two biscuits each and one over

she'll be ten next week — sie wird nächste Woche zehn

she is a mother/an Italian — sie ist Mutter/Italienerin

[I dare say] you'll be a big boy by now — du bist jetzt sicher schon ein großer Junge

you'll be relieved to hear that — du wirst erleichtert sein, das zu hören

I am hot — mir ist heiß

who's that? — wer ist das?

it is she, it's her — sie ist's

be a teacher/a footballer — Lehrer/Fußballer sein

she wants to be a surgeon — sie möchte Chirurgin werden

it is hers — es ist ihrs; es gehört ihr

he was everything to her — er bedeutete ihr alles

there is/are... — es gibt...

for the time being — vorläufig

Miss Jones that was — das frühere Fräulein Jones

how long has he been here? — wie lange ist er schon hier?

be off with you! — geh/geht!

are you for London? — wollen Sie nach London?

she's been and tidied the room — (coll.) sie hat doch wirklich das Zimmer aufgeräumt

the children have been at the biscuits — die Kinder waren an den Keksen (ugs.)

I've been into this matter — ich habe mich mit der Sache befasst

the child was found — das Kind wurde gefunden

German is spoken here — hier wird Deutsch gesprochen

he is reading — er liest [gerade]; er ist beim Lesen

I am leaving tomorrow — ich reise morgen [ab]

the house is/was being built — das Haus wird/wurde [gerade] gebaut

be to — sollen

I am to inform you — ich soll Sie unterrichten

he is to be admired — er ist zu bewundern

be to — sollen

it was not to be seen — es war nicht zu sehen

I was not to be side-tracked — ich ließ mich nicht ablenken

they were never to meet again — sie sollten sich nie wieder treffen

bride-/husband-to-be — zukünftige Braut/zukünftiger Ehemann

mother-/father-to-be — werdende Mutter/werdender Vater

the be-all and end-all — das A und O

be sensible! — sei vernünftig

if I were you — wenn ich Sie or an Ihrer Stelle wäre

he is a soldier/a German — er ist Soldat/Deutscher

he's a good student/a true Englishman — er ist ein guter Student/ein echter Engländer

referring to physical, mental state how are you? — wie gehts?

I'm better now — es geht mir jetzt besser

to be hungry/thirsty — Hunger/Durst haben, hungrig/durstig sein

I am hot/cold/frozen — mir ist heiß/kalt/eiskalt

they were horrified — sie waren entsetzt

he's five — er ist fünf

how old is she? —

how much is that? — wie viel or was kostet das?

that book is your brother's/his — das Buch gehört Ihrem Bruder/ihm, das ist das Buch Ihres Bruders/das ist sein Buch

in exclamations was he pleased to hear it! — er war vielleicht froh, das zu hören!

but wasn't she glad when... — hat sie sich vielleicht gefreut, als...

in continuous tenses Note how German uses the simple tense:what are you doing? — was machst du da?

she's always complaining — sie beklagt sich dauernd

I have been waiting for you for half an hour — ich warte schon seit einer halben Stunde auf Sie

will you be seeing her tomorrow? — sehen or treffen Sie sie morgen?

we're just drinking coffee —

I've just been packing my case — ich war gerade beim Kofferpacken

I was packing my case when... — ich war gerade beim Kofferpacken, als...

he was run over — er ist überfahren worden, er wurde überfahren

the box had been opened — die Schachtel war geöffnet worden

it is/was being repaired — es wird/wurde gerade repariert

they were to have been married last week — sie hätten letzte Woche heiraten sollen

the car is to be sold — das Auto soll verkauft werden

she was to be/was to have been dismissed but... — sie sollte entlassen werden, aber.../sie hätte entlassen werden sollen, aber...

he is to be pitied/not to be envied —

not to be confused with — nicht zu verwechseln mit

what is to be done? — was ist zu tun?, was soll geschehen?

I am to look after her — ich soll mich um sie kümmern

I am not to be disturbed — ich möchte nicht gestört werden

he is not to open it — er soll es nicht öffnen

she was never to return — sie sollte nie zurückkehren

he was not to be persuaded — er war nicht zu überreden, er ließ sich nicht überreden

and were I or if I were to tell him? — und wenn ich es ihm sagen würde?

in tag questions/short answers he's always late, isn't he? – yes he is — er kommt doch immer zu spät, nicht? – ja, das stimmt

you're not ill, are you? – yes I am/no I'm not — Sie sind doch nicht (etwa) krank? – doch!/nein

it's all done, is it? – yes it is/no it isn't — es ist also alles erledigt? – ja/nein

he is there at the moment but he won't be much longer — im Augenblick ist er dort, aber nicht mehr lange

we've been here a long time —

the powers that be — die zuständigen Stellen

let me/him be — lass mich/ihn (in Ruhe)

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei

to be or not to be — Sein oder Nichtsein

= visit, call I've been to Paris — ich war schon (ein)mal in Paris

the milkman has already been — der Milchmann war schon da

= like to have who's for coffee/tee/biscuits? — wer möchte (gerne)Kaffee/Tee/Kekse?

here is a book/are two books — hier ist ein Buch/sind zwei Bücher

nearby there are two churches — in der Nähe sind or stehen zwei Kirchen

it is dark/morning — es ist dunkel/Morgen

tomorrow is Friday/the 14th of June — morgen ist Freitag/der 14. Juni, morgen haben wir Freitag/den 14. Juni

who found it —

were it not for the fact that I am a teacher, I would... —

were it not for my friendship with him — wenn ich nicht mit ihm befreundet wäre

were it not for him, if it weren't or wasn't for him — wenn er nicht wäre

and even if it were not so — und selbst wenn das or dem nicht so wäre

had it not been or if it hadn't been for him — wenn er nicht gewesen wäre

she'll be ten next week — sie wird nächste Woche zehn

she is a mother/an Italian — sie ist Mutter/Italienerin

being a Frenchman, he likes wine — als Franzose trinkt er gern Wein

he is being nice to them/sarcastic — er ist nett zu ihnen/jetzt ist er sarkastisch

was she pleased! — war sie [vielleicht] froh!

aren't you a big boy! — was bist du schon für ein großer Junge!

[I dare say] you'll be a big boy by now — du bist jetzt sicher schon ein großer Junge

you'll be relieved to hear that — du wirst erleichtert sein, das zu hören

I am hot — mir ist heiß

I am freezing — mich friert es

it is the 5th today — heute haben wir den Fünften

who's that? — wer ist das?

it is she, it's her — sie ist's

if I were you — an deiner Stelle

be a teacher/a footballer — Lehrer/Fußballer sein

she wants to be a surgeon — sie möchte Chirurgin werden

it is hers — es ist ihrs; es gehört ihr

how much are the eggs? — was kosten die Eier?

London is not England — London ist nicht [gleich] England

he was everything to her — er bedeutete ihr alles

can such things be? — kann es so etwas geben?; kann so etwas vorkommen?

I think, therefore I am — ich denke, also bin ich

there is/are... — es gibt...

for the time being — vorläufig

Miss Jones that was — das frühere Fräulein Jones

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei

she has been in her room for hours — sie ist schon seit Stunden in ihrem Zimmer

let it be — lass es sein

let him/her be — lass ihn/sie in Ruhe

how long has he been here? — wie lange ist er schon hier?

where will the party be? — wo ist die Party?; wo findet die Party statt?

be off with you! — geh/geht!

are you for London? — wollen Sie nach London?

have you [ever] been to London? — bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?

has anyone been? — ist jemand da gewesen?

she's been and tidied the room — (coll.) sie hat doch wirklich das Zimmer aufgeräumt

the children have been at the biscuits — die Kinder waren an den Keksen (ugs.)

I've been into this matter — ich habe mich mit der Sache befasst

the child was found — das Kind wurde gefunden

German is spoken here — hier wird Deutsch gesprochen

he is reading — er liest [gerade]; er ist beim Lesen

I am leaving tomorrow — ich reise morgen [ab]

the train was departing when I got there — der Zug fuhr gerade ab, als ich ankam

the house is/was being built — das Haus wird/wurde [gerade] gebaut

be to — sollen

I am to inform you — ich soll Sie unterrichten

he is to be admired — er ist zu bewundern

be to — sollen

the Queen is to arrive at 3 p.m. — die Königin soll um 15 Uhr eintreffen

it was not to be seen — es war nicht zu sehen

I was not to be side-tracked — ich ließ mich nicht ablenken

they were never to meet again — sie sollten sich nie wieder treffen

if I were to tell you that..., were I to tell you that... — wenn ich dir sagen würde, dass...

bride-/husband-to-be — zukünftige Braut/zukünftiger Ehemann

mother-/father-to-be — werdende Mutter/werdender Vater

the be-all and end-all — das A und O

¡no mojes la alfombra! — don't get the carpet wet!

mojar la cabeza al niño — to wet the baby's head

el niño ha mojado la cama — the baby's wet the bed

moja un poco el trapo — dampen the cloth

la lluvia nos mojó a todos — we all got soaked in the rain

moje ligeramente el sello — moisten the stamp a little

mojar la pluma en la tinta — to dip one's pen into the ink

pasó un coche y me mojó — a car went by and splashed me

moja la gasa con colonia — moisten the gauze with cologne

mojó la pluma en el tintero — she dipped the pen in the inkwell

se me mojaron los zapatos — my shoes got wet

me mojé toda — I got soaked

se mojó en los pantalones — he wet his pants

el bebé está mojado — the baby is wet

pasó un coche y me mojó — a car went by and splashed me

moja la gasa con colonia — moisten the gauze with cologne

mojó la pluma en el tintero — she dipped the pen in the inkwell

se me mojaron los zapatos — my shoes got wet

me mojé toda — I got soaked

se mojó en los pantalones — he wet his pants

el bebé está mojado — the baby is wet

la macchina del mio amico/dei miei amici — my friend's/friends' car

la figlia dell'amica di mia madre — the daughter of my mother's friend, my mother's friend's daughter

una commedia di Goldoni — a play by Goldoni

l'ultimo libro di Umberto Eco — Umberto Eco's latest book, the latest book by Umberto Eco

il sindaco di Milano — the mayor of Milan

il mese di marzo — the month of March

la vita di campagna — country life

tavolo di cucina — kitchen table

sala di lettura — reading-room

il direttore dell'azienda — the manager of the company

il professore d'inglese — the English teacher, the teacher of English

il nome di Maria — the name Mary

(materiale) fatto di legno — made of wood

(tempo) di domenica — on Sundays

(misura) un bimbo di 2 anni — a 2-year-old child, a child of two

(mezzo, modo, causa) vestirsi di bianco — to dress in white

(abbondanza, privazione) pieno di — full of

(seguito da infinito) sa di aver sbagliato — he knows (that) he did the wrong thing

l'auto di Paolo, di tuo fratello, dei miei genitori — Paolo's, your brother's, my parents' car

l'auto è di Paolo, di mio fratello — the car is Paolo's, my brother's, the car belongs to Paolo, to my brother

di chi è questa penna? — whose pen is this?

le orecchie del gatto — the cat's ears

la politica dell'Italia — Italy's policy

un allievo del professor Bianchi — one of Mr Bianchi's students

tre litri di vino — three litres of wine

una tazza di caffè — a cup of coffee

minestra di cipolle — onion soup

il mese di maggio — the month of May

la città di York — the city of York

un biglietto del treno — a train ticket

un libro di geografia — a geography book

un giocatore di tennis — a tennis player

mercato dei fiori — flower market

il re del Brunei — the king of Brunei

il Primo Ministro del Giappone — the Japanese Prime Minister, the Prime Minister of Japan

pieno di vino — full of wine

ricco di materie prime — rich in raw material

l'8 del mese — the 8th of the month

la riunione di lunedì, del 7 gennaio — Monday's meeting, the meeting on the 7th of January

il treno delle sei — the six o'clock train

un romanzo di Poe — a novel by Poe

una canzone dei REM — a song by REM

le opere di Dante — Dante's works, the works of Dante

urlare di paura — to scream with fear

tremare di freddo — to tremble with cold

di che cosa è fatto? — what is it made (out) of?

è d'oro — it's made (out) of gold

un vestito di cotone — a cotton dress

uno spettacolo di due ore — a two-hour show

un interesse del 5% — a 5% interest

un bambino di sei anni — a six-year-old boy

è di Taiwan — he's from Taiwan

parlare di qcn., qcs. — to talk about sb., sth.

ridere di qcn. — to laugh at sb

debole d'udito — hard of hearing

di nascosto — out of sight, secretly

di recente — recently

essere di fretta — to be in a hurry

vivere d'aria — to live on fresh air

sporcare di caffè — to stain with coffee

di notte — at night, by night

di lunedì — on Mondays

d'e state — in summer

è di sotto, di là — he's downstairs, in the next room

si esce di qui? — is this the way out?

quell'imbecille di tuo fratello — that stupid brother of yours

qualche cosa, niente di nuovo — something, nothing new

essere contento di fare — to be happy to do

è ora di andare — it's time to go

penso di poter venire — I think I can come

spende più di quanto guadagni — he spends more than he earns

il più giovane dei tre fratelli — the youngest of the three brothers

il più grande ristorante della città — the biggest restaurant in town

ci sono delle domande? — are there any questions?

mangiare delle uova — to eat eggs

molti di loro — many of them