I wish I wouldn't have drunk so much

se volete, possiamo partire subito — if you like o want, we can leave right away

prendine quanto vuoi — help yourself, take as many (o much) as you like

parla bene l'inglese quando vuole — he can speak English well when he has a mind to o when he feels like it

che cosa vuoi da me? — what do you want from me?, what do you expect of me?

la tradizione vuole che... — custom requires that...

vuole troppo dai suoi studenti — he expects too much of his students

il verbo transitivo vuole il complemento oggetto — transitive verbs require a direct object

voglio dire... — (per correggersi) I mean...

ci vuol ben altro per farmi arrabbiare — it'll take a lot more than that to make me angry

quanto ci vuole per andare da Roma a Firenze? — to how long does it take to go from Rome to Florence?

è quel che ci vuole — it's just what is needed

volesse il cielo che... — God grant that...

se Dio vuole — God willing

voler male a qn — to dislike sb

sembra che voglia piovere — it looks like rain

volere è potere — where there's a will there's a way

qui ti voglio — that's the problem

non vorrei sbagliarmi, ma... — I may be wrong, but...

senza volere — unwittingly, without meaning to, unintentionally

chi troppo vuole nulla stringe — (Proverbio) don't ask for too much or you may come away empty-handed

voglio vedere se rifiuta — I bet she doesn't refuse

vuoi... vuoi... — either... or...

volersi bene — (amore) to love each other, (affetto) to be fond of o like each other

contro il volere di — against the wishes of

per volere del padre — in obedience to his father's will o wishes

vuole fare l'astronauta — he wants o would like to be an astronaut

vorrebbero andare a casa — they wish o would like to go home

avrei voluto vedere te! — colloq. I'd like to have seen you!

volevo una birra — colloq. I'd like a beer

vieni quando vuoi — come whenever you want o like

cos'altro vogliono da noi? — what else o more do they want of us?

queste piante vogliono un clima umido — these plants require o need a humid climate

questo verbo vuole il congiuntivo — this verb requires o takes the subjunctive

ci vuole pazienza — it takes o you need patience

con quel vestito ci vorrebbe un foulard rosso — (addirsi) a red scarf would go well with that dress

prendine quanto ne vuoi — take as much as you please o want

volerne a qcn. — (serbare rancore) to bear BE o hold AE a grudge against sb., to bear sb. ill will

te la sei voluta — (cercarsela) you brought it on yourself, you asked for it

come vuoi (tu) — as you wish o like

volere male a qcn. — (nutrire rancore) to bear ill will to sb.; (nutrire odio) to hate sb.

volere la pelle di qcn. o volere morto qcn. to want sb. dead; vuoi... vuoi either... or; vuoi vedere che telefona? do you want to bet he's going to call? anche volendo non ce l'avrei mai fatta even had I wanted to, I would never have made it; volendo potremmo vederci domani we could meet tomorrow if we wanted; puoi gridare quanto vuoi, tanto ci vado ugualmente! you can shout until you're blue in the face, I'm going anyway! se Dio vuole Dio volendo God willing; senza volerlo [urtare, rivelare] by accident, unintentionally; cosa vuoi (che ti dica),... what can o shall I say,...; cosa vuoi, sono bambini! what do you expect, they're children! qui ti voglio! let's see what you can do! (è questo il problema) that's just it o the trouble! ce n'è voluto! it took some doing! ( per fare to do); è proprio quello che ci vuole! that's just the job o the (very) thing! ci vuol (ben) altro che... it takes more than...; ci vuole un bel coraggio! it really takes some cheek (a to); ci voleva anche questa! this is just too much! as if we didn't have enough problems! that's all we needed! that's done it! non ci vuole molto a capirlo spreg. it doesn't take much understanding; che ci vuole? it's not all that difficult! quando ci vuole, ci vuole = sometimes you've just got to; volere è potere — prov. where there's a will there's a way

well, well! — sieh mal einer an!

well then, let's say no more about it — schon gut, reden wir nicht mehr davon

well [then], who was it? — nun, wer war's?

do well out of something — mit etwas ein gutes Geschäft machen

the patient is doing well — dem Patienten geht es gut

you did well to come — gut, dass du gekommen bist

didn't he do well! — hat er sich nicht gut geschlagen?

you're well out of it — es ist gut, dass du damit nichts mehr zu tun hast

be well able to do something — durchaus od. sehr wohl in der Lage sein, etwas zu tun

I'm well aware of what has been going on — mir ist sehr wohl klar od. bewusst, was sich abgespielt hat

let or leave well alone — sich zufrieden geben

well out of sight — (very far off) völlig außer Sichtweite (of Gen.)

I know only too well how/what etc.... — ich weiß nur zu gut, wie/was usw....

it was well on into the afternoon — es war schon spät am Nachmittag

he is well past or over retiring age — er hat schon längst das Rentenalter erreicht

he is well past or over forty — er ist weit über vierzig

be well away — (lit. or fig.) einen guten Vorsprung haben; (coll.): (be drunk) ziemlich benebelt sein (ugs.)

you cannot very well refuse their help — du kannst ihre Hilfe nicht ohne weiteres od. nicht gut ausschlagen

look well — gut od. gesund aussehen

I am perfectly well — ich fühle mich bestens

I am very well where I am — ich bin hier sehr zufrieden

all's well that ends well — (prov.) Ende gut, alles gut