He's afraid of losing his job

to be afraid of somebody/something/-ing: he is afraid of the dark le tiene miedo a la oscuridad; he's afraid of her le tiene miedo; there's nothing to be afraid of no tienes nada que temer; I was afraid of falling tenía miedo de caerme; I'm not afraid of hard work a mí el trabajo no me asusta; to be afraid to + inf: he's afraid to go into the cellar le da miedo entrar en el sótano; never be afraid to ask for help si necesitas ayuda, no tengas miedo de pedirla; to be afraid (that) tener* miedo de que (+ subj); I was afraid you'd be offended — tenía miedo de que te ofendieras

to be afraid (that): I'm afraid (that) that won't be possible (me) temo que no va a ser posible; she's not in, I'm afraid lo siento pero no está; is that all? - I'm afraid so ¿eso es todo? - sí, lo siento; I'm afraid not — me temo que no

to be afraid — tener miedo

don't be afraid — no tengas miedo

I was afraid that nobody would believe me — tenía miedo de que nadie me creyera, temía que nadie me creyera

I was afraid to ask — me daba miedo preguntar, tenía miedo de preguntar

to be afraid for sb's life — temer por la vida de algn

they're afraid of you — te tienen miedo

she's afraid of flying — le da miedo volar

I'm afraid of dogs — los perros me dan miedo, les tengo miedo a los perros

you have nothing to be afraid of — no tienes nada que temer

he's not afraid of hard work — el trabajo duro no le asusta

I was afraid of that — me lo temía

I'm afraid he's out — lo siento, pero no está

it's a bit stuffy in here, I'm afraid — me temo que el aire aquí dentro está muy cargado

to be afraid of somebody/something/-ing: he is afraid of the dark le tiene miedo a la oscuridad; he's afraid of her le tiene miedo; there's nothing to be afraid of no tienes nada que temer; I was afraid of falling tenía miedo de caerme; I'm not afraid of hard work a mí el trabajo no me asusta; to be afraid to + inf: he's afraid to go into the cellar le da miedo entrar en el sótano; never be afraid to ask for help si necesitas ayuda, no tengas miedo de pedirla; to be afraid (that) tener* miedo de que (+ subj); I was afraid you'd be offended — tenía miedo de que te ofendieras

to be afraid (that): I'm afraid (that) that won't be possible (me) temo que no va a ser posible; she's not in, I'm afraid lo siento pero no está; is that all? - I'm afraid so ¿eso es todo? - sí, lo siento; I'm afraid not — me temo que no

take the risk of doing something — es riskieren, etwas zu tun; das Risiko eingehen, etwas zu tun

he is a poor/good risk — bei ihm ist das Risiko groß/gering

I'll risk it! — ich lasse es drauf ankommen; ich riskiere es

to take or run risks/a risk — Risiken/ein Risiko eingehen

to take or run the risk of doing sth — das Risiko eingehen, etw zu tun

at one's own risk —

"cars parked at owners' risk" — "Parken auf eigene Gefahr"

at the risk of seeming stupid — auf die Gefahr hin, dumm zu scheinen

at the risk of his life — unter Einsatz seines Lebens

children at risk — gefährdete Kinder

some jobs are at risk — einige Stellen sind gefährdet

to put sb at risk — jdn gefährden

to put sth at risk — etw riskieren

fire risk —

he's a bad accident risk — bei ihm besteht ein hohes Unfallrisiko

you'll risk falling/losing your job — Sie riskieren dabei, hinzufallen/Ihre Stelle zu verlieren

she won't risk coming today —

I'll risk it — das riskiere ich, ich lasse es darauf ankommen

put at risk — gefährden; in Gefahr bringen

take the risk of doing something — es riskieren, etwas zu tun; das Risiko eingehen, etwas zu tun

he is a poor/good risk — bei ihm ist das Risiko groß/gering

you'll risk losing your job — du riskierst es, deinen Job zu verlieren

I'll risk it! — ich lasse es drauf ankommen; ich riskiere es

he helped in the kitchen to earn his keep — ayudaba en la cocina a cambio de comida y techo

for keeps: if they win the cup again, it's theirs for keeps — si vuelven a ganar la copa, se la quedan para siempre

keep the change — quédese (con) el cambio

to keep something (for somebody) — guardar(le) algo (a algn)

keep in a cool place — conservar en lugar fresco

I like to keep a first-aid kit in the car — me gusta tener un botiquín en el coche

it costs me a fortune to keep them in clothes — me cuesta una fortuna vestirlos

try and keep it clean — trata de mantenerlo limpio

keep her informed — manténla al tanto

the noise kept me awake — el ruido no me dejó dormir

don't let me keep you — no te quiero entretener

what kept you? — ¿por qué tardaste?, ¿qué te retuvo?

she didn't keep the appointment — faltó a la cita

to keep fit — mantenerse* en forma

to keep awake — mantenerse* despierto, no dormirse*

can't you keep quiet? — ¿no te puedes estar callado?

keep left/right — siga por la izquierda/derecha

to keep -ing — seguir* + ger

keep talking — sigue hablando

he keeps interfering — está continuamente entrometiéndose, no deja de entrometerse

this cake will keep for several months — este pastel se conserva muchos meses

I have something to tell you - will it keep till later? — tengo algo que decirte - ¿puede esperar a más tarde?

you must keep the receipt — debe guardar el recibo

is this jacket worth keeping? — ¿merece la pena guardar esta chaqueta?

this material will keep its colour/softness — este material conservará su color/suavidad

ask the shop to keep you one — pide en la tienda que te reserven uno

I always keep a torch in the car — siempre tengo una linterna en el coche

keep this by you in case of emergencies — guárdate eso para un caso de emergencia

where do you keep the sugar? — ¿dónde guardas el azúcar?

keep it somewhere safe — guárdalo en un sitio seguro

you must keep it in a cold place — debes conservarlo en un sitio fresco

the puppies were kept in cramped conditions — tenían a los cachorros hacinados

the tarantulas were kept in cages — las tarántulas estaban metidas en jaulas

the prisoners were kept in a dark room — los prisioneros estaban encerrados en una habitación oscura

he keeps his wives in separate houses — tiene a sus mujeres alojadas en casas separadas

keep him in bed for a couple of days — tenlo en cama un par de días

to keep sb in prison — tener a algn preso

he was kept in hospital over night — lo tuvieron una noche en el hospital, le hicieron pasar la noche en el hospital

illness kept her at home — la enfermedad no le permitió salir de casa

to keep sb doing sth — tener a algn haciendo algo

don't let me keep you — no le entretengo más

what kept you? — ¿por qué te has retrasado?

am I keeping you from your work? — quizá tienes trabajo y yo te estoy entreteniendo

he keeps a good cellar — tiene una buena bodega

we don't keep that model any more — ya no tenemos ese modelo

to keep o.s. — mantenerse

our garden keeps us in vegetables all summer — el huerto nos da suficientes verduras para todo el verano

to keep the Sabbath — observar el sábado judío

but he kept the news to himself — pero se guardó la noticia, pero no comunicó la noticia a nadie

to keep a record of sth — llevar nota de algo

keep Britain tidy — mantenga limpia Gran Bretaña

she always keeps the house very clean — tiene la casa siempre muy limpia

to keep o.s. clean — no ensuciarse, mantenerse limpio

cats keep themselves clean — los gatos son muy limpios

I'll keep your supper hot — te guardaré la comida caliente

to keep the engine running — dejar el motor en marcha

to keep sb talking — entretener a algn hablando

keep him talking while I... — entretenlo hablando mientras yo...

to keep sb waiting — hacer esperar a algn

he kept them working all night — los tuvo trabajando toda la noche

what can we do to keep it from happening again — ¿qué podemos hacer para evitar que se repita?

God keep you! — ¡Dios te guarde!

to keep o.s. to o.s. — guardar las distancias

keep in the left lane — sigue por el carril de la izquierda

she kept inside for three days — no salió en tres días

to keep doing sth —

he kept walking — siguió caminando

I keep hoping she'll come back — sigo esperando que vuelva

you must keep moving — no pares

keep going! — ¡no pares!

he keeps mentioning his uncle — no hace más que mencionar a su tío

I keep thinking I'll wake up in a minute — no hago más que pensar que es todo un sueño

she keeps bursting into tears — está todo el tiempo echándose a llorar

he kept interrupting us — no paraba de interrumpirnos

I keep forgetting to pay the gas bill — siempre se me olvida pagar la factura del gas

you mustn't keep looking at your watch — no debes estar todo el tiempo mirando al reloj

keep due north until you come to... — siga en dirección norte hasta que llegue a...

keep left — circule por la izquierda

fish doesn't keep very well — el pescado no se conserva muy bien

an apple that keeps — una manzana que se conserva bien

the news will keep till I see you — la noticia puede esperar hasta que nos veamos

it can keep — puede esperar

he's not keeping very well — no está muy bien de salud

she's keeping better — está mejor, se encuentra mejor

I got £30 a week and my keep — me daban 30 libras a la semana y comida y cama

I pay £50 a week for my keep — la pensión me cuesta 50 libras a la semana

in a poem every word must earn its keep — en un poema cada palabra debe estar justificada

he helped in the kitchen to earn his keep — ayudaba en la cocina a cambio de comida y techo

for keeps: if they win the cup again, it's theirs for keeps — si vuelven a ganar la copa, se la quedan para siempre

keep the change — quédese (con) el cambio

to keep something (for somebody) — guardar(le) algo (a algn)

keep in a cool place — conservar en lugar fresco

I like to keep a first-aid kit in the car — me gusta tener un botiquín en el coche

it costs me a fortune to keep them in clothes — me cuesta una fortuna vestirlos

try and keep it clean — trata de mantenerlo limpio

keep her informed — manténla al tanto

the noise kept me awake — el ruido no me dejó dormir

don't let me keep you — no te quiero entretener

what kept you? — ¿por qué tardaste?, ¿qué te retuvo?

she didn't keep the appointment — faltó a la cita

to keep fit — mantenerse* en forma

to keep awake — mantenerse* despierto, no dormirse*

can't you keep quiet? — ¿no te puedes estar callado?

keep left/right — siga por la izquierda/derecha

to keep -ing — seguir* + ger

keep talking — sigue hablando

he keeps interfering — está continuamente entrometiéndose, no deja de entrometerse

this cake will keep for several months — este pastel se conserva muchos meses

I have something to tell you - will it keep till later? — tengo algo que decirte - ¿puede esperar a más tarde?

there was a relaxed feel about it — c'era un'atmosfera rilassata

to tell by the feel (that) — riconoscere al tatto (che)

to have an oily feel — essere unto al tatto

I like the feel of silk — mi piace la sensazione che si prova a toccare la seta

to get the feel of, of doing — prendere la mano con, a fare

to have a feel for language — avere facilità di parola, saper parlare bene

I no longer feel anything for him — non provo più nulla per lui

the effects will be felt throughout the country — gli effetti si faranno sentire in tutto il paese

to feel sb.'s loss very deeply — essere sconvolto dalla perdita di qcn

I can't feel anything in my leg — non mi sento più la gamba

she feels the cold — è freddolosa, patisce il freddo

to feel the weight of sth. — soppesare qcs.

to feel sb. for weapons — perquisire qcn. per vedere se è armato

to feel afraid — avere paura

to feel ashamed — vergognarsi

to feel hot, thirsty — avere caldo, sete

I'll see how I feel o what I feel like tomorrow vedo come mi sento domani; it felt as if I was floating avevo l'impressione di galleggiare; she isn't feeling herself today — è un po' fuori fase oggi

something doesn't feel right — c'è qualcosa che non va

it feels strange living alone — fa uno strano effetto vivere da solo

it feels like silk — sembra seta

it feels like (a) Sunday — sembra domenica

to feel like sth., like doing — avere voglia di qcs., di fare

I feel like a drink — ho voglia di bere

I don't feel like it — non ne ho voglia

"why did you do that?" - "I just felt like it" — "perché l'hai fatto?" - "perché ne avevo voglia"

she felt herself losing her temper — sentiva che stava perdendo la pazienza

there was a relaxed feel about it — c'era un'atmosfera rilassata

to tell by the feel (that) — riconoscere al tatto (che)

to have an oily feel — essere unto al tatto

I like the feel of silk — mi piace la sensazione che si prova a toccare la seta

to get the feel of, of doing — prendere la mano con, a fare

to have a feel for language — avere facilità di parola, saper parlare bene

I no longer feel anything for him — non provo più nulla per lui

the effects will be felt throughout the country — gli effetti si faranno sentire in tutto il paese

to feel sb.'s loss very deeply — essere sconvolto dalla perdita di qcn

I can't feel anything in my leg — non mi sento più la gamba

she feels the cold — è freddolosa, patisce il freddo

to feel the weight of sth. — soppesare qcs.

to feel sb. for weapons — perquisire qcn. per vedere se è armato

to feel afraid — avere paura

to feel ashamed — vergognarsi

to feel hot, thirsty — avere caldo, sete

I'll see how I feel o what I feel like tomorrow vedo come mi sento domani; it felt as if I was floating avevo l'impressione di galleggiare; she isn't feeling herself today — è un po' fuori fase oggi

something doesn't feel right — c'è qualcosa che non va

it feels strange living alone — fa uno strano effetto vivere da solo

it feels like silk — sembra seta

it feels like (a) Sunday — sembra domenica

to feel like sth., like doing — avere voglia di qcs., di fare

I feel like a drink — ho voglia di bere

I don't feel like it — non ne ho voglia

"why did you do that?" - "I just felt like it" — "perché l'hai fatto?" - "perché ne avevo voglia"

she felt herself losing her temper — sentiva che stava perdendo la pazienza

a ride in a motor car — eine Autofahrt

in this heat — bei dieser Hitze

the highest mountain in the world — der höchste Berg der Welt

a lady in black — eine Dame in Schwarz

two feet in diameter — mit einem Durchmesser von zwei Fuß

what line of business are you in? — in welcher Branche sind Sie?

she's in insurance — sie ist in der Versicherungsbranche tätig

be [not] in it — (as competitor) [nicht] dabei od. im Rennen sein

a message in code — eine verschlüsselte Nachricht

in writing — schriftlich

in this way — auf diese Weise; so

in a few words — mit wenigen Worten

write something in red — etwas in Rot schreiben

in the eighties/nineties — in den Achtzigern/Neunzigern

4 o'clock in the morning/afternoon — 4 Uhr morgens/abends

in 1990 — [im Jahre] 1990

in three minutes/years — in drei Minuten/Jahren

have it in one [to do something] — fähig sein [, etwas zu tun]

in that — insofern als; see also far 1. 4)

in doing this — (by so doing) indem jemand das tut/tat; dadurch

‘In’ — "Einfahrt"/"Eingang"

find somebody in — jemanden antreffen

ask somebody in — jemanden hereinbitten

be in — gewählt sein

somebody is in for something — (about to undergo something) jemandem steht etwas bevor; (taking part in something) jemand nimmt an etwas (Dat.) teil

we're in for it now! — (coll.) jetzt blüht uns was! (ugs.)

have it in for somebody — es auf jemanden abgesehen haben (ugs.)

be in on the secret/discussion — in das Geheimnis eingeweiht sein/bei der Diskussion dabei sein

be [well] in with somebody — mit jemandem [gut] auskommen

know the ins and outs of a matter — sich in einer Sache genau auskennen

it was in the lorry/bag/car — es war auf dem Lastwagen/in der Tasche/im Auto

he put it in the lorry/car/bag — er legte es auf den Lastwagen/ins Auto/steckte es in die Tasche

go in that direction — gehen Sie in diese or dieser Richtung

in the street — auf der/die Straße

in Thompson Street — in der Thompsonstraße

he lives in a little village — er wohnt auf or in einem kleinen Dorf

sitting in the window — am Fenster sitzend

a flag hung in the window — eine Flagge hing im Fenster

in bed/prison — im Bett/Gefängnis

the highest mountain in Scotland — der höchste Berg Schottlands or in Schottland

the best in the class — der Beste der Klasse, der Klassenbeste

you can find examples of this in Dickens —

rare in a child of that age — selten bei einem Kind in diesem Alter

you have a great leader in him — in ihm habt ihr einen großen Führer

he hasn't got it in him — er hat nicht das Zeug dazu

he doesn't have it in him to... — er bringt es nicht fertig,... zu...

in 1999 — (im Jahre) 1999

in May 1999 — im Mai 1999

in the sixties — in den sechziger Jahren or Sechzigerjahren

in June — im Juni

in the morning(s) — morgens, am Morgen, am Vormittag

in the afternoon — nachmittags, am Nachmittag

in the evening — abends, am Abend

three o'clock in the afternoon — drei Uhr nachmittags

in those days — damals, zu jener Zeit

she is in her thirties — sie ist in den Dreißigern

in middle age — im mittleren Alter

in old age — im Alter

in childhood — in der Kindheit, im Kindesalter

in my childhood — in meiner Kindheit

she did it in three hours — sie machte es in drei Stunden or innerhalb von drei Stunden

in a short time — in kurzer Zeit

I haven't seen him in years — ich habe ihn jahrelang or seit Jahren nicht mehr gesehen

in a moment or minute — sofort, gleich

packed in hundreds — zu Hunderten abgepackt

to walk in twos — zu zweit gehen

to count in fives —

to die in hundreds — zu hunderten or Hunderten sterben

in large/small quantities — in großen/kleinen Mengen

in some measure — in gewisser Weise, zu einem gewissen Grad

in part — teilweise, zum Teil

ratios he has a one in 500 chance of winning — er hat eine Gewinnchance von eins zu 500

one book/child in ten — jedes zehnte Buch/Kind, ein Buch/Kind von zehn

one in five children — ein Kind von fünf

a tax of twenty pence in the pound — ein Steuersatz von zwanzig Prozent

there are 12 inches in a foot — ein Fuß hat 12 Zoll

manner, state, condition to speak in a loud/soft voice — mit lauter/leiser Stimme sprechen, laut/leise sprechen

to speak in a whisper — flüstern, flüsternd sprechen

to speak in German —

to pay in dollars — mit or in Dollar bezahlen

to stand in a row/in groups — in einer Reihe/in Gruppen stehen

she squealed in delight — sie quietschte vor Vergnügen

in anger — im Zorn

in surprise — überrascht

to be in a rage — wütend or zornig sein

in good condition — in gutem Zustand

to live in luxury/poverty — im Luxus/in Armut leben

in one's best clothes — in Sonntagskleidung

in his shirt — im Hemd

in his shirt sleeves — in Hemdsärmeln, hemdsärmelig

in his slippers — in Hausschuhen

dressed in white — weiß gekleidet

she was dressed in silk —

the lady in green — die Dame in Grün

substance, material upholstered in silk — mit Seide bezogen

to paint in oils — in Öl malen

to write in ink/pencil — mit Tinte/Bleistift schreiben

in marble — in Marmor, marmorn

a sculptor who works in marble — ein Bildhauer, der mit Marmor arbeitet

in respect of blind in the left eye — auf dem linken Auge blind, links blind

ten feet in height by thirty in length — zehn Fuß hoch auf dreißig Fuß lang

the trousers are too long in the leg — die (Hosen)beine sind zu lang

five in number — fünf an der Zahl

the latest thing in hats — der letzte Schrei bei Hüten

occupation, activity he is in the army — er ist beim Militär

he is in banking/the motor business — er ist im Bankwesen/in der Autobranche (tätig)

set structures __diams; in + -ing in saying this, I... — wenn ich das sage,... ich

in trying to escape — beim Versuch zu fliehen, beim Fluchtversuch

in trying to save him she fell into the water herself — beim Versuch or als sie versuchte, ihn zu retten, fiel sie selbst ins Wasser

but in saying this —

he made a mistake in saying that — es war ein Fehler von ihm, das zu sagen

the plan was unrealistic in that it didn't take account of the fact that... — der Plan war unrealistisch, da or weil er nicht berücksichtigte, dass...

the train is in — der Zug ist da or angekommen

the harvest is in — die Ernte ist eingebracht

the tide is in — es ist Flut

my luck is in — ich habe einen Glückstag

he's in for a surprise/disappointment — ihm steht eine Überraschung/Enttäuschung bevor, er kann sich auf eine Überraschung/Enttäuschung gefasst machen

it's the in place to go — da gehen jetzt alle hin

the in thing to do — groß in Mode

to know the ins and outs of sth —

I don't know the ins and outs of the situation — über die Einzelheiten der Sache weiß ich nicht Bescheid

the ins — die Regierungspartei