetzes — (fig.): (Polizist) the law (coll.)

ihm/ihr usw. werden die Augen noch aufgehen — (fig.) he/she etc. is in for a rude awakening

[große] Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) be wide-eyed

da wird er Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) his eyes will pop out of his head

da blieb kein Auge trocken — (fig. ugs.) everyone laughed till they cried; (es blieb niemand verschont) no one was safe

ich traute meinen Augen nicht — (ugs.) I couldn't believe my eyes

ich habe doch hinten keine Augen — (ugs.) I haven't got eyes in the back of my head

ein Auge od. beide Augen zudrücken — (fig.) turn a blind eye

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas geworfen haben — (fig.) have taken a liking to somebody/have one's eye on something

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas haben — (achtgeben) keep an eye on somebody/something

ich habe ja schließlich Augen im Kopf — (ugs.) I'm not blind, you know

jemandem die Augen öffnen — (fig.) open somebody's eyes

jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something; (fig.) lose contact or touch with somebody/lose touch with something

aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn! — (Spr.) out of sight, out of mind

jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten — (fig.) keep an eye on somebody/bear or keep something in mind

in jemandes Augen — (Dat.) (fig.) to somebody's mind; in somebody's opinion

jemandem ins Auge od. in die Augen fallen od. springen — (fig.) hit somebody in the eye

etwas ins Auge fassen — (fig.) consider something; think about something

einer Sache (Dat.) ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face something

der Wahrheit/Gefahr ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face up to the truth/danger

ins Auge gehen — (fig. ugs.) end in disaster; end in failure

unter vier Augen — (fig.) in private

unter jemandes Augen — (Dat.) right in front of somebody; right under somebody's nose

jemandem etwas vor Augen führen od. halten — (fig.) bring something home to somebody

wenn man sich (Dat.) das mal vor Augen führt — (fig.) when you stop and think about it

poser or mettre quelque chose à plat — to lay something down flat

à plat ventre — lit flat on one's stomach

se mettre à plat ventre devant quelqu'un — fig to grovel in front of somebody

tomber à plat — [plaisanterie] to fall flat

à plat — [pneu] flat; [batterie] flat GB, dead

être à plat — [personne] to be run down

sa maladie l'a mis à plat — his illness really took it out of him (colloq)

mettre à plat — to review [something] from scratch [comptes, dossier]

faire un plat — (colloq) ( en natation) to do a belly flop (colloq)

faire du plat à quelqu'un — (colloq) to chat somebody up (colloq) GB, to come on to somebody (colloq)

mettre les petits plats dans les grands — (colloq) to go to town on a meal (colloq)

mettre les pieds dans le plat — (colloq) to put one's foot in it

faire tout un plat de quelque chose — (colloq) to make a big deal about something

à plat (pneu, batterie) — flat, (= fatigué) dead beat, tired out