I have lost my Greek

lose one's way — sich verlaufen/verfahren

lose somebody something — jemanden um etwas bringen

many men lose their hair — vielen Männern gehen die Haare aus

the cat has lost a lot of hair —

they lost 100 planes in one battle — sie haben in einer Schlacht 100 Flugzeuge verloren

the shares have lost 15% in a month — die Aktien sind in einem Monat um 15% gefallen

you will lose nothing by helping them —

they have nothing/a lot to lose — sie haben nichts/viel zu verlieren

that mistake lost him his job/her friendship/the game — dieser Fehler kostete ihn die Stellung/ihre Freundschaft/den Sieg

he lost himself in his work — er ging ganz in seiner Arbeit auf

he likes to lose himself in his memories — er verliert sich gern in Erinnerungen

he's lost the desire to live — er hat keinen Lebenswillen mehr

to lose no time in doing sth — etw sofort tun

we lost valuable time just talking — wir haben beim Reden wertvolle Zeit verloren

my watch lost three hours — meine Uhr ist drei Stunden nachgegangen

you've lost me now with all this abstract argument — bei dieser abstrakten Argumentation komme ich nicht mehr mit

to lose no opportunity to do sth — keine Gelegenheit verpassen, etw zu tun

(passive usages) to be lost (things) — verschwunden sein; (people) sich verlaufen haben; (fig) verloren sein; (words) untergehen

I can't follow the reasoning, I'm lost — ich kann der Argumentation nicht folgen, ich verstehe nichts mehr

all is (not) lost! — (noch ist nicht) alles verloren!

I got lost after the second chapter —

to get lost in the post/move — in der Post/beim Umzug verloren gehen

to give sb up for lost — jdn verloren geben

to give sth up for lost —

he was lost to science he is lost to all finer feelings — er war für die Wissenschaft verloren er hat keinen Sinn für höhere Gefühle

classical music is lost on him — er hat keinen Sinn für klassische Musik

the joke/remark was lost on her — der Witz/die Bemerkung kam bei ihr nicht an

the irony was not lost on me — ich verstand die Ironie durchaus

to be lost for words — sprachlos sein

to be lost in thought —

to be lost in one's reading/playing — in seine Lektüre/sein Spiel versunken sein

to be lost to the world — für die Welt verloren sein

you can't lose — du kannst nichts verlieren

you will not lose by helping him — es kann dir nicht schaden, wenn du ihm hilfst

somebody has nothing to lose [by doing something] — es kann jemandem nicht schaden[, wenn er etwas tut]

lose one's way — sich verlaufen/verfahren

lose somebody something — jemanden um etwas bringen

lose in freshness — an Frische verlieren

she was fired, but they were not — la despidieron a ella pero no a ellos

everybody, but everybody knows that — eso no hay nadie que no lo sepa

but what made you say it? — ¿pero por qué lo dijiste?

surely he doesn't believe that? - oh, but he does! — no puede ser que se crea eso - pues sí que se lo cree

but then — (as linker) (however, still) pero; ( in that case) pero entonces

but then you never were very ambitious, were you? — pero la verdad es que tú nunca fuiste muy ambicioso ¿no?

I don't want to, but then again I do — no quiero, pero a la vez or al mismo tiempo sí quiero

not... but... — no... sino...

it appears that she's not Greek but Albanian — parece que no es griega, sino albanesa

not only did she hit him, but she also... — no sólo le pegó, sino que también...

the last street but one — la penúltima calle

the next street but one — la próxima calle no: la siguiente

I had no alternative but to leave — no me quedó otra alternativa que irme

there's nothing we can do but wait — no podemos hacer otra cosa sino esperar, lo único que podemos hacer es esperar

but for: but for them, we'd have lost everything — de no haber sido or si no hubiera sido por ellos, habríamos perdido todo

we can but try — con intentarlo no se pierde nada

he's but a child — no es más que un niño

one can't help but admire her audacity — uno no puede (por) menos que admirar su audacia

no buts: come here at once! — no hay pero que valga, ven aquí inmediatamente!

she was poor but she was honest — era pobre pero honrada

I want to go but I can't afford it — quiero ir, pero no tengo el dinero

but it does move! — ¡pero sí se mueve!

he didn't sing but he shouted — no cantó sino que gritó

I never go there but I think of you — nunca voy allá sin pensar en ti

but then you must be my cousin! — ¡entonces tú debes ser mi primo!

one cannot but admire him — no se puede sino admirarle

she's but a child — no es más que una niña

the last but three — el tercero antes del último

come on, no buts, off to bed with you! — ¡vale ya! no hay pero que valga, ¡a la cama!

she was fired, but they were not — la despidieron a ella pero no a ellos

everybody, but everybody knows that — eso no hay nadie que no lo sepa

but what made you say it? — ¿pero por qué lo dijiste?

surely he doesn't believe that? - oh, but he does! — no puede ser que se crea eso - pues sí que se lo cree

but then — (as linker) (however, still) pero; ( in that case) pero entonces

but then you never were very ambitious, were you? — pero la verdad es que tú nunca fuiste muy ambicioso ¿no?

I don't want to, but then again I do — no quiero, pero a la vez or al mismo tiempo sí quiero

not... but... — no... sino...

it appears that she's not Greek but Albanian — parece que no es griega, sino albanesa

not only did she hit him, but she also... — no sólo le pegó, sino que también...

the last street but one — la penúltima calle

the next street but one — la próxima calle no: la siguiente

I had no alternative but to leave — no me quedó otra alternativa que irme

there's nothing we can do but wait — no podemos hacer otra cosa sino esperar, lo único que podemos hacer es esperar

but for: but for them, we'd have lost everything — de no haber sido or si no hubiera sido por ellos, habríamos perdido todo

we can but try — con intentarlo no se pierde nada

he's but a child — no es más que un niño

one can't help but admire her audacity — uno no puede (por) menos que admirar su audacia

no buts: come here at once! — no hay pero que valga, ven aquí inmediatamente!

in its nature a sibilant semi-vowel, whose peculiarities were much discussed by the ancients, and are even treated of in a special work by Messala, a contemporary of Augustus (Messala in libro de S littera,

and, as a medial, often written double after long vowels: caussa, cassus, divissiones (these forms, used by Cicero and Vergil, were already uncommon in Quintilian's time,

in its nature a sibilant semi-vowel, whose peculiarities were much discussed by the ancients, and are even treated of in a special work by Messala, a contemporary of Augustus (Messala in libro de S littera,

and, as a medial, often written double after long vowels: caussa, cassus, divissiones (these forms, used by Cicero and Vergil, were already uncommon in Quintilian's time,

ballare, uscire, vivere con qcn. — to dance, go out, live with sb.

porta un amico con te — bring a friend with you

una ragazza con i capelli neri — a girl with black hair, a black-haired girl

il ragazzo con la gamba rotta — the boy with the broken leg

una casa con vista sul mare — a room with a sea view

una discussione, un incontro con qcn. — a discussion, a meeting with sb.

sposarsi con qcn. — to get married to sb., to marry sb.

il confine con il Belgio — the border with Belgium

litigare con qcn. — to quarrel with sb.

la guerra con la Germania — the war with Germany

colpire qcn. con qcs. — to hit sb. with sth.

camminare con il bastone — to walk with a stick

pagare con carta di credito — to pay by credit card

arrivare con il treno — to arrive by train

con piacere, cura — with pleasure, care

con mia grande gioia — to my great joy

con il pretesto di... — on the pretext of

aumentare con il tempo — to increase with time

alzarsi con il (primo) sole — to get up with the sun

Casablanca con Humphrey Bogart — Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart

un film con De Niro — a film featuring De Niro

cominciò col dire che — he started (off) by saying that

finì con l'ammettere il proprio torto — he ended up admitting he was wrong

Grind a pound of coffee for me. — Намели мне фунт кофе.

to grind wheat into flour — перемалывать зерно в муку

A new knife needs to be ground down to get it really sharp. — Новый нож надо заточить, чтобы он был на самом деле острый.

This machine grinds out the crushed rock ready for road building. — Эта машина дробит разрезанную породу для дорожного строительства.

to grind a lens — шлифовать линзу

grind on / into / against smth. — тереть обо что-л.

to grind the teeth — скрипеть зубами

By reforming the laws he enabled the kingdom to pay its way without grinding the poor. — Пересмотрев законодательную систему, он дал возможность королевству осуществлять необходимые платежи, не притесняя бедных.

The villagers of the Middle Ages were often ground down by their lords and masters. — В средние века английские помещики и управляющие часто доводили крестьян до отчаяния.

Don't let the army grind you down! — Не дай армии сломать себя!

It was safer to let the Greeks grind each other down in a protracted conflict. — В этом затянувшемся конфликте было безопаснее дать грекам растерзать друг друга.

After all, it does grind me to have lost that money. — В конце концов, меня действительно удручает, что я потерял эти деньги.

to grind one's own axe — преследовать личные, корыстные цели

grind of swords — лязг мечей

To a large proportion of students, both at our public schools and at the Universities, Latin and Greek are a mere grind. — Для большого количества учащихся как школ, так и университетов, латынь и греческий - скучнейшие занятия.

Come now, old grind, do take a day off. — Ну, ботаник ты несчастный, устрой себе выходной.

after serious thought — nach reiflicher Überlegung

he never gave the matter a moment's thought — er dachte keinen Augenblick daran

I've just had a thought! — mir ist gerade ein [guter] Gedanke gekommen

it's the thought that counts — der gute Wille zählt

to spend hours in thought — stundenlang in Gedanken (vertieft) sein

to be lost in thought — ganz in Gedanken sein, gedankenverloren sein

logical thought — logisches Denken

in thought — in Gedanken

she hasn't a thought in her head —

to collect one's thoughts — sich sammeln, seine Gedanken zusammennehmen

her thoughts were elsewhere —

the mere or very thought of it — der bloße Gedanke (daran), die bloße Vorstellung

modern thought — das moderne Denken, das Denken der Moderne

after much thought —

to act without thought — gedankenlos or ohne Überlegung handeln

without thought for sb/oneself/sth — ohne an jdn/sich selbst/etw zu denken, ohne Rücksicht auf jdn/sich selbst/etw

he has no thought for his parents' feelings — er nimmt keine Rücksicht auf die Gefühle seiner Eltern

I never gave it a moment's thought — ich habe mir nie darüber Gedanken gemacht

with a thought more tact — mit einer Idee or einer Spur mehr Takt

after serious thought — nach reiflicher Überlegung

he has no thought for others — er nimmt keine Rücksicht auf andere

he never gave the matter a moment's thought — er dachte keinen Augenblick daran

I've just had a thought! — mir ist gerade ein [guter] Gedanke gekommen

it's the thought that counts — der gute Wille zählt

she is [constantly] in his thoughts — er muss ständig an sie denken

I'll tell you my thoughts on the matter — ich sage dir, wie ich darüber denke

have no thought of doing something — überhaupt nicht daran denken, etwas zu tun

nothing was further from my thoughts — nicht im Traum hätte ich daran gedacht