Last Guess

It's anybody's guess now what will happen... (J. Aldridge, ‘The Last Exile’, ch. XLI) — Теперь остается только гадать, что будет дальше...

adivinar el pensamiento a algn — to read sb's mind o thoughts

es fácil adivinar lo que ocurrirá — it's easy to foresee o see what will happen

su primera novela deja adivinar su genio — her first novel gives a glimpse of o hints at her genius

el gesto dejó adivinar sus sentimientos — the gesture suggested o betrayed his feelings

el gesto dejó adivinar sus sentimientos — the gesture suggested o betrayed his feelings

Ex: The catalog user is perhaps not quite so amused by his/her inability to divine why it's not GALERIE MIKRO BERLIN, but BERLIN, MUSEUM FUR VOLKERKUNDE (WEST BERLIN).

calculé a ojo (de buen cubero) cuántas personas había — I roughly calculated o made a rough guess at how many people were there

ojo a la funerala * —

ojo a la virulé * —

ojo a la pava — * shiner *

ojo de pez — (Fot) fish-eye lens

ojo en compota — Cono Sur * shiner *

hay que tener mucho ojo con los carteristas — one must be very careful of o beware pickpockets

el ojo de la cerradura o LAm llave — the keyhole

un puente de cuatro ojos — a bridge with four arches o spans

ojo de buey — (Náut) porthole

ojo del culo — ** hole **, arsehole ***, asshole (EEUU) ***

dichosos los ojos (que te ven)! — it's wonderful o lovely to see you!

cerrar los ojos a algo — to close one's mind to something

¿con qué ojos, divina tuerta? — (Méx fam) where do you expect me to get the money from?

cuatro ojos ven más que dos — two heads are better than one; ver tb cuatro I

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos — in the twinkling of an eye

no pegué (el or un) ojo en toda la noche — I didn't sleep a wink

salir por or costar un ojo de la cara — (fam) to cost an arm and a leg (colloq)

ser el ojo derecho de alguien — to be the apple of somebody's eye

toda América tiene los ojos puestos en él — the eyes of all America are on him; parche a)

a ojo de buen cubero or a ojo or (AmS) al ojo — at a guess

es novato, se nota a ojos vistas — he's new, you can see it a mile off (colloq)

comerse a alguien con los ojos — to devour somebody with one's eyes

echarle el ojo a algo — to have one's eye on something (colloq)

echar un ojo a algo/alguien — (fam) to have o take a (quick) look at something/somebody

entrar por los ojos: a Pepe le entra la comida por los ojos Pepe will only eat his food if it looks nice; hay que estar or andar con cuatro ojos (fam) you need eyes in the back of your head; írsele los ojos a alguien: se le van los ojos detrás de las mujeres he's always eyeing up women (colloq); mirar algo/a alguien con otros ojos to look at something/somebody through different eyes; tener a alguien entre ojos (fam) to have it in for somebody (colloq); tener ojo de lince or de águila to have eyes like a hawk; ver algo con malos ojos — to take a dim view of something

vaya ojo que tiene! — he's pretty sharp o on the ball!

una mujer con ojo para los negocios — a clever o sharp businesswoman

tener (un) ojo clínico — to be sharp o clever

hay que andar or ir con mucho ojo — you have to keep your eyes open

ojo! que viene un coche — watch out! o be careful! there's a car coming

dichosos los ojos (que te ven)! — it's wonderful o lovely to see you!

cerrar los ojos a algo — to close one's mind to something

¿con qué ojos, divina tuerta? — (Méx fam) where do you expect me to get the money from?

cuatro ojos ven más que dos — two heads are better than one; ver tb cuatro I

en un abrir y cerrar de ojos — in the twinkling of an eye

no pegué (el or un) ojo en toda la noche — I didn't sleep a wink

salir por or costar un ojo de la cara — (fam) to cost an arm and a leg (colloq)

ser el ojo derecho de alguien — to be the apple of somebody's eye

toda América tiene los ojos puestos en él — the eyes of all America are on him; parche a)

a ojo de buen cubero or a ojo or (AmS) al ojo — at a guess

es novato, se nota a ojos vistas — he's new, you can see it a mile off (colloq)

comerse a alguien con los ojos — to devour somebody with one's eyes

echarle el ojo a algo — to have one's eye on something (colloq)

echar un ojo a algo/alguien — (fam) to have o take a (quick) look at something/somebody

entrar por los ojos: a Pepe le entra la comida por los ojos Pepe will only eat his food if it looks nice; hay que estar or andar con cuatro ojos (fam) you need eyes in the back of your head; írsele los ojos a alguien: se le van los ojos detrás de las mujeres he's always eyeing up women (colloq); mirar algo/a alguien con otros ojos to look at something/somebody through different eyes; tener a alguien entre ojos (fam) to have it in for somebody (colloq); tener ojo de lince or de águila to have eyes like a hawk; ver algo con malos ojos — to take a dim view of something

vaya ojo que tiene! — he's pretty sharp o on the ball!

una mujer con ojo para los negocios — a clever o sharp businesswoman

tener (un) ojo clínico — to be sharp o clever

hay que andar or ir con mucho ojo — you have to keep your eyes open

ojo! que viene un coche — watch out! o be careful! there's a car coming

Ex: An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.

debes calcular la cantidad exacta — you must calculate o work out the exact number

calcular la distancia entre dos puntos — to calculate o work out the distance between two points

calculo que debe de tener unos cuarenta años — I reckon o ( esp EEUU) figure he must be about 40 (years old)

calculo que llegará mañana — I reckon o ( esp EEUU) figure he'll come tomorrow

lo calculó todo hasta el más mínimo detalle — he worked o figured it all out down to the last detail

-¿tienes ganas de ir? -¡calcula! — "are you looking forward to going?" - "what do you think? o you bet (I am)!" *

yo le calculo unos sesenta años — I reckon o guess he's about sixty

yo le calculo unos sesenta años — I reckon o guess he's about sixty

Ex: If the initial question mark in this field is not replaced, the number of characters to be skipped will be calculated by the system.

imagino que necesitaréis unas vacaciones — I imagine o suppose o guess * that you'll need a holiday

imagina que tuvieras mucho dinero, ¿qué harías? — suppose o imagine that you had a lot of money - what would you do?

trata de imaginarlo pintado de blanco — try to imagine o picture it painted white

me imagino que no querrá ir — I don't imagine o suppose he feels like going

trata de imaginarlo pintado de blanco — try to imagine o picture it painted white

me imagino que no querrá ir — I don't imagine o suppose he feels like going

Ex: Let me further specify the requirements of the catalog envisioned by the Paris Principles.

across or over the way — gegenüber

ask the or one's way — nach dem Weg fragen

ask the way to... — fragen od. sich erkundigen, wo es nach... geht

pick one's way — sich (Dat.) einen Weg suchen

lead the way — vorausgehen; (fig.): (show how to do something) es vormachen

find the or one's way in/out — den Eingang/Ausgang finden

find a way out — (fig.) einen Ausweg finden

I'll take the letter to the post office - it's on my way — ich bringe den Brief zur Post - sie liegt auf meinem Weg

go to Italy by way of Switzerland — über die Schweiz nach Italien fahren

there's no way out — (fig.) es gibt keinen Ausweg

go one's own way/their separate ways — (fig.) eigene/getrennte Wege gehen

be going somebody's way — (coll.) denselben Weg wie jemand haben

things are really going my way at the moment — (fig.) im Moment läuft [bei mir] alles so, wie ich es mir vorgestellt habe

money came his way — er kam zu Geld

go out of one's way to collect something for somebody — einen Umweg machen, um etwas für jemanden abzuholen

go out of one's way to be helpful — sich (Dat.) besondere Mühe geben, hilfsbereit zu sein

that is not the way to do it — so macht man das nicht

do it this way — mach es so

do it my way — mach es wie ich

that's no way to speak to a lady — so spricht man nicht mit einer Dame

he has a strange way of talking — er hat eine seltsame Sprechweise od. Art zu sprechen

from or by the way [that] she looked at me, I knew that there was something wrong — an ihrem Blick konnte ich erkennen, dass etwas nicht stimmte

find a or some way of doing something — einen Weg finden, etwas zu tun

there are no two ways about it — da gibt es gar keinen Zweifel

Are you going to give me that money? - No way! — (coll.) Gibst du mir das Geld? - Nichts da! (ugs.)

no way is he coming with us — es kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage, dass er mit uns kommt

ways and means [to do something or of doing something] — Mittel und Wege, etwas zu tun

be built or made that way — (fig. coll.) so gestrickt sein (fig. ugs.)

be that way — (coll.) so sein

get or have one's [own] way, have it one's [own] way — seinen Willen kriegen

all right, have it your own way[, then]! — na gut od. schön, du sollst deinen Willen haben!

a little way — ein kleines Stück[chen]; (fig.) ein klein[es] bisschen

it's a long way off or a long way from here — es ist ein ganzes Stück von hier aus; es ist weit weg von hier

the summer holidays are only a little way away — bis zu den Sommerferien ist es nicht mehr lange

there's [still] some way to go yet — es ist noch ein ganzes Stück; (fig.) es dauert noch ein Weilchen

I went a little/a long/some way to meet him — ich bin ihm ein kleines/ganzes/ziemliches Stück entgegengegangen/-gefahren usw., um mich mit ihm zu treffen; (fig.) ich bin ihm etwas/sehr/ziemlich entgegengekommen

have gone/come a long way — (fig.) es weit gebracht haben

a little kindness goes a long way — ein bisschen Freundlichkeit ist viel wert od. hilft viel

go all the way [with somebody] — (fig.) [jemandem] in jeder Hinsicht zustimmen; (coll.): (have full sexual intercourse) es [mit jemandem] richtig machen (salopp)

leave the way open for something — (fig.) etwas möglich machen

clear the way [for something] — (lit. or fig.) [einer Sache (Dat.)] den Weg freimachen

be in somebody's or the way — [jemandem] im Weg sein

get in somebody's way — (lit. or fig.) jemandem im Wege stehen

put difficulties/obstacles in somebody's way — (fig.) jemandem Schwierigkeiten bereiten/Hindernisse in den Weg legen

make way for something — für etwas Platz schaffen od. (fig.) machen

[get] out of the/my way! — [geh] aus dem Weg!

get something out of the way — (settle something) etwas erledigen

on his way to the office/London — auf dem Weg ins Büro/nach London

she is just on the or her way in/out — sie kommt/geht gerade

be on the way out — (fig. coll.) (be losing popularity) passee sein (ugs.); (be reaching end of life) [Hund, Auto, Person:] es nicht mehr lange machen (ugs.)

[be] on your way! — nun geh schon!

all this is by the way — das alles nur nebenbei

look the other way — (lit. or fig.) weggucken

the other way about or round — andersherum

fight/push etc. one's way through — sich durchkämpfen/-drängen

be under way — [Person:] aufgebrochen sein; [Fahrzeug:] abgefahren sein; (fig.): (be in progress) [Besprechung, Verhandlung, Tagung:] im Gange sein

get something under way — (fig.) etwas in Gang bringen

Do you need a lift? - No, I'll make my own way — Soll ich dich mitnehmen? - Nein, ich komme alleine

make one's [own] way in the world — seinen Weg gehen (fig.)

make or pay its way — ohne Verlust arbeiten

in more ways than one — auf mehr als eine Art

by way of — (as a kind of) als; (for the purpose of) um … zu

get into/out of the way of doing something — sich (Dat.) etwas an-/abgewöhnen

he has a way of leaving his bills unpaid — es ist so seine Art, seine Rechnungen nicht zu bezahlen

way of life — Lebensstil, der

way of thinking — Denkungsart, die

be the way — so od. üblich sein

way back — (coll.) vor langer Zeit

he was way out with his guess, his guess was way out — er lag mit seiner Schätzung gewaltig daneben