we hardly ever meet

have you ever visited London? — ¿has estado en Londres (alguna vez)?

will we ever get there? — ¿llegaremos algún día?

don't you ever listen? — ¿es que nunca escuchas?

nobody ever comes to see me — nunca viene nadie a verme

hardly ever — casi nunca

I seldom, if ever, eat meat — muy rara vez como carne

did you ever see such a thing! — habráse visto cosa igual!

as if he'd ever do such a terrible thing! — como si fuera capaz de hacer semejante cosa!

these are our worst ever results — éstos son los peores resultados que hemos tenido hasta ahora

the situation is worse than ever — la situación está peor que nunca

as ever — como siempre

ever since: ever since we first saw her desde que la vimos por primera vez; we've been friends ever since somos amigos desde entonces; for ever — para siempre

the ever growing threat of war — la creciente amenaza de la guerra

ever helpful, he offered to drive me there — gentil como siempre, se ofreció a llevarme en coche

when will you ever learn? — ¿cuándo vas a aprender?

what ever can have happened? — ¿qué podrá haber pasado?

it's ever so cold in here — hace muchísimo frío aquí

they lived happily ever after — vivieron felices

all she ever does is make jam — se pasa la vida haciendo mermelada

if you ever go there — si vas allí alguna vez

nothing ever happens — nunca pasa nada

we haven't ever tried it — nunca lo hemos probado

did you ever find it? — ¿lo encontraste por fin?

did you ever meet him? — ¿llegaste a conocerlo?

have you ever been there? — ¿has estado allí alguna vez?

he's a liar if ever there was one — él sí que es un mentiroso

more beautiful than ever — más hermoso que nunca

as if I ever would! — ¿me crees capaz de hacer algo semejante?

it's ever so cold — hace un frío terrible

we're ever so grateful — estamos muy agradecidos

ever so many things — tantísimas cosas, la mar de cosas

ever so much — mucho, muchísimo

he's ever so nice — es simpatiquísimo

why ever not? — ¿y por qué no?

it's the best ever — jamás ha habido mejor

the coldest night ever — la noche más fría que nunca hemos tenido

have you ever visited London? — ¿has estado en Londres (alguna vez)?

will we ever get there? — ¿llegaremos algún día?

don't you ever listen? — ¿es que nunca escuchas?

nobody ever comes to see me — nunca viene nadie a verme

hardly ever — casi nunca

I seldom, if ever, eat meat — muy rara vez como carne

did you ever see such a thing! — habráse visto cosa igual!

as if he'd ever do such a terrible thing! — como si fuera capaz de hacer semejante cosa!

these are our worst ever results — éstos son los peores resultados que hemos tenido hasta ahora

the situation is worse than ever — la situación está peor que nunca

as ever — como siempre

ever since: ever since we first saw her desde que la vimos por primera vez; we've been friends ever since somos amigos desde entonces; for ever — para siempre

the ever growing threat of war — la creciente amenaza de la guerra

ever helpful, he offered to drive me there — gentil como siempre, se ofreció a llevarme en coche

when will you ever learn? — ¿cuándo vas a aprender?

what ever can have happened? — ¿qué podrá haber pasado?

it's ever so cold in here — hace muchísimo frío aquí

No one ever asked him. — Никто никогда его не спрашивал.

Nothing of the kind had ever happened to him. — С ним никогда ничего подобного не случалось.

He hardly ever speaks Russian. — Он почти никогда не говорит по-русски.

he had hardly time enough - у него едва хватило времени, он едва успел

she is hardly twenty - а) ей едва исполнилось двадцать; б) ей нет ещё и двадцати лет

hardly... when - лишь только /едва/..., как

hardly had she put on her dress when the door burst open - едва она успела надеть платье, как дверь распахнулась

we had hardly gone out when the rain began - не успели мы выйти из дому, как начался дождь

hardly anything [anyone] - почти ничего [никто]

I could hardly understand him - я еле /с трудом/ понимал его

I could hardly believe my eyes [my ears] - я едва мог верить своим глазам [ушам]

I can hardly wait - жду не дождусь; жду с нетерпением

I hardly know her - я её почти не знаю

she can hardly see [read] - она почти ничего не видит [почти не умеет читать]

hardly ever - очень редко, почти никогда

we hardly ever go to the circus - мы почти никогда не ходим в цирк

he took the money with hardly a nod - он взял деньги, едва кивнув

it is hardly possible [right] - едва ли /вряд ли/ это возможно [правильно]

he will hardly come now [risk it] - вряд ли он придёт сейчас [рискнёт]

that's hardly to be wondered at - этому вряд ли следует удивляться

I hardly need tell you, I need hardly say - едва ли мне нужно говорить

we shall hardly meet him again - вряд ли мы когда-нибудь снова встретимся с ним

hardly pronounceable - труднопроизносимый

money hardly earned - с трудом заработанные деньги; деньги, заработанные нелёгким трудом

the battle was hardly contested - бой был жарким

to think hardly of smb. - быть дурного мнения о ком-л.

he was hardly treated /dealt with, done by/ - с ним плохо /грубо/ обошлись

ever ready — sempre pronto (-a)

ever since (then) they have been very careful — da allora in poi sono stati molto prudenti

ever since I met him — da quando l'ho incontrato

ever since I've known him — sin da quando lo conosco

it will become ever more complex — diventerà sempre più complicato

with ever increasing frequency — con sempre maggior frequenza

they lived happily ever after — e vissero per sempre felici e contenti

as ever — come sempre

for ever — per sempre

they are for ever fighting — litigano di continuo

hardly ever — quasi mai

nothing ever happens — non succede mai nulla

if you ever go there — se ti capita di andarci

did you ever meet him? — l'hai mai incontrato?

have you ever been there? — ci sei mai stato?

we haven't ever tried it — non l'abbiamo mai provato

more handsome than ever — più bello che mai

for the first time ever — per la prima volta in assoluto

the best ever — il (la)migliore che ci sia mai stato (-a)

the best film ever — il miglior film che si sia mai visto

he's a liar if ever there was one — se c'è un bugiardo al mondo quello è lui

(emphasizing) as soon as ever you can — al più presto possibile

why ever did you do it? — perché mai l'hai fatto?

why ever not? — ma perché no?

never ever — mai e poi mai

ever so pretty — così bello (-a)

he's ever so strong — è fortissimo

ever so slightly drunk — leggermente sbronzo

we're ever so grateful — siamo estremamente grati

thank you ever so much — grazie mille

as if I ever would! — non sia mai detto!

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

there isn't much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

much crime goes unreported — hay muchos crímenes que no se denuncian

she's got so much energy — tiene tanta energía

we haven't got too much time — no tenemos demasiado tiempo

we haven't very much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo

she doesn't go out much — no sale mucho

it doesn't much matter, it doesn't matter much — no importa mucho

I much regret that... — siento mucho que...

it won't finish much before midnight — no terminará mucho antes de la media noche

much better — mucho mejor

much pleased — muy satisfecho

much as I should like to — por mucho que quisiera

much as he hated the idea... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea...

I feel ever so much better — me siento muchísimo mejor

much though he hated the idea, he knew that... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea, sabía que...

he had reservations about the scheme, much though he valued Alison's opinions — tenía sus dudas respecto al plan, a pesar de que valoraba mucho las opiniones de Alison

I enjoyed myself very much — me divertí mucho

much the biggest — con mucho el más grande

I would much rather stay — prefiero mucho más quedarme

they're much the same size — tienen más o menos el mismo tamaño

they are much of an age — tienen casi la misma edad

there isn't much to do — no hay mucho que hacer

it didn't cost as much as I had expected — no costó tanto como yo me esperaba

it can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

she won but there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero no por mucho

we don't see much of each other — no nos vemos mucho

we haven't heard much of him lately — últimamente apenas sabemos nada de él

I'm not much of a musician — sé muy poco de música, entiendo poco de música

I'm not much of a cook — no cocino muy bien

he's not much of a player — como jugador no vale mucho

that wasn't much of a dinner — eso apenas se podía llamar cena

I've got so much to do — tengo tantísimo que hacer

I don't earn very much money — no gano mucho dinero

$2 too much — 2 dólares de más

I do as much work as anybody — trabajo tanto como cualquiera

use as much paper as you need — utiliza todo el papel que necesites

too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua

how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?

an ice cream isn't much of a meal — un helado no es comida

he's not much of a swimmer — no nada muy bien

do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?

how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?

the cat eats as much as the dog — el gato come tanto como el perro

I've done as much as I can — he hecho todo lo que he podido

three times as much as yesterday — tres veces más que ayer

you can lose as much as 2 kilos in one week — puedes adelgazar hasta dos kilos en una semana

I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba

you need twice as much — necesitas el doble

and as much again — y otro tanto

without so much as a goodbye — sin decir ni adiós

if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato

however much she eats — coma lo que coma

you've drunk too much — has bebido demasiado

it's not up to much — no vale gran cosa

I like it very much — me gusta mucho

I much prefer dogs to cats — me gustan mucho más los perros que los gatos

I'd very much like to meet her — me gustaría mucho conocerla

you deserve the prize just as much as I do — te mereces el premio tanto como yo

the house is as much mine as yours — la casa es tan mía como tuya

so much the better — tanto mejor

you talk too much — hablas demasiado

much to my surprise — para mi gran sorpresa

your house is much older than mine — tu casa es mucho más vieja que la mía

this church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande

I'm much too busy to do it — estoy demasiado ocupada para hacerlo

I'd much rather be at home — preferiría mil veces estar en mi casa

it won't be much different from mine — no será muy distinto del mío

he was of much the same opinion — en gran medida opinaba igual

one bed is much like another — todas las camas son parecidas

the wonder is,... — das Erstaunliche ist,...

I was wondering what to do — ich habe mir überlegt, was ich tun soll

I wonder whether I might open the window — dürfte ich vielleicht das Fenster öffnen?

I wonder if you'd mind if...? — würde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen, wenn...?

wonder [that]... — sich wundern, dass...

in wonder —

the birth of a baby never loses its wonder — eine Geburt bleibt immer etwas Wunderbares

it fills one with a sense of wonder — es erfüllt einen mit Erstaunen

the wonder of electricity — das Wunder der Elektrizität

the seven wonders of the world — die sieben Weltwunder

it is a wonder that... — es ist ein Wunder, dass...

it is no or little or small wonder — (es ist) kein Wunder, es ist nicht zu verwundern

to do or work wonders — wahre Wunder vollbringen, Wunder wirken

wonders will never cease! — es geschehen noch Zeichen und Wunder!

I wonder why he did it — ich möchte (zu gern) wissen or ich wüsste (zu) gern, warum er das getan hat

I was wondering if you'd like to come too — möchten Sie nicht vielleicht auch kommen?

I was wondering when you'd realize that — ich habe mich (schon) gefragt, wann du das merkst

I was wondering if you could... — könnten Sie nicht vielleicht...

(= ask oneself, speculate) it set me wondering or made me wonder — es gab mir zu denken

what's going to happen next? – I wonder! — was kommt als Nächstes? – das frage ich mich auch!

I was wondering about that —

I'm wondering about going to the party — ich habe daran gedacht, vielleicht auf die Party zu gehen

John, I've been wondering, is there really any point? —

could you possibly help me, I wonder — könnten Sie mir vielleicht helfen

that's hardly to be wondered at — das ist kaum verwunderlich

she'll be married by now, I shouldn't wonder — es würde mich nicht wundern, wenn sie inzwischen verheiratet wäre

the wonder is,... — das Erstaunliche ist,...

the seven wonders of the world — die Sieben Weltwunder

be lost in wonder — in Staunen versunken sein

that's not to be wondered at — darüber braucht man sich nicht zu wundern

I wonder what the time is — wieviel Uhr mag es wohl sein?

I was wondering what to do — ich habe mir überlegt, was ich tun soll

I wonder whether I might open the window — dürfte ich vielleicht das Fenster öffnen?

I wonder if you'd mind if...? — würde es Ihnen etwas ausmachen, wenn...?

wonder [that]... — sich wundern, dass...