To sing again

to sing a song — петь песню

to sing smb. to sleep — убаюкивать кого-л.

I like to sing to many people. — Я люблю петь перед большой аудиторией.

I knew she was happy again when I heard her singing away in the kitchen. — Я понял, что она снова счастлива, когда услышал, как она всё время поёт на кухне.

I heard the birds sing. — Я слышал, как поют птицы.

He made his violin sing. — Скрипка пела у него в руках.

to make smb.'s head sing — расколоться; выдать сообщников преступления

to sing smb.'s praises — рассыпаться в похвалах в адрес кого-л., петь дифирамбы кому-л.

to sing small — сбавить тон, вести себя скромнее, тише; присмиреть; стушеваться

to sing another / a different tune — запеть по-лругому

to sing like a lark — заливаться жаворонком, распевать весело, звонко, от полноты счастья

to sing for one's supper — отрабатывать долги, платить за оказанную любезность

The flame sang the points of her hair. — Огонь опалил кончики её волос.

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

do not touch! — no tocar

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

what are you doing tonight? — ¿qué haces esta noche?

I would never do a thing like that — yo nunca haría una cosa así

what's this doing on my chair? — ¿qué hace esto en mi silla?

I've got nothing to do — no tengo nada que hacer

he does nothing but complain — no hace más que quejarse

what's to be done? — ¿qué se puede hacer?

what's the weather doing? — ¿qué tal tiempo hace?

it will have to be done again — habrá que volver a hacerlo, habrá que hacerlo de nuevo

could you do something for me? — ¿me podrías hacer un favor?

what are we going to do for money? — ¿de dónde vamos a sacar dinero?

the new measures will do a lot for small businesses — las nuevas medidas serán de gran ayuda para las pequeñas empresas

after the accident she couldn't do much for herself — después del accidente casi no podía valerse por sí misma

what's he done to his hair? — ¿qué se ha hecho en el pelo?

I could see what the stress was doing to him — era evidente cómo le estaba afectando el estrés

what am I going to do with you? — ¿qué voy a hacer contigo?

what are you doing with yourself these days? — ¿qué haces ahora?

what am I going to do with myself for the rest of the day? — ¿qué puedo hacer el resto del día?

she didn't know what to do with herself once the children had left home — se encontró un poco perdida cuando sus hijos se fueron de casa

the work is being done by a local builder — un albañil de la zona está haciendo el trabajo

I've got a few jobs that need doing around the house — tengo algunas cosas que hacer en la casa

she was doing the crossword — estaba haciendo el crucigrama

to do the washing — hacer la colada

he did six years (in jail) — pasó seis años en la cárcel

he did two years as ambassador in Lagos — estuvo dos años como embajador en Lagos

I did five years as a policeman — fui policía durante cinco años

they have to do two years military service — tienen que hacer dos años de servicio militar

I've only done three pages — solo he hecho tres páginas

they do a summer course in painting — dan un curso de verano de pintura

we only do one make of gloves — solo tenemos una marca de guantes

they do an estate version of this car — fabrican un modelo familiar de este coche

we do evening meals if ordered in advance — servimos cenas si se encargan con antelación

I can do you a discount on this model — le puedo hacer un descuento en este modelo

we're doing Orwell this term — estamos estudiando a Orwell este trimestre

he did King Lear in a BBC production — hizo (el papel) de King Lear en una producción de la BBC

he does his maths master to perfection — imita a su profesor de matemáticas a la perfección

the car can do 100 miles per hour — el coche puede ir a 100 millas por hora

the car was doing 100 miles per hour — el coche iba a 100 millas por hora

we've done 200km already — ya hemos hecho 200km

we did London to Edinburgh in 8 hours — fuimos de Londres a Edimburgo en 8 horas

the barber said he'd do me next — el barbero dijo que después me tocaría a mí

they do you very well in this hotel — en este hotel te dan muy buen servicio

we did six countries in an 8-week tour — visitamos seis países durante un viaje de 8 semanas

will a kilo do you? — ¿le va bien un kilo?

she was done for shoplifting — la procesaron por robar en una tienda

he was done for speeding — le multaron por exceso de velocidad

I'll do you if I get hold of you! — ¡te voy a dar una paliza como te pille!

do as I do — haz como yo

the team hasn't done badly this season — al equipo no le ha ido mal esta temporada

you didn't do so badly — no lo has hecho del todo mal

her son's doing well for himself — a su hijo le van muy bien las cosas

his business is doing well — los negocios le van bien

the patient is doing well — el paciente está respondiendo bien

the roses are doing well this year — las rosas han florecido muy bien este año

this room will do — esta habitación ya me va bien

will it do if I come back at eight? — ¿va bien si vuelvo a las ocho?

will tomorrow do? — ¿iría bien mañana?

this coat will do as a blanket — este abrigo servirá de manta

that will have to do — tendremos que conformarnos con eso

that'll do — con eso basta

that will do! — ¡basta ya!

that will do for the moment — de momento ya está bien

there's not much doing in this town — no hay mucha animación en esta ciudad

I haven't done telling you — ¡no he terminado de contarte!

have you done with that book? — ¿has terminado con este libro?

I've got a lady who does for me — tengo una señora que me viene a hacer la limpieza en la casa

do you understand? — ¿comprendes?, ¿entiendes?

where does he live? — ¿dónde vive?

didn't you like it? — ¿no te gustó?

why didn't you come? — ¿por qué no viniste?

don't let's argue — no discutamos

don't worry! — ¡no te preocupes!

don't you tell me what to do! — ¡no me digas lo que tengo que hacer!

she did not go — no fue

do tell me! — ¡dímelo, por favor!

she does look lovely in that dress — está preciosa con este vestido

I do hope so — así lo espero

I do wish I could come with you — ¡ojalá pudiera ir contigo!

but I do like it! — ¡sí que me gusta!, ¡por supuesto que me gusta!

so you do know him! — ¡así que sí lo conoces!

but I did do it — pero sí que lo hice

rarely does it happen that... — rara vez ocurre que...

not once did they offer to pay — no se ofrecieron a pagar ni una sola vez

you speak better than I do — tú hablas mejor que yo

"did you fix the car?" - "I did" — -¿arreglaste el coche? -sí

"I love it" - "so do I" — -me encanta -a mí también

I don't like sport and neither does he — no me gusta el deporte ni a él tampoco

you didn't see him but I did — tú no lo viste pero yo sí

I told him he'd fail and he did — le dije que iba a suspender y suspendió

he went for a walk as he often did — fue a dar un paseo como solía hacer

she always says she'll come but she never does — siempre dice que vendrá pero nunca viene

"he borrowed the car" - "oh he did, did he?" — -pidió el coche prestado -¿ah sí? ¡no me digas!

I like this colour, don't you? — me gusta este color, ¿a ti no?

"do you speak English?" - "yes, I do/no I don't" — -¿habla usted inglés? -sí, hablo inglés/no, no hablo inglés

"may I come in?" - "(please) do!" — -¿se puede pasar? -¡pasa (por favor)!

"who made this mess?" - "I did" — -¿quién lo ha desordenado todo? -fui yo

"shall I ring her again?" - "no, don't!" — -¿la llamo otra vez? -¡no, no la llames!

I don't know him, do I? — no lo conozco, ¿verdad?

it doesn't matter, does it? — no importa, ¿no?

she said that, did she? — ¿eso es lo que dijo?

they had a big do for their twenty-fifth anniversary — dieron una gran fiesta por su vigésimo quinto aniversario

he gave us a series of dos and don'ts — nos explicó lo que podíamos y lo que no podíamos hacer

do something! — haz algo!

are you doing anything this evening? — ¿vas a hacer algo esta noche?

to have something/nothing to do — tener* algo/no tener* nada que hacer

it was a silly thing to do — fue una estupidez

can I do anything to help? — ¿puedo ayudar en algo?

he does a lot for charity — trabaja mucho para obras de caridad

what have you done to your hair? — ¿qué te has hecho en el pelo?

to do one's homework — hacer* los deberes

to do the cooking — cocinar

let me do the talking — déjame hablar a mí

well done! — muy bien!

what does he do for a living? — ¿en qué trabaja?

she's done it: it's a new world record — lo ha logrado: es una nueva marca mundial

it was climbing those stairs that did it — fue por subir esa escalera

he's late again: that does it! — vuelve a llegar tarde esto ya es la gota que colma el vaso!

to do something for somebody/something: that mustache really does something for him la verdad es que le queda muy bien el bigote; what has EC membership done for Greece? — ¿en qué ha beneficiado a Grecia ser miembro de la CE?

I have to do my nails — me tengo que arreglar las uñas

she had her hair done — se hizo peinar

he doesn't do live concerts any more — ya no da más conciertos en vivo

they do a set meal for £12 — tienen un menú de 12 libras

he was doing 100 mph — iba a 100 millas por hora

the car has only done 4,000 miles — el coche sólo tiene 4.000 millas

we're doing Balzac — estamos estudiando Balzac

we did Europe last year — el año pasado recorrimos Europa

he's doing eight years for armed robbery — está cumpliendo ocho años por atraco a mano armada

to do drugs — drogarse*, consumir drogas

do as you're told! — haz lo que se te dice!

she did well/badly in her exams — le fue bien/mal en los exámenes

he's done well for himself — ha sabido abrirse camino

to do well/badly out of something — salir* bien/mal parado de algo

there's nothing doing in town — no pasa nada en el pueblo

nothing doing! — ni hablar!, ni lo sueñes!

look, this won't do! — mira, esto no puede ser!

it's not ideal, but it'll do — no es lo ideal, pero sirve

I'm not going to cook, bread and cheese will do for them! — no pienso cocinar, se tendrán que conformar con pan y queso

it doesn't do to get emotional — no hay que ponerse sentimental

to do for o as something: this box will do for o as a table — esta caja nos servirá de mesa

one egg will do for me — un huevo es suficiente para mí

that'll do! shut up! — basta! cállate la boca!

his concern to do well by his son — su preocupación por hacer todo lo posible por su hijo

do as you would be done by — trata a los demás como tú quisieras ser tratado

do not touch! — no tocar

not once did he apologize — no se disculpó ni siquiera una vez

not only does it cost more, it also... — no sólo cuesta más, sino que también...

I, Charles Brown, do solemnly swear that... — yo, Charles Brown, juro solemnemente que...

do's and don'ts — ( rules) normas fpl

the do's and don'ts of foreign travel — qué hacer y qué evitar cuando se viaja al extranjero

to go to London, to the States, to Ireland — andare a Londra, negli Stati Uniti, in Irlanda

to go to town, to the country — andare in città, in campagna

to go home — andare a casa

to go up, down, across — salire, scendere, attraversare

to go into the room — entrare nella stanza

to go shopping — andare a fare spese

to go for a walk, a drink — andare a fare una passeggiata, a bere qualcosa

to go on holiday, on a journey — andare in vacanza, a fare un viaggio

he's gone to get some wine — è andato a prendere il vino

go and answer the phone — va a rispondere al telefono

to go to school — andare a scuola

to go to the doctor's — andare dal dottore

she went running up the stairs — ha salito le scale di corsa

he went complaining to the principal — è andato a lamentarsi dal direttore

I must go, I must be going — devo andare

the train goes at six o'clock — il treno parte alle sei

half the money goes on school fees — metà dei soldi partono per le tasse scolastiche

the cake has all gone — la torta è sparita

there goes my chance of winning! — ecco che se ne vanno le mie possibilità di vittoria!

it can't go by post — non può essere spedito per posta

to go before parliament — essere presentato in parlamento

to go red — arrossire, diventare rosso

to go white — diventare bianco, imbiancare

to go mad — impazzire

to go metric — adottare il sistema metrico

to go unnoticed — passare inosservato

to go unpunished — restare impunito

the question went unanswered — la domanda è rimasta senza risposta

to go free — essere rimesso in libertà

his voice, hearing is going — sta perdendo la voce, sta diventando sordo

the battery is going — la pila si sta scaricando

three hours went by before... — passarono tre ore prima che...

three days to go — mancano solo tre giorni

how's the time going? — come stiamo col tempo?

it's just gone seven o'clock — sono appena passate le sette

he'll have to go! — se ne deve andare!

that lampshade'll have to go! — quella lampada deve sparire!

six down and four to go! — sei (sono) fatti e quattro da fare!

to get the fire going — accendere il fuoco

we have several projects going at the moment — abbiamo diversi progetti in corso al momento

let's get going! — cominciamo! partiamo!

to get things going — darci dentro, muoversi

ready, steady, go! — pronti, partenza, via!

the road goes down to the sea, goes up the mountain — la strada scende verso il mare, sale verso la montagna

this road goes past the cemetery — questa strada prosegue oltre il cimitero

it's true as far as it goes — è vero fino a un certo punto

this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude — questo contribuisce molto a spiegare il suo atteggiamento

a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days — al giorno d'oggi con cento sterline non si fa molto

you can make Ј 5 go a long way — si possono fare molte cose con 5 sterline

where do these plates go? — dove vanno questi piatti?

the suitcases will have to go in the back — dovremo mettere le valigie dietro

it won't go into the box — non ci sta nella scatola

five into four won't go — il cinque nel quattro non ci sta

how does the song go? — come fa la canzone?

as the saying goes — come dice il proverbio

what he says goes — quello che dice lui, va bene

it goes without saying that — è chiaro che

anything goes — tutto è permesso, qualsiasi cosa va bene

to be going to do — stare per fare

it's going to snow — nevicherà, sta per nevicare

I'm going to phone him right now — gli telefono subito

I'm not going to be treated like that! — non ho intenzione di farmi trattare così!

the party went very well — la festa è andata molto bene

the way things are going... — da come vanno le cose...

it's old, as Australian towns go — per essere una città australiana, è vecchia

it wasn't a bad party, as parties go — non è stata una brutta festa rispetto alla media

those rugs are going cheap — li vendono a poco quei tappeti

I'll have some coffee, if there's any going — prenderò un caffè, se ce n'è

I'll have whatever's going — prenderò quello che c'è

it's the best machine going — è la migliore macchina sul mercato

there's a job going at their office — c'è un posto vacante nel loro ufficio

the money will go towards a new roof — i soldi serviranno a pagare il tetto nuovo

everything that goes to make a good teacher — tutto quel che ci vuole per fare un buon insegnante

she's gone and told everybody! — è andata a dirlo a tutti!

he went and won the competition! — si è dato una mossa e ha vinto il concorso!

you've really gone and done it now! — questa volta l'hai davvero fatta grossa!

then he had to go and lose his wallet — come se non bastasse, ha anche perso il portafoglio

all his money goes on drink — tutti i suoi soldi vanno in alcolici

I don't know where all my money goes (to)! — non so dove vanno a finire tutti i miei soldi!

the cat went "miaow" — il gatto ha fatto "miao"

he went like this with her fingers — ha fatto così con le dita

you go next — dopo tocca a te

you go first — prima tu, dopo di te

to go — da asporto

two hamburgers to go! — due hamburger da portare via!

we had gone ten miles before we realized that... — abbiamo fatto dieci miglia prima di accorgerci che...

are you going my way? — fai la mia stessa strada? vai nella mia direzione?

that's how it goes! that's the way it goes! — così va il mondo! così è la vita!

it's your go — è il tuo turno, tocca a te

whose go is it? — a chi tocca?

he had several goes at the exam — ha tentato l'esame diverse volte

to have a go at sb. — prendersela con qcn.

to make a go of sth. — fare un successo di qcs.

he's always on the go — è sempre in movimento, non si ferma mai

(it's) no go! — (è) impossibile! (non c'è) niente da fare!

from the word go — dall'inizio

in one go — in un colpo solo, in una volta

to go to London, to the States, to Ireland — andare a Londra, negli Stati Uniti, in Irlanda

to go to town, to the country — andare in città, in campagna

to go home — andare a casa

to go up, down, across — salire, scendere, attraversare

to go into the room — entrare nella stanza

to go shopping — andare a fare spese

to go for a walk, a drink — andare a fare una passeggiata, a bere qualcosa

to go on holiday, on a journey — andare in vacanza, a fare un viaggio

he's gone to get some wine — è andato a prendere il vino

go and answer the phone — va a rispondere al telefono

to go to school — andare a scuola

to go to the doctor's — andare dal dottore

she went running up the stairs — ha salito le scale di corsa

he went complaining to the principal — è andato a lamentarsi dal direttore

I must go, I must be going — devo andare

the train goes at six o'clock — il treno parte alle sei

half the money goes on school fees — metà dei soldi partono per le tasse scolastiche

the cake has all gone — la torta è sparita

there goes my chance of winning! — ecco che se ne vanno le mie possibilità di vittoria!

it can't go by post — non può essere spedito per posta

to go before parliament — essere presentato in parlamento

to go red — arrossire, diventare rosso

to go white — diventare bianco, imbiancare

to go mad — impazzire

to go metric — adottare il sistema metrico

to go unnoticed — passare inosservato

to go unpunished — restare impunito

the question went unanswered — la domanda è rimasta senza risposta

to go free — essere rimesso in libertà

his voice, hearing is going — sta perdendo la voce, sta diventando sordo

the battery is going — la pila si sta scaricando

three hours went by before... — passarono tre ore prima che...

three days to go — mancano solo tre giorni

how's the time going? — come stiamo col tempo?

it's just gone seven o'clock — sono appena passate le sette

he'll have to go! — se ne deve andare!

that lampshade'll have to go! — quella lampada deve sparire!

six down and four to go! — sei (sono) fatti e quattro da fare!

to get the fire going — accendere il fuoco

we have several projects going at the moment — abbiamo diversi progetti in corso al momento

let's get going! — cominciamo! partiamo!

to get things going — darci dentro, muoversi

ready, steady, go! — pronti, partenza, via!

the road goes down to the sea, goes up the mountain — la strada scende verso il mare, sale verso la montagna

this road goes past the cemetery — questa strada prosegue oltre il cimitero

it's true as far as it goes — è vero fino a un certo punto

this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude — questo contribuisce molto a spiegare il suo atteggiamento

a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days — al giorno d'oggi con cento sterline non si fa molto

you can make Ј 5 go a long way — si possono fare molte cose con 5 sterline

where do these plates go? — dove vanno questi piatti?

the suitcases will have to go in the back — dovremo mettere le valigie dietro

it won't go into the box — non ci sta nella scatola

five into four won't go — il cinque nel quattro non ci sta

how does the song go? — come fa la canzone?

as the saying goes — come dice il proverbio

what he says goes — quello che dice lui, va bene

it goes without saying that — è chiaro che

anything goes — tutto è permesso, qualsiasi cosa va bene

to be going to do — stare per fare

it's going to snow — nevicherà, sta per nevicare

I'm going to phone him right now — gli telefono subito

I'm not going to be treated like that! — non ho intenzione di farmi trattare così!

the party went very well — la festa è andata molto bene

the way things are going... — da come vanno le cose...

it's old, as Australian towns go — per essere una città australiana, è vecchia

it wasn't a bad party, as parties go — non è stata una brutta festa rispetto alla media

those rugs are going cheap — li vendono a poco quei tappeti

I'll have some coffee, if there's any going — prenderò un caffè, se ce n'è

I'll have whatever's going — prenderò quello che c'è

it's the best machine going — è la migliore macchina sul mercato

there's a job going at their office — c'è un posto vacante nel loro ufficio

the money will go towards a new roof — i soldi serviranno a pagare il tetto nuovo

everything that goes to make a good teacher — tutto quel che ci vuole per fare un buon insegnante

she's gone and told everybody! — è andata a dirlo a tutti!

he went and won the competition! — si è dato una mossa e ha vinto il concorso!

you've really gone and done it now! — questa volta l'hai davvero fatta grossa!

then he had to go and lose his wallet — come se non bastasse, ha anche perso il portafoglio

all his money goes on drink — tutti i suoi soldi vanno in alcolici

I don't know where all my money goes (to)! — non so dove vanno a finire tutti i miei soldi!

the cat went "miaow" — il gatto ha fatto "miao"

he went like this with her fingers — ha fatto così con le dita

you go next — dopo tocca a te

you go first — prima tu, dopo di te

to go — da asporto

two hamburgers to go! — due hamburger da portare via!

we had gone ten miles before we realized that... — abbiamo fatto dieci miglia prima di accorgerci che...

are you going my way? — fai la mia stessa strada? vai nella mia direzione?

that's how it goes! that's the way it goes! — così va il mondo! così è la vita!

it's your go — è il tuo turno, tocca a te

whose go is it? — a chi tocca?

he had several goes at the exam — ha tentato l'esame diverse volte

to have a go at sb. — prendersela con qcn.

to make a go of sth. — fare un successo di qcs.

he's always on the go — è sempre in movimento, non si ferma mai

(it's) no go! — (è) impossibile! (non c'è) niente da fare!

from the word go — dall'inizio

in one go — in un colpo solo, in una volta