María es de confianza

ese abogado tuyo no me inspira confianza — that lawyer of yours doesn't exactly fill me with confidence

en un clima de confianza — in an atmosphere of trust

hable con alguien de su confianza — speak to someone you trust

perder la confianza de algn — to lose sb's confidence

confianza ciudadana — public confidence

confianza mutua — mutual trust

ya no le duele el pie y eso le da más confianza al andar — her foot no longer hurts so she's more confident walking

tienen plena confianza en su victoria — they are fully confident of victory

tener confianza en que... — to be confident that...

confianza en sí mismo — self-confidence

necesitas tener más confianza en ti mismo — you need to have more confidence in yourself, you need more self-confidence

no te preocupes porque estemos nosotros delante, que hay confianza — don't mind us, we're all friends here

entre amigos debe haber confianza — friends should trust each other

podéis tratarme con toda confianza — you can treat me as one of yourselves

un amigo de confianza — a close friend, an intimate friend

aquí estamos en confianza — we're all friends here

díselo tú, que tienes más confianza con ella — you tell her, you're closer to her

se toma demasiadas confianzas contigo — he takes too many liberties with you, he's a bit too familiar with you

detesto las confianzas con los criados — I hate it when people are too familiar with their servants

¿qué confianzas son esas? — don't be so familiar!

él/ella me inspira confianza — I feel I can trust him/her

no despierta confianza — it does not inspire confidence

lo considero digno de toda confianza — he has my complete trust

confianza en alguien/algo — confidence in somebody/something

tiene mucha confianza en sí misma — she is very self-confident

se rodea de personas de su confianza — he surrounds himself with people he trusts

ocupa un puesto de confianza — he has a position of trust

nombró a alguien de su confianza — he appointed someone he trusted

tenemos mucha confianza — we are close friends, we know each other very well

no les des tanta confianza a los alumnos — don't let your pupils be so familiar with you

estamos en confianza — we're among friends

te lo digo en confianza — I'm telling you in confidence

hablando en confianza — between you and me

tratar a alguien con confianza — to be friendly with somebody

no le des tantas confianzas — don't let him be so familiar with you

él/ella me inspira confianza — I feel I can trust him/her

no despierta confianza — it does not inspire confidence

lo considero digno de toda confianza — he has my complete trust

confianza en alguien/algo — confidence in somebody/something

tiene mucha confianza en sí misma — she is very self-confident

se rodea de personas de su confianza — he surrounds himself with people he trusts

ocupa un puesto de confianza — he has a position of trust

nombró a alguien de su confianza — he appointed someone he trusted

tenemos mucha confianza — we are close friends, we know each other very well

no les des tanta confianza a los alumnos — don't let your pupils be so familiar with you

estamos en confianza — we're among friends

te lo digo en confianza — I'm telling you in confidence

hablando en confianza — between you and me

tratar a alguien con confianza — to be friendly with somebody

no le des tantas confianzas — don't let him be so familiar with you

Santa María, madre de Dios — Holy Mary, mother of God

María Antonieta — Marie Antoinette

María Estuardo — Mary Stuart

María Magdalena — Mary Magdalene

María Santísima — the Virgin Mary

Santa María or la Virgen María — the Virgin Mary

Santa María or la Virgen María — the Virgin Mary

consiguió que le devolvieran las joyas — he managed to get the jewels back

devuélvase al remitente — return to sender

le devolvió la bofetada — she slapped him back

devuelve el florero a su sitio — put the vase back in its place

devolvió el abrigo a la tienda — he took the coat back to the shop, he returned the coat to the shop

la máquina me devolvía las monedas — the machine rejected my coins

me tiene que devolver cuatro euros — you have to give me back four euros, you owe me four euros

estoy esperando que me devuelva el cambio — I'm waiting for my change

no devuelve cambio — no change given

¿cómo podría devolverte este favor? — how can I ever return this favour?

un sueñecito te devolverá la energía — a nap will give you your energy back

el nuevo tratado ha devuelto la paz a la zona — the new treaty has restored peace to the area

el sonido del teléfono me devolvió a la realidad — the sound of the telephone brought me back to reality

el espejo nos devolvía una imagen distorsionada — the mirror reflected a distorted image of us

creo que voy a devolver — I think I'm going to be sick

tengo que devolver los libros a la biblioteca — I have to take the books back to the library

devolver al remitente — return to sender

devuélvelo a su lugar — put it back in its place; (+ me/te/le etc)

me devolvieron los documentos, pero no el dinero — I got my papers back, but not the money

le di diez pesos, me tiene que devolver dos — I gave you ten pesos, you need to give me two back

el teléfono me devolvía las monedas — the telephone kept rejecting my coins

la operación le devolvió la vista — the operation restored his sight

aquel triunfo le devolvió la confianza en sí mismo — that triumph gave him back his self-confidence

tengo ganas de devolver — I feel sick

tengo que devolver los libros a la biblioteca — I have to take the books back to the library

devolver al remitente — return to sender

devuélvelo a su lugar — put it back in its place; (+ me/te/le etc)

me devolvieron los documentos, pero no el dinero — I got my papers back, but not the money

le di diez pesos, me tiene que devolver dos — I gave you ten pesos, you need to give me two back

el teléfono me devolvía las monedas — the telephone kept rejecting my coins

la operación le devolvió la vista — the operation restored his sight

aquel triunfo le devolvió la confianza en sí mismo — that triumph gave him back his self-confidence

tengo ganas de devolver — I feel sick

ha ganado mucho dinero — she has made a lot of money

le ganó cien euros a Rosa — he won a hundred euros from Rosa

¿quién ganó la carrera? — who won the race?

si te toca puedes ganar un millón — if you win you could get a million

ganar unas oposiciones para un puesto — to obtain a post by public examination

¡les ganamos! — we beat them!

ganamos al Olimpic tres a cero — we beat Olimpic three-nil

no hay quien le gane — there's nobody who can beat him, he's unbeatable

con eso no ganas nada — that won't get you anywhere

ganar la orilla — to reach the shore

ganar la orilla nadando — to swim to the shore

dejarse ganar por algo — to allow o.s. to be won over by sth

te gana en inteligencia — he's more intelligent than you

me gana en pericia — he has more expert knowledge than me

te gana trabajando — he's a better worker than you

no gano para comprar un piso — I don't earn enough to buy a flat

ganaron por cuatro a dos — they won four-two

ganaron por 40 votos — they won by 40 votes

lo importante no es ganar — winning isn't the most important thing

nuestras ideas terminaron ganando — our ideas won out in the end

se deja ganar por el niño — he lets the kid beat him

la película ganaría mucho si se cortase — the film would greatly benefit from being cut, the film would be greatly improved if it was cut

hemos ganado con el cambio — we've greatly benefited from the change

su juego ha ganado en confianza — her play has become more confident

saldrás ganando — you'll do well out of it

salí ganando con la venta del coche — I did well out of the sale of the car

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero — all he's interested in is making money

no ganas nada con preocuparte — there's no point worrying (about it)

le gané la apuesta — I won my bet with him

ganó fama y fortuna — she won fame and fortune

ganar a alguien para algo — to win somebody over to something

lo ganó para su causa — she won him over to her cause

las tierras ganadas al mar — the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

que gane el mejor — may the best man win

van ganando 2 a 1 — they're winning 2-1

ganarle a alguien — to beat somebody

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos — they beat us by four points

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him

ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios — these changes have really improved the living room

ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado — her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off

ganarse algo a pulso — to earn something

¿cuánto ganas al mes? — how much do you earn a month?

lo único que quiere es ganar dinero — all he's interested in is making money

no ganas nada con preocuparte — there's no point worrying (about it)

le gané la apuesta — I won my bet with him

ganó fama y fortuna — she won fame and fortune

ganar a alguien para algo — to win somebody over to something

lo ganó para su causa — she won him over to her cause

las tierras ganadas al mar — the land that has been reclaimed from the sea

que gane el mejor — may the best man win

van ganando 2 a 1 — they're winning 2-1

ganarle a alguien — to beat somebody

nos ganaron por cuatro puntos — they beat us by four points

a mentiroso nadie le gana or no hay quien le gane — when it comes to lying there's noone to touch him

ganarle a alguien en algo: le ganas en estatura you're taller than him; me gana en todo — he beats me on every count

el salón ha ganado mucho con estos cambios — these changes have really improved the living room

ha ganado mucho con el nuevo peinado — her new hairstyle has really done a lot for her

salir ganando: es el único que salió ganando con el trato/en ese asunto he's the only one who did well out of the deal/who came out well in that business; al final salí ganando — in the end I came out of it better off

ganarse algo a pulso — to earn something

ya sabe decir varias palabras — she can already say several words, she already knows several words

- tengo prisa -dijo — "I'm in a hurry," she said

olvídalo, no he dicho nada — forget I said anything

¿decía usted? — you were saying?

como decía mi abuela — as my grandmother used to say

como iba diciendo... — as I was saying...

¿cómo ha dicho usted? — pardon?, what did you say?

mi amigo dice que eres muy guapa — my friend says (that) you're very pretty

dicen que... — they say (that)..., people say (that)...

el cartel dice claramente que... — the sign says clearly {o} clearly states that...

decir que sí/no — to say yes/no

-¿viene? -dice que sí — "is she coming?" - "she says she is {o} she says so"

la miré y me dijo que sí/no con la cabeza — I looked at her and she nodded/shook her head

¿quién te lo dijo? — who told you?

se lo dije bien claro, pero no me hizo caso — I told her quite clearly, but she didn't take any notice of me

tengo algo que decirte — there's something I want to tell you, I've got something to tell you

hoy nos dicen las notas — they're telling {o} giving us our results today

me dijo que no vendría — he told me (that) he wouldn't come

ya te dije que no tiene ni idea — I told you he hasn't got a clue

¿no te digo que no puedo ir? — I've already told you I can't go

la profesora me dijo que esperara fuera — the teacher told me to wait outside

le dije que fuera más tarde — I told her to go later

dile que venga a cenar mañana con nosotros — ask him to come and have supper with us tomorrow

te digo que te calles — I said shut up

decir tonterías — to talk nonsense

¿cómo le dicen a esto en Perú? — what do they call this in Peru?

se llama Francisco, pero le dicen Paco — his name is Francisco, but he's known as Paco

le dicen "el torero" — he's known as "el torero"

en México se le dice "recámara" al dormitorio — in Mexico they say "recámara" instead of "dormitorio"

podemos ir a Portugal, ¿tú qué dices? — we could go to Portugal, what do you say?

¿tu familia qué dice de la boda? — what does your family say about the wedding?

había 8, digo 9 — there were 8, I mean 9

dirá usted aquel otro — you must mean that other one

¡qué digo! — what am I saying?

no puedo leer lo que dice — I can't read what it says

no me dice nada este libro — this book leaves me cold

mis súbditos se presentarán ante mí ¡he dicho! — my subjects shall appear before me: I have spoken!

aunque no es el director es, como quien dice, el que manda en la empresa — although he isn't the manager, he's the person in charge, so to speak, of the company

está, como quien dice, aquí al lado — it's just round the corner, as they say

como quien no dice nada — quite casually, as though it wasn't important

- gracias por todo -lo mismo digo — "thank you for everything" - "likewise!" {o} "thanks to you too!"

deberías buscar trabajo, vamos, digo yo — you ought to look for a job, that's what I say, if you ask me, you ought to look for a job

¡si te lo digo yo! — of course it's true!

¡lo digo yo y basta! — you will do it because I say so!

mi prima, es decir, la hija de Ana — my cousin, that is (to say) Ana's daughter

¿qué quiere decir "spatha"? — what does "spatha" mean?

¿qué quiere usted decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿querrás decir un millón, no un billón? — do you mean a million rather than a billion?

les ha costado más cara que mi casa, y eso ya es decir — it cost them more than my house did, and that's saying something

no es que yo lo diga, pero... — it's not because I say so, but...

es, digamos, un comerciante — he's a dealer, for want of a better word, he's a sort of dealer

¡haberlo dicho!, ¡me lo hubieras dicho! — you could have told me {o} said!

y su madre, no digamos — not to mention his mother

no estuvo muy cortés, que digamos — he wasn't what you'd call polite, he wasn't exactly polite

¿cómo (lo) diría yo? — how shall I put it?

¿cómo diríamos? — how shall I put it?

¡quién lo diría! — would you believe it!, who would have thought it!

pero no quiso por el qué dirán — but she didn't want to because of what people might say

se preocupa mucho por el qué dirán — she's always worried about what people will say {o} think

-¿te puedo pedir un favor? -dime — "can I ask you a favour?" - "go ahead"

-¿te gustaría cambiar de coche? -¡hombre, ya me dirás! — "would you like a new car?" - "you bet I would!"

su nombre no me dice nada — her name doesn't mean anything to me

su mirada lo dice todo — her expression says it all {o} speaks volumes

una situación que tan mal dice de nuestro gobierno — a situation which shows our government in such a bad light

¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking

ya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now

no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that

no digas estupideces — don't talk nonsense!

¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?

¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?

no lo dirás en serio! — you can't be serious!

dijo que sí con la cabeza — he nodded

no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'

eso no se dice! — you mustn't say that!

¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?

bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty

es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying

haberlo dicho antes — why didn't you say so before?

¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will

¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't

digan lo que digan — whatever people say

decirle algo a alguien — to tell somebody something

eso no es lo que me dijo a mí — that's not what he told me

¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?

se lo voy a decir a papá — I'm going to tell Dad

hoy nos dicen el resultado — they're going to give us the result today

Andrés me dijo lo de tu hermano — Andrés told me about your brother

a mí me lo vas a decir! — you're telling me!

ya te lo decía yo! — I told you so!

fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible

no me digas que no es precioso! — isn't it beautiful?

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — you can judge a man by the company he keeps

porque lo digo yo! — because I say so!

harás lo que yo diga — you'll do as I say

papá dice que vayas — Dad wants you

dice que llames cuando llegues — she says (you are) to phone when you get there

dijo que tuviéramos cuidado — she said to be careful

decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf

diles que empiecen — tell them to start

le dije que no lo hiciera — I told him not to do it

decir adiós — to say goodbye

decirle adiós a alguien — to say goodbye to somebody

di adiós a tu vida de estudiante — you'd better say goodbye to your student days

¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?

el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto — there's nothing in the paper about it

se llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo — her name is Rosario but people call her Charo

la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them

el tiempo lo dirá — time will tell

algo me decía que no iba a ser fácil — something told me it wasn't going to be easy

¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?

decir misa — to say mass

querer decir — to mean

¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?

¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?

¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?

habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway

es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...

a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest

como quien dice — so to speak

papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?

quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead

se decían secretos al oído — they were whispering secrets to each other

se dijeron de todo — they called each other every name under the sun

yo sé lo que me digo — I know what I'm talking about

tú te lo dices todo — you seem to have all the answers