(expressing approval)

articles of clothing — Kleidungsstücke

the brother of her father — der Bruder ihres Vaters

a friend of mine/the vicar's — ein Freund von mir/des Pfarrers

that dog of yours — Ihr Hund da

the approval of somebody — jemandes Zustimmung

the works of Shakespeare — Shakespeares Werke

a pound of apples — ein Pfund Äpfel

a glass of wine — ein Glas Wein

a painting of the queen — ein Gemälde der Königin

increase of 10 % — Zuwachs/Erhöhung von zehn Prozent

your letter of 2 January — Ihr Brief vom 2. Januar

the whole of... — der/die/das ganze...

do not speak of such things — sprich nicht von solchen Dingen

a frown of disapproval — ein missbilligendes Stirnrunzeln

work of authority — maßgebendes Werk

a boy of 14 years — ein vierzehnjähriger Junge

the five of us — wir fünf

the five of us went there — wir sind zu fünft hingegangen

here of all places — ausgerechnet hier

the wife of the doctor — die Frau des Arztes, die Frau vom Arzt

a friend of ours — ein Freund/eine Freundin von uns

of it — davon

the first of May — der Erste Mai

the first of the month — der Erste (des Monats), der Monatserste

it is very kind of you —

it was nasty of him to say that — es war gemein von ihm, das zu sagen

(indicating separation in space or time) south of Paris — südlich von Paris

within a month of his death — einen Monat nach seinem Tod

(indicating cause) he died of poison/cancer — er starb an Gift/Krebs

he died of hunger — er verhungerte, er starb hungers

it tastes of garlic — es schmeckt nach Knoblauch

she is proud of him — sie ist stolz auf ihn

I am ashamed of it — ich schäme mich dafür

(indicating deprivation, riddance) he was cured of the illness — er wurde von der Krankheit geheilt

trees bare of leaves — Bäume ohne Blätter

free of charge — kostenlos

(indicating quality, identity etc) house of ten rooms — Haus nt mit zehn Zimmern

a matter of no importance — eine Sache ohne Bedeutung

the city of Paris — die Stadt Paris

person of swarthy complexion — dunkelhäutige Person

a town of narrow streets — eine Stadt mit engen Straßen

where is that rascal of a boy? — wo ist dieser verflixte Bengel?

that idiot of a waiter — dieser Idiot von Kellner

(objective genitive) fear of God — Gottesfurcht f

his love of his father — die Liebe zu seinem Vater

he is a leader of men —

writer of legal articles — Verfasser von juristischen Artikeln

love of money — Liebe zum Geld

(subjective genitive) love of God for man — Liebe Gottes zu den Menschen

(partitive genitive) the whole of the house — das ganze Haus

half of the house — das halbe Haus

how many of them do you want? — wie viele möchten Sie (davon)?

many of them came — viele (von ihnen) kamen

there were six of us — wir waren zu sechst, wir waren sechs

he is not one of us — er gehört nicht zu uns

one of the best — einer der Besten

of the ten only one was absent — von den zehn fehlte nur einer

today of all days — ausgerechnet heute

you of all people ought to know — gerade Sie sollten das wissen

they are the best of friends — sie sind die besten Freunde

the best of teachers — der (aller)beste Lehrer

the bravest of the brave —

(= concerning) what do you think of him? — was halten Sie von ihm?

what has become of him? — was ist aus ihm geworden?

he warned us of the danger — er warnte uns vor der Gefahr

doctor of medicine — Doktor der Medizin

what of it? — ja und?

beloved of all — von allen geliebt

(in temporal phrases) he's become very quiet of late — er ist letztlich or seit Neuestem so ruhig geworden

articles of clothing — Kleidungsstücke

the brother of her father — der Bruder ihres Vaters

a friend of mine/the vicar's — ein Freund von mir/des Pfarrers

that dog of yours — Ihr Hund da

it's no business of theirs — es geht sie nichts an

where's that pencil of mine? — wo ist mein Bleistift?

within a mile of the centre — nicht weiter als eine Meile vom Zentrum entfernt

it was clever of you to do that — es war klug von dir, das zu tun

the approval of somebody — jemandes Zustimmung

the works of Shakespeare — Shakespeares Werke

be made of... — aus... [hergestellt] sein

a pound of apples — ein Pfund Äpfel

a glass of wine — ein Glas Wein

a painting of the queen — ein Gemälde der Königin

the city of Chicago — die Stadt Chicago

increase of 10 % — Zuwachs/Erhöhung von zehn Prozent

your letter of 2 January — Ihr Brief vom 2. Januar

the whole of... — der/die/das ganze...

do not speak of such things — sprich nicht von solchen Dingen

his love of his father — seine Liebe zu seinem Vater

a frown of disapproval — ein missbilligendes Stirnrunzeln

work of authority — maßgebendes Werk

a boy of 14 years — ein vierzehnjähriger Junge

the five of us — wir fünf

the five of us went there — wir sind zu fünft hingegangen

here of all places — ausgerechnet hier

to have a good time — divertirsi

have a good day! — buona giornata!

the good life — la bella vita

it's good to see you again — è bello rivederti

the good old days — i bei tempi andati

to feel good about, doing — essere contento di, di fare

you don't look too good — non hai un bell'aspetto

I don't feel too good — non mi sento troppo bene

I'm not good enough for her — non vado abbastanza bene per lei, non sono alla sua altezza

nothing is too good for her son — non è mai abbastanza per suo figlio

there's a good boy! — che bravo bambino!

the good thing is that — la cosa positiva è che

New York is good for shopping — New York è un buon posto per lo shopping

she looks good in blue — sta bene col blu, il blu le dona

to taste, smell good — avere un buon sapore, odore

to do sb. a good turn — fare un favore a qcn.

to be in a good mood — essere di buonumore

he's good at dancing — balla bene, è bravo a ballare

I'm no good at singing — non sono capace a cantare

to be good with one's hands — essere bravo nei lavori manuali

he eats more than is good for him — mangia più di quanto dovrebbe

say nothing if you know what's good for you — per il tuo bene, non dire niente

he speaks good Spanish — parla bene lo spagnolo

this season ticket is good for two more months — questo abbonamento è valido per altri due mesi

the car is good for another 10,000 km — la macchina può fare ancora altri 10.000 km

it's as good a reason as any — è una ragione come un'altra

it must be worth a good 2,000 dollars — deve valere almeno 2.000 dollari

a good 20 years ago — almeno vent'anni fa

a good long walk — una passeggiata bella lunga

good and early — molto presto

give it a good clean — dagli una bella pulita

as good as — (virtually) praticamente

to be as good as new — essere come nuovo

he as good as called me a liar — mi ha praticamente dato del bugiardo

it's as good as saying yes — (tantamount to) è come o equivale a dire di sì

that's a good one! — questa è bella!

you can have too much of a good thing — il troppo stroppia

good and evil — il bene e il male

to do good — fare del bene

to come to no good — finire male, fare una brutta fine

for your own good — per il tuo bene

for the good of his health — per la sua salute

for all the good it did me — per quel che mi è servito, per il bene che mi ha fatto

she's too generous for her own good — è troppo generosa e finirà per rimetterci

no good can o will come of it non ne uscirà niente di buono; no good will come of waiting aspettare non servirà a nulla; to be all to the good — essere tutto di guadagnato

it's no good crying — non serve a nulla piangere

it's no good — è inutile

would it do any good? — servirebbe a qualcosa?

to be Ј 20 to the good — essere in credito di 20 sterline

for good — per sempre

to have a good time — divertirsi

have a good day! — buona giornata!

the good life — la bella vita

it's good to see you again — è bello rivederti

the good old days — i bei tempi andati

to feel good about, doing — essere contento di, di fare

you don't look too good — non hai un bell'aspetto

I don't feel too good — non mi sento troppo bene

I'm not good enough for her — non vado abbastanza bene per lei, non sono alla sua altezza

nothing is too good for her son — non è mai abbastanza per suo figlio

there's a good boy! — che bravo bambino!

the good thing is that — la cosa positiva è che

New York is good for shopping — New York è un buon posto per lo shopping

she looks good in blue — sta bene col blu, il blu le dona

to taste, smell good — avere un buon sapore, odore

to do sb. a good turn — fare un favore a qcn.

to be in a good mood — essere di buonumore

he's good at dancing — balla bene, è bravo a ballare

I'm no good at singing — non sono capace a cantare

to be good with one's hands — essere bravo nei lavori manuali

he eats more than is good for him — mangia più di quanto dovrebbe

say nothing if you know what's good for you — per il tuo bene, non dire niente

he speaks good Spanish — parla bene lo spagnolo

this season ticket is good for two more months — questo abbonamento è valido per altri due mesi

the car is good for another 10,000 km — la macchina può fare ancora altri 10.000 km

it's as good a reason as any — è una ragione come un'altra

it must be worth a good 2,000 dollars — deve valere almeno 2.000 dollari

a good 20 years ago — almeno vent'anni fa

a good long walk — una passeggiata bella lunga

good and early — molto presto

give it a good clean — dagli una bella pulita

as good as — (virtually) praticamente

to be as good as new — essere come nuovo

he as good as called me a liar — mi ha praticamente dato del bugiardo

it's as good as saying yes — (tantamount to) è come o equivale a dire di sì

that's a good one! — questa è bella!

you can have too much of a good thing — il troppo stroppia

good and evil — il bene e il male

to do good — fare del bene

to come to no good — finire male, fare una brutta fine

for your own good — per il tuo bene

for the good of his health — per la sua salute

for all the good it did me — per quel che mi è servito, per il bene che mi ha fatto

she's too generous for her own good — è troppo generosa e finirà per rimetterci

no good can o will come of it non ne uscirà niente di buono; no good will come of waiting aspettare non servirà a nulla; to be all to the good — essere tutto di guadagnato

it's no good crying — non serve a nulla piangere

it's no good — è inutile

would it do any good? — servirebbe a qualcosa?

to be Ј 20 to the good — essere in credito di 20 sterline

for good — per sempre

legal/medical term — juristischer/medizinischer Fachausdruck

in terms of money/politics — unter finanziellem/politischem Aspekt

come to terms [with each other] — sich einigen

their terms are... — sie verlangen...

hire purchase on easy terms — Ratenkauf zu günstigen Bedingungen

in the short/long/medium term — kurz-/lang-/mittelfristig

be on good/poor/friendly terms with somebody — mit jemandem auf gutem/schlechtem/freundschaftlichem Fuß stehen

elected for a three-year term — auf or für drei Jahre gewählt

in the long/short term — auf lange/kurze Sicht

to carry a baby to term — ein Kind (voll) austragen

out of term(-time) — in den Ferien

in simple terms — in einfachen Worten

he spoke of her in the most flattering terms — er äußerte sich sehr schmeichelhaft über sie

a contradiction in terms — ein Widerspruch in sich

to express one thing in terms of another — eine Sache mit einer anderen erklären

in terms of money — geldlich, finanziell

in terms of time — zeitlich

to buy sth on credit/easy terms — etw auf Kredit/auf Raten kaufen

on what terms? — zu welchen Bedingungen?

to accept sb on his/her own terms — jdn nehmen, wie er/sie ist

on equal terms — auf gleicher Basis

to come to terms (with sb) — sich (mit jdm) einigen

to come to terms with sth — sich mit etw abfinden

to be on friendly terms with sb — auf freundschaftlichem Fuß mit jdm stehen

what sort of terms are they on? — wie ist ihre Beziehung?

legal/medical term — juristischer/medizinischer Fachausdruck

in terms of money/politics — unter finanziellem/politischem Aspekt

he does everything on his own terms — er tut alles, wie er es für richtig hält

come to terms [with each other] — sich einigen

their terms are... — sie verlangen...

hire purchase on easy terms — Ratenkauf zu günstigen Bedingungen

in the short/long/medium term — kurz-/lang-/mittelfristig

out of term — in den Ferien

praise in the highest terms — in den höchsten Tönen loben

be on good/poor/friendly terms with somebody — mit jemandem auf gutem/schlechtem/freundschaftlichem Fuß stehen