I shall return to this subject

(restituire) ritornare qc a qn — to return sth to sb, give sth back to sb

ritorno fra un attimo — I'll be back in a minute

stasera ritorno tardi — I'm coming back late tonight

ritornare in fretta — to hurry back

ritornare a piedi, in macchina, in bicicletta — to walk, drive, cycle back

è ritornato l'inverno — winter has set in again

spero che ritorni il bel tempo — I hope for a return of the fine weather

ritornare in mente a qcn. — to come back to sb

è ritornato come nuovo — it is as good as new

conozco a todos sus hermanos — I know all his brothers and sisters

¿de qué lo conoces? — where do you know him from?

la conozco de haber trabajado juntos — I know her from having worked with her

¿conoces a Pedro? — have you met Pedro?, do you know Pedro?

la conocí en Sevilla — I met her in Seville

cuando la conozcas mejor — when you get to know her better

la única forma de conocerlo es vivir con él — the only way to get to know him is to live with him

conozco un camino más corto — I know a shorter way

ella conoce una forma más fácil de hacerlo — she knows an easier way to do it

conozco las dificultades — I know (about) the difficulties

no conocía tus dotes de pintor — I didn't know what a good painter you were

conocía la existencia de los documentos — she knew of the documents' existence

queremos conocer de cerca la situación — we want to get to know the situation at first hand

investigaciones destinadas a conocer la verdad — investigations aimed at establishing the truth

me encantaría conocer China — I would love to go to China

no conozco Buenos Aires — I've never been to Buenos Aires, I don't know Buenos Aires

quiero conocer mundo — I want to see the world

conoce su oficio — he knows his job

no conozco mucho el tema — I don't know much about the subject

ha conocido dos guerras mundiales — she has lived through two world wars

los muchos terremotos que ha conocido Italia — the many earthquakes there have been in Italy

todavía no ha conocido el amor — he's never known love

por tu cara se te conoce que estás sano — you can tell from your face that you are healthy

• dar a conocer — [+ información] to announce; [+ declaración, informe, cifras] to release

dio a conocer sus intenciones — she announced her intentions, she made her intentions known

dieron a conocer el ganador del premio a través de la radio — the prize was announced on the radio

no dieron a conocer su paradero por motivos de seguridad — they didn't reveal where they were staying for security reasons

los hechos se dieron a conocer en enero — the facts came to light in January

se dio a conocer en una película de Almodóvar — he made his name in an Almodóvar film

darse a conocer a algn — to make o.s. known to sb

no lo conozco de nada — I don't know him at al

lte conocía de oída — he'd heard of you

lo conozco de nombre — I know the name

sconocer a alguien de vist — to know somebody by sight

es de todos conocido — he's well known

anunca llegué a conocerlo bie — nI never really got to know hi

mconozco muy bien a ese tipo de person — aI know that sort of person only too wel

lfui a conocer a sus padre — sI went to meet his parent

conoce bien la zona — sshe knows the area wel

quiere conocer mundo — ?she wants to see the worl

dme encantaría conocer tu paí — sI'd love to visit your countr

ymás vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer — better the devil you know than the devil you don't

conoce muy bien su oficio — she's knows the job inside out

no se conoce ningún remedio — there is no known cure

ese vestido no te lo conocía — I've never seen you in that dress before

no le conozco ningún vicio — he doesn't have any vices as far as I know

dar a conocer — (frml) <noticia/resultado> to announce; <identidad/intenciones> to reveal

el libro que lo dio a conocer como poeta — the book which established his reputation as a poet

darse a conocer — persona to make oneself known

intentó no darse a conocer — he tried to keep his identity a secret

te conocí por la voz — I knew it was you by your voice

se conoce que no están en casa — they don't seem to be in

se conoce que ya llevaba algún tiempo enfermo — apparently he'd been ill for some time

conocer de una causa — to try a case

se conoce todos los trucos — he knows all the tricks

no lo conozco de nada — I don't know him at al

lte conocía de oída — he'd heard of you

lo conozco de nombre — I know the name

sconocer a alguien de vist — to know somebody by sight

es de todos conocido — he's well known

anunca llegué a conocerlo bie — nI never really got to know hi

mconozco muy bien a ese tipo de person — aI know that sort of person only too wel

lfui a conocer a sus padre — sI went to meet his parent

conoce bien la zona — sshe knows the area wel

quiere conocer mundo — ?she wants to see the worl

dme encantaría conocer tu paí — sI'd love to visit your countr

ymás vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer — better the devil you know than the devil you don't

conoce muy bien su oficio — she's knows the job inside out

no se conoce ningún remedio — there is no known cure

ese vestido no te lo conocía — I've never seen you in that dress before

no le conozco ningún vicio — he doesn't have any vices as far as I know

dar a conocer — (frml) <noticia/resultado> to announce; <identidad/intenciones> to reveal

el libro que lo dio a conocer como poeta — the book which established his reputation as a poet

darse a conocer — persona to make oneself known

intentó no darse a conocer — he tried to keep his identity a secret

te conocí por la voz — I knew it was you by your voice

se conoce que no están en casa — they don't seem to be in

se conoce que ya llevaba algún tiempo enfermo — apparently he'd been ill for some time

conocer de una causa — to try a case

se conoce todos los trucos — he knows all the tricks

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?

axit = egerit,

AGIER = agi,

agentum = agentium,

jumenta agebat,

capellas ago,

Pars quia non veniant pecudes, sed agantur, ab actu etc.,

caballum,

agere bovem Romam,

equum in hostem,

Germani in amnem aguntur,

acto ad vallum equo,

pecora per calles,

per devia rura capellas,

pecus pastum,

capellas potum age,

pecus egit altos Visere montes,

agmen agens equitum,

vinctum ante se Thyum agebat,

agitur praeceps exercitus Lydorum in populos,

(adulteram) maritus per omnem vicum verbere agit,

captivos prae se agentes,

acti ante suum quisque praedonem catenati,

captivos sub curribus agere,

agimur auguriis quaerere exilia,

and simple for comp.: multis milibus armatorum actis ex ea regione = coactis,

quo multitudo omnis consternata agebatur,

raptim agmine acto,

egit sol hiemem sub terras,

poemata dulcia sunto Et quocumque volent animum auditoris agunto,

also in Ter., Verg., etc.): quo agis te?

unde agis te?

quo hinc te agis?

Ecce gubernator sese Palinurus agebat,

Aeneas se matutinus agebat,

is enim se primus agebat,

Et tu, unde agis?

Quo agis?

Huc age,

Et redigunt actos in sua rura boves,

rapiunt feruntque,

rapere et auferre,

ut ferri agique res suas viderunt,

so also: rapere agereque: ut ex alieno agro raperent agerentque,

ne pulcram praedam agat,

urbes, agros vastare, praedas agere,

pecoris et mancipiorum praedas,

so eccl. Lat.: agere praedas de aliquo,

apros,

cervum,

citos canes,

feros tauros,

ceteros ruerem, agerem,

ita perterritos egerunt, ut, etc.,

Demoleos cursu palantis Troas agebat,

aliquem in exsilium,

22, 1, 16 al.: aliquem in fugam,

quid si pater cuniculos agat ad aerarium?

egisse huc Alpheum vias,

vix leni et tranquillo mari moles agi possunt,

cloacam maximam sub terram agendam,

so often in the histt., esp. Caes. and Livy, as t. t., of moving forwards the battering engines: celeriter vineis ad oppidum actis,

accelerant acta pariter testudine Volsci,

fugere colles campique videntur, quos agimus praeter navem, i. e. praeter quos agimus navem,

in litus passim naves egerunt,

ratem in amnem,

naves in advorsum amnem,

agere currum,

scintillasque agere ac late differre favillam,

spumas ore,

piceum Flumen agit,

qui vocem cubantes sensim excitant, eandemque cum egerunt, etc.,

agens animam spumat,

anhelans vaga vadit, animam agens,

nam et agere animam et efflare dicimus,

Hortensius, cum has litteras scripsi, animam agebat,

eodem tempore et gestum et animam ageres,

Est tanti habere animam ut agam?

Attale, ne quod agas desit, agas animam,

(salices) gemmas agunt,

florem agere coeperit ficus,

frondem agere,

se ad auras palmes agit,

(platanum) radices trium et triginta cubitorum egisse,

per glebas sensim radicibus actis,

robora suas radices in profundum agunt,

vera gloria radices agit,

pluma in cutem radices egerat imas,

Tros Tyriusque mihi nullo discrimine agetur,

si quis ad illa deus te agat,

una plaga ceteros ad certamen egit,

totis mentibus acta,

in furorem agere,

si Agricola in ipsam gloriam praeceps agebatur,

provinciam avaritia in bellum egerat,

me amor fugat, agit,

agunt eum praecipitem poenae civium Romanorum,

perpetua naturalis bonitas, quae nullis casibus neque agitur neque minuitur,

opportunitas, quae etiam mediocres viros spe praedae transvorsos agit,

reginam Alecto stimulis agit undique Bacchi,

non res et agentia (i. e. agitantia, vexantia) verba Lycamben,

acerba fata Romanos agunt,

diris agam vos,

quam deus ultor agebat,

futurae mortis agor stimulis,