X is (more or less) all right

идти́ за кем-л — follow smb

идти́ к це́ли — go towards one's aim

идти́ вперёд — advance

по́езд идёт в пять — the train leaves at five

сего́дня я иду́ в теа́тр — I'm going to the theatre tonight

вот он идёт — here he comes

по́езд идёт — the train is coming

иду́! — I'm coming!

кровь идёт из ра́ны — blood is coming from the wound; the wound is bleeding

доро́га идёт ле́сом — the road goes / runs through the forest

да́лее иду́т го́ры — farther on there stretches / extends a mountain-ridge

лес идёт до реки́ — the forest goes / stretches as far as the river

снег идёт — it is snowing, it snows

дождь идёт — it is raining, it rains

град идёт — it is hailing, it hails

иду́т перегово́ры — negotiations are under way

иду́т заня́тия — classes are in progress [going on]

идёт подгото́вка к се́ву — preparations for sowing are in progress

рабо́та не идёт — the work isn't going well

идти́ в лётчики — become an airman

идти́ в а́рмию — join the army

идти́ на усту́пки — compromise; make concessions

идти́ на всё — be ready to do anything, go to all lengths

он на э́то не пойдёт — he will not agree to that; he will never do that

това́р хорошо́ идёт — these goods sell well

идти́ в прода́жу — go [be up] for sale

тряпьё идёт на изготовле́ние бума́ги — rags are used in paper-making

э́та о́пера идёт ка́ждый ве́чер — this opera is on / shown every night

сего́дня идёт "Га́млет" — [Hamlet] is on tonight, they are showing [Hamlet] tonight

спекта́кль идёт в исполне́нии лу́чших арти́стов — the best actors are playing in the performance

шли го́ды — years went by

идёт втора́я неде́ля как — it is more than a week since

ему́ идёт двадца́тый год — he is in his twentieth year, he is going / getting on (for) twenty

пошёл обра́тный отсчёт вре́мени — the countdown has begun

зарпла́та идёт ему́ с 1 февраля́ — his wages run from February 1st

вы идёте пе́рвым — you come first

что у нас идёт пото́м? — what do we have next?, what's next?

сейча́с иду́ я — it's my turn now

идёт! (реплика, выражающая согласие) — all right!, OK!; it's a deal!

идти́ ко дну — go to the bottom, sink

идти́ в счёт — be taken into account

идти́ вразбро́д — straggle

идти́ по жи́зни — wend one's way through life

идти́ как по ма́слу — go swimmingly

идти́ на прима́нку — bite, rise to the bait

идти́ о́щупью — feel / grope one's way

идти́ в бой — go / march into battle

идти́ про́тив свое́й со́вести — act against one's conscience

идти́ свои́м поря́дком / чередо́м — take its normal course

речь идёт о его́ жи́зни и́ли сме́рти — it is a matter of life and death for him

о чём идёт речь? — what is at issue?; what's it all about?

дела́ иду́т хорошо́ [пло́хо] — things are going well [badly]

де́ло не пошло́ да́льше — the matter did not get any farther

no dijo nada en toda la tarde — he said nothing all afternoon, he didn't say anything all afternoon

no encontrarás nada que te guste — you won't find anything you like

no hay nada como un café después de comer — there's nothing like a coffee after your meal, nothing beats a coffee after your meal

-¿qué has comprado? -nada — "what have you bought?" - "nothing"

no tiene nada de particular — there's nothing special about it

no creo que nada de eso te convenga — I don't think that's what you want at all

¡nada de eso! — not a bit of it!

¡nada de marcharse! — forget about leaving!

nada de nada — absolutely nothing, nothing at all

a la cocina no le falta de nada — the kitchen has everything

no sirves para nada — you're utterly useless

no sirve de nada que os quejéis — there's no point in you complaining

se fue antes de nada — she left almost at once

¡había unas cien mil personas! ¡casi nada! — there were no fewer than a hundred thousand people there!

le dijo que estaba despedido y se quedó como si nada — she told him he was fired and he didn't even bat an eyelid

fue una mentira de nada — it was only a little lie

¡tanto revuelo por un premio de nada! — all that fuss over such a silly little prize!

no dijo nada más — he didn't say anything else, he said nothing else

son las siete nada más — it's only seven o'clock

quiero uno nada más — I only want one

encendió la tele nada más llegar — he turned on the TV as soon as he got in

ocurrió nada más iniciado el partido — it happened just after the beginning of the game

han ganado nada menos que un coche — they've won a car, no less

entró nada menos que el rey — who should come in but the king!

es raro que no haya llamado ni nada — it's odd that she hasn't called or anything

no quiere comer ni nada — he won't even eat

no los mencionó para nada — he never mentioned them at all

-¿te gusta? -para nada — "do you like it?" - "not at all"

no me subiría a un avión por nada del mundo — I wouldn't get on a plane for anything in the world

no por nada le llaman "apestoso" — he's not called "smelly" for nothing

no por nada decidimos comprar — we had good reason to buy

por nada y menos puedes hacerte un vestido — you can make your own dress for next to nothing

por menos de nada — for two pins

pues nada, me voy — well, I'm off then

-¿qué pasó? -pues nada, que estuve esperando y no llegó — "what happened?" - "well, I was there waiting and he didn't arrive"

y nada, al final nos fuimos — anyway, in the end we left

treinta-nada — thirty-love

no es nada fácil — it's not at all easy, it's by no means easy

esto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all

no está nada triste — he isn't sad at all

la nada — the void

el avión pareció salir de la nada — the aircraft seemed to come from nowhere

es mejor que nada — it's better than nothing

de nada sirve que le compres libros — there's no point in buying him books

no hay nada como... — there's nothing like...

no quiere nada — he doesn't want anything

no sirves para nada! — you're useless

no se hizo nada — he wasn't hurt

perdón! - no fue nada — sorry! - that's all right

no es por nada pero... — don't take this the wrong way but...

sin decir nada — without a word

nadie me dio nada — nobody gave me anything

sin nada de azúcar — without any sugar at all

no tiene nada de gracia — it's not at all funny

de nada — you're welcome

antes de que digas nada — before you say anything

en nada de tiempo — in no time at all

la compraron por nada — they bought it for next to nothing

llora por nada — she cries at the slightest little thing

dentro de nada — very soon

estar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren — we very nearly missed the train

y nada, que al final no lo compró — anyway, in the end she didn't buy it

quince-nada — fifteen-love

la nada — nothing

surgió de la nada — it came out of nowhere

una nada de sal — a tiny pinch of salt

una nada de agua — a tiny drop of water

es mejor que nada — it's better than nothing

de nada sirve que le compres libros — there's no point in buying him books

no hay nada como... — there's nothing like...

no quiere nada — he doesn't want anything

no sirves para nada! — you're useless

no se hizo nada — he wasn't hurt

perdón! - no fue nada — sorry! - that's all right

no es por nada pero... — don't take this the wrong way but...

sin decir nada — without a word

nadie me dio nada — nobody gave me anything

sin nada de azúcar — without any sugar at all

no tiene nada de gracia — it's not at all funny

de nada — you're welcome

antes de que digas nada — before you say anything

en nada de tiempo — in no time at all

la compraron por nada — they bought it for next to nothing

llora por nada — she cries at the slightest little thing

dentro de nada — very soon

estar en nada: estuvo en nada que perdiéramos el tren — we very nearly missed the train

y nada, que al final no lo compró — anyway, in the end she didn't buy it

quince-nada — fifteen-love

la nada — nothing

surgió de la nada — it came out of nowhere

una nada de sal — a tiny pinch of salt

una nada de agua — a tiny drop of water

¿qué pasó? — what happened?

¿pasa algo? — is anything up?, is anything wrong?, is anything the matter?

como si no hubiese pasado nada — as if nothing had happened

aquí pasa algo misterioso — there's something odd going on here

siempre pasa igual {o} lo mismo — it's always the same

¿qué pasa que no entra? — why doesn't she come in?

¿qué ha pasado con ella? — what's become of her?

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

pasarle a algn: nunca me pasa nada — nothing ever happens to me

no me ha pasado otra (igual) en la vida — nothing like this has ever happened to me before

siempre me pasa lo mismo, lo pierdo todo — it's always the same, I keep losing things

tuvo un accidente, pero por suerte no le pasó nada — he had an accident, but fortunately he wasn't hurt

esto te pasa por no hacerme caso — this is what comes of not listening to me, this wouldn't have happened (to you) if you'd listened to me

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter?

¿qué le pasa a ese? — what's the matter with him?

la cuerda pasa de un lado a otro de la calle — the rope goes from one side of the street to the other

cuando muera la empresa pasará al hijo — when he dies the company will go to his son

pasó de mis manos a las suyas — it passed from my hands into his

pasar a un cuarto contiguo — to go into an adjoining room

pasar de Inglaterra al Canadá — to go from England to Canada

no se puede pasar — you can't go through, you can't go in

pasamos directamente a ver al jefe — we went straight in to see the boss

los moros pasaron a España — the Moors crossed over into Spain

pasó una bicicleta — a bicycle went past

¿a qué hora pasa el cartero? — what time does the postman come?

¿ha pasado ya el camión de la basura? — have the dustmen been?

ese autobús no pasa por aquí — that bus doesn't come this way

pasaré por la tienda mañana — I'll go {o} pop into the shop tomorrow

tendrá que pasar por mi despacho — he'll have to come to my office

pase por caja — please pay at the cash desk

pasaré por tu casa — I'll drop in

te pasaré a buscar a las ocho — I'll pick you up at eight

pasa a verme cuando quieras — come round whenever you like

el equipo ha pasado a primera división — the team has gone up to the first division

y luego pasaron a otra cosa — and then they went on to something else

ha pasado de ser tímida a no tenerle miedo a nada — she has gone from being shy to fearing nothing

pasar de teniente a general — to go from lieutenant to general

en muy poco tiempo ha pasado a ser un gran profesional — he has become a real professional in a very short space of time

han pasado cuatro años — four years have passed {o} gone by

el tiempo pasa deprisa — time passes {o} goes so quickly

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! — how time flies!

ya ha pasado una hora — it's been an hour already

ha pasado la crisis — the crisis is over

ya pasó aquello — that's all over (and done with) now

puede pasar — it's passable, it's OK

por esta vez pase — I'll let it go this time

que me llames carroza, pase, pero fascista, no — you can call me an old fuddy-duddy if you like, but not a fascist

el hilo pasa por el agujero — the thread goes through the hole

pasamos por un túnel muy largo — we went through a very long tunnel

no pasamos por el pueblo — we didn't go through the village

el río pasa por la ciudad — the river flows {o} goes through the city

pasar por la aduana — to go through customs

está pasando por un mal momento — he's going through a bad patch

no creo que el sofá pase por esa puerta — I don't think the settee will go through the door

el futuro de la empresa pasa por este acuerdo — the company's future depends on {o} hangs on this agreement

podrían perfectamente pasar por gemelos — they could easily pass as twins

Juan pasa por francés — most people think Juan is French

se hace pasar por médico — he passes himself off as a doctor

paso ahora a explicar mi postura — I will now go on to explain my position

pasar a decir algo — to go on to say sth

ya va siendo hora de pasar a la acción — it is time for action

pasa ya de los 70 — he's over 70

esto pasa de ser una broma — this is beyond a joke

no pasa de ser un jugador mediocre — he's no more than an average player

no pasan de 60 los que lo tienen — those who have it do not number more than 60, fewer than 60 people have it

tendrá que pasar sin coche — he'll have to get by {o} manage without a car

no puede pasar sin ella — he can't manage without her

yo paso — pass

yo paso — count me out

paso de todo — I couldn't care less

pasa olímpicamente de todo lo que le dicen — he doesn't take the blindest bit of notice of anything they say to him

paso de ti, chaval — I couldn't care less about you, pal

¿me pasas la sal, por favor? — could you pass (me) the salt, please?

le pasó el sobre — he handed {o} passed her the envelope

pásale una nota con disimulo — slip him a note

cuando termines pásasela a Isabel — when you've finished pass it on to Isabel

el túnel pasa la montaña — the tunnel goes right through the mountain

esto pasa los límites de lo razonable — this goes beyond the realm of what is reasonable

nos pasaron a ver al director — they took us to see the manager

nos pasaron a otra habitación — they moved us into another room

he pasado mi despacho al dormitorio — I've moved my office into the bedroom

pasa el alambre por este agujero — put the wire through this hole

pasó el hilo por el ojo de la aguja — she threaded the thread through the eye of the needle

pasar el café por el colador — to strain the coffee

han pasado billetes falsos — they've passed (off) forged notes

han pasado un alijo de cocaína por la frontera — a consignment of cocaine has been smuggled across the border

voy a pasarle un trapo — I'm going to wipe it down

pasar la mano por algo — to run one's hand over sth

pasar el cepillo por el pelo — to run a brush through one's hair

pasar la aspiradora por la alfombra — to vacuum the carpet, run the vacuum cleaner over the carpet

pasar la aspiradora — to do the vacuuming

le pasó el brazo por los hombros/la cintura — she slipped {o} put her arm around his shoulders/waist

me has pasado tu catarro — you've given me your cold

no puedo pasar esta pastilla — I can't swallow this pill, I can't get this pill down

no puedo pasar a ese hombre — I can't bear {o} stand that man

se lo pasan todo — they let him get away with anything

no te voy a pasar más — I'm not going to indulge you any more

los pasa a todos en inteligencia — she's more intelligent than any of them

para ganar debes pasar a muchos contrincantes — to win you have to beat a lot of opponents

me pasa ya 3cm — he's already 3cm taller than I am

pasar por alto un detalle — to overlook a detail

pasar las vacaciones — to spend one's holidays

voy a pasar el fin de semana con ella — I'm going to spend the weekend with her

fuimos a pasar el día en la playa — we went to the seaside for the day

lo pasaremos tan ricamente — we'll have such a good time

pasarlo bien — to have a good time

¡que lo pases bien! — have a good time!, enjoy yourself!

pasarlo mal — to have a bad time

lo pasamos muy mal — we had an awful time

hemos pasado el aniversario — the anniversary has passed, the anniversary is behind us

ya hemos pasado lo peor — we're over the worst now, the worst is behind us now

ha pasado una mala racha — she's been through a bad patch

ha pasado muchas enfermedades — he's had a lot of illnesses

pasar frío — to be cold

pasar hambre — to be hungry

no ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?

los otros coches no podían pasar — the other cars weren't able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie — they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad — don't miss this opportunity

pasar POR algo — to go through something

al pasar por la aduana — when you go through customs

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez — the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?

pasamos por delante de su casa — we went past her house

ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind

pasaron de Chile a Argentina a pie — they crossed over from Chile to Argentina on foot

la humedad pasó a la otra habitación — the damp went through to the other room

no pasará por la puerta — it won't go through the door

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza — I can't get this T-shirt over my head

pasó de mano en mano — it was passed around (to everyone)

pase, por favor — please, do come in

que pase el siguiente! — next, please!

haga pasar al Sr Díaz — show Mr Díaz in please

pasaron al comedor — they went through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?

pasar (DE algo) A algo — to go (from something) to something

pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...

pasan a ocupar el primer puesto — they move into first place

pasó a tratar el problema — he went on to deal with the problem

pasamos a informar de otras noticias — now, the rest of the news

¿pasaste? — did you pass?

no está perfecto, pero puede pasar — it's not perfect, but it'll do

pasar DE algo: no pases de 100 don't go over 100; no pasó de un desacuerdo it was nothing more than a disagreement; está muy grave, no creo que pase de hoy he's very ill, I don't think he'll last another day; no pasa de los 30 he's not more than 30; no pasamos de nueve empleados — they're only nine of us working there/here

pasa por tonto, pero no lo es — he might look stupid, but he isn't

podrían pasar por hermanas — they could pass for sisters

se hacía pasar por médico — he passed himself off as a doctor

se hizo pasar por mi padre — he pretended to be my father

la solución pasa por una reforma política — the solution lies in a political reform

ya han pasado dos horas — it's been two hours now

cómo pasa el tiempo! — doesn't time fly!

por ti no pasan los años — you look as young as ever

menos mal que el invierno ya ha pasado — thank goodness winter's over

cuéntame lo que pasó — tell me what happened

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

¿qué pasó con lo del reloj? — what happened about the watch?

...y aquí no ha pasado nada —...and let's just forget the whole thing

en este pueblo nunca pasa nada — nothing ever happens in this town

¿pasa algo? — is something the matter?

son cosas que pasan — these things happen; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter with you?

¿qué te pasó en el ojo? — what happened to your eye?

¿qué le pasa a la tele? — what's wrong with the TV?

eso le pasa a cualquiera — that can happen to anybody

por suerte a él no le pasó nada — fortunately, nothing happened to him

¿vas a tomar postre? - no, yo paso — are you going to have a dessert? - no, I think I'll give it a miss

que se las arreglen, yo paso — they can sort it out themselves, it's not my problem

pasar algo POR algo — to put something through something

pasar la salsa por un tamiz — to put the sauce through a sieve

pasa el cordón por este agujero — thread the string through this hole

pásale un trapo al piso — give the floor a quick wipe

pasarlo primero por harina — first dip it in flour

pasaron el río a nado — they swam across the river

todavía no hemos pasado lo peor — the worst is yet to come

pasar A algo — to overtake something, to get past something

está altísimo, ya pasa a su padre — he's really tall, he's already overtaken his father

esto no te lo paso — I'm not letting you get away with this

no te deja pasar ni una — he doesn't let you get away with anything

¿me pasas esto a máquina? — could you type this for me?

pásaselo a Miguel — pass it on to Miguel

¿me pasas el martillo? — can you pass me the hammer?

le pasó el balón a Gómez — he passed the ball to Gómez

el padre le pasa una mensualidad — she gets a monthly allowance from her father

me lo pasó a mí — he gave it to me, he passed it on to me