I don't believe what he told me

quanti anni hai? — how old are you?

quanti metri desidera? — how many metres would you like?

quanti soldi ti hanno chiesto? — how much did they ask you (for it)?

quanta stoffa ti serve? — how much material do you need?

quanto tempo? — how long?, how much time?

quanto tempo ci metti da qui all'ufficio? — how long does it take you from here to the office?

quante volte? — how often?, how many times?

quanto tempo sprecato! — what a waste of time!

ti darò quanto denaro ti serve — I'll give you as much money as you need

prendi quanti libri vuoi — take as many books as you want

fermati quanto tempo vuoi — stay as long as you want

quanto costa? — how much does it cost?

quanto credi costerà? — how much do you think it will cost?

quanto è da qui al negozio? — how far is it from here to the shop?

quanti di loro? — how many of them?

quanto ci hai messo a farlo? — how long did it take you to do it?

quanti ne desidera? — how many do you want?

quanti ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today?

quanto stai via? — how long will you be away?

quant'è? — how much is it?

quante me ne ha dette! — (insulti) the way he insulted me!, (bugie) the number of lies he told me!

gli darò quanto chiede — I'll give him what o as much as he asks for

è quanto di meglio potessi trovare — it's the best you could find

a quanto dice lui — according to him

in risposta a quanto esposto nella sua lettera... — in answer to the points raised in your letter...

saranno scelti quanti hanno fatto domanda in tempo — all (those) whose applications arrived in time will be selected

per quanto ne so — as far as I know

faremo quanto potremo per aiutarti — we'll do all we can o as much as we can to help you

era tanto felice quanto non lo era mai stato — he was happier than he had ever been

spende tanto denaro quanto ne guadagna — he spends all that o every penny he earns, he spends as much as he earns

fanne venire quanti vuoi — get as many as you like to come

sapessi quanto abbiamo camminato! — if you knew how far we have walked!

quanto fumi al giorno? — how many (cigarettes) do you smoke a day?

Dio solo sa quanto mi sono arrabbiato! — God only knows how angry I was!

quanto pesi? — how much do you weigh?

quanto sono felice! — how happy I am!

aggiungere brodo quanto basta — add sufficient o enough stock, add as much stock as is necessary

dovrai aspettare quanto è necessario — you'll have to wait as long as is necessary

strillava quanto poteva — she was shouting at the top of her voice o as loud as she could

mi sono riposato quanto mai in questi ultimi tempi — I've had more rest than ever recently

è una ragazza quanto mai spontanea — she's a very natural girl

è famoso non tanto per i romanzi quanto per le poesie — he's famous not so much for his novels as for his poetry

è tanto sciocco quanto cafone — he is as stupid as he is rude, he is both stupid and rude

quanto è vero Iddio...! — I swear to God...!

in quanto insegnante — as a teacher

non ho suonato in quanto temevo di svegliarti — I didn't ring as o since I was afraid I would wake you

in quanto a — (per ciò che riguarda) as for

in quanto ai soldi che mi devi... — as for the money you owe me..., as far as the money you owe me is concerned...

per quanto si sforzi, non riesce — however hard he tries he can't do it

per quanto sembri complicato — however complicated it may seem

cercherò di fare qualcosa per lui, per quanto non se lo meriti — I'll try and do something for him although o even though he doesn't deserve it

quanto meno uno insiste tanto più gli viene offerto — the less one demands the more one is offered

quanto più mi sforzo di ricordare tanto meno ci riesco — the harder o the more I try to remember the less I succeed

quanto più — the more

quanto più presto potrò — as soon as I can

verrò quanto prima — I'll come as soon o as early as possible

a quanto ammontano le perdite? — how much o what do the losses come to?

quanto manca ancora? — (di tempo) how much longer is it? (di spazio) how much further is it?

- i ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today o today's date?

-i — (coloro che) those who

quanto costa? — how much o what does it cost?

mi piacerebbe sapere quanto lo ha pagato — I'd like to know how much o what he paid for it

era più lontano di quanto non ricordassi — it was further away than I remembered; (con verbo)

grande quanto basta — big enough ( per to)

aggiungere sale quanto basta — add salt to taste; (con avverbio)

non mi ha detto niente quanto all'ora della riunione — he didn't say anything to me concerning o about the time of the meeting

sono io — it's me, (più formale) it is I

io e te — you and I, you and me fam

lo o ci credo — I believe it

non crede che bisognerebbe avvisarlo? — don't you think he should be told o we should warn him?

credo che fossero circa le tre — I suppose it was o it would have been about three o'clock

credo di sì — I believe o think so

credere a — to believe [storia, bugia]; to believe in [ fantasmi]

è da non credere! — it's unbelievable! it's beyond o past belief!

fare credere qcs. a qcn. — to make o have sb. believe sth

credere in, a — to believe in [amore, progresso]; to trust [ persona]

credere in — to believe in [ Dio]

si crede qualcuno — he thinks he's someone o something

ci credo! lo credo bene! — I can well o quite believe it! I'll bet!

pensare a — to think of, (amico, vacanze) to think of o about, (problema) to think about

vorrei pensarci su — I would like to think it over o give it some thought

a pensarci bene... — on second thoughts Brit o thought Am...

ci penso io — I'll see to o take care of it

ha altro a cui pensare ora — he's got other o more important things to think about now

penso che sia colpa sua — I think it is his fault o that he is to blame

devi pensare che ha appena iniziato — you must realize o remember that he's only just started

non so cosa pensare di lui — I don't know what to make o think of him

pensare di fare qcs. — to think o be thinking of doing sth., to intend to do sth

pensare a — to think of o about [problema, offerta]

a che cosa pensi? — what are you thinking of o about?

pensa a quello che ti ho detto! — (tenere a mente) remember what I told you!

mi fa pensare a mio padre — it makes me think o it reminds me of my father

pensare bene, male di qcn., qcs. — to think well, ill o badly of sb., sth

ci penso io! — I'll see about o to it! I'll arrange it!

ci sei? — (sei pronto) are you ready?, (hai capito) do you follow?

l'armadio non ci passa — the wardrobe doesn't go through; (pleonastico)

non legge molto — he doesn't read much o a great deal

ha viaggiato molto — he has travelled a lot o a great deal

questo libro è molto meglio dell'altro — this book is a lot o much better than the other one

l'ha fatto molto bene — he did it very well

molto lodato — highly o (very) much praised

sono molto stanco — I'm very tired

ci vuole molto? — (tempo) will it take long?

non la vedo da molto — I haven't seen her for quite a while o for a long time

molta gente — a lot of people, many people

molti libri — a lot of books, many books

c'è molta neve — there's a great deal of o a lot of snow

non c'è molto pane — there isn't a lot of bread, there isn't (very) much bread

non ho molto tempo — I don't have o haven't got much time

non c'erano molti turisti — there weren't many tourists

c'è pane? — sì, molto — is there any bread? — yes plenty o lots fam

molti di noi — many of o a lot of us

- e persone — many o a lot of people

- i soldi — lots o plenty o a great deal of money

con -a gentilezza, cura — with much o great kindness, care

è da molto che non lo vedo — I haven't seen him for a long time o for so long

mi è piaciuto molto — I enjoyed it very much o a great deal

in questi ultimi giorni — these last few days

questo libro qui o qua — this book (here)

questo lunedì — this Monday

ti piace questo maglione? — do you like this jumper?

quest' oggi — nowadays, today

questa sera — this evening

di questi tempi — in times like these

non fatemi più prendere queste paure — don't give me such a fright again

prendo questo qui o qua — I'll take this one

questo è troppo! — this is too much o the limit!

questi... quelli — some... others

questi gridavano, quelli ridevano — some were shouting, others were laughing

preferisci questo o quello? — do you prefer this one or that one?

e con questo se n'è andato — and with that he left

con tutto questo — in spite of this, despite all this

è per questo che sono venuto — this is why I came

questa poi! — I don't believe it!

questo è quanto — that's all

questo sì che è il colmo! — this is the limit!

- a notte — (scorsa) last night; (a venire) tonight

detto questo,... — having said that o that said,...

non sono inglesi — they are not o aren't English

non devi farlo — you must not o mustn't do it

non puoi venire — you cannot o can't come

non lo capisco affatto — I do not o don't understand him at all

non una sedia — not one o a (single) chair

non proprio — not quite o exactly

non hai che da dirlo — just tell me o say so

ci sei? — (sei pronto) are you ready?, (hai capito) do you follow?

dire qc a qn — to say sth to sb, tell sb sth

disse che accettava — he said he would accept

dicono o si dice che... — (impersonale) they say that..., it is said that...

dicono o si dice che siano ricchissimi — they are said to be very rich, people say they are very rich

come dicono gli inglesi — as the English say

come si dice in inglese? — how do you say it in English?

come si dice 'penna' in inglese? — what is the English for 'penna'?

lascialo dire — (esprimersi) let him have his say, (ignoralo) just ignore him, don't take any notice of him

non disse una parola — he didn't say o utter a word

dice sempre quello che pensa — he always says what he thinks

di' liberamente ciò che pensi — feel free to say what you think

dicano pure quello che vogliono! — let them say what they like!

sa quello che dice — he knows what he's talking about

Roberta... — sì, dimmi — Roberta... — yes, what is it?

dire di sì/no — to say yes/no

dica? — (in negozio) what can I do for you?

dire a qn qc — to tell sb sth

dire a qn di fare qc — to tell sb to do sth

mi si dice che... — I am told that...

può dirmi da che parte devo andare? — can you tell me which way to go?

mi ha detto tutto — he told me everything

ti dice niente questo nome? — does this name mean anything to you?, does this name ring a bell?

quel libro non mi ha detto niente — that book didn't appeal to me

come sarebbe a dire? — what do you mean?

dire a memoria — to recite by heart

dire (la) Messa — to say Mass

dire le preghiere — to say one's prayers

chi l'avrebbe mai detto! — who would have thought it!

cosa o che ne dici di questa musica? — what do you think of this music?

che ne diresti di andarcene? — let's make a move, shall we?

si direbbe che non menta — (impersonale) you would think he was telling the truth

devi dire che ha ragione — you must admit that he's right

non me lo farò dire due volte — I won't need to be asked twice

gliel' ho fatto dire dalla segretaria — I had his secretary tell him about it, I got his secretary to tell him about it

mandare a dire qc a qn — (riferire) to let sb know sth

si dicono esperti — they claim to be experts

si dissero addio — they said goodbye (to each other)

si son detti qualcosa all'orecchio — they whispered something to one another

sono stanco — e a me lo dici?! — I'm tired — me too!

non c'è che dire — there's no doubt about it