I'm afraid I can't come

I'm afraid it might rain — temo che pioverà

I'm afraid I can't come — temo di non poter venire

"did they win?" - "I'm afraid not" — "hanno vinto?" - "no, purtroppo"

I'm afraid the house is in a mess — scusate il disordine in casa

"are you parking here?" - "I'm afraid so" — "parcheggia qui?" "sì"

I'm afraid it might rain — temo che pioverà

I'm afraid I can't come — temo di non poter venire

"did they win?" - "I'm afraid not" — "hanno vinto?" - "no, purtroppo"

I'm afraid the house is in a mess — scusate il disordine in casa

"are you parking here?" - "I'm afraid so" — "parcheggia qui?" "sì"

[not] be afraid [of somebody/something] — [vor jemandem/etwas] [keine] Angst haben

be afraid to do something — Angst davor haben, etwas zu tun

be afraid of doing something — Angst haben, etwas zu tun

I'm afraid [that] we must assume that... — leider müssen wir annehmen, dass...

I'm afraid so/not — ich fürchte ja/nein

(= frightened) to be afraid (of sb/sth) — (vor jdm/etw) Angst haben, sich (vor jdm/etw) fürchten

don't be afraid! — keine Angst!

it's quite safe, there's nothing to be afraid of — es ist ganz sicher, Sie brauchen keine Angst zu haben

to make sb afraid — jdm Angst machen or einjagen, jdn ängstigen

I am afraid to leave her alone — ich habe Angst davor, sie allein zu lassen

to be afraid of work — arbeitsscheu sein

he's not afraid to say what he thinks — er scheut sich nicht zu sagen, was er denkt

that's what I was afraid of, I was afraid that would happen —

I was afraid you'd ask that — ich habe diese Frage befürchtet

to be afraid for one's life — Angst um sein Leben haben

(expressing polite regret) I'm afraid I can't do it — leider kann ich es nicht machen

I'm afraid to say that... —

I'm afraid you'll have to wait — Sie müssen leider warten

[not] be afraid [of somebody/something] — [vor jemandem/etwas] [keine] Angst haben

be afraid to do something — Angst davor haben, etwas zu tun

be afraid of doing something — Angst haben, etwas zu tun

I'm afraid [that] we must assume that... — leider müssen wir annehmen, dass...

I'm afraid so/not — ich fürchte ja/nein

I don't know if I'm coming or going — je ne sais plus où j'en suis

he's as stupid as they come — il n'y a pas plus stupide que lui

to come as a shock — être un choc

come up to somebody — auf jemanden zukommen

come up for sale/renewal — zum Kauf angeboten werden/erneuert werden müssen

come up to — (reach) reichen bis an (+ Akk.); (be equal to) entsprechen (+ Dat.) [Erwartungen, Anforderungen]

come up against something — (fig.) auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen

come up with — vorbringen [Vorschlag]; wissen [Lösung, Antwort]; haben [Erklärung, Idee]

do you come up to town often? —

to come up for sale/auction etc — zum Verkauf/zur Auktion etc kommen

he comes up to London every other weekend — er kommt jedes zweite Wochenende nach London

come up to somebody — auf jemanden zukommen

come up for sale/renewal — zum Kauf angeboten werden/erneuert werden müssen

come up to — (reach) reichen bis an (+ Akk.); (be equal to) entsprechen (+ Dat.) [Erwartungen, Anforderungen]

come up against something — (fig.) auf etwas (Akk.) stoßen

come up with — vorbringen [Vorschlag]; wissen [Lösung, Antwort]; haben [Erklärung, Idee]

Don't bite off more than you can chew. — Руби дерево по себе.

wenn ich ihn einlade, sagt er jedes Mal ab — whenever I invite him he says no

jemandem absagen — tell somebody one cannot come; put somebody off (coll.)

telefonisch absagen — ring to say one cannot come

dem Bewerber wurde abgesagt — the applicant was rejected

jemandem absagen — tell somebody one cannot come; put somebody off (coll.)

telefonisch absagen — ring to say one cannot come

dem Bewerber wurde abgesagt — the applicant was rejected

ich kann léíder nicht kommen — unfortunately I can't come, I'm afraid I can't come

leider ja/nein — I'm afraid so/afraid not

wir müssen Ihnen leider mitteilen... — we regret to inform you...

leider ja/nein — I'm afraid so/afraid not

wir müssen Ihnen leider mitteilen... — we regret to inform you...

wenn ich ihn einlade, sagt er jedes Mal ab — whenever I invite him he says no

jemandem absagen — tell somebody one cannot come; put somebody off (coll.)

telefonisch absagen — ring to say one cannot come

dem Bewerber wurde abgesagt — the applicant was rejected

jemandem absagen — tell somebody one cannot come; put somebody off (coll.)

telefonisch absagen — ring to say one cannot come

dem Bewerber wurde abgesagt — the applicant was rejected

ich muss leider absagen — I'm afraid I can't come

si lo quieres, te lo doy — if you want it I'll give it to you

si lo sé, no te lo digo — I wouldn't have told you, if I'd known

si tuviera dinero, lo compraría — if I had any money I would buy it

avisadme si no podéis venir — let me know if you can't come

si no estudias, no aprobarás — you won't pass if you don't study, you won't pass unless you study

vete, si no, vas a llegar tarde — go, or (else) you'll be late

¿y si se lo preguntamos? — why don't we ask her?

no sé si hacerlo o no — I don't know whether to do it or not

¿sabes si nos han pagado ya? — do you know if we've been paid yet?

no sé de qué te quejas, si eres una belleza — I don't know what you're complaining about when you're so beautiful

¡si fuera verdad! — if only it were true!, I wish it were true!

¡si viniese pronto! — I wish he'd come!, if only he'd come!

¡si no sabía que estabas allí! — but I didn't know you were there!

¡si (es que) acabo de llamarte! — but I've only just phoned you!

¡si serán hipócritas! — they're such hypocrites!, they're so hypocritical!

si lo sabré yo, que soy su mujer — I ought to know, I'm his wife

que si engorda, que si perjudica a la salud... — they say it's fattening and bad for your health

que si lavar los platos, que si limpiar el suelo, que si... — what with washing up and sweeping the floor and...

¡pero si es el cartero! — why, it's the postman!

¡pero si eres tú! no te había reconocido — oh, it's you, I didn't recognize you!

si mayor — B major

¿te sirvo un poco más? - sí, gracias — do you want a bit more? - yes, please

decir que sí con la cabeza — to nod

¿por qué lo hiciste? - porque sí — why did you do it? - because I felt like it

¿por qué lleva tanto tiempo? - porque sí — why does it take so long? - it just does

tú sí que sabes vivir — you certainly know how to live!

que sí cabe — it does fit

no es tuyo - sí que lo es — it isn't yours - oh yes, it is!

es de muy buena calidad - eso sí — it's very good quality - (yes,) that's true

..., pero eso sí, comen bien —... but they certainly eat well

creo que sí — I think so

me temo que sí — I'm afraid so

¿lloverá? - puede que sí — do you think it will rain? - it might

un día sí y otro no — every other day

no puedo ir pero María sí — I can't go but María can

que no vas! - que sí! — you're not going! - oh, yes I am!

¿a que no te atrees? - a que sív — I bet you wouldn't dare - (do you) want to bet?

con el sí del encargado — with the manager's approval

darle el sí a alguien — to accept somebody's proposal

aún no me ha dado el sí — she still hasn't said yes

nunca he tenido (ni) un sí ni un no con él — we've never had a cross word

sólo piensa en sí mismo — he only thinks of himself

parece muy segura de sí misma — she seems very sure of herself

uno tiene que ver por sí mismo — you have to see it for yourself

lo pensó para sí, pero no dijo nada — she thought it but didn't say anything

convencerse a sí mismo — to convince oneself

reírse de sí mismo — to laugh at oneself

entre sí — ( entre dos) between themselves; ( en un grupo) among themselves

todos son muy diferentes entre sí — they are all very different (from one another)

no se respetan entre sí — they don't have respect for each other o respect each other

guárdese los comentarios para sí — keep your comments to yourself

léanlo para sí (mismos) — read it (for) yourselves

de por sí: es de por sí nervioso he is nervous by nature; el sistema es de por sí complicado the system is in itself complicated; en sí: el hecho en sí (mismo) no tenía demasiada importancia this in itself was not so important; el sueldo en sí no es maravilloso, pero... — the salary itself isn't great but...

empezó a decir que si esto, que si lo otro — he said this, that and the other

si bien: si bien el sueldo es bueno, el horario es malísimo the pay may be good but the hours are terrible; si no otherwise; pórtate bien, si no, te vas a la cama behave yourself, or else you're going straight to bed; date prisa, que si no nos vamos sin ti — hurry up, otherwise we're going without you

si no ha venido por algo será — if she hasn't come there must be some reason for it

si + subj: si yo lo supiera! if only I knew!; si me hubieras avisado a tiempo! — if only you had let me know in time!

si tendrá cara! — she really has a nerve!

pero si te avisé...! — but I warned you...!

si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!, you're telling me!

y si no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? — and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?

¿y si lo probáramos? — why don't we give it a try?

no sé si marcharme o quedarme — I don't know whether to go or to stay

si bemol/sostenido — B flat/sharp

en si mayor/menor — in B major/minor

si lo quieres, te lo doy — if you want it I'll give it to you

si lo sé, no te lo digo — I wouldn't have told you, if I'd known

si tuviera dinero, lo compraría — if I had any money I would buy it

avisadme si no podéis venir — let me know if you can't come

si no estudias, no aprobarás — you won't pass if you don't study, you won't pass unless you study

vete, si no, vas a llegar tarde — go, or (else) you'll be late

¿y si se lo preguntamos? — why don't we ask her?

no sé si hacerlo o no — I don't know whether to do it or not

¿sabes si nos han pagado ya? — do you know if we've been paid yet?

no sé de qué te quejas, si eres una belleza — I don't know what you're complaining about when you're so beautiful

¡si fuera verdad! — if only it were true!, I wish it were true!

¡si viniese pronto! — I wish he'd come!, if only he'd come!

¡si no sabía que estabas allí! — but I didn't know you were there!

¡si (es que) acabo de llamarte! — but I've only just phoned you!

¡si serán hipócritas! — they're such hypocrites!, they're so hypocritical!

si lo sabré yo, que soy su mujer — I ought to know, I'm his wife

que si engorda, que si perjudica a la salud... — they say it's fattening and bad for your health

que si lavar los platos, que si limpiar el suelo, que si... — what with washing up and sweeping the floor and...

¡pero si es el cartero! — why, it's the postman!

¡pero si eres tú! no te había reconocido — oh, it's you, I didn't recognize you!

si mayor — B major

empezó a decir que si esto, que si lo otro — he said this, that and the other

si bien: si bien el sueldo es bueno, el horario es malísimo the pay may be good but the hours are terrible; si no otherwise; pórtate bien, si no, te vas a la cama behave yourself, or else you're going straight to bed; date prisa, que si no nos vamos sin ti — hurry up, otherwise we're going without you

si no ha venido por algo será — if she hasn't come there must be some reason for it

si + subj: si yo lo supiera! if only I knew!; si me hubieras avisado a tiempo! — if only you had let me know in time!

si tendrá cara! — she really has a nerve!

pero si te avisé...! — but I warned you...!

si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!, you're telling me!

y si no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? — and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?

¿y si lo probáramos? — why don't we give it a try?

no sé si marcharme o quedarme — I don't know whether to go or to stay

si bemol/sostenido — B flat/sharp

en si mayor/menor — in B major/minor

empezó a decir que si esto, que si lo otro — he said this, that and the other

si bien: si bien el sueldo es bueno, el horario es malísimo the pay may be good but the hours are terrible; si no otherwise; pórtate bien, si no, te vas a la cama behave yourself, or else you're going straight to bed; date prisa, que si no nos vamos sin ti — hurry up, otherwise we're going without you

si no ha venido por algo será — if she hasn't come there must be some reason for it

si + subj: si yo lo supiera! if only I knew!; si me hubieras avisado a tiempo! — if only you had let me know in time!

si tendrá cara! — she really has a nerve!

pero si te avisé...! — but I warned you...!

si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!, you're telling me!

y si no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? — and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?

¿y si lo probáramos? — why don't we give it a try?

no sé si marcharme o quedarme — I don't know whether to go or to stay

si bemol/sostenido — B flat/sharp

en si mayor/menor — in B major/minor