I have never liked

i piaceri della vita — the pleasures of life

fare qc per il piacere di farlo — to do sth for the sake of doing it

ho il piacere di annunciare che... — it gives me great pleasure to tell you that...

mi fa piacere per lui — I'm pleased for him

è un piacere averti qui — it's a pleasure to have you here

che piacere vederti! — how nice to see you!

piacere!; è un piacere conoscerla — pleased to meet you

mi farebbe piacere rivederlo — I would like to see him again

se ti fa piacere — if you like

con piacere — with pleasure, certainly

ho saputo con piacere che ti sposi — I was delighted to hear you're getting married

un viaggio di piacere — a pleasure trip

è un viaggio d'affari o di piacere? — is this trip for business or for pleasure?

fare un piacere a qn — to do sb a favo(u)r

mi faresti un piacere? — would you do me a favo(u)r?

mi fai il piacere di smetterla? — would you kindly stop that?

per piacere — please

per piacere, potresti...? — could you please...?

ma fammi il piacere! — for heaven's sake!

piacere a qn — to be liked by sb

quei ragazzi non mi piacciono — I don't like those boys

mi piace molto questo quadro — I like this picture very much

non credo gli piaccia — I don't think he likes it

mi piace di più così — I like it better this way

il suo discorso è piaciuto molto — his speech was well received

che ti piaccia o no; ti piaccia o non ti piaccia — whether you like it or not

che cosa ti piacerebbe fare? — what would you like to do?, what do you fancy doing?

gli piacerebbe andare al cinema — he would like to go to the cinema

mi sarebbe piaciuto andarci — I would have liked to go

a Dio piacendo — God willing

a qcn. piace qcs., qcs. piace a qcn. — sb. likes sth.

mi piace moltissimo — I like it very much, I love it

mi piaci — I like you

mi piace la musica pop — I like pop music, I'm fond of pop music

piace agli uomini — men find her attractive

una soluzione che piace a tutti — a solution that appeals to everybody

è un prodotto che piace molto — it's a very popular product

mi piace viaggiare, ballare, nuotare — I like travelling, dancing, swimming

mi piace dormire fino a tardi la domenica — on Sundays I like to sleep in late

mi piacerebbe andare in Grecia — I'd like to go to Greece

come vi piace! — as you like it! as you prefer!

così mi piace — that's the way I like it

così mi piaci! — now that's what I like to see!

vi piaccia o no, piaccia o non piaccia — whether you like it or not

faccio come mi pare e piace — I do as I please

a Dio piacendo — God willing

"vuoi ballare?" "con grande piacere!" — "would you like to dance?" "I'd love to!"

ho appreso con piacere che — I was delighted to hear that

che piacere vederti! — how nice to see you!

provare piacere nel o a fare to enjoy doing; avrei piacere che tu... I would like you to...; ho avuto il piacere di fare la loro conoscenza I had the pleasure of meeting them; ho il piacere di informarvi che I am pleased to inform you that; se ti fa piacere, se la cosa può farti piacere if it'll make you happy; le ha fatto piacere che it pleased her that; mi fa molto piacere vedervi — I'm delighted to see you

(tanto) piacere — how do you do, nice to meet you

il piacere è tutto mio — the pleasure is all mine

amare i -i della tavola — to enjoy good food

viaggio di piacere — holiday trip

è un piacere guardarla — she's a pleasure to watch

mi faccia il piacere di tacere! — (would you) shut up please!

piove che è un piacere! — it's pouring!

questa macchina va che è un piacere — this car handles like a dream

elle plaît aux hommes — men find her attractive

elle m'a plu tout de suite — I liked her straight away

mon nouveau travail me plaît — I like my new job

offre-leur des fleurs, ça plaît toujours — give them flowers, they're always welcome

un modèle qui plaît beaucoup — a very popular model

ils se plaisent ici — they like it here

cette plante se plaît dans un environnement marécageux — this plant thrives in a marshy environment

se plaire à faire — to enjoy doing

il se plaît à dire qu'il est issu du peuple — he likes to say that he's a son of the people

il me plaît de penser que — I like to think that

s'il te plaît, s'il vous plaît — please

plaît-il? — I beg your pardon?

Cela me plaît. — I like it.

Ce cadeau me plaît beaucoup. — I like this present a lot.

Ce film plaît beaucoup aux jeunes. — Young people love this film., The film is very popular with young people.

comme il vous plaira — as you like

Elle lui plaît. — He likes her.

s'il te plaît; s'il vous plaît — please

ich mag ihn/Operettenmusik nicht — I don't like him/operetta, I don't care for him/operetta

sie mag kein Sauerkraut — she doesn't like sauerkraut

ich mag nicht mehr — I've had enough

möchten Sie etwas essen? — would you like something to eat?, would you care for something to eat?

ich möchte gern Herrn Schmidt sprechen — I would like to speak to Mr Schmidt

ich möchte dazu nichts sagen — I don't want to say anything about that, no comment

das möchte ich auch wissen —

(im Konjunktiv: einschränkend) man möchte meinen, dass... — you would think that...

ich möchte fast sagen... — I would almost say...

(geh Einräumung) es mag wohl sein, dass er recht hat, aber... — he may well be right, but...

wie dem auch sein mag — however that may be

was sie auch sagen mag — whatever she says

oder wie er auch heißen mag — or whatever he is or might be or may be called

mag kommen was da will — come what may

mag es schneien, so viel es will —

(Vermutung) es mochten etwa fünf Stunden vergangen sein — about five hours must or would have passed

sie mag/mochte etwa zwanzig sein — she must or would be/have been about twenty

wie alt mag sie sein? — how old might or would she be?, how old is she, I wonder?

wo mag sie das gehört haben? — where could or might she have heard that?

was mag das wohl heißen? — what might that mean?

sie mag nicht bleiben — she doesn't want to stay

(Aufforderung, indirekte Rede) (sagen Sie ihm,) er möchte zu mir kommen — would you tell him to come and see me

Sie möchten zu Hause anrufen —

du möchtest dich brieflich melden — you should write

das hätte ich sehen mögen — I would have liked to see that

möge er bald kommen! — I do hope he'll come soon!

sie mag/mochte vierzig sein — she must be/must have been [about] forty

wie viele Personen mögen das sein? — how many people would you say there are?

was mag sie damit gemeint haben? — what can she have meant by that?

[das] mag sein — maybe

es mag kommen, was will — come what may

ich möchte nicht stören, aber... — I don't want to interrupt, but...

ich möchte zu gerne wissen — I'd love to know...

man möchte meinen, er sei der Chef — one would [really] think he was the boss

[gern] mögen — like

sie mag keine Rosen — she does not like roses

sie mag ihn sehr [gern] — she likes him very much; (hat ihn sehr gern) she is very fond of him

ich mag lieber/am liebsten Bier — I like beer better/best [of all]

möchten Sie ein Glas Wein? — would you like a glass of wine?

ich mag nicht — I don't want to

er möchte zu Herrn A — he would like to see Mr A

das hätte ich sehen mögen — I would have liked to see that

möge er bald kommen! — I do hope he'll come soon!

sie mag/mochte vierzig sein — she must be/must have been [about] forty

Meier, Müller, Koch - und wie sie alle heißen mögen — Meier, Müller, Koch and [the rest,] whatever they're called

wie viele Personen mögen das sein? — how many people would you say there are?

was mag sie damit gemeint haben? — what can she have meant by that?

[das] mag sein — maybe

es mag kommen, was will — come what may

ich möchte nicht stören, aber... — I don't want to interrupt, but...

ich möchte zu gerne wissen — I'd love to know...

man möchte meinen, er sei der Chef — one would [really] think he was the boss

[gern] mögen — like

sie mag keine Rosen — she does not like roses

sie mag ihn sehr [gern] — she likes him very much; (hat ihn sehr gern) she is very fond of him

ich mag lieber/am liebsten Bier — I like beer better/best [of all]

möchten Sie ein Glas Wein? — would you like a glass of wine?

ich mag nicht — I don't want to

er möchte zu Herrn A — he would like to see Mr A

lo llamaré desde la oficina — I'll ring him from the office

desde Burgos hay 30km — it's 30km from Burgos

desde Ávila hasta Madrid — from Ávila to Madrid

camisetas desde ocho euros — T-shirts from eight euros

los platos van desde la pasta hasta la paella — the dishes range from pasta to paella

desde el siglo XV en adelante — from the 15th century onward

no existe desde 1960 — it ceased to exist in 1960

¿desde cuándo ocurre esto? — how long has this been happening?

está lloviendo desde hace tres días — it's been raining for three days

la conozco desde niño — I've known her since I was a child

-¿desde cuándo eres comunista? -desde siempre — "since when have you been a communist?" - "I've always been one"

-¿vendrás? -desde luego — "are you coming?" - "of course (I am)"

eso, desde luego, no es culpa mía — that, of course, is not my fault

-¿quieres venir con nosotros? -desde luego que sí — "do you want to come with us?" - "of course I do"

-¿no sabes nada de eso? -desde luego que no — "you don't know anything about it?" - "of course not"

no era muy morena pero rubia desde luego que no — she wasn't really dark-haired, but she certainly wasn't blonde

desde luego, vaya fama estamos cogiendo — we're certainly getting quite a reputation

desde luego, ¿quién lo iba a pensar? — I ask you, who would have thought it?, well, who would have thought it?

¡mira que olvidarte de llamar! ¡desde luego que eres despistado! — how could you forget to phone? you're so absent-minded!

• desde que — since

desde que llegó el invierno — since winter arrived

desde que llegó no ha salido — he hasn't been out since he arrived

desde que se ha mudado está mejor — he's been better since he moved

desde que se inventó la televisión — (ever) since television was invented

escribo desde que era pequeña — I've been writing since I was little

desde que puedo recordar — ever since I can remember, as long as I can remember

desde entonces/desde que se casó — since then/since he got married

¿desde cuándo te gustan los mejillones? - desde siempre! — since when have you liked mussels? - I've always liked them!

¿desde cuándo trabajas aquí? — how long have you been working here?

desde niño — since he/I was a child

desde que tengo memoria — for as long as I remember

no los veo desde hace meses — I haven't seen them for months

estaba enfermo desde hacía un año — he had been ill for a year

desde aquí/allá — from here/there

¿desde dónde tengo que leer? — where do I have to read from?

desde mi punto de vista — from my point of view

desde la página 12 hasta la 20 — from page 12 (up) to page 20

desde la cabeza hasta los pies — from head to foot

blusas desde 9 euros — blouses from 9 euros

desde el director hasta el último empleado — from the director (down) to the lowest employee

desde entonces/desde que se casó — since then/since he got married

¿desde cuándo te gustan los mejillones? - desde siempre! — since when have you liked mussels? - I've always liked them!

¿desde cuándo trabajas aquí? — how long have you been working here?

desde niño — since he/I was a child

desde que tengo memoria — for as long as I remember

no los veo desde hace meses — I haven't seen them for months

estaba enfermo desde hacía un año — he had been ill for a year

desde aquí/allá — from here/there

¿desde dónde tengo que leer? — where do I have to read from?

desde mi punto de vista — from my point of view

desde la página 12 hasta la 20 — from page 12 (up) to page 20

desde la cabeza hasta los pies — from head to foot

blusas desde 9 euros — blouses from 9 euros

desde el director hasta el último empleado — from the director (down) to the lowest employee

und überháúpt, warum nicht? — and after all or anyway, why not?

er sagt überháúpt immer sehr wenig — he never says very much anyway or anyhow or at the best of times

überháúpt nicht — not at all

ich denke überháúpt nicht daran mitzukommen — I've (absolutely) no intention whatsoever of coming along

überháúpt nie — never (ever), never at all

überháúpt kein Grund — no reason at all or whatsoever

hast du denn überháúpt keinen Anstand? — have you no decency at all?

das habe ich ja überháúpt nicht gewusst — I had no idea at all

ich habe überháúpt nichts gehört — I didn't hear anything at all, I didn't hear a thing

das steht in überháúpt keinem Verhältnis zu... — that bears no relationship at all or whatsoever to...

(= erst, eigentlich) dann merkt man überháúpt erst, wie schön... — then you really notice for the first time how beautiful...

waren Sie überháúpt schon in dem neuen Film? — have you actually been to the latest film?

da fällt mir überháúpt ein,... — now I remember...

wenn überháúpt — if at all

wie ist das überháúpt möglich? — how is that possible?

gibt es das überháúpt? — is there really such a thing?, is there really any such thing?

wer sind Sie überháúpt? — who do you think you are?

wissen Sie überháúpt, wer ich bin? — do you realize who I am?

soweit es überhaupt Zweck hat — as far as there's any point in it at all

überhaupt nicht — not at all

das ist überhaupt nicht wahr — that's not true at all

überhaupt keine Zeit haben — have no time at all; not have any time at all

überhaupt nichts — nothing at all; nothing what[so]ever

wenn überhaupt — if at all

was willst du hier überhaupt? — what ar you doing here anyway?

wie konnte das überhaupt passieren? — how could it happen in the first place?

wissen Sie überhaupt, mit wem Sie reden? — do you realize who you're talking to?

soweit es überhaupt Zweck hat — as far as there's any point in it at all

überhaupt nicht — not at all

das ist überhaupt nicht wahr — that's not true at all

überhaupt keine Zeit haben — have no time at all; not have any time at all

überhaupt nichts — nothing at all; nothing what[so]ever

wenn überhaupt — if at all

was willst du hier überhaupt? — what ar you doing here anyway?

wie konnte das überhaupt passieren? — how could it happen in the first place?

wissen Sie überhaupt, mit wem Sie reden? — do you realize who you're talking to?

(hum inf Mensch) ein langes Léíden — a beanpole (inf)

Freud[en] und Leiden[en] — joy[s] and sorrow[s]

Freud[en] und Leiden[en] — joy[s] and sorrow[s]

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

want to know — wissen wollen

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

to and fro — hin und her