I'll have a quiet word with him

be quiet! — (coll.) sei still od. ruhig!

keep something quiet, keep quiet about something — (fig.) etwas geheimhalten

have a quiet word with somebody — mit jemandem unter vier Augen reden

she was as quiet as a mouse — sie war mucksmäuschenstill (inf)

(be) quiet! — Ruhe!

that book should keep him quiet for a while — das Buch sollte ihn eine Weile beschäftigt halten, mit dem Buch sollte er eine Weile zu tun haben

to keep quiet about sth — über etw (acc) nichts sagen

you've kept very quiet about it — du hast ja nicht viel darüber verlauten lassen

to go quiet — still werden; (music etc) leise werden

yesterday everything was quiet on the Syrian border — gestern herrschte Ruhe or war alles ruhig an der syrischen Grenze

I was just sitting there having a quiet drink — ich saß da und habe in aller Ruhe mein Bier etc getrunken

there are grounds for quiet optimism — zurückhaltender Optimismus scheint angebracht or am Platz

be quiet! — (coll.) sei still od. ruhig!

keep something quiet, keep quiet about something — (fig.) etwas geheimhalten

be quiet! — ( to one person) cállate!; ( to more than one person) cállense! or (Esp tb) callaros or callaos!, silencio!

he gave them money to keep them quiet — les pagó para que no hablasen or para que se callaran

keep it quiet! — no hagan or (Esp tb) hagáis ruido!

• he said in a quiet voice — dijo en (un) tono bajo

• to be quiet — estar callado

• to go quiet — quedarse callado

• to keep or stay quiet — (=say nothing) quedarse callado; (=not make a noise) no hacer ruido

• everybody needs a quiet time — todo el mundo necesita un rato de tranquilidad

• to have a quiet dig at sb — burlarse discretamente de algn

• we had a quiet laugh over it — nos reímos en privado

• I'll have a quiet word with him — hablaré discretamente con él

• on the quiet — a escondidas

be quiet! — ( to one person) cállate!; ( to more than one person) cállense! or (Esp tb) callaros or callaos!, silencio!

he gave them money to keep them quiet — les pagó para que no hablasen or para que se callaran

keep it quiet! — no hagan or (Esp tb) hagáis ruido!

be quiet! or keep quiet! — silenzio!, sta' zitto!, (when moving about) non far rumore!, fa' piano!

on the quiet — (fam: act) di nascosto, (tell) in confidenza

words cannot describe it — mit Worten lässt sich das nicht beschreiben

in a or one word — (fig.) mit einem Wort

bad luck/drunk is not the word for it — Pech/betrunken ist gar kein Ausdruck dafür (ugs.)

that's not the word I would have used — das ist gar kein Ausdruck (ugs.)

put something into words — etwas in Worte fassen

without a or one/another word — ohne ein/ein weiteres Wort

too funny etc. for words — unsagbar komisch usw.; see also academic.ru/26214/fail">fail 2. 5); play 1. 2), 2. 1)

exchange or have words — einen Wortwechsel haben

have a word [with somebody] about something — [mit jemandem] über etwas (Akk.) sprechen

could I have a word [with you]? — kann ich dich mal sprechen?

word of command/advice — Kommando, das/Rat, der

the Word [of God] — (Bible) das Wort [Gottes]

doubt somebody's word — jemandes Wort in Zweifel ziehen

upon my word! — (dated) meiner Treu! (veralt.)

my word! — meine Güte!; see also take 1. 32)

word had just reached them — die Nachricht hatte sie gerade erreicht

word has it or the word is [that]... — es geht das Gerücht, dass...

is there any word from her? — hat sie schon von sich hören lassen?

just say the word — sag nur ein Wort

at the word ‘run’, you run! — bei dem Wort ‘rennen’ rennst du!

words — Wörter pl; (in meaningful sequence) Worte pl

word division — Silbentrennung f

foreign words — Fremdwörter pl

words cannot describe it — so etwas kann man mit Worten gar nicht beschreiben

to put one's thoughts into words — seine Gedanken in Worte fassen or kleiden

the last word (fig) — der letzte Schrei (in an +dat )

words — Worte pl

a word of advice — ein Rat(schlag) m

fine words — schöne Worte pl

I can't get a word out of him — ich kann kein Wort aus ihm herausbekommen

you took the words out of my mouth — du hast mir das Wort aus dem Mund genommen

I wish you wouldn't put words into my mouth — ich wünschte, Sie würden mir nicht das Wort im Munde herumdrehen

don't say or breathe a word about it — sag aber bitte keinen Ton or kein Sterbenswörtchen (inf) davon

remember, not a word to anyone — vergiss nicht, kein Sterbenswörtchen (inf)

(= quarrel) to have words with sb — mit jdm eine Auseinandersetzung haben

to spread the word ( around) (inf) — es allen sagen (inf)

what's the word on Charlie? (inf) — was gibts Neues von Charlie?

or honor (US) — Ehrenwort nt

I give you my word — ich gebe dir mein (Ehren)wort

upon my word! (old) my word! — meine Güte!

to give the word (to do sth) (Mil) — das Kommando geben(, etw zu tun)

in a or one word — (fig.) mit einem Wort

bad luck/drunk is not the word for it — Pech/betrunken ist gar kein Ausdruck dafür (ugs.)

that's not the word I would have used — das ist gar kein Ausdruck (ugs.)

without a or one/another word — ohne ein/ein weiteres Wort

too funny etc. for words — unsagbar komisch usw.; see also fail 2. 5); play 1. 2), 2. 1)

exchange or have words — einen Wortwechsel haben

have a word [with somebody] about something — [mit jemandem] über etwas (Akk.) sprechen

word of command/advice — Kommando, das/Rat, der

the Word [of God] — (Bible) das Wort [Gottes]

upon my word! — (dated) meiner Treu! (veralt.)

my word! — meine Güte!; see also take 1. 32)

word has it or the word is [that]... — es geht das Gerücht, dass...

sich (Dat.) etwas vornehmen — plan something

sich (Dat.) vornehmen, etwas zu tun — plan to do something

sich (Dat.) vornehmen, mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören — resolve to give up smoking

sich (Dat.) etwas vornehmen — plan something

sich (Dat.) vornehmen, etwas zu tun — plan to do something

sich (Dat.) vornehmen, mit dem Rauchen aufzuhören — resolve to give up smoking

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

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