How to solve it

Befehl, Verpflichtung, Plan was soll ich/er tun? — what shall or should I/should he do?

kannst du mir helfen? – klar, was soll ich tun? — can you help me? – of course, what shall I do?

soll ich Ihnen helfen? — can I help you?

soll ich dir mal sagen, wie...? — shall or will I tell you how...?

soll ich (gehen/singen)? – ja, du sollst (gehen/singen) — shall I (go/sing)? – yes, do

du weißt, dass du das nicht tun sollst — you know that you're not supposed to do that

er weiß nicht, was er tun soll — he doesn't know what to do

sie sagte ihm, er solle draußen warten — she told him (that he was) to wait outside

er wurde wütend, weil er draußen warten sollte — he was livid that he had to wait outside

sie sagte mir, was ich tun sollte/was ich alles tun soll — she told me what to do or what I should do/everything I should do

was ich (nicht) alles tun/wissen soll! — the things I'm meant or supposed to do/know!

es soll nicht wieder vorkommen — it won't happen again

er soll reinkommen — tell him to come in

der soll nur kommen! — just let him come!

und da soll man nicht böse werden/nicht lachen! — and then they expect you/me etc not to get cross/not to laugh

niemand soll sagen, dass... — let no-one say that...

ich soll Ihnen sagen, dass... — I've been asked to tell you that...

ich soll dir schöne Grüße von Renate bestellen — Renate asked me to give you her best wishes

so soll es sein — that's how it should be

das Haus soll nächste Woche gestrichen werden —

das Gebäude soll ein Museum werden — the building is (meant) to become a museum

konjunktivisch was sollte ich/er deiner Meinung nach tun? — what do you think I/he should do or ought to do?

das hättest du sehen sollen! — you should have seen it!

er hätte (gehen/singen) sollen — he should have (gone/sung)

du solltest lieber etwas früher kommen/zu Hause bleiben — it would be better if you came early/stayed at home

konditional sollte das passieren,... — if that should happen..., should that happen...

sollte ich unrecht haben, tut es mir leid — I'm sorry if I am wrong

er soll heute kommen — he should come today, he is supposed or meant to come today

sie soll krank/verheiratet sein — apparently she's ill/married

er soll angeblich sehr reich sein — he's supposed to be very rich

Xanthippe soll zänkisch gewesen sein — Xanthippe is supposed to have been quarrelsome

das soll gar nicht so einfach sein — they say it's not that easy

was soll das heißen? — what's that supposed to mean?

wer soll das sein? — who is that supposed or meant to be?

= können, mögen gut, Sie sollen recht haben! — all right, have it your own way (inf), all right, whatever you say

mir soll es gleich sein — it's all the same to me

so etwas soll es geben — these things happen

man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...

sollte das möglich sein? — is that possible?

in Prophezeihung geh er sollte sie nie wiedersehen — he was never to see her again

es hat nicht sollen sein — it wasn't to be

Jahre sollten vergehen, bevor... — years were to pass before...

es sollte nicht lange dauern, bis... — it was not to be long until...

was soll das? — what's all this?

was soll ich dort? — what would I do there?

das sollst/solltest du nicht — you shouldn't do that

das hast du nicht gesollt — you shouldn't have done that

solltest du nicht bei ihm anrufen? — were you not supposed to ring him?

was soll ich als nächstes tun? — what shall I do next?; what do you want me to do next?

[sagen Sie ihm,] er soll hereinkommen — tell him to come in

du sollst alles haben, was du brauchst — you shall have everything you require

das sollte ein Witz sein — that was meant to be a joke

was soll denn das heißen? — what is that supposed to mean?

was soll ich nur machen? — what am I to do?

was soll nur aus ihm werden? — what is to become of him?

du solltest dich schämen — you ought to be ashamed of yourself

das hättest du besser nicht tun sollen — it would have been better if you hadn't done that

er sollte seine Heimat nicht wieder sehen — he was never to see his homeland again

wenn du ihn sehen solltest, sage ihm bitte... — if you should see him, please tell him...

sollte das sein Ernst sein? — is he really being serious?

mir soll es gleich sein — it's all the same to me; it doesn't matter to me

man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...

was soll das? — what's the idea?

was soll ich dort? — what would I do there?

solltest du nicht bei ihm anrufen? — were you not supposed to ring him?

was soll ich als nächstes tun? — what shall I do next?; what do you want me to do next?

[sagen Sie ihm,] er soll hereinkommen — tell him to come in

du sollst alles haben, was du brauchst — you shall have everything you require

das sollte ein Witz sein — that was meant to be a joke

was soll denn das heißen? — what is that supposed to mean?

was soll ich nur machen? — what am I to do?

was soll nur aus ihm werden? — what is to become of him?

du solltest dich schämen — you ought to be ashamed of yourself

das hättest du besser nicht tun sollen — it would have been better if you hadn't done that

er sollte seine Heimat nicht wieder sehen — he was never to see his homeland again

wenn du ihn sehen solltest, sage ihm bitte... — if you should see him, please tell him...

sollte das sein Ernst sein? — is he really being serious?

mir soll es gleich sein — it's all the same to me; it doesn't matter to me

man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...

was soll das? — what's the idea?

was soll ich dort? — what would I do there?

ignoramos su paradero — we don't know his whereabouts

lo ignoro por completo — I've absolutely no idea

no ignoro que... — I am fully aware that..., I am not unaware that...

lo ignoro — I've no idea

ignoran las causas del accidente — they have no idea what caused the accident

ignora los peligros que le acechan — he's unaware of the dangers which await him

lo ignoro — I've no idea

ignoran las causas del accidente — they have no idea what caused the accident

ignora los peligros que le acechan — he's unaware of the dangers which await him

He'll talk all night about your problems and how to solve them, but he won't actually do anything to help. His trouble is that he's all mouth and trousers.

In a procedural language, the programmer must provide step by step instructions that tell the computer exactly how to solve a given problem. — В процедурном языке программист должен дать чёткие пошаговые инструкции, говорящие компьютеру о том, что нужно сделать, чтобы решить поставленную задачу

vivo con mis padres — I live with my parents

¿con quién vas a ir? — who are you going with?

atado con cuerda — tied with string

lo tomo con limón — I take it with lemon

con su ayuda — with his help

ducharse con agua fría — to have a cold shower

lo he escrito con bolígrafo — I wrote it in pen

con este sol no hay quien salga — no one can go out in this sun

con el tiempo — in the course of time, with time

un hombre con principios — a man of principle

llegó con aspecto relajado — she arrived looking relaxed

un amigo con aspecto de jugador de rugby — a friend who is built like a rugby player

gente joven con ganas de divertirse — young people out for a good time

murió con 60 años — she died at the age of 60

pan con mantequilla — bread and butter

vodka con naranja — vodka and orange

café con leche — white coffee

arroz con leche — rice pudding

una cazuela con agua caliente — a pan of hot water

un maletín con dinero — a briefcase full of money

se levantó con rapidez — he got up quickly

ábrelo con cuidado — open it carefully

anda con dificultad — she walks with difficulty

desayunamos con apetito — we ate our breakfast with relish

estar con algo, estar con dolor de muelas/la pierna escayolada — to have toothache/one's leg in plaster

está con la gripe — he's got flu

con mucho gusto — certainly, by all means

¿con quién hablas? — who are you speaking to?

voy a hablar con Luis — I'll talk to Luis

se ha casado con Jesús — she's married Jesús, she's got married to Jesús

estoy emparentado con la duquesa — I am related to the duchess

no sabemos lo que va a pasar con nosotros — we don't know what's going to happen to us

me escribo con ella — she and I write to each other

un dólar con cincuenta centavos — one dollar fifty cents

con ser su madre, le odia — even though she is his mother she hates him

con todo (y con eso), la gente se lo pasó bien — in spite of everything, people had a good time

¡con lo bien que se está aquí! — and it's so nice here too!

no me dejó ni un trocito, con lo que me gustan esos caramelos — he didn't even let me have a tiny piece, and he knows how much I like those sweets

con estudiar un poco apruebas — with a bit of studying you should pass

cree que con confesarlo se librará del castigo — he thinks that by owning up he'll escape punishment

con decirle que no voy, se arreglará todo — when I tell him I'm not going, everything will be fine

con llegar a las seis estará bien — if you come by six it will be fine

con llegar tan tarde nos perderemos la comida — by arriving so late we're going to miss the meal

con que me digas tu teléfono basta — if you just give me your phone number that'll be enough

basta con que nos remita la tarjeta cumplimentada — all you have to do is send us the completed card

vive con su novio — she lives with her boyfriend

hablar con alguien — to talk to somebody

está casada con mi primo — she's married to my cousin

te portaste muy mal con ellos — you behaved very badly toward(s) them

he tenido mucha paciencia contigo — I have been very patient with you

se sirve con arroz — serve with rice

pan con mantequilla — bread and butter

una cápsula con cada comida — one capsule with each meal

se levanta con el alba — he gets up at the crack of dawn

¿cómo vamos a ir con esta lluvia? — how can we go in this rain?

con tanta prisa se me olvidó — I was in such a hurry that I forgot

¿no lo vas a llevar, con lo que le gusta el circo? — aren't you going to take him? you know how much he likes the circus

con las veces que te lo pedí! — the (number of) times I asked you!

con lo tarde que es, ya se debe haber ido — it's really late, he should have gone by now

córtalo con la tijera — cut it with the scissors, use the scissors to cut it

lo estás malcriando con tanto mimo — you're spoiling him with all this pampering

andaba con dificultad — she was walking with difficulty

con mucho gusto! — with pleasure!

amaneció con fiebre — he woke up with a temperature

ya estaba con dolores de parto — she was already having labor pains

andaba con ganas de bronca — he was looking for a fight

con las manos en los bolsillos — with his hands in his pockets

¿vas a ir con ese vestido? — are you going in that dress?

una mujer con aspecto de extranjera — a foreign-looking woman

me peino con Gerardo — Gerardo does my hair

se estuvo quejando conmigo — she was complaining to me