I wonder why he left

we gazed in wonder at the scene — contemplamos la escena maravillados

who can that be, I wonder? — ¿quién será?, ¿quién podrá ser?

he said it was an accident - I wonder — dijo que fue un accidente - tengo mis dudas

I wonder about you sometimes — a veces de veras me preocupas

I wonder why I bother — no sé por qué me molesto

we were wondering if you'd like to come around to dinner — estábamos pensando si te gustaría venir a casa a cenar

I wonder (that) she didn't fire you on the spot — me sorprende que no te haya echado inmediatamente

the wonders of science — las maravillas de la ciencia

the Seven Wonders of the World — las Siete Maravillas del Mundo

the wonder of it was that... — lo (más) asombroso fue que...

a nine-day wonder — un prodigio que deja pronto de serlo

it's a wonder that... — es un milagro que...

it did wonders for her health — obró milagros en su salud

she wondered whether to go on — no sabía si seguir adelante

"does she know about it?" - "I wonder" — -¿se habrá enterado ella? -eso mismo me pregunto yo

that's hardly to be wondered at — eso no tiene nada de extraño, no hay que asombrarse de eso

she's married by now, I shouldn't wonder — se habrá casado ya como sería lógico, cabe presumir que está casada ya

we gazed in wonder at the scene — contemplamos la escena maravillados

who can that be, I wonder? — ¿quién será?, ¿quién podrá ser?

he said it was an accident - I wonder — dijo que fue un accidente - tengo mis dudas

I wonder about you sometimes — a veces de veras me preocupas

I wonder why I bother — no sé por qué me molesto

we were wondering if you'd like to come around to dinner — estábamos pensando si te gustaría venir a casa a cenar

I wonder (that) she didn't fire you on the spot — me sorprende que no te haya echado inmediatamente

the seven wonders of the world — семь чудес света

the eighth wonder of the world — восьмое чудо света

to work / perform wonders — делать, демонстрировать чудеса

It is no wonder that... — Неудивительно, что...

What a wonder! — Поразительно!

What wonder? — Что удивительного?

It's a wonder that we didn't get lost. — Мы просто чудом не потерялись.

to wonder really / very much — сильно удивляться

I shouldn't wonder if... — Я не удивлюсь, если...

to wonder about / at a problem — размышлять над какой-л. проблемой

I wonder! — Сомневаюсь!

I wonder why they left. — Интересно, почему они ушли.

I really wonder if they'll come. — Мне действительно хотелось бы знать, придут ли они.

He was wondering whether it will rain or not. — Он сомневался, будет дождь или нет.

in wonder — con stupore

lost in wonder — stupefatto (-a)

the wonders of science — i miracoli della scienza

the Seven Wonders of the World — le sette meraviglie del mondo

no wonder! — non mi meraviglio!

no wonder he got upset — non mi stupisce che si sia arrabbiato

I wonder why she said that — mi chiedo perché l'abbia detto

I was wondering if you could give me a lift — mi chiedevo se potessi darmi un passaggio

I wonder where/how/when — mi chiedo dove/come/quando

(ask o.s., speculate) to wonder about — pensare di

I was wondering about going out for dinner — pensavo di andare fuori a cena, magari

does she know about it? — I wonder — lo sa? — è quello che mi chiedo anch'io

we all wonder you're still alive — ci meravigliamo tutti che tu sia ancora vivo

to wonder at sth — stupirsi di qc

domandare qc a qn — to ask sb sth

mi ha domandato l'ora — he asked me the time

mi ha domandato se volevo andare alla festa — he asked me if I wanted to go to the party

domandare qc a qn — to ask sb for sth

domandare scusa a qn — to beg sb's pardon, say sorry to sb

domandare un favore a qn — to ask sb a favour, ask a favour of sb

domandarsi — to wonder, ask o.s.

mi domando dove possa essere — I wonder where it can be

mi domando e dico perché devo rimanere qua? — why on earth have I got to stay here?

domandare di qn — (chiedere come sta) to ask after sb

domandare il permesso a qcn. — to ask (for) sb.'s permission

domandare scusa a qcn. — to apologize to sb.

e me lo domandi! — you're asking me?

domandare qcs. a qcn. — to ask sb. sth.

domandagli come si chiama — ask him his name

domandare a qcn. come, perché, se — to ask sb. how, why, whether

"è partita?" domandò — "has she left?" he asked

quanto domandano per quel quadro? — what (price) are they asking for that painting?

Luca ha domandato di te — Luca asked after you, Luca asked how you were getting on

-rsi se, perché, come, dove — to wonder whether, why, how, where

nach jds Namen/Alter/dem Weg frágen — to ask sb's name/age/the way

nach Arbeit/Post frágen — to ask whether there is/was any work/mail

ich fragte sie nach ihren Wünschen — I asked her what she wanted

ich habe nicht nach Einzelheiten gefragt — I didn't ask any details

nach den Folgen frágen — to bother or care about the consequences

wegen etw frágen — to ask about sth

das frage ich dich! — I could ask you the same

frag nicht so dumm! — don't ask silly questions

du fragst zu viel — you ask too many questions

das/da frage ich mich — I wonder

ja, das fragt man sich — yes, that's the question

es fragt sich, ob... — it's debatable or questionable whether or if...

man fragt sich, ob... — one wonders whether or if...

da muss man sich frágen, ob... — you or one can't help wondering whether or if...

ich frage mich, wie/wo... — I'd like to know how/where..., I really wonder how/where...

da fragst du mich zu viel — that I don't know; I really can't say

jemanden nach/wegen etwas fragen — ask somebody about something

nach dem Weg/jemandes Meinung fragen — ask the way/[for] somebody's opinion

jemanden um Rat fragen — ask somebody for advice

nach jemandem/etwas nicht fragen — not care about somebody/something

sich fragen, ob... — wonder whether...

das frage ich mich auch — I was wondering that, too

da fragst du mich zu viel — that I don't know; I really can't say

jemanden fragend ansehen — look at somebody inquiringly; give somebody a questioning look

jemanden nach/wegen etwas fragen — ask somebody about something

nach dem Weg/jemandes Meinung fragen — ask the way/[for] somebody's opinion

jemanden um Rat fragen — ask somebody for advice

nach jemandem/etwas nicht fragen — not care about somebody/something

sich fragen, ob... — wonder whether...

das frage ich mich auch — I was wondering that, too

es liegt da draußen/drinnen/drüben/vorn —

das liegt etwa da herum — it's somewhere round about there, it's somewhere thereabouts

hier und da, da und dort — here and there

wer da? — who goes there?

da bin ich/sind wir — here I am/we are

da bist du ja! — there you are!

da, wo... — where...

als er das Elend der Leute sah, da nahm er sich vor... — when he saw the people's suffering he decided...

wenn ich schon gehen muss, da gehe ich lieber gleich — if I have to go, (then) I'd rather go straight away

da haben wir aber Glück gehabt! — we were lucky there!

was gibts denn da zu lachen? — what's funny about that?

was gibts denn da zu fragen? — what is there to ask?

da kann man nur lachen/sich nur fragen, warum — you can't help laughing/asking yourself why

da kann man sich nur wundern — you can't help being amazed

da kann man nur noch still sein — you can't say anything

und da fragst du noch? — and you still have to ask?

und da soll einer or ein Mensch wissen, warum! — and you're meant to know why!

(zur Hervorhebung) wir haben da eine neue Mitschülerin/Ausführung des Artikels — we've got this new girl in our school/this new model

die Stunde, da du... — the hour when you...

nun or jetzt, da — now that

da draußen/drüben/unten — out/over/down there

da hinten/vorn[e] — [there] at the back/front

he, Sie da! — hey, you there!

der Kerl da — that fellow [over there]

da bist du ja! — there you are [at last]!

da, ein Reh! — look, [there's] a deer!

da und da — at such-and-such a place

da hast du das Buch — here's the book

von da an — from then on

in meiner Jugend, da war alles besser — back in my young days, everything was better [then]

der Zug war schon weg, da habe ich den Bus genommen — the train had already gone, so I took the bus

da kann ich [ja] nur lachen! — that's plain ridiculous!

was tut man da? — what does one do in a case like this?

..., der da sagt —..., who says

ich habe da einen Kollegen, der... — I have a colleague who...

da fällt mir noch was ein — [oh yes] another thought strikes me

da sein — (existieren) exist; (übrig sein) be left; (anwesend sein) be about or around; (im Haus, zu Hause sein) be in; (zu sprechen sein) be available; (angekommen, eingetroffen sein) have arrived; (fig.) < case> have occurred; < moment> have arrived; < situation> have arisen

ich bin gleich wieder da — I'll be right or straight back

dafür od. dazu ist es ja da! — (coll.) that's what it's [there] for!

ganz od. voll da sein — (klar bei Bewusstsein sein) be completely with it

da draußen/drüben/unten — out/over/down there

da hinten/vorn[e] — [there] at the back/front

he, Sie da! — hey, you there!

der Kerl da — that fellow [over there]

da bist du ja! — there you are [at last]!

da, ein Reh! — look, [there's] a deer!

da, wo die Straße nach X abzweigt — where the road to X turns off; at the turning for X

da und da — at such-and-such a place

da hast du das Buch — here's the book

von da an — from then on

in meiner Jugend, da war alles besser — back in my young days, everything was better [then]

der Zug war schon weg, da habe ich den Bus genommen — the train had already gone, so I took the bus

da kann ich [ja] nur lachen! — that's plain ridiculous!

was tut man da? — what does one do in a case like this?

..., der da sagt —..., who says

ich habe da einen Kollegen, der... — I have a colleague who...

da fällt mir noch was ein — [oh yes] another thought strikes me

da sein — (existieren) exist; (übrig sein) be left; (anwesend sein) be about or around; (im Haus, zu Hause sein) be in; (zu sprechen sein) be available; (angekommen, eingetroffen sein) have arrived; (fig.) < case> have occurred; < moment> have arrived; < situation> have arisen

ich bin gleich wieder da — I'll be right or straight back

dafür od. dazu ist es ja da! — (coll.) that's what it's [there] for!

ganz od. voll da sein — (klar bei Bewusstsein sein) be completely with it

non so perché — I don't know why

perché no? — why not?

perché non vuoi andarci? — why don't you want to go?

perché l'hai fatto? — why did you do it?

spiegami perché l'hai fatto — tell me why you did it

vorrei sapere perché non te ne vai — I'd like to know why you don't leave

te lo do perché tu lo legga — I'm giving it to you so you can read it

ho telefonato perché non si preoccupassero — I phoned so that they wouldn't worry

(consecutivo: cosicché) l'ostacolo era troppo alto perché si potesse scavalcarlo — the obstacle was too high to climb over

non c'è un vero perché — there's no real reason for it

vorrei sapere il perché di un simile atteggiamento da parte sua — I'd like to know the reason for his attitude

i perché sono tanti — there are many reasons for it

voglio sapere il perché e il percome — I want to know the whys and wherefores

perché mai? — why on earth?

perché no? — why not?

perché ridi? — why are you laughing?

dimmi perché — tell me why

mi domando perché — I wonder why

faccio questo lavoro perché mi piace — I do this job because I like it

"perché non mi hai telefonato?" - "perché no!" — "why haven't you phoned me?" - "because I haven't, that's why!"

insistere perché qcn. faccia — to insist on sb. doing

ti faccio una piantina perché tu non ti perda — I'll draw you a map so (that) you won't get lost

l'acqua è troppo fredda perché si possa fare il bagno — the water is too cold to have a swim

è troppo tardi perché tu possa correre ai ripari — it's too late for you to take measures now

il perché e il percome — the whys and (the) wherefores

senza un perché — without a reason

non posso rispondere a tutti i perché — I cannot go into all the whys and wherefores

bianco come la neve — (as) white as snow

veste come suo padre — he dresses like his father

a scuola come a casa — both at school and at home, at school as well as at home

ci vuole uno come lui — we need somebody like him

è come parlare al muro — it's like talking to the wall

come glielo dico? — how will I tell him?

non so come dirglielo — I don't know how to tell him

(il modo in cui) mi piace come scrive — I like the way he writes, I like his style of writing

ecco come è successo — this is how it happened

attento a come parli! — mind your tongue!

(quanto) come è brutto! — how ugly he (o it) is!

come mi dispiace! — I'm terribly sorry!

A come Ancona — A for Andrew

(in quale modo) mi scrisse come si era rotto un braccio — he wrote to tell me about how he had broken an arm

mi ha spiegato come l'ha conosciuto — he told me how he met him

dovevi vedere come lo picchiava — you should have seen the way he was hitting him

sai come sia sensibile — you know how sensitive he is

si comporta come ha sempre fatto — he behaves as he has always done

è meglio/peggio di come mi aspettavo — it is better/worse than I expected

come arrivò si mise a lavorare — as soon as he arrived he set to work, no sooner had he arrived than he set to work

come se n'è andato, tutti sono scoppiati a ridere — as soon as he left, everyone burst out laughing

come (se) — as if, as though

il come e il perché — the whys and the wherefores

come stai? — how are you?

come ti chiami? — what's your name?

come si scrive? — how do you spell it?

sapere come fare — to know how to do

com'è John? — what is John like?

com'è la casa? — what does the house look like?

come? — excuse me? pardon? sorry?

come hai detto? — what did you say?

come sei gentile! — how kind of you!

come sei cresciuto! — haven't you grown! how you've grown!

come ci siamo divertiti! — what a great time we had!

(ma) come! — what!

come no! — of course! sure!

come la maggior parte delle persone — like most people

in una situazione come questa — in such a situation

un cappello come quello — a hat like that one

fai come me — do as I do

ha fatto come gli ho detto — he did it the way I told him

(fai) come vuoi — do as you like

come avevamo deciso — as we had agreed

come sempre — as ever, the same as always

come al solito — as usual

come segue — as follows

ecco come è successo — it happened like this, this is what happened

per come la vedo io — as I see it

nero come il carbone — as black as coal

è intelligente come te — he is as intelligent as you

trattare qcn. come un bambino — to treat sb. like a child

è più facile di come pensavo — it's easier than I thought

di giorno come di notte — by day as well as by night

tanto qui come all'estero — both here and abroad

in un paese come l'Italia — in a country like Italy

lavorare come insegnante — to work as a teacher

presentarsi come candidato — to stand as a candidate

cosa c'è come dessert? — what's for dessert?

come potete vedere — as you can see

T come Tom — T for Tom

avaro com'è, non ti darà nulla — he's so mean, he won't give you anything

come da istruzioni — as requested, as per your instructions

come da programma — according to schedule

rispettala come fosse tua madre — respect her as though she were your mother

mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto" — he looked at me as if to say "I told you so"

si comporta come se fosse a casa sua — he acts like he owns the place

si sono comportati come se niente fosse — they behaved as if nothing had happened

come si è fatto buio sono tornato a casa — as it went dark I came back home

come giro le spalle — as soon as my back is turned

mi ha detto come l'ha trovato — he told me how he had found it

il come e il perché di qcs. — the how and the why of sth

come non detto — forget it, never mind

come minimo — at the very least