I would never have imagined he could have done that

senza occhiali, non ci vedo — I can't see without my glasses

vedere qn fare qc — to see sb do sth

è una partita da vedere — it'll be a match worth seeing

ho visto costruire questa casa — I saw this house being built

vedere tutto nero — to take a bleak view of things

non vedo una via d'uscita — I can see no way out

modo di vedere — outlook, view of things

vorrei vedere te al posto suo! — I would like to see you in his place!

lo vedo male questo progetto — I can't see this project working

vedi pagina 8 — see page 8

fammi vedere il tuo tema — let me see your essay

vediamo se funziona — let's see if it works

è da vedere se... — it remains to be seen whether...

non lo vedo da molto tempo — I haven't seen him for a long time

guarda chi si vede! — look who it is!

farsi vedere — to show one's face

da quella volta non si è fatto più vedere — he hasn't shown his face since

non farsi più vedere in giro — to disappear from the scene

farsi vedere da un medico — to go and see a doctor

ho visto subito che... — I immediately realized that...

si vede! — that's obvious!

si vede che sono stanchi — you can tell they are tired

ci vedo poco chiaro in questa faccenda — I can't quite understand this business

(fare in modo) vedere di fare qc — to see (to it) that sth is done, make sure that sth is done

vedi tu se ci riesci — see if you can do it

(fraseologia) vedetevela voi — you see to it

se l'è vista brutta — he thought his last hour had come

essere ben/mal visto da qn — to be/not to be well thought of by sb

visto che... — seeing that...

non vedere qn di buon occhio — to disapprove of sb

non avere niente a che vedere con qn/qc — to have nothing to do with sb/sth

vederci doppio — to see double

non vedere più lontano del proprio naso — to be unable to see beyond the end of one's nose

chi s'è visto s'è visto! — and that's that!

non vederci più dalla rabbia — to be beside o.s. with rage

non vedere l'ora di fare qc — to look forward to doing sth

non vedo l'ora che arrivino — I can't wait for them to arrive

non vedo l'ora di conoscerlo — I can't wait to meet him

a vederlo si direbbe che... — by the look of him you'd think that...

in vita mia ne ho viste di tutti i colori — I've been through a lot in my time

ti faccio vedere io! — I'll show you!

si vide perduto — he realized (that) he was lost

si vide negare l'ingresso — he was refused admission

si vide costretto a... — he found himself forced to...

ci vedremo da mio cugino — I'll see you at my cousin's

ci vediamo domani! — see you tomorrow!

non vedevo nulla — I couldn't see a thing

vedere qcn., qcs. con i propri occhi — to see sb., sth. with one's own eyes

l'hanno vista entrare — she was seen going in, someone saw her go in

non si vede nessuno — there's nobody to be seen

sullo sfondo si vedono dei monti — you can see mountains in the background

fare vedere qcs. a qcn. — to show sb. sth.

fammi vedere — let me see, let me have a look

fammi vedere come si fa — show me how to do it

l'ho visto alla televisione — I saw it on television

andare a vedere una partita — to go see a match

è un film da vedere — the film is worth seeing

è triste da vedere — it's sad to see

vorrei vedere te al mio posto! — I'd like to see how you'd get on!

ma guarda che cosa ci tocca vedere! — could you ever have imagined such a thing!

lo vedo o vedrei bene come insegnante I can just see him as a teacher; non me lo vedo a viaggiare da solo — I can't imagine him travelling alone

tu come vedi la situazione? — how do you view the situation?

per come la vedo io — as I see it

il suo modo di vedere le cose — his way of looking at things

vedere in qcn. un amico — to see sb. as a friend

vedi tu — see for yourself, do as you think best

non vedo dove sia il problema — I can't see the problem

non vedo perché — I don't see why

si vedeva che... — I could see (that)

come vedete — as you can see

vedo che ti piace — I see you like it

da quel che vedo — from what I can see

vedi se è asciutto — see if it's dry

vai a vedere se — go (and) see if

"io non pago!" - "staremo a vedere!" — "I won't pay!" - "we shall see about that!"

è ancora da vedere — that remains to be seen

aspetta e vedrai — (you just) wait and see

vediamo un po' — let me see

vedremo — well, we'll see

dovresti fare vedere quella ferita — you should get that wound looked at

vedi di comportarti bene! — see that you behave yourself!

vediamo di non fare sbagli — let's try not to make mistakes

la vedo raramente — I see very little of her

mi ha fatto piacere vederla — I was pleased to see her

guarda chi si vede! — look who's here!

a Perugia ci sono molte cose da vedere — there are a lot of sights in Perugia

non ho mai visto Roma — I have never been to Rome

vedi sopra, sotto, a pagina 6 — see above, below, page 6

vedo! — I'll see you!

vedere vederci to see, to be able to see; ci vedo bene I've got good sight; non ci vedo I can't see; (ci) vedo poco — I can hardly see

- rsi allo specchio — to see oneself in the mirror

-rsi costretto a fare qcs. — to find oneself forced to do

non mi vedo come avvocato — I don't see myself as a lawyer

non mi vedo a fare — I don't see myself doing

non ci vediamo da mesi — we haven't seen each other for months

si vedono alle 10 — they're meeting at 10

ci vediamo (domani, dopo)! — see you (tomorrow, later)!

la cicatrice non si vede — the scar doesn't show

vedersela con qcn. — to sort it out with sb.

vedetevela voi! — work it out for yourselves!

dovrai vedertela con tuo padre — you'll have your father to deal with

non avere nulla a che vedere con — to have nothing to do with, to bear no relation to

dare a vedere — to show

visto? che ti avevo detto? — there you are! what did I tell you?

non posso proprio vederlo! — I can't stand the sight of him!

te la farò vedere — just you wait, I'll show you

non vedo l'ora che arrivino le vacanze — I can't wait for the holidays, I'm looking forward to the holidays

non vedo l'ora di conoscerlo — I can't wait to meet him, I'm looking forward to meeting him

non vederci dalla rabbia — to be blind with rage

non ci vedo più dalla fame — I'm so hungry I can't see straight, I'm starving

vedere lontano — to be far-sighted

ho visto giusto — I guessed right

chi s'è visto s'è visto — that's that

a mio vedere — in my opinion

je m'en souviens encore — I still remember

il n'est encore que midi — it's only midday

qu'il soit impoli passe encore, mais... — the fact that he's rude is one thing, but...

pas encore — not yet

tu n'as encore rien vu — you haven't seen anything yet

cela ne s'est encore jamais vu/fait — it has never been seen/done before

les abricots ne sont pas encore assez mûrs — the apricots aren't ripe enough yet

les prix ont encore augmenté — prices have gone up again

encore toi! — you again!

encore une fois — once more

qu'est-ce que j'ai encore fait? — what have I done now?

elle s'est encore acheté une nouvelle robe — she has bought herself yet another new dress

j'en veux encore — I want some more

tu devrais encore raccourcir ta robe — you should take your dress up a little more

cela va encore aggraver les choses — it's going to make things even worse

c'est encore mieux/moins — it's even better/less

encore un gâteau? — another cake?

pendant encore trois jours — for another three days

il me reste encore 50 euros — I've still got 50 euros left

que dois-je prendre encore? — what else shall I take?

que dire encore? — what else can be said?

ou encore — or else

il ne suffit pas d'avoir de bonnes idées, encore faut-il savoir les exprimer — it's not enough to have good ideas, one must be able to articulate them

encore faut-il qu'elle accepte — but she still has to accept

si encore il était généreux! — if he were at least generous!

Il y travaille encore. — He's still working on it.

Il est encore au travail. — He's still at work.

pas encore — not yet

Il n'est pas encore rentré. — He isn't home yet.

Il m'a encore demandé de l'argent. — He asked me for money again.

J'irai encore demain. — I'll go again tomorrow.

encore un...; encore une... — one more..., another...

encore un effort — one last effort

encore un verre — another glass

encore deux jours — two more days

Encore un peu de gâteau? — Would you like some more cake?

Il reste encore deux morceaux de gâteau. — There are two pieces of cake left.

encore une fois — once again

quoi encore? — what now?

encore plus fort — even louder, louder still

encore mieux — even better, better still

hier encore — as recently as yesterday

non seulement..., mais encore... — not only..., but also...

si encore — if only

encore que — although

tienen un perro como el nuestro — they've got a dog like ours

se portó como un imbécil — he behaved like an idiot

es como un pez — it's like a fish

sabe como a queso — it tastes a bit like cheese

blanco como la nieve — as white as snow

tuvo resultados como no se habían conocido antes — it had results such as had never been known before

hay peces, como truchas y salmones — there are fish, such as trout and salmon

lo hice como me habían enseñado — I did it as I had been taught

prefiero como lo haces tú — I prefer it the way you do it

la manera como sucedió — the way (in which) it happened

fue así como comenzó — that was how it began

lo levanté como pude — I lifted it as best I could

hazlo como puedas — do your best, do the best you can

tratan de mantenerse en el poder como sea — they will do whatever it takes to stay in power

está decidido a salvar como sea la vida del niño — he's determined to do whatever it takes to save the child's life

sea como sea — in any case

hay que evitar que nos eliminen sea como sea — we must avoid getting knocked out at all costs

lo usé como cuchara — I used it as a spoon

asistió como espectador — he attended as a spectator

lo dice como juez — he says it speaking as a judge

vale más como poeta — he is better as a poet

libre como estaba — free as he was

como dice mi profesor — as my teacher says

como se ve en el gráfico — as you can see from the diagram

tal como están los precios de las motos... — with motorbike prices as they are at the moment...

así como nos vio lanzó un grito — as soon as he saw us he shouted

verás como les ganamos — we'll beat them, you'll see

ya verás como no vienen — I bet they won't come

de tanto como odio a los dos, no sé a quien odio más — I hate them both so much, I don't know which I hate the most

como vengas tarde, no comes — if you're late you'll get nothing to eat

como sea cierto, ¡estamos perdidos! — if it's true, we're done for!

¡como lo pierdas! — you'd better not lose it!, don't you lose it!

no salimos, como no sea para ir al cine — we only go out if it's to go to the cinema, we don't go out unless it's to go to the cinema

• como que — as if

¡como que yo soy tonto y me creo esas mentiras! — as if I was stupid enough to believe lies like that!

¡como que te van a pagar! — don't tell me they're going to pay you!

hizo como que no nos veía — he pretended not to see us

al tragar nota como que le molesta — he shows discomfort when swallowing

• como si — as if, as though

• como para, ¡es como para denunciarlos! — it's enough to make you want to report them to the police!

tampoco es como para enfadarse tanto — there's no need to get so angry about it

quiero hablarte como amigo — I want to speak to you as a friend

el director tendrá como funciones... — the director's duties will be...

está considerado como lo mejor — he's considered (to be) the best

se la conoce como `flor de luz' — it's known as `flor de luz'

uno como el tuyo — one like yours

pienso como tú — I agree with you

fue ella, como que me llamo Beatriz — it was her, as sure as my name's Beatriz

me trata como a un imbécil — he treats me like an idiot

no hay nada como un buen coñac! — there's nothing like a good brandy!

como para + inf: es como para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry; fue como para pegarle — I could have hit him

tal como había prometido — just as he had promised

como era de esperar — as was to be expected

como dice el refrán — as the saying goes

no me gustó como lo dijo — I didn't like the way she said it

(tal y) como están las cosas — as things stand; (+ subj)

hazlo como quieras/como puedas — do it any way you like/as best as you can

como quiera que sea — no matter what

la buganvilla, o como quiera que se llame — bougainvillea or whatever it's called

como te pille... — if I catch you...

vimos como se los llevaban — we saw them being taken away

vas a ver como llega tarde — he'll be late, you'll see

está como a cincuenta kilómetros — it's about fifty kilometers away

un sabor como a almendras — a kind of almondy taste

me da como vergüenza... — I find it kind of embarrassing...