I'm not an expert on that

non ho competenza in materia — I'm not an expert on that

è di competenza del tribunale di Milano — it comes under the jurisdiction of the Milan courts

l'argomento non è di mia competenza — I am not qualified to speak on that subject

questo lavoro non è di mia competenza — that's not my job

definire le competenze — to establish responsibilities

(onorario) competenze sfpl — fees

non ho competenza in materia — I'm not an expert on that

è di competenza del tribunale di Milano — it comes under the jurisdiction of the Milan courts

l'argomento non è di mia competenza — I am not qualified to speak on that subject

questo lavoro non è di mia competenza — that's not my job

definire le competenze — to establish responsibilities

(onorario) competenze sfpl — fees

perito/a agrónomo/a — agronomist

perito/a electricista — qualified electrician

perito/a en metales — metal expert, specialist in metals

ser perito en algo — to be an expert on something

ser perito en algo — to be an expert on something

Befehl, Verpflichtung, Plan was soll ich/er tun? — what shall or should I/should he do?

kannst du mir helfen? – klar, was soll ich tun? — can you help me? – of course, what shall I do?

soll ich Ihnen helfen? — can I help you?

soll ich dir mal sagen, wie...? — shall or will I tell you how...?

soll ich (gehen/singen)? – ja, du sollst (gehen/singen) — shall I (go/sing)? – yes, do

du weißt, dass du das nicht tun sollst — you know that you're not supposed to do that

er weiß nicht, was er tun soll — he doesn't know what to do

sie sagte ihm, er solle draußen warten — she told him (that he was) to wait outside

er wurde wütend, weil er draußen warten sollte — he was livid that he had to wait outside

sie sagte mir, was ich tun sollte/was ich alles tun soll — she told me what to do or what I should do/everything I should do

was ich (nicht) alles tun/wissen soll! — the things I'm meant or supposed to do/know!

es soll nicht wieder vorkommen — it won't happen again

er soll reinkommen — tell him to come in

der soll nur kommen! — just let him come!

und da soll man nicht böse werden/nicht lachen! — and then they expect you/me etc not to get cross/not to laugh

niemand soll sagen, dass... — let no-one say that...

ich soll Ihnen sagen, dass... — I've been asked to tell you that...

ich soll dir schöne Grüße von Renate bestellen — Renate asked me to give you her best wishes

so soll es sein — that's how it should be

das Haus soll nächste Woche gestrichen werden —

das Gebäude soll ein Museum werden — the building is (meant) to become a museum

konjunktivisch was sollte ich/er deiner Meinung nach tun? — what do you think I/he should do or ought to do?

das hättest du sehen sollen! — you should have seen it!

er hätte (gehen/singen) sollen — he should have (gone/sung)

du solltest lieber etwas früher kommen/zu Hause bleiben — it would be better if you came early/stayed at home

konditional sollte das passieren,... — if that should happen..., should that happen...

sollte ich unrecht haben, tut es mir leid — I'm sorry if I am wrong

er soll heute kommen — he should come today, he is supposed or meant to come today

sie soll krank/verheiratet sein — apparently she's ill/married

er soll angeblich sehr reich sein — he's supposed to be very rich

Xanthippe soll zänkisch gewesen sein — Xanthippe is supposed to have been quarrelsome

das soll gar nicht so einfach sein — they say it's not that easy

was soll das heißen? — what's that supposed to mean?

wer soll das sein? — who is that supposed or meant to be?

= können, mögen gut, Sie sollen recht haben! — all right, have it your own way (inf), all right, whatever you say

mir soll es gleich sein — it's all the same to me

so etwas soll es geben — these things happen

man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...

sollte das möglich sein? — is that possible?

in Prophezeihung geh er sollte sie nie wiedersehen — he was never to see her again

es hat nicht sollen sein — it wasn't to be

Jahre sollten vergehen, bevor... — years were to pass before...

es sollte nicht lange dauern, bis... — it was not to be long until...

was soll das? — what's all this?

was soll ich dort? — what would I do there?

das sollst/solltest du nicht — you shouldn't do that

das hast du nicht gesollt — you shouldn't have done that

solltest du nicht bei ihm anrufen? — were you not supposed to ring him?

was soll ich als nächstes tun? — what shall I do next?; what do you want me to do next?

[sagen Sie ihm,] er soll hereinkommen — tell him to come in

du sollst alles haben, was du brauchst — you shall have everything you require

das sollte ein Witz sein — that was meant to be a joke

was soll denn das heißen? — what is that supposed to mean?

was soll ich nur machen? — what am I to do?

was soll nur aus ihm werden? — what is to become of him?

du solltest dich schämen — you ought to be ashamed of yourself

das hättest du besser nicht tun sollen — it would have been better if you hadn't done that

er sollte seine Heimat nicht wieder sehen — he was never to see his homeland again

wenn du ihn sehen solltest, sage ihm bitte... — if you should see him, please tell him...

sollte das sein Ernst sein? — is he really being serious?

mir soll es gleich sein — it's all the same to me; it doesn't matter to me

man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...

was soll das? — what's the idea?

was soll ich dort? — what would I do there?

solltest du nicht bei ihm anrufen? — were you not supposed to ring him?

was soll ich als nächstes tun? — what shall I do next?; what do you want me to do next?

[sagen Sie ihm,] er soll hereinkommen — tell him to come in

du sollst alles haben, was du brauchst — you shall have everything you require

das sollte ein Witz sein — that was meant to be a joke

was soll denn das heißen? — what is that supposed to mean?

was soll ich nur machen? — what am I to do?

was soll nur aus ihm werden? — what is to become of him?

du solltest dich schämen — you ought to be ashamed of yourself

das hättest du besser nicht tun sollen — it would have been better if you hadn't done that

er sollte seine Heimat nicht wieder sehen — he was never to see his homeland again

wenn du ihn sehen solltest, sage ihm bitte... — if you should see him, please tell him...

sollte das sein Ernst sein? — is he really being serious?

mir soll es gleich sein — it's all the same to me; it doesn't matter to me

man sollte glauben, dass... — you would think that...

was soll das? — what's the idea?

was soll ich dort? — what would I do there?

entendre quelqu'un pleurer, entendre quelqu'un qui pleure — to hear somebody crying

réussir à se faire entendre — to manage to make oneself heard

elle entend mal — she's hard of hearing

faire entendre un cri — to give a cry

j'ai entendu dire que — I've heard (say) that

je n'en ai jamais entendu parler — I've never heard of it

à t'entendre, tout va bien — according to you, everything is fine

raconter quelque chose à qui veut l'entendre — to tell something to anyone who'll listen

(que) le ciel vous entende! — let's hope that's how it turns out!

elle ne veut rien entendre — she won't listen

il agit comme il l'entend — he does as he likes

fais comme tu l'entends — do as you think best

elle a laissé entendre que — she intimated that

qu'entends-tu par là? — what do you mean by that?

entendre faire — to intend doing

j'entends qu'on fasse ce que je dis — I expect people to do what I say

on leur dit la vérité ou pas? il faudrait s'entendre — shall we tell them the truth or not? let's get it straight

phrase qui peut s'entendre de plusieurs façons — sentence which can be taken in several different ways

s'y entendre en meubles anciens — to know about antiques

Je vous entends très mal. — I can hardly hear you.

J'ai mal entendu. — I didn't hear., I didn't hear properly.

Je ne t'entends pas. — I can't hear you.

On entend parler à côté. — You can hear people talking next door.

Tu as entendu ce qu'il a dit? — Did you hear what he said?

entendre parler de — to hear of

entendre dire que — to hear that

J'ai entendu dire qu'il est dangereux de nager ici. — I've heard that it's dangerous to swim here.

J'ai entendu dire qu'il est très malade. — I've heard that he is very ill.

Je suis heureux de vous l'entendre dire. — I'm pleased to hear you say it.

Qu'est-ce qu'il ne faut pas entendre! — Whatever next!

entendre raison — to see sense, to listen to reason

ne rien entendre à... — not to know anything about...

Il n'entend rien à l'informatique. — He doesn't know anything about computers.

laisser entendre que; faire entendre que — to imply that

donner à entendre que — to let it be understood that

Ne recommence pas, tu entends! — Don't do it again, do you hear?

entendre que — to mean that

Qu'est-ce que tu entends par là? — What do you mean by that?

J'entends qu'il faut savoir se débrouiller. — What I mean is you have to be able to stand on your own two feet.

entendre que qn fasse — to expect sb to do

entendre faire — to intend to do, to mean to do

J'entends bien récupérer cet argent. — I fully intend to get the money back.

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...

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...