He's nothing but trouble

to be in o get into trouble [ person] essere o mettersi nei guai; [ company] essere nei guai, avere delle difficoltà; to have trouble doing avere problemi o difficoltà a fare; to get out of trouble togliersi o levarsi dai guai; to get sb. out of trouble togliere qcn. dai pasticci, tirare fuori qcn. dai guai; to stay out of trouble — tenersi fuori dai guai

to take the trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare, darsi la pena di fare

not to be any trouble — [child, task] non dare problemi

there'll be trouble — ci saranno disordini o incidenti

to expect trouble — [ police] aspettarsi incidenti

at the first sign of trouble — al minimo o primo segno di difficoltà

may o could I trouble you to do? potrei chiederle di fare? I won't trouble you with the details ti risparmierò i dettagli; to trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare

to trouble oneself to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare

to be in o get into trouble [ person] essere o mettersi nei guai; [ company] essere nei guai, avere delle difficoltà; to have trouble doing avere problemi o difficoltà a fare; to get out of trouble togliersi o levarsi dai guai; to get sb. out of trouble togliere qcn. dai pasticci, tirare fuori qcn. dai guai; to stay out of trouble — tenersi fuori dai guai

to take the trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare, darsi la pena di fare

not to be any trouble — [child, task] non dare problemi

there'll be trouble — ci saranno disordini o incidenti

to expect trouble — [ police] aspettarsi incidenti

at the first sign of trouble — al minimo o primo segno di difficoltà

may o could I trouble you to do? potrei chiederle di fare? I won't trouble you with the details ti risparmierò i dettagli; to trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare

to trouble oneself to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare

there's nothing in it: this one may cost a bit more but there's nothing in it really puede que éste cueste algo más pero la diferencia es mínima; there's nothing to it — ( it's easy) es muy fácil; ( it's groundless) no es cierto

for nothing: she gave it to me for nothing me lo dio gratis; it was all for nothing todo fue en vano; not for nothing was he called Ivan the Terrible no en vano or no por nada se le llamaba Iván el Terrible; if nothing else al menos, por lo menos; nothing but: she's caused nothing but trouble no ha causado (nada) más que problemas; nothing if not: he's nothing if not reliable es totalmente de fiar; nothing less than: it's nothing less than scandalous es verdaderamente escandaloso; nothing like: there's nothing like a shower to freshen you up no hay (nada) como una ducha para refrescarse; there's nothing like it es lo mejor que hay; she's nothing like her mother no se parece en nada a su madre; nothing more than: it's nothing more than a scratch no es más que un rasguño; nothing much: nothing much happened no pasó gran cosa; nothing short of: the consequences would be nothing short of disastrous — las consecuencias no serían ni más ni menos que desastrosas

• nothing but — solamente

• to come to nothing — parar en nada, quedarse en aguas de borraja

• nothing doing! — ¡de ninguna manera!, ¡ni hablar!

• nothing else — nada más

• there's nothing to fear — no hay de qué tener miedo

• for nothing — (=free) gratis; (=unpaid) sin sueldo; (=in vain) en vano, en balde

• there was nothing for it but to pay — no había más remedio or (LAm) no nos quedaba otra que pagar

• to build up a business from nothing — crear un negocio de la nada

• he is nothing if not careful — es de lo más cauteloso

• there is nothing in the rumours — los rumores no tienen nada de verdad

there's nothing in it — (in race) van muy iguales

• I could make nothing of what he said — no entendí nada or no pude sacar nada en claro de lo que dijo

• a mere nothing — una nimiedad

• it's nothing more than a rumour — es simplemente un rumor

• nothing much — poco, no mucho

• next to nothing — casi nada

• I'm nothing of a swimmer — yo nado bastante mal

• to have nothing on — (=naked) estar desnudo; (=not busy) estar libre

• it's nothing to be proud of — no es motivo para enorgullecerse

• to say nothing of... — sin mencionar..., amén de...

• to get something for nothing — obtener algo gratis

• there's nothing special about it — no tiene nada de particular

• to stop at nothing — no pararse en barras

• to think nothing of — tener en poco

he thinks nothing of walking 30km — para él no tiene importancia or no es nada recorrer 30km a pie

think nothing of it! — ¡no hay de qué!, ¡no tiene cuidado! (LAm)

• there's nothing to it! — ¡es facilísimo!

• nothing daunted — sin inmutarse

• it's nothing like him — el retrato no se le parece en nada

there's nothing in it: this one may cost a bit more but there's nothing in it really puede que éste cueste algo más pero la diferencia es mínima; there's nothing to it — ( it's easy) es muy fácil; ( it's groundless) no es cierto

for nothing: she gave it to me for nothing me lo dio gratis; it was all for nothing todo fue en vano; not for nothing was he called Ivan the Terrible no en vano or no por nada se le llamaba Iván el Terrible; if nothing else al menos, por lo menos; nothing but: she's caused nothing but trouble no ha causado (nada) más que problemas; nothing if not: he's nothing if not reliable es totalmente de fiar; nothing less than: it's nothing less than scandalous es verdaderamente escandaloso; nothing like: there's nothing like a shower to freshen you up no hay (nada) como una ducha para refrescarse; there's nothing like it es lo mejor que hay; she's nothing like her mother no se parece en nada a su madre; nothing more than: it's nothing more than a scratch no es más que un rasguño; nothing much: nothing much happened no pasó gran cosa; nothing short of: the consequences would be nothing short of disastrous — las consecuencias no serían ni más ni menos que desastrosas

to have nothing to do with — (no connection) non avere (a) che vedere con; (no dealings, involvement) non avere niente (a) che fare con

to have nothing on — (no clothes) essere nudo, non avere nulla addosso; (no engagements, plans) essere libero, non avere impegni

you've got nothing on me! — colloq. (to incriminate) non avete prove contro di me!

he's got nothing on you! — colloq. non è niente o non vale niente in confronto a te!

he means o is nothing to me lui non significa niente per me; it meant nothing to him non gli importava ( that, whether che); the names meant nothing to him i nomi non gli dicevano nulla; to think nothing of doing (consider normal) trovare normale fare; (not baulk at) non esitare a fare; think nothing of it! non è nulla! si figuri! there's really nothing to it! — è veramente facile!

for nothing — (for free) gratuitamente, gratis; (pointlessly) per niente

there's nothing in it — (in gossip, rumour) non c'è niente di vero; (in magazine, booklet) non c'è niente di interessante

they've done nothing but moan — colloq. non hanno fatto altro che lamentarsi

nothing doing! — colloq. niente da fare! non se ne parla nemmeno!

there's nothing for it! — BE non c'è altro da fare!

to have nothing to do with — (no connection) non avere (a) che vedere con; (no dealings, involvement) non avere niente (a) che fare con

to have nothing on — (no clothes) essere nudo, non avere nulla addosso; (no engagements, plans) essere libero, non avere impegni

you've got nothing on me! — colloq. (to incriminate) non avete prove contro di me!

he's got nothing on you! — colloq. non è niente o non vale niente in confronto a te!

he means o is nothing to me lui non significa niente per me; it meant nothing to him non gli importava ( that, whether che); the names meant nothing to him i nomi non gli dicevano nulla; to think nothing of doing (consider normal) trovare normale fare; (not baulk at) non esitare a fare; think nothing of it! non è nulla! si figuri! there's really nothing to it! — è veramente facile!

for nothing — (for free) gratuitamente, gratis; (pointlessly) per niente

there's nothing in it — (in gossip, rumour) non c'è niente di vero; (in magazine, booklet) non c'è niente di interessante

they've done nothing but moan — colloq. non hanno fatto altro che lamentarsi

nothing doing! — colloq. niente da fare! non se ne parla nemmeno!

there's nothing for it! — BE non c'è altro da fare!

Sue wasn't there, but her sister was — Sue war nicht da, dafür aber ihre Schwester

we tried to do it but couldn't — wir haben es versucht, aber nicht gekonnt

not only... but also — nicht nur..., sondern auch

never a week passes but he phones — keine Woche vergeht, ohne dass er anruft

if I could but talk to her... — wenn ich [doch] nur mit ihr sprechen könnte...

I would have helped but that I was ill (old, liter) — ich hätte geholfen, wäre ich nicht krank gewesen (old)

but then it is well paid — aber dafür wird es gut bezahlt

I cannot ( help) but think that... — ich kann nicht umhin zu denken, dass...

one cannot but admire him/suspect that... — man kann ihn nur bewundern/nur annehmen, dass...

you can but try — du kannst es immerhin versuchen

she left but a few minutes ago — sie ist erst vor ein paar Minuten gegangen

Napoleon, to name but one, lived here — Napoleon, um nur einen zu nennen, hat hier gelebt

no one but me could do it — niemand außer mir or nur ich konnte es tun

he/it was nothing but trouble — er/das hat nichts als or nur Schwierigkeiten gemacht

but for you I would be dead — ohne Sie wäre ich tot, wenn Sie nicht gewesen wären, wäre ich tot

I could definitely live in Scotland, but for the weather — ich könnte ganz bestimmt in Schottland leben, wenn das Wetter nicht wäre

no buts about it — kein Aber nt

have trouble with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas Ärger haben

put one's troubles behind one — seine Probleme vergessen

be out of trouble — aus den Schwierigkeiten heraus sein

keep out of trouble — nicht [wieder] in Schwierigkeiten kommen

in trouble — in Schwierigkeiten

be in serious or real or a lot of trouble [over something] — [wegen einer Sache] in ernsten od. großen Schwierigkeiten sein

get a girl into trouble — (coll.) einem Mädchen ein Kind machen (ugs.)

get into trouble with the law — mit dem Gesetz in Konflikt geraten

there'll be trouble [if...] — es wird Ärger geben[, wenn...]

what's or what seems to be the trouble? — was ist denn?; was ist los? (ugs.); (doctor's question to patient) wo fehlt's denn?

you are asking for trouble — (coll.) du machst dir nur selber Schwierigkeiten

that's asking for trouble — (coll.) das muss ja Ärger geben

make or cause trouble — (cause disturbance) Ärger machen ( about wegen); (cause disagreement) Zwietracht säen

engine/clutch/brake trouble — Probleme mit dem Motor/der Kupplung/der Bremse

suffer from or have heart/liver trouble — herz-/leberkrank sein

half the trouble — (fig.) das größte Problem

take the trouble to do something, go to the trouble of doing something — sich (Dat.) die Mühe machen, etwas zu tun

go to or take a lot of/some trouble — sich (Dat.) sehr viel/viel Mühe geben

please don't go to a lot of trouble — bitte machen Sie sich (Dat.) nicht allzu viel Umstände

of course I'll help you - [it's] no trouble at all — natürlich helfe ich dir - das macht keine Umstände od. das ist nicht der Rede wert

he won't be any trouble — er wird [Ihnen] keine Schwierigkeiten machen

don't let it trouble you — mach dir deswegen keine Sorgen

don't trouble about it — mach dir deswegen keine Gedanken

don't trouble to explain/to get up — du brauchst mir gar nichts zu erklären/bitte bleiben Sie sitzen