I wouldn't dream of doing

I wouldn't dream of telling her — У меня и в мыслях не было что-то ей говорить

He wouldn't dream of complaining to the manager — Он ни за что не пойдет жаловаться заведующему

I wouldn't dream of hurting a child — Я никогда не обижу ребенка

to have a bad dream — schlecht träumen

the whole business was like a bad dream — die ganze Angelegenheit war wie ein böser Traum

sweet dreams! — träum was Schönes!, träume süß!

to have a dream about sb/sth — von jdm/etw träumen

to see sb/sth in a dream —

(when awake) lost in dreams — traumverloren

she goes round in a dream — sie lebt wie im Traum

to be in a dream — (mit offenen Augen) träumen

the house/woman of his dreams —

never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd win — ich hätte in meinen kühnsten Träumen nicht gedacht, dass ich gewinnen würde

to make a dream come true for sb, to make sb's dream come true — jdm einen Traum erfüllen

it was a dream come true — es war ein Traum, der wahr geworden war

I have a dream of a better world —

darling, you're a dream! — Liebling, du bist ein Schatz

a dream of a hat — ein traumhaft schöner Hut

a dream of a father — ein toller Vater

he dreams of being free one day — er träumt davon, eines Tages frei zu sein

I wouldn't dream of it — das würde mir nicht im Traum einfallen

I wouldn't dream of telling her — es fiele mir nicht im Traum ein, es ihr zu erzählen

who would have dreamed it would be so complicated — wer hätte es sich träumen lassen, dass es so kompliziert sein würde

have a dream about somebody/something — von jemandem/etwas träumen

it was all a bad dream — das ganze war wie ein böser Traum

in a dream — im Traum

never in one's wildest dreams — nicht in seinen kühnsten Träumen

to have a dream about something/somebody — soñar* con algo/alguien

a bad dream — una pesadilla

it was beyond my wildest dreams — ni en sueños lo hubiera imaginado

a dream come true — un sueño hecho realidad

your dream home — la casa de sus sueños

to dream OF something — soñar* con algo

I dreamed of going to live in the country — soñaba con irme a vivir al campo

I dreamed (that) I was drowning — soñé que me ahogaba

I never dreamed he'd be so rude — nunca (me) imaginé que iba a ser tan grosero

a bad dream — una pesadilla

I had a dream that my father had died — soñé que mi padre se había muerto

she goes about in a dream — siempre está en las nubes

my (fondest) dream is to... — el sueño de mi vida es..., mi mayor ilusión es...

the house/man/woman of my dreams — mi casa/hombre/mujer ideal, la casa/el hombre/la mujer de mis sueños

the museum was an archaeologist's dream — para un arqueólogo, el museo era un sueño

he thinks he's every girl's dream — se cree que es el tipo ideal para cualquier chica

never in my wildest dreams did I expect to win — ni en mis sueños más dorados hubiera podido imaginar que ganaría

in a dream world no one would be poor — en un mundo ideal, nadie sería pobre

"how was the holiday?" - "it was a dream!" — -¿qué tal las vacaciones? -¡de ensueño!

that car goes like a dream — ese coche funciona de maravilla

I dreamed that I was being chased — soñé que me perseguían

I dreamed a strange dream — tuve un sueño extraño

you must have dreamed it — lo habrás soñado, te lo habrás imaginado

I never dreamed that she would accept — jamás soñé con que aceptaría, jamás me imaginé que aceptaría

I dream that my son will find a good job — mi sueño es que mi hijo encuentre un buen trabajo

she dreamed of having her own business — soñaba con llegar a tener su propio negocio

who would ever dream of a disaster like this? — ¿quién hubiera podido imaginarse una catástrofe así?

I wouldn't dream of doing such a thing — jamás se me ocurriría hacer tal cosa

my dream house — la casa de mis sueños

to have a dream about something/somebody — soñar* con algo/alguien

a bad dream — una pesadilla

it was beyond my wildest dreams — ni en sueños lo hubiera imaginado

a dream come true — un sueño hecho realidad

your dream home — la casa de sus sueños

to dream OF something — soñar* con algo

I dreamed of going to live in the country — soñaba con irme a vivir al campo

I dreamed (that) I was drowning — soñé que me ahogaba

I never dreamed he'd be so rude — nunca (me) imaginé que iba a ser tan grosero

I had a dream about sth., about doing — ho sognato qcs., che facevo

I never dreamt (that) — non avrei mai immaginato (che)

he dreamt about o of sth., doing sognava qcs., che faceva; you must be dreaming if you think... stai sognando se pensi...; "don't tell them!" - "I wouldn't dream of it!" — "non dirglielo!" - "neanche per sogno!"

I had a dream about sth., about doing — ho sognato qcs., che facevo

I never dreamt (that) — non avrei mai immaginato (che)

he dreamt about o of sth., doing sognava qcs., che faceva; you must be dreaming if you think... stai sognando se pensi...; "don't tell them!" - "I wouldn't dream of it!" — "non dirglielo!" - "neanche per sogno!"

such a book — un tale libro, un libro del genere

such books — tali libri, libri del genere

such a thing — una cosa del genere

I wouldn't dream of doing such a thing — non mi sognerei di fare una cosa del genere

did you ever hear of such a thing? — hai mai sentito una cosa del genere?

it was such a waste of time — era una tale perdita di tempo

there's no such thing — non esiste

there's no such thing as a unicorn — gli unicorni non esistono

there's no such place in Italy — non c'è un posto del genere in Italia

such was his answer — questa è stata la sua risposta

such is life — così è la vita

I said no such thing — non ho detto niente del genere

in such cases — in casi del genere

we had such a case last year — si è avuto un caso del genere l'anno scorso

some such idea — un'idea del genere

it was such as to/that — era tale da/che

this is my car such as it is — questa è la mia macchina, se così si può chiamare

he's not such a fool as you think — non è così scemo come pensi

I had such a fright — ho preso un tale spavento

such courage — tanto coraggio

I was in such a hurry — avevo una tale fretta

I was in such a hurry that... — avevo così tanta fretta che...

such a lot of — talmente, così tanto (-a)

such a lot of work — così tanto lavoro

making such a noise that — facendo un rumore tale che

a noise such as to — un rumore tale da

such good food — cibo così buono

such good books — libri così buoni

such a clever girl — una ragazza così intelligente

it's such a long time since we saw each other — è da tanto tempo che non ci vediamo

such a long time ago — tanto tempo fa

I haven't had such good tea for ages — erano secoli che non bevevo un tè così buono

such a long trip — un viaggio così lungo

such nice people — gente così simpatica

such as — (introducing examples) come

such a man as you; a man such as you — un uomo come te

such writers as Updike; writers such as Updike — scrittori come Updike

books such as these — libri come questi

hot countries such as India — paesi caldi, come l'India

such as? — per esempio?

have you got such a thing as a torch? — hai una pila per caso?

(this, that, those) such as wish to go — chi desidera andare

but such is not the case — ma non è questo caso

and such (like) — e così via

I haven't many, but I'll give you such as I have — non ho molti, ma ti darò tutti quelli che ho

as such — (in that capacity) come tale, in quanto tale, (in itself) di per sé

and as such he was promoted — e come tale fu promosso

there's no garden as such — non c'è un vero e proprio giardino

he's not an expert as such, but... — non è un vero e proprio esperto, però...

doctors as such are... — i medici in quanto tali sono...

the work as such is poorly paid — il lavoro di per sé non è pagato bene

think hard/carefully — piénsalo mucho/bien

to think for oneself — pensar* por sí mismo

I'll have to think about it — tendré que pensarlo, (me) lo tendré que pensar

it doesn't bear thinking about — mejor ni pensarlo

to think OF something/somebody — pensar* en algo/alguien

think of the expense — piensa en el gasto

I hadn't thought of that — no se me había ocurrido eso

come to think of it... — ahora que lo pienso...

just think of it! — imagínate!

to think better of something: I was going to ask her but thought better of it se lo iba a preguntar pero recapacité y cambié de idea; to think twice — pensarlo* dos veces

to think OF -ING — pensar* + inf

what are you thinking of doing tonight? — ¿qué piensas hacer esta noche?, ¿qué tienes planeado hacer esta noche?

to think OF something: can you think of anything better? ¿se te ocurre algo mejor?; I couldn't think of anything to say — no se me ocurrió qué decir

to think OF something — acordarse* de algo

I can't think of his name — no me puedo acordar de su nombre

to think highly of somebody — tener* muy buena opinión de alguien, tener* a alguien en muy buen concepto

he thinks a lot of you — te aprecia mucho

I don't think much of her boyfriend — no tengo muy buena impresión de su novio

she thinks nothing of spending $500 in a restaurant — ella gasta 500 dólares en un restaurante como si tal cosa

think nothing of it — no tiene ninguna importancia

what are you thinking? — ¿qué estás pensando?

(just) think what that would cost — piensa (en) lo que costaría

I can't think where it was — no me puedo acordar de dónde estaba

I didn't think to look there — no se me ocurrió mirar allí

I thought you knew — pensé que lo sabías

what do you think you're doing? — ¿pero tú qué te crees?

who do you think you are? — ¿quién te crees que eres?, ¿qué te crees?

we thought we'd eat out tonight — esta noche tenemos pensado salir a cenar

who do you think did it? — ¿quién crees que lo hizo?, ¿quién te parece que lo hizo?

I think you'll find it's the only way — ya verá usted que es la única manera

I think, therefore I am — pienso, luego existo

give me time to think — dame tiempo para reflexionar

to act without thinking — actuar sin pensar

think before you reply — piénselo antes de contestar

I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking — lo siento, estaba distraído

now let me think, where did I last see it? — a ver, déjame pensar, ¿cuándo lo vi por última vez?

what are you thinking about? — ¿en qué estás pensando?

you've given us a lot to think about — nos ha dado mucho en que pensar

I'll think about it — lo voy a pensar

it's worth thinking about — vale la pena de pensarlo

you think too much about money — le das demasiada importancia al dinero

did you think I was going to give you the money? well, think again! — ¿creíste que iba a darte el dinero? ¡vamos, piensa un poco!

I'll be thinking of you — me acordaré de ti

think of me tomorrow in the exam — acuérdate de mí mañana, haciendo el examen

we didn't think twice about it — no vacilamos un instante

think of what might have happened! — ¡piensa en lo que podía haber ocurrido!

you can't think of everything — no se puede estar en todo

now I come to think of it... — ahora que lo pienso...

I couldn't think of the right word — no pude acordarme de la palabra exacta

we don't think much of him — tenemos un concepto más bien bajo de él

what do you think of him? — ¿qué opinas de él?, ¿qué te parece (él)?

to think highly of sb — tener muy buena opinión de algn, tener a algn en muy buen concepto

one has to think of the expense — hay que pensar en lo que se gasta

there are the children to think about — hay que pensar en los niños

he thinks of nobody but himself — no piensa más que en sí mismo

to think of (=wonder about, dream up) —

I thought of going to Spain — pensé en ir a España

have you ever thought of going to Cuba? — ¿has pensado alguna vez en ir a Cuba?

don't you ever think of washing? — ¿no se te ocurre alguna vez lavarte?

whatever were you thinking of? — ¿cómo se te ocurrió hacer eso?

I was the one who thought of it first — fui yo quien tuve la idea primero

whatever will he think of next? — ¡a ver qué es lo que se le ocurre ahora!

think of a number — piensa en un número

to think evil thoughts — tener malos pensamientos

I think (that) it is true — creo que es verdad

I don't think it can be done — no creo que se pueda hacer

you must think me very rude — va a creer que soy muy descortés

we all thought him a fool — lo teníamos todos por idiota

he thinks himself very clever — se cree muy listo

I think (that) you're wrong — me parece que estás equivocado

I don't think so — creo que no

what do you think I should do? — ¿qué crees que debo hacer?

what do you think you're doing? — ¿se puede saber lo que estás haciendo?

who do you think you are to come marching in here? — y tú ¿qué derecho crees tener para entrar aquí tan fresco?

I would have thought that... — hubiera creído que...

think what we could do with that house! — ¡imagina lo que podríamos hacer con esa casa!

to think she once slept here! — ¡pensar que ella durmió aquí una vez!

I can't think what you mean — no llego a entender lo que quieres decir

who'd have thought it possible? — ¿quién se lo hubiera imaginado?

try to think where you last saw it — intenta recordar dónde lo viste por última vez

I think we should wait, what do you think? — creo que deberíamos esperar, ¿qué opinas?

I was thinking that... — estaba pensando que...

did you think to bring a corkscrew? — ¿te acordaste de traer un sacacorchos?

I didn't think to tell him — no se me ocurrió decírselo

I thought/I'd thought I might go swimming — pensé/había pensado en ir a nadar

I never thought to hear that from you — nunca pensé que te oiría decir eso, nunca esperé oírte decir eso

"I paid him for it" - "I should think so too!" — -se lo he pagado -¡faltaría más!

think hard/carefully — piénsalo mucho/bien

to think for oneself — pensar* por sí mismo

I'll have to think about it — tendré que pensarlo, (me) lo tendré que pensar

it doesn't bear thinking about — mejor ni pensarlo

to think OF something/somebody — pensar* en algo/alguien

think of the expense — piensa en el gasto

I hadn't thought of that — no se me había ocurrido eso

come to think of it... — ahora que lo pienso...

just think of it! — imagínate!

to think better of something: I was going to ask her but thought better of it se lo iba a preguntar pero recapacité y cambié de idea; to think twice — pensarlo* dos veces

to think OF -ING — pensar* + inf

what are you thinking of doing tonight? — ¿qué piensas hacer esta noche?, ¿qué tienes planeado hacer esta noche?

to think OF something: can you think of anything better? ¿se te ocurre algo mejor?; I couldn't think of anything to say — no se me ocurrió qué decir

to think OF something — acordarse* de algo

I can't think of his name — no me puedo acordar de su nombre

to think highly of somebody — tener* muy buena opinión de alguien, tener* a alguien en muy buen concepto

he thinks a lot of you — te aprecia mucho

I don't think much of her boyfriend — no tengo muy buena impresión de su novio

she thinks nothing of spending $500 in a restaurant — ella gasta 500 dólares en un restaurante como si tal cosa

think nothing of it — no tiene ninguna importancia

what are you thinking? — ¿qué estás pensando?

(just) think what that would cost — piensa (en) lo que costaría

I can't think where it was — no me puedo acordar de dónde estaba

I didn't think to look there — no se me ocurrió mirar allí

I thought you knew — pensé que lo sabías

what do you think you're doing? — ¿pero tú qué te crees?

who do you think you are? — ¿quién te crees que eres?, ¿qué te crees?

we thought we'd eat out tonight — esta noche tenemos pensado salir a cenar

who do you think did it? — ¿quién crees que lo hizo?, ¿quién te parece que lo hizo?

I think you'll find it's the only way — ya verá usted que es la única manera

I have it! — ich hab's[!]

have breakfast/dinner/lunch — frühstücken/zu Abend/zu Mittag essen

have a game of football — Fußball spielen

have somebody to stay — jemanden zu Besuch haben

I have/I had read — ich habe/hatte gelesen

I have/I had gone — ich bin/war gegangen

if I had known... — wenn ich gewusst hätte...

have something made/repaired — etwas machen/reparieren lassen

she had her purse stolen — man hat ihr das Portemonnaie gestohlen

have to — müssen

I have only to see him to feel annoyed — ich brauche ihn nur zu sehen, und ich ärgere mich

he has to be guilty — er ist fraglos schuldig

the haves and the have-nots — die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

to have seen/heard/eaten — gesehen/gehört/gegessen haben

I have/had seen — ich habe/hatte gesehen

I have not/had not or I haven't/I hadn't seen him — ich habe/hatte ihn nicht gesehen

had I seen him, if I had seen him — hätte ich ihn gesehen, wenn ich ihn gesehen hätte

I have lived or have been living here for 10 years/since January — ich wohne or lebe schon 10 Jahre/seit Januar hier

to have gone/run — gegangen/gelaufen sein

you HAVE grown! — du bist aber gewachsen!

to have been — gewesen sein

I have been to London — ich bin in London gewesen

I have been against this for years — ich bin schon seit Jahren dagegen

in tag questions etc you've seen her, haven't you? — du hast sie gesehen, oder nicht?

you haven't seen her, have you? — du hast sie nicht gesehen, oder?

you've dropped your book – so I have — dir ist dein Buch hingefallen – stimmt or tatsächlich

have you been there? if you have/haven't... — sind Sie schon mal da gewesen? wenn ja/nein or nicht,...

I have seen a ghost – have you? — ich habe ein Gespenst gesehen – wahrhaftig or tatsächlich?

do you have to go now? — müssen Sie jetzt (wirklich) unbedingt gehen?

do you have to make such a noise? — müssen Sie (unbedingt) so viel Lärm machen?

we've had to go and see her twice this week — wir mussten diese Woche schon zweimal zu ihr (hin)

the letter will have to be written tomorrow — der Brief muss morgen unbedingt geschrieben werden

I'm afraid it has to be — das muss leider sein

I don't have to do it — ich muss es nicht tun, ich brauche es nicht zu tun

you didn't have to tell her — das mussten Sie ihr nicht unbedingt sagen, das hätten Sie ihr nicht unbedingt sagen müssen or brauchen

he doesn't have to work — er braucht nicht zu arbeiten, er muss nicht arbeiten

to have something/nothing to do — etwas/nichts zu tun haben

I must have more time —

have you (got esp Brit) or do you have a cigarette? — hast du (mal) eine Zigarette?

I have it! — ich habs!

to have news from sb — von jdm hören

I have it on good authority that... — ich habe aus zuverlässiger Quelle gehört or erfahren, dass...

I must have something to eat — ich brauche etwas zu essen, ich muss dringend etwas zu essen haben

there are no newspapers to be had —

there are some great bargains to be had in the shops — in den Geschäften gibt es tolle Angebote